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Nov 20
- The Louvre And The Masterpiece Minneapolis Institute Of Arts, 10 a.m.
  If everything you know about Paris' most famous museum came from a Dan Brown novel ...
  
  Xavier Tavera: Farsas Weisman Art Museum, 10 a.m.
  
  Sixth Annual SSCA Members' Exhibition Stevens Square Center For The Arts, 1 p.m.
Nov 21
- Ted Gioia Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7 p.m.
  Ted Gioia discusses The Birth (and Death) of the Cool.
Nov 22
- Connie Goldman Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 5 p.m.
  Connie Goldman discusses Who Am I?... Now That I'm Not Who I Was?.
Nov 23
- Fred Hertz Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7:30 p.m.
  Fred Hertz discusses Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions.

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Arts & Culture features

Halloween Guide The A.V. Club psychoanalyzes your Halloween costume ideas

On Halloween, everyone's subsconscious stalks the earth in the form of Saw masks and dead-celeb outfits.

by Ben Munson

October 24, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature Mates Of State get WAMplified!

A new late-night series at the Weisman pairs musicians with exhibits.

by Lindsey Thomas

October 23, 2009 | 12:45pm -
feature An open letter from The Onion's Joe Garden

Come to his reading Sunday. Please. He's begging you.

by jgarden

October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide Where the creepy things are: The A.V. Club's Halloween events guide

The monsters and fiends are out in force—here's where to go find them.

by Lindsey Thomas

October 21, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide The Soap Factory vows to make you very uncomfortable

What lurks in the Haunted Basement? The A.V. Club takes a peek behind the curtain.

by Ryan Ouradnik

October 20, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature A.V. Club Twin Cities: redesigned, relaunched, renewed

Hey, the site looks way different.

by The A.V. Club Staff

October 12, 2009 | 10:00am -
feature Fact-checking the Renaissance Festival

How does the annual Shakopee celebration of medieval life stack up against the real history?

by Chris Freeman

September 26, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature A Coen brothers zodiac

Let the stars—the ones in the sky and the ones on the Walker screen—guide you to a better life.

by Lara Avery

September 17, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature In Character: Stacia Rice of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The local actress tells us how to turn the world on with a smile.

by Elizabeth Millard

September 11, 2009 | 12:10am -
feature Faith healers, super monkeys, and dueling Othellos: The fall theater season

The A.V. Club looks ahead at the most promising plays to hit local stages in the coming months.

by Carl Atiya Swanson

September 10, 2009 | 12:00am -

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Music : Interview Mason Jennings finds the light and shines it at the darkness

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a.v. Arts & Culture picks

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

Nov 20
- The Louvre And The Masterpiece Minneapolis Institute Of Arts, 10 a.m.
  If everything you know about Paris' most famous museum came from a Dan Brown novel ...
  
  Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit and Earl Greyhound Turf Club, 8 p.m.
  
  Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright, and BK-One First Avenue, 8 p.m.
Nov 21
- Roy Haynes And Fountain Of Youth Quartet Artists' Quarter, 10:30 p.m.
  In 60 years of drumming, Roy Haynes has cut himself out as an essential player ...
  
  Roy Haynes And Fountain Of Youth Quartet Artists' Quarter, 8 p.m.
  
  Ruined Mixed Blood Theater, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 22
- Mason Jennings and Nathaniel Rateliff And The Wheel First Avenue, 6 p.m.
  Mason Jennings' mild-mannered appeal keeps him from blending in with the more hokey, polished singer-songwriters ...
  
  Faith Healer Guthrie Theater, 7 p.m.
  
  Brian Setzer Orchestra Mystic Lake Casino - Celebrity Palace Theater, 7 p.m.
Nov 23
- Electric Six, The Gay Blades, and Millions Of Brazilians First Avenue, 8 p.m.
  Eight years after it was a hit, any mention of Electric Six is still going ...
  
  Fred Hertz Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 24
- Sam Roberts Band and Ryan Paul And The Ardent 7th Street Entry, 8 p.m.
  Sam Roberts Band has sold lots of records, won big awards, and garnered praise as ...
  
  Xavier Tavera: Farsas Weisman Art Museum, 10 a.m.
Nov 25
- Russian Circles and Young Widows Triple Rock Social Club, 8 p.m.
  Chicago instrumental trio Russian Circles’ take on metal has always kept an ear cocked toward ...
  
  The Big Pink, Crystal Antlers, and Claps 7th Street Entry, 8 p.m.
  
  All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday, and The Friday Night Boys Epic, 6:30 p.m.