Twin Cities Calendar
- Nov 07
Music
Kiss and Buckcherry
Target Center
6:30 p.m.
The naked commercialism of Kiss’ protracted comeback is hard to ignore—especially since Gene Simmons has long promoted his...more
The Mountain Goats and Final FantasyCedar Cultural Center
8 p.m.
The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle hasn’t been gifted with a great voice or a particularly notable ear for melody; Darnielle’s...more
Old Crow Medicine ShowState Theatre
8 p.m.
Plenty of contemporary bluegrass bands get by just fine on nimbly ringing strings and old-fashioned subject matter, but Old Crow Medicine...more
That 1 Guy and HeatboxCabooze
9:30 p.m.
Musicians with gimmicks often live in the shadow of whatever unusual tweak they’ve made to their instruments, lineup, or performance...more
The Suicide CommandosWalker Art Center
11 a.m. , 1 p.m. , 11 p.m. (Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant)
If the punk-rock movement that swept through the Twin Cities in the '80s had a seed crystal, it was The Suicide Commandos. Formed in...more
Hollywood Undead and AtreyuRoy Wilkins Auditorium
7 p.m.
Giving Slipknot a serious run for its money in the category of “Most Ridiculous Masked Band,” California’s Hollywood...more
The Whigs, The Features, and The Dead TreesTriple Rock Social Club
9 p.m.
Athens, Ga.’s The Whigs charge wildly and eagerly into tight, noisy pop hooks. Their 2008 album, Mission Control, nods...more
Mark Mallman, The Alpha Centauri, and Total BabeTurf Club
9 p.m.
Between creating electronica remixes of Fleet Foxes with his band Ruby Isle and composing for film trailers, Twin Citian Mark...more
Kentucky Air and Shortwave Station 318 CafeLoading...
Zoo Animal, Grant Cutler, The Gorgeous Lords, and Is Is 331 ClubLoading...
The Van Gobots, Red Daughters, To Reinvent, and The Small Cities 501 ClubLoading...
The Guystorm, Crossing Guards, and Giravves 7th Street EntryLoading...
The Nightengales, Murzik, and Sneaky Pete Bauer Acadia CafeLoading...
Jay Young Artists' QuarterLoading...
Anders Ponders Bedlam TheaterLoading...
Cimmerian, Heavens Gate, Vitality, and Pinwheel Big V'sLoading...
Vintage Raggs Bunker's Music Bar & GrillLoading...
Bruce Henry Dakota Jazz Club & RestaurantLoading...
Starter Kits Eclipse RecordsLoading...
Boogie Wonderland Famous Dave's BBQ & BluesLoading...
Camera Can't Lie, This World Fair, Ari Herstand, and Windsor Drive Fine Line Music CafeLoading...
Big Surf Hexagon BarLoading...
The Muskies, The Running Scared, and Thief River Lee's Liquor LoungeLoading...
Samwell Rowan, Just, and July Fighter Memory LanesLoading...
Bootstrap Family Band, The Spokes Hot Rod And Gun Club, The Boys In The Barrels, and The Gated Community Nomad World PubLoading...
Vänskä, Hara And Rosenkavalier Orchestra HallLoading...
DJ David B SaloonLoading...
White Light Riot, We Became Actors, The Invincible Kids, and Koo Koo Kanga Roo Sauce Spirits And SoundbarLoading...
Postina, Tuning Spoons, and Holiday Nonpareil Spring Street Tavern and Club UndergroundLoading...
These Worlds Collide and Killwire Station 4Loading...
Cartel, This Providence, and The Summer Set Station 4Loading...
Jesse Hay, The Average Bears, The Thank You Notes, and Mitch And Soup Terminal BarLoading...
Bill Mike The Beat CoffeehouseLoading...
Samsahra, Tepetricy, Blood Moon Camorra, Severed Nerve, Perception Of Intent, and Shefach Dahm The RockLoading...
Tom Hunter Tryg'sLoading...
Comedy
Lisa Landry Acme Comedy CompanyLoading...
Brett Favre's Christmas Spectacular: The Immaculate InterceptionBrave New WorkshopLoading...
ComedySportz ComedySportzLoading...
Mike Merryfield and John Conroy Joke Joint Comedy ClubLoading...
Tom Simmons Rick Bronson's House Of ComedyLoading...
Rio Hillman Scott Hansen's Comedy GalleryLoading...
Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret Sheraton Bloomington HotelLoading...
Theater
OthelloOpen Book
8 p.m.
Ten Thousand Things is one of the most unusual theater companies in a town full of unusual theater companies. The troupe performs with...more
OthelloPark Square Theatre7:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Park Square Theater stages its production, starring James A. Williams—named 2008's Artist of the Year by the Star...more
Elijah's Wake, A Visual PoemOpen Eye Figure Theater7:30 p.m. , 10:30 p.m.
Open Eye Figure Theatre was created by Michael Sommers and Susan Haas in 2000 as an intimate space to explore big ideas. Sommers is a...more
RuinedMixed Blood Theater7:30 p.m.
Mixed Blood brings one of the most acclaimed plays of 2009 to the Twin Cities. Ruined won a Pulitzer and an Obie after its premiere...more
Faith HealerGuthrie Theater
7:30 p.m.
He hasn't taken the stage as an actor for 20 years, but Guthrie Artistic Director Joe Dowling will hit the boards as well as co-direct...more
Love Is Blind… And Furry Bedlam TheaterLoading...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Bloomington Civic TheaterLoading...
She: Immortal Witch Queen Of A Lost World Bryant-Lake BowlLoading...
Oklahoma! Chanhassen Dinner TheatresLoading...
Nunset Boulevard Chanhassen Dinner TheatresLoading...
The Importance Of Being Earnest Guthrie TheaterLoading...
Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll & Hyde PlayLowry Lab TheaterLoading...
The Nerd Mounds TheatreLoading...
Funny Money Old Log TheaterLoading...
Theater Latte Da Presents: The Full MontyOrdway Center For The Performing ArtsLoading...
On The Town & Off The Wall Patrick's CabaretLoading...
The Sense Of What Should Be Playwrights' CenterLoading...
.faust Red Eye TheaterLoading...
Arts
Xavier Tavera: FarsasWeisman Art Museum
11 a.m.
Wrestling is the soap opera of sports, and Mexican wrestling is the soapiest of soap operas, full of ludicrous characters, masks, and...more
The Louvre And The MasterpieceMinneapolis Institute Of Arts
10 a.m.
If everything you know about Paris' most famous museum came from a Dan Brown novel, prepare for an up-close education. The Louvre has...more
Laura F. Bennett Café MaudeLoading...
Bodies: The Exhibition Mall Of AmericaLoading...
ARTmn 2009: The Precious Object Minneapolis Central LibraryLoading...
From Towers To Teakettles: Michael Graves Architecture And Design Minneapolis Institute Of ArtsLoading...
Wordscapes: Text As Image In Contemporary Art Minneapolis Institute Of ArtsLoading...
None Of The Above: Assembling, Collaborating And Publishing In The Eternal Network Minnesota Center For Book ArtsLoading...
Photographer To The Tsar: Revealing The Silk Road Museum Of Russian ArtLoading...
Out Of The Pit: The Artwork Of Ivan Fortushniak Rogue Buddha GalleryLoading...
Broken: New Works By Greg Gossel Soo Visual Arts CenterLoading...
Don't Worry, I Have A Map: New Works By Amy Rice Soo Visual Arts CenterLoading...
Light And Dark: Works By Bradford Kissel And Michael Bruce University Of Minnesota - Coffman Union Art GalleryLoading...
Dirt On Delight: Impulses That Form Clay Walker Art CenterLoading...
Robert Irwin, "Untitled" (Slant/Light/Volume) Walker Art CenterLoading...
Beyond Walker Art CenterLoading...
Integrity Of The Insider Walker Art CenterLoading...
Yves Klein Walker Art CenterLoading...
Nickolas Muray: I Will Never Forget You, The Frida Kahlo Portraits Weinstein GalleryLoading...
DETROIT: Carbro Prints 1958 Weinstein GalleryLoading...
Surface Quality Weisman Art MuseumLoading...
To Have It About You: The Dorothy And Herbert Vogel Collection Weisman Art MuseumLoading...
A Reverence For Materials: Woodworkers Look At Traditional Korean Furniture Weisman Art MuseumLoading...
Film
Frank Capra Series: American MadnessThe Trylon
7 p.m. , 8:35 p.m.
Most people think of Frank Capra as a filmmaker who aimed to discover the best in people even in the face of cynicism and hard times,...more
Jewish Series: 2 Or 3 Things I Know About HimOak Street Cinema
7:30 p.m.
It's easy to dismiss Malte Ludin's documentary 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Him as the worst kind of apologia for wretched behavior,...more
The Evil Dead TrilogyPlaza Maplewood Theatre
8:30 p.m.
Spider-Man director Sam Raimi established the blueprint for young filmmakers with small budgets, clever ideas, and little interest...more
Ober's Island: A Living Legacy BirchBark Books and Native ArtsLoading...
3 Stooges / Our Gang Festival Parkway TheaterLoading...
Thirst Uptown TheatreLoading...
The People's Republic Of Cinema: Little Red FlowersWalker Art CenterLoading...
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