Tonight the Trylon hosts five short films from award-winning filmmaker Atlas O. Phoenix. The retrospective covers over twenty years of their career, with the films Little Men, cord, This One, Do I Qualify For Love?, and Ordinary. FRI 6/16, 7 PM, $10, All Ages

The Twins are atop the lowly AL Central Division and should have just handed the Detroit Tigers a loss when producer and songwriting superstar T-Pain hits the stage at Target Field. Fans will be treated to songs from his recent covers album, On Top Of The Covers, which includes tunes from

The LynLake arcade is turning seven! Come equipped with your quarters and an appetite for free birthday cake! FRI 6/16, 6 PM, Free, 21+

Billed as the “first annual,” this Eagles Club event echoes the Riot Act Reading Series at the Turf Club years ago. Featured writers include Francine Conley, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, John Jodzio, David Oppegaard and Robin Schindeldecker. Books? Bars? Let’s go! And here’s to many more. . FRI, 6/16, 7 PM, Free

The summer block party blockbuster continues, and Pryes’ June event is a worthy choice—now in its sixth year, the two-day party includes more music than ever with headliners Lissue and Tauk Moore and guests Matthew Logan Vasque, The Bright Light Social Hour, Trent Romens Band, Funky Dawgz, Evanoff, Mark Mallman,

Metalsmith Betty Jager has always done it her own way. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN  Betty Jager grew up in Tacoma, Washington, with her mom, a teacher, and her dad, a construction worker, and three siblings (all older), framed by the ocean, mountains, and woods. They didn’t have a lot of

More than 60 years ago, a group of teenagers met in St. Albans and formed one of the most influential British rock groups in history: The Zombies. Four years after their 1964 chart-topping hit ‘She’s Not There’ made them a household name during the British Invasion, they released the seminal

Bringing “boss sounds to the twin towns” since 2006, The Prizefighters celebrate the release of their new long player Punch Up tonight at the Turf. For their third release on Jump Up! Records, the ska vets party tonight with Lumpy, Loser Magnet, and Of Two Lions, plus sets by DJ

An Opera Theatre proves opera isn’t a drag at all—and drag can hit the high notes, too. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN  When you think spectacle, storytelling, and strong identity when it comes to defining or describing arts disciplines, you may think of opera. Or you might think of drag. But

MSP Film and the Bicycle Film Festival present the North American debut of The Engine Inside. The film focuses on six people around the world from different backgrounds and their challenges as they embrace cycling to better the world. Topics tackled include not only personal wellbeing but that of the