It’s fireworks, food trucks, and fantastic 90s tunes at Mystic Lake for July 4th! Gin Blossoms and Lit are bringing the Gen X jams for this free event and fireworks follow at 10 PM. TUES 7/4, 5 PM, Free, All Ages

Get ready for “an unexpected storybook musical” at the Guthrie with Into The Woods. Bringing together classic fairytale characters Cinderella, Jack (the beanstalk guy), and Little Red Riding Hood, the musical adventure shows us “what happens after “happily ever after.” With music from Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods runs through

Local author and sidewalk tour guide Bill Lindeke hosts a bike tour tonight to highlight the noteworthy railyards of the Twin Cities. Launching at Insight Brewing, riders can expect about a two hour trip covering 15 miles along the way. THURS 6/29, 7 pm, Free, All Ages

Papa Shalita and Friends11:15 AM-1 PMPapa Shalita and Friends bringtheir signature African beats to theMinneapolis streets. Skarlett Woods1:15 PM-2:15 PM Often known for her way of entwining mesmerizing vocal passages with a seven-string guitar groove far advanced beyond your average singer/songwriter, Skarlett Woods brings both folk and West CoastJazz to

Third Eye Blind It took many years for frontman Stephan Jenkins and his original songwriting partner Kevin Cadogan, who met in San Francisco in 1993, to get signed to a major label and solidify the band lineup that would eventually record Third Eye Blind’s debut self-titled album. Trials and tribulations aside,

Sammie Jean Cohen Hailing from Northeast Minneapolis, singer-songwriter Sammie Jean is inspired by a wide variety of music from her growing-up years, including Etta James, Muddy Waters, The Eagles and, as of the last couple of years, Heartless Bastards and Shakey Graves.  11 AM-12 PM  Allison Eykholt A singer-songwriter, vibrational

Formed by India Shore and Claire Altendahl in 2016 at Berklee College of Music, Boyish has since been piling up fans with their series of singles and last year’s EP My Friend Mica. Recipient of the 2021 LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award presented by the Music Forward Foundation, the duo hits

Tonight at The White Bear Center for the Arts is the opening of ‘Dirt: A Matter of Reverence.’ the new exhibit from Sandra Menefee Taylor. As the artist explains, “My interest in dirt/soil traverses questions such as: dirt as matter, dirt as Home, soil vs dirt, dust to dust, SOIL/DIRT

Tonight’s edition of Lowertown sounds will have the people Mears shaking their rears. Feel good rapper, maestro, and “your 7th favorite person” Nur-D will rock a full band set to headline Lowertown Sounds tonight, with Malamanya kicking it off with their Afro-Carribean sounds. It’ll be a good night to work

Over the weekend of June 9-11, filmmakers of all levels of experience and pedigree are tasked with writing, shooting, and editing a short film that will be shown tonight at the Parkway. Since 2001, the project has been an annual film competition that assigns a genre, a character, a prop,