Need to get the kids out of the heat for a couple hours on a budget? Emagine Theaters are one of several chains offering a kids summer series. 2016’s Trolls is a modern classic that has inspired many repeat viewings for kids and parents alike—the soundtrack features truly cross-generational appeal—and…
Utepils Brewing and Graymatter Studios team up to present the 7th annual Artepils celebration. Also running Saturday, the festival brings together several visual artists and rootsy-leaning bands to pair with your brews. FRI 7/21, 12 PM, Free, All Ages…
What’s better than a night of standup comedy? Standup comedy where you can blast comics with squirt guns. That’s exactly what you’ll get at a very special edition of the Ladies Night (with men) Comedy Showcase and Super Soaker Open Mic. Starting at 7 PM, host Max Chapman will allow—or…
Everything is just a little too perfect in the world of Barbies and Kens and the Alamo wants to know if you have what it takes to party like Barbie! At this special interactive Barbie Party screening, there will be themed props and a special hot pink drink available (naturally),…
Hipshaker MPLS is back at the VFW tonight with their heavy funk and rare soul dance party. DJs Brian Engel, George Rodriguez, and Greg Waletski give you something real to soak in as they bring the snap, crackle, and pop of the original vinyl 45s. You’ll be able to shake…
Remember that episode of Boy Meets World where Shawn joins a cult? What was THAT all about? Now you can ask that question to the stars themselves, when Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle bring their live Boy Meets World retrospective podcast to town. Each week, the gang watches…
Savita Harjani celebrates the launch of her literary debut and memoir Postcards from Within—Random Ramblings of an Ordinary Human with a reading and social hour at the Weisman’s Dolly Fitterman Riverview Gallery. Born in Bombay, Harjani moved to the United States when she was 20, and has lived in Minneapolis…
Laurie Kilmartin is an open book. Over the course of her 30-plus years in comedy, we’ve heard her discuss everything from the birth of her son (and raising him as a single mom), coping with the death of her parents, and the unequal treatment of women in the world of…
Australia’s Lime Cordiale swing through for a visit on the heels of their new single “Imposter Syndrome.” Brothers Oli and Louie Leimbach also collaborated with actor Idris Elba on last year’s Cordi Elba. With Halfloves. WED 7/19, $7, $25, 21+…
Black Hart of St. Paul hosts a reading and discussion with drag artist and theopoet Max Yeshaye Brumberg-Kraus. Their new book,The(y)ology “is a manifesto for artists, teachers, theologians, clergy, and activists looking for ways to resist rigid paradigms of gender, sexuality, self, and the sacred.” With artists/panelists Miranda Strong, Levi…