Weekend what's what 6/26-6/29: Land of 10,000 rainbows

by l'etoile magazine staff • June 26, 2008 • It's a gay-la affair! The Twin Cities shines as one of the largest Pride festivals in the country, and we think that's definitely something to be proud of! This weekend is all about love, respect, and partying like rockstars, so get with the glitz and don't be afraid to rock those sequins! xo-l'étoile

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Echo Through the Waves @ 50 Entertainment 300 1st Ave N, Suite 110 Minneapolis 4pm-7pm / free For three hours, the media and music company 50 Entertainment will transform its office space into an art gallery featuring painting, photography and jewelry from such artists as DC Ice, Nate Maydole, Lonnie Loveness, and Robyne Robinson! All the art is local, and with prices capped at $500, the temptation is on to bring a piece home. CLICK FOR THIS AND OTHER ART EVENTS AT MPLSART.COMFRIDAY ART PICK Lucky Minneapolis! The work of early 20th century photographer and chemist Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii glows (literally) from the walls of the Russian Art Museum. One of the first photographers to use color photography, Prokudin-Gorskii produced glass plate negatives of the Russian Empire funded by the Tsar. One hundred years later we’re seeing, for the first time, his photos presented as illuminated light boxes in a dark gallery. This is a huge deal, so if you’ve never been to the TMORA, you’ve got until September to drool over this work. CLICK HERE FOR THE MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ART SITEFRIDAY JUNE 27TH-SUNDAY JUNE 29TH 2008 Twin Cities Pride @ Various Locations Minneapolis Check Website for more info Each June in Minneapolis, folks of every sexual orientation and gender identity gather in sunny Loring Park in what has become the third-largest gay pride celebration in the country. Last year's festival drew nearly half a million people for two days of music and entertainment – that alone is reason to celebrate! The massive festival in Loring Park is the crown jewel of the Twin Cities Pride. Celebrating the spirit and vitality of the GLBT Community, the festival truly has something to offer everyone. Featuring three stages of live entertainment, three food courts, beer gardens, art vendors, a children & family area, canoe rides in Loring Lake, a mass commitment ceremony, and the GLBT History Pavilion, and so much more. You can spend two full days at the festival and still not see everything! The festival is free for everyone to attend and will be open on Saturday from 10am to 10pm and on Sunday from noon to 6pm. CLICK HERE FOR THE PRIDE SITESATURDAY JUNE 28TH Order, Happiness, and other Fictional Perceptions @ Fox Tax Gallery 503 1st Ave NE Minneapolis 6pm-11pm / Free Guest curator Emma Berg of mplsart.com serves up a quartet of reality-busting artists with connections to MN. Photography, collage, drawings and film make up the roster of investigators of details, assumptions and perceptions. l’étoile’s favorite NYC cohort Amy Pierce screens her short film, Maypole, for the first time in Minnesota. Runs through July 26th. CLICK HERE FOR THE MPLSART SITESUNDAY JUNE 29TH Best Friends Forever and The Velveteens @ Eclipse Records 1922 University Ave W. St. Paul 6pm / All Ages / $4 A rare meeting of two amazing local trios. In both bands, two lovely ladies sing about crushes, boys and romance, with a boy in the background playing bass or drums or xylophone. Both are extremely danceable and both have distinctive sounds: BFF supplies the dancey pop, The Velveteens bring back doo wop Americana. Dancing is sure to ensue, so put on your bobby socks and/or legwarmers. With Ghost Mice (IN) and Heathers (Ireland). CLICK HERE FOR THE ECLIPSE RECORDS MYSPACEFor more weekend picks, see l'etoile magazine.