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Weekend what's what 8/7-8/10: I want candy
by l’etoile magazine staff • August 7, 2008 •
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xo-létoile
Arts Orbit is a multisource blog about the local arts scene, featuring both original contributions by Daily Planet writers and entries reprinted from partner blogs and online publications.
THURSDAY AUGUST 7TH
Gallery Grooves
@ Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy Street NE
Northeast Minneapolis
7-9pm / Free
The Twin Cities Pan African Fest is in full effect now through Sunday, so take a min to peek at the lineup before making any rash weekend decisions! Tonight’s event is a super-duper-mega awesome one, because our pals at The Rake are throwing a special edition “Gallery Grooves” in honor of the Festival. Head to Altered Esthetics tonight for a look at the latest exhibit, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, along with a one-night-only showing of African artist Rabi Sanfo‘s gorgeous sculpture and metal work – which always blows us away. Factor in some delicious South African Wine and live music from the Drum & Art Ensemble as well as jazz guitarist John Penny, and you’ve got yourself an impressive date night!
CLICK HERE FOR THE RAKE SITE
Art by Rabi Sanfo
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Paper plates, plastic drinking straws and Styrofoam cups are Tara Donovan’s medium. These cheap commercial utensils become undulating indoor oceans, organic forms and beings on a massive sculptural scale. Her installations and sculptures go beyond the shock factor of knowing you’re looking at torn tar paper, but how?
CLICK HERE FOR THE TARA DONOVAN SITE
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Overflow: A Pleasure Trip
@ Fox Tax Gallery
503 1st Ave NE
Minneapolis
6pm-11pm / Free
Curator Emma Berg of mplsart.com always delights with her electic and well-thought out shows, and tonight is no exception. Graffiti artist cum rising art world star Eric Inkala was given reign of The Gallery at Fox Tax to realize his brilliantly colorful vision. Wall murals frame candy-colored canvases of all shapes and sizes and cut whales and other signature characters hang from the ceiling, completely surround the viewer and transforming the space into a swirling dreamland. During the opening, familiar characters from Inkala’s world (literally) come to life, and music from DJ Espada and Mike the 2600 King help set the mood.
CLICK FOR THIS ART EVENT AND MORE AT MPLSART.COM
Photo by Joe Kramm, Styling by Eclecticoiffeur for mplsart
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Yes, we blogged about Refinery 29 last year, but considering its complete awesomeness we thought we’d refresh your memory! When you need to know all the news, blog updates and store openings of indie designers, Refinery 29 is your tour guide! They do all the leg work to find trends, ebay obsessions, cooler than cool shopping and fashion related links and they even dig up awesome videos and music for you to tell your friends about, who, by the way, are not nearly as cool as you. Now hurry up and click below, you’ve got some serious retail therapy to catch up on!
CLICK HERE FOR THE REFINERY 29 SITE
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Flogging Molly at Irish Fair
@ Harriet Island
1601 University Ave
St Paul
8:30pm / All Ages / Free
Sip a pint or two of Guinness and kick up your heels as Irish-inspired punk rockers Flogging Molly, a band that celebrates every day like it’s St. Patrick’s, puts on a truly powerful live show at one of the biggest celebrations of Irish Heritage in the US. Last year the band drew crowds in record numbers, so be sure to get their early to stake out your spot. The fair runs all day from 10am until Midnight, so if you want to get your extreme Irish on, come down early for river dancing, soda bread and plenty of Guinness. Flogging Molly takes the stage at 8:30. Irish Fair continues Friday through Sunday, click below for more info.
CLICK HERE FOR THE IRISH FAIR SITE
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Perhaps you haven’t heard, but the kings of the rock poster, Burlesque of North America, have up and started their very own record label, and their second release is a real doozy! Cramming 11 complete live performances from the Melvin’s legendary shows at Grumpy’s dating all the way back to 2000 into a beautiful silk-screened package designed by the amazing Wes Winship, makes this not just any CD, but a true collectible. This artifact is limited to 666 copies and the only place you can get it is online. Included are two CD’s of live material, and one Mp3 disc, adding up to hours of mind blowing music from the Melvins!
CD Sets go on sale 2pm on Thursday, August 7th!
CLICK HERE FOR THE BURLESQUE SITE
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Pan African Fest Movie Night
@ Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Ave
Minneapolis
5:45pm, 7pm, 8:15pm / $5 / all ages
As part of the Twin Cities Pan African Festival, The Parkway Theater has teamed up with Demo and Sound Unseen to offer up three documentaries relating to Africa and its music scene. At 5:45, Hip Hop Colony details the influence of hip hop in Kenya and Africa. At 7pm, Music is the Weapon (free!) features Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer and activist in all his Afro-beat glory. Bob Marley is the focus of Africa Unite at 8:15. Since it’s hard to see these films elsewhere, you might as well make a day of it!
CLICK HERE FOR THE DEMO MN SITE
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