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Weekend what's what 8/15-8/17: Summer lovin'
by l’etoile magazine staff • August 14, 2008 •
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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 14th (THROUGH SATURDAY)
Bearded Child Film Fest
@ The Bedlam Theatre
1501 S 6th St.
Minneapolis
6pm-1am / $7
Four days of experimental film madness! Tonight catch local performers Cell Phone and Shield Your Eyes, “radical domestic animations”, and “voyeuristic ruralcore madness.” And that’s just one night! Grab a tall boy and one of the Bedlam’s great pizzas, get yourself a cozy booth and settle in for a night of bizarre brain-twisters. Runs through Saturday.
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Living and working in New Orleans can do weird things to an artist. The city’s haunted quality reflects on Luster’s work- modern takes on the old fashioned tintype. Her latest work, One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana, is a collection of more than 1,000 photographs of inmates from three state penitentiaries. To gain trust from the prisoners, she made over 25,000 pocket-sized portraits for them. These images reflect on death, violence and survival under bleak circumstances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE DEBORAH LUSTER SITE
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A Night With the Agency
@ Vine Arts Center
2637 27th Ave S
Minneapolis
6pm-10pm / free
Stereo Sound Agency, founded by skateboarder and actor Jason Lee and pro-skater Chris Pastras, present A Night With the Agency, featuring the work of Lee, Pastras and Clint Peterson. A skateboard archive so to speak, will be shown chronicling Stereo’s history, photos, drawings, painting and illustrations by the skateboarders abound. Something raucous and fun happens when skateboarders make art, and this show is no exception. Runs through September 13th.
BONUS: Come kick it with the Stereo Sound Agency at Familia Skate Shop on Saturday at 1pm for an informal in-store autograph signing and homeboy BBQ. Click HERE for more info!
This week l’etoile had a super quick chat via e-mail with busy photographer and actor Jason Lee...
You’re one multifaceted dude, finding success as an actor, director, pro-skateboarder, business owner and photographer – which are you currently most passionate about, and do you think you’ll ever settle on one as your main gig?
I am probably most passionate about photography because it’s incredibly personal, and is something that I do on my own without the involvement of others. I love acting, too, which is really fun. and I’m passionate about continuing to help Stereo in any way I can. It’s an important brand to me, and I do all I can to encourage its growth.
Has your celeb status ever allowed you to get a photo that otherwise may not have been gotten? Any good stories?
I do my best to separate photography and acting.
You co-own Stereo Sound Agency…What is your personal business mantra? How did you meet Chris?
Business mantra? Stay in business! I met Chris 20 years ago through Mike Vallely.
Do you have a good excuse for not coming to Minneapolis for the opening?
The very recent birth of my daughter.
CLICK FOR THIS ART EVENT AND MORE AT MPLSART.COM
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So you’ve just booked a trip to Boston, New York or Philly, and now are wondering where all the cool, non-tourist-infested spots are. Not For Tourists is your online guide to all things cool. Their searchable database for nine cities is broken down by neighborhood, activity or cost. Their printed books are completely accessible online, and they have writers offering up weekly tips on the latest fun stuff. Highly informative and irreverent, with maps and insider scoops galore.
CLICK HERE FOR THE NOT FOR TOURISTS SITE
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Renaissance Festival
@ Ren Fest Grounds
12364 Chestnut Blvd.
Shakopee
9am-7pm / Weekends and Labor Day / $16.50-$19.95
Huzzah! The Ren Fest is back! Don’t blush, you know you have tights and a jester hat in your closet, so don your chest-enhancing gown and get thee to Shakopee. Eat giant turkey legs like a true Middle Ages barbarian while drinking fine ales and speaking in olde dialect. Get your portrait painted, or your hair braided intricately, and choose from a list of fortune tellers to make your Renaissance life complete. Through Sept. 28th.
CLICK HERE FOR THE REN FEST SITE
SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH
Twin Cities Scooter Rally
@ Triple Rock
629 Cedar Avenue
Minneapolis Westbank
7pm / 21+ / $7
For sociable scooterists around the Midwest, the gathering of the summer is here. The 9th annual scooter rally takes place this weekend with an assortment of activities happening all over the city. Hit the T-Rock tonight and marvel at the mass of scooters piled in the parking lot and head inside for music, raffles, and prizes! Bands include Rattle My Bones, the Reckless Hearts, and Umbrella Bed. For other Scooter Rally events happening throughout the weekend, click below.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOOTER RALLY SITE
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Japanese Lantern Lighting Fest
@ Como Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Dr.
St. Paul
3pm doors, lantern lighting at dusk / $5
If you’ve never seen a Japanese lantern floating across a pond, you’re missing out. Six stone lanterns and even more paper lanterns throughout the Japanese garden pond and Frog pond will gracefully glide over the surface, thus stealing your heart. Make a day of it by taking in the drumming, dancers, Japanese folk singers, and learn to make your own origami from one of the dozens of vendors on hand.
For more weekend picks, see l’etoile magazine.
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