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SUNDAY PICK | Dating for Nerds Superhero Party

07/29/2012 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm

If your romantic life is in need of rescue, discover the power of love with other smarties at a superhero themed singles mixer.

MUSIC PHOTOS | Marijuana Deathsquads at Icehouse

By Meredith Westin, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Meredith Westin

On Friday, May 17, Marijuana Deathsquads played at Icehouse in Minneapolis.

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THEATER REVIEW | "Rock of Ages" is so 80s at the Orpheum Theatre

By Morgan Halaska, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Scott Suchman

My understanding of the 80s is mostly constructed by the stereotype of the era—growing up Carebear-obsessed didn't gain me much perspective outside of what was happening in Care-A-Lot. Yeah, I know all the songs I'm supposed to and the style just like everyone else. And while Friday, May 17th's performance of Rock of Ages didn't show or tell me to anything non-cliched about what it was like to live in the 80s, I concluded that—between the crass tongue lappings, booby jokes, and repulsive hair styles—it was just simply a gross time. That probably wasn't the consensus in the midst (is it ever?), but it certainly seems to be now.

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Minneapolis Downtown East development: The Yard, and the Vikings stadium

By David Levinson, Streets.MN

In a veritable bacchanalia of developments, we have seen three major inter-related activities in Minneapolis’s Downtown East:

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"An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater

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"Every time I sing this song, I hope it's the last time." So says The Poet as he digs deep to sing Homer's epic story of war, honor, violence and the Greek siege of the city of Troy.

THEATER REVIEW | "An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater: Homer, up close and personal

By Dan Reiva, TC Daily Planet

Stephen Yoakam in An Illiad. Photo by Aaron Fenster, courtesy Guthrie Theater.

In Athens, Greece, circa 450 BCE, the blind poet Homer was bigger than the Beatles. His The Iliad and The Odyssey put him on the level of John, Paul, Luke, and Matthew in terms of laying the literary foundation of a civilization’s religious beliefs. Dramatizations of Homer’s work are always a challenge in the modern day and I can only imagine a theater approaching Homer with fear and trepidation. Director Benjamin McGovern rises to this challenge in the Guthrie Theater production of An Illiad.

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Minnesota honors civil rights legend: Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped reestablish Twin Cities NAACP branches

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) only lived in St. Paul for four years, but her impact during that stint laid an eventual path to many firsts in Minnesota. The Juanita Jackson Mitchell Crusader for Freedom Exhibit, a compilation of Mitchell’s personal photographs and other artifacts, was on display at the State Capitol May 8-14.

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MUSIC REVIEW | Brother Ali records the second episode of MN Original and TPT’s " The Lowertown Line"

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Ann Treacy

Last night I attended the taping of MN Original and TPT’s new series The Lowertown Line, a program that features in-studio concerts and interviews with local musicians. Dessa is the host, although her portion of the program had been recorded earlier, so we didn’t see her last night. Last night’s featured artist was Brother Ali. Apparently tickets for the event were gone within half an hour. (Tickets were free and announced via MN Original’s Facebook page.)

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TCDP TOP PICK | Goth Prom X: eXorcism

05/20/2013 - 9:00pm

TCDP TOP PICK: If goth culture can survive the Dark Shadows movie, it can survive anything. For a decade now, local goths have hosted a prom of their own, and the theme of this year's dark celebration is "eXorcism." It's free to enter—but once you're in, you may never leave. - Jay Gabler

TCDP TOP PICK | RAW: Natural Born Artists presents "Expressions" at the Fine Line Music Café

05/16/2013 - 8:00pm

TCDP TOP PICK: If it's the arts, you pretty much name it, RAW is about seeing to it that, across the nation, emerging talents gets a shot at exposure. Along with what you'd expect—music, film, performance—the organization supports up-and-comers in fashion, modeling, hair, makeup, and photography. For the rest of summer and into fall they've set up shop to do it once a month at the Fine Line in downtown Minneapolis. This Thursday, the exhibit is Expressions, featuring some truly fascinating imagery you otherwise might not come across, particularly in the mainstream. All of it local, hand-picked for the occasion. Dress code is not your usual club fare. So, go into your closet for glad-rags that qualify as cocktail attire. - Dwight Hobbes

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