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Week of July 29 2012

Time	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
All day	29 Fresh Ink! Illusion Theater's annual new play series 07/12/2012 (All day) - 07/29/2012 (All day)	30	31 MONDAY PICK \| "Juan of the Dead" at the Trylon Microcinema 07/30/2012 (All day) - 07/31/2012 (All day)	1	2	3 Domaine De La Sensation: New Works by Alejandro Komori 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/03/2012 (All day)	4
Before 7:00 am	Mississippi River Challenge 2012 07/28/2012 - 8:00am - 07/29/2012 - 4:00pm TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) Domaine De La Sensation: New Works by Alejandro Komori 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/03/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Noises Off!" at Jungle Theater 06/08/2012 - 7:00pm - 07/29/2012 - 7:00pm "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)	MONDAY PICK \| "Juan of the Dead" at the Trylon Microcinema 07/30/2012 (All day) - 07/31/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) Domaine De La Sensation: New Works by Alejandro Komori 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/03/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)	TUESDAY PICK \| After School Specials at the SooVAC 07/31/2012 (All day) - 09/18/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) Domaine De La Sensation: New Works by Alejandro Komori 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/03/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)	TUESDAY PICK \| After School Specials at the SooVAC 07/31/2012 (All day) - 09/18/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) Domaine De La Sensation: New Works by Alejandro Komori 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/03/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)	THURSDAY PICK \| Minnesota Fringe Festival 2012 08/02/2012 (All day) - 08/12/2012 (All day) SHOWDOWN – Circus Juventas’ Annual Summer Spectacular 08/02/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) TUESDAY PICK \| After School Specials at the SooVAC 07/31/2012 (All day) - 09/18/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) Domaine De La Sensation: New Works by Alejandro Komori 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/03/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)	THURSDAY PICK \| Minnesota Fringe Festival 2012 08/02/2012 (All day) - 08/12/2012 (All day) SHOWDOWN – Circus Juventas’ Annual Summer Spectacular 08/02/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) TUESDAY PICK \| After School Specials at the SooVAC 07/31/2012 (All day) - 09/18/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)	Tomorrow's Stars 08/04/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Wild Times at Wild Tymes featuring MPLS South 08/03/2012 - 8:00pm - 08/04/2012 - 1:30am THURSDAY PICK \| Minnesota Fringe Festival 2012 08/02/2012 (All day) - 08/12/2012 (All day) SHOWDOWN – Circus Juventas’ Annual Summer Spectacular 08/02/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) TUESDAY PICK \| After School Specials at the SooVAC 07/31/2012 (All day) - 09/18/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| Becky Olstad's "Ringside at the Circle of Discipline": Boxing photos at Augsburg College 07/26/2012 (All day) - 08/21/2012 (All day) Nina Bliese Gallery presents Summer in the Cities 07/24/2012 - 12:00pm - 09/07/2012 - 5:00pm “Greg Lipelt--Selections from a lifetime in art" 07/14/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) We Exist 07/12/2012 (All day) - 08/30/2012 (All day) SUNDAY PICK \| The James Dimond Home Movie Collection at the Walker Art Center 07/10/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "Sunshine Boys" at the Guthrie Theater 07/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 09/02/2012 - 7:00pm This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s 06/30/2012 (All day) - 09/30/2012 (All day) TCDP TOP PICK \| "Rembrandt in America" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 06/24/2012 (All day) - 09/16/2012 (All day) "The Vampire!" at the Minnesota Centennial Showboat 06/15/2012 (All day) - 08/25/2012 (All day) "Roman Holiday" at the Guthrie Theater 06/09/2012 (All day) - 08/19/2012 (All day) "Hedge Magic" at the Soap Factory 06/02/2012 (All day) - 08/05/2012 (All day) Schedule Your Summer Stenciling Outing! 05/29/2012 (All day) - 10/26/2012 (All day) New Spanish Speaking worship (mass) service to begin at St Nicholas Episcopal Church 04/28/2012 - 5:30pm - 12/29/2012 - 6:30pm Real Pirates at the Science Museum of Minnesota 02/18/2012 (All day) - 09/03/2012 (All day) "Event Horizon" at the Walker 11/21/2009 (All day) - 08/26/2012 (All day)
7:00 am			Summer Policy Series: Regional Tax Base Sharing 07/31/2012 - 7:30am - 9:30am
9:00 am							Tech Dump Free Electronic Waste Collection 08/04/2012 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
10:00 am				55+ Walking Series: Walking Wednesdays 08/01/2012 - 10:00am "Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/01/2012 - 10:00am	"Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/02/2012 - 10:00am	"Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/03/2012 - 10:00am	Powderhorn Art Fair 2012 08/04/2012 - 10:00am - 08/05/2012 - 10:00am SATURDAY PICK \| Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour at Franconia Sculpture Park 08/04/2012 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
11:00 am						Newsroom Cafe with Jay Gabler 08/03/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
12:00 pm			Summer Music Festival at Northrop Presents THE PREMIUMS *New Date! 07/31/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm	Summer Music Festival at Northrop Presents Sans Souci Quartet 08/01/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm "Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/01/2012 - 12:30pm	8/2: Solidarity Demonstration in Support of Grand Jury Resisters in the Pacific Northwest 08/02/2012 - 12:00pm "Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/02/2012 - 12:30pm
1:00 pm	"Philadelphia Story" at Commonweal Theatre 07/29/2012 - 1:30pm						"Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/04/2012 - 1:00pm "The 39 Steps" at Commonweal Theatre 08/04/2012 - 1:30pm
2:00 pm	"Angels in America" 07/29/2012 - 2:00pm "Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 07/29/2012 - 2:00pm
3:00 pm	SUNDAY PICK \| Dating for Nerds Superhero Party 07/29/2012 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm "Pinocchio" at SteppingStone Theatre 07/29/2012 - 3:00pm
4:00 pm			Newsroom Café with Mary Turck 07/31/2012 - 4:30pm				Storms Beneath Her Skin – Minneapolis Fringe Festival 08/04/2012 - 4:00pm
5:00 pm	Till Death Do Us Part - A murder mystery dinner 07/29/2012 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm Minnepolis Pops Orchestra ~ The People's Choice 07/29/2012 - 5:30pm			Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Festival 08/01/2012 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm WEDNESDAY PICK \| Bridge: A Gathering 08/01/2012 - 5:45pm			Santa Misa en Espanol 08/04/2012 - 5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:00 pm		Summer Fun at White Bear 07/30/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm		Tamarack Swamp Nature Preserve Tour 08/01/2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm			Anita Sue Kolman Gallery Presents Music by Chris Koza 08/04/2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
7:00 pm	A Night in Olympus: A Musical 07/29/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm In the Crease / Outcast New Works by Jennifer Arave and Jaime Carrera 07/29/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm	"The 39 Steps" at Commonweal Theatre 07/30/2012 - 7:30pm	Twin Cities Labor Chorus/Lex Ham Community Theater Benefit for Locked Out Crystal Sugal Workers 07/31/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm	River City Revue 08/01/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm Sample Night Live! 08/01/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm	Fundamentals Of Camera Operations 08/02/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm Hillcrest Community Theater presents Guys and Dolls 08/02/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm "Philadelphia Story" at Commonweal Theatre 08/02/2012 - 7:30pm	Hillcrest Community Theater presents Guys and Dolls 08/03/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm "Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/03/2012 - 7:00pm FRIDAY PICK \| Caroline Smith & the GoodNight Sleeps with "So I Married an Axe Murderer" 08/03/2012 - 7:30pm "The 39 Steps" at Commonweal Theatre 08/03/2012 - 7:30pm	Dan Hylton - CD Release Party for "The Secret of HIM" 08/04/2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm Hillcrest Community Theater presents Guys and Dolls 08/04/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm "Seussical: Theatre for Young Audiences Version" at Stages Theatre Company 08/04/2012 - 7:00pm "Philadelphia Story" at Commonweal Theatre 08/04/2012 - 7:30pm
8:00 pm					Acoustic Century: An Evening with Gabriel Douglas and Danny O’Brien 08/02/2012 - 8:00pm "Angels in America" 08/02/2012 - 8:00pm	Wild Times at Wild Tymes featuring MPLS South 08/03/2012 - 8:00pm - 08/04/2012 - 1:30am "Angels in America" 08/03/2012 - 8:00pm	"Angels in America" 08/04/2012 - 8:00pm
9:00 pm		POPCYCLE and ANNIE ENNEKING AND THE BANG BANG 07/30/2012 - 9:00pm - 11:59pm
10:00 pm				MST3k episode 322: Master Ninja I Presented by: Gizmonic Institute 08/01/2012 - 10:00pm - 11:30pm

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