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September 2001

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Art

BELL MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY
East Bank U of M,
10 Church St. SE, Mpls.,
612-626-7704
Dioramas Revisited. Ongoing.

CIRCA GALLERY
1637 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-332-2386
Candice Eisenfeld: Action/Reaction. Through Oct. 12.

DI STILO GALLERY
2837 Dupont Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-1483
Post Discipline Abstractions: Paintings by Philip Hoffman. Through Sept. 13.
The Flesh In Rebellion: Reflections of subconscious reality in figurative bronzes by Matt Croteau. Through Sept. 23.
Will of the Warrior: Bronzes and multimedia works by David Aschenbrener. Through Sept. 23.

GAGE FAMILY ART GALLERY
Augsburg College, Lindell Library, 22nd Ave. S. & S. 7th St., Mpls.,
612-330-1524
Woodgrain: Vertical and horizontal, with and without knots. Work by Patty Scott. Opens Sept. 14, reception 6-9 p.m. Through Oct. 24.

GALLERY 360
3011 W. 50th St., Mpls., 612-964-5833
Eric Lundeen, recent works. Opens Sept. 28. Reception Sept. 29, 7-10 p.m. Through Oct. 21.



GRAINBELT WAREHOUSE
7 13th Ave. NE, Mpls.,
612-627-9329

GROVELAND GALLERY
25 Groveland Terrace, Mpls.,
612-377-7800
Rose Goehring: Constructed Light. Through Oct. 13. Annex.
Drawings by Tom Maakestad: Landscape at Risk. Through Oct. 13.

GUS LUCKY’S
1626 E. Lake St., Mpls.,
612-722-5438
Georgia Johnson & Davora Lindner: Discard Your Heart. Through Sept. 30.

HENNEPIN HISTORY
MUSEUM
2303 Third Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-1329
Lions and Tigers and Bears: The Story of Fish Jones and Longfellow Gardens. Ongoing.
Pieces and Dreams: The Renaissance of the Jigsaw Puzzle. Ongoing.
Unsatisfied: Minneapolis Rock in the 1980s. Ongoing.
A Hennepin History Museum Retrospective: St. Anthony and Minneapolis Mayoral Portraits. Ongoing.

INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4444
WARM Invitational: Shining Spirit, by Rafala Green. Through Sept. 30. $2 suggested donation.
WARM 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition for Women Artists. Through Oct. 21. $2 suggested donation.


INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CENTER
1550 E. 78th St., Richfield,
612-341-3441
Danes on the Move: Tomorrow’s Seating Design—Today. Opens Sept. 22. Through Sept. 30.

JEAN STEPHEN GALLERIES
917 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-338-4333
Paintings by Miranda Blazebic: Parallel Worlds of Luminosity. Through September.

MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (MCAD)
2501 Stevens Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-3765
Annual MCAD Faculty Exhibition. Through Sept. 27.
Japanese Manga and Anime Workshop. Sept. 14-16.

MINNEAPOLIS
INSTITUTE OF ARTS
2400 Third Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-3000
American Gothic (Saturday Night/Sunday Morning). A new film and sculpture by Chris Larson. Through Sept. 23.
Howard Ben Tre: Sculpting Space in the Public Realm. Through Oct. 28.
Homo Domesticus. New work by Melissa Stang. Through Sept. 23.
Photogravure: Photographs in Ink. Through Nov. 11.
Giacometti Sculpture. Ongoing.

MOXIE SALON & GALLERY
2649 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-813-0330
Brian Willette. Opens Sept. 14, recpetion 7-9 p.m. Through Oct. 27.



NASH GALLERY
West Bank U of M, Lower concourse of Willey Hall, Mpls.,
612-624-7530
New Photography: McKnight Fellows 2000/2001. Through Sept. 21.

NORTHERN CLAY CENTER
2424 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.,
612-339-8007
Six McKnight Artists. Through Sept. 8.
Surface Tensions: The Art of Shino. Opens Sept. 21. Through Nov. 3.

OPENING NIGHT GALLERY
2836 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-2325
Riotous Color: New Works & Tablet Weaving by Ruth Bright Mordy. Opens Sept. 12. Through Oct. 12.

pARTs GALLERY
711 W. Lake St., Mpls.,
612-824-5500

RADIATOR
2911 Aldrich Ave., Mpls.,
612-676-2134
The Underside of Heaven. Paintings by Erika Olson & Christopher Zerendow. Opens Sept. 22, reception 6-10 p.m. Through Oct. 14.

ROTH FINE ARTS
1200 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.,
612-338-1138
New Vision: Acrylic, watercolor
and paintings by James P. Cecko and Frank Schreiber. Ongoing.





SEBASTIAN JOE’S ICE CREAM CAFE
1007 W. Franklin Ave., Mpls.,
612- 870-0065
Richard Fleischman Photogrpahy: Images of New York. Through Oct. 4.

SOO VISUAL ARTS CENTER
2640 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-2263
Flesh Fervor Fancy. Opens Sept. 14, reception 7-10 p.m. Through Nov. 4.

SOVEREIGN GROUNDS
813 E. 48th St. Mpls., 612-825-6157
Walter Kvasnik: Photographs from Turkey. Ongoing.

URBAN BEAN COFFEEHOUSE
3255 Bryant Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-824-6611
2001: A Space Oddity. Photography by Matt Bryant & Cheryl Gilge. Through Sept. 26.

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-375-7622
Joep House. Through Sept.
Superflat. Through Oct. 14.
The Essential Donald Judd. Through Mar. 31, 2002.
Art in Our Time: 1950 to the Present. Ongoing.
Free Thursday. Free admission, free film, free performance.
Free First Saturday for Families. First Saturday of each month with activies and performances. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

WEISMAN ART MUSEUM
333 East River Rd., Mpls.,
612-625-9494
Malcolm Myers: The Don Quixote Series. Through Oct. 14.
Minnesota Art with a Twist. Through Oct. 21.



Theater

ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.,
612-874-8800
The Directors Theater presents “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Opens Sept. 13. Thu.-Sun. Through Oct. 6. $15-$20.

BRAVE NEW INSTITUTE & ETC THEATRE
2605 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-332-6620
Six Ring Circus: Brave New Institute students performing long form improvisation. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Free; Saturdays, 9 p.m. $5.

BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP
3001 Hennepin Ave. S, Mpls.,
612-332-6620
Time of Your Life. Wednesdays, Sept. 12 - Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. $10.
Full Frontal Comedy. Mondays, 7:30 p.m. $5.
Sex In The Cities: The Edina Monologues. Thu., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 & 10 p.m. Through Nov. 10. $14-$20.

BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St., Mpls.,612-825-8949
Ari Hoptman presents “Dial M for Comedy.” Every Thursday in Sept. & Oct., 7 p.m. $12.
Casting Couch Productions presents “Streamers.” Sept. 14-15 & 21-22, 7 p.m.; Mon. Sept. 17 & 24, 7 p.m. $15.
SMASH Performance Theater presents “The Water Hen.” Opens Sept. 4. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Through Sept. 25. $12.
Jay Gilligan & Ochen K. present “Roller Coaster Fun.” Sundays, 7 p.m. Through Sept. 23. $10.
Minneapolis Musical Theatre presents “When Pigs Fly.” Opens Oct. 5. Through Oct. 27.

CEDAR RIVERSIDE PEOPLE’S CENTER
425 20th Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-879-9075
Ensemble Productions presents “The Twilight of the Golds.” Opens Sept. 20. Thu.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. Matinees Sun. Sept. 23 & 30, 2:30 p.m. $15.

CHILDREN’S THEATER
2400 3rd Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-343-3390
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Through Nov. 3. $9-$22 kids/ $15-$28 adults.
Dragonwings. Through Oct. 21.

GUTHRIE THEATER
725 Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-377-2224
Da. Previes begin Sept. 22. Opens Sept. 28. Through Oct. 21.

HEY CITY THEATRE
824 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Through Jan. 13

HISTORIC ORPHEUM THEATRE
910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-989-5151
Riverdance—The Show.
Sept. 12-23.


JUNGLE THEATER
2951 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-822-7063
Buffy Sedlachek’s Mysterious Tamarack. Opens Sept. 14. Through Oct. 28. $12-$30.

LORING PLAYHOUSE
1633 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-486-5757
Outward Spiral presents “Dog Opera.” Thu. & Mon. 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 7 p.m. Through Sept. 15. $16-$19.

MUSIC BOX THEATRE
Nicollet & 14th St., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Triple Espresso. Ongoing.

PATRICK’S CABARET
3010 Minnehaha Ave., Mpls.,
612-721-3595
The Theater Gallery presents “Archy & Mehitabel: A Vermin’s Vaudeville.” Opens Sept. 21. Fri.-Sun., 8 p.m. Through Oct. 7. $13-$16.

PHOENIX PLAYHOUSE
1819 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.,
612-813-0385
Scrimshaw Brothers present “Look Ma No Pants!” Ongoing first Saturday of each month.

SOUTHERN THEATER
1420 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-340-1725
Experimental Cabaret: Leslie Ball hosts “Balls.” Saturdays at midnight, $5.

THEATRE IN THE ROUND
245 Cedar Ave., Mpls.,
612-333-3010
Ten November. Opens Sept. 21. Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun. Sept. 30 & Oct. 7, 7 p.m. Matinees Sun. Sept. 23 & Oct. 14, 2 p.m. $18 on Fri. & Sat.; $15 on Sun.

THRUST THEATRE
Rarig Center, West Bank U of M, 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-624-2345
University Theatre presents “Ring Round The Moon.” Oct. 12-13, 19-20, 8 p.m.; Oct. 14 & 21, 2 p.m.; Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-375-7622
Iceland. A work-in-progress. Sept. 13 & 15, 8 p.m. $16.



Workshops, Readings & Lectures

ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.,
612-874-8800
Verbose. Hosted by Kay Kirscht & Richard Rousseau. Monthly series. Call for next date.

ANODYNE COFFEE HOUSE
43rd & Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-824-4300
Open mic. Hosted by Matt Harmoning. Wednesdays, 9 p.m.

BIRCH BARK BOOKS
2115 W. 21st St., Mpls.,
612-374-4023
Storytime. Children of all ages welcome. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. & Saturdays , 3 p.m.
BORDERS BOOKS
@ CALHOUN SQUARE
3001 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-825-0336
Jimmy Olsen discusses his debut novel, Things In Ditches. Mon. Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Carolyn Wyman discusses her book, JELL-O: A Biography. Sun. Sept. 16, 1 p.m.
Susan Isaacs discusses her new novel, Long Time No See. Tue. Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.

FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY
Lower Level, 900 Mount Curve, Mpls., 612-331-3902
Free Teach-in on the Global Economy: What It Is, How It Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It. Sun. Sept. 30, 1-5 p.m. Free.

GAIAN EDUCATION
2910 11th Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-872-0164
Introduction to Gaian Education Lecture. Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Gaian Circle. Dialogue/
discussion. Thursdays, 7 p.m.

INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4444
Mark Anderson speaks about his book, Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capitol. Wed. Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Artist Talk: Stephen Farley. Sat. Sept. 29, 2 p.m. Free.

THE LOFT
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S.,
Suite 200, Mpls., 612-215-2575
Talking Volumes: John Habich & Bart Schneider. Sa.t Sept. 22, 11 a.m. Free.
Redlights and Poetry Tribute Series featuring Roy McBride. Fri. Sept. 28, 8 p.m. $5.

MINNEAPOLIS PLANETARIUM
300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-630-6150
September 6 - Nov. 18, 2001:
Space Dreams. Sat. & Sun. 2:15 p.m.
Wild & Wacky Universe. Sat. & Sun. 1 p.m.; Thu. 7 p.m.
Starlight Starbright. Sept. 22, Oct. 13 & 27, Nov. 10. Sat. 11 a.m.
Spooky Skies. Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota Skies. 2nd Wed. of each month 7 p.m. & 12 Noon.
Romancing The Stars. 2nd Sat. of each month, 7 p.m. & 12 Noon.
Written In The Stars. Fri. Sept. 21, 7 p.m.

PILLSBURY HOUSE
3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-821-5151
Women’s Self-Esteem Support Group. Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m.

RUMINATOR BOOKS
@ OPEN BOOK
1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 651-699-0587
Alexs D. Pate reads from his novel, West of Rehoboth. Mon. Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Free.

ST. MARTIN’S TABLE
2001 Riverside Ave., Mpls.,
612-338-3110
Friend for a Non-violent World Peace Breakfast. Special guest Art Marty on the topic of his School of the Americas adventures. Tue. Sept. 11, 8-9:30 a.m.
Perspective: Elections. Phyllis Kahn, Minnesota State Representative from district 59-B discusses election issues. Wed. Sept. 12, 8-9:30 a.m.
Perspective: Taxation. Doug Grow, journalist for the Mpls. Star Tribune will be present when members discuss “Taxes, Rebates, Refunds.” Wed. Sept. 26, 8-9:30 a.m.

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-375-7622
Free Verse: hanif Kureishi. Thu. Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Followed by book signing. Free.



Dance & Performance

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
2507 E. 25th St., Mpls., 612-724-9714
Modern Dance. Saturdays $4.
Country Jam. Sundays, 3-7 p.m. Free.

INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4444
Journals: The Crossroads of Our Naked Realities. Thu. Sept. 27 - Sat. Sept. 29, 8 p.m. $10.

PATRICK’S CABARET
3010 Minnehaha Ave., Mpls.,
612-721-3595
Contact Improv Dance and Open Jam. All levels. Sundays 11-1 p.m.
Cabaret Performance. Loren Niemi, Brian Engle, Todd Harper with Full Moon Rabbit, Karen Lyu & Matthew Venon, Betsy Mills & Friends, & Pam Nice, Donna Welton & Rafi Falido. Sept. 14-15, 8 p.m. $6.

RENDEZVOUS BALLROOM
2424 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-728-3792
All ages welcome.
Dance Party and Dance Lesson. Saturdays, 8 p.m. $5.
Salsa Rueda. Mondays 7:30 p.m. beginners; Mondays 8:30 p.m. intermediates; Saturdays 4 p.m. beginners; Saturdays 5 p.m. intermediates; Saturdays 6 p.m. advanced. $5/ hour class.
Intermediate Salsa Lessons. Tuesdays 7 p.m. & Saturdays 2 p.m. Ongoing. $10/ class.
Beginning Flamenco. Sat. Aug. 11 - Sept. 8 (no class Sept. 1) $50/ series.

TAPESTRY FOLKDANCE CENTER
3748 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls., 612-722-2914
Swing Classes. Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $7.
Late Night Swing. Thursdays, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. $4.
International Dancing. Fridays. Teaching 7:30-8:30 p.m. Request Dancing follows 8:30-11:30 p.m. $5.
Swing Dance w/ Live Music. 1st Sat. of month 8:30 p.m. $8.
Contra Dance. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sat. 7:30 p.m. $7.
Family Folkdance. 2nd Sun., 1:30-3 p.m.
English Country Dancing w/ Live Music. 1st Sun. of the month 6-9 p.m. $5.
English Country Dancing. Sundays 7-9 p.m. $5.

TED MANN CONCERT HALL
2128 4th St. S., Mpls.,
612-624-2345
Adrienne Rich author of nearly twenty volumes of poetry. Wed. Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Guy Stanton Ford Annual Lecture: Margaret Atwood. Tue. Sept. 18, 10:15 a.m. Free.



Music

HEALTHY POWDERHORN FARMERS MARKET
Mount Olive Church Parkinglot,
31st & Chicago Ave. , Mpls.
Scott Mars. Sept. 15.
Wayne Hamilton Duo w/ Tsakelehs Klezmer Group. Sept. 22.
John Penny. Sept. 29.
Gabriella Sweet. Oct. 6.

HISTORIC STATE THEATRE
805 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-989-5151
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Sept. 27.
Ravi and Anoushka Shankar. Sat. Oct. 6, 8 p.m. $42.50 -$47.50.
Tenacious D. Wed. Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. $24.50/$27.

ORCHESTRA HALL
1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.,
612-371-5656
MN Orchestra Classical Subscription/Coffee Concert: An Ovation for Eiji Oue. Wed. Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.; Thu. Sept. 13, 11 a.m.; Fri. Sept. 14, 8 p.m. $19-$71.

UMOJA DRUM & MUSIC
1920 11th Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-872-0164
Beginning Hand Drumming Class. Fridays, 6 p.m.
Youth Drum Circle. Saturdays, 11 a.m.
Beginning Music Classes. Arranged individually.
Open Drum & Music Jam. 1st Fri. of month, 8:30 p.m. $3 suggested donation.

TARGET CENTER
600 1st Ave. N., Mpls.,
612-989-5151

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-375-7622

WOMAN’S CLUB THEATER
410 Oak Grove St., Mpls.,
612-870-8001
Brenda Weiler and Band. Sept. 15 $10/$12.
Jimmy Scott. Sept. 21. $22.50.
Out of Eden. Sept. 22. $23.50.
Sigur Ros. Sept. 28. $18.

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