Art

BABYLON INTERNATIONAL CAFE & GALLERY
1624 E. Lake St., Mpls.,
612-722-5438
Women Create! A women’s artist collective. Meetings held every other Thursday, 7 p.m. Call for next date.

BELL MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY
East Bank U of M,
10 Church St. SE, Mpls.,
612-626-7704
Dioramas Revisited. Ongoing.
Beakman’s World On Tour. Through Jan. 6.

BOREALIS CAFFE & GALLERY
418 13th Ave. SE, Mpls., 612-623-9541
Fresh Art. An exhibition by WARM artists. Through Dec. 16.

CIRCA GALLERY
1637 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-332-2386
Winter Salon: Harold Hollingsworth, Kelli Hoppmann & Valerie Taglieri. Through Jan. 19.

CITY HALL
Rm 330, 350 S. 5th St., Mpls.,
612-673-5449
Photographs by Participants in St.
Stephen’s Shelter and Housing Programs. Through Dec. 28.

CREARTE
4137 Bloominton Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-728-5723
Crearte’s Day of The Dead Art Exhibit. Through Dec. 15.
EAST LAKE GALLERY
3008 36gh Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-859-8567
Cast jewelry by Ed Bohlander and paintings by Marge Bohlander. Through Dec. 8.

GAGE FAMILY ART GALLERY
Augsburg College, Lindell Library, 22nd Ave. S. & S. 7th St., Mpls.,
612-330-1524
Seamless: An Exhibition of Paper Garments, by Erica
Spitzer Rasmussen. Through Dec. 19.

GALLERY 360
3011 W. 50th St., Mpls., 612-964-5833
HOTROD: Orin Scott Herfindal: Photos, painting and sculpture. Opens Dec. 7, reception 7-10 p.m. Through Jan. 6.
5-ft Shows: Brant Kingman, Kirk McCall & Mari Newman. Opens Dec. 7. Through Jan. 6.

GROVELAND GALLERY
25 Groveland Terrace, Mpls.,
612-377-7800
Winter Group Show: New work by gallery artists. Through Jan. 26. Annex.
New Paintings by Larry Hofman. Through Jan. 26.

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.

INSIDE OUT GALLERY
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, 212 3rd Ave. S., Mpls., 612-339-5145
Double Vision: Interact Staff and Artists Collaborate. Through Dec. 8.

INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-4444
No Word for Art. Five Hmong Artists Explore Their Self-Expression and Culture. Through Jan. 13.

JEAN STEPHEN GALLERIES
917 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-338-4333
Dr. Seuss: Work from his private collection and book illustrations. Through Dec. 31.

MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (MCAD)
2501 Stevens Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-3765
MFA 2001: Selected Wroks. Through Dec. 8.

MINNEAPOLIS
INSTITUTE OF ARTS
2400 Third Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-3000
Giacometti Sculpture. Ongoing.
Sumptuous and Subline: Two Japanese Rooms. Ongoing.

MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
Open Book Center, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-215-2520
Collaborative Visions. Through Feb. 21.

NASH GALLERY
Lower Concourse of Willey Hall, West Bank U of M, 216 21st Ave. S.,
Mpls., 612-624-7530
MFA/BFA/BA Exhibitions. Through Dec. 14.
Diane Katsiaficas: A Suite of Drawings, “Visulaizing the Instincts of Migration.” Through Dec. 14. Spotlight Gallery.

NORTHERN CLAY CENTER
2424 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.,
612-339-8007
Holiday Invitational. Through Dec. 29.

OLIVE SALON
1506 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.,
612-871-2598
David Shannel. Through Dec. 7.

OPENING NIGHT GALLERY
2836 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-870-2325
Holiday Salon Show featuring frames by Stephen Grace. Through Jan. 22.

PARTS GALLERY
711 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-824-5500
Roger Mertin in Minnesota: 1991-2001. Through Jan. 20. Reception Dec. 9, 2-5 p.m.



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

SHELLEY HOLZEMER GALLERY
4810 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-824-0640
Holzemer Gallery Artists: Paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture & jewelry. Through Mar. 9. Closing reception Mar. 9, 12-5 p.m.

SOO VISUAL ARTS CENTER
2640 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-871-2263
Hush. Through Jan. 13.

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

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-375-7622
After Hours: The Ads-On Favorite. Fri. Dec. 14, 7-10 p.m. $14.
Zero To Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972 Through Jan. 13.
The Essential Donald Judd. Through Mar. 31.
American Tableaux.Through June 16.
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
The Fritz Stransky Family Bookplate Collection. Through Dec. 31.
The Vanished Mississippi: Photographs by Henry Bosse Through Jan. 30.
New Visions of the American Heartland: Malcolm Cochran, Kerry James Marshall, Maya Lin, and Mary Lucier. Through Mar. 24.



Theater

ACADIA CABARET THEATER
1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-874-8800
The Directors Theater presents “Talk Radio.” Thu.-Sun. 7:30 p.m. Through Dec. 22.

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
Nog! A Brave New Christmakwanzukah. Through Jan. 6.

BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St., Mpls.,612-825-8949
Martini & Olive: Hooked On A Fruitcake! Thu.-Sun. Through Dec. 31.
Lorna Landvik presents “My Christmas Party.” Tue.-Wed., 7 p.m. Through Dec. 18. $12.
Janelle Ranek presents “Letters to Santa.” Mondays, 7 p.m. Through Dec. 17. $12.
Cinema Lounge. Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Katie’s Cabaret. Dec. 8, 12 Noon $6.

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
4137 Bloomington Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-343-3390
WANT. Dec. 6-9. Thu.-Sun. 8 p.m.; Fri. 10 p.m. Puppet cabaret Sat. Dec. 8, 9:30 p.m. $10.

CENTRAL CITY THEATRE
Salem Lutheran Church,
28th & Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls., 612-869-5080x3
Urban Spectrum Theatre Company presents “The Nightingale.” Dec. 6 & 7, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 9, 3 p.m.

CHILDREN’S THEATER
2400 3rd Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-343-3390
How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Through Jan. 5.

GUTHRIE THEATER
725 Vineland Place, Mpls.,
612-377-2224
Charred, But Not Out: An Evening with Kevin Kling and Friends. Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. $25-$100.
A Christmas Carol. Through Dec. 30. $21-$47.

HEY CITY THEATRE
824 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Through Mar. 31.
Nunsense Amen! Through May 26.
HISTORIC ORPHEUM THEATRE
910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.,
612-673-0404
Mama Mia! Through Dec. 22. $27-$67.

LORING PLAYHOUSE
1633 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-486-5757
Scrimshaw Brothers present “Look Ma No Pants!” Ongoing first Fri. & Sat. of each month.

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

PILLSBURY HOUSE THEATRE
3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls., 612-824-0708
Chicago Avenue Project, The Snowball Effect. Dec. 13 & 14, 7:30 p.m.

RED EYE THEATRE
15 W. 14th St., Mpls., 952-259-1431
Dream Lab Theare presents “The Pandora Experiment.” Opens Dec. 29. Fri. & Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m. (except on New Year’s Eve); New Year’s Eve gala performance 7:30 p.m.; Matinees Jan. 11, 2:30 p.m. & Fri. Jan. 18, 2:30 p.m $8.
Heidi House presents “Snake Lady Sheds Her Skin.” Opens Dec. 6. Thu.-Sun. 8 p.m. Through Dec. 16.

RUMINATOR BOOKS
1648 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 612-729-4933
Galumph Interactive Theater and Pig’s Eye Landing present “The Parsnip County Shin-dig.” Sat. Dec. 8, 1 p.m. & 2:45; Punch and Judy Show 2 p.m.; wandering puppets ongoing 1-4 p.m.

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
TRP presents “She Loves Me.” Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m. Matinee Dec. 23, 2 p.m.; Dec. 9 & 16, 7 p.m. Through Dec. 23.

WALKER COMMUNITY CHURCH
3104 16th Ave. S., Mpls.
River’s Edge Playback Theatre presents “Where Do You Stand.” Sun. Dec. 9, 8 p.m. $8.

WHITNEY FINE ARTS CENTER
MCTC, 1501 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-869-5080x3
Urban Spectrum Theatre Company presents “The Nightingale.” Dec. 17& 18, 7:30 p.m.


Workshops, Readings & Lectures

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.

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.

MINNEAPOLIS PLANETARIUM
300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-630-6150
Holiday Star Show Schedule Nov. 23 - Jan. 10, 2002:
Tis The Season. Sat. & Sun. 2:15 p.m.; Thu. 7:15 p.m.
Winter Wonders. Sat. & Sun. 5:30 p.m.
Minnesota Skies. 2nd Wed. of the month, 7 p.m. & Noon.
Romancing The Stars. 2nd Sat. of the month, 7 p.m.
Written In The Stars. Fri. Dec. 14, 7 p.m.
4th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration. Fri. Dec. 21, 4-8 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
Ann Bancroft & Nancy Loewen. Mon. Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. Free.

ST. MARTIN’S TABLE
2001 Riverside Ave., Mpls.,
612-338-3110
Marianne Richmond reads from her newest children’s book, Hooray for You! Sat. Dec. 8, 10:30 a.m. - noon.
Justice for Persons with Disabilities. Wed. Dec. 12, 8 a.m.
Douglas Wood reads from his newest book, Fawn Island. Sat. Dec. 15, 2 p.m.

TWIN CITIES MEN’S CENTER
3249 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls., 612-822-5892
Sexual Trauma. Dec. 5, 7-9 p.m.
Building Self-Esteem in Men. Dec. 12, 7-9 p.m.
Coping with Stress. Dec. 19, 7-9 p.m.
Retirement... or Refirement? Dec. 26, 7-9 p.m.
Lighten Up, It’s Only Change! Jan. 2, 7-9 p.m.



Dance & Performance

BARBARA BARKER CENTER FOR DANCE
West Bank U of M, 500 21st Ave. S., Mpls., 612-624-4008
U of M Dance Program presents “Informal Showing: Marge Maddux w/ music by Drew Gordon.” Fri. Dec. 14, 4 p.m. Free. Studio 100.


CHRISTOPHER WATSON DANCE STUDIO
711 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-721-3595
Contact Improv Dance and Open Jam. All levels. Sundays 11-1 p.m.


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

HISTORIC STATE THEATRE
805 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-673-0404
Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy. Dec. 21-30.

ILLUSION THEATRE
HCA, 528 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-339-4944
Ballet of the Dolls presents “Nutcracker?! 2002 (not so) Suite.” Opens Dec. 13. Through Dec. 31. $12-$50.

MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM
1301 2nd Ave. S., Mpls.,
612-722-5112
FLASH: Ricochet Kitchen’s New Year’s Eve Art Party. Mon. Dec. 31, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. $40-$50.

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.

SOUTHERN THEATER
1420 Washington Ave., Mpls.,
612-340-1725
Michael Sommers and Open Eye Figure Theatre present “The Holiday Pageant.” Dec. 20-30. $18-$14.
Theater Mu presents “Spirit Drums Grandmaster Siichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo.” Dec. 8-9. $20.
Theater Mu presents “Spirit Drums.” Dec. 13-16. $17.

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.

RARIG CENTER
330 21st Ave. S., Mpls., 612-624-2345
University Dance Theatre presents “Men Who Cook.” Dec. 7-9. $13. Whiting Proscenium Theatre.







Music

BASILICA OF ST. MARY
16th & Hennepin Ave., Mpls.
Minnesota Sinfonia w/ guest violinist Yang Su. Jan. 20, 3:30 p.m. Free.
The Rose Ensemble: Slavic Holiday. Sat. Dec. 22, 8 p.m.

HISTORIC STATE THEATRE
805 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., Mpls., 612-989-5151
Linda Eder: The Holiday Concert. Sun. Dec. 9, 8 p.m.

LONGFELLOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
3017 E. 31st St., Mpls., 612-276-0788x13
Resource Center of the Americas 2nd Annual Family Holiday Concert. Sat. Dec. 8, 3 p.m. $10 adults/ $5 children 2-12 years or $25 for the entire family.

ORCHESTRA HALL
1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.,
612-371-5656
Concordia College Christmas Concert. Dec. 8, 3 & 8 p.m.
MN Orchestra Holiday Concert: Beethoven’s Ninth. Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 15, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
MN Orchestra Holiday Concert: Handel’s Messiah. Dec. 16, 2 p.m.
Jingle Bell Doc. Dec. 21-23.

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH
Lyndale & W. 28th St., Mpls., 612-869-5080x3
Home for the Holidays. Benefit concert for Urban Spectrum Theatre Company. Sun. Dec. 16, 4 p.m.

TED MANN CONCERT HALL
West Bank U of M, 2128 21st Ave. S., Mpls., 612-624-2345
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus presents “Angels: Songs of the Seraphim.” Dec. 14-15, 8 p.m.; Dec. 16, 2 p.m. $15-$25.

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.

WALKER ART CENTER
Vineland Place, Mpls., 612-375-7222
Los Fakires. Dec. 7, 8 p.m.

WEST BANK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
1813 S. 6th St., Mpls., 612-377-6684
The Milo Fine Free Jaz Ensemble. Fri. Dec. 7, 8 p.m. $5.

WOMAN’S CLUB THEATRE
410 Oak Grove St., Mpls.,
612-989-5151
Rockapella. Thu. Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. $12-$23.

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