EVENTS

Café Intifada, An Intellectual Salon—Where the Audience becomes the Occupied and the Occupier, at the Bedlam Theatre, 1501 S. 6th St., February 5, 6 & 7. Show starts at 7:30 pm. For tickets call 612-338-9817 or bedlamtheatre.org. Reservations highly recommended.

Café Intifada, an Intellectual Salon
February 5, 6 and 7
Bedlam Theatre
1501 S. 6th St. (on the West Bank) .
Using as its focus a café in a 5 Star hotel in Gaza, the interactive play demonstrates the conditions under which Palestinians try to create a life. Written and directed by Flo Razowsky, the play is based on her experiences during the 22 months she spent in Israel and Palestine between 2002 and
2008. She says, “In my early 20s I was challenged to see the other side of Israel. The first time I visited, I went to see for myself this reality of Israeli security needs and Palestinian terrorists. What I saw forced me to never be able to close my eyes again.” Admission is $10 or sliding scale. No one turned away. Facilitated discussion will follow each
performance.

"Green Scare" Author to Speak
February 12, 7 pm.
Cowles Auditorium Humphrey Institute
301 19th Ave. S.
(West Bank of the U of M Campus)
The Animal Rights Coalition is hosting a lecture by award-winning, independent journalist Will Potter titled: The Green Scare: Using Terrorism Laws to Silence Political Activists." Potter, based in Wash-ington, D.C., is a leading authority on the erosion of civil liberties, post 9/11, and how terrorism laws are being exploited to push a political and corporate agenda. Specifically, Potter focuses on how animal and environmental advocates are being branded "eco-terrorists," in what many are calling "The Green Scare." "The entire animal rights and environmental movements, perhaps more than any other social movements, directly threaten corporate profits," Potter states on the website he created, GreenIsTheNewRed.com, where he blogs about the Green Scare and history repeating itself. His reporting on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act has been recognized by Project Censored for outstanding investigative journalism,"as one of the top 25" stories that didn't make the news" in 2007. This event is free to the public. For more information, (www.animalrightscoalition.com)

The 9th Annual Women’s Prison Book Project
Pancake Breakfast
February 14, 8 to noon
Walker Church
3104 16th Ave. S.
The breakfast features all you can eat buttermilk and vegan pancakes, southern style grits, fruit salad and beverages. The Women’s Prison Book Project is a 12-year-old volunteer-run organiztion that sends free books and resources to women in prison all over the country. All donations benefit women in prison directly. For more information visit wpbp.org.

Life: A Journey Through Time
February 14 through April 12
University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of Natural History
10 Church St. S.E.
The internationally acclaimed exhibit that traces the evolution of life on Earth through photos by Frans Lanting makes its North American premiere. Lanting’s photos interpret Earth’s history from the beginnings of primordial life to the ascent of mammals through otherworldly landscapes and breathtakingly intimate portraits of animals and plants engaged in million-year-old rituals. Many of the exhibit’s 62 photographs are matched with real animal, fossil and plant specimens from the Bell Museum’s collection. Lanting, whose work has appeared in National Geographic, frequently portrays wild creatures as ambassadors for the preservation of complete ecosystems. Born in the Netherlands, Lanting serves on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund, is a columnist for Outdoor Photographer and has received the BBC Wild-life Magazine’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award and the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. The exhibit’s opening reception, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday, is scheduled for 7 pm., Thursday, February 12. The opening event will feature top university biologists, each giving a rapid-fire, six-minute-and-40-second multimedia presentation relating their newest research on evolution to Lanting’s breathtaking photographs. Tickets to the event are $10; admission is free for museum members and university students.

ART

The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave. S.
612-871-4907
americanswedishinst.org
Radiant Knits: The Bohus Tradition
Jan. 23-Mar. 29

Ancient Traders Gallery
1113 E. Franklin Ave.
651-335-3014
Impacted Nations
Feb. 24-Apr. 15

Art of This
3506 Nicollet Ave.
612-721-4105
artofthis.net
Art Shanty Project
Jan. 17-Feb. 14

Bohlander Arts Gallery
3011 36th Ave. S.
612-721-6438
Line Over Line
Jan. 12-Feb. 28

Christensen Center Art Gallery
Augsburg College
22nd Ave. at
7 1/2 St.
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Together and Alone
Jan. 16-Feb. 15
Abandoned Spaces—Vibrant Places
Feb. 20-Apr. 3

Gage Family Art Gallery
22nd Ave. S. (Riverside Ave.)
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Look Toward the Heavens
Jan. 9-Feb 15
Spectrum ArtWorks presents “Out of the Blue”
Feb. 20-Mar. 27

Groveland Gallery
25 Groveland Terrace
612-377-7800
grovelandgallery.com
Rebecca Silus
Jan.23-Feb. 28

Highpoint Center for Printmaking
2638 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-871-1326
highpointprintmaking.org
Jerome Residency 2008-2009
Feb. 6-Feb. 28

Insideout Gallery
212 3rd Ave N.,
Suite. 140
612-339-5145
interactcenter.com
RE/vision
ongoing thru Mar.

Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S
612-871-4444
intermediaarts.org
8th Annual Political Theater Festival
Feb. 19-Mar. 14

Jean Stephen Galleries
917 Nicollet Mall
612-338-4333
jeanstephengalleries.
com
New Works by Yuroz—Love, Hope, Healing, Peace
Jan. 1-Feb. 28

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave.
612-870-3131
mcad.edu
ParadigmShift:
MCAD Alumni and Friends Honor Prof. Kinji Akagawa
Jan. 16-Feb. 22

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Ave. S.
1-800-MIA-ARTS
artsmia.org
Strange Ornament from the Renaissance Mind
Nov. 8-May. 3

Northern Clay
Center
2424 E. Franklin Ave.
612-339-8007
northernclaycenter.
org
Four Jerome Artists
Jan. 16-Mar. 1

Rosalux Gallery
1011 Washington
Ave. S.
rosaluxgallery.com
Mindful Meander
Feb. 4-Mar. 1

The Shoebox Gallery
2948 Chicago
Ave. S.
(display window in Roberts Shoe Store)
612-825-3833
mnartists.org/shoebox_gallery
David Everett
Jan. 10-Mar. 1

Susan Hensel Gallery
3441 Cedar Ave. S.
612-722-2324
Review=Reflect=
Recycle
Jan. 9-Feb. 21
Archipelago
Feb. 22-Mar. 1

Textile Center Joan Mondale Gallery
3000 University Ave. SE.
612-436-0464
textilecentermn.org
A Common Thread
Jan. 16-Feb.21

Vine Art Center
2637 S. 27th Ave.
612-728-5745
vineartscenter.com
Nature: Provocations, Reflections, Abstractions
Jan. 9-Feb. 28

Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave. S.
612-375-7600
walkerart.org
Text/Messages:
Books by Artists
Dec. 18-Apr. 19
Tetsumi Kudo Garden of Metamorphosis
Oct. 18-Mar. 22

MUSIC

Photo courtesy of Kodo Kodo—the Japanese drumming sensation, described by the New York Village Voice as "percussionist kamikazes"—perform February 15, 7 pm., at Orchestra Hall, 111 Nicollet Mall. For tickets or information call 612-371-5656 or visit mnorch.org.

Orchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Mall
612-371-5656
minnesotaorchestra.com
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Feb. 5-Feb. 8
Vänskä Conducts Sibelius
Feb. 12-Feb. 14
Kodo
Feb. 15
Joshua Bell Plays Barber
Feb. 18-Feb. 19
Lady Smith Black Mambazo
Feb. 20
The Puppini Sisters
Feb. 21
Trinity Irish Dance Company
Feb. 22
Minnesota Orchestra European Tour
Feb. 24- Feb. 28
The Second City Troupe—On Tour
Feb. 27
The Keys to New Orleans
Feb. 28

THEATER

20 % Theatre
Bedlam Theatre
1501 S. 6th St.
For tickets visit bedlamtheatre.org
The Naked I: Monologues from Beyond the Binary
Feb. 12-Feb. 15

Bedlam Theatre
1501 S. 6th St.
612-338-9817
bedlamtheatre.org
Cafe Intifada; An Intellecual Salon
Jan. 30-Feb. 7
Dream Land Faces on Wednesdays
Dec. 3-Jan. 28

Brave New
Workshop
2605 Hennepin Ave. S
612-332-6620
bravenewworkshop.
com
How to Make Love Like a Minnesotan: Sleepless in Shakopee
Feb. 5-Apr. 25

Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake St.
612-825-8949
bryantlakebowl.com
Dykes Do Drag Celebrates 10 Years
Feb. 19- Feb. 21
Adventures in Mating
Mondays
(check website for a complete listing of events)

Chanhassen Dinner Theater
501 W. 78th St.
952-934-1525
chanhassendt.com
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Feb. 6-June 20
Altar Boyz
Ongoing

The Children’s Theatre Company
2400 3rd Ave. S.
612-874-0400
childrenstheatre.org
The Gruffalo
Jan. 13-Feb. 22

The Guthrie
818 2nd Ave. S.
612-333-9202
guthrietheater.org
A Delicate Balance
Jan. 10-Mar. 1
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Jan. 24-Mar. 29
Happy Days
Feb. 14-Mar. 8

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St., 612-721-2535
hobt.org
Puppet Show Saturdays
10 am. & 12 pm.
Make-n-Take workshops 11 am.

Mixed Blood Theatre
1501 S. 4th St.
612-338-6131
mixedblood.com
Sweet 15
Mar. 13-Mar. 22

The Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-822-7063
jungletheater.com
Hitchcock Blonde
Jan. 30-Mar. 8

Old Log Theater
5185 Meadville St.
952-474-5951
oldlog.com
Unnecessary Farce
Oct. 3-Feb. 14
Alone Together
begins Feb. 20

The Ordway
345 Washington St.
651-224-4222
ordway.org
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
Feb. 6
Vusi Mahlasela
Feb. 7
SPCO: Beethoven’s 1st & 2nd Piano Concertos
Feb. 14
Vocal Essence Witness
Feb. 15
SPCO: Haydn’s The Creation
Feb. 19-Feb. 21
MN Opera: The Adventures of Pinocchio
Feb. 28

Open Eye Figure Theatre
506 E. 24th St.
612-874-6338
openeyetheatre.org
A Snowman: New Work by Michael Sommers
Jan. 30-Mar. 7

Patrick’s Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Ave.
612-724-6273
patrickscabaret.org
Hot Wax: An Evening of Burlesque and Cabaret, For Valentines Day
Feb. 14
Spirit in the House
Feb. 16-Feb. 17
Arturo Miles presents Elements in Translation Cabaret
Feb. 23-Feb. 24

The Playwrights’
Center
2301 Franklin Ave. E
612-332-7481x20
pwcenter.org
Bloom by Jamie
Hultgren: A Round Table Reading
Feb. 23
All That Melts Into Air
Feb. 24-Feb. 26

The Southern
Theater
1420 Washington Ave. S.
612-340-1725
southerntheater.org
Beyond Ballroom Dance Co. Presents: Book of Love
Feb. 6-Feb. 15
The Main Street School of Performing Arts
Feb. 19-Feb. 28

Theatre in the
Round Players
245 Cedar Ave. S.
612-333-3010
theatreintheround.org I AM A Camera
Feb. 13-Mar. 8

University of Minnesoata Theatre
Rarig Center’s Kilburn Arena Theater
330 21st Ave. S.
612-624-2345
theatre.umn.edu
Night Train to Bolina
Feb. 27-Mar. 7

Community Updates

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is hosting a commu-nity meeting on Thursday, Feb. 25, to discuss requested imp-rovements to Powder-horn Park. The meeting will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center, 3400 15th Ave. S.
The purpose of the meeting is to summarize the park improvements that have been requested for prioritization and consideration if and when funds become available. For more information about the meeting call Lonnie Nichols, MPRB District Planner, 612-230-6525, lnichols@minneapolisparks.org.

MayDay community meetings will be held February 10 and March 24 at 7 pm, to brainstorm about the theme for this year’s 35th annual Mayday Parade and Festival, organized by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT). The meetings are free and everyone is welcome to attend one or both. No reservation needed, but please come ready to discuss and share ideas. Open community workshops will run throughout April on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The MayDay Parade and Festival will be held on Sunday, May 3.

The East Lake Library at 2727 E. Lake St. provides ongoing resources in these difficult economic times. Be there on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30 pm. for Job Search Assistance from the Goodwill/Easter Seals; no appointment necessary. A representative from SCORE (counselors to America's small businesses) is available on the first Wednesday of the month (February 4) from 10-1. Come out to find out more about opening a small business. Call to learn about other library services at 612-630-6550.