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shopdinelive.net I used to work at weddings. I was the gawky
“The key to wearing a suit correctly,”
teenager wearing a nametag and a vest
explained
patterned to obscure stains who would
Wearing a suit off the rack is the equivalent of
pass around hors d’oeuvres, bring the beef,
eating a Thanksgiving dinner without cooking
chicken, or vegetarian options to guests, and
it first. But before we tailor a man’s suit, we
straighten up in the wake of the celebration.
will have it crafted to his specifications.
In my couple of years setting the knot tying
Whereas your typical men’s clothier may have
scene, I have seen it all.
I witnessed the
five fabrics to choose from, we offer fifty,
rise and collapse of many a structurally
and we get new swatches in every week. It’s
unsound cake. I saw one father of the bride
because of this versatility that we’ve tailored
thoroughly drenched by a dropped tray of
to so many unique demands.
champagnes, and very up close because I was
Scottish style weddings with kilts, tracked
the one who dropped it. I even observed a
down discontinued articles our clients had
rather colorful ceremony brought about by a
set their hearts on, and even once helped a
bottle of merlot, an antihistamine pill, and an
couple of friends recreate the infamous Dumb
unfortunate bridesmaid who had consumed
and Dumber look. If it can be done with a suit,
both just beforehand.
we can do it.”
Damon,
“is
proper
tailoring.
We’ve done
“Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.” -Oscar Wilde None of these things were enough to spoil the
“The beauty of men’s fashion,” continued
wedding, though. Better spirits triumphed.
Damon, “is its permanence.
To my knowledge, there is only one thing
always use refinement, but the defining
so gross and inexcusable that it will ruin a
elements of men’s fashion will never change.
wedding beyond redemption, and that is a
There is no revolutionary look on the horizon
poorly dressed groom (and, by extension,
-- a great suit now will be a great suit in a
his groomsmen).
hundred years. We always bear that in mind
Most people think that
people only pay attention to the bride at a
Things can
in the work that we do.”
wedding, but let me assure you, those aged and respected Aunt Graces and Esthers and
Having tailored for 320 weddings in 2017
Roses of the world, the ones who control the
alone, Atmosfere has truly found its calling in
family ethos with a quiet but iron grasp, will
men’s fashion. Nonetheless, their clientele is
take one look at a groom wearing Keds and a
not limited to those getting hitched and the
tie from a cereal box and resolve to make his
ones helping them do so. They also serve the
life miserable forever, starting immediately.
well-dressed man no matter what his needs may be, whether it’s to dominate in business,
That’s why, in the event that I ever get
peacock at the nightclub, or simply look
married for real one day, I’m glad I will have
smashing wherever else his elegantly shod
the good men at Atmosfere in the North
feet might carry him.
Loop on my side.
The proprietor of the
men’s clothier, Dan Capetz, has been in the
“Our mission is that our clients leave our
business since the 80’s, and he along with his
store looking their absolute best.
son and employee Damon are connected to
else would you see the owner of a store
the finest suit makers in the area. This dad
sitting
and lad enterprise carries a full stock of suits,
asked, motioning to his father bent over a
keeps two dedicated tailors on hand, and has
two button blazer.
everything you’ll need to look good on your
a personal stake in every gentleman they
day at the altar.
clothe. To them, anything less than the best
there
sewing
buttons?”
Where Damon
Indeed, Atmosfere has
is someone else’s business.
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shopdinelive.net I love video games, all of them. I love shoot ‘em ups where you get to play as a hyper aggressive space marine with pectoral muscles the size of two Buicks mowing down alien scum with a chaingun. I love sports games where I’m able, if even for a fleeting moment, to pretend that I’m Michael Jordan in his prime dunking on fools. But my most favorite kind of video game, if I’m being honest by David Scheller
here, is the puzzle-adventure genre.
These are
games like Myst, Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, and anything else where you have to look at, push around, and grab anything that isn’t nailed down in order to solve a series of puzzles so you can get through the story. It’s only in this kind of game where you can unbolt a fiberglass fish statue from the ground in order to ride it to the world’s largest ball of string.
“You’re only given one objective when you enter the room: Leave the room. The rest is up to you.”
When I heard about Escape the Room in downtown Minneapolis, a place that offers the most in depth and interactive puzzle solving challenges in Minnesota, I knew I had to go. I wanted to see if I could perform under pressure -- not while I’m in my pajamas and staring blankly at a monitor, but in an actual, physical room fraught with mystery with a timer counting down.
The folks in charge of Escape the Room on Nicollet Mall are good people. I told them that I wanted to come by, and Janessa told me to come right on in. They even put out a bowl of little candy bars just in honor of my arrival and I assume no one else’s. I brought along my friend Mark, not because I thought I needed help in the intellectual department, but because he’s a good dude and I enjoy his company and maybe some of the puzzles would have required heavy lifting which I could make him do. (It turned out that wasn’t the case, as Escape the Room is very accessible.)
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Here is the part of the article where I planned
swilling, Aston Martin driving spies. You’re only
to brag about how smart we were for solving
given one objective when you enter the room:
the room. We did not, but it was anything but
Leave the room. The rest is up to you. I wish
frustrating. Right at the 59 minute mark we
I could describe the experience to you, but I’m
unlocked the most interesting secret about
under explicit instructions not to give anything
the whole place, and it was all we could do
about it away. What I can tell you is that that
but just gawk at how neat it was before we had
time Mark and I were locked in there were the
to call it quits. Do you ever wish you could
most frenetic, memorable, and challenging 60
find treasure? Escape the Room provides that
minutes I’ve ever spent. The puzzles are all part
feeling in full.
of a believable scenario, that you’ve stumbled into a spy’s den and have to search for clues
One day we’ll go back to tackle their other
and items in order to manipulate the cleverly
challenges: The Dig, an Indiana Jones styled
engineered space so as to give way to new
room, and The Apartment, which looks like
puzzles and areas and, ultimately, the way out.
what would happen if Franz Kaf ka started
It was tricky without being cryptic, and when
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we were totally stymied a TV screen would
in years.
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Samherz Shepherds by David Scheller
I remember Max. He was a gentle brute who would grunt if you squeezed him, howl back to you if you howled first, and devour any food left unattended. His greatest scores in his twelve year lifetime were: two whole chickens, raw and quartered, all at once; a one pound brick of sharp cheddar; an entire can of bacon drippings; a ball of bird suet, mesh and all; a whole box of high school band fundraiser chocolate bars (he lived); a bullfrog; and one one occasion a deer haunch salvaged from the woods. Max was a gentleman of a dog, ready at once snuggle with you or go toe to toe with a black bear and her cubs. We all canonize our childhood dogs, but you must believe me when I tell you that Max was special. He was a German Shepherd in full: sweetness and light, piss and vinegar, smarter than me and he knew it. With his pharaoh makeup eyes and bushy tail he cut a blur across the meadow every morning. Fargo born Jessi Louis shares my love of German Shepherds, so it was only a matter of time before we became fast friends. I will get my next Max from her one day. Jessi runs Samherz Shepherds in Brainerd, Minnesota where she fulfills her calling to breed the world’s greatest dog. “My family had German Shepherds since before I learned to walk,” said Jessi. “I got my own, Sam, when I was 28. He was only eight weeks old then. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis two weeks after I brought Sam home.” “At first I didn’t know how I could take care of a puppy when I could barely get up. But Sam drove me. One block turned into two. Two blocks turned into four. We kept going further and further while he got bigger and I got better. Sam saved me.” Sam galvanized Jessi’s love for his breed. She wanted to make new Sams for everyone to take home with them and love too. “But Sam,” Jessi confided in me, “had problems. He didn’t have the temperament that a German Shepherd should. When lightning struck or fireworks burst, I would find him trembling behind the toilet. He was a doll around people, but couldn’t be trusted off the leash at the dog park. A German Shepherd should give his family total peace of mind but never bother the mailman. It wasn’t his fault -- I found out later that his puppyhood was deprived, and I’ll never know about his breeding.” So a few years ago Jessi set to work seeing how to raise the perfect German Shepherd. She attended dog shows, researched pedigrees, and learned about training. She delved into the subtleties of temperaments, hips, and ears (which everyone agrees ought to stand straight up like TV antennae). Jessi lost Sam last April due to complications from stomach bloat in the meantime. She teared up while she told me. I did too.
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Jessi met her husband Kyle during her journey of German Shepherd discovery. “I found that guys would usually get flighty when I would tell them about my aspirations to breed German Shepherds, buy Kyle was different. When I could tell he was genuinely interested in my dogs and not just feigning it, I knew he was the one. Kyle is now our official kennel carpenter and puppy walker. I joke that he’s the Samherz janitor, but really he is everything to me.” “I was initially into German bred dogs who could pass the schutzhund, which is a disciplinary test meant to measure attention, intelligence, and loyalty. It’s very intense and only a few dogs can pass it,” Jessi explained. “Passing the schutzhund is the highest distinction a German Shepherd can earn. They can earn the honor anywhere in the world, but I prefer dogs who were bred in Germany and passed the test there.” “I initially bred a schutzhund stud for two litters, but his puppies had way too much energy for the average home. They were dogs meant for a World War I trench, not a cozy house in the suburbs. I wanted to breed dogs who would rather toast their bellies by the stove than tackle someone.” “So I rethought my appreciation for schutzhund and I found our current stud, Jay vom Billberg. Jay has the poise, the bone structure, and the smarts for schutzhund, but he hasn’t got the seriousness. That’s why he failed the test. Jay’s a snuggler who’d rather cozy up next to you in bed than do anything else. He looks big and tough, but he’s a teddy bear. Jay’s the ideal house dog, and his puppies are angels.” After years of learning and growing, Samherz Shepherds is now home to six females and two very lucky studs. They have just celebrated the arrival of their 13th batch of puppies. To learn more about Samherz Shepherds and see about how you can take one of their prized dogs home with you, visit samherzshepherds.com. “Here is what makes German Shepherds the best,” said Jessi. “They are by far the most loyal breed I have ever encountered. While a Lab loves everyone, a German Shepherd is distinctly yours. The look that they give you is inspiring. They appear intimidating, but on the inside they are made of pure love. They can be trained to do anything. A German Shepherd will look to you to be their boss right from the get-go. If you don’t give them that, they’ll rule the roost in no time. But give them a little guidance, and you’ll have the best dog you could ever imagine.” “They’re the most beautiful dogs. They stand for strength and loyalty.” The only German I know is from early 40’s propaganda cartoons, so I asked Jessi what Samherz means. “Herz means heart,” she told me. “Sam means Sam. Samherz means Sam’s heart. He will always be my heart dog.”
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“People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next life.”
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Peas and carrots. Caviar and champagne. Cats and coffee. These are things that have gone together since time immemorial. That last pair has been tragically hard to find outside of the home, sadly, but that is finally about to change. The Cafe Meow, Minnesota’s first cat cafe, will open their doors to people and cats alike at 2323 Hennepin Ave by spring this year. Cat cafes are, in a nutshell, cafes with cats. In them you can enjoy a cup of coffee, a chocolate chip cookie, and a comfortable cat all under one roof. The world’s first cat cafe opened in Taiwan in 1998. The Cat Flower Garden became an international sensation, and soon cat cafes began popping up all over the world. California received America’s first cat cafe in 2014 (in San Francisco, of course), and now we’re next. “It’s as much a dining experience as it is a therapeutic one,” said Danielle Rasmussen, who together with longtime friend and business partner Jessica Burge will run The Cafe Meow. “The local community has always been a huge part of what we do,
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SHOUT DuelingHOUSE Pianos by David Scheller
I’m envious of anyone who knows how to
Minneapolis and watch professional
hating everything is antithetical to the
play the piano. It means they spent part
pianists in their prime while I drink.
love Shout House was washing over their
of their childhood doing something more
guests that night.
productive than figuring out which kinds
The place is a vast and open beer hall
of spiders are disposed to fight when
with two, as you’d imagine, pianos facing
Long after the burger and when I had to
shaken together in a jar.
each other on a stage. Mirrors reflect
go, they brought two new guys out. One
the quickfire fingerwork before them. I
of them looked like a high school math
I know what you’re thinking: “Then go
took a table up front and center, ordered
teacher, so it was even more striking
learn to play piano!” No, it’s too hard, but
a burger because this is America, and got
when he hit us with a rendition of
I can do the next best thing: Go to Shout
to work watching the pianists take turns
Highway to Hell that singed everyone’s
House Dueling Pianos in downtown
playing audience requests.
eyebrows off. (What do you have to do to be able to sing like Brian Johnson, gargle
Contrary to the name, the pianists
razor blades every morning?) The place
weren’t dueling -- if shaken in a
was gearing up for even harder nighttime
jar together, neither would harbor
rocking while I was leaving to go home
resentment toward the other.
because I’m old.
Instead, they took turns playing and complimenting the other’s performance.
I later learned from Shout House’s
They belted out the classics, cheerful
manager Angela Wynveen that the barn
and good renditions of songs about
burner who played AC/DC is an engineer
dark desert highways, nine o’clock
by day, but has been performing at the
on a Saturday, a small town girl livin'
bar for over ten years. “When we find
in a lonely world, and of course
a great pianist, they tend to stay,” said
Sweet Caroline, mandatory singing
Angela. “They love putting their own
wherever there are two or more
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in 1981. The game’s first 32 innings were played over the course
Shuttle” tab informs us that there is no Space Jam news at the
of eight hours, until of the president of the league finally had to
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postpone the next inning in order to save the delirious players. The players saw people on their way to Easter mass by the
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The sport of purring originated in England in the early 17th century. A purrer holds onto his opponent’s collar and attempts to kick at their shins until he forces them to the ground. The loser cries out “sufficient” when he has had enough. Success in purring requires agility, the ability to endure pain, and strong shins.
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We owe much of our civilization’s greatness to wine. Because wine has a pleasant color which we would prefer to see while we enjoy it, there arose a great demand for a clear material from which we could craft drinking vessels. Glass fit that bill nicely, so we learned how to make it well. Glass is good for more than just drinking from, however. Eventually we would use glass in telescopes to explore space, in microscopes to inspect life on the cellular level, and in microcircuitry to send pictures of cats all over the world. Without wine we would have had none of those beautiful revelations. Without wine we wouldn’t have Warehouse Winery, either. Warehouse Winery began in 2009 when Billy Smith inherited Gopher Motors from his father John. Billy was more interested in merlots than turbos, however. He had for some time already been growing wine grapes in his front yard in Wayzata, quite an accomplishment in a state with a growing season that is, at best, hypothetical. Billy believed that his Cabernet blend was too good to deprive the masses of, so he converted his newly acquired shopdineliveJanFeb2018.qxp_Layout 1 11/27/17 3:40 PM Page 1 garage into a winery.
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7:00pm Boom Island Brewing Co, Minneapolis
Battle of the Blues Bands
World’s Toughest Rodeo
7:00pm Famous Dave’s Uptown, Minneapolis
7:30pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Miles Graves
Greg Fitzsimmons Comedy
7:00pm The Red Sea, Minneapolis
7:30pm Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake
Ditch Thursdays
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 2 & 5
10:00pm City Hall, Osseo
MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
JAN 5 2018 Snocross National 11:00am-11:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
Brewery Tour with the Brewers 5:00pm Big Wood Brewery, White Bear Lake
World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band 6:00pm Can Can Wonderland, St. Paul
TheySelf 7:00pm the basement bar, Minneapolis
World’s Toughest Rodeo 7:30pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Greg Fitzsimmons Comedy 7:30pm Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake
The Banjo Hour ft. pat Donohue 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
The Banjo Hour – Pat Donohue 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Lana Del Rey 8:00pm Target Center Minneapolis
The Suburbs 8:00pm Le Musique Room, St. Michael
JAN 6 2018 Snocross National 8:00am-11:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
Brewery Tour 11:30am Indeed Brewing Co, Minneapolis
Da Vinci Fest 10th Anniversary 1:00pm-5:00pm Stillwater
MN Gophers Basketball vs. Indiana 4:15pm Williams Arena, Minneapolis
Bryan White 7:00pm The Aster Café, Minneapolis
Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Timberwolves vs. New Orleans 8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
JAN 7 Royal Winnipeg Ballet Audition Tour 9:45am-3:45pm MN Dance Theatre & School, Minneapolis
Swing Sunday - Patty 11:00am Aster Café, Minneapolis
The Wedding Fair 11:00am-4:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
Blithe Spirit 1:00pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Free Family Portraits 2:00pm In Progress Studio, St. Paul
Jeremy Denk – Mozart’s Piano Concertos 20 & 25 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 2:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
MN Gophers Hockey vs. St. Cloud State 6:00pm Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
JAN 8 Physics Force Winter Shows 10:00am Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis
Karaoke 5:00pm Schooner Tavern, Minneapolis
Timberwolves vs. Cleveland 7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Lady J 8:00pm Minnesota Music Café, St. Paul
JT’s Jazz Implosion 9:00pm Icehouse, Minneapolis
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Blithe Spirit
Michael Monroe
10:00pm Memory Lanes, Minneapolis
6:00pm Rudy’s Redeye Grill, Rosemount
7:00pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
JAN 9
Timberwolves vs. New York
Timberwolves vs. Portland
GB Leighton
7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
9:30pm Bunkers, Minneapolis
Jazz in the Lobby Bar
JAN 15
JAN 20
Esham 7:00pm Amsterdam Bar, St. Paul
Wild vs. Calgary 7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Soul 7:00pm Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
Pickin’ Up Steam 7:00pm Neumann’s Bar, St. Paul
Sister Act 8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Costaki Economopoulos 8:00pm Acme Comedy Co, Minneapolis
New Primitives 8:30pm Shaws Bar & Grill, Minneapolis
WRLDZ 9:00pm Nomad World Pub, Minneapolis
JAN 10 The MTVs 6:00pm Lupulin Brewery, Big Lake
7:00pm St. Paul Hotel, St. Paul
MN Gophers Hockey vs. Michigan Wolverines 7:00pm Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
G. Love & Special Sauce 7:00pm Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake
Superior Donuts 7:30pm Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Anoka
Stolyette 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Steven Copes – Beethoven’s Violin Concerto St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 8:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
JAN 13 Indoor Farmers Market 9:00am-1:00pm Bachman’s, Plymouth
Martin Luther King Skate
TwinsFest 2018
12:00pm-2:00pm Brooklyn Park Community Center
9:00am-6:00pm Target Field, Minneapolis
Square Dancing
12:00pm-4:00pm Oak Hill Park, St. Louis Park
7:30pm Eagles Club #34, Minneapolis
Her Root Doctors 8:00pm Minnesota Music Café, St. Paul
The Roe Family Singers
Sister Act
CodeSweat Entertainment
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Yumi Zouma 8:00pm 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis
Dan Ristrom 9:30pm Gluek’s, Minneapolis
7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Home Improvement & Design Expo
A League of Their Own
Blithe Spirit
10:00am-5:00pm Caterbury Park, Minneapolis
6:30pm Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis
7:30pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Minneapolis Boat Show
Dueling Pianos – 80s Night
Liza Treyger
10:00am Minneapolis Convention Center
7:00pm Shout House, Minneapolis
7:30pm Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy, Bloomington
MN Gophers Basketball vs. Purdue
MN Songwriter Showcase
11:00am Williams Arena, Minneapolis
7:30pm Aster Café, Minneapolis
Christine Lavin
Minneapolis Onesie Bar Crawl
David Crowe 8:00pm Acme Comedy Co, Minneapolis
Sons of Soul
6:00pm-2:00pm Dinkytown, Downtown, Uptown Locations
8:00pm Wild Tymes, St. Paul
Wild vs. Winnipeg
8:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
JAN 11
6:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3
August Burns Red
MN Orchestra 11:00am Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
6:30pm Cabooze, Minneapolis
MN RollerGirls
Minneapolis Boat Show
7:00pm Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul
2:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Free Thursday Nights
7:00pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
Spectrum Dance Theater: A Rap on Race
Jason Paulson Band
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
6:00pm Jerseys Bar & Grill, Inver Grove Heights
Alex Aiono, Trinidad Cardona
The Devil Makes Three
8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
7:00pm First Avenue, Minneapolis
Xtreme Theatre Smackdown 2018
Spafford
8:00pm SteppingStone Theatre, St. Paul
7:00pm 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis
Cheap Date Night: Music on the Ice
La Dame Blanche 7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
8:00pm-10:00pm Lyndale Farmstead Park, Minneapolis
Bradley Kallhoff
JAN 14
8:00pm Golden’s Café & Deli, St. Paul
Minneapolis Boat Show
Thursday Night JAZZ
10:00am Minneapolis Convention Center
9:00pm Reverie Café + Bar, Minneapolis
Country Doctors
JAN 12
2:00pm Eagles Club #34, Minneapolis
Minneapolis Boat Show
The S.O.B.S
12:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
6:00pm Venue 13, Burnsville
MN Gophers Womens Hockey vs. Vermont
Wild vs. Vancouver
6:00pm Ridder Arena, Minneapolis
Sunday Tango
6:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 6:00pm Loring Pasta Bar, Minneapolis
3:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee 7:00pm 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis
1:00pm MN Masonic Heritage Center, Bloomington
7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Live Mixed Martial Arts Funk Hunters
10:00am-3:00pm Maplewood Nature Center, St. Paul
Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma
1:00pm Egg/Plant Urban Farm Supply, St. Paul
JAN 16
JAN 17
7:00pm Turf Club, St. Paul
Hard Cheesemaking Class
8:00pm 331 Club, Minneapolis
Winter Open House: Snowshoes & Tracks
Flobots
Outdoor Winter Fun Day
Colleen Raye
The Killers JAN 18 Free Thursday Nights 5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
Glow-in-the-Dark Yoga Event 6:00pm Mall of America, Bloomington
Bob Poole 7:00pm Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
Tribal Seeds
With 10 Piece Band 7:00pm The Pourhouse, Minneapolis
1964 The Tribute 8:00pm Burnsville Performing Arts Center
Timberwolves vs. Toronto 8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Malamanya 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Ben Folds 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 8:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
Michael Monroe 8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
The Belfast Cowboys 8:30pm Whiskey Junction, Minneapolis
Todd Jameson 9:00pm Lil Bar, Champlin
The Assortment 10:00pm Clubhouse Jager, Minneapolis
JAN 21 TwinsFest 2018 9:00am-2:00pm Target Field, Minneapolis
Cardboard Piano 2:00pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
Pianist Juho Pohjonen 3:00pm Macalester College, St. Paul
7:00pm Cabooze, Minneapolis
JAN 22
Roots Music Showcase
Wild vs. Ottawa
7:00pm The Underground, Falcon Heights
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Stray From the Path
Big Boy Karaoke
7:00pm Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul
9:00pm Moto-i, Minneapolis
The Underpants
JAN 23
7:30pm Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake
MN Gophers Basketball vs. Northwestern Wildcats
Destroyer
8:00pm Williams Arena, Minneapolis
8:00pm Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis
Sister Act
JAN 19
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
TwinsFest 2018
Cy Amundson
4:00pm-9:30pm Target Field, Minneapolis
8:00pm Acme Comedy Co, Minneapolis
Collapsing Stars
Rory Scovel
7:00pm Lakes & Legends, Minneapolis
7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
Cardboard Piano
JAN 24
7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
MOMA State Pool & Dart Tournament
Ben Folds
6:00pm-10:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
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FlashMob!
The Feels
Cardboard Piano
6:00pm Loring Pasta Bar, Minneapolis
9:30pm Jerseys, Inver Grove Heights
10:00pm The Icehouse, Minneapolis
2:00pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
BORNS
JAN 27
FEB 1
US Pond Hockey Championships
Indoor Farmers Market
FEB 5 Dot
7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
7:00am-7:30pm Lake Nokomis Park, Minneapolis
3:00pm-6:00pm Maple Grove Community Center
7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
JAN 25
Off the Streets 5K
Free Thursday Nights
7:30pm State Theatre, Minneapolis
MOMA State Pool & Dart Tournament
8:00am Target Field, Minneapolis
5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
Square Dancing
Jonathan Bliss – Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
Kimbra
7:00pm Palace Theatre, St.Paul
Cardboard Piano
9:00am-11:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
MOMA State Pool & Dart Tournament
Thursday Morning Artist Series
9:00am-11:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
10:30am-12:00pm MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis
Winter Farmers Market 10:00am-1:00pm Eagan Community Center
Digitour
Forced Entertainment: Quizoola!
3:30pm The Garage, Burnsville
4:00pm-10:00pm The Soap Factory, Minneapolis
US Pond Hockey Championships 5:00pm-9:00pm Lake Nokomis Park, Minneapolis
Dead Man Walking
Free Thursday Nights
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
7:30pm Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis
Artist Talk Series – Russ White
8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
5:30pm Hopkins Arts Center
DigiTour: Arctic Lights 6:30pm The Garage, Burnsville
Matoma 7:00pm Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis
The Wailers 7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
2CELLOS & London Symphony Orchestra 8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Scotty McCreery 8:00pm Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake
Forced Entertainment: Real Magic 8:00pm McGuire Theater, Minneapolis
JAN 25 - FEB 10 St. Paul Winter Carnival Event Locations & Times Vary Wintercarnival.com
JAN 26 US Pond Hockey Championships 7:00am-10:00pm Lake Nokomis Park, Minneapolis
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
Timberwolves vs. Brooklyn Ruthie Foster & Scottie Miller 8:00pm Hopkins Arts Center
Amy Miller
MN Gophers Hockey vs. Nortre Dame 7:00pm Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
The Morning Kings
7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
2 Dudes with Acoustic Guitars
Jackie Kashian
7:00pm Neumann’s Bar, St. Paul
8:00pm Acme Comedy Co, Minneapolis
Feherty Live
FEB 7
7:00pm State Theatre, Minneapolis
Benjamin Clementine
Dead Man Walking 7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
Sister Act 8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
GB Leighton
Nate Staniforth 7:00pm Turf Club, St. Paul
Rhythm & Red 7:00pm Jungle Red Gallery, Minneapolis 7:30pm Yellowtree Theatre, Osseo
Spirit of Winter Solar Powered Light Show
Anna Meredith
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4:30pm-9:30pm Winery at Sovereign Estate, Waconia
Magic Giant
JAN 28 US Pond Hockey Championships
Kevin Hart 7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
FEB 8
City of Lakes Loppet – Urban Cross Country Ski Festival
7:00am-6:00pm Lake Nokomis Park, Minneapolis
MOMA State Pool & Dart Tournament 9:00am-6:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
Dead Man Walking 2:00pm Ordway, St. Paul
Spirit of Winter Solar Powered Light Show 4:30pm-9:30pm Winery at Sovereign Estate, Waconia
The Milligan Vaughan Project
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
JAN 30 First Aid Kit 7:00pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
Dead Man Walking 7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
Tim Harmston
Wild vs. Las Vegas
8:00pm 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis
Free Thursday Nights 5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
Feherty Live
ZZ Ward
7:00pm State Theatre, Minneapolis
Mick & The Stones 8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
7:00pm First Avenue, Minneapolis
Florian Schulz 7:00pm The Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
Jonathan Bliss – Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
Wild vs. Arizona
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 8:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
Love Songs
Justin Furstenfeld 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
FEB 3 Dead Man Walking 7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
Dave Matthews Band 7:30pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Mick & The Stones 8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Timberwolves vs. New Orleans 8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
7:00pm LTD Brewing Co, Hopkins
Benjamin Raye 7:00pm Nomad World Pub, Minneapolis
JAN 31 Marilyn Manson
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 8:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
Forced Entertainment: Real Magic
7:00pm Myth, St. Paul
8:00pm McGuire Theater, Minneapolis
Dueling Pianos – 80s Night
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante
7:00pm Shout House, Minneapolis
8:00pm Wayzata Community Church
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Hipshaker
8:00pm The Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
FEB 4 Super Bowl LII
9:00pm Kitty Cat Klub, Minneapolis
Sister Act
Us Bank Stadium
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
7:30pm Aria, Minneapolis
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Jonathan Bliss – Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
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The Royale
8:00pm Acme Comedy Co, Minneapolis
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FEB 6
FEB 2
JAN 29 Super Bowl Opening Night
4:30pm-9:30pm Winery at Sovereign Estate, Waconia
DJ Serafin
JAN 27 - FEB 4
8:00am-11:00pm Canterbury Park, Shakopee
Spirit of Winter Solar Powered Light Show
7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
8:00pm The Lookout, Maple Grove
9:00pm Lee’s Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis
4:00pm Cadillac Ranch – Mall of America, Bloomington
Timberwolves vs. Milwaukee
7:30pm Eagles Club #34, Minneapolis
8:00pm Royal Comedy Theatre, Hopkins
MOMA State Pool & Dart Tournament Dave Hudson Music
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 6:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
Postmodern Jukebox
Cheap Date Night: Music on the Ice 8:00pm-10:00pm Lyndale Farmstead Park, Minneapolis
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Lane 8 8:00pm Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis
FEB 9 Black Label Society 7:00pm Myth Live, St. Paul
Portugal. The Man 7:30pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
Make Believe Neighborhood 7:30pm Heart of the Beast Theatre, Minneapolis
Cardboard Piano 7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
Rigel Symphony No. 4 MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
The Federales 8:00pm Lakes & Legends, Minneapolis
FEB 9 & 10 Chilly Open Frozen Golf Tournament Lake Minnetonka - Wayzata Bay Event Times Vary
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Minnetonka Indoor Farmers Market 9:00am-1:00pm Minnetonka Community Center
Ham Lake Snowbowl 10:00am-3:00pm Ham Lake Park
Eagan Winter Farmers Market
Sister Act
Shen Yun Performing Arts
Andre Watts – Beethoven’s Emperor
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles
FEB 20
MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
FEB 16 Minnesota Golf Show 10:00am-7:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
10:00am-1:00pm Eagan Community Center
Minneapolis Home & Remodeling Show
Trails by Candlelight
10:00am US Bank Stadium
6:00pm-9:00pm Lebanon Regional Park, Eagan
MN RollerGirls
Haydn’s Fire Symphony St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 11:00am Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
Garrison Keillor 8:00pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
FEB 21 Hanneke Cassel Band, Orange Mighty Trio 7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
The Royale 7:30pm Yellowtree Theatre, Osseo
Celebrating David Bowie 7:30pm Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis
FEB 22
7:00pm Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul
Shen Yun Performing Arts
Wild vs. Chicago
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
Free Thursday Nights
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
The Humans
Vulcan Victory Dance
8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
A Raisin in the Sun
7:30pm-11:30pm InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront
Remembering Glen Campbell
JD Souther
West Side Story
Indecent
MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters
8:00pm Hopkins Center For The Arts
Book of Moron 8:00pm Ames Center, Burnsville
Rigel Symphony No. 4
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
West Metro Home Remodeling Fair 10:30am-3:00 Eisenhower Community Center, Hopkins
Timberwolves vs. Sacramento 6:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
FEB 13 Timberwolves vs. Houston 7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Wild vs. New York 7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
The Humans
Chilly Chili Fest 12:30pm-4:00pm Bryant Square Rec Center, Minneapolis
Indecent 1:00pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Emerging Solo Artist Celebration
7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
FEB 23
Wild vs. San Jose
Frozen Bocce Ball Tournament
Lake Home & Cabin Show
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
10:00am-10:00pm Behind Brine Restaurant, Stillwater
2:00pm-8:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
FEB 27
Minneapolis Home & Remodeling Show
Chris Young, Kane Brown & LANCO
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
10:00am US Bank Stadium
7:30pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Wild vs. Anaheim
A Raisin in the Sun
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
1:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
Shen Yun Performing Arts
Make Believe Neighborhood
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
7:30pm Heart of the Beast Theatre, Minneapolis
Hippo Campus 7:30pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Indecent
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
7:30pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Music of Fleetwood Mac
West Side Story
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Andre Watts – Beethoven’s Emperor MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
Haydn’s Fire Symphony
8:00pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
7:30pm Yellowtree Theatre, Osseo
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 8:00pm Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
FEB 24
The Humans
FEB 18
7:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
10:00am-1:00pm Eagan Community Center
Jorma Kaukonen
Minneapolis Home & Remodeling Show
7:30pm Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
10:00am US Bank Stadium
10:00am-6:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
FEB 15
Minnesota Golf Show
Make Believe Neighborhood
10:00am-4:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
Cardboard Piano 2:00pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
5:00pm-9:00pm Walker Art Center Gallery, Minneapolis
The Humans
Wild vs. Washington
In This Moment
6:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
7:00pm Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
7:00pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
The Manhattan Transfer & Take 6
The Nightingale Trio
7:30pm Ordway, St. Paul
10:00am-4:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
9:00am-7:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center
Judah & The Lion
Free Thursday Nights
Lake Home & Cabin Show
TobyMac
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
MN Orchestra 11:00am Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
FEB 25
8:00pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
Remembering Glen Campbell
West Side Story
8:00pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
3:30pm Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis
FEB 14
The Royale
Walk The Moon
Galactic with Lettuce
MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
6:00pm Capri Theater, Minneapolis
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
The Charlie Awards
7:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
Black Love
Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret
8:00pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Big Climb MPLS
Minnesota Golf Show
Four Course Sweathearts Wine Dinner
8:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Music of Fleetwood Mac
FEB 17
Portugal. The Man
6:00pm The Lookout, Maple Grove
Timberwolves vs. Chicago
Antionio Duke, AP Looze, Ifrah Mansour 1:00pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Fundraiser: The Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Opens: 7:30am Capella Tower, Minneapolis
FEB 11
7:30pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
8:00pm Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis
7:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
MN Orchestra 8:00pm Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis 8:30pm Palace Theatre, St. Paul
7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
Killswitch Engage & Anthrax
Wild vs. St. Louis
7:30pm Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis
FEB 28 Emerging Solo Artist Celebration Antionio Duke, AP Looze, Ifrah Mansour 10:00am Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Disney On Ice: Frozen 7:00pm Target Center, Minneapolis
Indecent 7:30pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo 7:30pm Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis
The Royale 7:30pm Yellowtree Theatre, Osseo
Eagan Winter Farmers Market Lake Home & Cabin Show
2:30pm Heart of the Beast Theatre, Minneapolis
G3 Tour 7:30pm State Theatre, Minneapolis
A Raisin in the Sun 7:30pm Park Square Theatre, St. Paul
Emerging Solo Artist Celebration Antionio Duke, AP Looze, Ifrah Mansour 7:30pm Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
7:30pm The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis
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Happy Feet (2006) In Happy Feet there are all these penguins, but get this: They can talk. As strange as that sounds, the movie never once addresses its absurd premise. I vaguely recall some other message about love or diving for fish or something, but I was too hung up on all the crazy talking birds to pay much attention to it. And get this: The penguins are birds, right? But they can’t even fly! I’m giving this movie a 2/10, too nonsensical to enjoy as anything other than a cinematic curio, but marginally redeemed by the voice acting of the guy who played Frodo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. At least those movies make sense.
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) Noteworthy only as Ernest P. Worrell’s first appearance on the big screen, Varney’s sophomoric portrayal of the rubbery-faced goofball is at once pedantic and pedestrian. One would be better advised to review other Ernest classics such as Ernest in the Army (1998), an oblique, postmodern condemnation of the military-industrial complex, Ernest Goes to Jail (1990), a gritty and claustrophobic saga about one wrongly accused man’s quest for redemption, or Ernest Goes to Camp (1987), where Ernest goes to camp.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) The story of a man whose soul is so deadened by mundane distractions such as work, travel, and family that he can’t even appreciate how blessed he is to go on an adventure with John Candy.
Runaway Train (1985) When two escaped convicts and a railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes or driver, they can’t even appreciate how blessed they are to go on an adventure with John Candy.
Fargo (1996) I always thought that “Fargo” was a funny choice of title for this movie, seeing as how the majority of it takes place in Minnesota. I guess a title like “Chaska,” “Mounds View,” or “Chanhassen” wouldn’t have played to a wider audience. This deadpan depiction of high crime in the Midwest is the ultimate example of black humor, a study in how the bubbliest people can commit the lowest acts. Steve Buscemi gives a decidedly wooden performance toward the end, though.
Iron Will (1994) The story of a weak-willed, lazy young man who, rather than run the Iditarod on his own, forces hapless Huskies to drag him on a sled over its course instead. 10/10 because the Huskies are all good boys.
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