Family
Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog at Minnesota Children's Museum
Journey to the world of Clifford, America's beloved big red dog. This exhibit offers numerous "paws on" adventures that reinforce "Clifford's Big Ideas" - ten simple, tangible life lessons designed to help young children navigate their world.
2/14/2009 - 9/7/2009
Sparky the Sea Lion Show at Como Park Zoo
5/22/2009 - 9/7/2009
Galleries
CODAchrome: A Snapshot of Craft in America at The American Association of Woodturners
Breaking from our usual theme, the AAW Gallery of Wood Art is hosting an exhibit of work selected by craft development organizations in the United States and Canada. Look for great textiles, glass, metal, jewelry, clay and more.
4/10/2009 - 8/7/2009
Visual Jazz at The Grand Hand Gallery
A juried exhibition of visual art inspired by music. In cooperation with the Twin Cities Jazz Festival (June 18 to 20) and KBEM Jazz88FM.
6/17/2009 - 7/8/2009
Museums
The Quick and the Dead at Walker Art Center
The Quick and the Dead explores the lingering effects of new senses of time and space that have developed in postwar culture, and considers their effect upon our relationships with objects, memory, and in turn, with the museum itself.
4/24/2009 - 9/27/2009
Tomas Saraceno at Walker Art Center
Recently featured in the Walker exhibition Brave New Worlds, Tomás Saraceno's futuristic constructions and images occupy a space between art and architecture that calls attention to the aesthetic and poetic dimensions of forms.
5/14/2009 - 8/30/2009
Minnesota on the Map: Four Centuries of Maps at Minnesota History Center
This exhibit features dozens of maps, atlases, and artifacts from the Society's collection, including an atlas from 1595, displayed along side current road, city, and tourist maps.
2/28/2009 - 9/7/2009
Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900-1945 at James J. Hill House
View more than 50 prints by 40 artists that highlight Minnesota's rich history of printmaking from 1900 to 1945.
3/7/2009 - 7/12/2009
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Science Museum of Minnesota
Ninety-six years ago, the world's largest ship, the White Star Line's RMS Titanic, sank during her maiden voyage after a colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Today, this epic story is revived through Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.
6/12/2009 - 1/3/2010
Music
Soul Asylum at Minnesota Zoo
7/2/2009
Wide Eyes at Uptown Bar and Cafe
7/2/2009
The New Congress at Bunker's Music Bar and Grill
5/7/2009 - 9/24/2009
Jager Night at The Shout House
Enjoy dueling pianos and Jager specials all evening.
6/11/2009 - 6/3/2010
Special Event
Summer Flower Show at Marjorie McNeely Conservatory
Roses, Statice, Geraniums, Asiatic Lilies, Heliotrope, New Guinea Impatiens, Petunias and Caladiums are some of the floral features, representing a rainbow of colors, bloom sequence, form and fragrance.
5/2/2009 - 10/4/2009
Sports
Minnesota Lynx vs. Sacramento Monarchs at Target Center
7/2/2009
Theater
Flower Drum Song at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
The unique blending of American razz-ma-tazz and stylized Chinese opera traditions creates a beautiful theatrical tapestry in this lovely new version of an American classic.
6/26/2009 - 7/12/2009
The Skin of Our Teeth at Minneapolis Theatre Garage
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning production traces the history of humankind through the adventures of one American family. This performance is a moving tribute to the invincibility of the human spirit. A Girl Friday Production.
7/2/2009 - 7/25/2009
The Wizard of Oz at Stages Theatre Company
From Kansas to "Over the Rainbow," the cowardly lion, the tin woodman, the scarecrow, and Dorothy find the emerald city, Oz, as they "Follow the Yellow Brick Road".
6/26/2009 - 8/2/2009
Is There a Doctor in the House? at Minnesota Centennial Showboat
6/19/2009 - 8/29/2009
Wine & Dine
Happy Hour (Early and Late Night) at Solera
Daily food and drink specials in the Lounge.
3/1/2009 - 12/31/2009
Happy Hour (Early and Late Night) at Red Stag Supper Club
$3 select wines and taps, $4 cocktails
5/1/2009 - 8/31/2009
Happy Hour (Early and Late Night) at Barbette
$4 select taps, $4 house wine and bubbly, and $5 amusements.
5/1/2009 - 12/31/2009