King Lear

Website: http://www.mnshakespeare.org/

Phone: 612-871-5168

Tickets: $15 general admission; $12 for students and seniors. Get the full experience of the company’s rotating casting and see the show twice! Buy tickets to two separate performances and receive a discount: $22 general; $20 for students and seniors. Bring a donation of warm socks for Simpson Housing and receive a $2 ticket discount. Group rates are available by contacting Minnesota Shakespeare Project at 612-871-5168.

Raw. Intimate. Elemental. A different cast every night. King Lear has three daughters and one crown to leave behind. His journey through storms and madness toward understanding and compassion has moved generations of theatergoers. Join us for an evening out with your own humanity. MN Shakespeare has turned the wheel on this great tragedy by creating it with a rotating company. Each main role is cast with two actors, who will play the role on different nights. On nights where actors do not play their main characters, they will fill in smaller roles. Each night, there will be a different match-up of actors on the stage, igniting a raw freshness that will fill each performance with exciting new discoveries for the audience.

RECESS!

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Tickets: $12 adults $8 children, seniors & teachers

Okay, class, pop quiz time. What do you get when you mix a young substitute teacher with a classroom full of the seemingly dumbest (and funniest) pupils found anywhere? A wise-cracking musical that's sure to put a smile on the principal's face, that's what. When Miss Quackenbush takes over a class at the Little Red Schoolhouse, she soon discovers why the previous teacher had a nervous breakdown. Unless the likable but hare-brained pupils can pass a simple exam, they won't advance to the next grade. It's one inane answer after another as Miss Quackenbush tries to promote this bunch of blockheads outta here. It won't be easy, though. Only a fool would want to leave this school.

$12 adults $8 children, seniors & teachers
Tickets sold at the door

Group rates available. For reservations or to purchase tickets by credit or debit card, please contact the workshop by email at info@upstageworkshop.com

Broken Brain Summit

Website: http://www.interactcenter.com

Phone: 651.334.3888

Tickets: $8 - $16

Heads will roll (and sing) when renegade researcher Dr. Dendrite gathers a motley crew of brain experts for a midnight meeting. Inspired by the true stories of actors who have experienced brain trauma, and scripted by Fringe favorite Amy Salloway and Interact. A show filled with metal heads, talking plants, memory loss, anger management plans and a whole lot more!

Good 'n' Plenty

Website: http://www.blankslatetheatre.com/

Phone: (612) 481-2234

Tickets: $12 for adults (21 and older) $7 for teens and students $5 for groups of 10 or more

Wintersville High School, 1976. Richard Miller is the hip new Social Studies instructor at his crumbling old alma matter, and decides to teach his students about the U.S. criminal justice system by staging a "drug game," where the students play pushers, buyers, narcs, cops, and lawyers, using Good ‘n’ Plenty candies as the contraband of choice. Bad idea. Good ‘n’ Plenty is a brilliant twist on high school madness, and a compelling meditation on democracy, as well.

A Thousand Cranes

Directed by: Madi Hyde

Website: http://www.upstagemtw.org/

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Tickets: Adults $12 Children/Seniors/Active & Retired military personnel & families $8 Group rates are available. e-mail for tickets cranes@upstagemtw.org

Sadako Saski was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on the small city of Hiroshima, where she lived. Now 12 years old, she is an excellent athlete who races daily with her friend Kenji to prepare for an important competition. However, one day while running, Sadako gets dizzy and falls. It is discovered that she has radiation sickness -- leukemia -- an effect of the bombing that happened 10 years before, during which her grandmother was killed. A Thousand Cranes tells the true and poignant story of a young girl's journey. Retold here on our stage through the voices of two 12 year old actors, two adults, four puppeteers, and through the eyes of 14 year old director Madi Hyde, Sadako's voice and message take on a whole new life.

Lord of the Flies

Website: http://www.youngartistsmn.org

Phone: 651-222-KIDS

Tickets: $10.00 Adults $5.00 18 yrs and younger Group rates available for groups of 10 or more, call for information

William Golding's chilling novel about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island comes to life on stage. This production stays true to the novel by using an all youth cast. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away. A mix of greed, fear and power begins to transform the boys into something unimaginable...

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

Directed by: Marie-Helene B. Grzesiak

Website: http://www.upstagemtw.org/

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Tickets: $12/adults $8/children Group rates for 10 or more

Maurice is no ordinary cat. He's amazing. He can think, he can talk… and he has an amazing scam going. And all he needs to pull it off is an army of intelligent rats and one stupid-looking kid. But when his gang enter Bad Blintz, the town they have decided to con next, they soon realize that all is not as it should be - and decide to investigate. Three squads of rats spread out under the town, their mission to dismantle traps, bury poison, do some serious widdling, and to find out exactly what those resident rat-catchers are up to… Adapted from the Carnegie Medal-winning novel by Stephen Briggs. Regional Premiere.

Generations

Directed by: Adam Arnold

Website: http://www.blankslatetheatre.com/

Phone: 612-481-2234

Tickets: $12 Adults $7 Teens (under 21) $5 Groups of 10 or more

A therapist’s office. A dance studio. And John Lennon. A story of hope amidst suffering, healing amidst trauma, and forgiveness amidst anger. Walk with young Teagan as she stumbles (gracefully) through recovery from abuse within her family, and finds salvation in a compassionate therapist, newfound friendships, and the artistic medium of dance. A blank slate theatre™ original.

ROAD works

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Phone: 612-360-8883

Tickets: All tickets are $16

A collection of new modern and jazz dance works by Jolene Konkel including the premiere of "Stoner Creek Suite", a tribute to her days spent in Montana and performed to the best of Bluegrass music, this is no ordinary square dance! As well as the premiere of "upheld" a compelling image of friendship in the midst of loss, along with Duke Ellington's Peer Gynt Suite fantasy and other works performed by a cast of 12 dynamic Twin Cities dancers! Come celebrate the last official weekend of summer with this fun for the whole family dance extravaganza!

Avoid the Grey

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Phone: 612.870.0420

Tickets: $8/ Seating is Limited Purchase advance tickets by visiting Cliche at 2403 Lyndale Ave So, or call 612.870.0420

Music: DJ Talk Radio

Songs for a New World

Directed by: Adam Arnold

Website: http://www.blankslatetheatre.com/

Phone: 612-481-2234

Tickets: $7 children (20 and under) $12 for adults $5 for former and present Blank Slate actors (enter code BST5 for discount)

Says the composer of this gripping revue, “It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back.” Composer Jason Robert Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to meet a startling array of characters

LIVE MUSIC

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Tickets: Cover Charge - $5 cash Cash bar - beer and wine

Shinola is a brand of wax shoe polish that was available in the early- to mid-20th century. Shinola is also an old school jam band rooted in funk and soul. Old Arizona is an undiscovered gem on the south end of Eat Street . It enjoys a wide open party room and adjacent cafe that can hold up to 200 people comfortably. The facility has most often been used for theater productions and private parties, but the owners are experimenting with opening it up as a music venue on a semi-regular basis. Shinola is launching that experiment. You are the only thing missing. Bring friends and relatives.

The Vagina Monologues

Directed by: Kristen Strissel

Website: http://www.myspace.com/vdayminneapolis

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Tickets: $10

Hailed by The New York Times as "funny" and "poignant" and by the Daily News as "intelligent" and "courageous," The Vagina Monologues, which was first performed off-Broadway by Ms. Ensler, dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences. Ms. Ensler has performed the play to great acclaim throughout the world— from Zagreb to Santa Barbara, from London to Seattle, from Jerusalem to Oklahoma City.

Lye in the Water

Directed by: Amber Lee Olivier

Website: http://www.glasshousetheatre.com

Phone: 651.491.7708

Tickets: $15 general admission

When Tadhg crashes his motorcycle in a desolate landscape, a mysterious and beautiful woman comes to his rescue. However, looking closer he sees that her face is scarred and disfigured. She tells him there was "lye in the water." Tadhg is lost in the "armpit of nowhere" and can't find the road leading out of town. Lye in the Water is an Expressionistic play tragically weaving dishonesty, love, violence, family, death, incredulity and the art of being lost.

Conversations with Michael

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Tickets: $12 at the door

Happy Hour with Michael – an evening of channeling to open both your mind and your heart to authentic happiness. Come meet “Michael,” a loving, collective consciousness channeled by Linda Saggau of Experience Happiness. You’ll expand your consciousness, soak up lots of good energy and laugh with friends – new and old! It’s a rare opportunity to enjoy phenomenal channeled insights in an intimate setting. Arrive at 6 and enjoy a glass of wine and small bites on our lovely cafe/wine bar.

LIVE MUSIC & Barbeque

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: $5 cover ~ cash only Barbeque fare, beer and wine available for purchase ~ cash preferred

The Wreck is an eclectic cover band, ranging from Blues, R&B, and straight up Rock and Roll, both older and newer. Very focused on Fun.

Strange Happenings at Jackknife Junction

Website: http://www.rainydaycabaret.com

Phone: 612-889-5693

Tickets: $10 in advance $12 at the door

A look into an alternate world in which the people experience anxiety, gluttony and rage through high energy and madcap choreography.

Wine and Chocolate Tasting

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: $20 per person in advance $25 at the door

Set the mood for Valentine's Day and join us for an evening of wine and chocolate tasting, the food and drink that most evoke the spirit of romance. Old Arizona is hosting this palate teasing, wonderfully decadent wine and chocolate tasting. Fine wines complemented by the right chocolate can be a match made in heaven! The event will benefit Old Arizona’s youth programs. Please join us in sampling and learning about a variety of fine wines. Various cheeses and *pintxos will be served. Bottles of wine will be available for purchase the night of the event. *Pinxto is a basque word for small bites

Wake the Dead

Website: www.rainydaycabaret.com

Phone: 612-889-5693

Tickets: $12 in advance/ $15 at the door Prizes awarded for best costume!

RDC brings you a night of ghoulish pleasure. Our cryptic cabaret will haunt you with wicked choreography and hypnotizing music. Experience the creepfest!

Eat Street Progressive Happy Hour

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As a participant in Eat Street’s Progressive Happy Hour and a community partner with Finnegan’s, a tasty locally brewed beer, on October 29 & 30, 2009, Old Arizona will provide complimentary wine tastings in the Spirit Room, half price chocolate shots in the Lounge, and two-for-one Finnegan’s Beer in the Café. Owners of both Old Arizona and Finnegan’s believe operating a successful business is the best way to create and fund life-changing opportunities and therefore give 100% of their profits to non-profit organizations—Old Arizona to its out-of-school time programs for inner city teen girls, and Finnegan’s to charities fighting poverty. Please join us and experience Finnegan’s beer, new wines, and great chocolate…all of which are best when shared.

Wine Tasting

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: $20 in advance $25 at the door

With spring having just arrived, we thought it fitting to find wines to celebrate the season. Wines that reflect this time of year’s crisp breezes, green lawns, budding flowers, and sunny days. Join us for an evening filled with palate-pleasing wines, fine cheeses and pintxos (small bites). Guests will delight as they partake in a memorable combination of delicacies while mingling among friends in the intimate spaces of Old Arizona. All wines served during the evening will be available for purchase at the event. Like all events hosted by Old Arizona, profits from the wine tasting will go towards Old Arizona’s youth programs for teenage girls.

Avoid the Grey

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Phone: 612-870-0420

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Featuring: Niki English, kjurek couture, Amanda Christine, Peloria, syd Carmichael Claith, Kathryn V, Dawson, Kelson, Ivan Idland, Jenny Carle, Tender Cuts, Red Shoe Clothing Co., Ashley Busch, Arwyn Birch, and Rachel DeLange.

Pinter's The Dumb Waiter and Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Directed by: Sarah Teich - Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Joshua Iley - The Dumb Waiter

Website: http://www.3amprod.org/

Phone: 612•339•0207

Tickets: Adult: $18 Student/Senior: $16 Groups of 10+: $14

3AM Productions invites you to sit back, grab a beverage, sit back and enjoy an evening of suspense, provocation, and laughter. Join us for Pinter's THE DUMB WAITER and Mamet's SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO followed by a rotating schedule of improv performers.

Open Your Heart for Haiti

Website: http://www.haitioutreach.org

Phone: 952-470-1336

Tickets: The suggested minimum donation is $25. Your generosity is encouraged. Haiti's needs are enormous.

An Evening of Live Music with Trailer Trash, The Maeflies and more, live auction and cool things to buy!

Beer Tasting Friday 3/12

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: $20 in advance $25 at the door

Admission includes a tasting of no less than six varieties of beer, an assortment of imported and domestic cheeses and hot pinxtos (small plates . . . a little pinch of something). Full glasses of beer & wine may be purchased in the Café & Wine Bar.

Kirtan

Website: http://sacredrearrangements.com/

Phone: 612-879-6105

Tickets: $20 in advance $25 at the door

Kirtan is a practice of mantra chanting that stills the mind and frees the heart. Sung in call-and-response form, ecstasy is both the process and the product. Stringer's sound infuses the mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant intensity of American gospel and jazz, and he is regarded as one of the most gifted singers in the genre. An engaging speaker with an unorthodox perspective, he has a special ability for making the Sanskrit chants come alive and inspiring people to sing. His work creates a modern and participatory theatrical experience out of the ancient traditions of kirtan and yoga, open to a multiplicity of interpretations, and accessible to all. Based in Los Angeles, since 2000 Stringer and his ensemble have produced 6 CDs and toured North America, Europe and Australia tirelessly.

Empty Bowls Saturday 3/13

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Here's how it works… for $10 you get to choose a bowl created by a local potter, a community member, or a participant of Old Arizona youth programs; we fill your bowl with soup… enjoy the soup and the company of friends and neighbors. When you are finished you may take your new bowl home and keep it as a reminder of the hungry youth in our community and that you personally did something to make a difference. Proceeds from this event will go towards providing a healthy after school snack for Old Arizona’s youth program participants.

DV8D Septet

Website: http://www.facebook.com/DeviatedSeptet

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Tickets: $10

The DV8D Septet is an a cappella group specializing in an eclectic mix of pop, jazz, doo wop, and other genres of vocal music you know and love. Join us for an evening of aural goodness!

Between Earth and Sky…A Modern Day Aerial Fable

Website: http://www.bluephoenixcircus.com

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Tickets: $17 in advance/$20 at the door

Between Earth and Sky explores a world where those of the earth and those of the sky coexist in harmony...at least until jealousy and trickery disturbs the natural balance. As realities are shaken and relationships are tested, the characters fight to regain their natural balance and in the end learn valuable lessons on the nature of love, self-acceptance, and compassion. Between Earth and Sky weaves aerial artistry, the spoken word, and song into a fantastic live performance! Audiences of all ages enjoyed sold out performances of "Between Earth and Sky" earlier this spring - it is a theatrical event that should not be missed!

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer

Directed by: Kristen Strissel

Website: http://vdayminneapolis.weebly.com/index.html

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Tickets: $10

A groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. These diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down. The volume features such authors and topics as: Edward Albee on S&M; Maya Angelou on women's work; Michael Cunningham on self-mutilation; Dave Eggers on a Sudanese abduction; Edwidge Danticat on a border crossing; Carol Gilligan on a daughter witnessing her mother being hit; Susan Miller on raising a son as a single mother; Sharon Olds on a bra; Patricia Bosworth on her own physically abusive relationship; Jane Fonda on reclaiming our Mojo; and many more.

'COME FLY WITH US' Circus arts workshops for youth and adults.

Website: http://bluephoenixcircus.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/come-fly-with-us-circus-arts-workshops-resume-sunday/

Phone: 651-428-2074

Tickets: $17 per workshop

Learning the circus arts is a great way to improve strength, coordination and flexibility. Everyone is welcome - no experience is necessary. Check the above website for a current schedule and registration.

Vampires! Horror!

Directed by: Directed by Beau Hays; Choreographed by Andrea Geer

Website: http://TableSaltProductions.com

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Tickets: $15; $2 off for students, seniors, & Fringe button holders

Just in time for Halloween, Table Salt Productions brings to Minneapolis the terrifyingly hilarious original musical: Vampires! Horror! Featuring a live band and an ensemble exploding with talent, audiences will leave humming infectious tunes like “No More Daylight Savings Time” as they gather garlic and sharpen their stakes. Vampires! Horror! is a campy rock musical that gleefully rides the blazing popularity of the Twilight series, the Anne Rice vampire books, and such television classics as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Forever Knight, Moonlight, Being Human, The Vampire Diaries, and True Blood! An unlikely cast of characters, including a small-town sheriff, a toymaker and his pregnant wife, a military general and a vicious tabloid reporter find themselves thrown together by the force of an ancient prophecy. Comedy, singing, and dancing ensue.

Cabaret Zirkus

Website: http://bluephoenixcircus.wordpress.com/

Phone: 248.770.7983

Tickets: $17 in advance on-line $20 at the door

Let Blue Phoenix transport you back to the sound and feel of the 1930s German cabaret club with Cabaret Zirkus! With our wickedly humorous and talented chanteuse, stunning cast of performers, and oh so provocative acts...you will experience an evening of entertainment you won't soon forget! This production contains adult themes. It is intended for mature audiences only.

Deviated Septet in Concert

Website: http://www.deviatedseptet.com/

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Tickets: Student & Advance Purchase Price: $12, At the Door: $15

Join Deviated Septet as they return to Old Arizona Theater November 20 & 21. Take your pick of show time and tell your friends. You'll hear music by Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Stevie Wonder, the Eagles, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Bobby McFerrin, Neil Young, and more. We encourage you to purchase tickets in advance. They're less expensive and ensure you'll get a seat. See you there!

City of Lakes Waldorf School

Website: http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=clws

Phone: 612.767.0293

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School fundraiser. All proceeds support City of Lakes Waldorf School's mission of preparing students to meet the world with reverence, nobility and authentic action.

Empty Bowls

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Phone: 612.871.0050

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For a minimum $10 donation, receive delicious homemade soup, bread, and a handcrafted bowl from a Twin Cities-area artist. The empty bowls serve as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community. Proceeds benefit Old Arizona's youth programs.

Wake the Dead

Website: http://rainydaycabaret.com

Phone: 612.889.5693

Tickets: $15

Rainy Day Cabaret delivers yet another evening of dance madness. Watch your nightmares come alive through our sinister tales and cryptic cabaret. Experience the creepfest! Doors will open at 7 pm every night for drinks and pre show festivities. Costumes are encouraged!

THE KENNY KISER SHOW

Directed by: Kenny Kiser

Website: http://thekennykisershow.com/

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Tickets: $15 on line early bird special thru March 31st $17 at the door (day of show)

That's right…Dig out your prom dress or baby blue tux, grab the date of your choice (husband, wife, partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, best friend, sibling…who EVER!) and join us for this interactive extravaganza! With live musicians, aerialists, dancers, actors and YOU…this night will be the prom you wish you could’ve had! Purchase your tickets in advance and have the chance to weigh in on the songs and themes of the night!

Walk in My Shoes

Directed by: Amy Sackett and Roosevelt Mansfield

Website: http://oldarizona.com/act-together

Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: Thursday Preview is $8 Friday and Saturday evening shows are $10 Saturday and Sunday matinees are pay what you can

Join Blendid Minds, Old Arizonas' teen talent company, for a performance like no other. Original beats by Roosevelt Mansfield, fresh choreography by Amy Sackett, and the amazing talents of teens from across the Metro area come together for an exciting evening inviting you, the audience, to walk in the shoes of the next generation of artists. Featuring original music, visual arts, song, dance, poetry, spoken word, and rap, this show is as diverse as its' members. This activity funded, in part, by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money form the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Avoid The Grey -SOLD OUT

Website: http://clichempls.com

Phone: 612-870-0420

Tickets: $15 only presold @ Cliche

Designers: Sarah M. Holm, Ivan Idland, Dawson, Carmichael Cliath, Amanda Christine, Steevie B., Korrin Lohmann, Danielle Everine, Arieisimone, Elena Mercurio. Tender Cuts, Ashley Busch, Delange, Jenny Carle, Niki English, Kathryn V. Kjurek Couture, Sydney Ilten, Renate Adjei, Maritza Ramirez, Needle & black Models: Ignite Models DJ: Ken w/Anthem Heart

Wedding Reception

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Private Luncheon

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Celebration of Women in the Arts

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Phone: 612-747-7763

Tickets: $5.00

A showcase of women artists including a silent auction for donated art, a kids corner with art supplies and so much more!

Minnesota Design Diaries

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: Free will donations will be accepted

Old Arizona and Needle&Black partnered with the Minnesota Historical Society to showcase the work from 10 teen girls who participated in a ten week mentoring workshop. The event will feature sketches and garments form the girls's designer mentors as well as their own creations.

Fairview Southdale ER Private Party

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Showcase of the Bands

Directed by: Roosevelt Mansfield

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Tickets: $7 at the door

"Showcase of the Bands" is a night of music that wil Funk You Up, Rock You Out, and massage your ears with a smooth acoustic whisper. You don't want to miss this! Doors open at 6 pm. Come and enjoy music, good company, good food and drink.

Coming of Age

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Phone: (612) 382-7155

Tickets: Friday gala - $45 preferred seating/$25 general seating Saturday and Sunday $35 preferred seating/$25 general seating $3.00 discount for seniors order your tickets by going to: aliveandkickin1@yahoo.com

Featured on 'Twin Cities Live' and awarded the WCCO "Making a Difference" award - these seniors will surprise you! Inspired by the documentary "Young at Heart," Michael Matthew Ferrell (popular Twin Cities choreographer) became the founder and director for Alive & Kickin. He has chosen pop and rock as the music with a message for this energetic and charismatic groups' premier performance.

Sam Brooks and The Slight Edge

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Tickets: $5 cover charge

Live blues and jazz jam every Friday at Old Arizona through September 9th. Enjoy the music, food and charming courtyard. Come Jam with us! Bring your instruments and your voice, your choice!!. Bring your family and Friends.

Trojan Women

Directed by: Kathy Welch

Website: http://greentproductions.weebly.com/trojan-women.html

Phone: 800-866-8035

Tickets: $20 or $2 off with Fringe buttons and MPR members.

The ancient city of Troy has fallen Its heroes have been killed and all that is left is the lowly people and their hapless queen. What becomes of the innocent after the war? Stunning movement and mesmerizing choral chant dramatize the fate of Troy’s people after their city has been ravaged by the Greeks during the Trojan War.

Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western Double Feature

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: Cost: 10 Bucks Veggie Platter 12 Bucks Meat Platter

Cowgirls and CowBoys join us at Old Arizona for a Spaghetti Western Double Feature. Old Arizona will be serving up a homemade spaghetti supper. Clint Eastwood's The Good The Bad And The Ugly and Hang'em High will be showing. Show off your chaps and spurs and come with your bellies empty. For those of ya'll who have an insatiable thirst we will have drink only tickets. 7 Bucks gets ya 2 beers (Finnegans) or 2 glasses of wine (Radio Boca Tempranillo) or a mix of the two. ***Saddle Up on your bikes and SAVE A BUCK*** on meals This is the first in a series of themed food and film events being held at Old Arizona. Stay Tuned!

Some Like it Hot!

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: $10 for supper (hot dogs or spaghetti marinara) Beer, wine and other beverages also for sale.

The time has come for the 2nd event in our Feast and Flick Series at Old Arizona. It’s hot out, and the Paleta Girls refuse to cool things down and we’ve decided to turn up the heat with the ever sultry Marilyn Monroe. Join us for some tasty eats, paletas included, and enjoy two amazing films starring the Blonde Bombshell herself. We’ve all got a little Monroe or Newman in us, so come down and show off your best 50’s duds! We will hold a contest between films for Best Dressed of the evening. "Don't worry. Everything's fine. A married man, air-conditioning, champagne and potato chips. This is a wonderful party." (The Girl) Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch Shows begin promptly at 7PM and are always free. It’s sure to be a stellar evening of food, friends, and silver screen magic. We'll see you all there!

Harbor Theatre Group Fall Showcase

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Tickets: $10/adults $5/students

A showcase of improvisation, original music, theatre, movement, and spoken word poetry from an ensemble of the Twin Cities’ most talented and dedicated young theatre artists. This fall, the Harbor Company Members have been training in improvisation and collaboratively devised theatre in preparation for the creation of a full original work that will be presented in the Spring of 2012. This is your chance to see what they’ve been working on so far.

SHOWDOWN II

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Tickets: Tickets $7 - Adv through bands $8 - Door (cash only)

HEY THERE PEOPLE! The last Showdown at the Old Arizona and Lone Crows Demo Release Party was such a great success we've been asked to come bring the Hammer of Rock back again, and bring it we shall on the 25th! This show is going to be Bigger, Better, and most importantly, LOUDER than before with new songs, new bands, and plenty of new faces to rock out with. So I hope to see YOURS there. Yeh, I'm talkin' to you. MAMMOTH CATCHES FIRE will be releasing their Debut EP at the Showdown, available for Free download online! Everyone who comes in gets a free download card!

Going to the Soiree

Directed by: Sarah LaRose-Holland

Website: http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=65298

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Tickets: $10 for adults & $5 for students & seniors Reservations & questions taken at sarahlarose@hotmail.com

Going to the Soirée brings out the character driven work that has become the staple of Kinetic Evolutions artistic explorations of late. The dancers compliment and contrast each other with distinct personas and styles. Sometimes they get along and sometimes they seem ready to compete. Excitement and anticipation build as the dance takes the audience on this theatrical soirée.

Burger Night

Website: http://burgernight.me/

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Free admission. Pay for beer, burgers, corn and mini cheesecakes.

Move Me

Directed by: Amanda Leaveck

Website: www.faceforwardmn.com

Phone: 952.261.9651

Tickets: $10 + extra donations

Face Forward paired up local artists and Twin Cities dance choreographers to engage in a summer collaboration project that encouraged dancers to explore movement in a way that is connected to the ideas and perceptions of other artists. "Move Me" will highlight the final dance piece of each dance-artist collaboration, along with showcasing video documentation of the process it took to create it. The show is also is a fundraiser to raise money for the Arizona Bridge Project, a program that offers after school and summer opportunities to engage at-risk girls in quality arts programs at no cost.

Harmonious Wail

Website: http://www.wail.com

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Tickets: $15 Cash Only Please

About the band: "What shines through is a sincere love of the acoustic swing-jazz, they're playing so well." -Fold & Acoustic Music Exchange "In the US the most avid and talented champion of Gypsy Swing has to be Harmonious Wail." -Dirty Linen "This is a gooooood band." Bela Fleck "An infectious, playful joy emanates from this group -- promising a good time will be had by all." -Folk Music CD reviews

The Instrumentalists

Website: http://www.poetryinmotiondanceco.com/

Phone: 612-354-3892

Tickets: $10-$15

Poetry In Motion Dance Company presents original contemporary choreography by Ricky Palomino and Stacy Boeddeker performed by our adult and teen professional company members to instrumental music and live musicians in a unique theater-in-the-round setting.

Alternative Motion Project

Website: http://www.alternativemotionproject.com/

Phone: e-mail alternativemotionproject@gmail.com

Tickets: $12 General Admission $10 Seniors & Children under 12

Dance works featuring: Dameun Strange - composer, Amy Waller - live cellist and Steve Howe - composer/live performer. Post show reception & discussion follow each show.

EXPIRATION DATE

Website: http://www.candysimmons.com/candysimmons/Main.html

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Tickets: Sliding scale $5-$20

EXPIRATION DATE is a new multidisciplinary, solo theater work created and performed by Candy Simmons. What would you do if you had six months to live? For some this fate is a question for a party game, for Lucille it’s an earthshaking reality. Through a multi-character performance, layering traditional monologue, video, music, and movement, we experience the story of Lucille, a young woman struggling with the realities of a terminal diagnosis. Lucille’s journey offers an unsentimental, raw, irreverent, and darkly-comedic peek into the approach of the end of one's life. The creation of this work is a blend of fiction and personal experiences woven together with stories Ms. Simmons has collected via video interviews around the subject. Zenon Dance company member Tamara Ober contributes to the project as choreographer.

Private Event 4/12

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MCAD Student Art Exhibit

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MN Design Diaries

Directed by: Kerry Riley

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Phone: 612-871-0050

Tickets: There is no charge although free will donations are appreciated.

Come and celebrate Minnesota's current and future fashion scene with "Minnesota Design Diaries" - a unique collaboration between Twin Cities teens and working fashion designers to document the ideas, experimentation and sweat that go into every couture garment. The show features sketches and creations by the girls and garments by their design mentors.