Beginning November 14th: Souvenir, at Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"A wildly funny and surprisingly touching portrait of real-life musical laughingstock Florence Foster Jenkins - a wealthy society widow who professed to be a great opera soprano, but instead had an uncanny ability to stay consistently off-key."

November 14th & 15th: Handmade Puppet Dreams, at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
8:00 PM on the 14th, 10:00 AM on the 15th, 1500 E. Lake St.
Heather Henson's production company, IBEX Puppetry, presents a selection of puppet film shorts by independent artists exploring their handmade craft specifically for the camera.

November 14th & 15th: The Somewhat Sci-Fi Variety Show, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
An evening of Hip-hop, House dance, comedy improv, comedy dance, singing, and Breakdance. All done with science fiction flavor!

November 15th: Third Annual Green Gifts Fair, at Midtown Global Market
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Shop green-gift options for the holidays from local green and fair trade vendors and artists. In addition, the gifts fair offers workshops and information displays and tables on how to have a low waste, green holiday season.

November 19th & 20th: 20/20 Community Development Expo
5:30 PM opening reception on the 19th, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM on the 20th
1300 Nicollet Mall (Hyatt Regency)
Presented by MCCD and LISC Twin Cities. Bringing together community development practitioners, partners, and policymakers to celebrate our collective work in the Twin Cities and look ahead to the future of community development's role in promoting neighborhood revitalization and regional vitality.

November 20th: Author Reading, at Magers & Quinn
7:30 PM, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
Wellstone Action Executive Director Jeff Blodgett leads a post-election debrief and discusses his book Winning Your Election the Wellstone Way.

November 20th-22nd: I Land, by Pangea World Theater and Intermedia Arts
7:30 PM, 2822 Lyndale Ave.
"Expands on the Hawaiian tradition of talk story, combining theater and dance, bringing dramatic narrative, comedy, hula, and hip-hop dance together to tell a unique and compelling story."

Through November 23rd: Quickies 2008: Human Curiosities, at Bryant Lake Bowl
Fridays & Sundays at 7:00 PM, 810 W. Lake St.
"Observe oddities of all orders: from (metaphorical) miniature horses, the surprising rigors of fishing, and radical female terrorists to the betrayal of Mother Time and the machinations of the modern business man. Now, as we pull back the curtain on these wonders, peer inside...if you dare!"

Through November 23rd: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, at Old Arizona
7:00 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 2:00 PM Saturdays and Sundays, 2821 Nicollet Ave.
"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."

November 26th: Thanksgiving Market, at Midtown Farmers' Market
3:00 - 5:30, 22nd Ave. & E. Lake St.
Pre-order your fresh turkeys and shop the day of for pumpkins, apples, wild rice, and more.

November 29th: Kids Book Club, at East Lake Library
2:00 - 3:00 PM, 2727 East Lake Street
This month's book is The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin. "Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

December 15th: The Holiday Pageant, by Open Eye Figure Theatre
7:00 PM, 710 Hennepin Ave. (Pantages Theater)
"Combines The Second Shepherd’s Play, with the Nativity story, but all told from Lucifer’s point of view giving a crackling contemporary voice to these stories, revealing playwright and Open Eye Artistic Director Michael Sommers’ puckish sensibilities."