Please enjoy an extended calendar this week, in
preparation for the December
break.
December 7th &
8th: International Folk Cabaret, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM,
3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Featuring performers from Argentina, Armenia, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Eden Prairie, Egypt, France, Hungary, Moldavia, Romania, and
Transylvania.
December
8th: Martina the Cockroach and Perez the Rat, at In the Heart of the Beast
Theatre
10:00 AM &
12:00 PM, 1500 East Lake Street
A bilingual
(Spanish/English) version of the most popular folk tale from Cuba and Puerto
Rico.
December
8th: Opening of
"Paris Noir: Reflections from the Dark Side of the City of Lights", at Obsidian Arts
7:00 PM, 2948
Chicago Ave. S., Suite 220
Artists Alexis Peskine, Ernest Arthur Bryant III,
and Constant Kpami in a conversation about the parallels of tension based slang
from France, the United States, and Cote d’ Ivoire.
December 13th:
Longfellow Business Association Annual Holiday Lunch
12:00 - 1:30 PM,
2713 East Lake Street (T's Place)
Featuring great company and Ethiopian-Asian
cuisine. $5 for members, $10 for non-members. RSVP required to Ruth at
612-722-4529 or romano@longfellow.org.
December 14th & 15th: Kinetic Kitchen, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM,
3010 Minnehaha Ave.
"Sometimes you want immersion: one choreographer, all
night. Sometimes you want variety:
several choreographers sharing a program.
Kinetic Kitchen hits the latter spot-just that meal of dance appetizers you have
been promising yourself."
December 15th: Serious Nonsense, at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
10:00
AM & 12:00 PM, 1500 East Lake Street
A vaudeville show for the 21st
century, specializing in physical comedy, magic and absurd theatrics. Great for
all ages.
Through December 23rd: Shining City, at
Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"This compelling Irish ghost
story examines the gripping struggle between a therapist and his patient,
ultimately changing both lives forever."
December 30th: Tea Party with the Head Scarf
Society, at Midtown Global
Market
3:00 - 5:00 PM, 920 East Lake Street
Tasty food from around
the world prepared by Global Market vendors, tea, and door
prizes.
December
31st:
Kwanzaa Celebration, at Obsidian
Arts
6:30 - 9:30 PM, 2948 Chicago Ave. S. Suite 220
Celebrate the
principle of "kuumba" (creativity with food, spoken word, music, and visual art
games).
Through January 5th: Dimensions of
Indigenous and Mind Fields, at Intermedia
Arts2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
Mind Fields
is an art exhibition that explores the many dimensions of the invisible and make
psychological realities tangible. Dimensions of Indigenous showcases seven
indigenous artists from around the Twin Cities who use their visual voice to
empower, raise consciousness and organize around indigenous peoples'
issues.
Through January 13th: A
Nordic Christmas, at the American Swedish
Institute
2600 Park Ave.
This annual
holiday exhibit features the 100-year-old Turnblad mansion decorated for
Christmas, and highlights traditions of Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden with decorated trees and table settings for each Nordic
country.
Through March 2008:
Right on Lake Street, at
the Minnesota History Center
Open Tuesday - Sunday, 345 W. Kellogg
Blvd. in St. Paul
A colorful, interactive gallery experience that highlights
the connections between people and place in Lake Street's past, present, and
future.
Every Tuesday: Informational Meetings at Cristo Rey Jesuit High
School
7:00 PM, 2924 4th Ave. S.
Cristo Rey welcomes 8th grade students and their parents to learn
more about the school as a possibly for next year's 9th grade. Call to make an
appointment at 612-545-9700.