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Tom Rhodes Acme Comedy Co.	Daily from Tue., November 17 until Sat., November 21, 8:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Comedy
"I was drawn to standup because of my dad; it was something he greatly admired," explains comedian Tom Rhodes, adding, "Also, I thought the best-dressed people on TV were pimps and standup comedians, and because I do not possess the ability to bring harm to women, I chose comedy." The almost... More >>

Walker After Hours Preview Party Walker Art Center	Fri., November 20, 9:00pm-12:00am	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums Parties & Receptions
There's nothing like a good party to start the weekend off right, and Walker After Hours usually throws a pretty excellent bash. This one should be no exception. The music lineup is great, and features the electro duo Lookbook, as well as a sneak peak at tomorrow's big show with Afro-Cuban... More >>

Rock the Boat: Bikinis vs Breast Cancer Bar Fly	Fri., November 20, 9:00pm-2:00am	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Barhopping Benefits Parties & Receptions
Unlike some benefit parties, this one shouldn't even come close to being stuffy. In fact, it probably won't veer too far off from what you would expect to find in a club on any given weekend night. But rest assured, these shenanigans are for a good cause: Proceeds raised will go to the 1 in 8... More >>

Roy Haynes & the Fountain of Youth Band Artists' Quarter	Fri., November 20	St. Paul (Downtown)	Music
The hell with Ponce De Leon, Roy Haynes is the guy you want to hang out with if you're looking for that elusive elixir of rejuvenation. His distinctive, elastic brand of hard swing is still lithe, limber, and crackling with joyful energy some 60 years after he launched a career that helped... More >>

Frankie Bones First Avenue VIP Lounge	Fri., November 20, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
When local techno mastermind Woody McBride had a hand in throwing massive all-night parties in the Twin Cities, he called some of them "dance marathons," tests of stamina featuring a roster of globetrotting DJs and a ribcage-rattling sound system. Now that the climate for those kinds of parties... More >>

The Brass Messengers, NOMO The Cedar	Fri., November 20, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
The best way to describe the Brass Messengers is through a litany of basic facts -- they're a brass band, there's eleven of them, and you can see them playing around town at a number of events ranging from political gatherings to theater productions (like their memorable scoring of BareBones'... More >>

SOLD OUT: Brother Ali First Avenue	Fri., November 20, 8:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Striking though his categorical attributes might be, what makes Minnesota's best-known white albino Muslim rapper great is the swinging, preacherly sonorousness of his voice and how he puts it to intimate use when talking about "us"—as in, whoever is identifying with what he's saying. He's... More >>

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Big Trouble Cafe Maude	Fri., November 20	Southwest	Music

Blue Steel Inn Kahoots	Fri., November 20	Outstate	Music

Brat Pack Radio Bogart's Place	Fri., November 20	Apple Valley	Music

Bruce Tapola: Au Naturel Art Of This	Daily from Sat., November 7 until Sat., December 12	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries

Casablanca Orchestra Minnesota Music Cafe	Fri., November 20	St. Paul (Downtown)	Music

DawgWild Whiskey Junction	Fri., November 20	Uptown/ Eat Street	Music

Hazel Thorson Stoick Stoeckeler: A Retrospective James J. Hill House	Daily from Sat., October 10 until Sun., January 17	St. Paul (Downtown)	Art Art - Galleries

High & Mighty Mainstreet Bar and Grill	Fri., November 20	Hopkins	Music

High Noon Pov's Sports Bar And Grill	Fri., November 20	Outstate	Music

Hookers & Blow Gluek's Restaurant & Bar	Fri., November 20	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

iAfrica: Connecting with Sub-Saharan Art Minneapolis Institute of Arts	Daily from Sat., October 3 until Sun., April 4	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Museums

In Pursuit of a Masterpiece Minneapolis Institute of Arts	Daily from Sun., October 18 until Sun., April 11	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Museums

Jacob Martin Narrows Saloon	Fri., November 20	Navarre	Music

Johnny Holm Band Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill	Fri., November 20		Music

Jonah & the Whales Povlitzki's On 65	Fri., November 20	Fridley	Music

Joy Ride Throwbacks Grille & Pub	Fri., November 20	Woodbury	Music

June Panic's Wife, Sin Horses, Nice Pupils, June Panic 501 Club	Fri., November 20	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Kurt Jorgensen Dugout	Fri., November 20	White Bear Lake	Music