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True Stories | Grover Hogan (Artist Conversation)

True Stories | Grover Hogan (Artist Conversation)

October 15 at 6pm

Public Functionary · Logan Park • Free

Grover Hogan turns his educator's eye on storytelling itself. This solo show at Public Functionary pokes at how we construct truth, one sly artwork at a time.

On The Razzle!

On The Razzle!

October 15 at 7pm +8

Park Square Theatre · Core • $15-$65

Two shop assistants ditch work for a wild day in Vienna, and chaos follows. Tom Stoppard's farce delivers mistaken identities, romantic misfires, and breathless pursuit at full tilt.

LIZZIE: The Rock Musical

LIZZIE: The Rock Musical

October 15 at 12pm +12

Open Eye Theatre · Phillips • $15-$35

Lizzie Borden takes an axe to her own legend in this punk-rock revenge fantasy. Four powerhouse performers and a live band turn America's most infamous trial into a queer, rebellious riot.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

October 15 at 5pm +3

Children's Theatre Company · Powderhorn • $5

Five theatre painters retell Pinocchio with paint brushes, scaffolding, and wallpaper rolls in a spontaneous, music-filled staging. Watch the story unfold as Pinocchio learns empathy and accountability on his journey to becoming a "real boy."

BIZARTICA

BIZARTICA

October 17 at 10pm (This weekend)

Bumbling Fools Mead · Como • $25

Three original horror performances unfold in a quirky meadery basement: psychological dread, improvised scares, and cult chaos. The mead is tasty, the vibes are weird, and the nightmares are complimentary.

Dorothée Munyaneza: Toi, moi, Tituba...

Dorothée Munyaneza: Toi, moi, Tituba...

October 28 at 7:30pm +2

Walker Art Center · Calhoun Isles

Tituba, the enslaved woman accused at Salem, takes the stage in neon and shadow. Dorothée Munyaneza moves and sings her story into being, with the audience seated right onstage.

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Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM

Saturday Vibe

Saint Paul Public Library - George Latimer Central Library · Downtown

Free

Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

An Evening with JEFF KINNEY!

Thomas Edison High School · Northeast Minneapolis

$20-$40

Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM

A Christmas Carol - Open captioning performance

Guthrie Theater · Central Minneapolis

Sat, Nov 28 · 1:00 PM

A Christmas Carol - Audio description performance

Guthrie Theater · Central Minneapolis

Sun, Nov 29 · 6:00 PM

A Christmas Carol - Relaxed performance

Guthrie Theater · Central Minneapolis

$32

Tue, Dec 1 · 7:30 PM

Black Nativity

Penumbra Theatre · Cathedral Hill

$5

Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM

Bluey's Big Play

Orpheum Theatre · Central Minneapolis

Sun, Dec 20 · 1:00 PM

And Then There Were None

Guthrie Theater · Central Minneapolis

$27-$91

Thu, Jan 7 · 7:30 PM

Farmhouse Whorehouse, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Lili Taylor

Walker Art Center · Calhoun Isles

$35

Thu, Feb 4 · 7:30 PM

Philippe Quesne: Le Paradoxe de John

Walker Art Center · Calhoun Isles

Thu, Feb 18 · 7:30 PM

Leslie Cuyjet: For All Your Life

Walker Art Center · Calhoun Isles

Tue, Feb 23 · 7:30 PM

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Penumbra Theatre · Cathedral Hill

Tue, May 18 · 7:30 PM

But, Beautiful

Penumbra Theatre · Cathedral Hill

$5

Fri, May 21 · 7:30 PM

Motherhood, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Judah Lang

Walker Art Center · Calhoun Isles

Suzanne Bocanegra: Valley

Walker Art Center · Calhoun Isles

Joseph Kekuku and the Voice of the Steel Guitar

Cargill Industrial Bio · Minneapolis

Twin Cities Horror

The Crane Theater · Mid-City Industrial

BareBones Puppets Halloween Extravaganza

Powderhorn Park · Powderhorn Park

Nina Simone: Four Women

Pillsbury House + Theatre · Powderhorn Park

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) // Midnight Screening

The Parkway Theater · Nokomis

$10

The Jury Experience: The Deadly Boat Ride

Granada Theater · Calhoun Isles

A Christmas Carol

Guthrie Theater · Central Minneapolis

Hold On To Your Butts

Dudley Riggs Theatre · Central Minneapolis

Havana Hop

Cargill Industrial Bio · Minneapolis

Six Chick Flicks

Dudley Riggs Theatre · Central Minneapolis

Sabrina Cast Reunion 30 Year Anniversary Live!

Pantages Theatre · Central Minneapolis

Flint Hills Family Festival

Rice Park · Downtown

The Algorithm is Gonna Get You

Dudley Riggs Theatre · Central Minneapolis

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