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Your Weekend Entertainment, December 4-6
December 03, 2009
The big, big event on Lake Street this weekend will no doubt be the No Coast Craft-o-Rama, which will be at the Midtown Global Market for the third year running. The No Coast Craft-o-Rama will provide shoppers with that warm fuzzy feeling as they experience the beauty of buying handmade goods. The sale offers a diverse atmosphere that is definitely a welcome alternative to the humdrum of the shopping malls. The craft sale will be on Friday 3 – 8 and Saturday 9 – 5, and promises to be an absolutely packed event with lots of great deals and products to be had, many from local craftmakers.
Elsewhere, Patrick’s Cabaret holds the Somewhat 90’s Variety Show this weekend, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm. An evening of hip-hop, comedy, singing, breakin, house dance, waacking, freestyle, and modern dance. It promises to be a good time.
Jungle Theater is now in the middle of its run of Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer, which has been getting rave reviews. To pick just one example, the Star Tribune says,“A spanking cast spins out this yarn in a frightfully good production directed by Joel Sass…The acting here is the best I’ve seen in quite some time not only at the Jungle but anywhere. Sass’s staging has a cohesion, pace and rhythm that is spot on….” You can see more reviews at the Jungle’s website, where you can also buy tickets!
For those with children in tow, In the Heart of the Beast has you covered with their Saturday puppet shows. This Saturday, at 10 am and noon, it’s The Fisher and the Fisher / El pescador y el pescador, which is a bilingual English/Spanish show. Don’t forget the Make-n-Take puppet workshop at 11 am.
Also for kids, Santa Claus is paying his first visit to the Midtown Global Market on Saturday, from 12 – 4. This will be at the same time as No Coast is on so be ready for a very bustling and festive atmosphere!
And finally, in an event that is more for the grown-ups, renowned local food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl is paying a visit to Magers & Quinn Booksellers Friday night at 7:30 pm. She’ll be there to discuss her book Drink This: Wine Made Simple. “If you’ve been baffled by a wine list, stood perplexed before endless racks of bottles at the liquor store, or ordered an overpriced bottle out of fear of the scathing judgment of a restaurant sommelier, Dara is here to help.”
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