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Weekend on Lake Street, 4/16-4/18
April 15, 2010
This coming weekend promises to be a big one. Saturday will be Hymie’s last day at their current 33rd & Lake location. Don’t worry, they’re not going far! In a few weeks they’ll be up and running at 39th & Lake, right next to the Blue Moon. The picture there is their new sign at In the meantime, they’ll be going out with a bang, as Saturday is also National Record Store Day. They’ll have big sales and many live performances throughout the day. Buffalo Moon, Jezebel Jones & Her Wicked Ways, Stepped Reckkoner, Ford Road Five…the list goes on. Not to be missed by any vinyl fan.
Extreme Noise Records is getting in on the Record Store Day fun as well. They’ll be opening early, at 9:00 AM, with breakfast treats from Cake Eater Bakery for their customers. Veggie dogs and soda will be available for those who come in after noon. They’ll have plenty of deals and special Record Store Day releases, too.
Switching gears, Earth Day is also coming up soon, and Midtown Global Market hosts their celebration on Saturday. Visitors are invited to meet the local farmers and producers who bring the food to their tables. Experts will also be on hand to offer guests energy saving tips and ways to “green-up” their every day lives. This year will also feature a Recycled Art Fair. All entries must be made up of at least 75% recycled materials. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place and all artwork will be on display at the Market through May 17.
And right there down on the Greenway, it’s Freewheel’s Bikers Bazaar Craft Fair. Over 20 localartists and crafters selling everything including, upcycled bike part jewelry, baby clothes, handmade wooden utensils, zines, paintings, hair accessories, bags and much much more.
Theater
Patrick’s Cabaret holds the Somewhat Sci-Fi Variety Show Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. “An evening of hip-hop modern, singing, waacking, performance art, comedy and freestylin. All works inspired by science fiction culture.” Cathy Wright, Bryce Davidson, Manboy(Erik Stoeckler), Anne Johnson and Nora Figi, Laura Rademacher, Tony Larson, B-Boy J-Sun, Laura Kirkeby, Hannah Lund, and Arturo Miles perform.
At Bryant Lake Bowl, The Harty Boys in The Case of the Limping Platypus returns from its popular Fringe Festival run, with one show on Friday evening, and two on Saturday. Both nights, it’s followed by a new incarnation of Dykes Do Drag, “a Savers fashion show in Genderbenderville.” And Sunday evening, it’s the second performance for C-SICK, about the journey of Polly, one of over 5 million people infected with Hepatitis C.
And don’t forget about Pangea World Theater, co-hosting Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba along with Teatro del Pueblo. It’s playing for two more weekends at SteppingStone Theatre in St. Paul.
Music
Sauce Spirits & Soundbar has The Bitter Spills on Friday night, with Matthew Ryan and Brandon Sampson. Saturday it’s Estate with Beatrix *JAR and DJ Denver Dalley, and Sunday night it’s Sarah Winters, with Nikki Schultz, Greg Reese and Derek Luttrell.
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