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Weekend on Lake Street 5/7-5/9
May 07, 2010
Don’t let the rain get you down! There’s plenty to do on Lake Street this weekend, both inside and out, that should cheer you up straight away.
Theater
Patrick’s Cabaret promises to be very interesting this week. Octogenarian Inge Cassidy, who starred in the Fringe Fest hit Osama Kinkaid, Painter of Terrorism and last year’s Inge Cassidy is OctoMom at Patrick’s, returns to host a new variety show: ArtWurst! It features “Inge Cassidy as herself; singer/writer Joan Calof as Inge Cassidy reading stories by Tom Cassidy; Cheap Theatre’s Erica Christ presents The History of Cake featuring Todd Liljenquist; opera chick Hayley Malone raises your rafters; and Tom Cassidy asks his Mom why she can’t be more like the way she is played by Joan Calof (and other poems).” And that’s just the first half!
Further west, Jungle Theater continues its run of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which is getting widely praised by critics everywhere. City Pages called it stunning, intense, and vivid, the Star Tribune said it had brilliant performances, and the Pioneer Press said that Jungle’s take on the play was “searing” and “definitive”. It runs through the end of this month.
On Friday and Saturday night, Bryant Lake Bowl hosts Wormwood, “a dark comedy about insanity, depravity, and death, with lots of cool hallucinations.” For the late show on Saturday, the winners of Women Stand Up and Shoot: A Comedic Film Competition will be announced, and the top 10 films will be screened.
Art
Friday night is the opening reception for Highpoint Center for Printmaking’s Access/Print Project. The project hosts 8 outstanding teen artists each school year, providing instruction in printmaking and mentorship. The teens receive 70 hours of studio access and create new work for this exhibit. It’s on view through May 22nd.
Music
Friday night, Sauce Spirits & Soundbar welcomes the 757s for a CD release, with Porcupine and Con-Queso. Saturday night it’s Blue Sky Blackout, with BNLX; You, You’re Awesome; and Chris Pavlich (of Two Harbors). And Sunday it’s Brian Just Band, with Kasey Anderson and Alex Masters.
And on Friday, Bryant Lake Bowl combines art AND music with Art in the City: Hip Hop and Paintings. Featuring OptionTwo w/DJ Episteme and Wesley Opus and Botzy w/ DJ Bandage.
Books
Saturday at 1:00 PM, Uncle Hugo’s Bookstore hosts local fantasy author Tate Hallaway (who has also published as Lyda Morehouse), who will sign and discuss Honeymoon of the Dead, the fifth in her fantasy series about a witch bookstore owner from Wisconsin.
And Sunday at 4:00 PM at Magers & Quinn, poet Judith Harway reads from her book All That is Left. This book “explores the legacies, both intended and accidental, passed down through three generations of a fictional immigrant family.” She’ll be joined by Minneapolis poet Tim Nolan.
On The Street
The rain should let up in time for the start of the Midtown Farmers’ Market (open rain or shine!). This weekend features bedding plants and brunch. There’s a chill in the air, but spring and the Midtown Farmers Market have most definitely returned.
And Lake Street has one more Cinco De Mayo Festival lined up and ready to go! This one will be outside at 4th & Lake and will feature pony rides, children’s games, folk dancers, food, drink, and many bands throughout the day. It’s on Sunday from 11 AM – 7 PM.
See you on Lake Street!
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