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Weekend on Lake Street 5/14-5/16
May 14, 2010
We’re thrilled to see the sun again today, and even more happy it’s forecast to stick around through Sunday. And what better way to enjoy the weather than at the outdoor Lyn Lake Street Festival on Sunday? Things kick off in the morning with the Rides of Spring bike rally, and live music from local bands throughout the afternoon, with Har Mar Superstar headlining. While you’re there, look for the many Lake Street businesses that are sponsoring, like The Alt, Fuji Ya, Galactic Pizza, Smitten Kitten, and of course Top Shelf, one of the leading organizers of the event.
Also outdoors, on Saturday the Midtown Farmers’ Market is in full swing. They’ll have live music at 9 and 11 AM, and story time with East Lake Library at 10:45 AM. There’s a long list of produce and other food and goods to be found this week. On the list: strawberries, mushrooms, tomatoes, wild ramps, bread, eggs, meat, pickles, and jam, bedding plants, coffee, baked good, pottery, candles, crocheted hats and purses…you get the idea.
One more! In the late morning and early afternoon on Sunday, there’s a groundbreaking ceremony at the Danish American Center. The ceremony will happen right after the program “We Were All Danes”, which starts at 11 AM.
Theater
Patrick’s Cabaret presents Noche Hispana Seis on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoon. Music, dance and video come together again at Patrick’s Cabaret to show off the cultural diversity of the Twin Cities. Paulino brings together talented local artists for a weekend where the common thread is golden: la cultura hispana. Don’t miss it!
Jungle Theater continues its highly-acclaimed run of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. It’s got so much by now it’s hard to pick out any one article, but here’s the latest from the Star Tribune, profiling two of the lead actors.
At Bryant Lake Bowl, it’s the dark comedy Wormwood and stand up cabaret Last Laugh on Friday night. Saturday, it’s another dose of Wormwood, followed by Dragmanity: PAGEANT!!!, presented by Esme Rodriguez. And Sunday afternoon, it’s A Studio Cabaret, a variety show highlighting musical styles from Broadway to classical to pop to jazz and rock.
Music
Bryant Lake Bowl has indie-folk artist Ben Connelly, called “one of the best songwriters in the Midwest” by MPR, on Sunday night.
On Friday night, Pictures of Then headlines at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar, with Kill Me Kare Bare, The Sextons, and The 4 On The Floor. Saturday night, Sauce has Me And My Arrow, with Fort Wilson Riot, Leisure Birds, Obchod Na Korze, Jeremiah Nelson. And on Sunday night, Sauce plays host to the Lyn Lake Street Fest Afterparty, with F**k Knights, The Millionth Word, Communist Daughter, DJ Denver Dally, plus a secret guest.
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