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November 2021
Theater Pro Rata presents Top Girls
If you could invite anyone from history to a dinner party, who would you invite? It’s the '80s, Marlene has just taken over the Top Girls Employment Agency, and she is celebrating. Set against Margaret Thatcher’s Britain and the evolving complexities of modern feminism, this all-female cast tackles the question of what it takes to succeed. Times change... or do they? Presented by Theater Pro Rata at The Crane Theater, 2303 Kennedy St, NE. Opening: Saturday, Nov. 6, 7:30 pm. Closing:…
Find out more »Minnesota Sinfonia concert at Holy Cross
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2 pm, Minnesota Sinfonia, a professional, Minneapolis-based orchestra will give a free concert at Holy Cross Catholic Church, located at 1621 University Ave. The program, featuring a number of “sneak previews” of the holiday season, is family friendly and accessible to all. The Minnesota Sinfonia, www.mnsinfonia.org, is a professional chamber orchestra whose mission is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, especially families with children, inner-city youth, seniors and those with limited…
Find out more »ComedySportz
ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport. Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs. Strike Theater, 824 18th Ave. NE. Saturday, Nov. 20, 7:30 pm. Patrons, performers and staff must show proof of vaccination and wear masks.
Find out more »December 2021
EVV at Northeast Tea House
Enjoy a special performance by Minneapolis musician EVV on Friday, Dec. 3, 8-10 pm, accompanied by a curated menu of options, including a warming Gongfu tea service, tea flight, or tea mocktail, plus several new sweet and savory snacks - all in the comforting atmosphere of Northeast Tea House, 224 East Hennepin Ave. Tickets are $15, available at https://www.northeastteahouse.com/event-tickets. EVV is a Minneapolis-based musician that does not claim a genre. Drawing influences from blues, jazz, and rock, Evelyn Speers is…
Find out more »nimbus: “The Red and the Bright”
The residents of Motherpine Station prepare for the Crossing, an annual ritual it is their ancient duty to lead. Only the pilgrims have stopped coming, and something more terrifying has arrived instead. When the eyes in the woods get too close, will the strength of one young woman, armed with a horn and a story, be enough to help the village survive? Or will the return of an ancient beast mean the end of all? "The Red and the Bright,"…
Find out more »Calling NE tuba players for Tuba Christmas
If you play tuba, sousaphone, euphonium, baritone or Bb tenor horn, you are invited to play at the 33rd Annual Minneapolis/St. Paul Tuba Christmas concert (other instruments not allowed) on Sunday, Dec. 5, 4 pm at Central Presbyterian Church, 500 Cedar St., St. Paul. More than 100 players, from age 10 to 80+, are expected to participate. Players must be COVID vaccinated. The schedule: Registration, 1:30; rehearsal, 2:30; concert, 4 pm. Registration fee is $10; music book $20; hats and…
Find out more »NECB holiday concert
The Northeast Community Band will present its free annual holiday concert Thursday, Dec. 9, 7 pm, at Elim Church, 685 13th Ave. NE. Enjoy new arrangements of old favorites, including Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride." Audience members are asked to be masked and vaccinated, and a list will be kept for contact tracing. The band will raffle off a walnut and maple music stand custom-made by bass clarinetist and master woodworker Wilfred Hein. Raffle tickets will be sold at the concert.…
Find out more »Disney’s High School Musical On Stage!
St. Anthony Village High School, 3303 33rd Ave. NE, will present Disney’s High School Musical On Stage! Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10-11, 7 pm and Sunday, Dec. 12, 2 pm in the O.D. Tingham Auditorium. Tickets available at the door. Face masks are required for attendance.
Find out more »Edison Band concerts
The Edison High School Band will play a concert, Thursday, Dec. 9, 7 pm, featuring Concert Band, Jazz Band and Beginning Drum Lines. The concert will feature “Christine’s Lullaby” by Minneapolis composer Carl Schroeder. This is only the third time the concert band version of this piece has been performed — following its premier at Lincoln Center in New York and a performance by a band in Wisconsin. Schroeder wrote the piece following the death of 2 1/2-year-old Christine Hanson…
Find out more »Christmas Pops Concert-RESCHEDULED
The St. Anthony Civic Orchestra will play a Christmas Pops Concert originally set for Friday, Dec. 10, 7:30 pm, at the St. Anthony Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd NE, has been rescheduled to Friday, Dec. 17, 7:30 pm. Free admission. Audience must wear masks.
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