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July 2021
Reading at The Coffee Shop Northeast
On Sunday July 25, 5-6 pm, local writers Kristin Boldon, Haddayr Copley-Woods, and Amy C. Rea will read from recent work on the topic Mental Health and Parenting in an Age of High Expectations and Low Support at The Coffee Shop NE, 2852 Johnson St NE Suite A. Information on local mental health resources will be provided, as well as refreshments. A suggested donation of $5 will support the artists and the work of Everyday Miracles, an organization that has…
Find out more »Strike Theater Picnic and Derby Day
Grab a blanket and chair for the first-annual Strike Theater Picnic and Derby fundraiser at Logan Park, 690 13th Ave. NE, Saturday, July 31. They are raising money to make up for nearly 15 months of closure so they can reopen this fall. Tickets get you entrance and a picnic lunch - which includes burgers or hot dogs (meat and veggie options), chips, sides, pop or water. The Derby invites adults and kids to race on stick horses. Make your…
Find out more »Charlotte’s Web
St. Anthony Community Theater presents "Charlotte's Web," based on the classic story by E.B. White. Live show dates at St. Anthony Village High School are Saturday, July 31, 7 pm; Sunday, Aug. 1, 2 pm; Thursday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 7, 7 pm; and Sunday, Aug. 8, 2 pm. A live-streamed option will also be available.Directed by Michelle Schwantes. Music director Ginger Larson. Mask wearing and social distancing is required. Tickets at https://sactheater.org/.
Find out more »August 2021
Channel
Larisa Netterlund, a resident of Audubon Park, brings live theatre back to Northeast August 5-15 as one of only a handful of indoor, in-person productions at Minnesota Fringe Festival. Channel is a ghost story, following a lighting designer (Elizabeth Efteland) working alone in the theatre. Theatrical designers have often been an afterthought as theatre companies have pivoted to virtual and outdoor productions over the past year. This original production, created collaboratively, intentionally showcases the work of light/sound designer Shannon Elliott.…
Find out more »The Amazing Cowboat
Free community performance of The Amazing Cowboat on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 6:30 pm in the triangle park across from the host, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, 1701 St. Anthony Pkwy. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Binh’s imagination comes alive as he pretends he is the captain of a boat that is part cow, part boat, and totally amazing. Together Binh and his Cow Boat set sail on a high seas adventure to search for the lost crown of Lac Long…
Find out more »Short Attention Span Theater
Columbia Heights Fine Arts Foundation presents "Short Attention Span Theater". Three one-act plays by local playwrights Megan Gooden and Jeff Davis, accompanied by musical acts. Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 12-14, 7 pm, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2 pm, at Columbia Heights High School auditorium, 1400 49th Ave. NE. All tickets $10; available online at https://www.eventbee.com/v/chfaf-presents-short-attention-span-theater/event?eid=128691842#/tickets. Tickets also available at the door: cash, check or credit cards accepted.
Find out more »P:C plays Mojo Coffee Gallery
Violin and guitar duo Project:Constellation will appear at Mojo Coffee Gallery, 2205 California St NE, Sunday, Aug. 15, 5 pm.
Find out more »The All-idays at Strike Theater
Strike Theater, 824 18th Ave NE, celebrates its reopening with a show about all the holidays they weren't able to celebrate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expect a variety of stories, sketches and improvisations as they "get back to normal." Friday & Saturday, Aug. 27-28, 7 pm, in the Thorpe Building.
Find out more »‘Easy’ EP Release Party
Gabe Barnett & them Rounders, a longtime Northeast-based band that played at Grumpy's Northeast and 331 Club and voted City Pages' 2009 "Best Folk Artist" will hold a release party for its EP, "Easy." Saturday, Aug. 28, 9 pm, 331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE. The lineup includes Gabe Barnett & them Rounders with opener Serious Machine, followed by an end of the night dance-party with Amethyst Factor .
Find out more »September 2021
Arla Mae’s Booyah Wagon
Sod House Theater presents Arla Mae's Booyah Wagon, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 6 pm at Silverwood Park, 2500 Co. Rd. E, St. Anthony. Arla Mae is a rural Minnesotan who claims to have had Minnesota’s first food truck, in which she made her world famous booyah. Now, 25 years later, Arla Mae receives a letter that states a museum official will come to take a look at the wagon and put it in the Smithsonian Institution if she is able to…
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