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Soul of the Southside features a number of local vendors.

Soul of the Southside Festival celebrates Juneteenth for its fourth year

by Alexis Letang
Published June 17, 2025

The Soul of the Southside Juneteenth Festival returns to the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue and East Lake Street in South Minneapolis on Thursday, starting at noon.   In addition to the many vendors...

Bart Buch and Company perform ‘ODE TO WALT WHITMAN’ (Photo by Richard Termine)

Bart Buch and Company perform acclaimed ‘ODE TO WALT WHITMAN’ at Open Eye Theatre

by Trent Curry
Published June 7, 2025

As the first week of June comes to a close, the celebration of Pride and the LGBTQ+ community starts as Open Eye Theatre presents “Ode to Walt Whitman,” created and performed by Bart Buch and Company.  This...

Visitors shop at the Vintage Block Party in September of last year. Photo courtesy of Carrie Martensen

Northeast Vintage Block Party returns this Saturday

by Trent Curry
Published May 30, 2025

The Northeast Vintage Block Party returns to Minneapolis this Saturday, after a successful first event last September.  The block party will feature food, music, art and more than 30 different vintage...

“My life is awesome, and you’re a part of it, so thanks for being here,” Dacus said to the sold-out St. Paul crowd.

A night at the queer love museum with Lucy Dacus

by Sommer Wagen
Published May 8, 2025

Queer friends and lovers of all stripes swayed to Lucy Dacus’ sentimental indie stylings on her second night at St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on Tuesday. Dacus, who turned 30 on Friday, sold out her...

Manners and Misconduct draws on the classic themes of Jane Austen’s novels. Courtesy of Meghan Wolff.

Manners and Misconduct reimagines Jane Austen through improvisation

by Sophia Arndt
Published April 30, 2025

In the back theater of Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater, the cast of all female, femme-presenting and nonbinary performers celebrate the famous Austenian novels like “Pride and Prejudice” or “Sense...

People feel a sense of community when they attend themed dance nights.

Themed dance nights promote community, authenticity

by Isabella Caswell
Published April 30, 2025

In lieu of Charli XCX’s performance at Target Center, the Greenroom and Union Rooftop each held their own Brat Rave on Friday and Saturday. The Brat Rave is a themed dance party highlighting Charli...

Rain Taxi’s passport acts as both a guide and a coupon book to nearly 40 unique independent bookstores across the Twin Cities.

Independent Bookstore Day passport shows where to celebrate Twin Cities literature

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 17, 2025

Independent Bookstore Day falls on the last Saturday of April each year, but Twin Cities literary organization Rain Taxi is giving local booklovers five whole days to celebrate with their annual Twin Cities...

Visitors move from booth to booth of vintage clothes and accessories at the Disco Death Records event for Record Store Day.

Disco Death Records celebrates Record Store Day a different way

by Sophia Arndt
Published April 14, 2025

With the bustle of customers picking through the collection of vinyls and the swarm of people moving between vintage booths in the parking lot, the team at Disco Death Records celebrated Record Store Day...

Morril co-owns Bodega Car Whiskey. Courtesy of Matthew Salacuse.

Q&A with comedian Sam Morril for his ‘Errors’ tour

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 13, 2025

Comedian Sam Morril is performing at the Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, April 18. The New York native’s fifth special, “You’ve Changed,” came out on Amazon Prime last year....

Evan Schwarz (left) and Carissa Wong (right) discuss their upcoming show and bounce jokes off one another.

UMN Comedy Club dumps experiences on stage

by Isabella Caswell
Published April 13, 2025

The University of Minnesota Comedy Club is a space where people can hang out and joke about things that happen to and around them to prepare for the club's April show Thursday at the Comedy Corner Underground...

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