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Tom Kaczynski works in his home studio Wednesday.  Kaczynski will be featuring some of his work at the Minneapolis Indie Xpo, an event that showcases independent book and comic artists and publishers, at the Soap Factory on November 5 and 6.

MIX it up

by Martina Marosi
Published November 10, 2011
The second annual Minneapolis Indie Xpo is bigger, better and ready for action/humor/melancholy etc.
Actors rehearse a scene Tuesday night in preparation for their upcoming musical, Chickens on the Freeway, an original musical based on the life of Betty Wolden, a graduate of the University of Minnesota's journalism school and a female pioneer into the world of broadcast news.

Chickens on the theater-way

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011
Minneapolis will play host to a new musical based on the life of Betty Wolden, a University of Minnesota alum who cracked the shell of the male-dominated journalism industry.
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes performs Friday at First Avenue.

Show Review: Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at First Ave

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011
Dawes and Blitzen Trapper exposed the crowd at First Avenue to the soundscape of the mild, mild West Friday.

The Men behind the Merrill

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011
tUnE-yArDs isn’t just Merrill Garbus. She’ll roll into First Avenue Saturday with her crew of boy toys.

Notorious T.I.G.

by Martina Marosi
Published November 10, 2011
Comedian Tig Notaro is coming to the U. Can you believe it?
University of Minnesota alumna Linda Aarons performs the first set of the night Wednesday at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis.

Acme turns 20

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011
Acme Comedy Company is celebrating its 20 year relationship with the Twin Cities. Hey baby, doesn’t it feel like we just got together yesterday?
Jeffrey Skemp, left, Scott Vesch, middle left, Kevin Brixius, middle right, and Lynn Gray, right, talk about their experiences with live poetry readings Sunday afternoon at Dunn Bros. "There's something about the bar room setting... it's a riot" Brixius said. The four men will be reading with many others at the Bosso poetry event Thursday evening at Dusty's Bar.

Bosso Poetry Turns Three

by Raghav Mehta
Published November 10, 2011
The little-known local writing collective celebrates their third anniversary tonight at Dusty's bar.

This Modern Feeling

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published November 10, 2011
An author and critic for Rolling Stone, Will Hermes chronicles New York’s budding underground music scene from 1973 to 1977 in “Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York City That Changed Music Forever.”
Former Theatre de la Jeune Lune creative mind Dominique Serrand directs rehearsal for his and former Jeune Lune colleague Steven Epp's new work “The War Within/All’s Fair" Oct. 18 at Rarig Center.

All’s fair

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011
The professionally directed, newly devised work will have you thinking about life, man.

Found vs. found

by Martina Marosi
Published November 10, 2011
Found Magazine and the Found Footage Festival get rowdy at this “found-off” featuring videos, readings and live music.

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