THINGS TO DO   WEDNESDAY “Andrew Bird: Fever Year” Trylon Microcinema 3258 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis 7 p.m. $8 We were hoping this was a National Geographic docu-drama about an...

If Hollywood has taught us anything about Mother Nature, it’s that her vast and bountiful animal kingdom is a wellspring of box-office gold. With a weakness to anthropomorphize creatures from towering...

Thursday Who: Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program: Broc Blegen & Binod Shrestha Where: Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 S. Third Ave., Minneapolis When: 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Price: Free   The...

In the dark of a movie theater, everyone is a stranger. For a few suspended moments, only the mouth breathers, popcorn eaters and furtive texters disappear into the background for a brief escape into the...

As much a traditional rite as the annual feast of giving thanks in a relaxing, indulgent and family-filled evening is the unharnessed frenzy of Black Friday shopping that kicks off just hours later. Bitter...

It’s no secret that cinematic storylines favor the underdog. It could be Seabiscuit, a guffawing George McFly, a humiliated Carrie drenched in pig’s blood on prom night or Anthony Michael Hall...

It’s been a big year. Without the right words, there would be literally no way to describe it. There’s business, and then there’s “big” business. There are part-timers and...

They’re hiding in our closets, under our beds, on our Netflix queues. Monsters populate the collective imagination in forms far more manifold than a seething and mucus-covered extraterrestrial or...

  In under 36 hours, the undead shall walk the earth. It’s a nightmare come to life; one that’s been dutifully studied with grotesque fascination through the occult power of the camp classic...

“Frankenweenie” Where: Selected Theaters Rated: PG Directed by: Tim Burton Starring: Charlie Tahan, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short Opens: Friday   As if from the grave, director Tim Burton...

  The news has recently seen a flurry of speculation that the reverse of the long-running gender disparity in the workplace is here to stay — and ready for a promotion. As “The End of...

    Have you been suffering a massive and painful election for the past four years? Trying to see things in more than two dimensions but the old-fashioned way has got you seeing everything through...

  What: Reese Waters Where: Acme Comedy Co., 708 N. First St. #G31, Minneapolis When:  Tonight, 12/8 âÄì Sat., 12/10. Times vary The first time Reese Waters ever tried stand-up,...

  If gender studies and vaudeville had a baby and that baby could sing, dance or perform a politically-conscious striptease, it would be a shoe-in for âÄúDykes Do Drag,âÄù the enduring...

The small storefront on Bryant -Lake, wedged between the eponymous bowling alley and Jackson's Coffee and Gelator, is now home to its third business since Uptown Video closed at the location in 2008. The...

Who: Harmon Leon in Ironic/NOT Ironic When: 10:00 pm, Saturday Where: Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W. Lake St., Minneapolis Cost: $12 / $8 with Student I.D. Irony, as Alanis Morissette contended, is not like...

Who: Chris Van Allsburg and Kate DiCamillo When: 2 p.m., Sunday Where: Fitzgerald Theater, 10 Exchange St. E., Saint Paul Cost: $15 for adults/$9 for kids 12 and under A young girl with a smiling dog....

What: Tig Notaro When: Friday, Nov. 11, doors 9 p.m. / show 9:30 p.m. Where: The Whole, Coffman Union Cost: Free You may not know who Tig Notaro is âÄî yet âÄî but you can have her at your...

  What:Found vs. Found When:10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday Where:Heights Theater , 3951 Central Ave. NE, Columbia Heights, Minn. Cost:$14, Event is 18+ Twenty-some years ago, Nick Prueher was...

You're a college student, sitting in front of your computer, reading and/or writing a Minnesota Daily A&E blog. Chances are, you don't have what it takes to be this guy. We can't all do it up big willy...

  WHAT: Michael Ian Black WHERE: Varsity Theater, 1308 SE Fourth St. WHEN: Nov. 2, 7p.m. doors open / 8 p.m. show starts COST: $20 Michael Ian Black is not, as the title of his new comedy album âÄúVery...

  where: Bryant-Lake Bowl (810 W. Lake St.) when: Mon., Oct. 17, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm cost: $5 advance / $10 at door Nona Marie and the Choir fast asleep after a long day of melodic singing Nona Marie,...

  Directed by: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen Rated: R Showing: Area theaters Before Kurt Russell connoisseurs get their âÄúthe...

what: Jerry Seinfeld where: Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Avenue) when: Fri., Nov. 18, 7:00 pm Sat., Nov. 19, 7 & 9:30 pm (sold out) America's favorite critic of all things mundane is on tour to...

  What: The Comedians of Chelsea Lately When: Doors 8 p.m., show 9 pm. Where: Coffman Union, Great Hall Cost: Free (two admitted per UCard) When they're not trading quips as chatty and catty pop culture...

  When: Sat., Oct. 1, 4:00pm Where: Orpheum Theatre & State Theatre (910 Hennepin Avenue) Cost: Free! Minneapolis gems Orpheum and State Theatres turn 90 today, and they're inviting anyone who...

  Since the beginning of time, or at least happy hour, bars have been the source of man's greatest joys and sorrows. Whether you're nursing a beer at the counter, gripping a sweaty mojito while losing...

It may be true that a fool and his money are soon parted, but read carefully and you could be a regular Einstein. Below are a couple ways you can impress your friends without breaking the piggy bank.   Sept....

If it's true that a penny saved is a penny earned, read closely because I'm about to make you a ton of money. Sept. 10, Sat., 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - "Postracialization" gallery opening XYandZ gallery (3258...

  Today The Magic of Bill Blagg Live Loring Theater 1407 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis 9:30 pm $10 You guys wanna see some guy turn a fistful of fire into a bird? Tonight? Sure, the name âÄòBlaggâÄô...

DIRECTED BY: Ronan Chapalain, Pascal Vuong STARRING: Richard Rider, Chloe Hollings RATED: G SHOWING: Sept. 2, Great Clips IMAX Theatre Two hundred and forty five million years ago, 95 percent of all species...