Bastille Day Celebrated With Uptown Block Party
There was a pretty good crowd appreciating French culture in Minneapolis early Sunday afternoon. The Bastille Day Block Party is an annual event at Barbette in Uptown.
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There was a pretty good crowd appreciating French culture in Minneapolis early Sunday afternoon. The Bastille Day Block Party is an annual event at Barbette in Uptown.
It started in 1995 as a fundraiser to help pay for the structural restoration of the Basilica of Saint Mary. And while some money still goes towards that, the Basilica Block Party has become so much more.
The love story that unfolds in "Love At First Fight" defies easy categorization. It's not a French romcom, it's not a passionate kissing fest, and it isn't a tearjerker either. It's just a slow-burning romance of sorts, with well-placed laughs. Featuring a remarkable performance by up-coming actress Adèle Haenel, the film is irresistible as it is unpredictable, and it makes for almost perfect summer movie watching.
Comic-Con is here! The four-day long event that showcases the newest in entertainment and the best of the sci-fi and fantasy genres has a great deal of things happening, so here a few things to look forward to.
In regards to Wee Willie Walker, there's an old saying that comes up: "he's still got it!" Now, longtime soul and blues man is proving it with the release of his new album, "If Nothing Ever Changes," this weekend at the Minnesota Music Cafe.
For decades, Bill Cosby cast himself as America's dad and then as America's granddad, a moralist with tough talk for young people about acting responsibly. It was that image that proved to be his undoing. The judge who unsealed documents on Monday revealing Cosby's 2005 admission that he obtained quaaludes to give to young women before sex cited the comedian's public moralizing in deciding to release the testimony.
With the holiday weekend come and gone, perhaps there's a bit more free time in your schedule for movies. If that's the case, you may want to check out the Walker Art Center's Summer Nights/Cool Cinema series, which starts this week.
Garrison Keillor is celebrating the 41st anniversary his popular public radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," Saturday.
A television comedy veteran who lives in Minnesota is giving aspiring writers a chance to break into the business. Bo Kaprall is sponsoring the 2015 National Sitcom Writing Contest. The competition features two categories — scripts for an original pilot and scripts for existing shows.
It may look like the Minnesota State Fair, but it has got its own flavor. "All the great music, all the great bands, it's fantastic," Chaska resident Daniel Mills said. A Taste of Minnesota, which dates back to 1983, has had its share of issues over the years.
Actor Josh Hartnett is gearing up for his next big role -- being a dad. The Minnesota native is expecting his first child with British actress and model, Tamsin Egerton.
Emotionally explosive and wonderfully amorphous, "About Elly" is a 2009 film out of Iran getting its well-deserved release in the U.S. just now. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi ("A Separation", "The Past"), the film is a naturalistic drama that could easily be described as a thriller. Its characters are believable and mysterious, and the film highlights, to Western eyes, the weight honor holds in cultures built around it.
Garrison Keillor will celebrate the 41st anniversary of "A Prairie Home Companion" Saturday with a live broadcast from St. Paul's Macalester College.
Without any explanation, Prince has removed his music from services such as Spotify and Rdio.
It's the middle of summer and by now, you're probably looking for things to keep the summer fun coming without having to bear the 90 degree temperatures.
