The Walker Celebrates 75th Birthday With Walkoberfest
We've heard plenty about Oktoberfest, but this weekend is Walktoberfest. The Walker Art Center is turning 75, and they're throwing a weekend-long birthday celebration.
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We've heard plenty about Oktoberfest, but this weekend is Walktoberfest. The Walker Art Center is turning 75, and they're throwing a weekend-long birthday celebration.
We Day Minnesota announced the lineup of inspirational speakers and performers that will be attending this year's event Thursday.
HBO just announced that, starting next year, it's cutting the cable cord. Fans of shows like "Veep" and "Game of Thrones" will no longer have to subscribe to the premium channel through their cable TV provider, but rather will be allowed to stream shows on the Internet.
When the Twin Cities Film Fest, now in its fifth year, organizers pinpointed October as their chosen berth for the buffet of new films, it wasn't arbitrary. TCFF executive director Jatin Setia said it was a very conscious decision to have the fest appear exactly six months after the more well-established MSPIFF. And, of course, there was one other major reason.
Roughly a week after the Xcel Energy Center introduced some of their new menu offerings for the Minnesota Wild season, the Target Center followed suit. And if the Xcel was using whiskey as its theme, the Target Center was using choices as theirs.
A chill is in the air, and autumn is the perfect time to curl up with good book – and then discuss it with your book club, of course.
The fifth annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off Thursday in St. Louis Park. Some big fall movies will be screened, including "Wild" starring Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon as a woman hiking the Pacific Coast Trail to find herself, and "The Imitation Game," with "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch playing World War II British code-breaker Alan Turing.
I feel a little like Dom DeLuise's Nero in Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I. Only when he yelled, "More wine! More women!" I'm instead yelling, "More horror!" Yes, another October week with a number of scary screening options around town.
The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is getting ready to celebrate its 75th birthday, and the public is invited. The Walker will have extended hours and free gallery admission this Thursday through Sunday.
Not a huge surprise -- when you add a whopping 11 shows in one city, it's probably only a matter of time. Still, Garth Brooks announced that his nearly two-week run slated for Minneapolis in November has shattered his North American ticket sales record.
The massive crowd of zombies that took over downtown Minneapolis Saturday night was one for the record books.
With 25,000 zombies taking over the streets, local bars and restaurants are reaping the benefits. But for many retailers, road closures mean a major headache.
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he's taking a look at the Dr. IPA from the PUBLIC kitchen + bar.
Actress Kuoth Wiel will host a red carpet screening of the movie "The Good Lie" Tuesday in St. Louis Park. Wiel makes her screen debut in the movie about Sudanese refugees resettling in Kansas. Best Actress Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon stars alongside Sudanese actors.
