Monthly Archive:: February 2017
Feb 28 2017
Eat Street Recipes for Everyone
Just about any Twin Cities native knows exactly what Eat Street is. This lovely stretch of Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis is a foodie’s dream, with a wide range of restaurants in not only type of food but also size and “spendyness.” Lucky for us, local company Zeus Jones agrees that…
Feb 27 2017
Improving Communities One Book at a Time with the Minnesota Book Awards
My love of books can be attributed to Calvin & Hobbes graphic novels and my endless trips to several Hennepin County libraries. My dad would walk me through the library so I could hand-pick two very special books to come home with me. I’m thankful that I’m near the Minneapolis–St. Paul…
Feb 27 2017
See Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale in Theaters for FREE!
First it was a light novel. Then came the manga, the TV series, and the video games. Now, it’s a movie—Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale opened in Japan on February 18, 2017! On March 9, it’s coming to US theaters for one night only by way of Fathom Events, and what kind of geeks would…
Feb 26 2017
This Week in Geek (2/27/17–3/5/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, February 27th through Sunday, March 5th.
Knitting Social
What: Crafting, Meeting
When: Tuesday, February 28th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Minnesota History Center
Get social and hang out with…
Feb 25 2017
We’re Giving Your Another Chance to Win Tickets to At Home with Monsters!
Not a winner in our giveaway last week for a pair of tickets to Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters at the Minneapolis Institute of Art? Never fear—there’s more where that came from!
Just like Twin Cities Geek on Facebook leave a comment on our Facebook giveaway post by 7:00 p.m. Central on…
Feb 23 2017
Step Rockets will Debut New Song and Image at the Triple Rock
This Saturday, indie-rock band Step Rockets will headline at Triple Rock Social Club in a concert primed to get the blood pumping and the hips moving as concertgoers dance to fan favorites like “Phantom Flower” and “Kisser,” in addition to experiencing the newest addition to the band’s catalog, “Money.”…
Feb 23 2017
Throwback Thursday: Is Dark City a Space Opera?
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
It’s very hard to talk about this week’s film in regards to space opera without veering heavily into spoiler territory,…
Feb 21 2017
Music Is Coming in the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience
I’ve got to make a confession: I was never particularly wowed by the Game of Thrones score.
And since I’m already about to get sent down the streets of King’s Landing to a chorus of “Shame! Shame!” for that fact, another confession: I was never particularly wowed by…
Feb 19 2017
GLITCH’s Gamecraft Is a Digital Whirlwind of Minnesotan Game Creation
Over the weekend of January 20–22, 2017, over 200 artists, programmers, writers, and video-game fans gathered at Rapson Hall on the University of Minnesota campus. Their shared goal would propel them through sleepless nights and countless bottles of energy drinks and cups of coffee. They had signed…
Feb 19 2017
This Week in Geek (2/20/17–2/26/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, February 20th through Sunday, February 26th.
Figure Drawing Salon
What: Arts
When: Monday, February 20th at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Event Horizon
The Geek Partnership Society’s Arts Initiative…