Yearly Archive:: 2018
Oct 29 2018
Minnesota RollerGirls Kick Off the Season with Planet of the Skates
We are in October, which means it was time to return to the hallowed and legendary halls of the Roy Wilkins Auditorium for the Minnesota RollerGirls season-opening mini tournament on October 13, 2018! For this bout, Sugar BEATdown’s husband, Swedish Meatbrawl, takes over as track maintenance engineer…
Oct 28 2018
This Week in Geek (10/29/18–11/4/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 29th to Sunday, November 4th.
Twin Cities Horror Festival VII
What: Comedy & Theater
When: Monday, October 29th to Sunday, November 4th
Where: Southern Theater
The Twin…
Oct 27 2018
Zombie Land Saga Is the Perfect Wacky Anime for Halloween
October means a lot of different things to different people. Scarves, the ability to finally break out flannel, the carving of pumpkins, deciding on a Halloween costume, the start of the fall anime season, the happy accident when your multiple moods collide.
Every quarter of the year also marks the…
Oct 26 2018
Kickstarting a Hero’s Journey with Minneapolis Musician Beth Kinderman
Anyone who has been through high school English classes or seen Star Wars: A New Hope knows a bit about the archetype known as “the hero’s journey.” Initially described by Edward Burnett Tylor and then popularized by Joseph Campbell, it describes a narrative in which a person receives…
Oct 26 2018
Twin Cities Game Stores Welcome Guilds of Ravnica
For anyone who has ever considered learning to play Magic: The Gathering (MTG), there are few ways that are better than to attend a prerelease.
Every year, Wizards of the Coast releases at least two or three expansions to its 25-year-old collectible card game and sponsors events both online and in person…
Oct 25 2018
City of Ghosts Is a Perfect October Ghost Story
In October, I often get in the mood for a ghost story. City of Ghosts, a spooky middle grade fiction book by Victoria Schwab, fit the bill for me. It is the story of Cassidy Blake, who has the ability to see ghosts and to visit the realm of spirits. Her parents are paranormal investigators who relocate to…
Oct 23 2018
#1 Comic Issues I’m Picking Up the Week of October 24, 2018
Here are a few of the things I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic shop the week of October 24, 2018.Meal
Publisher: Iron Circus Comics
Words/Story: Soleil Ho
Art/Colors: Blue Delliquanti
“A tale of youth, good intentions, and entomophagy, Meal is about Yarrow, a young woman determined…
Oct 23 2018
3 Organizations Sending Kids to Space Camp
Many of us have at one point stared up at the night sky, viewing billions of stars and wondering what could possibly be out there. Children in particular have a vast imagination that allows them to consider and want to explore those possibilities and to dream of a day when they might touch the stars. So many…
Oct 21 2018
This Week in Geek (10/22/18–10/28/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 22nd to Sunday, October 28th.
Creative Night
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Event Horizon at the Waterbury Building
Let your creativity…
Oct 20 2018
5 Questions for Marissa Meyer to Answer in Archenemies
When most people think of November, they think of elections, Thanksgiving, and sweater weather. When I think of November, I think of book release dates.
We are now mere weeks away from the release of Archenemies, the second installment in the Renegades series by Marissa Meyer. Best known for the…