Monthly Archive:: October 2022
Oct 30 2022
This Week in Geek (10/31/22–11/6/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 31, to Sunday, November 6.
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Virtual Events
Kid Koala: Music to Draw To
What: Music, Meetup
When: Monday, October 31, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual…
Oct 24 2022
6 October 2022 Anime Premieres to Be Excited About
Ah, fall! It’s easy to see why the transitional season between summer and winter is so beloved: the air is crisp but not too cold, apples are ripe for the picking, and the trees are turning all shades of beautiful reds. For us anime watchers, however, the arrival of fall also means the premieres of…
Oct 23 2022
This Week in Geek (10/24/22–10/30/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 24, to Sunday, October 30.
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Kid Koala: Music to Draw To
What: Music, Meetup
When: Monday, October 24, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Crowdcast
This free…
Oct 18 2022
The Quarry Is a Flawed but Fun Option for Your Halloween Gaming
The Quarry, released earlier this year, is an interactive drama horror game developed by Supermassive Games and published by 2K. Envisioned as a spiritual successor to Supermassive’s 2015 game Until Dawn, The Quarry maintains the same choose-your-own-adventure gameplay while swapping…
Oct 17 2022
Netflix Revives Cult-Favorite Reality Series The Mole
“Are you the Mole?”
This question begins Netflix’s reboot of The Mole, a reality competition show whose US seasons aired on ABC, in which 12 players must work together to add money to a pot that, in the end, only one of them will take home. One of these players is the titular Mole, an imposter hired by the producers,…
Oct 16 2022
This Week in Geek (10/17/22–10/23/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 17, to Sunday, October 23.
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Virtual Events
Virtual Pub Quiz Trivia Night
What: Trivia
When: Monday, October 17, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Twitch…
Oct 14 2022
Direwood Has a Great Premise but Lackluster Execution
Slow-burn horror is a tricky subgenre to master. When done right, it builds up enough tension to keep the audience invested and doesn’t need to rely on traditional gimmicks, like jump scares or shock value. When done less well, you’re left with maybe a few good ideas that are caught in a net…
Oct 13 2022
VocalEssence, a Minnesota Choral Institution, Returns for Its 54th Season
In classical music circles, Minnesota has long been known as a center for choral music. In addition to world-renowned college choirs, such as the ones at St. Olaf, Concordia, and Gustavus Adolphus, the Twin Cities alone have dozens of different choral groups that one could join.
One of those groups,…
Oct 12 2022
Eat Your Way through a Multiverse of Fantasy Faves with This Illustrated Cookbook
I’m back with another geeky cookbook review! This time, I am reviewing Cooking for Wizards, Warriors, and Dragons. Boasting a whopping 125 recipes inspired by an entire library worth of fantasy (and arguably a few sci-fi) books, Cooking for Wizards, Warriors, and Dragons was written by Thea…
Oct 09 2022
This Week in Geek (10/10/22–10/16/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 10, to Sunday, October 16.
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Virtual Events
Meet the Author: Neal Shusterman
What: Books
When: Monday, October 10, at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Zoom…