Monthly Archive:: August 2023
Aug 12 2023
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Is the Best Rerecord So Far
Speak Now has been my favorite Taylor Swift album since its initial release in 2010. There are countless reasons I enjoy one of her more contentious albums, and this latest rerecord has only cemented my love for it.
It’s completely self-written, which in itself is impressive. It touches on many…
Aug 11 2023
Celebrate the Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park on August 20
Summers in Japan are filled with many different summer festivals. One such festival, celebrated nationwide, is the Bon Festival, or Obon. Obon is a three-day festival traditionally beginning on the 15th day of the seventh month. This date varies regionally due to different responses when Japan switched…
Aug 10 2023
MN Fringe 2023: Decapitated Disney, Tarantino Satire, and Powerful History on the Augsburg Mainstage
I’ve been busy, busy, busy and having a great time checking out shows at the 30th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival. Among the festival’s venues, Augsburg University is a great option to stop at for the day, as it’s got the Mainstage with lots of seating and the smaller and more intimate…
Aug 08 2023
Disney Lorcana Offers Lots of Card-Gaming Fun—If Players Can Get It
Gen Con broke its attendance record this year, with over 70,000 people showing up for the annual tabletop gaming convention. Ask any of these attendees what game stole the show and they’ll likely tell you it was Disney Lorcana, even if they didn’t themselves brave the long lines—14 hours…
Aug 07 2023
Enter to Win Tickets to PhileFest: The Ultimate 30th Anniversary Celebration of The X-Files
Do you want to believe?
PhileFest, a fan convention celebrating the 30th anniversary of The X-Files, is coming to the Mall of America on September 8–10, 2023. The event will feature over two dozen special guests from the show—including Chris Carter, Annabeth Gish, and more—plus panels, gaming, and…
Aug 06 2023
This Week in Geek (8/7/23–8/13/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 7, to Sunday, August 13.
(Jump to In-Person Events)
Virtual Events
Minnesota Fringe Presents Hollywood Fringe
What: Movies
When: Now through Sunday, September 10
Where: Virtual…
Aug 05 2023
TC Trek Trivia Turns 10
On August 9, 2023, TC Trek Trivia will be hosting its Star Trek trivia night at Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis like it does every month. But this one is special: the geeky event is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
After returning from a convention in Chicago in 2013, Twin Cities Star Trek fans T. Aaron…
Aug 04 2023
6 Must-Try Summer Vacation Activities in Japan (According to Anime)
Summertime is a season unlike any other. It symbolizes freedom, youth, and fun! Of course, I may be biased since my birthday is in August, but that’s neither here nor there.
Everyone has a favorite summertime activity, no matter where in the world you are, especially the young people in…
Aug 03 2023
Minnesota Fringe Kicks Off Its 30th Anniversary Festival
It’s here: that magical time of year when almost all of the theater people in the Twin Cities—plus plenty from outside the metro area, out of state, and even abroad!—converge to celebrate the wacky, the wonderful, and the weird on stages around Minneapolis. It’s the Minnesota Fringe Festival, baby!…
Aug 02 2023
Puzzle House Is a Wicked Good Read, Even with the Missing Pieces
Imagine for a moment that you were notified that you were named a beneficiary to a rather wealthy yet eccentric tycoon who made his money from puzzles, despite not knowing the man personally. Better still, you had never heard of him before getting the aforementioned news. For many folks, regardless…