Yearly Archive:: 2023
Jul 05 2023
Fiction That Makes You Want to Read History
Did watching Indiana Jones or The Mummy for the first time give you the sudden desire to learn about archaeology or Egyptology? Has reading a book, whether Wolf Hall as an adult or the American Girl books as a kid, made you crave more details? For many of us, this is a very common experience—so much so that…
Jul 03 2023
The 2023 Downtown Minneapolis Convention Guide
Maybe you’re getting ready for CONvergence at the Hyatt Regency or Twin Cities Con at the Minneapolis Convention Center. And maybe you’re a little nervous because you aren’t that familiar with downtown Minneapolis. Don’t panic! Whether it’s your first downtown convention or your umpteenth,…
Jul 02 2023
This Week in Geek (7/3/23–7/9/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 3, to Sunday, July 9.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, July 3, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Google Meet…
Jul 01 2023
Experience Japanese Culture with a Summer Festival Dance at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Summertime in Japan is filled with festivals that celebrate local culture. One such celebration held in Okayama City is called the Uraja-odori Festival, named after an evil demon of legend who built a castle in the mountains of the land of Kibi (modern-day Okayama) and visited terror upon the citizens.…
Jun 29 2023
CONvergence 2023 Returns to July in Downtown Minneapolis
CONvergence, Minnesota’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, is coming back to Minneapolis for four days on July 6–9, 2023. CONvergence has traditionally been held around the 4th of July holiday, but after moving to a new venue in downtown Minneapolis, the organizers spent a…
Jun 26 2023
Learn about World War II at the Stearns History Museum’s Living History Weekend
Most of us only know about World War II through history classes, movies, and TV shows. The Stearns History Museum will give you a more hands-on experience of what life was like during the war through their fourth annual World War II Living History weekend.
“At War & At Home: The World War II Experience”…
Jun 25 2023
This Week in Geek (6/26/23–7/2/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, June 26, to Sunday, July 2.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Google Meet…
Jun 21 2023
The Flash Tries and Fails to Salvage the DCEU
Note: This review attempts to remain as spoiler free as possible and does not reveal any specific plot points, locations, or cameos except for those already shown in trailers. However, it does comment in general terms on the main characters and their interactions, the themes, and the directing. If …
Jun 21 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Is Must-Watch Superhero Cinema
As the first theatrical animated Spider-Man release, 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was an unforgettable experience. It dazzled with mind-blowing animation, played insightfully with the comic book lore, and had uproarious fun with the material. It also took itself seriously…
Jun 18 2023
This Week in Geek (6/19/23–6/25/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, June 19, to Sunday, June 25.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Google Meet…