Yearly Archive:: 2023
Oct 01 2023
VocalEssence Opens Its 55th Season, Together We Sing
VocalEssence, the noted Twin Cities choral institution of which I happen to be a member, will be starting its 55th season, Together We Sing, in late October. We have started rehearsals already, and we are preparing both choral classics and new music to delight the ear.
The season opens on October 29,…
Oct 01 2023
This Week in Geek (10/2/23–10/8/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 2, to Sunday, October 8.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, October 2, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Google…
Sep 29 2023
The Creator’s Story Doesn’t Measure Up to Its Breathtaking Visuals
Undeniably, as a visual and emotional experience, Gareth Edwards‘s much-anticipated film The Creator is breathtaking. With its spellbinding special effects and mesmerizing CGI combined with moments of profound emotional intensity, it feels as if it reaches into the depths of your soul.…
Sep 28 2023
Win Tickets to See Werewolf by Night with Live Music by the Minnesota Orchestra
Spooky season is creeping in! On October 4, the Minnesota Orchestra will be screening Marvel’s Werewolf by Night with a live performance of Michael Giacchino’s score conducted by Sarah Hicks.
On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather…
Sep 27 2023
The (Almost) Complete and (Mostly) Accurate History of Alcohol Is a Fast-Paced Sketch Comedy Delight
Comedy Central’s Drunk History meets Saturday Night Live at the Bryant Lake Bowl in The (Almost) Complete and (Mostly) Accurate History of Alcohol, “a 90-minute sketch comedy tour-de-force that explores society’s fascination with alcohol from ancient Greece to prohibition and beyond.”…
Sep 26 2023
The Beetlejuice Musical Breathes New Life into a Cult-Classic Story
Full disclosure: this show is a blast.
Beetlejuice is haunting the country with its tour, and last week the show graced the Twin Cities with a run at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. I’m not usually one for musicals, but this was one show I wasn’t going to miss … again. (I had a ticket to see it on…
Sep 24 2023
This Week in Geek (9/25/23–10/1/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 25, to Sunday, October 1.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, September 25, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual…
Sep 18 2023
Top 10 Vocaloid Songs by Machigerita-P
It should be clear by now that I love Vocaloid music, if the success of “10 Happy-Sounding Vocaloid Songs with Extremely Dark Lyrics” is anything to go by. The talented people who put together songs entirely from the ground up using nothing but digital software (known as “Producers”…
Sep 17 2023
This Week in Geek (9/18/23–9/24/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 18, to Sunday, September 24.
Virtual Events
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Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual…
Sep 15 2023
Kenneth Branagh Hits His Stride with Poirot in A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice is the first Poirot mystery by Kenneth Branagh that feels competent, compelling, and creative with the classic literary detective. It’s a far better film than the stuffy productions of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile. Even though Branagh is once again the director…