Monthly Archive:: May 2026
May 14 2026
How Citizen Scientists Can Help the National Weather Service Track Weather Patterns
As summer descends on us winter-weary Minnesotans, so does severe weather season. The months of May to August are typically when we see the highest chances of thunderstorms and tornadoes, with June and July being generally the most active months for regular storms. As we navigate these storms, one…
May 13 2026
Theater Mu and Urban Growler Brewing Present a Night of Asian American Storytelling
On Thursday, May 14, Theater Mu and Urban Growler Brewing Company are teaming up to provide a one-night-only “unhinged and unfiltered” megaphone for the Asian American community during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month. Oops, We Have Opinions!…
May 13 2026
ICYMI: A Look Back on Caterwaul 2025
Caterwaul is both a music festival and a community gathering. Driven by the tongue-in-cheek slogan “Loud bands play terrible music,” this weekend-long extravaganza of noise rock returns to Minneapolis on June 5–7, 2026.
Caterwaul began in 2022, created by Conan Neutron and Rainer Fronz. Neutron…
May 10 2026
Win Free Tickets to “Call of Cthulhu Live!” at Amsterdam Bar and Hall!
Do you like tabletop gaming? Do you like the Cthulhu Mythos? Then this giveaway is for you!On May 14, the Glass Cannon Network presents a live-play show featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul, and you could attend for free. Just enter our giveaway by 6:00 p.m. Central…
May 10 2026
This Week in Geek (5/11/2026–5/17/2026)
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Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 11, to Sunday, May 17.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best to feature…
May 08 2026
Emagine Lakeville’s Upgraded IMAX Theater Hopes to Draw in Minnesota Movie Buffs
What huge blockbuster are you most excited for this year? Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? Greta Gerwig’s The Magician’s Nephew? Denis Villeneuve’s Dune 3? Greta Gerwig’s The Magician’s Nephew? Avengers: Doomsday? Greta Gerwig’s The Magician’s Nephew?
Do you plan to see it opening weekend?…
May 07 2026
Billie Eilish and James Cameron’s 3D Concert Experience Falls Short of Its Lofty Promise
We have a new entry in the category of unlikely pairings: James Cameron and Billie Eilish. These two titans of industry have teamed up to present Billie Eilish—Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), in which the directorial duo set out to “reinvent the concert experience,” as the film’s marketing…
May 06 2026
“TenSura the Movie: Scarlet Bond” Is Pure Filler—But Still Very Worth Watching
If Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc has taught me anything, it’s that making a movie based on an existing anime series can be a tricky business. You have to decide whether it will have any bearing on the ongoing narrative or if it will just be an isolated, one-off affair that is never brought up again. While…
May 06 2026
“Queer and How We Got Here” Interweaves Memoir and History for Teen Readers
Queer and How We Got Here, Eisner Award–winning editor and cartoonist Hazel Newlevant’s second full-length work, solidifies their position as one of the more inquisitive voices in contemporary queer comics. Rather than simply chart their personal transmasculine nonbinary journey, Newlevant…
May 04 2026
“The Wizard of Oz” Is Peak Theater-Kid Spirit from the Children’s Theatre Company
The Wizard of Oz, a stage adaptation of the 1939 film of the same name, has landed at the Children’s Theatre, showcasing an exciting and vibrant production appropriate for all ages.
Film-to-stage adaptations are not nearly as common as their stage-to-film counterparts, but The Wizard of Oz manages…