Monthly Archive:: September 2026

Jump to: In-Person Events Virtual Events Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 28, to Sunday, October 4. Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our…

It’s always pure magic when an animated movie takes a massive creative risk and the gamble actually pays off. Forgotten Island is that kind of movie. Directed and written by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, the creative duo behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, this film is a gorgeous, chaotic,…

You expect a fine art museum to offer historical inspiration, but it’s an entirely different thrill to walk into a gallery and realize you are looking at the direct blueprint for modern graphic novels and interactive worldbuilding. Local geeks looking for a master class in visual storytelling need…

Ever since Star Wars introduced fans to the turbulent Clone Wars, they have been clamoring for more. Many have fallen in love with the battlefields, followed along with all the gripping stories, and spent fortunes collecting every unique ship and helmet that the era has delivered. While there has been…

Now through September 20, the Orpheum Theatre is hosting Mamma Mia!, the light, bright romp set to the hits of Swedish pop group ABBA. This was not my first time seeing the stage show—I grew up watching the 2008 film adaptation at home, and my mom took me to see the movie at the Castro Theater in San Francisco…