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As we geeks traverse the many twisty turns and cul-de-sacs of the internet, we often find things that are too cute, too interesting, too weird, too ingenious, or just too darn awesome not to share. Shareminded highlights these finds to entertain, amuse, or at least distract from your day job.
Oct 01 2026
Minnesota’s Heights Theater Celebrates a Century in Business with a Weeklong Festival
The Heights Theater in Columbia Heights is one of the oldest and most beautiful theaters in Minnesota. The auditorium hearkens back to the earliest days of cinema, complete with a Wurlitzer theater organ much like the ones that accompanied silent films. It screens a mix of new and classic cinema, including…
Sep 30 2026
They Might Be Giants Are Playing Four Twin Cities Shows in a Row This Week
With a songbook that includes many geektastic classics—including “Particle Man,” “Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas),” their memorable cover of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople),” and “Birdhouse in Your Soul”—They Might Be Giants’ upcoming shows should certainly…
Sep 09 2026
“Pinocchio” Opens the Season at the Children’s Theatre Company
For the first show of its 2026–2027 season, the Children’s Theatre Company is bringing Pinocchio to the stage. Adapted by Greg Banks from the 1883 Carlo Collodi novel, Pinocchio tells the story of a living marionette puppet, carved from wood by the craftsman Geppetto, who goes on a series of…
Jul 22 2026
Boiled in Lead, Minneapolis Punk-Folk Icons, Are Playing a Halloween Show at Crooners
Editor’s note: This show was originally scheduled for July 26. The headline and the information below have been updated to reflect the new date.
Legendary Celtic punk band Boiled in Lead—who released their 12th album, King of the Dogwoods, in March—are coming to the Crooners Supper Club stage…
Jul 13 2026
“The Oldest Profession” Shares the History of Sex Work at the Phoenix Theater on July 17
At 7:00 p.m. on July 17, 2026, Kaytlin Bailey brings The Oldest Profession to the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis for one night only. This one-woman show, written and performed by Bailey, advertises itself as “a mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a sex worker’s perspective.” It’s been…
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!…
Feb 19 2026
Celebrate Black History Month with VocalEssence at the University of Minnesota
Since 1991, choral arts organization VocalEssence has celebrated Black History Month with concerts and programming that celebrate Black contributions to arts and music in America under the banner of the VocalEssence Witness program. This year’s capstone concert, Witness: Symphony of …
Feb 11 2026
Researchers Have Spotted Lynx Kittens in Voyageurs National Park for the First Time in Decades
A common phrase found in many a Minnesotan’s vocabulary is “up north.” Despite the substantial urban centers in and around the Twin Cities and in other parts of the state, we’re lucky to maintain a deep well of diverse wildlife throughout our various forests and plains. That wildlife includes…
Nov 22 2025
Exploding Star Orchestra Is Bringing Cosmic Jazz to Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center on December 5
Exploding Star Orchestra, an avant-garde jazz ensemble from Chicago, is coming to the Walker Art Center on Friday, December 5. The group, founded in 2005 by director and composer Rob Mazurek, will descend upon Minneapolis with an all-star group of musicians “in a flurry of arpeggios and stardust.”…
Oct 03 2025
Katsura Sunshine Is Bringing Japanese “Sit-Down” Comedy to Minneapolis on October 7
In Japan, there is a traditional form for stage comedians called rakugo (落語). Literally meaning “a story with a fall,” it’s performed by a solo comedian sitting on their knees Japanese-style on a cushion onstage. Rakugo artists often tell stories of Japanese folklore—always…