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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 27 2026
This Week in Geek (9/28/2026–10/4/2026)
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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, September 28, to Sunday, October 4.
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Sep 25 2026
The Hive’s “Bull in a China Shop” Brings a Modern Vibe to a Historical Story
This month, the St. Paul–based Hive Collaborative has partnered with Fortune’s Fool Theatre to stage Bull in a China Shop, a historical drama telling the true story of Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks, a lesbian couple who dedicated themselves to the cause of first-wave feminism in the early 20th century.…
Sep 24 2026
The Uncanny Experience 2026 in Photos
On September 12 and 13, 2026, the Minneapolis Club in downtown Minneapolis traded in its usual clientele and atmosphere as the fourth edition of the Uncanny Experience transformed the beloved building into the legendary Xavier Institute. Over the course of the weekend, the organizers presented…
Sep 23 2026
Exploring Vintage Worldbuilding in “Poster Art of the Soviet Era” at Minneapolis’s Museum of Russian Art
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…
Sep 20 2026
This Week in Geek (9/21/2026–9/27/2026)
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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, September 21, to Sunday, September 27.
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Sep 13 2026
This Week in Geek (9/14/2026–9/20/2026)
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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, September 14, to Sunday, September 20.
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Sep 10 2026
A Conversation with Larry Houston, Filmation’s First Black Storyboard Artist and Director of X-Men Animation
Larry Houston, like most Black pioneers, may not be as widely recognized by name as he should be, but his work definitely is. If, like me, you grew up on The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Flash Gordon, Blackstar, and a host of other cartoons from the ’80s and beyond,…
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…
Sep 06 2026
This Week in Geek (9/7/2026–9/13/2026)
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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, September 7, to Sunday, September 13.
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