There are no shortage of adjectives when it comes to describing Twin Cities artists of the female persuasion. Some terms that come to mind are: uber-talented, amazing, brilliant, unstoppable, and of course, cool-as-all-get-out! This weekend, take a moment to appreciate the fairer sex by checking out events that range from cocktail parties, to art fundraisers, to film screenings, to CD release parties and more. Don't worry, the boys aren't too shabby this week either.
In other news, we are pleased to announce the latest extension of our brand: l'étoile agency. Click the image below to check it out!
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Photo Credit Eric Eul for l'étoile agency
CONGRATULATIONS TO US!
mnartists.org and MNfashion recently announced the results of the first MNFashion Flash contest and l'étoile's "Bombs Over Burbia" image was one of three awesome winners selected! Thanks to the amazing team of contributors that made it happen: Angie Hanson, Eric Eul, Sheila Anderson, Jennifer Bighley, Nellie Carnahan, Nicole Chittenden, Molly Roark, Cliche, Swank Dollar, Anthem Heart, Kjurek Couture, Patina, Kristen Rutrner, Erin Smith, Gerrit Hodd.
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WEDNESDAY MARCH 26TH
Wine & Women Wednesdays
@ The Guthrie
Target Lounge, level 4
818 S. 2nd St.
Minneapolis
9-11pm / Free
Join l'étoile's very own Arts Editor Kate Iverson and The Rake's Associate Publisher Kristin Henning as they host the last installment of the Guthrie's "Women and Wine Wednesdays", a cocktail party in honor of Women's History Month featuring cool chicks and hot music from the Double Trouble DJs. Come take in the classy ambiance of the Guthrie and start some interesting conversations tonight!
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photo by Digital Crush
THURSDAY MARCH 27TH
Curiosity
@ Design Within Reach www.dwr.com
2939 Hennepin Ave. S.
Uptown
6-9pm / Free
mplsart.com and Design Within Reach join forces and encourage you to explore curiosity and its role in creativity and design. See the premiere of Brew Creative's short film "Curiosity" featuring photographer Xavier Tavera and architect and designer Ralph Rapson. Stick around for refreshments and the beautiful work of photographer Xavier Tavera on display in the studio.
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THURSDAY MARCH 27TH
Hands in the Dark: Last Night!
@ 331 Club
13th & University
Northeast Mpls
9pm / 21+ / Free
Join host Jonathan Ackerman and friends for their final blowout at the 331. This is the last night you will be able to cut a rug, drink a cheap Cosmo, and flirt it up with some of the cities coolest DJs at one of our favorite neighborhood bars. Featuring Zoo Animal and DJ Bach.
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photo + design by Digital Crush
THURSDAY MARCH 27TH
sur Seine Preview & Fundraiser
@ Black Dog Café
4th & Broadway
Lowertown St.Paul
7pm / All Ages
Minnesota rubs elbows into the international jazz scene this Thursday at the Black Dog Café. Help make the Twin Cities even more worldly by bidding on art and other items, listening to amazing music, and drinking some fancy wine at this cozy Lowertown spot. Proceeds from the fundraiser go towards transporting European musicians to jazz up our Minnesotan ears for the annual sur Seine Festival May 15th-25th.
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FRIDAY VOLTAGE PICK: KERRY RILEY
Fashion designer Kerry Riley established her popular brand, Red Shoe Clothing Company, in 2002. Since then, she has earned a reputable following by creating well-fit, professionally constructed ready-to-wear, custom clothing and leather harnesses for both men and women. See Kerry's newest line featured in this year's Voltage: Fashion Amplified at 1st Avenue on April 16th!
Red Shoe Clothing Company designs are sold exclusively at Cliché in Uptown.
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photo credit: Nic Marshall
FRIDAY MARCH 28TH
Greil Marcus w/ The Mekons
@ Fitzgerald Theater
10 East Exchange St.
Downtown St.Paul
8pm / $20
What happens when a legendary rock writer, a classic punk/alt country band, a suave interviewer and a pubic radio station team up? An intelligent pop culture explosion! Former Rolling Stone editor and cultural critic Greil Marcus picked the Mekons to accompany him for The Current Fakebook series at the Fitzgerald tonight. Now he’s asking if you’ll be there too. Say yes?
BONUS: Check our listing below for the after party/art show at the Rogue Buddha Gallery!
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FRIDAY MARCH 28TH
Jon Langford & Rico Bell
@ The Rogue Buddha
357 13th Ave. NE
Northeast Mpls
Friday:10pm-1am
Saturday: Noon-5pm
Sunday: 3-8pm
Head to the Rogue Buddha Gallery for a late-night opening party for this 3-day-only art exhibit featuring the work of the Mekons’ Jon Langford and Rico Bell. Mingle with the artists, check out their amazing work, sip some wine, and kiss the bartender!
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FRIDAY MARCH 28TH
DJ Bach
@ Temple
1201 Harmon Place
10pm / Free
Join the ever bust-a-moveable DJ Bach for an evening of lounge and dance music, set to the swanky backdrop of the Shinto Lounge at Temple. Nosh on appetizer and sushi specials, order fancy signature cocktails, and take in some serious eye candy.
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photo by Digital Crush
FRIDAY MARCH 28TH
The Haves Have It CD Release Party
@ The Hex
2600 27th Ave.
Minneapolis
10pm / 21+ / Free
The Hexagon is always free. The Haves Have It are always good. Their newly released CD will prove it tonight. These lovely ladies know what to do with their guitars, so let them show you how to rock! Featuring National Bird, Splinter Cells, and Communist Daughter.
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FRIDAY MARCH 28TH
Panther w/ Unicorn Basement
@ The 7th St. Entry
701 1st Ave. N
Minneapolis
8pm / 21+ / $6
Why do all good things hail from either Portland, OR or the Twin Cities? We don’t know, but the union of Panther (PDX) and our very own Unicorn Basement will blast you into the electronic future. Prepare for keytars, girls with awesome haircuts, and a lot of screaming.
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COOL LINK: A+R STORE
Los Angeles duo Rose Apodaca and Andy Griffith opened their small design boutique in Silverlake (LA's creative mecca) in 2005 and have since gone on to not only open a second shop, but also a dynamic online store where we can all benefit from their good taste. Apodaca and Griffith hand-select the coolest of cool contemporary artifacts from housewares to accessories to make sure you are sleek and stylish from the kitchen to the club.
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Women with Vision Short Films
@ Walker Cinema
1750 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis
2pm / $8 ($6 Members)
The Walker’s Women With Vision Series compiles 8 short films by women from around the globe. Hailing from far-flung countries like Austria, Mexico and Japan, you can gain a worldly view without leaving the Cinema.
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Burlesque Surprise Party
@ First Amendment Gallery
1101 Stinson Blvd
Basement Studio
Northeast Mpls
7-10pm / Free
While you've probably had the good fortune to party it up with the Burlesque Design crew at First Amendment Gallery on many previous occasions, tonight is special. For the first time, the gallery will be wall to wall with work from the Burlesque group themselves - dating from the turn of the 21st century to now. Not to be outdone by their previous events, you can expect the guys to bring you an all around experience with projections, DJs, new merch, and of course, beer.
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Cynde x Cynde
@ Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St. NE
Studio 322
Northeast Mpls
6-10pm / $10 Suggested Donation
Cancer sucks. The Twin Cities' art community rules. Good forces triumph tonight with a benefit for Cynde Randall’s medical expenses. The list of artists donating their work tops the hundred mark, starting at a mere $25. Improve your bare walls and your karma tonight by heading down to the Northrup King Building.
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art by Cynde Randall
SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Attitude City
@ Clubhouse Jager
923 Washington Ave.
North Loop
10pm / 21+ / Free
Get your body rock on tonight at the Clubhouse with Minneapolis party starters/sex symbols Attitude City! The boys will be burning up the dancefloor all night for the pretty people so put on your best party costume and get thee to Jager!
BONUS: Download AC's latest mix HERE for free!
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Buildings Farwell Show & CD Release
@ The Uptown Bar
3018 Hennepin Ave. S.
Uptown
8pm / 21+ / $5
Join local rock n' rollers Buildings at the Uptown tonight as they play their very last show, which also happens to be their CD release party. To ease your sorrow, they've invited all their friends to bring the noise (complaints) and rock out in style with them. Featuring The Nina The Pinta, Brothers Quetico, Torch the Spires, Power of 2, and Ratt Poison.
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Miscreants of Tiny Town Closing Party
@ The Belfry Center
3753 Bloomington Ave. S.
Minneapolis
7-9pm / Free (donations encouraged)
Alex Kuno’s Miscreants of Tiny Town is the closest we'll get to seeing the otherworld of children's fears and nineteenth century ghosts. Nightmarish scenes come off as sublime, and hollowed eyes seem inviting in this bizarre world of anxiety and depraved ne'er-do-wells.
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Freezepop
@ Ground Zero
15 4th Street NE
Northeast Mpls
6pm / 18+ / $12 Adv - $15 Door
Electropop delivered all the way from infamous Allston, Massachusetts. Happy electronic music is Freezepop’s specialty and despite the gloomy venue, you can expect pop-tastic good vibes all around. Local band Joy Electric sets the mood with their take on German pop.
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SATURDAY MARCH 29TH
Art Attack on the Suburbs
@ Grumpy's Roseville
2801 Snelling Ave. N
Roseville
10pm-2am / 21+ / Free
Longtime Minneapolis staple, Grumpy's Bar, makes the leap into suburbia by opening a new location in Roseville. However, don't expect this Grumpy's to be less cool than the Downtown or Northeast locations - tonight's grand opening festivities will not only include an OX-OP-inspired art show with work by Shag, but also an unveiling of local artist John Grider's new mural, a DJ set by the amazing Lori Barbero (of Babes in Toyland fame), and a screening of Purge of Dissidents. Roseville just gained some cool points.
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art by Shag
SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: HEARTSREVOLUTION
NYC synth-poppers, HEARTSREVOLUTION, create an interesting blend of rough and smooth with their danceably ear-bending electro-pop. With vocals that seem to float effortlessly between angel-voiced sweetness and Kathleen Hannah inspired screeching, this charismatic boyfriend/girlfriend duo (and current darlings of the blogsphere), are destined to be hitting your ipod in no time.
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SUNDAY MARCH 30TH
Fire Sale!
@ Allen's House
3519 Lyndale Ave. N
Minneapolis
Noon-4pm / Free
Amazing local artist and l'étoile contributor Allen Brewer is cleaning out his closet! Stop in to his recently sold abode to snap up deals on over 180 reasonably priced original works of art, all under $100!
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SUNDAY MARCH 30TH
Music Matinee
@ Open Book Coffee Gallery
1011 Washington Ave.
Minneapolis
1:30pm / Free
A favorite wi-fi/coffee destination, this bright and airy cafe is the perfect place to study, read, or just enjoy a leisurely lunch or glass of wine with a friend. Starting this Sunday, add live music to the list of reasons to make Open Book your new fave destination.
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MONDAY MARCH 31ST
Pleasureboaters
@ 400 Bar
400 Cedar Ave. S.
West Bank
6pm / 18+ / $5
Basically, we just love the name "Pleasureboaters". However, when this majorly thrashy Seattle-based group invades the 400 Bar for an evening of fist-pumping and headbanging, you'll wish you had the good conscious to bring ear plugs. Also featuring No Time for TV, These United States, Mannix!, The Revamps, Pandora's Box Cutters, and Puritanicals.
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VOTE FOR US!
Do you love l'étoile? Can you not live without our weekly updates on the coolest events in town? Well, we love you for loving us and we appreciate your loyal readership. Since we've now established our mutual appreciation, do us a favor, and vote for l'étoile as "Best Blog" in the City Pages Best of Poll! There is no need to answer all the questions - just answer the ones you like.
Need Suggestions? We recommend voting for The Moongoons for best club DJ and checking out Honeymoon at the VIP room each month sponsored by l'étoile magazine and ROBOTlove!
Ballots must be entered by March 31st (That's Monday)
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