Happy Halloween, ya'll! We've got all the treats to compliment your tricks lined up in a neat little row below, so whether you dress up as a sexy-whatever, a Scott Seekins or something spectacularly spooky, you certainly won't be lacking for places to show yourself off. And remember, do talk to strangers - it's Halloween after all, and sharing your candy with that cute zombie across the room is the perfect icebreaker!
xo-l'étoile
THURSDAY OCTOBER 30TH
Dinner with Mystery Palace and Lookbook
@ Beasthouse
600 Washington Avene N.
Brin Building
North Loop
(enter around back)
7:30pm-10:30pm / Free
Join the cool kids at the swanky loft space that is The Beasthouse for a fun and tasty event tonight! The last (for 2008 at least) dinner party will rock with local luminaries Mystery Palace and Lookbook, in addition to Burlesque's Wes Winship on the turntables between sets. The perfect pre-Halloween chill-out-with-friends event, you'll enjoy a free dinner to compliment the sweet sounds. No tricks, only treats!
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photo by Sasha Z. Bates
THURSDAY OCTOBER 30TH
I'm Holding on for that Teenage Feeling
@ College of Visual Arts Gallery
173 Western Ave
St. Paul
6pm-8pm / Free
As you know, the teenage years are rough. So when Franklin Art Works director Tim Peterson got his hands on six Twin Cities artists exploring adolescence, he struck on our collective psychological trauma. Installation, sculpture, painting and photography take on the awkwardness, angst and sexual tension that go along with the formative years. Through November 22nd.
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Art by Scott Stulen
THURSDAY OCTOBER 30TH
The Midnight Muse Revue Halloween Party
@ Station 4
201 E. 4th St.
St. Paul
9pm / +21 / $5
Death defying aerial stunts, a magician that swallows needles, and a daredevil escape artist? Did you go on a bender and wake up in Vegas again? Close. It's the spookified cabaret stylings of The Midnight Muse Revue celebrating Halloween the only way they know how, by filling it with mayhem and mischief! Mistress Musette leads this local burlesque/vaudeville troupe in an elaborate night of comedy, novelty sideshows, sexy belly dancing, and aerial ballet from the lovely ladies of Savvyqatz and so much more - all set to the dark cabaret sounds of local band The Devil's Paw. Have a drink and enjoy this saucy evening.
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FRIDAY ART PICK: PHILLIP TOLEDANO
It’s socially acceptable during a window of time each autumn for people to display fake dead bodies, monsters, and threats of bodily harm in their yards. Any other time, and they’re considered weirdos. Mr. Toledano fits in the latter category. This New York-based British photographer’s Hope and Fear series is "creepy" at its finest. He displays suits made of baby dolls, breast dresses, gun necklaces, floor-length Barbie doll leg skirts - you get the drift. These fashions aren’t going to be on the runway anytime soon, so get online and check them out!
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Tonight We Abide: The Big Lebowski Party
@ Bryant-Lake Bowl
810 West Lake St.
Minneapolis
7pm / $10 with a costume, $13 without
“Nothing is f***ed dude.” Vita.mn and BLB in honor of 15 years of old school bowling and great eats by throw a masquerade party paying homage to the most quotable film about bowling: The Big Lebowski. DJ Christian Fritz rummages through film history, spinning classic Coen Bros tunes all night while eight teams in Big Lebowski-inspired costumes participate in a bowl-off. Come dressed as your favorite character for a costume contest with prizes galore. In the BLB theater, a presentation of Vilification Tennis: Electile Dysfunction, shows off the sketch comedy stylings of local thespian Shanan Wexler and an array of other guests. So tell Donny to (well, you know) and let's bowl, man!
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Ralph Nader
@ University of MN, Willey Hall, Room 175
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis
7pm / $5-10 suggested donation
We’re pretty sure he’s not going to win, but the man always has something interesting to say! It’s safe to assume that this is the only political presidential candidate speech with ghosts, goblins and witches in attendance - at least in costume, anyway. Get-ups are encouraged, so now you have another excuse to pull that Nixon mask out of the closet.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
The Dead Hate the Living
@ Clubhouse Jäger
923 Washington Avenue N
Minneapolis
9pm / +21/ $5
The dead hate the living! And who wouldn't resent those human lucky enough to attend this l'étoile sponsored Halloween bash? It's time to light your creative spark and whip up a costume fit to be featured. A Digital Crush photo booth, styled by l'étoile, snaps your masqueraded mug, and special guest emcee and local rocker Mark Mallman announces the night's best costume. This spooky event also features the disco-doom of Attitude City (kudos to the DJ that restrains himself from playing “Thriller”), while Clement Shimizu of Alphasuede floods the walls with spooky imagery. Jäger's basement gets creepified as it transforms into a stylized haunted Victorian lounge. And of course, Halloween inspired drink specials are offered by the inventive bartenders of Clubhouse Jager.
UPDATE: This event is now SOLD OUT.
Co-sponsored by Eclecticoiffeur, l'étoile magazine, Digital Crush, Alphasuede, Tatters, Marshall Photography and Clubhouse Jager!
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Monster Mash 2
@ 7th Street Entry
7th St. and 1st Ave. N
Minneapolis
9pm / +18/ $6
“Whatever happened to the Transylvania twist?” Well, tonight you might find out! Mike the 2600 King and DJ King Otto return for a second season of their popular Halloween party, dishing up 50s and 60s classic tunes for a dance jam sure to awaken the mod monster in you. Last year, the DJ “kings” released a mix CD of the best in Motown, smash, sock hop and British Invasion hits. In case you missed it the first time, the volume has been repressed and ready for your purchasing pleasure. Come down, dance and don't be afraid to sing along. We know you secretly know all the words. And tell them Boris Pickett sent you!
Bonus: $1 crossover to the main room Halloween Party
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Scott Seekins Costume Contest
@ Nick & Eddie
1612 Harmon Place
Minneapolis
10pm / Free
It was bound to happen. You wear the same thing for long enough and people inevitably start referencing you in their dress. If you’re not sure of a Halloween costume yet, why not be the ubiquitous artist Scott Seekins? You have your choice of white or black formal wear, then twist up some black pipe cleaners to replicate his shock of black hair, pencil on a mustache and chopper sideburns, and compete to win the Scott Seekins costume contest. Prizes include artwork by Seekins and other surprises.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Naughty or Nice
@ The Rogue Buddha
357 13th Ave NE
Minneapolis
9pm / $5 with gift to exchange, $10 without
Zombie Santas are a new twist on an old favorite, so let’s skip the waiting and fast-forward to Christmas. Rogue Buddha and DJ Noise host the first Christmas/Halloween party of the season. Bring a "white elephant" gift to exchange (maximum value of $5), be ready to trade, and then smush into the photo booth with Santa. Ring in Halloween the weird way at the Rogue Buddha!
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
The Annual Halloween Costume Party
@ The Saloon
830 Hennepin Ave
Downtown Minneapolis
9pm / $5
We’re pretty sure there’s only one bar in town that has a shower installed in it, and that bar is The Saloon! So, while it's obvious they know how to provide the fun, they definitely take Halloween seriously with a $1,000 costume contest! Dress to impress, go wild on the Saloon's dance platforms, strut your stuff, and even get your tarot cards read tonight. Knowing the Saloon, our fortune teller predicts an amazing night in your future - filled with hot people, of course.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Bedlam Halloween Party
@ Bedlam Theatre
1501 S 6th St.
West Bank of Minneapolis
9pm / suggested donation
After you see Barebones by the Mississippi River, you’re going to feel the need to dance to some gypsy-punk - believe us! The Knotwells get the blood flowing, The Brass Messengers play their horns to ward off gypsy demons, and Asylum Soundsystem provides the dance party.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST (THROUGH SATURDAY)
Halloween Weekend at Pi Bar
@ Pi Bar
2532 25th Ave S
Minneapolis
9pm / $5
There is an unwritten law that Halloween must include at least one semi-nude sighting. Fulfill your daily naked requirements at Pi at their Live! Nude! Drag! show. They’re holding a contest for best costume too, maybe you could fit in by wearing your birthday suit? Now that's a costume we can't argue with.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
First Avenue's Halloween Party
@ First Ave
701 First Ave
Minneapolis
8pm / 18+ / $10 (or $15 without costume)
First Ave's legendary Halloween party is always ridiculously epic. Hosted by famous local drunkard, Ian of "Drinking with Ian" and featuring a costume contest with prizes for the most inappropriate costume (see post above). Those adorned in the best Halloween threads stand to win over $1,000 in Cash Prizes, so go all out!
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Hexagon Halloween Bash
@ Hexagon Bar
2600 27th Ave S
Minneapolis
9pm / 21+ / Free
Halloween has traditionally been an excuse for boys to act out their pirate/ninja fantasies and for girls to dress like, well, women of ill repute. Celebrate the scariest (drunkest? sluttiest?) night of the year at the Hexagon bar with Castle, Bastard Saint, Orwell, and Thula. And as always, it's free to get in.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
331 Club Costume Contest
@ 331 Club
331 13th Ave NE
Minneapoils
9pm / 21+ / Free
Stop by the 331 Club and trick for some treats at their annual Halloween party and costume contest. The night's best get-ups will receive Jon Oulman gift cards and a $25 bar tab. Music for the evening provided by All The Pretty Horses and Gay Witch Abortion.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Halloween at The Turf Club
@ Turf Club
1607 University Ave
St. Paul
9pm / 21+ / Free
PBR-fueled scenesters seeking to wreak a little Halloween havoc ought to head over to the Turf Club for their annual bash, this time featuring the musical stylings of darkly melodic bands Zebulon Pike, Heroine Sheiks, Seawhores, The Guystorm.
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST
Spaced Invaders
@ The Lock Inn
Secret Location
Minneapolis
email jp@secrettechno.com for info
2am (Directly following SHELTER) / $ TBD
Extend your Halloween partying well past bar close at the latest installment of The Lock Inn! Dance until dawn to dubstep, drum & bass, electro, house and more. Special guests Dirtbox, DJ Kani, The Sexbots, and Klikmusik (aka Mike G and James Patrick) rock the Lock until sun-up. Arrive before 3am because the doors will be locked to party-peeps that show up any later!
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COOL LINK: LOOKBOOK.NU
The economy sucks. You barely have gas money for those trips to work, let alone to buy that kick ass outfit you've been coveting at your fave local boutique. It's time to get experimental with those Fall clothes from previous seasons. But you've stared at those pieces for too long, and your creative pairing skills seem to have vanished as the cold weather moved in. In the style of The Sartorialist, comes a blog ready to meet all your fashion inspiration needs. With stylized photography and personal headlines, real people from around the world rock their looks to help you update yours. Images are broken up into clothing categories: brands, countries and genres - so it's easy to find lots of examples of the look you're after. Check out the latest styles from an international group of fashionistas or post your own and be a style inspiration to others!
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Artists' Books Abroad
@ Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis
11am / Free
We love hearing what’s happening art-wise in other cities and countries. Tom Sowden and Sarah Bodman are visiting artists from the Centre for Fine Print Research in the UK, and have traveled all this way to talk about contemporary artists' books abroad including performance books, altered books and production methods. This is one helluva a great reason to drag yourself out of bed after a night of haunted craziness.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Monks: the transatlantic feedback
@ Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
Lake & Bryant
Uptown
7pm (6pm doors), 10pm (9:30pm doors) / $8
This documentary about 1960s avant-garde musical trailblazers, the Monks, is a genre-overlapping film that "illustrates the pop music phenomenon in its political, social and cultural-historic contexts, but also reveals the Monks project as the first marriage of art and popular music." What's more, Gary Burger (of Monks fame) will do an exclusive q&a after the 7pm screening!
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST (THROUGH NOV 9TH)
The Abduction from the Seraglio
@ Ordway Center
345 Washington St.
St. Paul
7:30pm / $65-$150
The only things “scary” about the opera is the shocking display of talent! The MN Opera presents a stunning performance that hasn't graced the stage in 29 years. The music of Mozart, direction of James Robinson, and the inspiration of vaudeville bring together this tragedy-tinged comedy. Konstanze and Blonde are two men held hostage on a train while enroute to rescue their virtuous lovers trapped in a Pasha harem. The brilliant overtures of Mozart expose both melancholy and humor as the men struggle to reconcile with their estranged lovers - while mulling over the weight of personal doubts. Runs through November 9th.
Bonus: Purchase a season tickets, which includes 3 operas, for as low as $35 at the link below!
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Graduates
@ Art of This Gallery
3506 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis
7pm-11pm / Free
Since 1942, the Tuskegee Air Institute (the training program for WWII African American pilots) documented each graduate of the program. Minneapolis native Matt Bakkom displays all 763 of these portraits held in the National Archives, arranged by class. Using the archive as medium, Bakkom examines the shift from individual to myth. Through November 30th.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
I'm Not There Screening with Greil Marcus
@ Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
7pm / All Ages / $8
Join music writer Greil Marcus as he introduces a special screening of I'm Not There, Todd Haynes' film inspired by the life and times of Bob Dylan. Marcus is widely revered as Rolling Stone magazine's first rock critic, paving the way for contemporary music and culture journalism. Marcus will lead a discussion of the film following the screening.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Beastie Boys: Get Out and Vote tour (SOLD OUT)
@ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
175 W Kellogg Blvd River Centre
Saint Paul
9pm / 21+ / $35.50
Guess who the Beastie Boys are voting for? Yeah that's right. And to make sure their fans get out and vote, the Beasties are heading out on a tour hitting crucial swing states to spread the good word, along with cohorts Ben Harper and Tenacious D. In addition to this massive line-up, peeps from Rock the Vote will be on hand to get you registered to vote, if you haven't already.
The show is currently sold out, but you can always get resourceful if you're dying to see the BBs - and we know you are!
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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: LE CORPS MINCE DE FRANCOISE
If crude lyrical content delivered on a plate of upbeat electronic pop is your shizzle, all-girl Helsinki trio Le Corps (as we shall lazily refer to them) will be right up your alley. These kitschy-cool dance anthems seduce hipsters with booming bass and new-wave attitude - a must-listen for any electro fan!
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2ND
RNC Documentary Screening
@ Arise Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis
7pm / donations accepted
Like the rest of us, you’re probably a little confused about what happened during the RNC. NYC’s Glass Bead Collective and Twin Cities Indymedia have produced a 90-minute documentary detailing what went down. The film includes interviews from organizers who are being charged as terrorists and exclusive footage from videographers who themselves were detained and their camera equipment seized. The film will be made available for free on the internet if you can’t make it to Arise, but learning about civil disobedience is a lot more fun around other people. Through Monday, November 3rd.
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photo from RNC Protests by Kate Iverson
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2ND
Dia De Los Muertos
@ Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis
1pm-9pm / Free
El Dia De Los Muertos is the time when the veil between this world and the next is the thinnest. Altered Esthetics invites art lovers and believers to join them for their latest art show and a corresponding candlelight procession through the streets of Northeast. Remember those you’ve lost, prepare an altar, and view the work from over 30 international artists. Today is all about partying with your favorite dead people, tastefully of course.
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art by Jennie Roles Walter
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2ND
Artist Industry Night
@ Red Stag Supper Club
509 1st Avenue NE
Northeast Minneapolis
9pm / 21+ / Free
We've found our official Sunday night kick-it spot! This chilled-out happy hour is the way to go if you're looking to wind down the hectic weekend in style. Get your network on with Northeast artists while enjoying the sweet sounds of Nikki Matteson, Rich Rue and friends and sippin' ridiculously cheap 2-4-1 specials on select wines, taps, and rail drinks.
ENTER TO WIN A $25 GIFT CARD: l'étoile and the Red Stag are giving away multiple $25 Gift Cards for Late Night Happy Hour at the Stag! E-mail kate@letoilemagazine.com with "RED STAG" in the subject line, along with your name and address to be entered to win! Restrictions: Bar tabs are only good after 10pm on Wednesdays or Thursdays through the end of November! Gift cards will be mailed to winners.
LAST WEEK'S WINNERS:
Bill C.
Anthony K.
Jahna P.
Jill Y.
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A TINY MACHINE MONDAY
Our weekly post from our fave sci-fi/Beauty blogger A Tiny Machine! For more of her good humor and clever discoveries, click HERE!
The Science of Sleep
I don't sleep well. I've had insomnia off and on since childhood, and during a particularly memorable stretch at age 11, I stayed up for three days watching Ronco Electric Food Dehydrator infomercials, cheating at choose-your-own-adventure books, and roller skating around my driveway at all hours of the morning. This summer, enough was enough, and I finally gave prescription sleep aids a go. My doctor prescribed Ambien, and warned me that I shouldn't take this particular medication until I was physically in bed, as it was so quick to kick in. She also mentioned that people who take Ambien and try to stay awake sometimes experience mild hallucinations. So being the model patient that I am, I tucked myself into bed, took my first dose, and turned off the light.
I was a bit anxious, so although I'd followed all of my doctor's suggested relaxation preparations, I found sleep difficult to come by. I let my eyes adjust to the darkness and I stared around my room, following cracks in the ceiling as I waited for the drug to kick in. As my eyes panned across my bedroom, I noticed that some of the items on my nightstand were moving. My lamp, my Japanese music box, my l'Occitane lotion, my alarm clock. They were swaying and dancing in the dim moonlight, and eventually began singing to me. Yes folks, I was hallucinating. Hard core. My nightstand guardians continued their very "Be Our Guest" song and dance number until I drifted off to sleep, and I remembered hoping that this soothing animatronic lullaby would become a nightly tradition.
The next few times I took Ambien before bed, I tried to stay awake in the hopes that Lumiere and Cogsworth would make another appearance. This led to a number of unforgettable moments in my apartment (which are actually sort of forgettable, since the Ambien made my memory quite foggy). They involved: falling asleep in the fetal position face down on my couch, placing affectionate phone calls to the people in my life that I love oh-so very much (way more extreme than a drunk dial), and falling ass over teakettle into my bathtub and struggling about like a beetle on its back. Why do I share this story? Because I'm still obsessing over this editorial from last January's Vogue Girl Korea. Not only because it's hauntingly beautiful, but because, girl, I've been there.
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH
VOTE!
The moment we’ve been waiting four years for is finally here. You’ve registered, you’ve watched the debates, now it’s time to pull the lever. Exercise your right as a free citizen to vote for your candidate and then wait, white-knuckled for the rest of the night to find out who will be ruling the country for the next four! Don’t know where to vote? Click on the poll finder at the link below. Can’t decide who to vote for? Minnesota Public Radio has prepared a multiple-choice guide to help you find which candidate suits you.
Happy voting, ya'll!
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH
Silver + Gold
@ Clubhouse Jager
923 Washington Ave.
North Loop
Every Tuesday / 21+ / 10pm / Free
Join DJ Jonathan Ackerman and l’étoile magazine for an evening of sly winks and sideways glances every Tuesday at Clubhouse Jager. Create some mystery, sip 2-4-1 cocktails with pretty people, and dance the night away to electro, pop, and so much more.
BONUS: Flirt up a storm then visit letoilemagazine.com on Wednesdays for "missed connections" from the night before!
Sponsored by l'étoile magazine & Alphasuede
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COOL OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Entries: Scene, Be Seen and Be Heard
Saint Paul’s West End is picking up speed! Following the successful Scene and Be Seen art show this summer, the West End Arts group is calling for entries from performers who live or work in the area. That means you, fire-eaters, accordionists, contortionists, and funny joke tellers! The deadline for entries is November 22nd, so get your act together!
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What's What Editor: Kate Iverson
Contributing Writers: Lacey Prpic Hedtke, Beth Hammarlund, Robyn Lewis, Juleana Enright, Kate Iverson
CONTENT © L'ETOILE MAGAZINE 2008
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