Thursday, June 26, 2008

Weekend What's What 6/26-7/1

LAND OF 10,000 RAINBOWS

It's a gay-la affair! The Twin Cities shines as one of the largest Pride festivals in the country, and we think that's definitely something to be proud of! This weekend is all about love, respect, and partying like rockstars, so get with the glitz and don't be afraid to rock those sequins!

xo-l'étoile


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THURSDAY, JUNE 26

Echo Through the Waves

@ 50 Entertainment
300 1st Ave N, Suite 110
Minneapolis

4pm-7pm / free

For three hours, the media and music company 50 Entertainment will transform its office space into an art gallery featuring painting, photography and jewelry from such artists as DC Ice, Nate Maydole, Lonnie Loveness, and Robyne Robinson! All the art is local, and with prices capped at $500, the temptation is on to bring a piece home.

CLICK FOR THIS AND OTHER ART EVENTS AT MPLSART.COM
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THURSDAY JUNE 26TH

Patio Nights Featuring STNNNG and His Mischief

@ The MMAA
50 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Downtown St. Paul

7pm / $7

In it's 5th year, Patio Nights invites some of the most talented and well-known local musicians to rock the MMAA's gorgeous rooftop courtyard. Add in yummy food, and of course, beer from Great Waters Brewing Company and you've got yourself the perfect date night. Tonight's musical phantasm will include popular local rockers STNNNG and His Mischief, so you've really got no excuse, do you?

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THURSDAY JUNE 26TH

Oddio's Audios

@ Soundbar
414 3rd Avenue N
Downtown

8pm / 21+ / FREE

Come July, Minneapolis will be one scene-starter short. Well-known local DJ Andrew "Oddio" Luckham is moving to Spain to get married and start an exciting new life. Please join every DJ worth their salt in the Twin Cities in giving Oddio the proper send off with dance-worthy selections from Reggie McKeever v. HiFi Kenny, Jobot v. Bryan B, and Brian Thomas v. DVS1 playing disco and deep house all night long.

BONUS: Got the Techno bug? BLACK in the VIP room each Saturday boasts a rotating cast of world class House, Drum & Bass and Techno DJs.

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FRIDAY ART PICK: SERGEI PROKUDIN-GORSKII


Lucky Minneapolis! The work of early 20th century photographer and chemist Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii glows (literally) from the walls of the Russian Art Museum. One of the first photographers to use color photography, Prokudin-Gorskii produced glass plate negatives of the Russian Empire funded by the Tsar. One hundred years later we’re seeing, for the first time, his photos presented as illuminated light boxes in a dark gallery. This is a huge deal, so if you’ve never been to the TMORA, you’ve got until September to drool over this work.

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FRIDAY JUNE 27TH

Yuri's Big Garage Sale

@ Yuri's House
650 Pierce Street NE
(in the Garage/Alley)
Northeast Mpls

9-4pm

One of our favorites, artist and curator Yuri Arajs, is picking up and leaving us soon for the land of maple syrup and Celine Dion, and lucky for you he's unloading a bevy of treasures before he goes! Stop in and snap up deals on things like darkroom equipment, paint by number paintings, antique furniture, tons of cds, frames, easels, and lots and lots of art books, art supplies, and more. This is likely the coolest garage sale of the summer, so get there early to score the most collectible Yuri memorabilia!

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FRIDAY JUNE 27TH

So Electric

@ Barfly
711 Hennepin Ave
Downtown Minneapolis

10pm-2am / 18+ / $3 w/ RSVP, $5 without

Summer is heating up and so is the dance floor at Barfly because Moongoons Mania is taking over the city! Dance the night away with another edition of So Electric, featuring music in the main room by DJ Bach, The Moongoons, E-six, and Roan. Have your first taste of Toothjuice, a special drink created by Barfly for So Electric (Insider info: Toothjuice is Moongoon Josh Clancy's artistic alter-ego).

RSVP at the link below for discounted admission!

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FRIDAY JUNE 27TH

4th Annual Uptown Pride Block Party

@ Bryant Lake Bowl
810 West Lake Street
Uptown

6pm / 18+ / FREE

BLB’s Uptown Pride Block Party has become a growing community tradition in recent years and is now THE spot to kick off Pride Weekend in style. The grill will be going and the beer will be flowing, with performances by Dykes Do Drag, Rope Trick, Black Blondie, Tina Schlieske & Band and Venus DeMars & All the Pretty Horses. Festivities are once again emceed by Foxy Tann.

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FRIDAY JUNE 27TH

Dosh with P.O.S. and Kill the Vultures

@ First Avenue
701 First Avenue N
Downtown

8pm / 18+ / $10 advance, $12 door

Minneapolis' own intriguing and mostly-instrumental outfit, DOSH will be wrapping up their nation-wide tour for a hometown CD Release Friday night at First Ave. Martin Dosh is an expert soundscapist, whose latest album Wolves and Wishes blends elements of pop, electronica and post-rock. Accompanied by Mike Lewis (Bad Plus, Fog, Alpha Consumer) the Dosh live experience creates a musical utopia using keyboards, effects pedals, samplers, a mixing board, and even a drum set. The musical world of Dosh is uncharted, and if that's where the challenge lies, it's also where the reward comes from. Local rap hero P.O.S. opens, with Kill the Vultures.

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FRIDAY JUNE 27TH-SUNDAY JUNE 29TH

The Jackie Factory NYC Presents:
LOW LIFE MINNEAPOLIS

@ Nick & Eddie
1612 Harmon Place
Loring Park

7pm Friday, 2pm Sat-Sun / Free

Nick and Eddie pulls their own well-connected strings to put on THE coolest party of Pride Weekend. With a stage in the Loring Alley (which we think looks like something straight out of Paris), Nick and Eddie will host legendary NYC Jackie Factory luminaries DJ Johnny Dynell, Chi Chi Valenti and Chi Chi Larue, plus tons of local lovelies such as All The Pretty Horses, Faggot, Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret and Burlesque’s Jean Bardot and our favorite MC Foxy Tann.

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FRIDAY JUNE 27TH-SUNDAY JUNE 29TH


2008 Twin Cities Pride

@ Various Locations
Minneapolis
Check Website for more info

Each June in Minneapolis, folks of every sexual orientation and gender identity gather in sunny Loring Park in what has become the third-largest gay pride celebration in the country. Last year's festival drew nearly half a million people for two days of music and entertainment – that alone is reason to celebrate!

The massive festival in Loring Park is the crown jewel of the Twin Cities Pride. Celebrating the spirit and vitality of the GLBT Community, the festival truly has something to offer everyone. Featuring three stages of live entertainment, three food courts, beer gardens, art vendors, a children & family area, canoe rides in Loring Lake, a mass commitment ceremony, and the GLBT History Pavilion, and so much more. You can spend two full days at the festival and still not see everything! The festival is free for everyone to attend and will be open on Saturday from 10am to 10pm and on Sunday from noon to 6pm.

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COOL LINK: WE MAKE MONEY NOT ART

The bloggers at We Make Money Not Art scour the art world to bring back interviews, reviews, and pictures from that big wide world out there. They visit art galleries, listen to conferences, and have searchable categories like the 90’s, deep sea creatures and robots. Throw in fun colors and a “Somehow Connected” sidebar, and you’re up on the art scene like never before.

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SATURDAY JUNE 28TH

Order, Happiness, and other Fictional Perceptions

@ Fox Tax Gallery
503 1st Ave NE
Minneapolis

6pm-11pm / Free

Guest curator Emma Berg of mplsart.com serves up a quartet of reality-busting artists with connections to MN. Photography, collage, drawings and film make up the roster of investigators of details, assumptions and perceptions. l’étoile’s favorite NYC cohort Amy Pierce screens her short film, Maypole, for the first time in Minnesota. Runs through July 26th.

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SATURDAY JUNE 28TH

Umber Birthday Party!

@ Umber Studios
3109 East 42nd Street
South Minneapolis

8pm / Free

Umber Studios is one year old! The founders of Umber Studios commemorate their anniversary by showing work they’ve created in the space. In this past year, Umber has had 15 art shows with over 60 artists, and acted as a dance, theater and yoga studio. Let the founders of Umber Studios know you appreciate them at this fun-fun-fun party/art show! Runs through July 26th.

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SATURDAY JUNE 28TH

Attitude City

@ Clubhouse Jager
923 Washington Ave N
North Loop

10pm / 21+ / Free

Two of the cutest boys we know, Karl Frankowski and Jeff Dubois, make a cameo at Clubhouse Jager tonight. Be prepared to have your socks rocked off (and maybe your pants) because these two know how to sex you up right with their sultry disco jams. If you're in the mood for a sweaty dance session with possible groping potential then get thee to Jager tonight!

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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: THE DODOS

Psych-folk-pop duo The Dodos have been one of the most consistently buzzed bands this year, with their debut album Visitor arguably one of the years best.Their varied influences include Animal Collective and Magnetic Fields, but their undeniably unique style pushes their instruments to the extreme, shaping a superb blend of intricate drum patterns, remarkable finger picking, breakneck strumming, and warm vocal chops – their infectious, experimental pop is so joyous and fresh that it's difficult not to get swept along in its wake. This is a band on the brink of very big things, so be sure to catch the Dodos next month for an absolutely stunning live performance in an intimate setting at the Triple Rock Social Club.

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SUNDAY JUNE 29TH

Pride Parade

@ Hennepin Ave & 3rd St.
Ends at Loring Park
Downtown Minneapolis

Parade at 11am / Free

Pre-parade show at 9am / 9th and Hennepin / Free

THE best parade of the year, no doubt about it! Monica West and Robyne Robinson (she’s everywhere!) will MC the parade from the grandstand, where all the action to impress the judges happens. If you’re really hardcore, arrive at 9am for the pre-parade show, featuring music and an unveiling. Last year’s parade drew 135,000 people, so get there early to get a good view.

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SUNDAY JUNE 29TH

Best Friends Forever and The Velveteens

@ Eclipse Records
1922 University Ave W.
St. Paul

6pm / All Ages / $4

A rare meeting of two amazing local trios. In both bands, two lovely ladies sing about crushes, boys and romance, with a boy in the background playing bass or drums or xylophone. Both are extremely danceable and both have distinctive sounds: BFF supplies the dancey pop, The Velveteens bring back doo wop Americana. Dancing is sure to ensue, so put on your bobby socks and/or legwarmers. With Ghost Mice (IN) and Heathers (Ireland).

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MIXTAPE MONDAY: MINNEAPOLIS LOVER

Despite the fact he lives in Roseville, You Work For Them's Mike Cina can still technically claim Minneapolis lover status via his studio in Northeast, and who are we to argue? We'll let Cina dance-rock our world anytime - in Roseville OR Minneapolis. Make sure to download this little gem and tuck it away for the next time you have an uncontrollable urge to get down.

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TUESDAY JULY 1ST

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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What's What Editor: Kate Iverson
Contributing Writers, Robyn Lewis, Lacey Prpic Hedtke

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Weekend What's What 6/19-6/24

DROPPIN' THE BOOM

Attention party-prone Twin Citians! This weekend is simply filled to the brim with ear-plug worthy rock-outings and dance-offings. The signs of summer are in full swing and events of all shapes and sizes are in full effect. There is a pleasant assortment of indoor and outdoor shenanigans to be had, both at land and sea (well, ok, river), so make your days off count!

xo-l'étoile

Illustration by Molly Butterfoss for l'étoile
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THURSDAY JUNE 19TH

Beer, Brats, and the Bard

@ The Guthrie
818 2nd Ave. S
Minneapolis

5:30 pre-show party, 7:30 show / $25

No play encompasses summertime better than Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Brimming with frivolity, mistaken identity and plenty of wine, this romantic comedy intertwines humans and fairies, royalty and peasants. The special deal of evening includes a brats and beer pre-show party on the patio at Cue, because the best way to see the Bard's comedy is with a full stomach and a slight buzz.

Call the Guthrie Box Office at 612-377-2224 and quote price code "AV" for the special deal. This amazing show ends it's run THIS Sunday, so get you're tickets NOW!

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THURSDAY JUNE 19TH

Vita.mn Poolside Fashion Show

@ Calhoun Beach Club
2925 Dean Pkwy.
Minneapolis

7pm-10pm / $10 / Pre-sale tix @ Cliché and Pull Out a Plum Salon

There is absolutely no reason to miss this poolside show. Fione people, clothes from il Vostro Boutique and Cliché, styling by the hotness that is Eclecticoiffeur, 2-4-1 drink specials, poolside shopping and mini-makeovers! Whoa. Not to mention valet parking (cause you roll in style) and DJ sets from A-Ray and Richie Rivera. Sunset is the perfect backdrop for these beautiful bodies. We don’t blame you, just pretend you’re admiring the fashion.

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Photo by Nic Marshall
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THURSDAY JUNE 19TH

Serenity

@ The Riverview Theater
3800 42nd Ave. S.
Minneapolis

Thursday 9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30 pm / $7

Are you still reeling from Firefly's quick cancellation? Do you still hold out hope that Mal and Inara will work it out? Are you desperate to know more about what River Tam is truly capable of doing? If any of these questions make an iota of sense to you, join your fellow Browncoats at The Riverview this weekend - the 2007 cult classic based on the popular series will screen Thursday through Saturday. If you're new to the Firefly universe, this is your opportunity to familiarize yourself with one of the best science fiction/westerns ever created.

Like Sci-Fi? Visit THIS blog, written by l'etoile founder Beth Hammarlund, for a healthy dose of nerdiness AND Fashion!

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FRIDAY JUNE 20TH

Draw Too/Through the Looking Glass

@ SooVAC
2640 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis

Reception 6pm-9pm / Free

SooVAC pulls out all the stops with two killer shows at once. Draw Too: A Drawing Show in Four Acts shows 14 artists loosely interpreting the act and meaning of drawing, through pipe cleaners, graphite and (gasp!) computers. The Toomer Gallery shows Jennifer Davis, who is constantly impressing us. Her dreamy paintings of animals and pastel portraits of “unspoken thoughts” makes Through the Looking Glass the belle of the ball.

CLICK FOR THIS ART EVENT AND MORE AT MPLSART.COM
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FRIDAY JUNE 20TH

Yuri Arjas

@ Rogue Buddha
357 13th Ave NE
Nordeast Minneapolis

Reception 7pm-11pm / Free

Canada might be coaxing artist and curator Yuri Arjas back, but he leaves with a final (for now) hurrah with his show, Reclaimed Memory. Through collected photographs, Yuri interprets the memory that was lost when these photographs were abandoned by their original admirers. Using found objects, he transforms old paper, frames and ephemera into new identities and remembrances.

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FRIDAY JUNE 20TH

VimLab Summer Boat Party

@ Boom Island Park
744 Sibley St NE
Minneapolis

Boards at 9:30pm, docks at 1am / 21+ / $30

Vimlab will once again be hosting a floating dance club along mighty Mississippi with a full bar on board! Cruise down the river against the downtown Minneapolis skyline to a soundtrack supplied by special guest Love & Payne featuring Mike Moilanen on guitar, and a live percussionist. Jevne will spin & play live bass! Visit Vital Culture to snap up tickets.

There will also be an after-party at a secret location that will be revealed on the boat. Bon voyage!

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FRIDAY JUNE 20TH

Honeymoon

@ First Avenue VIP Room
701 1st Ave N
Downtown Minneapolis

10pm-2am / 18+ / $3-$5

This party is all for the crowd. Each third Friday of every month, the Moongoons bring in acts from all over the place to work their dancefloor magic. Each month the party is themed, with prizes awarded for best dressed and more. This month’s theme is BLOOD, so get ready to paint the town AND your clothes red. Not only that, but buy a one of those hot new t-shirts at the door and be ensured kewl points while you’re creepin the streets! Honeymoon also has sweet dance-offs, visuals, and more. An RSVP at the Moongoons website gets you in for only $3!

BONUS: Pop into ROBOTlove from 4-6 for a pre-honeymoon party that includes beer and prizes. Woo-hoo!

Honeymoon is sponsored by l'etoile magazine & ROBOTlove

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COOL LINK: MS. DEWEY

Bored of boring old search engines that just give you what you’re looking for without any sass? Maybe you have a librarian fetish, or just miss human interaction. Ms. Dewey is a sexy animated librarian that gets really bored if you don’t ask her anything. She taps on the glass, plays video games, comments on your search queries, and might cuss you out if you try to flirt with her. For a good time, type “Yo mama” into the search engine.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST


National Go Skateboarding Day

@ Old Fobia Parking Lot
Corner of 1st and Washington
Downtown Minneapolis

1pm / All Ages / FREE

It doesn’t get any better than a nationally recognized and sanctioned day of Skateboarding. Boarders will celebrate the pure exhilaration, creativity, and spirit of one of America's most beloved activities by blowing off all other obligations for a full day of skatin' and shot-callin'! Starting in the old Fobia parking lot and skating through the streets of downtown, then finishing in Uptown for a surprise made possible by Plywood Benders.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

Pabst Presents: The Big Blowout, Phase II

@ Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge
2519 Marshall St NE
Minneapolis

3pm / 21+ / Free

Northeast remains the place to be for local music lovers today as Psycho Suzi’s, not typically a music venue, plays host to a slew of top notch Minnesota tunesmiths on their “Poor Man’s Paradise” patio all day as part of a Pabst Blue Ribbon sponsored musical blowout. Among the bands providing the tunes (while the cheap PBR libations flow) are electro-pop rockers These Modern Socks and the ever-sexy Solid Gold. Local designers Anthem Heart will be doing live t-shirt silk screening; other visual artists in attendance are Time Squad, Kate Bergau, Ed Holmberg, and Media 2017.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

Beautiful Deleuzers/Guattari Heroes

@ Shoebox Gallery
Window to the right of 2948 Chicago Av S.
Minneapolis

4pm-6pm / Free

Philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari comment on culture, transforming boundaries of imagination and desire. Eight artists see them as fit for homage through performance and visual art. Though the Shoebox Gallery is really just a window, consider it your 24 hour one-stop art shop. On Saturday, Kelley Meister will perch atop a six ft stool inside a giant birdcage in front of the gallery for her piece "Caught”. Also Artist Tynan Kerr will host a BBQ potlatch/sale of his closing Metaphysical Totem Poles show. That’s a lot of action for one window.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

Glancing Back/Charging Forward

@ Studio Z
275 E 4th St. Suite 100
Saint Paul

7pm / $20

Zeitgeist’s June production, Zeitgeist: 30 Years of Groundbreaking Music highlights both past and present compositions with a dizzying array of aesthetic diversity—minimalist to modernist, neoclassic to postmodern, free improv to folk. Glancing Back/Charging Forward charts this musical landscape championing the many composers in the Twin Cities community, introducing the world premiere of Music of Our Time, a new concert-length work by over 150 Minnesota musicians.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

Flash Jam

@ The Kitty Cat Klub
14th & 4th St.
Dinkytown

10pm / 21+ / Free

This "Professional Booty Movers Edition" of the sporadically occuring, but always awesome dance night Flash Jam brings us mad ass-shakin' fodder courtesy of NYC's DJ Dirty Finger (see our Sunday Music Pick below!), Winship, Portnoy, and host Jonathan Ackerman.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

The Deaths

@ Hexagon Bar
2600 27th Ave S
Minneapolis

9pm / 21+ / Free

For those of you too slow on the uptake to snag tix to tonight's sold-out Rock the Garden show, head on over to the Hexagon for a stellar line up of psychedelic rock music with 4 of Minneapolis’ best bands. Topping the bill is the dark, Kinks-inspired indie pop quartet The Deaths, who seem on the verge of breaking out of the Twin Cities bubble to go on to big things, and for good reason. Their critically acclaimed sophomore release Centralia and their showcase at South By Southwest earlier this year established them as one of Minneapolis’ finest. Openers Dad in Common, Daughters of the Sun, and Magic Castles experiment with fuzzed out, trippy psychedelic jams for your listening pleasure.

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SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

Mark Mallman

@ 7th Street Entry
701 1st Ave N
Downtown Minneapolis

5pm / All Ages / $8 (Early show)
9pm / 21+ / $8 (Late show)

Move over David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, and The Darkness - MALLMAN is here! The infamous local keyboardist is known for his antics almost as much as his infectious pop songs. As one of the most compelling and unique songwriters and performers to emerge from Minneapolis in years, Mallman’s reputation is exploding out of his home base into the world at large. Come to The Entry for one of the most spectacular, wild and enthralling stage shows you’re ever likely to encounter.

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Photo by Senorjerm
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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: DIRTY FINGER

Whether playing the sweaty lofts of Brooklyn or catering to London's elite, up-and-comer DJ Dirty Finger has performed alongside an eclectic array of musicians — everyone from Jazzy Jeff to Gang Gang Dance. This party-rocker knows just how to pack a dance floor to instigate a maximum amount of fun. His beat-soiling fingers spin a tight mix of '80s Euro new wave, dancey edits of early rock jams, and Latin soul classics. You can catch DJ Dirty Finger in all his glory at Palmers (what?) on Thursday night and at FLASH JAM at the Kitty Cat Klub this Saturday night (see listing above)!

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SUNDAY JUNE 22ND

Dance Quest

@ 414 Soundbar
414 3rd Avenue N
Minneapolis

8pm / 21+

Dance Quest is THE place to be Sunday night! Featuring resident DJ XXNAUGHTY Wood, bringing the newest tracks out to the dance floor for a proto electronic dance revolution for the 21st and 22nd centuries. This is a truly multimedia experience with fashion videos, artistic videos of the 60’s, 70s, and 80s, new wave music videos - an all consuming visual experience curated by Nico.

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MIXTAPE MONDAY: TENDERCAKES

Our red hot pals, Tendercakes, fresh off their DJ debut at the Dinkytowner this past Monday, bring some damn dirty jams to keep you bouncin' between now and the 4th of July, when they get down low at the Kitty Cat Klub! Download the free mix at the link below.

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TUESDAY JUNE 24TH

Silver + Gold

@ Clubhouse Jager
923 Washington Ave.
North Loop

Tuesdays / 21+ / 10pm / Free / 2-4-1 Cocktails!

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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What's What Editor: Kate Iverson
Contributing Writers: Robyn Lewis, Lacey Prpic Hedtke, Beth Hammarlund

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Weekend What's What 6/12-6/17

48 HOUR FRENZY

This weekend is jam packed with major party action and amazing art as per usual, but for 48 hours the artistic contagion index will be especially high. Hundreds of film crazies from all corners of the Twin Cities will throw caution to the wind and jump on board for the 48 Hour Film Project - including some of us! So, honk if you see a video camera and if you're interested, see Friday's listing below on how to get involved with one of the many teams.

xo-l'étoile

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THURSDAY JUNE 12TH

Future of the Arts in MN Discussion Panel

@ Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Avenue S
Minneapolis

5:30pm / Free

Come listen in on a very important discussion on the state of the arts in Minnesota this evening, instigated by the Minneapolis Arts Commission and moderated by longtime arts advocate Robyne Robinson. After the panel discussion stick around for the opening reception of "Smoke and Mirrors", featuring photographs by former Minnesota Center for Photography director Vance Gellert.

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THURSDAY JUNE 12TH

Constance Wilde Post-Party Hosted by l'étoile magazine

@ The Guthrie Theater
Target Lounge
818 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis

Play: 7:30pm / $20 if you call 612-377-2224 and quote "AM"

After party: 10pm-Midnight / Free

Join the us at the Guthrie for an evening of theater and partying! You needn't go to the play to attend the l'étoile-hosted after party in the 2nd floor Target Lounge, but after seeing this production, we can't help but recommend with gusto that you take advantage of tonight special ticket price! The after party will feature music by DJs Double Trouble, drink specials and of course a beautiful view! You'll be disappointed when the Guthrie kicks us out at a civilized hour.

About the play:

Did you know that Oscar Wilde was married? Yeah, neither did we. The phenomenal playwright and novelist, who referred to his sexuality as "Socratic," married and had two sons with Constance Lloyd, a young woman from a wealthy London family. The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde explores the life of this mystery woman. Staged in the Guthrie's McGuire proscenium theater, the story travels and shifts in time and perspective, bringing the humanity of a forgotten woman to life. This visually amazing production incorporates exquisite lighting and an industrial-classic set with decadent steampunk-esque costuming and a vibrant cast. A definite must-see!

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FRIDAY JUNE 13TH-15TH

48 Hour Film Project

Here at l'étoile we can't think of a more satisfying summer activity than making your own movie. This weekend over 85 teams of local filmmakers will be creating short films of yet-to-be-determined subject matter for the 48 Hour Film Project. Over 70 cities across the world participate, and the Minneapolis event is 2nd largest in the U.S.! Perhaps you've been waiting to let out your inner thespian, or maybe the Foley artist deep inside you is aching to be heard. So, whether you're a top-notch best boy or just someone who wants to be involved, we strongly encourage you to join one of the teams that are still looking for help - you'll be glad you did. And while monetary compensation is unlikely, fame and glory will certainly (ok, maybe) follow.

Speaking of that, our friends and l'étoile staffers ALPHASUEDE have their own team and invite your participation! They need stylish and energetic extras, assistants, and general what-have-you’s with fun attitudes! Email stephensquared@gmail.com a.s.a.p. to join the team! You can also click HERE to put yourself out there to all teams.

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FRIDAY JUNE 13TH

Wall to Wall

@ MPLS Photo Coop
2400 North Second Street
(Second Floor)
Minneapolis

7pm-11pm / $10 suggested donation

Photographer Orin Rutchick and writer Chris Welsch have been documenting pilgrims and pilgrimages - though not exactly the Thanksgiving-loving, buckle shoe-wearing type. The pilgrims focused on in Wall to Wall are those journeying to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and alternately, to Graceland. Elvis sounds are sure to waft out of the MPLS photo coop this evening as viewers drink wine, eat treats (including Israeli cous cous and barbequed chicken), and raise money for Rutchick and Welsch to travel to Jerusalem to finish this amazing project.

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FRIDAY JUNE 13

ARP! Release Party

@ Art of This
3506 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis

7pm / $5 suggested donation

We can’t wait to get our paws on another issue of ARP! This issue’s theme is collecting, and ARP has collected quite a following themselves with consistently insightful writing and commentary. Stop by Art of This to see personal collections on display ranging from private notes passed in class to poodles. Chow Girls provide treats, Greg Karr (of KFAI) spins the tunes, and Jim Gladman does a live VJ session. Congratulations are definitely in order!

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FRIDAY JUNE 13TH

The Electric Fetus’ 40th Anniversary Celebration

@ First Avenue and the 7th Street Entry
509 1st Avenue N
Downtown Minneapolis

7pm/ 18+ / $5

As independent record stores are nearing extinction, it’s hard to believe the Electric Fetus has been serving the eclectic music lover since 1968. Widely revered as the preeminent indie record store in Minnesota, the Electric Fetus is throwing itself a huge birthday party. This celebratory blowout will feature performances in the Mainroom by Doomtree, Polara, The Hypstrz, Tony Glover & V3, and The New Standards; and in the Entry, A Night in the Box, Jon Rodine, Moon Maan and a special super group called "The Electric Fetus All-Stars" that will feature current and past Fetus employees. And you get all that for just $5. Tickets are available at the Electric Fetus, of course.

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FRIDAY JUNE 13TH

Guilty Pleasures

@ Jitters Lounge and Martini Bar
205 East Hennepin Ave (under the Times)
Minneapolis

9pm / 21+ / Free

This weekly series of "Music you Hate to Love", featuring an all-star rotating cast of local DJs and drink specials, will be held at stylish downtown sweet spot Jitters every Friday during the month of June. This week Petey Wheatstraw will be mixing it up on the decks with former Dosh cohort DJ Judo.

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FRIDAY JUNE 13TH

SixOneTwo 1 Year Anniversary

@ Secret Location
Minneapolis
Check website day of for info

9pm / $12 in advance, $15 at the door

Dance till the sun comes up with the sickest party crew in Minneapolis, SixOneTwo. With more than 30 local and national performers on 4 stages, skate park madness, live graffiti art, and lots more surprises in store, this promises to be a Friday the 13th you wont soon forget. Location announced the day of event.

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COOL LINK: BUY OLYMPIA

Get yr Vladimir Viewmasters here! Get yr sexy librarian swag! Buy Olympia started 9 years ago in Olympia Washington as a way for a few friends to sell handmade crafts. It’s exploded into an online handmade-mecca. Artists are the rock stars, offering clothing, zines, kids stuff, jewelry and sooo much more. Search over 70 artist’s wares and spend your whole paycheck while feeling good you’re supporting artists. Plus you’ll be the only one in town to have that microphone t-shirt.

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SATURDAY JUNE 14 (THROUGH SUNDAY)

Stone Arch Festival

@ Minneapolis Riverfront District
Saint Anthony Main
Historic Main St. / Father Hennepin Park
Minneapolis

10am-6pm / all ages / Free

Bring your dad to the Stone Arch Festival this weekend, buy him some Kettle Korn, tour the 250+ artist’s booths, and finally, show him how cool the Twin Cities’ music scene is by listening to Bella Koshka, Gospel Gossip, the Martin Devaney Band, and many more on one of the five stages that Stone Arch offers this year. We love the screenprinted promo poster created by one of our faves, Miss Amy Jo, so visit her booth, tell her you love it too then buy one to prove it!

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SATURDAY JUNE 14

Art Soak Yard Sale

@ Camphor Studios
740 E Lake St. (3rd floor of Robert Shoes building)
Minneapolis

Art sale 2pm-7pm / Reception 8pm-11pm / free

Don't miss your chance to claim you were at the sure-to-be-legendary Camphor Studios first event. Come in the afternoon for a artsy yard sale from 2-7pm, then stay for members exhibition from 8-11. Celebrate the founding of the space and listen to dreamy instrumental band Switzerlind at 8pm.

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SATURDAY JUNE 14TH

Disco Picnic

@ Old Arizona Studios
2821 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis

2-7pm / All ages / Free

Part birthday party, part going away party, part pre-party, and part excuse to sit outside in the sun and listen to some good disco and deep house music. Please join local DJ crew HOME for some day-drinking on one of the coolest courtyard patios in the city. Booze and food will be available from the cafe at Old Arizona. Come down early, and stay until the end!

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SATURDAY JUNE 14

DIY Fashion Show

@ Arise! Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis

6pm sharp!/ $5-10 suggested donation

The local fashion never stops, does it? This time the Belfry and Arise! team up for the second annual DIY Fashion Show. The runway begins at 6pm sharp on the backyard patio. Venture indoors for a juice and tea bar, haircuts and makeovers, a DIY boutique, record spinning, and of course, radical literature. Last year saw an evening gown made entirely of men's briefs and a kickin' dance party, so who knows what's in store this time?

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SATURDAY JUNE 14TH

2nd Annual Red Stag Block Party

@ Red Stag Supperclub
509 1st Avenue NE
Northeast Minneapolis

5pm to 10:30pm / Rain or Shine / Free

Let the Block Party Season begin! Our pals at the Red Stag Supperclub are taking it to the streets of Northeast, offering up a new spin on an old Minnesota tradition. This year’s edition will serve locally produced and organic foods, cold beverages, and will feature a flea market with Familia Skate Shop and Fifth Element as well as other local artists, a bouting of the North Star Roller Girls, and as an extra attraction, see who’s got the groove in the hula-hoop contest! Musical entertainment provided by Lady Hard On, the Owls, Buffalo Jack and the Plow Boys, Mike Mictlan and DJ Paper Tiger from Doomtree, E.L.nO and DJ Misses McFeely. The event will be fittingly emceed by comedy troupe Electric Arc Radio. Best of all, the Red Stag crew manages to pull it all off with ZERO WASTE with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the MN Fringe Festival.

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SATURDAY JUNE 14

Open Door 4

@ Rosalux Gallery
1011 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis

7pm-10pm / Free

Non-Rosalux members are invading! The gallery's annual juried show pops off tonight with art from over 15 top shelf local artists of non-member standing. This year’s juror is Yasmil Raymond, assistant curator at the Walker. Wading through over 200 submissions was hard to do we’re sure, but the chosen few are sure to amaze. Runs through June 29.

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SATURDAY JUNE 14TH

Nylon Magazine Tour

@ Fine Line Music Cafe
318 First Avenue North
Minneapolis

8pm / 18+ / $16 in advance, $18 at the door

Trend setting fashion and culture mag NYLON continues its foray into all things cool by sponsoring a very hip evening of bands and possibly one of the most diverse summer tours to roll into Minneapolis. She Wants Revenge’s brand of Joy Division-inspired post punk and depressingly catchy new-wave hooks creates the perfect soundtrack for dark and debaucherous dance floors, while fierce and feisty Nashville punks Be Your Own Pet remind us just how fun being young can be. Indie buzz bands the Virgins and the Switches support.

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SATURDAY JUNE 14TH

Lock Inn 3

@ The Lock Inn
Secret Location
Downtown
email jp@secrettechno.com for location

2am / Cost TBD

Get locked in tonight at this awesome secret location! Music from the likes of Mike G and the Moongoons will keep you dancing until the sky turns from black to blue and you sober up enough to realize how bad you actually smell. The catch? You must show up NO LATER THAN 2AM to gain entrance. And, as always, respect the area and the space! This is a discreet byob so plan ahead.

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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: SUNNY DAY SETS FIRE

Founded in London, Sunny Day Sets Fire is a group with many homelands, many talents and many sounds. The quintet’s unique brand of hummable surreal pop is a perfect soundtrack to summertime. Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming release of their debut album Summer Palace, which by the looks of it, will certainly establish Sunny Day Sets Fire as a major pop phenomenon.

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SUNDAY JUNE 15TH

Father's Day Cartoon Brunch

@ Suburban World Theatre
3022 Hennepin Ave
Uptown

9am - 2pm / All Ages

It’s Fathers Day! And what better way to commemorate than with vintage cartoons and brunch at the historic Suburban World Theater. Treat Dad to a morning of great food and fondly remembered animated ‘toons on the big screen this Sunday.

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SUNDAY JUNE 15TH (RUNS JUNE 13th-AUGUST 24TH)

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

@ The Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul

$8 for members, $19-24 for non-members

A perfect Father's Day gift - if you can get in that is! Fantasy and reality join forces in Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, the first exhibition to showcase costumes and props from all six Star Wars films while exploring cutting-edge research and modern technologies that could one day make the fantasy world of Star Wars a reality. Journey into the galaxy far, far away that has captivated audiences for more than 30 years. On display will be more than 80 costumes and props from the classic science fiction movies, 20 interactive stations, a robot theater and a full-size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit. In addition to viewing, visitors can test Landspeeders or experience levitation in a hovercraft.

BONUS: “Special Effects” opens in the Omnitheater, taking you behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest movies.

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SUNDAY JUNE 15TH

More Cowbell’s Mixed Bag

@ Acadia Cafe
329 Cedar Ave. S.
Minneapolis

8pm / All Ages / $5

Every month at the new Acadia Café location, local music blog MoreCowbell.net puts together an assorted collection of local musicians teaming up for an experimental set of stripped down tunes. This month, join PRISS, Bill Mike featuring Carnage beat boxing & Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan on Cello; and Hummingbird with Jesse Schuster from Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles.

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MONDAY JUNE 16TH

DJ Last Word's Birthday

@ The Dinkytowner
14th & 4th
Dinkytown

8pm / 21+ / Free

Join DJ Last Worrrrrd tonight at the Dinkytowner for a wild Monday night birthday bash. The flyer mentions sex, drugs, and rap, so we know it's right up your alley. Not to mention our favorite red haired-ed hussies, Tendercakes (pictured below), are making their DJ debut, which will be either be hot as hell or highly embarrassing...or possibly both!

BONUS: Chicks drink free!

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TUESDAY JUNE 17TH

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, Vita.mn & Alphasuede

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What's What Editor: Kate Iverson
Contributing writers: Robyn Lewis, Lacey Pripc Hedke, Beth Hammarlund, Stephen Stephens