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Today's Events

Music

The Golden Bubbles CD Release

Today at Uptown Bar and Cafe

With Chelsea Boys, and Super Collider

9 p.m.

Music

Symphony for the City

Today at Excelsior Commons

Featuring the Minnesota Orchestra

8:30 p.m.

Special Event

Minneapolis Red, White, and Boom: Fourth of July Celebration

Today at St. Anthony Main

Come down to the Minneapolis Riverfront and enjoy a day of entertainment, children's activities, and summer foods. A fireworks show concludes the event at 10 p.m.

6 to 10 p.m.

Theater

When We Are Married

From Today through Aug 30 at Guthrie Theater

An accomplished British novelist, essayist and playwright, J.B. Priestley is perhaps best known for his play An Inspector Calls. Written in 1938, When We Are Married remains an audience favorite today.

Times vary, check website.

Theater

Room Service

From Today through Aug 02 at Theatre in the Round

A brash but broke producer and his pals are holed up in a Times Square hotel room, rehearsing what they think will be a smash hit and cooking up schemes to get a backer.

Times vary, check website.

Museums

The Quick and the Dead

From Today through Sep 27 at Walker Art Center

The Quick and the Dead explores the lingering effects of new senses of time and space that have developed in postwar culture, and considers their effect upon our relationships with objects, memory, and in turn, with the museum itself.

Museums

Tomas Saraceno

From Today through Aug 30 at Walker Art Center

Recently featured in the Walker exhibition Brave New Worlds, Tomás Saraceno's futuristic constructions and images occupy a space between art and architecture that calls attention to the aesthetic and poetic dimensions of forms.

In the Medtronic Gallery.

Special Event

Open Figure Drawing Co-Op

From Today through Dec 26 at College of Visual Arts Gallery

Each Saturday.

1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Special Event

Cupcake Saturdays

From Today through Aug 29 at Mitrebox Framing Studio

Each week, Mitrebox hosts "Cupcake Saturdays" – from 10 a.m. ‘til they're gone. So stop by early for exclusive, sweet sensations the likes of which you've never tasted!

10 a.m. until they're gone!

Wine & Dine

Happy Hour (Early and Late Night)

From Today through Dec 31 at Solera

Daily food and drink specials in the Lounge.

Early Happy Hour:
Mon. through Fri., 4 to 6 p.m.

Late Night Happy Hour:
Sun. through Thu., 9 to 11 p.m.
Fri. and Sat., 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Family

Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog

From Today through Sep 07 at Minnesota Children's Museum

Journey to the world of Clifford, America's beloved big red dog. This exhibit offers numerous "paws on" adventures that reinforce "Clifford's Big Ideas" - ten simple, tangible life lessons designed to help young children navigate their world.

Museum Hours:
Tue. through Thu., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri., 9 a.m. 8 p.m.
Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Museums

Minnesota on the Map: Four Centuries of Maps

From Today through Sep 07 at Minnesota History Center

This exhibit features dozens of maps, atlases, and artifacts from the Society's collection, including an atlas from 1595, displayed along side current road, city, and tourist maps.

Museum Hours:
Tue., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wed. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun., 12 to 5 p.m.

Museums

Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900-1945

From Today through Jul 12 at James J. Hill House

View more than 50 prints by 40 artists that highlight Minnesota's rich history of printmaking from 1900 to 1945.

Museum Hours:
Wed. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sun., 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Theater

Flower Drum Song

From Today through Jul 12 at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

The unique blending of American razz-ma-tazz and stylized Chinese opera traditions creates a beautiful theatrical tapestry in this lovely new version of an American classic.

Performance Schedule:
Thu. through Sat., 7:30 p.m.
Sun., 2 p.m.

Additional Performance:
Sat., Jul. 11, 2 p.m.

Museums

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

From Today through Jan 03 at Science Museum of Minnesota

Ninety-six years ago, the world's largest ship, the White Star Line's RMS Titanic, sank during her maiden voyage after a colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Today, this epic story is revived through Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.

Museum Hours):
Sun. through Wed., 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thu. through Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Theater

The Skin of Our Teeth

From Today through Jul 25 at Minneapolis Theatre Garage

Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning production traces the history of humankind through the adventures of one American family. This performance is a moving tribute to the invincibility of the human spirit. A Girl Friday Production.

Production Schedule:
Thu. through Sat., 7:30 p.m.
Sun., 2 p.m.

Sports

Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

From Today through Jul 05 at Metrodome (Twins)

Fri., 7:10 p.m.
Sat., 3:10 p.m.
Sun., 1:10 p.m.

Galleries

Visual Jazz

From Today through Jul 08 at The Grand Hand Gallery

A juried exhibition of visual art inspired by music. In cooperation with the Twin Cities Jazz Festival (June 18 to 20) and KBEM Jazz88FM.

Opening Reception:
Wed., Jun. 17, 6 to 9 p.m.

Gallery Hours:
Tue. through Sat., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thu., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sun., 12 to 5 p.m.

Theater

Is There a Doctor in the House?

From Today through Aug 29 at Minnesota Centennial Showboat

Performance Schedule:
Tue., 2:30 and 8 p.m.
Wed., 8 p.m.
Thu., 2:30 and 8 p.m.
Fri., 8 p.m.
Sat., , 2:30 and 8 p.m.

Music

Dueling Pianos

From Today through Jun 05 at The Shout House

Pianos begin at 6 p.m.

Family

Sparky the Sea Lion Show

From Today through Sep 07 at Como Park Zoo

Tue. through Sun., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Special Event

Summer Flower Show

From Today through Oct 04 at Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

Roses, Statice, Geraniums, Asiatic Lilies, Heliotrope, New Guinea Impatiens, Petunias and Caladiums are some of the floral features, representing a rainbow of colors, bloom sequence, form and fragrance.

Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.