Secrets of the City

What was once an event without a cause (the animal shelters lined up as beneficiaries of the original show bailed on organizers because of the “wildly inappropriate” concept) has long since found a receptive and light-hearted audience, and a well-deserving recipient charity in Feline Rescue. In its 10th year with The Current DJ Mary Lucia at the helm, the shelters have definitely come around to the talent-packed showcase of local musicians and vocalists at Rock for Pussy, belting out their favorite David Bowie classics. Old favorites and new feline supporters join the stage in a night of pure rollicking talent: John Eller, Orion Treon, Reed Wilkerson, David Russ, Chris Lynch, and Christian Erickson are back, as well as Ciaran Daly, Laurie Lindeen, Liam Watkins, and Venus DeMars. This year, the Prairie Fire Lady Choir comes 60 members strong, and Nadine Dubois and Leslie Ball get comfortable onstage with their burlesque act.

A sure sign of let-your-hair-down fun? The makeup services of Moxie Salon are available pre-show for anyone who needs a little glitter around the temples. DJs Jill Riley and Jake Rudh of The Current will bridge sets with glam Bowie-inspired jams. Doors at 8 p.m.; show at 9 p.m. $10 in advance; $12 at the door. —EK

First Avenue, 701 1st Ave. N., Mpls., 612-332-1775, first-avenue.com

Superheroes (and villians), unite! The Midwest Comic Book Association hosts SpringCon Comic Book Carnival at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand this Saturday and Sunday. It marks the event’s 25th anniversary. Dress up as your favorite comic book character because there will be costume contests, along with prize drawings and a charity art auction that includes original art, sketches, and posters. All of the charity art auction proceeds will be split between the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

With 100,000 square feet of comic book mania, fans, creators, and vendors can buy, sell, and trade their comics and other memorabilia. Comic book creators and artists will also speak on interactive panels during the two-day event. SpringCon goes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets available at the door for $12. Children ages 9 and under get in for free. Bring a food shelf donation for $1 off admission —HS

1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, 612-237-1801, midwestcomicbook.com

“You play ball like a girl!” The best line in baseball movie history? Hard to say, as The Sandlot is packed with classics. There are a lot of great baseball movies out there (Bull Durham! Field of Dreams! Bad News Bears!), but we’ve got a special place in our hearts for this ode to the childhood corner lot baseball field. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the movie, and to mark the occasion, the Twins will be screening the cult classic on the Target Field jumbotron following Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.

The third game in the home field series, we’ll see if Pedro Hernandez sticks it to John Lackey, like he, Scott Diamond, and Kevin Correia did against Clay Buchholz et. al. just last week. The injury-prone Boston team should make for an action-packed series. After the game, “Smalls,” the narrator of the film and its writer and director (real name: David Mickey Evans) as well as Squints (Chauncey Leopardi) and Ham (Patrick Renna) will watch the film with the rest of the stadium. Grab your P.F. Flyers, buy tickets ahead of time, and enjoy a game and a flick in Target Field. Popcorn, baseball, and baseball movies—sounds like a night for the books. Game at 1:10 p.m., movie at 4:30 p.m.. $28-$119. —EK

Target Field, Mpls., 612-375-1366, minnesota.twins.mlb.com

We love Art-a-Whirl. It’s like the start of summer, but in a way that makes Minneapolis-St.Paul such a cool and unique place to live and play.

And in addition to all the fun times to be had at Art-a-Whirl, let’s not forget the art . . . the galleries and studios and parking lots full of art.

To help you at least get started walking around Northeast, here’s a sampling of .001 percent of some cool locations to visit at some point during the weekend:

Rosalux: Definitely stop into one of the best little galleries in the city, which hosts Kitsch: a group show at Rosalux.

Peter Sowinski: Whenever we go into Forage Modern Workshop, we start coveting Sowinski’s bar carts, salt cellars, and other modern crafted items.

Barbara Porwit: The visual artist has been working on doing portraits of people as superheroes.

Scared Panda: You might not be able to afford other artist’s giant oil paintings, but you can surely afford one of their cool t-shirts.

Franconia in the City: A quick walk through these large metal sculptures will prep you to make the road trip out to Franconia this summer.

Brickmania: The massive Lego installations are simply amazing works of art.

And, yes, there’s parties. (So many parties.) Here’s a few of the events. We’ve picked a mixed bag of locations and days for you to attend:

The 331 Club will again be bananas with bands playing outside and inside, including The Blind Shake, Gospel Gossip, Prissy Clerks, and more; check out the French Kiss of Bel Air at 612 Brew on Friday; Public Functionary routinely has great art, but this Saturday they’re also having a ticketed panel discussion on gallery culture and contemporary art that includes New York Magazine’s senior art critic Jerry Saltz.

CO. Exhibitions is having all sorts of hijinx on Friday, including tons of posters and Arms & Armor making replica swords and daggers; on Saturday Psycho Suzi’s is having a neighborhood party, including a (yes!) puppy fashion show at 2 p.m.; Grumpy’s may have the best line-up of the weekend with its Saturday show, which includes Dillinger Four, L’Assassins, Seawhores, Pennyroyal, and other rockers; and if you only go to one party, make it the Rails & Ales celebration at Indeed Brewing, where Indeed will have its new L.S.D. Honey Ale and the Como Avenue Jug Band will be releasing their newest album “The Como Avenue Jug Band Tries Again.”