Your Weekend Arts Outlook

Posted at 12:45 PM on January 27, 2010 by Marianne Combs (1 Comments)
Filed under: Events

Powederhorn residents ready their sleds for Art Sled Rally 2009

The spirit of this weekend's line-up of events speaks to a real sense of community and good old fashioned fun. Read on, and be inspired to get out and about!

The 2010 Art Sled Rally gets underway at 2pm on Saturday in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. The rally features sleds of all shapes and sizes, and varying degrees of aerodynamics. Look forward to a spectacle, and be prepared to jump out of the way!

Midtown Market in Minneapolis hosts its third annual Global Soup Cook Off from noon to 2pm on Saturday in honor of National Soup Month. Market vendors will prepare 10 different soups, and for $3 you can try them all and vote for your favorite (Proceeds go to Perspectives' Kids Café, a nutrition and self-esteem program providing mentoring and educational opportunities for high-risk and homeless youth living in the Twin Cities).

The Best of the Midwest Burlesk Festival gets underway Friday night at the Varsity Theater, and continues Saturday and Sunday at the Ritz Theater. The festival features burlesque performers from around the region, plus local favorites.

BodyCartography Project's piece "1/2 Life" investigates the survival of the body amidst a world of scientific research, data and control. "1/2 Life" features dance, video, music... and a physicist. Performances run Thursday through Saturday at the Southern Theater.

Stuart Pimsler, Judith Brin Ingber, a Hmong spoken word group and many others come together for People of the Book, a collection of stories told not just through prose but music, dance, and imagery. Thursday through Sunday at Sabes JCC in Minneapolis.

Off Leash Area presents "The Jury," based on one company member's experience serving as a juror on a murder trial. The piece combines movement and theater as it searches for the balance between social and individual responsibility. Janueary 28 - Feb 6 at The Red Eye in Minneapolis.

Montreal native Kid Koala uses pencils, paper, clay, glue, records and mixers to not just make music, but create a narrative. He performs his own brand of mixology - combining silent movies and swing music with hip hop and heavy guitars. You can see him Saturday at The Cedar.

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Comments (1)

Thanks for alerting me to the Global Soup Cook-Off! I had a great time, even if my favorite didn't win!

Posted by Kim E | February 1, 2010 3:41 PM

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