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1
Nobody |
2 Miranda
Lambert Wilco |
3
Fossils KTIS Anniversary Prince Rama's Journey |
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4
101
Dalmations Taste of Lake St |
5
David
Cross Vikings v Packers |
6
Colbie
Caillat Creed & Staind |
7 |
8 Larry
Ochs |
9
Decemberists NASA blows up the Moon Teen Idols |
10 1st
Snow Broken Lizard Fish the Musical Gopher Homecoming Hamline Homecoming La Familia Latino Mt Olivet Crafts |
11 Rob
Thomas Taylor Swift |
12 Columbus Day |
13 Metallica St. Olaf Cantorei |
14
David
Sedaris Health & Wellness Used |
15
Michael Showalter & Michael Ian Black |
16 Celtic
Woman Ruthie Foster |
17 Rodrigo
y Gabriela Wiggles Winnipeg Ballet |
18 Disney
Live Howie Mandel St Paul Civic Symphony Vikings v Ravens |
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20 |
21
Orionids
Meteor Shower |
22
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23
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24 Imagination
Movers Mary Beth Carlson Mitch Fatel |
25
Emmylou
Harris Wedding Fair |
26 |
27 lecture:
Epilepsy Lights |
28
Miley
Cyrus |
29 Celtic
Thunder Monsters of Folk |
30 Disco
Biscuits Halloween Extravaganza |
31
Halloween (see below) |
Thursday | October 1 | film | Nobody,
State Theatre (7:30pm) >> "Maybe you don't have to be somebody to be someone." Locally filmed film about an MCAD sculptor figuring out what to make out of a block of granite. |
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October 1-4 | horse show | Fall Arabian Horse Show, Warner Coliseum, State Fairgrounds | ||
Friday | October 2 | country
music rock music |
Miranda
Lambert, Mystic
Lake Casino (8pm) Wilco, Roy Wilkins Auditorium (7:30pm) |
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October 2-3 | rock music | Australian Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd tribute band), State Theatre | ||
October
2-4 |
fair |
Bon
Voyage - Mediterranean Venture, Minnesota Renaissance Festival |
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Oct 2, 4, 16, 17, 24 | hockey | Gopher Women's Hockey, Ridder Arena, University of Minnesota | ||
Saturday | October 3 | nature radio dance |
Fossil
collecting, Dodge Nature Center (1pm) KTIS 60th Anniversary, Xcel Energy Center (6pm) >> Michael W. Smith performs, with a 1000 voice choir from 100 Twin Cities churches. Prince Rama's Journey, McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center (10am-3pm) |
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Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 | radio | Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald Theater | ||
Oct 3, 10, 31 | football | Gopher Football, TCF Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota | ||
Sunday | October 4 | movie food |
101
Dalmations (1996), Minneapolis Central Library (2pm) Taste of Lake Street, Midtown Global Market, Lake & 10th St, Minneapolis (1-5pm) |
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Monday | October 5 | comedy football |
David
Cross, State Theatre (7:30pm) Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, Metrodome |
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Tuesday | October 6 | pop music rock music |
Colbie Caillat,
First
Avenue (6pm) -- Here's Fallin'
For You Creed with Staind, Target Center (7:30pm) >> When I sing "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed, I do this imitation of Scott Stapp's singing which involves having a breathy, exaggeratedly wide open mouth. And here's "So Far Away" by Staind in an episode of Smallville. |
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Oct 6, 21, 24, 28, 30 | hockey | Minnesota Wild, Xcel Energy Center | ||
Thursday | October 8 | jazz | Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core, The Whole, Coffman Union, UofM (7pm & 9:15pm) | |
October 8-11 | play | Eurydice, Haugen Theater, St. Olaf College, Northfield (7:30pm (& 2pm Sat)) | ||
Friday | October 9 | rock music astronomy music |
The
Decemberists with Laura Veirs & Hall of Flames, State
Theatre (7:30pm) >> Here's The Decemberists with Sixteen Military Wives. The Jackson Middle School Observatory in Champlin will be watching NASA blow up the moon from 5:45-7:30am. NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is scheduled to blow up the moon at 7:30am CDT in their quest to look for water. I hadn't known that the water shortage was that bad... Teen Idols - Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & the Raiders), Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees); Grand Casino Mille Lacs (6pm & 8:30pm) |
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Oct 9, 11, 23, 24 | volleyball | Gopher Volleyball, Sports Pavilion, University of Minnesota | ||
Oct 9, 14, 28, 30 | basketball | Timberwolves, Target Center | ||
Saturday | October 10 | comedy craft show musical football football show |
Broken
Lizard, Pantages Theatre (7:30pm) Fall Fest & Boutique, Mt Olivet Careview Home, 5517 Lyndale Av S (10am-2pm) Fish the Musical, O'Shaughnessy, St. Kate's (7pm) Gopher Homecoming, TCF Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota (11:02am) Hamline Homecoming, Klaus Field, Hamline University (1pm) La Familia Latino, River Centre (10am-5pm) |
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October 10-11 | comic books | FallCon Comic Book Convention, MCBA, Grandstand, State Fairgrounds (10am-5pm) | ||
Sunday | October 11 | music country music |
Rob
Thomas, Xcel
Energy Center (7pm) Taylor Swift, Target Center (7pm) -- Here's Taylor Swift's Love Story. >> Taylor Swift was the best selling artist in 2008 with over 4 million albums sold. |
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October 11, 13 | ballet | Les Ballets Russes (excepts), St. Paul City Ballet, Landmark Center | ||
Monday | October
12 |
holiday |
Columbus
Day |
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Tuesday | October
13 |
heavy
metal hymn music |
Metallica,
Target
Center (7pm) (sold out) St. Olaf Cantorei, Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College, Northfield (7:30pm) |
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October 13-18 | musical | 101 Dalmations - The Musical, Orpheum Theatre | ||
October 13-25 | play | Little
House on the Prairie, Ordway >> with Melissa Gilbert as Ma. |
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Wednesday | October 14 | comedy show rock music |
David
Sedaris, State Theatre (7:30pm) Health & Wellness Fair, Landmark Center (11am-2pm) The Used, First Avenue (5pm) |
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October 14-17 | sale | YMCA Garage Sale, Merchandise Mart, State Fairgrounds | ||
Thursday | October 15 | comedy | Michael Showalter & Michael Ian Black, Pantages Theatre (7:30pm) | |
Friday | October 16 | music | Celtic
Woman, Mystic Lake (SOLD OUT) Ruthie Foster, O'Shaughnessy, St Kate's (8pm) |
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October 16-17 | religion | Women of Faith, Xcel Energy Center | ||
October 16-18 | show circus |
Beef
Expo, Warner Coliseum & Cattle Barn, State
Fairgrounds >> Technically this is a heifer and steer expo, but they are trying to promote the beef industry, so this may not be the place for vegans or vegetarians. Zuhrah Shrine Circus, Target Center |
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Saturday | October 17 | acoustic music ballet kids music |
Rodrigo
Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, Pantages Theatre (8pm) >> Fast acoustic guitar duo, originally from Mexico, now from Dublin. Here's Tamacun. Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Northrop Auditorium (8pm) Wiggles Go Bananas, State Theatre (1:30pm & 5pm) |
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October 17-18 | sale show |
Half
Price Books Warehouse Sale, Education Building, State
Fairgrounds >> Used books, CDs, DVDs, LPs, tapes, software -- $3 or less. Looking to corner the market on old exercise videos? Here's your chance. Home Improvement & Design Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center (10am-5pm) >> also at Schwan Center, Blaine on Oct 24-25 & at Cantebury Park on Oct31-Nov1 |
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Oct 17-18, 23-25 | kids | Zoo Boo, Como Zoo | ||
Sunday | October 18 | kids comedy classical music football |
Disney Live,
Xcel
Energy Center (12:30pm, 3:30pm) >> This is Disney on Ice, by the producers of Disney on Ice, without the ice. Howie Mandel, Mystic Lake Casino (4pm & 7pm) St Paul Civic Symphony Concert - with Sarah Kwak &William Schrickel of the Minnesota Orchestra , Landmark Center (1pm) Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Ravens, Metrodome |
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Wednesday | October 21 | astronomy | Orionids Meteor Shower, southern sky (early morning) | |
October 22-25 | ballet | James Sewell Ballet, O'Shaughnessy, St Kate's | ||
Oct 23, 24, 30 | hockey | Gopher Men's Hockey, Mariucci Arena, University of Minnesota | ||
Saturday | October 24 | kids music piano music comedy |
Imagination
Movers, Target Center (2pm) Mary Beth Carlson, Calvary Church, Edina (7pm) Mitch Fatel, Pantages Theatre (7pm) |
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October 24-25 | show | Home Improvement & Design Expo, Schwan Sports Center, Blaine (10am-5pm) | ||
Sunday | October 25 | country music show |
Emmylou Harris
& Her Red Dirt Boys, Mystic
Lake Casino (7pm) Wedding Fair, Minneapolis Convention Center (11am-5pm) -- more wedding info |
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Tuesday | October 27 | lecture new wave music |
Epilepsy
- Take Charge, Crown Plaza Riverfront, St. Paul (6pm) Lights, Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Av, Minneapolis (6pm) >> Here's Saviour (electro-new wave) & Saviour (acoustic) by Lights In the post-unplugged era, I like comparing the two versions, and it's cool when she cracks up a bit (1:22) during the acoustic version. |
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Wednesday | October
28 |
pop music |
Miley
Cyrus, Target Center (7pm) |
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Thursday | October 29 | Celtic music folk music |
Celtic Thunder,
State
Theatre (7:30pm) Monsters of Folk, Pantages Theatre (7:30pm) |
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Friday |
October 30 |
electro music halloween |
Disco Biscuits,
First
Avenue (7pm) Halloween Extravaganza, Dodge Nature Center (6:30pm) |
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October 30-31 | opera | Marriage of Figaro, Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf College, Northfield (7:30pm) | ||
Saturday | October 31 | holiday | Halloween (see below for tons of events) | |
October 31-Nov1 |
show |
Home
Improvement & Design Expo, Cantebury Park, Shakopee
(10am-5pm) |
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