Twin Cities Calendar - October 2010

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1 Four Tops Louis CK	2
3 Black Label Society Blessing Animals Twin Cities Marathon	4	5 Muse Rodrigo Y Gabriela	6	7 Michael Franti	8	9 American Ballet Brian Regan Goo Goo Dolls
10	11 Columbus Day	12	13	14	15 Margaret Cho	16 Buddy Guy Fallcon Rodney Carrington
17 Gorillaz Vikings vs Cowboys	18	19 Zeppelin Experience	20	21 Legendary Pink Dots	22 Lady Antebellum Script	23 Great Big Sea Hinder President Obama
24 Boo Bash Celtic Thunder Mark Twain Mickey's Magic Show	25	26	27 All Time Low Fashion Fright Night Roger Waters	28 Bold Curvy Maroon 5	29 Deer Tick	30 Mausling Run
31 Halloween (see below) Owl City

	Oct 1	motown Four Tops & The Temptations, Mystic Lake (8pm) -- here's My Girl - [sold out] comedy Louis C.K., State Theatre (8pm & 10:30pm) -- here's Why
	Oct 1-3	art crawl Seward Arts Festival, Franklin & 21st - 31st Av S, Seward Neighborhood, Mpls >> Bedlam Theatre open house, Ivy Arts Building, 2712 27th St E (27th & 27th), Mpls
	Oct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 21-24, 30-31	fair Sever's Fall Festival and Corn Maze, Shakopee (11am-6pm) -- hotline 952-974-5000, coupon >> Hay rides, straw bale maze, pumpkin sling, giant slide, petting zoo, & live music.
	Oct 3	metal Black Label Society, Roy Wilkins Auditorium (6:30pm) -- here's In This River pets Blessing of the Animals, Hennepin Av United Methodist Church (11am) run Twin Cities Marathon, Metrodome to Mpls lakes to St. Paul
	Oct 4-8	housing Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, Habitat For Humanity, north Minneapolis & east St. Paul
	Oct 5	rock Muse, Target Center (7:30pm) -- here's Supermassive Black Hole guitar Rodrigo Y Gabriela, State Theatre (7:30pm) -- here's Diablo Rojo -- cancelled >> Rodrigo Y Gabriela play guitars the way guitars should be played...
	Oct 5-6	rock Nick Lowe, Dakota Jazz Club -- here's Cruel to be Kind
	Oct 6-9	film Sound Unseen Film Festival; Southern Theater, Trylon, & Red Stag
	Oct 7	folk pop Michael Franti and Spearhead, State Theatre (7:30pm) -- here's Hey World >> His 2005 documentary, I Know I'm Not Alone shows Iraq, Israel, & the Palestinian territories.
	Oct 8-9	country Willie Nelson, Mystic Lake (re-scheduled from March)
	Ot 8-10	show Tattoo Arts Convention, Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls
	Oct 9	ballet American Ballet Theatre II, Northrop Auditorium (8pm) -- here's a commercial comedy Brian Regan, Orpheum Theatre (8pm) -- here's UPS rock Goo Goo Dolls, KS95 Live, Fine Line Music Cafe (8:30pm) -- here's Iris rock Rocktoberfest 2, Grumpy's NE Al Fresco, 2200 4th St NE Mpls >> Chibalo (YouTube), Wolvhammer (Bathed), Rockford Mules (YouTube), Tonnage...
	Oct 9-10	sale Half Price Books Clearance Event, Grandstand, State Fairgrounds
	Oct 10	autobikes Pedals Optional Cycle Rally, Hexagon Bar, 2600 27th Av S, Mpls (4:30pm)
	Oct 11	holiday Columbus Day
	Oct 15	comedy Margaret Cho - Cho Dependent, State Theatre (8pm)
	Oct 15-17	craft show Fall Craft & Gift Show, Blaine art tour St. Paul Art Crawl, various locations
	Oct 16	blues Buddy Guy, State Theatre (8pm) -- here's some jamming comic books MCBA Fallcon Comic Book Convention, Progress Center, State Fairgrounds comedy Rodney Carrington, Treasure Island Casino (8pm) -- here's My Wife Met My Girlfriend
	Oct 16-17	show Healthy Life Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center (10am-5pm)
	Oct 16-24	halloween Zoo Boo, Como Park Zoo
	Oct 17	rock Gorillaz, Target Center (7:30pm) -- here's Stylo football Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys, Metrodome (3:15pm)
	Oct 19	rock Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, State Theatre (7:30pm) -- here's Wait For You
	Oct 19-24	musical Rock of Ages, Orpheum Theatre
	Oct 21	country George Strait & Reba, Target Center (7pm) -- here's Check Yes Or No & Because Of You rock Legendary Pink Dots, Triple Rock Social Club (8pm) -- here's Rainbows Too
	Oct 21-31	halloween Haunted Theater, Music Box Theatre
	Oct 22	country Lady Antebellum, Northrop Auditorium (7:30pm) -- here's Need You Now Celtic pop Script, State Theatre (8pm) -- here's Man Who Can't Be Moved
	Oct 23	folk-rock Great Big Sea, Pantages Theatre (8pm) -- here's When I'm Up rock Hinder, Treasure Island Casino (8pm) -- here's Lips Of an Angel politics President Obama rally for Mark Dayton, Field House, University of Minnesota (12:30pm) >> enter at Harvard and Beacon Av (restricted items - signs, chairs, strollers, food...) >> (Moved from Northrop Mall due to the threat of rain.) politics Republican rally for Tom Emmer with Mitt Romney, Ramada Mall of America, Bloomington (7pm)
	Oct 24	halloween Boo Bash, Grand Av, St Paul Celtic pop Celtic Thunder, State Theatre (2:30 & 8pm) -- here's Ireland's Call history Mark Twain with Hal Holbrook, Fitzgerald Theater (7pm) -- here's reality show casting kids Mickey's Magic Show, Xcel Energy (3pm & 6pm) -- this is Goofy
	Oct 27	rock All Time Low, Triple Rock Social Club (5pm) -- here's Dear Maria [sold out] fashion Fashion Fright Night, Fine Line Cafe (9pm) -- music from Ellis One & Miguel >> Fashion from Christopher Straub, Ariel Simone by Adrienne Yancy with Primp of St. Paul and Pink Door Boutique of Lakeville. rock Roger Waters, The Wall Live, Xcel Energy Center (7pm) -- here's Comfortably Numb
	Oct 28	fashion Bold Beautiful Curvy, BMW Minnetonka (6pm) rock Maroon 5, Target Center (7:30pm) -- here's This Love
	Oct 29	pop Deer Tick, Triple Rock Social Club (9pm) -- here's These Old Shoes
	Oct 29-30	country Willie Nelson & family, Mystic Lake Casino (8pm) -- here's Always On My Mind [sold out]
	Oct 29-31	art sale Gingerbread Shows, Maplewood Mall (Fri & Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 11am-6pm)
	Oct 30	run Paul Mausling Cross Country Run, East Picnic Pavilion, Horton & Lexington, St Paul (9:30am) rally Rally to Restore Sanity with Jon Stewart, Daily Show, National Mall, Washington DC -- video march Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive, Colbert Report, National Mall, Washington DC (see more Halloween below)
	Oct 31	holiday Halloween (see more below) electro pop Owl City, Owatonna High School Gymnasium, Owatonna, MN (7pm) -- [sold out]

Trick or Treat Hours in Minnesota: There aren't set hours for trick-or-treating in Minnesota.

Maybe it's over at dusk. Or 8pm. 8:30ish. Or when there's no more candy. When Jack O'Lantern's lights are out...
Sunday's curfew is -- 10pm (age 15 & younger) in Ramsey County
10pm (age 12 & younger) in Carver County
9pm (age 12 & younger) in Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, & Washington Counties

Twin Cities Halloween 2010 - Minneapolis & St. Paul - for Kids

Boo-seum, Excelsior - Lake Minnetonka Historical Society - Oct 29-30
Caves & Graves Tour, Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul - Oct 2, 9, 15-17, 22-24, 29-30
Chanhassen Halloween Party, Chanhassen Recreation Center - Oct 23 (low scare, age 2-10) (registration)
Dungeons of Darkness and Doom, Suburban Square Center, Hopkins - Oct 15-17, 20-24, 28-31 (scary)
Fright Farm, Ramsey County Fairgrounds, Maplewood - Oct 15-17, 22-24, 29-31 (7-10pm, $5 admission)
Frightmares, Buck Hill, Burnsville - Oct 1-2, 8-9, 15-17, 21-24, 28-31
Great Pumpkin Festival, Landmark Center, St. Paul - Oct 31 (low scare)
Half-haunted Halloween, Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield - Oct 23 (low scare) haunt

Halloween Extravaganza, Dodge Nature Center, West St. Paul - Oct 29 (low scare)
Halloween Hootenanny 11, The Garage, Burnsville - Oct 30 5:30pm (ages 15-18)
Halloween Spooktacular, Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul - Oct 23, 30 (low scare)
HallZOOween, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley - Oct 30-31
Hamel Lions Haunted House, Hamel Lions Club, Hamel - Oct 15-16, 21-23, 28-31
Haunted Basement, Soap Factory, Minneapolis - Oct 1-31
Haunted Hayride, Oakdale Discovery Center, Oakdale - Oct 28 (age 3-10)
Haunted Theatre, Music Box Theatre - Oct 21-31
Haunted Woods Trail, Central Park, Rosemount - Oct 30
Haunting Experience, Zywiec's, Cottage Grove - Oct 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 20-23, 27-31 (low scare Oct 9, 16, 23, 30)
Largest Trick or Treat, Mall of America, Bloomington - Oct 31 (Rotunda, 4-7pm)
Nightmare Grove, 9042 Upper 81st St S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 - Oct 30 & 31 7pm
Nightmare Hallow-Scream Park, Running Aces, Columbus, MN - Oct 8-10, 13-17, 20-31
Parades, Anoka Halloween, Anoka - Oct 23, 29, 30 (low scare)
Pumpkin Patches ~~ a very Linus thing to do

Andover - Eveland Family Farm - 2575 Andover Blvd, Andover, MN 55304 - 763-755-5123

Annandale - Stumpf's Pumpkins - 8364 114th St NW, Annandale, MN 55302 - 320-274-5886
Anoka - Berry Hill Farm - 6510 185th Av NW, Anoka, MN 55303 - 763-753-5891
Delano - Fall Harvest Orchard - 345 County Road 30 SE, Delano, MN 55328 - 763-972-3894
Greenfield - Knapton's Raspberries - Highway 55 (11 miles west of I-494), Greenfield, MN 55357 - 763-479-1184
Ham Lake - Anoka County Farms - 125 Bunker Lake Blvd, Ham Lake, MN 55304 - 763-427-0000
Hastings - Whistling Well Farm - 8973 S St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN 55033 - 651-998-0301
Lake Elmo - Ziertman’s Pumpkin Farm - 5761 Keats Av N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 - 651-779-9134
Lakeville - Applewood Orchard - 22702 Hamburg Av, Lakeville, MN 55044 - 952-985-5425
Lindstrom - Tom's Pumpkin Farm - 15281 Panola Dr, Lindstrom, MN 55045 - 651-433-2905 - pick-your-own or pre-picked
Minnetrista - Minnetonka Orchards - 6530 County Road 26, Minnetrista, MN 55364 - 763-479-6530
Shakopee - Peter's Pumpkins - 2860 Old Brickyard Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379 - 952-906-0247
Shoreview - Victoria Valley Orchard - 4304 N Victoria St, Shoreview, MN 55126 - 651-484-4500
Stillwater - Axdahl's Garden Farm - 7452 Manning Av, Stillwater, MN 55082 - 651-439-3134
White Bear Lake - Pine Tree Apple Orchard - 450 Apple Orchard Road, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 - 651-429-7202

Real Haunted Tours: Mounds Theatre, Mounds Theatre, St. Paul - Oct 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31
Scream Town, SpookyWorks,Chaska - Oct 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 21-23, 29-31
Severs Corn Maze, near Canterbury Park, Shakopee - Sep 18-19, 25-26; Oct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 21-24, 30-31
Southdale Kidgits Spooktacular, Southdale Mall, Edina - ?
Spooky Hallow, Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul - Oct 14-31 (low scare)
Terrorfest, Halloween Maze, Blaine - Oct 22-Nov 1 (opens 7pm)
Town of Tormented Souls, St. Croix County Fairgrounds, Hwy 128, Glenwood City, WI - Oct 8-9, 15-16, 21-23, 28-30
Trail of Terror, Renaissance Festival, Shakopee - Oct 14-17, 21-24, 28-31
ValleyScare, Valleyfair, Shakopee - Sep 18-19, 24-26; Oct 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 20-24, 29-31
Whole Foods Market, uptown Minneapolis - Oct 31 (healthy trick-or-treating?!? from 4-6pm)
Zoo Boo, Como Park Zoo, St. Paul - Oct 16-17, 23-24

and UNICEF, Trick or Treat for UNICEF

Trick or Treat Hours in Minnesota: There aren't set hours for trick-or-treating in Minnesota.

Halloween Costume Parties 2010 in the Twin Cities for Adults
(cover charges & prizes vary)

Aqua, 400 First Av N, Minneapolis 55401 -- 612-232-3232

Oct 30 9pm -- Thriller III -- "1st place - a scooter, 2nd place - 42" plasma TV, 3rd place - home theatre"

Fine Line Cafe, 318 First Av N, Minneapolis 55401 -- 612-338-8100
Oct 27 9pm (doors open at 8pm) -- Fashion Fright Night with Christopher Straub & Ariel Simone

Oct 30 9pm (doors open at 8pm) -- Masquerade Ball with the Radiators
Oct 31 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) -- Halloween with Unexpected Guests, Drug Budget, & Small White

First Avenue, 701 1st Av N, Minneapolis 55403 -- 612-332-1775

Oct 30 4pm - Halloween Bash with Wrecking Day -- "come in costume to win prizes"
Oct 31 8pm - Holla-Ween at the Record Room
Oct 31 9pm - Monster Mash 4 with King Otto at the Entry
Oct 31 8pm - Halloween Party & Costume Contest -- "over $1000 in cash prizes"

Medina Entertainment Center, 500 Highway 55, Medina, MN 55340 -- 763-478-6661

Oct 30 8:30pm (doors open at 7:30pm) - Halloween Spooooktacular -- "1st prize $500 in cash & gift certificates"

Serum's, 213 Jackson St, Anoka 55303 -- 763-421-7522 - 20th Annual Halloween Block Party (heated tent opens at 6pm)

Oct 30 7pm Johnny Holm Band "Largest Halloween Costume contest in the State"

Valentino's, 200 Concord Exchange N, South St Paul -- 651-209-6850

Oct 29 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm) - Halloween Exotic Erotic Ball -- "best dressed male & female each win $1,000"

Woodbury Community Foundation, Prom Center, 484 Inwood Av, Oakdale, MN -- 651-788-6586

Oct 29 6:13pm - Soiree Spooktakular -- auction, costume contest, dancing -- tickets $50

Need a costume? Visit Factory Card Outlet, Party City, Ragstock, Savers, Spirit Halloween, Target, & Wal-mart stores
Twin Cities Magic & Costume Company, 250 7th St E, St. Paul 55101 -- 651-227-7888

Halloween Bar Hopping

Zombie Pub Crawl, from Seven Corners to the Cabooze, 917 Cedar Av S, Minneapolis 55404 -- 612-338-6425

Meet at Gold Medal Park, march zombie-like to Grumpy's, 1111 Washington Av S, Minneapolis 55415 612-340-9738
Groan for discounts & wristbands are required this year (because nobody wore the toe tags) Oct 9th 4pm

Halloween Movies

Blair Witch Project - Mounds Theatre, 1029 Hudson Road, St. Paul 55106 -- 651-772-2253

Oct 30 8pm & 11:30pm

Nightmare Before Christmas - Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Av S, Minneapolis 55406 -- 612-729-7369

Oct 29 & Oct 30 11:30pm

Rocky Horror Picture Show - Uptown Theatre, 2906 Hennepin Av S, Minneapolis 55408 -- 612-825-6006

Oct 29 & Oct 30 midnight

Horror Convention

Crypticon "A November to Dismember" Convention, Sheriton Hotel, 78900 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington 55439 -- Nov 5-7
with Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Kathleen Kinmont, Walter Phelan, Jake McKinnon, Dee Wallace, Tom Sullivan, & more.

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