Twin Cities Calendar - October 2011

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 Gustavus Crafts John Clayton So. St. Paul Fest
2 Booya Chitram Slut Walk Swap Meet & Auto Show Twin Cities Marathon WAMdemonium	3	4 Roger Daltrey	5 Eleanor Mondale	6 Bryan Adams	7 Aretha Franklin Opeth	8 Booya Crystal Gayle
9 Eddie Money Vikings Wedding Fair	10 Columbus Day Madeleine Peyroux	11 Bangles Lynx Parade Ziggy Marley	12	13 Pointer Sisters & Temptations Think You Can Dance	14 Jackyl	15 Art & Rock Book Festival Fallcon Keith Urban Vogue-Trash
16 Booya	17	18	19	20 Australian Pink Floyd	21 George Lopez	22 Air Supply
23 Vikings	24	25 Drive By Truckers	26	27 Frankie Valli	28 Herbie Hancock Lights	29 Air Supply Pet Benefit They Might Be Giants
30 Boo Bash Howl-O-Ween	31 Halloween see below 7 billionth

Twin Cities Calendar for October 2011

	October 1	kids Barney's Birthday, Target Center (1:30 & 4:30pm, $10+) crafts GA Art & Craft show, Gustavus Adolphus Church, 1509 - 27th Av NE, Mpls, 9-4pm jazz John Clayton, JazzMN, Hopkins HS Arts Center, Minnetonka (7:30pm, $29+) -- here's Wild Man fair Fall Festival, Southview Blvd, South St. Paul (9am-5pm) -- Booya contest
	October 1-2	show Antique Show & Flea Market, State Fairground Grandstand & Infield ($6)
	October 2	foodish Booya - Roseville Fire Dept., Roseville VFW, 1145 Woodhill, Roseville (10am) -- what's a Booya? India Chitram, O'Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University (7pm) walk, aware Slut Walk, Hennepin Bluffs Park, Main St SE & 6th Av SE, Mpls (2pm) -- stop rape car show Swap Meet & Antique Car Show, State Fairgrounds north lots (8am-4pm, $5) run Twin Cities Marathon, Metrodome to Mpls lakes to St. Paul (8am, registration is closed) art reopens WAMdemonium, Weisman Art Museum, UofM, 333 E River Rd, Mpls (1pm) >> "And if I claim to be The Weisman, it surely means that I don't know."
	Oct 2, 5, 12	basketball WNBA Finals, Target Center
	October 4	rock Roger Daltrey, performing the Who's Tommy, Target Center (7:30pm, $41) -- here's See Me
	October 5	memorial Eleanor Mondale (1960-2011), St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St, Mpls (11am)
	October 6	rock Bryan Adams, State Theatre (8pm, $39) -- here's Summer of '69
	October 7	soul Aretha Franklin, Mystic Lake Casino (8pm, $78+) -- here's Respect & Natural Woman rock Opeth, First Avenue (5:30pm, $28) -- here's Harvest
	October 7-8	comedy Jim Gaffigan, State Theatre ($40) -- here's Jim's take on bacon fair Oktoberfest, Progress Center, State Fairgrounds (Fri. 4-11pm, Sat. noon-11pm, $5) politics Republican Conference, (Faith & Freedom Oct 7 10am), DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington ($200) >> Speakers: Karl Rove, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, Jason Lewis, Michael Reagan, Former Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad, & Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
	October 7-9	art tour St. Paul Art Crawl, various locations
	October 8	foodish Booya, St. Charles Catholic Church, 409 3rd St N, Bayport, MN country Crystal Gayle, Northern Lights Casino (7pm, $32+) -- here's Brown Eyes Blue pub crawl Zombie Pub Crawl
	October 8-9	sale Half Price Books Clearance Sale, State Fairground Grandstand (9am-6pm, everything is $3 or less)
	Oct 8, 13, 15, 18, 27, 29	hockey Wild, Xcel Center
	October 9	foodish Booya, Fire House #1, Ham Lake (11am) rock Eddie Money, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island, Welch (7pm, $25+) -- here's Take Me Home football Vikings v. Arizona Cardinals, H.H. Humphrey Metrodome (noon, $23+) show Wedding Fair, Minneapolis Convention Center (11am-4pm, $15)
	October 10	holiday Columbus Day -- could we (please) get rid of Columbus Day? jazz Madeleine Peyroux, Guthrie Theater (7:30pm, $33+)-- here's I'm All Right
	October 11	rock Bangles, Fine Line Cafe (8pm, $28) -- here's Walk Like An Egyptian parade MN Lynx 2011 Champions, Nicollet Av (& 12th) to Target Center (11:30am, free) reggae Ziggy Marley, First Avenue (8pm, $25) -- here's True to Myself
	Oct 11-16	musical Come Fly Away, Ordway ($35) -- here's the Broadway version
	Oct 11, 25	basketball Timberwolves - preseason, Target Center (7pm) -- 1st two weeks of season cancelled (10-10)
	October 13	motown Pointer Sisters & The Temptations, Mystic Lake (7:30pm, $52+) -- here's So Excited TV dance So You Think You Can Dance, Target Center (7pm, $39+)
	Oct 13-17, 20-23	play Scarlet Woman, Gremlin Theater, 2400 University Av (& Raymond), St. Paul ($20) -- here's an ad
	October 14	southern rock Jackyl, Myth (8pm, free) -- here's The Lumberjack football Valkyrie v. LA Temptation, Lingerie Football League, Target Center (9pm, $23+) -- here's a recap
	Oct 14-Nov 6	play Oliver Twist, Park Square Theatre ($25+)
	October 15	show Art & Rock Show, Last Gasp, Grumpys, 1111 S Washington Av, Mpls (3-10pm, $5+) book fair Book Festival, Minneapolis Community & Technical College (10am-5pm, free) comic book Fallcon, MN Comic Book Association, Progress Center, State Faigrounds (10am-5pm, $8) country Keith Urban, Target Center -- here's You'll Think Of Me fashion Vogue-Trash Fashion Ball, Patrick's Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Av (map), Mpls (8pm, $10+)
	October 16	foodish Booya, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 261 E 8th St, St. Paul (10:30am-2pm) foodish Booya in the Sukkah (kosher booya), Jewish Community Center, 1375 St. Paul Av (4pm)
	October 20	halloween 16+ Halloween Bash, Myth, Maplewood (8pm, $13+) tribute rock Australian Pink Floyd, Orpheum Theatre (7:30pm, $49+) -- here's Time
	Oct 20-23	circus Zuhrah Shrine Circus, Target Center (7pm, $16+)
	October 21	comedy George Lopez, Mystic Lake Casino (8pm, $74) -- here's a preview & Crying
	Oct 21-23	craft show Fall Craft & Gift Show, Blaine
	October 22	soft rock Air Supply, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester (7:30pm, $27) -- here's All Out Of Love ballet Scottish Ballet, Northrop Auditorium (8pm) -- here's the Scottish Ballet channel
	Oct 22-23	foodish Booya, American Legion Post 577, 1129 Arcade St, St Paul show Healthy Life Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center (10am-5pm, $5 or free coupon)
	October 23	football Vikings v. Green Bay Packers, H.H. Humphrey Metrodome (3:15pm)
	October 25	rock Drive By Truckers, First Avenue (8pm, $22) -- here's Never Gonna Change
	October 27	soft rock Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Mystic Lake (7:30pm, sold out) -- Can't Take My Eyes Off You
	October 28	jazz Herbie Hancock, Orchestra Hall (8pm, $25+) -- here's Cantelope Island jazz Jazz Funeral, Nosferatu Unsilenced, Patrick's Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Av S, Mpls (8pm, $10) electro rock Lights, Triple Rock Social Club (6pm, $14) -- here's Ice & pictures one, two, three
	October 29	pop Air Supply, Northern Lights Casino (7pm, $40+) -- here's Lost In Love halloween Back From The Dead, Myth, Maplewood (9pm, $15+) halloween Kids World of Fun, Majestic Pines Community Church, 930 Mahtomedi, Mahtomedi (2-4pm, free) pet benefit Pet Haven pet adoption benefit, Hotel Sofitel, 5601 W 78th St, Bloomington (6pm, $50+) rock They Might Be Giants, First Avenue (6:30pm, $23) -- here's The Mesopotamians
	October 30	halloween Boo Bash, Grand Av, St Paul foodish Booya, St. Jerome Catholic Church, 380 E Roselawn Av, Maplewood (7am) halloween Howl-O-Ween, Dog Adoption & Canine Couture Costume Contest, Lucky Dog Pet Lodge (1-4pm)
	October 31	holiday Halloween metal Big A#@ Metal Halloween, Fine Line Cafe rock Halloween Party & Costume Contest, First Avenue (8pm, $10) global Seven billionth person born

Halloween & Trick-or-Treat 2011
Information will be listed here as it becomes available. Here is the 2010 information.

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 2011 - Minneapolis & St. Paul - for Kids

Boo-seum, Excelsior - Lake Minnetonka Historical Society - Oct 28-29
Caves & Graves Tour, Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul - Oct 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-30
Chanhassen Halloween Party, Chanhassen Recreation Center - Oct 22 (low scare, age 2-10) (registration)
Dungeons of Darkness and Doom, Suburban Square Center, Hopkins - the Evilhill Family will be resting this year
Fright Farm, Ramsey Co. Fairgrounds, Maplewood - Oct 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-31 (7-10pm, $10 admission, low-scare Oct 30)
Frightmares, Buck Hill, Burnsville - Oct 7-8, 14-15, 19-23, 27-30 (7pm, $18+)
Great Pumpkin Festival, Landmark Center, St. Paul - Oct 30 (low scare)
Half-haunted Halloween, Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield - Oct 22 (3-7pm, $5, low scare) haunt

Halloween Extravaganza, Dodge Nature Center, West St. Paul - Oct 28 (low scare)
Halloween Hootenanny 12, The Garage, Burnsville - Oct 29, 31 (ages 15-18)
Halloween Spectacular, Pioneer Park (Annandale Lions Club), Annandale - Oct 29 5-8pm
Halloween Spooktacular, Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul - Oct 26-27 (9pm, low scare)
HallZOOween, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley - Oct 29-30
Hamel Lions Haunted House, Hamel Lions Club, Hamel - Oct 14-15, 21-22, 28-31 (7pm, $10)
Haunted Basement, Soap Factory, Minneapolis - Oct 1-31
Haunted Theatre, Music Box Theatre - Oct 21-31 ($14)
Haunted Woods Trail, Central Park, Rosemount - Oct 29 (6-8pm)
Haunting Experience, Zywiec's, Cottage Grove - Oct 1, 7-8, 14-15, 19-22, 26-31 ($19, low scare $8 Oct 15- 16, 22-23, 29-30)
Kid's Halloween Dance, Medina Entertainment Center - Oct 30 (3-5pm, free)
Kids World of Fun, Majestic Pines Community Church, Mahtomedi - Oct 29 (2-4pm, free)
Largest Trick or Treat, Mall of America, Bloomington - Oct 31 (Rotunda, 4-7pm) (at least that's what it was like in 2010)
Nightmare Grove, 9042 Upper 81st St S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 - Oct 29-31 7-10pm
Nightmare Hallow-Scream Park, Running Aces, Columbus, MN - Oct 7-8, 14-16, 19-23, 26-31 (7pm, $18.50)
Parades, Anoka Halloween, Anoka - Oct 22, 28, 29 (low scare)
Pumpkin Patches ~~ a very Linus thing to do

Andover - Eveland Family Farm - 2575 Andover Blvd, Andover, MN 55304 - 763-755-5123
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 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 21-23, 28-30 ($20)
Scream Town, SpookyWorks,Chaska - Sep 30-Oct 1, 7-8, 14-15, 20-22, 28-30 ($20)
Severs Corn Maze, near Canterbury Park, Shakopee - Sep 17-18, 24-25; Oct 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 20-23, 29-30
Southdale Kidgits Halloween, Southdale Mall, Edina - Oct 31 (5-7pm)
Terrorfest, Halloween Maze, Blaine - Oct 14-16, 21-23, 28-31 (opens 7pm)
Town of Tormented Souls, St. Croix County Fairgrounds, Hwy 128, Glenwood City, WI - Oct 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 ($10)
Trail of Terror, Renaissance Festival, Shakopee - Oct 13-19, 20-23, 27-30 ($19)
ValleyScare, Valleyfair, Shakopee - Sep 24-25; Oct 1-2, 7-9, 11-16, 20-23, 27-30
Whole Foods Market, uptown Minneapolis - Oct 31 (healthy trick-or-treating from 3:30-6pm)
Zoo Boo, Como Park Zoo, St. Paul - Oct 22-23, 28-30 ($7)

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 2011 in the Twin Cities for Adults
(cover charges & prizes vary)

Fine Line Cafe, 318 First Av N, Minneapolis 55401 -- 612-338-8100
Oct 31 -- Big A#@ Metal Halloween

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

Oct 31 8pm - Halloween Party & Costume Contest -- "over $1000 in cash prizes"

Serum's, 213 Jackson St, Anoka 55303 -- 763-421-7522 - 21st Annual Halloween Block Party (heated tent)

Oct 28 Jonah & the Whales, GB Leighton

Oct 29 Snaggletoof, Johnny Holm Band

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

Oct 28 6:13pm - -- auction, costume contest, dancing

Need a costume? Visit 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 -- Oct 8th 4pm

Horror Convention

Crypticon Double Tree Hilton,7800 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington 55439 -- Nov 4-6 -- with Tony Curran, Sid Haig, Tom Towles, Camden Toy, Barbara Nedeljakova, Troy Holbrook, Alex Vincent, Michale Graves, & more.