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    Best Bets: May 20-27

    By Minnesota Monthly,

    2024-05-20

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    Dylan Time

    What: Duluth’s Dylan Fest When: May 21-26 Where: Across Duluth

    Duluth celebrates its native son at this annual event with live performances, a singer-songwriter contest, tours, lectures, and more all focused on Bob Dylan.

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    Buck Meek

    Shervin Lainez

    Big Thief Member

    What: Buck Meek When: May 25 Where: Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis Lead guitarist of the popular band Big Thief, Buck Meek is touring now with his third solo album, “Haunted Mountain.”

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    Rich Ryan

    Kim Loo Sisters Musical

    What: ‘Blended 和 (Harmony)’ When: Through May 26 Where: History Theatre, 30 Tenth St. E., St. Paul Hometown librettist Jessica Huang has teamed up with composer Jacinth Greywoode in this production co-produced by History Theatre and Theater Mu to tell the story of the Kim Loo Sisters, four Chinese Polish American sisters who sung their way from Minneapolis to Broadway and overseas during the swing era.
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    “Til Beth Do Us Part”

    DayTrippers Theatre

    Dinner and a Show

    What: ‘Til Beth Do Us Part’
    When: Wednesdays-Saturdays Through May 26
    Where: DayTrippers Dinner Theatre at Plymouth Playhouse, 2705 Annapolis Lane N., Plymouth

    This comic romp about marriage and relationships focuses on character Suzannah and her husband, Gibby, as Suzannah’s new assistant, Beth Bailey, has strong opinions on the couple’s household. Performances include lunch before the Wednesday and Thursday shows, and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.
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    “Bazzar”

    Rene Paciullo, Vanessa Bumbeers, Gustavo Menasce and Mark LoMoglio

    Life’s a Circus

    What: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘BAZZAR’ When: Through June 16 Where: Under the Big Top, Mall of America North parking lot, 2100 Lindau Lane, Bloomington Led by the Maestro, Cirque du Soleil returns to the Twin Cities under its Big Top performance area with this eclectic homage to the origins and ongoing legacy of the world-famous circus company.

    Craft Show

    What: ‘Firsthand: Contemporary Craft in Context’
    When:
    Through Aug. 3
    Where: Goldstein Gallery, McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave., St. Paul

    The University of Minnesota’s Goldstein Gallery of Design, which is a research center in the U’s College of Design and the only design museum in the Upper Midwest, opens this new exhibit featuring more than 75 items showcasing leather shoes, woolen knitwear, thrown pottery, ceramic tiles, and youth-built boats.

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    “Beautiful”

    Dan Norman

    One Fine Day

    What: “Beautiful: The Carole King Story” When: Now open Where: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen The true story of singer Carole King follows her life from teen to Grammy-winning songwriter, best known for her album “Tapestry.”
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    One of the Day-Glo paintings that appeared in the basement of Haring’s 1982 solo show

    Photo by Amy Nelson

    Radiant Baby

    What: ‘Keith Haring: Art is for Everybody’ exhibit
    When:
    Now open
    Where: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis

    From his early years as a graffiti artist in the New York City subways to later career as public muralist and activist, Keith Haring’s playful, line-driven, brightly colored works are instantly recognizable. A major exhibit of the artist’s paintings, drawings, and sculptures opens at the Walker this weekend with its democratized message.

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    Amusement Park Opens

    What: Valleyfair
    When:
    Now open
    Where: Valleyfair, 1 Valley Fair Drive, Shakopee

    Valleyfair Amusement Park, the 125-acre Twin Cities amusement park, opened for the season on May 12 with eight roller coasters, a seven-acre waterpark, and an expansive kids’ area.

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