Memorial Day Weekend Best Bets: May 27-30
Make the most of this long weekend with these excellent events
Friday, May 27
Domestic art
WHAT: Constellation: A Backyard Art Expedition
WHERE: South Minneapolis
WHEN: Friday 8 a.m. to Sunday dusk
A neighborly art crawl invites visitors into artists’ yards and garages to partake of concerts, movies, art swaps, and more. Learn more at constellationmpls.wordpress.com
Friday, May 27
For the love of Uptown
WHAT: Box Wine Theatre’s Uptown: The Musical
WHERE: Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis
WHEN: 7 p.m.
A satirical comedy about Uptown neighbors who band together in musical protest of a chain grocery moving in. Learn more at intermediaarts.org
Saturday, May 28
Sweet music
WHAT: Got It Made at Pillsbury House Theatre
WHERE: Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis
WHEN: 7 p.m.
A sharp and funny musical about real estate agents in Minneapolis—a send-up of office politics, corporate scandal, and modern romance. Learn more at gotitmadeproductions.webs.com
Saturday, May 28
Driven to abstraction
WHAT: Heliotrope Music Festival
WHERE: Loring Theater, Minneapolis
WHEN 6 p.m.
A convocation of free-jazz ensembles and other avant-garde musicians offers the leading edge of abstraction in pop music. Learn more at loringtheater.com
Sunday, May 29
Run away to the Cirque
WHAT: Cirque du Soleil’s OVO
WHERE: Mall of America parking lot
WHEN: 4 p.m.
Cirque du Soleil’s latest touring show, OVO, offers a backdrop of, well, bugs, for the troupe’s signature circus tricks. Learn more at cirquedusoleil.com
Sunday, May 29
Woody returns
WHAT: Midnight in Paris
WHERE: Uptown Theatre, Minneapolis
WHEN: Various times
Woody Allen’s highly anticipated new film, a paean to Paris, stars Owen Wilson as a man who falls in love with Paris—even if it endangers his love for his fiancée. Learn more at landmarktheatres.com
Monday, May 30
Honoring our veterans
WHAT: Memorial Day events around the Twin Cities
WHERE: Various locations
WHEN: Various times
Honor all the men and women who have served our country or are currently fighting to keep us safe at one of the following locations: the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Minnesota History Center, Fort Snelling, Lakewood Cemetery, the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, the gallery of memorials at the Minnesota State Capitol, The Landing in Shakopee.
