Friday, September 30
The season starts now
WHAT: Minnesota Orchestra season opener
WHERE: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
WHEN: 8 p.m.
Osmo Vänskä opens the Minnesota Orchestra’s classical season with a twist: jazz. Local jazz greats Adam Linz on bass and Michael Lewis on sax join the orchestra in a jazz concerto by Minnesota’s own Stephen Paulus. mnorch.org
Friday, September 30
Changing the rules
WHAT: August Wilson’s Two Trains Running
WHERE: Penumbra Theatre, St. Paul
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
August Wilson’s momentous play about a gentrifying Pittsburgh neighborhood is an allegory for the start of the Civil Rights movement; an inspiring story about standing up for those about to be bulldozed. Plus, Saturday is Minnesota Monthly Night at Penumbra Theatre: Use the code MMnight when you order your tickets online and get $10 off, plus a complimentary pre-show reception including wine and treats from La Grolla Italian Restuarant. Order tickets at penumbratheatre.org
Saturday, October 1
Scary art
WHAT: Soap Factory’s Haunted Basement
WHERE: Soap Factory, Minneapolis
WHEN: 6 p.m. to midnight
Well known by now as perhaps the only truly scary—and then some—haunted house in the Twin Cities, this is a Halloween experience as only artists (with slightly warped imaginations) could have conceived. Learn more at soapfactory.org
Saturday, October 1
Lovers sing
WHAT: Minnesota Opera’s Così fan tutte
WHERE: Ordway Center for the Arts, St. Paul
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
Mozart’s operatic equivalent of Sex in the City puts a quartet of lovers through the paces, a sublime masterpiece about the ideals of love and the confusing reality—with gorgeous music. Learn more at mnopera.org
Sunday, October 2
Get them apples
WHAT: The AppleHouse is open
WHERE: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Purchase apples from an inventory of more than 50 apples at this longtime favorite for apple fans, then hop over to an apple tasting at the Oswald Visitor Center before driving around the arboretum to enjoy the changing fall colors. Learn more at arboretum.umn.edu
Sunday, October 2
Football alternative
WHAT: Mimosa Movies: The Way We Were
WHERE: Loring Theater, Minneapolis
WHEN 2 p.m.
While your guy’s glued to Sunday football, you’ll have something to watch, with Mimosa Movies at the Loring Theater, where you can sip a mimosa while watching classic movies on the theater’s great old screen. And it’s only $12, including the drink. Learn more at loringtheater.com
