Best Bets: Jan. 8-14

Klondike Kate Contest

What: Crowning of Klondike Kate
When: Jan. 10
Where: Inwood Oaks Event Center, 484 Inwood Ave. N., Oakdale

One of the first events before the “official” start of the annual Saint Paul Winter Carnival is to select a Klondike Kate winner from the sisterhood of entertaining contestants. See the candidates perform before a new Kate is crowned in this ceremony.

Moritz Freudenburg

Out and About

What: Ligia Lewis: ‘A Plot/A Scandal’
When: Jan. 11-13
Where: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis

Slavery, freedom, history, and other thought-provoking topics inspire Berlin-based conceptual choreographer Ligia Lewis, whose dance performances are part of Walker’s Out There Series.

Emerging Talent

What: Best New Bands of 2023
When: Jan. 12
Where: First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N., Minneapolis

Last year, we knew Ber was going to be big. Now it’s time for the rest of Minnesota to decide if she or one of the other upcoming musicians—Barlow, Clare Doyle, LAAMAR, LA Buckner & BiG HOMiE, REIKI, and she’s green—is worthy of the title.

Cold Hard Fun

What: Back to Hack Winter Festival
When: Jan. 12-14
Where: Hackensack

This community winter festival weekend features the Frostbite Your Fanny fun run, Paul Bunyan family fishing contest, a medallion hunt, snow sculpting, a community bonfire, and fireworks.

Arguing About Art

What: ‘Art’
When: Through Jan. 28
Where: Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., Minneapolis

Brimming with intense and funny dialogue, this Tony-winning satire circles existential questions about life, friendship and what happens when differing opinions and worldviews collide.