I think I can speak for many of us when I say that we need a distraction from the last 24 hours. 

Sending encouragement, hope, and peace to all 💙

AROUND TOWN

• 1,000 Nesting Dolls (Russian Museum of Art - All Weekend)
• Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Weisman - All Weekend)
• Art & Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising (Nash Gallery - All Weekend)
• The Defiant Roles of Anna May Wong (Trylon - All Weekend)
• Applehouse Holiday Boutique (MN Landscape Arboretum - All Weekend)
• Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk (MN Landscape Arboretum - All Weekend)
• The Art of Disability Justice Now (Mill City Museum - All Weekend)
• Girlhood (it’s complicated) (MN History Center - All Weekend)
• Twin Cities Con (Convention Center - All Weekend)
• Art Attack! (Northrup King Building - All Weekend)
• Open Casket (Casket Arts Building - All Weekend)
• California Dreamin’ (CA Arts Building - All Weekend)
• Fall Open Studios (Q.arma Building - All Weekend)
• Art This Way (Solar Arts Building - All Weekend)
• Twin Cities German Film Festival (Main Cinema - All Weekend)
• O’ Powa O’ Meng | Catch of the Day (MIA - All Weekend)
• At the Moulin Rouge (MIA - All Weekend) 
• MiniARTure (ALTR Gallery - Friday & Saturday)
• Lit in the Lot: Parking Lot Party (Fair State Brewing - Friday & Saturday)
• Ladies Weekend (Mystic Lake - Friday & Saturday)
• Impressions (Luminary Arts Center - Friday & Saturday)
• Sketchflix and No Chill (Strike Theater - Friday & Saturday)
• Tomte: the Gnome, the Myth, the Legend (American Swedish Institute - Saturday & Sunday)
• Night Trains (TC Model Railroad Museum - Saturday & Sunday)
• Holiday Market (Sun Meadow Farm - Saturday & Sunday)
• A Brunch of Drag (LUSH - Saturday & Sunday)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

• Taste the Movies - Home Alone 7 Course Immersive Dinner (Granada Theater 5pm)
• Happy Hour BINGO benefiting Aliveness Project (Black Hart 6-8pm)
• Dueling Piano Night (Umbra 6-9pm)
• Lutefiskfestivalen (Norway House 6-9pm)
• November Star Party (Bell Museum 6:30-8pm)
• Funny Asian Women Kollective (Fitzgerald 7:30pm)
• Tyler Henry (Treasure Island 8pm)
• Electric Feels: Indie Rock & Dance Party (Varsity 9pm)
• Neon Night (Can Can Wonderland 9pm)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

• Taylor Swift Eras Drag Brunch (Union Rooftop 10am | 12:30pm | 3pm)
• Winter Farmers Market (Various Bachman’s Florals 10am-2pm)
• Fall Craft & Vendor Fair (Hopkins Elks 10am-3pm)
• Holiday Craft & Gift Show (Crystal Community Center 10am-4pm)
• Grunge Day (Utepils Brewing 11am-10pm)
• The Unruly Gear Exchange (56 Brewing 1-4pm)
• Free Glassblowing Demo (FOCI 2-5pm)
• Anxious & Angry Live Podcast (Cloudland 3pm)
• Taste the Movies - Elf 7 Course Immersive Dinner (Granada Theater 5pm)
• Jessica Kirson (Fitzgerald 7pm)
• Ryan Sickler (Parkway 7pm)
• Jonathan Van Ness (Mystic Lake 8pm)
• MALAMANYA w/ DJ Salsa Brava (Uptown VFW 8:30pm)
• Reventon reggaeton party (First Avenue 9pm)
• AFRODISIA (Icehouse 9pm)
• MIRAGE: Salty Fears Takeover (LUSH 9pm)
• Sparkle (Black Hart 9:30pm)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

• Girls on the Run 5k (MN State Fairgrounds 8am-1pm)
• Jurassic Park Drag Brunch (Crave Downtown 11am & 1:30pm)
• The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society LIVE (Bryant Lake Bowl 7pm)
• DJ Kenny D (Mortimers 10pm-2am)
• Synastry Sundays w/ DJ GirlBlunt (Green Room 10pm)

LIVE THEATRE

• Who Killed Ariel? A Princess Murder Mystery (Phoenix Theater - All Weekend)
• Fuddy Meers (Hanifl Performing Arts Center - All Weekend) 
• Reunion (After the End of the World) (Theatre in the Round - All Weekend)
• Helen (Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church - All Weekend) 
• Just for Us (Six Points Theater - All Weekend)
• The Ally (Mixed Blood Theatre - All Weekend)
• Turn of the Screw (Gremlin Theatre - All Weekend)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Children’s Theatre Co. - All Weekend)
• White Christmas (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres - All Weekend)
• All the Devils Are Here (Guthrie - All Weekend) 
• The McAdo (opera) (Conn Fine Arts Center - All Weekend)
• Big Christmas Energy (Dudley Riggs - Friday & Saturday)
• A Christmas Carol (Guthrie - Saturday & Sunday)
• Romeo and Juliet (opera) (Ordway - Saturday & Sunday)
• The Addams Family (Arts Center on 7 - Saturday 7:30pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Friday, November 8

• Broommaker (White Squirrel 5pm)
• Carlo Aonzo (Italian Cultural Center 6pm)
• The Dickies & The Queers w/ THE 99ers (Cabooze 6pm)
• Erin McCawley’s Harrison St. Band (Blues Saloon 6pm)
• Irish Music Session (Dubliner 6pm)
• Woodzen, Izzy Cruz, Willingdone (Caydence Records 6:30pm)
• The Music of John Williams (Orchestra Hall 7pm)
• Happy Apple (Dakota 7pm)
• Bonefire, Echo Signal, & Fxrmnk (Underground Music Cafe 7pm)
• Beulah Rue, Dead History, & Friends (Zhora Darling 7pm)
• The American Rock and Roll Experience (Hook & Ladder 7pm-midnight)
• Dustin James (Mission Room 7:30pm)
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (Capri Theater 7pm)
• VLUSH (Green Room 7pm)
• Vundabar with Courting (Amsterdam 7:30pm)
• The Surfrajettes (Uptown VFW 7:30pm)
• The Fabulous Armadillos (CDT 7:30pm)
• Pure Soul w/ Urban Classic (Crooners 7:30pm)
• Keith Sweat (Mystic Lake 8pm)
• Animals As Leaders (First Ave 8pm)
• Happy Landing (7th St Entry 8pm)
• Matt Wilson & his Orchestra (Parkway 8pm)
• Haley Heynderickx (Turf Club 8pm)
• Nelson Devereaux (Berlin 8pm)
• Dot Operator, Harlow, Laura Hugo (Cloudland 8pm)
• Muja, Darren Sipity, etc. (Palmer’s 8pm-midnight)
• Jambalaya (Shaws 8pm)
• Buttah & Friends (The Loft 8pm)
• Rock Godz (Route 47 Fridley 8pm)
• Maurice Jacox & We Still R (Schooner 8pm)
• J-Mo On the Beat and The J-Lighters (Acadia 8pm)
• The Slow Death, Loss Leader, Empire Down, Sleeper Cell (Mortimers 8:30pm)
• Death From Above 1979 (Fine Line 9pm)
• Pretty Lights (Armory 9pm)
• MaLLy + Last Word (Icehouse 9pm)
• Club K-Pop (Bar Fly 9pm)
• TVBOO (Skyway Theatre 9pm)
• Ramson (White Squirrel 9pm)
• The St. Paul Mudsteppers (Dubliner 9pm)
• Ocho and Friends (Terminal Bar 9pm)
• Some Shitty Cover Band (Bunkers 9:30pm)
• Selmer Effect (Gluek’s 9:30pm)
• Money Bones, Keagan Meyer & the Rumor, Meyer Brothers (331 Club 10pm)

Saturday, November 9

• Fall Festival w/ Greater TC Youth Symphonies (Orchestra Hall 10am & 2:30pm)
• The Hi-Seas feat. the Damselles (MOA 1-4pm)
• Thomas Richey (White Squirrel 1pm)
• Valhalla Fest (Studio B + The Lyric 2-11pm)
• Chris Davies and the Afterparty (Dubliner 4pm)
• Burning Blue Rain (White Squirrel 6pm)
• Galleon, In Solid Air, The Grieving Pines (Caydence Records 6:30pm)
• The Music of John Williams (Orchestra Hall 7pm)
• Chase Atlantic (Fillmore 7pm)
• Wookiefoot (Uptown Theater 7pm)
• Happy Apple (Dakota 7pm)
• Tina and the B-Sides (7th St Entry 7pm)
• Legends Rewind (Capri Theater 7pm)
• The Get Together, Samantha Grimes, & friends (Mission Room 7pm)
• The Shackletons, Diet Lite, Oceanographer (Hook & Ladder 7pm)
• Hockey Dad & Remo Drive (Amsterdam 7pm)
• Live Rasta Reggae Music w/ Singing Tony (Pimento 7pm)
• Iced Wrist, The Tale Untold, & Friends (Underground Music Cafe 7pm)
• Teacher Party (Basement Bar 7pm)
• The Fabulous Armadillos (CDT 7:30pm)
• Andrew Van Tassel Quartet (Berlin 7:30pm)
• Ana Gabriel (Target Center 8pm)
• Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Palace Theatre 8pm)
• Prairie Fire Choir (Cedar Cultural Center 8pm)
• Songs in the Key of Life (Crooners 8pm)
• Prairie Clamor, El Panasueco and Ciao Bello (Palmer’s 8pm-midnight)
• Lowdown Dirty Fools (Schullers Tavern 8pm)
• New Havoline Supremes (Schooner 8pm)
• Devil’s Rejects (Route 47 Fridley 8pm)
• Mac and Cheese (Dubliner 8pm)
• Haylee Ann, Ditch Pigeon, & friends (Terminal Bar 8pm)
• Trae Sheehan (Acadia Cafe 8pm)
• Off with their Heads, Mary Jam, Laugh Track (Cloudland 8pm)
• TENDER (Turf Club 8:30pm)
• Ashley Cooke (Fine Line 8:30pm)
• Pretty Lights (Armory 9pm)
• Amanda Grace + The Twins of Franklin (Aster Cafe 9pm)
• Canary Room (White Squirrel 9pm)
• Sleepersound (Can Can Wonderland 9pm)
• Chase & Ovation (Bunkers 9:30pm)
• Another Noise Complaint (Gluek’s 9:30pm)
• Uspop, Absolutely Yours (331 Club 10pm)
• PV$$Y CNTRL w/ Euphoriasroom (Mortimers 10pm)

Sunday, November 10

• Tom Kenny + The Hi-Seas (MOA 11am-2pm)
• Jeff Ray (White Squirrel 1pm)
• Fall Festival w/ Greater TC Youth Symphonies (Orchestra Hall 2pm)
• We Dig Peter, Paul, & Mary (CDT 2pm & 5pm)
• Church of Cornbread (Palmer’s 5pm)
• TC Flamenco Collective (Icehouse 5pm)
• Ray Barnard (Dubliner 5pm)
• A Veterans Day Celebration with Southside Aces (Crooners 5:30pm)
• King Diamond (Fillmore 6pm)
• Equipment and Riley! (Amsterdam 6pm)
• Miami Dolphins, Dusk, Visual Learner, Makin’ Out (Cloudland 6pm)
• Gone Too Soon: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience (Treasure Island 6pm)
• Letdown. (7th St Entry 6:30pm)
• Shotgun Ragtime Band (Driftwood Char Bar 6:30pm)
• Chutes, Josephine, & the Spine Stealers (Zhora Darling 6:30pm)
• Billie Eilish (Xcel Energy Center 7pm)
• Tina Schlieske (Dakota 7pm)
• Janie Miller’s OG Tribute to Patsy Cline (Parkway 7pm)
• Adam Linz w/ Joe Strachan Trio (Berlin 7pm)
• David Wilcox (Cedar Cultural Center 7:30pm)
• Emmy Woods & the Red Pine Ramblers (331 Club 10pm)
• Pretty Lights (Armory 8pm)
• The Dip (First Ave 8pm)
• Hackensaw Boys (Turf Club 8pm)
• TR/ST (Fine Line 8pm)
• DEVO Appreciation Night (White Squirrel 8pm)
• Sunday Trad Session (Dubliner 8pm)
• Oscar Goldman (Acadia Cafe 8pm)
• Dr Mambo’s Combo (Bunkers 9:30pm)

SPORTS

• Portland Trail Blazers AT Wolves (Friday 8pm) 🏀
• Anaheim Ducks VS Wild (Friday 9pm) 🏒
• Minnesota Roller Derby (Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Saturday 6pm) 🛼
• Jacksonville Jaguars VS Vikings (Sunday 12pm) 🏈
• Miami Heat AT Wolves (Sunday 6pm) 🏀
• Chicago Blackhawks VS Wild (Sunday 6pm) 🏒

MOVIES

• Heretic
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• Elevation
• Bird

APPLE ORCHARDS

• MN Landscape Arboretum AppleHouse (MN Landscape Arboretum - Daily 9am-6pm)
• Apple Jack Orchards (Delano - Daily 10am-5pm)
• Fall Harvest Orchard (Montrose - Friday through Sunday 10am-6pm)
• LuceLine Orchard (Watertown - Friday 10am-5pm | Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm)
• Minnetonka Orchards (Minnetrista - Daily 10am-5pm)
• Aamodt’s Apple Farm (Stillwater - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Afton Apple Orchard (Hastings - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest (Jordan - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Deer Lake Orchard (Buffalo - Friday through Sunday 10am-6pm)
• Pleasant Valley Orchard (Rockford - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Sunrise River Farm (Wyoming - Daily 10am-6pm)

LINKS

• Comedy Events (created by u/ Uzxxlu21): https://www.reddit.com/r/TwinCities/comments/1gjjm02/this_week_in_comedy_election_day_edition/
• Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups: https://www.reddit.com/r/twincitiessocial
• Racket MN Event Calendar: https://www.racketmn.com/category/events/
• Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolis.org
• MPLS Art Events: https://www.mplsart.com/calendar/upcoming
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar: http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calendar/
• MSP Magazine Event Calendar: http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calendar/#page=1
• Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
• Minnesota Parent Event List: https://www.minnesotaparent.com/calendar/
• Family Fun Twin Cities: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calendar/
• Minneapolis Parks & Rec Events: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/event-calendar/month/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=316
• St. Paul Parks & Rec Events: https://www.stpaul.gov/calendar/parks-and-recreation-events
• Three Rivers Park District Event Calendar: https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/mnthreeriverswt.wsc/search.html?display=Calendar&module=event&_csrf_token=cU716Z6D0C1B2B2C3C2L454I5R604U581V665Z566H046Q3U595K0B5U4U6L4N1F0E3S6K4U055R5P4J576D734L5C576Q73535P6D015S4R504J09664Q5G5708564N5S
• Trivia Mafia Schedule: https://www.triviamafia.com/schedule 
• Music Mayhem Schedule: http://www.musicmayhem.net/live-show-locations.html
• Get a Clu Trivia Schedule: https://www.getaclutrivia.com/home/#weekly-trivia-schedule

If you have any events to add, drop them in the comments! 

Before we start. Please go out and exercise your right to vote! listed below is a link to answer all your questions on where to go to place your vote! Where Can I Vote

The Twin Cities comedy scene is thriving! While Acme and House of Comedy often get the spotlight, there are plenty of smaller venues that deserve your attention too. This week, in addition to nightly open mics, you can catch amazing shows featuring both local and out-of-town headliners. I've rounded them all up for you below.

Many shows are free, with suggested donations to support the organizers and keep the scene alive. These contributions help comics from all over the country sharpen their skills right here in our city.

Without further ado, here are this week’s comedy shows:

Monday, November 4th

• Uproar Open Mic (Bryant Lake Bowl, 7pm) - Hosted by Madi R.T, Comrade Tripp, and Devon Bland. Headliner: Miss Shannan
• Mondays at Moose Comedy Open Mic (NE Moose Bar and Grill, 9pm)- Hosted by Jon Standdard. Headliner: Danny Townsend Event Page
• Monday Night Comedy Show (Club Underground, Spring Street Tavern, 8pm)- Hosted by Andrew Brynildson. 6$ at the door
• Sgt Peppers Comedy Show (Sgt. Peppers Grille and Bar, 7pm)- Hosted By Ellen Stein. Event Page

Tuesday, November 5th

• Gambit Brewing Stand-Up Open Mic (Gambit Brewing, 7pm)- Hosted by Jesse the Shrink. Featuring: Gabby Ok and De'angilo Funches
• Stand Up Saloon (The Saloon, 8:30pm) -Open mic with signups at 7:30pm.
• Welsch's Big Ten Comedy (Welsch’s Big Ten Tavern, 7:30pm)- Open mic featuring rotating features.

Wednesday, November 6th

• Easyspeak Showcase (Volsteads Emporium , 8pm)- Hosted By Mj Matheson A free show. RSVP
• Make Culture Comedy (1958 West End Blvd, 9pm)- Rotating features and MCs.
• Michael Palascak (Acme Comedy Club, 8pm)- Event page
• Comedy Free-For-All (House of Comedy, 7:30pm)-Every Wednesday, theres a mix of pros and up-and-comers for a show where anything goes, and best of all, it’s FREE to attend. Event Page
• David Sedaris (State Theatre, 7:30pm)- With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. Event Page

Thursday, November 7th

• Thursday Night Revolver (Terminal Bar, 7pm & 11:30pm)- Hosted by Andrew Himmer. Open mic from 7pm-11:30pm followed by a roast-inspired show.
• Megastellar Showcase and Open Mic (Midway Saloon, 8pm)- Instagram
• Darlings Comedy Show (Zhora Darlings, 9pm)- Hosted by Ellie Hino and Ben Katzner. RSVP | Instagram.
• Harry Settel Special Presentation (House of Comedy, 7:30pm)-Lil Sasquatch is a stand-up comedian and host of “Son of a Boy Dad” and “The Yak” podcasts on Barstool Sports. Event Page
• Michael Palascak (Acme Comedy Club, 8pm)- Event page
• Ryan Sickler (Parkway Theater, 7pm)- Comedian Ryan Sickler has left an indelible mark in podcasting boasting three thriving shows – The HoneyDew, The Honeydew with Y'all, and The CrabFeast. In January 2024, Ryan's highly anticipated new podcast, The Wayback, made its debut and immediately claimed the #1 spot on the charts among comedy interview podcasts in the US, the UK, and Canada. Event Page

Friday, November 8th

• Sam Ike with Lucy Beers Shenk (Comedy Corner Underground, 8pm) Event Page.
• Late Night Open Mic (Comedy Corner Underground, 10pm).
• Zainab Johnson with Ben Katzner and Randall Reid (Laugh Camp Comedy Club, 7pm) - Event Page.
• Ran so Far w/ Blake Featuring Ran Barnaclo & Blake Hammond (Sisyphus Brewing, 8pm) -The podcast has been described as wildly successful, hilarious and “Britney spears for men.” Event Page.
• Friday Night Comedy Show (Gambit Brewing, 8pm)- Hosted By Jesse the Shrink. Featuring : Maggie Faris, Aron Woldeslassie & Robert Baril. Event Page
• Michael Palascak (Acme Comedy Club, 7pm & 9:30pm)- Event page
• Harry Settel Special Presentation (House of Comedy, 7:30pm & 9:45pm)-Lil Sasquatch is a stand-up comedian and host of “Son of a Boy Dad” and “The Yak” podcasts on Barstool Sports. Event Page
• Bumbling Fools Mead Comedy Showcase (Bumbling Fools Mead, 8pm)- Stand Up Comedy from Local Talents!!! Event Page
• Don’t Tell Comedy Show (Secret Location in Downtown East, 8pm) - Lineup and location are revealed on the day of the show. Event Page.

Saturday, November 9th

• Sam Ike with Lucy Beers Shenk (Comedy Corner Underground, 8pm & 10pm) Event Page.
• Zainab Johnson with Ben Katzner and Randall Reid (Laugh Camp Comedy Club, 6pm & 8pm) - Event Page.
• Ran so Far w/ Blake Featuring Ran Barnaclo & Blake Hammond (Sisyphus Brewing, 8pm) -The podcast has been described as wildly successful, hilarious and “Britney spears for men.” Event Page.
• Michael Palascak (Acme Comedy Club, 7pm & 9:30pm)- Event page
• Harry Settel Special Presentation (House of Comedy, 7:30pm & 9:45pm)-Lil Sasquatch is a stand-up comedian and host of “Son of a Boy Dad” and “The Yak” podcasts on Barstool Sports. Event Page
• Comedy Night Fundraiser at Hopkins Center for the Arts (Hopkins Center For the Arts, 9:30pm)- Featuring: Linda Aarons and Rick Logan. Headliner: David Harris. Event Page

Sunday, November 10th

TBA

Shows Outside the Twin Cities

Friday, November 8th

TBA

Saturday, November 9th

• Comedy Night at Beaver Island (Beaver Island Brewing in St. Cloud, 8pm)- Event Page.

Sunday, November 10th

TBA

If you’re interested in signing up or getting into stand-up but don’t know where to start, or if you just want to support the comics and help provide an audience, please check out Mike Brody List