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Exquisitely crafted expressive giants, magically whimsical floats,  tallbikes, and people of all descriptions will parade down Bloomington Avenue this Sunday for In the Heart of the Beast's 33rd annual May Day Parade. A grand spectacle and a grand tradition, the parade put on by Minneapolis’ renowned puppet and mask theater draws tens of thousands every May. A full two thousand are participants, mostly community volunteers. ...

Imagine hearing a really good lecture (the kind that only comes around about once a semester in college) while having drinks and appetizers, and then engaging in a lively question/answer/debate—no tests, tuition is five bucks. Such is Café Scientifique. The first Café Scientifique was held in Leeds, England in 1998. Since then it the idea has spread to six continents. The Twin Cities branch ...

For sophisticated cinema, there is no better twin cities local than the Lagoon Cinema. Located at 1320 Lagoon Ave in Uptown, the Lagoon is known for showing foreign and indie films that can’t be seen at the google-plex theaters. Refreshments are also a cut above average. Their gigantic chocolate dipped cookies are my personal favorite. Five screens ensure a variety of films to choose from—check movies ...

The Electric Arc radio show defies definition. It's a radio show but it's not actually broadcast on the radio. It's a variety performance that has been referred to as “Garisson Keillor on crack.” What can I say? The performers swig beer out of the bottle while reading from scripts, and the audience swigs along with, trying not to snort Summit out of their noses ...