Twin Cities Adventure: Holiday Stuff

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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a great arts community and MPR's State of the Arts blog has helpfully collected the various holiday arts goings on in one, convenient list. Due to lack of time (we haven't even been able to get out to see Harry Potter or Dawn Treader yet), we'll be limiting ourselves to Junie B. Jones in "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells," but there's lots more out there to see.

When is someone going to write a holiday musical called Jungle Bells? I need to see beautiful people in loin cloths exchanging gifts and singing carols with their animal friends.

Twin Cities Adventure: Steampunk Mystery Event

The Scarlet Ribbon Society is hosting a Steam Century Mystery Event on Saturday, November 20th at the Le Blanc House Bed & Breakfast (302 University Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413).

Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Space is limited, so they're encouraging people to order early.

The doors will open at 5:30 pm with the mystery beginnig at 6:00. Casual Attire is welcome, but Fancy Dress is applauded.

I'm not going to be able to attend this one, but Diane and I love mystery parties. If they do another, hopefully I'll learn about it sooner and we can make plans to go.

Twin Cities Adventure: Geek Meet-Ups

If you live in the Twin Cities and enjoy nerdy activities, but either a) don't find out about them soon enough or b) don't have anyone to go to them with, I have good news. There's a Meetup Group called Geeks, Nerds, Dweebs, Dorks & Other Assorted Social Misfits whose sole mission is to get self-proclaimed nerds together for some group fun.

A couple of my family members run the group and I've volunteered to "host" meetups at comics functions like the MCBA conventions and MIX and whatever else cool that comes up. There's a lot more than just comics though, including improv comedy, scavenger hunts, karaoke, sushi crawls, and the ubiquitous Much Much More. Well worth checking out.