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Refugee winter clothing drive at downtown bars this weekend

FreshMn — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:03:38 -0600

by Erica Mauter • Several downtown establishments—The Lounge, ENVY, AQUA, drink, and Spin—are participating in a winter clothing drive for refugees, sponsored by the International Institute of Minnesota.

Between hunger and a hard place: Food shelves face recession challenges

Dwight Hobbes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:23:23 -0600

Arts Orbit Weekly: 11/20/08

Jay Gabler — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:22 -0600

MUSIC | "My guitar's an asshole!": Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs at the Entry

Cyn Collins — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:15:15 -0600

VISUAL ARTS | Seeing the Iraq War through borrowed eyes

Marya Hornbacher — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:08:15 -0600

Cyn's picks: Giant book sale, floating sushi, music galore

Arts Orbit — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:57:26 -0600

by Cyn Collins, TC Daily Planet • 11/14/08 • Go to Casket Arts this weekend to find the best book sale in town, vastly huge and wondrously eclectic. Thousands and thousands of books (I’m really not kidding), hardcovers $1 and softcover $0.50—no matter how rare, or new, or spectacular.

Weekend what's what 11/13-11/16: We built this city

Arts Orbit — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:27:34 -0600

by l’etoile magazine staff • 11/13/08 •

The always impressive and vibrant roster of events our hardworkin’ cities have to offer show no signs of diminishing, despite the growing chill.

How to wrestle a cougar

Cyn Collins — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:50:24 -0600

Dear Cyn,

I’m a first-year grad student at the U, and I’m just now getting out to explore Minneapolis beyond Dinkytown. I was at Bunker’s last weekend for the Radio On show, and my friend looked at the dance floor and said, “Wow! This place is full of hot cougars. You should totally get on that.” I agreed, but honestly I had no idea what he was talking about.