[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Mad Shaw Menagerie April! [/sws_yellow_box]

We’re back kiddies. The talented cast of Mad Shaw Menagerie is back at The Saloon MN NEXT WEEK! Performances range from drag entertainers, burlesque performers, comedians, singers, poets, belly dancers, and more. You never know what you’re going to get each month. See you all there! We enjoy tips, long walks on the beach, and tips. NO COVER!

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Date: Thursday, April 16 at 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Location: The Saloon MN, 830 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Admission: Free
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]The Lady Martina with special guest Red Austere!! [/sws_yellow_box]

“This month my special guest is the all live, burlesque superstar herself, Miss Red Austere!!!! You don’t wanna miss this!”

No Cover! Just come and have a bite and a drink…or 3!

Martina Marraccino, the Broadway Baby of the Twin Cities, delivers 3 sets of her favorite material throughout the night, a combination of live singing, piano and lip sync performances. She is assisted by Seth Gabriel-Mayotte as co-MC and backup pianist. The material ranges from Britney Spears mash-ups, to Broadway, to jazz standards and just about everything in between. In between rounds they play games with the audience, come play with us!

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Date: Thursday, April 16 at 8:30pm
Location: Mattie’s on Main, 43 Main St SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Admission: Free
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″] MASKS:3 Photography Collection [/sws_yellow_box]

Please Join us at the Saloon on Friday, April 17th for an unforgettable evening of Photography. We had an amazing time at the original MASKS and MASKS:2 shows, we’re honored and excited to create a third.

Featuring art from:
Ryan Coit
Tim Davis
Erik Janzen

Please note
Due to imagery and subject matter, this collection is for Mature Audiences Only

Red Card Production would like to thank our generous sponsors Kettle One Vodka & The Saloon MN.

Want to see more posts about MASKS:3, use the hash tag #masks3 on facebook, instagram & twitter to see behind the scenes photos and videos.

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Date: Friday, April 17 at 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: The Saloon MN, 830 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Admission: Free
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″] PFund Cabaret 2015 [/sws_yellow_box]

Cabaret is when our community comes together and raises funds to continue PFund’s vital work combatting discrimination, isolation and violence. We rely on your support at Cabaret to fund the innovative projects and people working every day to advance healthy, connected and thriving LGBTQ communities across the upper Midwest.

“LGBTQ communities still face many challenges in the upper Midwest. We need to spread our dollars and our doing across the region and I want to be part of that movement. So many people worked hard so that I can live openly and honestly. Cabaret is a great opportunity to inspire our community giving and cultivate the next generation of givers so that in all of our communities, we can live our lives openly and honestly.”
-Mike Davidovich, Cabaret co-chair

Join us April 18 at Mill City Nights to be part of the movement that spreads dollars and doing across the region. We will come together as queer and allied community to celebrate, dance, connect and energize upper Midwest LGBTQ giving!

Mark your calendar and get your tickets today!

Evening Schedule:
7:00 p.m. VIP Reception
8:00 p.m. Program Reception and Silent Auction
8:30 p.m. Mainstage Program
10:00 p.m. After Party

$250 VIP Ticket
includes VIP Reception, exclusive seating, nametag recognition, Program and After Party admission, hosted food and open bar from 7 – 10 p.m.

$150 Program Ticket
Includes raffle prizes, entertainment, live auction, PFund PowerUP, After Party admission, cash bar and hosted food from 8 – 10 p.m.

$45 After Party Ticket
Includes live entertainment, dancing, music and cash bar from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

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Date: Saturday, April 18 at 7:00pm – 2:00am
Location: Mill City Nights, 111 N 5th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Admission: Varies
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]DYKES DO DRAG APRIL 16, 17, AND 18 [/sws_yellow_box]

Queering forth in our 16th year of existence
at Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater

Dykes Do Drag are queers of all genders and orientations, celebrating an expanding continuum of gender expression and performance in the Upper Midwest since 1999. This edgy performance art cabaret features the Twin Cities best as well as newcomers in traditional Drag, burlesque, live music, boi-lesque, modern dance, video and visual art, and lip synching in enticing and exciting hilarity.

A few more bombastic terms to describe DDD include but are not limited to: sexy, radical, entertaining, titillating, kinky and weird.

We perform 5 times a year at the Bryant-Lake Bowl!

ALL SHOWS START AT 10 P.M.

THURSDAY APRIL 16th
FRIDAY APRIL 17th
SATURDAY APRIL 18th
$14-$18 Sliding Scale in advance.
$18 Day of Show.

Thursday Night Only Student Discount: $9 Tickets
To buy at discount rate Call 612.825.8949 ahead of time.

For ticket pricing and venue information visit:
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/theater/dykes-do-drag

Produced by The Gentleman King
www.dykesdodrag.com

Follow us on Facebook at Dyke.s Do Drag

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Date: Thursday, April 16 at 10:00pm
Location: 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Admission: Varies
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Dragged Out’s 7th Annual Flip Show [/sws_yellow_box]

It’s the time you have been waiting for! Our 6th annual flip show! This isn’t just any show either! Where our guys get to dust off their wigs, dresses, and heels and get to strut their stuff across stage and our gals get to grow a little chest hair. We have a great cast of performers lined up for the night! This is a show you will definitely will not want to miss!

* Suave Rico Gotti
* Blaze Bordeaux
* Alfonso Leon
* Andre 1000
* Johnny Lightning
* Nocturna Lee Mission
* Xavier

Special Guests!

* Jak McHoff
* Vivienne Le Détruire
* Nadi A’marena
* and more!

Jamie Monroe will be our host of the night!

After the show, there will be plenty of time to get your dance on!

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Date: Friday, April 17 at 9:45pm – 2:00am
Location: Town House Bar, 1415 University Ave West, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
Admission: Unknown
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Pussy Valley [/sws_yellow_box]

By Katori Hall
Directed by Nataki Garrett
World Premiere
April 17–May 10, 2015

Centering on the lives of four strippers and propelled by the poetry and athleticism of live pole dancing, Pussy Valley is a profound exploration of the African American, white, gay, straight, young, and old denizens of a strip club in contemporary rural Mississippi. Embedded in a world of poverty, abuse, power imbalances, racism, jealousy, homophobia, abandonment, and sexploitation, this searing drama reveals resilient women in pursuit of happiness, stability, motherhood, independence, a decent living, and romance, always battling for personal integrity.

In the words of playwright Katori Hall, the first African American to win the Olivier Award for The Mountaintop and one of few African American women playwrights to be produced on Broadway, “Pussy Valley lives at the intersection of hip hop and strip club cultures.”

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Date: Friday, April 17 at 7:30pm
Location: Mixed Blood Theatre Company, 1501 S 4th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
Admission: Tickets available at Arts People
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[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Track 15 to Paris – A Salon Party for 20% Theatre Company [/sws_yellow_box]

ALL ABOARD! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Space is limited!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1387518

TRACK 15 TO PARIS –
A SALON PARTY FOR 20% THEATRE COMPANY

Please join the artists and board of 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities for a night in Paris!

A Salon is a gathering of people to discuss, enjoy, and participate in the arts, ideas and life; held partly to amuse one another and partly to explore taste and increase knowledge. Our Salon will be an evening of performance, music, dancing, cocktails and wine, edible treats, and wonderful conversation to delight the senses, all benefiting 20% Theatre Company.

WHEN:
Saturday, April 18
Party starts at 730pm
Cabaret performance at 9pm
Party continues at 930pm

WHERE:
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 W Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis
(Corner of Franklin & Lyndale Avenues)
Free street parking in neighborhood

WHO:
Anyone who wants to come – however space is limited! “Track 15 to Paris” theme is encouraged (Paris/France Chic, Cabaret/Moulin Rouge, Trains, etc.) – but absolutely not required. We want you to be comfortable!

WHAT:
-All the cocktails, wine, and edible treats you can handle
-Silent Auction with incredible packages, gift certificates, adventures and more
-Cabaret Performance at 9pm featuring 20% Theatre artists: Mykel Ann Pennington, Zoe Michael, Ollie Renee Schminkey, Nicole Marie Wilder, and Gina Sauer
-Dance Party to follow the Cabaret
-Photobooth opps throughout the night

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1387518
-$25 General Admission
-$55 Supporter – Includes $30 tax-deductible donation to 20% Theatre Company
-$15 Artist Discount – A limited number of discount tickets are available for artists with password “artist” – get them while they last!

WHY “TRACK 15”:
20% Theatre Company’s current fundraising goal is to raise $15,000 in fiscal year 2015, which ends June 30. Your attendance will support our “15 in 15″ Campaign!

The 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities is committed to supporting and vigorously promoting the work of female and transgender theatre artists, and celebrating the unique contribution of these artists to social justice and human rights. For more info, visit www.tctwentypercent.org.

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Date: Saturday, April 18 at 7:30pm
Location: Minneapolis Theatre Garage, 711 W Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Admission: Varies
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