Beauty at The Ordway

Tale as old as time - Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Ordway Dec 15 - Jan 3.

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Plymouth Playhouse

Our gift certificates make great holiday presents! Come and see:

Away in the Basement

Guthrie's A Christmas Carol

Celebrating 35 years of a Twin Cities' holiday tradition!

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Triple Espresso

Set Your Funny Free! Nov 19 - Jan 10 Kids Tickets 1/2 price

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Stages Theatre Company

Click/Call for Tickets (952) 979-1111 Mention STAR TRIBUNE - 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins

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All Is Calm

"Gorgeously moving." 6 Performances Only! Dec. 17-20 - Pantages 800.982.2787

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Sister's Back in Town

The hilarious Sister's Christmas Catechism in Ordway's McKnight Theatre Now Thru Dec 27.

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VocalEssence

"The best choral show of the season" (Mpls.St.Paul) on Dec 6, 11, 12 & 13

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Last update: November 8, 2009 - 6:31 PM

Here's a sampling of today's happenings. For complete entertainment listings, go to www.startribune.com.

THEATER

MINNEAPOLIS MUSICAL THEATRE: "The Great American Trailer Park Musical." Musical comedy set in a Florida trailer park, populated by a stripper on the run, a murderous boyfriend, a toll booth collector husband and a trashy Greek chorus of trailer park divas. 7:30 p.m. $25-$28. Ends Nov. 22. Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 612-339-4944. PRUFROCK THEATRE: "Landscape of the Body." Surreal, haunting play by John Guare -- part musical, part fantasy and part drama. 7:30 p.m. Mon. $8-$18. Minneapolis Theatre Garage, 711 W. Franklin Av., Mpls. 1-800-838-3006.

MUSIc

FLYLEAF: With Paper Tongues, 7 p.m., all ages, $25. Varsity Theater, 1308 SE. 4th St., Mpls. 612-604-0222. MILO FINE: With Andrew Raffo Dewar and Viv Corringham, 7 p.m. $5. Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Av. N., Mpls. 612-587-0230.

art

HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Charles D. Redepenning Gallery: "The Alice Project." A multimedia installation based on "Alice in Wonderland" by Cris t Halverson. Lobby Gallery: "Prisms: Experience Refracted." Paintings by Brad Nuorala and James A. Clark. 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins. 952-979-1111. INTERACT CENTER FOR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: Inside Out Gallery: "On the Edges: Art From Both Sides of the World." A cross-cultural collaboration between Interact and Tutti Visual Arts of Adelaide, Australia. 212 3rd Av. N., Mpls. 612-339-5145.

KIDS AND FAMILY

NICKELODEON UNIVERSE: Seven-acre indoor theme park with 30 rides and attractions. 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Unlimited-ride wristband, $29.95. Mall of America, Interstate 494 and Cedar Av. S., Bloomington. www.nickelodeon universe.com. IKEBANA SHOW: Japanese floral arrangements on display. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Dr., St. Paul. 651-487-8200. www.comozooconservatory.org.

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