Best of the week: Iggy Pop, Marvel Universe Live, Sarah Neufeld, 'Violet,' more

One of punk rock's most enduring icons — and still its most agile — Iggy Pop is back after a string of reunion outings by his beloved Stooges, all of which aggravatingly skipped the Twin Cities. That it's his first time in Minnesota since 2001 is momentous enough, but there's also excitement over Iggy's new solo album, "Post Pop Depression," a collaboration with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme that harks back to Iggy's David Bowie-produced late-'70s LPs "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life." He and Homme are focusing on all three records on tour with a band that also includes QOTSA bassist Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders.chris riemenschneider

8 p.m. Mon., Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Mpls., $59.50-$105, tickets.umn.edu

Arcade Fire fans are in for a real treat at a solo gig by the band's violinist, Sarah Neufeld. Also known from the Bell Orchestre and a collaboration with Justin Vernon's saxophonist pal Colin Stenson, the Montreal musician blends neoclassical and ambient/drone music influences with bold, experimental flair on her second solo album, "The Ridge." Neufeld sings a little but mostly lets her bowing take the spotlight, sometimes eerily, sometimes elegantly.

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7:30 p.m. Sun., Cedar Cultural Center, Mpls., $12-$15, TheCedar.org

Witness the powers of popular superheroes in person at "Marvel Universe Live." The Avengers and Spider-Man take on nefarious foes in an original story produced by Feld Entertainment. Thor has destroyed the Cosmic Cube to prevent it from landing in the wrong hands. His evil brother Loki devises a scheme to clone the omnipotent object's powers, thus threatening the entire universe. About 25 Marvel icons gather to save all of humanity.

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An all-star West Coast ensemble with a changing lineup, the SF Jazz Collective picks a composer whose works they will interpret for an entire year. Since 2004, the group has explored Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Stevie Wonder, among others. This year's focus is the music of Michael Jackson. The current lineup includes Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow Miguel Zenon (above) on alto sax, David Sanchez on tenor sax and Warren Wolf on vibes.

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7 & 9 p.m. Sun.-Mon. Dakota, Mpls., $25-$45. dakotacooks.com

Caught between our past and future selves, we are always "Less Than One," Russian writer Joseph Brodsky once opined. Applying that idea to art, Walker Art Center dips deep into its collection and assembles a smorgasbord of post-1960 paintings, performances, sculpture, films, drawings and more by 16 "risk-taking" artists including Lutz Bacher, Ericka Beckman, Trisha Brown, Paul Chan, Charline von Heyl, Jasper Johns, Pope.L, Dieter Roth and Kara Walker.

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Jessica Lind Peterson stars as the title character in "Violet," a quirky little musical by composer Jeanine Tesori ("Caroline or Change") and librettist Brian Crawley. The story follows a woman, disfigured by a facial scar, on her bus pilgrimage to see a faith healer in Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a band of seekers and fools. Sean Byrd directs.

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7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat. 2 p.m. next Sun. Ends May 8. Yellow Tree Theatre, Osseo. $18-$25, yellowtreetheatre.com

Here's the perfect opportunity to visit Patrick's Cabaret before it moves out of the old firehouse it's occupied for 16 years. "Circulation," curated by choreographer Erinn Liebhard, takes a deep dive into rhythm-fueled movement with an array of dancers and musicians, including Karla Grotting's trio No Habla Español, Ananya Dance Theatre's Magnolia Yang Sao Yia, Darius Strong, See More Perspective, Dameun Strange and Liebhard herself.

SHEILA REGAN

Before disbanding seven years ago, the Guarneri Quartet had spent four decades as one of the finest chamber ensembles in America. The group's cellist, Peter Wiley, hooks up with the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota in a powerful program that includes Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello and Brahms' Second String Sextet.

TERRY BLAIN

4 p.m. Sun., Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University, St. Paul. $15-$25. chambermusicmn.org

It was Blaine Harden's fascinating book of narrative nonfiction, "Escape From Camp 14," that launched the current string of appalling, incredible, true books about life in North Korea. He will be in the Twin Cities to discuss his newest book, "The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot," with Tom Weber of MPR. The book tells the true story of Kim Il Sung's rise to power and a young fighter pilot who stole one of his planes and delivered it to the Americans.

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