The 13 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week

Even though she mixes vintage twang with vividly contemporary lyrics, this Midwest farmer’s daughter remains a Nashville outlier. On last year’s “Hard Headed Woman,” her fifth album, she collaborated with fellow outsiders Tyler Childers and Jesse Welles, mixing heartwarmingly romantic ballads with fiery broadsides. She’s feisty and fresh but respectful of history, as evidenced on her spunky cover of Waylon Jennings’ “Kissing You Goodbye” and her Kris Kristofferson-inspired “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down,” two numbers she delivered in a memorable performance at Farm Aid 40 at the Gophers football stadium. Price returns to Minneapolis in a more intimate space. (8 p.m. March 1, First Avenue, 701 1st Av. N., Mpls., axs.com)

JON BREAM

With frontman Eugene Hütz’s homeland of Ukraine still under attack and many of his and his bandmates’ fellow immigrants under siege in America, it should be a very interesting time to catch this always fiery Eastern European-flavored New York punk band. They just dropped a new album last week, “We Mean It, Man,” produced with IDLES and Nick Cave cohort Nick Launay and featuring a new recording of their cult hit “Solidarity” with New Order’s Bernard Sumner. Opening band Puzzled Panther is another wild NYC act signed to the headliners’ label, Casa Gogol. (8 p.m. Feb. 25, First Avenue, 701 1st Av. N., Mpls., resale tickets only, first-avenue.com)cq all

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

A testament to ‘90s hip-hop’s heavy infusion of jazz and retro-soul music — and maybe to old-school rap fans truly getting old, too — two highly influential groups are touring supper clubs like the Dakota bringing their classic songs to life again with live bands. First up is Los Angeles trio the Pharcyde, still touring with its three originators and best-known from the 1992 hit “Passin’ Me By” and from having one of the best live shows of that era (6:30 & 9:30 p.m. Feb. 27, $63 and up). Then next week sees the revival of Slum Village, the Detroit crew that introduced the world to late production icon J Dilla and is still helmed by resident wordsmith T3. Local groovers Room3 will serve as the backing band (7 p.m. March 4, the Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., $52, dakotacooks.com)

C.R.

Pianist Cohen is a vital figure in the jazz world, not only as an intriguing new voice but also as a historian and educator celebrating the past. Cohen, 35, has conducted a series of interviews with such jazz titans as Ron Carter and Benny Golson that have been released as his Master Legacy Series recordings. His own works led DownBeat readers to vote Cohen as jazz pianist of the year in 2025, just about when he wrapped his 136th live-streamed concert, a series started in the pandemic. This year, he’s not only promoting his new album, “Universal Truth,” but also taking his quintet on a long tour celebrating the centennial birthdays of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Cohen’s return to the Dakota is a rare trio date on his schedule. (6 & 8:30 p.m. March 1, the Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., $35.77 and up, dakotacooks.com)

The world’s most celebrated cellist recently took home his 20th Grammy, receiving best classical instrumental solo for his recording of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concertos. For what might be the Twin Cities’ hottest classical music ticket of 2026, Ma will be the soloist for the dramatic Cello Concerto of English composer Edward Elgar. It’s the finale of an all-English program conducted by the orchestra’s music director Thomas Søndergård that also features music by William Walton and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, as well as the transporting “Four Sea Interludes” from Benjamin Britten’s opera, “Peter Grimes.” (7 p.m. March 3, Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., sold out, 612-371-5656 or minnesotaorchestra.org)

ROB HUBBARD

The president is sitting on the toilet and losing his mind. That was one of the far-out ideas behind “Symphony of Rats,” Richard Foreman’s 1988 sci-fi satire. Now this piece about a delusional American ruler who is channeling strange transmissions, including from a giant rodent, has been reimagined by the Wooster Group. The groundbreaking experimental performance collective is returning to Minneapolis for the first time in 25 years. Founding members Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk direct the hallucinatory work whose cultural touchstones include William Blake, D.H. Lawrence and Charlie Chaplin. (7:30 p.m. Feb. 25-27, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., $55-$65, 612-375-7600 or walkerart.org)

ROHAN PRESTON

Shocking events in the real world have given new resonance to “Feast,” Megan Gogerty’s mythic one-woman show about what a mother must do when a hostile strongman invades her land. The “Beowulf”-inspired play had sold-out runs in 2023 and 2024 at the Black Forest Inn, in south Minneapolis across the street from where federal agents killed Alex Pretti. It returns to the Black Forest as an experience that includes a curated dinner. Actor Isabel Nelson stars under the direction of Allison Vincent for Walking Shadow Theatre, which also is presenting companion performances of “Beowulf” on select dates. (Feb. 27-March 29, Black Forest Inn, 1 E. 26th Av., Mpls., $30-$85, and name-your-price show-only tickets, walkingshadow.org)

Winner of five Tonys in 2023, this celebrated if quirky musical by composer Jeanine Tesori and book-writer and lyricist David Lindsay-Abaire follows a 16-year-old, who because of a rare condition has the body of a 70-something. Coming into one’s own as an adolescent while facing mortality offers poignant juxtapositions in this musical that played Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre last summer and is now gracing the stage in St. Paul. (Feb. 24-March 1, 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., 1:30 & 7 p.m. Sun., Ordway Center, 345 Washington St., St. Paul, $45-$150, 651-224-4222 or Ordway.org)

R.P.

On Saturday, Feb. 28, gather at Powderhorn Park to build a 1,000-person Monarch butterfly mosaic, a representation of love and community. Big Animal Productions organized this art event. Bring your creativity and dress for the weather. (Noon-3 p.m., Artmaking begins at 1 p.m., 3400 15th Av. S., Mpls., free, kaleidoscopeoflove.com)

ALICIA ELER

New York-based artist Kelly Wang uses calligraphy and Chinese painting to explore Asian American identity and life in the diaspora. She learned about Chinese painting at an early age, and uses materials of ink and xuan paper, also known as rice paper. In her work, she draws from personal experience and Chinese art history. Ends March 7. (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., Quarter Gallery at the Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Av. S., Mpls., 612-624-7900 or art.umn.edu)

The “Only Murders in the Building” duo probably hasn’t changed the act much from its previous Orpheum shows in 2017 and 2022. No matter. Watching these geniuses bicker and banter is just the kind of comfort food we need these days, even if we’ve heard the burns before. One addition worth looking out for are tributes to their “Father of the Bride” co-star Diane Keaton, who died last October, and Short’s “SCTV” castmate Catherine O’Hara, who died nearly a month ago. (3 & 8 p.m. Feb. 28, $244.05-$329.20, Orpheum Theatre, 805 Hennepin Av., Mpls., hennepinarts.org)

NEAL JUSTIN

Sixteen films screened over four days will make up the 17th annual festival that highlights Italian culture. The film “Il maestro (My Tennis Maestro),” about the unexpected bond between a teen tennis player and his coach, will screen for the first time in Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26. An opening reception will precede the film at 6 p.m. This year’s event also will feature Richard Peña, director emeritus of the New York Film Festival, who will lead a discussion after the opening film and Q&A for select films during the festival. (Screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, 2:25 p.m. Feb. 27, 10:15 a.m. Feb. 28, 11 a.m. March 1, the Main Cinema, 115 SE. Main St., Mpls., $5-$45, mspfilm.org/italian-film-festival/)

COLLEEN COLES

Mickey and friends are on tour again with “Road Trip Adventures.” Join Minnie, Donald and Goofy as they share thrilling tales. Follow the stories, songs and characters of “Aladdin,” “Moana,” “Lion King,” “Toy Story” and “Frozen.” (10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Feb. 27; 10:30 a.m., 2:30 & 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28; 10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. March 1, $32 and up, Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls., targetcenter.com)