pick of the week: Before the St. Paul Saints' season opened this past spring, CHS Field tried an experiment that turned out to be a big hit. The baseball park hosted an interactive play about baseball that moved around the facility in what Star Tribune theater critic Rohan Preston described as "an amazing tour of the innards of a stadium." So, with the baseball season over for the year, they're going to do it again with a new play — and throwing in a meal, as well. Saturday, the Mystery Cafe is staging the baseball comedy caper "Death Throws a Curveball." Showtime is at 7 p.m. Additional shows are planned for Nov. 17, Dec. 8, Dec. 29 and Jan. 6. Tickets (which include a three-course dinner) are $76.50. (themysterycafe.com)
A look back: Thursday is the anniversary of the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which — no surprise here — wasn't anything like it's been depicted in movies.
• The 1881 "shootout," such as it was, did take place near the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz. And it did involve a posse led by marshals Wyatt and Virgil Earp and a band of rustlers led by brothers Ike and Billy Clanton. But that's where history and Hollywood part ways.
• Most of the bad guys were unarmed, which didn't stop the so-called "good guys" from gunning them down at point-blank range. The attack was so egregious that the Tombstone sheriff charged the Earps and their friend Doc Holliday with murder, although the justice of the peace refused to proceed with the prosecution.
Day by day: Sunday is national Hermit Day, and the timing couldn't be better for Vikings fans. The lads in purple are playing the Cleveland Browns in London, which means the game will start at 8:30 a.m. in Minnesota. As usual, that game will be followed by ones at noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., meaning football junkies can hunker down in front of a TV for the entire day. If your spouse complains, point out that you can't leave the house lest it be seen as an insult by your fellow hermits.
Recommended reading: Many parents have come to fear the foofaraw surrounding Halloween. If you're not too scared, check it out in Thursday's Variety.
JEFF STRICKLER • jeff.strickler@startribune.com
