Minneapolis writer Louise Erdrich's partly autobiographical 2003 novel about her grandparents' lives between the wars comes to the stage in an adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman ("'night Mother"). Francesca Zambello, who staged "Little House on the Prairie" at the Guthrie, is directing. The cast includes Terry Hempleman, Tracey Maloney, Jennifer Blagen and M. Cochise Anderson in the role of Ancestor. More event details.

Lemon is based in New York, but he was raised in Minneapolis and has enjoyed a long creative association with Walker Art Center. His new work, "How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere?" draws from his interactions with "teacher and playmate" Walter Carter, a 102-year-old former sharecropper from Mississippi. The pair explored big issues such as personal belief systems, mortality and space travel. The multimedia work's integration of film, movement and theatrical elements, says Lemon, allows him to "walk the edge" between truth and artifice while in turn redefining his lifelong relationship to dance.

Experience three works from a Mexican modern dance innovator recognized for her adventurous and surrealist vision. The evening includes 1998's "The Waters of Forgiveness," inspired by an Ivan Illich essay, and a new work exploring how the disconnection between body and mind can deprive us of fully enjoying our dreams. More event details.

Local publisher Milkweed Editions celebrates 30 years with a night of readings from four of its favorite poets, including Colorado-based Dan Beachy-Quick, author of the lauded "A Whaler's Dictionary"; Wayne Miller, a Kansas City-based poet and teacher called "a poet to watch" by Publishers Weekly; Ada Limon, an award-winning poet living in New York who is also the creative director of Travel + Leisure magazine; and Minneapolis' own Alex Limon, called "a rising star of the Midwest" by Publishers Weekly. (7-11:30 p.m. Tue 9/28, Clubhouse Jäger)