Things To Do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities

Find things to do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities. Including events from venues such as Orpheum Theater, Xcel Energy Center, Target Center and more. 

Spring Arts preview. Illustration by Rachel Winter/Special to the Star Tribune

Looking for something to do this spring? 60 top picks in Twin Cities entertainment

Our critics pick the best in movies, music, theater, visual arts and dance.
Stage & Arts
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Reed Sigmund as the Grinch in “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” a holiday staple that returns next season to the Children’s Theatre

Children's Theatre announces two world premieres in its 2023-24 season

It also features the return of treasured characters — the Grinch, Alice, Frog and Toad.
Stage & Arts
March 20
Madeline Powell says her character Eliza Doolittle is “smart, independent and super-observant” in “My Fair Lady.”

'My Fair Lady' has been updated for the TikTok era

Director Bartlett Sher and star Madeline Powell muse on the contemporary resonances of a figure written a century ago.
Movies
March 20
Keanu Reeves is back to busting heads in the beautiful and exciting “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

Review: Violent, beautiful and thrilling, 'John Wick: Chapter 4' has it all

Keanu Reeves returns as the assassin everyone wants to kill.
Stage & Arts
March 20
View of Target Gallery with objects installed for the exhibition “Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes” at Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Review: Chinese bronzes get theatrical treatment at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Works in the show range from the late Shang to Zhou dynasties (1200s-200s B.C.)
Music
March 16
Brandi Carlile lit up Xcel Energy Center in 2022.

The unstoppable Brandi Carlile will return to Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2023

The Grammy favorite sold out Xcel Energy Center last summer after a long history of Twin Cities gigs.
Variety
March 16
Christian McBride’s New Jawn plays the Dakota next week.

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Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Music
March 16
Terry Walsh of the Belfast Cowboys, posing with Liverpool way off to his back, traveled to Northern Ireland ahead of his usual St. Paddy’s Day gigs

Why this St. Patrick's Day feels extra green for Twin Cities band Belfast Cowboys

Two members trekked to Northern Ireland to explore Van Morrison's roots ahead of the band's 21st anniversary Friday.
Music
March 16
Ryan Kelly, left, and Neil Byrne perform outside of Celtic Thunder as the duo Byrne & Kelly.

5 more St. Patrick's Day music gigs of note in the Twin Cities

Acts from Ireland and Edmonton round out the schedule with local favorites.
Movies
March 15
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda are together again in dark comedy “Moving On.”

Review: Dark comedy 'Moving On' reunites Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin

The movie's no classic but the duo remain great together.
Movies
March 15
Willem Dafoe plays an art thief whose freedom is stolen from him in “Inside.”

Review: 'Inside' gives a disturbing, provocative look at aloneness

A thief is trapped in a penthouse apartment with only art to nourish him.
Stage & Arts
March 15
Melvin Carter Jr., played by Mikell Sapp, tells his story in “Diesel Heart” at History Theatre.

Review: 'Diesel Heart' is more tell than show at History Theatre

The world premiere is a biographical drama about former St. Paul officer Melvin Carter Jr.
Music
March 15
Shemekia Copeland returns to the Dakota

The big gigs: 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week

Highlights for March 16-22 include Shemekia Copeland, Maya Hawke, Larkin Poe and St. Patrick's Day shows.
Stage & Arts
March 14
Lynn Lunny and Natalie Wilson performed at Rathaus Productions’ “Girls Just Wanna...” at the Lab Theater in 2019. 

Dancers and aerialists seek to crack the 'Glass Ceiling' by breaking rules

A muralist and the community will also be participating in the party at the Cowles Center.
Music
March 14
Willie Nelson performs during a 2021 voting rights rally in Austin, Texas.

Willie Nelson's Outlaw Fest coming June 23 to revived Somerset, Wis., amphitheater

Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Trampled by Turtles will join Nelson at the western Wisconsin venue.
Music
March 14
Carrie Underwood, who rocked Target Center in October, will perform July 21 at Treasure Island Casino amphitheater.

Country queen Carrie Underwood will rock Treasure Island Casino amphitheater on July 21

She dropped a new single last Friday on her 40th birthday and tickets will go on sale this Friday.
Stage & Arts
March 14
Friends played by Eric Hagen, left, and JuCoby Johnson grapple with the end of the world in “5,” a Jungle Theater/Trademark Theater co-production.

Review: Characters in '5' imagine the unimaginable

JuCoby Johnson's comedy/drama at the Jungle is a world premiere.
Stage & Arts
March 13
Matthew Amendt, left, plays Christopher Marlowe and Dylan Godwin plays Shakespeare in Liz Duffy Adams’ “Born With Teeth” at the Guthrie Theater.

Review: The Bard and Kit show 'Teeth' in gnarly fight at the Guthrie

Liz Duffy Adams' play takes a muscular, rapier-sharp direction in its regional premiere.
Stage & Arts
March 13

Reviews: Three Twin Cities art exhibits worth a look before they close

The shows explore L.A. aesthetics, Minnesota hidden gems & Angela Two Stars' healing process.
Music
March 11
Tabea Zimmermann

Review: Famed violist Tabea Zimmermann performs a both mournful and bright program with the SPCO

The concert included works by Ödön Partos, Béla Bartók and Johannes Brahms.
Music
March 10
Museop Kim, left, and Corissa Bussian in Minnesota Opera’s “The Song Poet.”

Review: Minnesota Opera's groundbreaking 'Song Poet' uneven but powerful

The opera is based on Twin Cities author Kao Kalia Yang's book about her father's life as a Hmong refugee.