Here's a sampling of today's happenings. For complete entertainment listings, go to www.startribune.com.
Wednesday's best bets
December 1, 2009 at 10:41PM
THEATER
AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE REPERTORY: "Two Gentlemen of Verona." Part of American Shakespeare Repertory's staged reading series of all of William Shakespeare's plays, poems, sonnets and a sampling of the apocrypha, anonymous plays from the period attributed to Shakespeare. Admission by donation. 7:30 p.m. Pillsbury House Theater, 3501 Chicago Av. S., Mpls. CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATRES: "Another Night Before Christmas." 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. $43-$61. 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen. 952-934-1525. MUSIc
MUSHROOMHEAD: With Ventana, the Flood, My My Misfire and Wrecking Day, 8 p.m., all ages, $22-$25. The Rock Nightclub, 2029 Woodlynn Av., Maplewood. 651-770-7822. MacPhail Center for Music: A recital of Baroque music. 12:15 p.m. Free. MacPhail Center for Music, 501 S. 2nd St., Mpls. 612-321-0100. SONJA THOMPSON: Pianist performs with baritone Bradley Greenwald. Noon. Free. St. Paul Conservatory of Music, 29 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. 651-224-2205. art
BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS HOLIDAY SALE: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Inez Greenberg Gallery, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington. 952-563-8587. KIDS AND FAMILY
MINNESOTA ZOO: Check out the "Russia's Grizzly Coast" exhibit. Also, shark feeding, the Kaytee World of Birds Show and the Coral Reef Dive Show. "Woodland Adventure," a new nature-based play area at the zoo. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $8-$14. 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. 952-431-9500. www.minnesotazoo.org. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA: "Titanic - The Artifact Exhibition." Recovered artifacts from the great ship, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. Galleries include Dinosaurs and Fossils, the Human Body, the Mississippi River and more. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $8-$23. Omnitheater film: "Titanica." Call for showtimes. $6.50-$7.50. 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. 651-221-9444.
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