HUMP DAY HAPPENINGS: ALL HALLOW'S EVE EDITION

HUMP DAY HAPPENINGS: ALL HALLOW'S EVE EDITION
Robyn Schindeldecker

"Chicka-BOOM!"

For sexy nurses and librarians, itʼs just another day. For the rest of us, Halloween is our foremost opportunity to search the darkest and most fantastical recesses of our minds to concoct the ultimate alter ego. From costume contests to eerie excursions, this yearʼs Devilʼs Day hoopla runs the gamut from titillating to the truly terrifying.

BareBones 19th Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza: “Chicka-BOOM!”
What better place to celebrate the autumnal arc of death than along the banks of the life-affirming Mississippi River? Inspired by historical and literary themes and accompanied by the Brass Messengers, this outdoor puppet extravaganza is your one-stop shop for performance art alfresco.
(7pm, Hidden Falls Regional Park, 1305 S Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55116, pay-what-you-can)

The Real Ghost Tours: Halloween Event
Don your phantom-hunting equipment and explore the occult as Curt guides you through Father Hennepin Park and leads an orb and faery class. Crave more of the supernatural? Katy will hold a seance in one of the area’s most haunted locales. Banish any lingering apparitions with light snacks, beverages, music, and costume contests.
(7pm, St. Anthony Main, 125 Main St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, $40)

First Avenueʼs Halloween Party & Costume Contest
Billed as the best Halloween party in town, the esteemed danceteria pulls out all the stops. Follow the lure of a $1,000-prize costume contest downtown to where host Ian Rans and DJs Soviet Panda, Roy Freedom, and Smitty saturates the mainroom with spooktacular sounds.
(8pm, First Avenue, 701 First Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55403, $5-10)

Halloween Speakeasy
Enter another era with Clubhouse Jägerʼs Prohibition-themed party. Replete with classic cocktails, a jazz and ragtime soundtrack, a stylized photo booth, and costume contest, you’re encouraged to come dressed to the nines in your dapper duds and flapper frocks.
(8pm, Clubhouse Jäger, 923 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401, $5-10)

Release The Bats: A Transmission Halloween
The weekly dance night invades Dinkytown's historic theater with the ambient sounds of goth, darkwave, and industrial, as well as a Halloween edition of "Anything Goes." From Ministry to Depeche Mode, from Echo & the Bunnymen to seasonal staple "Thriller," DJ Jake Rudh has you covered.

Transmission's DJ Jake Rudh

(9pm, Varsity Theater, 1308 4th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, free)

AN ORDER OF DEEP FRIED FUNK WITH A SIDE OF HOT BUTTERED SOUL, COMIN' RIGHT UP

AN ORDER OF DEEP FRIED FUNK WITH A SIDE OF HOT BUTTERED SOUL, COMIN' RIGHT UP

Robyn Schindeldecker

In a dual proclamation enacted by both Minneapolis and St. Paul mayors, Sunday will usher in the official Twin Cities Funk and Soul Week. A multitude of events will culminate in the release of Twin Cities Funk & Soul: Lost R&B Grooves from Minneapolis/St. Paul 1964-1979 from Secret Stash Records. Comprised of 21 tracks, the compilation offers jewels from soulful crooners Maurice McKinnies, Wanda Davis, and Jackie Harris, as well as funkdafied bands Prophets of Peace, WIllie and the Bumblebees, and The Lewis Connection.

Here is a list of the week’s festivities, including the aforementioned release party:

Sunday, September 16, 6 PM

89.3 The Current’s The Local Show will highlight Secret Stash Records and feature an in-studio performance by the Twin Cities Funk & Soul All-Stars.

Tuesday, September 18, 10 PM

Lady Heat Soul Party listening party for Twin Cities Funk & Soul at Icehouse. https://www.facebook.com/events/233015476821484/

Friday, September 21, 5 PM

Especially Funky Friday with DJ Larry Englund of KFAI’s “Rhythm and Grooves” at Amsterdam Bar and Hall. https://www.facebook.com/events/449742681737765/ 

Saturday, September 22, 7 PM

Twin Cities Funk & Soul Release Party featuring the Twin Cities Funk & Soul All-Stars at the Cedar Cultural Center. http://www.thecedar.org/events/2012/09/22/twin-cities-funk-soul-release-party 

Saturday, September 22, 10 PM

Hotpants Minneapolis Five Year Anniversary Bash and Official Twin Cities Funk & Soul After Party at Nomad World Pub. https://www.facebook.com/events/180473968753832/ 

Three Reasons to Dance: Cause & Effect, Hipshakers & Transmission

Cause & Effect, A New Uptown Dance party! at Cause Sound Bar:

Cause & Effect is a new Uptown dance party and a reason to dance to hip-hop beats cut with miami bass, electro house and R&B cuts. I expect that this will be a great place to see some break dancers, flat tops & pop-lock-n-drop its. Or maybe some awkward version of all those things, either way - we are game to booty dance.

Hipshaker at Kitty Cat Club:

Hipshaker understands that we are on the edge of spring and done with hibernation for the winter. Think vintage soul & funk and an eclectic crowd of hipsters finding unity in song. Watch your friends move like never before because there is just something about this music that makes everyone sexy. I've seen people move down so low, they might as well be rolling on the ground!

TRANSM1SS1ON at First Avenue:

Happy 11th birthday, Transmission! Usually this event can commonly be found every Wednesday at Club Jager, but this Friday, they needed the First Avenue main room to hold everyone. They will be having a guest host, Chan Poling from the Suburbs! I most guarantee that if you aren't a new wave fan, this night will change your mind forever. They will also be spinning other music from the 1960's - today, with music videos to accompany all of the songs. So visually, this event will be stunning & the crowd will be crazy, eclectic and ridiculously awesome.