Editors' Picks

Name: In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Start: 2024-10-17T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-27T23:59:00-05:00
Location: Penumbra Theatre

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Jul 8 -
Jul 13

Kimberly Akimbo

Orpheum Theatre
$54
Jul 18 -
Jul 20

Minnesota Yacht Club

Harriet Island Regional Park
Mar 8 -
Jul 13

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jan 31 -
Oct 4

Grease

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Apr 7 -
Jul 31

Seeds of Justice Exhibit at Federal Court

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse
Jun 4 -
Jul 13

Passion

Ritz Theater
Jun 7 -
Aug 17

Six McKnight Artists Exhibition

Northern Clay Center
Jun 13 -
Aug 8

Wild Nights

Minnesota Zoo
Jun 17 -
Aug 9

Return to Oz

Sidekick Theatre
Jun 20 -
Jul 13

Endometriosis: The Musical

Theatre in the Round
Jun 21 -
Aug 24

Cabaret

Guthrie Theater
Jul 9 -
Jul 27

Glensheen

History Theatre
Jul 11 -
Jul 13

Amm(i)gone

Jungle Theater
Jul 11 -
Jul 12

Lakefront Music Festival

Lakefront Park
Jul 11 -
Jul 13

Panda Fest

Mall of America North Lot
Jun 19 -
Jul 31

Marketfest

Railroad Park
Jul 1 -
Sep 14

Imagining Future Cities: Global and Minnesota Visions, Past & Present

Weisman Art Museum
Jul 11 -
Aug 10

The Music Man

Lyric Arts Main Street Stage
Sat,
Jul 12

Scrunchies and More

7th St. Entry
Sun,
Jul 13

Martin Zellar

Hewing Hotel
Mon,
Jul 14

Sarah Morris

Dakota
Tue,
Jul 15

Built to Spill and Yo La Tengo

Palace Theatre
Jul 16 -
Jul 20

Hopkins Raspberry Festival

Hopkins Raspberry Festival Main Street
Wed,
Jul 16

The Swell Season

Orpheum Theatre
Jul 18 -
Jul 20

Minnehaha Falls Art Fair

Minnehaha Park
Jul 11 -
Aug 2

Battle of the Improv All-Stars

Dudley Riggs Theatre
Fri,
Jul 18

How Long Gone

Turf Club
Sat,
Jul 12

Book Fair for Grown-Ups

MN State Fairgrounds / North End Event Center
Sat,
Jul 12

Ramy Youssef

The Fillmore Minneapolis
Fri,
Jul 18

Clown Rodeo

Bryant Lake Bowl
$12 - $15
Sun,
Jul 13

Milwaukee Avenue Historic District 50th Anniversary Celebration

Milwaukee Avenue Historic District
Sun,
Jul 13

Turtle Social

56 Brewing
Jul 14 -
Jul 20

Summer Restaurant Week

Various Locations
Wed,
Jul 16

Todd Rundgren: STILL ME (STILL WE)

Pantages Theatre
$69
Thu,
Jul 17

Rogue Valley

Dakota
Jul 18 -
Jul 27

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Yellow Tree Theatre

In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Penumbra Theatre

Thu, Oct 17, 2024 - 27, 2024

All day

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FULL DESCRIPTION

Obie Award-winning actor, playwright, and director Roger Guenveur Smith returns to Penumbra with an intimate one-man show honoring his friend and collaborator Jean-Michel Basquiat. Weaving personal stories and historical anecdotes with his improvisational performance style, Guenveur Smith explores the legacy of one of the most defining artists of the 20 th century and his enduring impact.