Ongoing

Art Dept

The Finnish Bistro 2264 Como Avenue, St. Paul

Jazz Age Rumpus III: The Sounds of Chicago

The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis

Bask in a day of 1920s and ‘30s jazz! Year three of the festival celebrates Chicago. Listeners and dancers, you’ll get to hear the music of King Oliver, one of the founding fathers of jazz who gave his young protege Louis Armstrong his first big break. Jimmie Noone, the astounding clarinetist who set the bar oh-so-high with his small band at The Nest. And finally, Harlem Hamfats, who kept the party going in the ‘30s, backing up iconic R&B singer Rosetta Howard. Welcome all you dancers in town for Midwest Lindy Fest! We’ll see you on the dance floor.

$15 – $25

THE LIQUID ZOO at Bauhaus Brew

Bauhaus Brew Labs - Liquid Zoo 1315 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis

FRIDAY, MAY 19th-SUNDAY, MAY 21st 2023 The Liquid Zoo is back! All events are FREE and for all ages, 21+ to drink. Taking place during Art-A-Whirl weekend in Northeast Minneapolis, The Liquid Zoo showcases the Twin Cities’ finest restaurants, artists, and performers.

The Big 60’s Singalong

Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Fun Interactive Group Singing Jay Fuchs will be your host, singalong song leader and accompanist. Together you will joyfully belt out great songs from The Summer of Love, Woodstock, The British Invasion, Top 40 Radio, and more! Including hits by The Mamas and Papas, The Righteous Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Del Shannon, Simon and Garfunkel, The Zombies, just to name a few. Bring your cell phone or iPad (if you need bigger text), and put on your favorite 60’s clothes. Jay Fuchs piano, vocals, song leaderDoug Anderson vocals, guest song leader Jay Fuchs is a renowned entertainer, music director, and music educator. For 25 years he has been the musical partner of Erin Schwab, the “Bette Midler of the Twin Cites”. Together they create and perform popular shows throughout the area, including Crooners Supper Club, LUSH Lounge and Theater, The W – Minneapolis, Birch’s on the Lake, and many other great venues. Jay is the founder and director of the Dr. Jay’s Cabaret, which produces a series of fun and inspirational shows at the fabulous kj’s hideaway in St. Paul. He has served as music director for the Governor’s Inauguration Ball, the Charlie Awards, the US Foods Awards Ball, the Basilica of Saint Mary Annual Fund Raiser, Children’s MN, and many more. For 27 years Jay was the Music Theory Department Head at McNally Smith College of Music. Doug Anderson is a veteran actor/dancer/performer in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. He has performed at the Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Hey City Theater, Center City Theater, and many others. He has also performed in London at The St. James Theater, Piaño, Crazy Coq’s, The Music Café and The Phoenix Arts Club.

Phil Heywood

The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul

Lucid fingerstyle guitar with a rhythmic groove, sheer fluidity and melodic flair.

Open Mic Night

The Finnish Bistro 2264 Como Avenue, St. Paul

Jalan Crossland

The Belvedere at Crooners 6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 75 minutes before showtimes. Americana Singer Songwriter Performing original and traditional Americana songs with fingerstyle acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, harmonica, and foot percussion. Jalan Crossland is nationally acclaimed by audiences, critics, and his musical peers as being a premier fingerstyle guitarist, banjo player, singer-songwriter, and engaging showman. Along with dozens of regional guitar contest awards, his extraordinary guitar work earned him National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship Runner Up honors in 1997, and the State Flatpick Championship title of his home state in 1999. In recognition of his contribution to the arts in Wyoming, he was bestowed the Governor’s Arts Award in 2013. “Listen close, all of that sound is coming from one guitar” –Nikki Sixx, Motley Crue JalanCrossland.com

The Bird Show: Ann Reed, Claudia Schmidt, Dan Chouinard, and Joan Griffith

Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Folk, Pop Celebrate spring in an evening of songs honoring birds–chickadees, nightingales, skylarks, robins and all of our feathered friends. Claudia Schmidt vocalsAnn Reed guitarJoan Griffith guitarDan Chouinard piano

Sunday Trad Session

The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul

New Irish Trad Session, every Sunday at 8!