Ongoing

Celebration 2025 of Prince

Paisley Park 7801 Audubon Rd, Chanhassen

JUNE 5th - 8th, 2025 Paisley Park & Downtown Minneapolis Performing Artists Special Appearances Eric Leeds Bobby Z.  Laura LiPuma   Doug Henders  St. Paul Peterson  Jellybean Johnson  Jerome Benton  Susannah Melvoin 

Surly 19th Anniversary Celebration

SURLY BREWING FESTIVAL FIELD 520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis

Music schedule: 2pm–Dalmatian Club 3pm–Unstable Shapes 4pm–Gramma’s Boyfriend 5pm–Solid Gold 6:15pm–Suburbs 7:30pm–DJ Jake Rudh

Free

RRDB 12 SCHEDULE

The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis

Lake Street – ROOTS, ROCK, & DEEP BLUES XII

The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis

The award-winning annual Lake Street Roots, Rock & Deep-Blues Festival returns to its ‘block-party’ format for the first time since Covid-19 on Saturday, June 7, 2025!

$40 – $60

Masters of Improvisation: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival Edition!

Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Improvisation Comedy Instant Theatre Music Back by popular demand! Once again, these seasoned improvisation professionals make up instant theatre “on the spot.” This musical improv variety show will be based on audience suggestions. We rely on audience suggestions, so…that means YOU! With a career spanning cabaret, theater, film, television, radio, and flatbed trucks, Actor/Writer/Director Dane Stauffer’s credits include the currently running “The Defeat Of Jesse James” at History Theatre, followed by a return of the smash hit “Glensheen” (Broadway World award: “Best Peformance in a Musical”) Scrooge in Dolly Parton’s “Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol” (Ordway), “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” (Park Square Theatre). “When A Man Loves A Diva” (Lab Theatre) in Minneapolis. With 40 years improvisation experience, he is fond of teaching empowerment through the arts to children and adults in all settings. “Wonderful show! Do it again!” –Randy Lubas DaneStauffer.com

Rootstock featuring Poetic Roots, BakkwoodDrift, SoulFlower and more! at IceHouse MPLS

ICEHOUSE MINNEAPOLIS 2528 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis

Rootstock Music Festival in the Icehouse Courtyard! 3pm doors 4pm music $20 adv // $25 day of 10pm - DJ after party indoors! Live music | Vendor Market | DJ after party Rootstock Music Festival is a celebration of Black music from across the diaspora. The event will feature local artists whose music spans different genres including pop, hip hop, rap, r&b, afro beats, alternative, neo-soul, jazz, funk, and reggae. There will also be a small vendor market with local artisans, and an after party where we will dance as DJs spin our favorite songs. *Brandyn Lee Tullock & Poetic Roots *SoulFlower *Bakkwooddrift ft Solorah The Essence *RZ Shahid * Yana the Mooncricket *Fananka Nation *Jandeltha Rae *Madame Blu *DJ Rae

$25

All-Star Showcase #2: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival

Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Join us for an evening of laughs at our all-star comedy showcase of talented stand-up comedians from all across the U.S. 3rd Annual Loons on the Lake Comedy Competition Join us for an evening of laughs at our all-star comedy showcase of talented stand-up comedians from all across the U.S. www.loonsonthelake.com

Don McMillan: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival

Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Join us for the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival featuring Don McMillan, the Hi-Tech Comedian from America’s Got Talent! Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 60 minutes before showtimes. Comedian Don McMillan He’s smart, he’s clean, he’s… Technically Funny! This Hi-Tech Comedian from America’s Got Talent has also made appearances on “The Tonight Show”, “Air Bud One” and “Two”, and was a $100,000 winner on Star Search! If you’re looking for a fix of nerdiness you’ve come to the right place. TechnicallyFunny.com

Greg Hahn: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival

The Belvedere at Crooners 6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis

Join us for the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival featuring Greg Hahn, a chaos agent of hysterical stand up comedy. Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 75 minutes before showtimes. Comedian Greg Hahn Greg Hahn’s crazed joke delivery is a hallmark on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show. He is also a stalwart, another word he doesn’t know. On television, Greg ran for President, played unhinged drum solos and had his own 15 second podcast on Comedy Central’s Tosh.0. Other early TV appearances included Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, Premium Blend, 30 Seconds to Fame, Make Me Laugh, Pulp Comics, Star Search, Cedric the Entertainer Presents and Ed McMahon’s Next Big Star (winner). Greg also appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and was featured on Bob and Tom’s Comedy Central Special. Before comedy, Greg was an Officer in the Marines and worked in several serious jobs where he refused to be serious. GregHahn.com

Chris Kelly

Join us for Chris Kelly LIVE at The Narrows Saloon!

St Dominics Trio

Schooner Tavern - Since 1932 2901 27th Ave S, Minneapolis

DD & Company at Dubliner

The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul

Dick Danaher, Nick Jordan and Dehl Gallagher play their mashup of Celtic-Swing-Tango-Polka-and-whatnot. Its all about the rhythm.

Jeff Gerbino: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival

Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Join us for the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival featuring Jeff Gerbino, the founding father of Twin Cities’ Comedy. Join us for the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival featuring Jeff Gerbino, the founding father of Twin Cities’ Comedy. Comedian Jeff Gerbino JEFF GERBINO moved from New York to Minneapolis, MN. in the 1970’s. The reason for the move was common among young men of the ’70’s: love of a woman. He also had a love for comedy. The love of a woman provided a 29 year marriage and two children. The love of comedy provided the spark to a new, national comedy industry that was still a laugh embryo. When a small bar in Nordeast Minneapolis advertised a comedy contest, Jeff was the first to sign up for the event. When the event was over he convinced the bar owner to let him do weekly shows in the blue collar room. Comedian Scott Hansen helped Jeff build a show.After a few months comedians starting burrowing their way out of the paneled walls of the dingy nightclub. The St. Paul Pioneer Press called Jeff the “founding father” of the Twin Cities comedy scene as Mickey Finn’s quickly became “the place to be” on Friday and Saturday nights.Jeff moved to L.A. and won the L.A. Professional Comedians Contest, appeared on HBO, Showtime, NBC.CBS and was a featured performer on Air America.

The $10,000 Comedy Competition: Finals

Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Five finalists will perform a final 15 minutes, any material of their choice. Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 60 minutes before showtimes. Comedy Competition Finals! We’ve scoured the country, searching high and low for untapped talent—join us for the Finals as 5 great comedians from across the U.S. compete to win! 1st place will win grand prize of $5,000 2nd place receives $2,000 3rd, 4th, and 5th place will receive$1,000 each!