Lecture

• 1998 Minnesota Renaissance Festival
  Renaissance Festival Site
  612/ -
  Take a step back into a 16th Century European Village. Among the debuts at this year's festival will be a new armored joust, flamenco dance and drums, the comedy-mime of Arsene from Paris, and more. Over 275 artisans will display their wares. Ski
  
• 8th Annual European Oktoberfest
  Minneapolis Riverfront   MapIt!
  Cobblestone Main Street--St. A Minneapolis
  The event is a celebration of authentic German, Polish, Ukranian, Romanian, and Russian ethnic specialties with costumed dancers, music, stories, performances, information on historic and ethnic geneology and cultural traditions, and an antiques and
  
• A Woman's Work Was Never Done: Women's Occupations 1860 - 1920
  Dakota County Historical Society   MapIt!
  130 3rd Avenue North South St. Paul 612/451-6260
  The Society's volunteers and staff have researched oral history tapes, newspaper accounts, genealogies, published histories, and artifacts to help paint a picture of women whose occupations ranged from photographer to ornamental hair artist, boarding
  
• Celebrate Recovery! Day
  State Capitol Rotunda
  612/ -
  Celebrate Recovery! Day is a day of sober fun and fellowship on the State Capitol lawn. Recovering people, their families, and friends from across Minnesota will celebrate with live music, dancing, magicians, games, clowns, and face painting. Live p
  
• Dog-Gone Wild
  Minnesota Zoo   MapIt!
  12000 Zoo Blvd. Apple Valley 612/432-9000
  The American Association of Zookeepers will hold its second annual fundraiser where participants are invited to bring their dogs to Puma Pavilion to compete for cutest puppy, best trick, best costume, et cetera. Owners are challenged to perform zooke
  
• Failure is Impossible: Women Win the Vote
  Minnesota History Center   MapIt!
  345 Kellogg Blvd. W St. Paul 612/296-6126
  The History Center exhbit celebrates the adoption of the suffrage amendment ot the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 20, 1920 with this exhibit of replica banners, photographs, newspaper clippings, and graphics on 14 framed panels. The name of the exhibit i
  
• M. Butterfly
  Theatre in the Round   MapIt!
  245 Cedar Ave. Minneapolis 612/333-3010
  David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly is based on the astonishing, true story of a French diplomat in Beijing who had a 20 year affair with a delicate Chinese opera singer and then discovered that his lover was a Communist spy - and a man. The provocative
  
• Minnesota Comic Book Association FallCon '98
  Thunderbird Hotel   MapIt!
  Hwy. 494 & 24th St. exit Bloomington 612/854-3411
  FallCon is the largest comic book convention in the upper midwest and provides fans the opportunity to meet with prominent comic book publishers, writers, and artists. The event will also include seminars on breaking into the comics field, art techn
  
• Mississippi River Landscape Painting
  Historic Fort Snelling
  Hwys. 5 & 55 St. Paul 612/726-1171
  Paint the Mighty Mississippi at Historic Fort Snelling. The session will be led by staff from the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Richard Rock, park ranger with the National Park Service, will give a brief talk on the historic lands
  
• Parade of Homes Fall Showcase
  Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
  Home Tour Guide Minneapolis / -
  The Parade of Homes Fall Showcase displays 711 model homes, located throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Featured this year is Midwest Living Magazine's Idea Home. The over 6000 square foot home in Mahtomedi represents the best of Midwest buildin
  
• President and Mrs. Hayes and the State Fair
  Alexander Ramsey House   MapIt!
  265 S. Exchange St. St. Paul 612/296-0100
  The Minnesota State Fair was an important occasion even in the 1870s, so the Alexander Ramsey family gave its staff a day off to enjoy the event. In the late 1870s, however, Mrs. Ramsey was caught short-handed when her servants were enjoying the fai