Cinco de Mayo, steampunk party: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., May 4 2012 at 8:00 AM

Categories: Freeloader Friday

Photo by Tom Maloney

Cinco de Mayo at St. Paul

This weekend marks the start of the outdoor festival season with several outdoor Cinco de Mayo festivals, including the mega-event in St. Paul. More signs of spring and warmer weather include the MayDay Celebration in Powderhorn Park, an outdoor art installation project all along Eat Street, and several college graduation exhibitions.

Other events include free music, shopping for Mother's Day, dance parties, and theater.

Come take a look after the jump.

Alison Hiltner, Unkown Origin

FRIDAY:

Messages From the Event Horizon
(Gallery 122 At Hang It, 122 8th St. SE, Minneapolis, 612-874-7222)

New installation work by Alison Hiltner explores aspects of science and nature in a whimsical, futuristic world. 7-10 p.m.

The Blood Shot, God Came from Space, Iguano
(Memory Lanes: 2520 26th Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-721-6211)

10 p.m.

Amber White, Untitled

Formed By Nature
(Altered Esthetics, 1224 Quincy St. NE, Minneapolis, 612-378-8888, www.alteredesthetics.com)

Group show features work made from organic or non-synthetic materials. 7-10 p.m.

Learn to be Latina
(Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 4th St. S., Minneapolis, 612-338-0937, www.mixedblood.com)

Enrique Urueta explores the nature of celebrity and race in this new comedy. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m.; Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Through May 13. Shows are free on a first-come first served (it's $15 to reserve seats ahead).

It's Polite to Point
(College Of Visual Arts Gallery, 173 Western Ave., St. Paul, 651-757-4000, www.cva.edu/gallery/gallery.htm)

Group exhibition of work from the 2012 College of Visual Arts Photography and Fine Arts. 5-7 p.m.

Sisid, Ecuador: Through the Eyes of its Children
(Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave., Minneapolis, 612-587-0230, www.homewoodstudios.com)

6-9 p.m.

Freewheelin' First Friday
(331 Club: 331 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, 612-331-1746)

With Joe & Vicki Price. 10 p.m.

Sleep Tight, the Hollow Boys, Good Grief, France Camp
(Hexagon Bar: 2600 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-722-3454)

9 p.m.

4real
(Rosalux Gallery, 1400 Van Buren St. NE, Minneapolis, 612-747-3942, www.rosaluxgallery.com)

Work by Nate Burbeck, Chloe Briggs, Brent Erickson, and Jennica Kruse. 7-10 p.m.

Hotel
(Kitty Cat Klub: 315 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis, 612-331-9800)

With Jonathan Ackerman.