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Cult Sisters, Memory Lanes Block Party: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., May 25 2012 at 7:45 AM

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Louisa Greenstock for "Cult Sisters III"

Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And while many folks will be hanging with friends and family while grilling in the backyard, there's still plenty of fun things to do this weekend that will get you up and out of the house.

In this edition of Freeloader Friday we have a three-day block party at Memory Lanes, a CD-release show for Red Daughters at Amsterdam Bar, and a group show at Cult Status Gallery featuring awesome lady artists.

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Art-A-Whirl, Lyn Lake Street Fest: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., May 18 2012 at 7:34 AM

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Art on display at Harukaze Festival

Starting today, the sprawling Art-A-Whirl is taking over northeast Minneapolis with three days of open-studio events, live music, happy hour specials, demonstrations, and performances. Meaning, there's plenty of free stuff to do in that neighborhood. Meanwhile, the rest of the Twin Cities are offering free fun times as well, including an open house festival celebrating Japanese paper arts and the arrival of spring, an art show exploring the seedy underbelly of Minneapolis, a cabaret bringing folks to the Central Corridor, a big Uptown street fest, and so much more.

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MCAD, MayDay, Craftsravaganza: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., May 11 2012 at 7:57 AM

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Craftstravaganza

This week in Freeloader Friday we have Craftstravaganza and Art Du Nord, two events selling great handmade items from talented artists. Speaking of talented artists, Northrup King Studios will be hosting an artists' reception for graduating MCAD students. We've also got rock shows, gallery exhibitions, activities for kids, some Mother's Day happenings, and the rescheduled MayDay Parade and Festival.

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Free stuff alert: The Walker Art Center is extra free tonight

By Jessica Armbruster Thu., May 10 2012 at 12:02 PM

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Freeloader Friday won't be published until tomorrow morning. However, this week's Target Free Thursday Nights at the Walker is loaded with so much stuff that we had to give it an Freeloader-inspired mention.

The weekly event, which happens every Thursday evening from 5 to 9 p.m., features special performances, tours, hands-on activities, the chance to view ongoing exhibits, and other freebies that won't haunt you when your monthly credit card bill shows up.

Tonight's event is extra free for those that get there early (hint: you just might score some free booze if you play your cards right).

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Cinco de Mayo, steampunk party: Freeloader Friday

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

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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.

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Saint Paul Art Crawl, Art in Bloom: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., Apr. 27 2012 at 7:19 AM

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Jeffrey F. Morrison, Technicolor Penthouses: Disappearing Homestead Project

Saint Paul Art Crawl

The city of St. Paul is a great place to explore this weekend, as hundreds of studios and galleries open their doors for the three-day Spring Saint Paul Art Crawl. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is also demonstrating that it is spring with their annual Art in Bloom celebration, featuring works from the collection reinterpreted through floral arrangements. Looking for some music? Teague Alexy has a CD-release show, and there's plenty of other gigs around town to check out as well.

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Beer, Pokemon, '80s hair: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., Apr. 20 2012 at 7:35 AM

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Gotta catch them all at "Pokemon Battle Royale"

Looking for something free to do this weekend? Well, there's plenty of interesting stuff happening. Some of it is off the beaten path, while other happenings are regularly scheduled (and always awesome). Friday features the opening of "Pokemon Royale," a huge art show exhibiting 151 renditions of Pokemon by the same number of artists. There's also free beer tastings, free Earth Day Celebrations, an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, free rock shows, free theater, and a birthday party that includes something intriguingly called "The Curator's Nightmare obstacle course."

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ARTCRANK, parkour cinema, DWITT: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., Apr. 13 2012 at 7:55 AM

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Matt McGorry, Reply for "Operation: Hey!"

This week in Freeloader Friday there's tons of great art parties, including prolific gig-poster designer DWITT's first solo show in four years, Rogue Citizen's Matt McGorry's independent work at Gallery 13, and ARTCRANK, a yearly celebration of bike-inspired art. There's also lots of music shows, a wine and cheese poetry party, cool events on the University of Minnesota campus, and a documentary film screening about the athletic world of parkour.

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'Orgasm Inc.,' Nintendo games: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., Apr. 6 2012 at 7:40 AM

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Amy Toscani's "Body Doubles" is at the Soo Visual Arts Center

Easter weekend is upon us. And while some people have family dinners, egg hunts, and other wholesome activities to attend to, there are still plenty of debauchery to be had as well. This week in Freeloader Friday we have the sexy finale of the U of M's National Public Health Week Film Festival, a night of video-game art and Nintendo on a big screen, rock shows, and even some Easter fun.

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331 turns 7, Pleasure Principals: Freeloader Friday

By Jessica Armbruster Fri., Mar. 30 2012 at 7:30 AM

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Andrea Martin exhibits at Art at Highland

As usual there's lots of great free stuff to do in the Twin Cities this weekend. There's parties (331 is turning seven with a two-day celebration), art shows (Jim Dryden at Form + Content), art festivals (Art at Highland), and cultural events (Among Bboys, featuring Hmong cinema, breakdancing, and food).

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