Twin Cities weekend: Art Shanties, Art Sled Rally, Red Bull Heavy Metal
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The Brass Messengers band at the Art Shanty Projects. Photo: Ryan Stopera
A beaver pond maze, folk tale puppet show and "phenology wheel" are headed to the middle of frozen Lake Harriet this weekend for the return of the Art Shanties, a village of interactive art projects and experimental performances.
What to expect: Old favorites, including disco karaoke spot "The Sync Hole," will return alongside new projects like submarine shanty "SUB BDé UMáŋ" and "MEDUSA," a crashed alien spaceship that doubles as a dance club.
- Performances include community singing, square dances and B-Icicle Races, where winners get a trophy frozen in a block of ice.
📍 If you go: Lake Harriet, Minneapolis. 10am-4pm Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 8.
- Free, but $10-$20 donations suggested at the gate.
More things to do ...
🪩 Dance the morning away at Minneapolis cultural market El Mercado Central's Morning Banger on Saturday. Entry to the 10am-1pm dance party is pay what you can, with all funds going to groceries for people in need, per organizers. Pay what you can
📚 Book Fair for Grown Ups returns to InBound BrewCo in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon. Expect selections from nine local shops for all ages and interests, plus a makers market and food trucks. Free
🛷 The Art Sled Rally, where brave souls attempt to ride their homemade cardboard sleds down a steep hill, returns to Powderhorn Park this Saturday from 2-4pm "in any circumstance," per organizers.
- It's hard to know what to expect, but last year's sleds included giant Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots, an elaborate gorilla and a 7-foot-tall toilet. Free
🤘 See them before they get famous at First Avenue's Best New Bands show Saturday night, the annual chance to see rising stars in the local music scene.
- This year's lineup includes Hip-Hop lyricist GR3G, Americana group Maygen & The Birdwatcher, and "tender bubble grunge" artist Sophie Hiroko. $20.77
Editor's note: This article has been updated to remove a now-cancelled event.