Can’t-Miss Calendar
Photo by John Cheng
October Kellogg’s Gymnastics Champions →→This nationally touring event will showcase gymnasts from the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games plus local gymnasts. Those scheduled to appear include Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez, among others. When: 5 p.m. Oct. 9
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis
Cost: Tickets start at $36.
ONGOING
Chanhassen Concert Series →→Upcoming tribute shows include Frank Sinatra (Sept. 30–Oct. 1), The Music of Martin Zellar of the Gear Daddies (Oct. 7–8), Power Balladz (Oct. 13–15), E Street Shuffle/Detroit Muscle: Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger (Oct. 21–22), Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon and Other Floydian Tales (Oct. 28–29) and Bridge Over Troubled Water (Nov. 4–5). When: Dinner is at 6 p.m., followed by concerts at 8 p.m., except for Sunday events, which start earlier. Where: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen Cost: $40 per person and $15 more for dinner Info: chanhassendt.com
Camelot →→This beloved Lerner & Loewe production returns to the Twin Cities for the first time in 15 years. Follow the story of King Arthur and his knights adapted from T.H. White’s novel, The Once and Future King, featuring popular songs such as Camelot, The Lusty Month of May, If Ever I Would Leave You and I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight.
When: Sept. 30–Feb. 25. Preview performances run from Sept. 30–Oct. 6, followed by an official opening night on Oct. 7. Where: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen Cost: $65–$85 Info: chanhassendt.com
Up and Down: The H.H.H. Metrodome Portfolio →→As the Minnesota Vikings and football fans celebrate the opening of U.S. Bank Stadium, this exhibit by photographer Mark E. Jensen looks back at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and 30 years of change in downtown Minneapolis. When: Through Nov. 6
Info: kelloggstour.com
Where: Mill City Museum, Minneapolis Cost: Located in the museum’s Mill Commons, the exhibit is free and open to the public during regular museum hours. Info: millcitymuseum.org
Rise Up, O Men →→This brand-new musical comedy — the sixth production in the locally developed Church Basement Ladies series — features the men of the church and the women who serve them. As these hard-working farmers discuss their scrap lumber piles and the benefits of weld versus solder, they unintentionally disrupt the order of the kitchen. When: Through Nov. 13 Where: Plymouth Playhouse, Plymouth Cost: $29–$40 Info: plymouthplayhouse.com
Sept. 30
Celtic Thunder →→This international singing sensation will deliver a mix of lively and upbeat songs including A Place in The Choir, Galway Girl and Raggle Taggle Gypsy that represent the fun-loving nature of the Irish, along with slower, classic Minnesota Good Age / October 2016 / 37