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MUSIC
Nellie McKay

Nellie McKay is certainly like no other — and yet she draws from so many. Ella Fitzgerald one moment. Ethel Merman the next. Soon she abandons the piano keys and is off pantomiming some strange Broadway musical. A glimpse of the past. A peek at the future. She's got grit alright, but the pretty-little-blond image throw you off, somehow makes the obscenities more a parody of themselves than truly obscene. She's got talent, no doubt, but it's the show that counts. She's like a confused, grown-up Shirley Temple, always a performer, though. Always a performer.

7 pm, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis; 612-332-1010; $25.

BOOKS & AUTHORS
Heal Your Body, Unleash the Power of Your Mind

The mind and body are so much a part of each other, that to address one without the other — as we have come to do — is almost absurd. Forget almost; it's absurd. Yet we do it. All the time we do it — so much so that now we have to relearn what was probably pretty organic at some point. And perhaps we need a guide. Dr. Rick Levy, a pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, is the perfect escort for those first steps, and beyond. Today, he'll be discussing his new book, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Power of Your Mind and showing us how using the mind to heal the body is not just a good idea; it’s hard science. Miraculous Health shows how the mind has the ability to help everyone heal from illness, injury or pain, and to prevent their occurrence in the first place. Don't tell me you're not interested in a better (simpler) quality of life?

7 p.m., University of Minnesota Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis; 612-626-0559; free.


WORKSHOP
The Textures of Your Life: Healing through Art

And more healing... "Reflect the rough and smooth places in your life as you experiment with various media in this introductory art exploration and support group. The process of discovery, not the product, is the focus. And everyone is welcome."

12:30 - 3 p.m., Well Within, 1880 Livingston Avenue, Suite 103, West St. Paul, MN convenient to several major highways; 651-451-3113; $15 .