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ART
The Art of Performance

Altered Esthetics mixes mediums in more ways than one in this new group exhibition. Over 20 artists interpret performance such as ballet, jazz, rock, and theatre through painting, photography, installation and sculpture. Mingle with the artists, sip some wine, and enjoy the fluidity and grace of this sweet selection of artwork from around the globe.

Friday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Altered Esthetics Gallery, 1224 Quincy Street NE, Northeast Minneapolis, Free (donations encouraged)

PERFORMANCE
They are at Home Here

Through installation and performance They are at Home Here offers a voyeuristic view into the mind of the artist. Comparing the work to peeking into a stranger's home, this series encourages the viewer to think inside the box. Asking the questions "What stories are we choosing to tell; what stories do we not realize we are telling?" tonight's experience will feature dance, puppetry, and interaction, as well as a bit of tragedy and raunchiness thrown in to balance things out. Through January 4th.

Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m., Bedlam Theatre, 1501 S. 6th Street, West Bank Minneapolis, $12

ART
Threads from There to Here

Back in  2001 a group of five artistic undergrads at the University of Wisconsin-Stout banded together in aesthetic camaraderie to form The Burning Artists' Co-Op. Now separated by many state lines, each member of the group has gone on to exhibit individually all over the world. Tonight The Burning Artists' Co-Op reunites for a run at Umber Studios. See multiple mediums in this eclectic and delightfully narrative exhibit; from printmaking to illustration, drawing to installation, and spanning painting, sculpture, and various forms of design.

Saturday, 8 p.m. to Midnight, Umber Studios, 3109 East 42nd Street, Minneapolis, Free

Extra: The Walker hosts their Monthly Free First Saturday event this afternoon, complete with art labs, film, and tours of the Eero Saarinen exhibit (which closes on Sunday).

MUSIC
Birthday Suits/Vampire Hands/Blind Shake

Three of the Twin Cities most beloved rock n' roll bands join forces to blow the lid off the Turf Club tonight. Pack your ear plugs and traipse on over to St. Paul for a sonic blast of local goodness with sassy Japanese punkers Birthday Suits, feedback frenzied garage rockers The Blind Shake, and sexy psychedelic devils Vampire Hands. This is one local lineup you don't want to miss.

Saturday, 9 p.m., The Turf Club, 1601 University Avenue, St. Paul, $6

FILM
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Stay up late tonight for this special screening of 1984 anime classic Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, this award winning flick is set 1,000 years after the "Seven Days of Fire," a catastrophic event which decimated the majority of the human race and most of Earth's ecosystem. The story follows a peaceful and clever young princess named Nausicaä, who embarks on an epic adventure to save the forest from evil powers dead set on destroying it.

Saturday, Midnight, Uptown Theater, 2906 Hennepin Avenue, Uptown Minneapolis, $9