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FILM
Amarcord

A week long screening of Federico Fellini’s classic cinematic masterpiece, Amarcord, opens tonight at Lagoon. Winner of the Academy Awards' "Best Foreign Language" Film in 1975 and newly restored to 35 mm print, Amarcord (“I remember”), is the visually spectacular story of the naivety of youth as taken from Fellini’s own childhood experiences growing up in 1930’s provincial Rimini. Shot through the eyes of an imaginative adolescent who longs for the freedom of adulthood, Fellini satirizes daily life into a circus of social rituals and political subterfuge where the realities of the Fascist Italian regime are juxtaposed with the fantasies of a boy. Set to the nostalgia-tinged score by Italian composer, Nina Rota. Runs through April 2nd. Visit Lagoon Theater’s website for showtimes.

Friday, times vary, Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Minneapolis, $9

THEATER
Rent!

If you have been dying to see this smash-hit Broadway musical, then you better shake a leg! Rent ends its current Minneapolis run at the Orpheum Theater this Sunday. Now in its 10th season, this musical classic tells the inspiring story of a group of young New Yorkers who persevere through life's challenges in the big city, learning about love, life, and heartbreak along the way. A seriously rockin' score accompanies the familiar tale, and this production features two of the original stars: Adam Pascal (as “Roger”) and Anthony Rapp (as “Mark”).

Friday 8 p.m. (through Sunday), Orpheum Theater, 910 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis, $18-$80

SPECIAL EVENT
Aesthetic Apparatus Poster Sale

After 10 successful years in business, local screen-print collective Aesthetic Apparatus thinks it's high time to celebrate! Head to the AA Headquarters throughout the day for a spectacular recession-proof poster sale, silent auction, and rock show. Well-known for their detailed and creative rock posters and design work, Aesthetic Apparatus is offering "scratch and dent" posters that are slightly defective or misprinted for a mere $5 a piece. Looking for something more collectable? No prob. AA will be putting some of their most sought-after, rare prints on the auction block as well. Stick around until the sun goes down for live music from local rockers (and AA poster art stars) Awesome Snakes and The Deaths.

Saturday, Noon to Midnight (live music at 7 p.m.), Aesthetic Apparatus, 2251 Snelling Avenue, Minneapolis, Free

ART
Almost Homeless

In 2007, four promising young artists hooked up to produce one of the most eye-searingly, delightful art shows of the year, with Almost Famous. Two years later the same crew is back at First Amendment Gallery for Almost Homeless, the second installment of their collaborative art series. Numerous canvases have been swapped, manipulated, painted over, and embellished by each artist, creating unexpectedly wistful and imaginative pieces. Live music from locals Gay Witch Abortion and Self Sound Orchestra keep things festive, and if you're lucky, you may even get a tour of Burlesque Design's adjacent screen print studio.

Saturday, 7 p.m., First Amendment Gallery, 1101 Stinson Blvd, Basement Studio, Northeast Minneapolis, Free

Extra: For more art events this weekend visit our gallery events calendar, or www.mplsart.com, or check out the Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization

ART
Allen Brewer & Mason Hall

The ongoing exhibition of work from local artists Allen Brewer and Mason Hall at French cafe Barbette is already causing quite the stir. A perplexed Barbette curator Teri Anvid tells us, "Some people are calling Barbette and telling them the work is way too violent." Apparently, it's local illustrator, graphic artist, and painter Allen Brewer's work that's the source of the noise. His series, made up of paintings on old chalkboards and game boards, juxtaposing military combat instructions with a Catholic elementary schoo,l gives off a staid, sinister effect. Meanwhile, the imagery of mixed media artist Mason Hall is inspired by the historical American consciousness in the colonial printmaking firm Currier and Ives. So, if you like fries with your controversial artwork, then this mid-run reception at Barbette ought to be your Sunday afternoon destination. -Jahna Peloquin

Sunday, Reception 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Barbette, 1600 West Lake Street, Uptown Minneapolis, Free