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ART
Lost Souls of the Cascade Tunnel

Three years after his first solo show in the SooVAC's tiny Toomer Gallery, graffiti king Deuce Seven returns in a flurry of vivid colors and intricate lines for a full-scale exhibit in the main gallery space. A collection of dark, finely-illustrated dreamscapes depicting trains and pirate ships complements large scale paintings of wicked insect-demons intertwined with criss-crossed rainbows and savage brush strokes. Don't be surprised if no one can introduce you to the artist himself, as Deuce Seven's identity is a closely guarded secret due to his favored choice of canvas: public property.

Friday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Soo Visual Arts Center, 2640 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis, Free

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Go Live

Head to St. Paul's FiveTwoSix Salon Spa & Gallery for the first of what we hope are many interactive art events. Incorporating visual art, music, and fashion (and a few adult beverages) the Gallery will be transformed into a stylized platform for design. Watch as featured artists Ta-Coumba Tyrone Aiken, Ray Becoskie, and John Olympio create live art while FiveTwoSix stylists apply avant garde designs to live models. On the walls, you'll be introduced to FiveTwoSix's newest visual artist, Jesikah Ruehle. On top of that, owner Steve Trevino is one of the most charming fellows in the Twin Cities!

Friday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., FiveTwoSix Salon Spa & Gallery, 526 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, Free

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Make: Day

We expect when you combine the brilliance of Make:TV, Geek Squad, and the Science Museum of Minnesota the result is some sort or ultra-fantastic educational phantasm.Today's family-friendly festivities are just that! Head to the Science Museum today for the first annual Make:Day, an interactive community arts and crafts fair. Local inventors and do-it-yourselfers showcase everything from Cigar Box Guitars to LED fashion to animatronics sculpture. Rock out with experimental musical oddities Savage Aural Hotbed and try your hand at some mad scientist-style arts and crafts.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Science Museum, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, Free

MUSIC
Are You Local?

In case you haven't heard, the most influential music festival in the nation, South x Southwest, is poppin' off next week, and a bevy of our own local superstars are headed down to Austin, Texas, to get in on the action! Tonight, send them off in style at this blowout showcase at First Avenue. Hosted by our favorite media "frenemies" Vita.mn, the epic lineup includes Solid Gold, First Communion Afterparty, Jeremy Messersmith, Gospel Gossip, Sims of Doomtree, Bella Koshka, The Idle Hands, The Moongoons, DJ TRL, Mike the 2600 King, and Winship. Plus, enjoy clips of local films and shorts being shown at SXSW, free hot dogs, and every hipster in town worth their salt.

Saturday, 6 p.m., First Avenue, 701 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, $6

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Kieran's Family Day

Kids and green beer don't necessarily mix, so pack up the fam and celebrate St. Paddy's Day sans Tuesday's rowdy crowds at Kieran's Family Day. Live entertainment throughout the day, including a performance from traditional Irish players Erin Rogue and Mike Wallace (from the Irish Brigade) with Tony Comeau. Enjoy an expanded kids menu along with kiddie cocktails, balloon sculptures and face painting. Good clean Irish fun!

Sunday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Kieran's Irish Pub, 332 2nd Avenue S., Downtown Minneapolis, Free, For a table reservation call 612-339-4499