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SPECIAL EVENT
Charmed Life

Head to International Market Square this fine evenin' for "the trunk show of all trunk shows" featuring a glorious smattering of over 20 local fashion and jewelry designers and independent boutiques! Looking for some locally made fashion statements for yourself or for holiday gifting? Look no further. Shop stylish stations staffed by such local luminaries as Laura Fulk, Ruby3, Rox Jewelry, Seamstrix, Ferociter, Max Lohrbach, DC Ice, Blacklist Vintage, Design Collective and oh-so many more, plus meet current Project Runway contestant Christopher Straub and snap up some of his designs! The fun does not stop there, friends, you'll also be privy to an open bar from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., complimentary apps, two live fashion photo shoots, a fashion styling challenge, red carpet photo opps, a meet-and-greet with model Cheryl Tiegs and a wine tasting at the new Cambria Showroom, hot tunes from DJs Tendercakes and Millions Billions, and interior/fashion vignettes styled by designer Jeffrey Valley. Charmed Life is an official event of MNFashion Week.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m., International Market Square, 275 Market Street, Minneapolis, tickets $25

Extra: Check out our full lineup of all MNFashion Week events HERE.

SPECIAL EVENT
Give & Take

For the past few months, the cleverly quirky folks at Solutions Twin Cities have been putting on "Give & Take," a presentation-fueled event that encourages audience participation. In each edition, the presenters and attendees alike are posed two questions: "What do you know about?" and, "what do you WANT to know about?" This month learn more about oddball topics via local creative types and what they "know." Roberta & Ken Avidor talk about sketching and seeing the world through journaling; Aaron Landry discusses the best (and the worst) pizza in the Twin Cities; Shanai Matteson tells us about nature through the art of the diorama; and Peter Haakon Thomspon shows us how to tie knots (and requests that you wear shoes with laces). All in all, a strange, funny, and informative evening. After all, they do say knowledge is power!

7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue, Minneapolis, $5-$10 sliding scale donation

FASHION
Couture Noir

Witness the dark, sexy underbelly of the fashion world clothed by designers from Apatico Shop, Seamstrix, Blasphemina's Closet, Bionic Unicorn, and Oishiimomo. Augmented by live DJs and burlesque dancing, this display of the shadowy and sensual side of sartorial splendor stands poised to deliver the magical and sexy Noir experience to everyone via the plethora of Victorian, goth and steampunk attire on display. Admission is $15, with discounts extended to those who come in masquerade costume or those who appear bearing a ticket stub from another MNfashion Week event. -Rob Callahan

8 p.m. (show at 9 p.m.), Varsity Theater, 1308 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, $15

Extra: Check out our full lineup of all MNFashion Week events HERE.