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FRIDAY
Eat Street Style: Rare and Well Done

Head on over to Eat Street to feast your eyes on styles from three of the cutest fashion boutiques on Nicollet Avenue aka Eat Street. Independently owned shops Head to Toe, Lost and Found and Blacklist Vintage will satisfy your cravings for yummy fall fashions form both men and women plus plenty of stylish socializing at tonight's snazzy soiree. Mingle with the fashion forward and nosh on treats from Azia Restaurant before the runway show. We're especially excited for the last look from our pals at Blacklist Vintage. Apparently, it's inspired by steampunk! Bonus: It's rumored that there will be a couple drag queens models! Festive!

8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show, Head to Toe Salon, 2445 Nicollet Ave S., Minneapolis, $5

Extra: Check our Fashion Week Guide for many more stylish events on the schedule!

FILM
French Crimewave Series

Is there anything hotter than French gangsters? We don't think so. Kicking off their French Crimewave series that runs through the weekend, Oak Street Cinema screens the poetic realism film the New York Times calls "one of the undeniably influential movies of the last century," Pepe Le Moko. Directed by Julien Duvivier, the film follows gangster, Pepe le Moko, as he hides out in the labyrinthine of Algier's casbah. Often seen as an early precursor to the film noir genre, it uses flashy cinematic tricks to thrill the audience and was already remade twice by the time it was ten years old. Extra: Saturday, return to Oak Street at 7:30pm to check out the Manhattan Short Film Festival showing one night only. The fest screens 10 shorts from across the globe in a screening premiering in 173 cinemas across 5 continents in 1 week! Don't forget to cast your ballot for best film and check back the following Tuesday for the results straight from headquarters. -Juleana Enright

Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 5:15 pm, Sunday 5:15, 7:30 & 9:15 pm, Oak Street Cinema, 309 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, general admission $8, members & students (w/ valid ID) $5

DANCE
2nd Annual Shubert Groundbreaker Battle

Get ready for freezes, spins and plenty of fancy footwork! Back by popular demand, Minnesota's Shubert Center puts on their 2nd annual all-day hip-hop event, the Groundbreaker Battle. Sure to be another entertaining, crowd-pleasing and energetic breakdancing challenge, this family and community-oriented event features skilled dancers from across country showing off their mad techniques. Set to the jams of DJ Nikoless, the breakers compete for over $5,000 in prizes and the coveted Breaker Battle title. Expect live graffiti displays from Juxtaposition Arts and workshops from Zenon Dance Company, Motion Disorderz and more. Take in performances by local hip-hop magnates Dancin' Dave, Desdemona, Carnage the Executioner, the Zenon Dance Youth Hip-Hop Class and last year's winners Motion Disorderz. Share your thoughts on the growth of the hip-hop community in an open panel discussion and enter for a 10-class dance card pass in Zenon Dance Company's raffle. Come support the local hip-hop scene and watch these talented young breakers shake their moneymakers! -Juleana Enright

1-9 p.m., The Shubert, 528 Hennepin, Parking lot between the Hennepin Center for the Arts and the Shubert Theater, Downtown Minneapolis, Free

FASHION
SCENEaSOTA

Local design darling Maritza Ramirez doesn't just know how to create fashions a la mode, but she knows how to spot the next big it-designer. Due to the success of last
year's show, MNfashion's Fall Fashion Week welcomes back the style-charged runway showcase, SCENEaSOTA, hosted by Maritza herself. Featuring the stunning Fall collections of both established and emerging local designers such as Renate Adjei, Jenny Carle and Carmichael Claith, Ashley Busch, Karmadandi, and the eagerly awaited runway debut of mplsart.com curator and local fashion plate, Emma Berg. Held at the airy Ignite Models Studio, the event is sure to be more than just a crowd pleaser, but paradigm for the season's fashion trends. Best of all, every must-have design will to available for purchase the following day at Uptown boutique, Cliché.

Saturday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Ignite Models Studio, Brin Glass Building, 600 Washington Ave. N. Suite 101, Minneapolis, $10 general, $20 VIP

Extra: Check our Fashion Week Guide for many more stylish events on the schedule!

SPECIAL EVENT
Opera Night Out

A night at the Opera is classic, but a night at the Minnesota Opera, now that's an experience. Join the MN Opera and its hip social offshoot, Tempo, for Opera Night Out, stylish mix of gala and hobnobbing that will kick off the exciting new season with the premiere performance of The Pearl Fishers. Be there for the opening night of Georges Bizet's stunning and colorful love triangle, starring Tony Award winner Jesus Garcia and the gorgeous international sensation, Isabel Bayrakdarian, conducted by Jacques Lacombe. After the performance, follow Tempo peeps and the cast and crew next door to '60s inspired hot spot, Pop!!, for a delightful after-bash. The exclusive party features complimentary appetizers, tunes from DJ Flow and drink specials, including the tasty The High Priestess cocktail -- but you gotta be on the list! Get your tix now, and don't forget to gussy up for this prime gala affair.

Saturday, 8 p.m., Ordway Center, 345 Washington St. N., St. Paul, $35-$200