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SPECIAL EVENT
331 Club Blingo

No, not Bingo, BLINGO! The always sassy 331 club puts their spin on your Grandma's favorite sport with this weekly hipster-friendly bingo party. Come on down to one of my fave neighborhood bars (and not just because it's within stumbling distance of my place) and prepare yourself for a rowdy night of bingin' and blingin'. Hostess with the mostest Ellie Blades will call balls as you try your luck at winning glitzy prizes. Enjoy the 331's tasty Tuesday $2.50 drink special and fill up on tacos from Raliegh's Texas Tacos, which will be in abundance tonight. Never played bingo to rap music? Well, here's your chance! After you win that Mr. T medallion, stick around for some electro-sauve tunes from the likes of Chemical Hawk, The Economy Team, and the amazing Venus DeMars.

Blingo 7-9pm, Music 9pm-2am, 331 Club, 331 13th Avenue NE, Northeast Minneapolis, Free

LECTURES
Lets Talk About It: Modern Marvels

Every other Tuesday through August the Highland Park Library hosts "Modern Marvels", a series that will appeal to both comic book afficiandos and the culturally curious. Focusing on graphic novels by Jewish artists, tonight's edition will spotlight "The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale", a famous graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. A moving and beautifully illustrated historic recount of the experiences of the artists' parents Vladek and Anna, who came of age in Europe on the verge of Nazism, and their sad tale of survival in the concentration camps. A serious story with a twinge of irony in it's characters, Maus depicts Jews as mice, Nazis as cats, Polish as pigs, and Frenchmen as frogs. Tonight's discussion will be moderated by Professor Judith Katz.

7pm, Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Parkway, St. Paul, Free


MUSIC
9 Nights of Music

The Minnesota History Center is retro-central tonight with an extended evening of solid gold rock n' roll along with a 50s fashion show. If you missed May's Retrorama, this might be just the ticket! The evening also serves as a tribute to the Society's Minnesota’s Greatest Generation project which encourages the public to share their stories of family members who lived during the Depression, and in honor of this iconic time period, the History Center challenges you to dress the part! Show up in 50s threads and strut your stuff in the fashion show, or simply twist and shout to fun retro cover band The Rockin' Hollywoods. This is an outdoor party, so bring a blanket to sit on, and protect that vintage frock from modern grass stains!

6:30pm, Minnesota History Center (Outdoors), 345 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, Free