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It's the end of June. How can I tell? Well, because most of the theaters in town are dark for the next two months, classical music has gone on holiday, and I'm being inundated with little postcards promoting shows at this thing called the 

However there is quite a bit to choose from this weekend when it comes to your cultural life, especially if your culture runs queer. The annual 

are this weekend. In conjunction with Gay Pride, the 

at the Walker Art Center winds up tonight, and Outward Spiral Theater is presenting 

, a cabaret celebration of queer love. Or, you can check out Robert Mapplethorpe's portraits of women (including a self-portrait) at the 

in St. Paul. It's a musical originally by Rogers and Hammerstein, and rewritten by 

If you really need a good laugh this weekend, the Brave New Workshop is hosting its third annual 

. Local acts include the folks from BNW, Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret and the improv troupe Fingergun, as well as groups from Fargo-Moorhead, Texas and Utah.

 releases his new hip hop/soul album "A Different Mirror" Friday at 

Because it's summer, and we're in Minnesota, there are lots of outdoor film series, including Minneapolis Parks and Rec's "

." This Friday you can see "Iron Man" for FREE at 

If you like new music, and you're anywhere near New York Mills, 

 is on the road, and will be performing at the NYM cultural center for FREE on Friday night.

And while you wont find an orchestra at Orchestra Hall, you will find 

there on Saturday for two performances. Remember Fat Albert? Remember "I Spy?" Sigh...

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There is quite a bit to choose from this weekend when it comes to your cultural life, especially if your culture runs queer

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