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Nathan Keepers appears as Sam Peliczowski (and many others) in The Jungle Theater's FULLY COMMITTED:  Nov. 5 - Dec. 19

This week's hounds sniff out a cabaret where improvisation rules, an actor 'fully committed' to over 40-roles and a pair of vintage country crooners who harmonize like they came out of the same womb...and they did.

As an arts-based psychotherapist and music lover, Nancy Ruppenthal has a keen interest in jazz and new music. For Nancy, the annual 

 in downtown St. Paul is an autumnal highlight. It's sponsored by the ensemble Zeitgeist, and features a gathering of some of the best improvisers in the Twin Cities. The cabaret runs Nov. 4 - 6 and features three hours of live, local music each night.

 a one man show at the Jungle Theater where the lead actor plays more than 40 parts, has drawn the intense interest of Danette Olson. Danette, executive director of St. Croix Festival Theatre, once directed the play herself, and is really anxious to see how actor Nathaniel Keepers tackles his role(s). The Jungle first staged it in 2002. You can see it Nov. 5 - Dec. 19.

St. Paul musician Peter Karman isn't shy about heaping praise on his favorite group in the world right now, the 

. Peter says the brotherly duo incorporates exquisite Louvin Brother-style harmonies in its original songs and resurrect the sound of 1950s AM radio. The Cactus Blossoms will hold down happy hour at the 

 in Minneapolis, Monday, Nov. 8th, 6-7pm.

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This week's hounds sniff out a cabaret where improvisation rules, an actor 'fully committed' to over 40-roles and a pair of vintage country crooners who harmonize like they came out of the same womb...and they did.


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