The Good List: Weekend to-do

Friday evening promises plenty of all things good, with the new TPT show MN Original celebrating its debut and the creative community at Mears Park, and the Fair Food Fight party at the Rau + Barber Building celebrating and promoting local foods with plenty of eye-opening discussions and a menu of items from favorites like the Corner Table and Fulton Beer. It’s so hard to say which to choose.

On one hand? You could wind up with wayward pen marks from a Bic you used to draw with local artists like Andy DuCett and Jennifer Davis in the Drawing Club at Mears Park. On the other? It could be covered in steamy juices from a brat from the Modern Cafe. So let’s make it simple: Check out both! All you need is a bike, a bus, a car, a magic carpet, or that one tree-trunk-looking flying-dog thing from Neverending Story.

The MN Original party starts in Mears Park at 5pm, promising interactive and arty events like the Drawing Club. Along with making art with local artists, you can enjoy live performances by Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps, Nachito Herrera, and the Mad Ripple Hootenanny, and food for purchase, courtesy of Barrio Tequila Bar. The Fair Food Fight gathering begins at 6pm but promises to go late, with DJ Danny Sigelman behind the turntables spinning plenty of classics and local favorites for the local-foods smackdown.

Eat! Draw! And be merry!

For more info, check out Fair Food Fight and MN Original’s Party in the Park Facebook page.

–Molly P.

Tags: Fair Food Fight, Good list, local artists, local food, MN Original