Things To Do

Minnesota Swifties flocked to AMC on Friday to watch the newly released concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.

Sea Life Minnesota?s ocean tunnel is full of beautiful marine life and for the month of October, visitors can also catch sight of costumed divers carving pumpkins underwater. It isn?t the sharks they have to worry about, it?s the very curious Seemore the green sea turtle. The divers will be carving every Thursday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

National and local comedy acts are coming together for a three day event in the Twin Cities. The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival features more than 20 shows and nearly 80 comedians. Comedian and festival producer Courtney Baka joined FOX 9 Good Day to talk about the event and what audiences can expect.

The first Twin Cities Book Festival took place 23 years ago and is still going strong in this book-loving metro. This year, Uptown staple Magers and Quinn and Red Balloon Bookshop, a St. Paul mainstay, are the festival booksellers. The event is on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. It is free to attend.

Stages Theatre Company in Hopkins is celebrating it?s 40th anniversary. To kick it off, they?re premiering a new show, "The Day You Begin," and bringing back an audience favorite, "Spookley the Square Pumpkin." Another favorite that?s coming back is "Beauty and the Beast." It was the first show Stages ever produced in 1984. Millie O?Brien will be playing Chip in the show. Her family roots touch on the longevity of Stages. Her grandpa is the architect who designed the building and her dad acted at Stages when he was a kid and is now on the board. "The Day you Begin" runs through Oct. 22, while "Spookley" plays through Oct. 29. "Beauty and the Beast" returns Nov. 17.

Marty is a llama who protects sheep at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista. FOX 9's Shayne Wells has the details.

Some of the top herding dogs from all over North America will be at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista this weekend competing in the sheepdog herding trials. It?s free to attend. In conjunction with the trials, Three Rivers Park District is bringing back Fall Fest at the Gale Woods Farm in celebration of the farms 20th anniversary. Along with watching sheepherding trials, visitors can also make apple cider, walk a llama, watch cooking demonstrations from local chefs, and do a fiber make-and-take activity. There will also be food trucks and live music. The event is Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7 and Oct. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Family Feud, Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune are the inspiration behind the games you can play at Game Show Studio, open now in Rosedale Center. It?s on the South side of floor two in the former Weight Watchers store. The space is made for groups of friends, families or co-workers. Six people is the minimum to participate in a real game show experience with a host.

Hundreds of artists have set up shop in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis and on the first Thursday of each month, the doors to the studios open up and there?s four enormous floors of art to explore. This week, we visited two studios, Allison Johanson, a painter in Gallery Space No. 467 and Chris Rackley?s exhibit ?Life as a Mall Brat? on display now in the Kolman & Reeb Gallery on the third floor. The entire NE Minneapolis Arts District participates in the First Thursday event each month.

A BIPOC Market is open at Union Depot in St. Paul on Sept. 17, 2023.

It?s getting spooky at the Mall of America. The crew behind American Monsters has created a brand new, one-of-a-kind haunted attraction at the mall. It?s located on level 2 in the former vaccination site. The story-driven haunt is called Onionhead?s Revenge. It?s based off a Louisiana folktale so the area has been transformed into the bayou. There are different levels of tickets and experiences within the attraction. It opens Friday, Sept. 15 and will run through Halloween. It?s a no-touch experience but it?s still quite spooky so its recommended that kids be 10 and up.

Pickleball gyms are popping up all over the metro, but a new one in Maple Grove is serving up more than just aces. Pints & Paddle has plenty of courts to play, but there?s also a large restaurant and taproom. The Kitchen has an extensive menu including hot-honey cheese curds and sticky ribs, more than four dozen self-serve taps with plenty of beer, cider, wine, cocktail and mocktail options. The pickleball courts open at 6 a.m. daily. It?s located at 15450 Grove Circle N, Maple Grove.

The Glass Pumpkin Patch event is back at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. This year, a dozen award-winning glass artists have hand-blown 5,000 pumpkins and placed them in the gardens in and around the Snyder Building. The weekend event will include free glass-blowing demonstrations and opportunities to chat with the artists. The event runs from Sept. 15-17. All the pumpkins are for sale. Tickets to the Arb must be purchased ahead of time. The pumpkin patch experience is included in general admission tickets.