This weekend: April Showers Bring Bitch Flowers and Big Back Yard

August 17, 2012 at 8:36PM
The Science Museum's Big Back Yard has mini-golf and more
The Science Museum's Big Back Yard has mini-golf and more (Margaret Andrews/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

April Showers Bring Bitch Flowers

Thanks to the success of the drag reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race," the art of drag is getting more and more mainstream exposure. But the lady boys of the local scene have been at it for decades. One such local legend, Bitch Flowers, is behind this annual variety show. The show features comedy and performances from Ms. Flowers, Krystal Kleer, Camille Collins, Polly and the Hot Buttered Crackers and Esme Rodriguez, plus live music from Harley Wood and Wrecked Wheelhouse and a dance-party finale spun by DJ Shiek. In a stylish twist, this year's edition ups the glam factor with fashions by Emma Berg, Raul Osorio, Ivan Idland and Lollycopter. It's sure to be a night of campy fun. More event details.

  • Jahna Peloquin

Big Back Yard

The Science Museum is embracing warmth and sunshine, and adding a little science fun. The seasonal 1.2-acre outdoor exhibit gallery features a mini-golf course and introduces visitors to native plants and grasses. While at the museum, check out "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs," a special exhibition that displays more than 100 artifacts telling of the lives of rulers buried in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Also in the Omnitheater, "Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs," a look at the mysterious process of mummification. More event details.

  • Melissa Walker
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