Of Pagan Interest highlights cultural events in the Twin Cities metro that fall under the extremely broad umbrella of “Pagan interest.”

Monday, October 1
Next Generation of Parks Lecture: Sweet & Salt, Water and the Dutch
6 pm
Location: U of M – Ralph Rapson Hall
Cost: FREE

Vita occulta plantarum (secret life of plants)
Location: Bakken Library and Museum
Cost: $7
Runs through October 7

Oktoberfest
Location: Black Forest Inn 1 E 26th St Minneapolis
Cost: FREE admission
Runs through October 20

It’s Chiming in Normaltown
Location: Midway Contemporary Art 527 2nd Ave. SE Minneapolis
Cost: FREE
Runs through October 6

Sacred Space, Contested Terrain
Location: Katherine E. Nash Gallery 405 21st Ave. S. Minneapolis
Cost: Free

Event Theosophical Society – Anita Collodoro Lecture
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: First Unitarian Society 900 Mt Curve Ave. Minneapolis
Cost: $6

Nature in Proximity
Location: Nina Bliese Gallery 225 6th St. Minneapolis
Cost: Free

Tuesday, October 2
Banned Books Week: Defend Your Favorite
Time: 6:30 pm
East Lake Library – Register Online
Cost: Free

Healthy Eating
Time: 6-8 pm
Northeast Library, Minneapolis
Cost: FREE

Great Decisions: Energy Geopolitics
Time: 1-2:30 PM
Washburn Library, Minneapolis
Cost: FREE

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Time: 2 – 3:15 pm
Location: MIA
Cost: $10

Wednesday, October 3
One Minneapolis One Read: Dakota 38
7-9 pm
Location: Minneapolis Central Library
Cost: FREE

Thursday, October 4
Talk of the Stacks with Naomi Wolf
Time: 7 pm
Author of the Beauty Myth presents her new book, “Vagina: a New Biography.”
Location: Minneapolis Central Library
Cost: FREE

Dead and Undead
“Find out how rabies is related to the mythologies of vampires and zombies, satisfy your urge for real human brains, explore reanimation through electrical shock, learn how to mummify a chicken and taxidermy a squirrel, watch out for the flesh eating beetles, and see the new Lost Egypt exhibition before it opens to the general public.”
Time: 6 pm – 11 pm
Location: Science Museum of Minnesota
Cost $15, $21 with Omnitheatre ticket

Friday, October 5
Twin Cities Oktoberfest
Time 4 pm through 11 pm, October 5 & 6
Location Progress Center MN State Fairgrounds 1265 Snelling Ave N
Cost: $25 admission

Saturday, October 6
Make Green Cleaning Products
Time: 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Location: St. Anthony Library
Cost: Free
Register online

Slutwalk Minneapolis
Time: 5pm – 9 pm
Location Father Hennepin Bluffs
Cost FREE

Friday, October 12
Zinnia Folk Arts – What is the Day of the Dead?
Location Zinnia Folk Arts, LLC 826 West 50th St Minneapolis, MN
Time 6:30 pm
Cost: Free admission

Saturday, October 13
Lost Egypt Exhibit
Location Science Museum of Minnesota
Time: Check museum hours
Cost $13