pBy Daniel E. Jennis/p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/why-%E2%80%98slumdog-millionaire%E2%80%99-best-film-2008-0"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/kFtH_7yUvgncRr4ir3rrQj1GcVI/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/kFtH_7yUvgncRr4ir3rrQj1GcVI/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pBy Daniel E. Jennis/p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/why-%E2%80%98slumdog-millionaire%E2%80%99-best-film-2008"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/M9SKXyU7ObQncvQXhe09HbJQytk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/M9SKXyU7ObQncvQXhe09HbJQytk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

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pTuesday night is huge. It's a change that has been a long time coming and maybe they'll finally get the respect they deserve./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/episode-32-new-year-new-home"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/FMKSAsVlMhvA4nHDSVQu59cHokg/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/FMKSAsVlMhvA4nHDSVQu59cHokg/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

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pBy Shawn Hogendorf/p pCountry music fans will have a chance to see star Clint Black perform a show at the intimate Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake on Saturday, Jan. 17./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/country-star-clint-black-perform-jan-17"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ks7PpZTvOvSJWKaz1iWJgm87Wrs/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ks7PpZTvOvSJWKaz1iWJgm87Wrs/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pSPAN class="inline center"IMG class="image img_assist_custom" title="" height="199" alt="" src="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/sites/letsgosouthwest.com/files/images/BlueManWeb.img_assist_custom.jpg" width="299"/SPANBy Shawn Hogendorf/p pWith confetti falling from the rafters and streamers shot from cannons from the stage, the third of three sold-out crowds rang in the New Year in style with the Blue Man Group at the Mystic Showroom./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/blue-man-group-cooked-something-special-new-year"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/oTP_I_DDUSkZFJ3BsNV5xMqdCuk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/oTP_I_DDUSkZFJ3BsNV5xMqdCuk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pSPAN class="inline right"IMG class="image img_assist_custom" title="Lawrence as Shaman" height="300" alt="Lawrence as Shaman" src="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/sites/letsgosouthwest.com/files/images/lawrence_asshaman_viewbox.jpg" width="300"SPAN class="caption"STRONGLawrence as Shaman/STRONG/SPAN/SPANbr / Digital collage artist James Michael Lawrence will present his work with the unusual mission to never see it again once the exhibition is over. In a retrospective entitled, “Review=Reflect=Recycle,” Lawrence asks visitors to view innumerable pieces spanning the last 15 years of his career. On Feb. 21, a takedown/take-away reception will be held at the gallery, in which all attending will be invited to strip the walls bare and take the artwork home, donating whatever amount one is able. Lawrence’s work includes a patchwork of pattern, photo manipulation, and brilliant color.br / Time: Jan. 9-Feb. 21br / Cost: Freebr / Location: Susan Hensel Gallery, 3341 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolisbr / Info: a href="http://www.susanhenselgallery.com" title="www.susanhenselgallery.com"www.susanhenselgallery.com/a or 612-722-2324/p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/art-exhibit-039reviewreflectrecycle039"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/-Oj9n_jEZ_WeQlg9fwYNwuX7acQ/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/-Oj9n_jEZ_WeQlg9fwYNwuX7acQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pa href="http://events.letsgosouthwest.com/search?swhat=amp;swhen=1/3/2009"More than 5 things to do on Saturday./a/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/PFL5ioaCauJHz4YFNkkSWXNGIAc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/PFL5ioaCauJHz4YFNkkSWXNGIAc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pThe Mouse King and his army left the Nutcracker and crept into the newspaper office to spy upon the graphic designers. Who among them was working? Alas! It looked like a mighty busy office indeed.SPAN class="inline center"IMG class="image img_assist_custom" title="Created by Debbie McEachern" height="244" alt="Created by Debbie McEachern" src="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/sites/letsgosouthwest.com/files/images/Mice_0.img_assist_custom.jpg" width="300"SPAN class="caption"STRONGCreated by Debbie McEachern/STRONG/SPAN/SPAN/p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/take-martha-stewart-1"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/AwQqGxN3R_ZPCVTYxURw3vpcpJ0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/AwQqGxN3R_ZPCVTYxURw3vpcpJ0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pCreated by Debbie McEachern/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/tRiepbekltCptnBwEo879bsrXio/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/tRiepbekltCptnBwEo879bsrXio/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

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pSPAN class="inline center"IMG class="image img_assist_custom" title="" height="134" alt="" src="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/sites/letsgosouthwest.com/files/images/Slumdog.img_assist_custom.jpg" width="201"/SPANThe last evening of my free time I spent watching a href="http://www.slumdogmillionairemovie.co.uk/""Slumdog Millionaire"/a with my best friend Jody at the Eden Prairie Center. Jamal Malik is an 18-year-old orphan from Mubai who has won the opportunity to play on India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Malik's life and the answers to the game's questions are told through a series of flashbacks. I was totally rooting for Malik to win the girl and the money throughout the entire movie. "Slumdog Millionaire" is worth the $10 ticket stub and the cost of a DVD purchase./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/039slumdog-millionaire039-worth-every-penny"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/LB4dVTp-U1WBelrLvsFjPWdJRtc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/LB4dVTp-U1WBelrLvsFjPWdJRtc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

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pCast your vote or leave a comment and share your New Year's resolution./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/FXmj7YQ1FDz4sKLm04JTPn6jHZE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/FXmj7YQ1FDz4sKLm04JTPn6jHZE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pMore than 100 talented boys aged 7 to 18 years old comprise the Boychoir as they perform their annual Winter Concert at Landmark Center 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4 at Landmark Center in St Paul./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/uQDCEmyxJnQ-0kR50h0D4q_U6Ao/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/uQDCEmyxJnQ-0kR50h0D4q_U6Ao/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pExplore the art of paper making using recycled paper as well as a variety of materials such as flowers, seeds, yarns and more. Experiment and create cards./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/soap-and-paper-making"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/h7_WKihF-1xQF7uZoEy2FcM6CSY/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/h7_WKihF-1xQF7uZoEy2FcM6CSY/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

pCelebrate the new year with national author/local comedian Lorna Landvik as she brings back “Party in the Rec Room, a one-woman improvised show. Margaritas will be blended on stage, adding to the merriment.br / Time: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 2-31br / Cost: $15br / Location: Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W. Lake St., Minneapolisbr / Info: a href="http://www.bryantlakebowl.com" title="www.bryantlakebowl.com"www.bryantlakebowl.com/a or 612-825-3737./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.letsgosouthwest.com/lorna-landvik%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98party-rec-room039"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ZAyvdd3Gs9lgaifXnnlZ8gkV4VU/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ZAyvdd3Gs9lgaifXnnlZ8gkV4VU/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p