One's under a brewery. Another's beneath a restaurant. Two are located off back alleys. Each is worth finding for live music.

Fingal's Cave at MetroNOME Brewery

The scene: Down the brewery's staircase in one of Lowertown's great historic warehouse buildings, Fingal's really does have a cavelike atmosphere with its roughened, rustic stone walls and darkened lighting. The 50-person-capacity room feels mighty cozy, though, with booths along one wall and tables and chairs, plus a long, mirrored bar. 

In recognition of Black History Month, it's worth exploring Roy Wilkins and his legacy.

Wilkins, born in 1901, wasn’t exactly a Rice Street kid, having been raised on Saint Paul’s Galtier Street, six blocks off the business corridor, in the house his uncle owned after his mother died of tuberculosis in St. Louis. The Rice Street Gang, the “toughest kids in the city” as he would later recall in his autobiography, would throw the N-word around, but they mostly left him alone because he towered over them, tall and lean.

The U.S. Postal Service released a stamp honoring Roy Wilkins, who led the NAACP from 1955-1977, in 2001. The stamp featured a 1940s photograph of Wilkins by Morgan and Marvin Smith.

He’d walk the six blocks to hang out with his best friend Herman Anderson, a classmate from Whittier Grammar School, a shy blond kid who spoke to him about a lot of things, but never about the differences in their skin color, at least not until the two of them were in their 70s.

The Wild erupted for a franchise-record seven goals in the third period, including three in a row on the power play, to stun the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks with a 10-7 rally Monday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center for their most jaw-dropping win of the season, lifting them two points back of a playoff spot.

Hill-Murray led Roseau 3-1 late in the second period of Thursday’s 8-2 Class 2A quarterfinal victory in Saint Paul. The Pioneers touted the two-goal advantage, but it was an otherwise tightly-contested bout that was very much still in question.

The gymnastics high school state meet will be held in downtown Saint Paul this weekend, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

Class A competition will open each day at 11 a.m., with Class 2A slated to start at 6 p.m. The team competition is Friday, with individual honors doled out Saturday.

The meet can be streamed at https://nspn.tv/MSHSL

Winter Jazz Festival is partnering with our friends at kj’s hideaway and Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul to create a spectacular day of jazz! The line-up will feature Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco, Abinnet Berhanu’s Ahndenet አንድነት, and Lila Ammon’s Jazz Group – and many others!  

If you're unable to attend Winter Jazz Fest in person the event will also be live streamed!

You can learn more about the live stream here.

Omnifest, the beloved Science Museum tradition, is back! Catch five stunning experiences on the Omnitheater’s giant screen Feb. 24 through April 7, 2024.

This movie festival is like no other, featuring larger-than-life treks through unknown corners of the cosmos and playdates with nature’s cutest creatures.

During Omnifest, you’ll learn how science meets technology to protect the planet from asteroid strikes, discover what it takes to bring species back from the brink of extinction, cuddle up to some of the world’s cutest panda cubs, dive deep into the awe-inspiring images of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and so much more. Back-to-back showings every day mean you can choose one, two, or even all five in one day!