This is a RSS file. Copy the URL into your aggregator of choice. If you don't know what this means and want to learn more, please see: http://platial.typepad.com/news/2006/04/really_simple_t.html for more info. http://platial.comhttp://platial.com/map/Twin-Cities-Area-All-Ages-18-/9577 This map was seeded from a list by Peter S. Scholtes, but please add your own venues if they are missing from the map, and please add comments to the places you know and love. ************* all-ages, all ages, kid-friendly, kidfriendly, music, live music, shows, 18+, students, family, student, kid, kids, youth, fun, go out, hip-hop, punk, folk, acoustic, night club, cafe, bar, dance club, rock club http://platial.com/post/226464
This sit-down cafe and theater sells wine for the 21+ set, and features pretty incredible improv jazz, electronic and experimental music, and all sorts of other stuff.

Check out the music calendar.

Acadia Cafe's MySpace profile.

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All ages welcome until 11:00 p.m.; 14 and under must be with someone 18 or older at all times. Lounge is 16+ after 9:00 p.m. Entire club is 18+ 11:00 p.m. to close (closing times are 10:00 p.m. Wednesdays, 11:00 p.m. or midnight Thursdays, 1:00 a.m. Friday nights, 1:30 a.m. Saturday nights, 10:00 p.m. Sundays.) For safety reasons, customers under 4 feet tall must use balcony for select shows. Admission is free for children under 1 year of age.

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This nice Dinkytown basement club with pool tables books everything from hip hop to avant-garde noise.

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This gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender youth center features 21-and-under dance nights every Saturday, as well as many other music events that are all-ages and open to the public.

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"18 to party, 21 to drink" on Thursdays, at this swank Minneapolis R&B club

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]]> 2006-09-05 17:13:10.196093+00:00 http://platial.com/post/226483
Check out the events calendar

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]]> 2006-09-05 17:13:11.803615+00:00 http://platial.com/post/271281 calendar The main activity at TC Underground is music and spoken word on Friday and Saturday nights 7-10pm. Admission prices are low, usually $5, and youth volunteers get in free the night they work plus get a free admission pass to use another time or to give away to friends. Other activities have included art shows, a book release party, video screenings, and various workshops. Anyone age 12-18 can bring their idea to the Monday Youth Committee Meeting, where activities are approved and planned by the Youth Committee. Twin Cities Underground is run by volunteers ages 12-18 who discuss and vote on all aspects of operation. Things like activities, what to charge, rules and policies, and more are decided at these meetings. MONDAY MEETINGS The Youth Committee meets every Monday night from 7:00 to 7:30pm, followed by Band Booking and Volunteer Signups at 7:30pm to 8:00pm (closed holiday weeks). Anyone that wants to get involved is welcome to attend the Monday meetings, and everyone ages 12-18 can vote. Interested youth and adult volunteers can email tcvolunteer@gmail.com for info. All youth decisions are supported by the adult Board of Directors of parent organization TEYN Twin Cities Extracurricular Youth Network, and events are staffed by Board members, parents, and community volunteers.

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African-owned, internationally-populated West Bank restaurant and club features 18+ Tuesday poetry and hip-hop nights, but call for details.

Check out the >a href="http://www.bluenilempls.com/livemusiccalendar.html">music calendar.

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All shows at this hep Lake St. bowling alley/theater/restaurant/wine bar with cabaret seating are all-ages, including hip-hop and rock gigs. (Bring your own ear plugs.)

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Call to find out about age restrictions (they aren't on the calendar), but from my experience, hip-hop shows at this big, classic West Bank bar are 18+, with a bracelet to drink.

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A 21+ alcohol-free venue that has begun hosting the occasional 18+ and all-ages shows. I haven't been there, so call for more details.

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This hand-painted coffee house space in Blaine features acoustic bands

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Launched in 2001, this Christian-oriented youth center-cum-art space fills the old Coffee Shock niche: It's sponsored by Source MN, Inc., a religious-based non-profit organization, but seems to feature plenty of secular all-ages emo/punk/metal shows that don't force religion onto either the bands or the audiences.

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The 18+ shows might be few here, but they're worth seeking out at this newly refurbished Warehouse District club, which has always featured a wide variety of national acts, and stays especially good on cutting-edge country and metal.

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The greatest club in Minnesota history was among the first to offer all-ages shows in the mid-'80s, and still books them often, though sadly, the all-ages or 18+ dance nights seem to have disappeared.

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This is the only nonstop all-ages club in the Twin Cities that I can find, and it's a great scene.

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Homophobes, please find another spot: The Gay 90s has always been cool, always been gay (despite popular belief among some), and always (well, at least for a while) been a good place for cool and tolerant straights to drop by and dance their asses off to house music and hip hop, enjoy a drag show, or take in the male entertainment. The club is still 18+ on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, from 9:00 p.m. to close.

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]]> 2006-09-05 17:13:11.056323+00:00 http://platial.com/post/226485 Lakeville Teen Corporation is a teen center set up by Lakeville featuring local bands

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You have to be 21 to enjoy the more atmospheric (and comfortable) Loring Bar knockoff, the Kitty Cat Klub. But this high-ceilinged restaurant down the same block in Dinkytown features 18+ hip-hop nights and other student-friendly events, so maybe it's the better spot.

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]]> 2006-09-05 17:13:12.038978+00:00 http://platial.com/post/226488 info@seguecafe.com. 763.424.3940. ALL-AGES

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Christian-oriented coffee shop/youth center, with everything from acoustic music to hard rock in the evening, mostly with young performers. Closed Sundays, natch. Check out their MySpace profile.

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This St. Paul spot on Snelling near the Midway is a must-stop for fans of acoustic singer-songwriters. Many stars of the genre breeze through here before and after they become big.

Check out the music calendar.

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Not a lot of music at this dance headquarters, but the stuff they do feature is often good.

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Check out the events calendar, which lists age restrictions

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