date	AUGUST 2008	place
ongoing	Fit for a Queen: Nobel Gowns of H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden (thru Sept. 28), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
ongoing	Tree-ology Summer Exhibition (thru Oct.12), Minnesota Landscape Arboretum	Chanhassen
ongoing	Summer Flower Show in Sunken Garden (thru Oct. 5), Como Park and Conservatory	St. Paul
ongoing	The Government Inspector (thru Aug. 24), Guthrie Theater	Minneapolis
ongoing	Minnesota Fringe Festival (thru Aug. 10)	Minneapolis
1	Swing! opens, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres	Chanhassen
1-3	The Back-to-School & Fall Preview Sale (begins July 31), Albertville Premium Outlets	Albertville
1-3	Uptown Art Fair	Minneapolis
17	Como Park Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park	St. Paul
21-31	Minnesota State Fair (through Sept. 1), Minnesota State Fairgrounds, www.mnstatefair.org	St. Paul
29-31	Labor Day Sidewalk Sale (thru Sept. 1), Albertville Premium Outlets	Albertville
30	WNBA Minnesota Lynx VS Washington, Target Center	Minneapolis
date	SEPTEMBER 2008	place
ongoing	Fit for a Queen: Nobel Gowns of H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden (thru Sept. 28), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
ongoing	Tree-ology Summer Exhibition (thru Oct.12), Minnesota Landscape Arboretum	Chanhassen
ongoing	Summer Flower Show in Sunken Garden (thru Oct. 5), Como Park and Conservatory	St. Paul
1	Minnesota State Fair (begins Aug. 21), Minnesota State Fairgrounds, www.mnstatefair.org	St. Paul
1	Labor Day Sidewalk Sale (begins Aug. 29), Albertville Premium Outlets	Albertville
9	WNBA Minnesota Lynx VS Indiana, Target Center	Minneapolis
12	WNBA Minnesota Lynx VS Phoenix, Target Center	Minneapolis
13	Utschtallung (Heritage Fair), contact: wgstoesz@rconnect.com	Mountain Lake, MN
20	River Rendezvous, Pond Dakota Mission Park	Bloomington
date	OCTOBER 2008	place
ongoing	Tree-ology Summer Exhibition (thru Oct.12), Minnesota Landscape Arboretum	Chanhassen
ongoing	Summer Flower Show in Sunken Garden (thru Oct. 5), Como Park and Conservatory	St. Paul
weekends	Halloween Haunt at ValleySCARE (Oct. weekends & 29-31), Valleyfair	Shakopee
5	22nd Annual Big Island Rendezvous, www.bigislandfestivalandbbq.org	Albert Lea, MN
5	Twin Cities Marathon, www.twincitiesmarathon.org	Mpls/St. Paul
8	"A Sleigh Ride Together with You": Pops Composer Leroy Anderson (thru Jan. 18, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
10	The Producers opens, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres	Chanhassen
10-12	Saint Paul Art Crawl, www.artcrawl.org	St. Paul
10-13	Columbus Day Sale, Albertville Premium Outlets	Albertville
17-18	National Duck Stamp Contest and Exhibition, Civic Plaza	Bloomington
17-19	Minneapolis Shrine Circus, Target Center	Minneapolis
21	Minnesota Timberwolves Exhibition Game, Target Center	Minneapolis
22	Minnesota Timberwolves Exhibition Game, Target Center	Minneapolis
24-26	25th Annual Antiques Show & Sale, Minneapolis Institute of Arts	Minneapolis
30	Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour, Target Center	Minneapolis
date	NOVEMBER 2008	place
ongoing	"A Sleigh Ride Together with You": Pops Composer Leroy Anderson (thru Jan. 18, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
1	A Nordic Christmas and The Legend of Lucia (thru Jan. 11, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
28-30	After Thanksgiving Weekend Sale featuring Midnight Madness(28th), Albertville Premium Outlets	Albertville
29	Capital City Holiday Lights (thru January 1, 2009), www.capitalcitypartnership.com	St. Paul
date	DECEMBER 2008	place
ongoing	A Nordic Christmas and The Legend of Lucia (thru Jan. 11, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
ongoing	"A Sleigh Ride Together with You": Pops Composer Leroy Anderson (thru Jan. 18, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
ongoing	Capital City Holiday Lights (thru January 1, 2009), www.capitalcitypartnership.com	St. Paul
15	Celtic Thunder, Target Center	Minneapolis
date	JANUARY 2009	place
ongoing	Capital City Holiday Lights (thru January 1, 2009), www.capitalcitypartnership.com	St. Paul
ongoing	A Nordic Christmas and The Legend of Lucia (thru Jan. 11, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
ongoing	"A Sleigh Ride Together with You": Pops Composer Leroy Anderson (thru Jan. 18, 2009), American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis
15	Sesame Street Live, Target Center	Minneapolis