Here are Jeff Shaws picks from the show today:

THURSDAY APRIL 10TH (THROUGH THE 12TH)

Marc Bamuthi Joseph: the break/s

@ The Walker Art Center

1750 Hennepin Ave.

Minneapolis

8pm / $22 ($18 Members)

Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a National Poetry Slam champ, a Broadway vet, a hip-hop theater star, and an agile dancer with a light touch reflecting a lifetime of experiences spent on the stage and traveling around the world.

This week the Oakland, California-based artist reveals a new work commissioned by the Walker Art Center and based on Can't Stop Won't Stop, Jeff Chang's award-winning book about hip hop, as the inspiration for local political and artistic movements that ultimately go global. Joseph's words spill from his mouth with lyrical ease, but he also possesses a sharp theatrical sensibility, and his storytelling is both dramatic and personal, alternating seamlessly between the light and dark sides of the human condition. Joseph's latest effort, which features live music by human beatbox percussionist Tommy Shepherd, a.k.a. Soulati and DJ Excess, is centered on a "travel diary" generated by a series of dream-journal entries drawn from journeys to the Philippines, Bosnia, Senegal, France, Cuba, and American cities such as Madison, Wisconsin. Those destinations are not often associated with hip hop, but nonetheless demonstrate the scope and reach of this dynamic, ever-evolving multidisciplinary cultural force. ‹ Caroline Palmer

FRIDAY APRIL 11TH

KRS-ONE

@ Trocaderos

107 3rd Ave. N

Minneapolis

8pm / 18+

Teacher, poet, lecturer, and Blastmaster. What you might not know about the legendary hip-hopper KRS-ONE, however, is that he's one of the best MCs that ever did it live. Like a true professional, the former BDP member has spent more than 20 years perfecting his stagecraft. It'll be worth the ticket price alone to see what gems (recent or classic) he'll pull out of his enormous hat. Perhaps a few key cuts from last year's invigorating Marley Marl collaboration, Hip Hop Lives? Maybe a healthy dose of BDP's best work from the late '80s? Or an in-depth lecture on the dangers of meat eating?

Never one to hide his ferocious appetite for mic supremacy or his willingness to battle any and all whack suckers, KRS's passion ensures that whatever dude comes with tonight, best believe it will be live. ‹ Jordan Selbo

SUNDAY APRIL 13TH

Radio All Stars

Every week Sunday from Sun., March 30 until Sun., April 13, 7:00pm

Price: $8/$10 at the door

Theater

Bryant-Lake Bowl

810 W Lake St.

Minneapolis, MN

We're all familiar with the concept behind radio variety shows. After all, we've got one of the only still-successful productions, A Prairie Home Companion, going on in our capital city. But deep in the heart of Uptown, an intrepid performance group calling itself Radio All Stars has toiled hard to retool the format for a younger, hipper audience. The brainchild of host Dave Mondy and producer Melissa Lacasse (who both have ties to Prairie Home), the All Stars bring musical, acting, and production talent to the Bryant-Lake Bowl stage. DJ King Otto spins bumper tunes behind a bank of turntables as sound-effects whiz Elliott Durko Lynch hunches over his laptop. The cast, meanwhile, navigates a small forest of microphones. Mondy, joined by Dawn Brodey and Shannon O'Keefe, voices The Spectre: The World's Most Average Superhero, an ongoing (and hilarious) radio play about a born loser with the gift (or curse?) of turning half-invisible. Other recurring segments such as Mad Lib News (an NPR-like news report with random words interjected inappropriately), and Blog Theater (read-out-loud collections of sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant blog text) form a strong core show.

On top of that, the guest lineup has been powerfully entertaining; storytellers Amy Salloway and Rik Reppe and musicians Omaur Bliss and Black Blondie have graced past shows. With all new shows and guests booked until April 13, there's no reason to spend a Sunday at home. But if you must, check out the podcast recordings, available at radioallstars.org. ‹ Ward Rubrecht

August Sander: People of the 20th Century Daily from Fri., February 22 until Mon., May 12 Galleries Weinstein Gallery

Though August Sander's photography runs the gamut from nature to architecture to street performance, he is easily best known for his portraits, including his epic series, "People of the 20th Century." The extensive project of documenting German society began in the 1920s, growing to over 600 portraits of individuals who hailed mainly from the Cologne region. Subjects spanned the full spectrum, including wealthy politicians, homeless artists, farmers, housewives, children, and others. Sander sought objectivity in his photography, striving "to see things as they are and not as they should or could be." Perhaps this is why his work was banned by the Nazis in the 1930s; his frank and matter-of-fact photography captured a diverse, cosmopolitan, and culturally rich country, which conflicted with the Aryan ideology. Though Sander passed in 1964, his work carries on today with his grandson Gerhard, and his influence can be seen in the work of many later photographers, including Diane Arbus and Richard Avedon. The Weinstein Gallery will feature 23 large-format images from original negatives from his collection. Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, February 22.‹ Jessica Armbruster

I have been a partner in a business called www.postcardbuilder.com  for 7 years. I have directly been involved in running and growing our sister business called www.printz.com for almost 3 years. One of the things I have always struggled with in having our own business is promoting us. Maybe it's my midwestern upbringing but I was uncomfortable saying I owned a business for the longest time. I am not exactly sure why I didn't talk about it but I think it was simply that I didn't want to come across as a braggart.  At times I wondered and frankly still do -  Am I grateful enough to have this business? Have I worked hard enough? Have I earned it?

What is interesting is that I thought that this was exclusive to owning my business until I got the radio show. I was at a women's networking event the other day and I was introduced as the Host of the Stephanie and Meredith show from 1-3pm on FM 107.1 and I actually got red and was squirming in my chair as they drew attention to me. Its one thing to sit in a studio by myself and talk to Meredith through the glass but hear I was with 50 women who were all going to know that " I was that girl on the radio".

Someone told me recently that 40 is when you get comfortable in your skin so I have decided this is a great time for me to practice (I have about 8 weeks before the big day).

I own a business. It is called Printz and Postcardbuilder is our sister company that I am a partner in. An article was written about our business in the Star Tribune on April 9, 2008.

Here it is:

 http://www.startribune.com/business/17399469.html

I will get this elevator speech perfected and start taking pride in my accomplishments of my career instead of hiding.

Hello friends.

I am back from a vacation with the family in Cozumel Mexico and we had a great time. We ate tons of food including more guacamole than anyone one human should be able to consume. I think maybe Ill sound like I am complaining about my daughter when I write the next line but dare I say I need a mental health break now? Don't get me wrong - my kid is great but seriously, when you have been in an all inclusive resort for 7 days with all the food, smoothies, pool time and "freedom" that comes with being trapped in a resort the last thing you want is your mom telling you to wake up at 6am, get dressed, brush your teeth, have your book read for your book report and well, you get the picture. I posted some pictures of her on my page on the trip. What I think she liked most was scuba diving. She took an introductory class and was then able to dive at 40 feet with my husband and the beginning dive group. They saw lots of fish, sea turtles and even a sea ray. She is some lucky kid I tell ya.

The funniest part about the trip was when I got woken up at 2am with my neighbor's bed banging against our wall in a very rhythmic fashion. I kept dreading the fact that she would wake up and ask me what the heck they were making so much noise for but alas - 9 year old sleep very deeply. Thank goodness!

You know you are a die-hard foodie when you are going to Mexico for a weeks vacation and you are almost more excited about the food than the fun in the sun. I can lie in bed at night and almost taste the breakfast I will have every morning and it is scrambled eggs, beans and chiquilles. Chiquilles is made with either a red or a green sauce (I prefer green) into the sauce they put a bunch of fried tortilla chips that they squish down into the sauce, cover with white cheese and bake it - the sauce gets soaked up in the chips making it a bit soggy but browned and crispy with the cheese on top and the corn taste - YUM!

My other favorite meals I am planning are at this great spot in Cozumel called La Choza - run by a family and recognized in town as "authentic". They have great flash friend Snapper that is awesome rolled up in tortillas with limes, onions and cilantro. I am also looking forward to Tortilla soup and of course Mole over Chicken. A true mole has chocolate, cinnamon and an adobo red sauce that rocks my world.

I'll be back with more food news in a week.

We always had a easter egg hunt when we were little. We would hard boil and decorate eggs with those Paas kits and then leave them out for the Easter Bunny to hide. Our Easter egg hunts were always inside as lets face it - its usually still snowy at Easter in Minnesota. With 4 girls running around I am not sure how it was that we didnt find all the eggs one year but we didnt. My dog Miseltoe found one as it was stinking behind a chair in the living room about 4 weeks later and ate it, and got sick all over the floor in my bedroom.

Why do I remember these things and I cant remember what I ate for lunch yesterday? :)