Thursday Trivia

Each week, contestants take the stage to perform a number of their choice for a local drag entertainer serving as mentor, then get immediate, constructive feedback right there in the room. The mentor picks the top two to advance to a lip sync battle, and the winners take home a cash prize plus a guest spot in an upcoming Saturday show. It's a front-row seat to up-and-coming talent being shaped in real time, and the room gets to watch the whole journey unfold.

Bingo with a twist at LUSH Lounge & Theater in Northeast Minneapolis, where each week a new artist or genre sets the theme. Your favorite drag performer calls the balls, tosses out jokes and trivia, and passes out cash, all in a fabulous ensemble. It's $10 for 10 games, with a chance to win $1000 on the coverall. Come early because it fills up fast, and all proceeds go to the Aliveness Project.

Good Camel Comedy Theater brings its Oasis Laugh-Battle to LUSH, where improv teams go head-to-head for the biggest laughs and the audience gets to help crown the comedy champion. Expect guest stand-up sets and visiting improv groups alongside the battle, all for $15 or pay what you like. Doors open at 7 PM and the show kicks off at 7:30, so grab a drink and settle in for a night that's as interactive as it is hilarious.

Down by the River is a 21+ nerdlesque cabaret built around the darker, steamier, and most chaotic sides of Faerûn's favorite adventurers, all inspired by Baldur's Gate 3. Hot Take Burlesque brings the character, kink, comedy, and camp to LUSH Lounge & Theater in Minneapolis. Doors open at 8:30pm, and the show begins soon after, so grab a seat early.

Friday night at LUSH belongs to queer femme joy and the dance floor. DJ Shannon Blowtorch is spinning, go-go dancers are working, and there's no cover to get in. Show up in a tank top, show up in whatever makes you feel good—this is a night built around celebrating bodies, identities, and the pure pleasure of dancing with your people. Free entry means there's zero reason not to be there.

A Brunch of Drag is a weekly Saturday drag brunch at LUSH Lounge & Theater, with doors at 11am and the show starting at 11:30am. It's 18+, there are cocktails, and the cast and theme change from week to week: Kennedy Davenport of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 has brought her choreography to the stage, and spooky season has meant witches and slasher-film costumes. Some mornings come with bottomless mimosas and bloody marys, one benefited Tubman, and one was just $10 at the door. Bring your loudest friends.