From indie pop hauntings to living memory onstage, this week hums with art that lingers long after the lights go down. Whether you’re catching the final notes of a local musical or hearing new voices rise from St. Paul’s literary scene, there’s magic in the mix.

Jeremy Messersmith — Oct. 25

Jeremy Messersmith brings his love of spooky season to the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul for a Halloween variety show that’s equal parts clever and cozy. Expect cameos, costumes and those sharply observed songs that make him one of Minneapolis’s most beloved indie pop exports. Messersmith’s taken his music nationwide — he even once opened for Barack Obama.

‘Once on This Island’ — through Oct. 26

It’s the final weekend for Artistry in Blooming to offer its radiant take on "Once on This Island," a Ca

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