February 16, 2019, Saturday - 2019 Twin Cities Smoosh Racing Championship at Bauhaus Brew Labs

Time: 10a - 1p

Location: Bauhaus Brew Labs, 1315 Tyler Street NE

2019 Twin Cities Smoosh Racing Championship

Northstar Running is excited to present the 2019 Twin Cities Smoosh Championship. For the third year in a row, we are thrilled to partner with Bauhaus Brew Labs as the official race host and refreshment center before, during, and after the smoosh races. Northstar Running has also partnered with Children’s Hospital to make this a charitable event. All race entries will be donated to Children’s Minnesota. Who doesn’t want to smoosh race for a good cause!

February 16, 2019, Saturday - Big Climb MPLS at Capella Tower

Time: 7:30a - Noon

Location: Capella Tower, 225 S 6th Street 

Big Climb MPLS

Reach new heights with Big Climb MPLS -bringing you up 53 or 105 floors to the top of Capella Tower in support of new cures for cancer.

Celebrate your loved one every step of the way. Share this amazing experience with committed volunteers striving for new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.

Sign up to climb in November or December, and receive 35% off your registration fee by using promo code: GivingSeason

February 16, 2019, Saturday - Misha's Self-Care Pop Up!

Time:

Location: Noon - 4p

Misha's Self-Care Pop Up!

Peace, Radical Self-Love, & Self Care! Join us for Misha’s 3rd Self-Care Pop-Up Event! I am privileged to be sharing space to promote healing with some of the most magical Healers in the Twin Cities. We will be offering healing to the Community at various capacities including: Affirmations, Books, Yoni Steams, Sacred Sacs, Mental Health Awareness, Women Empowerment, Henna, Massage, Make-Up/Lashes, Crystal Jewelry, I AM products, Juice Bar, Yoga, Meditation, Reiki, and Tarot. We will be offering moments of relaxation through deep breathing & Guided Meditation, Manifestation Boards, Accountibuddies & a Kid Fun table. Light food (some Vegan-Friendly) and beverages are provided (Donation-based). Entrance is FREE. Self-investment fees for healing services and products will be determined by the vendors at affordable prices. Wait, there is more! I have a surprise activity from yours truly, ME! “May your healing be as Magical as YOU!”

February 16, 2019, Saturday - Writing Your Way Back to the Hearth at The Loft

Time: 9a–Noon

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave

Writing Your Way Back to the Hearth

In this class, we’ll explore our personal and collective journey to find our way to the hearth, the place we gather for nourishment and company. For centuries the hearth was the center of the house where food was cooked and community gathered to share meals and tell stories. How do we continue to do that today? Through short in class readings and simple prompts, we’ll embark on writing about cooking, dining, and sharing those most intimate moments that define ourselves and our place.

February 16, 2019, Saturday - Red Heart Latin Ball at Radisson RED

Time: 8pm

Location: Radisson RED Minneapolis Downtown, 609 S 3rd Street

Red Heart Latin Ball

You're personally invited to the "Red Heart Latin Ball," a fundraising event for the Go Red for Women campaign, at Radisson RED:

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Program (Dress to impress):
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- 8pm: Cocktail hour, including FREE appetizers and drinks provided by Radisson RED and Drake's Organic Spirits
- 9pm: Salsa and Bachata Dance Lesson by Eda Kachiri
- 10pm: Dance to the beats of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Kizomba, Zouk, and Cumbia by DJ Flaco and DJ Medicco
- 11:30pm: Dance performance by Project Sabor
- 11:40pm: Raffle (see below for the prizes)
- 11:45pm- 1:30am: Dance to the best of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Kizomba, Zouk, and Cumbia by DJ Flaco and DJ Medicco

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*Limited Advanced Tickets are available now*: https://tinyurl.com/RedHeartLatinBall
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Raffle prizes:
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- One Night Stay and Breakfast for TWO at Radisson Red
- Gift basket from Drake's Organic Spirits
- One Couple Private Dance Lessons
- More to come

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Room discount at Radisson RED for those who will like to have a staycation on Feb 16: www.radissonred.com/minneapolis
PROMO CODE: HEART
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Proceeds from this event will benefit the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign in the Twin Cities

February 15, 2019, Friday - Lake Home & Cabin Show at the Convention Center (thru Feb 17)

Lake Home & Cabin Show

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Avenue Sout

There's nothing more Minnesotan than spending your summer weekends at the cabin. Some of us own or share a slice of "Cabin Heaven," while others are known as "OPC's" -- we get invited to other people's cabins. Both of us are the lucky ones when there's a chair at the end of the dock for that first cup of morning coffee.

We have a love affair with our lake homes and cabins and each year we rekindle it at the Lake Home & Cabin Show.

Now in its 15th year, the Lake Home & Cabin Show is Minnesota's ONLY show that specializes in second homes and the second home lifestyle. If you own a lake home, cottage or cabin or you want to own one this is a truly unique and focused event you'll want to experience.

February 15, 2019, Friday - The Magnet Film Club: 42 at Central Library

Time: 1p - 3p

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

The Magnet Film Club: 42

Together we will watch the 2013 film 42 starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Synopsis: “'42'tells the story of two men—the great Jackie Robinson and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey—whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball." (Swank.com). This film is rated PG-13. The Magnet Film Club watches a variety of films. All are welcome. Funded by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Closed captions provided upon request and availability. 

February 15, 2019, Friday - A Love Journey: Self Inquiry into the Heart at Hewing Hotel

Time: 6p-8p

Location:Hewing Hotel, 300 N Washington Avenue

A Love Journey: Self Inquiry into the Heart

Come release in an evening of self inquiry into the heart. Diving into all the darkness to find your light.
In this 2 hour yin yoga workshop you will let your body, mind and spirit release. Paired with rose quartz to help restore the pain and essential oils to relax the mind.

Valentines Day can be an emotional day for some, whether society telling you that you should have a partner or feeling lonely in your own skin even when you are with someone else.

We so often forget that there are many types of love in the world, not just the romantic kind...
Through holding deep heart opening poses we will physically allow our heart organ to open up and let go of any residue. To journey through the dark, to find your light. The journey is yours, come feel something with us.

After class you can enjoy complimentary champagne on the rooftop while connecting and sharing with fellow gems. 

February 15, 2019, Friday - Fugacious Petals at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 7:30 PM – 10 PM

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 315 SE Main St

Fugacious Petals

Share space with us at A-Mill as we celebrate the human experience through simultaneous breath. No moment will be the same as the last as we flow organically through the winter night sky, embrace our state of being in this world and the divinity in the wilting of time.

Nourishment will be provided at the bar. We will have some snacks, tea and a small selection of spirits. Please feel free to bring your own drink as well.

Doors at 7:30pm
7$ Suggested donation

Little Works: Minneapolis based dance collective formed by: Amelia Morris, Marissa Jax, Maria Tordoff, and Emma Call – four people who met in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee dance program. As a collective we are interested in support. To support a continued practice of creating and expressing, we host monthly informal showings where artists of all kinds are invited to share, witness, and discuss their works in progress. Little Works wishes to open a dialogue of collaboration with dancers, with artists, with anyone willing to be a part of the conversation. As young artists striving to find and establish ourselves in a new community, our name pays tribute to humble beginnings.

The Nunnery: Solo act of Sarah Elstran. Creating melding meditative, lush soundscapes with layered vocal loops and catchy hooks. More of an experience than just a sound, The Nunnery's somewhat-improvised performances are informed by the spaces in which they occur, and her live shows often incorporate other forms of art such as live visual projections.

Poe Yoni: Weaver of word quilts.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Valentine's Day Party at Loring Park

Time: 4:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Loring Park, 1382 Willow Street

The Minneapolis Park and Rec Board invites you to spend Valentine's Day at Loring Park! No registration required.

4:30pm-5:30pm: bingo, games, crafts and music.

6:00-8:00pm: Movie. Light snacks will be served.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - The Tell-Tale Heart at The Lab Theater (3 nights)

Performances: See show link below

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 North 1st Street

Borealis Dance presents: The Tell-Tale Heart

February 14 – 16

Experience Edgar Allan Poe like you never have before! Dive into the depths of Poe’s classic short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” reimagined for the stage and told through dance and spoken word. Borealis Dance’s mission is to make the art of dance more accessible to the community by finding new ways to look at our world and reflecting modern life through the art of movement while collaborating with artists in the community to bring a sense of camaraderie among different art forms. General admission: $18; students and senior: $15.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Valentine's Day Puppy Cuddle! at Meet Minneapolis

Time: 11a - 4p

Location: Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet, 505 Nicollet Ave S

Valentine's Day Puppy Cuddle!

Skip the roses! Skip the chocolate! Let's cuddle puppies! What better way to celebrate the annual day of love than with puppy love?!

For just $5 dollars, you'll be in a room with a litter of puppies waiting to kiss you, cuddle you, and crawl all over you! Think you can handle all that love and joy at one time? ;)

Best of all? ALL proceeds go to help Midwest Animal Rescue & Services's mission to help find #HappyEverAfter homes for homeless animals!

*Please note* - No need to sign up! Simply arrive and ready to cuddle puppies...We recommend showing early as there may be a line!

Also - As fun as it would be to have others join, we are asking all resident puppers and doggos to stay home this time, please!

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Stencil Wood Art at The Depot

Time: 6pm

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue S

Stencil Wood Art at The Depot

Design a Sign lets you make wood wall art that showcases your personal style. Choose from hundreds of stencils that are as unique as you are, and then build and paint your one-of-a-kind sign. Whether rustic or modern or a little bit of both, your finished wood wall art can add a pop of color to a room, make a perfect housewarming gift, or jazz up your otherwise ho-hum office space.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Thursday Musical Concert at MacPhail

Time: 10:30am (Complimentary Coffee and Donuts at 10am)

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 S 2nd Street

Music from the Heart

Complimentary Coffee and Donuts at 10:00 am
Tickets $15, $10 (groups of 8+), $6 students, sold at the door, general seating

Performances by:
Dolce Wind Quintet - Nancy Wucherpfennig, flute; Stuart Sutter, oboe; Karen Hansen, clarinet; Ford Campbell, bassoon; Vicki Wheeler, horn

Jennifer Kennard, flute and Teresa Richardson, cello

Meghann Schmidt, soprano with Marianne Bryan, piano

Please note that Jeana Ogren, piano has cancelled.

For more information visit: thursdaymusical.org/calendar/thursday-february-14-2019

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Lashed But Not Leashed at The Guthrie (3 nights)

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 S 2nd Street

Lashed But Not Leashed

songs by Dito van Reigersberg, David Sweeny, Eliza Hardy Jones and Vince Federici

February 14 – 16

The show, originally commissioned and developed through the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Theater Residency program in partnership with Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, had its world premiere in the spring of 2017. Martha Graham Cracker lives inside the frenzied mind, body and spirit of Pig Iron Theatre Company co-founder Dito van Reigersberg. Backed by a live band, Martha croons a music-driven fever dream of a show about a life of hard living and even harder loving. The dazzling drag-cabaret darling excavates her distorted past, belting out original tunes and dishing up ridiculous stories until she reveals her plan: Tonight is the night she will bury her own heart.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Origami: Valentine Heart Box at MCBA

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Origami: Valentine Heart Box with Kathleen Sheridan

In this Valentine’s Day class, learn to fold a unique origami heart box for or with a sweetie. Constructed of two pieces of paper that join at the “v” of the heart, this box is opened by pulling one half of the heart out of the other. A variety of papers will be provided and a great way to use your handmade papers. $40 (10% discount for MCBA members) + $5 supply fee.

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - 63rd Mpls Downtown Council Annual Meeting at The Armory

Time: Schedule listed below

Location: The Armory, 500 S 6th Street

63rd Mpls Downtown Council Annual Meeting

Join us for our 63rd Annual Meeting! The program will be packed with information and entertainment as we review the accomplishments of 2018 and look ahead to an exciting 2019. We'll provide important statistics for downtown - such as the current resident count and the list of downtown's top 15 employers - and discuss growth and opportunities in development, transit, safety, greening, activation and events, and more.

11:30 am: registration & networking

12:00 pm: lunch & program

1:30 pm: program concludes 

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Another Bundle Up, MN! at Central Library

Time: 9 AM – 9:30 AM

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Another Bundle Up, MN!

Another opportunity to spread warmth! The Minneapolis Improvement District reached out and asked if we would be willing to do one more location for Bundle Up, MN this year and we said, YES! However, we don't have any more donations left! Can you help? We are looking for new, gently used or homemade winter gear! We have less than 2 weeks to gather, but we can do it! PM for donation drop-off info. We need your donations prior to 2/13. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE!

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Wine, Chocolate, & Choice at Machine Shop

Time: 5:30p - 7:30p

Location: Machine Shop, 300 2nd Street SE 

Wine, Chocolate, & Choice

2018 marked the beginning of a new era of pro-choice women’s representation. And we’re just getting started.

Join a powerful room of pro-choice leaders and advocates at Wine, Chocolate, & Choice and show your support for Women Winning’s work to recruit, train, and ELECT pro-choice women to ALL levels of office -- in 2019, 2020, and for years to come.

Presented by Women Winning’s LAUNCH Committee, Wine, Chocolate, & Choice is *the event* to celebrate pro-choice women’s leadership, make professional contacts, and meet new friends and mentors all while enjoying appetizers, drinks, and – of course – chocolate! This event is for people of all ages, gender identities, and backgrounds and we want to see you there! #WCC2019

Thank you to our Wine, Chocolate, & Choice Host Committee!

Sponsors: The Coven | Davis Law Office | Fran Davis | Beth Fox | Nora McInerny | Dave Kamper | Nichols Kaster, PLLP | Knudsen Vineyards | Captains: Kate Bryant | Angela Fahmy | Maggie Gilbert | Kristin Juve | Betsy Sitkoff | Julie Strother | Hosts: Ellen Archibald | Jillian Carpenter | Jackie Craig | Emma Faris | Jen Gates | Gwenia Fiskevold Gould | Jessi Held | Kim Isenberg | Sumee Lee | Tammy Lee | Kristin Nierengarten | Erin Stevens | Aurora Vautrin | Elise Winter | Aimee Witteman | Co-Hosts: Sen. Karla Bigham | Rep. Heather Edelson | Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn | Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein | Commissioner Linda Higgins | Commissioner Mandy Meisner | Councilmember Rebecca Noecker | School Board Member Avonna Starck | Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (MNRCRC) | Kate Agnew | Ellen Anderson | Lauren Beecham Henry | Angela Byrne | Colie Colburn | Elise Convy | Malika Dale | Lona Dallessandro | Susan Earle | Samantha Ellingson | Amy Erickson | Beverly Everson | Grace Fleming | Lina Jamoul | Nicole Juan | Shannon Kojasoy | Amanda Koonjbeharry | Gretel Lee | Kristin Lyerly | Kate McBride | Mallory Mitchell | Emily Nachtigal | Haleigh Ortmeier-Clarke | Stephanie Ortmeier | Lauren Richards | Sarah Schwartz | Kimberly Switlick-Prose | Lisa Thimjon | Stephani Tikalsky | Ariella Tilsen | Natalie Volin Lehr | Sophie Wallerstedt | Lucia Watson

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Galentine's Day Happy Hour at Milkweed Boods

Time: 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Location: Milkweed Books | Open Book, First Floor

Galentine's Day Happy Hour

FREE and all are welcome

We loved it so much last year, we're bringing it back! You and the book-loving ladies in your life are invited to Milkweed Books for a happy hour celebration of friendship and platonic admiration. Join us at the bookstore for complimentary wine and beer, books featuring strong women and female relationships, and a community playlist. Let's do ⚡️ 2019 ⚡️ the best way we know how: with cool women by our sides. See you there!