April 20, 2019, Saturday - Mississippi River Care: Father Hennepin Bluffs

Time: 9am

Location: We will meet at the corner of 3rd Ave SE and Main St SE, across from the Pillsbury A Mill.

Mississippi River Care: Father Hennepin Bluffs

Join your neighbors and people working nearby as we care for our Mississippi River together. Take a healthy break helping clean up our Mississippi riverfront; learning about the future of the Mississippi and how you can make a difference; and having fun with other people in Marcy-Holmes neighborhood. Good for your community, good for your environment, and good for you!

We will clean up the shoreline, slopes and park on the east bank of the Mississippi River, where Father Hennepin named St. Anthony Falls.

Preparations:
Gloves and tools are provided by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Please bring a water bottle and wear weather-appropriate clothing and close-toed shoes geared for an outdoor activity on natural and uneven surfaces.

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Future Saturdays (all 9a-Noon):

May 18, June 15, July 13, August 3, September 7 and 28, October 26 

April 20, 2019, Saturday - 5th Annual Whiskey On Ice at The Depot

Time: 1:30 – 8 pm

Location:  The Depot, 225 S 3rd Avenue

Whiskey on Ice

Whiskey on Ice is Minnesota's premier whiskey celebration. Preparing now for their fifth annual gathering, Whiskey on Ice will bring together over 100 distilleries from around the world for an evening Grand Tasting for 800 whiskey lovers.

In addition, four Whiskey Masterclass tasting seminars will be held in advance of the Grand Tasting, each focusing on a particular whiskey portfolio.

Attendees will also enjoy special amenities such as their Cigar and Cocktail Lounge, complementary food and water stations, as well as select beers.

April 20, 2019, Saturday - 4th Annual 5K Bee Run/Walk/River Cleanup at Boom Island

4th Annual Earth Day 5K Bee Run/Walk/Cleanup

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April 20, 2019, Saturday - Annual North Loop Candy Grab

Time: 10:00am 

Annual North Loop Candy Grab

April 20, 2019, Saturday - The Prince Legacy Tour

Times: 10am - 1pm April 20 & June 8

Location: Starting and ending location is Minneapolis Visitors Information Center, 505 Nicollet Mall

The Prince Legacy Tour hosted by Experience the Twin Cities

Join us as we honor the life of Prince - one of the greatest musical legends to emerge out of the Twin Cities! Offered on special commemorative dates (or by private booking), this exciting bus tour will take you to all the important sites that played a role in creating the rock icon Prince eventually became. From important places of his youth to some of the venues he performed in, you’ll gain a better understanding of why Prince chose to remain in the Twin Cities after becoming a mega-star. This 3-hour bus tour will allow you to experience the same places Prince did, and is a must-see for any serious Prince fan! Option available to add on a tour of Paisley Park at an additional cost, based on availability. This tour does not include an inside visit to Paisley Park.

Sights

• First Avenue Night Club (Purple Rain Movie) 
• Childhood home 
• Purple Rain House 
• Downtown Minneapolis 
• Schmitt Music Mural 
• Orpheum Theater
• Electric Fetus
• Underground Graffiti Tunnel 
• Prince Mural
• Paisley Park (Outside Only, Inside Tour sold separately) 

What's Included

• Fun and knowledgeable tour guide that will show you a great time and help you celebrate the life of The Purple One
• Convenient pick up and drop off location
• Professional driver
• Transportation in our Enclosed Coach

Price

• $80 per person

April 20, 2019, Saturday - Earth Day Celebration at Kroening Interpretive Center

Time: 11 am – 3 pm

Location: Kroening Interpretive Center, North Mississippi Regional Park, 4900 Mississippi Court

Earth Day Celebration

Show your appreciation of nature by joining in an Earth Day Celebration! Enjoy a naturalist led hike, self-guided nature exploration and art activities, plus face painting. Don't forget to lend a hand cleaning up around the park while celebrating our Earth. Free for all ages. For information and to register:

Building hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am – 5 pm; Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 am – 5 pm; Saturdays, 10 am – 4 pm: Sundays, 12 noon – 4 pm; closed on Mondays

Unless indicated, all activities are free and or all ages. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. For information: 763-694-7693; for map and driving 

April 19, 2019, Friday - Black Hearts Ball at Aria

Time: 7p - 11p

Location: Aria, 105 North 1st Street

6th Annual Black Hearts Ball

Presented by TIM+THOM in partnership with Aria Minneapolis

TIM+THOM is pleased to announce the 6th annual Black Hearts Ball on Friday, April 19th. Guests are invited to experience the intrigue of rich, bold colors and lavish designs brought to life with unconventional production aesthetics. With a special performance provided by MN Opera, TIM+THOM productions strive to push creative limits and cross unspoken boundaries to embrace the timeless beauty and prestige of local artistry. This event is open to audiences of all ages (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). Guests must be prepared to show a valid ID.

Black Hearts Ball is a locally produced social engagement and fashion event that celebrates the immensely diverse Twin Cities fashion scene by showcasing often unsung designers that thrive to uplift our communities. Guests are encouraged to dress in their preferred Black or White attire embracing the theme of this Ball.

Help us celebrate diversity and culture.

April 19, 2019, Friday - 3rd Annual Pink and White Ball at The Lab (2 nights)

Time: Doors 7pm | Show & Silent Auction 8pm - 11pm

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street N

3rd Annual Pink and White Ball

The STARS align at The Lab Theater for two fabulous nights of delight! Marquee burlesque, drag, live music and variety entertainers of the Twin Cities and beyond are coming together to throw a benefit for Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund (PPMNS).

Organizers are thrilled to welcome this year's headliners, Kitten N' Lou. Voted the #1 Burlesque Duo in the World in 2015, and in the Top 10 “Most Influential Performers of the Decade” (21st Century Burlesque), this “camp, show-stopping couple” (The UK Daily Mail) uses burlesque, drag, dance and theater to make performance that has been described as “the wacky love child of vaudeville and club drag” (Australian Stage 2016), “polished, clever, and glamorous” (Dita Von Teese), and “GENIUS” (The Huffington Post). Known for their signature brand of highly choreographed comedic camp extravaganzas, this brash and dazzling duo has seduced audiences across the globe, headlining festivals such as the Helsinki Burlesque Festival, Viva Las Vegas and, of course, the 2017 Minneapolis Burlesque Festival.

This weekend-long extravaganza features two unique and thrilling showcases, a silent auction with a range of items from local and national vendors, workshops taught by visiting superstars and the trademark excellence you've come to expect from the team at Elektra Cute Presents!

April 19, 2019, Friday - Mentor Series Reading: Cristina Henriquez at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

Mentor Series Reading with Natalie Diaz

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Natalie Diaz and fellows Mimi Iimuro Van Ausdall and Jessie Lee-Bauder. Mimi Iimuro Van Ausdall, PhD, (creative nonfiction) is a Minneapolis-based writer and teacher. Jessie Lee-Bauder’s (fiction) short stories are both confessional and surreal, as she conveys the experience of occupying an intersection of identities that simultaneously welcome and isolate. Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks of the Colorado River. $10; members $5.

April 18, 2019, Thursday - The Book Technologies of the Early ‘People of the Book’ at MCBA

Time: 7p - 9p

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Ave S

The Book Technologies of the Early ‘People of the Book’

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is honored to partner with the HMML Hill Museum & Manuscript Library for a special free lecture exploring the history of the book:

"The Book Technologies of the Early ‘People of the Book’: Coptic and Ethiopic Christian Codices and Their Late Antique and Medieval Relatives" with Melissa Moreton

Thursday, April 18; 7-9pm
Open Book Performance Hall
Free and open to the public
Followed by light refreshments

The ancient Egyptian Christians, the Copts, were early innovators of the codex – a book bound at one edge, in the form we know it today in the west. As Christians, living in Roman territory in north Africa early in the first millennium, they contributed to the development of this new book structure which departed dramatically from the standard roll or scroll format. The Copts spread their book technologies to Ethiopian Christians in east Africa, who developed their own style of bookmaking. This lecture will focus on the Coptic and Ethiopic book traditions, highlighted with material from HMML’s collection, and trace the influence of early Christian books on the codex technologies of late antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Dr. Melissa Moreton is the Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library and helps to further their global mission of preserving endangered texts through digitization, and increasing scholarly access to these manuscripts across the world. She is a codicologist and historian of the book, whose research focuses on book production in the wide Mediterranean during the ancient, medieval, and early modern periods [100-1600 CE].

Learn more about HMML at www.hmml.org

April 18, 2019, Thursday - 2nd Annual State of Our City Address

Register here for the 2nd Annual State of Our City Address

Mayor Jacob Frey invites you to the 2019 State of Our City Address. The event will take place at Bio-Techne, 614 McKinley Place NE. The schedule is as follows:

•10:00AM: Doors open
•11:00AM: Speech
•12:00PM: Social Hour and Food Trucks

April 18, 2019, Thursday - More Than a Single Story: Men of Color in Today's America – A Dialogue Between Generations at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

More Than a Single Story: Men of Color in Today's America – A Dialogue Between Generations

More Than a Single Story: Men of Color in Today's America - A Dialogue Between Generations is a series of conversations curated by writer Carolyn Holbrook, inspired by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's powerful TED talk, The Danger of a Single Story, showing how stereotypes are fostered when we treat one story of a people as their only story.

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

More Than a Single Story is a series of conversations curated by writer Carolyn Holbrook, inspired by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s powerful TED talk, The Danger of a Single Story, showing how stereotypes are fostered when we treat one story of a people as their only story.

The difficulties young men of color face today are oppressive and often life-threatening. From education to the justice system to stereotypes in the media to discriminatory public policies, the environment many young men of color grow up in is not conducive to their psychological health or to fulfilling their potential. Yet there are many young men of color who are succeeding despite the world around them and older men of color who are helping them.

This panel, moderated by David Mura, will provide a dialogue between younger and older men of color about the conditions they face in the current political and social climate and the strategies used to survive, help others and help themselves. Panelists include Alexs Pate, Carter Meland, Ricardo Levins Morales, Kevin Yang, Yevrah Bradley and Suleiman Ada.

April 18, 2019, Thursday - ETBP Annual Meeting at Normandy Inn

The ETBP Annual Meeting is coming up on Thursday, April 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Best Western Normandy Inn, 405 S 8th Street.  The annual meeting will include elections to the ETBP Board of Directors.  The featured presentation is titled, Advancing Arts and Entertainment in East Town. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

East Town is known for the Guthrie Theater, MacPhail Center for Music, and the US Bank Stadium. Are you also familiar with Gamut Gallery, Good Arts Collective, Armory Event Center, and neighborhood art venues? This season’s Annual Meeting will feature our growing arts and entertainment scene!

Please RSVP via Eventbrite by no later than Tuesday, April 16, at Noon.

April 18, 2019, Thursday - Origami: Mini Books and Bookcase with Kathleen Sheridan at MCBA

Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm

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

Origami: Mini Books and Bookcase with Kathleen Sheridan

Get in on the mini craze with mini origami books. Learn to fold a ten-page book from a single piece of paper – no cuts, no glue! Participants will fold a few books and a bookcase to store them. You’ll go home with the knowledge to fold more books on your own. $55 (10% discount for MCBA members) + $10 supply fee.

April 17, 2019, Wednesday - THE Gallery at Le Meridien Chambers Presents: Leslie Barlow

Time: 7 PM – 10 PM

Location: Le Méridien Chambers Minneapolis, 901 Hennepin Avenue

THE Gallery at Le Meridien Chambers Presents: Leslie Barlow

Join us for an inspirational evening to launch the exhibit featuring world renowned local Minnesota artist Leslie Barlow as she kicks off her A Familiar Portrait of Labor and Love exhibit at THE Gallery at Le Meridien Chambers.

April 17, 2019, Wednesday - Ward 3 Happy Hour: City Boards & Commissions

Time: 5 PM – 7 PM

Location: GoldRoom Restaurant & Lounge, 528 Hennepin Avenue

Ward 3 Happy Hour: City Boards & Commissions

Please join me at my next Ward 3 Happy Hour on Wednesday, April 17 to meet and hear from Ward 3 residents who sit on different City Boards and Commissions!

Invitees include members of:
- Bicycle Advisory Committee
- Capital Long Range Improvements Committee
- Charter Commission
- Civil Rights Commission
- Community Environmental Advisory Committee
- Minneapolis Advisory Committee on Aging
- Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities
- Minneapolis Arts Commission
- Pedestrian Advisory Committee
- Public Health Advisory Committee
- Racial Equity Community Advisory Committee
- Violence Prevention Steering Committee
- Workplace Advisory Committee

Minneapolis has over 50 volunteer-based boards, commissions and advisory committees, with over 500 members. Many of them have Ward 3 residents participating. The City actively seeks applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Appointments are made twice each year.

April 17, 2019, Wednesday - St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series: Double Header: New Music and Dance Duos at The Lab (2 nights)

Time: 7:30pm

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street N

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series: Double Header: New Music and Dance Duos

April 17 and 18

Two world premieres. One features composer-pianist Dustin O’Halloran (Marie Antoinette, Lion) and choreographer Fukiko Takase (Company Wayne McGregor). The other pairs composer and saxophonist Mike Lewis (Bon Iver, Happy Apple) with Stockholm-based choreographer/dancer Eva Mohn (Cullberg Ballet, TU Dance). “I love dance so much,” Nordstrum said. “I’m bringing dance into the Liquid Music fold.” It doesn’t hurt that last season’s TU Dance/Bon Iver collaboration was a massive hit, selling out all four shows at the Palace.

April 16, 2019, Tuesday - Plant Nite: Sloped Succulent Terrarium at 612Brew

Time: 7 PM 

Location: 612BREW, 945 Broadway Street NE

Plant Nite: Sloped Succulent Terrarium

Cultivate your creativity, naturally. Our gifted growers will guide you step-by-step as you make a mini Zen garden, succulent arrangement, or tiny terrarium. Dig in for two lively hours of planting, creating, and laughing with the group.

April 16, 2019, Tuesday - Wyndris Complimentary Taste & Tour (3 days)

Time: 2p - 4p (all three days)

Location: Wyndris, 929 NE 2nd Street

Wyndris Complimentary Taste & Tour

See what the finest Northeast living looks like. April 16, 17 and 18

Find out with an up-close look at Wyndris, Catholic Eldercare’s exciting new 62+ community in NE Minneapolis. Enjoy delicious treats from our own Wyndris Café; talk with staff, and get a personal tour of our stunning community:
• Expansive 1- & 2-bedroom apartments
• High-end finishes & natural accents
• Outdoor terrace, BBQ & fire pit
• 24/7 fitness center
• Easy access to shopping, dining & more

RSVP - Space is limited! Pick a day and RSVP by April 15 to: 612.362.2430 or aali@catholiceldercare.org

April 16, 2019, Tuesday - Hope Awakens Women's Luncheon at Minneapolis Event Centers

Time: 11a - 1p

Location: Minneapolis Event Centers, 212 2nd Street SE 

Hope Awakens Women's Luncheon

Join Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge for the Hope Awakens Women’s Luncheon, featuring Author Jill Citrowske and Emcee Pam Lundell.

Join us to empower Minnesota women struggling with addiction to Rise Up & Live through spiritual, physical, and emotional transformation! You’ll be inspired by the personal stories of women who have done the seemingly impossible and broken the chains of chemical addictions. Our guest speaker, author Jill Citrowske will also share her story of overcoming the odds. Register now to reserve your seat at our luncheon on Tuesday, April 16 at "The View" at Minneapolis Event Center in Historic Downtown St. Anthony Main.

We have a need for gently used adult Christian fiction books to update our women’s library. If you have some you’d like to donate, please bring them to the luncheon for drop-off.