April 13, 2019, Saturday - Hot Chocolate 5K/15K

Start Times:
5k - 8:10am
15k - 8:55am

Please note that although we'll try our best to avoid it, the course and start time are subject to change.

The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k Minneapolis will start in Boom Island Park.

Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k is returning to Minneapolis on April 13, 2019! Start and finish in Boom Island Park amongst the biggest chocolate aficionados in Minneapolis. This year, train, race, and celebrate with us all the way to the finish line. We're with you through the season. 

April 13, 2019, Saturday - Spotlight Series at MacPhail

Time: 8:00pm (7:00pm Pre-concert conversation discussing the musical direction)

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

Spotlight Series: Pranksters and Protagonists

Join this performance for some of the most vivid storytelling in classical music: the lively scenery of the age-old commedia dell’arte (Suite Italienne), select adventures of a medieval German prankster (Till Eulenspiegel) and the fateful encounter between a soldier and the devil (The Soldier’s Tale). Evocative melodies and rhythms drive the narrative throughout this colorful program. The event will feature renowned actor Raye Birk, narrating The Soldier’s Tale. $25 adults, $15 seniors (ages 55 and older) and youth (ages 6 through 18). Purchase at MacPhail Student Services or by calling 612-767-5250.

April 12, 2019, Friday - Mspiff Centerpiece Salon: A Celebration of Women & Film at A-Mill

Time: 8:30p

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

Mspiff Centerpiece Salon: A Celebration of Women & Film

This year’s Centerpiece Event celebrates the strong voice of women filmmakers, as part of our Women & Film Initiative.

Following the 6:30pm screening at St. Anthony Main Theatre of BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ, head down the block to the A-Mill Artist Lofts to meet and mix with our many visiting guests, including BE NATURAL director, Pamela B Green and Washington Post chief film critic, Ann Hornaday. Enjoy tasty quesadillas, a chips & salsa bar and one of EL BURRITO MERCADO’s signature femme margarita creations, made with premium Revel Reposado, courtesy of the woman-owned El Burrito Mercado, in the cool ambiance of the A-Mill Gallery Room. All are welcome to join us in this celebration of women filmmakers!

April 12, 2019, Friday - Mediocre Futuristic Art Reception at Clockwerks Brewing

Time: 7p

Location: Clockwerks Brewing, 25 N 4th Sreet

Mediocre Futuristic Art

Hosted by Bill Feahr's America and Clockwerks Brewing

April 12, 2019, Friday - GRACE Exhibit Opening Reception at Hennepin Theatre Trust

Time: 5:30p - 7:30p

Location: Hennepin Theatre Trust, 900 Hennepin Avenue

GRACE Exhibit Opening Reception at Hennepin Theatre Trust

Join us for the opening of the GRACE exhibit by Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery showing at Hennepin Theatre Trust.

The GRACE exhibit is a visual history of the tradition of African American women wearing hats also called church hats. The exhibit features artists Christopheraaron Deanes, Walter Griffin, Christopher E. Harrison, Sean G. Phillips, Melodee Strong and Angie Hall Sandifer.

Free admission. The exhibit runs from April 12 through May 31.

April 12, 2019, Friday - Fierce Lament at The Loft

Time: 7 – 8:30 pm

Location:The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Fierce Lament 

In times of political turbulence, it is essential that the creative community contribute to the historical record with a compassionate yet unflinching eye. Fierce Lament is an anthology that brings together over 30 poets, essayists, artists and activists who were asked to respond to the query, “How do we sustain ourselves and our communities in the face of intense uncertainty fueled by global climate change, growing nationalism and political extremism fueled by social media and the Internet?” The contributors to Fierce Lament intimately examine these issues and offer their intellect, raw emotion, anger and insight, rooted in hope and an unflagging belief in the role of the arts to support and sustain us. Readers will include Lisa Marie Brimmer, Pam Costain, MN State Senator Scott Dibble, Michael Kleber-Diggs, David Lawrence Grant and Brad Zellar; with opening remarks from editors Camille Gage and Tami Mohammed Brown. Publisher Red Bird Chapbooks will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. This event is a part of the Loft's "Needs" programming theme. $10, members $5, or pay what you can.

April 11, 2019, Thursday - Minneapolis Sales Job Fair at Hilton

Time: 9:30a - 1p

Location: Hilton Minneapolis,1001 Marquette Avenue S

Minneapolis Sales Job Fair

Minneapolis Professional Career Event - Sales & Management Specific

HireLive is a national career service company specializing in Sales, Retail and Management Career Fairs, and has more than a decade of experience in connecting job seekers with industry leading companies that are currently hiring. This is your opportunity to interview face to face with 15+ Fortune 500 and Industry Leading companies seeking talented, experienced and enthusiastic sales, retail and management candidates.

Many of the companies we work with offer some/all of the following:
-Base + Uncapped Commission Pay Structure
-Flexible Work Schedule
-Full Benefits, 401K, Stock Options
-Company Car or Gas Allowances
-President Club Trips & Other Incentives
-Opportunity for Immense Growth
-$70k+ 1st Yr Salaries

Meet With Hiring Managers on April 11th!

Parking Ramp 11th St. Underground:
1-2 hours: $6 or 2-3 hours: $8
Email Your Resume To: 22281-21-mh2006@apply.maxhire.net

● Bring 10-15 Resumes ● Dress Business Professional ● This is a free event for job seekers

www.HireLive.com

Job Opportunities Include:
Inside Sales Reps, Outside Sales Reps, Account Executives, Retail Managers, Account Managers, Insurance Sales, Customer Service, Technical Sales, Sales Managers, Pharmaceutical Sales, Telesales, Sales Trainer, Merchandiser, Mortgage Brokers, Financial Planner, Route Sales, Retail Sales, Retail Management, Human Resources and much more! 

April 11, 2019, Thursday - Beyond Words Bash at Aria

Time: 6p - 9p (5:30-6:30p VIP reception)

Location: ARIA Mpls, 105 N 1st Street

Beyond Words Bash 

The Minnesota Literacy Council's second annual Beyond Words Bash will be keynoted by Dessa, a rapper, singer and essayist whose resume includes performances with the Minnesota Orchestra as well as rap sets at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury. Her most recent album, Chime (Doomtree Records), was listed by NPR Music as one of the best albums of 2018.

This can't-miss evening includes cocktails, dinner, stories from literacy learners, a live auction and remarks from Dessa. Plus, special guest: singer/songwriter Aby Wolf!

April 11, 2019, Thursday - Art in Bloom at Minneapolis Institute of Art

Time: 10am

Location:  Minneapolis Institute of Art

Art in Bloom

You're invited to our annual rite of spring in the Twin Cities! Enjoy the museum galleries filled with flowers inspired by the art and many free as well as ticketed events and activities: bit.ly/2Egzmy4

This annual celebration of floral artistry helps support Mia projects, including funding innovative children’s art education programs, bus transportation to Mia for students across Minnesota, lectures, and art for the collection. Art in Bloom is presented by the Friends of the Institute.

Plan your visit (and parking): Art in Bloom coincides with the final weekend of “Egypt’s Sunken Cities." Reserve your tickets now if you' like to see this show while you're here for Art in Bloom → bit.ly/2QH1WML

April 11, 2019, Thursday - BETA Showcase - Spring 2019 at Machine Shop

Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Machine Shop, 300 2nd St. SE

BETA Showcase - Spring 2019

The Showcase is like a science fair for startups, with beer and music. As a part of the event, you're invited meet local entreprenuers in a casual, apporachable setting, as the next batch of emerging startups begins its 6-month BETA cohort experience.

Attendees of the Showcase include founders, future employees, superfans, investors, friends, family members and anyone wanting to discover and celebrate local innovation. There's no set schedule; attendees are welcome to come and go throughout the evening.

The event will be held at the Machine Shop in Minneapolis on its main floor. Mobile or paper tickets will be scanned at the entrance.

Guests will vote for their favorite startup(s), and the winner with the most votes will be announced around 7:30.

April 11, 2019, Thursday - Zorongo Flamenco presents: What the Moon Sees at The Lab (thru April 14)

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street N

Zorongo Flamenco presents: What the Moon Sees

April 11 – 14

Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre presents What the Moon Sees – a layered collage of theater flamenco performances directed by multi-award-winning dancer-choreographer Artistic Director Susana di Palma. The concert will consist of original contemporary works by Spanish choreographer Belén Maya, Puerto Rican choreographer Jeanne d’Arc Casas and French choreographer Fanny Ara. Woven among these works will be Susana di Palma’s Casita, a premiered work on homeless women. What the Moon Sees will reflect the scope of Zorongo’s unique theater/flamenco vision that continues to invent, inspire and has enriched our community for 36 years. The evening will feature live music – guitar, vocal and percussion.

April 10, 2019, Wednesday - Magic the Gathering Tournament at Modist

Time: 6p -9p

Location: Modist Brewing Company, 505 N 3rd Street 

Magic the Gathering Tournament at Modist

April's MTG night will be using 2 boosters of Ravnica Allegiance and 2 boosters of Guilds of Ravnica. 4 pack Booster draft called "Ravnica United".

- Entry fee $20

- Play: 4 packs per person for drafting. Use those cards to make a 40-card deck. Lands are provided. Play three matches total (each match is best 2 out of 3 games).

- Win: Pack per win + extra goodies from Modist

April 10, 2019, Wednesday - Phil Ochs Tribute at Underground Music Cafe

Time: 5 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: Underground Music Cafe Minneapolis, 408 N 3rd Avenue

Phil Ochs Tribute

April 10, 2019, Wednesday - Mack Lecture Series: Claudia Rankine at Walker Art

Time: 7p

Location: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place 

Mack Lecture Series: Claudia Rankine

Claudia Rankine: Notes on The White Card

 Author of innovative and thoughtful texts on race, selfhood, and contemporary American life, Claudia Rankine is a powerful and influential cultural force. Join Rankine as she reads and reflects on her recently published play, The White Card, which unpacks the insidious ways racism manifests itself in everyday situations and questions how our society can progress if whiteness stays invisible.

Rankine is the author of five collections of poetry, including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, two plays, and numerous video collaborations. She is also the editor of several anthologies including The Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life of the Mind. In 2016, she cofounded the Racial Imaginary Institute (TRII), which is “committed to the activation of interdisciplinary work and a democratized exploration of race in our lives.” Among her numerous awards and honors, Rankine is the recipient of the Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, the Poets & Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, United States Artists, and the National Endowment of the Arts. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and teaches at Yale University as the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry.

Don’t miss Rankine’s new performance with Will Rawls, What Remains, March 7–9, in the McGuire Theater.

Mack Lecture Series:
Since its inception, the Walker has hosted talks by artists, writers, and other great thinkers whose insights and ideas have informed our world. Throughout the month of April, the Mack Lecture Series showcases four presentations by explorers of our culture, environment, and political landscape delivered in unique formats—from poetry recitation to the dissection of current events.

Tickets: $25 ($20 Walker members, $12 students); Buy tickets to all four lectures and receive a 25% discount.

See full series details and purchase tickets→ wlkr.art/Mack2019

April 10, 2019, Wednesday - "Parks for All" Information Session at MRPB

Time: 4:30 pm

Location: MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road

Two-year process will set vision for the next decade of Minneapolis Parks and Recreation

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is excited to announce “Parks for All,” a new comprehensive planning process that will set its priorities and policy direction for the next decade.

Parks for All will engage Minneapolis residents and park users, along with MPRB staff and commissioners, over the next two years to shape the future direction of Minneapolis’ park and recreation system.

What is Parks for All?

The last MPRB Comprehensive Plan was approved in 2007 and set a vision through 2020. Parks for All is the next MPRB Comprehensive Plan, which will guide the Minneapolis park and recreation system for the next decade.

The MPRB Comprehensive Plan guides everything done by the MPRB. It articulates why the MPRB exists, identifies how the MPRB performs its work, and describes what the MPRB hopes to become.

Parks for All is separate from the recent City of Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan. It solely covers the Minneapolis park and recreation system. It will build off other recent MPRB plans including service area master plans for neighborhood parks, master plans for regional parks and other plans and policies that have been developed by MPRB in recent years with community input.

Get involved now

• Visit the Parks for All website at minneapolisparks.org/parksforall and subscribe to email updates.
• Follow the Parks for All Facebook page
• Fill out the Dream Park Survey online
• Submit your ideas in person using a Park Dream Box at any MPRB recreation center or at MPRB Headquarters
• Invite MPRB staff to attend a meeting or event in your neighborhood, organization or community. Email cchristensen@minneapolisparks.org to share ideas!

Community Collaborators

MPRB invites local grassroots, neighborhood and cultural organizations to convene their own conversations about the future of Minneapolis parks and recreation through the Community Collaborator program. Please consider submitting a project proposal designed to broaden community engagement for Parks for All.

Funding varies $500-$3,000 according to the project idea and proposed budget. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis with three rounds of submission and review in April, August and December 2019. First deadline is April 22.

Community Collaborator Application [PDF]

The MPRB is hosting two pre-proposal information sessions about the Community Collaborator program:

• Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 4:30 pm
• Monday, April 15, 2019, 4:30 pm

Both meetings are at MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road. They are not mandatory.

Coming Soon

• Apply to serve on the Community Advisory Committee. The application will be released in late April.
• Participate in community meetings and events. Meetings will be posted on the project website as they are scheduled, please sign up for email updates!

April 9, 2019, Tuesday - Opening Reception | FAIM MN Day 1 at Fueled Collective

Time: 5:30p - 9p

Location: Fueled Collective - Downtown, South 4th Street

Opening Reception | FAIM MN Day 1

French-American Innovation is at its best in Minnesota!

 Get your tickets now for the inaugural reception at Fueled Collective downtown. Tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis. https://conta.cc/2ETIHv6

. Complimentary Appetizers & Cash Bar
. Opening Remarks: French Consul General Guillaume Lacroix
. Guest Speakers:
- Surya Bonaly & Peter Biver: Innovation & Professional Figure Skating
- Kristin Watts, Small Lot Wine: the French "Vignobles Innovants Eco-Responsables, VIE"

April 9, 2019, Tuesday - NE Bocce League Spring Potluck

Time: 6 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: NE Moose Bar & Grill, 356 Monroe Street NE

NE Bocce League Spring Potluck

Spring Team member sign up.

April 9, 2019, Tuesday - Tuesday Night Music Club Featuring: Ira Haze of The Limns at Hideaway Burger Bar

Time: Music 8-10 pm

Location: Hideaway Burger Bar, 219 Main Street SE

Tuesday Night Music Club Featuring: Ira Haze of The Limns

Join us at Hideaway Burger Bar the entire month of April for Tuesday Night Music Club featuring Ira Haze of The Limns!

No reservation or pre-sale tickets needed.
Just pop in, NO cover charge. Tips welcome :)

April 9, 2019, Tuesday - Millers Landing Senior Living Open House

Millers Landing Senior Living, 155 5th Avenue S, invites you to their Open House on Tuesday, April 9. Enjoy appetizers, beverages, prize drawings and socializing.

April 8, 2019, Monday - Brilliant Vivaldi and Bach with star mezzo-soprano Meg Bragle at MacPhail

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall

Brilliant Vivaldi and Bach with star mezzo-soprano Meg Bragle

CPE Bach - Oboe Concerto in B-flat Wq 164
Vivaldi - Vos invito, RV 811
J.S. Bach - Laudamus te from B minor Mass
Handel - Concerto Grosso op.6 No.3 in e minor
J.S. Bach - BWV 82 Ich habe genug

Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Basil Reeve, oboe
Jonathan Magness, violin

Andrew Altenbach, conductor