March 8, 2016, Tuesday - Cuban History and Travel at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm

Location:  Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall

Cuban History and Travel

Registration begins 2/9/16

In spring 2015, Cubans attended the Summit of the Americas, where President Raul Castro met with President Obama in the first face-to-face meeting between leaders of the two countries in more than 50 years. Later, the Minnesota Orchestra traveled and performed in Cuba. Speaker Marcy Shapiro, a member of the Minnesota Cuba Committee who has traveled to Cuba numerous times, will share Cuban history and travel tips.
 
Sponsored by Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library.

March 8, 2016, Tuesday - Schubert Club Mix Concert at Aria

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Aria, 105 North First Street

Join us in the stylish warehouse atmosphere of Aria for a Schubert Club Mix concert featuring Avi Avital, mandolin, Ksenija Sidorova, accordion and Itamar Doari, percussion. In this dazzling concert, titled Between Worlds, the audience will be taken on a genre-defying tour of the globe exploring the nexus between classical, popular and traditional music.

March 7, 2016, Monday - Steele Arundel at Aster Cafe

Time: 8:00pm $5

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Steele Arundel is a romantic singer-songwriter, ambling in the footsteps of Josh Rouse, Harry Nilsson, and Paul McCartney. Shades of folk, pop, and soul drift though the L.A. canyons of the ’70’s in Steele’s debut release “Cloudhouse”–mystical dreamscapes, floating harmonies, and sweet melodies lay relaxing in the sunshine. The venue assumes no responsibility for those of you who fall in love during the show, or re-fall in love, or find yourselves falling in love with Steele’s backing band, the notorious “Hammsmen”.

March 6, 2016, Sunday - Paint Nite at Wilde Roast Cafe

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Wilde Roast Cafe, 65 Main Street SE

Sunflower Power

No experience required! Just follow along while our Social Painting Instructor guides you step-by-step through the featured painting in about two hours. If you’re feeling creative, change the colors to suit your décor or go completely rogue. We provide all the painting supplies: a 16”x20” canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, smock, music, and a good time.

Come out early to enjoy some drinks or dinner before we get started, just let them know you’re with Paint Nite. Secure your seats 15 minutes before start time, especially if part of a large group. Food and drinks are available for purchase from the venue and NOT included in the ticket price. Outside food and drink are not allowed - NO BYOB. Events are for adults, 21+ only.

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Bells & Beers - Kettlebell Workout at Day Block Brewing

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Day Block Brewing, 1105 Washington Avenue S

Bells & Beers - Kettlebell Workout

Come to Sweat. Stay for the Reward!

Includes 1 hour kettlebell workout session and a Day Block Brewing Company beer of your choice.
$15 Entry Fee / Space is Limited

11:00am- Kettlebell Workout
12:00pm- BEER!

All skill levels welcome!

To sign up, email edktrainingmn@gmail.com

https://www.dayblockbrewing.com/events/bells-and-beers

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Eat & Run 5K and No K

Time: Check-in/ on-site registration: 3:00pm
          5K: 4:00pm
          After-Party: 4:01pm

Location: FOOD BUILDING, 1401 Marshall Street NE

Eat & Run 5K and No K, benefitting the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign, hosted by Jason DeRusha of WCCO Television

Sponsored by FOOD BUILDING, The Lone Grazer Creamery, Red Table Meat Co., WCCO Television, Neuger Communications, Finnegans, 2Gingers and The Draft Horse.

You run so others can eat. This fun and new 5K and No K was created to benefit Minnesota FoodShare during the March Campaign and features an after-party at FOOD BUILDING with Red Table Meat Co., The Lone Grazer Creamery, The Draft Horse, Finnegans, 2Gingers, local food trucks PLUS all participants in the 5K and the No K will receive a FREE pint of Finnegans (additional Finnegans and Big Gingers will be available for purchase).

100% of all proceeds will go to help 300 food shelves around the state of Minnesota. What a great way for you and your foodie friends to get involved and make a difference for thousands of hungry people in our community. And, with Minnesota FoodShare, you can count on your money going where we say it will. Guaranteed. Join Minnesota FoodShare's March Campaign Honorary Chairperson Jason DeRusha and make a difference today!

March 5, 2016, Saturday - 3rd Annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Central Library

Time: 11:00pm - 5:00pm

Location:  Central Library, RKMC Meeting Room, 300 Nicollet Mall

3rd Annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 

Registration not required.

Did you know that notable women artists are inadequately represented on Wikipedia and that less than 13 percent of editors identify as women? Citizens of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate in this communal updating of Wikipedia's entries on art and feminism. No editing experience necessary. If you have a laptop, please bring it.
 
Presented in collaboration with Walker Art Center.

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Alchemy Turns One

Time: 8 AM

Locations: Alchemy, 246 N 9th Avenue AND 120 3rd Avenue SE

Alchemy Turns One

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." (The Alchemist)

Join us at Alchemy North Loop and Alchemy Northeast to celebrate our 1 year anniversary with $1 classes all day long.

All who come to class will be automatically entered to win a one month unlimited membership to Alchemy.

No 4pm class. Instead, slip on your party shoes for a pre-game bash with kegs and cake.

NL Class Schedule:
   8:00am: A20 + AStrong
   9:00am: A10 + AStrong
 10:00am: A20 + AStrong
 11:00am: A10 + AStrong
 12:00pm: A20 + AStrong

NE Class Schedule:
   8:00am: Intro
   9:00am: AStrong
   9:30am: A20
 10:30am: A10

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Free First Saturday: Kids’ Film Festival at Walker Art Center

Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Location: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Avenue

Free First Saturday: Kids’ Film Festival

Do you enjoy the unexpected? Spend the day watching family films from around the world that celebrate the small things—the adventures and silliness of life.

Gallery admission is free for everyone on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 5 pm, with a variety of family activities scheduled from 10 am to 3 pm.

Short Films: Tall Tales, 11 am and 1 pm in the Walker Cinema
Feature Film: Boy and the World, 3 pm in the Walker Cinema

Drop in all day for the short film Mo Can Tie a Bow in the Walker Mediatheque, or participate in animation and book-making art activities.

 For a full schedule and description of films, visit: http://wac.mn/mar5ffs

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Women of Mill City Family Day at Mill City Museum

Times: Noon-3:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Celebrate Women's History Month with a day devoted to the women of the Mill City! Enjoy performances throughout the day by four Mill City Museum History Players, portraying 19th and 20th century women of Minneapolis and the surrounding region. Explore the museum exhibits for more stories of women who contribute to Minnesota history and Minneapolis' flour milling, like the female flour packers who began working at the Washburn A Mill in 1902. Participants can also dress up and have their picture taken as a 1950s "mill girl" and make their own paper hat like female flour packers wore in 1919.

Cost

$12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $6 ages 5-17, free for ages 4 and under and MNHS members

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the MN Landscape Arboretum

Time: 10am - 1pm

Location:  Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Oswald Visitor Center

If you haven't visited the Arboretum for a while, here's a great reason to plan a trip - the March 5th Mill City Farmers Market.  Check here for produce, activities and vendor updates.

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will once again host the Mill City Farmers Market, providing dozens of local food artisans, farmers, and artists the chance to showcase their beautiful and unique homegrown products. The market will be from 10a.m. to 1p.m. in the MacMillian Auditorium behind the Arboretum’s stunning orchid exhibit in the Oswald Visitor Center.

Please note: Admission to the Arboretum is $12 for adults and free for children under 12 years old, University of Minnesota students, and Arboretum members. Print your 2-for-1 admission voucher!

Produce Planner - Our farmers will let us know soon!

Plan all of your grocery shopping with our vendor list!

Art Market
Aprilerre, Crankosaurus Press, Crookedwood, Indigo & Snow, Jeanne Beatrice Market Baskets, Larissa Loden, Old World Cabinet, Redcruiser, Sally Fritz Clothing, Sassy Knitwear. 

 

March 5, 2016, Saturday - Summit Ping-Pong Tournament & Tap Invasion! at Hop21

Time: 7:00pm

Location:Hop21 Table Tennis Club & Bar, 501 S Washington Avenue

Summit Ping-Pong Tournament & Tap Invasion!

Summit sponsored ping-pong tourney - FREE to play! Great Summit prizes to be won! Featuring $4 Summit Pints!

March 4, 2016, Friday - The River: Memory and Metaphor on the Mississippi Opening Reception at MCBA

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm (Gallery Talk 7:30pm)

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

The River: Memory and Metaphor on the Mississippi

The River: Memory and Metaphor on the Mississippi, is a juried exhibition to be presented in MCBA’s main gallery from March 4 to July 10, 2016.

The River will not only display a diversity of techniques, methods and approaches as they pertain to book, paper and print, but will also demonstrate the variety of ways the Mississippi has influenced and guided artists in their creative practice. It will be a dynamic exhibition that demonstrates the communicative power of narrative in relation to America’s greatest river.

Please join us for the following events in coordination with The River:

WaterWays
April 16th; 10am-4pm
WaterWays is an open-house event that is open to all ages for free workshops in MCBA’s studios.

Book Arts Roundtable: My Mighty Journey
Tuesday, June 28; 6pm
Wood engraver Gaylord Schanilec and author John Coy discuss their book project My Might Journey. 

March 4, 2016, Friday - Story of the Book: Rebecca Kanner and Chrissy Kolaya at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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

Story of the Book: Rebecca Kanner and Chrissy Kolaya
 
Rebecca Kanner and Chrissy Kolaya, graduates of the Loft Mentor Series, will share their journeys to publication and give a reading from their most recent novels. They will talk about their experiences of working with mentors, being part of a supportive Loft community of professional and peer writers, and delving more deeply into their writing as a result of these relationships. A question and answer session will follow the readings.

March 4, 2016, Friday - Warm Guerrillas: Feminist Visions at Grain Belt Bottling House

Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Grain Belt Bottling House, 79 13th Avenue NE

Warm Guerrillas: Feminist Visions

Please join me and a group of talented artisits. Don't miss this amazing Guerrilla Girls Twin City Takeover show that explores feminism from the perspective of different artstists. While celebrating the original founding WARM members that brought to light crucial feminist issues of our times, we will also be exhibiting powerful imagery from current day WARM and non-WARM members that will give us a multi-layered, complex glimpse into the role and importance of feminism today.

Sociable Cider Werks and Dangerous Man Brewing Company will provide beverages, Hard Core Crayons will be performing live, and spoken word artstist will honor us with the aesthetics of story telling.

There will be music, dancing, drinks and hot topics! Get your GRRRR on! 

March 4, 2016, Friday - The Seagull opens at Southern Theater (runs thru March 27)

Time:  See ticket link for schedule

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

The Seagull Presented by Theatre Novi Most

March 4 - 27

Theatre Novi Most presents the iconic Russian classic by Anton Chekhov about love, art and the power and meaning of symbols, The Seagull. This production staged by Russian director Vladimir Rovinsky, disengagles the play from the chiches of samovars, corsets, and the “mysterious Russian soul” and instead addresses our contemporary world of disconnection and the desperate longing for love that is our seething, vibrating underbelly. In this existential and darkly humorous mediation on the stakes of living life and making art in a world where we are never more alone than when we are together, Theatre Novi Most reminds us that Chekhov is supremely one of us.

Performance run time: TBA

Tickets:  (no additional per ticket fees)
General Admission: $24
Student (with ID): $18
ARTshare Members:  FREE
Tuesday - Pay What You Can: $0, $5, $10, $15, $20 or $24

March 3, 2016, Thursday - Wine Happy Hour with Bill Coy at Aster Cafe

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: Aster Cafe, River Room, 125 Main St SE

WINE HAPPY HOUR WITH BILL COY EVERY

Aster Café will be hosting a wine tasting with wine writer Bill Coy, from Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine.
Bill will present 4-6 wines based on that month's magazine article and discuss them and answer questions.
Reservations are suggested, but not necessary.

$15 per person.

March 3, 2016, Thursday - Thursday Musical’s Thursday Morning Artist Series at MacPhail

Time: 10:00am reception, 10:30am concert

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

Thursday Musical’s 2015-2016 Thursday Morning Artist Series   

The Thursday Morning Artist Series has been presented since 1892 at 10:30 am on Thursdays. It is the organization’s longest-running recital and chamber music series with a legacy of featuring some of the most talented classical musicians in Minnesota. Programs are currently being held in the acoustically impressive Antonello Hall at MacPhail Center for Music and inside the beautiful architecture of the Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata.  Free coffee and donuts are provided in the lobby starting at 10:00 am served by members of Thursday Musical. Detailed program information will be announced throughout the season.

FULL SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 3, 2016 
Amanda Chan, piano - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Beth Winterfeldt, piano
The Bishop String Trio
Meredith Vaughan, violin, Katie Ekberg, viola and Carlynn Savot, cello
Karen Rognsvoog - music and film

Thursday, March 17, 2016 
Faith Farr, cello 
Beth Blackledge, flute 
Suzanne Kennedy, mezzo-soprano

Thursday, April 14, 2016 
Rie Tanaka, piano - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Mitch Blatt, clarinet
Melissa Culloton, mezzo-soprano
Mimi Tung, piano

Thursday, April 28, 2016 
Elizabeth Kleiber, flute - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Amy Morris, flute
Robin Helgen, soprano 
Elliott Wilcox, piano

March 3, 2016, Thursday - Film: We Are All Related Here at Bell Museum

Activities & Food/Drink | 6:30 PM
Film Screening | 7:00 PM
Panel | 8:00 PM

Location: Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE

Sustainability Film Series 2016 - Film: We Are All Related Here

Admission free for UMN students, staff and faculty and guest students; Others, please see Bell Museum website: https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/visit/hours-admission.

We Are All Related Here is a documentary film that tells the story of the Yup'ik people of Newtok, Alaska, who must relocate their village due to erosion and flooding caused by global climate change. The film depicts the community consequences, including relocating and moving, t...hat can arise from global warming.

Viewers meet what the media are calling "climate refugees", and experience how their cultures and traditions are tested by the need to transition.

Researchers, climate scientists, and state planners provide information about legislative, natural, and funding challenges that the Yup'ik people face.

Check out the trailer and come to discuss what these changes mean to them and for us.
https://vimeo.com/130203487

The U of M American Indian Faculty & Staff Association is cosponsoring this event.

February 28, 2016, Sunday - Paint Nite at Wilde Roast Cafe

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Wilde Roast Cafe, 65 Main Street SE

Vintage Skull

No experience required! Just follow along while our Social Painting Instructor guides you step-by-step through the featured painting in about two hours. If you’re feeling creative, change the colors to suit your décor or go completely rogue. We provide all the painting supplies: a 16”x20” canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, smock, music, and a good time.

Come out early to enjoy some drinks or dinner before we get started, just let them know you’re with Paint Nite. Secure your seats 15 minutes before start time, especially if part of a large group. Food and drinks are available for purchase from the venue and NOT included in the ticket price. Outside food and drink are not allowed - NO BYOB. Events are for adults, 21+ only.