November 4, 2018, Sunday - Bakken Trio Performance: Three B’s at MacPhail

Time: 4:00pm

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

Bakken Trio Performance: Three B’s

What do we hold as sacred – that which is deserving of veneration? Music has been used to identify one’s religious beliefs. But music has the power to awaken the soul outside the constraints of organized religion. The composers presented in this program represent a sacred trinity that has guided my musical journey.

November 3, 2018, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A guide will take visitors into the building's many nooks and crannies, highlighting the lives of the men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years, and the many changes to the building over time. This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its nonpublic spaces.

Tour highlights include:

• The dramatic story of the 1878 Washburn A Mill explosion, and the other dangers that mill workers faced on a daily basis
• "The Octopus," a large machine that directed wheat into nine storage bins
• The Humphrey Manlift, a vertical conveyor belt that carried workers from floor to floor
• The Rail Corridor where hundreds of boxcars arrived each day to unload wheat and carry away flour
• Millstone plaza, originally paved with retired millstones and the location for lunchtime concerts by the Washburn-Crosby employee band in the 1920s
• Evidence of the three major fires that have damaged the building in 1878, 1928 and 1991
• The East Engine House, once home to a two-story steam engine, has been remodeled into two classrooms, while preserving the original railroad car pulling machinery

The tour includes no more than 1 mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

Future dates: November 24, December 2, 29

November 3, 2018, Saturday - Makers Market at Walker

Time: 11a - 4p

Location: Walker Shop, 725 Vineland Place

Makers Market 

Need some creative gift ideas for the approaching holidays? We’ve got you covered! Grab a local brew from our cash bar and mingle with 21 makers presenting original, hand-crafted designs—from jewelry and housewares to clothes and cosmetics. Bring a friend and enjoy this not-to-be-missed event.

Walker members receive a 10% discount on all purchases. Not a member yet? Join today! → wlkr.art/Membership

November 3, 2018, Saturday - Mississippi River Care @ Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

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. Your guide:

• Cordelia Pierson, Mississippi River Parkway Commissioner, Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association board member, who will share exciting plans for the area, and stories about the great impact of caring for our bluff park.

After helping out, we will visit an eagle nest – right in the heart of the city – and you can visit Water Power Park and a St. Anthony Main café.

Schedule:

• 9:00 - 9:20 - Sign-in, Introductions and Orientation
• 9:20-11:45 - Service activities, interpretation, and refreshment – We will rotate between learning about the area, removing invasive plants, and cleaning up the natural area and Mississippi shoreline
• 11:45-12:00 - Closing and thank you, followed by five-minute walk to view riverside eagle nest

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.

Registration and Location: 

To register, go to: http://tiny.cc/fatherhennepin. We will meet at the corner of Third Avenue SE and Main Street SE, across from the Pillsbury A Mill.

November 2, 2018, Friday - Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo at the Minneapolis Convention (3 days)

Times: See event link below

Location:  Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Avenue S

Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo

Celebrate the holidays at The Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo! Featuring a dazzling array of homewares, holiday decor, jewelry, accessories, pottery, sculpture, textiles, paintings, and so much more. Find fabulous gifts from accomplished artisans and unique boutiques across the city—all under one roof at the Minneapolis Convention Center, November 2-4, 2018!

View our official page for more details and a look at our amazing exhibitors: Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo

November 2, 2018, Friday - MacPhail New Music Ensemble presents Unremembered

Time: 7:30pm

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

MacPhail New Music Ensemble presents Unremembered

13 movement song cycle for three voices and chamber orchestra by Sarah Kirkland Snider

A meditation on memory, innocence, and the haunted grandeur of the natural world, Unremembered recalls strange and beautiful happenings experienced during a childhood in rural Massachusetts. Through poet Nathaniel Bellows’ moving words and images and composer Sarah Kirkland Snider’s vivid, fraught, astonishing score, the cycle explores the ways in which beguiling events in early life can resonate in—and prepare us for—the subtler horrors that lie beyond the realm of childhood. http://www.unremembered-music.com

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“an intricately magical landscape” – New York Magazine

“evocative and strangely beautiful” – Opera News

“one of the most significant and harrowing releases of 2015” – Thought Catalog

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Featuring: Soprano, Mackenzie Kloempken, Tenor, Nathan Bird, Baritone, Justin Spenner, and a Chamber Octet with Electronics. Projected art photography by Brianne Bland. Conducted by David Kozisek and co-produced with Benjamin Downs.

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Benjamin Downs is a recipient of a MacPhail Artist Development Grant and Commissions, supported by the McKnight Foundation.

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$20 general admission, $5 for MacPhail students. Tickets are to be purchased at the door prior to the event.

November 2, 2018, Friday - A Tail Wagging Affair at ARIA

Time: 6 PM – 9:30 PM

Location: ARIA Mpls, 105 N 1st Street

A Tail Wagging Affair

Join us for our annual fundraising gala! Proceeds go directly to benefit animals in need. We will have a live and silent auction, live entertainment, great food and drink selections, and animals available for adoption! 

November 2, 2018, Friday - California Dreamin' Open Studios (thru Nov 4)

Location: California Building, 2205 California Street NE

California Dreamin' Open Studios

Join us for our fall fine art show, California Dreamin'! The historic California Building will have over 30+ art studios open to explore. Visit the artists and experience art in Northeast Minneapolis.

Friday: November 2rd 5-10pm
Saturday: November 3th 12pm-8pm
Sunday: November 4th 12pm-5pm

Bottineau Neighborhood Association will be hosting their annual Silent Auction Fundraiser as well. Do you want tickets to Cirque Soliel, Timberwolves, or Har Mar Superstar's sold out show? There will also be gift cards from many local businesses. Some include Ollu Dog Wash, Siwek, and Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit.

Artists from the California Building have donated artwork to the Silent Auction. While exploring the building you can see the artwork displayed in each individual artists studio. Thank you to;
Florence Hill, Patricia Canney, Gail Grabow, Dona Kos, Malcolm Potek Glass Glass and Everthine Jewelry for your donations.

Get delicious food from Mojo Coffee Gallery, wander 6 floors of art, support local artists and neighborhood! We hope to see you!

November 2, 2018, Friday - Casket Arts presents OPEN CASKET (thru Nov 4)

Times: Friday, Nov 2, 5-10pm - Saturday, Nov 3, 12-8pm - Sunday, Nov 4, 12-5pm

Location: Casket Arts, 681 17th Ave NE

Casket Arts presents OPEN CASKET. Our premier open studio event of the year

Join us for a weekend of art, music, food, and drink, as our talented tenant artists open their studios to show and sell their amazing work. You'll find paintings, prints, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, photography, woodworking, furniture, and more. Take in some art and maybe take some home with you, too!

There will also be live music on the 4th floor, food trucks outside, and guest artists lining the hallways. Vikre Distillery will be serving cocktails at their Speakeasy in the Basement, benefitting arts nonprofit COMPAS.

The Casket Arts campus is going to be OPEN and very much alive!  Free to attend & family friendly.

Live Music on the 4th Floor:

Friday Nov 2
6pm The Beavers
7:30 The Old Fashioneds 
9pm Doug Otto & the Getaways

Saturday Nov 3
1pm Katey Bellville & Zach Gusa 
2pm Damian Anderson 
3:30 The Mighty Ridgebacks 
5pm Joan Hutton & Joan Griffith 
6:30 August McKinney

November 2, 2018, Friday - Hot Funky Butt Jazz opens at the Guthrie

Performances:  See show link below

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd Street

Hot Funky Butt Jazz

At the stroke of midnight in the heart of 1900s New Orleans, Union Sons Hall would transform into the Funky Butt — a dance joint named for the throng of sweaty, soulful bodies moving to a provocative new groove called “hot music.”

Known today as Jazz, this sound revolution began with a black cornet player named Buddy Bolden who birthed an intoxicating brew of Afro/Caribbean, Latin, Native and European rhythms that became the essence of the Big Easy and set the Jazz Age in motion. Featuring an ensemble of more than 50 actors with and without disabilities, Hot Funky Butt Jazz tells the story of the creative and resilient personalities who stepped out of the shadows to defy racism and create an improvisational sound so unique, it changed music and culture forever. 

November 2, 2018, Friday - Art Attack 2018 (3 days)

Art Attack 2018 at Northup King Building

Friday, November 2       5:00-10:00 PM
Saturday, November 3   Noon - 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 4     Noon - 10:00 PM 

This is a free event with free parking.   

Art Attack 2018 will be infused with the sounds of several singer/songwriters and composers in an event that features over 300 visual artists. Stroll the halls, shop the artists studios and try your hand at an interactive art activity. Food trucks and SIP coffee will be on hand.

Be sure to attend this weekend packed with the visual artworks of over 300 visual artists and the sounds of a variety of singer/songwriters and composers. Put on your walking shoes and allow plenty of time to explore the 4 floors of the Northrup King Building, talk with the artists, listen to the music and try your hand at an interactive art activity.

MUSIC:

Friday, November 2:
6:00-8:00 PM Ben Abrahamson – Flamenco Guitar

Saturday, November 3:
1:00-3:00. Jeffrey Chapman – Native American Flute Player

Sunday, November 4:
1:00-3:00 Ken Takata – Jazz

* FOOD *
Friday, November 2 – Gastrotruck
Saturday, November 3 – Potter’s Pasties, SIP Coffee, Gastrotruck
Sunday, November 4 – Gastrotruck

November 1, 2018, Thursday - Sip & Paint presented by Brooks Running at Mill City Running

Time: 7:00pm

 

Location: Mill City Running, 411 E Hennepin Avenue

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Sip & Paint presented by Brooks Running

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For one night, trade your running shoes for paintbrushes and create a masterpiece! 

Brooks Running & Mill City Running are teaming up to offer a unique experience where you can sit alongside fellow runners and paint one of the Twin Cities' favorite running spots, the Stone Arch Bridge. Wine and small bites will be served.

It's easy to reserve your place! Purchase any Brooks Running product at Mill City Running and receive a coupon code for FREE entry. Not quite ready for that new pair of Ghosts? Simply purchase your ticket for $20 in the online shop: http://bit.ly/2OkK3GL. 

Note: Must be 21+ to participate. This event is limited to the first 40 registrants.

November 1, 2018, Thursday - The 4 Seasons at The Lab (3 nights)

Performances: 7:30p nightly

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street N

The 4 Seasons

A hotel. A year. 
Quality linens and room service.
Vivaldi and Chekov. 
Piazzolla as well.
A change of weather.
A change of heart.
A get away, a hideaway.
A prelude, a refuge.
An interlude, a start. 
Purgatory or paradise. 
You can’t beat the price.

November 1, 2018, Thursday - Pryes for a Purpose (AuSM)

Time:3 PM – 7 PM

Location: Pryes Brewing Company, 1401 West River Road N

Pryes for a Purpose

As a kick-off to Minnesota's Give to the Max month, Pryes Brewing will donate $1 per select beer and $5 per growler to AuSM The Autism Society of Minnesota during the Pyres for a Purpose event from 3-7 p.m. on Nov. 1. 

No tickets or registration needed - just come and enjoy the afternoon and evening with us!

November 1, 2018, Thursday - "Prince: Before the Rain" Book Launch at Electric Fetus

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:Electric Fetus, 2000 4th Ave S

"Prince: Before the Rain" Book Launch

Join us for an inside look at the crucial early days of Prince's career in the late 1970s into the early 1980s, celebrated in the new book, Prince: Before the Rain. Music journalist Jim Walsh will host a conversation with photographer Allen Beaulieu and special guest Dez Dickerson. Music by Curtiss A. 

November 1, 2018, Thursday - Asian Knife Skills at Cooks of Crocus Hill

Time: 6 PM – 8 PM

Location: Cooks of Crocus Hill, 208 N 1st

Asian Knife Skills 

Asian knives may do the same things as their Western counterparts, they cut. But how they cut, how they're made and how you use them with various ingredients and foods is a whole other matter. If you're a blade aficionado or would just like to learn more about Asian cutlery, join us in Minneapolis for the first and last word in quality Japanese knives: Shun.

Menu: Vegetable Sampler with Spicy Umami Mayo.

Tickets

October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Halloween at Loring Park

Halloween at Loring Park

October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Final Four Informational Event at Westminster Church

TIme: 2-4 PM

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Avenue

Because for the first time in 18 years, the most highly anticipated college championship event in the nation returns to Minneapolis.

By now you have surely heard that the pinnacle event of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, the Final Four, will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium, April 6 and 8, 2019. We are here to help you with what to expect in this opportunity as well as provide information on the preparation needed to successfully host this major event.

The Final Four experience is unlike any other. An estimated 94,000 passionate hoops fans and college students will pour into downtown Minneapolis for a four‐day, joy‐filled celebration of college athletics. Enthusiastic fans, decked out in team colors and spontaneously chanting, will bring a buzz to the streets, local establishments and hotels. People from our region will join them as well, to enjoy what our city has to offer.

Thousands of basketball coaches from all over the country will also take in the sights and sounds of Minneapolis, while meeting with peers and colleagues at their annual convention. And, as we would expect, several thousand friendly volunteers will ensure that all visitors experience a warm Minnesota welcome. The energy will be infectious.

The Final Four is much more than three basketball games. All weekend long, everyone is invited to attend free and low‐cost events and entertainment around the city, including downtown workers. The Final Four is as much for locals as it is for visitors. Beginning Friday April 5, interactive events for all ages will offer something for everyone to ‘come downtown and stay downtown’. These events include:

 Friday, April 5: A free, open access day at U.S. Bank Stadium‐ Fun and free for the entire family and people of all ages, fans can see the stadium as it looks for the
championship games and get down close to courtside action, taking a seat anywhere in the house. The Final Four teams will have their last open practice before Saturday’s national semifinal games, followed by a college all‐star game in the afternoon.
 Friday, April 5‐Monday, April 8: A Fan Festival – Fans will enjoy interactive games, special celebrity and athlete appearances, autograph signings and much more at the Convention Center. There’s fun for all ages, and kids 12 and under get in free.
 Sunday, April 7: A Basketball Parade‐ Thousands of children will participate in The Dribble, showing their moves and parading with basketballs through the streets of Minneapolis, along a route ending at Fan Fest, where they will receive free entry.
 Friday, April 5‐Sunday April 7: A Music Series – Top, nationally known artists will perform live music in downtown Minneapolis. More details to come soon.

To learn more about what’s in store, you are invited to attend the first of a series of briefings, in which developing event plans will be shared and dialogue can occur. Our goal is to keep downtown stakeholders informed and assist in your preparations for a fantastic Final Four. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 31 from 2‐4 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, (1200 Marquette Ave, in the Westminster Hall – enter from Nicollet). Members of the 2019 Minneapolis Final Four Local Organizing Committee will be on‐hand to provide a Final Four event overview and share what is upcoming in the planning process. Members of our organizations will also be there to provide you with resources to stay in touch and to get involved. This will include an update on the current skyway app and discussion of options to expand coverage to help visitors navigate easily throughout our city.

October 31, 2018, Wednesday - The Magnet Film Club: Frankenstein at Central Library

Time:  1:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

The Magnet Film Club: Frankenstein

In honor of FrankenWeek!, an international celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," we'll watch the 1931 classic film Frankenstein. The Magnet Film Club watches a variety of films with occasional discussions to follow. All are welcome. Funded by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Closed captioning.

October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Boom Island Brewing's Half-Assed Halloween

Time: 4 – 9 pm

Date: Boom Island Brewing, 2014 Washington Ave. N.

Boom Island's Half-Assed Halloween

In the grand scheme of things, Boom Island has been around for a long time. We pride ourselves on our unique beers and special event ideas that occasionally get replicated around town. When it comes to Halloween parties, however, we have to admit, every other brewery in town tends to do a better job than us. We will go toe to toe with anyone when it comes to Christmas parties, but not Halloween. We wondered what we could possibly do to compete with all the breweries that take their Halloween parties very seriously?

There’s only one answer: throw a Half-Assed Halloween Party! That’s right, we will have half assed sound effect music from the 60’s. We will have misshapen pumpkins and lame decorations. We will have the highly unpopular candy corn and circus peanuts on hand. We have thoughts of exploring a few sugar-free options as well. A basket of Halloween gourds goes to the winner of our Lame Costume contest. Our sponsor, Park Dental, will be offering free toothbrushes while supplies last. We might even have a few apples in the room.

Join us for a Half-Assed Halloween at Boom Island. If you are planning to go to multiple rooms on Halloween, make a point to stop by. Come by early, we close at 9pm. This way you don’t have to buy candy for those thankless brats in your neighborhood. We promise to make all the other Halloween parties you attend look fantastic. We also promise to serve great beer during this event -- that will never change.