September 21, 2018, Friday - Dignity Center Annual Fundraiser with JD Steele

Time: 7 PM – 9 PM

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, 1200 Marquette Ave

Dignity Center Annual Fundraiser with JD Steele

JD STEELE and friends will perform soul and gospel music in the new Westminster Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Marquette Ave, Mpls. 

The concert celebrates the success stories of triumph over adversity experienced by Dignity Center participants. 

You can support persons on their path to stability to gain housing, employment and education by attending the concert and donating to the Dignity Center. 

Don’t miss this joyous evening in the intimate Westminster Hall setting. Purchase your $50 tickets early at www.bit.ly/DignityCenterFundraiser. Free underground parking. www.thedignitycenter.org

September 21, 2018, Friday - Be The Match Bash 2018 at the Depot

Time:8:30 PM – 12 AM

Location: Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue S

Be The Match Bash 2018

Please join us at the 2018 Be The Match® BASH! Celebrate with Gala and BASH guests during an exclusive event highlighting our life-saving mission.

Dance the night away with live entertainment while enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Swag Bags will be offered to our Gala and BASH VIP guests.

Live Entertainment
DJs and Dancing
Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres

Get your tickets today: http://bit.ly/BTMBash2018

September 21, 2018, Friday - Welcoming Week Celebration at The Commons

Time: 3:30 PM – 7 PM

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Ave. S

Welcoming Week Celebration 

The City of Minneapolis and community partners are hosting a Welcoming Week celebration Friday, Sept. 21 at The Commons. Welcoming Week is a national celebration focused on creating meaningful opportunities for community members, whether immigrant, refugee or native-born, to come together, learn from one another and demonstrate that we are stronger when we are a welcoming community.

This year’s Welcoming Week celebration is organized in partnership with the artists behind Carry-on Homes, an interactive public art installation temporarily at The Commons focused on immigrants and immigration stories. The event will feature live performances by several artists and participation by organizations including the YMCA, Green Card Voices, CAPI, Greater MSP, Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project, and the International Institute of Minnesota, food trucks, soccer, voter registration information and more.

Artists include traditional dancers from the Thai Art and Cultural Group from Wat Promwachirayan in collaboration with Asian Media Access, spoken-word artists Ifrah Mansour and Bryan Thao Worra, performance artist La Curandera (Xochi de la Luna) and dancers from the Somali Museum of Minnesota among many others.

Several City departments will also be represented at the event, and attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about the City’s new Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, which advises City leaders on immigration issues and connects community members with critical resources, including legal service providers. 

The City of Minneapolis is a proud member of Welcoming America’s network of Welcoming Cities and Counties, a symbol of its commitment toward immigrants, refugees and all residents. ­In 2017, there were more than 700 Welcoming Week events across the country.

September 21, 2018, Friday - Artium Art: Whimsical Wall Hangings at 801 S Marquette Ave

Time: 11 AM – 1 PM

Location: 801 S Marquette Ave

Artium Art: Whimsical Wall Hangings by The Musicant Group

Freshen up your space with a new and totally unique piece of wall art, made by you! These yarn-based wall hangings will add texture and color anywhere you put them. Choose from a hoop or dowel base and load it up with your favorite colors and textures to customize it just for you.

*Accurate and early RSVPs help us prepare and we do our best to have enough supplies for everyone, however, an RSVP does not guarantee supplies for the featured activity.

September 20, 2018, Thursday - An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River at Aria

Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm  Location: Aria, 105 North 1st Street

An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River 

Join us for the Big River’s biggest night, as we celebrate Friends of the Mississippi River’s 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, this year’s annual signature event, "An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River," will focus on how the river inspires — shining the spotlight on the connection between the river and our thriving local arts community. Because the Mighty Mississippi is a muse for so much creativity and cultural expression, our program will celebrate and feature local, acclaimed artists of various media who rely on our Big River as a source of inspiration and rejuvenation, including: 

Jearlyn Steele, vocalist and emcee
Seitu Jones, artist and storyteller
Laura Caviani, jazz pianist and composer
Bao Phi, author, poet, and spoken word artist
Gwen Westerman, educator, poet and fiber artist
Sandy Spieler, water lover, artist and activist
Tom Reiter, photographer and documentarian
Mniówe, indigenous Water Bar
Write to the River, compilation of river-inspired prose and poetry 

From our lovely venue, Aria in Minneapolis’ North Loop, together we will: 

• celebrate FMR’s 25th anniversary and all that we have achieved together
• look to the next 25 years and beyond and what remains critical to advancing our urban river conservation mission 
• savor local, seasonal fare and refreshments
• enjoy an entertaining river-themed live auction
• relish the company of fellow friends of the river

Need another reason to attend? Proceeds from the event directly support Friends of the Mississippi River’s work to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River, a treasured resource in our midst.

September 20, 2018, Thursday - Elliot Park Art Walk

Time: 4-9pm, tour from 5-8pm

Elliot Park Art Walk

FINNEGANS Brew Co. is launching a new monthly neighborhood art tour featuring a craft marketplace, walking tours, live music, food trucks, performances and art exhibits in the Elliot Park Neighborhood in downtown Minneapolis.

Join us once a month to explore the neighborhood on foot. Start off with happy hour at FINNEGANS in the courtyard with a pint, and shop stalls from local artists selling handmade goods. Embark for a narrated exploration of the Elliot Park Neighborhood led by The Theater of Public Policy, with stops at local businesses along the way. 

• Take in one of Gamut Gallery's rotating monthly art exhibitions and their curated gift shop. 
• Enjoy live music and arts performance by Good Arts Collective. 
• Visit local artist Punchy Magnolia’s studio and showroom, the Cabin, that features other makers and artisans. This month they are hosting a meet and greet with adoptable puppies from Underdog Rescue. 
• Pop into Bee Ink and Rose Salon, meet your neighbors and support your local community! 
• The tour will return to FINNEGANS for Live Music & the Minneapolis Craft Market.

Join us once a month for an Art Walk! FREE // 4-9pm, tour from 5-8pm

• September 20, 2018
• October 18, 2018
• November 23, 2018 *Friday*
• December 20, 2018
• January 17, 2019
• February 21, 2019,
• March 21, 2019
• April 18, 2019
• May 16, 2019
• June 20, 2019
• July 18, 2019

September 20, 2018, Thursday - Illuminate the Lock: Returning the River (3 nights)

Time: 8pm nightly, September 20, 21, 22

Location: Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock Visitor Center, 1 Portland Avenue

Illuminate the Lock: Returning the River 

A night of poetry, projection, and music illuminates a future where both rivers and people are liberated, where we celebrate wildness, and where we practice reciprocal relationships between all bodies of water, including one another's. 

Returning the River tells the story of a daughter born into a time of walls whose life is intrinsically linked to the life of a paddlefish. Participants will take in visual projections on the water by Mike Hoyt, a soundscape composed by Dameun Strange and a libretto by Molly Van Avery sung and spoken by performers above and below the lock chamber. Come listen and sing along. Hold water drawn up from below, imbue it with blessings for descendants, and then pour it back into the river to make its way towards liberation.

Presented as part of Illuminate the Lock by Northern Lights.mn, Mississippi Park Connection, the National Park Service with support from St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

September 20, 2018, Thursday - Pure Barre Twin Cities Open House

Location:Pure Barre (North Loop), 300 South Second Street

Pure Barre Twin Cities Open House

Help Pure Barre Twin Cities kick off fall with an all day Open House on September 20. Join us for FREE classes, retail sales + refreshments.

Schedule:

6am Empower with Anna
10am Empower with Leah
4:30pm Reform with Megan
5:30pm Reform with Megan
6:30pm Classic with Erika

Crisp & Green will be providing the refreshments for the evening classes.

Our classes will fill up fast. Please sign up via our app or online at the studio where you'd like to take class. New clients should arrive to class 10-15 minutes early so we can get you acclimated to the studio before class starts! There will be no late entry for classes, so please be on time + bring closed-toed socks (we have sticky socks in the studio!), a water bottle + wear capri or full length bottoms! Make your best friends your barre besties!

September 20, 2018, Thursday - ETBP Business Forum

September Joint ETBP – MDC Forum: “Celebrating the East End Development"

The first business forum of the 2018-2019 season is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Guthrie Theater.

This is a joint business forum between the East Town Business Partnership and the minneapolis downtown council. It will celebrate the transformative, full block East End mixed-use development project that is bringing new housing, a hotel, expanded commercial space, and a Trader Joe’s grocery store, the first of its kind in the entire City! Developer George Sherman of Sherman Associates will provide an overview of all that the project is taking to fully accomplished and its unique role in advancing East Town.

Tours of the East End development will be available at the conclusion of the forum. We plan to end a bit earlier than normal to respect members busy schedules.

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ETBP 2018-2019 Business Forum Series:

2018
September | Celebrating the East End Development!
A joint business forum with the mpls downtown council celebrating the transformative East End mixed-use project bringing new housing, hotel, expanded commercial space, and a Trader Joe’s grocery store, the first of its kind in downtown!

October | The Joys and Burdens of Starting and Building a Business in Minneapolis
This forum will explore the contours, threats and opportunities of entrepreneurialism in the City of Minneapolis through the unfolding experience of a premier and growing business in East Town. Jeff Sommers, Co-owner of Izzy’s Ice Cream, will be the feature presenter.

November | What is the Difference Between Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
A panel of economic, social enterprise, and policy leaders will be discussing the important field of investment in the growth of human capital at all levels of business.

December | Downtown Demographics: Who Are We Becoming?
The downtown residential population continues to surge year over year. This shared forum with the mpls downtown council will feature the State of Minnesota Demographer and residential development professionals exploring who we are becoming together.

2019
January | Car Lanes, Bus Lanes, Bike Lanes—Oh My!
Figuratively speaking it seems that modes of transportation do not always get along. This forum will feature a panel of transportation design experts talking frankly about downtown street design, emerging trends in multi-modalism and potential disruptive technologies such as autonomous vehicles.

February | Ways the Social Determinants of Health are Transforming Institutions
The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.” In this forum East Town and Hennepin Healthcare’s Upstream Health Innovation Team will discuss cutting edge research, measurements, and health care programs that are changing the very nature of health care itself.

March | The Economic Opportunities of Engaging Homelessness
Downtown Minneapolis is home to nationally recognized thinkers and organizations that work to end homelessness. This joint forum with the mpls downtown council will feature People Serving People CEO Daniel Gumnit moderating a panel focusing on where economic innovations meet human need.

April (Annual Meeting) | Advancing Arts and Entertainment in East Town
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!

May | Crime and Safety, Sentencing and Restorative Justice
This forum will feature a candid panel conversation about the intersection of downtown crime, modern policing, sentencing, incarceration, and restorative justice.

June | Toward an Inclusive Downtown
This joint forum with the mpls downtown council will unveil the results from the yearlong “Inclusive Downtown Think Tank” co-sponsored with the YMCA that set out to cast a bold new vision for an increasingly welcoming downtown. 

September 20, 2018, Thursday - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Tour

For anyone who has traversed the Stone Arch Bridge and wondered, "What is that place?" - here's your chance to find out first hand! Public tours will be part of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) 80 year celebration. Below are the tour dates, registration links, and a description of what to expect.

Tours of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory:
Thursday, September 20, 3:00 PM
Thursday, October 18, 3:00PM

The St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL), through which the Mississippi River runs, is an interdisciplinary fluid mechanics research and educational facility of the College of Science and Engineering at the UMN. These public tours through this historic facility will showcase the experimental facilities and research projects.

Once registered, you will receive an email a day or two prior to the scheduled tour with details of where to meet your tour group. There is no cost to attend, but donations are welcomed through this link (suggested donation of $5 per participant).

Preparing for the tour:

- Please wear closed-toe shoes - no flip flops or sandals. Be prepared to stand and walk for the duration of the tour (1+ hour). SAFL does have an elevator to assist those with some mobility restrictions - please list that concern when you sign up for a tour.
- Parking is reserved for SAFL personnel only (unless you require a handicap space). Off-site parking options include:
    - Garage: 212 SE 2nd Avenue
    - Lot: 200 University Avenue SE
    - Metered street parking is available along SE Main Street, portions of SE 3rd Avenue, and 2nd Street SE
    - Bike racks are available

NOTE: Are you interested in touring the SAFL but are unavailable for the listed public tour dates/times? Please provide your contact information and you will be contacted with other potential tour dates/times throughout Summer/Fall 2018.

September 20, 2018, Thursday - Charisma! at Southern Theater (thru Sept 23)

Time: See show link below for times

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Greycoats present: Charisma!

September 20 - 23

Come witness the rise and fall of that all-American icon the televangelist, in this wildly imaginative, media-saturated performance propelled by the yearning beauty of Greycoats’ music, with a bump of gold-tinted 1980s nostalgia. Drawing inspiration from true stories of American evangels who flew too close to the sun, Charisma! invites audiences on a marathon of telethons, confronting a cult of personality, humanity’s carnal nature and the impossibility of living up to a divine ideal. 

September 19, 2018, Wednesday - Mirrorless Reinvented: Nikon Z6 & Z7 Product Launch at Red Stag

Time: 6 PM – 9 PM

Location: Reg Stag Supperclub, 509 1st Avenue NE

Mirrorless Reinvented: Nikon Z6 & Z7 Product Launch

Be among the first to get your hands on the new Nikon Z series! West Photo staff and Nikon reps will provicde a demonstration, followed by a chance to try out Nikon's new mirrorless system, ask questions, and preorder.

September 19, 2018, Wednesday - Feed My Starving Children at Target Field

Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: Target Field, 1 Twins Way

Feed My Starving Children at Target Field

Minnesota is fighting world hunger!

Team up with Feed My Starving Children, FOX Sports North, The Minnesota Twins, and The Sold By Friday Team to pack 1 million lifesaving meals at Target Field for hungry kids around the world!

Packing will take place indoors in the Delta 360 Club. More information will be provided as the date approaches. 

Metro Transit is providing complimentary rides to Target Field for this MobilePack! Check back soon to print a downloadable pass.

Must wear closed toed shoes. 

No jewlery.

Must be 5 years old or older to be eligible to pack food.

September 18, 2018, Tuesday - Mill City Farmers Market Night Market at The Commons

Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S

Mill City Farmers Market Night Market

This will be an ongoing event through Tuesday, September 25.

Pick up farm fresh, organic produce and local artisan foods for an easy weeknight meal. Prepared food vendors will be cooking up seasonal recipes all evening, so come hungry, stay, listen to live music and have a picnic supper in The Commons!

PROGRAMS

At our Tuesday Night Market we will continue to offer “can do” cooking and wellness activities and live entertainment, such as

• Free outdoor yoga
• Monthly Beer, Wine & Cider Nights with Day Block Brewing (dates TBD)
• Live Music every week
• Bag toss, kubb and other lawn games
• Meet Your Vegetables demonstrations
• Power of Produce kids veggie tasting club
• CSA pick-up

NOTE - Monitor MCFM's Facebook for any weather-related cancellation updates!

September 18, 2018, Tuesday - Art Buddies Great Growler Get Together at Utepils

Time: 6 PM – 8 PM

Location: Utepils Brewing Co, 225 Thomas Avenue North

Art Buddies Great Growler Get Together

Inspire, Create, Connect this fall with Art Buddies! 

Art Buddies, along with Utepils Brewing, is hosting the first-ever Great Growler Get Together! This is a recruitment-focused event - bring friends to sign up to mentor this fall season! 

Get raffle tickets for signing up for our newsletter, signing up to be a volunteer mentor this fall or by bringing a friend who signs up. Raffle prizes includes donations from local breweries, restaurants, tickets to the MN Timberwolves and MN United! 

Want to be sure to win? Raffle tickets available for purchase - $5 each or 3 for $10.

Light snacks provided. Alcohol, drinks and food truck offerings from Gerhard's Brats available for purchase. 

For parking information: https://utepilsbrewing.com/location/#parking

Network, volunteer, be inspired - looking forward to seeing you!

September 18, 2018, Tuesday - City of Minneapolis Music History Project at The Commons

Time: 4:00 - 8:00 pm

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S

City of Minneapolis Music History Project

Visit the booth at the Mill City Farmers Market on Tuesday, September 18th between 4:00 and 8:00 pm to learn about the Minneapolis Music History Project lead by the City of Minneapolis. They will have music themed cookies and live music. Learn more at www.minneapolismn.gov/musichistory.

September 17, 2018, Monday - Ten Thousand Things 25th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser at Aria

Time: 7 PM – 10 PM

Location:ARIA Mpls, 105 N 1st Street

TTT 25th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser

Celebrate Ten Thousand Things' 25th birthday with these amazing artists: T. Mychael Rambo, Aimee Bryant, Shá Cage, Sun Mee Chomet, H. Adam Harris, Sheena Janson, George Keller,
Elise Langer, Tracey Maloney, Kira Obolensky, Mo Perry,
Kimberly Richardson, Luverne Seifert, Dennis Spears, Ricardo Vazquez, Peter Vitale, Karen Wiese-Thompson

Get your tickets by September 10th
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3575456

Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and interactive displays where you can share your thoughts about TTT's past, present and future. 

The talented artists of Ten Thousand Things will bring you a lively program with T Mychael Rambo emceeing, a toast to our courageous founder, Michelle Hensley, and our new artistic director, Marcela Lorca and dancing to the Bill Simenson Quintet!

September 17, 2018, Monday - Artaria String Quartet – Music of Beethoven & Ravel at MacPhail

Time: 7:30pm

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

Artaria String Quartet – Music of Beethoven & Ravel

Experience live chamber music as part of the Basically Beethoven Series by Artaria String Quartet.

Tickets: $20, $15 for seniors, free admission for students.

September 16, 2018, Sunday - Paint Nite at AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown

Time: 1 PM

Location: AC Hotel, 401 Hennepin Avenue

The Magic Forest

Raise your glass to a NEW kind of night out! Paint Nite® invites you to create art over cocktails at a local restaurant or bar, guided by a professional artist and party host. Grab your friends and spend two hours drinking, laughing, and flexing your creative muscles. There’s no experience necessary and we’ll provide all the supplies, so you don’t have to worry about a thing (except having a great time!). Must be of legal drinking age. Food and drink may be purchased at the event.

The event begins promptly at the start time listed above. Please allow extra time to find parking and get settled. If you're coming with a group (yay, how fun!) make sure you arrive early to get seats together. If you're planning to eat dinner before the event, please inform the host/hostess that you're with Paint Nite® and check in with us to reserve your seats.

September 16, 2018, Sunday - Minneapolis Bike Tour

Minneapolis Bike Tour

The 12th annual Minneapolis Bike Tour starts and ends at beautiful Boom Island and features multiple fully supported routes that take riders through the spectacular park and byway system of Minneapolis at their own pace, traffic free!

The route closes at 2:30 pm and re-opens to traffic. Anyone still on the route at 2:30 p.m. may move off the parkway and complete their ride on the paved trails, or they may choose to have a SAG vehicle transport them and their bikes back to the finish.