Times: 2:00 and 3:30 PM
Location: Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street S
Prelude Spring Performance – Heroes: Superheroes and Everyday Heroes
No tickets required. Free and open to the public.
Time: 8:00am
Location: B.F. Nelson Park, 434 Main Street NE
THINK SPRING!! We are back again with another Foodie 4 Mile!! As you probably already know by now, this race gets bigger and better every year! This year you can expect the Foodie 4 Mile to have more food, prizes, and fun than ever before.
We're extending you a "Super Early Bird Special" invitation, where you can sign up now and capture the discounted registration rate of just $25.00!
This low fee includes a Northeast Farmers Market tote-bag, race entry, post race food and $3 in Market Coupons.
Registration fees will go up over time, so before you forget, click on the link above, and get registered today!
Team sign-ups receive a $5 discount per entry!
Time: 11am - 3pm
Location: Hope Community - Children's Village Center, 611 East Franklin Avenue
Hope Community 40th Anniversary Open House
In recognition of the end of Hope's 40th Anniversary year, we will host an Open House to showcase what's happening at Hope today. Inspired by our history of block parties and celebrations, we want our community of residents, program participants, funders, donors and partners to experience what is going on at Hope, why this community work matters, and where our work is headed.
Saturday, May 19 | 10 AM – 5 PM
Explore Downtown Living is a FREE event that lets you tour Downtown Minneapolis and all it has to offer at your own pace. Visit approximately 23 residential communities—checking out the views from each—while enjoying deals and specials from local businesses throughout.
Get there by bus or light rail with a Free Ride Pass courtesy of Metro Transit. CLICK HERE to download and print your free pass, which can be used from 8 am-7 pm on Saturday, May 19.
Time: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), 2522 Marshall Street NE
Artist Showcase at MWMO During Art-A-Whirl
Join us at the MWMO’s Stormwater Park and Learning Center during Art-a-Whirl, where we will be hosting a variety of water-focused artists and performers. Enjoy our lovely facility and grounds while listening to local music ensembles. See Anna Metcalfe’s exhibit, Upstream, participate in a community art project, and experience the art of boatbuilding with our partners from Urban Boatbuilders.
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
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 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.
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Location: Boom Island Brewing, 2014 Washington Avenue N
Anyone who has followed the trajectory of the live music played in Boom Island’s taproom can recall visits from professional orchestras, hard bop jazz outfits, tuba quartets, a ska band and even a gonzo punk band. Now for something completely different: 10th Wave, a local group of professional musicians dedicated to performing quality classical and modern chamber music. 10th Wave will perform both old and new compositions for anyone who wishes to intently listen or use it as a soundtrack for a conversation in the taproom. Assembled as a collective of musicians -- playing marimba to clarinet to cello -- this ensemble adapts to perform in any configuration from a solo performer to a small chamber orchestra. The composers will include Andy Akiho, Marc Mellits, Astor Piazzolla, Kevin Puts and more. The music is modern, intriguing and slightly high-brow hip. There is no fee for this performance, but a $10 donation is suggested and appreciated. For information: http://boomislandbrewing.com/events/2018/10th-wave-concert.
Time: See event link for schedule
Location: Bauhaus Brew Labs, 1315 Tyler St NE
The Liquid Zoo is BACK, Hauslers!
Presented by Down In The Valley, Revival, Parlour Bar Mpls, Travail Kitchen and Amusements, Copycats Media, Northmade Co and The Current, plus a world-class stage production thanks to 218 Productions, LLC, The Liquid Zoo is a 3 day celebration that unites local, best-in-class musicians, artists, and food & beverage purveyors. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND FOR ALL AGES, 21+ DRINK. As much as we love all your four-legged, furry friends, due to the chaos of this event, we ask that you keep pets at home.
FRIDAY: ART-A-WHIRL KICK-OFF DANCE PARTY
We're kickin' it off with one heck of a dance party. Local funk band Duffel will get the party started at 5pm, Hall and Oates cover band Private Oates will take the stage at 6:30pm, and gravity-defying, genre-bending funk and rock superstars Viva Knievel will take the stage at 8:30pm. Revival, Parlour Bar Mpls, and Travail Kitchen and Amusements will be serving up a selection of their signature dishes in a massive food tent adjacent to the stage in the front parking lot.
Viva Knievel: 8:30PM
Private Oates: 6:30PM
Duffel: 5:00PM
SATURDAY: AN ALL-DAY LOCAL MUSIC AND CULINARY AFFAIR
Bauhaus will continue the party in the front parking lot to host an all-day concert with a stellar mix of local and national music acts:
Har Mar Superstar: 9:00PM-10:00PM
Shredders: 7:30PM-8:30PM
Cory Wong and the Green Screen Band: 6:00PM-7:00PM
Black Market Brass: 4:30PM-5:30PM
Nooky Jones: 3:00PM-4:00PM
Lady Lark: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Thomas Abban: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Down In The Valley will be on hand slinging vinyl and other musical paraphernalia for the entirety of the event, Northmade Co will be selling rad northern-inspired apparel. Partygoers can grab a commemorative Liquid Zoo tee or tank from Alchemist Printing Company as they live screen-print made-to-order tees. Revival, Parlour, and Travail will be serving up top-notch nourishment next to the main stage while food trucks Butcher Salt andMidNord Empanadas set up shop off of the patio. Dogwood Coffee Companyand Johnny's Pops will invigorate the crowd with coffee and popsicles while additional beer stations keep refreshment easy to find and wait-times to a minimum.
SUNDAY: ALL ABOUT THE LOCAL ART
The weekend culminates on May 20th with a Made By Hands Art & Crafts Extra-Vaganza from 12pm-6pm. Artists and craftsmen will be selling everything from paintings, jewelry, woodworkings, sweets, knits, ceramics and more. New this year will be an artist-designed mini-golf hole from Can Can Wonderland. DJ Shane Kramer ofTransmission Music will be playing an assortment of wax all day while Revival, Parlour, and Travail move patio-side with their delectable eats. Northeast Tattoo & Fade Away Laser Tattoo Removal will be issuing MN and beer themed tats during the event as well!
The 2018 Art-A-Whirl takes place May 18, 19 and 20.
May 18 - 5:00pm-10:00pm
May 19 - Noon-8:00pm
May 20 - Noon-5:00pm
Visit the website for all the details!
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave
Loft Mentor Series Reading with Richard Blanco
The Loft presents a 2017-2018 Loft Mentor Series Reading with Richard Blanco and fellows Micki Blenkush and Karen Gu. Richard Blanco’s first book of poetry, City of a Hundred Fires, was published in 1998 to critical acclaim. , winning the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize from the University of Pittsburgh Press His second book of poems, Directions to The Beach of the Dead (2005), received the Beyond Margins Award from the PEN American Center. His third book of poetry, Looking for The Gulf Motel (2012), received the Paterson Poetry Prize, the 2012 Maine Literary Award for Poetry and the Thom Gunn Award. President Barack Obama selected Blanco in 2012 to serve as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history, the youngest, first Latino, immigrant and gay person to serve in such a role. Blanco read “One Today,” an original poem he wrote for the occasion, at Obama’s inauguration ceremony on January 21, 2013. Since the inauguration, Blanco has been named a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and has received honorary doctorates from Macalester College, Colby College and the University of Rhode Island. His memoir, The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood (2014), is a poignant, hilarious and inspiring exploration of his coming-of-age as the child of Cuban immigrants and his attempts to understand his place in America while grappling with his burgeoning artistic and sexual identities. It received the 2015 Maine Literary Award for Memoir and the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir. Micki Blenkush is a 2015 recipient of an Emerging Artist Grant awarded by the Central MN Arts Board, funded by the McKnight Foundation. Her writing has appeared in: Sequestrum, Naugatuck River Review, Star 82 Review and elsewhere. Karen Gu has been published in The Chicago Tribune. $10 ($5 members).
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: YMCA at Gaviidae, 651 Nicollet Mall #300
Open House about the City’s Draft Comprehensive Plan
We want to hear from you about the City's draft comprehensive plan! When finalized, Minneapolis 2040 will serve as a framework of interdependent policies, action steps, and maps intended to drive a citywide conversation about how the city will grow and change over the next two decades so all residents benefit.
The public can learn more about the draft plan and provide comments by attending the open house. There will be family-friendly activities and free food from local businesses. You can view and comment on draft policies and maps, or give us your feedback online at minneapolis2040.com. Public feedback on the draft plan is being collected until July 22.
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue
May 17-26
You are a citizen of nowhere in a universe of closets. Journey between Argentina and the United States in this new, dance-theatre tale of a life divided. Experience joyous flights of fantasy and grim political reality. Arrive at a deeper understanding of life, love, human nature, and finding a place to belong when home won't let you stay.
Created by local performers Alejandra Iannone and Rick Ausland, Sparkle Theatricals’ ongoing mission is to engage artists and audiences of diverse backgrounds in inventive, curious, and fun theatrical experiences. The company has been a fiscally-sponsored project of Springboard for the Arts since 2015.
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
Location: The Armory
Women in Business Awards EXPO & Luncheon
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal cordially invites you to its 21st annual Women in Business Awards Luncheon & Expo. This year the Business Journal will recognize industry-leading executives, entrepreneurs and business owners; including one Career Achievement award.
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Location: Wells Fargo Headquarters, 4th Floor Metropolitan Room, 550 South 4th Street
The next East Town Business Partnership Business Forum will take place on Thursday, May 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Wells Fargo Headquarters in the 4th Floor Metropolitan Room. Registration, lunch and networking will start at 11:30 a.m., and the program will start at noon.
Time: 5 – 8 pm
Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power Street
Night at the Nic: East Side Annual Celebration
Held at Nicollet Island Pavilion with beautiful skyline views from the bank of the Mississippi River, Night at the Nic (formally known as the East Side Wine Tasting) includes samples of wine, local cuisine, and microbrews. Join us on May 17, 2018 from 5-8 pm and support East Side Neighborhood Services through our silent auction and giving opportunities!
East Side has been a centerpiece of the Northeast Minneapolis community for over a century. Today, it continues to be a place where people receive support to solve immediate needs or engage strategies to achieve self-sufficiency and stability. Night at the Nic supports educational pathways for children and youth, social engagement for older adults, and growth for families.
For more information about Night at the Nic or East Side Neighborhood Services, please contact Mary Anstett at MAnstett@esns.org or Kaylee Lofboom at KLofboom@esns.org.
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road
Click here for a link to tonights agenda.
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Time: 11 AM - 1 PM
Location: Capella Tower, 225 S 6th Street
Creative Court: Paper May Flowers
We're bringing paper flowers back into the spotlight! Learn how to make paper flowers of all shapes and sizes, including: curly hyacinth, crepe paper peonies, giant asters, roses, dahlias, and back by popular demand... quilling! We don't need any showers for these May flowers.
Creative Court is always open-house style. Come when you can...leave when you must!
*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.
Tme: Doors open at 6:15 pm, and program begins at 7pm.
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Tracy K. Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate & Pulitzer Prize Winner
U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith is the author of The Body's Question, Duende, and Life on Mars, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Her memoir, Ordinary Light, was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in nonfiction. Smith's forthcoming collection of poems, Wade in the Water, deftly dissects the nature of citizenship in a time when the American past and present continuously collide.
This program is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 6:15pm and the program begins at 7pm.
Talk of the Stacks is presented by U.S. Bank with additional support from Star Tribune and BNSF Railway.
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: 19 North 4th Street
POLICE WEEK OPEN HOUSE
Inspector Eddie Frizell and the entire MPD First Precinct cordially invites you to the 1st Precinct Open House.
There will be interactive outdoor displays from the Bomb Squad, Canine, Horse Patrol, S.W.A.T., BRRT (Bicycle Response Team), and Minneapolis Fire along with information and presentations from many City Departments and other Law Enforcement Agencies. Plenty to see and do! Join us for a snack and to learn more about your Minneapolis Police Department.
For questions, contact:
Renee Allen, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, First Precinct
renee.allen@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
(612) 673-5163
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (4:45pm Program with Mayor Frey and community leaders)
Location: YouthLink, 41 North 12 Street
YouthLink's Downtown View Grand Opening
Join Project for Pride in Living, Inc. (PPL) for a program and tours to celebrate the opening Downtown View, a housing collaboration with YouthLink. Tours offered before and after program.
Downtown View is a $17 million, five-story partner development project with Project for Pride in Living and YouthLink to provide 46 units of high quality housing and supportive services for youth experiencing homelessness, ages 18 – 24.
On any given night, 6,000 young people are experiencing homelessness in Minnesota. Downtown View will support this population by providing critical units of housing and collaborating with nearly 30 agencies working to end youth homelessness. By transforming the individual lives of young people experiencing homelessness, Downtown View will contribute in a significant and measurable way to reducing disparities, lowering social-service costs, and improving the workforce outlook across the Twin Cities region.
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