Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 508 Bar, 508 1st Avenue N
Paint Nite is invading bars and restaurants near you with everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind painting. We’ll guide you and your friends through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing ‘til your cheeks hurt. The best part? You don’t have to be an artist to have an amazing time.
Time: 5:30 PM - 8 PM
Location: Fulton Taproom, 414 6th Avenue N
Housequake returns, featuring more of the friends, books, and beer you love.
For $25 you’ll enjoy one Fulton beverage of your choice, an exclusive print letterpressed on the spot by Fontlove Studio, and the opportunity to support innovative programming, great books, and community.
Every ticket you buy helps us inspire readers and enrich communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.
Buy your tickets in advance! Tickets will be available for purchase at the door only while they last.
DON’T MISS:
-A celebratory pint glass to take home with you (while supplies last!)
-On-site letterpressing by Fontlove Studio
-Creating your own found poem
-Conversation with CHP's readers, writers, collaborators, and friends
Can’t make it? We’re sad to miss you, but you can still celebrate in absentia with the Unticket—a way to get goodies and good vibes even after the party is over.
*Event title inspired by Prince’s “Housequake” from Sign o’ the Times. “Let’s jam, y’all!”
Coffee House would like to thank our event partner Fulton Brewery and our sponsors Bookmobile; Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Fredrikson & Byron; Friesens Printing; Prime Print Solutions; Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.; and U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management for their support.
Time: 5 PM - 9 PM
Location: Modist Brewing Company, 505 N 3rd Street
Silent Auction 2018 to benefit MS Society
Join us for our annual Silent Auction fundraiser to support the National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter through the MS 150 bike ride from Duluth to the Twin Cities! All auction proceeds go directly to the MS Society through our individual riders' fundraising efforts.
Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub will have their food truck here serving up your favorite smoked foods! Northbound is graciously donating 50% of their food sales back to our event, directly benefiting the MS Society.
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm (shelter tours beginning at 6:30pm)
Location: People Serving People, 614 South 3rd Street
Join us for a dinner hosted by Executive Chef Kris Koch of The SIX15 Room of the Grand Hotel, will bring his award-winning culinary talent to a chef’s table experience of a 4-5 course meal, inspired by local farmers, with wine pairings at People Serving People.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Boom Island
Join us at 1pm on Sunday, May 13th for a very casual 0.5 MILE, or, 1 MILE kid-friendly (and Family approved!) Root Beer Run! Hosted at one of the most beautiful Parks in Minneapolis: Boom Island Park! The event is coordinated in partnership with People for Parks, and will include so much more than just a kid-friendly fun run: Free Root Beer, Inflatable Jump House, Kids Arts & Crafts, Photo-station, and more!
100% of all registration fees go directly to People for Parks!
What's Included?
Your registration includes the fun-run, swag/give-aways, Free Root Beer at the finish line, and event festivities like arts & crafts, photo booth, and inflatable jump house!
The Fun Run starts at 1pm from the main event area, and weaves around the surrounding park!
This event is open to the public, but space is limited, so make sure to register! RUN FOR ROOT BEER, support your community & local non-profits, and have fun!
Cheers to you!
Time: 6 PM - 11:30 PM
Location: W Minneapolis - The Foshay, 821 S Marquette Avenue
The fashion of the North is not to be underestimated. For the second season, By Niche and W Minneapolis - The Foshay present Northern Vogue, a high-impact runway show celebrating excellence in Minnesota fashion.
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30Pm
Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd Street (8th floor)
The Mill City Singers Rehearsal
It's a new season, and a new name for The Mill City Singers (formerly The Friends of the Mill District Singers). Everyone is invited to come and sing. Rehearsals are open to all and directed by the talented musician JD Steele, and the accompanist, Fred Steele.
Do you enjoy singing? Are you looking for a way to get involved in the community? Attend 1 rehearsal, or every Saturday, you will be hooked! For more information, please contact Claudia Kittock at cjkittock@gmail.com.
*Note: All rehearsals will be held at the Guthrie Theater on the 8th floor. We'll notify you via email of any changes.
NOTE - Due to a recent snow storm, this event originally schedule for April 21 has been reschduled to May 12!
Original announcement:
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: Lakes & Legends Brewing Company, 1368 Lasalle Avenue
Join us for a belated Earth Day effort as we gather in the Lakes & Legends taproom before heading out into our beloved Loring Park neighborhood to clean the streets. The City of Minneapolis is providing gloves and trash bags. Lakes & Legends will provide a FREE beverage of choice (craft beer, craft soda, kombucha) to those who chip in for the cause. Come clean the streets with us before raising a glass to Mother Nature! #BeerForBetter
9:30am // Doors Open
10:00am // Clean up begins
12:00pm // Celebrate Earth Day
Time: 10a - 4p
Location: The Grain Belt Apartments, 1215 Marshall St NE
Craftstravaganza is a one-day art market for handmade goods. For 2018 Craftstravaganza is moving to Minneapolis! The event will be held in the Grain Belt Bottling House on May 12, 2018. Free admission. The Craftstravaganza is hosted by Scuttlebug, LLC.
Plenty of free parking is located nearby on the street and adjoining lot.
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market:
Celebrate Mother's Day Weekend at the Market! Mill City Farmers Market’s Saturday Market is Minneapolis' trusted source for local, sustainable and organic groceries, bringing fresh food, cooking education and live entertainment to one beautiful place. Join over 60 local farmers, food makers and artisans – rain or shine – this Saturday for a unique outdoor shopping experience.
Produce planner: Arugula, asparagus, bedding plants (herbs, flowers & vegetables), beets, bok choy, dried beans, lettuce, kale, microgreens, nettles, radishes, ramps, rhubarb, onions, parsnips, potatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, turnips (hakurei, salad) & watercress.
Time: 7pm - 11pm
Location: Day Block Event Center, 1103 Washington Avenue S
Havana Nights hosted by Junior League of Minneapolis
Escape to our little slice of the Caribbean for a night of music, dancing, and philanthropy.
Regular Ticket: $110/each
Your ticket includes:
* Full bar with a complimentary drink ticket courtesy of Sara & Bill Ray
* Heavy hors d’oeuvres
* Entertainment from Adagio Djay Entertainment
* Photo booth + props from Jodie A. Eilen Photography
* Cigar rolling from International Cigars
* Hair Styling from Tayler & Jaimie of TC2 Salon
* Tropical flower to compliment your vintage Cuban inspired attire courtesy of Lovett Farms!
* Latin dance lessons from DeMure Dance
* A full service coffee table with complimentary coffee drinks + espresso from Nespresso
* One (1) unlimited month of cycling at Torque Cycling
* An Uber/ Lyft code from Eilen & Sons Trucking will be giving
* A copy of The Scout Guide Minneapolis
* Plus awesome live and silent auction packages to choose from!
*…click interested or going for weekly updates!!!
The Junior League of Minneapolis is celebrating our 94th year! Proceeds from this fundraiser support our community projects, which are focused on addressing the underlying issues that contribute to the achievement gap in Minneapolis. More information on these projects can be found at https://www.jlminneapolis.org/how-we-help/community-projects/.
Time: 1pm to 5pm
Location: Boom Island Brewing, 2014 Washington Avenue N
Pints & Pups
The Must-Attend event! It is not a State secret that we at Boom Island love all things dogs.
Local dog rescue organizations including Upper Midwest Great Dane Rescue and Pet Haven will all be on hand, raising money and awareness on how to adopt a pet of your own. Ever have a photo of yourself taken with a massive and beautiful Great Dane? Stop by the Great Dane Rescue photo booth and make it a reality.
Food Truck: El Burrito Mercado to make the day even better.
Great cause, great beer and food. Well behaved dogs on leashes are welcome!
Time: 10 AM - 6 PM
Blanche, Rose, Sophia, and Dorothy. The gang is all here and we are back for 2018! Join other Golden Girls fans as we pay tribute to the best foursome in television history.
Dress up as your favorite Golden Girls character and go bar-to-bar celebrating their legacy. We will kick-off the event at the Pourhouse, where we will attempt to make the Guiness Book World Record for having the most people dressed as Golden Girls under one roof. After that, we will split into four teams (Dorothy, Rose, Blanch, and Sophia) and hit Minneapolis bars.
Pick a team (you do not have to dress up as that character, make sure everyone from your team is in that party) and you'll get a bar schedule for the day.
Bar Crawl: 10:30 AM (Golden Girl's are early birds) to 4:30 PM
10% of all bar sales at each venue will go to Out Front Minnesota
Participating Venues:
The Pourhouse/Exchange
The Saloon
The Shouthouse
Chambers Hotel/Mercy Restaurant
Union Rooftop
There will be surprises at each venue! We are planning Golden Girls piano singalongs, Golden Girls drag performances, trivia, and dance parties. You'll be entertained by some of the city's top DJ's and performers.
We will release more information as we get closer. The entire bar crawl is 21+
If you would like to pre-order a limited edition Golden Girls Bar Crawl T-Shirt, you can do so on this page. All t-shirts must picked up at the crawl. Please note, that Team + GG Bar Crawl T-shirts include admission to the bar crawl and a limited edition t-shirt.
You must have tickets to the bar crawl to enter any of the participating venues.
Times: See schedule of events below.
Location: The Depot, Renaissance Hotel, 225 Third Avenue S
WineFest No. 23: A Toast to Children’s Health!
5:30-7:00pm - Wine Symposium
These charmed individuals—winemakers and principals all—spend their days making, tasting, and enjoying great wines. Come sample the premier and specialty wines of our honorary winemasters. Then drink up their oenological insights as iHeartRadio personality Lee Valsvik presides over this expert panel discussion.
6:30-9:30pm Grand Tasting
Attend this fun and lively event for the chance to sample from more than 400 distinctive wines and dozens of delightful dishes from the most acclaimed Twin Cities restaurants.Festivities are hosted by myTalk 107.1’s Jason Matheson and Alexis Thompson. Then jump into the fun during our annual Grape Stomp After-Party, sponsored by the Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation.
Hosted by WineFest and University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
Join us for both events and receive discounted admission!
Time: 6 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: US Bank Stadium
Join ACES and all of Minnesota’s professional sports teams for the annual ACES All-Star Evening!
Hosted by KFAN’S Carly Zucker and WCCO’S Ali Lucia and Mark Rosen, it will be a night you don’t want to miss. Hear about ACES’s critical work and impact from keynote speaker Joe Gothard, Superintendent of Saint Paul Public Schools.
All proceeds from this event will directly support ACES’ mission to reduce the achievement gap in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Learn more at aces4kids.org/all-star-evening
Time: 6:30pm
Friends and family are welcome to come to the race, bring a motivational sign, and watch and cheer on participants! Please check back for detailed information about best spots to view the event and tips on how to see your participant cross both the start and finish lines!
Times: See show link below
Location: The Lab Theater, 700 N 1st Street
The Moving Company presents: Speechless
May 10 —June 3
When the weight of the world lies shattered on the ground, and you find yourself at a loss for….. what then…? Supported by music from Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Mozart and more, five brave souls, dumbstruck, forage for a way forward. Speechless returns to the Lab Theater this spring. Don't miss this poignant and moving work named Best Play of 2017 by the Star Tribune. Directed by Dominique Serrand and featuring Heidi Bakke, Masanari Kawahara, Nathan Keepers and Dominque Serrand. Get tickets for the first three weeks of performances (May 10 -- 27) at a special rate of $20! Buy now and save.
Time: 5:30p - 7:30p
Location: Solar Arts by Chowgirls, 711 15th Ave NE
4th Annual Jr Iron Chef Competition
Come watch as middle school students and local chefs team up for an exciting to-chef style cooking competition! Four teams, each comprised of one chef and two students, will have one hour to create a recipe on the fly for a panel of judges. The winning team will win the title of 2018 JR IRON CHEFS and see their recipe added to the MPS lunch next next year!
This event is FREE and open to the public! Light appetizers will be provided by MPS Culinary & Wellness Services.
MPS Culinary & Wellness Services and the True Food Chef Council host this annual event to excite students about good food and cooking, and raise awareness for our district's shifts towards more healthy, fresh, scratch-cooked meals.
Thank you to our event sponsors for making this event possible: Chowgirls Killer Catering and Solar Arts by Chowgirls, Life Time Foundation, Alma: Cafe, Hotel Restaurant, Brasa Rotisserie, and Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op.
For more
Times: See show link below
Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S
Ten Thousand Things presents: The Good Person of Szechwan
by Bertolt Brecht
May 10 – 13 and May 31 – June 3
Michelle Hensley ends her tenure as Ten Thousand Things’ Artistic Director with a return to the first show TTT performed: Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan. The tale, told with music and humor, follows a poor woman who receives a bag of gold from the gods and is torn in two as she tries to help all her struggling friends but take care of herself at the same time. Hensley directs a cast of Christina Baldwin, Sun Mee Chomet, Joy Dolo, Tyson Forbes, Elise Langer, Harry Waters Jr, Karen Wiese-Thompson and Max Wojtanowicz.
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