Share Article April 15, 2018, Sunday - 7th Annual Graze 4 Good at Aria
Time: V.I.P. Grazing 5 – 6 p.m., General Grazing 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Aria, 105 North 1st Street
Graze 4 Good
Graze 4 Good’s 7th annual celebration of Minneapolis and Saint Paul’s rich culinary community will be held at Aria on April 15. This unique fundraiser supports Fourth Generation, with all proceeds supporting the group’s grantmaking around this year’s issue: Affordable housing.
It is an intimate food adventure featuring gourmet food, a silent auction + prize drawing, and the chance to rub shoulders with some of the Twin Cities’ most in-demand chefs. Featured chefs include Doug Flicker & Amy Greeley of Bull's Horn Food And Drink, Alex Roberts of Alma: Cafe, Hotel and Restaurant and Brasa, Zen Box Izakaya's John Ng & Lina Goh, The Grand Cafe's Jamie Malone, Fat Chance Sandwich Shop's Renay & Ben Dossman, and more to be announced! Enjoy a variety of bites prepared by each chef while you sip on a craft beer or cocktail by Marco Zappia.
Presented by Fourth Generation, a program of The Minneapolis Foundation
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Hot Chocolate 15k/5k at Boom Island
Start times: 5k - 8:10am and 15k - 8:55am
Location: Boom Island Park
Join the movement that's taken over the racing world. Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k is returning to Minneapolis on April 14, 2018! Start and finish in Boom Island Park amongst the biggest chocolate aficionados in Minneapolis.
April 14, 2018, Saturday - MacPhail Spotlight Series: Troubled Souls
Time: 8:00pm (7:00pm Pre-concert conversation discussing the musical direction)
Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 S 2nd Street
MacPhail Spotlight Series: Troubled Souls
This Spotlight concert features the foreboding sensibilities of three very different composers.
Nebojsa Zivkovic wrote Uneven Souls, a Marimba concerto complete with percussion and chorus effects. Based on Balkan culture, it’s a tribute to what the composer sees as the Slavic people’s uneven, “non-dogmatic” way of life, free of “ultimatums” or “strict rules.”
Liszt’s Totentanz (Dance of Death) evokes the terrifying sounds of Judgment Day, with its extended quote from the famous medieval chant “Dies Irae.”
Stravinsky’s masterpiece, The Soldier’s Tale, is a classic cautionary tale, complete with a Faustian bargain.
Zivkovic: Uneven Souls
Jenny Klukken, marimba; Erik Schee, David Birrow and Bob Adney, percussion; Voices of Experience directed by Jerry Rubino
Liszt: Totentanz
(arr. for two pianos, percussion and chorus by Mischa Santora)
Irina and Julia Elkina, piano; Erik Schee and David Birrow, percussion; Voices of Experience
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
Francesca Anderegg, violin; Rolf Erdahl, bass; Nina Olsen, clarinet; Jonathan Brandt, trumpet; Karl Wiederwohl, trombone; Bob Adney, percussion; Tyson Forbes, narration; Mischa Santora, conductor
April 14, 2018, Saturday - 4th Annual The RED Affair To Benefit Avenues For Homeless Youth at the Lumber Exchange
Time: 7 PM - 11:59 PM
Location: Lumber Exchange Event Center, 10 S 5th Street, 5th Floor
4th Annual The RED Affair To Benefit Avenues For Homeless Youth
Join us in our 4th official year helping to battle youth homelessness at Jungle Red Salon Spa Gallery's annual fundraiser to benefit local non-profit AVENUES For Homeless Youth!
Jungle Red is honored to have worked with AVENUES for 15 years. Avenues provides transitional housing and support services to homeless youth in our community providing stability and addressing crisis needs and long-term goals. Through such service, Avenues seeks to help these youth make a successful transition into young adulthood.
. . . SAVE THE DATE . . .
Saturday April 14th, 2018
7pm Cocktail Reception & Hors d'oeuvres
The Lumber Exchange Event Center
10 South 5th Street, 3rd Floor, Minneapolis
All Ticket Holders Will Enjoy
- Hors d'oeuvres
- Live & Silent Auctions
- Raffle & Gift Card Grab
- Musical Entertainment
> Performance by Members from the Grammy-Award winning group The Sounds of Blackness
> Full Performance by H$B, awarded the Minneapolis Music Award for Best Cover Band countless times
Upgrade to the VIP Experience
- Private Bar & VIP Lounge
- The Best Butler Passed Hors d'oeuvres Sponsored By D'Amico
- Complimentary Signature Cocktails
- Wine Tasting
- Beer Flights
Follow this page to stay updated as more details are added! Purchase your tickets now: www.theredaffair.org
All proceeds from ticket sales & activities during the night provide funding directly to Avenues for Homeless Youth. For more info on AVENUES visit AvenuesForYouth.org
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Lakes & Legends Brewing Co BEER RUN!
Join us at Lakes & Legends Brewing Co on Saturday, April 14th @ 11AM for a 5k-ish course that starts and ends at this awesome brewery & taproom nestled on the south edge of Downtown Minneapolis! Weave through the surrounding area at whatever pace you like, no matter what there’s a beer waiting for you at the finish line!
We are all about being active, having fun and giving back to our local community. Since our inaugural event in 2012, we have been able to donate over $70,000 back to local non-profits. This event will add to that tally! +10% of all revenue goes directly to local non-profits!
What’s included?! All participants receive a FREE ...craft brew from the brewery and get to take home a collectors pint glass or seasonal swag item from the Brewery Running Series...plus swag, goodies and giveaways from our partners and sponsors + chance to win sweet door prizes and more free beer! Your registration also earns you an invitation to stick around and enjoy the day’s entertainment: live music, food offerings, local vendors, and fun with our sponsors.
Registration is limited, so sign up today!
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Phaedra Odelle Exhibit Opening at Le Meridien Chambers
Time: 6pm - 9:00pm
Location: Le Meridien Chambers, 901 Hennepin Avenue
Phaedra Odelle Exhibit Opening
Boutique Art destination Le Meridien Chambers, 2017’s Best Hotel in Minnesota by Travel + Leisure Magazine, announces the opening of a new exhibit by Phaedra Odelle to be on display in the Le Meridien Chambers Art Gallery beginning April 14, 2018 with an Opening Celebration to commemorate its entrance.
Minneapolis artist Phaedra Odelle is drawn to natural elements in unnatural settings. Her collage work has a signature enchanted quality and juxtaposes seemingly polarized elements, creating a sense of unexpected wholeness. The artist is known for her use of doorways to express hope, potential, and power, while confronting fears of the unknown.
This exciting exhibit continues Le Meridien’s legacy of curating stimulating contemporary art from all over the world able to be enjoyed by guests and visitors free of charge. The unique merging of travel and art has caught national attention with features on The Today Show, Architectural Digest, HGTV, US News, Forbes, & Fox News, citing the bold original pieces by artists like Damien Hirst & Gary Hume that are showcased throughout the lobby and guestrooms. Le Meridien Chambers Marketing Manager Matthew Galaviz-Reed gives insight to the motivation behind the feature, “Phaedra Odelle’s pieces compel a response, it resonates deeply with the psyche and will leave a lasting impact on all who experience it. We look forward to sharing her work with Le Meridien Chambers Guests”.
The Opening Event is free, open to the public and will take place April 14, from 6-9pm and feature music by DJ Acemalaysian.
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the Mill City Museum
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street
Additional Mill City Farmers Market 2017-2018 Winter Market dates:
The final indoor Winter Market will be April 28.
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour
Time: 10:30 am - Noon
Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 415 Main Street SE
Discover the story of the National Historic Landmark Pillsbury A Mill, the largest flour mill in the world for many years, which recently reopened as the A-Mill Artist Lofts. A Mill City Museum guide will lead a tour of the former milling complex including the rooftop deck and the basement waterpower facilities.
Highlights include the largest and best-preserved waterpower system in Minneapolis, with views straight down a 50-foot drop shaft through a glass floor. Guests will discover how the building functioned during the flour milling era, see the architectural highlights of the recently completed A-Mill Artist Lofts built within the historic mill buildings, and learn about the new hydroelectric plant that helps to power the complex. This tour is presented in partnership with A-Mill Artist Lofts.
The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces. Tours begin at the gray door on 3rd Avenue SE at Main Street (around the corner from the main entrance at 315 Main Street SE).
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Minnesota Craft Beer Festival at the Mpls Convention Center
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Avenue South
The Minnesota Craft Beer Festival will feature limited-release beers, world-class breweries, unlimited pours, and live music in Minneapolis-St. Paul on April 14, 2018, from 1:00-5:00 PM. Proceeds will be donated to Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity.
What is the Minnesota Craft Beer Festival? The Minnesota Craft Beer Festival is an epic tasting session at the Minneapolis Convention Center, where more than 90+ breweries will participate in pouring some of their best brews. Each brewery has been asked to bring a taproom-only beer and/or a rare limited-release option.
What do you get? Tasting tickets include access to Minnesota Craft Beer Festival and all the tasty pours you can responsibly enjoy. Early Entry Tasting tickets grant guests access to the event one hour early (1:00 PM). The event will end at 5:00 PM sharp.
Who will be pouring? There will be more than 90 breweries pouring 300+ beers from Minnesota and beyond. Click on the above link to see a list of those pouring.
April 14, 2018, Saturday - History of the Grain Belt Brewery Author Talk
Hennepin County Library sponsored presentation on the history of the Grain Belt Brewery, Saturday, April 14, 3:00pm-4:00pm. The event will be held in the Event Space in the Grain Belt Apartments across from the brewery on Marshall Street NE.
April 14, 2018, Saturday - Holi Festival of Colors at East River Flats Park
Time: 1 pm
Location:East River Flats Park
Join a spring celebration of colors that's tradition in India. Activities include a live DJ, Indian snacks ranging from $2-$5 (cash only) and a color water fight. Wear old clothes and shoes as they might get stained in the colored powder water fight. (Colors and equipment provided)
April 12, 2018, Thursday - “Dirty Doc Ames and the Scandal That Shook Minneapolis” Author Event at Mill City Museum
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Join author Erik Rivenes for a presentation and signing for his new MNHS Press book, Dirty Doc Ames and the Scandal That Shook Minneapolis. Rivenes is a writer, historian, founder of the Saint Paul Gangster Tours, and producer of the Most Notorious podcast. A cash bar with be available starting at 6 pm, and the presentation will begin at 7 pm.
The story of Albert Alonzo “Doc” Ames is perhaps the greatest political scandal in Minnesota history. As mayor of Minneapolis, Ames exposed the city to national humiliation—and helped jumpstart an era of reform. At the turn of the 20th century, Minneapolis was moving away from a time of political rings, frontier justice, and old boys’ clubs to a more civic-minded way of governing. But in 1901, the affable, degenerate Doc Ames, a former Minneapolis mayor well past his political prime, duped his way back into the office. Ames appointed his brother as chief of police, and together they assembled a rogues’ gallery of thieves to squeeze as much money out of the city as quickly as they could.
Under Ames’s leadership, criminals walked beats wearing policeman’s uniforms. City detectives robbed prominent citizens. Police maintained arrangements with madams and saloonkeepers, extracting pay for the privilege of openly ignoring the law. With a card game gone bad and a complaint to a newspaper, it all fell apart. Ames fled Minneapolis in mid-term to avoid prosecution. And at Doc Ames’s spectacular downfall, the citizens of Minneapolis finally woke up and took their city back.
April 12, 2018, Thursday - Collaborative Performance between MacPhail and the U of M School of Music at MacPhail
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 2nd Street S
Cantus Performance: For the Beauty of the Earth
We can all too easily find ourselves detached from the natural world. Even so, the Earth always remains integral to our lives, providing not only life-sustaining resources but also artistic inspiration. Though we may be imperfect stewards of our planet, we can share an appreciation of its profound beauty and fragility. Join Cantus at For the Beauty of the Earth for a celebration of the majesty of this planet that we share.
April 12, 2018, Thursday - 2018 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival Opens (thru April 28)
Location: St. Anthony Main Theatres, 115 Main Street SE (and elsewhere)
2018 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival April 12 - 28
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns, bringing 250 new films representing 70+ countries to audiences throughout the region. Chasms and Bridges, the Spotlight Program of the 2018 MSPIFF, is a special selection of films and conversations highlighting the divisions and the unity apparent in the world’s myriad populations. These narratives and documentaries serve not only to entertain, but to examine our differences, and in doing so highlight the many ways in which we are similar. This year the festival will have a focus on Chinese cinema and is pleased to be partnering with the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s forthcoming "Power & Beauty" exhibition, featuring acclaimed Chinese artist and filmmaker Xu Bing's experimental first feature Dragonfly Eyes, as well as other films from China throughout the festival.
April 11, 2018, Wednesday - Morning Forum: The Minneapolis Preservation Story at A-Mill Artist Lofts
Time: 8 AM - 9 AM
Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 315 Southeast Main Street
Morning Forum: The Minneapolis Preservation Story
Hosted by Preserve Minneapolis
A major tenet of being a preservationist is the importance of understanding our history. To that end, we thought it most appropriate to take some time and talk about the history of Preserve Minneapolis – and, for that matter, the history of preservation in Minnesota.
Join us on Wednesday, April 11th, for our next Morning Forum, where our speakers, Charlene Roise and Denis Gardner, will explore what preservation means to Minneapolis and Minnesota. They will talk about notable preservation projects and the important role they play in our unique sense of place and deep community pride.
Meet our speakers!
Charlene is a founding partner of Hess, Roise and Company, historical consultants, and became the company’s president in 1997. She has worked around the country on a broad spectrum of cultural resources ranging from bridges and aircraft hangars to high-style commercial buildings and designed landscapes. She serves on the board of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, based in Washington, D.C.
Denis P. Gardner is the National Register Historian at the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office in St. Paul, where he reviews the eligibility of properties for the National Register of Historic Places. He is the author of Minnesota Treasures: Stories Behind the State’s Historic Places (Minnesota Historical Society Press) and Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota’s Historic Bridges (University of Minnesota Press). His latest book is Our Minnesota State Capitol: From Groundbreaking Through Restoration (Minnesota Historical Society Press).
Please note our venue is at A-Mill Artist Lofts for this Morning Forum. Thank you to A-Mill and Dominium for hosting us.
This event is free to attend and does not require pre-registration.
April 11, 2018, Wednesday - AIGA Minnesota: Step Away from the Screen at American Craft Council Library
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, with the conversation starting at 7:00pm
Location: American Craft Council Library, 1224 Marshall Street NE
AIGA Minnesota: Step Away from the Screen
The American Craft Council presents a series of public conversations about craft, making and art in the American Craft Council Library. The continuation of a unique collaboration between the American Craft Council and AIGA Minnesota, this panel and exhibition will showcase professional designers who also have side practices in craft and work with materials like clay, glass, wood, fiber and metal. The discussion will be moderated by designer Brent Stickels and feature creative director and painter Sharon Werner, experienced designer and furniture maker Teri Kwant and two additional panelists yet to be announced. The conversation will center around the value of working in three dimensions, the importance of the tangible as part of the design process and the creative boost that comes from picking up a tool as a method of creative expression and problem solving – instead of using a mouse and monitor. No RSVP is necessary, but space is limited.
April 10, 2018, Tuesday - Book Launch: A Lady's Guide to Selling Out by Sally Franson at Milkweed Editions
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Milkweek Editions, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book Building, Suite 300
Book Launch: A Lady's Guide to Selling Out by Sally Franson
Milkweed Books and The Riveter present the launch of Sally Franson's novel A LADY'S GUIDE TO SELLING OUT.
Tuesday, April 10 | 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Reading and Conversation: Target Performance Hall | Open Book, 2nd Floor
Book Signing & Reception: Milkweed Books | Open Book, 1st Floor
Milkweed Books is excited for you to join us for this pub-day launch of Sally Franson's debut novel, A LADY'S GUIDE TO SELLING OUT. Featuring a reading and conversation with Joanna Demkiewicz, cofounder and editorial director of The Riveter, followed by a reception and signing at Milkweed Books on the first floor.
April 10, 2018, Tuesday - The Science of Wine and Flavor at North Loop Wine and Spirits
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: North Loop Wine and Spirits, 218 Washington Avenue N
Twin Cities Wine Education LLC presents The Science of Wine and Taste
Time to geek out. Let's talk acids, alcohols, tannin, yeast strains, photosynthesis, fermentations, and the science of food and wine pairing.
In this new and highly interactive class, we will dive head first into the science of wine, starting with modern developments in vineyard management including canopy management, organic farming, dry farming, and more.
We then step into the winemaking itself to detail cold soak macerations, temperature controlled fermentations, the use of oak (and if chips do the same thing), and the history (and current controversy) of sulfur. We'll also have a discussion about 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole, or cork taint,... and why screw caps might be the best closure for all bottles of wine.
We will also cover the range of options a winemaker has at their disposal when it comes to yeast, and how this is crucial when it comes to the final style of the wine (and why some winemakers skip selecting their yeasts and let nature do all the work).
The last part of the class discusses the science of food and wine pairing, paying particular attention to how wines interact with sour, sweet, and fat.
Of course all of this is accompanied by great wines to help us understand the points discussed.
You can expect the extensive Twin Cities Wine Education handouts, use of top quality Riedel stemware, and an intimidation-free presentation of the information. Twin Cities Wine Education classes are a snob-free zone!
April 9, 2018, Monday - Behind the Book: Some Hell w/ Patrick Nathan & Chris Jones at Pryes Brewing
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Pryes Brewing Company, 1401 West River Road N
Behind the Book: Some Hell w/ Patrick Nathan & Chris Jones
If it's true that everyone has a book idea in them, this wide-ranging conversation will help us understand how an author can take that idea and make it a reality. Chris Mackenzie Jones' new book Behind the Book (University of Chicago Press, 2018) traces the in-depth stories of how eleven debut authors brought their debut works into the world.
On April 9, debut novelist Patrick Nathan will join Chris to explore the story behind his new novel, Some Hell (Graywolf Press, 2018). The conversation will reflect and build on the in-depth interviews that Chris conducted to write Behind the Book. We will examine the life history behind Patrick's new book from beginning to end—including generating the idea, developing a process, building a support network, revising the manuscript, moving past setback, finding the right partners, building awareness, and ultimately, moving on to the next project. Come raise a glass, learn through example, and celebrate as two local authors go behind the book. A book signing will follow.
Presented by Graywolf Press, University of Chicago Press, and Milkweed Books.
UPDATE: the first 40 people who purchase Some Hell or Behind the Book that night will receive a complimentary beer!
