March 19, 2018, Monday - Big Ideas: BUNK, feat. Kevin Young & Marlon James at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft, (Performance Hall) 1011 Washington Avenue S

Big Ideas: BUNK, feat. Kevin Young & Marlon James

Hoaxes have played a role throughout American history, from P.T. Barnum's "humbug" to the current assertions from Donald J. Trump about "fake news." In his book, BUNK, Kevin Young traces this history and its particular focus on racist stereotypes and and suspicions.

In this Big Ideas, Kevin Young will be in conversation with Marlon James discussing how reality has been distorted and manipulated in America's history.

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Kevin Young is the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, newly named a National Historic Landmark, and poetry editor at the New Yorker. He is the author of twelve books of poetry and prose, most recently BUNK: THE RISE OF HOAXES, HUMBUG, PLAGIARISTS, PHONIES, POST-FACTS, AND FAKE NEWS (Graywolf Press, November 14, 2017).

Marlon James was born in Jamaica in 1970. His most recent novel, A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS, won the 2015 Man Booker Prize. James is also the author of THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN and JOHN CROW'S DEVIL.

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Advance tickets:
$10 Loft members
$15 general admission

At the door:
Pay-what-you-wish, as available

Purchasing advanced tickets guarantees a general admission seat and helps to cover the Loft's costs to host the event. As always, pay-what-you-wish tickets are available at the door 30 minutes prior to the event on a first-come, first-served basis. No one turned away for lack of funds. Doors open 30 minutes before the event. Seating is general admission (not assigned).

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Big Ideas is a series from the Loft that puts literature at the center of dynamic conversations and brings together readers and writers to explore ideas relevant to our society today.

This event is presented in collaboration with the College of Saint Benedict and Graywolf Press. 

Support for this event comes from PEN America's Press Freedom Incentive Fund, a resource for mobilizing communities around information access, media truth, news literacy, and other issues related to press freedom advocacy.

March 18, 2018, Sunday - Concerto and Aria Concert at MacPhail

Time: 3:30pm

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

Concerto and Aria Concert

No tickets required. Free and open to the public.

Performances by:

Joelle Chen, violin student of Lucinda Marvin
Violin Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 64, Mvt. I: Allegro, molto appassionato by Felix Mendelssohn

Dennis Eum, cello student of Hanno Strydom
Kol Nidrei in D minor, Op. 47 by Max Bruch

Quinn Ingram, marimba student of Paul Babcock
Concerto for Marimba No. 1, Mvt. I: Saudação (Greetings) & Mvt. II: Lamento (Lament) by Ney Rosauro

Charlton Johnston, voice student of Thaxter Cunio
“Il lacerato spirito” from Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi

Matthew Qu, piano student of Irina Elkina
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, Mvt. I: Allegro masestoso by Frederic Chopin

Elan Rochell-Share, marimba student of Bob Adney
Concerto for Marimba and Strings, Mvt. I: Tempo souple & Mvt. II: Rythmique by Emmanuel Sejourne

March 18, 2018, Sunday - Northeast Winter Market

Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm

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Location: Solar Arts by Chowgirls, 711 15th Avenue NE

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Northeast Winter Market

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In a celebration of our community, join the Northeast Farmers Market for the Winter Market!

March 18, 2018, Sunday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 415 Main Street SE

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

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). 

March 17, 2018, Saturday - March Madness Indoor Bags Tournament at Day Block Brewing

Time: Noon - 5:00pm

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

March Madness - Indoor Bags Tournament

We'll be hosting an indoor bags tournament that'll have you competing in your own bracket and streaming the NCAA games all weekend long. It's time to gather up the teammates, you've got a game to win.

--Event Details--
• Date: March 17, 2018
• Start Time: Noon
• Rules: Double Elimination
• Price: $20/team

--Prizes To Win--
•1st Place: $100 gift card
•2nd Place: $75 gift card
•3rd Place: $25 gift card

--Double Elimination Rules--
•Each game is played to 21
•You DO NOT need to win by 2
•You may go over the score of 21 without penalty

--Team Sign-up--
•Teams of 2
•Select a captain to buy team buy-in (1 ticket per team)
•Entry fee sign-up & pay in advance >> http://bit.ly/MMINDOORBAGS

Annual St. Patty's Day Celebration

We'll be hosting St. Patty's Day food & drink specials alongside of the March Madness festivities. Competition never tasted so good. The details >>http://bit.ly/DBBCSTPATTYS

--Reservations-- 

If you'd like to make a table reservation to come and watch games, you can make a reservation here >> https:// www.dayblockbrewing.com/ reservations

March 17, 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

Future date: March 25

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.

March 17, 2018, Saturday - HCMC Clinic & Specialty Care Community Open House

Clinic & Specialty Center Community Open House

March 17, 2018, Saturday - An Evening of Vietnamese Cuisine

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul, 113 1st St N

An Evening of Vietnamese Cuisine

Vietnam food culture is formed in the natural lifestyle. It is not just a feature of material culture, but also of spirituality. Through the features of cuisine, people’s qualification and dignities, etiquettes and customs in food will be reflected.

Despite being influenced by food from all around the world, Vietnamese cuisine has kept its unique identity. Come join us for a traditional Vietnamese home meal in the the Grande Salle followed by a tea ceremony and a discussion led by Hieu Tu.

Admission:

$20 AF members and $25 for General Public.

Please RSVP HERE: https://afmsp.extranet-aec.com/products/view/8-cultural_events or call our office at 612 332 0436.

March 17, 2018, Saturday - 50th Annual St. Patricks Day Parade

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Nicollet Mall

50th Annual St. Patricks Day Parade

The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association welcomes your family to join us this year in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2018! The 50th Annual Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 17th, beginning 6:30 p.m.  

March 17, 2018, Saturday - The Mill City Singers Rehearsal at the Guthrie

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.

March 17, 2018, Saturday - Loft Equilibrium: Latino Voices at The Loft

Time: 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

Equilibrium: Marcie Rendon and Diego Vazquez, Jr.

Through their work in the county jails, Women’s Writing Project will add a concentrated aspect of spoken word poetry performance for women. Utilizing the latest technology, they will work with the jails, the women and Equilibrium to produce a "virtual" live show for the women and themselves to perform spoken word poetry for an outside audience. $10 ($5 members).

March 16, 2018, Friday - Dusty Heart Album Release Show at Southern Theater

Doors: 7:30pm, Show: 8:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Dusty Heart Album Release Show

An evening with Dusty Heart celebrating their self-titled record debut and featuring special guests Mike Lewis, JT Bates and Jeremy Ylvisaker.

$18 in advance; $20 at the door.

March 16, 2018, Friday - All Kinds of Awesome Story Night at The Loft

Tme:  6:30 – 9 pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue S

All Kinds of Awesome Story Night

Living and working in Korea. Birth family searches. Dating with a capital adopt-D. Minnesota’s own NPA (Network of Politicized Adoptees), CAAL (Coalition of Asian American Leaders) and curator Eric Sharp present All Kinds of Awesome: Untold True Stories from the Korean Adoptee Community. As part of the Loft's To Be Honest theme, Storytellers from many walks of Korean adoptee life will celebrate adoptee culture and oral tradition in order to reflect on the varied truths (and sometimes false misunderstandings) of their experiences. $10 ($5 members).

There will be refreshments and conversation from 6:30 to 7 pm, then the storytellers from 7 to 9 pm.  

March 15, 2018, Thursday - The Magnet: Senior Activities and Conversations at Central Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Central Library, Room S-275, 300 Nicollet Mall

The Magnet: Senior Activities and Conversations

The Magnet Senior Center at the Minneapolis Central Library will be hosting a presentation from the Museum of Russian Art featuring images of early color photographs of the Russian East made by order of Tsar Nicolas II around the turn of the century. Photographer Prokudin-Gorsky pioneered his own method of making color photos to document the exotic architecture, people, and life ways in the ancient cities along the fabled Silk Road. This is a free event.

March 15, 2018, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership Business Forum

The next East Town Business Partnership Business Forum is Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at HCMC Clinic & Specialty Center, 715 S 8th Street, and lunch will start at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at Noon.  Tickets

March at HCMC: First Look at the New HCMC Clinic and Specialty Center

$222 million, 37,700 square feet, 40 clinics moved from nine buildings into one new clinic that is skyway and tunnel connected to the HCMC campus! This shared forum with the East Town Business Partnership will feature HCMC Executive Leadership sharing unique details about the project.

Presenters: Jon L. Pryor, MD, MBA, CEO of Hennepin County Medical Center, and Scott Wordelman, FACHE, Sr. Vice President of Hennepin County Medical Center

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April at the Normandy Inn: A Big, Bold North, Booming East Town Extraaaaavaganza (Annual Meeting)

This meeting will include annual district highlights and emerging priorities. And, our feature presenters, the very popular Theater for Public Policy will provide a humorous and improvised look at what it means to be East Town in the Bold North!

May: Water Works + Lock and Dam: All Things Riverfront Development
This forum will feature leadership from the Riverfront Partnership and the Minneapolis Park Foundation giving us a comprehensive look at projects transforming the riverfront for generations to come.

June at Kraus Anderson Headquarters: Celebrating the Opening of the Kraus Anderson Block
The redevelopment of an entire block of East Town is a celebration of urban innovation and best practices for mixed use development. This shared forum with the mpls downtown council will introduce us to all that is new on this block including new housing, the Elliot hotel and restaurant, the Finnovation Center, and the new Kraus Anderson headquarters.

March 15, 2018, Thursday - Spark the Arts -Power in Art at Muse Event Center

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Doors open at 6:30pm

Location: Muse Event Center, 107 3rd Avenue N

Join us for the 2018 Spark the Arts: POWER IN ART

This is our school's biggest fundraising event of the year!

$37.50 (includes Valet service)
Cocktail Attire
Heavy Appetizers by Crave Catering
Cash Bar

Featured Performers:
Chris Thomson Quartet
Black Label Movement
Kim Brown
PiM Student Performers

Silent Auction, Donation Station & Featured Games:

Pop Your Cork ($25) 
Pull a cork and win! $25 guarantees you a bottle of wine. You can’t lose with this wide-ranging selection including classic Chardonnays to colorful Cabernets and everything in between.

50 for $50
We have fifty chances to win one of 50 fabulous prizes. Everyone who plays is a winner! Prizes wide range from gift baskets, theme packets, tickets to shows and more.

Gift Card Ring Toss ($10 for 1 Toss/ $20 for 3 Tosses)
Every toss is a winner. Toss the ring, the different bottles correspond to different types of gift card from around the metro. Each card is at least $10.00

Sponsors:
Welsh Construction
Universal Cleaning Services Inc.
Piper Jaffrey & Co.
North Risk Partners 
BerganKDV
Clever Architecture

For more information, please contact:
Rob Thompson @ 952-224-1345 or email: rthompson@pimartshs.org 

March 15, 2018, Thursday - Afterglow Studio Tour & Social Hour

Schedule:

5:30 -  6:30p: Social Hour + Adult Refreshments
6:30 -  6:35p: Nice Moves Announcements
6:35 -  8:00p: Socialize + Refresh
8:00 -10:00p: After party at Dan Kelly's Pub

Location: Afterglow Studios, 527 Marquette Avenue, Ste 2500

Afterglow Studio Tour & Social Hour

Motion Graphics | Animation | CGI | Design | Visual Effects

Please join us for a Studio Tour & Social Hour at Afterglow! Meet the crew behind the breathtaking IMAX educational films Space Next and Antarctica On The Edge. Check out more of Afterglow's beautiful work at http://afterglowstudios.com/

Because of limited space, we are kindly asking all attendees to register for the event.

About Afterglow Studios:
Based in Minneapolis, Afterglow is an animation company that creates 3D animation, visual effects (VFX), motion graphics, full-length feature films, and interactive design for clients.

About Nice Moves:
Nice Moves was established to strengthen and celebrate the Minnesota Animation, Design, and Visual Effects community through studio tours, mentorships, workshops, and more! 

March 14, 2018, Wednesday - Trivia Mafia at Spoonriver!

Time: 7:30p - 9:00p

Location: Spoonriver Restaurant, 750 S 2nd Street

Trivia Mafia at Spoonriver!

We've teamed up with the fabulous crew at Trivia Mafia to start Wednesday Night Trivia Night at Spoonriver!
Prizes given out every week!
Top scoring Team- $30 Gift Card to Spoonriver
2nd place Team- $20 Gift Card to Spoonriver
Not to mention "half-time" give-aways and special offers!
Bring your friends! 
Call to book a table ahead of time- or just come on in!

March 14, 2018, Wednesday - Minneapolis Bike Month Volunteer Kickoff

Time: 6 - 7 PM

Location: Our Streets Minneapolis, 1428 Washington Ave S #204

Minneapolis Bike Month Volunteer Kickoff Meeting

Minneapolis Bike Month is coming this May and we need your help to make it a success! Featuring Twin Cities Bike to Work Day, Bike to School Day, and FTW (Femme/Trans/Women, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit People) Day, Bike Month is all about getting new people out riding. 

Have an idea for an event? Want to help out with an existing event? Have a creative idea for how to get new folks out on a bike? The Minneapolis Bike Month Volunteer Kickoff Meeting is your opportunity to get involved!  

The Our Streets Minneapolis office is located up a flight of stairs. Two single stall all gender bathrooms are available for guests to use. Contact nickray@ourstreetsmpls.org with any accessibility requests or concerns. 

Questions? Contact Nick Ray at nickray@ourstreetsmpls.org 

March 13, 2018, Tuesday - Neighbors for More Neighbors Kick-Off Party at Gluek's

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Gluek's, 16 North 6th Street

Neighbors for More Neighbors Kick-Off Party

Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) is hosting a kick-off party downtown at Gluek’s, we’re inviting friends and housing advocates to get to know people, make introductions, and have some conversations about what we want the future of housing to be in Minneapolis. There will be plenty of time for socializing,as well as an opportunity to win a prize by schmoozing in the schmoozing raffle. And if you want to get more involved, we’ll have some opportunities for that too.

We’re inviting you all out because we want to hear your visions of the future, and we want you to help inform ours.

Schedule of events:

6–7: Social hour

7–8: Small group discussions on the future of housing in Minneapolis

8: More Schmoozing with a goal: know lots of people? Win fabulous prizes by unleashing your social butterfly magic to introduce people who really need to know each other.

8:40: Expert schmoozer prize raffle