February 26, 2018, Monday - Paint Nite at Black Sheep Pizza

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Black Sheep Pizza, 600 Washington Avenue N

Paint Nite: 3 Wines and a Toast

As the first coal-burning pizza restaurant in Minnesota, Black Sheep Pizza seeks to honor the craft of these pioneers by using clean burning, virtually emission-free Anthracite coal and the best ingredients possible to create the great American pizza experience for you.

Parking tips: metered parking on the street, come early to allow for traffic & parking

Paint Nite began as a creative alternative to a night out with friends and we've exploded into a social phenomenon! What is Paint Nite? Paint Nite elevates the popular BYOB drinking-and-painting concept & combines with charming restaurants and lounges. Our #DrinkCreatively Master Artists will guide you step-by-step through the painting while you laugh, drink and dance the night away! 21+ event only. No byob, all drinks/food are to be purchased on site.

February 26, 2018, Monday - NT Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Time: 7:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre

NT Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) stars Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney.

On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. The scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell. Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out? 

Also showing: February 28 and March 3.

February 26, 2018, Monday - Truly North: A Loft Cabaret at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave

Truly North: A Loft Cabaret

As a celebration of our Winter 2018: TRUE NORTH theme, the Loft invites you to an evening celebrating a wide array of northern voices, featuring a mix of powerful and talented Minnesota writers. Join us for short readings by Dessa, Donte Collins, Marcie Rendon, Roy Guzmán, and Mai Neng Moua.

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Advance tickets:
$5 Loft members
$10 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. A limited number of pay-what-you-wish tickets will be 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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This event is part of the Loft's Winter 2018 thematic programming: TRUE NORTH. For more information about our thematic programs, classes, and events, visit our website: https://www.loft.org/ events__programs/ thematic_series/true_north/

February 26, 2018, Monday - Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn at The Guthrie

Time:  7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 2nd Street South

The Dakota and Live at the Guthrie present: Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The two met at a square dance, began collaborating musically and eventually fell in love. Over the years, they played together most visibly in the Sparrow Quartet alongside Ben Sollee and Casey Driessen and informally at a pickin’ party here, a benefit there or occasionally popping up in each other’s solo shows. Fans of tradition-tweaking acoustic fare eagerly anticipated that Béla and Abigail would begin making music together as a duo.

February 25, 2018, Sunday - 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 dates: March 3, March 17, 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.

February 25, 2018, Sunday - 7th Annual Charlie Awards at Pantages Theater

Time: 3:30pm

Location: Pantages Theater, 710 Hennepin Avenue

7th Annual Charlie Awards

The Charlie Awards are our version of the Academy Awards for the greater metro-area’s foodservice community. And on February 25, 2018, 28 finalists will be in the audience of the Pantages Theater in downtown Minneapolis waiting to hear who will be called up on stage in nine categories to take home the coveted Charlie plate.

This is our chance to celebrate both the diversity in the Twin Cities restaurant community as well as its excellence. And at the same time support the good work being done by Open Arms, a nonprofit meal delivery service that prepares and delivers nutritious meals to people fighting life-threatening diseases. Proceeds from the awards program Afterparty and VIP dinner go towards Open Arms’ mission.

February 25, 2018, Sunday - Farmer, Miller, Baker, Maker: Why Modern Grain Matters at FOOD BUILDING

Time: 12 PM - 2 PM

Location:  FOOD BUILDING, 1401 Marshall St NE

Farmer, Miller, Baker, Maker: Why Modern Grain Matters

Hosted by author Amy Halloran of The New Bread Basket, this discussion brings together Farmers, Millers, Bakers, & Makers to explore a range of topics on local grain systems. 

Our panelists are:

Ben Penner, Farmer at Ben Penner Farms

Luke Peterson, Farmer at Peterson Farms

Jeff Casper, Maker at Dumpling & Strand, Noodlers at Large

Steve Horton, Miller and Baker at Bakers Field Flour & Bread

12:00 - 1:30 Grain Discussion and Q&A
1:30 - 2:00 Reception

Light snacks and beverages will be included.

February 24, 2018, Saturday - Sheridan Neighborhood SNO Ball 2018 at FOOD BUILDING

Time: 7 pm – 12 Midnight, 21+

Location: FOOD BUILDING, 1401 Marshall Street NE

SNO Ball 2018

The Sheridan Neighborhood organization (SNO) invites you for a night of righteous music, dancing, drinks and snacks as they raise money for the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization and My Very Own Bed. The Draft Horse, Red Table Meats, Classic Provisions and more will be serving up some totally radical treats, while Ring Toss Twins spin some gnarly 80’s beats.

Throw some cash at the silent auction, jump into the photo booth and make some memories, or just dance the night away. 80’s dress attire is encouraged, but not required. There will be a contest for: Best Dressed, Best Dance Moves, Best Couple and Best Hair. Tickets are $30 in advance, either through Eventbrite or at Gumball Boutique (cash only), or $35 at the door. There will be a cash bar the night of the event.

February 24, 2018, Saturday - How to Brew Kombucha Class at Whole Foods

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location: Whole Foods Market, 222 Hennepin Avenue

How to Brew Kombucha

This 75 minute class includes instruction on how to brew your own great tasting Kombucha at home. Learn the first fermentation process, which yields a great basic Kombucha, ready to drink on its own. And learn the nuances of the second fermentation and confidently add your own flavors to bring a unique taste and sparkling effervescence to each bottle. Take home a Study Guide with simple instructions plus a starter culture to begin your Kombucha adventure right away.

This is a fun, interactive class that includes samplings of several different varieties of kombucha. Be ready to quench your Kombucha thirst and feel free to ask questions!

Taught by Bryan Deane Bertsch, home brewer since 2006 and owner/brewmaster of Deane's Kombucha in Minneapolis, MN.

February 24, 2018, Saturday - Family Concert: My Journey, My Music at Ted Mann Concert Hall

Times: 10:00am and 11:30am

Location: Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth Street South

Family Concert: My Journey, My Music

Program:
Grainger: Shepherd’s Hey
Still: Folk Suite No. 1, “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”
Bartók: Romanian Dances
Golijov: Lullaby and Doina
Grieg: Cow Call and Peasant Dance
Frank: Leyendas: Andean Walkabout

Led by SPCO musicians

Join us as we dive into the artistic process of how experiences and influences creatively shape the musical heart of every work in this 50-minute concert geared for children ages 6–12 featuring a captivating story created by local playwright Jessica Huang and brought to life onstage by actor Ricardo Vazquez. All ages are welcome as we feature works by Bartók, Frank, Grieg, Golijov, Still, Grainger and more!

Tickets:

Free, but reservations are required. Call 651.291.1144, visit thespco.org or stop by the ticket office at
The Historic Hamm Building, Third Floor, 408 Saint Peter St., Saint Paul, MN.

February 24, 2018, Saturday - Finding a CURE - A Masquerade Ball at Lumber Exchange

Time: 8 PM - 12 AM

Location: Lumber Exchange Event Center, 10 5th Street S

Finding a CURE - A Masquerade Ball

Join us for our 10th Anniversary Gala where young professionals from around the Twin Cities raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission. Over the past 10 years, "CURE" has hosted close to 5,000 young professionals raising over $500,000 in the fight against cancer. 

The formal affair's theme this year is a Masquerade Ball, and masks are strongly encouraged! The evening will consist of a silent and live auction offering incredible packages, games and prizes, entertainment, hosted beer and wine, delicious appetizers by the fantastic head chef, and a mask contest!

The incredibly talented DJ Omaur Bliss is back by popular demand generously donating his time and skills to us for the FOURTH year! The dance floor is always packed when he's playing! Thank you, Omaur!

Pryes Brewing is back for another year donating all of the hosted beer on tap - a delicious selection from their amazing brewery! Thank you, Pryes! 

Free coat check and discounted parking ramp spots ($12 in the AC Hotel) are available. You must be 21+ to attend.

February 24, 2018, Saturday - Sonomento Performance: Made in America at MacPhail

Time:  7:30 pm

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 Second Street S 

Sonomento Performance: Made in America

Sonomento will perform great musical moments from America’s operatic and musical theatre treasures. Highlights will include the memorable works of our most accomplished and revered composers of the 20th century, including excerpts from Porgy and Bess, Candide, Amahl and the Night Visitors, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Tenderland and more. Adults: $15; youth: free admission.

February 23, 2018, Friday - Movie Skate: “Miracle” at Loring Park

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Loring Park

Movie Skate: “Miracle”

Bring your significant other to the Wells Fargo Mpls WinterSkate rink in Loring Park for a fun night skating under the lights of mpls downtown! We’ll be showing Miracle at the rink on Friday, February 23 from 6-8 pm. Enjoy an evening skating outside under the skyline while taking in a hockey classic!

February 23, 2018, Friday - The Bibliophile as Bookbinder: The Angling Bindings of S.A. Neff, Jr. Opening Reception at MCBA

Time: 6-9 pm, Film screening at 7pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA), 1011 Washington Avenue S., Suite 100

The Bibliophile as Bookbinder: The Angling Bindings of S.A. Neff, Jr. Opening Reception

Bookbinder S.A. Neff, Jr. has spent over five decades growing a collection of angling books into a proper library of three thousand volumes, dating from 1554, with a focus on fly-fishing for trout and salmon. For over two decades he has focused his own binding efforts exclusively on work for his angling library. The Bibliophile as Bookbinder, his traveling exhibition and career retrospective, opens at MCBA with a reception and documentary screening from 6-9 pm on February 23. Come learn about the art of binding from a master of the craft! The exhibition runs through June 3 in the Main Gallery at MCBA.

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Free and open to the public.

February 23, 2018, Friday - I’m From Vol. 2 at Southern Theater

Times: see below

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

I’m From Vol. 2 presented by KUDETA

February 23-25, 2018

I’m From Vol. 2 is a production about immigration and identity through the use of Hip Hop dance and Urban/Street styles, African and Filipino cultural dance, Modern and Contemporary movement, and spoken word. Dancers are often seen, but still not heard. These 13 brave artists will be sharing their raw stories about where they are from. Directed by Joelle Fernandez and Frankie Hebres.

Performances:

Friday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m.* and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m.*

February 23, 2018, Friday - Wine&Yoga: The Annual Mulled Wine Edition at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 6p - 9p

Location: The A-Mill Artist Lofts (Dance Studio) 315 SE Main Street

Wine&Yoga: The Annual Mulled Wine Edition

All the great parts of Wine&Yoga, BUT since it's February, we're going to warm things up with MULLED WINE!

Wine&Yoga is 60-minutes (6pm-7) of Ted-style yoga (taught by me) followed by a wine tasting (run by our resident Wine Guru and owner of Solo Vino, Chuck Kanski), accompanied by great organic fruits and berries, cheeses, chocolates and more (masterfully prepared by Sharon Picasso)(7pm-8:30). 

Yoga, food, and drink to pull you into the moment, rather than to distract you from it. Come for the yoga, stay for the bliss. 

YOU MUST RSVP IF YOU WANT IN, these events fill up, and we cap them at 20 people. $30

TO REGISTER: Contact Ted at troseen@gmail.com.

February 23, 2018, Friday - Minnesota Indoor Distance Running at US Bank Stadium

Minnesota Distance Running at US Bank Stadium

Doors Open 4:45pm. Each session will run from 5pm to 8pm and cost $3 cash at the door per person. Capacity is 250 runners at a time, additional runners will be able to enter as previous runners leave.

Distance: 696.63m inside lane, 726.55m outside lane. Individuals participating at the Minnesota Distance Running events must be running. Walking during the event is not allowed, except for cooling down post-run. Strollers are prohibited.

February 23, 2018, Friday - Ten Thousand Things presents: Park and Lake at Open Book (3 nights)

Times: See show link below

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Ten Thousand Things presents: Park and Lake

February 23 - 25 and March 2 - 4

Ten Thousand Things begins the new year with Park and Lake. Created by the cast with playwright-in-residence Kira Obolensky, the show follows a group of eight motley employees at a failing, small-town car wash who decide to take their destinies into their own hands. Park and Lake is co-directed by Michelle Hensley and Luverne Seifert and devised with cast members Stephen Cartmell, H. Adam Harris, George Keller, Thomasina Petrus, Kimberly Richardson, Luverne Seifert, Eric "Pogi" Sumangil, Karen Wiese-Thompson, director Michelle Hensley, playwright Kira Obolensky (and Sun Mee Chomet, Joy Dolo and Randy Reyes).

Tickets are $30 (pay what you can for audiences under age 30, with ID at door). 

February 23, 2018, Friday - Fourth Annual Flip the Script! Conference at The Loft

Time:  9 am – 4 pm

Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Fourth Annual Flip the Script! Conference

Join youth poets from around Minnesota, along with some of the most dynamic, creative Spoken Word artists in the country, for a one-day conference focusing on both writing and performance. Whether you're just getting started or have been slamming for years, Flip the Script! is an opportunity to sharpen your skills, build community and have fun.

This event is intended for ages 13-19. Registration will begin soon at http://www.TruArtSpeaks.org.

February 23, 2018, Friday - Music with a Mission w/ Trailer Trash at Fine Line

Time: 6 PM - 12 AM

Location: Fine Line Music Cafe, 318 1st Ave N

Music with a Mission w/ Trailer Trash

Music with a Mission, a night of music benefiting Music Therapy at HCMC.
Featuring: Local music legends Trailer Trash and HCMC’s own house bands: The New Prescriptions and HC/MC.

Hennepin Health Foundation has organized an event benefiting Music Therapy at HCMC. We hope to raise enough donations to support a year’s worth of music therapy for the patients at HCMC receiving care in Pediatrics and the Cancer Center!

$20 online ticket or $30 at the door
More information and tickets at www.musicwithamissionhcmc.org