February 1, 2018, Thursday - First Thursdays in the Arts District at Northrup King Building

Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE (see below for full list of studios)

First Thursdays in the Arts District

First Thursdays in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is an Open Studio and Gallery Tour held the first Thursday of each month. 

Shop and Explore the Largest Art Building in the Twin Cities. The Northrup King Building is located in the Heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Home to more than 300 artists and creatives, the building has Four Floors of Open Galleries and Open Studios. 

Find unique and exceptional Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Photography, Textiles, Drawings, Jewelry, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Printmaking, Mosaic, Accessories and More on all four floors of this historic building. 

Located three short miles from Downtown Minneapolis, the Northrup King Building has ample parking. 

“As fine as they are, the Weisman, Walker and MIA rarely let you speak with the artists whose works you admire. For that you have to go to the Northrup King Building.”
-Los Angeles Times

January 31, 2018, Wednesday - ZAMYA Theater Project Special Super Bowl Performance: JUST US at Central Library

Time: 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Minneapolis Central Library (Pohlad Hall)

ZAMYA Theater Project Special Super Bowl Performance: JUST US

St. Stephen’s Human Services is proud to present zAmya Theater Project’s latest creation – JUST US: Out of the Cycle, Into the Circle. As Minneapolis prepares to be hosts of Superbowl LII, attention has turned to the impact of this event on residents, especially those without homes and in downtown shelters. Presented during Superbowl Live, this production will be a prime opportunity to hear the voices of those experiencing homelessness. JUST US: Out of the Cycle, Into the Circle is written by the zAmya Theater troupe with dramaturgical support from playwright Josef Evans and original songs by Caroline Mannheimer and Patrick Presley. It is directed by Maren Ward with choreography by Leah Nelson. Tickets are free. Donations will be accepted. 

SHOW DESCRIPTION 
Having a criminal background is regarded as the greatest barrier to securing safe, affordable housing. And yet, housing can play the most important role in helping a person get their life back on track. zAmya explores this contradiction in JUST US: Out of the Cycle, Into the Circle. Pete, recently released from Prison and ready for a fresh start, begins a surreal journey filled with roadblock after barrier after hoop to finding a new life. With “Dee System” around every corner, Pete struggles to escape his background. When he finds himself in the Court of Just Us, the audience is invited to play the role of the jury. Blending humor, drama and a song and dance or two, JUST US offers audiences a chance to deliberate American criminal justice practices and their impact on its citizens. 

ABOUT ZAMYA
zAmya Theater Project is a theater company housed at St. Stephen’s Human Services. Through community-based theater we raise awareness and understanding of homelessness and generate the public will to end it. Founded by Lecia Grossman in 2004 zAmya (Sanskrit for “aiming at peace”) seeks to turn homeless from word into a person. A troupe of actors, many of whom have experienced homelessness, guide the artistic vision. Our annual Fall Roadshow shares stories and information about homelessness and related issues with hundreds of audience members in venues throughout Minnesota including a two weekend run at the Guthrie Theater in September, 2016 of Home Street Home Minneapolis.

The JUST US Ensemble includes Richard Brinda, Cheryl Hare, Charles Hilton, Lurch, Marvin Howard, Caroline Mannheimer, Esther Ouray, Wanda B. Poston, Patrick Presley, and Corey Walton. 

ABOUT ST. STEPHEN’S
The mission of St. Stephen's Human Services is ending homelessness. We progress toward this goal through a range of effective emergency services, shelter and housing programs for individuals and families. We envision a community in which housing instability is rare, brief and non-recurring, ending homelessness as we know it.

January 30, 2018, Tuesday - Welcome to the North at Askov Finlayson

Time: 5 PM - 8 PM

Location: Askov Finlayson, 204 N 1st Street

Welcome to the North

We're ready to welcome the world to the North this winter, and we're kicking off the big weekend with a party in the courtyard.

We'll have hot chili from The Bachelor Farmer, bonfires, hot cocktails from Marvel Bar, and our new Fair State Brewing Cooperative collaboration beer, Keep the North Cold, on tap.

This event is free and open to the public.

What's so special about this beer? Keep the North Cold is a golden ale that uses all Minnesota-grown ingredients. Most notably of these, it contains Kernza, a perennial grain with root systems up to 10 feet deep. Kernza doesn't need to be tilled every year, so it fosters healthy soil that absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locks it securely in the round. A portion of proceeds from sales of the beer will be donated to organizations on the leading edge of solutions to the climate crisis.

January 29, 2018, Monday - Mill City Running - Race Team 101

Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Mill City Running, 411 E Hennepin

Mill City Running - Race Team 101

So what's the Mill City Running Race Team all about? Do I need to be 'fast'? How do the singlets look this year? Race Team 101 is here to provide answers to all these important questions and more.

If you're joining us for the first time in 2018, or are curious about what being a member of the Race Team entails, join us on January 29th for an opportunity to meet Race Team members, ask questions, and register for the 2018 Team. 

Community. Powered.

January 27, 2018, Saturday - MN YOGA + Life 3rd Annual Winter Wellness Retreat A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 9 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 315 Main Street SE

MN YOGA + Life 3rd Annual Winter Wellness Retreat

Enjoy meditation, wellness workshops, yoga, the healing arts, live music, a sound bath, lunch, shopping and more.

We will have 2 rooms with simultaneous classes happening all day. The variety of classes will give you an opportunity to create a unique wellness experience. There will be down time to shop, check out some art, or to visit the "Healing Hall," and treat yourself to body/energy work. Please note that there is limited space in each yoga room and you must register for each workshop to ensure your spot in the class of your choice. 

When you register, and click TICKETS you will be prompted to select your classes for the day. (Classes are first come, first serve - popular sessions may sell out, so register ASAP.) If you don't choose your classes by January 24th 2018, then a schedule will be created for you.

We are excited to be working with some of our favorite local teachers, artists, and musicians and healers for this event! 

Lunch will be provided by Wise Wellness. There will be vegan and gluten-free options. Make sure to bring your water bottle for the day so as to stay hydrated for all the workshops and classes.

Your Winter Healing and Wellness Day Package Includes: A self-customized day of yoga and wellness workshops lead by exceptional healers, yoga teachers, and wellness experts, catered lunch by Wise Wellness, and time to connect with your tribe. 

January 27, 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 St

Additional Mill City Farmers Market 2017-2018 Winter Market dates:

February 10
March 10, 24
April 14, 28

January 27, 2018, Saturday - 17th Annual Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival

 
17th Annual Harriet Winter Kite Festival

 
The 17th Annual Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival will take place on the north end of Lake Harriet near the Lake Harriet Band Shell. Kites of all shapes, sizes, colors and themes will fly over frozen Lake Harriet. Other fun family activities at the festival include ice fishing, horse-drawn wagon rides, snowshoeing, and a marshmallow roast. 

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Minnesota Kite Society experts will demonstrate their skills maneuvering spectacular kites throughout the day, and offer their expertise to kite flying enthusiasts and to those who are new to the pastime. Bring your own kite, or buy an inexpensive one at the lake. Tips Outdoors will teach kids ice fishing skills and safety tips. Equipment and permits for children will be provided.

January 27, 2018, Saturday - Super Hats & Mittens Interactive Event at Thrivent

Time: 9am to 1pm

Location: Thrivent Financial, 625 4th Avenue S

Super Hats & Mittens Interactive Event

- Complimentary food and beverages.

- An on-site family activity to make hats and mittens from fleece.

- Musical entertainment.

- Readings by Nancy Carlson, the author commissioned by Thrivent to create a children’s book on generosity.

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Winter's chill was in the air when Rebecca Jorgenson Sundquist saw a mother and her three young children shivering in the cold. They were dressed in light summer clothes – no match for Minnesota’s biting November winds.

In that instant, I decided I was going to give the woman my sweater," explains Sundquist. "When I did, she had this wonderful smile. She did more for me that day than I ever did for her.

Following that experience, Sundquist founded Minneapolis-based Hats & Mittens. The nonprofit collects warm weather gear and raises money to provide free hats and mittens to children in need during the cold winter months.

This winter, Thrivent Financial is partnering with Hats & Mittens to collect and raise funds for 52,000 pairs of hats and mittens in conjunction with Thrivent's role as a Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Partner.

"Minnesota winters are cold – but Thrivent members are warm and generous," says Karen Himle, vice president of Corporate Affairs at Thrivent Financial. "In celebration of the 52nd Big Game, Thrivent members will have the chance to make thousands of children just a bit warmer too."

If you're in the Minneapolis area, stop in to drop off your donation and celebrate the generous acts Thrivent members do throughout the year.

January 27, 2018, Saturday - Out There: Forced Entertainment (Quizoola!) at The Soap Factory

Time: 4 PM - 10 PM

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd Street SE

Out There: Forced Entertainment (Quizoola!) 

Out There 2018
January 4–27

Celebrating 30 years of Out There! Intent on flipping expectations and blurring lines, this beloved annual blowout of some of the world’s most intriguing experimental theater and performance works offers an invitation to open your mind, brave the cold, and get Out There with us this January. And don’t miss the workshops, talks, and the chance to hang out with the artists post-show in the Cityview Room Bar. All Out There performances are $25 ($20 Walker members)

Forced Entertainment: Quizoola!
Saturday, January 27, 4–10 pm 
$25 ($20 Walker members)
The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE, Minneapolis

“A performance that changes the Rule Book.” —The Independent 

January 27, 2018, Saturday - North Loop Super Clean-Up Party

North Loop Super Clean-Up Party

January 25, 2018, Thursday - A Disappearing Act at Southern Theater

Time: See show link below

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Single Shoe Productions presents: A Disappearing Act

January 25 – 28

From the creators of the acclaimed UK hit Crazy Glue comes an immersive, interactive, magic-filled comedy. The great magician, Philip Winterbottom, cordially requests your presence for his final act. Sadly, he’s dead. So ... he won’t be there. But, he’s left his son and assistant very clear instructions for his memorial.

January 25, 2018, Thursday - The Maids opens at Grain Belt Warehouse

Times: see show link below

Location: Grain Belt Warehouse, 77 13^th Avenue NE

Dark & Stormy Productions and Myron Frisch present: The Maids

January 25 – February 17

Don't miss this powerful, darkly funny thriller about two maids and their Madame that explores violence, sexuality, power and the complex relationships between women. Directed by Mel Day, and starring Emily Bridges, Jane Froiland and Sara Marsh.

January 25, 2018, Thursday - Crime and Pun-Ishment Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 233 Park Avenue (and Washington Avenue S)

Crime and Pun-Ishment

Things take a turn for the gutter at Mafia Don Lou Zar’s juice joint when someone is put on ice! The crowd is chock full of potential suspects. Jealous, jilted lovers, a rival Mafioso, and a pair of undercover feds make an appearance at this speakeasy and not a single person is muttering a word! Help find out who’s on the level and who’s on the lam by trading clues with your guests, gathering information, and solving the crime before the murderer hotfoots it out of there!

Dress for this night of murderous mayhem includes flapper dresses, zoot suits, feather boas and headbands, pinstriped suits and fedoras. If you aren’t feeling that jive you can dress as a private detective to help solve the crime, just don’t frame the wrong guy!

Information and tickets.

January 25, 2018, Thursday - Thursday Musical Concert at MacPhail

Time: 10:30am (Complimentary Coffee and Donuts at 10am)

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

Thursday Musical Concert 

Tickets $15, $10 (groups of 8+), $6 students, sold at the door, general seating

Olivia Schurke, soprano

Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2017

Charles Wazanowski, tuba

Jane Thelen, soprano (Thursday Musical debut)

Beth Blackledge, flute

January 24, 2018, Wednesday - Big Ideas: Race and Reality in the Cool Blue North at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Big Ideas: Race and Reality in the Cool Blue North

Sometimes Minnesota is not so nice. This conversation, led by writer, professor and facilitator David Grant will explore when “you’re welcome here” really means you are not. The evening also will open discussion around the ways in which Northern indifference can sometimes be worse than hate. More guests will be announced closer to the event. $15; $10 members.

January 24, 2018, Wednesday - North Loop Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Be The Match, 500 5th Street N

The North Loop Neighborhood Association welcomes neighbors and friends to its annual meeting. The 2018 North Loop Annual Meeting will be in the Be The Match building on Wednesday, January 24, at 7 pm. 500 N 5th Street.

- Happy hour

- Giveaways

- Board election

- Neighborhood updates

- Dignitary presentations

 Email info@northloop.org for more information.

January 23, 2018, Tuesday - Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhoods 2040 Comp Plan Public Open House

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhoods 2040 Comp Plan Public Open House

January 21, 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!

January 21, 2018, Sunday - Bakken Trio at MacPhail

On January 21, in Songs My Mother Taught Me, Stephanie Arado pays tribute to her Bohemian ancestors who, as immigrants to America, brought with them their passion for music as an integral part of their daily lives. We play Bohemian works by Martinu, born in a church tower, the Fairy Tales of Leos Janacek, and the string quartet of Janacek’s student, Pavel Haas, who died in Theresianstadt.  Tickets

January 21, 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.

The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces. This tour is presented in partnership with A-Mill Artist Lofts.

Future dates: February 3 and 18, March 4