Time: 6:00pm
Location: Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue S
The People Serving People Annual Gala is PSP's most exciting and biggest fundraiser of the year, and we want you to be a part of it!
Contact Mallory Evans, Volunteer & Events Manager, with any questions.
mevans@peopleservingpeople.org or 612.277.0256
Time: 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Conexion at Open Book · Latte » Vino » Cafe, 1011 Washington Ave S
Meet 3 Minneapolis Green Candidates - Everyone is welcome.
Candidates:
Samantha Pree-Stinson, City Council Member for Ward 3
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Addy Free, Parks and Recreation Board Commissioner for District 4
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Cam Gordon, City Council Member for Ward 2...
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Time: 7:30pm
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
Candy Box presented by ARENEA DANCERS
Candy Box, presented by Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES is an eclectic gathering of performances, workshops and public showings with some of Janczewski’s favorite dance makers, alongside ARENA’s full-evening work, Picturing That Day.
April 28 - May 6
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave S
Craft Talk with Angela Flournoy
The Loft presents Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House (Mariner Books, 2015), as she reads from her novel and elaborates on matters of writing process and craft in a lively discussion with Loft students and staff. Come grab a glass of wine or coffee at Open Book and be a part of the conversation!
ANGELA FLOURNOY is the author of The Turner House, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and a New York Times notable book of the year. The novel was also a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and an NAACP Image Award. She is a National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" Honoree for 2015. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, and she has written for The New York Times, The New Republic, The Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere.
Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Ground Zero Nightclub , 15 4th St NE
OoooOoooo! That's the sound of excited ghosts and goblins as they hear about our Halfway to Halloween Event. Sure, their vocabulary is limited but who cares? They (and you) get another chance to celebrate Halloween at Ground Zero! Break out last year's costume, break in this year's costume; which ever you choose you get in FREE. Forget your costume and it's $5.
2 for 1s from 10-11:30 pm
Time: Reception 6:30pm , Dinner 7:30pm, Music & Dancing 9:30pm
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, 1001 Marquette Ave
The Carondelet Gala supports the work of St. Mary's Health Clinics, providing health care services to low income uninsured individuals and families in the Twins Cities metropolitan area.Join the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at an inspiring evening featuring a champagne reception, an elegant dinner and entertainment by PopLuxe.
Your purchase of two Carondelet Gala tickets provides free health care for one year for one St. Mary's Health Clinics patient. Purchase of a table for ten guests provides free health care for one year for FOUR St. Mary's Health Clinics patients. Tickets
Time: 5 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: The Commons, Minneapolis, 425 Portland Ave S
Large scale Nerf Blaster Battles fundraiser @ The Commons, next to U.S. Bank Stadium
Raising funds and awareness for bullying prevention. #blastingtobattlebullying
Tickets available. Visit: https://oxmedia.typeform.com/to/zLfzNx Donation of $10 per player / event. Registration is also available day of the event. www.projectmyneighborhood.org Follow us on Instagram @projectmyn8brhd
ABOUT THE EVENT
Project My Neighborhood is fundraising for its #BlastingtoBattleBullying campaign. This event will include over 60 paintball bunkers and a 30 foot inflatable arena. Participants are 5 years of age and older. Three separate battlefields will be created in a safe, family-friendly, enclosed space: a small space ...for youngest children, a space for elementary to middle school children, and a space for high school students and adults.
Volunteers are needed and welcome. Please direct message us ahead of time for details. Email info@projectmyneighborhood.org for more information.
Time: Doors 8:00pm 21+ No Cover
Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $7
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE
Tonight: Branches // The Red Kicks
http://astercafe.com/event/branches-the-red-kicks-indie-folk-7/
The Aliveness Project will host its 23rd annual Dining Out For Life on April 27 with over 160 participating restaurants throughout the Twin Cities metro area, Duluth, and Mankato. Each restaurant generously donates 20-100% of their sales that day to help people living with HIV in Minnesota.
KARE11’s Sven Sundgaard and Rena Sarigianopoulos will return as Celebrity Spokespeople for Dining Out For Life Minnesota and will be joined by International Dining Out For Life Spokesperson Mondo Guerra, designer and Project Runway veteran.
Dining Out For Life is an international event benefiting over 60 AIDS service agencies throughout the United States and Canada. In 2016 Dining Out For Life Minnesota engaged over 40,000 diners, 250 volunteers, and raised over $270,000 for The Aliveness Project – making it one of the largest Dining Out For Life events.
Stay tuned for more information on these special events:
VIP Luncheon with Mondo:
Thursday April 27- time and location TBD
Last Call - A Show Benefiting The Aliveness Project
Thursday April 27, The Saloon (830 Hennepin Ave) from 8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Enjoy a showcase of Minneapolis talent and viewing of Mondo's#pozitivity360 video highlighting each of the 60 benefitting AIDS service organizations .
Free for DOFL Ambassadors with your name tag and a suggested donation of $10 for the general public.
For more information about Dining Out For Life, including a list of participating restaurant and the volunteer ambassador program, please visit:
• 2017 Participating Restaurants: www.diningoutforlife.com/minneapolis
• Be an Aliveness Project Ambassador: www.aliveness.org/ambassador
• Make a donation at www.DiningOutForLifeMN.org
Dining Out For Life Minnesota is sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc., SYSCO, and Bremer Bank. 2017 Restaurant Chairs are Blackbird and Pizza Lucé.
Performances: See below show link
Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street North
Pink and White Ball: A Benefit for Planned Parenthood
April 27 – 29
You’re invited to the first annual Pink & White Ball -- a benefit for Planned Parenthood. The STARS align for a whirlwind weekend of burlesque, circus, drag and cabaret, all to benefit Planned Parenthood! Three fabulous and unique nights featuring live entertainment, silent auctions, dancing and more. Don't miss any of it: Purchase a weekend pass and see it all. This ambitious event celebrates the resiliency, diversity and vibrancy of our communities. Each show features new artists and performances, and every night offers new silent auction items. Hosted by Victoria DeVille and Nadine Dubois and featuring the tantalizing talents of Elektra Cute (Minneapolis), Bella Blue (New Orleans) and RedBone (San Francisco).
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Talk of the Streets: Ashley and JaQuavis
New York Times bestselling authors of more than 30 books, including "The Cartel Series," Ashley and JaQuavis will discuss their careers writing as partners and their work in publishing. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: North Loop Clinic and Pharmacy, 800 Washington Avenue N, Suite 190 (Located in the TractorWorks Building)
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Solar Arts by Chowgirls, 711 NE 15th Avenue
The Beez Kneez is proud to present it's 2nd Annual Dandelion Honey Pastry Chef Challenge.
The 4th Annual Dandelion Honey Pastry Chef Challenge is the annual celebration of our pollinator advocacy campaign Healthy Bees, Healthy Lives. This campaign was instrumental in passing 2 pieces of important pollinator legislation in 2014. We are still actively working to educate the public about the issues facing honey bees and other pollinators. Much progress has been made for pollinators since, due to grassroots efforts by the many groups and citizens spreading awareness and taking individual actions. However, as we enter a different administration, there has never been a more challenging time for our precious pollinators. As beekeepers, business owners and people concerned about where our food comes from, we know from experience that we must advocate for the honey bee and all pollinators struggling to live in our modern systems of agriculture, eco-systems and urban landscapes.
To show love for pollinators, we invite talented pastry chefs from the Twin Cities to compete in a fun challenge using dandelion honey as their only sweetener. Dandelions are one of the first flowers in the spring where bees find food. For this reason, the French sometimes call it “Love Honey”. The public, for the most part, does not show dandelions love. There is a pervasive thought that dandelions should be sprayed, removed and taken out of our landscapes, especially in lawns. Pesticides play a huge role in the way we grow food and treat our landscapes and they are hurting the very pollinators responsible for our food. We need to start loving our bees and therefore our flowers and food. Symbolically dandelions speak to this idea. Plus, the honey is delicious.
Time: 6:30pm
Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave
Time: 8am-9am
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street
Morning Forum: Young Preservationists
The April Morning Forum, set for the 26th of this month, will be a group discussion among two young professionals bringing their unique take on the field of preservation. Join us for a lively conversation and some light breakfast treats.
The event starts at 8 am and is located in the AMD room of the Mill City Museum.
Fake News: What is it? How do I identify it?
Time: 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Register here: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/58bf322207f065220093eee8
So-called "fake news" is big news these days, and it is a problem as old as journalism itself. University of Minnesota Journalism Ethics Professor Chris Ison will help you understand what it is, provide some historical context for this most current proliferation, and share practical strategies you can use to help identify quality journalism.
The event will also be streamed on Facebook Live
Please join us for our first Happy Hour Networking Event of 2017. Author Iric Nathanson will preview his new book, "Images of America: Downtown Minneapolis." This will be a great opportunity to network with your fellow East Town Business Partnership Members. The event will start at 4:30 p.m, with a short program at 5:00 p.m., and concluding by 6:30 p.m. Iric will have copies of his book available for sale.
This is a free event, but if you plan to attend please RSVP via Eventbrite.
The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association is partnering with the Citizens for a Loring Park Community, Elliot Park Neighborhoods, Inc., North Loop Neighborhood Association and Stevens Square Community Organization to host a Community Conversation on the future role of neighborhood organizations in the City of Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 25, at Plymouth Congregational Church from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
The Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC) and Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) department will partner with neighborhood organizations to host four to six community conversations on the future role of neighborhood organizations in the City of Minneapolis. These conversations will lead to recommendations to the City Council on the direction of future funding and programming for neighborhood organizations beyond 2020.
What is the purpose of these conversations?
To host respectful community conversations about the role of neighborhood organizations, leading to the development of recommendations for City Council in early 2018.
In addition to this main goal, additional goals include:
1. To provide an opportunity for neighborhood organization members, residents and stakeholders to gather and talk about the future of their work.
2. To ensure inclusive and representative conversations by reaching out to cultural community organizations and leaders as well City leaders to hear other perspectives.
3. Experience and learn more about Art of Hosting and provide training on how to use this tool
What are the key questions to be covered?
• What are the unique services provided by neighborhood organizations to residents and the City?
• What is the role of neighborhood organizations with the City government?
• What are the major challenges or barriers neighborhood organizations face in serving their communities or partnering with the City?
• How do we measure the impact of neighborhood work?
• Do we have the right neighborhood infrastructure (number of neighborhoods, programming, changing demographics, resource availability, etc.)?
• What resources are needed (funding, policy changes, training and support, etc.) to help support the goal of supporting inclusive, vibrant and effective neighborhood organizations?
How will the feedback be used and how will outcomes be reported?
Data from the conversations will be posted online NCR staff will do an initial review of data and develop draft findings from the data, and will review these findings with our planning partners and the Neighborhoods 2020 committee for accuracy and integrity. After this review process, a Summary of Findings report will be provided to the Neighborhoods 2020 Committee and then the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission by June, 2017.
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