March 24, 2017, Friday - Live Music at Day Block Brewing

Time: 9pm | 21+ | $5 (Taproom Only)

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Trevor James Americana Rebel

March 24, 2017, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE

Tonight: Calamity + The Owl, Sarah Morris & Lena Elizabeth (Indie Roots/Folk)

March 23, 2017, Thursday - Minnesota Cuban Film Festival at St. Anthony Main

Time: 7:00pm Thursdays thru March 30

Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE

The Minnesota Cuba Committee presents: Minnesota Cuban Film Festival

Bringing the best of contemporary and vintage Cuban film to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Every Thursday from February 23 – March 30, 7 pm.

March 23, 2017, Thursday - Motherhood and Words Curated by Kate Hopper at The Loft

Tme: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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

Motherhood and Words Curated by Kate Hopper

The Loft presents the 11th Annual Motherhood & Words Reading, which local author Kate Hopper launched in 2007 as a way to highlight literature by women writers who are also mothers. This year's readers are Shannon Gibney, Susan Ito, and Judy Batalion.

More info: https://www.loft.org/shop/product_detail/7/events/812/motherhood_and_words_curated_by_kate_hopper/

March 23, 2017, Thursday - AAA: Refugees, Migration and Climate Change at Fulton Brewery

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Fulton Brewery, 414 N 6th Avenue

AAA: Refugees, Migration and Climate Change

Global climate change causes dramatic effect on the migration of living things — plant, animal, and insect alike. The effect on many human communities can be hugely destructive. Extreme weather events such as floods and years-long droughts become intertwined with political instability, resulting in the forced mass movement people away from their homelands.

At this edition of AAA we hear from Northern Spark artists whose projects address the connections between climate and refugees through performative installations. They are joined in conversation by a local foreign policy affairs consultant who will provide contextual data on climate-based mass migrations globally.

AAA: Anthropocene Awareness Association, a sometimes club, sometimes support group, always happy hour to discuss issues related to the core ideas of the Northern Spark festival’s year-long theme: Climate Chaos | Climate Rising. For more information, visit northernspark.org

Free Fulton brew with $10 membership to AAA! 

March 22, 2017, Wednesday - Peavey Plaza Public Input Meeting at Orchestra Hall

Time: 4:30pm

Location: Ochestra Hall, Green Room, 1111 Nicollet Mall

The public is invited to give input during the planning stages of rehabilitation design of Peavey Plaza. A team led by Minneapolis-based landscape architecture firm Coen+ partners architecture firm will focus on improving the plaza while preserving its historic assets. The project team will focus on refurbishing the fountains and reflecting basin, concrete repairs, utility upgrades and making the plaza accessible to people with disabilities. The next meeting is at 4:30 next Wednesday, March 22nd, in the Green Room at Orchestra Hall. Another meeting is planned in late April, and then, after schematic design is completed, the City will have stakeholder meetings every two to three months until the detailed design is completed in early fall. The goal is to have construction work done by the end of 2018.

For more information about the meeting or this process, contact Erin Hanafin Berg, PAM’s Director of Policy and Services, or see the city’s Peavey Plaza webpage.

March 22, 2017, Wednesday - Minnesota Songwriter Showcase at Aster Cafe

Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE

Minnesota Songwriter Showcase hosted by Nick Hensley

Free

The Minnesota Songwriter Showcase is excited to announce our newest venue, the renowned Aster Café in Minneapolis! The Showcase will take place here every Wednesday evening from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM. Established in 2004, the MSS is the longest running showcase of its kind in the Midwest and features many of the Twin Cities’ best up-and-coming and veteran songwriters.

More information on the Minnesota Songwriter Showcase:
https://www.facebook.com/MNsongwritershowcase/

March 21, 2017, Tuesday - Meet the Finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards at Open Book

Time: 6 PM - 9 PM

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Meet the Finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards

Join the Minnesota Book Awards and the Loft Literary Center for a celebration of this year’s finalist books. Authors from each of the nine award categories will gather to discuss their work in a series of fast-paced Q&A sessions hosted by Twin Cities writers, editors, and booksellers.

RECEPTION | 6:00 p.m.
Come early to meet the finalist authors and enjoy complimentary wine and light refreshments. Book sales will be provided by Magers & Quinn Booksellers and authors will be available for signing.

PROGRAM | 7:00 p.m.
Join the authors in the Target Performance Hall for a fun and fast-paced program consisting of a Q&A session for each category. A different moderator for each group of authors will get them talking about their books, how they got into writing, and much more.

DESSERT | 8:30 p.m.
Enjoy another glass of wine and something sweet and take one last opportunity to mingle with the authors.

Visit www.thefriends.org/MNBA

March 21, 2017, Tuesday - Unset at Southern Theater (thru March 25)

Time:  See ticket link for schedule

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Unset presented by Live Action Set
 
March 21 - 25

You can dance (if you want to)! Unset invites YOU to play: expressively, significantly, with the company, as part of the company. Each evening consists of a series of improvised dances scored by live music in which Live Action Set invites you to be co-creator as a guest star of the company. You choose how you want to engage: the performance is as much for the audience-participant on stage as it is for the audience members in the seats.

March 21, 2017, Tuesday - The Irony, Paradox and Humor Series at Vic's

Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm (mingling reception at 6:30pm)

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Location: Vic's on the Minneapolis Riverfront at St. Anthony Main

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The Irony, Paradox and Humor Series at Vic's

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Free & Open to the Public, 4 Featured Loft Authors will read aloud from their recent works & interact with the audience, a fun evening of IRONY, PARADOX, AND HUMOR, wonderfully curated by Sherrie Fernandez Williams, Loft Literary Center Programming Director.

March 20, 2017, Monday - DMNA Public Forum: Reducing Violent Crime in Downtown Minneapolis at New Century Theatre

Time:  5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location: New Century Theatre, 615 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 145 (inside City Center)

DMNA Public Forum:Reducing Violent Crime in Downtown Minneapolis

 

Mark you calendars for an important meeting!

 

The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association is hosting a Crime and Safety Public Forum at 5:30 p.m. on March 20, at New Century Theatre. Representatives from the Minneapolis Police Department and the Safe Zone will be on hand to provide crime stats and talk about possible solutions to criminal activity in the downtown community. This will be a great opportunity for the community to get information and ask questions. More information to come.

March 20, 2017, Monday - Chefs for Change at People Serving People

Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm (shelter tours beginning at 6:30pm)

Location: People Serving People, 614 South 3rd Street

Chefs for Change: A Chef's Table Culinary Experience

Tonight: The Oceanaire Seafood Room

March 19, 2017, Sunday - Concerto & Aria Concert at MacPhail

Time: 3:30pm

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

March 19, 2017, Sunday - Swing Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Today: Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons

March 19, 2017, Sunday - Sushi Revolution at Day Block Event Center

Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Day Block Event Center, 1103 Washington Avenue South

Sushi Revolution

Multiple rockstar sushi chefs will battle to get your vote for the title of Top Dog of Sushi Revolution! No dress code; DJ, cash bar and fun.

Please email sushirev@yahoo.com for VIP tables or sponsorship.

March 18, 2017, Saturday - 7th Annual Twin Cities Women's Expo at the Convention Center

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S

7th Annual Twin Cities Women's Expo

Twin Cities Women's Expo!! It's Everything Women!

Food, Fashion, Fun & Shopping, Fitness, Relaxation, Pampering, Self Care, Psychics, Paranormal Experts & Talks & Goddess Empowerment!! This isn't a freebee expo! Come expecting premium exhibitors, awesome talks, goddess empowerment and a great weekend out with your girlfriends, sisters, mothers and grandmothers! Join us for a women's expo like no other!

March 18, 2017, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S)

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

While it's chilly outside, join us as we weave our way through the cozy corners of downtown Minneapolis skyways on a food adventure.  We will stroll through the "Broadway" Theatre District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants downtown has to offer. The tour includes seeing the Minneapolis skyscraper that was modeled after the Washington Monument and visiting the famous Statue of Mary Richards tossing her hat.  Along the way we will also visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership; including a favorite since 1932.  You will participate in craft beer sampling and learn the secrets behind the great food you are enjoying.  You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of some of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer all while learning history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.

March 18, 2017, Saturday - Washington Avenue Cleaning Party

Washington Avenue Cleaning Party!

March 18, 2017, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour 

$16 adults, $14 seniors and college students, $12 ages 5-17, $4 discount MNHS members, includes museum admission

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

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.

March 17, 2017, Friday - O'Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels at US Bank Stadium (3 days)

Times: (see below event link) 

Location: US Bank Stadium

O'Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels

The O’Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels custom car show returns to Minneapolis. The event features Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Motorycles and more!