December 2, 2017, Saturday - Changemakers Ball at The Depot

Time: 6 pm

Location: The Depot, 225 South 3rd Avenue

Changemakers Ball

The Changemakers Ball is an event to inspire connection and change worldwide. From Silicon Valley to Congo to Minnesota, event organizers connect their favorite people from around the world to celebrate humanitarian breakthroughs. American Refugee Committee is building a 21st century humanitarian organization rooted in co-creating with committed people to provide more meaningful solutions to humanitarian crises worldwide. ARC works with more than 3 million people in crisis each year and has nearly 1,600 staff around the globe. 

December 2, 2016, Friday - 15th Annual JA Holiday Variety Show at Aster Cafe

Time: 8:00pm  - 11:00pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

15th Annual JA Holiday Variety Show

Jeff Arundel will host his annual holiday variety show, featuring the Swedish Men’s Whistling Chorus, Esti Baliz, Steele Arundel, The Whispering Sisters of Colorado, Fred and Anna Mae Vagle and JA and the Hammsmen! A holiday tradition for some, a cult experience for others. Poetry, music and nostalgia delivered with zeal and earnest commitment.

$10 advance tickets; reservations recommended; call 612-379-3138.

December 1, 2016, Thursday - Finnegans 10th Annual Drink Like You Care: Tailgate at The Depot

Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, 225 3rd Ave S

Finnegans 10th Annual Drink Like You Care: Tailgate

Join us for a pre-game tailgate on December 1st and #DrinkLikeYouCare! 

The Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel has partnered with FINNEGANS and Tattersall Distilling and invite you to celebrate the Dallas Cowboys vs the Minnesota Vikings home game with us. 

Drink like you care, and Finnegans distributers will match donations based on sales. Featuring Hoppy Shepherd, Irish Amber and Dead Irish Poet plus $4 tap specials!

Munch on some in-house stadium fare and sidle up to Tattersall Distilling's Ice Bar. Or drop your donation at the reverse food truck and sip a cocktail by the fire pit. 

Sporting your best "No shave, November" beard? Perfect! Snap a selfie and check-in to the Renaissance Facebook Page with #DrinkLikeYouCare to enter for a chance to win a free night stay skating package. ❄️

Follow the discussion thread below for more information, photo contest rules, menus and more. Admission is free and open to the public.

December 1, 2016, Thursday - Thursday Musical’s Thursday Morning Artist Series at MacPhail

Time: 9:30am reception, 10:30am concert

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

Thursday Mornings' December 1 Concert: 

Katie Anne Kohler, flute - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2016
OboeBass!: Carrie Vecchione, oboe and Rolf Erdahl, bass
Patricia Kent, soprano 
Marianne Bryan, piano

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017

Thursday, Mar. 2, 2017

Thursday, Mar. 16, 2017

Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017

Thursday, Apr. 13, 2017 

December 1, 2016, Thursday - Members Double Discount Holiday Shopping Weekend at Mill City Museum (4 days)

Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street 

Member Double Discount Shopping Weekend

Head to select historic sites statewide for your holiday shopping! During this four-day weekend sale, MNHS members can enjoy a 20 percent discount on a wide array of uniquely Minnesotan books, jewelry and other items available in the stores and online. Participating sites include the Minnesota History Center, Mill City Museum, Split Rock Lighthouse, Alexander Ramsey House, Forest History Center, James J Hill House, Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post and North West Company Fur Post.

Also: December 2 and 3 10am-5pm; and Sunday, Noon-5pm

December 1, 2016, Thursday - Holidazzle in Loring Park (Thurs-Sun)

2016 schedule:

Thursdays from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. | Fridays from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. | Sundays from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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Thursday, Dec 1 - Sunday, Dec 4
Thursday, Dec 8 - Sunday, Dec 11
Thursday, Dec 15 - Sunday, Dec 18
Thursday, Dec 22 - Friday, Dec 23

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Check out the Holidazzle website for the full list of activities, vendors, etc.

December 1, 2016, Thursday - Winners of the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Award Reading at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Winners of the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Award Reading

The Loft Literary Center Presents 2016 Winners of the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Award in Creative Prose, December 1st at 7:00 p.m. in Target Performance Hall/ Open Book. 

December 1, 2016, Thursday - Different After This at Southern Theater (4 nights)

Times: 7:30

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Hiponymous presents: Different After This

Hiponymous' signature choreography delivers simultaneously subconscious and overt approaches to unison and punctuation of movement through rhythm. They create unpredictable pockets in performance, where inventive impulse and phrasing bring a gritty utility to their storytelling. Tonal dramatic shifts roll through the body like mercury, dancing the range from humor to horror.

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Admission: $24, student (with ID): $18, ARTShare members free and Tuesday – Pay What You Can.

November 29, 2016, Tuesday - Hennepin County Budget (Truth in Taxation) Meeting

Hennepin County will hold a public meeting on the proposed 2017 budget and property tax levy – commonly called the Truth in Taxation meeting – at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29. The meeting location is the County Board Room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center, at 300 S. Sixth Street in downtown Minneapolis.

The county proposes a 2017 budget of $1.9 billion – a decrease of 2.57 percent, from the 2016 adjusted budget. It proposes a property tax levy of $759.4 million – an increase of $32.6 million, or 4.49 percent, from the net property tax levy in 2016.

The budgets and levies for the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority and Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority also will be discussed at the meeting.

For more details, go online to www.hennepin.us/hcbudget.

Free parking is available for residents attending the meeting in the underground ramp at the Government Center after 5 p.m. The ramp entrance is on Third Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.

November 28, 2016, Monday - DMNA Board Meeting at St. Olaf Catholic Church

Time: 5:45pm to 8:00pm

Location: St. Olaf Catholic Church, 215 S 8th Street

The next Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association (DMNA) Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 28, from 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm, at St. Olaf Catholic Church - 215 S. 8th Street.  Please note that this is a change from our regular meeting day of the third Monday of the month.  The board meeting agenda will be posted on the DMNA Website, approximately five days before the meeting.

The DMNA Board will review one Land Use item, due to the timing of the application:
• Lumber Exchange Building (Exchange Nightclub) - Heritage Preservation Commission Certificate of Appropriateness application that includes four items, presented by Chuck Levin, Chuck Levin Architects and nightclub owner Deepak Nath.
1. New exterior lighting fixtures on the Hennepin Avenue elevation.
2. New non-¬‐permanent (seasonal) vestibule at the Hennepin Avenue entry to the Exchange Nightclub.
3. New equipment platform on the back of the building facing the parking ramp.
4. New air intake grille on the back of the building facing the parking ramp.
(Please note that the lighting and vestibule are after-¬‐the-¬‐fact requests since they mistakenly made the changes without first obtaining HPC approval).

November 27, 2016, 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

November 27, 2016, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour

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.

November 26, 2016, Saturday - Moustache Run!

Start times: 8:30am Half Marathon / 8:45am 5k & 10k  / 8:50am Lil' Mo Mile
 
Location: 65 Main Street SE

2016 Moustache Run

FIVE YEARS AND GROWING STRONG.

Momentum is a terrible thing to waste. So as Moustache Run celebrates its fifth year of supporting men's health, we’re calling you to find another gear.

Is it upping your distance? Pursuing a fu manchu? Or recruiting more guys and gals to run? That's up to you. But one thing's certain: this will be the best Mo Run yet. Join us November 26 for a festive 5K, 10K, half marathon, or lil' mo mile. A victory lap for your 'stache — and a victory for men everywhere.

November 26, 2016, Saturday - Friends of the Mill District Singers Rehearsal at the Guthrie

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30Pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd Street

For more information, please contact Claudia Kittock at cjkittock@gmail.com.

November 26, 2016, Saturday - Small Business Saturday Celebration at Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet

Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM 

Location: Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet, 505 Nicollet Mall Suite 100

Small Business Saturday Celebration at Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet

Swing in to the Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet, and let us entertainment you while you shop til' you drop. We are rolling out our new brand of clothing, glassware and Minnesota made items. Beat the crowds and arrive early - we will be featuring prizes, special discounts, food, fun and unique holiday shopping!

November 26, 2016, Saturday - Ashley Hanson CD Release Party at Southern Theater

Times: 7:00pm 

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Ashley Hanson CD Release Party

Tickets go on sale for the public on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 6:00 PM

Presented by Ashley Hanson

  

CD release party with live performaces.

Ticket Prices:  (no additional per ticket fees)

General Admission: TBD (tickets available at the door - box office opens at 6:00 PM)

November 25, 2016, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Marah in the Mainsail & Good Morning Bedlam

November 25, 2016, Friday - Minneapolis Craft Market at Sociable Cider Werks (2 days)

 

By popular demand, Minneapolis Craft Market returns to Sociable Cider Werks with two days of our festive outdoor winter markets on Thanksgiving weekend! We have a different lineup of makers each day, so visit us on both days - see below for the maker lineup for each day.

PLAID FRIDAY - 12:00-6:00PM
November 25: The local alternative to Black Friday is also Sociable Cider Werks' 3rd Anniversary. So ditch the mall and party with us instead! Guests will enjoy live music in the tap room, and hot mulled cider in a festive outdoor marketplace full of local artists. And the kicker -- new ciders will be released on the hour, every hour. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1599486747013554/ for the complete schedule fo...r Sociable's Anniversary Party shenanigans.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY - 12:00-6:00PM
November 26: Shop local with us this Small Business Saturday! Research shows that, on average, every dollar spent at a local, independent business generates at least three times more direct economic benefit than a dollar spent at absentee-owned formula businesses (source: MetroIBA / Buy Local Twin Cities). We invite you to spend this special Saturday in our festive outdoor marketplace, where you'll be able to sip on hot mulled cider and browse work from the local artists that make the Twin Cities great.

MAKERS - FRIDAY:
14 Gauge LLC
AnnMade in Minnesota
Awesome Industries
Bare Naked Soap Company
Body Bliss
Emily Madland Jewelry
Fair Anita
From Your Mat
Granite Designs by Kevin
Larissa Loden
Loulure
mandybymandy
Melinda Wolff
MetroMini
TRUE ETHIC

MAKERS - SATURDAY:
14 Gauge LLC
Bare Naked Soap Company
bela&blue
Cosgriff Creations
Fair Anita
Larissa Loden
Lisa Rydin Erickson
Loulure
Maps and scraps
Michelle Schwartzbauer Design LLC
Quimsy
TRUE ETHIC
Wanderbound Trading co.
Winterberry Fairies
Wooly Sheep Dots

MEET YOUR MAKER
With a rotating selection of makers each week, Minneapolis Craft Market is the best place to discover emerging artists and new design talent of the North.

HOW TO APPLY
Vendor spots for this event are now full, but maker applications are being accepted for all future market dates at http://www.mplscraftmarket.com/

STAY IN THE LOOP
Follow Minneapolis Craft Market on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@mplscraftmkt) to hear about upcoming markets.

November 24, 2016, Thursday - Turkey Day 5K

2016 Turkey Day 5K Schedule:

• 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Race-day registration and packet pickup
Target Center
• 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Family Carnival
Butler Square Parking Lot (501 North 1st Avenue)
• 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Kids Care
Life Time Fitness Target Center
• 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Food and drink specials, including a Bloody Mary bar
Cowboy Jack’s (126 N 5th Street)
• 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Post-race food and hot beverages
Target Center garage
• 8:00 a.m. 5K Wave 1 start (Sub 9 min/mile)
• 8:05 a.m. 5K Wave 2 start (Sub 11 min/mile)
• 8:10 a.m. 5K Wave 3 start (11-12 min/mile)
• 8:15 a.m. 5K Wave 4 start (walkers and strollers)

November 24, 2016, Thursday - The Depot Rink Opens for the 2016-2017 Skating Season

Depot Rink – Season Opening on November 24

Thanksgiving Opening Day! Noon - 9:00pm (view the online calendar for all hours and public skating dates)

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue S

It's fun, it's romantic, and it's warm in the winter. Named one of the top ten best places in the United States to ice skate by the USA Today and MSNBC, The Depot Rink is a historic downtown Minneapolis train shed that now houses a modern-day, indoor rink with floor-to-ceiling glass walls showcasing views of the downtown city skyline.

Take a moment out of your busy winter schedule for the perfect place for birthday parties, family outings and reunions, school field trips, holiday parties, romantic dates, team building and employee appreciation parties.

The rink offers public skating or private rink rental, a full catering menu and group party packages. For information, about skating and rental rates and rink hours, visit http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/icerink.