February 28, 2016, Sunday - Pillsbury House Theatre's Breaking Ice: A Performance in Celebration of Black History Month at First Covenant Church

Time: 11:00am

Location: First Covenant Church Minneapolis, 810 S 7th Street

Pillsbury House Theatre's Breaking Ice: A Performance in Celebration of Black History Month

As a capstone to our month-long celebration of Black History, we invite you to a special “third hour” presentation following our February 28, 9:30 service. First Covenant Church’s Committee on Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) will host a performance of the Pillsbury House+Theatre’s highly acclaimed Breaking Ice, starting at 11:00am in the Sanctuary. Plan to stay and invite your friends.

Pillsbury’s Breaking Ice performers provide an entertaining and thought-provoking experience designed to foster better understanding and communication around difficult to discuss issues of race and equity. Their lively, fast-paced vignettes provide a fresh perspective and a more intimate view of how individuals relate to each other.

Following the performance, Breaking Ice facilitators will lead an audience discussion of themes surfaced during the performance. Join us on February 28th at 11am as we explore these challenging issues together!

February 27, 2016, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter 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 non-public spaces. The tour includes admission to the museum gallery, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show.

February 27, 2016, Saturday - American Cancer Society® Event: Talk with a Doc about Breast Health at Whole Foods

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (Two hour-long programs: 1-2pm and 2-3pm)

Location: Whole Foods Market Hennepin, 222 South Avenue

Talk with a Doc about Breast Health

Join the American Cancer Society® and Allina Health for an interactive discussion about breast cancer risk factors, screening guidelines and general awareness. Experts will be on-site to offer a brief overview of the key components for maintaining good breast health.

Presenters:
Kevin Edelman, MD, Piper Breast Center®
Dawn Johnson, MD, Piper Breast Center®

Come to Whole Foods Market Hennepin for this brief presentation, Q & A and a chance to win giveaways.

This program is offered in partnership with the American Cancer Society®.

For more information, please call Hannah Simmons at the American Cancer Society at 651-255-8108.

February 26, 2016, Friday - 10th Annual Skyway Open Golf Tournament (3 days)

The course will be open to the public during the following dates and times:
- Friday, February 26th, 12pm to 9pm
- Saturday, February 27th, 10am to 6pm
- Sunday, February 28th, 10am to 4pm

Check-in/registration desk will close on Friday at 7:15 pm and 30 minutes prior to the time the course is closed on Saturday and Sunday. See website for entire 3-day schedule and info.

GRAB YOUR PUTTERS AND HIT THE SKYWAYS!

The Minneapolis Downtown Council is pleased to bring the 10th Annual Skyway Open Golf Tournament back to Downtown Minneapolis. The event, featuring one-of-a-kind miniature golf holes, benefits the Intersections: Downtown 2025 Plan's Committee to End Street Homelessness.

This mini-golf tournament will feature professionally designed golf holes by leading Minneapolis-based architects and contractors set up throughout the downtown skyway system.  Each participant will be given a round of golf and Friday golfers receive complimentary admission to the 19th Hole Celebration valued at $30.

This year the Skyway Open is expected to bring over 1000 golfers to the downtown skyway system, and is designed to draw all ages - from downtown professionals to families looking for children-friendly activities. Friday’s participation includes access to the course and to the 19th Hole Celebration. Saturday will provide golfers with access to the course and many children’s activities & Sunday a last chance to hit the links!

February 26, 2016, Friday - 2016 Annual MCBA Sale at The Shop (3 days)

Friday, February 26 9:30am-6:30pm
Saturday, February 27 9:30am-6:30pm
Sunday, February 28 Noon-5:00pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue S

2016 Annual MCBA Sale at The Shop!

Stop by The Shop at Minnesota Center for Book Arts February 26-28th for 50% off a HUGE variety of items including:

 - Holiday books, journals, notecards and other gifts!
 - A massive variety of cards!
 - Select bookmaking supplies!
 - Select children's books, toys and crafts!
 - Select notebooks!
 - and MORE!

A sale this big only happens once a year at MCBA. Invite your friends, support local business and art, stock up on gifts for next year and treat yourself!

Spring is here early at MCBA and The Shop is looking green and abundant with new merchandise for the gardeners in your life. See our new selection of floral journals and cards, Springish books, candles and more!

February 25, 2016, Thursday - Author Talk: Ryan Berg at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location:  Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Author Talk: Ryan Berg

Berg will read from his memoir, "No House to Call My Home." In the book, Berg describes the time he spent in New York City as a caseworker for LGBT teens living in group homes. A panel discussion will follow with Berg and members of the LGBT community who have experienced homelessness. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Avenues for Homeless Youth.

February 25, 2016, Thursday - Rethinking the Nonpartisan League Author Event at Mill City Museum

Times: 7:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Join historian Michael J. Lansing for an illustrated presentation based on his new book, Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics. In 1915, Midwestern and western farmers mounted one of the most significant challenges to party politics in American history: the Nonpartisan League. The League sought to empower citizens and restrain corporate influence, especially powerful Minneapolis-based flour mills and banks. Before its collapse in the 1920s, the League counted more than 250,000 paying members and birthed new alliances between workers and agrarians, including the Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota.

Lansing, associate professor of history at Augsburg College, offers a new look at the Nonpartisan League and its rise and fall in the United States and Canada. After the talk, Professor Lansing will sign copies of the book, which can be purchased in the Mill City Museum store. 

The is a free event.

February 25, 2016, Thursday - Downtown Service Area Master Plan Steering Committee Final Meeting (Part 2) at MPRB

All are welcome to this meeting at the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road.

February 25, 2016, Thursday - Date Night in the North Loop

Explore the North Loop and all that we have to offer on Date Night.

On the last Thursday of every month from 5-8pm enjoy horse and carriage rides to your shopping & dining destinations along with special events, amusements and discounts at all participating stores.

February 24, 2016, Wednesday - The History of Baseball in Minnesota at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Doty Board Room

The History of Baseball in Minnesota at Central Library

Registration begins 1/27/16.

Use the off-season to brush up on your baseball history! From the early days of town ball to the latest seasons of the Twins and the Saints, Minnesota Historical Society educators will fill you in on the history of the Great American Pastime in the North Star State.

February 24, 2016, Wednesday - Breakfast with a Preservationist at the Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00am to 9:00am

Location: Mill City Museum, ADM Conference Room: 6th Floor, 710 South Second Street

Preserve Minneapolis

Breakfast With a Preservationist: Once Imperiled, Now Heralded

Preservation garners headlines when a building is threatened, but even when a building is saved, it often recedes into the background, along with the struggle to keep it. For this breakfast, we're celebrating once-threatened Minneapolis landmarks like the Hollywood Theater, the Forum Cafeteria, the Lake Street Sears, Roebuck & Co. Building, and many more.

These once-endangered buildings represent strong historic integrity in themselves, but they also significantly shaped parts of the city around them, impacting the visual landscape, economic vitality, and community fabric.

 Join us as we discuss the stories of these buildings, how they were saved, and how they've helped form the city as we know it today.

 As always, we'll leave plenty of time for questions and discussion from the audience. We'll also have coffee and breakfast treats (please bring a small donation to help offset costs). See you next week!

February 23, 2016, Tuesday - The Critic/The Real Inspector Hound opens at the Guthrie

February 23 - March 27, 2016 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd Street

Two comedies in one night: The Critic/The Real Inspector Hound

Experience a rollicking madcap night of life in the theater with two one-act comedies directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Kahn. From local comic mastermind/adaptor Jeffrey Hatcher (The Government Inspector) comes The Critic, a whirlwind comedy about bad theater, worse playwrights and – worst of all – critics. Over-the-top antics continue with Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound, an ingenious play-within-a-play in which two critics find themselves as unsuspecting suspects while watching a classic whodunit.

February 22, 2016, Monday - 2016 Open Streets Volunteer Committee Kick-Off! at Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, 1428 Washington Avenue S, Suite 204

2016 Open Streets Volunteer Committee Kick-Off!

2016 is going to be an AMAZING year for Open Streets Minneapolis. Come be a part of it! Hear what routes we've got in store for the year, and vision with us at our Open Streets Volunteer Committee Kick-Off!

What fun activities should be included to tie the street together? To support neighborhood leaders? To build out kid zones? We know you've got ideas and we want to hear 'em!

There will be snacks!

February 22, 2016, Monday - Share Earth Journal | Land of 10,000 Lakes: Can We Achieve Water Sustainability? at Hell's Kitchen

Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Location:  Hell's Kitchen, 80 S. 9th Street

Share Earth Journal | Land of 10,000 Lakes: Can We Achieve Water Sustainability?

Join MinnPost Monday, Feb. 22, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at Hell's Kitchen in downtown Minneapolis for “Land of 10,000 Lakes: Can We Achieve Water Sustainability?”  Act now and buy tickets to this popular event before we reach capacity!

This is the fourth annual event presented by MinnPost’s Earth Journal Circle. Dr. Deborah Swackhamer is this year's featured speaker. Earth Journal writer Ron Meador will moderate the Q&A session. 

Tickets including dinner, soft drinks, tax and gratuity are $28 for MinnPost Silver, Gold and Platinum members and $38 for others.

Tickets can be purchased online through the Eventbrite registration page before Feb. 15. Hurry - we're halfway to capacity!

February 21, 2016, Sunday - Paint Nite at Wilde Roast Cafe

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Wilde Roast Cafe, 65 Main Street SE

A Ride To The Moon

No experience required! Just follow along while our Social Painting Instructor guides you step-by-step through the featured painting in about two hours. If you’re feeling creative, change the colors to suit your décor or go completely rogue. We provide all the painting supplies: a 16”x20” canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, smock, music, and a good time.

Come out early to enjoy some drinks or dinner before we get started, just let them know you’re with Paint Nite. Secure your seats 15 minutes before start time, especially if part of a large group. Food and drinks are available for purchase from the venue and NOT included in the ticket price. Outside food and drink are not allowed - NO BYOB. Events are for adults, 21+ only.

February 21, 2016, Sunday - Minnesota Bach Ensemble – Jorja Fleezanis Dazzles with Bach at MacPhail

Time: 3:00pm

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

Minnesota Bach Ensemble – Jorja Fleezanis Dazzles with Bach

Jorja Fleezanis returns to the Twin Cities to perform Bach’s E Major Violin Concerto and Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. Prepare for the works and this beloved violinist to dazzle you. Also included in the program are J.S. Bach’s Cantata 127: “Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott” and C.P.E. Bach’s Symphony in A Major.

General admission: $25; student (under 18) tickets: $10. For tickets: http://mnbach.org/concertsandevents.html.

February 20, 2016, Saturday - Minnesota's Black Community Past and Present: Walter R. Scott Sr., Publisher at Central Library

Time: 11:00am

Location:  Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall

Minnesota's Black Community Past and Present: Walter R. Scott Sr., Publisher

In celebration of Black History Month, learn about Scott who was a trailblazer in the 1960s and l970s for the importance of celebrating the achievements of Minnesota's Black Community from a historical and contemporary perspective in books and magazines. Members of the Scott family will give an overview of his historical projects along with an introduction to the forthcoming "Minnesota's Black Community Book Project." Q&A will follow, along with entertainment.

February 20, 2016, Saturday - Yoga for Everybody: A Winter Wellness Event Presented by MN Yoga + Life Magazine

Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm

Location: Minneapolis Event Centers, 212 Main Street SE

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Yoga for Everybody: A Winter Wellness Event Presented by MN Yoga + Life Magazine

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY
Prioritize YOU and your wellness. Retreat for a day to nurture your mind, body and spirit. Try a variety of yoga sampler classes appropriate for beginner and seasoned yogis, alike. Enjoy inspiring speakers, lunch, mini massages, local art, shopping, wellness vendors, swag, a guided meditation accompanied by a healing sound bath, a healthy cooking demo by a Whole Foods Market head chef, and more. A portion of the proceeds will support Youth Farm-a Minnesota non-profit dedicated to cultivating youth leadership, education, and community by growing and selling healthy and local foods. Registration is NOW OPEN.

February 20, 2016, Saturday - Northeast Farmers Market Winter Market at Solar Arts Building

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location:  Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave NE. 

The Northeast Farmers Market Winter Market 

Support local food vendors and artisans during the winter months and celebrate the community spirit of the Market.  Expect music, children’s activities, and more. Facebook Event Page  Vendor List

Future date: March 19

   

 

February 20, 2016, Saturday - SNO Ball Noir 2016 at The Grain Belt

Time: 7 PM to Midnight

Location: The Grain Belt, 1215 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413

SNO Ball Noir 2016

A Sheridan Neighborhood Organization (SNO) fundraiser to support The Little Kitchen Food Shelf

Tickets $25/Advance - $30/at the door. Available at Two12 Pottery and On-line

21 + Event - Cash Bar - Hors D'oeuvres - Silent Auction & Photo Booth by Drew Trampe -  Live Music by The Joel Johnson Band

Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SheridanNeighborhoodOrgSNO.  If you cannot attend but would like to contribute, please visit the SNO website at www.sheridanneighborhood.org