April 22, 2017, Saturday - Celebrate Earth Day with Ellen Ferrari at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-Noon

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

Celebrate Earth Day with Ellen Ferrari 

Anne Rockwell’s Our Earth kicks off the celebration. Pull circle sheets of white cotton paper and color with ocean blue, land green and more. Decorate with recycled yarns, shredded papers and cut outs of people, plants and animals. Plant seeds in your paper, too! Waterproof shoes suggested.

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun. Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

For families with children ages 2 and up. Adult/child pair: $32 ($29 members) + $6 supply fee; additional participants (adult or child): $16 ($14.50 members) + $3 supply fee.

April 21, 2017, Friday - Envision Spring 2017

Time: 8 PM - 11 PM 

Location: Machine Shop, 300 Second Street NE

Envision Spring 2017

Envision, one of the largest and most highly anticipated events celebrating fashion in the Twin Cities, will bring its Spring 2017 season to Machine Shop on Friday, April 21. Dubbed “best fashion show” by Star Tribune, Envision has been a bright light in the landscape of Minnesota fashion for over a decade. The event’s 21st season will showcase current collections from the area’s top designers including ACG, Cliché, Emily Trevor, Form Over Function, George Moskal, Idle Child, Kindred Folk, Kyra Deva, Reiner Vigoa and Sarah Furnae. Tricia Heuring of Public Functionary and John Mark, Arts Editor at Lavender Magazine and local dance choreographer,... return to co-host Envision Spring 2017. This season’s runway looks will be curated by stylist, Paige Frandsen, with hair by HAUS Salon and makeup led by Andrea Holton.

The intimate and industrial setting of new venue, Machine Shop, will bring Envision’s modern approach to runway production to life. Located in the heart of Minneapolis’ historic Saint Anthony district, this magical venue has been carefully restored, keeping the original 1916 architectural details intact while introducing contemporary luxury.

Consistent with Envision’s longstanding vision of supporting art and artists, a portion of the event proceeds and $1 of every pre-sale ticket will benefit Public Functionary, an organization that focuses on cultivating creative collaborations and social interaction around art and culture. The Public Functionary Satellite space will feature guest performances throughout the evening with details to be announced in the coming weeks.

Limited $25 GA, $60 VIP and $80 Front Row VIP tickets are available now. The VIP ticket includes seating with a swag bag, early entry (VIP doors open at 7 pm) and access to the VIP hour from 7-8pm, which will include complimentary food tastings from local restaurants along with special guest music performances. Tickets can be purchased at envisionmpls.com, or in person at Cliché, Ignite Models, Infinite Vapor (Uptown location only).

Following the show, join us for the official Envision Afterparty from 11pm - 2am. Details to come.

April 21, 2017, Friday - Mississippi River Care and Prairie Planting: Mill Ruins Park Area

Time: 1 – 4 pm

Location: Mill Ruins Park, 102 Portland Avenue

Minnesota Environmental Fund presents: Mississippi River Care and Prairie Planting: Mill Ruins Park Area

Care for our Mississippi River together, and get to know people who work or live downtown. Good for your community, good for your environment, and good for you!

You can help plant native prairie plants, pull up invasive vetch, and clean up our riverfront parks, while learning about the area from National Park Service rangers and Mississippi River community leaders.

The Minnesota Environmental Fund, your local giving partner with Minnesota workplaces, is teaming up with Mississippi Park Connection and Mississippi National River and Recreation Area to support this volunteer experience for people who work or live downtown.

Arrive ready to work at 1 pm

• 1-1:20: Sign-in and introduction
• 1:20-2:30: Service activity: Plant, remove an invasive plant and do a river clean-up
• 2:30-3:00: Interpretation and break
• 3:00-3:45: Service activity: Plant, remove an invasive plant and do a river clean-up
• 3:45-4:00: Closing and thank you, followed by walk to local eagle nest and/or group outing at local restaurant or bar

Sign up, invite your work team to join you, and encourage your friends to come, too!

Free event. Your donation to the Minnesota Environmental Fund helps support this event and other workplace service opportunities.

Preparations: Gloves and bags are provided by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, which asks each participant to sign a waiver before starting. Please wear warm clothing and close-toed shoes appropriate for an outdoor activity on natural and uneven surfaces, and bring water to drink.

April 21, 2017, Friday - Live Music at Day Block Brewing

Time: 9:00pm Doors | 21+ | $5 Cover

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue S

Tonight: Special Release Show for the Fort Wilson Riot Pale Ale as part of the Day Block Brewing Bands That Brew Series.

Fort Wilson Riot
https://fortwilsonriot.bandcamp.com/

Strange Relations
https://strangerelations.bandcamp.com/

Lunch Duchess
https://lunchduchessmusic.bandcamp.com/

April 21, 2017, Friday - Loft Mentor Series Reading with Ayana Mathis

Time: 7:00pm

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

Loft Mentor Series Reading with Ayana Mathis

The Loft Literary Center proudly presents a 2016-2017 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Ayana Mathis and participants Elizabeth Meyers and Michael Torres.

Ayana Mathis is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a recipient of the 2014-15 New York Public Library's Cullman Center Fellowship. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, her first novel, was a New York Times Bestseller, a 2013 New York Times Notable Book of the Year, an NPR Best Books of 2013 and was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the second selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. Mathis taught Creative Writing at The Writer's Foundry MFA Program at St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn.

Elizabeth Meyers was born and raised in northern Wisconsin. She graduated with a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Northland College and now lives on the eastern edge of Minnesota in the St. Croix River Valley. She writes poetry and short fiction that often focuses on rural life.

Michael Torres is a CantoMundo fellow, born and brought up in Pomona, California, where he spent his adolescence as a graffiti artist. His work is forthcoming or has appeared in The Acentos Review, BOAAT, Forklift, Ohio, Huizache, Miramar and Paper Darts among others. Torres is the recipient of a 2016 Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant. Currently he lives in Mankato, Minnesota, where he teaches creative writing and hosts art workshops for homeless youth at the Reach drop-in center. $10 ($5 members).

Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available at the door 30 minutes prior to the event on a first-come, first-served basis. No one turned away for lack of funds. Doors open 30 minutes before the event. Seating is general admission (not assigned).

April 21, 2017, Friday - Prometheus Bound opens at Uprising Theatre Company (thru April 29)

Prometheus Bound

The play tells the story of how Prometheus came to be incarcerated, and how — through continued disobedience — he becomes the most iconic prisoner of all time.

The word marturos in ancient Greek means “witness.” A martyr is a witness. Prometheus was a god who broke the law. For this crime, he was locked away in solitary confinement, a punishment to which the United States is currently consigning approximately twenty-five thousand of the more than two million American citizens who now live behind bars, one of the few first-world countries still deploying this outmoded, dehumanizing punishment for long durations and on such a large scale. It’s as if Aeschylus, too, was saying: This is how it works.

Prometheus Bound is the story of how martyrs are made.

April 20, 2017, Thursday - Aria Open House! Let’s Get Lost: Destination North

Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00

Location: Aria, 105 North 1st Street

Aria Open House! Let’s Get Lost: Destination North

Aria’s Open House is an event to showcase the best local event vendors coming together for one night to create and give you an experience that is truly unique to Minnesota.

Experience styled vignettes and decor designed by industry experts, delicious bites from some of the most talented chefs in the industry, sip on cocktails and get the chance to win giveaways from some of our fabulous hotel and restaurant neighbors.

Whether you're looking for inspiration for your upcoming event or you're just a savvy industry insider, you'll want to join us in the North Loop for this fabulous evening!

For more information, check out our open house website. 

April 20, 2017, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership Annual Meeting

The East Town Business Partnership Annual Meeting is coming up on Thursday, April 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the Best Western Normandy Inn. The topic for this meeting is “East Town Commons Park Now and in the Future." Featured presenters are The Commons Staff and Green Minneapolis Leadership.

April 20, 2017, Thursday - Elliot Park Earth Fest

April 20, 2017, Thursday - Neighborhood Clean-Up Day with Friends of the Mill District and Cynthia Froid Group

April 19, 2017, Wednesday - zAmya Theater presents Portraits: Looking Forward, Looking Back at Central Library

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall 

zAmya Theater Showcase - Portraits: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Second performance - April 23 at 3:00pm. These performances are free and open to the public.

Did you know seniors and youth ages 18-24 are the fastest growing populations experiencing homelessness in Minnesota? zAmya brings youth and seniors together from a variety of backgrounds to tell their stories and get creative in this variety showcase to generate public will to fix this problem!

Join zAmya as we share with you the fruits of the last several months of theater workshops at St. Stephen's Human Services and Ebenezer Park Apartments. Witness as 20 seniors share nuggets of incredible experience, an under-prepared camper encounters a seasoned river dweller, a baseball player learns an unexpected lesson, three bag lady...’s go into a thrift store and transform, and together we build a machine of health and wealth.

zAmya, a Sanskrit word that means, “aiming at peace”, supports St. Stephens’ mission to end homelessness by increasing awareness and understanding through community-based theater. Led by local artist, Maren Ward, zAmya has created and toured 13 original full length theater productions at numerous locations throughout Minnesota including the Guthrie Theater in September, 2016 of Home Street Home Minneapolis.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

April 19, 2017, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Agenda

Meeting are broadcasted live on the City of Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79, or online. Those interested in viewing the MPRB meeting are encouraged to attend at MPRB headquarters, located at 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411, or view during the 10:30 p.m. Monday rebroadcast on Channel 79.

April 19, 2017, Wednesday - Downtown Minneapolis Job Fair at the Minneapolis Convention Center

 

• Wednesday, April 19, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200
• 1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis

The job fair is free and open to the public. Veterans and dislocated workers are welcome. Attendees are encouraged to wear appropriate business attire and bring resumes. 

Participating employers - Employers are hiring for careers in:

• Accounting
• Assembly
• Administrative support
• Construction
• Customer service
• Health care
• Information technology
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Sales
• Security
• Transportation
• Warehouse labor
• And many more

Community resources - Resource agency staff will also provide information about:

• Child care
• Education
• Family resources
• Health care
• Job search resources
• Job training
• Transportation
• Filing taxes
• And much more

Find out more - View more information about the job fair.

The Minneapolis Convention Center is served by several bus routes. To find the best one, visit metrotransit.org or call 612-373-3333.

Hennepin County, Minnesota WorkForce Centers, the City of Minneapolis, the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press are joint sponsors of this event.

April 18, 2017, Tuesday - Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association Board of Directors and General Membership Meeting at Pillsbury A-Mill

Schedule:
6:30pm - 7:45pm Quarterly meeting of the Marcy-Holmes General Membership - Agenda forthcoming
7:45pm - 9:00pm Regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors - Agenda forthcoming

Location: Pillsbury A-Mill, 315 Main Street SE

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1489139674432032/

**PLEASE NOTE** Unlike our former practice, the meeting of the General Membership will take BEFORE the Board of Directors meeting. See times above. The General Membership will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.

April 18, 2017, Tuesday - An Evening With Ron Schara & MN Bound at Vic's

Time: 7:00pm

 

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

 

An Evening With Ron Schara & MN Bound

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Join us for an intimate evening with Ron Schara who will be sharing stories about some of his favorite outdoor & MN Bound experiences with added Mississippi River stories. We are thrilled to have him and the MN Bound gang at Vic's!

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Reservations Welcome but not required 612.312.2000.

April 18, 2017, Tuesday - DMNA Board Meeting at Open Book

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S

The next DMNA Board meeting is Tuesday, April 18, at 6 p.m., at Open Book in the 2nd floor conference room.

The May meeting is Thursday, May 25, at 5:45 p.m., at the Mill City Museum. 

April 15, 2017, Saturday - Hot Chocolate 5K/15K

Times: 5k: 8:10am / 15k: 8:50am

Starting Location: Boom Island Park

Hot Chocolate 15/5k Minneapolis

April 15, 2017, Saturday - Here Comes Jesus: A Video Series by Joshua McGarvey at the Soap Factory

Time:  6:00pm-Midnight

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

Here Comes Jesus: A Video Series by Joshua McGarvey

The Soap Factory Presents: Here Comes Jesus: A Video Series by Joshua McGarvey. The artist will be releasing the video series overtime on the Soap Factory’s blog leading up to the final video which will be screened in the Soap Factory’s lower level on April 15th at 7:30PM.

Here Comes Jesus is a video series that probes the westernization of the religious figure Jesus. Absurdity ensues as narrative and metaphor are conformed to relate to my own experiences.

Jesus is a crinkled mirror. Jesus is Play-Doh. Jesus invented a table. Stemming from one scene in Mel Gibson’s film about the crucifixion of Jesus in which the Christian messiah is shown building a table for chairs, the series embraces the ambiguous identit...y of god’s only son. Here Comes Jesus is a video series that probes the westernization of the religious figure Jesus. Absurdity ensues as narrative and metaphor are conformed to relate to my own experience

April 15, 2017, Saturday - Modist Brewing 1 Year Anniversay Bash

Modist is 1: An Anniversary Bash

We're having a Music Concert, Live Painting, Beer Release, Free Arts MN Fundraiser Party!

Our first year in almost in the books, and it's already been a crazy ride. Now it's time to celebrate. On April 15th, 2017 we're going have 4 live music acts, and have 8 artists create live art on large canvases, and release a crazy beer - all while raising funds for Free Arts Minnesota. There will also be a dunk tank.

The music lineup will feature 4 MN artists, including:

- The 4onthefloor
- Greg Grease
- Sarah White
- Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band

and DJ sets by:...
- Sophia Eris
- Mike 2600 (also the designer of our First Call cans :-)

Alongside the musicians, 8 LOCAL ARTISTS will each be creating a piece on 4' x 4' canvas that will be auctioned off to the benefit of Free Arts MN, an organization that supports the artistic and personal development of youths in challenging circumstances.

Some of the artists involved, include:

- Wes Winship of Burlesque of North America(also the designer of our DREAMYARD cans)
- DWITT
- Artists from Rogue Citizen, including Lizardman, Dalsen, and Blaster
- Erin Sayer
- Joy Spika

We're also helping out Free Arts MN by having an Art Supplies Drive. If you're in the giving spirit, here is a list of supplies they're in need of. Please bring something from the list along with you on the 15th:

-glue sticks
-scotch/masking/duct tape
-canvas paper/multi-media paper
-t-shirts
-drawing pencils
-kneaded erasers
-sharpies
-cardstock paper

We'll also be releasing another one-of-a-kind beer. It's still a secret. More details soon!

We're going to have custom birthday donuts from Sssdude-Nutz!

We're going to have a make your own button station from SiK PiN!

We're going to have a dunk tank!

All the details you'll ever need can be found at: http://modistbrewing.com/modistis1/

Cheers to our first year!

April 15, 2017, Saturday - Minneapolis Bacon and Beer Classic at Nicollet Island Pavillion

Minneapolis Bacon and Beer Classic

Join us at the Nicollet Island Pavilion for our Bacon and Beer Classic: Pop-Up Edition on April 15, 2017. Come hungry, come thirsty, leave happy!

Experience bacon-infused dishes, unlimited bacon strips, 50+ craft beers, music, contests, games, and more.

4/15 Afternoon: 12:30-3pm
4/15 Evening: 4:30-7pm
4/15 Night: 8:30-11pm

VIP ticket holders enter a half hour early and have access to an exclusive cocktail bar.

For tickets and more info, visit www.baconandbeerclassic.com.

**All tickets are non-refundable, unless a request is filed within 24 hours of purchase. The event is rain or shine. If we must cancel the festival, all tickets will be refunded.**