December 31, 2016, Saturday - Hookers & Blow NYE Minneapolis Dance Party at Aster Cafe

Time: Doors 8:30pm / Music 9:30pm / $25

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street

Hookers & Blow NYE Minneapolis Dance Party 

Ring in the New Year with 60’s and 70’s R&B tribute supergroup Hookers & Blow!

These tickets are for standing room in our River Room. There will be limited cocktail tables/seating. If you are purchasing advance tickets for this River Room Show and intend to join us for dinner in our Cafe, please call 612-379-3138 to make a reservation for your party! Upon arrival to the venue, please check in with Will Call in the hallway entrance of the River Room. Cash door sales subject to availability.

December 31, 2016, Saturday - Flip Phone New Year's Eve: Glam at Muse Event Center

Time: 9 pm – 2 am

Location: Muse Event Center, 107 Third Avenue North

Flip Phone New Year's Eve: Glam

2016 is almost over (thank god) and we want to bring in 2017 in style! We're GLAMING it up for Flip Phone's first ever New Year's Eve Party at Muse Event Center with top-of-the-line entertatinment featuring:

+ DJ Shannon Blowtorch (Best Club DJ- City Pages, and Halloween's Strange Things) and DJ DBaz 
+ Derrick Barry, Professional Britney Spears Drag Queen (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 and America's Got Talent)
+ Pop-up performances by Vincent the Destroyer and others!
+ Additional details coming soon! 

Slap on some heels, jump into that tuxedo, cover yourself in lipstick, we are getting GLAMMED up for the night. 

General Admission tickets are only $20 (early bird) for this over-the-top party. 

VIP Packages and Unlimited Bottle Service available. 
Don't delay, our parties always sell-out!

Presented by Muse Event Center, SIMshows, and Flip Phone

TICKETS: http://musenye.com/tickets/

December 31, 2016, 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.

December 30, 2016, Friday - Happy Crazy New Year Show at Southern Theater (2 nights)

Time:  8:00pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Dangerous Productions presents: Happy Crazy New Year Show

The Happys are back and crazier than ever, in Dangerous Productions' sixth annual Happy Crazy New Year show. It's the end of 2016, and love is in the air as the very awkward Mudget Happy attempts to marry her golden-speedo wearing assistant. But when the rest of her family shows up, all plans go out the window and everyone ends up on a hysterical trans-dimensional adventure. Full of non-stop laughs, music, dancing and interactive experiences, folks of all ages will enjoy this madcap comedy. Free glass of champagne (or non-alcoholic option) with every ticket. Beer and wine also available. 

December 30, 2016, Friday - Live Music at Day Block Brewing

Time: 9pm | 21+ | $5

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

Dream Crusher & BadNraD

Dream Crusher - Dream Crusher is one of those singularly Minneapolis compositions—a new band made up entirely of musicians from other bands, who come together because they want to play around without the pressure of being in a "professional" group. Accidentally assembled one evening by Mo McNichols and Brian McDonough, both of Me and My Arrow, as a filler for a band that canceled last-minute at Nick and Eddie. The Dream Crusher sound ends up as a sort of atmospheric jam session, a little Gayngs meets Me and My Arrow, slow and sexy, like '70s lounge variety bedroom pop with a bigger punch. - Natalie Gallagher, City Pages Picked 2 Click

BadNraD - Multi-instrumentalist and hybrid DJ, producer and performer BadNraD has become a fixture of the Minneapolis electronic music scene with his unique synth-heavy sound. Majestic vocals and epic harmonies float atop intoxicating melodies and body-moving bass lines. His work running the gamut from bright, funky and energetic to dark, deep and intense, there’s always a surprise in store for the listener.

December 27, 2016, Tuesday - Neighborhood Night at Day Block Brewing

Time:  7:00pm - 11:00pm

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

Hey, neighbor! Do you live in the 55401 or 55415?

Stop in after 7:00pm every Tuesday night, show your ID and receive 15% off your tab! Spread the word to all your neighbors!

Cheers!

December 23, 2016, Friday - Christmas Storiessz IV: O Holy Night at Southern Theater

Times: 7:30pm and 9:30pm

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Christmas Storiessz IV: O Holy Night

From the creators of Christmas Storiessz I, Christmas Storiessz 2, and Christmas Storiessz III comes the biggest surprise of the Holiday Season: Christmas Storiessz IV: O Holy Night. What started as a reunion of friends has become a Christmas tradition for Sheep Theaters creators and regular cast of characters.  Each year Sheep Theater presents brand new Christmas tale following the chronicles of detective Dick Mahoney for one night only.  Sheep Theater is the company behind the productions: The Most Dangerous Game (Bedlam Lowertown-2014, The Southern-2016), George (Bedlam Lowertown-2015, 2016), and Tamburlaine (Bedlam Lowertown-2016). Christmas Storiessz IV is a staple of the holiday season. Join this cast for their holiday tradition.

Detective Dick Mahoney, famous for defeating the evil Santa Claus again and again, is back with another case on his hands and this time its better than ever.  Join him as he races across Antarctica in search of a treasure that can save the world.  As part of Catholic St. Solomons Catholic Middle Catholic Private Catholic Schools Christmas pageant.  Dick Mahoney is a staple of the festivities.  I mean, Jesus, its become a Christmas tradition.

December 22, 2016, Thursday - 3rd Annual Soulstice at Aria

Time: 8:00pm - 2:00am

Location: Aria, 105 First Street North

For the third year running, we present to you - The Soulstice

What better way to get through the holidays than a soulful gathering in the dead of winter. The past two years, hundreds have braved the ice and snow to come get down with us to celebrate the winter solstice.
Every year has been a new venue with fresh music but we promise the vibe will remain the same. So grab your ticket, throw on that coat, and get ready for a proper evening.

This year...

Bringin' The Noise:
- Blanda
- Kwey
- Solid Gold
- Su Na
Presented By:
- Against Giants
- Babes on Legs
- Blackeye Roasting Co.
- Facade Creative
- Infinitree Media
- Phenom Global
- PRMT

December 22, 2016, Thursday - Holidazzle in Loring Park (2 nights)

Thursday, Dec 22 - 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Friday, Dec 23 - 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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

December 21, 2016, Wednesday - New Comic Book Day with Eliot Rahal and Grace Thomas at Day Block Brewing

Time: 8pm | 21+ | No Cover

Location: Day Block Brewing, 1105 Washington Avenue S

New Comic Book Day with Eliot Rahal and Grace Thomas

Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day at Day Block Brewing. Come enjoy new comics and some of the best local and regional comedians, presented by hosts Eliot Rahal and Grace Thomas.

December 21, 2016, Wednesday - Northeast Farmers Market Winter Market at Solar Arts

The Northeast Farmers Market and Solar Arts by Chowgirls provide the perfect environment for this neighborhood Winter Market.

DATES AND TIMES:

Wednesday, December 21st, 4pm- 7pm
Wednesday, January 18th, 4pm- 7pm
Wednesday, February 15th, 4pm- 7pm
Wednesday, March 15th, 4pm- 7pm

December 21, 2016, Wednesday - Breakfast With a Preservationist at Mill City Museum

Via a December 12 e-newsletter from Preserve Minneapolis:

Breakfast With a Preservationist Invitational

When: Wednesday, December 21st, 8am-9am
Where: Mill City Museum, 710 2nd Street South ADM Room 6th Floor
Cost: Free! (Donations appreciated for breakfast treats)
Parking: in the ramp across the street or metered along 2nd Street South

The last BWAP of the year is always an invitational with coffee and breakfast treats. We are asking for photographs of your favorite old Minneapolis building or place that is NOT historically designated.

Please e-mail us that older, or kind of older building or place that draws you to it once in a while because, well, you have your own reason to appreciate its importance to you, and perhaps to other people you know.

When you send us the photograph add the address or general location, then all you have to do is attend the BWAP to give a short description, or maybe a short story, of why it is your favorite place.

Please send to Doug Mack: douglasmack@gmail.com by Saturday December 17th.

December 20, 2016, Tuesday - Act Out for Kids: Playmaking at Central Library

Time: 2:00pm–3:30pm

Location: Children's Library at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Act Out for Kids: Playmaking

Grades 3-5. Let your imagination run wild! Using themes from children's literature, myths and legends, you will be led by an experienced Guthrie teaching artist to get a basic understanding of acting by creating your own bare-bones theater from scratch.

Collaborator: Guthrie Theater. Funded by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

December 20, 2016, Tuesday - Music for the Holidays with Senator Champion & Friends at Cowles Center

Schedule:
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Reception with hors d’oeuvres
7:30 pm – Performance

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Location: Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave
 
Featuring:
Ashley DuBose
Tonia Hughes
Wayne Starks
Darnell Davis & The Remnant
Ginger Commodore
Robert Robinson
Sara Renner
Paris Bennett
The Hurst Family Experience
Jesse Larson
 
Also Featuring
S’Sence
Dezaray Lane
Cornisha Garmon
Council Member Jacob Frey
Chavez Russell
James Grear
Les Jolies Petites School of Dance
Hollywood Studio of Dance
And other surprise guests!

December 18, 2016, Sunday - Second Annual Sing Sad Christmas at the Southern Theater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Johnny & Molly of Communist Daughter present: Second Annual Sing Sad Christmas

The second annual Sing Sad Christmas with Johnny & Molly of Communist Daughter, bringing their soaring harmonies and lyrical songwriting to sing some of the saddest songs they know for the Christmas season. Featuring guests Jeremy Messersmith, Chris Koza and more! Proceeds to benefit Hazelden Patient Aid -- many who need treatment for drug and alcohol addiction have inadequate resources or medical insurance, and the Patient Aid Fund helps to get people the treatment and resources they need to recover. $15 general admission (ARTshare members need to purchase a ticket to this event).

December 17, 2016, Saturday - Dinner Detective at Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown

Time: Doors open at 6:00pm

Location: Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown, 1500 Washington Avenue S

Dinner Detective Minneapolis

The Dinner Detective is America’s LARGEST, award-winning interactive comedic murder mystery dinner show! Our high-energy, modern-day whodunit is combined with a full four-course meal.

Our immensely popular murder mystery shows are set in the present day. Unlike other murder mystery dinner shows (or just dinner shows in general), with The Dinner Detective, you and your guests will not find themselves staring at cheesy costumes, there will be no recited campy dialogue and certainly no hokey song and dance. Our performers are dressed just like everyone else, leaving all of the guests to suspect who is a part of the show and who is not! All scripts are based on actual cold cases and are created in house. From the get go, the guests are seated with the performers and most likely will not realize it! Our Detectives enter the room, proceed to interrogate guests, find clues and start the investigation. This allows our guests to socialize with and interrogate each other, while deciphering real life-based clues. At the end of the night, prizes are awarded to the Top Sleuth who solves the crime!

December 17, 2016, Saturday - History Day Hullabaloo at Central Library

Time: 11:00am-3:00pm

Location: Central Library, Room N-361, 300 Nicollet Mall

History Day Hullabaloo

Get personalized help at this research open house where librarians, Minnesota History Day staff and University of Minnesota mentors will help you make sense of and break down your project into workable phases. Mini-lessons on a range of topics and sample projects will be available too!

December 17, 2016, Saturday - Christmas Jazz and Holiday Haiku with Jim Barnard at Boom Island Brewing

Time: 6:00pm 9:00pm

Location: Boom Island Brewing, 2014 Washington Avenue N

Christmas Jazz and Holiday Haiku with Jim Barnard

Boom Island’s own Taproom Manager Jim, AKA “Haiku Jim,” will be reading his holiday haiku poems at 6pm and hoping people find them funny, followed by Boom Room Jazz stalwarts The Brad Bellows Quintet, featuring Larry Hillman, who will play a special holiday set at 7pm.

Jim intends to provide a little ray of sunshine during these stressful holidays.  His hilariously dark haiku poems might lead one to believe that he hates the holiday.  One look at the taproom décor will tell you the opposite it true.  Jim’s friends and family know these poems well.  This is the first time they will be aired out in a public setting in the form of a live reading.

December 17, 2016, Saturday - The High 48's Holiday Show at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm

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Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE

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Since forming in 2006, The High 48s have been making music that combines the soulful sound of classic bluegrass with a modern attitude, original songs and a wide range of influences far beyond Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, and Flatt and Scruggs.

In a genre created and dominated by artists from the South, The High 48s were born and raised in the Upper Midwest. And in a music scene where playing standards is the norm, The High 48s are a band of songwriters who perform their own material in addition to the “festival favorites.”

The band takes its name from railroad slang for the boxcars originally used to transport troops on the front lines in WWI that could carry 40 soldiers or 8 horses, and were later use...d in the US on fast-moving “hot shot” freight trains by train hoppers looking for work during the Great Depression.

In the winter of 2014, The High 48s honored their namesake by recording an album of train songs in Nashville with Grammy-winning engineer and producer Randy Kohrs (Jim Lauderdale). The album features songs from the likes of Greg Brown, Robin and Linda Williams, Becky Schlegel, Darrell Scott, Muddy Waters and the 48s’ own Anthony Ihrig and Eric Christopher.

This album is the 48s’ sixth release and the culmination of many years of hard work. With band members who honed their bluegrass chops playing with Grammy-nominees Special Consensus and traditional bluegrass legend James King, as well as the many road miles logged since their win at the RockyGrass Band Competition in 2008 brought them national recognition, the 48s have never sounded better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbvY9LTCLP4

December 17, 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.