February 14, 2019, Thursday - Valentine's Day Puppy Cuddle! at Meet Minneapolis

Time: 11a - 4p

Location: Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet, 505 Nicollet Ave S

Valentine's Day Puppy Cuddle!

Skip the roses! Skip the chocolate! Let's cuddle puppies! What better way to celebrate the annual day of love than with puppy love?!

For just $5 dollars, you'll be in a room with a litter of puppies waiting to kiss you, cuddle you, and crawl all over you! Think you can handle all that love and joy at one time? ;)

Best of all? ALL proceeds go to help Midwest Animal Rescue & Services's mission to help find #HappyEverAfter homes for homeless animals!

*Please note* - No need to sign up! Simply arrive and ready to cuddle puppies...We recommend showing early as there may be a line!

Also - As fun as it would be to have others join, we are asking all resident puppers and doggos to stay home this time, please!

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Stencil Wood Art at The Depot

Time: 6pm

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue S

Stencil Wood Art at The Depot

Design a Sign lets you make wood wall art that showcases your personal style. Choose from hundreds of stencils that are as unique as you are, and then build and paint your one-of-a-kind sign. Whether rustic or modern or a little bit of both, your finished wood wall art can add a pop of color to a room, make a perfect housewarming gift, or jazz up your otherwise ho-hum office space.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Thursday Musical Concert at MacPhail

Time: 10:30am (Complimentary Coffee and Donuts at 10am)

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

Music from the Heart

Complimentary Coffee and Donuts at 10:00 am
Tickets $15, $10 (groups of 8+), $6 students, sold at the door, general seating

Performances by:
Dolce Wind Quintet - Nancy Wucherpfennig, flute; Stuart Sutter, oboe; Karen Hansen, clarinet; Ford Campbell, bassoon; Vicki Wheeler, horn

Jennifer Kennard, flute and Teresa Richardson, cello

Meghann Schmidt, soprano with Marianne Bryan, piano

Please note that Jeana Ogren, piano has cancelled.

For more information visit: thursdaymusical.org/calendar/thursday-february-14-2019

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Lashed But Not Leashed at The Guthrie (3 nights)

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 S 2nd Street

Lashed But Not Leashed

songs by Dito van Reigersberg, David Sweeny, Eliza Hardy Jones and Vince Federici

February 14 – 16

The show, originally commissioned and developed through the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Theater Residency program in partnership with Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, had its world premiere in the spring of 2017. Martha Graham Cracker lives inside the frenzied mind, body and spirit of Pig Iron Theatre Company co-founder Dito van Reigersberg. Backed by a live band, Martha croons a music-driven fever dream of a show about a life of hard living and even harder loving. The dazzling drag-cabaret darling excavates her distorted past, belting out original tunes and dishing up ridiculous stories until she reveals her plan: Tonight is the night she will bury her own heart.

February 14, 2019, Thursday - Origami: Valentine Heart Box at MCBA

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

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

Origami: Valentine Heart Box with Kathleen Sheridan

In this Valentine’s Day class, learn to fold a unique origami heart box for or with a sweetie. Constructed of two pieces of paper that join at the “v” of the heart, this box is opened by pulling one half of the heart out of the other. A variety of papers will be provided and a great way to use your handmade papers. $40 (10% discount for MCBA members) + $5 supply fee.

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - 63rd Mpls Downtown Council Annual Meeting at The Armory

Time: Schedule listed below

Location: The Armory, 500 S 6th Street

63rd Mpls Downtown Council Annual Meeting

Join us for our 63rd Annual Meeting! The program will be packed with information and entertainment as we review the accomplishments of 2018 and look ahead to an exciting 2019. We'll provide important statistics for downtown - such as the current resident count and the list of downtown's top 15 employers - and discuss growth and opportunities in development, transit, safety, greening, activation and events, and more.

11:30 am: registration & networking

12:00 pm: lunch & program

1:30 pm: program concludes 

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Another Bundle Up, MN! at Central Library

Time: 9 AM – 9:30 AM

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Another Bundle Up, MN!

Another opportunity to spread warmth! The Minneapolis Improvement District reached out and asked if we would be willing to do one more location for Bundle Up, MN this year and we said, YES! However, we don't have any more donations left! Can you help? We are looking for new, gently used or homemade winter gear! We have less than 2 weeks to gather, but we can do it! PM for donation drop-off info. We need your donations prior to 2/13. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE!

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Wine, Chocolate, & Choice at Machine Shop

Time: 5:30p - 7:30p

Location: Machine Shop, 300 2nd Street SE 

Wine, Chocolate, & Choice

2018 marked the beginning of a new era of pro-choice women’s representation. And we’re just getting started.

Join a powerful room of pro-choice leaders and advocates at Wine, Chocolate, & Choice and show your support for Women Winning’s work to recruit, train, and ELECT pro-choice women to ALL levels of office -- in 2019, 2020, and for years to come.

Presented by Women Winning’s LAUNCH Committee, Wine, Chocolate, & Choice is *the event* to celebrate pro-choice women’s leadership, make professional contacts, and meet new friends and mentors all while enjoying appetizers, drinks, and – of course – chocolate! This event is for people of all ages, gender identities, and backgrounds and we want to see you there! #WCC2019

Thank you to our Wine, Chocolate, & Choice Host Committee!

Sponsors: The Coven | Davis Law Office | Fran Davis | Beth Fox | Nora McInerny | Dave Kamper | Nichols Kaster, PLLP | Knudsen Vineyards | Captains: Kate Bryant | Angela Fahmy | Maggie Gilbert | Kristin Juve | Betsy Sitkoff | Julie Strother | Hosts: Ellen Archibald | Jillian Carpenter | Jackie Craig | Emma Faris | Jen Gates | Gwenia Fiskevold Gould | Jessi Held | Kim Isenberg | Sumee Lee | Tammy Lee | Kristin Nierengarten | Erin Stevens | Aurora Vautrin | Elise Winter | Aimee Witteman | Co-Hosts: Sen. Karla Bigham | Rep. Heather Edelson | Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn | Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein | Commissioner Linda Higgins | Commissioner Mandy Meisner | Councilmember Rebecca Noecker | School Board Member Avonna Starck | Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (MNRCRC) | Kate Agnew | Ellen Anderson | Lauren Beecham Henry | Angela Byrne | Colie Colburn | Elise Convy | Malika Dale | Lona Dallessandro | Susan Earle | Samantha Ellingson | Amy Erickson | Beverly Everson | Grace Fleming | Lina Jamoul | Nicole Juan | Shannon Kojasoy | Amanda Koonjbeharry | Gretel Lee | Kristin Lyerly | Kate McBride | Mallory Mitchell | Emily Nachtigal | Haleigh Ortmeier-Clarke | Stephanie Ortmeier | Lauren Richards | Sarah Schwartz | Kimberly Switlick-Prose | Lisa Thimjon | Stephani Tikalsky | Ariella Tilsen | Natalie Volin Lehr | Sophie Wallerstedt | Lucia Watson

February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Galentine's Day Happy Hour at Milkweed Boods

Time: 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Location: Milkweed Books | Open Book, First Floor

Galentine's Day Happy Hour

FREE and all are welcome

We loved it so much last year, we're bringing it back! You and the book-loving ladies in your life are invited to Milkweed Books for a happy hour celebration of friendship and platonic admiration. Join us at the bookstore for complimentary wine and beer, books featuring strong women and female relationships, and a community playlist. Let's do ⚡️ 2019 ⚡️ the best way we know how: with cool women by our sides. See you there!

February 12, 2019, Tuesday - Westminster Town Hall Forum: Art Cullen - Change & Resilience in the Heartland

Time: Noon - 1pm

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Ave

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Art Cullen - Change & Resilience in the Heartland

Art Cullen is editor and co-owner of The Storm Lake Times, a flourishing, family-owned, twice-weekly newspaper founded in 1990 in Northwest Iowa. In 2017, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for a series of columns indicting corporate agri-business for polluting the rivers and lakes in the most-intensively farmed land in the world. His recently published book, Storm Lake, chronicles his 40-year career in journalism and describes changes in politics, agriculture, climate, and immigration in his rural community. A graduate of the University of St. Thomas, he has been a reporter and editor with newspapers in Algona, Ames, Mason City, and Storm Lake, Iowa. His commentaries have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and the StarTribune. His brother John is publisher of The Storm Lake Times, his son, Tom, is a reporter, and his wife, Dolores, is a feature writer and photographer.

11:30am - Pre-Forum Concert
Noon - The Town Hall Forum
1:00pm - Complimentary breads 'n' spreads reception

The Westminster Town Hall Forum is always free, general admission, and all are welcome! Join us!
NEW - We now have two levels of free underground parking!

February 12, 2019, Tuesday - Environment Committee Meeting at Pillsbury A-Mill

Time: 630p - 8p

Location: Pillsbury A-Mill, 301 Main Street SE

Environment Committee Meeting

Hosted by Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association

Come learn about the upcoming efforts of the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association's Environment Committee!

February 11, 2019, Monday - Girl Scout Cookie Flights! at Sisyphus Brewing (thru Feb 15)

Location: Sisyphus Brewing, 712 Ontario Ave W

Girl Scout Cookie Flights!

One of our favorite events in back for the fourth year in a row...GIRL SCOUT COOKIE FLIGHTS!

We have carefully and creatively crafted pairings of four of our beers with four Girl Scout Cookies. Beer and Cookie Combos will be announced Monday February 11th! From Monday February 11 through Friday February 15th, join us at Sisyphus to drink beer, eat cookies, and support girl scouts. We don't think it can get much better than that!

February 11, 2019, Monday - Book Club at Central Library

Time: 7:00PM – 8:00PM

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

February 11 Book Club: Kindred by Octavia Butler

Join our discussion of new and interesting titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies of the book are available for checkout at Minneapolis Central Library (first floor) prior to meeting.

February 10, 2019, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour

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.

Tour highlights include:

• The dramatic story of the 1878 Washburn A Mill explosion, and the other dangers that mill workers faced on a daily basis
• "The Octopus," a large machine that directed wheat into nine storage bins
• The Humphrey Manlift, a vertical conveyor belt that carried workers from floor to floor
• The Rail Corridor where hundreds of boxcars arrived each day to unload wheat and carry away flour
• Millstone plaza, originally paved with retired millstones and the location for lunchtime concerts by the Washburn-Crosby employee band in the 1920s
• Evidence of the three major fires that have damaged the building in 1878, 1928, and 1991
• The East Engine House, once home to a two-story steam engine, has been remodeled into two classrooms, while preserving the original railroad car pulling machinery

The tour includes no more than 1 mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

Future dates: February 24, March 2, 16

KLE February 24, 2019, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour at the Mill City Museum

February 10, 2019, Sunday - Healing Trauma Across Communities: More Than a Single Story at The Loft

Time: 2 – 4 pm

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

Healing Trauma Across Communities: More Than a Single Story

One of the devastating tools within the colonizers’ toolbox has been the practice of Divide and Conquer, creating fear and distrust among and between Indigenous and communities of color. Part of the Loft's Needs theme, this More Than a Single Story conversation will discuss how sharing our stories, not just of pain, but also of our beauty and strength, has allowed us to survive this practice. This session will be moderated by Carolyn Holbrook. Panelists will include: Shannon Gibney, Ibe, Neri Diaz, Diane Wilson and Kao Kalia Yang.

February 10, 2019, Sunday - Izzy's Ice Cream Fundraiser benefiting Women's Advocates

Location: Izzy's Ice Cream, 1100 2nd Street S

Izzy's Ice Cream Fundraiser benefiting Women's Advocates

Izzy's 13 Days of Giving has selected Women's Advocates in partnership with C4C as a featured non-profit organization this year! This means that on Sunday, February 10, for every scoop of ice cream sold at the Minneapolis Izzy's location, Women's Advocates will receive $2. Come support a great cause by buying an ice cream cone on February 10!   12 PM – 9 PM

February 10, 2019, Sunday - Family Day: I Heart Art at Mia

Time: 11a - 5p

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 S 3rd Ave

Family Day: I Heart Art

Show your love for art, and one another, through activities for the young and young-at-heart at this month's FREE Family Day at Mia.

Stay tuned for detailed activity schedule, coming soon!

Join us on the second Sunday of every month for Family Day, a FREE day of fun at the museum designed for families.

Mia Family Day Major Sponsor: Bank of America

February 10, 2019, Sunday - Valentine's Arctic Market at Lakes & Legends

Time: 12p - 5p

Location:  Lakes & Legends Brewing Company, 1368 Lasalle Ave

Valentine's Arctic Market

Minneapolis Craft Market returns to Lakes & Legends Brewing Company in downtown Minneapolis. Join us at the beautiful 3,500 sq ft Loring Park tap room to visit with local artists and makers while sipping delicious farm-to-table beers and pick up a gift for your valentine, your galentine, your furry friend, or yourself!

Featuring a lineup of 30 local makers selling jewelry, woodwork, home goods, apparel, and other giftables, there's something for even the most tricky to buy for valentines.

MAKERS
32 Degrees Candle Co
A Paper Florist
Aprilierre
Artifacts of Joy by Lauren Strom Art
August Sparrow
Bare Hands Art
Beeper Bébé
Butterscotch Sympathy
Duluth Candle Company
Fair Anita
Happyeverythingmn
Infinte Alchemic Designs
Kari Lee Art
LOLLiDALE
Megan Murrell Illustration
MEND Jewelry
Meraki Handmade Decor
MN Glow
Nine on the Vine
Quicksilver Designs
Sebesta Apothecary
Siena Soap Company
Sweet Mana
The Mad Owl
Troo Products LLC
Willow Tree Jewelry
+ Espresso bar by SK Coffee
+ Bakery pop-up by Fruit and Grain (noon until sold out)
+ Solid State Vinyl Records DJ sets and vinyl sales

February 9, 2019, Saturday - WinterFest at Loring Park

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Loring Park, 1382 Willow Street

Join the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board at Loring Park for a fun winter celebration featuring free hot cocoa, s'mores, bonfire, skating, music, crafts, face painting, carriage rides and so much more!

February 9, 2019, Saturday - Out of the Box Opera Teams with J.D. Steele on “Opera/Gospel” Show at the Weisman Art Museum

Out of the Box Opera Teams With J.D. Steele on “Opera/Gospel” Show 

The second installment of the Fusion Series following the success of Opera + Jazz/Soul

J.D. Steele, four opera singers, Mill City Singers, and MacPhail Community Youth Chorus will perform together combining the best elements of both musical genres to create an amazing evening of innovative music.

Out of the Box Opera and the Weisman Art Museum will present a program of opera and gospel music created by Out of The Box artistic director David Lefkowich and Minnesota music legend J.D. Steele on Saturday, February 9 at 7pm, at the Weisman Museum on the University of Minnesota campus. Steele will also perform an original piece he has composed for the event that incorporates both opera and gospel styles. The program is part of Out of The Box’s “Fusion Series” combining opera with other musical genres.

Lefkowich explains, “Our goal is to take what is best in both genres and combine them into something new that will appeal not just to fans of opera and gospel but to music lovers across all disciplines.” He adds, “Breaking down boundaries is what Out of The Box is all about.” Steele’s career has also reached across musical boundaries, covering everything from singing and arranging commercial jingles for Target and other national brands, to composing and performing gospel, musical theater, R&B, jazz and opera across the US and around the world with collaborators including Prince, Donald Fagan, George Clinton and Mavis Staples. 

With their similar category-defying approaches, Steele says “it seemed a natural fit for us to create a program incorporating both opera and gospel music.” Lefkowich notes that this production is actually the second “Fusion” event presented by Out of The Box. The first was a melding of opera with jazz that was presented in cooperation with the Weisman in February of 2018 and also performed in New York City in November 2018 at the 75 Club at Bogardus Mansion.

Material will be drawn from opera favorites by Verdi and Puccini as well as gospel songs from Edwin Hawkins, Quincy Jones and Curtis Mayfield and will feature accompaniment by J.D’s brother Fred Steele, the Mill City Singers and MacPhail Community Youth Choir. The evening will end with all the performers joining with the audience in a grand finale that Steele guarantees “will get people moving around” and Lefkowich says “the Weisman will rock with music of gospel and opera like never before.”

Tickets ($55 reserved rows and $40 general admission) are available at www.wam.umn.edu or www.outoftheboxopera.com. Doors will open at 6:00 PM, with the audience invited to explore the Weisman galleries before the performance, which begins at 7:00 PM. The Weisman is located at 333 East River Parkway on the University of Minnesota Campus, and there is paid parking available on site.