March 24, 2018, Saturday - Hops for Hunger™ 6.0 at Solar Arts Building

Time:  5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave NE

Hops for Hunger™ 6.0

Now in it's 6th year, Hops for Hunger™ 6.0 is SACA Food Shelf's annual fundraiser celebrating great local craft beers. We continue our partnership with the events premier sponsor Financial One Credit Union to bring you 21+ local brewers to offer an outstanding selection of product you can’t find anywhere else.

So join us at the Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave NE, Minneapolis, on the 3rd floor, just upstairs from Indeed Brewing. Food is available for purchase by Chowgirls Killer Catering at the event, plus a great silent auction and beer wall!

Our 2018 live preformers are Analog Drifters & Dirty Romance Novels 

In the last 5 years, Hops for Hunger™ has:
- Enabled SACA to buy over 600,000 lbs of food! 
- Helped feed over 26,000 families and households
- Stocked 5 in-school food shelves for students
- Help to provide over 2,600 Holiday meals 
- Each dollar raised will enable us to purchase 8.5 pounds of food, (your $40 ticket will buy 340 pounds of food)! 

If a sober driver will be attending, $10 tickets non drinking tickets available for purchase at the event. 

This is a 21+ event.

March 24, 2018, Saturday - Mississippi Park Connections presents: Heron Watch

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Location:Marshall Terrace Park, 2740 Marshall Street NE

Mississippi Park Connections presents: Heron Watch

Join a National Park Service ranger to view a great blue heron rookery from Marshall Terrace Park. Seeing this rookery in Minneapolis is an unforgettable sight! The park ranger will help you get a close look at the herons and also help you learn more about why great blue herons thrive along the Mississippi River.

Marshall Terrace Park in Northeast Minneapolis sits directly across from a heron rookery, and is an ideal spot for observing the majestic great blue heron. You’ll also likely see bald eagles, American robins and maybe even an osprey or two!

This free event is open to birders of all abilities.

March 24, 2018, Saturday - Farm to Brewery: Literally. at Boom Island Brewing

Time: 1:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Boom Island Brewing, 2014 N Washington Avenue

Farm to Brewery: Literally.

The term “Farm to Table” has become a conceit so overused and exhausted that it has become comical and nearly devoid of meaning. The next trend on the horizon is Farm to Bottle, Farm to Keg, Farm to Glass, etc. No to be outdone, Boom Island Brewing Company is taking it one step further: by physically transporting facets of the farm to the brewery in the city. Boom Island is teaming up with Chad Douglas, of Douglas Farms in Mora, Minnesota, to bring in farm animals that might be of some interest to craft beer lovers who are more city-centric.

March 23, 2018, Friday - Barista Throwdown & Taco Takeover at Northern Coffeeworks

Time: 7 PM - 10 PM

Location: Northern Coffeeworks, 1027 S Washington Ave

Northern Coffeeworks Presents: Barista Throwdown & Taco Takeover by Piña

The most skilled baristas in Minneapolis will step behind the bar at Northern Coffeeworks to throw down their best latte art designs in a 32 competitor bracket, $5 gets you in. It’s gonna be a winner take all, leave ‘em in the dust kind of night. Travel & Variety reporter Amelia Rayno and Digital Features Editor Tom Horgen from the Star Tribune will be on hand to judge. The top 3 finishers will take home prizes from Ruby Coffee Roasters, Cafe Imports, and Northern Coffeeworks. 

If that wasn’t enough...

We’ve got James Beard Nominated Chef Jorge Guzman taking over our kitchens at Northern for a “Taco Takeover”. We’ll be serving cochinita pibil, chorizo-potato and refried lentil tacos with all the salsas! Along with tacos, Chef Jorge will be introducing a favorite recipe of Sikil Pak, a traditional pumpkin seed dip from his home town in the Yucatan. Head Brewer Niko of Fair State Brewing Cooperative and Chef Jorge are also collaborating on a ONE TIME special beer release! All tortillas will be from Masienda, one of the country’s leading tortilla makers, they’re doing it right! 

 Last but not least...

DJ Stepmom will be spinning records and bringing those funky vibes!

Menu:

Sikil Pak $7
fire roasted tomato and pumpkin seed dip with tortilla chips

Cochinita Pibil Taco $5
roasted pork, pickled red onion, habanero, cilantro

Chorizo y Papa Taco $5
salsa poblano, onions, cilantro, crema

Refried Lentil Taco $5
roasted sweet potato, pepitas, cilantro, cotija

March 23, 2018, Friday - Preserve Minneapolis Forum: Minneapolis Sound at the Mill City Museum

Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Preserve Minneapolis Forum: Minneapolis Sound

Join Preserve Minneapolis and Mill City Museum as we welcome authors Andrea Swensson and Davu Seru, in what will be a vibrant and far-reaching discussion of the history of the famous "Minneapolis Sound". 

We're very excited to take the opportunity to highlight the recent publications of Ms. Swensson, "Got to Be Something Here", and Mr. Seru, "Sights, Sounds and Soul" and explore the deep history of music in Minnepaolis. 

March 23, 2018, Friday - Alternative Motion Project presents: Seven at The Lab (3 nights)

Time: See show link below

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street N

Alternative Motion Project presents: Seven 

March 23 – 25

Seven features an eclectic evening of contemporary dance with six distinct and stunning original works, bringing something for every audience member. Share in new and past works with AMP’s Seventh Annual Performance that showcases the company’s wide range of dynamism, physicality and artistry along with live music by cellist Jane Cords O’Hara.

March 23, 2018, Friday - Loft Mentor Series Reading with Lesley Nneka Arimah

Tme: 7:00pm

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

Loft Mentor Series Reading with Lesley Nneka Arimah

The Loft proudly presents a 2017-2018 Loft Mentor Series Reading in Poetry and Creative Prose with Lesley Nneka Arimah, Victoria Blanco and Jasmin Rae Ziegler. Lesley Nneka Arimah was born in the UK and grew up wherever her father was stationed for work, which was sometimes Nigeria, sometimes not. Her work has received grants and awards from Commonwealth Writers, AWP, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and others. She currently lives in Minneapolis. From Riverhead Books: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (story collection; April 2017) and The Children of Bones (novel, coming soon). Victoria Blanco is completing a nonfiction book based on research among the Rarámuris of Mexico. Her writing has appeared in Fourth Genre. Her research has been supported by Fulbright and awards from the University of Minnesota. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota MFA program. Jasmin Rae Ziegler graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is co-editor of Poetry City, USA and currently teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Anoka Ramsey Community College. She lives in South Minneapolis with her partner and son. $10 (members $5). 

March 22, 2018, Thursday - GOT TO BE SOMETHING HERE with Andrea Swensson at the Mill City Museum

Time:  7:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

GOT TO BE SOMETHING HERE with Andrea Swensson

Andrea Swensson will be at Mill City Museum  on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion and signing of her new book, Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound. This event is hosted by Preserve Minneapolis, and she will be joined by Davu Seru, author of Sights, Sounds, Soul: The Twin Cities Through the Lens of Charles Chamblis. They will discuss their respective books and there will be an audience Q&A. 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Beginning in the year of Prince’s birth, 1958, with the recording of Minnesota’s first R&B record by a North Minneapolis band called the Big Ms, Got to Be Something Here traces the rise of that distinctive sound through two generations of political upheaval, rebellion, and artistic passion.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Andrea Swensson is an author, radio host, and music journalist. She hosts a weekly program about the Minnesota music scene, The Local Show, at Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current and contributes to the Local Current Blog. Prior to joining MPR, she was the music editor at City Pages, where she founded the AAN AltWeekly Award-winning Gimme Noise music blog.

March 22, 2018, Thursday - Next Generation of Parks Event Series: Lily Yeh at Mia

Time: 7:00pm

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

Next Generation of Parks Event Series: Lily Yeh

Lily Yeh is a compassionate and charismatic visual artist, sculptor, and activist whose community art projects have transformed the lives of thousands of people from Rwanda to West Palm Beach. “Creating art in forlorn and forsaken places is like making fire in the frozen darkness of the winter’s night,” she has said.

As Minneapolis initiates the historic Neighborhood Park Plan, a 20-year reinvestment in community parks, and seeks to reconcile decades of social injustice, Yeh’s practice of using art and beauty to heal can provide us with a roadmap to common ground.

In this can’t miss talk, Yeh will share her experience creating community in Philadelphia, transforming a school and its students in Beijing, and bringing healing through the Genocide Memorial Park, Rugerero Survivors Village, in Gisenyi, Rwanda.

Over 40 years, Yeh has refined a deliberate process for placemaking in which every step has an intention, even as, she says “people think we’ll be playing.” Yeh puts children at the center, because their innate vivacity and curiosity breaks down barriers and establishes what she describes as an “open space for everyone to step into on equal footing.” As the project unfolds, the voice of the community is heard and community leaders emerge.

Who Should Attend
Art and parks lovers, community activists, world-travelers (armchair and otherwise), and especially placemakers and planners, will all be moved and inspired by Yeh’s story. Be prepared: This talk will change how see the world and yourself in it.

March 22, 2018, Thursday - Luna Gale opens at the Southern Theater (thru April 1)

Time: See show link below

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Underdog Theatre presents the Minnesota premiere of: Luna Gale

March 22 - April 1

This contemporary drama follows two teenage parents fighting to keep their daughter while a social worker decides if they are fit to keep her. Wrestling with addiction and the many challenges that parenthood brings, this young couple is held under a microscope as one woman decides the direction of Luna’s future.

Underdog Theatre has already made a mark on the Twin Cities theater scene. Focused on giving voice to the underserved, underrepresented, and unheard, the company’s original plays Baltimore is Burning and Odd Man Out sparked acclaim and conversation over the last two years.

March 22, 2018, Thursday - The Manuscript Meets Modernism Lecture at MCBA

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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

The Manuscript Meets Modernism

"The Manuscript Meets Modernism: William Morris, Mid-Century Letterpress Printing and Me" is part of a series of free lectures presented in partnership with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML).

Guest lecturer and artist Rachel Melis, who teaches at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, will discuss how she and other letterpress artists have been influenced by medieval-era book design.

Light refreshments follow the lecture, which will take place in the Open Book Performance Hall from 7-9 p.m. Free and open to the public.

March 21, 2018, Wednesday - Sunset Happy Hour with Preservation Alliance of Minnesota at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 315 SE Main Street

Sunset Happy Hour

Join the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and our hosts, Dominium, for our Sunset Happy Hour as we partner together in ending sunset dates for the Historic Tax Credits.

Historic Tax Credits are a vibrant component to the work of developers and preservation, accounting for $2 BILLION in economic activity, $678 MILLION in labor income, and 12,550 FTE jobs.

Our Sunset Happy Hour provides a unique opportunity to meet and mingle with industry leaders, hear updates on the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota’s policy influence, and learn about how ending sunset clauses will impact you directly.

Join us at the historic A-Mill Artist Lofts, beginning at 4:30 pm. Enjoy the current installation, hor d’oeuvres, and cocktails along with a brief presentation from Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and our hosts.

Come. Connect. Enjoy. We look forward to seeing you there! RSVP

March 20, 2018, Tuesday - Sisterhood Fashion Show at Augsburg University

Time: 6 PM - 8 PM

Location: Augsburg University - Hoversten Chapel, 2211 Riverside Avenue

Sisterhood Fashion Show

The Sisterhood Boutique will be celebrating 4 years of youth social entreprenuership! We are a youth-led, gently-used women’s clothing store on Riverside Avenue. The Sisterhood Boutique was developed by young East African women who had a bold idea – to build an entrepreneurial venture for young women in their community. Their dream became a reality when the Sisterhood Boutique officially opened its doors in February 2014. 

On Tuesday, March 20th we are hosting our 3rd annual fashion show at Augsburg University. The fashion show will showcase the talents of young social entrepreneurs through spoken word, art and fashion. In the past 200+ community members have attended and shown their support on this day.

March 19, 2018, Monday - Big Ideas: BUNK, feat. Kevin Young & Marlon James at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Big Ideas: BUNK, feat. Kevin Young & Marlon James

Hoaxes have played a role throughout American history, from P.T. Barnum's "humbug" to the current assertions from Donald J. Trump about "fake news." In his book, BUNK, Kevin Young traces this history and its particular focus on racist stereotypes and and suspicions.

In this Big Ideas, Kevin Young will be in conversation with Marlon James discussing how reality has been distorted and manipulated in America's history.

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Kevin Young is the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, newly named a National Historic Landmark, and poetry editor at the New Yorker. He is the author of twelve books of poetry and prose, most recently BUNK: THE RISE OF HOAXES, HUMBUG, PLAGIARISTS, PHONIES, POST-FACTS, AND FAKE NEWS (Graywolf Press, November 14, 2017).

Marlon James was born in Jamaica in 1970. His most recent novel, A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS, won the 2015 Man Booker Prize. James is also the author of THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN and JOHN CROW'S DEVIL.

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Advance tickets:
$10 Loft members
$15 general admission

At the door:
Pay-what-you-wish, as available

Purchasing advanced tickets guarantees a general admission seat and helps to cover the Loft's costs to host the event. As always, pay-what-you-wish 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).

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Big Ideas is a series from the Loft that puts literature at the center of dynamic conversations and brings together readers and writers to explore ideas relevant to our society today.

This event is presented in collaboration with the College of Saint Benedict and Graywolf Press. 

Support for this event comes from PEN America's Press Freedom Incentive Fund, a resource for mobilizing communities around information access, media truth, news literacy, and other issues related to press freedom advocacy.

March 18, 2018, Sunday - Concerto and Aria Concert at MacPhail

Time: 3:30pm

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

Concerto and Aria Concert

No tickets required. Free and open to the public.

Performances by:

Joelle Chen, violin student of Lucinda Marvin
Violin Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 64, Mvt. I: Allegro, molto appassionato by Felix Mendelssohn

Dennis Eum, cello student of Hanno Strydom
Kol Nidrei in D minor, Op. 47 by Max Bruch

Quinn Ingram, marimba student of Paul Babcock
Concerto for Marimba No. 1, Mvt. I: Saudação (Greetings) & Mvt. II: Lamento (Lament) by Ney Rosauro

Charlton Johnston, voice student of Thaxter Cunio
“Il lacerato spirito” from Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi

Matthew Qu, piano student of Irina Elkina
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, Mvt. I: Allegro masestoso by Frederic Chopin

Elan Rochell-Share, marimba student of Bob Adney
Concerto for Marimba and Strings, Mvt. I: Tempo souple & Mvt. II: Rythmique by Emmanuel Sejourne

March 18, 2018, Sunday - Northeast Winter Market

Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm

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Location: Solar Arts by Chowgirls, 711 15th Avenue NE

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In a celebration of our community, join the Northeast Farmers Market for the Winter Market!

March 18, 2018, Sunday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 415 Main Street SE

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Discover the story of the National Historic Landmark Pillsbury A Mill, the largest flour mill in the world for many years, which recently reopened as the A-Mill Artist Lofts. A Mill City Museum guide will lead a tour of the former milling complex including the rooftop deck and the basement waterpower facilities.

Highlights include the largest and best-preserved waterpower system in Minneapolis, with views straight down a 50-foot drop shaft through a glass floor. Guests will discover how the building functioned during the flour milling era, see the architectural highlights of the recently completed A-Mill Artist Lofts built within the historic mill buildings, and learn about the new hydroelectric plant that helps to power the complex. This tour is presented in partnership with A-Mill Artist Lofts.

The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces. Tours begin at the gray door on 3rd Avenue SE at Main Street (around the corner from the main entrance at 315 Main Street SE). 

March 17, 2018, Saturday - March Madness Indoor Bags Tournament at Day Block Brewing

Time: Noon - 5:00pm

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

March Madness - Indoor Bags Tournament

We'll be hosting an indoor bags tournament that'll have you competing in your own bracket and streaming the NCAA games all weekend long. It's time to gather up the teammates, you've got a game to win.

--Event Details--
• Date: March 17, 2018
• Start Time: Noon
• Rules: Double Elimination
• Price: $20/team

--Prizes To Win--
•1st Place: $100 gift card
•2nd Place: $75 gift card
•3rd Place: $25 gift card

--Double Elimination Rules--
•Each game is played to 21
•You DO NOT need to win by 2
•You may go over the score of 21 without penalty

--Team Sign-up--
•Teams of 2
•Select a captain to buy team buy-in (1 ticket per team)
•Entry fee sign-up & pay in advance >> http://bit.ly/MMINDOORBAGS

Annual St. Patty's Day Celebration

We'll be hosting St. Patty's Day food & drink specials alongside of the March Madness festivities. Competition never tasted so good. The details >>http://bit.ly/DBBCSTPATTYS

--Reservations-- 

If you'd like to make a table reservation to come and watch games, you can make a reservation here >> https:// www.dayblockbrewing.com/ reservations

March 17, 2018, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour

Future date: March 25

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.

March 17, 2018, Saturday - HCMC Clinic & Specialty Care Community Open House

Clinic & Specialty Center Community Open House