March 17, 2018, Saturday - An Evening of Vietnamese Cuisine

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul, 113 1st St N

An Evening of Vietnamese Cuisine

Vietnam food culture is formed in the natural lifestyle. It is not just a feature of material culture, but also of spirituality. Through the features of cuisine, people’s qualification and dignities, etiquettes and customs in food will be reflected.

Despite being influenced by food from all around the world, Vietnamese cuisine has kept its unique identity. Come join us for a traditional Vietnamese home meal in the the Grande Salle followed by a tea ceremony and a discussion led by Hieu Tu.

Admission:

$20 AF members and $25 for General Public.

Please RSVP HERE: https://afmsp.extranet-aec.com/products/view/8-cultural_events or call our office at 612 332 0436.

March 17, 2018, Saturday - 50th Annual St. Patricks Day Parade

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Nicollet Mall

50th Annual St. Patricks Day Parade

The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association welcomes your family to join us this year in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2018! The 50th Annual Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 17th, beginning 6:30 p.m.  

March 17, 2018, Saturday - The Mill City Singers Rehearsal at the Guthrie

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30Pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd Street  (8th floor)

The Mill City Singers Rehearsal

It's a new season, and a new name for The Mill City Singers (formerly The Friends of the Mill District Singers). Everyone is invited to come and sing. Rehearsals are open to all and directed by the talented musician JD Steele, and the accompanist, Fred Steele.

Do you enjoy singing? Are you looking for a way to get involved in the community? Attend 1 rehearsal, or every Saturday, you will be hooked! For more information, please contact Claudia Kittock at cjkittock@gmail.com.

*Note: All rehearsals will be held at the Guthrie Theater on the 8th floor. We'll notify you via email of any changes.

March 17, 2018, Saturday - Loft Equilibrium: Latino Voices at The Loft

Time: 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

Equilibrium: Marcie Rendon and Diego Vazquez, Jr.

Through their work in the county jails, Women’s Writing Project will add a concentrated aspect of spoken word poetry performance for women. Utilizing the latest technology, they will work with the jails, the women and Equilibrium to produce a "virtual" live show for the women and themselves to perform spoken word poetry for an outside audience. $10 ($5 members).

March 16, 2018, Friday - Dusty Heart Album Release Show at Southern Theater

Doors: 7:30pm, Show: 8:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Dusty Heart Album Release Show

An evening with Dusty Heart celebrating their self-titled record debut and featuring special guests Mike Lewis, JT Bates and Jeremy Ylvisaker.

$18 in advance; $20 at the door.

March 16, 2018, Friday - All Kinds of Awesome Story Night at The Loft

Tme:  6:30 – 9 pm

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

All Kinds of Awesome Story Night

Living and working in Korea. Birth family searches. Dating with a capital adopt-D. Minnesota’s own NPA (Network of Politicized Adoptees), CAAL (Coalition of Asian American Leaders) and curator Eric Sharp present All Kinds of Awesome: Untold True Stories from the Korean Adoptee Community. As part of the Loft's To Be Honest theme, Storytellers from many walks of Korean adoptee life will celebrate adoptee culture and oral tradition in order to reflect on the varied truths (and sometimes false misunderstandings) of their experiences. $10 ($5 members).

There will be refreshments and conversation from 6:30 to 7 pm, then the storytellers from 7 to 9 pm.  

March 15, 2018, Thursday - The Magnet: Senior Activities and Conversations at Central Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Central Library, Room S-275, 300 Nicollet Mall

The Magnet: Senior Activities and Conversations

The Magnet Senior Center at the Minneapolis Central Library will be hosting a presentation from the Museum of Russian Art featuring images of early color photographs of the Russian East made by order of Tsar Nicolas II around the turn of the century. Photographer Prokudin-Gorsky pioneered his own method of making color photos to document the exotic architecture, people, and life ways in the ancient cities along the fabled Silk Road. This is a free event.

March 15, 2018, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership Business Forum

The next East Town Business Partnership Business Forum is Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at HCMC Clinic & Specialty Center, 715 S 8th Street, and lunch will start at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at Noon.  Tickets

March at HCMC: First Look at the New HCMC Clinic and Specialty Center

$222 million, 37,700 square feet, 40 clinics moved from nine buildings into one new clinic that is skyway and tunnel connected to the HCMC campus! This shared forum with the East Town Business Partnership will feature HCMC Executive Leadership sharing unique details about the project.

Presenters: Jon L. Pryor, MD, MBA, CEO of Hennepin County Medical Center, and Scott Wordelman, FACHE, Sr. Vice President of Hennepin County Medical Center

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April at the Normandy Inn: A Big, Bold North, Booming East Town Extraaaaavaganza (Annual Meeting)

This meeting will include annual district highlights and emerging priorities. And, our feature presenters, the very popular Theater for Public Policy will provide a humorous and improvised look at what it means to be East Town in the Bold North!

May: Water Works + Lock and Dam: All Things Riverfront Development
This forum will feature leadership from the Riverfront Partnership and the Minneapolis Park Foundation giving us a comprehensive look at projects transforming the riverfront for generations to come.

June at Kraus Anderson Headquarters: Celebrating the Opening of the Kraus Anderson Block
The redevelopment of an entire block of East Town is a celebration of urban innovation and best practices for mixed use development. This shared forum with the mpls downtown council will introduce us to all that is new on this block including new housing, the Elliot hotel and restaurant, the Finnovation Center, and the new Kraus Anderson headquarters.

March 15, 2018, Thursday - Spark the Arts -Power in Art at Muse Event Center

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Doors open at 6:30pm

Location: Muse Event Center, 107 3rd Avenue N

Join us for the 2018 Spark the Arts: POWER IN ART

This is our school's biggest fundraising event of the year!

$37.50 (includes Valet service)
Cocktail Attire
Heavy Appetizers by Crave Catering
Cash Bar

Featured Performers:
Chris Thomson Quartet
Black Label Movement
Kim Brown
PiM Student Performers

Silent Auction, Donation Station & Featured Games:

Pop Your Cork ($25) 
Pull a cork and win! $25 guarantees you a bottle of wine. You can’t lose with this wide-ranging selection including classic Chardonnays to colorful Cabernets and everything in between.

50 for $50
We have fifty chances to win one of 50 fabulous prizes. Everyone who plays is a winner! Prizes wide range from gift baskets, theme packets, tickets to shows and more.

Gift Card Ring Toss ($10 for 1 Toss/ $20 for 3 Tosses)
Every toss is a winner. Toss the ring, the different bottles correspond to different types of gift card from around the metro. Each card is at least $10.00

Sponsors:
Welsh Construction
Universal Cleaning Services Inc.
Piper Jaffrey & Co.
North Risk Partners 
BerganKDV
Clever Architecture

For more information, please contact:
Rob Thompson @ 952-224-1345 or email: rthompson@pimartshs.org 

March 15, 2018, Thursday - Afterglow Studio Tour & Social Hour

Schedule:

5:30 -  6:30p: Social Hour + Adult Refreshments
6:30 -  6:35p: Nice Moves Announcements
6:35 -  8:00p: Socialize + Refresh
8:00 -10:00p: After party at Dan Kelly's Pub

Location: Afterglow Studios, 527 Marquette Avenue, Ste 2500

Afterglow Studio Tour & Social Hour

Motion Graphics | Animation | CGI | Design | Visual Effects

Please join us for a Studio Tour & Social Hour at Afterglow! Meet the crew behind the breathtaking IMAX educational films Space Next and Antarctica On The Edge. Check out more of Afterglow's beautiful work at http://afterglowstudios.com/

Because of limited space, we are kindly asking all attendees to register for the event.

About Afterglow Studios:
Based in Minneapolis, Afterglow is an animation company that creates 3D animation, visual effects (VFX), motion graphics, full-length feature films, and interactive design for clients.

About Nice Moves:
Nice Moves was established to strengthen and celebrate the Minnesota Animation, Design, and Visual Effects community through studio tours, mentorships, workshops, and more! 

March 14, 2018, Wednesday - Trivia Mafia at Spoonriver!

Time: 7:30p - 9:00p

Location: Spoonriver Restaurant, 750 S 2nd Street

Trivia Mafia at Spoonriver!

We've teamed up with the fabulous crew at Trivia Mafia to start Wednesday Night Trivia Night at Spoonriver!
Prizes given out every week!
Top scoring Team- $30 Gift Card to Spoonriver
2nd place Team- $20 Gift Card to Spoonriver
Not to mention "half-time" give-aways and special offers!
Bring your friends! 
Call to book a table ahead of time- or just come on in!

March 14, 2018, Wednesday - Minneapolis Bike Month Volunteer Kickoff

Time: 6 - 7 PM

Location: Our Streets Minneapolis, 1428 Washington Ave S #204

Minneapolis Bike Month Volunteer Kickoff Meeting

Minneapolis Bike Month is coming this May and we need your help to make it a success! Featuring Twin Cities Bike to Work Day, Bike to School Day, and FTW (Femme/Trans/Women, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit People) Day, Bike Month is all about getting new people out riding. 

Have an idea for an event? Want to help out with an existing event? Have a creative idea for how to get new folks out on a bike? The Minneapolis Bike Month Volunteer Kickoff Meeting is your opportunity to get involved!  

The Our Streets Minneapolis office is located up a flight of stairs. Two single stall all gender bathrooms are available for guests to use. Contact nickray@ourstreetsmpls.org with any accessibility requests or concerns. 

Questions? Contact Nick Ray at nickray@ourstreetsmpls.org 

March 13, 2018, Tuesday - Neighbors for More Neighbors Kick-Off Party at Gluek's

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Gluek's, 16 North 6th Street

Neighbors for More Neighbors Kick-Off Party

Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) is hosting a kick-off party downtown at Gluek’s, we’re inviting friends and housing advocates to get to know people, make introductions, and have some conversations about what we want the future of housing to be in Minneapolis. There will be plenty of time for socializing,as well as an opportunity to win a prize by schmoozing in the schmoozing raffle. And if you want to get more involved, we’ll have some opportunities for that too.

We’re inviting you all out because we want to hear your visions of the future, and we want you to help inform ours.

Schedule of events:

6–7: Social hour

7–8: Small group discussions on the future of housing in Minneapolis

8: More Schmoozing with a goal: know lots of people? Win fabulous prizes by unleashing your social butterfly magic to introduce people who really need to know each other.

8:40: Expert schmoozer prize raffle

March 13, 2018, Tuesday - 2018 Minnesota Book Awards: Meet the Finalists at Open Book

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S

2018 Minnesota Book Awards: Meet the Finalists

Mingle with other readers, writers, and members of our literary community and meet the 2018 finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards. Presented with The Loft Literary Center, the event is free and open to the public. 

Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served during the reception and finalist books will be available for purchase. The program will feature panels of finalist authors discussing their work. 

The winners of the 30th annual Minnesota Book Awards will be announced at the Ceremony on Saturday, April 21, at the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Saint Paul.

This is a FREE event open to the public.

Visit the Minnesota Book Awards webiste for more information on the awards and the 2018 finalists: https://thefriends.org/minnesota-book-awards/minnesota-book-awards-winners/

March 12, 2018, Monday - National Theatre Live: Hamlet at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Times: 7:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE

NT Live: Hamlet

Also playing March 14 and 17

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, National Theatre Live will broadcast this eagerly awaited production live to cinemas.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

March 11, 2018, Sunday - Paint Your Pet Special Event II at The Depot

Time: 2:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue S

Paint Your Pet Special Event II

March 11, 2018, Sunday - Refind Vintage Market at Modist Brewing

Time: Noon - 5:00pm

Location: Modist Brewing, 505 N 3rd St

Refind Vintage Market

Minneapolis Craft Market is teaming up with vintage boutique THE | KEEP to host a curated selection of vintage traders in a pop-up marketplace at Modist Brewing. The market will feature quality vintage men's and women's wear, accessories, and home goods perfect for Spring.

VINTAGE TRADERS
Arlee Park
Faded Retro
Koda Kin Vintage
Lighthorse Studios
Moth Oddities
Tandem Vintage
The Keep
The Vintage Modern Shop
Wanderlust Vintage Market
Wellie's Vintage
+More coming soon!

About THE | KEEP
Kathryn and Latricia started THE | KEEP to bring a modern aesthetic to vintage clothing. With backgrounds in art, creative direction, and photo-styling their collection of clothing is beautifully curated, contemporary, and timeless. They are experts at finding rare gems and pieces to enhance the modern woman's wardrobe, have an eye for design and fabric, and think that clothing can be the biggest personal outlet for artistic-expression and self-confidence. They believe in sustainability and love to encourage their clients to recycle and reuse AND that the best looks come from mixing the PAST with the PRESENT. shopthekeep.com

About Minneapolis Craft Market
With a rotating selection of designers and makers, Minneapolis Craft Market is a mobile marketplace to discover emerging artists and new design talent of the North. We host more than 60 markets per year at venues throughout the Twin Cities including Linden Hills Farmers Market, the Minne-Mile NightMarket, Sociable Cider Werks, Lakes & Legends Brewing Company and Modist Brewing. View upcoming markets and the 2018 maker application at mplscraftmarket.com. 

March 11, 2018, Sunday - Tales of the Falls, a Storytelling Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Tales of the Falls, a Storytelling Tour

Future date: April 8

The story of the Minneapolis riverfront will come alive in this unique program led by master storyteller Richard Rousseau. Rousseau will spin three tales that weave the history of St. Anthony Falls with the expectations of the present in three different historic spaces within Mill City Museum. Between stories, participants will walk to the next location while learning about the Washburn A Mill, the home of Mill City Museum.

March 10, 2018, Saturday - 2018 Fly Fishing Film Tour at the Machine Shop

Times: 4:00pm and 8:00pm

Location: Machine Shop, 300 Second Street NE

2018 Fly Fishing Film Tour

**Support Your Local Fly Shop!**

The original and preeminent exhibition of fly fishing cinema, The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is a one of a kind experience. In its 12th lap around the globe, the 2018 F3T is packed with remarkable films, topnotch stories and imagery that will fuel your dreams for months to come! 

How are the films this year? Good question. They’re on fire! Wait. No… they’re… on fleek? No, that’s not it either. This year’s lineup of films… would blow the doors off a ’78 Buick.

With an emphasis on the stories, characters and fisheries that help make up the vast world of fly fishing, the 2018 F3T will take you from Michigan to Honduras, from Wyoming to Greenland, from the mind of a child to the heart of a musician, from the edge of your seat to the end of the earth and back. Grab your fishiest friends and we’ll see you at the show!

March 10, 2018, Saturday - I love the 80s/90s Zumba at Zenon Dance

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Location: Zenon Dance Company, 528 Hennepin Ave, Site 400

I love the 80s/90s Zumba

What's Zumba: Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance workout and is one of the most popular group exercise classes in the world. ... You don't need to be a great dancer to feel welcome in a Zumba class.

Come let's get fit and Zumba to hits from the 80s and 90s. As queens we have to treat our bodies right in order to help get our minds right! We were all made to live boldly and fierce, building confidence and loving the skin you're in is what it's all about.

Let's burn those calories and work on our lovely silhouettes! Summer will be here before you know it. We've got work to do.