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Wednesday
Nov062019

November 6, 2019, Wednesday - Coffee with Your Council Member: WeWork North Loop

Time: 5p

Location: WeWork (729 N Washington Ave), 729 N Washington Ave, 6th Floor

Coffee with Your Council Member

This week we will be partnering with WeWork North Loop. You can straight to the 6th floor and join Council Member Fletcher for a cup of coffee. Get to know him, ask your questions, and raise any issues you see in the community.

Council Member Fletcher holds regular open office hours on Wednesday evenings for constituents. These rotate through the different quadrants of Ward 3 (NE, SE, Downtown, North Loop), but all are welcome at any of them! If you would like to discuss a specific issue, contact the office and we can put you on the agenda.

Wednesday
Nov062019

November 6 , 2019, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

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

Click here for a link to tonights agenda. 

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - Land Use + Development Committee Meeting

Time: 6:30p

Location: University Lutheran Church of Hope, 601 13th Ave SE

Land Use + Development Committee Meeting

Hosted by Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association

Meeting of the MHNA Land Use + Development Committee. Agenda forthcoming. Questions, please contact chris@marcy-holmes.org

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - Sparkling Cider Social at Minneapolis Cider Company

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Minneapolis Cider Company, 701 SE 9th Street

Sparkling Cider Social! hosted by Junior League of Saint Paul

Join us for a sparkling cider social event at Minneapolis Cider Co! Let's celebrate apple season and fall by sampling some great ciders and enjoying each other's company! Members and non-members alike are welcome at this event; you may purchase individual ciders the night of (no pre-purchase required).

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - Stay Tuned with Preet Live, feat. Mayor Jacob Frey

Time: 8p

Location: Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Avenue

Stay Tuned with Preet Live, feat. Mayor Jacob Frey

Join Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney who fought corruption, financial fraud and violent crime, for a live taping of his podcast, Stay Tuned. On November 5th at the Pantages Theatre, Preet answers audience questions about the news and then interviews Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

More about Mayor Jacob Frey...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey began his career as an employment and civil rights attorney and became an active community organizer. In 2011, he led efforts to raise over $250,000 to help defeat the proposed Minnesota constitutional amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman. Since his election as Mayor in 2017, Jacob has led a record-setting investment in the efforts of the city to expand affordable housing and strengthen the Police Departments body-worn camera policy.

More about Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara...

Preet Bharara served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. He oversaw the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases. His team of Assistant U.S. Attorneys handled cases involving terrorism, financial fraud, public corruption, and organized crime. The New York Times dubbed Bharara one of the nations most aggressive and outspoken prosecutors. He is now the host of CAFEs Stay Tuned with Preet, a podcast focused on issues of power, policy and justice.

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - Twin Cities EATSS at Machine Shop

Time: 6p

Location: Machine Shop, 300 2nd St SE

Twin Cities EATSS

Twin Cities Epicurean Award to Support Scholars is a showcase of Twin Cities' best chefs as they create signature dishes incorporating locally sourced traditional Indigenous ingredients. Taste, learn, and experience the history of America’s original cuisine and the revitalization of Native American food in today’s culture.

The College Fund has partnered with nationally renowned Sioux Chef, to cater this event! In addition to catering from the Sioux Chef the showcase will include local Twin chefs as well as food prepared by culinary students currently attending Tribal run colleges.

Attendees can expect to enjoy beer and wine while sampling local chef’s creations and catering by Sioux Chef while exploring America’s first cuisine through regionally local indigenous foods.

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - DMNA Land Use Meeting at Mill City Museum

Time:  6:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association monthly Land Use Meeting.

The next Land Use Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, at 6 p.m., at the Mill City Museum, in the ADM Room.  

Agenda

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - Food Solutions Town Hall Meeting at Elliot Park Rec Center

Tuesday
Nov052019

November 5, 2019, Tuesday - Oyster Shucking Class at Smack Shack

Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Location:  Smack Shack, 603 Washington Avenue N

Oyster Shucking Class

Oyster Shucking Classes are back! Starting 10/8, join us every other Tuesday at Smack Shack to learn all about oysters and get one-on-one training on how to shuck an oyster from our Smack Shack Chef, Dave Buxton. Each participant will receive a dozen oysters and a shucking knife and glove to take home. Finish the class by sitting back and enjoying the fruits of your labor with a beverage pairing.

$60 per person. Space is limited, so hurry and reserve your spot!

Monday
Nov042019

November 4, 2019, Monday - Burgundy Masterclass: The Wines of the Côte de Beaune at North Loop Wine

Time: 6:30p - 8:30p

Location: North Loop Wine and Spirits, 218 Washington Ave N

Burgundy Masterclass: The Wines of the Côte de Beaune

Twin Cities Wine Education presents a special night of amazing Burgundies!

The Burgundy Masterclass: The Wines of the Côte de Beaune
The southern half of the Côte d'Or, known as the Côte de Beaune, is revered for the Chardonnays that are produced there, along with the ethereal reds from Pinot Noir. Legendary regions such as Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, Volnay, and Pommard have captured the palates of wine lovers for generations, and in this class, we'll learn why.

We'll start with an overview of Burgundy, including its history and the ideas behind 'terroir.' Then we'll dive into the Côte de Beaune and do a village-by-village analysis of what those regions bring to the glass. Included will be tasting a wide variety of wines, from basic Bourgogne through top-level Premier Cru wines.

Detailed discussion with focus on the comparison of three great white wine villages: Puligny, Chassagne, and Meursault; plus three great red wine villages: Volnay, Pommard, and Chorey-Les-Beaune. Additionally, we'll cover in detail the surrounding villages plus an understanding of the Burgundy ranking systems for wine.

We will taste six great wines over the course of the class to help bring full understanding.

Monday
Nov042019

November 4, 2019, Monday - Job Fair at Hennepin County Central Library

Time: 9 AM – 2 PM

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Job Fair at Hennepin County Central Library

This event is free and open to all job seekers. Several employers with a variety of job openings will be attending.

Please come prepared with:
• copies of your resume
• answers to common interview questions
• professional attire

Employers attending:
 Award Staffing  AZZ  City of Minneapolis  City of St. Paul  Costco  Crowne Plaza Northstar Hotel  DGS  Doherty Staffing  Dominos  Dungarvin  Elior North America  Endeavor Air  FedEx Ground  Graduate Minneapolis Hotel  Great Wolf Lodge  Hilton Minneapolis  Hyatt Regency Downtown Minneapolis  Independent Packaging Services, Inc.  Johnson Screens  Kelly Services  Metropolitan Council  MSS  NAPA Auto Parts  New French Bakery  Nico Products  Nike  Osseo Area Schools  Personnel Plus  Phasenext Hospitality  PrideStaff  Protolabs  Resource MFG for Boston Scientific  Right at Home Care  SAS Retail Services  Sheraton Minneapolis West  Thomas Allen  TPI Hospitality  Triple Shift Entertainment   TSA  Two Betty’s Cleaning  UPS  US Aviation  Wells Fargo

Want a leg up? Visit the employers’ websites and apply online before attending the fair.

Learn more at hennepin.us/employmentservices.

 

Monday
Nov042019

November 4, 2019, Monday - Quirky Concertinas at MCBA

Time: 6-9pm

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

Quirky Concertinas

Learn the concertina form by making three different styles of concertina books: a flexogram accordion, hardcover extended accordion, and a braided accordion. Instruction will cover ideas for integrating content into your books, both written and visual, as well as examples of other variations on the concertina structure.

$60 + $25 supply fee
Teaching Artist: Georgia Greeley

https://www.mnbookarts.org/quirky-concertinas/
Please register through our website and direct all questions to adulted@mnbookarts.org!

Monday
Nov042019

November 4, 2019, Monday - Butcher x Ramen at Lowry Hill Meats

Time: 5p - 9p

Location: Lowry Hill Meats, 1934 Hennepin Ave

Butcher x Ramen

Chef John Ng of Zenbox Izakaya and Chef Erik Sather of Lowry Hill Meats present a Butcher x Ramen Popup event.

Enjoy specialty dishes combining the comforting Japanese flavors of Zenbox and the fine cuts at Lowry Hill Meats.

No tickets required, just walk-in and enjoy a night of food+drinks+fun with us!

Dishes will range $9-11 each.
Beer and wine will also be available. 

Monday
Nov042019

November 4, 2019, Monday - The Loft Presents If: Big Ideas with Madeline Miller—Why is If the Most Important Word?

TIme: 7 – 8:30 pm

Locaiton: The Loft, 1011 Washington Ave. S.

The Loft Presents If: Big Ideas with Madeline Miller—Why is If the Most Important Word?

This season, the Loft will explore the theme If. They believe one of the most powerful storytelling tools is to ask, “What if?” And, so, in their fall Big Ideas event they will put this question to one of the oldest stories of all time: The Odyssey. They’ll ask: what if The Odyssey miscast one of its minor characters? What if Homer’s limited engagement with this subject prevented us from understanding the complex story of a woman exiled? Bringing award-winning author and scholar Madeline Miller, in conversation with Harmony Neal, to the stage to discuss her latest novel Circe, organizers invite you to ask what if we could hear the story this way, instead. $10, members $5.

Monday
Nov042019

November 4, 2019, Monday - Improvisation at the Piano: A Global Perspective with Michael Cain at MacPhail

Time: 1 pm

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

Improvisation at the Piano: A Global Perspective with Michael Cain

Michael Cain, nationally recognized jazz pianist and new MacPhail faculty member will present a series of two workshops designed to help musicians explore improvisation. These workshops will cover a variety of approaches and techniques for helping pianists integrate improvisation into their own practice and teaching. Drawing on different world music elements along with jazz and blues concepts, topics will include discussion of modes, drone, chords, and ostinatos, as well as rhythmic concepts including counting versus clave. These workshops are open to all pianists regardless of prior experience with improvisation. While this session is geared towards pianists, all musicians are welcome to attend. Participants are encouraged to attend both workshops.

Pianist and composer Michael Cain began gaining international recognition in the mid 1980’s while still a student at the California Insitute of the Arts, performing, touring, and recording with jazz greats James Newton, jazz vocalist Marlena Shaw, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, and drummer Billy Higgins among others. After moving to New York in 1990, Cain became a first call pianist, working with drum legend Jack DeJohnette for nine years, as well as Dave Holland, Steps Ahead, Ravi Coltrane, Bobby McFerrin, Terence Blanchard, Stanley Turrentine, Lauren Hill, Pat Metheny, Charles Neville, Christian McBride, Vernon Reid, Robin Eubanks, and Meshell N’degeocello among others.

As an educator Michael has been an Assistant Professor at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. He is currently a Professor at Brandon University in Brandon, MB, Canada.

Sunday
Nov032019

November 3, 2019, Sunday - Sweat Crawl - North Loop

Time: See schedule outline below

Location: Check-in at Basecamp Fitness, 156 Hennepin Ave

Sweat Crawl - North Loop

North Loop, we're coming for you! We're sweat crawling through Minneapolis one more time this year on Sunday, November 3rd! We've got an unbeatable lineup taking of 3 back-to-back workouts while running, walking or sweat crawling in between. Tickets on sale now and space is limited!

THE STUDIOS:
Basecamp Fitness
Pure Barre
Alchemy 365

THE SCHEDULE:
12:30pm: Check-in at Basecamp
1:00-1:30pm: Workout at Basecamp
1:30-2:00pm: Sweat Crawl to PureBarre
2:00-2:30pm: Workout at Purebarre
2:30-3:00pm: Sweat Crawl to Alchemy 365
3:00-3:30pm: Workout at Alchemy 365

Sunday
Nov032019

November 3, 2019, Sunday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Tour the Pillsbury A Mill

The Pillsbury A Mill, constructed in 1881, was once the largest and most advanced flour mill in the world. Go on a guided tour of the former milling complex, including the rooftop deck and the basement waterpower facilities, and discover the story of this National Historic Landmark, now home to the A-Mill Artist Lofts.

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. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

Future dates: November 17, December 8

Sunday
Nov032019

November 3, 2019, Sunday - Handmade for the Holidays at La Doña Cervecería

Time: 12 PM – 5 PM

Location: La Doña Cervecería, 241 Fremont Ave N

Handmade for the Holidays

Minneapolis Craft Market is thrilled to bring our bustling holiday markets back to La Doña Cervecería, a unique brewery, taproom and entertainment space fusing Latin culture and The North, in the Harrison neighborhood of Minneapolis.

With 10,000 square feet of warehouse space, the La Doña Cervecería has a spacious taproom, event area, active space, art gallery, patio and prep kitchen where local Flagsmash serves delicious eats.

The market is a one-stop shop for visitors to pick up high quality, artisan-made gifts and relax with a beer. We will feature a new lineup of makers each weekend on Sunday, November 3 and 24. Get a jump start on your holiday gift buying, all with a beer in hand!

MAKERS - November 3:
AnJartica
Burn Boss
Coffee Cups & Wanderlust
Divas Fair Trade
Fair Anita
Fiber Arts by Nicole
forknitmeknotmn
KBELLA
Megan Murrell Illustration
Mountain Metal Artisan Jewelry
pptaller
Simple Soaps
Sota Scents
twigminn
Wool-EN-Design
+ More to be announced!

Sunday
Nov032019

November 3, 2019, Sunday - Unveiled-The Ultimate Wedding Planning Event at Minneapolis Convention Center

Time: 12 PM – 4 PM

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S

Unveiled-The Ultimate Wedding Planning Event

There is no other wedding show like UNVEILED! Step into the magical world of weddings and immerse yourself in an unparalleled planning experience designed by The Wedding Guys®. Come experience a day of bridal eye-candy where inspiration is everywhere. From the lavish Trend Wedding Experience to the fine details of specialty papers in the Stationery Gallery, we’ve brought everything directly to you.

UNVEILED offers exciting elements that you won’t find at other events including Tasting Bars where you will experience deliciously curated menus from the area’s finest chefs and the Cake Emporium where pastry chefs bring you the most amazing confections. Walk the red carpet leading to the Wedding Gown Gallery and the TrendSpot Fashion Show, a must-see feature of the event.

Come shop over 130 of the Twin Cities most talented wedding experts who are showcasing the latest trends for your wedding inspiration. From florists, stationers, cake designers, decorators, to videographers, reception sites and more, your wedding planning couldn’t get any easier!

Hailed as one of the leading bridal shows in the world, UNVEILED is not your typical bridal show! UNVEILED has been honored with 17 international awards including Best Fashion Show and is a two-time winner of Best Public Event. No other bridal show offers as many options, inspiration and style as UNVEILED.

Sunday
Nov032019

November 3, 2019, Sunday - Dark Arts Festival 2019 at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time:  12pm-8pm

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

Dark Arts Festival 2019 

Mrakmur presents: DARK ARTS FESTIVAL 2019 HALLOWEEN AFTER-PARTY

Halloween is over? Not for us! Join us to continue celebrating the darkness of this fall at our special event: Dark Arts Festival 2019: Halloween After-Party! The festival comes back this year after its success in 2018! Don’t put away your Halloween costumes - the celebration doesn’t finish for the creatures of the night and we are just warming up for the cold winter with all the spooky fun! A variety of local artists, vendors and musicians will be presenting their dark and mystical creations at our family friendly event in A-Mill artist lofts!

The event will feature:

- Dark art market (25+ local artists)
- Music & Performances by: Darlene Dreamer, Illuminatè Steele, Darkrad, Boy Dirt Car, Staple - RU
- Tarot by Moonshadow Tarot
- Soul & Shell Reading by Mermaid Mika
- Visuals by Nicholas Harper and Jana Komaritsa
- Dark Belly Dancing by Dom Locke Dance Art
- Bone/Charm Casting & Palmistry by Companion in Shadow
- Face Painting by Peter Thomas
- Art & Craft Station

Family Friendly - Free admission