March 8, 2020, Sunday - Rock the Cradle 2020 at Minneapolis Institute of Art

Time: 11 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rock the Cradle 2020

The Current’s annual free, no-ticket-required Rock the Cradle event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture returns Sunday, March 8 to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Enjoy annual favorites such as the Kids’ Disco Dance Party with Twinkle the mascot, Pop Up Story Time with The Current’s DJs, live music from The Jolly Pops, and more. Find sponsor activities spread throughout the museum, including singalongs and stories in the Amazing Kid Zone from Children’s Minnesota, an art activity for Mia’s Family Day, Classical Kids Storytime and lots more. Fuel up with free snacks from GoGo squeeZ and get a caffeine boost from Peace Coffee. Rock the Cradle is perfect for kids up to age 8.

Presented by The Current and Children's Minnesota.

Check thecurrent.org for more details! 

March 7, 2020, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market inside the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm (winter hours)

Location: Inside the Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market.

2020 WINTER SCHEDULE:

March 7 & 21

April 4 & 18

March 7, 2020, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Starting and ending location is in the Metro Building outside Hell’s Kitchen. Exact location is 86 S 9th Street.

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours 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" Theater District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award-winning restaurants downtown Minneapolis 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 taste craft beer samples 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.

• Ham and pear crisp sandwich with fresh home-made chips from the restaurant that has "damn good food"
• All about sourcing local with heirloom corn bread with ghost pepper cheese, scallions and honey butter
• Deliciously sweet and salty popular Chicago Mix® popcorn
• Fresh and melt-in-your-mouth rotisserie chicken wings in maple glaze made with pure maple syrup, lemon juice, fresh ginger and Sriracha
• Fine chocolates to be savored
• Fried shrimp tossed in sweet & spicy Thai chili sauce, served with ginger citrus sauce with locally-brewed Minnesota craft beer (optional non-alcoholic tastings available)
• Featured on the Cooking Channel Unique Sweets - Bourbon Whiskey Caramel Donut Bread Pudding Loaf

March 7, 2020, Saturday - From Us : Artist Talk at Gamut Gallery

Time: 11a - 1p

Location: Gamut Gallery, 717 S 10th St

From Us : Artist Talk

$10 pre-sale. $15 door • $5 Gamut Gallery Members

 Sweet treats, sparkly beverages, and coffee from Segue will be provided.

There will be only be 30 seats available + additional standing room. ALL tickets are will call.

We began with thirty untitled and unauthored poems by Molly-Margaret Johnson & Kareem Rahma. By eliminating titles and byline for each poem, the audience is given an opportunity to connect more viscerally with the work by having to read between the lines without preconceptions of race, gender or sexual orientation. The outcome is an ouroboros of words written by two uniquely different individuals coming together.

Join moderator Jade Patrick alongside From Us: Together Forever Sometimes poets Molly-Margaret Johnson & Kareem Rahma in a discussion of engaging, perception-bending conversations filled with an appreciation and respect for differences. 

March 7, 2020, Saturday - 26th Annual Food & Wine Experience at Target Field (2 days)

Time: 1 PM – 5 PM both days

Location: Target Field

26th Annual Food & Wine Experience

Mark your calendars for Minnesota Monthly's 26th annual Food & Wine Experience, March 7th & 8th, 2020!

Take a culinary adventure with a unique variety of local, regional and national wines, sample mouth-watering food from award-winning culinarians, taste specialty beers and spirits, and peruse locally crafted gifts at the most delicious weekend of the year.

For more information visit: foodwineexperience.com.

March 7, 2020, Saturday - Free First Saturday: Kids’ Film Fair 2020 at Walker Art Center

Time: 10 AM – 3 PM

Location: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place

Free First Saturday: Kids’ Film Fair 2020

Bring the whole family to experience the magic of the movies! With works featured at the New York International Children’s Film Festival, this annual favorite includes shorts from six different continents, as well as Viva Kid Flicks, a selection of Spanish-language films with English subtitles.

Free First Saturdays feature free gallery admission on the first Saturday of every month, plus performances, games, art-making, and kids’ films from 10 am to 3 pm. Family friendly food options are available or bring something from home to snack on in the museum’s public spaces.

Watch: New York International Children’s Film Festival Kids’ Flicks One
10:15 am, 11:30 am, 12:45 pm, 2 pm
Walker Cinema

Catch the best short films from around the world for ages 3–7!

Each program is 56 minutes, seating is limited. This is a relaxed screening—please feel free to come and go as necessary.

March 7, 2020, Saturday - Strike! The Workers' Rights Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00 pm 

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Strike! The Workers' Rights Tour

Take a guided tour of the historic Washburn A Mill to discover the dramatic story of work and labor in Minneapolis from the 19th-century to today. Hear how activists improved the lives of workers in the mills and related industries and how management responded by creating anti-union policies and groups like Citizens' Alliance.

Explore how labor was divided across race, class, and gender lines and the role of organized labor today. Learn about the 1903 and 1917 flour milling strikes, the Truckers Strike of 1934, and the life and career of Nellie Stone Johnson, a union organizer and the first African American elected to citywide office in Minneapolis.

This tour includes about 1 mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

Additional date: April 4

March 7, 2020, Saturday - Carnaval Brasileiro at Fine Line

Time: 8:30 PM – 1:59 AM

Location: Fine Line, 318 1st Ave N

Carnaval Brasileiro

Brazilfest MN presents
Carnaval Brasileiro
at the Fine Line on Saturday, March 7
Tickets → bit.ly/2FRF09X

Limited Early Bird GA: $20.00
General Admission: $25.00 advance / $30.00 day of show
Reserved Balcony: $40.00
8:30pm doors / 9:00pm showtime
18+ | ID required

March 7, 2020, Saturday - 2020 Twin Cities Auto Show at Convention Center

Times: See event link for daily times

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 S 2nd Avenue

2020 Twin Cities Auto Show

The 2020 Twin Cities Auto Show is your chance to compare more than 600 vehicles from 35+ foreign and domestic brands side by side - without driving all over town.

You will see new models in every category, from luxury cars to more trucks, SUVs and crossovers than ever before. Today's vehicles offer better mileage, greater utility and convenience, and lush interiors. You will learn about advancements in technology such as in-dash navigation, audio enhancements, communication technology, and more!

And of course - instead of just dreaming about it - the Twin Cities Auto Show is where you can go behind the wheel of one of those sleek, shiny new sports cars.

March 6, 2020, Friday - Winter Fest at Utepils Brewing Co

Time: 6p - 10p

Location: Utepils Brewing Co, 225 Thomas Avenue N

Winter Fest

Escape the cold and break your cabin fever with an evening of festive live music by Percolators Band - Twin Cities, food, and fermented drinks with friends! Come support the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association and all that they do to make this a place we’re proud to call home. Get to know your neighbors, enter in the raffle, and bid on silent auction items generously donated by local businesses. New Bryn Mawr apparel for sale too!

Tickets are available for purchase at https://www.bmna.org/winter-fest-tickets/, Rolayne's Hair Design, and the door. Rolayne's Hair Design can accept cash and checks made out to the Neighborhood Association. Tickets include dinner, one beverage (beer, kombucha, soda) and live music.

* $30 for adults before the 29th and $35 starting March 1st
* $10 for children 5 - 18 years old
* Free for children under 5 years old

Don’t miss out! Thank you to our sponsors
Platinum-
Mill City Dental
Gold-
Further Performance LLC
EXIT Realty Metro
EdgeWork Design Build
Alex Boylan - Edina Realty
Silver-
Lurie, LLP
Susan Stryker - Coldwell Banker Burnet
Annie Child Coldwell Banker Burnet
Partners In Fertility
Juliette at Rolayne's Hair Design
Nancy at Rolayne's Hair Design
Jan Search Counseling
Bryn Mawr Soap
Bronze-
CLEAR Holistic Therapies
Bryn Mawr Market
Bryn Mawr Pizza and Deli
Bryn Mawr Chiropractic

To donate a raffle item or sponsor the event contact coordinator@bmna.org 

March 6, 2020, Friday - Sweat N' Sip w/STÔKE at Moxy

Time: 4:30p 5:30p

Location: Moxy Minneapolis Downtown, 247 Chicago Avenue S

Sweat N' Sip w/STÔKE

TONE & VIBE
Body Weight Yoga Sculpt
High Intensity Cardio Intervals
High Flow Vinyasa Intervals

(Options/Modifications offered)
All Fitness Levels Welcome!

Bring a mat, water and towel for class

AVERAGE BURN
F:600-800 CAL
M: 900-1000 CAL

Plus, stay after and visit Bar Moxy for Happy Hour and STÔKE specialty cocktails!

March 6, 2020, Friday - Free Lunchtime Concert: Border CrosSing at Westminster Presbyterian Church

Time: 12 PM – 1 PM

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Ave,

Free Lunchtime Concert: Border CrosSing

New this year, Schubert Club will partner with Westminster Hall to bring selected Courtroom Concerts across the river to Minneapolis. Four Courtroom Concerts will receive repeat Friday performances at Westminster Hall; these concerts will also be free and open to the public. Parking is $10.00.

Ahmed Anzaldúa, director

Program:

Tleycantimo choquilia – Gaspar Fernandes
Xicochi conetzintle – Gaspar Fernandes
El cantarico – Tomas de Torrejón
A este sol peregrino – Tomas de Torrejón
Punto de Habanera – Xavier Montsalvatge
Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito – Xavier Montsalvatge
Indianas – Carlos Guastavino
Gala del día • Quién fuera como el jazmín • Chañarcito, chañarcito
Viento norte • Al tribunal de tu pecho • Una de dos
Alfonsina y el mar – Ariel Ramírez
La barca de oro – Abundio Martínez

March 6, 2020, Friday - Umbra Presents: The Avant Garde

Time: 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Location:Umbra Minneapolis, 708 Third Street S

Umbra Presents: The Avant Garde

This event will be an amazing evening presented by The Avant Garde. Hosted by Chadwick Niles Phillips with an incredible live band led by Ryan Bynum!

The featured artists will be Neo-Soul/R&B artists Bree Turner, Nick Chirch and Mariah Miller. These are dynamic singers & performers who are going to put on a performance to remember. Umbra is such a gorgeous venue that sets the perfect tone for this event. Plus, it is FREE COVER! We hope to see you and your people in the building.

March 6, 2020, Friday - A Night With You from WithAll at ARIA

Time: 6p

Location: ARIA Mpls, 105 N 1st Street

A Night With You from WithAll

Kindly RSVP at withall.org/gala by Friday, February 21.
Tickets are $175-$250. Cocktail attire suggested.

WITH YOU, together, anything is possible.
Please join us for a special evening as we celebrate what has been possible in eating disorder prevention and support for recovery, and what will be possible WITH YOU.

This annual event will include a reception, live auction, program, heavy appetizers, drinks, fabulous fun, and plenty of time for mingling.

All proceeds from the evening will further the efforts of WithAll to reach thousands of people with simple, accessible resources.

March 6, 2020, Friday - Sueño opens at The Lab (thru March 22)

Times: See event link for show dates/times

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 N 1st Street

Sueño   March 6-22

Pangea World Theater is pleased to present Sueño (Dream), a witty and enchanting contemporary adaptation of a masterwork from the Spanish Golden Age. Sueño is Obie Award-winning playwright José Rivera's translation and adaptation of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's classic Life Is a Dream, on stage at The Lab Theater from March 6-22.

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The morality play, performed in English, is written in sharp contemporary language but nevertheless explores the eternal questions posed by Calderón: What are humans—angels or animals? What is honor? What is freedom? If life is a dream, who is dreaming us?

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Sueño follows the life of young Prince Segismundo, heir to the Spanish throne, who is imprisoned at birth when astrologers predict his reign as king will result in the country's ruin. The brilliant, passionate prince is raised in isolation. His only companions are the nobleman Clotaldo and a god whose very existence he questions. When his father King Basilio finds his own life ending without a legitimate heir, he releases Segismundo and places him on the throne. But what will Segismundo do if all he’s ever known are his prison walls? Will he be able to distinguish between reality and dreams?

Leslie Ishii makes her directorial debut at Pangea with Sueño and brings together a notable cast featuring Fernando Collado as Segismundo; Pedro R. Bayón as Basillio, King of Spain, Ankita Ashrit (Rosaura), Ernest Briggs (Clotaldo), Katia Cardenas (Estrella), Adlyn Carreras (Clarín), Keila Anali Saucedo (Chorus/Ensemble), Amarkirat Singh (1st Soldier) and Nicolas Sullivan (Astolfo). Her creative team includes Eric Gonzalez (sound), Mike Grogan (lighting), Mary Anne Kelling (costumes), Sir Curtis Kirby III (assistant director) and Joel Sass (set).

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Tickets to Sueño are $18 in advance and $22 at the door. Discounts are available for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online at bit.ly/sueno2020 or by phone at 612-333-7977.

March 5, 2020, Thursday - Minnesota Cuban Film Festival at St. Anthony Main

Time: Thursdays thru April at 7:00pm

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

Minnesota Cuban Film Festival

The Minnesota Cuba Committee, in partnership with MSP Film Society and the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), presents the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival. Discussions following every screening. 

7 pm, Thursday, March 5: Jeronimo

2019, 100 min, Cuba, documentary, trailer

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7 pm, Thursday, March 12: Insumisas

2018, 95 min, Cuba-Switzerland, drama, trailer
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7 pm, Thursday,  March 19: dance cuba, DREAMS OF FLIGHT

2004, 91 min, Cuba-USA, documentary, trailer

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7 pm, Thursday, March 26: Inocencia

2018, 121 min, Cuba, historical fiction, trailer

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7 pm, Thursday, April 2: Viva El Vedado

2019, Cuba, documentary, trailer

March 5, 2020, Thursday - West Elm Minneapolis Grand Opening Celebration

Time: 6–8 p.m.

Location: West Elm, 128 N 2nd Street

West Elm Minneapolis Grand Opening Celebration

New store to host grand opening party with a portion of proceeds going to Urban Homeworks 

Global lifestyle and design brand West Elm will open its first downtown Minneapolis store Thursday, March 5 in the heart of the North Loop. The new 11,000-sq.-foot store is located on the ground floor of the SECOND + SECOND development. To celebrate, West Elm will host a public grand opening party the evening of March 5 from 6–8 p.m. at the store. 

West Elm’s grand opening party will feature:

• Local bites and specialty cocktails*.

• West Elm’s exclusive spring line.

• Shopping for a great cause! Shoppers will receive 15% off, and a portion of proceeds from the evening will benefit local nonprofit Urban Homeworks. Urban Homeworks is a local nonprofit with a mission of transforming vacant or distressed properties into a healthy neighborhood.

• Goods and gifts from local Minnesota makers Solid Manufacturing & Kate Arends  of Wit + Delight.

*Must be 21+ to participate

For Minneapolis–Saint Paul residents looking for shopping benefits, West Elm offers a member rewards program called The Key. By joining for free, members receive 3 percent back in rewards across the entire Williams-Sonoma family of brands (West Elm, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Mark and Graham and Rejuvenation). Join at: https://www.westelm.com/thekeyrewards/. 

The new store will also feature an assortment of products made by independent artists in the community as a part of the company’s LOCAL program. The North Loop location will carry a unique array of locally crafted goods by Solid Manufacturing and Kate Arends of Wit + Delight.

March 5, 2020, Thursday - RunBeerRepeat - 3/5 at Clockwerks

Time: 6:20 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: Clockwerks Brewing, 25 N 4th Street

RunBeerRepeat - 3/5 at Clockwerks

Join us for our first official visit to Clockwerks Brewing in Minneapolis! We're very excited to check out a new-to-us brewery and go for a run from downtown!

We'll meet at 6:30 and go for a 30 minute run, and meet back at 7 for post-run drinks!

If you haven't yet, please sign our liability waiver at https://runbeerrepeat.com/

March 5, 2020, Thursday - Spring Guest Appreciation Event at Aveda Institute Minneapolis

Time: 9a - 6p

Location: Aveda Institute Minneapolis, 400 Central Ave SE

Spring Guest Appreciation Event

STEP INTO SPRING on March 5th, 2020

Join us for our Spring Guest Appreciation Event… One Day Only!
• Score 20% OFF any services you pre-book through April 30th
& Litres
• Buy two GET ONE FREE Makeup/Travel Sizes. (Mix & Match!)
• Receive a lip, brow, or chin wax with a $10 donation for Earth Month
• Join the fun with a great atmosphere + Aveda rituals

March 5, 2020, Thursday - Ten Thousand Things at The Loft (thru March 8)

Times: See event link

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Ten Thousand Things: Thunder Knocking at the Door

March 5-8, 19-22 and April 2-5

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This mythical tale takes place at the crossroads of here and there, where Marvell Thunder, a mysterious shapeshifter, challenges Glory, a blind songstress, to a magical duel on the Delta Blues guitar.

Directed by Marcela Lorca - Music Direction by Sanford Moore

Featuring Ronnie Allen, Brian Bose, Rajané Katurah, Greta Oglesby and T. Mychael Rambo

Tickets are $20 on Mar 5th for preview performance.

Tickets are $45 on Mar 6th with post-show reception with the cast with food and drink.

There are post-show discussions on March 8, 20 and April 3.

Concessions are available at the Conexion located within Open Book before the show, and we will have concessions available during intermission.