Arikara Proper
Through October 5
All My Relations Arts
1414 E Franklin Avenue
Free
Arikara Proper is a solo exhibition featuring a collection of paintings from artist J. White (Arikara). A self-taught painter, White shares and celebrates her Northern Plains culture through the lens of an urban Indian, relying on personal experience to feed her creativity and prescribe identity, and expressing passion on her canvas in a way that’s palpable. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, August 3rd from 6-9pm. For gallery hours and additional programming, visit allmyrelationsarts.org.
2024 BareBones Community Builds and Workshops
September 3 – October 26
Various sites and venues
Free
The BareBones Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza is a community vehicle for collectively honoring and mourning the dead, and a cult favorite throughout the Twin Cities. You can participate in the Extravaganza by building puppets, co-creating, or being part of the show when you join in on BareBones’ annual community builds, rehearsals, and workshops from mid-September through October. Email volunteer@barebonespuppets.org if you are interested in being involved! Find more information and dates at barebonespuppets.org/community-calendar.
Four Sisters Farmers Market
Thursdays
11 AM – 3 PM
1414 E Franklin Avenue
Free
Enjoy local food, handcrafts, and community at the Four Sisters Farmers Market every Thursday through October 31st! Four Sisters is an Indigenous-focused farmers market that strives to celebrate Indigenous pride, health, and well-being. We welcome and accept SNAP/EBT benefits, Market Bucks, Gus Produce Market Bucks, cash, and cards. In partnership with Hunger Solutions, Four Sisters can match up to $10 of SNAP/EBT benefits. Visit our facebook page to learn about weekly programming as the season progresses!
Lake Street Art Drop with Daniela Bianchini
Thursday, September 5
6 PM
Starts at Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake Street
Free
Head to Lake Street for a free monthly scavenger hunt featuring photo clues on social media and local artwork prizes! June will feature artist Daniela Bianchini of DB Mosaics. Here’s how it works: Follow @VisitLakeStreet on Facebook and Instagram. On the evening of the Art Drop, head to Midtown Global Market; we’ll start posting photo hints of the hiding places for these art treasures at 6pm! If you’re the first person to find one, it’s yours to keep (one art piece per household, please). Lake Street Art Drop will be held every first Thursday through October with different featured artists. For details, go to visitlakestreet.com/artdrop.
Music Thursday: Luftl
Thursday, September 5
6 – 7 PM
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
Free
Duo Luftl sings rich vocal arrangements of European folk songs in the tradition of lineages of women’s group singing. Journey through Bosnian ballad songs, Yiddish lullabies, Hebrew devotional and festival tunes, and Ladino songs of longing and loss, while the real-life struggles and longing embedded in the lyrics of the songs are illuminated through translation and storytelling. ASI First Thursday concerts are included as a part of ASI’s Free Thursdays After 3pm. Note: performance will be outdoors, weather permitting!
Moonwatchers
September 5 – 22
Open Eye Theatre
506 E 24th Street
$15-$30
Inspired comic clowning, live music, and all manner of lunar lunacy abound in this sci-fi vaudeville show that was a runaway hit of the 2022 MN Fringe Festival. Created & Performed by Corey Farrell and Nigel Berkeley. For tickets go to openeyetheatre.org/moonwatchers.
Latina and Latinx MN:
Re/claiming Space in Times of Change
September 7–December 8
Catherine G. Murphy Gallery
St. Catherine University Art Building
2004 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul
Free
Latina and Latinx MN: Re/claiming Space in Times of Change is a comprehensive survey exhibition that centers and celebrates a diverse group of Latina and Latinx artists from across the state and seeks to honor the contributions of Latina women and non-binary Latinx Minnesota-based artists to our state’s shared past, present, and future cultural heritage. For more information, related events, and gallery hours, go to gallery.stkate.edu/exhibition/latina-and-latinx-mn-reclaiming-space-times-change.
Art and Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising
September 10 – December 7
Katherine E. Nash Gallery
Regis Center for Art (East)
405 21st Avenue S
Free
The Katherine E. Nash Gallery, in association with Memorialize the Movement, presents Art and Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising. The exhibition showcases a selection of the numerous murals created by artists, protesters and members of the community on boarded up windows in the spring and summer of 2020, during the unrest in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. The boards’ powerful messages honored the memory of George Floyd and transformed the urban landscape into a living chronicle of a movement. This exhibition encourages people to reflect on where we are now, as we approach the fifth year since George Floyd’s murder. A public program and reception will be held on Saturday, September 14, from 6 – 9pm. For gallery hours and additional programming, visit cla.umn.edu/art/galleries-public-programs/katherine-e-nash-gallery
2024 Lake Street Taco Tour
Saturday, September 14
11 AM – 4 PM
Lake Street, between Clinton & 19th Avenue S
Free
The Lake Street Taco Tour celebrates one of Minnesota’s treasured and thriving multicultural communities, enriched with Latino food and culture. Come support local taquerias, enjoy self-guided tours, family friendly activities, and cultural events featuring Latino-owned businesses on Lake Street in South Minneapolis! The Taco Tour is sponsored by the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC). For more information, go to ledcmn.org/tacotour.
Celebrating the 120-year history of Bethany Lutheran Church
Sunday, September 15
1 pm
Bethany Lutheran Church
2511 E Franklin
Free
The final worship service of the Bethany Congregation was held in September 2021. Join the Seward Neighborhood Group History Committee for a program to celebrate the rich history of the Church, from its Norwegian Lutheran beginnings to its time as the home of Soup for You Kitchen in recent years. The event will be held in the sanctuary and will focus on the history of the church and congregation, community outreach, and cultural contributions and programs, with photos and memorabilia on display.
This event is free and open to the public and all are welcome. Refreshments to follow. For more information, contact history@sng.org
Puppet Making Workshops
September 18
11 AM – 1 PM
Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake Street
September 21
10:30 AM – Noon
Avalon Theater
1500 E Lake Street
Free
Join In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre for free Puppet Workshops! On Wednesday, September 18, make marionettes from recycled kitchen materials with artists Spencer Arevalo and Kate Foley at the Midtown Global Market. On Saturday, September 21, artists Ifrah Mansour and Kate Foley will be creating Birds of Hope at the Avalon Theater. All are welcome and no registration is required! For more information, go to hobt.org or contact ekotlyar@hobt.org.
A Walless Church: The Black Woman’s Guide To Creating God
September 19 – October 13
Pillsbury House Theater
3501 Chicago Avenue South
Sliding Scale $5 – $30
AriDy Nox’s A Walless Church is a Living Room play/ritual/lecture where three godlings give insight into how one creates the divine. While three godlings – Oru, Nona, and Mo – struggle to create a God worthy of creation, they also struggle with the various black women they haphazardly embody, all of whom are struggling to see the God within themselves. But our godlings are persistent and they refuse to fail. At least, not without a fight. For tickets and more information, go to pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/homepage/a-walless-church.
