‘Events’ Archives
June 2025 Events
Ode To Walt WhitmanThrough June 8Open Eye Theatre506 E 24th Street$15 - $30Created & Performed by Bart Buch, Ode To Walt Whitman is a tender, silent puppet poem - a dialogue between Walt Whitman and Federico Garcia Lorca that contrasts Whitman’s America, a nation full of lovers and comrades, with what Garcia Lorca sees, an America inundated with machines and tears. For tickets, visit openeyetheatre.org/ode-to-walt-whitman. “Anpewikin Kolawaya Yelo C’angles’ka K’ogmaya Yelo (The Sun is My Friend… I adorn Myself with a Sacred Hoop),” James Star Comes Out. Featured in Creation.Story, at All My Relations Art. Creation.StoryThrough July 26All My Relations Arts1414 E Franklin AvenueFreeCreation.Story is a group exhibit featuring artists who invoke the oral traditions and creative expressions in their Očhéthi Šakówiŋ heritage, and as such continue this thriving tradition. Artists featured are Jhon Goes In Center, James Star Comes Out, Mikayla Patton, Randilynn [...]
Join the 5th Annual Poetry and Jazz in the Sacred Ground
By PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL Left to Right: Donna Isaac, Dralandra Larkins, and Patrick Cabello Hansel, the artists behind this year’s event. PHOTOS: Courtesy the artists. The 5th Annual Poetry and Jazz in the Sacred Ground takes place at the historic Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery in south Minneapolis on June 21 at 2 pm. The cemetery was recently named one of only two sites in Minnesota on the National Register of the Underground Railroad. This year’s event brings together award-winning poets Donna Isaac (author of In the Tilling)¸ Dralandra Larkins (author of Before I Lie), and Patrick Cabello Hansel (author of Breathing in Minneapolis, among other collections). Local poets who’ve written a poem about ancestors are welcome to sign up for an open mic. Music will be provided by Larry McDonough on keyboard and Richard Terrill on saxophone. Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery is located at 2945 Cedar Avenue South (the corner of Lake Street) in south Minneapolis. [...]
April ’25 Events
Puppet Story TimeSaturday, April 510:30 AM - 12:30 PMThe Avalon Theater1500 E Lake StreetFreeKids and families: head to the Avalon the first Saturday of every month to sing, dance and play… in other words, to catch another mesmerizing puppetry storytelling session with In Heart of the Beast’s own puppet librarian, Chelly! No registration required! Close to HomeApril 10 - 27Pillsbury House + Theatre3501 Chicago Avenue S$5 - $30This play by Director Sharifa Yazmeen traces three southerners: Zara, a sharp-witted and determined Trans teen, Colt, a rugged yet compassionate construction worker, and Kaysar, a devoted and steadfast Muslim immigrant, each on their own journey as they discover transformative connections in this vibrant and deeply human comedic drama about belonging and second chances.For showtimes and tickets, go to pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/close-to-home. HerStory Book FairSaturday, April 12Noon – 3 PMMidtown Global Market920 E Lake StreetFreeThis month the [...]
