‘Events’ Archives
May 24 Events
Frank Buffalo Hyde, SWIPE RIGHT, acrylic on canvas, 2023. Source: All My Relations Gallery Memorial Day Program at the Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery, 2019. Source: Friends of the Cemetery Mike Melman, Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge, 2017. Source: Hennepin History Museum Minneapolis American Indian CenterGrand Reopening and PowwowWednesday, May 110 AM (parade)11:30 AM - 2 PM (grand reopening)5 PM (community powwow)1530 E Franklin AvenueFreeHelp celebrate the newly renovated and expanded Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) on May 1st! The festivities kick off at 10 am with a parade to mark the start of American Indian Month. The parade begins at Cedar Field Park (2500 Cedar Avenue) and ends at the Center, where a ribbon cutting will follow at 11:30 am. From 12 - 2 pm, the new space will be open for the community to view the facilities, meet staff, and participate in activities, including live performances by Keith Secola and the Sampson Brothers. Food will be available [...]
April ’24 Events
Better Things: A 5X5 Reading Event and Open MicTuesday, April 27 PMMoon Palace Books3032 Minnehaha AvenueFreePlease join us for the inauguration of ReEntry Lab’s Better Things reading series, sponsored in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and Moon Palace Books. This reading will feature five fantastic writers: C. Fausto Cabrera, Chavonn Williams Shen, LM Brimmer, Junauda Petrus, and Sara Dovre Wudali, and will be hosted by Erin Sharkey and Davi Gray.ReEntry Lab works to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them. You can learn more about ReEntry Lab at reentrylab.org, and about the Better Things series at better-things.org. Lake Street Art Drop with Renee Dori and Benja WuestThursday, April 46 PMStarts at Midtown Global Market920 E Lake StreetFreeJoin Visit Lake Street starting this month for a free monthly scavenger hunt featuring photo clues on social media and local artwork prizes!Here’s how [...]
March ’24 Events
Oscar Howe, Yanktonai Dakota, Creation of Weotanica, 1975. From the exhibit Dreaming Our Futures: Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge Keepers, on view through March 16 at the University of Minnesota Katherine E. Nash Gallery. Source: UNIVERSITY of SOUTH DAKOTA In The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater will host three community puppet building workshops at the Midtown Global Market this month. Puppet is by Jeong Ae Neal. Photo: ELINA KOTLYAR An Indian classical dancer performs at Midtown Global Market’s 2023 Holi Festival. Photo: LAURA HULSCHER Dreaming Our Futures: Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge KeepersThrough March 16Katherine E. Nash GalleryRegis Center for Art405 21st Avenue SFreeDreaming Our Futures marks the opening of the University of Minnesota’s George Morrison Center for Indigenous Arts, and features work in a wide variety of painting media and esthetic approaches by 29 artists including Frank Big Bear, David [...]
