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November 2021
ComedySportz
ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport. Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs. Strike Theater, 824 18th Ave. NE. Saturday, Nov. 20, 7:30 pm. Patrons, performers and staff must show proof of vaccination and wear masks.
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1850s Holiday Party
The public is invited to an 1850s Holiday Party at the historic Ard Godfrey House, 28 University Ave. SE on Sunday, Dec. 5, 12-3 pm. Visit the oldest remaining wood frame residence in Minneapolis, built in 1849. The house is decorated for the holidays in the modest style of the era. Includes cookies and apple cider in the kitchen, and a tour of the house with guides dressed in period costume. See how the Godfrey family might have celebrated the…
Find out more »Calling NE tuba players for Tuba Christmas
If you play tuba, sousaphone, euphonium, baritone or Bb tenor horn, you are invited to play at the 33rd Annual Minneapolis/St. Paul Tuba Christmas concert (other instruments not allowed) on Sunday, Dec. 5, 4 pm at Central Presbyterian Church, 500 Cedar St., St. Paul. More than 100 players, from age 10 to 80+, are expected to participate. Players must be COVID vaccinated. The schedule: Registration, 1:30; rehearsal, 2:30; concert, 4 pm. Registration fee is $10; music book $20; hats and…
Find out more »St. Anthony Holiday Lighting Contest
The St. Anthony Village Area Chamber of Commerce invites any business or residence located within St. Anthony Village to enter. Submissions must be made to the Chamber no later than Monday, Dec. 6. To enter your business, home, or neighbor just email the Chamber at executivedirector@saintanthonychamber.org. A holiday lights tour map will be made available to the public in early December. You may then drive the route on your own, and email the Chamber with your vote for the best holiday lights…
Find out more »Disney’s High School Musical On Stage!
St. Anthony Village High School, 3303 33rd Ave. NE, will present Disney’s High School Musical On Stage! Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10-11, 7 pm and Sunday, Dec. 12, 2 pm in the O.D. Tingham Auditorium. Tickets available at the door. Face masks are required for attendance.
Find out more »CP Holiday Train at home
Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train is staying home again this year. A virtual concert has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18, 7 pm, on Facebook and YouTube (type "CP Holiday Train" in the search box for Facebook or YouTube.) Canadian Music Hall-of-Famer Steven Page and The Strumbellas will lead an all-star cast of performers aboard the CP Holiday Train for the 2021 "Holiday Train at Home" concert. Special guests include The Trews, Sierra Noble, Odds, Tanika Charles, Aysanabee and Keb’…
Find out more »Lights of Logan
Meet at the new pavilion at Logan Park, 690 13th Ave. NE, for hot beverages and cookies on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2-4 pm. Neighbors are encouraged to display luminaries, but there will also be supplies available on site for you to make your own. On a related note, Logan-area homeowners are asked to turn their festive lights on by 5 pm to be considered for judging in the Lights of Logan contest. Winners will be announced in the January LPNA…
Find out more »January 2022
Traditional Scandinavian Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner
First Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights, 1555 40th Ave. NE, will have its annual Scandinavian Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner, Saturday, Jan. 15, for drive up curbside pick up only. To avoid congestion, tickets will be sold for specified half hour time windows between 11 am-6 pm. Tickets are $22 and can be reserved at 651-633-0679 or https://flcch.org/lutefisk-meatball-dinner/. Ticket deadline is Monday, Dec. 20. Dinner includes lutefisk with optional white sauce, meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, mashed rutabagas, beet pickles, lefse,…
Find out more »Great Northern Launch Party
The Great Northern celebration of winter kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 26, 6-8:30 pm, Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy St. NE, with a "festival eve" winter village outside at Northeast Minneapolis' Quincy Hall. The evening will offer food by Yia Vang (Vinai, Union Hmong Kitchen) and Gustavo and Kate Romero (Nixta), complimentary Vikre Distillery specialty cocktails, Fat Tire beer, and warm beverages from Caribou Coffee. Enjoy musical performances by Joe Rainey Sr. and Andrew Broder on the Fat Tire stage, and wander the space to…
Find out more »Events at Silverwood Park
These activities are held in conjunction with the Great Northern celebration and will be held at Silverwood Park, 2500 County Road E Wim Hof Workshop: The Wim Hof Method is a simple, yet powerful method, based on the foundation of three pillars: Breathwork, Cold Exposure, and Mindset. The first hour of the event will focus on the science of the Wim Hof Method and a key pillar of the method—controlled breathwork. Certified Wim Hof Instructor James Stewart will guide participants…
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