Check out this week’s upcoming events in Greater Longfellow and Minneapolis!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Advanced Registration: $15/public & UMN faculty & staff; $5/UMN student
Day of Registration: $25/public & UMN faculty & staff; $10 UMN student
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Check out this week’s movies at the Trylon Cinema and Riverview Theater!
The public comment period on the Neighborhoods 2020 Roadmap is open today, February 28th through Monday, April 30th. Comments can be submitted to NCR@minneapolismn.gov. The Roadmap offers for your consideration, three different approaches to neighborhood funding, programming and support services. We also want your creative ideas about how we can improve upon our system of neighborhoods and the services NCR provides to the community. There will be many ways to engage and give input into Neighborhoods 2020. You can sign up for regular updates on our web-site. http://www.minneapolismn.gov/ncr/2020.
http://www.minneapolismn.gov/ncr/WCMSP-205790
Friday, April 20
Family Story Time for Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 10:15-10:45am
April Green Light – Moon Palace Books @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 7pm •FREE
Our theme is the very location-appropriate “Constellations.” As always, the reading is free and open to the public. Sign-up for open-mic readers begins at 6:45, with the reading beginning at 7 p.m. Our featured readers this month include Chavonn Williams Shen reading poetry and Will McGrath reading nonfiction. Stick around afterward to enjoy a beer, wine or snacks at the Geek Love Cafe in the bookstore! Please help us support our hosts by making at least one purchase when attending the reading. We hope to see you there!
Whale in the Thames “Whale Stampede” Album Release Extravaganza! @ The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge
3010 Minnehaha Ave • Doors 7pm • Music 7:30pm
$5 Early Birds (limited) • $7 Advance • $10 Day of Show
Fulton Beer & Nobool Presents Whale in the Thames “Whale Stampede” Album Release Extravaganza! featuring Doomchild, Mere Kats, Rank strangers, Runes Av Vaskeri, The Pitchafits, Lovers on the Balcony $1.00 per Fulton beer goes to the bands for the duration of event.
Open Mic Coffee Nights! @ Lake Coffee House
3223 E Lake St • 6pm
Open Mic Coffee Nites! Students, Families and Teachers will share music at the Open Mic Coffee Nights. Come cheer them on and support our local coffee shop!
Saturday, April 21
Restorative Justice Fundraiser: A wine and beer tasting @ Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge
Saturday, April 21 • 3010 Minnehaha Ave. • 5-7:30pm
Sample beer and wine, enjoy treats from local restaurants, bid on the silent auction, and listen to music. A guaranteed fun time in support of a good cause whether you choose to sample wine and beer or not! Tickets now available at Zipp’s Liquors (2618 E. Franklin), Welna II Hardware (2201 E. Franklin) and on-line: RJ fundraiser tickets
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
All proceeds benefit Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Partnership
Sponsored by Zipps’s Liquors, Summit Brewing, Thrivent Financial, and Seward Co-op
For more information about SLRJP contact Michele Braley at Michele@SNG.org or 612-338-6205 x108
ROOTS UNBOUND ~ Julian Manzara, Üsküdar Eclectic, Ritika Ganguly @ The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge
3010 Minnehaha Ave • Doors 8pm • Music 8:30pm
21+ • $9 Advance • $12 Door
Limited amount. Available on a first-come, first-served basis. https://fanlink.to/RootsUnbound
Highlighting some of the Twin Cities’ best world music artists, exploring and expanding on their roots in Bengali, Turkish, and American blues traditions.
Julian Manzara Band is a jazz-rock fusion group led by guitarist, composer, and Minneapolis local Julian Manzara. The band is dedicated to performing Manzara’s dynamic, improvisation-driven music as well as the “baddest” tunes in jazz-fusion history.
Uskudar Eclectic Duo features Yigitcan Eryaman (Vocals, Guitar), Greg Herriges (Bouzouki). The duo performs Turkish & Balkan folk and popular tunes, progressive rock influenced originals and Indian subcontinental flavors.
Ritika Ganguly New Delhi-born Minneapolis-based composer, vocalist, and performance artist Ritika Ganguly works in Bengali folk music. She has released two singles this year from her commissioned and acclaimed work Osthir. Her performances invite adventurous audiences and her music pushes the boundaries of genre, bringing disparate music styles, aesthetics, and disciplines together.
Epworth United Methodist Women Rummage Sale @ Epworth United Methodist Church
3207 37th Ave S • 9am
Join Epworth UMC for our annual Rummage Sale – come and see if you can find new uses for gently-used items donated by our congregation at a price you’ll love! Proceeds from the sale provide the funds for the mission programs sponsored by Epworth United Methodist Women. There will be treats for sale kitchen during this event.
Tim Houlihan Music at Merlin’s Rest
3601 E Lake St • 7pm
New start time at Merlin’s! The full band is playing a night of happy originals and covers for your entertainment pleasure!
Bob Marley Remembered @ The Cabooze
913 Cedar Ave S • 9:30pm
International Reggae All-Stars at The Cabooze
SLC Live at the Riverview
3753 42nd Ave S • 8pm
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Come to our gig at the Riverview! Music from 8-10:30, with drinks and vittles of all kinds available.
Hymie’s Record Store Day Block Party @ Hymie’s Vintage Records
3820E Lake St • 9am • FREE & ALL AGES
Join us for our annual Record Store Day Block Party! Featuring live local music, tons of free records, all the best Record Store Day releases, and more!
11am: Charlie Parr
Noon: Wild Hands
1:30pm: Southside Aces
3pm: Toki Wright & Big Cats
4:30pm: Black Widows
6pm: BLAHA
In partnership with Fulton Beer Jameson Irish Whiskey, The Longfellow Community Council and our incredible neighbors Peppers and Fries Record monster poster art by MPLS Instrument Company!
Record Store Day At Solid State Vinyl Records @ Solid State Vinyl Records
4022 E 46th St • 7am
Join us for Record Store Day! Just like your own cramped collection, the store will be stocked to the brim with thousands of new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and exclusive Record Store Day offerings. At just over a year old, Solid State is bigger, better, and ready for round two.The first 50 people who spend over $50 can grab canvas swag bags with coupons from our Minnehaha Mile neighbors.
Start your morning by pairing your records with coffee from Peace Coffee and Daily Coffee, and scrumptious donuts from local bakery, Mel-O-Glaze.
From 11am-3pm, choose from an assortment of exuberant flavors jammed into one tortilla arranged by metropolitan vendor, Flagsmash. Be sure to catch Minneapolis’s own Early Eyes, openers for First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2017 and nominated for City Pages Minneapolis Best New Bands, perform here at 7:00 PM. To get a ticket for this event, all you have to do is spend $15 at Solid State Vinyl Records between April 1st and Record Store Day. Only one ticket per person will be given out.
Move • Connect • Grow | Twin Cities Hiking Meetup for Women @ Minnehaha Park • 10am
As we journey through midlife, connecting with positive, supportive, like-minded women seems to get harder. This need for connection inspired me to start bringing my friends, and friends I haven’t met yet, together. All are welcome so spread that word!
One Saturday morning per month, April through October*, we’ll get together to hike, connect, and grow. We’ll gather to briefly discuss a topic for the day, such as gratitude or self-care. This is an opportunity to learn and get to the conversation started without awkward small talk. We’ll then take a three to six-mile hike at a new location each month.
** You can go as fast or as slow as you want. You can open up and share, or just listen. I’d love an accurate headcount. Please respond yes or no as soon as you know. I’ll send details on where to meet before the event. What to bring: Comfortable and sturdy shoes (athletic shoes or hiking boots) Comfortable clothing (layers) Water Sunscreen If you have any questions, email Holly at holly@hollyscherer.com. Getting excited to finally meet up!!! Are you a guy who thinks this would be fun? Shoot me an email. We’d be happy to open up a men’s group too! * Activities TBD November through March, depending on interests and weather. ** Figure three miles per hour on most Twin Cities trails, although you are free to move as quickly or as slowly as you like.
Moon Palace brunch // Anonymous Choir @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 11am & Noon
All ages • $5-10 suggested donation • Brunch and bevs (mimosas!) provided by Geek Love Cafe.
Anonymous Choir will perform a set of songs twice, at 11am and again at noon! Pick one! This is a benefit for the SPIRAL collective, an organization in our community that provides free, compassionate support for all pregnancy outcomes. They promote reproductive justice and center the experiences of marginalized peoples in their leadership and programming. Find out more at: https://www.spiralmn.com/visionmission.html
Sunday, April 22
Neighborhood Night In @ Urban Forage Winery and Cider House
3016 E Lake St • 3pm
If you live in Longfellow, Seward, Powderhorn, Corcoran, East Phillips or any of the other neighboring areas, please join us for a neighborhood get-together to celebrate the coming of spring and the end of hibernation season. Food truck will be out front, feel free to bring snacks if you like.
diy plant bar • earth day sale @ Turquoise Vintage
3869 Minnehaha Ave • 11am
Celebrate Earth Day by planting your own plant in a vintage planter chosen by you! Our staff will be on hand to help you with the process or answer any questions about the plant you are choosing and how to care for it. Vintage planters will be available for purchase in a variety of sizes and price points, as well as different types & sizes of plants. (Your total cost will depend on the components chosen.) We are also offering 20% off to show our appreciation of our fabulous customers (you!) who come in and buy vintage items & help us in being green! ♻️ (some exclusions apply)
Pop Culture Trivia w/ Kevin & Uncle Dude @ Memory Lanes
2520 26th Ave S • 10pm
Live Pop Culture Trivia hosted by two of the metro’s most seasoned pros! 25+ years experience! WCCO TV Viewer’s Choice Top 3 Bar Trivia Night
Practice Writing for Adults @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. 2-3:30pm
Grafting – The Art of Growing Organic Fruit 2 @ Tiny Diner
1024 E 38th St • 2pm
*Pre-Registration Strongly Suggested: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3355305* Part 2: Grafting Fruit Trees In this class you will learn the art & importance of grafting fruit trees and through hands-on experience. Optional $10 materials fee includes all grafting materials to take your own grafted & potted fruit tree home!
Winery tour and tasting @ Urban Forage Winery and Cider House
3016 E Lake St • 2pm • Must be 21+
Take a tour of the basement winery and production facility at Urban Forage with co-owner and winemaker, Jeff. Taste a sampling of our offerings on tap, as well as samples of ciders and wines in production. Stay afterward in the taproom for an informal question and answer session.
Afro Soul Brunch with Douala Soul Collective @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 10:30am-1pm • Free! • All ages! • Tip your DJs!
Enjoy a delicious breakfast with a mimosa or coffee, while Douala Soul Collective provides a sonic backdrop of relaxing and invigorating Afro-Soul, Jazz and Funk – at your favorite neighborhood bookstore with cafe.
House-made sourdough English muffins? Yes. Piles of potatoes, eggs, vegetables, cheese and meat? Yes. Breakfast Pizza? Yes. Options for carnivores, vegans, and gluten free folks? YES, YES, and YES.
Your literary spot for music and brunch in South Minneapolis!
Wild Read book club – Death’s End by Cixin Liu @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 2pm
Join the Wild Read book club for a discussion of Cixin Liu’s Death’s End. Get your copy at Moon Palace Books for 20% off! The epic Three Body Problem trilogy concludes with Death’s End. Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent.
Queers Read: four queer writers read from their most recent work @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 6:30-7:30pm
Join us for a reading with four writers: Raki Kopernik, Miriam McNamara, Jennifer Morales, and Franciszka Voeltz. www.franciszkavoeltz.com • www.moraleswrites.com • http://rakikopernik.wixsite.com/mysite
https://moonpalacebooks.com/?q=h.calevent&eid=2336
Monday, April 23
Conversation Circles for Adults @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 4-5:30pm
K-12 Homework Help @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 3:30-7:30pm
Storytime with Mama Ray @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 10:30-11am • FREE
Moon Palace Books’ Children’s Storytime in our new location!
Chase your Monday morning blues away! Join us for Songs & Stories with Mama Ray (aka Rachel Gabriel), an award winning writer and teaching artist who loves to share the transformative power of literature with people of all ages. All kids and their favorite adults are welcome for a FREE, half-hour opportunity to sing and listen to picture book stories, many of them by local writers and illustrators.
Tuesday, April 24
K-12 Homework Help @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 3:30-7:30pm
No Pie Charts! Only Pies! General Membership Meeting:
General Membership Meeting details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1950852668564835/
General Membership Meeting, Pie Potluck & Board Elections
**Browse our Resource Fair from 5:30-6:30pm BEFORE the meeting to learn about services and organizations in our neighborhood!
Please bring a pie to share!
• Participate in board elections and receive committee updates
• Enjoy delicious pie while chatting with your favorite neighbors and making new friends
• Kids activity bags will be provided by LCC to help keep your little ones engaged
Wednesday, April 25
Movement for Families @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 10:15-10:45am
Free Music Wednesdays: Red Eye Ruby @ The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge
3010 Minnehaha Ave • Doors 6pm • Music 8pm • FREE
21+ • Fair State Brewing Happy Hour 6-8pm ($1 OFF)
Fair State Brewing Cooperative supports EVERY 4th Wednesday of the Month
Red Eye Ruby: Embracing the sounds of rock, folk, and jazz, Red Eye Ruby combines cabaret-style performances with original songwriting and poetic lyricism. Hailing from the Twin Cities, the trio combines voice, cello, and guitar with the alternating sounds of trumpet and piano to create music that is both visceral and serene— a medicinal listening experience. #FreeMusicWednesdays
John Connolly’s HE with a Laurel and Hardy screening @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 7-8pm
Join us for a talk with John Connolly, author of he, a fictionalized biography of Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy slapstick and golden-era of Hollywood fame. This event will include screenings of the short films Helpmates and Their First Mistake.
Thursday, April 26
The Inland Seas with Jake Manders at Merlin’s Rest
3601 E Lake St • 8pm
An evening of Irish and Americana music in the pub – The Inland Seas play first, followed by Jake Manders. UPDATE: This show has been moved out one week – now on 4/26!
K-12 Homework Help @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 3:30-7:30pm
Conversation Circles for Adults @ East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St. • 5-7pm
Trivia! Parkway Pizza Longfellow!
4359 Minnehaha Ave • 7:30pm
Come play TRIVIA every Thursday at 7:30pm! Win Prizes! Happy Hour! The Best Pizza Ever!
Chelsey Johnson reads from Stray City @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 7-8pm
Join us for a reading with Chelsey Johnson, author of the new novel Stray City.
A warm, funny, and whip-smart debut novel about rebellious youth, inconceivable motherhood, and the complications of belonging–to a city, a culture, and a family–when none of them can quite contain who you really are.
A thoroughly modern and original anti-romantic comedy, Stray City is an unabashedly entertaining literary debut about the families we’re born into and the families we choose, about finding yourself by breaking the rules, and making bad decisions for all the right reasons.
Art Opening // DJ After Party @ Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave • 8-11pm
Following Chelsey Johnson’s reading from Stray City (https://www.facebook.com/events/194807637787205/), stay and hang out for an evening of queer art and DJ’s at Moon Palace Books // Geek Love Cafe!
ART OPENING featuring work by Fiona Avocado, Nicole Sara Simpkins, and Gob Costello Guerra.
Fiona Avocado–Fiona Avocado is a queer artist, educator, organizer, DJ, and writer. While Fiona has been an artist and writer in some shape or form her whole life, she has been self publishing comics and zines, creating illustrations, and making prints since 2010. Fiona’s art practice is multifaceted and explores many subjects, including everyday life, personal identity, political and social issues, alternate universes, and glittery daydreams.
Nicole Sara Simpkins– Nicole Sara Simpkins grew up reading books and climbing trees on the New England coast in an old Victorian cottage by a salt marsh. She moved to the Twin Cities to pursue her BA in English from Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. She holds an MFA in Printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington, where she taught Drawing. She has also taught Drawing, 2-D Design, and Printmaking at The University of Wisconsin – Stout, and now teaches Drawing at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and at the University of Minnesota. Nicole lives and works in South Minneapolis, where she runs Scylla & Circe Press. She serves on the Steering Committee and is a proud member of of the Conspiracy of Strange Girls Collective.
Gob Costello Guerra–Gob Guerra is a mixed media Xicana artist from Kansas City, MO. Their work intends to focus on the themes of mestizaje and Mesoamerican mythology. By dismantling Western and European artistic traditionalism and highlighting archaic/outdated colonial stereotypes, they try to re-imagine historical Latinx visual motifs through a contemporary lens.
AFTER PARTY DJ’ed by DJ Heartbreak and DJ MISS Q!
DJ Heartbreak–The DJ Project of Fiona Avocado, she brings a mix of 80’s, post punk, new wave, dark wave, dark pop, and dark electronic music.
DJ MISS Q–DJ MISS Q has got a nice goth background. She was a resident DJ at the Lovecraft Bar in Portland Oregon, and was very active in the goth community in PDX . She hosted events and dj with many of the alternative spaces in PDX. Her new home is Minneapolis and she is the creator of Gothess, an all female dj collective hosting pop up darkwave/goth nights. You can also catch her guest Dj with Dark Energy.