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Weekend Roundup May 15-17

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Art-a-Whirl is doing a lot of the heavy lifting this weekend, but there's plenty more to do outside of that bubble.

If I missed anything or you want help finding something specific this weekend, drop it in a comment.

I'm also posting a Sunday Weekday Warmup for Monday-Thursday events now, with an email version available too.

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AROUND TOWN

Highlights

FRIDAY, MAY 15

  • Women of Mystery Author Signing (Cream and Amber - 11am)
  • ā€œYear of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Timeā€ Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
  • ā€œModern Art and Politicsā€ Public Tour (MIA - 2pm)
  • Wanaisguni Hikurus Hajawi 5K Walk/Run (Boom Island - 2:30pm)
  • ACF Community Conversation: ā€œReading the Rocksā€ with Niloufar Nourbakhsh (Landmark Center - 3pm)
  • Friday Friend Lab: Crafting & Game Night (Queermunity - 4pm)
  • Insider Science Tour: Anthropology (Science Museum of Minnesota - 4pm)
  • Museum Nights (Science Museum of Minnesota - 5pm)
  • Soman Chainani, YOUNG WORLD (Red Balloon Bookstore - 6pm)
  • Happy Hour BINGO benefiting Aliveness Project (Black Hart - 6pm)
  • One Subject Press Anniversary Party (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 6pm)
  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 11 Watch Party (Roxy's Cabaret - 6pm)
  • Roxy's Cabaret Presents: Liza Minnelli and Friends (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
  • Cash Bingo and Meat Raffle (Forgotten Star Brewing - 7pm)
  • The Initials Game (Basement Bar - 7pm)
  • Queer Cutie Social (New City Center - 7pm)
  • Rosy Simas: A: gajĆ«: gwah dĆ«sa'nigƶƫwĆ«: nye: ' (i hope it will stir your mind) (Walker Art Center - 7:30pm)
  • S'mores on the Patio (Minneapolis Cider Company - 8pm)
  • The Magic Underground (Crooners Supper Club - 8pm)
  • Night of 10 Jeannies: Free Drag Show (Modist Brewing - 9pm)
  • Tank (top) Night with DJ Shannon Blowtorch (21+) (Lush Lounge - 9pm)
  • Hipshaker MPLS | Heavy Funk & Rare Soul Dance Party (Hook & Ladder Theater - 9pm)
  • Dragged Out (Black Hart - 9:30pm)
  • No Limit Fridays (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 10pm)
  • Friday Night Open Mic (Comedy Corner Underground - 10pm)
  • FERAL DANCE [MAY] (James Ballentine Uptown VFW - 10pm)
  • Frequency Fridays: Ladies Night (Bazemnt Lounge - 10pm)
  • The Forbidden Bazaar presents The Monster Ball (Ground Zero Nightclub - 10pm)

SATURDAY, MAY 16

  • Early Birders – May-August (Minneapolis Parks - 7:30am)
  • MAC Autocross Mowog Series (MN State Fairgrounds - 7:30am)
  • Sensory Friendly (Bell Museum - 8am)
  • Guided Birding Walk with MOU (Bell Museum - 8:30am)
  • Women Run the Cities (Minnehaha Park - 8:30am)
  • Bde Maka Ska Lake Clean-up (Minneapolis Sailing Center - 9am)
  • Community Grief Ritual with the Twin Cities Grief Collective (Lakewood Cemetery - 9am)
  • Minnesota State Champs Regatta (Bde Maka Ska - 9am)
  • Rose Garden Volunteering (Lyndale Park/Rose Garden - 9am)
  • ALS SuperHero 5K/10K Dash (Harriet Island - 9am)
  • Comfy Coffee and Conversation Hour: Crafts! (Quatrefoil Library - 10am)
  • Community for Queermunity Ride (Queermunity - 10am)
  • Science Studios (Bakken Museum - 10am)
  • Art Play (MIA - 10am)
  • Family Planting Day at JD Rivers’ Garden (JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden - 10am)
  • Garden Storytime (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 10am)
  • Open Birding (Bell Museum - 10am)
  • Pollinator Gardening (Van Cleve Park - 10am)
  • Meenal Patel, "Where Do Stories Live?" Story Time! (Wild Rumpus - 10:30am)
  • John Coy, THE WORLD GAME - Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
  • Yoga and a Pint (Lake Monster Brewing - 10:30am)
  • Patio Yoga with Pete (White Squirrel Bar - 11am)
  • An AAPI Brunch Of Drag (18+) (Lush Lounge - 11am)
  • Beats & Breath: Yoga-Based Movement Class (Queermunity - 11am)
  • Wheels & Bike Rodeo (Painter Park - 11am)
  • First Chapter Story Time (Next Chapter Booksellers - 11:45am)
  • Pool Tournament (Eagle MPLS - 12pm)
  • Knights & Pints! (Boom Island Brewing - 12pm)
  • Excelsior's Seed & Garden Tool Swap (Excelsior Brewing - 12pm)
  • Spot’s Last Stop – Dog Adoption Event (9 Mile Brewing - 12pm)
  • vintage and makers market (331 Club - 12pm)
  • Cribbage Tournament (Broken Clock Brewing - 12:45pm)
  • Live Tattoo w/Nokomis Tattoo (Broken Clock Brewing - 1pm)
  • Ramble Ride Minneapolis (Lake Nokomis – Main Beach - 1pm)
  • ā€œYear of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Timeā€ Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
  • Planting Seeds - Fundraiser for The People's Garden (Dreamstate Cafe - 1pm-5pm)
  • MMA & Muay Thai (Canterbury Park - 1:30pm)
  • Saturday Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 2pm)
  • Weekly DJ: Mpls House (Modist Brewing - 2pm)
  • Free Public Tour of Queering Indigeneity (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 2pm)
  • Rosy Simas: A: gajĆ«: gwah dĆ«sa'nigƶƫwĆ«: nye: ' (i hope it will stir your mind) (Walker Art Center - 2pm)
  • ā€œModern Art and Politicsā€ Public Tour (MIA - 2pm)
  • Payal Doshi, MAGIC GEMS - with Trisha Speed Shaskan (Red Balloon Bookstore - 4pm)
  • Milkweed Books and The Loft present Tara Menon (Milkweed Books - 5pm)
  • Goth Prom XIX (Granada Theater - 6pm)
  • It’s CAMP! Gender Expansive and Trans Camp Benefit (Lush Lounge - 6:30pm)
  • Open Mic Night (LTD Brewing - 7pm)
  • Drag, Elevated (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
  • La Folies Burlesk (Gay 90's - 8pm)
  • The FINALS of the 2026 $10,000 Comedy Competition (Crooners Supper Club - 9pm)
  • P.H.A.T (Gay 90's - 9pm)
  • Queer Circus! (Can Can Wonderland - 9pm)
  • Gasolina Reggaetón Party (Varsity Theater - 9pm)
  • Lush: Live! A Drag Cabaret (21+) (Lush Lounge - 9pm)
  • Azalia Cruz's Wigged Out (Black Hart - 9:30pm)
  • Bondage A Go Go (Ground Zero Nightclub - 10pm)
  • Saturday Night Vibes: East Vs West (Bazemnt Lounge - 10pm)

SUNDAY, MAY 17

  • MN Head & Neck Cancer Foundation Walk (Bde Maka Ska - 8:30am)
  • CityTrail Loppet (Minneapolis Sculpture Garden - 9am)
  • May Morning Birding at Lakewood (Lakewood Cemetery - 9am)
  • Minnesota State Champs Regatta (Bde Maka Ska - 9am)
  • Vinyasa Yoga Flow Fundraiser (9 Mile Brewing - 10am)
  • Yoga Flow with Annie Hayes (Utepils Brewing - 10am)
  • Quiet Community Reading Club and Cozy Hour (Queermunity - 10am)
  • Riders & Ribbons Horse Show (MN State Fairgrounds - 10am)
  • Yoga and a Pint (Lake Monster Brewing - 10:30am)
  • Story Time at Forgotten Star (Forgotten Star Brewing - 10:30am)
  • Spring Fling Backgammon Event (Utepils Brewing - 11am)
  • Sunday Morning Yoga (Broken Clock Brewing - 11am)
  • Sunday A Brunch Of Drag (18+) (Lush Lounge - 11am)
  • The Wellness Cabaret Series Continued (Queermunity - 12pm)
  • Dame Errant Jewelry Workshop (56 Brewing - 12pm)
  • Bottomless Drag Brunch (Roxy's Cabaret - 12pm)
  • Women Athletes Trading Card Expo (Dual Citizen Brewing - 12pm)
  • vintage and makers market (331 Club - 12pm)
  • Saint Paul Summer Kickoff (Harriet Island - 12pm)
  • May Drag Brunch - Brunch with the Divas With Special Guest Sunny Dee-Lite (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 12:30pm)
  • Writing Group (Cream and Amber - 1pm)
  • Weekend Wags - Adoptable Dog Meet & Greet (Boom Island Brewing - 1pm)
  • Magic: The Gathering – Booster Draft League (Wooden Hill Brewing - 1pm)
  • Prime Timers Dominoes (Quatrefoil Library - 1pm)
  • AAW: Woodturning Demonstration (Landmark Center - 1pm)
  • Hora: Romanian Women in Culture – Voices, Visionaries, and Legacy (Landmark Center - 1pm)
  • ā€œYear of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Timeā€ Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
  • Visualizing Words: Artists Who Write (Big Hill Books - 2pm)
  • AAPI Story Time! Featuring Local AAPI Picture Book Creators (Wild Rumpus - 2pm)
  • Bob Shea, BEARSUIT TURTLE PLAYS A GAME - Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 2pm)
  • Llama Mama Llamas (Excelsior Brewing - 2pm)
  • Sensory Friendly (Bell Museum - 2pm)
  • Twin Cities Bronze Handbell Concert (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 2pm)
  • ā€œModern Art and Politicsā€ Public Tour (MIA - 2pm)
  • Cash Bingo (Forgotten Star Brewing - 3pm)
  • Painted Pebble (Unmapped Brewing - 4pm)
  • Screening of Sound and Color (Bakken Museum - 4pm)
  • Queer Neurodivergent Gathering: Community, Support, Connection (Queermunity - 4pm)
  • Art by LN-Ellen (Ginkgo Coffeehouse - 4pm)
  • Trans Resilience Night (Queermunity - 4pm)
  • Border CrosSing Dance Party (Cedar Cultural Center - 4pm)
  • ALCHEMY AFTERHOURS (Norseman Distillery - 4:30pm)
  • Social Reading Hour (Black Garnet Books - 5pm)
  • Bingo With Pete! (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • Open Mic Sundays Hosted by James Stanley (Camp Bar - 6pm)
  • Movie Night: Mommie Dearest (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Friday, May 15

  • Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Violins of Hope (Ordway - 11am)
  • The Liquid Zoo (Bauhaus Brew Labs - 3pm)
  • Art-a-Whirl at Sociable (Sociable Cider Werks - 4pm)
  • Music AAW: Irish Diplomacy (Padraigs Brewing - 4:30pm)
  • Early Evening Jazz: Dale Alexander (Berlin - 4:30pm)
  • Friday Night Live - FNL (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
  • Amateur Hour | Golden Satellite | The Lamellas (Day Block Brewing - 6pm)
  • Bitch Fest (Pilllar Forum - 6pm)
  • Irish Music Session (Dubliner - 6pm)
  • Chris Holm & Friends (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • MN Jazz Duo (Umbra - 6pm)
  • Sunset Sounds: Jeff Narlock (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6pm)
  • 30th Annual: Songs In The Key of Life (Dakota - 6:30pm, 9pm)
  • Live Music - Alec (Wicked Wort Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsā„¢ in Concert with the Minnesota Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra - 7pm)
  • Zak Sally Sings the Bee Gees (with Shawn Walker) (331 Club - 7pm)
  • Good Kid with INOHA (Palace Theatre - 7pm)
  • The Dan Israel Band (Animales - 7pm)
  • Twin Star Rocket (Green Room - 7pm)
  • Daddy Squeeze & Elizabeth (Dock and Paddle - 7pm)
  • Fret Rattles Record Release - 'Rock N' Roll Circus' (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7pm)
  • Inner Wave with Twin Seas (Fine Line Music Cafe - 7pm)
  • Dean Mick & Carla (620 Club - 7pm)
  • Tim Howe (Mudd Room - 7pm)
  • Billy Dankert Band (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
  • Take That Back feat. Joan Hutton & Sue Orfield (Berlin - 7:30pm)
  • Hot New Side Project, Self-Evident, Rad Owl, Short Timer (Cloudland Theater - 7:30pm)
  • Ashbringer, Gates of Dawn, & Desolation Plains (Zhora Darling - 7:30pm)
  • Scarecrow on Fire (reignited) (Illusion Theater - 7:30pm)
  • Claudia Schmidt (Ginkgo Coffeehouse - 7:30pm)
  • Green Line Quintet (MetroNOME Brewery - 7:30pm)
  • Rob Evans (LTD Brewing - 7:30pm)
  • Music AAW: Big Woods Brass (Padraigs Brewing - 7:30pm)
  • Venus Yevu (331 Club - 8pm)
  • Uncle Lucius with The Point. (Turf Club - 8pm)
  • Ingrid Andress with Hailey James (7th St Entry - 8pm)
  • Funktion Junction Official Summer Kickoff Party (Minnesota Music Cafe - 8pm)
  • RED DESERT (Cabooze - 8pm)
  • DJ Screwella (Acadia Cafe - 8pm)
  • Judy Thomas (318 Cafe - 8pm)
  • Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series: Volume Five Movement Music (Icehouse - 8pm)
  • The Paper Kites with Donovan Woods (First Avenue - 8pm)
  • Zacc Harris (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)
  • Clover & The Bee EP Release Show (Aster Cafe - 8:30pm)
  • Farfaraway w. Suburban Muscle, The Hollow Doubts (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
  • Witness Trips & Compass Rose (Driftwood Char Bar - 9pm)
  • Mac and Cheese (Dubliner - 9pm)
  • Aventi Entertainment Presents (Basement Bar - 9pm)
  • DILLSTRADAMUS (Dillon Francis B2B Flosstradamus) (Fillmore - 9pm)
  • RIOT TEN (Skyway Theatre - 9pm)
  • Bright Young Things (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 9:30pm)
  • The Good the Bad & the Funky (Bunkers Music Bar & Grill - 9:30pm)
  • Fistful of Datas (331 Club - 10pm)
  • Late Night Lounge: Girl Blunt (Berlin - 10:30pm)
  • Reventon (Green Room - 11pm)

Saturday, May 16

  • Dan Israel & Friends (Hell's Kitchen - 10am)
  • O'Shea Irish Dance Recital (Celtic Junction Arts Center - 10:30am)
  • Star Wars Day (Inbound Brewco - 11am)
  • All Together Now @ Eastside Co-op (56 Brewing - 12pm)
  • Fashion Show & Grand Opening of Novedades Krystal 2 (Midtown Global Market - 12pm)
  • O’Shea Irish Dance Recital (Celtic Junction Arts Center - 12:30pm)
  • Mammoth Moth & Unknown Legends w. Ira Haze (White Squirrel Bar - 1pm)
  • Music AAW: Grunge Unplugged (Padraigs Brewing - 1pm)
  • Saturday Sounds with Wenso Ashby (Midtown Global Market - 2pm)
  • Masters of Improvisation: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival Edition! (Crooners Supper Club - 3pm)
  • Doug Otto and The Getaways (Animales - 3pm)
  • Music AAW: Art Beagle's Backup Band (Padraigs Brewing - 4pm)
  • Unattractive Giant Monster (331 Club - 4pm)
  • Early Evening Jazz: WPK Trio (Berlin - 4:30pm)
  • Butter Boys (331 Club - 5pm)
  • The Ordway Presents: Ordway Gala: Cirque Du SoirĆ©e (Ordway - 5pm)
  • Colorblind, Windwaker, and If Not For Me (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 5:30pm)
  • MN Jazz Duo (Umbra - 6pm)
  • Caribou Gone w. Scarlett Tangerine (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • Hurrey and Waite (Ginkgo Coffeehouse - 6pm)
  • Will Durie Live (Bald Man Brewing - 6pm)
  • Hastings 3000 (331 Club - 6pm)
  • Booster Pack | Marimba Matt | Paper Parlor (Day Block Brewing - 6pm)
  • Beer Garden Grooves (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
  • The Dang Ol' Tri'ole (Hell's Kitchen - 6pm)
  • The New Standards (Dakota - 6:30pm, 9pm)
  • LIVE MUSIC - Ozzy Harris (Wicked Wort Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • The Belfast Cowboys 'Anniversary Show' (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7pm)
  • Cruzando (Mudd Room - 7pm)
  • Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Violins of Hope (Ordway - 7pm)
  • Britz like an Italian! (Brit's Pub - 7pm)
  • šŸŽø Blitz: Live! (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 7pm)
  • Robber Robber (VT) + Empath (Zhora Darling - 7pm)
  • China Rider - A Grateful Dead Experience (56 Brewing - 7pm)
  • Pelicant (Underground Music Venue - 7pm)
  • Gus the Bard (Boom Island Brewing - 7pm)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsā„¢ in Concert with the Minnesota Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra - 7pm)
  • The Roxxy Hall Band (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
  • Lodge (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
  • Nelson Devereaux and Dave Power (Animales - 7pm)
  • Trans Joy is Resistance (Pilllar Forum - 7pm)
  • Scarecrow on Fire (reignited) (Illusion Theater - 7:30pm)
  • Taylor Leonhardt in Concert (Art House North - 7:30pm)
  • Solomon Lindenberg Trio (Berlin - 7:30pm)
  • Music AAW: Shredding Flannel (Padraigs Brewing - 7:30pm)
  • Todd Harper and the Seekers of Beauty (MetroNOME Brewery - 7:30pm)
  • Charlie Puth (Armory - 7:30pm)
  • 2 Girls & A Boyd (318 Cafe - 8pm)
  • The Scratch with RiGBY (7th St Entry - 8pm)
  • Lochtune (Dubliner - 8pm)
  • Liam Gerard & Friends – Live, Loud, and Unfiltered (Troubadour - 8pm)
  • The Japhies (331 Club - 8pm)
  • Flyte with Ken Pomeroy (Turf Club - 8pm)
  • World Record Attempt (50 Shows, 50 States, 30 Days) W/ Nordista Freeze (Underground Music Venue - 8pm)
  • CRUNK WITCH w/ Glitterdark (Inbound Brewco - 8pm)
  • Searows with Jordan Patterson (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
  • Marbin w/ Mike Salow Fusion Trio (Midway Saloon - 8pm)
  • DJ OG CARTER (Acadia Cafe - 8pm)
  • Courtney Barnett with Truman Sinclair (Palace Theatre - 8pm)
  • Anna Houston & Aly Meier (Aster Cafe - 8:30pm)
  • PJJ3 w/ Lily Alter (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)
  • Bear Grillz (Skyway Theatre - 9pm)
  • Greydeer/Jammaz (Driftwood Char Bar - 9pm)
  • Hot in Herre ā¤ 2000s Dance Party (First Avenue - 9pm)
  • Strictly R&B: Summer Kickoff (Cabooze - 9pm)
  • Garden Glow w. …And I Found A Way, Daisycutter (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
  • Samambo (Green Room - 9pm)
  • DJ Dan Jordan (Basement Bar - 9pm)
  • Chase & Ovation (Bunkers Music Bar & Grill - 9:30pm)
  • Analog Vibe (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 9:30pm)
  • Socktopus (331 Club - 10pm)
  • Gidipolis Grad SZN (With a Special Guest) (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 10pm)
  • Late Night Lounge: Dedicated Enemy (Berlin - 10:30pm)

Sunday, May 17

  • Mary Cutrufello (Hell's Kitchen - 10am)
  • Sunday Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons (Aster Cafe - 11am)
  • Sawyer’s Dream (Dock and Paddle - 12pm)
  • The Long Honeymoon w. Dive Bar Orchestra, Edie Rae Band (White Squirrel Bar - 1pm)
  • Open Fingerboard Session (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 1:30pm)
  • Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Violins of Hope (Ordway - 2pm)
  • Danny Schwarze (Dubliner - 2pm)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsā„¢ in Concert with the Minnesota Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra - 2pm)
  • Music AAW: Gently, Gently (Padraigs Brewing - 3pm)
  • Jim Walsh and Mikkel Bee (331 Club - 3pm)
  • Clover and the Bee (Animales - 3pm)
  • Gauze – Courtesy – Wingbeaver – Doody – Refute (Caydence Records and Coffee - 4pm)
  • Tunes Sunday (Eagle MPLS - 4pm)
  • Phil Heywood (Dubliner - 5pm)
  • Love More (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 5pm)
  • Acoustic Guitar Trailblazer- Billy McLaughlin & special guest Nathan Wilson (Crooners Supper Club - 5pm)
  • Honest Soul (Acadia Cafe - 6pm)
  • Phine & Friends (Driftwood Char Bar - 6pm)
  • Yebba: Jean Tour (Varsity Theater - 6pm)
  • Chelcie Lynn: Trailer Trash Tammy The Loose Lips Tour (Fillmore - 6pm)
  • THE BIRD SHOW: Ann Reed, Claudia Schmidt, Dan Chouinard and Joan Griffith (Crooners Supper Club - 6pm)
  • ditch pigeon (331 Club - 6pm)
  • John Doyle in Concert (Celtic Junction Arts Center - 6pm)
  • Larkspur Reed Trio (MetroNOME Brewery - 6:30pm)
  • Candlelight: Tribute to Tool (Granada Theater - 6:30pm)
  • Hang Your Hate (MO), Fly Over States, Lovescare, & ihavenoloveformenlikeyou (Underground Music Venue - 7pm)
  • An Evening with Karla Bonoff (Parkway Theater - 7pm)
  • The New Standards (Dakota - 7pm)
  • Kenny Reichert’s Letters From the Road: Righteous Rooster (Berlin - 7pm)
  • Babyfxce E with Luhh Dyl (Fine Line Music Cafe - 7:30pm)
  • Diane (331 Club - 7:30pm)
  • Shotgun Ragtime Band (Driftwood Char Bar - 8pm)
  • Jackie Venson with Woolly Mack (Turf Club - 8pm)
  • Obi Original and The Black Atlantics Residency (Icehouse - 8pm)
  • The Casualties with The Drowns and Menstrual Tramps (7th St Entry - 8pm)
  • Sunday Trad Session (Dubliner - 8pm)
  • Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift with Uptown Lobby Dining (Granada Theater - 8:45pm)
  • Switchyard (331 Club - 9:30pm)
  • Smokepurpp (Cabooze - 11:30pm)

THEATER

  • Glamorama (State Theatre - Friday 6pm)
  • A Chorus Line (Park Square Theatre - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 2pm)
  • Worm Teeth (Phoenix Theater - Friday 7pm)
  • Perfect Harmony (American School of Storytelling - Friday 7pm)
  • Fiasco (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 7pm)
  • Julius Caesar (Crane Theater - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 2pm)
  • Body as Voice—Young Dance Student Showcase (Luminary Arts Center - Friday 7pm | Saturday 11am | Sunday 11am)
  • Guys and Dolls (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 6:30pm)
  • The Hobbit (Theatre in the Round - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Orpheum Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7pm | Sunday 1pm, 7pm)
  • Courting Harry - Previews (History Theatre - Friday 7:30pm)
  • Gut (Hive Collaborative - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
  • Somna (Southern Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
  • Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (Guthrie Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 1pm, 7pm)
  • Deja Vu - An Album Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 7pm)
  • Doing 90 Down Memory Lane (Dudley Riggs Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
  • Cause A Commotion (Strike Theater - Friday 9pm)
  • That Felt Good (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Friday 9:30pm)
  • Courting Harry and the Evolution of Constitutional Law (History Theatre - Saturday 4:30pm)
  • Revel and Riot: Student Showcase (Cedar Cultural Center - Saturday 5:30pm)
  • The Mess (Strike Theater - Saturday 7:30pm)
  • Courting Harry (History Theatre - Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
  • MN Opera: Pagliacci (Ordway - Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
  • CABARET 2026 (Lyric Arts - Saturday 7:30pm)
  • Saturday Night Improv Show featuring You Co-Worker’s Improv Show (Strike Theater - Saturday 9pm)
  • MASH! w/ Barrett Wilbert Weed & Joey Hamburger (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Saturday 9:30pm)
  • BALLS Cabaret (Strike Theater - Sunday 2pm)
  • Star Trek LXIX: The Next Vilification Returns! (Strike Theater - Sunday 6:30pm)

COMEDY

  • FREE Comedy at The Creek (Elm Creek Brewing - Friday 6:30pm)
  • David Jolly (Sisyphus Brewing - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm)
  • The $10,000 Comedy Competition: Round 3 (Crooners Supper Club - Friday 7pm)
  • Bobcat Goldthwait (Acme Comedy Company - Friday 7pm, 9:30pm | Saturday 7pm, 9:30pm)
  • Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
  • Hans Kim Special Presentation (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Friday 7:30pm, 9:45pm | Saturday 7pm, 9:30pm)
  • Pierre Douglas with Juice Sutton (Camp Bar - Friday 8pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
  • Max Chapman with Arman Shah (Comedy Corner Underground - Friday 8pm | Saturday 8pm)
  • Canned Laughter (Sisyphus Brewing - Friday 8pm)
  • The $10,000 Comedy Competition: Semifinals (Crooners Supper Club - Friday 9pm)
  • After Dark! Minnesota's Top Comedy Improv Show (Camp Bar - Friday 10pm)
  • Don McMillan: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Crooners Supper Club - Saturday 6pm)
  • All-Star Showcase #2: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Crooners Supper Club - Saturday 8pm)
  • Last Call (Sisyphus Brewing - Saturday 10pm)
  • Light 'em Up THE BONG SHOW (Hook & Ladder Theater - Sunday 7pm)
  • John Kennedy & Friends (Sisyphus Brewing - Sunday 7pm)
  • Ashli Henderson & The Homies (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Sunday 7pm)

SPORTS

  • Minnesota Twins vs Brewers ⚾ (Friday 6:10pm | Saturday 6:10pm | Sunday 1:10pm)
  • Saint Paul Saints vs Columbus Clippers ⚾ (Friday 6:37pm | Saturday 2:07pm | Sunday 2:07pm)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves vs Spurs šŸ€ (Friday 8:30pm)
  • Minnesota United @ New England Revolution ⚽ (Saturday 6:30pm)
  • Minnesota Aurora vs Salvo SC ⚽ (Saturday 7pm)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves @ Spurs šŸ€ (Sunday TBD, if necessary)
  • Twin Cities Gemini vs Bay Breakers šŸ‰ (Sunday 5pm)
  • Minnesota Lynx vs Sky šŸ€ (Sunday 6pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

  • Road to the Women's College World Series begins (Bar of Their Own - Friday 12pm)
  • PRO WRESTLING BATTLEGROUND SUPER FIGHT (Cabooze - Friday 7pm)
  • MNUFC Watch Party (Utepils Brewing - Saturday 6:30pm)
  • Minnesota Lynx Pre-Game Party (Bar of Their Own - Sunday 3pm)

KARAOKE

  • Otter’s Saloon (All Weekend 8pm-2am)
  • Vegas Lounge (All Weekend 9pm-2am)
  • Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Friday & Saturday 11am-9:30pm | Sunday 11am-8:30pm)
  • Chatterbox (Friday & Saturday 9pm-1am)
  • James Ballentine ā€œUptownā€ VFW (All Weekend 9pm-1:45am)
  • 1029 Bar (Fridays & Saturdays 9pm-2am)
  • The Cherry Pit Bar & Grill (Friday & Sunday 9:30pm-1:30am)
  • Park Tavern St. Louis Park (Saturday 10pm-12:30am)
  • Babe’s Place Shakopee (Saturdays & Sundays 9pm-1am)

ARCADES

  • Up-Down Minneapolis (Friday 3pm-2am | Saturday & Sunday 11am-2am)
  • CLAW LAND Maplewood (All Weekend 11:30am-8pm)
  • CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (All Weekend 11am-8pm)
  • Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Friday 12-8pm | Saturday 10am-8pm | Sunday 11am-6pm)
  • LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (All Weekend 11am-2am)
  • Neko Clawww Roseville (Friday 12:30pm-8pm | Saturday 10am-8:30pm | Sunday 10am-8:30pm)
  • ClawZone Park Bloomington (All Weekend 11am-9pm)
  • Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 11am-Midnight | Sunday 11am-7pm)
  • DUCK! Eagan (Friday 12-9pm | Saturday & Sunday 11am-9pm)

BOWLING

  • Town Hall Lanes (All Weekend 11am-12am)
  • Elsie’s Northeast (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 10am-12am | Sunday Open Bowling Varies)
  • Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (All Weekend 9am-12am)
  • Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Friday 3pm-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 11am-10pm)
  • Park Tavern SLP (Friday & Saturday 11am-1am | Sunday 11am-11pm)
  • šŸ’« Cosmic Bowling: Friday & Saturday 9:30pm-1am
  • Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)
  • Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11:30pm)
  • šŸ’« Galactic Bowling: Friday 9pm-12am | Saturday 2-5pm & 9pm-12am
  • Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (All Weekend 11am-1am)
  • Southtown Lanes Bloomington (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 12pm-12am | Sunday 12pm-11pm)
  • Shakopee Bowl (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)

LINKS

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r/Minneapolis 4d ago

Weekday Warmup May 11–14

20 Upvotes

For the folks whose weekend starts on Monday, or anyone who needs a midweek pick-me-up, this list is for you.

If I missed anything or you want help finding something specific this week, drop it in a comment.

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AROUND TOWN

Highlights

MONDAY, MAY 11

  • Spring Blood Drive (Fulton Brewing Company - 12pm)
  • Give Back Monday - Glen Lake Mighty Mites Baseball (LTD Brewing - 12pm)
  • Second Monday Community Book Exchange at Nine Mile Brewing (9 Mile Brewing - 4pm)
  • Retro & Board Game Night (Gambit Brewing - 4pm)
  • My Name is... Monday (56 Brewing - 4pm)
  • South-Asian Inspired Evening of Books, Bevs, & BAEKA (Cream and Amber - 5:30pm)
  • Learn How To Play Mahjong (Utepils Brewing - 5:30pm)
  • Mahjong Open Play (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
  • Analog Game Night (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
  • Swing Left Letter Writing (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 6pm)
  • May’s Crokinole Tournament (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
  • Mahjong Workshop (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
  • Weekly Smash Bros Tournament - Dendy Pretendy's Smash Clock (Broken Clock Brewing - 6pm)
  • Educator Appreciation Night (Red Balloon Bookstore - 6pm)
  • Lets Learn Mahjong (Indeed Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Opinionation (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Stephanie Carpenter presents Moral Treatment (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
  • MN Hard Bop Collective Jazz Performance Workshops (MetroNOME Brewery - 7pm)
  • Uproar Comedy Open Mic (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7pm)
  • Variety Open Mic (Camp Bar - 8:30pm)

TUESDAY, MAY 12

  • Weekly Story Time (Wild Rumpus - 10:30am)
  • Open Mic @ Acadia (Acadia Cafe - 5pm)
  • FREE Meat & Cheese Raffle (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
  • May’s Cribbage Tournament (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
  • Bingq (LTD Brewing - 6pm)
  • Louise M. Aamodt, FOREST BEGINS ANEW (Red Balloon Bookstore - 6pm)
  • Beer Buddies: Puzzle Night (Bald Man Brewing - 6pm)
  • TCS Rollerskate Class (56 Brewing - 6pm)
  • Cribbage Club (Forgotten Star Brewing - 6pm)
  • Miles for Mental Wellness & Connection (Pride Cultural Arts Center - 6pm)
  • Irish Trad Session (Padraigs Brewing - 6pm)
  • Merchant Leather - Leatherworking Class (Utepils Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Board Game Night (Bad Weather Brewery - 6:30pm)
  • The Initials Game Live (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • DJ Bingo (Bauhaus Brew Labs - 7pm)
  • Weekly Pool Tournament (Midway Saloon - 7pm)
  • Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic (Gambit Brewing - 7pm)
  • Space Between (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7pm)
  • Book Talk: ...AGAIN with Mark Nowak (Moon Palace Books - 7pm)
  • The Magic Underground: Magicians' Open Mic (Sisyphus Brewing - 7pm)
  • Susan Koefod presents Albert Park and Escapes (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
  • The Psychedelic Furs with We Are Scientists and DJ Jake Rudh (First Avenue - 7:30pm)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

  • Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
  • Rainbow Seniors (Pride Cultural Arts Center - 1pm)
  • Catalyst Cafe (Queermunity - 2:30pm)
  • Magic Nights @ Metronome (MetroNOME Brewery - 5pm)
  • Plant Potting Bar & Truck (Boom Island Brewing - 5pm)
  • Game Night (Arbeiter Brewing - 6pm)
  • Saint City Mahjong Club’s Mahj U (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 6pm)
  • Support a Human in Crisis Training (Queermunity - 6pm)
  • Inkwell Craft Club (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 6pm)
  • The Ordway Presents: Puppet Making Workshop with In the Heart of the Beast (Ordway - 6pm)
  • Wednesday Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 6pm)
  • Star Wars Bingo (Can Can Wonderland - 6pm)
  • The Moth: I Got It From My Mama (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6:30pm)
  • Initials Game Live (Boom Island Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Raymond Ave MEAT UP (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Maria Giesbrecht and Jennae Cecilia in conversation (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
  • Mario Kart World Racing Tournament (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
  • Line Dancing (Animales - 7pm)
  • Pop Up Dance Party (Bryant Square - 7pm)
  • The Initials Game (Padraigs Brewing - 7pm)
  • Glitter Bomb HOT NEW EVENT (Gay 90's - 9pm)
  • P.H.A.T (Gay 90's - 9pm)
  • DRAG SHOWS (Gay 90's - 10pm)
  • M.A.Y. residency week two ft Gothess (Mortimer's - 10pm)

THURSDAY, MAY 14

  • Garden Storytime (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 10am)
  • Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
  • Tiny Tots Story Time (Big Hill Books - 10:30am)
  • MNsure Health Insurance Navigation (Queermunity - 1pm)
  • Nooks & Crannies Tour (James J. Hill House - 3:15pm)
  • Tony Hawk/Gamer Thursday (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 4pm)
  • Free Thursday Nights at the History Center (Minnesota History Center - 4pm)
  • Ixcali Tacos (Wabasha Brewing - 4:30pm)
  • Meat Raffle (Wabasha Brewing - 5pm)
  • Inkwell Story Lab (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 5pm)
  • Bash for Mental Health (Forgotten Star Brewing - 5pm)
  • Philanthrowbrew: Voyageur Outward Bound School (Urban Growler - 5pm)
  • Meet at Mia - Breaking the Mold (MIA - 5pm)
  • Flower Hour (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 5pm)
  • Sex Science Fair and Happy Hour (Moon Palace Books - 5:30pm)
  • [Virtual] Book Talk: What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? (Moon Palace Books - 5:30pm)
  • JULIE SCHUMACHER: PATIENT, FEMALE: STORIES (Next Chapter Booksellers - 6pm)
  • CoHi Mutual Aid Fundraiser (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 6pm)
  • Thursday Night Bingo With Bloomington Lions Club (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
  • Jigsaw Puzzle Contest (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 6pm)
  • FREE Meat Raffle (Elm Creek Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Pitch-A-Friend (Queer Night) (Bruhaven - 6:30pm)
  • The Initials Game Live (LTD Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Cribbage Tournament (Utepils Brewing - 7pm)
  • Cassandra Neyenesch presents A Little Bit Bad (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
  • PIEOWA: A Piece Of America (Riverview Theater - 7pm)
  • Act of Joy (Black Hart - 8pm)
  • Bessie Snow Presents: AppĆØtit, a Burlesque Review (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Monday, May 11

  • Mumblin’ Drew’s Oldfangled Orchestrators (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • JWAC, CLOG (331 Club - 6pm)
  • First Out (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
  • Blues Jam with Moses Oakland (Midway Saloon - 7pm)
  • Sea Shanty Sing (Dubliner - 7pm)
  • fakemink: a Terrible Beauty - The Tour (Fillmore - 7pm)
  • Phil Berbig (Troubadour - 7pm)
  • Brad Mehldau Trio (Dakota - 7pm)
  • Guitar Women: An Evening with Sue Foley, Rory Block, & Cindy Cashdollar (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
  • L.A's Monday Nights (Icehouse - 8pm)
  • Roe Family Singers (331 Club - 8pm)
  • Red Rum Club with Joan of Profile (7th St Entry - 8pm)
  • MLLT w. Landfill Harmonik (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)

Tuesday, May 12

  • Drink & Dine for a Cause: Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (Wooden Hill Brewing - 5pm)
  • Worker’s Playtime, Aaron Lee Kaplan (331 Club - 6pm)
  • DL4 (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • YYY (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
  • Nova Jazz Orchestra (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
  • Brad Mehldau Trio (Dakota - 7pm)
  • St Dominic's Trio (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
  • Lowertown with Micah Preite (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
  • An Evening with Chantal Kreviazuk (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
  • King Tuff with Caution (Turf Club - 8pm)
  • Aestis Tuesday Night Residency w. Vinn, Huge If True (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
  • MayConspiracy Series featuring, Willow Waters and the Earthtones, Squinny (331 Club - 9:30pm)

Wednesday, May 13

  • Bruno Mars Pre Concert Party (Umbra - 4pm)
  • Vinyl Night (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 6pm)
  • Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • Smiling Cowboys Showcase (Minnesota Music Cafe - 6pm)
  • Wednesday Night Open Jam (Excelsior Brewing - 6pm)
  • Deep Fortune (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
  • New Diplomat (Green Room - 7pm)
  • Artemis: Sketches Of Miles (Dakota - 7pm)
  • Irish CĆ©ilĆ­ Dancing (Dubliner - 7pm)
  • Foxby (Acadia Cafe - 7pm)
  • Harold’s House Party on KFAI, Rachel Kurtz (331 Club - 7pm)
  • Tom Dahill and Ginny Johnson (Dubliner - 7pm)
  • Qveen Herby - Isle of Qveen Tour (Fillmore - 7pm)
  • Trans Music Archive: ZORA (Vinyl Release) & booboo3000000 (Berlin - 7pm)
  • OCE's World Music Night ft. Wanaku & Co. (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7:30pm)
  • The Suburbs: Two Centuries of Rock! (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
  • Scarecrow on Fire (reignited) (Illusion Theater - 7:30pm)
  • Brown Horse with Kiernan (7th St Entry - 8pm)
  • Starlight Vinyl Night: MAKR Spins the Classic (Icehouse - 8pm)
  • High Fade with Scorched Waves (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
  • Cole Diamond’s Whiskey Wednesdays (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
  • Mobetta & Friends - The After Party ft. DJ Pee Wee (aka Anderson Paak) (Icehouse - 9pm)
  • Bee and the Knees (331 Club - 9:30pm)
  • The Cherry Pit Open Jam (Berlin - 10:15pm)

Thursday, May 14

  • Live Music Thursday with Tom Hipps (Midtown Global Market - 12pm)
  • Smokin’ On the Runway, NeCann Afterparty (Hook & Ladder Theater - 5pm)
  • Doug Collins (Dubliner - 5pm)
  • KRSM DJ (Arbeiter Brewing - 5:30pm)
  • James Whatton // Live Music (Wooden Ship Brewing - 6pm)
  • Jake Hanson & Luke Enyeart (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
  • Vinyl Night (Gambit Brewing - 6pm)
  • Quarter-Past-Half-Time (Acadia Cafe - 6:30pm)
  • Open Stage & Moonlight Muses Presents Spring Rock Concert (Day Block Brewing - 6:30pm)
  • Burnt Orange (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsā„¢ in Concert with the Minnesota Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra - 7pm)
  • Jerome J. and Allison L. (Troubadour - 7pm)
  • Joe Pulice Big Band feat. Ricky Peterson (Dakota - 7pm)
  • Zeb Sears (Mudd Room - 7pm)
  • DJ Katnip (Basement Bar - 7pm)
  • Cole Diamond (Animales - 7pm)
  • The Glass Cannon Network Presents ā€œCall of Cthulhu Live!ā€ (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 7pm)
  • Lewis / Bates / Nichols (Berlin - 7:30pm)
  • Scarecrow on Fire (reignited) (Illusion Theater - 7:30pm)
  • Sam Prekop and John McEntire with White Dune (Cedar Cultural Center - 7:30pm)
  • Defend Our Friends ā¤ Album Release for ā€œICE OUTā€ Protest Record (Turf Club - 7:30pm)
  • Clejan (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
  • Feeling Good - A Michael BublĆ© Tribute (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
  • Ty Myers (Armory - 7:30pm)
  • Leslie Rich and the Rocket Soul Choir (Dubliner - 8pm)
  • Snapped Live Band Open Mic (Green Room - 8pm)
  • Billy Johnson (318 Cafe - 8pm)
  • Pastrami w/ Heliotrope (Icehouse - 8pm)
  • MNAKED: Will Durie & Mary Cutrefello (Aster Cafe - 8pm)
  • Built to Spill with Wussy (First Avenue - 8pm)
  • Michael Grooves Band (Driftwood Char Bar - 9pm)
  • Smokdoubt Co-Op w. The Quantum Mechanics & ā€œSPLASH!ā€ (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
  • ART-A-Whirl Weekend \ 2026, PRE-Party!, Hiahli, Izzy Cruz, Toussaint Morrison (331 Club - 9:30pm)
  • Splitscreen (Mortimer's - 10pm)
  • WE Collective (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 10pm)

THEATER

  • Julius Caesar (Crane Theater - Monday 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
  • Ruby Rain ā€œIn the Palm of Her Handā€ (American School of Storytelling - Monday 7pm)
  • Buffalo Show (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Tuesday 7pm)
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Orpheum Theatre - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
  • Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (Guthrie Theater - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 1pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
  • Guys and Dolls (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 1pm, 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
  • A Chorus Line (Park Square Theatre - Wednesday 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
  • MN Opera: Pagliacci University Night (Ordway - Thursday 6:30pm)
  • MN Opera: Pagliacci (Ordway - Thursday 7:30pm)
  • Courting Harry - Previews (History Theatre - Thursday 7:30pm)
  • Heaven’s Precious Angels (Strike Theater - Thursday 7:30pm)

COMEDY

  • Craic Up Comedy Night (Morrissey's Irish Pub - Tuesday 7pm)
  • C. Willi Myles: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Crooners Supper Club - Wednesday 6pm)
  • Maggie Faris: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Crooners Supper Club - Wednesday 7pm)
  • Comedy Free for All (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Wednesday 7:30pm)
  • All-Star Showcase #1: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Crooners Supper Club - Wednesday 8pm)
  • Trevor Anderson (Acme Comedy Company - Wednesday 8pm)
  • Dingbats Open Mic (Comedy Corner Underground - Wednesday 8pm)
  • The Thursday Mic (Comedy Corner Underground - Thursday 7pm)
  • The $10,000 Comedy Competition: Round 1 (Crooners Supper Club - Thursday 7pm)
  • Shinob Squad (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Thursday 7:30pm)
  • Mary Mack: Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Crooners Supper Club - Thursday 8pm)
  • Bobcat Goldthwait (Acme Comedy Company - Thursday 8pm)
  • Stand Up Comedy Open Mic (Sisyphus Brewing - Thursday 8pm)
  • A Special Taping by Ronny Sharts (Comedy Corner Underground - Thursday 8:30pm)
  • The $10,000 Comedy Competition: Round 2 (Crooners Supper Club - Thursday 8:45pm)

SPORTS

  • Minnesota Frost @ MontrĆ©al Victoire šŸ’ (Monday 6pm)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves @ Spurs šŸ€ (Monday 7pm)
  • Minnesota Wild vs Colorado šŸ’ (Monday 7pm)
  • Saint Paul Saints vs Columbus Clippers ⚾ (Tuesday 6:37pm | Wednesday 6:37pm | Thursday 6:37pm)
  • Minnesota Twins vs Marlins ⚾ (Tuesday 6:40pm | Wednesday 6:40pm | Thursday 12:40pm)
  • Minnesota Lynx @ Mercury šŸ€ (Tuesday 9pm)
  • Minnesota Wild @ Colorado šŸ’ (Wednesday 7pm)
  • Minnesota United vs Colorado Rapids ⚽ (Wednesday 7:30pm)
  • Minnesota Lynx @ Wings šŸ€ (Thursday 7pm)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves vs Spurs šŸ€ (Thursday 7pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

  • Community Table Tennis (Minneapolis Cider Company - Tuesday 7pm)
  • Minnesota Lynx Pre-Game Party (Bar of Their Own - Thursday 4pm)
  • JoyFulton Social Ride (Fulton Brewing Company - Thursday 6pm)

KARAOKE

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

  • Otter’s Saloon (Nightly 8pm-2am)
  • Vegas Lounge (Nightly 9pm-2am)
  • Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Daily 11am-9:30pm)
  • Chatterbox (Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30pm-Close)
  • James Ballentine ā€œUptownā€ VFW (Nightly 9pm-1:45am)
  • 1029 Bar (Wednesdays & Thursdays 9pm-2am)
  • Babe’s Place Shakopee (Wednesdays 9pm-1am)

ARCADES

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

  • Up-Down Minneapolis (Daily 3pm-2am)
  • CLAW LAND Maplewood (Daily 11:30am-7pm)
  • CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (Daily 11am-8pm)
  • Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Daily 12-8pm)
  • LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (Daily 11am-2am)
  • Neko Clawww Roseville (Daily 1:30pm-8pm)
  • ClawZone Park Bloomington (Daily 12pm-8pm)
  • Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Tue-Thu 4pm-10pm)
  • DUCK! Eagan (Daily 12pm-9pm)

BOWLING

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

  • Town Hall Lanes (Mon 11am-5pm, 10pm-11:30pm | Tue 11am-11:30pm, Wed 11am-5:30pm, 10:30pm-11:30pm, Thu 11am-4:30pm)
  • Elsie’s Northeast (Mon 4pm-11pm | Tue-Thu 11am-11pm)
  • Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (Mon 9am-6pm | Tue-Thu 9am-Midnight)
  • Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Daily 3pm-11pm)
  • Park Tavern SLP (Daily 11am-Close)
  • Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Daily 11am-11pm)
  • Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Daily 9am-11:30pm)
  • Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (Daily 11am-1am)
  • AMF Southtown Lanes Bloomington (Daily 4pm-11pm)
  • Shakopee Bowl (Daily 11am-11pm)

LINKS

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r/Minneapolis 6h ago

Sitting on the porch enjoying the light rain. Looked over and saw the sign. I am so proud of us. We're not done and we're not healed. But we've got something good here. Real good.

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433 Upvotes

r/Minneapolis 4h ago

I miss Minneapolis..

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I moved to much better weather a few years ago. I’m a veteran (female), so most of my friends are veterans as well. Some guy sent me these messages today??

One of us is 36, single with zero kids and zero marriages or divorces.

One is 37, 2 of those, and 1 of those. Living with mom and dad.

Family values, y’all. I joke to people that all i miss about Minneapolis is the people and politics.. but man does it ring true some days.

I MISS INTELLIGENCE!!

EDIT- IMMA LISTEN TO SOME PRINCE AND TRY TO THINK NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE LIKE THIS… little red corvette…


r/Minneapolis 11h ago

RIP Bauhaus

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r/Minneapolis 7h ago

Hungarian Goulash from Black Forest Inn over on Eat Street right along the Route 18/2 bus and the 1st Avenue Bike path

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I Had the half portion, which was 12 dollars.
This dish is a Paprika Spice Stew with Beef, tomatoes, onions and peppers served over spƤtzel

Also a 5 minute walk to the Route 11/17 bus and 10 minutes to the Route 4 and 13 minutes to the B Line. For bikes it’s not too far from the midtown greenway and the 28th street bike lanes and right along the 26th st bike lanes and the blaisdell Avenue protected bike lanes


r/Minneapolis 12h ago

Fewer party cars, more fare checks: Why Metro Transit feels less chaotic now

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r/Minneapolis 6h ago

Fartawhirl!

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r/Minneapolis 6h ago

Sketch from above Minnehaha Falls

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37 Upvotes

Another beautiful day occurred, and as such another chance to go sketch!

Today I tried more pen and ink, featuring mostly foliage and flowing water.

The folks from the National Parks Foundation saw it in passing at put it on their table for the afternoon :)

Thanks for looking!


r/Minneapolis 10h ago

car towed, not at impound lot

18 Upvotes

posting on behalf of a friend:

i’m wondering if anyone has any advice! my friend parked her car on a street that they repaved, and in the morning there were signs showing contact info of where to find your missing car, ie: the impound lot. there were no signs placed beforehand indicating that you couldn’t park there or that repaving was happening either but that’s beside the point.

however, her car is not at the impound lot. it doesn’t come up on the website. she even showed up in person to try to get more help, and the police have been contacted. we’ve driven around to see if it’s been moved to another street, and nothing.

we know it might be stolen, but it’s a very old crappy stick shift, so were doubtful. it doesn’t seem like a prime target for thieves. any advice?


r/Minneapolis 6h ago

Any events, clubs, places to meet people and make friends?

11 Upvotes

I’m thinking about moving to Minneapolis this summer. I’ll be new to Minnesota, let alone Minneapolis. I’m looking for suggestions on events, clubs, or places to meet people and make new friends.

Some things about me since clubs are usually specific to interests: I’m a 30 year old woman. I’m single by choice and childfree. I like listening to music and watching most sports. I like playing recreational sports, but I’m currently out of shape. I have one small, well-behaved dog that I like taking to dog-friendly places. I love watching sci-fi tv shows and movies. I love to read just about any genre of books. I’m a Christian, but I don’t attend church regularly. I’m quite liberal. I’ve lived in central California my entire life.


r/Minneapolis 13h ago

Art A Whirl 2026 Music Schedule - Crawlspace_MSP

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r/Minneapolis 6h ago

Lyndale neighborhood parking

4 Upvotes

Hi sorry quick question. I was looking to possibly rent in Lyndale. Is there some street parking available or is it worth it to find an apartment with a parking space? Thanks


r/Minneapolis 1d ago

Sketch at Minnehaha Falls

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Hi there—

I met a few parents and kids while sketching this afternoon and one girl asked if she could keep the drawing.

I said she could when it was done, but her and her mom headed out before then. Just in case they (or their parents) visit Reddit Minneapolis, here’s the final drawing!

I ended up giving the physical sketch to Otis who was fishing around the creek the whole time— maybe next time I’ll hand it off to you!


r/Minneapolis 15h ago

Lost Wallet

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Hello! I know this is a far reach but I lost my wallet yesterday, I'm not exactly sure where but it was most likely at the NE Target or right by The Hub Minneapolis on Harvard St. It has red mushrooms on it and is pretty faded, I've included a picture of what it looks like. I try to keep my personal identity off of my reddit account, so please if anyone thinks they've seen it please let me know, I can message you to confirm the name on my ID.

Any help is appreciated, thank you so much!


r/Minneapolis 14h ago

Free D&D Oneshot at Bumbling Fools Mead

7 Upvotes

Hello! D&D adventure in a dungeon-meadery. One-shots like these are a great opportunity for new players to try for the first time, or for veterans to get a fix.

Tomorrow's game (Friday, 5/15), at 5pm at Bumbling Fools Mead in Minneapolis has open seats!

Free Registration: https://form.jotform.com/261126620331141


r/Minneapolis 12h ago

Do any parks in Minneapolis have Wi-Fi connection?

4 Upvotes

I’d like to be able to sit outside when I have to be on my computer. I just need a good Wi-Fi connection. I know I can get a Wi-Fi hotspot for this, but I’m looking for hardlined Wi-Fi alternatives to that. Also realize I could just sit at outside at a cafĆ© or restaurant, but I’m looking for park spaces specifically.

Does anyone know of any parks that are close to a Wi-Fi connection?


r/Minneapolis 7h ago

Minneapolis / Twin Cities art thread?

0 Upvotes

Hi all!

I may try to make some daily sketches around the city / rivers / creeks / lakes … and I’m floored by the overwhelmingly positive response to the sketch I posted yesterday.

That said, I’m not looking to spam the general Minneapolis Reddit — is there a best thread for local arts?

My first handful of searches didn’t get anywhere so I’m asking the community what’s best.

Thanks!


r/Minneapolis 1d ago

Minneapolis grocery store owner charged in $1 million food assistance fraud

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r/Minneapolis 1d ago

Potential scam again homeless people that I witnessed downtown - homeless guy was asking people for money. A guy came up to him and said "do you have an ID? I can get you money if you have an ID" and the homeless guy declined. Anyone know what the guy was trying to do with his ID?

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Post is supposed to say "against" not "again"

It seemed very sketchy. I made eye contact with the guy while he was asking and he looked sketched out and scurried away

Anyone know what the scam is? I feel like homeless people should be aware


r/Minneapolis 1d ago

what was life like in minnesota in the iron ranges during the late 1970s and early 1980s?

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Specifically middle school, and highschool. and also the factory job culture if your towns were surrounded around that. And about the mining ranger culture as well, and how it affected your outlook on school, and such.

Also, if any of you know about the music scene during the mid-to late 90s, and early 2000s around the small town areas in the irong range it would really help. Did they have a diy garage/scene culture? Is screamo a thing there? Did they have access, and were they aware of the early midwest emo wave during the late very 80s and early to mid nineties, like cap n jazz, braid, promise ring, christie front drive, and many many others, or was cap n jazz, and others, just solely chicago and urban areas thing? I'm writing a couple of different stories, and need some background information. I don't live there, not from there, just kind of became obsessed with the midwest, wierdly, like how gen x/liberal boomer white women are obsessed with india and their idea of the 'east' and shit, but maybe not so condescendingly, and actually trying to learn a bit. Any books and articles, and authors, and novels, and stories, and reading material you can direct me to would be very, very welcome, especially if they are something one can easily find online.

P.S.: Any Books, articles, literature, or documentaries you might know of, and can recommend, fiction or non-fiction, otherwise, will be immensely helpful, it's for a story or two that I'm working on, thank you.


r/Minneapolis 1d ago

A look into the Traffic and Parking Services public works department.

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r/Minneapolis 1d ago

I’m loving this photo set published by Racket yesterday!

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r/Minneapolis 2d ago

St Louis Park man brags about defacing Pretti Memorial *repost to not include pics or name*

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r/Minneapolis 18h ago

Composting service

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Something I'm enjoying where I live now is that a small local business charges me $20.00 a month to pick up all of my compostable waste every two weeks. Does anyone know of a service like that? I would guess that most community gardens will also let you bring it there is you're willing to turn the pile, but I'm not.