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27apr(apr 27)7:00 am24nov(nov 24)1:00 pmSaint Paul Farmers' Market Outdoor Market
Event Details
The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m.
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The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. In addition to an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal produce, shoppers will find healthful dairy and meat products, eggs, baked goods, honey from local hives, small-batch packaged foods and beverages, plant-based apothecary goods, and an array of flowers and plants from Minnesota growers. On opening day, April 27, free coffee will be offered to visitors from 7:00-8:00 a.m.
The Market will also host chef pairings at a monthly pop-up kitchen organized by restauranteur and Market collaborator Tim McKee at which two chefs who don’t work together will team up to prepare foods using the Market vendors’ produce and foods to create dishes to sell. There will also be art and educational activities for kids, demos on topics such as food preservation and native gardening, and many other community events celebrating the Minnesota growers and makers that add beauty and bounty to the Twin Cities. Visitors will also be able to nosh on an array of foods cooked onsite by vendors including Golden’s Bagel Stand, operated by the family that owned the beloved Golden’s Deli.
“We stand in strong support of Minnesota small-ag and the farm families who comprise it,” said David Kotsonas, executive director of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market. “Farmers Markets increase both the community’s access to the freshest and most nutritious foods, and the opportunities for local, independent food producers to succeed. We are committed to our growers and only offer locally grown produce and locally made foods and we are proud of the wide variety of quality foods available at our Markets, and are always looking to expand upon that variety.”
The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market opened more than 150 years ago and has become one of the most respected farmers’ markets in the Upper Midwest. The Saint Paul Growers’ Association, Inc., which operates the Market, allows only fresh, locally grown produce to be sold, directly from the grower to the consumer, making it unique among many farmers’ markets. The baked goods, artisan foods, confections and other products offered are produced locally or regionally as well.
Some of the Market’s vendors have sold there for many generations, such as the Gerten family that’s been involved since the late 1800s. Hmong immigrants Phoua Thao and Wang Ger Hang began selling their produce at the Market in 1991 and now their children and grandchildren are also involved in the family business. Daughter Pakou Hang is the co-founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)and her parents grow 40 different kinds of produce on 10 acres on the HAFA Farm, which they helped found in 2011 in Dakota County. The Market also features newer growers such as Nick Robinson of R & R Cultivation who began growing mushrooms last year in a 3’x3’ canvas closet and now offers many varieties including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane and others, and whose business has grown exponentially in one year’s time. Rachael KraMer of My Goodness! Kombucha creates beverages and apothecary goods using unpasteurized kombucha made of local ingredients including herbs from her garden and she offers those and kombucha starter (SCOBY) at the Market.
In addition to the weekend downtown Saint Paul location, the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market operates neighborhood Markets in Roseville, Rosemount, Andover, Maplewood, Lakeville, South Saint Paul, West Saint Paul, Vadnais Heights, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Woodbury, Savage, and Inver Grove Heights. There are also weekday markets at Securian, 7th Place and St. Thomas More in Saint Paul. The neighborhood markets will open in May and June and will operate into the fall. A Union Depot location will open in the fall. For a complete schedule and locations, visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/locations.
Another unique aspect of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is a deep commitment to giving back to the community. Each Sunday during the growing season, the downtown outdoor Market donates unsold produce from the growers to the Neighborhood House food bank, averaging 8,000 pounds of produce each month. That location also offers nonprofits the opportunity to be at the Market to promote the work they do, and the neighborhood markets support nonprofits in their communities, too. The Market’s philanthropic focus is an area that Kotsonas and his team are growing, with new programs that foster greater community engagement and ways of giving back in each of the neighborhoods where the Markets are located.
The Market still has a few spaces for makers of locally sourced and produced food products. Visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/membership to download a vendor application. The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is located at 290 5th Street East in downtown Saint Paul. For more information, visit www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com.
Time
April 27 (Saturday) 7:00 am - November 24 (Sunday) 1:00 pm CST
Location
The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market
290 5th Street East
Organizer
28apr(apr 28)7:00 am25nov(nov 25)1:00 pmSaint Paul Farmers' Market Outdoor Market
Event Details
The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m.
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Event Details
The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. In addition to an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal produce, shoppers will find healthful dairy and meat products, eggs, baked goods, honey from local hives, small-batch packaged foods and beverages, plant-based apothecary goods, and an array of flowers and plants from Minnesota growers. On opening day, April 27, free coffee will be offered to visitors from 7:00-8:00 a.m.
The Market will also host chef pairings at a monthly pop-up kitchen organized by restauranteur and Market collaborator Tim McKee at which two chefs who don’t work together will team up to prepare foods using the Market vendors’ produce and foods to create dishes to sell. There will also be art and educational activities for kids, demos on topics such as food preservation and native gardening, and many other community events celebrating the Minnesota growers and makers that add beauty and bounty to the Twin Cities. Visitors will also be able to nosh on an array of foods cooked onsite by vendors including Golden’s Bagel Stand, operated by the family that owned the beloved Golden’s Deli.
“We stand in strong support of Minnesota small-ag and the farm families who comprise it,” said David Kotsonas, executive director of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market. “Farmers Markets increase both the community’s access to the freshest and most nutritious foods, and the opportunities for local, independent food producers to succeed. We are committed to our growers and only offer locally grown produce and locally made foods and we are proud of the wide variety of quality foods available at our Markets, and are always looking to expand upon that variety.”
The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market opened more than 150 years ago and has become one of the most respected farmers’ markets in the Upper Midwest. The Saint Paul Growers’ Association, Inc., which operates the Market, allows only fresh, locally grown produce to be sold, directly from the grower to the consumer, making it unique among many farmers’ markets. The baked goods, artisan foods, confections and other products offered are produced locally or regionally as well.
Some of the Market’s vendors have sold there for many generations, such as the Gerten family that’s been involved since the late 1800s. Hmong immigrants Phoua Thao and Wang Ger Hang began selling their produce at the Market in 1991 and now their children and grandchildren are also involved in the family business. Daughter Pakou Hang is the co-founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)and her parents grow 40 different kinds of produce on 10 acres on the HAFA Farm, which they helped found in 2011 in Dakota County. The Market also features newer growers such as Nick Robinson of R & R Cultivation who began growing mushrooms last year in a 3’x3’ canvas closet and now offers many varieties including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane and others, and whose business has grown exponentially in one year’s time. Rachael KraMer of My Goodness! Kombucha creates beverages and apothecary goods using unpasteurized kombucha made of local ingredients including herbs from her garden and she offers those and kombucha starter (SCOBY) at the Market.
In addition to the weekend downtown Saint Paul location, the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market operates neighborhood Markets in Roseville, Rosemount, Andover, Maplewood, Lakeville, South Saint Paul, West Saint Paul, Vadnais Heights, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Woodbury, Savage, and Inver Grove Heights. There are also weekday markets at Securian, 7th Place and St. Thomas More in Saint Paul. The neighborhood markets will open in May and June and will operate into the fall. A Union Depot location will open in the fall. For a complete schedule and locations, visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/locations.
Another unique aspect of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is a deep commitment to giving back to the community. Each Sunday during the growing season, the downtown outdoor Market donates unsold produce from the growers to the Neighborhood House food bank, averaging 8,000 pounds of produce each month. That location also offers nonprofits the opportunity to be at the Market to promote the work they do, and the neighborhood markets support nonprofits in their communities, too. The Market’s philanthropic focus is an area that Kotsonas and his team are growing, with new programs that foster greater community engagement and ways of giving back in each of the neighborhoods where the Markets are located.
The Market still has a few spaces for makers of locally sourced and produced food products. Visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/membership to download a vendor application. The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is located at 290 5th Street East in downtown Saint Paul. For more information, visit www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com.
Time
April 28 (Sunday) 7:00 am - November 25 (Monday) 1:00 pm CST
Location
The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market
290 5th Street East
Organizer
Reclaiming our Grandmothers
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Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
- 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd Bloomington, MN 55431
13sep(sep 13)6:00 pm03nov(nov 3)10:00 pmReclaiming our Grandmothers
Event Details
Artistry is pleased to announce Reclaiming our Grandmothers, an art exhibition featuring the work of Minneapolis artist, Zamara Cuyún. The exhibition will take place in the Atrium Gallery and runs
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Artistry is pleased to announce Reclaiming our Grandmothers, an art exhibition featuring the work of Minneapolis artist, Zamara Cuyún. The exhibition will take place in the Atrium Gallery and runs September 13 – November 3, 2019. There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 13, 6 – 8 p.m.
Most accounts of Maya history and cosmology produced over the past 500+ years come from non-Indigenous sources. In contemporary society, Indigenous women – brown and female, are often objectified, romanticized, hyper-sexualized, and de-humanized. These seemingly harmless stereotypes produce devastating consequences including alarming rates of abuse, rape, disappearance, murder, self-harm, and suicide plaguing Indigenous women and girls.
Local artist, Zamara Cuyún combats these injustices with painted visual stories that re-imagine new systems of understanding and healing for Indigenous womanhood and identity. Using elements of Guatemalan Maya history, ideology, myth, and iconography, Cuyún presents a world that is at times vibrant, colorful, and dreamlike while at other times restless, violent, and unsettling.
About the Artist:
Zamara Cuyún is, for better or worse, a product of colonization, with Indigenous roots in Guatemala – born and raised in Minneapolis. A self-taught, “Gringindia” artist of de-indigenized Highland Maya ancestry, she works in acrylics, using elements of Guatemalan Maya history, ideology, myth, and iconography – sometimes to explore and create a vibrant, colorful, imaginary dream universe and, at other times, to represent the restless, violent, and unsettling world we are often forced to inhabit. The themes that inspire her work and to which she is drawn back to, time and again, include Indigenous identity (her own, as well as that represented in Guatemalan society), the history of colonization and resistance, the persecution and genocide of Indigenous populations, and the call for social justice, reconciliation, revitalization, and decolonization and the central role and strength of women in this process.
Gallery Location and Hours: The Atrium Gallery is located on the second floor of the Bloomington Center for the Arts at 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington, MN. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. There is no admission fee.
About Artistry: Artistry is a producing theater and visual arts nonprofit serving a regional audience of more than 82,000 people through stage productions, exhibitions, lifelong arts learning, and arts-centered community development. In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region’s most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.
Reclaiming our Grandmothers
Atrium Gallery
September 13 – November 3, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, September 13, 6-8 p.m.
Time
September 13 (Friday) 6:00 pm - November 3 (Sunday) 10:00 pm CST
Location
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W Old Shakopee Rd Bloomington, MN 55431
Organizer
Reclaiming our Grandmothers
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Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
- 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd Bloomington, MN 55431
14sep(sep 14)6:00 pm04nov(nov 4)10:00 pmReclaiming our Grandmothers
Event Details
Artistry is pleased to announce Reclaiming our Grandmothers, an art exhibition featuring the work of Minneapolis artist, Zamara Cuyún. The exhibition will take place in the Atrium Gallery and runs
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Event Details
Artistry is pleased to announce Reclaiming our Grandmothers, an art exhibition featuring the work of Minneapolis artist, Zamara Cuyún. The exhibition will take place in the Atrium Gallery and runs September 13 – November 3, 2019. There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 13, 6 – 8 p.m.
Most accounts of Maya history and cosmology produced over the past 500+ years come from non-Indigenous sources. In contemporary society, Indigenous women – brown and female, are often objectified, romanticized, hyper-sexualized, and de-humanized. These seemingly harmless stereotypes produce devastating consequences including alarming rates of abuse, rape, disappearance, murder, self-harm, and suicide plaguing Indigenous women and girls.
Local artist, Zamara Cuyún combats these injustices with painted visual stories that re-imagine new systems of understanding and healing for Indigenous womanhood and identity. Using elements of Guatemalan Maya history, ideology, myth, and iconography, Cuyún presents a world that is at times vibrant, colorful, and dreamlike while at other times restless, violent, and unsettling.
About the Artist:
Zamara Cuyún is, for better or worse, a product of colonization, with Indigenous roots in Guatemala – born and raised in Minneapolis. A self-taught, “Gringindia” artist of de-indigenized Highland Maya ancestry, she works in acrylics, using elements of Guatemalan Maya history, ideology, myth, and iconography – sometimes to explore and create a vibrant, colorful, imaginary dream universe and, at other times, to represent the restless, violent, and unsettling world we are often forced to inhabit. The themes that inspire her work and to which she is drawn back to, time and again, include Indigenous identity (her own, as well as that represented in Guatemalan society), the history of colonization and resistance, the persecution and genocide of Indigenous populations, and the call for social justice, reconciliation, revitalization, and decolonization and the central role and strength of women in this process.
Gallery Location and Hours: The Atrium Gallery is located on the second floor of the Bloomington Center for the Arts at 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington, MN. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. There is no admission fee.
About Artistry: Artistry is a producing theater and visual arts nonprofit serving a regional audience of more than 82,000 people through stage productions, exhibitions, lifelong arts learning, and arts-centered community development. In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region’s most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.
Reclaiming our Grandmothers
Atrium Gallery
September 13 – November 3, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, September 13, 6-8 p.m.
Time
September 14 (Saturday) 6:00 pm - November 4 (Monday) 10:00 pm CST
Location
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W Old Shakopee Rd Bloomington, MN 55431
Organizer
Making the Most of Google Drive and Docs
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Minneapolis Central Library
- 300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401
17oct6:00 pm8:00 pmMaking the Most of Google Drive and Docs
Event Details
Thursday, October 17, 6-8 pm
Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-543-8000
Contact: Martha Hardy, 612-543-8118, mhardy@hclib.org Instructor: Paulino Brener
Event Details
Thursday, October 17, 6-8 pm
Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-543-8000
Contact: Martha Hardy, 612-543-8118, mhardy@hclib.org Instructor: Paulino Brener
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Location
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401
Organizer
MELSA
New Editions 2019
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Minnesota Center for Book Arts
- 1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 100, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
18oct(oct 18)7:00 pm19(oct 19)3:00 pmNew Editions 2019
Event Details
New Editions is an annual two-day celebration of book art created within the last year. Peruse MCBA’s pop-up selection of chapbooks, zines, broadsides, artists’ books, and hand-printed work by local,
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New Editions is an annual two-day celebration of book art created within the last year. Peruse MCBA’s pop-up selection of chapbooks, zines, broadsides, artists’ books, and hand-printed work by local, national, and international artists. Featuring over 125 handmade items at a variety of prices, there is something for art lovers of all backgrounds!
Join us for one or both events:
NEW EDITIONS PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, October 18, 7-10pm
This ticketed event will grant you exclusive access to the sale, refreshments, entertainment, and creative company! Witness our first-ever Book Arts Story Slam, featuring five local storytellers facing off with their own versions of the theme: Book Arts Impressions: You Never Forget Your First! Ticketholders will also receive a limited edition tote bag printed at MCBA.
NEW EDITIONS PUBLIC SALE
Saturday, October 19, 10am-3pm
Find a special gift or treat yourself to a unique work of art while supporting book artists! This day-long event is free and open to the public. No tickets needed!
Time
18 (Friday) 7:00 pm - 19 (Saturday) 3:00 pm CST
Location
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 100, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Organizer
19oct1:00 pm3:00 pmMaking the Most out of Google Drive & Google Docs
Event Details
Saturday, October 19, 1-3 pm
Crooked Lake Library, 11440 Crooked Lake Blvd, Coon Rapids, 763-324-1530, Contact: Becky Walpole, 763-324-1501, becky.walpole@co.anoka.mn.us Instructor: Paulino Brener
Event Details
Saturday, October 19, 1-3 pm
Crooked Lake Library, 11440 Crooked Lake Blvd, Coon Rapids, 763-324-1530, Contact: Becky Walpole, 763-324-1501, becky.walpole@co.anoka.mn.us Instructor: Paulino Brener
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Organizer
Crooked Lake Library
11440 Crooked Lake Blvd, Coon Rapids
Beyond Bars: Voices of Incarceration
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Hamline University Klas Center
- 1535 West Taylor Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104
19oct7:00 pm9:00 pmBeyond Bars: Voices of Incarceration
Event Details
Please join us for Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop’s annual reading at Hamline University! MPWW instructors, mentors, friends and family members are proud to read work on behalf of writers incarcerated
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Event Details
Please join us for Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop’s annual reading at Hamline University! MPWW instructors, mentors, friends and family members are proud to read work on behalf of writers incarcerated in Minnesota’s state correctional facilities. MPWW alumni will be reading their own work, as well.
This event is the highlight of our year, and one of few opportunities for community members to experience the powerful creative work being generated by the men and women incarcerated in Minnesota’s prisons. We hope you’ll join us!
This is a free reading, open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The venue is accessible. For accessibility details or accommodations, please email info@mnprisonwriting.org.
The details:
Saturday, October 19th
7:00 PM
Hamline University
Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room
1537 W Taylor Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104
MPWW would like to acknowledge support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the McKnight Foundation, The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline University, and the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Time
(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Location
Hamline University Klas Center
1535 West Taylor Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104
Organizer
21oct4:30 pm6:30 pmSmartphone Basics and Security
Event Details
Monday, October 21, 4:30-6:30 pm
Rondo Library (Flex Room), 461 N Dale St, Saint Paul, 651-266-7400, Contact: Charlotte Tjaden, 651-266-7460, charlotte.tjaden@ci.stpaul.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Event Details
Monday, October 21, 4:30-6:30 pm
Rondo Library (Flex Room), 461 N Dale St, Saint Paul, 651-266-7400, Contact: Charlotte Tjaden, 651-266-7460, charlotte.tjaden@ci.stpaul.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Time
(Monday) 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm CST
Location
Rondo Public Library
461 Dale St N, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103
Organizer
MELSA
22oct6:00 pm8:00 pmGoogle Tools
Event Details
Tuesday, October 22, 6-8 pm
Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, 612-543-5600, Contact: Jeffry Rosales, 612-543-5659, jmrosales@hclib.org Instructor: Paulino Brener
Event Details
Tuesday, October 22, 6-8 pm
Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, 612-543-5600, Contact: Jeffry Rosales, 612-543-5659, jmrosales@hclib.org Instructor: Paulino Brener
Time
(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Location
Brookdale Library
6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Organizer
MELSA
22oct6:00 pm8:00 pmProtect Your Privacy: Staying Safe Online, Part I
Event Details
Tuesday, October 22, 6-8 pm
Chaska Library 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, 952-448-3886, Contact: Angela Hunt, 952-448-3886, ahunt@co.carver.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Event Details
Tuesday, October 22, 6-8 pm
Chaska Library 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, 952-448-3886, Contact: Angela Hunt, 952-448-3886, ahunt@co.carver.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Time
(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Location
Chaska Library
3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, MN
Organizer
MELSA
24oct7:30 am1:00 pmEquity Summit II
Event Details
Equity Summit II. The Next Level.
Today’s leader is versatile, able to navigate uncertainty, adaptive and able to course correct and set new direction, vulnerable enough to be authentic about what
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Equity Summit II. The Next Level.
Today’s leader is versatile, able to navigate uncertainty, adaptive and able to course correct and set new direction, vulnerable enough to be authentic about what they think and feel as they move their organizations’ forward, and courageous enough to do the heavy lifting even when it takes them way out of their comfort zones. Change requires intentional focus and deliberate action. Equity Summit II is a leaders’ call to action to commit to work together to move our region and our state forward.
Join us October 24, 2019 to take our Equity Work to the Next Level
Equity Summit II is an opportunity to dig deeper into the personal perceptions and motivations that are foundational to us as individuals. These views and triggers influence how we engage with one another and ultimately do business. We will ask leaders to take specific actions to close the economic disparity gap and advance equity in our organizations:
• Increase diversity at all levels of leadership (organizational boards, C-suite/senior management teams, and leadership throughout all ranks within the organization)
• Increase retention of diverse employees and advance and promote more up the ranks
• Create an inclusive workplace with cultural competence as a team/staff value for performance
The result will be a welcoming environment where all can flourish because people see themselves in leadership, they will know their organization invests in them and they will experience a culture that embraces them and is shaped by them.
Who should attend?
Leaders who reflect the diversity of our region and could benefit from and contribute to the rich conversations we have planned.
Join us and join the conversation!
Stay connected with your equity community by joining SPACC Equity group on LinkedIn.
Investment:
• $75 Members
• $100 Non-members
Includes continental breakfast, networking, program and lunch
Thank you to our sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo
Program Sponsor The Bush Foundation
Corporate Sponsors Bremer Bank, Minnesota Vikings, SPOT, Travelers Insurance, Xcel Energy Minnesota
Contributing Sponsors Comcast, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, McGough, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, Minnesota Wild, Nilan Johnson Lewis, Saint Paul Port Authority, Science Museum of Minnesota, Securian Financial, Stinson LLP, U.S. Bank
Hospitality Sponsor Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Print Sponsor Ideal Printers
Time
(Thursday) 7:30 am - 1:00 pm CST
Location
Saint Paul RiverCentre
175 Kellogg Blvd W, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Organizer
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
24oct5:30 pm9:00 pmCTUL's 9th Annual Gala
Event Details
Join us to celebrate a powerful year of organizing for worker justice in the Twin Cities! There will be heavy appetizers and refreshments, performers and speakers, and dancing and music.
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Event Details
Join us to celebrate a powerful year of organizing for worker justice in the Twin Cities! There will be heavy appetizers and refreshments, performers and speakers, and dancing and music. Don’t miss it! Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at CTUL, 3715 Chicago Ave in Minneapolis.
CTUL is a worker-led organization where workers organize, educate and empower each other to fight for a voice in their workplaces and in their communities. We identify the root causes of injustice and work to shift the balance of power between those who have it and those who don’t to improve the lives of our communities for present and future generations.
Dress. At CTUL, we queer the gala (pronounced “gay-la”). Please come in whatever outfit brings you joy — dress up or down, high or low fashion. (See photos below for reference.)
Art. An exhibit of Ricardo Levins Morales’ art will be up in the space!
Food and drink. We will provide heavy appetizers (gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options) and a range of beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), available as soon as the doors open.
Program. Mingling and social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Our program will kick off at 6:30 p.m., featuring a mix of speakers, performers, and music.
Childcare. Bring your kiddos! We will have volunteers to play with the young ones and lead interactive art activities.
Space. The building at 3715 Chicago is wheelchair accessible, with bumpy pavement and ramps outside the front door. There is an accessible, gender neutral bathroom on the first floor. We are in the process of confirming ASL interpreters for the event and are planning a low-sensory room with soft lighting, noise-cancelling headphones, and interactive arts. If you have any questions or needs around the space or interpretation, please reach out to Sheff (they/them/theirs) at sheff@ctul.net.
More than ever, we need your support — your partnership, your wisdom, and your financial commitment — to sustain our organizing. Minnesota’s economy is extremely lucrative for the 1%, but it is built on the backs of an increasingly invisibilized, and increasingly part-time and temporary workforce made up primarily of low-wage workers of color.
We invite you to attend CTUL’s 9th Annual Gala to scale up our wins and transform workplaces across Minnesota. It’s not enough for workers to have a seat at the table. CTUL’s low-wage worker leaders are ready to partner with organizations like yours to run the table and rewrite the rules of the Minnesota economy.
Are you ready to shake things up with us?
Time
(Thursday) 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Location
CTUL
3715 Chicago Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55407 United States
Organizer
CTUL
26oct10:30 am12:30 pmVideo Editing on the Cheap
Event Details
Saturday, October 26, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Park Grove Library, 7900 Hemingway Ave S, Cottage Grove, 651-459-2040, Contact: Michele Cornelius, 651-275-8584, michele.cornelius@co.washington.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Event Details
Saturday, October 26, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Park Grove Library, 7900 Hemingway Ave S, Cottage Grove, 651-459-2040, Contact: Michele Cornelius, 651-275-8584, michele.cornelius@co.washington.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Time
(Saturday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm CST
Location
Park Grove Library
7900 Hemingway Ave S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Organizer
MELSA
Protect Your Privacy: Staying Safe Online, Part I
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Centennial Library
- 100 Civic Heights Cir, Circle Pines
26oct2:00 pm4:00 pmProtect Your Privacy: Staying Safe Online, Part I
Event Details
Saturday, October 26, 2-4 pm
Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir, Circle Pines, 763-324-1540, Contact: Mary Healy, 763-324-1540, mary.healy@co.anoka.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Event Details
Saturday, October 26, 2-4 pm
Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir, Circle Pines, 763-324-1540, Contact: Mary Healy, 763-324-1540, mary.healy@co.anoka.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Location
Centennial Library
100 Civic Heights Cir, Circle Pines
Organizer
MELSA
The Chunta Midwestern Premiere
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ShowPlace ICON Theater
- 1625 West End Blvd, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55426
26oct2:40 pm4:00 pmThe Chunta Midwestern Premiere
Event Details
The Chunta documentary will have its Midwestern premiere at the Twin Cities Film Festival!
Join director Genevieve Roudané for a special screening of this film that Remezcla called "both a scrappy
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Event Details
The Chunta documentary will have its Midwestern premiere at the Twin Cities Film Festival!
Join director Genevieve Roudané for a special screening of this film that Remezcla called “both a scrappy chronicle and an ethnographic portrait of an unlikely subculture that’s touchingly timely.”
Saturday, October 26th, 2019. 2:40PM. Showplace ICON Theatres, St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Spanish with English subtitles, 61 minutes.
Synopsis: In a small town in Mexico, once a year, men transform into women and become the Chuntá. Follow two gender-bending gangs of dancers as they face off in a struggle between queer identity and powerful traditions.
Watch the trailer and learn more about the film at www.laschunta.com.
Tickets on sale now at: https://www.showplaceicon.com/Ticketing/visSelectTickets.aspx?cinemacode=8863&txtSessionId=268393&visLang=1
Time
(Saturday) 2:40 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Location
ShowPlace ICON Theater
1625 West End Blvd, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55426
Organizer
Twin Cities Film Fest
Until We Are All Free, VRJ BRIDGE Prison Justice Fundraiser
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Minneapolis American Indian Center
- 1530 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
26oct5:00 pm8:00 pmUntil We Are All Free, VRJ BRIDGE Prison Justice Fundraiser
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Organizer
28oct6:30 am8:30 amCreate a Website
Event Details
Monday, October 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
Maplewood Library, 3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, 651-724-6003, Contact: Jason Lyons, 651-724-6020, jason.r.lyons@co.ramsey.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Event Details
Monday, October 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
Maplewood Library, 3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, 651-724-6003, Contact: Jason Lyons, 651-724-6020, jason.r.lyons@co.ramsey.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Time
(Monday) 6:30 am - 8:30 am CST
Location
Maplewood Library
3025 Southlawn Dr, Maplewood, MN
Organizer
MELSA
Born to Lead: A Conversation with Women of Color Candidates!
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Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- 301 19th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN
28oct6:00 pm8:00 pmBorn to Lead: A Conversation with Women of Color Candidates!
Event Details
WOW Network invites you to an evening of meaningful conversation with women of color running for office. You will have the opportunity to hear from them and learn about issues
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Event Details
WOW Network invites you to an evening of meaningful conversation with women of color running for office. You will have the opportunity to hear from them and learn about issues that matter to them.
Moderated by Rep. Hodan Hassan and Lulete Mola
Panel of candidates:
• Chauntyll Allen Candidate for St. Paul School Board
• Kissy Coakley Candidate for Minnetonka City Council
• Zuki Ellis Candidate for St. Paul School Board
• Fadumo Hassan Candidate for Eden Prairie School Board
• Kartumu King Candidate for St. Paul City Council – Ward 7
• Jennifer McPherson Candidate for St. Paul School Board
• Suyapa Miranda Candidate for St. Paul City Council Ward 5
• Nadia Mohamed Candidate for St. Louis Park City Council at Large B
• Terri Thao Candidate for St. Paul City Council Ward 6
• Nelsie Yang Candidate for St. Paul City Council Ward 6
Good conversation guaranteed and light refreshments will be provided.
Time
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Organizer
(WOW) Women Organizing Women Network
The Slaveholders of Payne-Phalen
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Minnesota Humanities Center
- 987 Ivy Ave E, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106
28oct7:00 pm9:00 pmThe Slaveholders of Payne-Phalen
Event Details
Did you know slavery's reach into Minnesota extended well beyond Dred Scott at Fort Snelling?
From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their
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Event Details
Did you know slavery’s reach into Minnesota extended well beyond Dred Scott at Fort Snelling?
From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their wealth into the free territory and free state of Minnesota. Slaveholders’ wealth was invested in some of the state’s most significant institutions and fueled the state’s growth.
Join Dr. Christopher Lehman at MHC to learn more about the complex history of the Payne-Phalen neighborhood and how it is one of Minnesota’s few surviving relics of the state’s former business ties to slave-holding Southerners.
Learn more: https://mnhum.org/event/an-evening-with-dr-lehman-the-slaveholders-of-payne-phalen/
Time
(Monday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Location
Minnesota Humanities Center
987 Ivy Ave E, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106
Organizer
Minnesota Humanities Center
29oct6:00 pmSmartphone Basics and Security
Event Details
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00 pm
Lake Elmo Library, 3537 Lake Elmo Ave. N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042, (651) 773-4926, Contact: Michele Cornelius, (651) 773-4926, Michele.cornelius@co.washington.mn.us Instructor: Steffen Ryan
Event Details
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00 pm
Lake Elmo Library, 3537 Lake Elmo Ave. N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042, (651) 773-4926, Contact: Michele Cornelius, (651) 773-4926, Michele.cornelius@co.washington.mn.us Instructor: Steffen Ryan
Time
(Tuesday) 6:00 pm CST
Location
Lake Elmo Library
3537 Lake Elmo Ave. N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042
Organizer
MELSA
29oct6:00 pm8:00 pmProtect Your Privacy: Staying Safe Online, Part II
Event Details
Tuesday, October 29, 6-8 pm
Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, 952-448-3886, Contact: Angela Hunt, 952-448-3886, ahunt@co.carver.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Event Details
Tuesday, October 29, 6-8 pm
Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, 952-448-3886, Contact: Angela Hunt, 952-448-3886, ahunt@co.carver.mn.us Instructor: Roger Hagedorn
Time
(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Location
Chaska Library
3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, MN
Organizer
MELSA
29oct6:30 pm8:30 pmProtect Privacy: Staying Safe Online, Part I
Event Details
Tuesday, October 29, 6:30-8:30 pm
Maplewood Library, 3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, 651-724-6003, Contact: Jason Lyons, 651-724-6020, jason.r.lyons@co.ramsey.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Event Details
Tuesday, October 29, 6:30-8:30 pm
Maplewood Library, 3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, 651-724-6003, Contact: Jason Lyons, 651-724-6020, jason.r.lyons@co.ramsey.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Time
(Tuesday) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CST
Location
Maplewood Library
3025 Southlawn Dr, Maplewood, MN
Organizer
MELSA
30oct6:30 pm8:30 pmProtect Privacy: Staying Safe Online, Part II
Event Details
Wednesday, October 30, 6:30-8:30 pm
Maplewood Library, 3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, 651-724-6003, Contact: Jason Lyons, 651-724-6020, jason.r.lyons@co.ramsey.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Event Details
Wednesday, October 30, 6:30-8:30 pm
Maplewood Library, 3025 Southlawn Dr., Maplewood, 651-724-6003, Contact: Jason Lyons, 651-724-6020, jason.r.lyons@co.ramsey.mn.us Instructor: Aaron Rosenblum
Time
(Wednesday) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CST
Location
Maplewood Library
3025 Southlawn Dr, Maplewood, MN
Organizer
MELSA
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