Dena Alspach
Resident tourist.

Join us for the first-ever Girls Got Rhythm Fest at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall!

www.girlsgotrhythmfest.com
www.amsterdambarandhall.com

Performers (headliners listed first):

Friday (21+)

The Muffs
Pierced Arrows
White Mystery
Caroline and the Treats
The Pinsch
Hot Rash

Saturday (21+)

The 5.6.7.8′s
Ronnie Spector
Nikki Corvette
The Little...

Metro is a proud sponsor of this magical evening featuring the Ballet of the Dolls, a gourmet French dinner, live and silent auctions, with guests of honor Rosalynd Pflaum and Jim Phelps.

For more information on this amazing event visit the event listing on the METRO website:
http://metromag.com/events/alliance-fran%C3%A7aise-may-we-mais-oui

Our dear friends The Anchor Fish & Chips are launching a food truck. They are going to do a sneak practice run here at Grumpy's in NE a week before the official launch at Anchor HQ during Art-A-Whirl.

This will be a fun chance to be the first.

Everything will be available at a super special price for this one day. $5 sound like a good...

The Advertising Federation of Minnesota's Annual Magazine Day is Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Graves|601 Hotel. An impressive keynote panel of industry leaders, moderated by Jason DeRusha of WCCO-TV, will discuss the "Future of Magazines in the Digital Age".

Guest panelists are Leslie Picard, President, Time Inc. Branded Solutions;...

Swing on over to Mighty Swell the day before the official Summer of Dresses 2012 kickoff. This is our THIRD year of dressing up, and having fun. Time flies!

Wear a dress and get your photo taken by Wing (@canarygrey) -- photos will be uploaded to the Summer of Dresses site to get things started for 2012!

AND...shop the vintage dress selection at...

Impeccable fashion isn’t the only way to express oneself. Interior design reflects who a homeowner is and the lifestyle he or she enjoys. As part of our ongoing INSPIRING DESIGN SERIES, LiLu Interiors shows off how fashion and interior design styles relate.

LiLu transforms the traditional runway into something different by design. Interior...

A Benefit Art Auction for Midway Contemporary Art

VIP Auction Preview 7 pm: $125
General Admission 8 pm: $20
Live auction begins at 8:30 pm

Purchase tickets at http://www.midwayart.org/events/No8/

Proceeds directly benefit programming at Midway Contemporary Art, a non-profit visual arts organization serving the Twin Cities since 2001.

Tickets...

ARTCRANK returns to its Warehouse District roots with an Opening Night Party on Saturday, April 14. The 2012 edition of ARTCRANK MSP will feature hand-made, bike-inspired posters created by 40 local artists. Admission is free, and limited edition, signed and numbered copies of all posters will be available for $40 each.

Enjoy craft beers by ...

After a lively Twitter and Facebook discussion this week on the subject of friending in real life (and in Minnesota for non-natives after reading this: http://goo.gl/Ixy5H), Nancy (@nylons) had the idea to get the group together in person. We're doing one better and inviting anyone and everyone who wants to meet new people. Come one, come all....

Join Minnesota Bride magazine and METRO magazine for the first in a series of build-your-bar events. Jim Beam hosts a bourbon tasting, a rock star barman shows you a few tricks of the trade, Martinpatrick3 shows off their stellar barware and groomsmen gift ideas.

"Join us for an evening designed to inject cutting edge business
thought into the Twin Cities entrepreneurial scene. It brings the
entrepreneurial community together for a day of think-tank style
inspiration and an opportunity to provide mentorship to
up-and-coming entrepreneurs via the MentorLab."

The North Star Bartender's Guild presents - The Imbibe's of March. This is a pre-St. Patty's Day celebration that is open to EVERYONE that wants to have an amazing time with a bunch of off-duty bartenders. Here is the corned-beef and cabbage of it all:

WHEN: March 11 (Sunday); 8:00 p.m -1:00 a.m

WHERE: XYandZ Gallery

TICKETS:...

Black and Tan is proud to participate in Sample Night Live on 3/7/2012 at the History Theatre in downtown Saint Paul. Sample Night Live presents a dozen short samples of quality performing arts events plus a visual arts installation on the first Wednesday of each month.

Audiences use the playbill to opt in to the groups they love. It’s a...

On February 25, 2012, the Vintner Ball will host the seventh annual First Growths for Second Harvest, a world-class, charitable wine tasting with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Twin Cities community and a deserving cause.

The Vintner Ball empowers the local chapter of Feeding America, Second Harvest Heartland, which in turn distributes...

From the creators of NorthernGRADE, comes SnowGRADE. J.W. Hulme and Pierrepont Hicks are making the USA-made men’s pop-up market a biannual event. With the success of NorthernGRADE in September, and enough requests for a winter event, we decided to produce SnowGRADE. The only difference is that some of our esteemed vendors will have workshops....

Don't let your Valentine's Day gift - or lack of - leave you out in the cold! Beautiful jewelry, stylish bags and sweets you can take home to your sweetie! Come and have a glass of wine at one of the jewels of Loring Park - Cafe Lurcat! Vendors include Post Handbags, Sweets Bake Shop, Knit N' Jules Knitwear, Kathy Kuhl Jeweled...

A night of a rock n' roll. Get Gone, Poverty Hash, and Street Hassle take on the Triple Rock. It'll be cold. Come get warm.

50% off at gh2! All pieces will be priced as marked, and we are so excited because there are tons of AMAZING things getting marked down!!! Can't wait to see you on Friday and Saturday!!!

Store hours:

Friday: 11am-7pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm

Join us for the first guild meeting of 2012 with special guest Eric Seed of Haus Alpenz. Eric will be bringing some products from his spectacular spirit portfolio for us to try and give you a spirited history about these wonderful products. You won't want to miss out!

Join Bittercube & Create Catering to celebrate the Repeal of Prohibition! On December 5th 1933, the Noble Experiment ended and alcohol flowed freely once again. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Bittercube will brush the dust off a few prized, tax stamped spirits and liqueurs from ages past to create cocktails inspired by the golden age of...

Join Bora at Omorphia for a 2 day Trunk Show.
Meet Bora at this rare personal appearance

Thursday December 1, 1pm - 9pm designer appearance
Wine and cheese reception 5pm - 9pm w/music by DJ Wicked

Trunk show continues
Friday December 2, 10am - 6pm

...

The first annual event to celebrate the Twin Cities restaurant and food industry! Live entertainment (Erin Schwab, DaVina and the Vagabonds, Church Basement Ladies), restaurant stars, bartenders, servers, chefs come together to have a great time and give out a few awards. After-party in IDS Crystal Court included - lots o' food and drink.

Minnesota Public Radio presents Wits™: Special Edition featuring John Hodgman and The Mountain Goats at the Fitzgerald Theater on Friday, November 18th at 8:00 p.m.

Don't miss this special edition of Wits with our favorite minor television personality John Hodgman. You may know him as The Daily Show's Resident Expert or from a thousand...

Join us for an evening with HOUZZ.COM'S, LIZA HAUSMAN, along with local designers RENEE HALLBERG & GABBIE LE JEUNE-RLH STUDIO as we discuss how online resources & apps like HOUZZ, simplify the way we CAPTURE, COMMUNICATE, and ultimately CREATE the space or home of our dreams! A RSVP to WMPLS@HANSONPR.COM is REQUIRED to reserve a seat...

The new book "North Star Cocktails" by Johnny Michaels and the North Star Bartender's Guild, goes beyond the traditional martini and Manhattan to offer 125 crafted cocktail recipes with modern flavors. Join Michaels and other premiere Twin Cities "drinkslingers" for a cocktail party to celebrate their book launch. Sample...