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January 2016
zAmya Theater Project at Minneapolis Central Library
See a play based on interviews with people who live, work, play and pray downtown about how homelessness affects their lives, presented with original music, comedy and truth. Conversation with…
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April 2016
2016 Minneapolis Teen Job and Opportunity Fair
This is a great opportunity for young people (14-19 years) to connect with employers and organizations that are offering jobs, internships, career education, job readiness training, and volunteer positions for…
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Global Conversations: The Rise of ISIS
Born out of an umbrella organization of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burst onto the international stage after it conquered Fallujah in December 2013.…
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Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition – Pedestrian Work Group Meeting
Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition Our goal is to make Minneapolis a better place for bicycling in all corners of the city and support more people biking. The Coalition uses the joy and…
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Zamya Theater Project – The 2017 Reality Roadshow
zAmya Theater Project of St. Stephen’s Human Services presents The 2017 Reality Roadshow: Who Wants to Be a Homeless Millionaire?! By the zAmya Theater Troupe with playwright Joe Luis Cedillo…
Find out more »April 2017
Talk of the Stacks
Presented by The Minneapolis Foundation and sponsored by Star Tribune Talk of the Stacks takes place in Pohlad Hall at Minneapolis Central Library, featuring guest authors who speak on a…
Find out more »Portraits: Looking Forward, Looking Back – Zamya Theater Project
Did you know seniors and youth ages 18-24 are the fastest growing populations experiencing homelessness in Minnesota? zAmya brings youth and seniors together from a variety of backgrounds to tell…
Find out more »Portraits: Looking Forward, Looking Back – Zamya Theater Project
Did you know seniors and youth ages 18-24 are the fastest growing populations experiencing homelessness in Minnesota? zAmya brings youth and seniors together from a variety of backgrounds to tell…
Find out more »June 2017
2017 Talk of the Stacks
Presented by The Minneapolis Foundation and sponsored by Star Tribune Talk of the Stacks takes place in Pohlad Hall at Minneapolis Central Library, featuring guest authors who speak on a…
Find out more »July 2017
Global Conversations: African Folktales to Contemporary Authors
From ancient oral traditions to contemporary literature, African stories reflect wisdom, cultural identities, and social values developed over countless generations. Join us, St. Olaf College Associate Professor Joseph Mbele, and…
Find out more »North Loop Paving & Pedestrian Improvements
From: Hardy, Forrest N. Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:31 PM To: Frey, Jacob Cc: Farley, Zachary; Ritchie, Heidi; Hayow, Adam Subject: North Loop Paving & Pedestrian Improvements Council Member…
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2017 Talk of the Stacks
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017 AT 12:33PM | KIM ESLINGER | SHARE ARTICLE Presented by The Minneapolis Foundation and sponsored by Star Tribune Talk of the Stacks takes place in Pohlad…
Find out more »Public Meeting : North Loop Pedestrian & Street Improvements
The City of Minneapolis is undertaking two major North Loop projects – one to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. the second to improve the condition of several neighborhood streets. PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT…
Find out more »September 2017
“Here I Walk: A Thousand Miles on Foot to Rome With Martin Luther.” Minneapolis Central Library
Retrace the steps of Martin Luther with Andrew Wilson, author of "Here I Walk: A Thousand Miles on Foot to Rome With Martin Luther." Revisit the Reformation and learn what's…
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Talk of the Stacks: “What are you really eating” with Larry Olmsted
Presented by The Minneapolis Foundation and sponsored by Star Tribune Talk of the Stacks takes place in Pohlad Hall at Minneapolis Central Library, featuring guest authors who speak on a…
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Family History Fair 2017 at Minneapolis Central Library
On Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., connect with expert genealogists and learn about state, local and library resources; learn to identify clues to your family history; find out how…
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North Loop Street Reconstruction and North Loop Pedestrian Improvements
November 27, 2017 RE: North Loop Street Reconstruction and North Loop Pedestrian Improvements Dear Property Owner/Tax Payer/Resident, The City of Minneapolis Public Works will be holding a third preliminary design…
Find out more »February 2018
Global Conversations MINNEAPOLIS: Turkey – A Partner in Crisis (Minneapolis Central Library)
Of all NATO allies, Turkey represents the most daunting challenge for the Trump administration. In the wake of a failed military coup in July 2016, the autocratic trend in Ankara…
Find out more »Alicia Eler & Stephanie Glaros – Talk of the Stacks (Friends of the Hennepin County Library)
Alicia Eler & Stephanie Glaros in conversation with MPR'S Stephanie Curtis This dynamic trio will explore identity, authentic storytelling, and how to build a personal brand through the lens of digital media. Alicia Eler…
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Minneapolis Central Library Author Talk: Iric Nathanson (Don Fraser: Minnesota’s Quiet Crusader)
As a Minnesota state senator, U.S. congressman and Minneapolis mayor, Don Fraser's 40-year career spanned the last half of the Twentieth Century. Iric Nathanson's biography, Don Fraser - Quiet Crusader,…
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Alex Wagner – Talk of the Stacks (Friends of the Hennepin County Library)
Alex Wagner CBS News Anchor & Correspondent In her narrative nonfiction debut Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging, Alex Wagner takes a journey into her…
Find out more »May 2018
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Tracy K. Smith – Talk of the Stacks (Friends of the Hennepin County Library)
Tracy K. Smith U.S. Poet Laureate & Pulitzer Prize Winner U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith is the author of The Body's Question, Duende, and Life on Mars, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.…
Find out more »July 2018
Small Business Consultations: Minneapolis Central Library
SCORE® Small Business Consultations 9:30AM – 12:30PM (Room N201) Bring your small business idea/problem and experienced SCORE counselors (retired members of the business community) will offer free, one-on-one confidential counseling on all…
Find out more »Global Conversations: The Waning of Pax Americana – Minneapolis Central Library
The U.S. has begun a historic shift away from Pax Americana, the liberal international order that was established in the wake of World War II. Since 1945, Pax Americana has…
Find out more »Friends of the Hennepin County Library – Talk of the Stacks – Tayari Jones
Tayari Jones - Author of An American Marriage This event is free and open to the public! Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Program begins at 7 p.m. A book…
Find out more »August 2018
Mill City Players at Central Library
Photo: Patricia Brown (center) instructing dance. Mill City Players Ready to Perform August 21 at MacPhail and August 25 at Central Library SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018 AT 4:08AM | CLAUDIA KITTOCK | SHARE ARTICLE Article by…
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Lift Every Voice: The African-American Gospel Music Tradition
The Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir will offer soulful interpretation of the African-American gospel music tradition – moving audiences and creating community across racial, cultural and economic boundaries. Funded by…
Find out more »Zamya Theater Project (Second Chance) at Central Library
New show alert! -- What does a second chance look like for people experiencing homelessness? September 11th, 12th, and 13th at noon September 14th at 5pm Amphitheater outside…
Find out more »Zamya Theater Project (Second Chance) at Central Library
New show alert! -- What does a second chance look like for people experiencing homelessness? September 11th, 12th, and 13th at noon September 14th at 5pm Amphitheater outside…
Find out more »Global Conversations MINNEAPOLIS: North Korea – Fire and Fury or Dialogue and Diplomacy? (Minneapolis Central Library)
Less than a year after threatening to unleash “Fire and Fury” on North Korea, President Trump became the first U.S. President to meet with a North Korean leader, speaking warmly…
Find out more »Zamya Theater Project (Second Chance) at Central Library
New show alert! -- What does a second chance look like for people experiencing homelessness? September 11th, 12th, and 13th at noon September 14th at 5pm Amphitheater outside…
Find out more »Zamya Theater Project (Second Chance) at Central Library
New show alert! -- What does a second chance look like for people experiencing homelessness? September 11th, 12th, and 13th at noon September 14th at 5pm Amphitheater outside…
Find out more »Twin Cities Zine Fest
ABOUT TCZF The Twin Cities Zine Fest is an annual celebration of zines and self publishing in the Twin Cities and beyond. TCZF aims to sustainably support self publishing and the…
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Entrepreneur Network – Minneapolis Central Library
Build your small business network, learn new skills, and find support and inspiration with panels, one-on-one consultations, workshops, exhibitors and more! Light lunch will be served. A Twin Cities Startup…
Find out more »9th Annual Family History Fair – Minneapolis Central Library
Connect with experts, attend presentations and start your research with library resources. Also tour the library and visit resource tables. Schedule of events. Sponsor: Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library. Collaborator:…
Find out more »November 2018
THE GREAT MINNESOTA COOKIE BOOK at Minneapolis Central Library with Lee Svitak Dean & Rick Nelson
Talk of the Stacks SAVE THE DATE – November 29th – for Talk of the Stacks with Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson in conversation with Beth Dooley We’re ending our season with…
Find out more »January 2019
Talk of the Stacks with Matthew Desmond
Join us for an evening with Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Desmond's acclaimed book draws on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data. It won the…
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Global Conversations: The Middle East – Regional Disorder
As the presidency of Donald Trump passes the halfway point, the Middle East remains a region in turmoil. The Trump administration has aligned itself with strongmen in Saudi Arabia, the…
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Talk of the Stacks – Adam Makos
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A HIGHER CALL Hailed as “a masterful storyteller” by the Associated Press, Adam Makos is the author of the New York Times bestseller A Higher Call, and the critically-acclaimed Devotion.…
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A Dialogue Between Generations – Minneapolis Central Library
More Than a Single Story: Men of Color in Today's America – A Dialogue Between Generations More Than a Single Story is a series of conversations curated by writer Carolyn…
Find out more »Talk of the Stacks with Anna Quindlen
Presented by Anna Quindlen Pulitzer Prize-winning author in conversation with the Star Tribune's Laurie Hertzel Monday, April 29, 7 p.m. Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401…
Find out more »North Loop Street Construction 2019 – Preconstruction Meeting
The City of Minneapolis Public Works will be holding a preconstruction meeting for the upcoming North Loop Street Reconstruction project. The street segments that are scheduled for reconstruction are: 3rd…
Find out more »June 2019
Author Talk: Enchanted – Reflections From a Joyfully Green and Frugally Rich Life (Central Library)
Hear from Holly Jorgensen, local author of "Enchanted – Reflections From a Joyfully Green and Frugally Rich Life," as she shares her secrets to live simply, recycle what others discard and…
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Global Conversations: Challenges and Change in Latin America
Countries across Latin America continue to gain global importance as they explore economic and trade opportunities, invest in oil and gas production, and seek out new international partnerships. Yet, in…
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Family History Fair
Have you hit a dead end researching your family tree, or just not sure where to begin? With compelling workshops, an array of expert genealogists, and access to oodles of…
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Announcing Talk of the Stacks with Carmen Maria Machado: A FREE Event from Friends of HCL
View this email in your browser Talk of the Stacks with Carmen Maria Machado Monday, November 18, 7 p.m. Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN,…
Find out more »March 2020
Transportation Action Plan Open House
Our Public Works Department has been working on a draft of our next 10-year Transportation Action Plan, and it will be open for public comment from March 9 to April…
Find out more »Global Conversations MINNEAPOLIS: Women Warriors
From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and World War II Russian fighter pilots, there are incredible stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor. The…
Find out more »October 2022
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »November 2022
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »December 2022
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »January 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »February 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »March 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »April 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »May 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »June 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »July 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »August 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »September 2023
Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Small Business Team Community Office Hours
The City's Small Business Team works to help people start and grow small businesses in Minneapolis. They recently launched the Minneapolis Business Portal, which provides entrepreneurs and business owners with valuable information and…
Find out more »Ward 3 Candidate Forum
The North Loop Neighborhood Association, Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association (DMNA) and the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis are hosting a Ward 3 City Council Candidates Forum on Thursday, September 21,…
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