Sunday, October 4
Visual Arts
All day
Window Displays
Check out the window displays at Hamline University’s offices on Snelling Ave featuring Bayou Bay.
Hamline University Offices
836 Snelling Ave
Visual Arts
10-7
Open Gallery Hours at Mamas Market
Mama’s Market and Deli- stop by for a smoothie, sandwich, or literary event, or to view some local art on Saturday from 9am-7pm and Sunday from 10am-7pm.
Mamas Market and Deli
678 Snelling #100
Literary
11-12:30
Poetry Playhouse
Come play with words and manual typewriters! In this generative workshop, you will respond to playful prompts and discover that you can write a poem. Then use manual typewriters to type up a beautiful, analog, finished product.
Mosaic on a Stick
1564 Lafond Ave
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Performing Arts
11-11:45
Tappy Hour™ for Beginners
No experience necessary. You know how to walk; now learn how to tap! Like any new language, we start simple as we expand our physical vocabulary in a playful, low-impact structure. Laughter is encouraged. Tap shoes are available to try.
Keane Sense of Rhythm,
2161 University Ave
Visual Arts
11am-12am
Deviant Crop Art Show
Art “Too Adult” For the State Fair. The Deviant Crop Art Gallery is on view September 15th through October 11th for crop art that was too naughty to make it into the State Fair! The exhibit is included with daily admission ($19). Read more here.
Can Can Wonderland
755 Prior Ave #004
Visual Arts
12-5
Elsa's House of Sleep Open Gallery
Make sure to stop at Elsa’s House of Sleep Friday- Saturday between 10-7 or Sunday between 12-5. They will also be hosting literary events and live music performances!
Elsa’s House of Sleep
1441 University Ave
Market
12-4
Explore the Arts! Vendor and Art Fair
This will be a 2-day event that showcases many of the amazing artists, businesses, and mutual aid groups in the Midway neighborhood. We will have live dance performances, music, interactive art workshops, and tons of art vendor stands to shop at!
Hamline Park
1564 Lafond Ave
Visual Arts
12-8
Window Art Display at Fluid Ink
Come check out the window display at Fluid Ink this weekend to discover some of our featured artists on Saturday, 10/3, between 12-9 or Sunday, 10/4, from 12-8.
Fluid Ink Tattoos
597 Snelling Ave
Performing Arts
1-4
Collide Theatrical Presents Hollywood
Lauded as the “best kept theater secret” by Twin Cities Live, Collide Theatrical Dance Company is performing at the Luminary Arts Center in their 13th season. Come see theatre and dance COLLIDE in fast-paced, high-energy performances that delight all ages!
Hamline Park
1564 Lafond Ave
Literary Arts
1:30-3
The Poetry Bus
Visit the Poetry Bus! Poets will write a poems-on-the-spot just for visitors and type them up on their typewriters. Come for the poets, leave with a poem! You can find them at the literary booth at the Explore the Arts! Market.
Hamline Park
1564 Lafond Ave
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Performing Arts
1:30-2:30
Young Dance Workshop
Bring your family and friends and join Young Dance for an all-ages Move Together workshop. No previous dance experience is needed. Recommended for ages 7+, but all are welcome!
Young Dance
655 Fairview Ave
Literary Arts
2-3:30
Editing in Community, Editing with Purpose
St. Paul Almanac contributors and community editors read from Illumination, published in commemoration of SPA’s 20th anniversary. Q&A and discussion to follow.
Hamline United Methodist Church
1514 Englewood Ave
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Literary Arts
4-5:30
Making Home: A Reading
Writers Patti Kameya, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Carrie Pomeroy, Alison Morse, and Savannah Dotson explore who can claim a place as home, whose stories are told, and how communities respond when their neighbors are threatened.
Elsa’s House of Sleep
1441 University Ave
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Music
6-10
Midway Saloon Showcase
6 pm – Smokin’ Joe
7 pm – DGS VLN
8 pm – Ben Cook-Feltz
9 pm – ditch pigeon
Midway Saloon
1567 University Ave
Music
7:30
The Eclectics and Triple Fiddle
This evening's show features two bands based in traditional music, but with intriguing specialties.
Tickets: $20 plus tax
Buy tickets here
Ginkgo Coffeehouse
721 Snelling Ave