Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo & St. Paul Women’s Expo Shopping Event
The ideal show for paper crafting enthusiasts with over 35 vendors from around the country specializing in the art of rubber stamping and scrapbooking. Free demonstrations, make & take projects and more. This show will also feature the St. Paul Women's Expo Shopping Event (free admission). Enjoy savvy shopping, beauty tips, jewelry, health screenings and a weekend filled with fun. Adult tickets are $7 (two-day admission). For more information, please visit rubberstampandscrapbookexpo.com.
May 19 2012 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
@ Minnesota State Fair Grounds, Progress Center, 1265 Snelling Avenue North, St.Paul, MN

Edina Art Fair
50th and France Business and Professional Association is hosting its 46th Annual Edina Art Fair, and the first official art fair of the year! The event will feature the works of 320 fine artists from Minnesota and Canada, live entertainment, amazing food and activities for the kids. This is a free event with a free shuttle bus as well. For more information, please visit edinaartfair.com.
June 01 2012 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
@ 50th & France, Edina

American Diabetes Association Twin Cities Tour de Cure
Our magnificent metropolitan tour features the best of Minneapolis and St. Paul, from lakes to rivers, skyscrapers to stadiums, downtown to uptown, and everything in between. With 6 tours to choose from, there is something for everyone! Ride like a pro with full SAG, medical, mechanical and radio support. One you cross the finish line, there will be lunch, live music, massages and more. Please visit diabetes.org/twincitiestourdecure to register or for more information.
June 02 2012 05:30 AM -
@ Minnehaha Falls

Grand Old Day
St. Paul's biggest block party, this festival is a party for the whole family. Happening all along Grand Avenue, the event includes a parade, arts fair, fun runs and a hot dog eating contest put on by Coney Island's Nathan's Famous. The festival just happens to be the largest one-day shin dig in the Midwest. For more information, please visit grandave.com/grand-old-day.
June 03 2012 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
@ Grand Avenue, St. Paul

Roger Waters’ “The Wall”
Waters first performed "The Wall" Live to a sold-out crowd at Xcel Energy Center in October 2010. The 2012 date will once again feature a full band and a mounted state-of-the-art production of Waters’ epochal masterpiece of alienation and transformation performed in its entirety. Originally released in November 1979, The Wall was America's top-selling album of 1980, is one of the top-selling double albums of all time, and is still in the U.S.’s top five best-selling albums of all time. For tickets or more information, please visit xcelenergycenter.com.
June 03 2012 08:00 PM -
@ Xcel Energy Center, downtown

Northern Spark
Northern Spark is back for another night of art all over town. Celebrating the creativity of artists, this event seeks to reveal the dynamic intersection between urban planning, art and design. With dusk-to-dawn installations across the city, including the Weisman Art Museum, the MIA, Father Hennepin and Loring Parks, the event features more than 200 artists who temporarily transform the nighttime landscape. This is a free event. For more information, please visit 2012.northernspark.org/index.php.
June 09 2012 05:00 PM - 06:00 AM
@ Throughout the Twin Cities

Fela!
Fela! is a new musical directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Bill T. Jones. Audiences are welcomed into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afro-beat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Using a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies, Fela! explores Kuti’s controversial life as an artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. A three-time Tony Award winner in 2010, this production arrives at the Ordway direct from Broadway. For tickets or more information, please visit ordway.org
June 12 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
@ The Ordway Center for Performing Arts

Gala in The Gardens
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation presents Gala in the Gardens, the premier party of the summer, in the incomparable garden setting of the Arboretum. Guests will enjoy cocktails in the gardens, al fresco dining, a live auction, music and conversation. Individual tickets are $250. Please visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/gala.aspx for reservations and more information.
June 13 2012 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
@ The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

St. Louis Park’s Dad Dash
Run for (or with) your dad! Join us on a family-friendly, 5K run, walk or roll and the “Kids Almost-a-Mile” run or walk. Both courses travel along paved city trails and around lakes before finishing in Wolfe Park. Proceeds support Teens Alone, a non-profit providing free and confidential counseling and crisis services for teens and their parents. Register at Nutrishop West End or visit stlouispark.org. for more information. Nutrishop registrants get an additional entry into the drawing for prize giveaways!
June 16 2012 07:30 AM -
@ Wolfe Park, St. Louis Park

KidStock 2012
KidStock, presented by the Maple Grove Arts Council, is a day of free activities and entertainment for kids of all ages! Enjoy Teddy Bear Parade, Dance Party, Face Painting, Caricatures, food vendors & more!
June 16 2012 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
@ The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, Maple Grove

International Festival of Burnsville
Come taste, hear and see culture from around the world. This free festival will feature a wide variety of cultural dance and musical performances, ethnic food, cultural exhibits and plenty of children’s activities. Bring your family to Burnsville and travel the world in one day! For more information, visit burnsville.org/ifb.
June 16 2012 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM
@ Nicollet Commons Park, 126th Street & Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville

Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth has a very long list of accomplishments, winning a Tony Award for her role as Sally Brown in the Broadway musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, earning a Tony Award nomination for originating the role of Glinda in Wicked, and winning an Emmy Award for her performance as Olive Snook in the television dramedy Pushing Daisies, just to name a few. Now, in a rare concert appearance, Chenoweth will perform songs from her latest album Some Lessons Learned, as well as an array of her most memorable songs and Broadway show tunes, including music from Wicked, Promises, Promises, and Glee. For tickets or more information, please visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org
June 17 2012 08:00 PM -
@ The State Theater

Anytown
Family ties–whether they come from a real family or a family of choice–are at the heart of Anytown, a unique collaboration pairing the choreography of Minneapolis-based Shapiro & Smith Dance with the music of rock 'n' roll legend Bruce Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell. With down-to-earth, poignant storytelling, gravity-defying movements, grace and humor, the work follows the plight of three families whose lives are entangled in a web of desire and need, while struggling with loss and survival. For tickets or more information, please visit guthrietheater.org.
June 21 2012 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
@ The Guthrie Theater

St. Paul's Summer Beer Fest
St. Paul's biggest beer festival dedicated to craft beers! With over 70+ breweries in its third year, the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest is fast becoming the Twin Cities’ foremost craft beer festival. The festival will feature craft beer sampling, a commemorative tasting glass, live music, food, a silent auction and the fun atmosphere of Minnesota State Fairgrounds. General admission is $40. For more information, please visit stpaulsummerbeerfest.com.
July 16 2012 06:00 PM -
@ Minnesota State Fairgrounds—International Bazaar