If you are looking for something unique to do, I encourage you to check out a Candlelight concert. Each concern is an intimate, sensory experience through dim-lit ambiance and classical music set in a backdrop of an iconic sanctuary. I attended the Halloween compositions in which the exceptionally talented Listeso String Quartet. They played familiar […]
Today marks the 45th MayDay Parade and Festival and it certainly didn’t disappoint! The free event took place in the Powderhorn neighborhood in South Minneapolis and ran noon to dusk. In the Heart of the Beast Theater (HOTB)’s annual MayDay Parade, Ceremony, and Festival has been a staple in the Twin Cities area and is […]
If you are starting to get stir crazy hiding from the dropping temperature, I may have a way for you to fight the cabin fever. The Mermaid Entertainment and Event Center in Mounds View is the place to go. Start with a state-of-the-art 32-lane bowling center, sprinkle in a Sports Bar and Grille and add […]
Located in the historic Northern Pacific Center on Brainerd’s eastside, the Roundhouse Brewery takes its name from the railroad building with a circular or semicircular shape used by railroads for servicing and storing locomotives. The taproom includes the exposed brick and historic look that is part of the Clock Tower, once headquarters to the Northern […]
I have another event to add to your December traditions! The St Paul European Christmas Market is held on the East Plaza at Union Depot over the first two-weekends of December. The market was inspired by “Christkindlmarkt,” an outdoor holiday festival common across central European countries during the Advent season. Since the Middle Ages, this 500-year-old […]
With a strong chill in the air, evenings out are spent indoors. I, for one, opt for musical venues and gorgeous spaces. Luckily, the Dakota is both. Established in 1985, the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant opened in St. Paul’s Bandana Square and has since moved to downtown Minneapolis in the Nicollet Mall. The Dakota […]
The fall air is just starting to set in and all of the spookiness that comes with Halloween has just begun. If you’re like me and can’t wait to get started on all things Halloween, I have the perfect thing for you! ValleySCARE at Valleyfair opened this past weekend and doesn’t disappoint! I have to […]
With Valleyfair opening soon it seems like the perfect time to tell you about their brand-new ride. Located just next to where the Enterprise, now retired, was. Soaring in at a whopping 230 feet, the North Star is the second tallest ride in the park, with the Power Tower in first at 275 feet. Easily […]
Hi there, Jessica here! I am headed up to Duluth, Minnesota for the weekend to bucket list and would love to see if there are places you think I need to stop! What are your favorite things to do in Duluth? Tag some of your favorites and tell me what makes that restaurant, park, mural, […]
When it’s bitter, frigid cold in Minnesota, it’s tough to think beyond wrapping yourself up in a quilt and hiding in the house. Let me pose an alternative, if you’re willing to brave the plummeting temperatures. Venture to a place where the glow of the pinball machine illuminates the bold colored walls. The metal lockers, […]
This past Thursday was the City Page’s 2016 Best of the Twin Cities soiree at the International Market Square (see my last post for one of the incredible staircase there). Music from Farewell MIllwaukee, LOTT and DJ Shannon Blowtorch flooded the atrium while we sipped on drinks from Insight Brewing, St. Croix Vineyards, and Vikre […]
The Minnesota Museum of American Art (MMAA), founded as the St. Paul School of Fine Arts in 1894, had many names including Saint Paul School of Art (1926), the Saint Paul Gallery and School of Art and later the Saint Paul Art Center (1950’s), the Minnesota Museum of Art (1969) and finally Minnesota Museum of […]
I got to cross off Theater Latté Da’s immaculate production of Sweeney Todd from the #mnbucketlist last night. It played to a sold out house at the historic Ritz Theater in northeast Minneapolis. With truffle parmesan popcorn and Dogwood coffee in hand, I watched breathlessly as one of my favorite gore musicals literally came to […]
Today’s #mnbucketlist addition is the Merrill Community Arts Center, home of the Woodbury Community Theater as it is celebrating its 40th year. It’s an extra special place because all of the members are volunteers. Every single person is there and part of the experience because they want to and they give up time and themselves […]
I spent last night hanging out with @Girl.Creative – walking, chatting and mingling. Since it just so happened to be at Lake Harriet, I thought, why not cross off Bread and Pickle from the #mnbucketlist. It’s is a cute little summer place right off of the lake that sits akin to the band shell that […]
