One-of-a-kind art collection on display in Shoreview
The Highlights of a massive private collection of modern and contemporary art is on display at the Cafesjian Art Trust Gallery in Shoreview. At the time of his death, Gerard Cafesjian had 3,000 pieces in his collection, including glass art designed by Pablo Picasso. The new ?Highlights? exhibit will run through Oct. 14. The gallery is free and open to the public Thursday to Saturday, but you do need to have a reservation.
The Highlights of a massive private collection of modern and contemporary art is on display at the Cafesjian Art Trust Gallery in Shoreview. At the time of his death, Gerard Cafesjian had 3,000 pieces in his collection, including glass art designed by Pablo Picasso. The new ?Highlights? exhibit will run through Oct. 14. The gallery is free and open to the public Thursday to Saturday, but you do need to have a reservation.
Pickleball gym opens in Shakopee
Two friends who wanted to be able to play pickleball year-round have opened Dropshot Pickleball in Shakopee. It?s located just off Highway 169 and Old Brickyard Road in the Shakopee Town Square Mall. The space was once a grocery store and Jo-Ann Fabrics, but now it is 28,000 square feet of pickball courts and space to socialize. There are 8 courts, 1 instructor court, and there will eventually be a pro shop and outdoor courts. Dropshot will use CourtReserve to book courts and leagues will start up after July 4th, no membership needed.
Two friends who wanted to be able to play pickleball year-round have opened Dropshot Pickleball in Shakopee. It?s located just off Highway 169 and Old Brickyard Road in the Shakopee Town Square Mall. The space was once a grocery store and Jo-Ann Fabrics, but now it is 28,000 square feet of pickball courts and space to socialize. There are 8 courts, 1 instructor court, and there will eventually be a pro shop and outdoor courts. Dropshot will use CourtReserve to book courts and leagues will start up after July 4th, no membership needed.
Minnesota Children's Museum: Get messy this summer
Explore emotions and mud at two new experiences inside the Minnesota Children?s Museum in St. Paul. First, "Emotions at Play with Pixar?s Inside Out" is open now in the Special Exhibits Gallery on the fourth floor of the museum. The exhibit is filled with interactive experiences to help people understand the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our lives. The other new experience is set up in the backyard area and it?s called the Mud Zone. It contains three areas for messy fun including a mud launcher and mud pie kitchen. The museum has cleaning stations and smocks, but suggests caregivers plan ahead and bring a change of clothes for Mud Zone participants. The museum opens at 9 a.m. daily.
Explore emotions and mud at two new experiences inside the Minnesota Children?s Museum in St. Paul. First, "Emotions at Play with Pixar?s Inside Out" is open now in the Special Exhibits Gallery on the fourth floor of the museum. The exhibit is filled with interactive experiences to help people understand the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our lives. The other new experience is set up in the backyard area and it?s called the Mud Zone. It contains three areas for messy fun including a mud launcher and mud pie kitchen. The museum has cleaning stations and smocks, but suggests caregivers plan ahead and bring a change of clothes for Mud Zone participants. The museum opens at 9 a.m. daily.
MN bowler brings home the gold
Inver Grove Heights native Nick Pate has some new hardware. He just returned from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after competing with Team USA at the 2023 Pan American Bowling Male Championships. The team won a gold and bronze medal. Pate is a six-time member of Team USA and owns six gold, two silver and one bronze medal in Team USA competitions. You can follow his journey on Instagram @NP554
Inver Grove Heights native Nick Pate has some new hardware. He just returned from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after competing with Team USA at the 2023 Pan American Bowling Male Championships. The team won a gold and bronze medal. Pate is a six-time member of Team USA and owns six gold, two silver and one bronze medal in Team USA competitions. You can follow his journey on Instagram @NP554
Edina Art Fair is this weekend
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to check out the Edina Art Fair happening this weekend in and around 50th and France. It?s one of the top art fairs in the country with hundreds of artists participating. The Edina Art Fair starts at noon on Friday, June 2. It runs until 7 p.m. on Sunday. Saturday the art fair is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday you can browse art from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plan your trip ahead of time as traffic can be challenging and parking is limited. They do offer a shuttle from Southdale Mall.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to check out the Edina Art Fair happening this weekend in and around 50th and France. It?s one of the top art fairs in the country with hundreds of artists participating. The Edina Art Fair starts at noon on Friday, June 2. It runs until 7 p.m. on Sunday. Saturday the art fair is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday you can browse art from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plan your trip ahead of time as traffic can be challenging and parking is limited. They do offer a shuttle from Southdale Mall.
Flint Hills Family Festival returns to St. Paul
This weekend, music and theater are in the spotlight in St. Paul as the family friendly Flint Hills Festival kicks off. There are free performances and activities in Rice Park and top notch acts playing the Ordway stage for just $5. One of the featured acts is Lightwire Theater. They combine theater and technology utilizing electroluminescent suits, music and sound effects to tell a story. They were semi-finalists on America?s Got Talent Season 7 and have been traveling the world ever since. The Lightwire Theater shows are on Saturday June 3 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This weekend, music and theater are in the spotlight in St. Paul as the family friendly Flint Hills Festival kicks off. There are free performances and activities in Rice Park and top notch acts playing the Ordway stage for just $5. One of the featured acts is Lightwire Theater. They combine theater and technology utilizing electroluminescent suits, music and sound effects to tell a story. They were semi-finalists on America?s Got Talent Season 7 and have been traveling the world ever since. The Lightwire Theater shows are on Saturday June 3 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Ex-monster truck driver continues to entertain
After 20 years building and driving monster trucks all over the country, Jim Bendzick is switching gears. He?s still tinkering and experimenting but now he?s doing it on his land and filming it for his YouTube channel, Thunder Acres. He has a lot of interesting machinery and obstacles on his land, including a monster truck and a powerful launcher, plus a bus with a dirt ramp to jump it. Even though he?s not on the monster truck circuit anymore, he?s still finding ways to entertain people.
After 20 years building and driving monster trucks all over the country, Jim Bendzick is switching gears. He?s still tinkering and experimenting but now he?s doing it on his land and filming it for his YouTube channel, Thunder Acres. He has a lot of interesting machinery and obstacles on his land, including a monster truck and a powerful launcher, plus a bus with a dirt ramp to jump it. Even though he?s not on the monster truck circuit anymore, he?s still finding ways to entertain people.
Top chef Ann Kim adding brunch to the menu
James Beard Award winning Chef Ann Kim is trying something new. She?s added brunch to Young Joni?s menu, and starting July 1st, Sooki & Mimi will also get into the brunch game. The menu at her Northeast Minneapolis spot, Young Joni is offered Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2pm. Some of the highlights include Ann?s childhood favorite, Juk, a Korean rice porridge with a soft egg and Korean short rib, and the Rise & Shine brunch pizza.
James Beard Award winning Chef Ann Kim is trying something new. She?s added brunch to Young Joni?s menu, and starting July 1st, Sooki & Mimi will also get into the brunch game. The menu at her Northeast Minneapolis spot, Young Joni is offered Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2pm. Some of the highlights include Ann?s childhood favorite, Juk, a Korean rice porridge with a soft egg and Korean short rib, and the Rise & Shine brunch pizza.
Kickoff to Summer at Minnesota State Fair
The Kickoff to Summer at the Minnesota State Fair is this weekend. FOX 9's Shayne Wells has the details.
The Kickoff to Summer at the Minnesota State Fair is this weekend. FOX 9's Shayne Wells has the details.
WreckIt Rage Room opens in Savage
Sometimes you just gotta let it out. And there?s growing demand across the country for a place to safely rage. They?re known as crush rooms or rage rooms and one just opened up in Savage. It?s called WreckIt Rage Room and it gives people the chance to throw glass plates at the wall, or smash bottles with a bat. There are also bigger ticket items like TV?s or computer monitors you can crush with a sledgehammer. The rage room is located at 3930 CR-42 W in Savage. They?re open Wednesday through Sunday.
Sometimes you just gotta let it out. And there?s growing demand across the country for a place to safely rage. They?re known as crush rooms or rage rooms and one just opened up in Savage. It?s called WreckIt Rage Room and it gives people the chance to throw glass plates at the wall, or smash bottles with a bat. There are also bigger ticket items like TV?s or computer monitors you can crush with a sledgehammer. The rage room is located at 3930 CR-42 W in Savage. They?re open Wednesday through Sunday.
Coffee and kicks on the menu at Ninth Street
The metro has several unique coffee shop concepts. In Apple Valley, there?s Curiouser Coffee which is part coffee shop, part conservatory. In Plymouth, the Brew Park is a coffee shop and dog park combo. And in Minneapolis, Ninth Street blends soccer and coffee. There are pickup games nightly, but it?s also used for personal training groups and for kids, a free open play option every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. Ninth Street Soccer and Coffee is located at 801 SE 9th St. in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis. It?s open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to midnight.
The metro has several unique coffee shop concepts. In Apple Valley, there?s Curiouser Coffee which is part coffee shop, part conservatory. In Plymouth, the Brew Park is a coffee shop and dog park combo. And in Minneapolis, Ninth Street blends soccer and coffee. There are pickup games nightly, but it?s also used for personal training groups and for kids, a free open play option every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. Ninth Street Soccer and Coffee is located at 801 SE 9th St. in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis. It?s open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to midnight.
Minnesota Wind Chill off to a hot start
Minnesota?s pro Ultimate team is 2-0 on the season and sitting atop the division. The Wind Chill play in the American Ultimate Disc League. The team finished the 2022 season 9-3, winning their first playoff game in franchise history. There are five more home games this season and they?ll be hosting the championships in August on their home turf, Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul. The team?s next home game is Saturday, June 3, against the Chicago Union.
Minnesota?s pro Ultimate team is 2-0 on the season and sitting atop the division. The Wind Chill play in the American Ultimate Disc League. The team finished the 2022 season 9-3, winning their first playoff game in franchise history. There are five more home games this season and they?ll be hosting the championships in August on their home turf, Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul. The team?s next home game is Saturday, June 3, against the Chicago Union.
Art-a-Whirl returns for 28th year
A plan to bring the public to art studios in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District (NEMAA) started in 1995. Now it involves more than 1,200 artists in 70-plus locations. Art-A-Whirl runs Friday May 19 through Sunday May 21. It?s a chance to interact with the artists, see demos and even try an art project with the pro. NEMAA?s website offers all the info needed to navigate the popular event from transportation and parking to a map of all the participating studios and local breweries and restaurants.
A plan to bring the public to art studios in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District (NEMAA) started in 1995. Now it involves more than 1,200 artists in 70-plus locations. Art-A-Whirl runs Friday May 19 through Sunday May 21. It?s a chance to interact with the artists, see demos and even try an art project with the pro. NEMAA?s website offers all the info needed to navigate the popular event from transportation and parking to a map of all the participating studios and local breweries and restaurants.
Edina High School choir marks 50 years
The Edina High School choral program is preparing to put on a show 50 years in the making. In fact, the same students who started ?Current Jam? in 1973 will be joining current students on stage for a special performance. Even the choir director who created this show will be in the audience to take it in with his grandchildren. Current Jam was created as a way to highlight individual and small group performances and give students the chance to perform pop tunes. To date, more than 4,000 students have participated in Current Jam. The performances will take place on May 18 and May 19 at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday May 20 at Fick Auditorium in Edina High School.
The Edina High School choral program is preparing to put on a show 50 years in the making. In fact, the same students who started ?Current Jam? in 1973 will be joining current students on stage for a special performance. Even the choir director who created this show will be in the audience to take it in with his grandchildren. Current Jam was created as a way to highlight individual and small group performances and give students the chance to perform pop tunes. To date, more than 4,000 students have participated in Current Jam. The performances will take place on May 18 and May 19 at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday May 20 at Fick Auditorium in Edina High School.
Big blooms and bright colors at The Arboretum
The ultimate bloom is underway at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, with 40,000 tulips and 250 crabapple trees are flowering at the same time. There are only a few days left to take it all in. If you?re planning a visit to the Arb, online ticket reservations are required in advance.
The ultimate bloom is underway at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, with 40,000 tulips and 250 crabapple trees are flowering at the same time. There are only a few days left to take it all in. If you?re planning a visit to the Arb, online ticket reservations are required in advance.
Massive pop-up book sale in St. Paul
Jeanette Kamman, aka "The Book Lady" was a notable character within the Saint Paul community, building a collection of over 300,000 books. Now, the community has a chance to get their own piece the famous collection.
Jeanette Kamman, aka "The Book Lady" was a notable character within the Saint Paul community, building a collection of over 300,000 books. Now, the community has a chance to get their own piece the famous collection.
Museum of Illusions opens in Mall of America
A new museum in the Twin Cities is centered around the magic of optical illusions. The Museum of Illusions is open now at the Mall of America on the second floor near the North entrance. The attraction has 60 different exhibits focused on vision, perception and the human brain. Guides are on site to help explain the illusions and assist with photography and tickets start at $20 and are available on the Museum of Illusions official website.
A new museum in the Twin Cities is centered around the magic of optical illusions. The Museum of Illusions is open now at the Mall of America on the second floor near the North entrance. The attraction has 60 different exhibits focused on vision, perception and the human brain. Guides are on site to help explain the illusions and assist with photography and tickets start at $20 and are available on the Museum of Illusions official website.
Maison Margaux: David Fhima?s new Minneapolis restaurant
After two years of renovations, the former Ribnick Fur building in the North Loop is now French brasserie, Maison Margaux. It?s described as bringing a bit of Paris and the Moulin Rouge to the neighborhood. David Fhima and his team are behind the restaurant, an idea that they started developing three years ago. The three-story building has a private event space on the upper level, a bar and restaurant on the main level and the Underground Bar on the lower level. Each space has a different look and feel. Maison Margaux opens Friday, May 12. It?s located at 224 N 1st St. in Minneapolis.
After two years of renovations, the former Ribnick Fur building in the North Loop is now French brasserie, Maison Margaux. It?s described as bringing a bit of Paris and the Moulin Rouge to the neighborhood. David Fhima and his team are behind the restaurant, an idea that they started developing three years ago. The three-story building has a private event space on the upper level, a bar and restaurant on the main level and the Underground Bar on the lower level. Each space has a different look and feel. Maison Margaux opens Friday, May 12. It?s located at 224 N 1st St. in Minneapolis.
Step inside the Pillsbury Mansion for Doors Open Minneapolis
An opulent mansion once belonging to Charles S. Pillsbury is now a blindness training center in Minneapolis. It?s past and present are both important to the city?s identity and this weekend you can step inside this building and dozens of others that helped shape the city. It?s the return of the free event, Doors Open Minneapolis. It takes place on May 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An opulent mansion once belonging to Charles S. Pillsbury is now a blindness training center in Minneapolis. It?s past and present are both important to the city?s identity and this weekend you can step inside this building and dozens of others that helped shape the city. It?s the return of the free event, Doors Open Minneapolis. It takes place on May 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Minneapolis opening historic properties for return of Doors Open
For the first time since the pandemic, Minneapolis is bringing back its Doors Open event. It will take place on May 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The buildings tell the story of the city?s past, from theaters to business hub, sacred spaces and private clubs. The event is free and takes you behind-the-scenes with building owners and caretakers, including The Woman?s Club of Minneapolis, a designated Historic Treasure.
For the first time since the pandemic, Minneapolis is bringing back its Doors Open event. It will take place on May 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The buildings tell the story of the city?s past, from theaters to business hub, sacred spaces and private clubs. The event is free and takes you behind-the-scenes with building owners and caretakers, including The Woman?s Club of Minneapolis, a designated Historic Treasure.