Literary-art Events in Minneapolis

Check out happening literary-art events all around Minneapolis, MN

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: The Silent Film with Live Orchestra

 Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

The Mill City Reading Series

 Sun, 26 Oct at 05:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

"Design Your Love Life" Barnes & Noble Singles Event and Book Signing!

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:30 pm Barnes & Noble Free

Movie Screening: Letter from Masanjia

 Fri, 07 Nov at 05:15 pm Coffman Memorial Union Theater Free

The Music of Django Reinhardt with the Ryan Picone Quartet

 Sun, 02 Nov at 05:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

The Threat of Christian Nationalism in and Outside the Church: A conversation with experts

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm 106 E Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55419

Novembering

 Sat, 01 Nov at 12:00 pm Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center

New Works Reading & Open Mic Night!

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Saint Paul Almanac Reading Series

 Tue, 04 Nov at 06:00 pm Boneshaker Books Free

Tiago Rodrigues: "By Heart"

 Tue, 28 Oct at 07:30 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

“I Honestly Love You” Hit songs of Olivia Newton-John & Anne Murray

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 38 to 49

"Warm Up To Winter2025" - Celebrating BIPOC Joy Below 32 degrees!

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:30 pm Theodore Wirth Park - The Trailhead Free

John Waters: Going to Extremes // w. Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

VENUS OF MARS w/special guests

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Trylon Cinema

ELOUR with Annie and the Bang Bang and The Changeups at Schooner Tavern

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm Schooner Tavern

Mama Hellcats

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Nourish: A Reading Series

Sat, 25 Oct at 04:00 pm 300 13th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Minneapolis, MN

Translation Book Club - Man Tiger

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

The High 48s Under A Bluegrass Moon 2025

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Grown Up Book Fair at Forgotten Star Brewing

 Sun, 02 Nov at 12:00 pm 38 Northern Stacks Drive, Fridley, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Kelly Foster Lundquist presents Beard in conversation with Chris Stedman

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Book launch for Adeyado Agarau feat. Sarah Ghazal Ali & Erin Sharkey

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm Milkweed Books Free

Somewhere - The Play

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:00 pm Mcguire Proscenium Stage - Guthrie Theater

An Evening with John Hendrix @ Anselm House

 Tue, 11 Nov at 05:00 pm Anselm House - Melrose Station Free

Film Screening: Narrative Shorts - It's Complicated!

 Mon, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm JCC Sabes Center - Barry Family Campus 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Music in the Chapel: Makam Baklava

 Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm Lakewood Cemetery USD 16

Pattern/Constraint/Sound: A group reading with Douglas Kearney

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm The Loft Literary Center Free

Reading "An Opening" by Andrew Grum Carr

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm Lakewood Cemetery Free

World Premiere: "The Temptations of Veslemøy" by Kjell Habbestad

 Sun, 02 Nov at 04:00 pm Mindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Milkweed Presents Grady Chambers with Aamina Ahmad

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Open Book Free

Nico Carney

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Hanif Abdurraqib Reading

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm Coffman Union Theater - University of Minnesota

LCI Seminar 2025 - Hosted by BikeMN

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota USD 0 to 450

Front Yard Mission Night

Sun, 26 Oct at 06:00 pm 560 40th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Embracing Our Rootswith Dr. John S. Wright & Davu Underwood Seru

 Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm 222 21st Ave S Free

Ragamala Dance Company presents Moving Bronzes

 Sat, 08 Nov at 02:00 pm 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55404

ADAM BOHANAN Presents A Very Funky Hanukkah Show

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 28

The Mill City Reading Series

 Sun, 23 Nov at 05:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Book release party! Sam Tschida's UNDEAD AND UNWED

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 21

WINTER SOLSTICE SOUND BATH with Marc Anderson and Natalie Nowytski

 Sun, 21 Dec at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 28

Revolutions Are Made of Love Launch Celebration!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm 879 29th Ave SE USD 0 to 37

Film Screening: The Glory of Life

 Sun, 26 Oct at 05:00 pm JCC Sabes Center - Barry Family Campus 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road St. Louis Park, MN 55416

The Phantom Carriage (1921) w/ live score by Paris 1919 featuring Terrell X'Avion

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Frank Weber at Minni Mystery Con

 Sun, 09 Nov at 09:00 am Once Upon A Crime

Agates IndyBookstore Tour

 Sun, 02 Nov at 01:00 pm Milkweed Books Free

Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew and Vishwas R. Gaitonde in conversation

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Nicole Baart presents Where He Left Me with William Kent Krueger

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Fall Book Fair

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:00 am Machine Shop

The Runes: A Pandemic Journey - Deep Winter Dive Series with Kari Tauring

 Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am Norway House USD 18 to 112

Josh Gondelman

 Sun, 23 Nov at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Book launch featuring Ricardo and Tony Oliva

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:30 am Park Ave United Methodist Church Free

Amythyst Kiah with special guest TBA

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring

 Sat, 03 Jan at 10:00 am Norway House USD 18 to 24

Edward McPherson presents Look Out in conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld

 Mon, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Views from Abroad, Tableaux from La France et Ailleurs - An exhibit by Brendan Kramp

 Wed, 12 Nov at 05:00 pm 227 Colfax Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55405

​Erin O. White launches LIKE FAMILY. In conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld.

 Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm The Annex

Tobin Thompson Pediatric Lectureship: The Rock in My Throat

 Wed, 05 Nov at 05:30 pm Hennepin Healthcare Clinic & Specialty Center Free

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring

 Sat, 17 Jan at 10:00 am Norway House USD 18 to 24

Main Street Revolution Luncheon presents . . . .

 Thu, 13 Nov at 11:00 am 7201 Metro Blvd Free

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

 Tue, 23 Dec at 06:00 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

Dips, Chips, and a Book Signing with Stephanie Hansen

 Thu, 06 Nov at 05:30 pm Norway House USD 29 to 35

AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO featuring Frank Ferrante

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 55 to 66

Book Launch—Playing the Game: Embodied Brilliance beyond the Moral Limits of Race in Sport

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm 767 Eustis St., Suite 140, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114

Ana Gasteyer // Sugar & Booze: A Holiday Spectacular

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Book launch! Sara Holland's BREAK WIDE THE SEA

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 24

Book launch! M.A. Wardell's HUSBAND OF THE YEAR

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 21

Film Screening: Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space + Dr. Avi Loeb

 Sun, 26 Oct at 01:00 pm JCC Sabes Center - Barry Family Campus 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Personal Essay Writing Class with Jennifer Cramer-Miller and Emma Nadler

 Fri, 31 Oct at 10:00 am ModernWell USD 300 to 330

Mali Obomsawin: "Sugarcane" with Live Score

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

Torstenson Lecture 2025: The Minneapolis Reckoning

 Tue, 28 Oct at 05:30 pm Augsburg University

Hali Lee presents The Big We

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm ModernWell USD 15 to 35

Cursive w/ AJJ (duo)

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm 509 1st Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, United States

Sue Scott’s Island of Discarded Women w/ Leigh Finke, Chastity Brown + More

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 38 to 49

Mindset Workshop -Minneapolis

 Sun, 01 Feb at 10:00 am Minneapolis USD 229

Stories the Land Holds: Tears, Resiliency, and the Work of Healing

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm 4801 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55410

Surdyk's CLASS: An Evening with winemaker Sergio Germano

 Mon, 27 Oct at 06:30 pm 303 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55414

Global AI Job Fair | Minneapolis

 Wed, 10 Dec at 03:00 pm Minneapolis Free

SOLD OUT: Rob Anderson // Are You Afraid of The ‘90s? // Late Show

 Tue, 18 Nov at 09:30 pm The Parkway Theater

The Sioux Chef: Make Americas Borderless Again -Turtle Island Cookbook Tour

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm Guthrie Theater USD 56 to 181

WHAT DOESN'T K*ll ME ONLY MAKES ME WEIRDER AND HARDER TO RELATE TO

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:00 pm Granada Theater USD 20 to 41

BEN COOK-FELTZ'S HOLIDAY SHINDIG with ANN REED and ZIPPY LASKE

 Sun, 14 Dec at 02:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 17 to 23

Giving old family journals, letters, and photos a new, creative life

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:30 am Norway House USD 24 to 29

SOLD OUT:Susan Lee's JULIA SONG IS UNDATEABLE, w/ Ali Hazelwood, Christina Lauren, & Lauren Billings

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Parkway Theater

Les Miserables

 Mon, 16 Feb Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

Horror Explorers "Strange Pictures" November discussion @ Washburn Library

 Sat, 22 Nov at 02:00 pm Friends of the Washburn Library

"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" Baking Demo, with author Becky Diamond

 Sun, 23 Nov at 01:00 pm 704 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55401

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Minneapolis USD 7 to 34

A Date Night Adventure! - Mining Knowledge in Minneapolis

 Fri, 01 Nov at 08:00 am Hennepin Ave & 4th St S, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA USD 20

Minne-Mystery Con @ Once Upon A Crime

 Sun, 09 Nov at 09:00 am Once Upon A Crime USD 11

Macbeth - Discussion at Guthrie Theater - Wurtele Thrust Stage

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm Guthrie Theater - Wurtele Thrust Stage

Trisha Brown Dance Company: "Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown, and Cunningham Onstage"

 Tue, 11 Nov at 02:00 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

Mamas Ignite Collective Creative Circles

 Mon, 24 Nov at 05:30 pm The Legacy Building USD 0 to 77

Unlock Powerful Stories: 1 Day Storytelling Session in Minneapolis, MN

 Tue, 14 Oct at 09:00 am Spaces - Minneapolis - North Loop USD 453 to 566