Literary-art Events in Minneapolis

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

FIELD TRIP 2025: Art and Nature Festival

 Sat, 13 Sep at 12:00 pm 2500 County Road E W, Saint Anthony, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Ocean Vuong in Conversation

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm Coffman Memorial Union

Fifth Annual Do Re #MeToo // Sexist Songs Reclaimed by Righteous Feminists

 Fri, 12 Sep at 08:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Amazing Grace! coming to Orchestra Hall

 Sun, 19 Oct at 04:00 pm Orchestra Hall Minneapoolis

Sarah Morris: "Say Yes" Album Release

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

Judy Karofsky presents Diselderly Conduct

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

An Evening with NIDIA GÓNGORA

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 44

Anika Fajardo presents The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

AACM@60!

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:30 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

BuckSlam September Poetry Slam (#3.03)

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm Indeed Brewing Company (Minneapolis)

Bare Book Club Minneapolis Presents Cliterature

 Fri, 12 Sep at 08:00 pm 2001 A SPACE, 5th Street Northeast, Minneapolis, MN, USA USD 31 to 43

A Rom-Com Evening with Amy Buchanan & Jamie Harrow!

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Martin Zellar & The Hardways with special guest Presley Haile

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Book Launch Party!

 Sun, 14 Sep at 10:30 am Lake Harriet Spiritual Community (LHSC)

Eileen Flanagan presents Common Ground

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Asters and Goldenrod: Powerhouse Plants for Pollinators

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:30 pm Richfield Community Center

Tom Trondson presents Sport & Leisure

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

David Sedaris at Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

 Mon, 20 Oct Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

Reading "An Opening" by Andrew Grum Carr

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

Border CrosSing Presents: Canto a la vida

 Sun, 21 Sep at 04:00 pm Ascension Catholic Church, 1723 Bryant Avenue, Minneapolis, Mn

Morning Altars Workshops at Lakewood

 Sat, 11 Oct at 09:00 am Lakewood Cemetery USD 0 to 55

An Evening with JOHN McCUTCHEON

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 35

VENUS OF MARS w/special guests

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Trylon Cinema

Friends Lecture: The End of Luxury?

 Thu, 18 Sep at 11:00 am 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55404

In person: Eliana Ramage book launch with Claire Lombardo

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Open Book Free

Stop Drawing — Or Else: A Cartoonist's View on Democracy's Perilous Moment

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Cowles Auditorium Free

Our Flag Means Dance

 Fri, 19 Sep at 10:00 pm The Forbidden Bazaar

Mama Hellcats

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

Gates Of Dawn, Comets Ov Cupid, Aune Mire

Sat, 27 Sep at 07:30 pm 3533 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, United States

An Illiad

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm The Southern Theater

James Kakalios launches The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Unholy Communion // Twin Cities Film Premiere

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Translation Book Club - The Orchards of Basra

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Book Release! Lyla Sage's SOUL SEARCHING

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Riverview Theater USD 31

Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew and Vishwas R. Gaitonde in conversation

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

The Book of Will

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:30 pm The Crane Theater

Graywolf Press Literary Salon

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Glass House MN

Words & Music by Dan Wilson with special guest Humbird

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Martin Sabo: The Making of the Modern Legislature Book Launch

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion Free

Stoneburner live in MN

Wed, 24 Sep at 07:30 pm The Red Sea Restaurant & Bar

An Evening With Jimmy Webb

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:30 pm 4814 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55417

Miss Shannan’s Comedy Through the Chaos

 Sat, 27 Sep at 06:00 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

Minneapolis, MN An Evening with David Sedaris

Mon, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm Hennepin Arts Orpheum Theatre

Star of the North | English Country Dance Weekend

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm 3748 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

September Rainbow Pages Queer Book Club!

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Watermark Sketch Minneapolis 2025 (2 Day Event)

 Fri, 26 Sep at 06:00 pm A-Mill Artist Lofts Free

It’s A Lot // Sitcom Pilot Screening & Stand-Up Comedy Show

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Let Go Let Flow Presents: Wealth is Health

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm 1128 Harmon Pl USD 29 to 65

Joe Siple presents The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Devoney Looser presents Wild for Austen with Andrea Kaston Tange

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Queer Book Club September: I Leave it Up to You

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm 2728 S 39th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406-3778, United States

Community Concert with T. Mychael Rambo

 Sun, 14 Sep at 01:30 pm 4101 37th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Dan Chaon presents One of Us in conversation with Antonia Angress

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Ada Limón at Pantages Theatre - MN

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Pantages Theatre - MN

September Bonkers Book Club!

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

David Hakensen presents Her Place in the Woods

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Salon du livre - Francophile book fair

Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm 227 Colfax Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55405

Nourish: A Reading Series

 Sat, 06 Sep at 04:00 pm 300 13th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Minneapolis, MN

Milkweed Presents Keith Wilson with Douglas Kearney & Chaun Webster

 Wed, 24 Sep at 06:00 pm Open Book Free

Somewhere - The Play

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

Hanif Abdurraqib Reading

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

'It's Taco Knight' Story Time with MEGAN MAYNOR---and the FIESTA MEXICANA FOOD TRUCK!

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:30 am 2720 43rd St W, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55410

Rushmore (1998) w/ live music by The Ryan Picone Quartet!

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm Parkway Theater

Book Launch! Andie J. Christopher's FASTER with Nikki Payne

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 20

Music in the Chapel: Makam Baklava

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

Safeguarding our community from white Christian Nationalism: Rev. Angela Denker

 Wed, 08 Oct at 06:30 pm 1555 40th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Carson Faust launches If the Dead Belong Here with Mona Susan Power

 Mon, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Sue Scott’s Island of Discarded Women with Sheila O’Connor & Jonatha Brooke

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:30 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 38 to 49

Main Street Revolution Luncheon presents . . . .

 Thu, 09 Oct at 11:00 am 7201 Metro Blvd Free

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

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

John U. Bacon presents The Gales of November

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Orchid Club, Dirt Magnet, Selfish Teammate

Thu, 09 Oct at 06:30 pm 3533 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, United States

Opening-Day Panel: Dyani White Hawk: Love Language

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

Greil Marcus presents Mystery Train in conversation w/ Michaelangelo Matos

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

Take Your Best Travel Photographs Yet! with Autumn Carolynn

 Thu, 11 Sep at 10:30 am Norway House USD 40 to 46

Bill Gaythwaite presents A Place in the World with Mubanga Kalimamukwento

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Fall Book Fair

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:00 am Machine Shop

Bake sandbakkels, kourabiedes, and coconut cake with Lee Svitak Dean

 Sat, 18 Oct at 10:30 am Norway House USD 40 to 46

Mindset Workshop -Minneapolis

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

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

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

An Abundance of Light, a Story of Matisse in Morocco Publication Party!

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:00 pm Big Hill Books

Cracked Walnut Poetry Festival- Before I Lie: Voices Cracked Open

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm 1762 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403-2121, United States

Saint Paul Almanac Reading Series

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

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

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

AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO featuring Frank Ferrante

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

IT'S TACO KNIGHT + Taco Truck Party at Wild Rumpus!

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:30 am Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers

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

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

Minnesota Justice Foundation's Annual Awards Celebration

 Tue, 30 Sep at 04:30 pm Campus Club of the University of Minnesota USD 18 to 134

Book Launch – Garborg's "Haugtussa – The Clairvoyant Mountain Maid," transl. by Dr. Wm. Halverson

 Sat, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm Norway House, 913 E Franklin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55404

Renee Rapp

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm The Armory - Minneapolis

Cursive w/ AJJ (duo)

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

Susan Lee's JULIA SONG IS UNDATEABLE, with Ali Hazelwood and Christina Lauren

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Parkway Theater

Singer, guitarist Roar Dons at Norway House Happy Hour

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:30 am 913 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55404

Les Miserables

 Mon, 16 Feb Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

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

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

"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

Book Launch - The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers

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

Ada Limon & Robin Wall Kimmerer

 Tue, 07 Oct at 06:00 pm Pantages Theatre - MN