Arts and Culture

Local Arrangements Committee Recommends:

Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
http://www.artsmia.org/
The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) is an artist-managed curatorial department of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts devoted to the exhibition of works by artists who live in Minnesota
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis   

Book Arts
BirchBark Books
2115 West 21st St
Minneapolis 
http://birchbarkbooks.com
Owned by Louise Erdrich in historic Kenwood neighborhood

Corner Books
165 Western Ave
St Paul 
Owned by Garrison Keillor in historic Blair Arcade

Open Book
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis
http://www.openbookmn.org
Literary arts center

Music  
Cabooze
917 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis 
http://www.cabooze.com/ 
Local and national classic rock, country-rock, alternative, blues, funk, reggae, and world beat music venue

Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
1010 Nicollet MallMinneapolis
http://www.dakotacooks.com/ 
Jazz club and restaurant

Fine Line Music Café
318 1st Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 338-8100 
www.finelinemusic.com 
The Fine line presents top quality local and national musical acts seven nights a week

First Avenue
701 1st Ave N
Minneapolis, 55403
(612) 332-1775
www.first-avenue.com 
A vibrant Twin Cities music club.

Nye's Polonaise Room
112 Hennepin Ave E
Minneapolis
http://www.nyespolonaise.com/ 
Traditional Polish polka and piano bar (Esquire’s Best Bar in America)

Turf Club
1601 University Ave W
St Paul http://www.turfclub.net/ 
Local indie rock and national alt country bar

Theater
Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis
http://jungletheater.com/ 
Eclectic theater in Lyn-Lake neighborhood

Uptown Theatre
2906 Hennepin Ave S
Minneapolis
http://www.landmarktheaters.com/market/Minneapolis/Uptown Theatre.htm
Independent and foreign language cinema in heart of Uptown district