Grinch Unplugged
Let's get ready for the holiday season in true Grinch form!
Join us for holiday vibes, music from Grunge Unplugged and your best holiday grunge look.
Back to Hack Winter Festival
Back to Hack is Hackensack's area winter festival. The event started many years ago when a group of people tried to figure out something fun to celebrate the winter and get out of the house. We have Sweetheart Days in the summer and the group came up with the idea of bringing your "Sweetheart Back to Hack" in the winter. Back to Hack celebrates winter with activities including the Frostbite Your Fanny Fun Run, Paul Bunyan Family Fishing Contest, Medallion Hunt, Kids Games in the Snow, Snow Sculpting, and a Community Bonfire and Fireworks.
Minneapolis-St. Paul’s Best Restaurants for Asian Food
Judging by a growing number of national accolades (the James Beard Awards, Food & Wine, The New York Times), it’s no secret that Minnesota is home to a wide range of Asian cuisines — everything from the deeply regional delicacies of China to the rarely seen recipes of the Hmong diaspora, which has winding roots in Southern China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Here are 16 beloved, rightfully acclaimed restaurants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that serve fantastic Asian food.
Winter Holiday Market
Shop the holiday season with a curated selection of local artisans, vendors, and seasonal goods perfect for holiday gifts and winter decor. Whether you're shopping for handcrafted items, enjoying the cozy greenhouse atmosphere, or picking up fresh greenery, our winter market offers a little something for everyone.
Free entry!
Willie & Family LIVE- Michael Moore
A heartfelt homage to the legendary outlaw of country music, Willie Nelson. Michael Moore, born and raised in McKinney, Texas, brings the soulful twang of Willie Nelson to life through his exceptional talent. From the upbeat rhythm of “Whiskey River” to the classic tales of “Good Hearted Woman” and “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babied Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” this shows captures the essence of Willie’s timeless contributions to the genre.
Viking Lakes Ice Festival
Step into 8,000 square feet of crystal-clear ice, featuring ten custom ice sculptures and two striking installations welcoming you in. Enjoy a drink at the full-size ice bar and soak in all the winter vibes that Winter SKOLstice has to offer!
True North Cabin Cookbook Luncheon
Stephanie Hansen’s first book, True North Cabin Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from a North Woods Table, transported readers to her family outpost on True North Island on Burntside Lake near Ely, Minnesota, to savor meals for the cabin months of May through September.
Tinsel Taproom
A Minnesota Holiday Pop-Up Bar & Christmas Experience
December 13 – January 4 | 22 Northmen Brewing Co. | Alexandria, MN21+ | Open Every Day the Brewery is Open (brewery hours)
Those Medley Kids perform Fragile
Plus, select cuts from iconic prog rockers Genesis, Rush, King Crimson and ELP.
Those Medley Kids recreate the music of iconic prog rock giants Genesis, Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, and Rush. Ambitious compositions, experimentation, concept-driven lyrics, and instrumental virtuosity take center stage in this otherworldly tribute to rock’s most musically excessive epoch.
Theatre Elision presents: In the Green
As a young girl, medieval saint, healer, visionary, exorcist, and composer Hildegard von Bingen was locked in a cloister’s cell after demonstrating a preternatural sensitivity to the world around her. Sequestered with Hildegard is Jutta, a woman who has spent her life secluded in an effort to recover a whole self after the deepest of trauma. Under Jutta’s guidance, Hildegard attempts to reassemble her own fragmented self while her mentor proselytizes a rejection of brokenness.