Frankie Cosmos

Frankie Cosmos are bringing the ‘Different Talking Tour’ to Varsity Theater on Friday, September 12th with special guests Fantasy of a Broken Heart and Moontype. Make sure to get your tickets now!

Cafe Accordion Orchestra w/Prudence Johnson

Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix full of French flair, Latin heat and Bohemian attitude. Their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band. Prudence Johnson’s career has taken her from honky-tonks to Carnegie Hall, from the theater stage to the Silver Screen, from the Midwest to the Middle East.

Boiled In Lead

Enthusiastic, powerful, technically brilliant, playing a wealth of instruments with extreme dynamics. Here, Boiled In Lead routinely demolishes genres with its highly identifiable sound. “the prime purveyor of a style of Celtic music infused with punk-rock attitude, developing over the years with a hard-driving swirl that combined Irish folk with heavy rock and elements of styles from all over the world." - Onion A&E

Bluff Country Studio Art Tour

Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is a creative, self-guided weekend adventure through SE Minnesota’s Bluff Country taking place April 25-27, 2025. The tour is a unique opportunity to visit the inspirational art studios nestled in the area’s small towns and scenic, rural bluffs, hills and valleys. Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is a weekend-long art adventure and celebration of a diverse and vibrant community of artists found in the southeast corner of Minnesota. Gather a carload of friends for a fun, self-guided tour of local artists in their studios or galleries.

Party on the Patio

Jordan Taylor 3:30-5:30 and Clay Fulton 7-10 pm. Backwater BBQ Food Truck will be here at 5pm. Come enjoy a day of music and amazing food!

More Things to Do Near Downtown Minneapolis

The North Loop, which “officially” ends at 10th Ave, has begun to push farther and farther north, into the industrial area just east of 94, before what most people commonly consider the start of the Near North neighborhood. 

Wild AI Meetup @ Day Block Brewing Company

Day Block Brewing opens at 4pm, so feel free to grab dinner or a drink prior to the start of the event. Reservations are available as well.

Tame the raw potential of AI alongside fellow innovators. Enjoy a 40 min social, 20 mins of fire talks by passionate innovators, and 1 hour of networking post talks.