Grab a Mint Julep, don your best hat or seersucker suit and head out for Derby Day! Day at the Derby – 4 Year Anniversary Party Minneapolis Cider Company is turning four and to celebrate, they’re bringing the Kentucky Derby to Minneapolis. Grab your biggest hat and most flowery dress…

Kick off outdoor festival season with the annual Fulton Block Party, featuring eight hours of live music, including DJ Benny Nord, Monica LaPlante, Of the Orchard, and more. Local food trucks such as  Fulton’s Taproom Kitchen, KCM Egg Rolls, and Que Tal Street Eats will keep attendees full, especially paired…

For a night of big hair, MTV throwbacks, and a possible meet-cute á la John Hughes, go to the Uptown VFW for ’80s New Wave Prom. DJ Shane Kramer will spin all the ’80s classics from Talking Heads to Kate Bush to Duran Duran, and more. Don’t forget to take…

Join the 2023 group of Salted Artists for the grand opening of this year’s Pop Up Gallery. The show will feature the work of returning Salted Artists, as well as the work of new Minnesota artists. This art collective has been showing artwork for five years, and will be sharing…

Sue Scott hosts the live show and podcast Island of Discarded Women tonight at Crooner’s. Tonight’s event features Appetite for Change co-founder Princess Titus and revered singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke, with additional appearances from singer/songwriter Zippy Laske, actor/writer Sylvia Pontaza, and spoken word artist Brittany Delaney. THURS 5/4, 7:30 PM, $30/$40,…

You haven’t met psychedelia like this. Since their formation in the mid-90s, the Japan-based group has been touring and releasing music nonstop in the U.S. and Europe and will now be appearing at the Turf. In recent years, the band experienced a massive shift in their performing lineup, but it’s…

Hook and Ladder’s Under the Canopy series features a fundraising performance by Maria Isa for Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice. SLRJ was created in 2004 to give South Minneapolis youth a chance to participate in restorative justice as an alternative to juvenile court, and Isa, a Boricua singer, songwriter, actress, rapper,…

Local songwriter Sarah Morris celebrates the release of her fifth full-length album Here’s To You. Moving a bit away from her twangier tendencies, the new record sees the award-winning songwriter finding a more ethereal sound with producer Dave Mehling, while staying true to her detailed and moving songcraft. Emily Haavik…

Black Fashion Week celebrates its sixth year with emerging and established designers, big-name brands, and a Minneapolis Met Gala at the Mia. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN The sixth year of Black Fashion Week is here, and it’s bigger than ever, promises Natalie Morrow, founder and CEO of Black Fashion Week.…