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Axios
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Twin Cities weekend: Art in Bloom, Indie Bookstore Day, craft beer fest
April showers bring spring flowers — and a host of free, art-themed things to do around the Cities. Here are three different places to find local art this week: Art in Bloom is back at Minneapolis Institute of Art now through Sunday, with over 150 floral installations inspired by pieces in the museum's permanent collection. Free This spring's St. Paul Art Crawl kicks off Friday through Sunday with 22 venues across Lowertown, West 7th and West Side hosting local artisans and activities. Nicollet Island Spring Market returns for the season Sunday with over 50 local vendors selling handmade wares, including art, jewelry, food and crafts. More things to do ... 📚 Celebrate your favorite local bookshop on Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday. Literary organization Rain Taxi has once again created a passport for Twin Cities bookstores — pick one up now and get it stamped at a participating shop through Saturday for future discounts. Free In search of a pre-loved read? Norway House in Minneapolis is hosting its first used book sale on Friday afternoon; proceeds benefit Franklin Library and its literacy program, which provides free, in-person reading support for students. Free entry 🏎️ Cars and Caves returns to Chanhassen for the 2025 season this Saturday morning with hundreds of classic, muscle, antique, street rod and exotic cars and motorcycles. It's free to all and family-friendly, though patrons can donate to this month's nonprofit beneficiary Wishes & More at the event. 🎭 Try your hand at puppetry (with help from the pros) at Heart of the Beast's spring pop-up and fundraiser in Powderhorn Park on Sunday afternoon.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Twin Cities Book Festival will leave the State Fairgrounds in 2025
The Twin Cities Book Festival is saying farewell to the State Fairgrounds. The Rain Taxi-run event will host its 25th fest at St. Paul's Union Depot, organizers announced on Thursday. The state's longest-running book festival will bring publishers, magazines, lit groups, libraries, rare book dealers, authors, and book lovers together at the St. Paul train hub on Saturday, Nov. 8. "We are thrilled to announce this move," says Festival Director Eric Lorberer. "With the Book Festival celebrating its 25th appearance in the Twin Cities and Rain Taxi's quarterly magazine marking 30 years of continuous publication at the end of the year as well, we intend to double down on our passion for the written word – it is the hallmark of humanity's capacity for understanding, education, and communication, and the world could use more of that, it seems." In recent years, Rain Taxi says it has brought in more than 6,000 visitors but is preparing for even more bibliophiles to frequent the festival in the coming years. In September, Story Line Books opened at Union Depot, putting a literary presence in the historic station year-round. It followed on the heels of the Depot's new restaurant, the 1881 Eating House. With those additions, Union Depot said it had leased out all of its storefronts. The festival plans to unveil details about this year's Twin Cities Book Festival in the lead-up to the November event.
