CEO Phil Hansen will lead us on a behind the scenes tour of disaster services, nurse assistant training, health and safety training and see how the American Red Cross supports people serving in the military and their families.  We will also see the infrastructure involved in providing immediate emergency response to our community.

Enjoy a quiet evening with your friends and beautiful poetry. Bring your favorite short (no more than half a page) poem to share; tell us why you chose the poem, then read it aloud. When all participants have shared their poems, we will discuss favorites and share copies.

Drop in and join your friends and neighbors at this neighborhood haunt. Our book chat discussion leader will be Marion Kagan and the book is The Distinguished Guest by Sue Miller.  This adventure requires no reservations!

MCC Members and Guests. 

Join advanced or intermediate bridge players for a round of social bridge. You are expected to come with a partner at your level. (Advanced players play all the major conventions comfortably.) If you need help finding a partner, contact Linnea Tweed at 612-455-3329, and she will assist you. Play begins immediately at 3:00 pm.

MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.  

Celebrate spring with bird watching along the river! Join us for the second of four weekly birding walks. We hope to see migrating warblers and other song birds. The Spring Bird Walks are led by Jamie McBride, Lead Naturalist with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Meet at 7:00am at the entrance to the Pavilion parking lot on Nicollet Island, which is across from the Nicollet Island Inn. Plan for a two hour bird walk, but feel free to leave earlier if necessary.  

MCC Members, sign up here.  Guests, email Linnea.  

Learn about the benefits, cautions, and the variety of options for syncing (sharing) your data within your digital world. This presentation applies to Apple devices, Android devices, and PCs, sharing data among your computers, phone, tablet, and social media

MCC Members, sign up here.  

Celebrate spring with bird watching along the river! Join us for the third of four weekly birding walks. We hope to see migrating warblers and other song birds. The Spring Bird Walks will be led by Jamie McBride, Lead Naturalist with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Meet at 7am at the entrance to the Pavilion parking lot on Nicollet Island, which is across from the Nicollet Island Inn. Plan for a two hour bird walk, but feel free to leave earlier if necessary.    

MCC Members, sign up here.  Guests, email Linnea. 

MCC Member Carol Vantine has a reputation for making amazing pies. We've convinced her to host a hands-on cooking class to show us how. The first class is about making the perfect crust. Bring your own rolling pin! Participation is limited.  

MCC Members, sign up here.

MCC Member Marcia Townley would like fellow members to know about the upcoming benefit, Sisters Who Lead and Read, at The Loft Literary Center's Performance Hall Wednesday, May 2 at 5:00pm.  Join your neighbors for a discussion and reading with Louis and Heid Erdich and hear how they interweave their professional and creative endeavors.  Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting Hannah at 612-215-2582 or hholman@loft.org.  For more information, use this link.   

MCC Member Laura Crosby invites you to join her for the Traffic Zone Artists Open Studios, 250 3rd Avenue North on Saturday, May 5, 5:30pm - 9:30pm.  The Artists of Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art, in the heart of the North Loop Warehouse District, will be welcoming visitors into their studios.  A wide range of visual expression will be on display and for sale including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, original prints, fine press books, and artists' books.  Laura will be exhibiting some of her work at Harriet Bart's studio #308.  This event is free and open to the public.   

MCC Member Lou Burdick shared information about an upcoming event sponsored by the Center for Integrative Leadership at the University of Minnesota and the Women's Foundation of Minnesota.  The event is Freedom Here & Now: Ending Modern Slavery  to be held on Tuesday, May 8, 12:30-5:30pm, Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota.  This will be part of a concerted effort to combat a disturbing trend in the Twin Cities, that we are among the nation's 13 largest centers for sex trafficking of children.  The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.  For more information and to register, click here.

This DID web site has a calendar feature with lots of great information!  It covers many downtown venues with current happenings and performers i.e all of the theaters, Target Field, the convention center, etc.  It's really a worthwhile site to keep in mind when you're looking for things to do downtown!  To check it out, use this link!