Rainbow Elder Coffee Connection
2025-10-16 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-20 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
Join us for on the 3rd Thursday’s of the month from 11am-1pm for free coffee and to connect with peers.
These coffee connections are intended for anyone in the LGBTQIA2S+ community over the age of 55 to connect with each other and find community.

This Arts & Culture Vibrant Storefronts is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

2nd Annual CiderWeen at Sociable by ModesittMarkets
2025-10-18 12:00 - 18:00 | Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
The Second Annual CIDERWEEN 🍎 🪄!!
On Saturday October 18th, the ghouls, witches, and creatures of the night descend upon @sociablecider! Join over 50 Queer and BIPOC artists celebrating the spooky season during these scary times 👻
Free activities include~ Adult & Doggy Trick-or-Treating (sorry kids, you’ll get your candy on Halloween), Punch Card Prizes (free art!), and spiderweb craftivities 🕷️🕸️
Applications are closed but we’re still accepting Queer+BIPOC folks for the wait-list 🫶 If you’re hoping to work with us someday, please join the Modesitt Makers sign up linked in our Instagram bio! We are still accepting non-profit info tables 🦇
The artists for this event are all Queer and BIPOC, many identifying as both & also as disabled. Your support means helping local artists continue to create, exist, and grow during the terrors of modern day America 🎃 This is a safe space: all are welcome, hate is not 💖

Prime Timers Bookclub
2025-10-18 13:15 - 15:15, 2025-11-15 13:15 - 15:15 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
This monthly book club is a subgroup of the Twin Cities Prime Timers Club, which is affiliated with the state and national organizations. It meets each third Saturday of the month at Quatrefoil from 1:15pm – 3:15pm.

Poetry Reading in Queer Conversation with Emily Dickinson with Rosa Lane
2025-10-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Milkweed Books, 1011 S Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, United States
Rosa Lane, queer poet, will read from her 4th poetry collection, Called Back, a title memorializing the last two words Emily Dickinson wrote, winner of the 2025 Maine Literary Poetry Book Award. Her poems give voice to the LGBTQ+ dimension of one of America’s greatest poets, which draws from most recent research by Dickinson scholars. Pulitzer finalist Henri Cole had this to say about Called Back: “What marvelous, feral, eccentric, sweetly erotic poems [that]…illuminate–with electrifying language –the shadows of human love.” [www.rosalane.com]. Stephen Haven will join Rosa and read from his latest work, The Flight from Meaning, which contains meditations on American History, on the nature of religion in our time, and on racism and its legacy in the post-Civil Rights era. T. R. Hummer in praise of Stephen’s work had this to say: “Stephen is a poet of incisive discipline deployed in the service of a passionate, humanistic ethos.” [www.stephenhaven.com]

Tea Time for Transwomen
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Aliveness Project, 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Tea Time is a peer support network for trans femme identifying individuals living in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. The mission of Tea Time is to offer safer spaces for trans femme folks, a highly vulnerable and stigmatized population. Tea Time offers various resources such as access to HRT injection supplies, a free PrEP clinic, safer spaces to discuss issues related to stigma and shame, issues around medical transition, sexual health, peer support, family issues, etc. We offer safer spaces for trans femme folks to learn how to live and thrive through a network of peer support and care.
Tea Time meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 5:30pm -7:00pm at The Aliveness Project located at 3808 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409.
Contact Information:
Main Office: 612-822-9668.
Luna Maldonado: luna@aliveness.org
Tea Time Disscusion Topics

Name Change Clinic
Hormone Therapy
Safe Spaces
Coming Out
Community Connection
Dating / Love / Sex

Boo-tiful Monsterpieces
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Moonstone, 908 W Lake, Minneapolis, MN
Get ready to create your own Halloween-inspired photo frame masterpiece with Elevate Twin Cities! This LGBTQIA+ friendly event is all about sparkles, community, and unleashing your creativity.
All supplies provided No experience needed Come solo or with friends—everyone’s welcome!
When: October 23 | 5–7pm Where: Moonstone MPLS Cost: $20 (But don’t worry—if cost is a barrier, we’ve got you covered.
Just reach out at e3@elevatetccollective.org)
Spots are limited—reserve yours now at https://www.elevatetccollective.org/event-details/boo-tiful-monsterpieces-a-spooky-painting-party

Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group
2025-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
The Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group is a new community meetup for folks who have recently relocated to the Twin Cities. Drop by to meet new people, learn about local LGBTQIA+ resources, chat, and share your favorite Twin Cities discoveries! Locals, partners, and family welcome. Meetings hosted every 4th Wednesday at the Pride Cultural Arts Center.
Questions and information requests can be sent to TCTransplants@gmail.com

Double Feature Queer Movie Night
2025-10-24 18:30 - 2025-10-25 00:00 | Time Travelers Public House, Brooklyn center, MN, 55429, United States
October’s Queer Movie Night!!!
Double feature for the spooky season 🎃👀👹
Water and popcorn provided

FREE FREE FREE
Show up at 6:30pm, Movie starts at 7pm
Hosted in Brooklyn Center

First will be Satranic Panic
When Max, trans queen Aria’s found brother and the love of artist Jay’s life, is ruthlessly slaughtered by a shadowy cult in a ritual to summon a cadre of demons, two friends will follow a mysterious note promising answers and hit the road.
After Satranic Panic we will have a short break/discussion and then be playing They/Them
A group of teenagers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endures unsettling psychological techniques while being stalked by a mysterious masked killer.

Accesability:
The movie night will be held in a house.there are short steps into the house. Narrow doorways and hallways as it is a 1950s house. There is an upstairs bathroom and downstairs bathroom. Patio out back to get some fresh air.
The movie will be shown downstairs on a projector. Floor seats and bean bag space is available.
Chairs on request.
We have a ramp for getting into the house, but not to get into the house. If you would like us to set up the ramp to get in please ask!!

Message us on Instagram at @timetravelerspublichouse or (763) 280-8769 for the address and or questions!!

Transgender Book Club
2025-10-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
The Transgender Book Club meets the fourth Sunday of the month from 1-2pm to discuss books by and about trans people. We welcome people of all genders, orientations, and backgrounds!
2025 Meeting Calendar:
1/26 Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
2/23 Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo
3/23 Bluff by Danez Smith
4/27 Pageboy by Elliot Page
5/25 Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio
6/22 We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow by Margaret Killjoy
7/27 A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
8/24 The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
9/28 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
10/26 Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
11/23 Marley’s Pride by Joelle Retener

BareBones Puppet Theatre's 32nd Annual Halloween Extravaganza
2025-10-30 19:00 - 2025-11-02 20:00 | Powderhorn Park
Since 1994, BareBones Productions has proudly presented the Annual Halloween Extravaganza. This outdoor, community-driven spectacle showcases larger-than-life puppetry, stilt performances, dance, music, and FIRE. Together, we honor the circle of life by celebrating the seasonal journey of death in the fall.
This year, we will present Up in Smoke, a call to collective resistance and healing in the face of adversity, urging solidarity, hope, and renewal through shared grief.

POWER: Sips & Slays Halloween Drag Show
2025-10-31 19:00 - 22:30 | Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Kick off Halloween night with a spine-tingling evening of electrifying performances, craft cider, and thrills at Sociable Cider Werks! From 7:00–8:30 PM, DJ Michel.B will set the mood with a killer mix to get you moving, then at 8:30 PM the stage comes alive with a spectacular lineup of drag, burlesque, and circus acts that will leave you spellbound.
Hosted by the one and only Lala Luzious, the Snack of the Twin Cities, this frightfully fabulous event is packed with jaw-dropping looks, high-energy numbers, and surprises lurking around every corner. Whether you’re a die-hard show fan or experiencing your first taste of live drag and variety entertainment, you’re in for a wickedly good time.
🎟 Seating is first-come, first-serve, and this event is expected to sell out—so grab your tickets early! This event is open to EVERYONE, but keep in mind the playlist and performances are lively, fabulous, and may not be suitable for young ears (rated PG-13). All sales are final except in the event of cancellation.
Get ready to sip, slay, and scream—see you there! 🦇✨ For any inquiries, email info@luziousentertainment.com.

Srim Yoga ACLU Donation Event
2025-11-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Srim Yoga, 1845 Stinson Blvd NE ste 103, Minneapolis, MN, 55418, United States
The mission at Srim Yoga is to create an inclusive, healing space where all communities including LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC can access the transformative power of yoga. We are committed to equity, representation, and cultural respect, offering accessible wellness practices that empower individuals, nurture resilience, and foster community connection.
The Somatic Restore class is gentle and relaxing for all ages and body types. No prior experience is necessary.
This is a donation based class. Contribute within your means. All proceeds will be donated to the ACLU. The ACLU initiatives support many facets of Human Rights includings LGBTQ rights, Women and reproductive rights, and racial justice.

Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity Group
2025-11-02 13:30 - 15:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity group is a joyful, embracing 21+ creative community for progressive aroace-spec (aromantic and/or asexual spectrum) and queer allies to share mutual aid and friendship; creative/artistic exchange; and learning, peer education & guidance across gender, age, income level, ethnicity & other lines of social difference. We gather at Quatrefoil monthly to socialize and discuss queer media.

Please email or text group organizer Amy Brooks at abbrooks77@icloud.com | (937) 901-9205

Man Made: Reading and Q&A with Steve Majors
2025-11-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
What does it mean to be a father — especially as a gay man? Join us for a virtual reading and discussion with Steve Majors, author of Man Made: Searching for Dads, Daddies, Father Figures, and Fatherhood.

Together over Zoom, we’ll discuss the journey of becoming the father figure you needed growing up; the intersections of queerness, race, and masculinity; and more.

All are invited to attend this free event, although registration is required.

Minnesota Lesbians of Color Support Forum
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
🌈✨ This forum is all about uplifting lesbians, sapphics, and queers of color! 💖✊It’s open to trans and nonbinary folks too! 🏳️‍⚧️💫
🎤💬 Got something on your mind?Please submit your topics before the meeting—this space is for YOU, and you get to help shape the convo! 🧠💥
Some topics we’re hoping to explore:💞 Interracial dating dynamics🌹 Sapphic dating experiences🚫 Society’s stigmas around women
Let’s talk, share, and grow together! 🤝🔥

The Happiness Gym at Mixed Blood Theatre
2025-11-06 19:00 - 2025-12-07 16:00 | Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S 4th St., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, United States
A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman.
Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.

Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/

Come to the Happiness Gym if:

You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!

PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.

We hope to see you and your students there!

Queer, Trans, & Talented: A Youth Art Showcase
2025-11-07 17:30 - 20:30 | 825 Arts, 825 University Avenue W, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, United States
🌈 Queer, Trans, & Talented: A Youth Art Showcase 🌈
🎨 Presented by 825 Arts & RECLAIM
📅 Friday, November 7
🕠 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 825 Arts – 825 University Ave W, Saint Paul, MN

✨ Celebrate the creativity and brilliance of queer and trans youth at Queer, Trans, & Talented! This one-night showcase will feature artwork, live performances, and interactive activities that bring our community together in color, joy, and pride.

What to expect:
• Over 20 youth artists exhibiting their work
• Art for sale – take home something special
• Zine-making station
• Performances including singing, monologues, and lip sync
• Prizes for the most colorful outfit & the wildest hair
• Concessions & refreshments (non-alcoholic)

💵💵💵 Bring cash to tip performers and purchase art directly from youth artists!

Get tickets at: www.reclaim.care/QTT

Rainbow Wardrobe November Open House
2025-11-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, 55403, United States
Join us for the October Rainbow Wardrobe Open House.
November 8th, 2025 12pm – 4pm
Free Clothing, personal care items, shoes, gender affirming undergarments, and more!
Free Gender Affirming Haircuts

Puzzling and Beats
2025-11-08 12:30 - 15:00 | Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
🧩🎶 Come hang with us for a chill time putting together puzzles, vibing to good music, and connecting with new 🆕 and old 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 friends! ✨🛋️💬 Everyone’s invited!
To stay in the loop on upcoming events, follow our two groups:
👉 Elevate Twin Cities (E3)
👉 Minnesota Lesbians, Sapphics, and Queers of Color 🏳️‍🌈💖
Here is our linktree: https://linktr.ee/elevatetwincitites

Nico Carney
2025-11-08 18:30 - 21:00 | The Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55417, United States
Rising comedy star Nico Carney comes to The Parkway for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy! His stand-up covers his experiences as a trans man growing up in Savannah, Georgia and whatever else he finds silly and interesting. The Brooklyn-based stand-up, writer, and actor made his late night debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2024 and was named a 2024 Comic You Should and Will Know by Vulture. He was selected as a JFL New Face in 2023 and was part of the inaugural Netflix Introducing… Showcase at the 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival. He and his comedy partner Conor Janda also co-host the podcast and live show, Boys Club. Nico can be seen starring in indie film She’s The He, which premiered at SXSW this year.

Queer Adult Outdoorsy Themed Prom
2025-11-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Theodore Wirth Trailhead Building, 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, 55422, United States
In its third year running we are excited to announce queer and trans outdoor themed prom for all our outdoorsy community members!
This free event is open to adults 21 and over, will include a cash bar and food for purchase.
This year’s theme is “Into the Woods” – so come dressed in your best outdoorsy + prom attire, ready to dance with a DJ from The Loppet Foundation.
There will be indoor and outdoor areas open for use, including fire pits!
Bring a friend, tell a friend, share this event with your friends!

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club (Online)
2025-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 | MN
The meeting of the Twin Cities chapter of the Gaylactic Network, an organization for the GLBT fan community, whether it be science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, or gaming. We read and discuss books of speculative fiction with GLBT or similar content or by GLBT authors. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Also, monthly gaming get-togethers in a private home.
Info on events can be found on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/

The Macbeths
2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for Performing Arts (CFPA), 3754 Pleasant Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
The Macbeths
Adapted from Shakespeare by Catherine Johnson Justice
Directed by Heidi Batz Rogers
Featuring: Ashawnti Sakina Ford*, Alayne Hopkins,* Destiny Kromah, Catherine Johnson Justice*, and Austene Van*
Lighting and Projection Design: KD Deutsch
Sound Design: Jaime Lupercio
Prepare for a Macbeth unlike any you’ve seen before. Rough Magic Performance Company proudly presents an original, immersive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Don’t miss this modern take on the classic tale of trauma, loss, and unfettered ambition. Yes—there will be witches.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Movement, Breath, & Meditation class for people who love and support their gender-expansive loved ones
2025-11-15 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
When someone we love shares more of who they truly are, it changes the people around them too. Over the past four months, Kesha (she/her/ella), a parent to a gender-expansive adult child, has been holding an 8-week group for parents, guardians, chosen family, and friends.
In this small, relational space, participants explore simple movement, breath, and rest practices while tending to their own shifting experiences. It’s not about performance, expectation, or “fixing” anything, it’s about noticing, connecting, and being with others walking a similar path.
The next group begins November 15, 2025. If you or someone you know might benefit, Kesha welcomes questions and conversation.
This is a space built on care, listening, and shared humanity, one that grows from the courage of gender-expansive folks and the communities that support them.
8-week series
Dates: 11/15, 11/22, no class 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, no class 12/27, 1/3, 1/10, 1/17
Saturdays 3:00-4:40P Central
All sessions are virtual
Cost: $80 for series, no one will be turned away for financial reasons
Required before 11/14: Brief 15-20 minute intake to connect and go over any questions or physical considerations.

Protest Lines Concert and Community Sing-in
2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:30 | The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Ave, St Paul, MN, MN, 55105, United States
Protest Lines explores the role of music as a form of resistance and a testament to human resilience. Audiences will experience a dynamic blend of historical and contemporary protest songs that have galvanized movements and uplifted communities. Beyond performance, Protest Lines functions as a community sing-in: the chorus will teach audience members several protest songs in real time, transforming passive listening into active participation and equipping attendees with music to bring to the streets, their community and civic actions.

Leslie Vincent Little Black Book Album Release
2025-11-16 18:00 - 21:00 | The Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55417, United States
Jazz chanteuse Leslie Vincent and her band release their latest album, Little Black Book, an intimate portrait of modern-day dating told through the lens of Leslie’s unique lyricism and the timeless styles of jazz and blues. Featuring Blake Foster (guitar), Patrick Adkins (piano), Matt McIntyre (bass), Ben Ehrlich (drums), and Mitch Van Laar (trumpet). Plus special guests to be announced!

“As much a storyteller as…a jazz singer,” (DownBeat Magazine), Leslie Vincent is a prolific songwriter and jazz vocalist. Equally at home singing the Great American Songbook, musical theater, and contemporary rock and pop, she’s become hailed for her warm stage presence, joy-filled performances, and “fun, human, beautiful interpretations” (Levi Weinhagen). Her sophomore album, About Last Night, was met with positive attention from fans and music critics across the nation. Jazz.88 deemed “Icetown Blues” as “One of the Best Songs of 2023” and her single “Psychedelics With You” continues to be a hit on TikTok. Be one of the first people to hear her highly anticipated new album, Little Black Book, in its entirety!

Transgender Day of Remembrance Community Vigil
2025-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
You are invited to join the Hennepin County Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Employee Resource Group (ERG), Hennepin County LGBTQIA ERG, and the City of Minneapolis SOGI ERG in the Minneapolis Central Library Doty Board room (N-280) for a Transgender Day of Remembrance community vigil. Poets and spoken word artists will be invited to speak and there will be a reading of the names of transgender and gender nonconforming people who were lost to violence this year to commemorate their lives.
