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X-WR-CALNAME:Minneapolis · literary · next 7 days · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dave Winfield at Mall of America DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260911T182950Z UID:10004461-1789664400-1789664400@www.bloomingtonmn.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Baseball fans can step up to the plate with legendary player D ave Winfield during a special book event at Mall of America®. Celebrating the release of his new memoir\, Touching All the Bases: A Story of Power\ , Purpose\, and Surviving the Bronx\, the book shares stories from his rem arkable career that shaped his life both on and off the field. \nA Minneso ta native\, Winfield is a 12-time All-Star\, World Series champion and mem ber of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He spent 22 seasons in the major leagues \, including with the San Diego Padres\, New York Yankees and Minnesota Tw ins. Before turning pro\, he was a standout two-sport collegiate athlete\, Big Ten champion and All-American baseball player. He remains the only at hlete ever drafted by four professional sports leagues: MLB\, the NBA\, th e ABA and the NFL. Beyond baseball\, Winfield has dedicated decades to phi lanthropy and advocating for professional athletes\, including founding th e David M. Winfield Foundation in 1977. \nFans will have the opportunity t o meet Winfield at an exclusive book signing. Autographs will be limited t o books\; memorabilia will not be signed. \nFor more information and to pu rchase tickets\, please visit tix.mallofamerica.com/davewinfield. LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T182950Z LOCATION:Mall of America\, 60 E. Broadway\, Bloomington\, MN\, 55425\, Uni ted States URL:https://www.bloomingtonmn.org/things-to-do/events/dave-winfield-at-mal l-of-america/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapo lis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Bloomington MN Travel & Tourism - Mall of America Hotels X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.bloomingtonmn.org/things-to-do/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elin Anna Labba Book Talk: The Home of the Drowned DTSTART:20260918T000000Z DTEND:20260918T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T001924Z UID:10008277-1789671600-1789675200@asimn.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book talk featuring Sámi author and journalist Elin Anna Labba in conversation with Minnesota based North Sámi language educator\, Dr. Áila O’Loughlin. Drawing on her own family’s history o f forced relocation and violent colonial dispossession\, Anna Labba’s de but novel\, The Home of the Drowned\, brings Sámi history to the fore thr ough this intimate story. \n\nMake it a night out—the Turnblad Mansion w ith Eyes as Big as Plates on view\, FIKA Café\, and the ASI Museum Store will be open until 8 pm on 9/17! Books will be available for purchase at t he event in collaboration with event partner\, University of Minnesota Pre ss. \n\nAbout the Book:\n\nThe haunting\, multigenerational saga of a fami ly of Sámi women fighting the devastation of their way of life. Nothing i s true\, and everything is true\; poetry will never hurt more than what ha s happened. Every summer\, Iŋgá\, her mother Rávdná\, and her Aunt Án ne travel west to their village on the lake. But the summer Iŋgá is thir teen\, they arrive to find their home and possessions have disappeared und er water\, the land flooded by a dam built to supply hydropower to a socie ty that has continually stolen from them. \n\n\nThe Home of the Drowned fo llows these women’s fortunes over forty years— from 1942 to 1982—as the water their people have lived near for centuries is transformed into a menacing force that threatens all they hold dear. Defying the authorities \, Rávdná decides to build a proper house on the lake to replace what wa s lost\, becoming an unlikely activist even as her actions isolate her fam ily from the rest of the community. Meanwhile\, Ánne’s health is in dec line\, and a concerned Iŋgá merely longs to live like everyone else—an impossible wish when the Swedish state is relentlessly drowning her world . \n\n\nDrawing on her own family’s history of forced relocation and vio lent colonial dispossession\, Elin Anna Labba’s debut novel brings Sámi history to the fore through this intimate story. In poetic prose deftly t ranslated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel\, she reveals connections between land \, water\, and people that hauntingly reverberate with the question: what is it that makes a home? \n\nAbout the presenters:\n\nElin Anna Labba is a Sámi journalist and author from the arctic region of Sweden. Her first b ook\, The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow: The Forced Displacement of the North ern Sámi\, also published in translation by the University of Minnesota P ress\, won the 2020 August Prize for Best Nonfiction in Sweden. The Swedis h publication of The Home of the Drowned was awarded the Norrland Literatu re Prize in 2025. \n\n\nDr. Áila O’Loughlin is a Sámi-American philoso phy professor at North Hennepin Community College and a former high school English teacher of ten years. As a heritage learner of North Sámi\, Áil a is passionate about cultivating Sámi language and culture groups in Min nesota–home to the largest population of Sámi diaspora in the United St ates. \n\n\nAdvanced registration required LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T001924Z LOCATION:American Swedish Institute URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/elin-anna-labba-book-talk-the-home-o f-the-drowned/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneap olis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:American Swedish Institute X-SOURCE-URL:https://asimn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Summer on the Lawn: “Black Panther” Movie Book Club (FREE) DTSTART:20260918T233000Z DTEND:20260919T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181928Z UID:3198@familyfuntwincities.com CATEGORIES:film,free,literary DESCRIPTION:Closing out the Minnesota Humanities Center 2026 Summer on the Lawn series\, bring the family for a discussion and screening of Black Pa nther (PG-13). Showtime begins right after sunset (approximately 7:20 p.m. ). Bring your own seating. Light refreshments while they last. FREE. Drop In. All Ages.\n\n[caption id="attachment_27481" align="aligncenter" width= "600"] Classical Actors Guild presents Shakespeare in the Park[/caption] LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181928Z LOCATION:Minnesota Humanities Event Center\, 987 Ivy Avenue East\, Saint P aul\, MN\, 55106\, United States URL:https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/events/minnesota-humanities-movie/ ?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Family Fun Calendar: Minneapolis X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calenda r END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Small Town Murder DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920 DTSTAMP:20260831T180943Z UID:hennepinarts:2026-09-19:small-town-murder@bestofmpls.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Podcast\n\nhttps://hennepinarts.org/events/small-town-murder-2 026 LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T180943Z LOCATION:State Theatre\, Downtown Minneapolis URL:https://hennepinarts.org/events/small-town-murder-2026?utm_source=cald iscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Best of MPLS — Twin Cities Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://bestofmpls.com/now-showing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sat. Swedish Literature - Stopka DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T000224Z UID:10008308-1789812000-1789817400@asimn.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This class meets weekly for 12 Saturdays from September 19–D ecember 12\, 2026. Class does not meet the week of November 23.  \nA Swed ish literature course taught by Liz Stopka starting a new novel\, Expediti onen: Min kärlekshistoria by Bea Uusma. This class will read 20 pages per week\, discussing the material in Swedish\, and finish the book in one te rm. \nRequired materials: Expeditionen: Min kärlekshistoria by Bea Uusma \, not available in the ASI Museum Store. Advanced registration required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T000224Z LOCATION:Online URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/sat-swedish-literature-stopka-2/?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:American Swedish Institute X-SOURCE-URL:https://asimn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Helena Ku Rhee Author Talk: A Reading & Conversation with the 2026 McKnight Judge in Children's Literature DTSTART:20260919T160000Z DTEND:20260919T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T121123Z UID:loft:2026-09-19:helena-ku-rhee-author-talk-a-reading-and-conversation- with-the-2026-mcknight-jud@bestofmpls.com CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a public reading by the 2026 McKnight Judge in Children's Literature\, acclaimed writer of stories for kids and the y oung at heart\, Helena Ku Rhee. Rhee will be joined in conversation with P artnerships\n\nhttps://loft.org/upcoming-events LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T121123Z LOCATION:The Loft Literary Center\, Mill District\, Minneapolis URL:https://loft.org/upcoming-events?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ic s&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Best of MPLS — Twin Cities Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://bestofmpls.com/now-showing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ole & Lina Will Never Die DTSTART:20260919T160000Z DTEND:20260919T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260907T052450Z UID:10000708-1789815600-1789819200@amsstory.com CATEGORIES:festival,literary DESCRIPTION:Join Loren Niemi at FinnFest USA 2026 for “Olie & Lena Will Never Die”\, a mix of O & L stories told and commented on\, with the aud ience invited to add their favorites into the mix. \nLoren Niemi is an inn ovative storyteller creating\, coaching/directing\, performing\, producing \, teaching and writing about stories that matter for audiences of all age s in urban and rural settings for over 45 years. LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T052450Z LOCATION:Hilton Minneapolis Downtown\, 1001 S Marquette Ave\, Minneapolis\ , MN\, 55403\, United States URL:https://amsstory.com/event/finnfest-workshop-2026/?utm_source=caldisco very&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:American School of Storytelling X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanschoolofstorytelling.com/events/category/open -mic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Peter Rabbit Reading with Mixed Blood Theater DTSTART:20260919T160000Z DTEND:20260919T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T060050Z UID:6813@familyfuntwincities.com CATEGORIES:family,literary,theater DESCRIPTION:Join Mixed Blood Theater at Acorn Bookshop for an interactive Peter Rabbit storytime. FREE. Drop In. All Ages. LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T060050Z LOCATION:Acorn Bookshop\, 2238 Carter Avenue\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55113\, U nited States URL:https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/events/acorn-books-events/?utm_sou rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Family Fun Calendar: Minneapolis X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calenda r END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Prime Timers Bookclub DTSTART:20260919T181500Z DTEND:20260919T201500Z DTSTAMP:20260902T061429Z UID:10001147-1789823700-1789830900@qlibrary.org CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:This monthly book club is a subgroup of the Twin Cities Prime Timers Club\, which is affiliated with the state and national organization s. It meets each third Saturday of the month at Quatrefoil from 1:15pm – 3:15pm. \nBook of the month: LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T061429Z LOCATION:Quatrefoil Library\, 1220 East Lake Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 5 5407\, United States URL:https://qlibrary.org/event/prime-timers-bookclub-4-2/2026-09-19/?utm_s ource=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Quatrefoil Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.qlibrary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Storytelling- Open Mic Mondays September 2026 DTSTART:20260922T000000Z DTEND:20260922T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T051804Z UID:10000692-1790017200-1790024400@amsstory.com CATEGORIES:literary,music DESCRIPTION:This is an ongoing monthly series of storytelling open mics th at will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month. \nHere’s how it works :\nUp to 10 Tellers. 10 minutes each. Any style- traditional\, personal\, braided. etc. Sign-up will be first come\, first serve. \nDoors at 6:30\, show at 7pm. \nThis event presented in partnership of Story Arts of Minnes ota and the American School of Storytelling. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T051804Z LOCATION:AMSS\, 1762 Hennepin Ave South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, Unite d States URL:https://amsstory.com/event/storytelling-september-2026/?utm_source=cal discovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:American School of Storytelling X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanschoolofstorytelling.com/events/category/open -mic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Evening With... Theo Katzman DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTSTAMP:20260901T120943Z UID:first-avenue:2026-09-22:turf-club:an-evening-with-theo-katzman@bestofm pls.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:https://first-avenue.com/event/2026-09-theo-katzman/ LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T120943Z LOCATION:Turf Club\, Hamline-Midway\, St. Paul URL:https://first-avenue.com/event/2026-09-theo-katzman/?utm_source=caldis covery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Best of MPLS — Twin Cities Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://bestofmpls.com/now-showing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:J-Pride Book Club: "Becoming Eve" with Jewish Community Action DTSTART:20260923T230000Z DTEND:20260924T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T003237Z UID:10001820-1790186400-1790193600@www.jfcsmn.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join friends from Jewish Community Action (JCA) and J-Pride\, with special guest Rabbi Abby Stein\, to discuss her book “Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman.” It is a pow erful coming-of-age story of an ultra-Orthodox child who was born to becom e a rabbinic leader and instead became a woman. Powerful in the truths it reveals about biology\, culture\, faith\, and identity\, “Becoming Eve ” poses the enduring question: How far will you go to become the person you were meant to be? Join us in person or on Zoom. \nRegister here! LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T003237Z LOCATION:JCA\, 2324 University Ave W\, St. Paul\, MN URL:https://www.jfcsmn.org/event/j-pride-book-club-becoming-eve-with-jewis h-community-action/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=mi nneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minnesota X-SOURCE-URL:https://jfcsmpls.org/community-engagement END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writing for Animals: An Online Class DTSTART:20260923T233000Z DTEND:20260924T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260911T183237Z UID:990000210-1790188200-1790193600@caa.mn CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Learn Effective Writing for Animals! Join this class as part o f Veg Week. \nThis event is part of Veg Week (September 19-27)! Haven’t taken the Veg Pledge yet? Sign up here to commit to a week of vegetarian o r vegan eating and get access to discounts and support along the way. \nIn this free Zoom class\, you’ll learn: \n\nWhy writing for animals matter s\nWriting tips and tricks for compelling readers to action\nHow to write\ , pitch\, and publish an op-ed in the news\nOther strategies for getting a nimal issues\, or any cause you care about\, in the news\n\nYou’ll leave this class with a list of writing dos and don’ts\, a short guide to eth ical storytelling\, templates for op-eds and pitch emails\, and much more. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or a total beginner\, this class is fo r you! \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 23\, 2026\, 6:30 PM\nWhere: Online vi a Zoom — Join here \nWhy Writing for Animals Matters\nLocal papers reach millions of readers every week. Published articles on animal issues reach a broad spectrum of people. Writing is a way for animal advocacy to reach people it never otherwise would. And\, most importantly\, coverage of ani mal issues effectively raises public awareness and causes many readers to reduce their consumption of animals and animal products. \nAbout Your Inst ructor\nJulie Knopp has been working at the intersection of communications \, education\, and nonprofit leadership for more than a decade. Julie’s media strategy work has resulted in coverage with National Public Radio (N PR)\, HuffPost\, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)\, and other promin ent news outlets. \nJulie’s own writing has been featured in the New Yor k Daily News\, Minneapolis Star Tribune\, Madison Capital Times\, and othe r media outlets. Julie holds a Master of Arts in Teaching\, which she uses to transmit her talent for media strategy and writing to passionate peopl e like you. To learn more about Julie’s work\, visit julieknopp.com. \nB e prepared to make a big impact with what you learn! LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T183237Z LOCATION:Online URL:https://caa.mn/event/writing/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&u tm_campaign=minneapolis-mn X-SOURCE-NAME:Compassionate Action for Animals X-SOURCE-URL:https://caa.mn/volunteer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:MNPoly Book Club: Safer sex in the polycule DTSTART:20260924T000000Z DTEND:20260924T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T061429Z UID:10004201-1790190000-1790197200@qlibrary.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Perhaps aside from unmanaged jealousy\, no other issue creates as much conflict within a polycule as misunderstandings and miscommunicat ions about safer sex practices. Through a series of readings spanning book s\, peer-reviewed journal articles\, blogposts and role-plays\, we will di scuss and explore this important topic in a nurturing\, supportive and com munity-based atmosphere. Please join us monthly! LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T061429Z LOCATION:Quatrefoil Library\, 1220 East Lake Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 5 5407\, United States URL:https://qlibrary.org/event/mnpoly-community-building-event-2-2-2-2/202 6-09-23/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=minneapolis-m n X-SOURCE-NAME:Quatrefoil Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.qlibrary.org/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR