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March 29, 2019

Cookies? Competition? It’s the Starch Madness Baking Taste Off at Mill City- your vote counts!

The Harlem Globetrotters bring their tricks and humor to the Target Center.

The Winter Jazz Fest is happening, with proceeds going to support the 3 day Jazz Fest in St Paul.

Last weekend of programs during SOAR with the Eagles at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, March 30-31, don’t miss it!

Harlem Globetrotters
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters bring their high-flying jokes and hilarious basketball tricks back to Minneapolis! Target Center. 612-673-0900, 612-673-1300

March 30 – April 7, Minneapolis
Starch Madness: Baking a Cookie Champion
As Minneapolis hosts the 2019 NCAA Final Four basketball championship, join Mill City Museum for Starch Madness, a cookie competition to decide the ultimate cookie champion! In March, vote on Facebook to nominate your classic favorites and rookie cookie recipes that will make up the field of 16 Sweets. In the following weeks, cast your votes online to decide which cookies move on to the round of eight and the top four. A taste-off of those Fresh Four will take place in the museum’s Baking Lab on March 30 and 31. Then visit on Sunday, April 7 for the live, high stakes, bake-off between the top two cookies. Come see our bakers in action, taste-test the cookies, and decide the champion! Mill City Museum. 612-341-7555

March 31, Fridley
Winter Jazz Fest
The Twin Cities Jazz Festival presents Winter Jazz Fest featuring Gary Bartz, Francisco Mela, Debbie Duncan, Patty Peterson, and more! All proceeds from the event support the free three-day Jazz Festival held in and around Lowertown, St. Paul from June 20-22, 2019. VIP tickets include a fantastic Crooners Buffet along with front row seating. Crooners is a smaller venue with limited seating so reserve your seats early. 763-760-0062

March 30, Mendota Heights
Minnesota Genealogical Society 50th Anniversary Open House
The 50th Anniversary of the Minnesota Genealogical Society is a fun-filled Open House featuring exhibits, library tours, mini-classes, door prizes, Ask-a-Pro mini consultations, delicious snacks, time to network with ethnic and interest groups and more! This event is free and open to the public. Minnesota Genealogy Center. 651-330-9312 March 30-31, Minneapolis

State highlights this week include:

March 21-31, Lanesboro
Spring Into Art Festival

March 29-30, Brainerd
Brainerd Lakes Everything Expo

March 30, Detroit Lakes
Abbey Road Show

March 29-31, Duluth
Minnesota Bluegrass Cabin Fever Festival

 

Event Info provided by Explore MN