The Mayhem Poets at the Children's Theatre Company
Use your EcoMetro online coupon to see the Mayhem Poets perform at the Children's Theatre Company.  It's a two-for-one offer, so bring a friend to experience this energetic and energizing hip-hop slam poetry group.
Now through Nov 1
The Children's Theatre Company, 2400 Third Ave S, Minneapolis

Acorn Planting and Woodland Seed Spreading
Help restore oak woodland and plant diversity in the important forest habitat in Crosby Park in St Paul.
Oct 17, 10am-Noon
Crosby Park, St Paul

Image: Flickr/Andy Hay

CiderFest!
Make fresh apple cider using a 1896 antique cider press and learn how to make hard cider at home too.
Oct 17-18
Minnetonka Orchards, 6530 County Rd 26, Minnetonka

Coyote Stories at Heart of the Beast
Take in a Saturday morning puppet show for families at Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater. This Saturday's tale reminds us the ways to celebrate life, through the lessons learned by Coyote.
Oct 17, Shows at 10am & Noon
HOBT Avalon Theater Lobby, 1500 E Lake St, Minneapolis
$5/person

Tim Flannery with Kerri Miller
One of the world’s leading scientists & thinkers about sustainability, Tim Flannery talks about his new book, Now or Never.
October 19, 7pm
Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange St, St Paul
$20 ($18 for MPR members)  

Café Scientifique: Feeding and Fueling the World
Jonathan Foley, director of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, talks about another inconvenient truth: our complex global food and agricultural system. He takes up the question, "How will we feed and fuel more than nine billion people without destroying our environment in the process?"
Tuesday, October 20, 7 pm
Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis
Suggested donation; $5-$12