Bicycle Film Fest
Join other bike enthusiasts for a week-long celebration of the many ways bicycling can transport us. The festival includes art, film, and musical performances about bikes. 
July 8-July 12
For a complete list of events click here

Greener is Greener
Learn how to green your home affordably by taking the right steps for testing, diagnosis, and planning. Pre-registration is required.
July 11, 9-11am
Whole Foods Market, 3060 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis

Go Green with a Splash Party Weekend
As part of the Arboretum’s on-going Waterosity summer exhibition, they decided to throw a party!  The weekend's line-up includes fun family activities such as performances by Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre and helpful information on ways to conserve water in your home and garden.
July 11-12, 11am-3pm
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

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Shipwrecked! at the Jungle Theater
Shipwrecked! is inspired by the tale told by a 19th-century man about being marooned for 30 years among the Aborigines.  Families can receive 1 FREE kid's ticket (age 6-15) with the purchase of one full-priced adult ticket ($28-$36). Or, if you don't have a kid in your life, you can use your Blue Sky Guide coupon to get 2-for-1 tickets on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening performance!
Now through June 28
The Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis
Reservations Required 612-822-7063

Marvelous Mushrooms
Learn all there is to know about this sometimes edible, always incredible fungi.
June 6, 10:00am
Dodge Nature Center, 365 W Marie Ave, St Paul
Cost: $7/per or $20/family
Reserve a spot by calling 651-455-4531

Bakken Evening Out: Party in the Garden
Celebrate summer with live music, complimentary wine and appetizers on The Bakken’s outdoor terrace. Take a tour of the gardens and learn about medicinal plants with tips from an expert herbalist. Browse gardening books from Magers & Quinn and enjoy plants and flowers from Brown & Greene Floral Market.
June 9, 5-8:00pm
The Bakken Museum, 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis


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Rainbarrels Workshop
Watering your garden is a million times better when you get the water from your rain barrel! Learn about why to use one, how to install them and how they work.
May 30, 1-3:00pm
Twin Cities Green, 2405 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis

Flint Hills International Children's Festival
The Children's Festival is packed with outdoor activities and indoor stage performances designed to share various art forms and world cultures with the children of Minnesota.
May 30-31
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St, St Paul

Cheap Date Night at Bryant Lake Bowl
$28 gets you and your date two entrées, a bottle of wine or four tap beers (two pints each), and a round of bowling.
June 1, 6 pm-12:30am
Bryant Lake Bowl
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Have you been to your neighborhood farmers market yet this season? Check out EcoMetro's list of farmers markets to find your favorite! More...

I admit it: I expect my children to reflect how cool I am, how urbane, how out-of-the dreary-mainstream.  At least I expect them not to reveal how I sometimes fall from that grace into the plastic, mass-produced quagmire or cave in to unreasonable demands for inappropriate toys or accessories.  

Enter the Mini Messenger bag. The perfect opportunity for my eight-year-old daughter to carry around her wanna-be-tween flotsam and jetsam in an ultra-hip bike messenger bag rather than the transparent pink plastic petrochemical Tinkerbell nightmare from which everyone can see the bottles of nail polish and trainer lip-glosses that she has accumulated against my better judgment. A rugged, unisex bag suited to the collection of stones, cones, and sticks; sturdy enough for a water bottle and a hearty snack on one of our urban explores.  A bag to reflect well on mama’s tastes and choices.   More...

EcoMetro April Calendar

The Commuter Challenge Begins!

Take the Commuter Challenge! Between April 1 and June 30, pledge to take the bus or train, carpool, vanpool, telework, bike or walk — anything except drive alone on trips to work, school or for errands.  See www.metrotransit.org for more information!

April 1- June 30

Green Drinks

Special Guests are the always-fun Ryan & Tina North of TC Green and Re-Gifts! Join our Blue Sky Guide staff for an eco-friendly social gathering at Red Stag Supper Club (Minnesota's first LEED certified restaurant). Charge your eco-spirit, make some new connections,a nd learn a thing or two. Red Stag offers a wide variety of organic/locally-sourced dishes, fine wines and local brews. ALL ages are welcome.
April 9th, 6-7:30ish

Red Stag Supper Club, 509 1st Ave NE, Minneapolis

*Use your Blue Sky Guide coupon at Red Stag for buy 1 get 1 free lunch specials. More...

EcoMetro April Calendar

The Commuter Challenge Begins!

Take the Commuter Challenge! Between April 1 and June 30, pledge to take the bus or train, carpool, vanpool, telework, bike or walk — anything except drive alone on trips to work, school or for errands.  See www.metrotransit.org for more information!

April 1- June 30

Green Drinks

Special Guests are the always-fun Ryan & Tina North of TC Green and Re-Gifts! Join our Blue Sky Guide staff for an eco-friendly social gathering at Red Stag Supper Club (Minnesota's first LEED certified restaurant). Charge your eco-spirit, make some new connections,a nd learn a thing or two. Red Stag offers a wide variety of organic/locally-sourced dishes, fine wines and local brews. ALL ages are welcome.
April 9th, 6-7:30ish

Red Stag Supper Club, 509 1st Ave NE, Minneapolis

*Use your Blue Sky Guide coupon at Red Stag for buy 1 get 1 free lunch specials. More...