Meetings and Conventions Calendar 2008
April
2 IAAP St. Paul Chapter Monthly Meeting, “Change is Inevitable ... Success is Intentional,” Oak Marsh Golf Course, Oakdale, www.iaap-saintpaul.org
2-6 76th Annual Northwest Sportshow, Minneapolis Convention Center, www.northwestsportshow.com
8 ASTD-TCC Spirit in Work SIG, New Horizons of MN Training Center, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
9 MSAE Breakfast with the Experts, The Northland Inn, Brooklyn Center, www.msae.com
10 ISES Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter Program, Location TBA, www.ises-msp.org
10 NCBTA Monthly Meeting, Strategic Meetings Management Panel Discussion, Radisson Plymouth Conference Center, www.northcentralbta.org
11-13 Fourth Annual Lake Home and Cabin Show, Minneapolis Convention Center, www.lakehomeandcabinshow.com
16 ASTD-TCC Coaching SIG, Edina Community Library, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
16 MSAE Communications Council Discussion, “‘Green’ Print or Database Marketing,” MSAE Office, Roseville, www.msae.com
16 MPI April Monthly Meeting, “Educate and Rejuvenate Roundtables,” Edinburgh USA, Brooklyn Park, www.mnmpi.org
16 EWI Monthly Meeting, Location TBA, www.executivewomenmn.org
18 ASTD-TCC Organizational Career Development SIG, DoubleTree Hotel, St. Louis Park, www.astd-tcc.org
22 Midwest Direct Marketing Association Conference, Saint Paul RiverCentre, www.mdma.org
24 IAAP SouthWest Metro Chapter Monthly Meeting, “Making the Cut and Staying the Course,” Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bloomington, www.iaap-swmetro.org
25 ASTD-TCC Monthly Meeting, “Driving Learner Success Through Brain-Based Learning,” Metropolitan Ballroom, Golden Valley, www.astd-tcc.org
30 12th Annual Hispanic Marketing Midwest Conference, Saint Paul RiverCentre, www.aguilarproductions.com
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May
7 IAAP-St. Paul Chapter Annual Chapter Meeting, Oak Marsh Golf Course, Oakdale, www.iaap-saintpaul.org
7 MPI All Team (Committee) Meeting, Dave & Buster’s, Maple Grove, www.mnmpi.org
8 IAAP SouthWest Metro Chapter Monthly Meeting, Annual Meeting and Election of Officers, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bloomington, www.iaap-swmetro.org
8 ISES Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter Program, “Branding and Marketing” Location TBA, www.ises-msp.org
13 ASTD-TCC Spirit in Work SIG, New Horizons of MN Training Center, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
13-14 Secure360 Conference, Saint Paul RiverCentre, www.secure360.org
15 IAAP Skyway Chapter Annual Meeting, Networking, Business Update, Wells Fargo Center, Minneapolis, www.iaapskyway.org
16 ASTD-TCC Monthly Meeting, Member Orientation, Metropolitan Ballroom, Golden Valley, www.astd-tcc.org
16 ASTD-TCC Organizational Career Development SIG, DoubleTree Hotel, St. Louis Park, www.astd-tcc.org
16-18 MN-ND-SD Division Annual Meeting, Marriott Minneapolis West Hotel, St. Louis Park, www.iaap-twincitieswest.org
21 ASTD Coaching SIG, Edina Community Library, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
21 MPI May Awards Program, International Market Square, Minneapolis, www.mnmpi.org
21 EWI Monthly Meeting, Location TBA, www.executivewomenmn.org
22 MSAE Annual Meeting and Expo, Saint Paul RiverCentre, www.msae.com
28 ASTD Training SIG, Edina Community Library, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
28 MSAE Communications Council Discussion, Blackberries, PDAs and iPhones, MSAE Office, Roseville, www.msae.com
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June
4 IAAP-St. Paul Chapter, “Aging Is A Female Sport—But Men Can Play Too!” Oak Marsh Golf Course, Oakdale, www.iaap-saintpaul.org
9 MPI MN Annual Golf Tournament, Columbia Golf Course, Minneapolis, www.mnmpi.org
10 ASTD-TCC Spirit in Work SIG, New Horizons of MN Training Center, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
12 ISES Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter, Restaurant Tour, Locations TBA,
www.ises-msp.org
18 EWI Monthly Meeting, Location TBA, www.executivewomenmn.org
19 IAAP SouthWest Metro Chapter Monthly Meeting, Installation of Officers, Awards Banquet and Strategic Planning Meeting, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bloomington, www.iaap-swmetro.org
20 ASTD-TCC Organizational Career Development SIG, DoubleTree Hotel, St. Louis Park, www.astd-tcc.org
25 MSAE Communications Council Discussion, Online Libraries/Resources, MSAE Office, Roseville, www.msae.com
27 ASTD-ACC Monthly Meeting, Online Asynchronous Collaborative Learning for Softskill Development, Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom, Golden Valley, www.astd-tcc.org
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July
15 IAAP Skyway Chapter Meeting, Strategic Planning, Networking, Summer Fun, Location TBA, www.iaapskyway.org
16 EWI Monthly Meeting, Location TBA, www.executivewomenmn.org
18 ASTD-TCC Organizational Career Development SIG, DoubleTree Hotel, St. Louis Park, www.astd-tcc.org
30 ASTD-TCC Training SIG, Edina Library, Edina, www.astd-tcc.org
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Organization & Association Key
ASTD American Society for Training & Development
IAAP International Association of Administrative Professionals
ISES International Special Events Society
NCBTA North Central Business Travel Association
MPI Meeting Professionals International
MSAE Midwest Society of Association Executives
NSA National Speakers Association
SGMP Society of Government Meeting Professionals
Event Calendar 2008
April
1-6 Disney’s High School Musical, State Theatre, Minneapolis, 651-989-5151, www.hennepintheatredistrict.org
1-July 26 42nd Street, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 612-934-1525, www.chanhassendt.com
4-5 Jamie Bernstein: Bernstein on Broadway, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
4-5 Upshaw Sings 20th Century Classics, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
5 Water Music, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
6 The Joy of Spring, VocalEssence, Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, 612-624-2345, www.vocalessence.org
10-11 Vänskä Conducts Mahler: A Lincoln Center Preview, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
12-20 Rusalka, Minnesota Opera, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 612-333-6669, www.mnopera.org
17-19 Mozart, Mendelssohn and Hindemith, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
17-20 Haydn and Britten, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, various locations, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
12-June 22 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org
22-May 18 Gem of the Ocean, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org
22-June 15 The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, The Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis, 612-874-0400, www.childrenstheatre.org
24 & 26 Dawn Upshaw Sings Schubert, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
24-27 Marriner and Fleezanis: Sir Neville Returns, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
25-May 18 Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, 612-333-3010, www.theatreintheround.org
25-Sept. 6 Married Alive!, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 612-934-1525, www.chanhassendt.com
30-May 1 Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
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May
1-3 Dvorak’s Wind Serenade, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, various locations, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
1-4 Festival of Nations, Saint Paul RiverCentre, www.festivalofnations.com
2-3 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, District del Sol, St. Paul, www.districtdelsol.com
2-4 Jesus Christ Superstar, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, 651-989-5151, www.hennepintheatredistrict.org
2-18 Cabaret, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 651-224-4222, www.ordway.org
3-4 Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
8-10 Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
8-17 Flying Foot Forum, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org
16-18 Beethoven’s Archduke, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, various locations, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
16-18 Art-a-Whirl, Northeast Minneapolis, 612-788-1679.
15-17 Voices Raised Masterworks, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
22, 23, 29-31 Crash! Bang! Boom! Percussion, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
23-25 Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, various locations, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
24 P.D.Q. Bach: The Vegas Years, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
27-June 1 Monty Python’s Spamalot, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis,
651-989-5151, www.hennepintheatredistrict.org
29-30 Bach’s Brandenburg No. 4, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, various locations, 651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
30-June 29 Harvey, Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, 612-333-3010, www.theatreintheround.org
31-July 13 The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org
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June
1 Grand Old Day, Grand Avenue, St. Paul, 651-699-0029, www.grandave.com/grandoldday
6-8 Copeland and Ives, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, various locations,
651-291-1144, www.thespco.org
7-29 After A Hundred Years, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org
10-15 Stomp, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 651-224-4222, www.ordway.org
12-14 Russian Spectacular: Season Finale!, Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, www.minnesotaorchestra.org
14-15 Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, Minneapolis, www.stonearchfestival.com
17-22 Rent, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, 651-224-4222, www.ordway.org
20-22 Back to the ’50s Weekend, State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, 651-288-4400, www.msra.com
20-29 Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Minneapolis and St. Paul, www.hotsummerjazz.com
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July
5-Aug. 24 The Government Inspector, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis,
612-377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org
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Arts and Entertainment
An alphabetical listing of popular entertainment, event and exhibit options to add to your itineraries and enhance your Minnesota meeting or event.
THEATER
Brave New Workshop
Minneapolis
612-332-6620
www.bravenewworkshop.com
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Chanhassen
612-934-1525
www.chanhassentheatres.com
Children’s Theatre Company
Minneapolis
612-874-0400
www.childrenstheatre.org
Duluth Playhouse
218-733-7555
www.duluthplayhouse.org
Guthrie Theater
Minneapolis
612-377-2224
www.guthrietheater.org
Historic Orpheum, State and Pantages Theatres
Minneapolis
612-989-5151
www.hennepintheatredistrict.org
Minneapolis Musical Theatre
Hennepin Stages
Minneapolis
952-544-1372
www.aboutmmt.org
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
St. Paul
651-224-4222
www.ordway.org
The Minnesota Opera
612-333-2700
www.mnopera.org
Theatre in the Round
Minneapolis
612-333-3010
www.theatreintheround.org
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Museums and Exhibitions
American Association of Woodturners
Landmark Center
St. Paul
651-484-9094
www.woodturner.org
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
Minneapolis
612-625-9494
www.weisman.umn.edu
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis
612-870-3131
www.artsmia.org
Minnesota History Center
St. Paul
651-296-6126
www.mnhs.org
Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Paul
651-221-9444
www.smm.org
Walker Art Center
Minneapolis
612-375-7651
www.walkerart.org
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Sports
Golden Gopher Sports
University of Minnesota Athletics
Minneapolis
612-624-8080
www.gophersports.com
Minnesota Timberwolves
National Basketball Association
Minneapolis Target Center
651-989-5151
www.nba.com/timberwolves
Minnesota Vikings
National Football League
Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
612-33-VIKES (338-4537)
www.vikings.com
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