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Cuttlefish and Lead-Free Pewter Casting

Northfields Arts Guild 304 Division Street, Northfield

In this all hands-on, creative and exciting class you will carve an original design (or choose from a selection of symbols and imagery) into a cuttlefish bone to create negative space for your two-piece mold. That space is filled with lead-free pewter to create your small sculpture, pendant, jewelry, keychain, brooch or charm. You pour the metal into your mold, ... Read More

e-cology at Silverwood Park

Silverwood Park 2472 County Road E W, St. Anthony, MN

All gamers welcome: Test your gaming skills IRL (in real life) as Silverwood Park transforms into an outdoor, life-sized game board! Try tasks while traveling around our virtual map and complete a game passport for a chance to win prizes. Pour a pewter cast metal insect mini created by artist Sara Hanson from specimens from Silverwood Park and connect your ... Read More

Make + Take Your Souvenir Button, Badge or Bolo Tie

Northfields Arts Guild 304 Division Street, Northfield

Celebrate History, Community and Art-Making at the Defeat of Jesse James Day and the Riverfront Fine Arts Festival The WOW is excited to show off new molds of badges, horseshoes, hats, spurs and stars! Or, choose from the Cabinet of Curious Castings catalog.  Get on the bus and pour molten metal and walk away with a new button, badge, bolo ... Read More

BRIXtoberfest

Centro at Popol Vuh 1414 Quincy St. NE, Minneapolis, MN

Private BRIX Real Estate Client Appreciation Event If you have ever been to one of BRIX's past events, you know it'll be a good time and this event, BRIXtoberfest, is no different! Live Band Food and Beverages Kids activities provided by WOW Mobile Metal Lab, as well as face painting Fire performers Psychic Reader Get on the bus and pour ... Read More

Hot Halloween Metal for Clare Housing

Clare Housing 929 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN

We get to go to 3 Clare Housing locations! GET ON THE BUS and pour metal - Fun for all ages! More than 30 molds in the Collection of Curious Castings to choose from! Pour lead-free pewter into your mold, file and polish, apply colored inks, if desired. Make it a sculpture, pendant, keychain, or what-have-you? This is a private ... Read More

Hot Molten Metal Halloween

Sign Minds 1400 Quincy, Minneapolis, MN

GET ON THE BUS and pour metal! More than 30 molds in the Collection of Curious Castings to choose from! Pour lead-free pewter into your mold, file and polish, apply colored inks, if desired. Make it a sculpture, pendant, keychain, or what-havve-you? $10-20 fun for all ages

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Cast Metal at the Annual Open Casket Extravaganza

Casket Arts Sculpture Quad Parking Lot 1720 Northeast Madison Street, Minneapolis, MN

CasketArts presents.....OPEN CASKET The premier open studio event of the year November 5 - 6, 2021 Friday 5-10pm + Saturday 10am - 6pm (WOW MOBILE METAL LAB WILL NOT BE OPEN ON SUNDAY) WOW EVENTS MAKE + TAKE = $10 Friday 5-10pm and Saturday 10am-2pm/no pre-registration Choose your design from the Collection of Curious Castings Pour lead-free pewter File and ... Read More

$10 – $50

Summer Kick-Off with Cast Metal Treats and Treasures

Northeast Recreation Center 1530 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis

Kick off your summer fun and adventure with a make+take cast metal experience! Pour metal into a mold to create your own pendant, keychain, necklace, pin or magnet.  Choose a mold from the Cabinet of Curious Castings that includes bees, acorns, ice-cream cones, snakes, robots and many+more! Get on the bus for your hands-on experience for ages 5+/all skill levels.  ... Read More

Jack Becker 42 Years at Forecast Appreciation Celebration

House of Balls 1504 7th Street South, Minneapolis, MN

Now is the time for a fun, outdoor party with and for Jack Becker, celebrating 42 years at Forecast! Jack officially retired June 30, 2020 but because of the pandemic we didn't get a chance to celebrate with a party. Location: House of Balls, 1504 7th St S, Minneapolis, MN 55454 Date: Saturday, July 9; 4-7 PM Open House Outdoor ... Read More

Chroma Zone Mural and Art Festival Closing Weekend

Prior Works Building Red Lot 755 Prior Avenue North, St. Paul

Chroma Zone Mural and Art Festival CLOSING WEEKEND: Bike & Bus Tours, WOW Mobile Metal Lab, painting demos & More! Create a Make+Take Metal Casting with the WOW Mobile Metal Lab and Show — Board this unique bus and pour metal to create your souvenir artifact! Choose a mold from the Cabinet of Curious Castings (bee, ice cream cone, sea ... Read More

Valentine’s Make + Take

Casket Arts Factory Building 1720 Northeast Madison Street, Minneapolis, MN

Create and cast metal WITH and/or FOR your special self, partner, friend, group of friends, family, pet or who-have-you!? Come with an open heart and leave with a box of contained love of metal castings and chocolates.  Choose 2 molds, pour lead-free pewter into your souvenir artifacts to make it a small sculpture, pocket toy, pendant, pet tag, bolo tie, ... Read More

The Bakken Museum |Discovery Days: Women in Science

Bakken Museum 3537 Zenith Ave South, Minneapolis, MN

Get inspired by women using science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place.  Visit The Bakken Museum for a family-focused event featuring hands-on activity tables, interactive experiments, and demonstrations by community partners. We will have a table inside of the Bakken Museum pouring lead-free pewter into rubber molds and talking about extremophiles! What do extremophiles and ... Read More