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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

Every Collar has a Story – Come and Cast Yours! RBG Cast Metal Collar Workshop

Art and Rec Uptown 3001 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

In this hands-on, creative and exciting class, you will carve a design (choose from a selection of RBG patterns) into a cuttlefish bone to create negative space. That space is filled with lead-free pewter to create your original metal casting. You pour the metal into your mold, do finishing work with hand files and affix jewelry hardware or choose a ... Read More

The Great Mother’s Day (eve!) Weiner Toss

California Building Street Farm 72 22nd Ave NE, Minneapolis

An exciting WOW partnership! Join us for a fun-filled day of flying hot dogs, cast metal hot dogs, mom medallion and trophy making, plant sale, and a world record breaking attempt!  All are welcome to this celebration of mothers, other-mothers or mothering-type. Let's make this Mother’s Day (eve!) unforgettable. This Hot Dog High Fly is brought to you by Alyssa ... Read More

Grand Old Day Summer Kickoff

Grand Old Days Art Corridor 1561 Grand Avenue, St. Paul

The bus is back in action! Join us for the Kickoff to Summer celebration at Grand Old Day - the largest free festival in the Midwest where family, friends, and fun come together! Choose a mold from the Cabinet of Curious Castings - old time favorites and some new freshies - and pour metal to create your own pendant, pin, ... Read More

Baseball Memorabilia in Metal and Movies in the Park

NE Park 1530 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis, MN

Join us in celebration of summer fun in the field and the Twins World Record win Game 6! Get on the bus and pour some metal to create your own souvenir artifact, join in the recreation fun in the athletic field and get your popcorn for the 9 o'clock outdoor projection of the Twins Game.   Ages 5+. No experience necessary. ... Read More

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Loring Park Art Festival

Loring Park 1382 Willow Street, Minneapolis

Enjoy a beautiful day in the park. Get on the bus and create your Souvenir Artifact - small sculpture, pendant, pin, bolo tie and more. Choose from a selection of castings (found, sculpted, natural or 3d printed objects) and pour lead-free pewter  into the mold.  Attach a small base, wearable hardware or keep it as a small sculpture/pocket toy.  Ages ... Read More

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Powderhorn Art Fair

Powderhorn Park 3400 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

Get on the bus and create your Souvenir Artifact - a small sculpture, pendant, pin, bolo tie and more...... Choose from a selection of castings (found, sculpted, natural or 3d printed objects) and pour lead-free pewter  into the mold.  Attach a small base, wearable hardware or keep it as a small sculpture/pocket toy.  Ages 5+. No experience necessary. $10-20.00.   ... Read More

Nicollet xChange

800 Nicollet Mall 800 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis

The WOW will be downtown on a Tuesday!? We are thrilled to learn more about and create with the daytime downtown community! Thank you to the Downtown Improvement District for all of the work that you do and for having us for this event and the Downtown Minneapolis Street Festival on Sunday, August 13 from 10-6pm. Enjoy Tuesdays on Nicollet ... Read More

NEPNA Fest

NE Park and Rec Center 1530 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis

Northeast Park Neighborhood Association invites you to celebrate Northeast Minneapolis! The WOW brings an opportunity to pour metal to create your own Souvenir Artifact - a small sculpture or pendant.  No experience necessary.  Ages 5+. Free food, live music, information tables from local community organizations, fun activities, and more!  Bring your family, bring your neighbors, and join us at Northeast ... Read More