Summer Guide

Taste of Canterbury – BBQ & Bourbon

June 3 – 5:00 p.m.

Canterbury Park

1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee

Upgrade your racing experience with our special “Taste of Canterbury” event series, transporting you to the taste of BBQ and Bourbon sponsored by Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam! This themed entertainment experience will show what Canterbury’s kitchen can bring to the table, with specialty food, cocktails, and pairings during an evening packed with themed fun and live racing action. The event includes live racing admission, samplings of Bourbon Craft Cocktails, two drink tickets for our selection of Bourbon based cocktails for the full bar, as well as access to the appetizer pairings throughout the evening! Entertainment will be provided between live racing. For more info, visit bit.ly/CanterburyBBQBourbon.

Wenso Ashby Music Presents: “House of Jazz”

June 3 – 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

The Capri Theater

2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis

This 5th Annual Celebration of Black Music Month includes performances by J. Michelle Caldwell, Zsamé Morgan, Keith Nance and Duane Smith. It is designed to create a vibe similar to the feeling one might get from the music of Chaka Khan, Sade and Grover Washington, Jr.

For more info, visit bit.ly/WensoAshbyHOJ

Black Heritage in Racing Collection

June 4 – July 5 (Tuesdays through Saturdays)

Young Quinlan Building - 81 South Ninth Street, Minneapolis

Did you know Black jockeys and horsemen dominated the sport of Thoroughbred racing, from the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 through 1903, right before the Jim Crow era pushed them out? In fact, 15 of the first 28 Derby winners were ridden by Black jockeys. This exhibit on loan from the Kentucky Derby Museum is brought to Minneapolis by the LTL International Leadership Institute. A collection of photographs taken by nationally recognized portrait photographer Walter Griffin of Minnesota African American Women in Hats will accompany the racing exhibit. For more info, visit bit.ly/BlackKentuckyDerby.

Lowry At Night: Dinner at The Park

June 6 – 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Lowry Nature Center - 7025 Nature Center Drive, Victoria

Join the people who run the Lowry Nature Center at Carver Park Reserve in Carver County for an evening picnic to welcome summer. They will have lawn games, fire pits, marshmallows, and music. For more info, visit bit.ly/LowryDinnerAtPark.

Tales from the Northside: Stories of the Minneapolis Sound

June 7 – 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

The Capri Theater 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis

This community fundraising event benefits the Minneapolis Sound Museum. “Tales from The Northside: Stories of the Minneapolis Sound” will feature oral histories of the people who helped build what would become known as the Minneapolis Sound. The Minneapolis Sound Museum will explore the rich legacy of the musicians and bands who contributed to the legendary Minneapolis Sound. The space will include not only a museum, but also a recording studio, event space, and a retail shop, at a permanent location in Minneapolis. For more info, visit bit.ly/TalesfromNorthside.

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