Minne Inno Approved is a curated calendar that tracks the best events going on in the Twin Cities each month. Like what you see? Great. We update this calendar every week, and as additional events pop up on our radar. Are we missing something? Reach out if there’s a certain type of event you want to see on this calendar.
WEEK 4: Sept. 25-29
Tuesday, Sept. 26 Event: Nerd Therapy with Healthcare.mn
- Location: The Nerdery, 9555 James Ave. S.
- Date/time: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
- Event type: Networking
- Price: Free
"Our goal is to connect passionate technology and business professionals in our community – and for you to come away thinking, 'good talk.' With the help of our Nerds at each monthly meetup, we'll walk you through the intricacies of applying technology to business solutions. You’ll learn how to untangle the users from the personas and the APIs from the IPs through panel discussions led by technology experts."
Event: Livefront Bubbles and Bubbly
- Location: Livefront, 2913 Harriet Ave. S., Suite 101, Minneapolis
- Date/time: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Event type: Demo
- Price: Free. Register prior to event.
"Excited about what augmented reality means for the future? Join us at the Livefront office for an end-of-summer celebration and open house to play with the augmented reality first-hand. The event will feature digital bubbles (Livefront's new AR bubbles app), real bubbles (just like when you were a kid) and bubbly (champagne)."
Event: Girl Develop It Toast & Tech
- Location: Canteen, 3255 Bryant Ave. S., Minneapolis
- Date/time: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m.
- Event type: Study session
- Price: Free
“Join us at Canteen 3255 on Tuesday evenings for Toast and Tech! This is a heads down coding session for women who are learning to code and have questions."
Wednesday, September 27 Event: Blacks in Tech Meetup at Best Buy
- Location: Best Buy Office, 7601 Penn Ave. S., Richfield
- Date/time: Wednesday, September 27, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Event type: Networking
- Price: Free. Registration required prior to event.
"Blacks in Technology and Best Buy are excited to partner on the September meetup – Tech @ Best Buy. Speakers from various groups within Best Buy, at different stages in their careers will speak with attendees about their experience in tech. Talent acquisition team members will be on hand to answer any recruitment-related questions. Food and drink will be provided."
Thursday, September 28 Event: Startup Grind St. Paul: Local Crate
- Location: Urban Growler Brewing Company, 2325 Endicott St., Saint Paul
- Date/time: Thursday, Sept. 28, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
- Event type: Fireside chat
- Price: $10
"Take part in our first ever Startup Grind, St. Paul event for local entrepreneurs & start-ups. Get to know Frank Jackman, the co-founder of Local Crate and his Minnesota-based food start-up. Discover what it took for him and his co-founder to initially launch their business, how they got accepted into one of the biggest accelerator programs in the US (TechStars) and maybe even get a free trial for attending this cities hottest meal kit program event!"
