Momentum 2011: You Don't Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 S. Fourth St., Minneapolis
$20 ($15 for U of M students, staff, faculty, alumni, UMAA members)
"Eco-entrepreneur" Majora Carter headlines the March installment of Momentum 2011, hosted by the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. The event bio describes Carter as "one of the nation's pioneers of environment-centered urban renewal and green-collar job training and placement."
Don Shelby will host the event, which will feature a performance by Ananya Dance Theatre. Other Momentum 2011 events will feature "environmental visionaries" in
April and May.Solutions Twin Cities Vol. 4Friday, March 18, 7 p.m.
Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis
$8�16
See our March 2 article.
Mobile March Saturday, March 19, 8 a.m.
Best Buy Corporate Offices, 7601 Penn Ave. S., Richfield
$40
The second annual Mobile March conference will be a "day dedicated to understanding mobile." The day-long conference offers two tracks: "developer and programming" for mobile developers and "marketing and use" for businesspeople.
A pre-conference demo, dinner and drinks will be held Friday, March 18 at CoCo, 213 E. 4th St. #400 in Saint Paul. The $40 registration fee covers both events.
Disaster Recovery: It's No Joke Friday, April 1, 7:30�9:30 a.m.
Westin Hotel, 88 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis
Free.
IBM and VISI team up to present this breakfast seminar about disaster recovery solutions for businesses.
Launch.MN kickoff party Saturday, April 2, noon�9 p.m.
International Market Square, 275 Market St., Minneapolis
Free
Launch.MN--a new nonprofit to support local entrepreneurs--will kick off with an all-day event described as "a coming-out party and social event for everyone who cares about improving entrepreneurial culture and early-stage business activity in Minnesota."
Stone Brewing Co.'s Stone Week--Minnesota March 29�April 2
Various locations
OK, it's not exactly innovation, but it's new to us, and it's beer! To kick off its Twin Cities distribution, San Diego-based Stone Brewing Co. will be pouring at local watering holes for five days beginning March 29. The dozens of Stone Brewing beers will include "rarities from the darkest depths of our archives."
Writer: Jeremy Stratton