Click to view: French Cafe Music, Tangos and Gypsy Jazz Tuesday, May 5

Click to view: Minnesota Dance Theatre Wednesday, April 22

Click to view: Macy's Flower Show Tuesday, April 7

Click to view: Batak Tribe Concert Thursday, March 12

Click to view: Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton Thursday, March 5

French Cafe Music, Tangos and Gypsy Jazz with flutist Julie Johnson and accordionist Mark Stillman. Mother's Day at a Paris cafe (BYO Mom for FREE!) Tuesday, May 5, 10:30-noon MacPhail Center for Music In the week leading up to Mother's Day, this very fun concert is a chance to celebrate your work as an awesome mom! And just in case your family forgets to make you cards and bring you crepes in bed, Mom Culture will ensure you get at least one gift: when you sign yourself up, you can opt to bring your mom (or mother-in-law) FREE (1 mom per registered sign up please.) Flutist Julie Johnson, recently featured in Minneapolis/St Paul magazine , has studied flute at Augsberg College, in France and in Austin, TX where she also played with blues bands. She teaches at MacPhail and has received numerous awards/honors. Her recent album is music based on folk and street music. Read more about her at her website. Accordionist Mark Stillman has played for US Presidents, Governors, foreign Presidents and First Ladies; soloed for orchestras; and, recorded music on soundtracks and other musicians' cds. Get more info at Mark's website. Come for croissants and tete-a-tete with your fellow moms at 10:30; the concert will take place from 11-noon. $15/adult; if you choose to, bring your mom or mother-in-law Free (one mom per paid sign up.) Kids are free. Click the Paypal button below to sign up: $15/adult Click the Paypal button below to sign up your mom (no charge): $0/adult

Minnesota Dance Theatre an Earth Day dance performance Wednesday, April 22, 11:00am Hennepin Center for the Arts 528 Hennepin Ave, 6th floor, Minneapolis In a celebration of two kinds of mothers -- You and Mother Earth -- the amazing dancers at Minnesota Dance Theatre (MDT) will fill the studio with their kinetic energy as they perform excerpts from Sacre du Printemps (Rites of Spring) and other pieces that will nurture your own motherly nature. MDT is renowned as one of Minnesota's cultural treasures with an eclectic international voice performing "dance that dares." Their movement will energize You -- and there will be space for your dancers-in-training to practice the steps they see if it moves them. The 45 minute performance will begin at 11:00 am. As a bonus, you're invited to watch the dancers in their pre-performance class/warm-up from 10:30-11am. If you pre-register, cost of the performance is $15/adult (as always, kids are free.) The warm-up class before the performance can be attended at no additional charge (but you must be signed up for the 11am event to watch the pre-event class.) Pre-registration will be open until Tuesday, April 21 at noon. Sign up below. Day-of-show drop-in is available for this event; cost of drop-in is $19/adult. The show will take place at Minnesota Dance Theatre's studio, 528 Hennepin Ave, 6th floor, downtown Minneapolis. Pre-registration closed; please drop-in wednesday, april 22 ($19/adult at the door)

Macy's Flower Show celebrate Spring and nature's art! Tuesday, April 7, 11:00am-12:30pm Macy's downtown Minneapolis store Tour the most gorgeous, sweetest-smelling art -- an all-natural exhibit of thousands of blooms at the Macy's Flower Show. The Mom Culture event will include lunch in a private room, free parking and a guided tour of this beautiful show. The iconic Macy's Flower Show returns to Macy's auditorium, transforming 12,000 square feet into gardens reminiscent of 7 foreign regions, from France to South America. The show will feature two 12-foot flamingo topiaries and the Wollemi Pine, one of the world's oldest and rarest plants which makes its public debut in the US at Macy's flower show. Free Parking (a $13 value) makes it easy to get to this great event. Enjoy a relaxing lunch catered by Macy's Marketplace in a private room and have a guided tour through the flower show. Celebrate spring with your friends, get inspired to plan your own garden and share this organic artform with your kids. After the Mom Culture event, you can stop at Macy's kids' department for a special Macy's Family Fun day, including art activities with Alex Crafts. Cost for lunch, tour and free parking is $16/adult. Kids are free but lunch is not included for them -- please bring lunch for them. Pre-registration is required; you can sign up through Sunday, April 5. Click the Paypal button below to sign up: $16/adult

Batak Tribe Concert Thursday, March 12 -- 10:30am-noon (concert at 11am) MacPhail Center for Music Batak Tribe Concert - a "celebration of rhythm...spirit, art and passion," and a "universal language where differences between countries and races don't exist." The 3 members of Batak infuse a Jazz vibe into a variety of music styles - from Salsa to Reggae to Latin and more. Click here to go to their myspace page. The concert is from 11am-noon. Come at 10:30 to hang out over light refreshments (or BYO latte if you need something stronger!) $16/adult, kids are free when you register below through paypal. For this concert, you'll also have the option of Paying at the Door. If you choose to drop in on the day of the show it's $20/adult, kids free. Click the Paypal button below to sign up: $16/adult

“Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton” (click here for more info about the exhibit) Thursday, March 5 -- 10am-noon Walker Art Center Kid Art Class is Back! Walker staff will lead 2-5 year olds in an art project while you tour the exhibit on your own (or with your 0-2 year old.) This kid class is an option; you can also choose to take your 0-5 year old child with you through the exhibit. This fun project is just $5/child! Sign up separately for this class (see pay pal buttons below). Registration is necessary (no drop in’s.) Things to Know: The Walker will open 1 hour early for Mom Culture. Lunch will follow at the Wolfgang Puck-run Gallery 8 Cafe in the Walker. The $21 cost of the event includes the private tour through the exhibit and lunch for adults (you can bring lunch for your child or buy it at Gallery 8.) The kid art class is not included, but you can sign your junior artist up for just $5. The kid art class is full but there's still space for parents to register for the tour+lunch. Kids age 0-5 are welcome to join parents on the tour for free. Click the Paypal button below to sign up: $21/adult (reduced 25% from normal rate...we’re all in these times together!) Sorry, kid art class filled.