3rd Annual Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours Charity Event
Benefits the NICU at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota!
The 3rd Annual TCTHH Charity Event, benefiting the NICU at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota will be on Thursday, May 31st at 514 Studios. Thank you to 514 Studios and Create Catering for partnering with us to make this event happen. Their generosity will allow for us to donate nearly 100% of all ticket sales, sponsorship money and silent auction fundraising at the event to Children’s.
- Date: Thursday, May 31st
- Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Location: 514 Studios in Downtown Minneapolis’ North Loop District
- Tickets: $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Good for admittance, food and fun!
Tickets for this year’s event are $30 and can be bought in advance online or at the door for $35. There are only 250 tickets available, make sure you get yours well in advance.
ALL proceeds from this event go towards a private patient room in the NICU at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. To date, this event has raised $14,000 towards our ultimate goal of $50,000 over 5 years.
Event highlights include:
- Food catered by Create Catering
- Cheesecake Bar from Muddy Paws Cheesecake
- Silent auction. Items include Twins tickets, golf foursomes, hotel and restaurant gift cards and more!
- Punch Wall – Buy a punch for $20 and win a prize ranging from $25-$50 in value. Every punch wins a prize!
- Coin flip game. Fundraising chance game and opportunity to win a great prize
- Cash bar
- Live music – TBD
Sponsorship opportunities are also available to become an event partner this year. Please contact us for further details.
April TCTHH Event – Bowling, Networking and Happy Hour at Brunswick Zone XL
The next Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours event is on Thursday, April 12th at Brunswick Zone XL, in Brooklyn Park.
Brunswick Zone is providing the group with 20 lanes of bowling and appetizers for the event. We have room for 200 people at this event and it should be a great time bowling, networking and hanging out in the lounge.
The event starts at 5:30 and the bowling lanes will be available to us at 6:00 pm. There is no cost to attend this event.
If you want to get to know other Twin Cities professionals, make valuable connections and be crowned as the Roy Munson bowler of the night at our event, join us on the 12th!
You are encouraged to share this with a colleague, friend or business partner that may be interested in attending. Please RSVP by registering for the event, as we have a limited amount of space and need to let our hosts know how many to expect.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff
March 15th TCTHH Event at Rosa Mexicano
The next Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours event is on Thursday, March 15th at Rosa Mexicano, in Downtown Minneapolis.
Rosa Mexicano is providing us with a great semi-private space and light hors d’oeuvres for the group. In addition to providing us with the space and light food, Rosa Mexicano is extending their happy hour specials exclusively for our group until 7:00 pm.
Rosa Mexicano is a fairly new addition to the Downtown Minneapolis dining scene and offers upscale, modern and authentic Mexican cuisine in a vibrant, stylish space.

If you want to get to know other Twin Cities professionals, make valuable connections and have an enjoyable time at a happy hour event, join us on the 15th for this event.
You are encouraged to share this with a colleague, friend or business partner that may be interested in attending. Please RSVP by registering for the event, as we have a limited amount of space and need to let our hosts know how many to expect.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff
TCTHH Business Talk | Social Media & Food | The Lowry Uptown
Happy New Year Everyone!
The next Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours event is on Thursday, January 19th at The Lowry in Uptown.
This event will be another TCTHH Business Talk, where we will have a great panel of speakers who are involved in the hospitality business to talk about Social Media & Food. Stephanie Shimp, the Owner of Blue Plate Restaurant Company, will be moderating the panel.
This event marks the start of Year 4 of Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours events. This is a great networking opportunity to kick off the new year and to hear from some of the Twin Cities most influential people in the food and social space.
Jason DeRusha, WCCO’s “Good Question Guy”, Jason Kallsen of The Wine Company and Founder/Owner of Twin Cities Wine Education LLC, along with Omar Ansari, President of Surly Brewing Co. will be our featured panel speakers for the event.
Event Timeline
- 5:15 – 5:45 – Networking
- 5:45-6:15 – Panel Discussion on Social Media and Food
- 6:15-7:00 – Questions and More Networking, stay as long as you would like
The Lowry will be providing some appetizers for the group at no charge and will be featuring happy hour drink specials from 4-6 pm. Happy hour specials include:
- $3 Premium Rail Drinks
- $3 and $4 Select Tap Beers
- $5 Select Wines by the Glass
- $5 Happy Hour Menu
- $6 Classic Cocktail special (from the menu)
The Lowry is a great place for a breakfast meeting with ample parking and easy access from 94, 394 and downtown. Highlighted by Metro Magazine in January issue as a “best” breakfast place and named one of the “best” places to get oysters in December issue of MSP Magazine.
If you want to get to know other Twin Cities professionals, make valuable connections, meet new friends and learn a little something about social media and food, join us on the 19th for this event.
You are encouraged to share this with a colleague, friend or business partner that may be interested in attending. Please RSVP by registering for the event, as we have a limited amount of space and need to let our hosts know how many to expect.
Valet parking can be accessed from Hennepin Avenue.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff
TCTHH/TCBPN Beer Tasting Event at Spyder Trap Online Marketing
We will be joined for the December Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours monthly event by the Twin Cities Business Peer Network for a special beer tasting networking event on Thursday, December 15th at Spyder Trap Online Marketing in Minneapolis.
Spyder Trap Online Marketing, one of the fastest growing digital marketing companies in town, has graciously offered to host this event at their rnewly expanded office space in Minneapolis. Come visit with the folks from Spyder Trap along with Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours’ and Twin Cities Business Peer Network members, as we learn about the development of beer throughout history and sample different beers.
Please register for event here > http://www.spydertrap.com/event
Along with beer tasting, Muddy Paws Cheesecake will be offering cheesecake tastings as well at the event. Make sure to bring your appetite along with your social self for this holiday networking event!
If you want to get to know other Twin Cities professionals, make valuable connections, meet new friends and , join us on the 15th for this event.
You are encouraged to bring a colleague, friend or business partner that may be interested in attending. Please RSVP by registering for the event at the event link below, as we have a limited amount of space and need to let our hosts know how many to expect.
http://www.spydertrap.com/event
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff
We are now allowing monthly sponsors for our events. If your organization is interested in being an exclusive monthly sponsor, just 1 business per month will get the opportunity to sponsor one of our monthly networking events. Please let me know if you are interested and we can discuss details individually.
TCTHH Networking Event at Wondrous Azian Kitchen – November 17th
The November Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours monthly event is on Thursday, November 17th at Thom Pham’s Wondrous Azian Kitchen in Downtown Minneapolis. The event will start at 5:30 and go as late as people want to stay.
WONDROUS AZIAN KITCHEN will be hosting us in the Caterpillar Lounge and will be providing light appetizers for the group along with the following happy hour specials from 5:30-8:00.
- $3.00 Tap Beer
- $3.50 Rail Drinks
- $5.00 House Red/White Wine
- $6.00 Signature Cocktails (Singapore Sling, Cherry Blossom Cosmo, La Femme Nikita)
- ½ Price Selected Bottles of Wine
- ½ Price Selected Appetizers

At WONDROUS AZIAN KITCHEN, French techniques are used to bring together Azian spice and Minnesota nice. The design is both quintessential vintage Chinese and downtown glam. Imagination and history, in equal parts, marks a truly unique dining experience, where the soul is all about enjoying life and celebrating with friends and loved ones.
If you have never been to WONDROUS before, you will want to make sure to join us for this event at a great venue!
If you want to get to know other Twin Cities professionals, make valuable connections, meet new friends and check out a great restaurant, join us on the 17th for this event.
You are encouraged to bring a colleague, friend or business partner that may be interested in attending. Please RSVP by registering for the event, as we have a limited amount of space and need to let our hosts know how many to expect.
The Plymouth Building parking garage is located at 517 Hennepin Avenue South and offers exceptional valet service at a discounted rate of $6 with a $15 minimum purchase. Please have the host validate your parking stub.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff





