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
February TCTHH Event | Loring Kitchen & Bar | February 23
The next Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours event is on Thursday, February 23rd at Loring Kitchen & Bar, situated on Loring Park in the heart of Minneapolis. This month’s event is being sponsored by Olive and Company, a creative services agency specializing in website design, graphic design, front-end web development, and strategic marketing consulting.
Loring Kitchen & Bar is providing us with a great space in their bar/dining room area and will be providing small bite, canapé style appetizers for the group. In addition to providing us with the space and food, Loring Kitchen & Bar is extending their happy hour specials exclusively for our group throughout the whole duration of the event.
Happy hour specials include:
- $2 Mini Gelato
- $3 Local Tap Beers and Domestic Bottled Beers
- $4 Rail Drinks, Pilsner Urquell, House Wine, Fries, and Loring Buns[mini burgers]
- $5 Margaritas, Sangria, Bubbly [California Sparkling], Zucchini Fries
- $6 Select Martinis and Salads
- $7 Pizzas and Olive Tapenade
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 23rd 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.
Loring Kitchen & Bar also offers FREE valet parking after 5 pm which can be accessed right in front of their location.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff
Thank you to our event sponsors!
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
October TCTHH Suite Event at the Minnesota Wild Game
The October Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours monthly event is next Thursday, October 27th at the Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The tickets are on the suite level, where the group will meet for networking before taking in the hockey game from neighboring Suites 24 & 25. The suite level opens at 5:30, so feel free to get there anytime after that to mingle before the puck drops at 7:00 pm.
TCTHH has partnered with the Minnesota Wild to offer suite level tickets for $33 per person, which also includes a hot dog, chips and non-alcoholic beverages. There will also be a cash bar set up in each suite for you to purchase any alcoholic beverages.
A suite ticket alone is normally $110, so this is truly an exclusive offer for our event that the Wild have put together. We will have suites 24 and 25 for the game, which will be open at 5:30 to network before the game starts at 7:00 pm. There are 30 seats in each suite, but each suite allows for 50 people with standing room.
There will only be 100 tickets sold for this event (LIMIT 2 per person, you must have each person’s name who is attending). Make sure to get yours right away if you plan on attending.
You are encouraged to share this offer with a friend, colleague or business partner that may be interested in attending. You must purchase a ticket for this event and you will not be able to get in at the Xcel Energy Center without your ticket.
Your purchased tickets will be available at the will call box office at Xcel Energy Center the day of the game, please have a valid ID with you to get your ticket from will call.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a unique event to bring together business professionals who all share the common bond of Minnesota Wild hockey! If you have any questions, please let me know.
If you are on Twitter, please use the hashtag: #mnwildtcthh when tweeting about this event. Thanks!
-Jeff
Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours June Networking Event at Pinstripes Edina
The next Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours monthly event is on Thursday, June 23rd at Pinstripes in Edina, near the Galleria Shopping Center. The event will start at 5:30 and go as late as people want to stay.
Pinstripes features exceptional Italian/American food and wine; 18 bowling lanes and indoor bocce courts; a beautiful outdoor patio and fireplace; and banquet space that can accommodate parties of 20-600 (weddings, birthday parties, corporate events, anniversaries and more!)
Pinstripes will be serving assorted pizzas, flatbreads and bruschetta. Also, make sure to bring your bowling and bocce skills to the event, Pinstripes is offering a bit of bocce and bowling for the group!
We will be on the 2nd floor outdoor balcony for the event, which overlooks the Centennial Lakes area and has a big firepit.
If you want to get to know other Twin Cities professionals, make valuable connections, meet new friends and check out a really fun place, join us on the 23rd for this event.
You are encouraged to bring a colleague, friend or business partner that might 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.
There is a large FREE parking ramp connected to Pinstripes, which makes parking for this event very convenient.
I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be a fun event! If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Jeff
Be sure to check out the new Twin Cities Happy Hour Deal site for the best local deals at restaurants, bars and entertainment venues in the Twin Cities.
We will be giving away 3 iPads in August to those who sign up for our weekly deals. TwinCitiesHappyHourDeal.com offers 1 deal per week in a limited quanity, once that deal is gone, there is not a new deal until the following week. The site is still under final development, but you can sign up for deals now to be entered into the drawing for an iPad.
Also, this deal site strictly features entertainment related businesses, such as restaurants, bars, theaters, sports, movies etc….
2nd Annual Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours Charity Event (Benefiting the NICU at Children’s MN)
Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours is happy to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 2nd Annual TCTHH Charity Event benefiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
My personal connection to hosting and organizing this event as a third-party, is due to the time I spent in the NICU at Children’s when I was born and the spectacular care that I received. I was a preemie at Children’s in very bad health when I was born.
Last year this event, held at Solera, raised $7,000 for the NICU at Children’s. This year’s event is on Thursday, May 26th at Stella’s Fish Cafe in Uptown Minneapolis. This years event will bring together people for a networking event that helps to give back to our local community. There will be food provided by Stella’s for the event, a silent auction, you name the price Sam Adams beer ($1 minium, all Sam Adams proceeds are donated) and fun networking with other Twin Cities business professionals.
Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased at: http://tcthh.childrensmn.org. There are only 250 tickets available, so make sure to get yours soon. If there are still tickets remaining before the day of the event, we will sell tickets at the door for $25. If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to support Children’s, you can make a donation.
Please share this event with friends, family, colleagues or business partners that would like to help support this cause and have good time doing it. Thank you all for your support in helping make this event possible, I hope to see you all at the event on the 26th.
-Jeff Nolan
Founder, Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours
Thanks to our Sponsors
Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours raises over $1,300 for Second Harvest at its March Networking Event
Last month we had a great event at the Summit Brewing Company brewery which helped to raise over $1,300 for Second Harvest Heartland, which is the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger relief organization. We had 150 people attend the event, which included a brewery tour, networking with other Twin Cities professionals, food from Buffalo Wild Wings, beer from Summit and a chance to hear Minnesota Speaker of the House, Kurt Zellers talk about the state of the economy in Minnesota. Thank you to all who attended and helped to contribute to our fundraising efforts as part of this event. Here are some pictures from the event!
