Weekend Happenings around the Twin Cities

Merry Christmas from Eric & Sharla Stafford

Here is your Twin Cities weekend rundown:

• Calendar of Weekend Events from Mpls St Paul Magazine

Movies in Theatres

• The Iron Claw
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
• Anyone But You
• Wonka
• Migration
• Breakwater
• Ferrari – Opens December 25^th
• The Boys in the Boat – Opens December 25^th
• The Color Purple (2023) – Opens December 25^th
• The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Poor Things
• The Perfect Christmas
• Waitress the Musical

Sports:

• Vikings Football
  • Vs – Detroit Lions – Saturday, December 24^th at 12:00 PM
• Wild Hockey
  • Vs – Boston Bruins – Friday, December 23^rd at 6:00 PM
• Timberwolves Basketball
  • Vs –Sacramento Kings – Saturday, December 23^rd at 9:00 PM
• Gopher Sports Calendar - http://www.gophersports.com/calendar/events/

Events

• Old Fashioned Christmas at Schram Winery – December 22nd 4:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Come on out to Schram Vineyards for our annual Old Fashioned Christmas party! Elsa Lee will serenade us with her beautiful holiday tunes, hot mulled wine and hot cocoa will be available for cozy sipping, delicious eats will be available for ordering, roasted chestnuts while supplies last, holiday decor to pump up that holiday spirit, and more! Tickets include indoor seating, complimentary hot mulled wine samples, and Christmas activities, so grab your loved ones and head out for a magical winter evening together at the winery! $5 per person
• British Arrows Awards at the Walker – now through December 31^st
  • With brilliant creativity, wry wit, and emotional twists and turns, the British Arrows Awards is a perennially entertaining Walker holiday tradition. Celebrating the latest creative trends in moving image advertising, this year’s program finds Daniel Craig sashaying through a swanky Parisian hotel, Miley Cyrus crowd-surfing at a Gucci party, and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and John Boyega (Star Wars) doing awkward improv. Run time: 74 minutes. Tickets start at $18.
• The Winery at Sovereign Estate: Sprit of Winter – now through December 30^th
  • During this family friendly event, the Estate is transformed into a majestic, illuminated winter wonderland, with over twenty miles of musical, synchronized lights strung over 20 acres of their lakeside vineyard. Guests can stroll the grounds and enjoy a variety of attractions like Candy Cane Lane, life size Nativity scene, photo opportunity at Santa’s Sleigh, real winter llamas, inflatable Snowman Social, children’s Snow Maze, kid’s Boot Hockey Arena, and Nana’s Gingerbread House! Once you arrive, guests also have the opportunity to purchase Holly Trolley rides for $5 per person in our Wine Store for a special guided tour of the decorated grounds.
• Holidays on the Hill at the James J. Hill House – Through December 31^st
  • Experience Christmas in 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill. Admission includes self-guided access to holiday-themed exhibits and a 60-minute guided tour highlighting holiday stories and memories from both the Hill family and their staff.
• Glow Holiday Festival – CHS Field – Through December 31^st
  • Stroll through over a million lights, sElfie Plaza, Enchanted Forest, Bright Bikes, Tremendous Tree, and so much more!