Beautiful University with strong academics nestled right in the heart of the Minneapolis St.Paul…read moreMetro. Easy access to freeways and ample parking all around. Fast internet, cutting edge technology in classrooms. Coffee shop and other food on campus. Very nice meeting spaces for rental and group use.

I have been really enjoying my second semester at this University, even with the Covid-19 affects…read more My first semester was badly affected by a personal health emergency and unfortunately couldn't be completed. Due to that, even after a successful first semester, I've officially been dismissed as a student. Looks like Concordia St Paul doesn't practice empathy or compassion for the human element and I really pray that that take a good look in the mirror before they cut someone out for having one bad semester.

First, we bought a package of 20 classes, and attended all the Introduction and Progressive…read moreclasses. Quickly learned, that Dancing is more fun than going to the gym. That was in 2018. Today in 2026, we are retired, take private lessons, and enjoy the physical and social aspects of partner dancing at Cinema Ballroom.

I bought my girlfriend our first dance lesson as a birthday gift almost a year ago. I had no idea…read morewe'd still be going at it today. After our first studio closed its doors, we landed at Cinema Ballroom and we couldn't be happier. This place is essentially one big open dance floor that's always filled with several other dancers, either practicing for competition on their own or taking a lesson. As someone who is just casually learning, I am always impressed by the skill level of other dancers I see on a given night. It seems like a LOT of dedicated professionals choose this studio to practice, including the talented instructors...big shoutout to our all star teachers Jon and Nadine! So far, I've only participated in private lessons here, but there is always something going on...group classes, social gathers, recitals, etc. I'd highly recommend this place for anyone that is into dancing, whether you are just getting started of have been at it for years.

Over the past year, I've taken several graphic design classes at MCAD and would definitely…read morerecommend them. I've taken intro classes in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign as well as an intermediate course in InDesign. While online resources have made these programs somewhat easy to learn, getting a few days of in person instruction has really taken me further. If you've got a weekend to spare, the two-day workshops are really great!

I was able to expand my art experience by using the print shop facilities. Great weekend course!read more

Ahhh this place makes me want to have kids JUST to be able to send them here!…read more Leonardo's Basement is a crazy amazing workspace with after school programs and summer classes for kids (mostly, some for adults too). It's pretty much a hands on learning space where children get to explore the extents of their creativity! Walking in you feel like you've stumbled into your crazy inventor uncle's basement: filled to the brim with contraptions the students and staff have built, the tools for building, and all the junk you'd need to build more contraptions. They have classes for every kind of interest, from building functioning robots to learning how to fix a bike, to making costumes, to cooking. They take things that children only dream of (like building a giant maze out of 30+ cardboard refrigerator boxes) and turn them into realities. They have such a variety of classes that you just have to check out the schedule to figure out the specifics. If I had to summarize it in one sentence it would be: This is a place that focuses on the joys of creating through building, experimenting, and learning how to take ideas out of your brain, put them on paper, and then make them physical objects. For the grown-ups they also offer some classes on making things, through the affiliated Studio Bricolage (linked on their website). We were told to check this place out by many members of the design/tinker community here and after seeing it for myself this afternoon I'm really happy to know a place like this exists.

Super easy sign up process and a good variety of classes. Opportunities to learn and also to teach…read more All classes are free and meet at a variety of locations.

Donna is a wonderful teacher. Compasionate and insightful. She made drawing easy and comfortable.read more

I haven't sewn my pattern yet, however it looks like it's well thought out. I can't wait to get…read moresewing!

Saw the reading "Blues in Stereo" by Danez Smith. It was such an amazing experience and I loved the…read moreatmosphere of the space. I already reached out to a friend who could maybe do a reading there as well. I thought it was really nice and classy. I do wish there were more signs about where the reading was taking place it was a little confusing.

Wow! What an inspiring place! My friend and I went to a reading with 2 writing fellows and a guest…read morewriter. All three were wildly talented. We were blown away. The Friday night event was FREE and had a Q&A panel at the end. Learned so much about the writing process and how to move through writers block. I'm not a writer but still felt welcomed and enjoyed myself. The event was about 90mins. Afterward we had dinner at Grumpy's- very close by such that we walked there (one block). I needed parking for more than 2hrs and found a nearby lot by Dunn Bros for $4 all night. We will definitely return for the next event!

This community education is not run as a business. Nice but completely incompetent grandma-like…read morefolks answer the phone and "have no information but can have someone that knows call you when it is convenient for them". That would be handled by a machine elsewhere. When I arrived for a class that was not in the class room that was published in their brochure (listed on internet that day as a class being taught that night), the information desk was covered by a high school look alike who appeared 35 minutes after the class was to begin back to his post with beverage and food in hand. No need to have actual staff to assist ...he could not find any information and didn't seem to have any more competence than those answering the phones. Others in the building that work there gave free dumb looks with questions about how to receive assistance. This is a wonderful place to find a job with no accountability or expectations but a pathetic place to attempt taking a class listed in the brochure. Classes can be registered online...perhaps this was originally to be the SELF-SERVICE car wash that became community education. As this isn't run by sentient beings it doesn't really work ( I think I found the supply house for ZOMBIES).

I came here last night for an adult ed class. It's a school alright..the girls bathroom by the gym…read morelooked like grand central circa 1974. Narsty. Why am I reviewing a public school??