Quatrefoil Library

20th Anniversary Screening of "Venus of Mars" Film (Free)
2024-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Quatrefoil Library & Flip the Script present: 20th Anniversary Screening of “Venus of Mars” Film
Transgender pioneer Venus, the force behind the glam rock band All The Pretty Horses, and her wife Lynette negotiate the frontiers of love and gender in Emily Goldberg’s award-winning documentary. Q & A with Venus de Mars, Lynette Reini-Grandell and Emily Goldberg following the screening. This is a free event.
Parking in the lot (anywhere) behind the building off of 13th Ave, or street parking. 21 bus route. Mask-wearing always encouraged.

A Few Tales - Faerie & Otherwise with Patrick Scully
2024-11-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join us for the Second Event in the Quatrefoil Programming Queer History Event Series!
“A Few Tales – Faerie & Otherwise will be Patrick Scully, on stage telling stories, his most at-home mode – honed over decades of hosting Patrick’s Cabaret.
Many people have told him: You should write a book. Here it comes, but not on paper, on stage! More storyteller than writer, he resisted writing – too much computer time! He feels most alive and at ease telling stories, like he did at Patrick’s Cabaret. Voila – “A Few Tales – Faerie & Otherwise”.
The structure of “A Few Tales…” is based on TV’s “Jeopardy”. Behind each box is a story. The audience determines the flow of the show, choosing box by box among 6 categories, with 5 choices in each category to determine the evening’s stories. The 6 categories across the top are things like: Resisting Authority, Making Queer Art, Being Gay & HIV+, Being Naked, Creating
Spaces, and Wandering. The categories at Quatrefoil will be created specifically for Quatrefoil. The vertical choices in each category – 5 decades: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s.
Patrick has been called a provocateur, free speech champion, impresario, raconteur, choreographer, performance artist, orator, storyteller, pioneer. And activist. He’ll be onstage telling these personal stories, and more!

Zine Workshop
2024-11-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join Quatrefoil Library and local zinemaker Sarah Evenson (they/them/theirs) to talk about the importance of the perzine* in Queer history and make a sweet or sassy perzine of your own!
*A perzine is a zine about yourself…anyone can make one! Prompts will be provided if you need inspiration.
Drop in for a bit or stay the whole time, no RSVP required. We hope to see you there!
This is the final event in Quatrefoil Library’s Queer History Event Series. Sarah Evenson (they/them/theirs) is a gay & transgender illustrator / zinemaker / animator / print-media-artist living and working in Minneapolis, MN. Their sassy & spirited zines about Gay Life and Crying are held in more than 40 collections worldwide.
IG @saltysweetsarah www.sarah-evenson.com

Workplace Wardrobe Clothing Swap Event (OFFSITE)
2025-03-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl Ste 104, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
Join Quatrefoil Library and the Twin Cities Pride Cultural Arts Center for a collaborative event where you can donate and/or acquire free gender affirming clothing!

We will have attire in all sizes for all presentations available, and we welcome clothing and accessory donations in new or slightly used condition.

Whether you’re exploring your identity or simply need a safe place to find workplace clothing that feels right for you, this event is for you!
This is the second event in Quatrefoil Library’s Investing in Us Event Series. The Twin Cities Pride Cultural Arts Center is the host of The Rainbow Wardrobe: a community service dedicated to providing free gender-affirming care in a welcoming, private, and supportive environment. They offer a space where LGBTQ+ individuals can try on clothing that affirms their gender identity, without the discomfort or anxiety they might face in traditional retail settings.
For donations, within the wardrobe we have a few specific needs:
1. Plus-Size Femme Attire: Dresses, pants, blouses, t-shirts, all forms of clothes.
2. Small/Medium Masc clothes: Button-ups, shorts, t-shirts.
3. Socks, new undergarments for all sizes and types.
4. Large size shoes, both masc and femme.
– Femme sizes from 10+
– Masc sizes from 12+

Legacy Giving with John Brentall
2025-04-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Legacy Giving: How naming LGBTQ+ non-profits as beneficiaries can facilitate justice and social change

There is currently around $160 trillion in wealth in the U.S.—this includes retirement assets, property, cash, bonds, and stocks. Learn how naming LGBTQ+ non-profits and other organizations working for justice as beneficiaries on assets you have can positively impact our world for decades to come. According to Funders for LGBTQ Issues, only 0.25% of total institutional giving goes to organizations led by and for our communities. Individual choices we make can help change this disparity.

This event is the third in the Quatrefoil Programming Event Series called Investing in Us. This event is free and open to the public, with information that will be relevant to anyone regardless of age or income.

Telling Your Story In Your Cover Letter
2025-05-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join Quatrefoil Library and expert Katie Breslin to talk about how to tell your story in a cover letter.

In this presentation, Katie will help you blend practical career strategies with values-driven storytelling to craft authentic, persuasive job applications that reflect your skills and aspirations.

Enjoy the presentation and participate in a Q&A, no RSVP required. We hope to see you there!
This is the first event in Quatrefoil Library’s Investing in Us Event Series.

Katie Breslin Bio:
Katie Breslin has had many different careers – an organizer, a library assistant, an event planner and as a career coach at a liberal arts college. In each of her career choices, one aspect has been constant: a deep appreciation for helping people tell their stories. Katie has guided students and professionals through career transitions, job searches, and graduate school applications, coaching over 100 students at Earlham College and leading professional development initiatives. With experience in nonprofit management, advocacy, and communications—including coordinating national lobbying efforts and mentoring young professionals—Katie understands how to translate experiences into compelling career narratives.
Holding a B.A. in Political Science from Trinity Washington University, Katie blends practical career strategies with values-driven storytelling. Her workshop, Tell Your Story Through Your Cover Letter, will help job seekers craft authentic, persuasive applications that reflect their skills and aspirations.

Sustained Futures with Boneshaker Books
2025-10-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Volunteers from Boneshaker Books share what goes into sustaining a collectively run bookstore and community space, discuss the projects we appreciate in the Twin Cities, and dream about the things we wished existed, and the type of effort that might be required to make them real.

Join us for a presentation, an interactive brainstorming activity, and a shared discussion. People of all ages (children included) are welcome! This is the first event in the We Take Care of Us: Queer Resilience Event Series with Quatrefoil Library.

HIV Activism Panel with the Aliveness Project
2025-11-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join us for a panel with a group of local HIV activists talking about resilience and how we care for ourselves in the face of struggle, hosted by the staff of the Aliveness Project. More details to come.

This is the second event in the We Take Care of Us: Queer Resilience Event Series with Quatrefoil Library.

OFFSITE: Safer Sex Kit Assembly at Family Tree Clinic
2025-11-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Family Tree Clinic, 1919 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Join us for an evening of volunteering @ Family Tree Clinic! We will:

assemble safer sex kits
fold zines
be merry!

Feel free to come for any/all of the evening. We will provide light refreshments & great vibes. This is the third event in the We Take Care of Us: Queer Resilience Event Series with Quatrefoil Library.
ACCESSIBILITY: Family Tree Clinic is located on the same block as the 2 and the 18 buses. There is a bike rack outside of our building. There is a parking lot right next to Family Tree Clinic with accessible parking spaces, as well as parking across Nicollet in the church parking lot. We provide masks inside of Family Tree Clinic. Our doors remain locked, and our Welcome Desk is staffed inside the door, and lets folks in via an intercom system. We have many spaces, both inside and out, where folks can take their masks off and be distanced from others.

Hotline:
The Minnesota Sexual Health Hotline provides reliable, medically accurate, and confidential information for free via phone, text, and webchat. All calls are patient positive, LGBTQ+ competent, and with a trained health educator.
The hotline services are sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health, and operated by Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis.

FTC:
Family Tree Clinic’s mission is to cultivate a healthy community through comprehensive sexual health care and education.

Queer Mending Workshop with Queer Threads
2025-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join Queer Threads members Kayla and Sara as they walk you through mending your own textiles! Participants are expected to bring textile items from home that they want to mend, and Queer Threads can troubleshoot or give advice, this is a coworking event and a space for people interested in textiles to work and chat in good company. Outside of the materials to mend, a small amount of loops, needles, and thread will be available for people to use, though you are welcome to bring your own from home.
This is the fourth and final event in the We Take Care of Us: Queer Resilience Event Series with Quatrefoil Library. Masks will be required while in the Community Room.

Mayday Before Party - Flower Crowns!
2026-05-03 09:00 - 10:30 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join the Quatrefoil Programming Committee as we prepare for the Mayday celebration in Powderhorn Park by making flower crowns, enjoying some breakfast treats, and mingle with community members who plan to attend the celebrations.

This is an event in the Spring Into New Connections Event Series. More details to come!

Comfy Coffee and Conversation Hour: Crafts!
2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join the Quatrefoil Programming Committee as we enjoy each others’ company in a low stakes environment for a coffee and conversations hour. During this event, we encourage folks to BYOC – Bring Your Own Crafts. There will also be a craft supply exchange table if you want to donate old crafting supplies or pick up new ones. Anyone who shows up empty handed and just wants to enjoy the breakfast treats and good company is also strongly encouraged to attend, we will have coloring pages and drawing supplies on hand.

This is an event in the Spring Into New Connections Event Series. More details to come!

Comfy Coffee and Conversations Hour: Puzzles and Games!
2026-05-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join the Quatrefoil Programming Committee as we enjoy each others’ company in a low stakes environment for a coffee and conversations hour. During this event, we encourage folks to BYOP or BYOG – Bring Your Own Puzzles or Bring Your Own Games. There will also be a puzzle and game exchange table if you want to donate old puzzles and board games or pick up new ones. Anyone who shows up empty handed and just wants to enjoy the breakfast treats and good company is also strongly encouraged to attend.

This is an event in the Spring Into New Connections Event Series. More details to come!

Queer History Bingo Night
2026-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join the Quatrefoil Programming Committee as we enjoy each others’ company and learn some queer history during our Queer History Bingo event. During this event, folks will receive bingo sheets and be encouraged to answer queer history questions, and the winners will receive small prizes! No previous queer history knowledge is required, we are here to socialize and to learn. There will be pizza from Pizza Luce served at this event, we hope to see you there!

This is an event in the Spring Into New Connections Event Series. More details to come!
