I LOVE THIS PLACE. As a DIY enthusiast but also a bad crafter and a working parent with absolutely…read morezero extra time on my hands, Projects in Person is a dream. First off, Jill is a goddess. She has super fun energy, is intensely creative and inspired, and - like any good mom and small business owner - rolls with the punches like nobody's business. The selection of projects PIP offers is great - from smaller accent/decor pieces to larger furniture and yard items - meaning they have the right project for any audience. And the whole concept is brilliant! They do the hard part of ideating, planning, measuring, cutting, prepping, and cleanup. You just show up to use some fun power tools and walk out with a stunning custom addition to your home or yard!! And as an activity, this is as multi-functional as it gets. Girl's night out? Yes. Self care solo adventure? Totally. Date night? Already scheduled (we'll be making clocks!). Next time I need to plan a team building experience for work? Donezo. You can also hire them to do private workshops, and they've recently expanded their offerings to include an on-site option where they come to you. Brilliant. I've done two projects with PIP in the last year, and have another on the books for next month. I could continue to wax poetic about how great this place is, but instead I'll just encourage you to check it out yourself. Seriously. Like now.

From the owner: Projects in Person LLC, "PIP", is a guided DIY workshop located on charming and bustling Mainstreet…read morein Hopkins, Minnesota. We provide the venue, instruction, and materials to help you complete a project from our current offerings. From cutting boards to headboards, our projects require no previous experience as we guide you from start to finish. Sign up for a workshop to make a project, in person!

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

The Minneapolis Community Ed. program is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) program in the…read morecountry. They've had 40 years to work the kinks out, and it shows. The huge catalog has brief descriptions of the classes and you can find out about the teachers online. Like Jillian C. says, they have everything: sushi rolling demonstrations, ashtanga yoga, money-management, kids programs, watercolor painting and Facebook lessons (Dad would benefit). Years of school have conditioned me into thinking that September is the start of the year, even now, quite a few years after graduation. Point is, I make my "resolutions" in September. Last year I resolved to learn to play the guitar and speak French. I did both for less than $100 with Community Ed.! [cue infomercial] I highly recommend Beginning Guitar with Chris. For less than $40, I had ten practically one-one-one lessons with a great teacher. He even gave us an extra week! When the class was over, I was able to keep practicing using his packet and handouts fairly easily. I wouldn't say my French 1 class was as impressive because the teacher didn't get too creative. I didn't get a lot out of doing flashcards over and over and over again.

My love affair with Community Ed in the fine city of Minneapolis has only just begun. They offer…read moreeverything imaginable including art classes, fitness classes, how to make homemade soap, cooking, vegan cooking, how to manage your finances, how to operate a computer, foreign languages, writing, how to grow an herb garden in your kitchen...and so forth. Some classes are 8 weeks long, some are three hours in one evening. Take your pick! There truly is something for everyone. I've taken beginner Pilates and French 1 and can only say that I have been very, very pleasantly surprised. 8 weeks of French for less than $70 - &)#%!?!? (Oh, and 8 weeks of Pilates for $35, in case you were curious). I was worried that I would be getting what I paid for but was sorely mistaken. If you can deal with taking notes and not having a text book (who cracks them anyway?) the quality of the class so much more than makes up for the lack of supplies and materials. The instructors are fantastic and the class sizes small. To think I considered spending $400 on a French class somewhere else... Pilates is fantastic as well, and I've only heard good things about other yoga or dance classes. The spring catalogue is online now!

For those entering the nursing program, I would look elsewhere. I am glad that the program is now…read morefour semesters instead of three, but the things you cover in leadership class have nothing to do with leadership. One of the things that you have to cover in the leadership class is talking about the union. This should not be something that is talked about until you are in the bachelor's program. And don't even get me started on the bonus points that they offer. These are nothing. These only help you if you are already passing the class. I had a friend have to retake a whole semester due to one point! I refused to have these points applied to my final grade. This is how the school makes the student's grades look better, thus making the school look better. As I have said in the beginning, look elsewhere.

You have to drive a bit south from Edina and you're not quite in Bloomington the city once you get…read morehere. A calm, rural suburb looking surrounding area makes for a good setting for a college campus. I think it adds to the mental wellness aspect of attending a college.

I attended PMP Bootcamp in Jan 2026. Anand Pulchan was our instructor. Anand did a great job of…read morewalking through the materials, explaining all of the concepts, and taking the time to ensure everyone's questions were answered. He was very astute at reading people's reactions if they looked confused or seemed to have a question. He would stop and make sure they understood before proceeding. He used easy to understand examples so you could comprehend via a real world scenario. The facility was conducive to learning and had a restaurant on the main floor for convenience.

I attended the October 2025 virtual class PMP series with John D - it was very helpful and…read moreinformative for continued learning in the project management, on top of getting the level-set on what to expect with the PMP exam. I passed two months later in December! A point off simply because the PMA content wasn't as high-fidelity to the exam content as what could be found in PMI study hall (but still very informative nonetheless!)

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!

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.

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.

Whoa! What a great elementary school. The teacher and staff are attentive and supportive. Found…read morethem to really make a different. My daughter is already reading 5th grade books in kindergarten! Cannot say enough good things!