The Hive Collaborative

01/30/2025

We are buzzin’ to be a part of the improv community here in the Twin Cities!

Check out THE HONEY JAR, our new monthly improv event hosted by Destiny Davison and Ross Flores:
https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/the-honey-jar-improv-at-the-hive-collaborative-wml4g

And starting at the end of February, we are excited to welcome MNPROV to The Hive every week! Auditions are open now; LEARN MORE HERE:
https://mnprov.org/mnprov-live

With the recent closure of HUGE Theater, your Uptown home for improv for 15 years, local improv troupes and shows are needing to find new ve...

01/27/2025

💕LOVE SONG BINGO IS HERE!💕

Extend your Valentine’s weekend and buzz by MONDAY FEBRUARY 17th for 16 Bar Bingo LOVE SONGS EDITION!

Featuring LYDIA PRIOR, JOSHUA ROW & KATE BROWN alongside your HIVE HOSTS Laura & Eric 🐝

01/25/2025

“One of the great things (besides the snacks) about The Hive Collaborative, Twin Cities Theater Bloggers' favorite theater venue of 2024, is that they work with artists like Elena to tell their story, providing not just the venue but the support and collaboration (it's in the name!) to help them tell their story in the best way they possibly can. I can't think of a better venue or a better collaborative team for Elena to tell her story Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully.”
Thanks Jill Schafer!

My favorite thing about artists is the way that they take pain and trauma and turn it into art, releasing it to the world to help us mere mo...

01/25/2025

Thanks to The Stages of MN for this beautifully written review of LOUDLY CLEARLY BEAUTIFULLY!

You’ve got 5 more chances to see this gorgeous piece!

https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/loudly-clearly-beautifully

Gene Glass (pictured) and his daughter Elena Glass Photo by M & D Media Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully is not only the title of Elena Glass’ new show about her father and their relationship…

01/25/2025

Reviews are rolling in for LOUDLY CLEARLY BEAUTIFULLY!

This vulnerable, honest and heartfelt show has 5 more performances. Get your tickets now!

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01/22/2025

Imagine This:

YOU with OTHERS

Interacting with JAZZ PLAYERS

Who play jazz standards

While YOU sing their delightful lyrics


ANNOUNCING:
A Jazz Standards Beer Choir Experience
Brought to you by The New Mendota Heights Jazz Ensemble

“Bringing the new Mendota Heights jazz sound to a wider audience.”

What you can expect during this experience:

We will send you the playlist ahead of time to give you the opportunity to refamiliarize yourself with the material, or not.
Printed lyrics and music provided for use during the event.
Beer and Wine
Up to 90 minutes of jazz played with the understanding that you are there to croon, croon, croon along at the top of your lungs
Some pretty darn good jazz musicianship and solos
Audio recording of the event – can be used later whenever conversations lag.
Tickets and info on our website 🐝

01/16/2025

Buzz by Sunday at 4pm for live music! We promise to keep you warm and cozy!

https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/calz637wxrn2jnqlngg92au3l72st1

01/14/2025

We love the and are so thrilled that they love us! What an honor to be named the FAVORITE THEATER VENUE of 2024!

We look forward to welcoming more artists and audiences into our cozy and hospitable Hive in 2025 🐝♥️

01/11/2025

16 Bar Bingo is ON THE MOVE!

January Mondays are all booked up at The Hive so we are bringing BINGO back to VENN! Join us at 6pm on MONDAY, JANUARY 20 for our second edition of POPULAR MUSIC BINGO! You loved it in November, you’ll love it even more at Venn, with even better beer options!

Admission is FREE! Just enjoy the fantastic beer selection Venn has to offer.

Gather with your favorite HIVE friends to be together on inauguration night… We’re better when we BUZZ together!

01/10/2025

SUNDAY JANUARY 19th at 4pm

Karen Mal & David Stoddard with The Weeping Covenant

These award winning, critically acclaimed writers present songs as Minnesota-meets-Texas traditions meld with stories, harmony, and heart-melting imagery. Karen and David present a new, higher songwriting standard.

Tickets and details on our website🐝

01/09/2025

Join us for ROUND 3 on MONDAY!

In just over a year, The Hive Collaborative has become a welcoming home for artists and audiences with a variety of programming including t...

01/06/2025

CABARET OPEN GYM: Round 3

Join us next week, MONDAY, JANUARY 13th at 7PM for the third round of Cabaret Open Gym, featuring Elena Glass, Jen Maren, Ben Larson, and your host Leslie Vincent.
Sign up ahead of time, show up for this OPEN MIC event, or buzz by to watch it all go down!

Tickets and details on our website 🐝

01/05/2025

Thanks again, Jill Schafer!

This year we marked the fourth anniversary of the day that theater (and nearly everything else good in the world) shut down due to a global ...

01/05/2025

Thank you to Cherry and Spoon for naming us her favorite theater venue of 2024!

Reflecting on the past year, we’re grateful we were able to establish ourselves as a communal and hospitable space for artists, theater-makers and patrons alike.

And we think everybody needs more theatrical house parties with snacks in their lives. So buzz by.🐝

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from our Hive to yours!

Our community is better when we BUZZ together.
And we’ll need that more than ever as we enter these next few years.
Here’s to the sweet smell of a successful 2025 🐝
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12/31/2024

Coming up JANUARY 13th!

12/28/2024

Cozy music? Hot cocoa? What could be better?
Buzz by at 6pm today!

Not Your Mother's Silent Night brings together 5 talented singer-songwriters, each with their own unique, songwriting flair and some of your favorite covers. Keep the holiday season going with us at The Hive Collaborative on Dec 28! You won't want to miss this show.

https://www.thehivecollaborativemn.com/events/not-your-mothers-silent-night