Breaking News - Artspace Unveils Plans for New Headquarters in Mill District - Mill City Times Exclusive

Heidi Kurtze - Director, Property Development presented plans for the new Artspace HQ / Artists housing project to the East Downtown Council today.  The project will be built on the "E Liner Parcel" at Chicago & Washington Ave S next to the American Academy of Neurology HQ building, currently under construction across the street from the Guthrie Theater in the Mill District of Downtown Minneapolis.

Below are notes and photos from her presentation:

- Kurtze officially announced that the building will be their new headquarters

- After bouncing back and forth between different names for the building, Kurtze officially announced the name of the development: simple and straightforward "Artspace"

- The building will be 6 stories in height

- There will be  61 units of live/work space for artists

- All units will be affordable housing

- They hope the "Cube" on the corner of Chicago & Washington Ave S will be the signature element

- Exterior will be brick, metal panel and glass

- Commercial space on the 1st floor, hopefully a coffee shop/wine bar

- Will have a green roof, hope to create an urban farm in partnership with the Mill City Farmers Market

- Hope to have an Art Market in conjunction with the Mill City Farmers Market

- Possibly a public gallery

- Plan to break ground summer 2012 and occupy summer 2013

Artist renderings:

Mark Your Calendar - North Star Cocktails Book Launch Party at the Mill City Museum

Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7:00-10:00 pm

Tickets: $25, $20 for Minnesota Historical Society Members

On sale online or at 612-341-7555. Must be 21 or older to     attend.  Valid i.d. required for admittance

Sample craft cocktails and meet Johnny Michaels and other premiere Twin Cities bartenders to celebrate the publication of North Star Cocktails. This new book features 125 original, crafted cocktail recipes utilizing fresh fruits and vegetables, tips on barkeep techniques and tools, and guides to artisanal liquors and bitters.

Johnny Michaels and five other members of the North Star Bartenders’ Guild will be on hand mixing their cocktail recipe featured in the book. Participants will receive a voucher for three half-size cocktails with paid admission, and can purchase vouchers for additional cocktails. Pip Hanson of Marvel Bar will be conducting a demonstration of hand ice chipping. Nick Kosevich of Bittercube will deliver a tutorial on the art of hand-crafting artisanal bitters. Dean Phillips will have a memorabilia display highlighting the history of Phillips Distilling Company and its deep Minnesota roots. Complimentary light hors d’oeuvres will be served. North Star Bartenders Guild members will be on hand to copies of the book, which will be for sale in the museum store.

 

The six bartenders who will mix their cocktails are:

• Johnny Michaels - La Belle Vie
• Adam Harness - Cafe Maude
• Gina Kent - Bradstreet Crafthouse
• Jesse Held
• Chad Larson - Barrio Tequila Bars
• Rob Jones - Meritage

Recognized as one of the twin cities’ best drink makers, Johnny Michaels is the cocktail connoisseur’s answer to a gourmet chef. His home base is the James Beard award–winning La Belle Vie, but he’s designed the cocktail menus for several of its sister restaurants and other top metro eateries. Together with premiere bartenders such as Pip Hanson, Nick Kosevich, Jesse Held, Thea Sheffert, and others in the North Star Bartenders’ Guild, Michaels shares 125 original cocktail recipes.

Lunch Tomorrow - The Artspace Project at The East Downtown Council Luncheon

Date: Thursday October 27

Time: Noon - 1:00 pm (Registration begins at 11:30)

Location: Hosted by EDC member, First Covenant Church, 810 South 7th Street, Lower level Fellowship Hall (enter under green awning from the parking lot between 6th and 7th St on Chicago Avenue).

Join the East Downtown Council (EDC) for our October Luncheon.

Featured speakers Greg Handberg, Senior VP Properties and Heidi Kurtze, Director Property Development, with Artspace will share plans for their development project, The Artspace Liner Parcel Lofts, at 800 Washington Avenue.

This is a new mixed-use arts facility with 45 rental units of affordable live/work housing for artists and their families and 28,000 square feet of non-residential space for artists, arts organizations, and creative businesses.

Limited free parking in First Covenant designated spaces fee lot and street metered parking is available.

Cost is $15 for EDC Members and guests.  RSVP by Friday, October 21, to Diane Ingram - 612-359-0601.

(To allow us to accept payment by cash or check when attendees arrive
cancellations after October 24th will be invoiced.)

Tonight - Bryan Nichols, McKnight Winner, in Concert at MacPhail

Time:  7:00pm

Location:  Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South

Join McKnight Fellowship winner and MacPhail faculty member, Bryan Nichols, for an evening of jazz piano works including some of his own compositions.

Peavey Plaza Debate Hits Huffington Post - Target Touted as Partner

From the  Huffington Post:

Excitement has turned to disappointment in Minneapolis, and what's happening there should be a warning about safeguarding transparency in public process and civic debate. Right now, Minneapolis has a golden opportunity to revitalize Peavey Plaza, an award-winning modernist masterwork recently determined eligible to the National Register of Historic Places, but instead it's poised to replace Peavey with what some critics have already labeled a really watered down version of Chicago's Millennium Park. That does not have to happen and Minneapolis-based Target Corporation might be the key to solving this problem. [Full disclosure, I was a member of the team originally selected last November to develop proposals for Peavey's future, but more on that and Target in a moment.]

Read the full article...

Thanks to Charles Birnbaum @TCLFdotORG on Twitter for sending this our way.

Tonight - Upper River Forum: Asian Carp Invasion: What Will It Mean for the Minneapolis Riverfront?

Date: Tuesday, October 25

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road

Upper River Forum:  Asian Carp Invasion: What Will It Mean for the Minneapolis Riverfront?

Presentation by: Dr. John O. Anfinson, National Park Service, with panel discussion.

Co-sponsored by the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership and the Above the Falls Citizen Advisory Committee (AFCAC).

Governor Dayton is calling for quick action to prevent invasive Asian Carp from moving up the Mississippi River into Minnesota.  After the presentation, a panel of experts will answer your questions about the negative impact Asian Carp could have on the Mississippi's ecological, recreational, and economic health.  How do we slow or stop the spread of Asian Carp? What about closing Lock #1 and the Upper Lock at St. Anthony Falls?

Panelists:

John O. Anfinson, Resource Chief, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Don Arnosti, Policy Director, Audubon Minnesota

Greg Genz, Vice-President, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association

Brian Nerbonne, Stream Habitat Specialist, MN Department of Natural Resources

Russel K. Snyder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/St. Paul District

Don Arnosti, National Audubon Society

Tonight - The Minneapolis Horror: Tales from the Night Shift at Mill City Museum

Times: 6:30pm, 7:00pm, and 7:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Visit the Washburn A Mill at night as costumed actors dramatize the dangers of working the night shift and the many horrific disasters that have befallen the mill over the years. Hear accounts of the deadly 1878 mill explosion and the dangerous man-lift elevator, and take-in dramatic nighttime views of the Ruin Courtyard and the Minneapolis Riverfront from the ninth-floor Observation Deck.

The program takes its title from the headline of an 1878 American Miller magazine story that read, ”The Minneapolis Horror: Destruction, Devastation and Death.” The story described the disastrous flour dust explosion on the evening of May 2, 1878 that destroyed the Washburn A Mill and killed 18 workers.

The Week Ahead in Mill City / October 24-30

Each Monday morning we provide an easy to reference list of events and activities for the week ahead in the Mill City neighborhood.  Submit your events here...

Monday, October 24

Surdyk's The World of Cheese Class at Ginger Hop

Tuesday, October 25

Upper River Forum at MPRB

The Minneapolis Horror: Tales from the Night Shift at Mill City Museum

Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Howl-ween Yappy Hour at Chuck and Don’s

Wednesday, October 26

Celebrating Squash Class at Local D'Lish

Bryan Nichols, McKnight Winner, in Concert at MacPhail

The Minneapolis Horror: Tales from the Night Shift at Mill City Museum

Breakfast with a Preservationist at Mill City Museum

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Free Stone Arch Bar and Patio Party at The Depot

Motionpoems: A Festival of New Poetry Films at Open Book

Thursday, October 27

Fall Harvest Wine Dinner at Spill the Wine

East Downtown Council Luncheon

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Friday, October 28

Halloween Goodies For Your Grown Up Party Class at Local D'Lish

Communicating with All Minnesotans about Water Resources at McKnight Foundation

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Il Campiello at Open Book (3 nights)

Apocelectronica!!! at Southern Theater

Saturday, October 29

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Trout Caviar with Brett Laidlaw at Mill City Museum

Olluween 2011 at Ollu Dog Wash

Sunday, October 30

Tip One Back for The Southern at The Southern Theater

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

'Apples, Apples, Apples' Cooking Class at Local D'Lish

This Weekend in Mill City / October 21 - 23

Events this weekend in and around the Historic Mill District and Minneapolis Riverfront Neighborhoods.

Friday, October 21

The Great NorthEast Pumpkin Grab

Farmers Market Feast Class at Local D'Lish

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Grey Sparrow Journal Reading at The Loft

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Saturday, October 22

Children's Stories From India at Central Library

The Same Voice at MCBA

Youth in Music Championships at the Metrodome

Family History Fair at Central Library

Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

How'd They do That Workshop: The Burial at Thebes

Publication Reading: Bringing Gifts, Bringing News: Fifty Poems Five Lines Each at The Loft

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Sunday, October 23

Halloween Paper Party at MCBA

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Halloween Goodies Class at Local D'Lish

Vikings and Green Bay Packers at the Dome

Market to Mississippi Ride and Lunch with the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership

Weekend Brunch

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch at Spoonriver
750 South 2nd St (at Chicago Ave S)
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-436-2236

Reservations recommended

10:00am - 2:00pm

See the menu...

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch at the Aster Cafe
St. Anthony Main
125 SE Main Street
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-3138

Until 2pm.

See the menu...

Sunday

Brunch at Spill the Wine
1101 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-339-3388

brunch buffet 10am- 2pm Sunday
$12/person (kids 3 and under eat free, 4-12 years are 1/2 price!)

includes: eggs, bacon, french toast, hash browns, fresh salad and fruit, pastries, build your own omlette bar and more...

featuring absolut bloody bar for $5.

also offering fair trade coffee and full bar.

A 360 Degree View from Gold Medal Park [Video]

From cleostreet on YouTube.

Tonight - Publication Reading: Shawn Otto - Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location:  The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Shawn Lawrence Otto comes to the Loft to read from and discuss his behind-the-scenes look at how the government, our politics and the media prevent us from finding the real solutions we need. Fool Me Twice is the clever, outraged and frightening account of America’s relationship with science—a relationship that is on the rocks at the very time we need it most.

"Whenever the people are well informed,” Thomas Jefferson wrote, “they can be trusted with their own government.”

But what happens in a world dominated by complex science? Are the people still well-enough informed to be trusted with their own government? And with less than 2 percent of Congress with any professional background in science, how can our government be trusted to lead us in the right direction?

Will the media save us?  Don't count on it.  In early 2008, of the 2,975 questions asked the candidates for president just six mentioned the words "global warming" or "climate change," the greatest policy challenge facing America.  To put that in perspective, three questions mentioned UFOs.

Today the world’s major unsolved challenges all revolve around science. By the 2012 election cycle, at a time when science is influencing every aspect of modern life, antiscience views from climate-change denial to creationism to vaccine refusal have become mainstream.

Faced with the daunting challenges of an environment under siege, an exploding population, a falling economy and an education system slipping behind, our elected leaders are hard at work ... passing resolutions that say climate change is not real and astrology can control the weather.

Shawn Lawrence Otto has written a behind-the-scenes look at how the government, our politics, and the media prevent us from finding the real solutions we need. Fool Me Twice is the clever, outraged, and frightening account of America’s relationship with science—a relationship that is on the rocks at the very time we need it most.

On Amazon:

Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America

35W Bridge Pretty in Pink

The 35W Bridge was pink Friday night to kickoff the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk held on Saturday morning.

The Week Ahead in Mill City / October 17-23

Each Monday morning we provide an easy to reference list of events and activities for the week ahead in the Mill City neighborhood.  Submit your events here...

Monday, October 17

Chefs for Change at People Serving People

Tuesday, October 18

Surdyk's Beer & Cheese: A Perfect Pair Class at Ginger Hop

Publication Reading: Shawn Otto - Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America at The Loft

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Wednesday, October 19

Minnesota Zoomobile at Central Library

'Bacon, Bacon, Bacon' Cooking Class at Local D'Lish

Publication Reading: Jane Yolen -- Things to Say to a Dead Man at The Loft

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Thursday, October 20

Talk of the Stacks: Leslie Marmon Silko at Central Library

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

World Savvy Sustainable Communities Institute - Twin Cities

Friday, October 21

The Great NorthEast Pumpkin Grab

Farmers Market Feast Class at Local D'Lish

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Grey Sparrow Journal Reading at The Loft

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Saturday, October 22

Children's Stories From India at Central Library

The Same Voice at MCBA

Youth in Music Championships at the Metrodome

Family History Fair at Central Library

Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

How'd They do That Workshop: The Burial at Thebes

Publication Reading: Bringing Gifts, Bringing News: Fifty Poems Five Lines Each at The Loft

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Sunday, October 23

Halloween Paper Party at MCBA

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Halloween Goodies Class at Local D'Lish

Vikings and Green Bay Packers at the Dome

Gull Over the Stone Arch Bridge Before the Big Gay Race 5K

East Downtown Council Job Posting for Executive Assistant

We just received this from the East Downtown Council:

Download - East Downtown Council Job Posting for Executive Assistant

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This Weekend in Mill City / October 14 - 16

Events this weekend in and around the Historic Mill District and Minneapolis Riverfront Neighborhoods.

Friday, October 14

Root Vegetables Class at Local D'Lish

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Saturday, October 15

Wise Whys Ys With Amiri Baraka (Live) at Southern Theater

Eat Well, Spend Less at Central Library

Family Printmaking: The Woodland Art Style, with Gordon Coons at Mill City Museum

Riverside Park Habitat Restoration

Mill City Farmers Market

Childish Films at Central Library

The Big Gay Race 5K

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Chemists in the Library at Central Library

Sunday, October 16

Run to Unite 5K

Celebrating the Pumpkin Cooking Class at Local D'Lish

The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Weekend Brunch

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch at Spoonriver
750 South 2nd St (at Chicago Ave S)
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-436-2236

Reservations recommended

10:00am - 2:00pm

See the menu...

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch at the Aster Cafe
St. Anthony Main
125 SE Main Street
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-3138

Until 2pm.

See the menu...

Sunday

Brunch at Spill the Wine
1101 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-339-3388

brunch buffet 10am- 2pm Sunday
$12/person (kids 3 and under eat free, 4-12 years are 1/2 price!)

includes: eggs, bacon, french toast, hash browns, fresh salad and fruit, pastries, build your own omlette bar and more...

featuring absolut bloody bar for $5.

also offering fair trade coffee and full bar.

UPDATE: MPRB Road Closures Present Through December 2011

Download - MPRB Road Closures Present Through December 2011

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Tonight - Third Ward Neighborhoodfest at Nicollet Island Pavillion

Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion

Come to Nicollet Island and check out the festivities celebrating many of the elements that make up the City’s Third Ward.

Neighborhood vendors, shops, restaurants, local celebrities and City departments will be there to exhibit. The great entertainment (including the band Big Strong Men) and free food make this a festival not to be missed. Come explore Nicollet Island – one of the jewels of the Minneapolis park system, too.

The ninth annual Neighborhoodfest is sponsored by your local neighborhood associations, business associations and the office of Third Ward Council Member Diane Hofstede. The site is wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact the office of Council Member Diane Hofstede at 612-673-2203 or diane./hofstede@minneapolismn.gov.

Download - Third Ward NeighborhoodFest 2011

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Tonight - Mill District Resident Eric Laska Running for Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Board

Eric Laska, a downtown riverfront resident is running for a board seat on the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association (DMNA).  Eric is an energetic young man who we've come to know through bumping into him at many Minneapolis Park Board & other community meetings.

As part of his committment to our community, Eric has launched RiverWest Kids - http://riverwestkids.blogspot.com/ - as a resource for downtown families and to provide activities for residents with youngsters.

Eric on why he is running for the DMNA board: "As a new parent living in downtown Minneapolis, my goal in getting elected is to 1) find ways to engage more residents living downtown and 2) work for a safe, vibrant and family friendly downtown neighborhood."

A neighborhood association is about as grassroots as it gets - you can make a difference.  Attend the DMNA Annual Meeting tonight and cast your vote.  It's an easy walk, or if you prefer to drive there's plenty of underground parking at the library.  See you there!

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall, Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Tonight - Vote at the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall, Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

The DMNA Annual Meeting

Guest speakers include Council Member Lisa Goodman, Park Board Commissioner Anita Tabb, Manager of Transit Oriented Development David Frank, and representatives from the Minneapolis Police Department's First Precinct.

Elections to the DMNA Board of Directors will also be held at this meeting.  There are four open seats on the DMNA Board.  We currently have five people running for the four seats:  Andrea Christenson, Andy Hauer, Eric Laska, George Rosenquist and Wally Swan.  Christenson, Hauer, Rosenquist and Swan are incumbents.

You must live, work, or own property in the Downtown East or Downtown West neighborhoods to run for a seat on the DMNA Board.  If you have an interest in adding your name to the list of candiates, please email the DMNA at info@thedmna.org.

There will be coffee and cookies at the meeting provided by Dunn Brothers Coffee.  The annual meeting is a great opportunity to meet other Downtown residents, and to learn more about what the DMNA is doing to make the Downtown community a great place to live, work and play.

Download - DMNA Annual Meeting Agenda 10-11-11

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