August 18, 2019, Sunday - West Bank Walking Tour with the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Carlson School of Management, 321 19th Avenue S

West Bank Walking Tour

For more than 150 years, the West Bank neighborhood has been a haven for immigrants from all over the world and home to a thriving arts scene, including the famous folk and blues scene of the 1960s.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the neighborhood became home to college students, artists, and citizens who successfully resisted urban renewal plans that threatened to destroy the character of the neighborhood. The legacies of welcoming newcomers and supporting the arts continue today. The tour will visit some iconic watering holes and tour participants will hear from neighborhood insiders.

This tour includes 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking on uneven terrain. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility. Some historic locations on this tour offer limited accessibility.

August 18, 2019, Sunday - Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks at US Bank Stadium

Time: 7pm

Location: US Bank Stadium

Vikings

August 18, 2019, Sunday - Cider & Ceramics at Number 12 Cider

Time: 2p -4p

Location: Number 12 Cider, 614 N 5th Street

Cider & Ceramics

Grab your friends and join us at Number 12 Cider on Sunday August 18th from 2-4pm for a free delicious cider and painting your own pottery mug! Just bring yourself and some positive energy!

When finished, the mugs will be collected to be fired. They are then individually wrapped and delivered back to Number 12 Cider within one week for pick up. The cost covers the mug, glaze, supplies, firing and delivery.

Check out Odd Frog Creations for past event photos and news: facebook.com/oddfrogcreations

August 18, 2019, Sunday - Brit's Outdoor Summer Film Festival

Time: 1 PM – 10 PM

Location: Brit's Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall

BRIT’S SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL

Outside on our beautiful rooftop garden

1:00 pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
4:00 pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
7:30 pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

No cover * food and drink themed specials * costumes encouraged!
$5 - Heineken, Strongbow, Amstel Light & Newcastle pints

Bring a blanket, lay back on the lawn and enjoy one, two or all three of these wonderful Harry Potter movies

August 18, 2019, Sunday - Northeast Beer Mile

Time: 11 am – 1 pm

Location: West Photo, 21 University Ave. NE

NorthEast Beer Mile

Run, beer, repeat. The race starts with each participant drinking a 12oz beer, then running a quarter mile; this is repeated four times until runners complete a full mile. There will be four waves, starting at 11 am and running every thirty minutes. The event will closely adhere to the standard Kingston Rules of the Beer Mile, including a penalty lap for 'sickness.' Your $30 entry fee includes race t-shirt, swag bag and beer during the race. Must be 21 years of age or older to participate.

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Free Yoga in Gold Medal Park

Time: 9:00am - 10:00am

Location: Gold Medal Park

Friends of the Mill District welcomes you to Mill City Yoga in Gold Medal Park. We meet Saturdays thru August 31.

Each session will begin at 9 a.m. and end before 10. Grab your mat (or a towel), bring a neighbor and meet us by the orange sculpture. The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by the Friends of the Mill District charity. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors. Questions and comments can be sent to cjkittock@gmail.com.

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Mill Ruins Park Volunteer Demonstration Prairie Maintenance

A National Park River Site, Native Plants, and You! 

Looking for something fun and rewarding to do on a Saturday morning? Consider joining a group of volunteers to maintain a demonstration prairie at Mill Ruins Park. This native prairie attracts many bees, butterflies, and birds while improving the Mississippi River shoreline habitat.

The crew will meet at the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center on the following Saturday mornings from 9am-noon:

August 17 & 31, September 14 & 21, and October 5 & 12

Led by a trained National Park Service (NPS) volunteer, this crew is also sponsored by the Mississippi Park Connection and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. All tools, such as gloves, are provided.

To sign up for crew projects and for more information: Contact Andrew at amarotz@parkconnection.org

Come every time or just when you can!

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Harvest Family Day at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street

Harvest Family Day

Learn about harvest time in the 19th century with a day of family activities. Make seed art and a book project on how wheat becomes flour, taste fresh bread, join in story time, help thresh grain and check out the Science of Butter demonstrations in the Baking Lab. Plus, History Player Mary Dodge Woodward will share stories about harvest time on a giant "bonanza" farm. Come early for entertainment and activities at the Mill City Farmers Market.

This program is presented by Mill City Museum and the Oliver H. Kelley Grange.

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour 

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building.

A guide will take visitors into the building's many nooks and crannies, highlighting the lives of the men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour-milling years, and the many changes to the building over time.

This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its non-public spaces.

Tour highlights include:

• The dramatic story of the 1878 Washburn A Mill explosion, and the other dangers that mill workers faced on a daily basis
• "The Octopus," a large machine that directed wheat into nine storage bins
• The Humphrey Manlift, a vertical conveyor belt that carried workers from floor to floor
• The Rail Corridor where hundreds of boxcars arrived each day to unload wheat and carry away flour
• Millstone Plaza, originally paved with retired millstones and the location for lunchtime concerts by the Washburn-Crosby employee band in the 1920s
• Evidence of the three major fires that damaged the building in 1878, 1928, and 1991
• The East Engine House, which was once home to a two-story steam engine, has been remodeled into two classrooms, while preserving the original railroad car-pulling machinery

The tour includes no more than 1 mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Greatest Preservation Project: Public Waterfront Bus Tour

Time: 10 am – 12 noon

Location: Parade Parking Lot, 400 Kenwood Parkway

Preserve Minneapolis presents: Greatest Preservation Project: Public Waterfront Bus Tour

Minneapolis is the City of Lakes, Creeks, Ponds and one mighty river. Almost all waterfront in Minneapolis is public land (or soon will be). It is a remarkable story of the preservation for public use of the city’s most distinguishing natural features. How did it happen? This tour will investigate as much waterfront as can be squeezed into two hours on a comfy bus, with a couple stops. The tour will begin near the first body of water acquired by the Board of Park Commissioners when it was created in 1883, Loring Pond, and then include the Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Falls, a section of the West River Parkway before returning to the starting point via one of the smaller water acquisitions in south Minneapolis, Powderhorn Lake.

The tour guide is David Smith, who is the author of a history of the Minneapolis park system, City of Parks: The Story of Minneapolis Parks, as well as historical profiles of individual Minneapolis parks for the website of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, minneapolisparks.org. Dave also writes about parks at his own website, minneapolisparkhistory.com. He is still writing a history of Minnehaha Falls, a biography of landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland and a collection of stories about little-known Minneapolitans. $12. 

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Chicago Mall and 2nd Street S (next to Guthrie Theater)

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Theater of Public Policy - History! at St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:30pm; program begins at 7pm)

Location: St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center, 1 Portland Ave.

Theater of Public Policy - History!

Issues and stories of the Mississippi River come to life through engaging conversations and improvisation on three nights with the Theater of Public Policy. The Theater of Public Policy advances the understanding of complex ideas and issues by unpacking them through smart conversation and improvisational comedy.

On August 17, enjoy a program with expert guest John Anfinson, superintendent at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. 

Note: Remaining tickets require attendees to bring their own chair for seating.

This series is hosted by the Mississippi Watershed Organization, Mississippi Park Connection, Mill City Museum, and the National Park Service at St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center. This series is made possible in part by the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board with sponsorship in part by Pryes Brewing.

August 17, 2019, Saturday - Resonance in Dissonant Times Opening Reception at Form+Content Gallery

Time: 6 PM – 8 PM

Location: Form+Content Gallery, 210 Second Street N

Resonance in Dissonant Times

On exhibit: August 8 – September 14

Form + Content is pleased to announce an upcoming collaboration between photographer Ellie Kingsbury and Gadu, a butoh performer and Qigong master. Ellie had taken 1500 photos of Gadu during a special Doushin Butoh practice. On the gallery wall she will feature a portion of these images, while the full number will be projected onto Gadu during a special performance at the reception. The shot runs from August 8 - September 14, with a reception on August 17th. Donations for Gadu's performance will be accepted, with proceeds going the Children of Fukushima.

August 16, 2019, Friday - DRIVE Roundtable: Pollen Midwest: A Change For The Better at The Local

Time: 7:30 AM – 9 AM

Location: The Local (10th Street & Nicollet Mall) 

DRIVE Roundtable: Pollen Midwest: A Change For The Better

Pollen Midwest is a unique media arts organization that encourages and inspires connection between individuals through creative storytelling. They create unique spaces for safe conversations that inspire their hive of “Pollenites” to make change. For ten years, Mónica Nadal has helped shape this unique organization and curated an extensive network of artistic talent. She’ll tell her story of working inside the hive at the next DRIVE Roundtable.

August 16, 2019, Friday - Lit Voices featuring Sha Cage & E.G. Bailey at Hennepin Theatre Trust

Time: 7:30p - 9p

Location: Hennepin Theatre Trust, 900 Hennepin Ave

Lit Voices featuring Sha Cage & E.G. Bailey

Lit Voices is a monthly series designed to honor and acknowledge community contributions of hometown poets, spoken word and rap artists. This free event will take place in the Jack Link’s Legend Lounge at 900 Hennepin each month and will be emceed by international poet, co-founder and frontman for Edupoetic Enterbrainment, Tiyo Siyolo.

Each event will include a DJ – the four DJs who will rotate through each event are DJ Snuggles, Dot La Roc, Huh? What?? and Anthony Smoke D.

DJ Smoke D on the 1's & 2's!
Enjoy smooth Jazz w/ Walter Chancellor Jr's Music Group 6-7 p.m.!
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen will be selling authentic Jamaican food
True Headz Clothing will be in the building too!

E.G. Bailey and Shá Cage, respectively from Liberia and Mississippi, represent the diasporic legacy of the mother continent of Africa and the American South. Theirs is a performance collaboration blending and bending words, layered voices, and cacophonous rhythms reminiscent of Sekou Sundiata mixed with Tracie Morris.

Bailey and Cage are each nationally recognized spoken word performance artists, and founders of countless collectives, organizations, radio shows, and have traveled widely to areas such as England, Mali, South Africa, Bosnia, Canada, France, Japan, and more performing their work that largely centers around topics of identity, freedom, cultural celebration, and home. To witness their performance is to observe a refreshing spin on the art form of rhythmic performance poetry — Bailey’s smooth effortless delivery marrying seamlessly with Cages fiery and often explosive style. They are both recipients of Regional Emmy Awards and Ivey Awards, were named Power Couple of the Year by MSP Magazine and hold several career fellowships. They are proud parents of two lively boys who enjoy basketball drawing and dancing.

Ms. Lutunji is the CEO and founder of Voices of Effective Change, Inc. and will host the Lit Voices series through August 2019. Voices of Effective Change, Inc. is a community advocacy and public relations company with the mission to send the effective voice to the masses, stand with young parents and their parents using the tools of personal empowerment and community development.

August 16, 2019, Friday - Minneapolis Ghost Walk at Mill Ruins Park

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Mill Ruins Park, 102 Portland Ave S 

Minneapolis Ghost Walk at Mill Ruins Park

Join us to learn legends, ghost stories, mysteries, and more of downtown Minneapolis - hear real history, real experiences, and learn the truth behind the folklore.

While there's nothing too gruesome or inappropriate for children, there's no rent-a-ghouls jumping out at you, these are real stories through exhaustive research and interviews. Some kids like historical stories and some kids don't.

The walk is a breezy mile and a half over 90-120 minutes depending on the group. If you are in a wheelchair, please let us know in advance and we can adjust the route accordingly so you can join us!

August 16, 2019, Friday - Bloq Party: Malamanya in Concert at The Marq

Time: 4p - 7p

Location: 250 S Marquette Avenue

Bloq Party: Malamanya in Concert at The Marq

As part of the Downtown Street Art Festival, come enjoy a free concert featuring local favorites Malamanya at The Parq at the Marq!

Grab your friends, family, or coworkers and come enjoy a free afternoon concert on the great lawn at the Parq at the Marq (between 3rd and Washington) featuring local vintage-afro band Malamanya. Bring Your Own Blanket as winners of the Downtown Minneapolis Street Show competition kick off the concert at 4pm!

Details:
- Malamanya will take over at 4:45pm and play until 7pm with a short intermission.
- Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase from Elevate Food Hall onsite.
- Please bring your own blankets to relax and enjoy the music on the lawn!
- The concert is free and family friendly and there will also be lawn games for everyone to enjoy!

Malamanya:
Malamanya is a United States based band comprised of musicians who share a mutual respect and enthusiasm for traditional rhythms and melodies from the Caribbean and Latin America. Their onstage energy and compositions reflect the communal, complex, and celebratory spirit prevalent in these musical genres.

Downtown Street Art Festival:
This concert is part of the first annual Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival - the new signature downtown art experience for residents and visitors that celebrates street art in all its forms. Join us for an inclusive, vibrant and unforgettable experience in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. Check out their website (http://mplsstreetartfest.com) for more information and other events happening during the festival.

August 15, 2019, Thursday - State Fair Preview Party at Star Tribune Headquarters

Time: 11:30am - 1pm (while supplies last) 

Location: Star Tribune, 650 3rd Avenue S (In the public atrium between the Star Tribune Building and Capella Tower, at the corner of 3rd Avenue S. and S. 6th Street.)

State Fair Preview Party

It’s time to get ready for the 2019 Minnesota State Fair! Join us for a preview party at Star Tribune headquarters — aka #StribHQ — in downtown Minneapolis. Special thanks to our sponsor Fresh Thyme!

You can enjoy complimentary samples of new and classic fair foods from vendors including BRIM, Thelma's, Minnesota Farmers Union, Bridgeman's, The Blue Barn, and Giggles' Campfire Grill.

As a bonus, you get a sneak peek at the Star Tribune’s exclusive 2019 State Fair merchandise!

Price: Free with nonperishable food donation for Second Harvest Heartland.

August 15, 2019, Thursday - Sound for Silents 2019: Film + Music on the Walker Hillside

Time: 7:00 pm DJ and Food Trucks, 8:30 pm Screening and Performance

Location: Wurtele Upper Garden

Sound for Silents 2019: Film + Music on the Walker Hillside

Join us at sunset on the hillside for an electrifying evening of live music paired with silent films from the Walker’s Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection. Celebrating its third year, Sound for Silents features a newly commissioned score from Twin Cities–based funk, soul, and hip-hop collective Astralblak.

Food trucks and vendors will be on hand with a variety of tempting options beginning at 7 pm, including Foxy Falafel, Fro-Yo-Soul, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, and Esker Grove. Tunes from DJs Sanni Brown and Sean McPherson of 89.3 The Current add to the mix for the perfect summer night out.

About the Program

For this Walker-commissioned program, Astralblak’s five musicians/producers selected experimental shorts by moving image artists Maya Deren, Sondra Perry, and Amir George. Astralblak will perform their new musical score onstage to accompany the films, creating an expressive visual and sonic experience.

Films

Black/Cloud
A manipulation of a performance in which two black bodies appear and vanish in hazy images of light and shadow. Directed by Sondra Perry. 2010, 25 min. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Shades of Shadow
Created solely with found footage, a metaphysical collage of psychedelic live action/animation delves into spiritual mysticism and ritual. Directed by Amir George. 2015, video, 6 min. Courtesy the artist. Note: contains brief nudity.

Double Quadruple Etcetera Etcetera I & II
Perry uses Photoshop’s content aware function in her digital animation of a white room attempting to absorb the presence of frenetic dancing bodies. Directed by Sondra Perry. 2013, video, 10 min. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Meditation on Violence
This balletic film by a pioneer of the American avant-garde features a Chinese boxer in a ritualistic dance, mirrored by the camera. Directed by Maya Deren. 1948, 16mm transferred to digital, 12 min. Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection.

Black Girl as a Landscape
Using an abstraction of performer Dionne Lee’s body, the film investigates black femininity as well as larger visual and environmental ecologies. Directed by Sondra Perry. 2010, video, 10 min. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

August 15, 2019, Thursday - Downtown Mpls Street Art Festival (3 days)

Time: 12 PM – 11 PM

Location: Downtown Minneapolis 

Downtown Mpls Street Art Festival

Mpls Downtown Improvement District and Hennepin Theatre Trust are pleased to present the first annual Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival. This new signature downtown art experience for residents and visitors celebrates street art in all its forms, including chalk art, vertical mural work, and 3D anamorphic art; street performance, music, spoken word, and dance; and handmade craft by local artisans. Join us for an inclusive, vibrant, and unforgettable experience in the heart of downtown Minneapolis.