March 6, 2014, Thursday - Ten Thousand Things' The Music Man at Open Book (4 nights)

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Ten Thousand Things’ 20th anniversary season continues with The Music Man by Meredith Willson. Directed by Lear deBessonet with music direction by Peter Vitale. Featuring Luverne Seifert as Harold Hill with Sarah Agnew, Aimee Bryant, Bradley Greenwald, Jim Lichtscheidl, Dennis Spears, Kimberly Richardson and Ricardo Vazquez.

In its hallmark barebones musical style, TTT re-examines this story of a town and its people who, hardened by life, find themselves taken on a journey that allows them to trust again.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 8pm; Sunday shows at 4pm.

Thursday March 6
Friday, March 7
Saturday, March 8
Sunday, March 9

For information and tickets: http://www.tenthousandthings.org/musicman.

March 6, 2014, Thursday - Wilde Roast Cafe 10th Anniversary Party

The Wilde Roast Cafe is turning 10! Visit wilderoastcafe.com/10-years for full details.

March 6, 2014, Thursday - First Thursdays in the Arts District at Northrup King Building

Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE (see below for full list of studios)

First Thursdays in the Arts District

A multitude of painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramists, textile and fiber artists, jewelers, furniture showrooms and more open their studios at the Northrup King Building located in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.

First Thursdays in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is an Open Studio and Gallery Tour held the first Thursday of each month. Many NEMAA member artists and galleries open their doors and invite you into their studios. With a more relaxed atmosphere, this mini-AAW is a great experience for the art collector and browser.

Other Open Studios from 5:00 - 9:00 PM at:
•California Building, 2205 California St. NE, Minneapolis
•Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Casket Arts-Carriage House , 1720 17th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Grain Belt Studios, 77 & 79 13th Ave. S., Minneapolis
•Q.arma Building , 1224 Quincy St NE, Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
•Thorp Building , 1618 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Two 12 Pottery and Gifts - We will offer our usual store discount, and on top of that, all books are 20% off including books on sale! 212 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, 612.331.1556, two12pottery@yahoo.com
•Who Made Who Design Studio + Screenprint Emporium, 158 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis

First Thursday Specials
•First Thursdays at the Red Stag Supperclub featuring Happy Hour 3pm - close and late night music at 10pm. 509 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis.
•First Thursdays at Chowgirls Parlor, 6-11 PM
We open our doors to welcome all, especially those participating in First Thursdays in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. 1222 2nd Street N.E.

http://www.northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.com

March 5, 2014, Wednesday - Public Hearing at City Hall

Time: 10:00am

Location: City Council Chambers, 317 City Hall, 350 Fifth Street South

Public Input Sought on City Vision, Values, Goals and Strategic Directions

Public Hearing:

The public is invited to provide feedback on the City’s draft vision, values, goals and strategic directions that will guide the City’s work for the next four years. In addition to providing input at the public hearing noted above, folks interested in providing feedback may contact their council member directly or submit written comments to citygoals@minneapolismn.gov through March 14. Public comments received during the public comment period will be included as part of the public hearing. The City Council Committee of the Whole is scheduled to approve the City’s vision, values, goals and strategic directions at its March 26 meeting. Once approved, these documents will serve as the City’s roadmap through 2017.

Visit the City’s website to view the draft vision, values, goals and strategic directions: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/groups/public/@clerk/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-120841.pdf

http://www.journalmpls.com/notes/city-hall-update/council-leaders-taking-feedback-on-proposed-goals-vision-for-next-four-years

March 5, 2014, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Agenda

Meeting are broadcasted live on the City of Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79, or online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/tv/79. Those interested in viewing the MPRB meeting are encouraged to attend at MPRB headquarters, located at 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411, or view during the 10:30 p.m. Monday (12/3) rebroadcast on Channel 79.

March 5, 2014, Wednesday - Wake-Up With Jacob! at Wilde Roast Cafe

Time: 7:30pm - 8:30am

Location: Wilde Roast Cafe, 65 Main Street SE, Parlor Room

Join us for the premier "Wake-Up With Jacob!" -- a monthly community engagement event with Minneapolis City Council Member Jacob Frey.

At this first event, members of the Minnesota State Legislature representing neighborhoods in the Third Ward will give an update on the 2014 legislative session. Confirmed legislators include:

• Senator Bobby Joe Champion | District 59
• Representative Raymond Dehn | District 59B
• Senator Kari Dziedzic | District 60
• Representative Diane Loeffler | District 60A
• Representative Phyllis Kahn | District 60B

Council Member Frey will also share an update on the legislative priorities he is partnering on at the State Capital.

Attendees may purchase bottomless coffee and a pastry item for $4.00.

Please RSVP now to help us plan.
 

March 2, 2014, Sunday - Dave King Trucking Company at MacPhail

Time: 5:00pm

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

DAVE KING TRUCKING COMPANY

As part of MacPhail’s spring jazz festival we are pleased to welcome the Dave King Trucking Company to Antonello Hall.

Dave King is an alumnus of MacPhail Center for Music and is an international musician, a founding member of Halloween, Alaska; Happy Apple; Love-Cars and The Bad Plus and has worked with numerous solo artists and groups, such as Haley Bonar, Atmosphere, Jeff Beck, Mason Jennings, Anthony Cox and many others. He has composed music for film and modern dance including extensively with the acclaimed Mark Morris Dance Group in NYC.

March 2, 2014, Sunday - Final Day of Skating at The Depot Rink

Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 Third Avenue South

It's fun, it's romantic, and it's warm in the winter. Named one of the top ten best places in the United States to ice skate by the USA Today and MSNBC, The Depot Rink is a historic downtown Minneapolis train shed that now houses a modern-day, indoor rink with floor-to-ceiling glass walls showcasing views of the downtown city skyline.

March 2, 2014, Sunday - Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience at Target Field

Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Inside at Target Field

Make plans to join us for the 20th anniversary of the Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience, March 1-2, 2014. Discover why this is the most "delicious weekend of the year," with nearly 200 exhibitors sampling savory eats, over 350 fine wines, and many specialty beers, all enjoyed from the warmth and comfort of the elegant Metropolitan and Legend’s clubs of Target Field (complete with dramatic views of the baseball diamond and the Minneapolis skyline).

Learn more about unique varietals during wine seminars, and meet local and national winemakers, craft brewers, local chefs, and culinary personalities.

All proceeds benefit Minnesota Public Radio.

TICKETS
$75 – Purchased online, in advance.
$80 – At the door, subject to availability.

March 1, 2014, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter 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. The tour includes admission to the museum gallery, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show.

March 1, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Hookers $ Blow

Rocking dance grooves from 60s and 70s R & B. With a rotating cast, the band is literally a super group of Twin Cities musicians.

March 1, 2014, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm, Free

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Today: Bluegrass Brunch with Clay Hess

Clay Hess is a Grammy award winner who first burst upon the national Bluegrass music scene as the red-hot flat-picking guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, with whom he toured for three years. With his amazing speed and tasty sense of syncopation, Hess has established himself as one of the top flat-pickers in the business.

February 28, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Rolling Stoners

Stand up and get down while the Rolling Stoners light it up. Just remember that your mother is never off limits. After all, it's only rock n roll.

February 28, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Jaspar Lepak + Murzik

With a winning combination of smart pop and heart-felt folk/Americana, sisters Jaspar Lepak and Janelle Loes are turning heads everywhere they go! “Singing with the kind of Americana, lullaby ghost of a voice that listeners search for in roots music” (Twin Cities A.V. Club), Lepak is best known for her bell-like voice and introspective storytelling. Loes fuses elements of jazz, pop, and adult contemporary music into a style both catchy and soothing with a voice “reminiscent of Norah Jones with hints of Regina Spektor and Fiona Apple” (So Scottsdale). Combine Janelle’s rich, expressive tone with Jaspar’s heart-penetrating clarity, and you have two voices that are compelling, delightful, and disarmingly sincere. The two sisters are in Minneapolis for one performance only.

February 27, 2014, Thursday - 89.3 The Current and City Pages present batteryboy: The SOUTHERN THEATER SESSIONS (3 nights)

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

89.3 The Current and City Pages present batteryboy: The SOUTHERN THEATER SESSIONS

You're invited to sit in on intimate acoustic sessions by 11 local bands/musicians in the beautiful 200-person capacity Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

The Sessions are hosted by batteryboy, and will occur over three nights, Feb. 27th-March 1st, 2014. Doors for nights 1&2 will be 6:30. Nights 1 & 2 music starts at 7:30. Doors for night 3 are 6pm and music starts at 7 as there is one additional act.

Night one 2/27
Gabriel Douglas
batteryboy
Taj Raj
Farewell Milwaukee

Night two 2/28
Nick Costa (Person & the People)
batteryboy
The Farewell Circuit
The Ericksons

Night three 3/1
Katy Vernon Trio
Fairfax, AK
batteryboy
Carroll
The Melismatics

Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets.

February 27, 2014, Thursday - Ten Thousand Things' The Music Man at Open Book (4 nights)

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Ten Thousand Things’ 20th anniversary season continues with The Music Man by Meredith Willson. Directed by Lear deBessonet with music direction by Peter Vitale. Featuring Luverne Seifert as Harold Hill with Sarah Agnew, Aimee Bryant, Bradley Greenwald, Jim Lichtscheidl, Dennis Spears, Kimberly Richardson and Ricardo Vazquez.

In its hallmark barebones musical style, TTT re-examines this story of a town and its people who, hardened by life, find themselves taken on a journey that allows them to trust again.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 8pm; Sunday shows at 4pm.

Thursday, February 27
Friday, February 28
Saturday, March 1
Sunday, March 2

Thursday March 6
Friday, March 7
Saturday, March 8
Sunday, March 9

For information and tickets: http://www.tenthousandthings.org/musicman.

February 27, 2014, Thursday - Public Charrette for the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan

The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board will host a two-day charrette to gather public input for the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan. This is the final charrette of five for the Master Plan and will focus on West River Road from Plymouth Ave to 35W with connections to the River and to the adjacent neighborhoods.  A charrette is an intensive creative session intended to generate alternative approaches to a design problem. It is a way to immerse a project team with key stakeholders and the community in a real-time, iterative learning and creative process. Please join us!

Charrette Public Meeting Day 2:

Date - 2/27/14 - Thursday

Time - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location - MPRB Board Room – 2117 West River Road North, Minneapolis

Teams - Central Riverfront Master Plan Team

Meeting Info: Review preliminary design framework plan and concepts for West River Road completed during the charrette.

The Park Board encourages the public to stop by MPRB Headquarters to share ideas, concerns and priorities with the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park design team.  Later in January, ideas from this two-day charrette will be presented to the project advisory committees for discussion.

For more information, please go to the MPRB project page.

Contact:        Tyler Pederson, Landscape Architect
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
612-230-6418
tpederson@minneapolisparks.org

February 26, 2014, Wednesday - Public Charrette for the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan

The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board will host a two-day charrette to gather public input for the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan. This is the final charrette of five for the Master Plan and will focus on West River Road from Plymouth Ave to 35W with connections to the River and to the adjacent neighborhoods.  A charrette is an intensive creative session intended to generate alternative approaches to a design problem. It is a way to immerse a project team with key stakeholders and the community in a real-time, iterative learning and creative process. Please join us!

Charrette Public Meeting Day 1:

Date - 2/26/14 - Wednesday

Time - 8:00am to 10:00am

Location – MPRB Board Room – 2117 West River Road North, Minneapolis

Teams - Central Riverfront Master Plan Team

Meeting Info: Comment and feedback to define key site program issues, possibilities, and limitations for West River Road

Charrette Public Meeting Day 2:

Date - 2/27/14 - Thursday

Time - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location - MPRB Board Room – 2117 West River Road North, Minneapolis

Teams - Central Riverfront Master Plan Team

Meeting Info: Review preliminary design framework plan and concepts for West River Road completed during the charrette.

The Park Board encourages the public to stop by MPRB Headquarters to share ideas, concerns and priorities with the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park design team. 

For more information, please go to the MPRB project page.

Contact:        Tyler Pederson, Landscape Architect
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
612-230-6418
tpederson@minneapolisparks.org

February 25, 2014, Tuesday - Freud's Last Session Opens at Guthrie Theater

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

Freud's Last Session, by Mark St. Germain, directed by Rob Melrose

In an imagined meeting between two of the 20th century's greatest minds, legendary psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, suffering from terminal cancer, invites young professor C.S. Lewis to his London home. Lewis assumes Freud is upset about having been satirized by Lewis in a recent book. But Freud has a different -- and more surprising -- agenda. As the two debate the most important questions of our existence in a witty, intellectual sword fight, their conversation ranges from God, morality, conscience and sex to the meaning of life. Don't miss this astute play that balances intellectual depth with humor and compassion.

February 23, 2014, Sunday - Baking Memories: The Rise of Convenience Foods at Mill City Museum

Times: 2:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Baking Memories: The Rise of Convenience Foods

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MNHS members.
 
The postwar years of the late 1940s and 1950s ushered in a new era of kitchen conveniences. Many of the technologies that made this possible were developed by the American food industry during the Second World War. Did housewives want these easy-to-use products and appliances or were food companies creating a market for their goods by exaggerating the drudgery of home cooking? Using the example of the cake mix, this demonstration will answer this question, highlighting the dramatic changes in cooking habits during this era and how those innovations affect our lives today. Visitors will learn about food history, sample cakes made from scratch and from mix and take home a copy of a recipe.