February 15, 2014, Saturday - How'd They Do That Workshop at The Guthrie: Tristan & Yseult

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: McGuire Proscenium Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

What was the inspiration for the set? Was the play rewritten in rehearsals? Aren't those wigs itchy? Through these eye-opening workshops, you can learn how the Guthrie's artists and staff create a production - from early development and designs to rehearsal, costume fittings and staging of the play.

$15 per person per workshop.

Upcoming 2014 workshops:

Tristan & Yseult
 Saturday, February 15, 2014
 McGuire Proscenium Stage

Othello 
 Saturday, March 22, 2014
 Wurtele Thrust Stage
 
Crimes of the Heart
 Saturday, May 24, 2014
 Wurtele Thrust Stage
 
Our Country's Good 
 Saturday, May 31, 2014
 McGuire Proscenium Stage
 
My Fair Lady 
 Saturday, July 12, 2014
 Wurtele Thrust Stage
 
Vonya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 
 Saturday, August 2, 2014
 McGuire Proscenium Stage

February 15, 2014, Saturday - History Day Hullabaloo at Central Library

Time: 11a.m.–3 p.m.

Location: Central Library, (Room Location: N-361) 300 Nicollet Mall

History Day Hullabaloo

For teens. Get personalized help with narrowing your topic, developing your paper, identifying primary resources and finding the best library materials. Librarians, Minnesota History Day staff and mentors from the University of Minnesota will help you make sense of and break down your project into workable phases. Plenty of time for questions.

Presented in collaboration with Minnesota Historical Society.

February 15, 2014, Saturday - Act Out for Adults: Musical Theater Journeys at Central Library

Time:  2:00–3:30pm

Location: Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall

Act Out for Adults: Musical Theater Journeys

Registration required, begins January 18. Register online or call 612-543-8000.

Get on your feet: move and groove to the beat! Explore the basics of various dance styles and acting in relation to movement. You'll learn the basic vocabulary and style of musical theater in a fun, supportive environment. No experience necessary!

This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Presented in collaboration with Guthrie Theater.

February 15, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  "Wild Colonial Bhoys"

February 15, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm, $6

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: A Piano in Every Home with Monica LaPlante $6

Travis Erickson and Jake Pavek of A Piano In Every Home taught each other how to make music. Through their formative years, the duo wrote, recorded and traveled together. A common thread of musical training, messy affairs, and expeditions through the American West and Southeast Asia helped to fill a well of shared experience. Listen: apianoineveryhome.bandcamp.com

February 15, 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.

February 14, 2014, Friday - Ten Thousand Things' The Music Man at Open Book (3 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.
 
Friday, February 14
Saturday, February 15
Sunday, February 16

Thursday, February 20
Friday, February 21 (Audio Described)
Saturday, February 22
Sunday, February 23
 
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 14, 2014, Friday - Valentines Party with Romantica at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $15

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:

Please join us in River Room after 9PM on Valentine’s Day for an intimate cocktail lounge party with the band Romantica.
 
Advance Tickets available here. 
 
This ticket is good SOLELY for admission to the River Room after 9PM on Valentine’s Day 2014. Tickets are limited.
 
This ticket link expires the morning of February 14th. If any tickets remain, you can purchase in cash at the door.
 
If you would like to partake in the prix fixe menu that INCLUDES admission to this event, please call the Aster at 612.379.3138 for a reservation. There are seatings at 5:30 and 8PM. ONLY the 8PM seating includes admission to the River Room for Romantica. (see other post for prix fixe details)
 
From 9pm – 1am the historic Aster River Room will be transformed into an intimate cocktail lounge party. There will be no dinner service in the River Room, only in the Aster Cafe earlier in the evening.
 
The River Room will offer a full bar with small plates.

February 13, 2014, Thursday - Water Works Public Meeting at Mill City Museum

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm

Food is something all 408 of the Water Works Community Input Survey respondents have in common. Nearly everyone eats when they get to the Central Riverfront; some 90% or more of residents and non-residents visit restaurants here. Hiking/Exploring (69%) and theater and entertainment (63%) are popular for more than half of all respondents, as are special events for nearly as many (49%).

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation and the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board collaborated on the December 2013 and January 2014 survey as part of the community engagement process around the Central Riverfront Master Plan revision and Water Works parks design. Check out the survey summary on our blog to see how your likes and habits stack up.

You're encouraged to stop by this Central Riverfront community meeting for a Design Team presentation and Q & A. We’ll focus on concept development, with an emphasis on engagement and programming.

February 13, 1014, Thursday - 'Eclectic Edge Ensemble – DreamScape' at Southern Theater (4 nights)

Dates & Times:
Thur Feb 13th @ 8:00pm
Fri Feb 14th @ 8:00pm
Sat Feb 15th @ 8:00pm
Sun Feb 16th @ 2:00pm (ASL interpreted talkback with company following performance)

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Eclectic Edge Ensemble (EEE) will perform four shows at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis with DreamScape, where they will explore the question, “What is something you have always dreamed of doing?” and create vignettes branching dream states to reality. Through choreography, music, scenery and visual effects, EEE will aim to bring some of these visions and thoughts to life. The score will be created by local composers Richard Sloss, Warren Park, Brain Just and Nathaniel Kling. EEE is also teaming up with Mad Munchkin Productions Puppetry Theater Company Artistic Director, Laura Wilhelm, to design and create imaginative props and set pieces for the various dream-worlds. This production will showcase the very best of what EEE has to offer in celebrating one of its founding missions: true collaboration with local artists and musicians to create musically inspired theatrical dance pieces.

Information and tickets.

February 12, 2014, Wednesday - A Sip of Science at Aster Cafe

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe (River Room) 125 SE Main Street

February Sip of Science: The Oil Palm: Agricultural Marvel, Environmental Menace?

A SIP OF SCIENCE bridges the gap between science and culture in a setting that bridges the gap between brain and belly. Food, beer, and learning are on the menu in a happy hour forum in which researchers pair with musicians, artists and storytellers to put science in context through storytelling.

Palm oil is probably an integral part of your life. Used in products ranging from granola bars to soap, it is the most-consumed vegetable oil in the world. The high-yielding oil palm, which only grows near the equator, has been vilified as a leading driver of deforestation and carbon emissions. Until recently, little robust research has confirmed these allegations. New satellite remote sensing analyses provide documentation of oil palm’s accelerating expansion into Southeast Asia’s tropical forests and peatlands. Carlson will assess the environmental consequences of the rapidly growing oil palm industry, identify gaps in our understanding of how plantation expansion alters ecosystems, and explore potential solutions to reconcile palm oil production with conservation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Kimberly Carlson is a Global Landscapes Initiative postdoctoral scholar at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. She earned her doctorate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. While not exploring trade-offs between agriculture and the environment, you can find Kim on a yoga mat, running around a lake, learning to speak Portuguese, or dancing lindy hop.

This talk takes place during happy hour at the Aster Cafe - Food and Drink Available for Purchase.

February 11, 2014, Tuesday - Winter Water Walk: The River in Winter

Time: 12 Noon

Winter Water Walk: The River in Winter

Location:  Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Avenue SE, Campus Club (meet at fourth floor reception desk)

Explore the connections between campus and the Mississippi, and learn about important aspects of the river corridor and the water system that supports it (and us!) on the second Tuesday of each month. Students, staff, faculty and the general public are all welcome!

Where do the fish go in winter? Does the river freeze all the way through? Join the River Life Program for a discussion of the River in Winter with researchers from St Anthony Falls Laboratory as they help us explore the River in Winter from the cozy confines of the Campus Club at Coffman Memorial Union. Come with questions!

For more information and to RSVP if you’d like, send a message to the River Life Program rlp@umn.edu. Attendees are welcome to stay and purchase lunch after the event. For more information: http://riverlife.umn.edu/category/events/water-walks/.

Februay 10, 2014, Monday - 50% Off Sale at Central Library Book Store (all week)

Book Store Hours:
11 AM – 2 PM, Mondays; 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays; 10 AM – 5 PM,Wednesdays; 10 AM – 5 PM, Thursdays; 10 AM – 5 PM, Fridays; 10 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturdays

Location: Central Library Book Store, 300 Nicollet Mall, 612.543.8102

Clearance Book Sale at Friends of HCL Store

Support the work of the Friends and build your own personal library. Beginning Monday, February 10, Friends of HCL will host a 2-week clearance sale in our store.  Inventory will be constantly restocked throughout the sale, so shop often.

•WEEK ONE: Feb. 10 - 16:  All items 50%!
•WEEK TWO: Feb. 18 - 23: Bag sale!  All the items you can fit into a grocery bag for just $5 or $.25 per item.
 
Held at Friends of the Hennepin County Library Book Store at the Minneapolis Central Library.

More Info

February 8, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Join us on Saturday, February 8th for our Indoor Winter Farmers Market celebrating a surprising abundance of local and seasonal produce, pasture-raised meats, eggs and cheeses, and plenty of locally crafted gifts and sweet things for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day!

What: A bustling marketplace of over 40 local vendors where you can shop for everything from squash and spinach to wild rice, local honey, maple syrup, pastured meats, eggs, specialty cheeses, baked goods, kimchi, preserves, hand-made artisan gifts, heart-shaped chocolates and other indulgences for Valentine’s Day!

Produce Planner: potatoes, onions, carrots, shallots, cabbage, beets, parsnips, rutabagas, spinach, frozen raspberries, and MORE!

Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm: Back by popular demand: Moonlight Duo! Featuring an eclectic mix of traditional Southern roots music, bluesy old-time songs, and Appalachian and Irish dance tunes spiced with Cajun and country swing.

Featured Local Artists: Crookedwood, The Ink Orchard, The Abbey, Matthew Krousey Ceramics, Heinz Brummel, Old World Cabinet, Aprilierre, and Christy Wetzig Ceramics.

Additional Mill City Farmers Market 2013-2014 Winter Market dates:

March 8
March 15 (at the Arboretum, Chanhassen)
April 12

February 8, 2014, Saturday - Baking Memories: Tunnel of Fudge Cake at Mill City Museum

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

 

Baking Memories: Tunnel of Fudge Cake

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MNHS members.

See how history is revealed in food as Mill City Museum staff lead a demonstration in the Baking Lab. Explore the history of the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off Second-place winning recipe, The Tunnel of Fudge Cake, its connection to local company Nordic Ware, makers of the Bundt Pan, and the fascination bakers today hold for replicating the recipe. Visitors can learn about baking history, sample the cake, get baking tips and take home a copy of the recipe.

February 8, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm, $6

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Family Three

February 8, 2014, Saturday - Get It On Presents 5-Band Showcase at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Get It On Presents 5-Band Showcase

February 7, 2014, Friday - Mentor Series: Mark Anthony Rolo at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Mentor Series: Mark Anthony Rolo
 
The 2013-2014 Loft Mentor Series in Poetry and Creative Prose presents nonfiction mentor Mark Anthony Rolo reading along with program participants Toni Halleen (fiction) and Welcome Jerde (nonfiction).
 
Mark Anthony Rolo is an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. He teaches at the White Earth Tribal and Community College. His memoir, My Mother Is Now Earth, is  nominated for a 2012 Minnesota Book Award. He is also the author of the novel The Wonder Bull and an anthology of plays, What’s an Indian Woman To Do and Other Plays. He has worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, and Los Angeles. His plays have been performed in the Twin Cities, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Los Angeles.
 
Toni Halleen is a writer, speaker and lawyer based in Minneapolis. She teaches interactive communication skills workshops to legal professionals using techniques of improv comedy. Toni is also an award-winning playwright and composer. Her play, Soulless, Bloodsucking Lawyers: A Musical! was voted Best Selling Show and Best Musical at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Toni writes and performs music about lawyers and public affairs, as seen on T.V. and at private events. She helps run her husband’s law firm, enjoys time at the lake with her family and has been in a book club for 25 years.
 
Welcome Jerde publishes a column in The Southwest Journal and studies writing at the Loft and at week-long residencies (Split Rock Program, Madeline Island School of the Arts). Her greatest challenge centers on completing a memoir on loss, grief, and renewal.  In addition to her writing interests, she manages two small non-profit groups: Service Works…Changing the World One Month as a Time, offering monthly service projects, and Books for Bassodawish, helping support a secondary school in northern Tanzania through fund raising and guided service trips to the village. She has an MBA in Marketing and a BA in Theater from the University of Minnesota. She’s employed at Broders’ restaurants where she provides marketing support. Welcome lives with her husband, daughter, two cats, and a Mexican dog in Minneapolis.

February 7, 2014, Friday - Get It On Presents 5-Band Showcase at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Get It On Presents 5-Band Showcase

February 6, 2014, Thursday - DMNA Board Meeting at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Central Library, Room N-202, 300 Nicollet Mall

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association and Agenda.