Share Article November 2, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm No Cover
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Adam Granger
Adam Granger has been playing for fifty years, and has recorded fourteen albums, including five of original music. Original member of The Powdermilk Biscuit Band, original house band for A Prairie Home Companion. Play nationwide with banjoist Alan Munde; have toured Great Britain and nationally with Dick Kimmel. Am a regular solo performer on Prairie Home Companion. Compiled and published the largest collection of fiddle tunes in guitar tablature in the world.
November 2, 2013, 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.
November 2, 2013, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S).
While it's chilly outside, join us as we weave our way through the cozy corners of downtown Minneapolis skyways on a food adventure. We will stroll through the "Broadway" Theatre District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants downtown has to offer. The tour includes seeing the Minneapolis skyscraper that was modeled after the Washington Monument and visiting the famous Statue of Mary Richards tossing her hat. Along the way we will also visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership; including a favorite since 1932. You will participate in tea sampling and learn the secrets behind the great food you are enjoying. You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of some of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer all while learning history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.
•Indoor 3 hour walking tour in the heart of downtown Minneapolis using the skyway system
•Saturdays at 2:30pm; during the Holiday Season Friday and Saturday at 2:30pm
•Flat route with slight inclines and declines, approximately .8 of a mile, bathrooms available at some stops
•5 stops, with 10-12 tastings
•Tour limited to 12 people, advance tickets required. Private tours available for larger groups.
•Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S)
•$45/pp
November 1, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Stephen Sullivan & the Factory
Steve Sullivan is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
November 1, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe
Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm $10
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Billy Johnson is a singer/songwriter from Minneapolis. Billy was the lead singer of The Hill cats, and is the lead singer of Billy Johnsons Roadshow. He also has an acoustic duo called B-TEAM with George McKelvey. Billy has recorded 10 CDs. He strums a Gibson guitar with soul, and has a great vocal range.
November 1, 2013, Friday - DIRTY WORKS: First Fridays at MCBA
Time: Happy hour 5–6pm; Class 6–8pm
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South
DIRTY WORKS: First Fridays at MCBA
Escape the digital world, get your hands dirty and make something!
Join MCBA for Dirty Works, a new series of casual classes, taking place on the first Friday of each month. Activities are designed for the bookishly curious and the creatively apprehensive; no experience needed. Plus, the registration fee includes a free beer, wine or coffee drink!
November 1: Adapting a Japanese Stab Binding with Georgia Greeley
Play with the basic "stab binding" book structure by enclosing the open spine with a wraparound cover, adding a decorative window in the cover, and creating a handmade embossed image. Take home a completed book and the knowledge to keep exploring.
$30 + $5 supply fee.
November 1, 2013, Friday - Family Storytime at Central Library (Fridays thru November 22)
Time: 10:30am
Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children.
October 31, 2013, Thursday - Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam! at Central Library
Time: 10:30am
Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam!
For families. Get creative at your library with fabulous musical fun. Everyone in the audience will get a chance to be a star on stage. Halloween fun! Costumes admired, but not required.
October 30, 2013, Wednesday - Nerd Nite Twin Cities at Aster Cafe
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm (7pm doors, 8pm show)
Location: Aster Cafe (River Room), 125 Main Stree SE
$10 cover
Nerd Nite Twin Cities is a night of geeky presentations, games, hilarity, and booze. Three nerds from around the Twin Cities will spend 15 minutes telling us about what they’re nerdy about, and then they’ll take questions from the audience. We’ll also have games, which means we’ll also have prizes.
Presentations this month are:
* J. Allen – Cyborg, Retired: A Classical Musician Turned Technologist
* Dani Indovino – The Women of Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Dan Ryckert – How I Came to Work at Game Informer
River Room shows do not offer food menu. Please make a reservation in the Aster Cafe if you would like to eat before the show. 612.379.3138
October 30, 2013, Wednesday - Public Skating at the Metrodome
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (both level)
Location: The Dome
Rollerdome - Let's Go Skating!
This is the final winter that the upper and lower concourses of the Metrodome become the Rollerblade® Rollerdome, which has annually hosted thousands of inline skaters who come to relax, exercise, train, socialize, or just watch others turn endless effortless laps on the roughly half-mile smooth concrete loop. Park your car in the free lot adjacent to Gate D (on the SE side) and enter the revolving doors.
Rollerdome Prices
- Parking - Free in the Metrodome VIP lot adjacent to Gate D
- Adult - $6.50
- Student (with ID) $5.50
- Pre-teen & Senior (55+) $4.50
- Skate rental $5.00
- Rollerblade® Rollerdome accepts all major credit cards, personal checks and cash
Visit their website for updates and additional information.
October 29, 2013, Tuesday - Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys at Central Library
Time: 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall
Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys
Join Giancarlo Casale in discussions on the histories, faiths and cultures of Muslims. Casale is associate professor of the history of the Islamic world at the University of Minnesota. Register and learn about the books being read at: Muslim Journeys.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities. Made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association. In collaboration with the Hennepin-University Partnership.
Additional date: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7–8:45pm
October 29, 2013, Tuesday - What's a Minnesota Artist? A Talking Image Connection Reading at The Soap Factory
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE
What's a Minnesota Artist? A Talking Image Connection Reading
Writers Brian Beatty, Carla Hagen, Roseann Lloyd, Luke Pingel, Sun Young Shin, Andy Sturdevant and Clarence White present poems, stories and a roving interview in response to the , , , exhibition.
October 27, 2013, Sunday - Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
Time: 7:30pm (CST) at the Dome
Additional information is available at vikings.com.
October 27, 2013, Sunday - White vs. Whole Wheat: A Tale of Two Flours at Mill City Museum
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
White vs. Whole Wheat: A Tale of Two Flours at Mill City Museum
See how history is revealed in food through a baking demonstration focusing on the story behind white and whole wheat flour. Discover how Minneapolis millers perfected a way to make white flour on an industrial scale, hear about the popularity of white flour in the 19th century, what effects this had on nutrition, and why flour today is frequently enriched. Visitors will also learn why Sylvester Graham developed a whole wheat cracker "to improve health and morality," hear the pros and cons of each type of flour, sample baked goods made from each, and take home a copy of the recipes.
Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.
October 26, 2013, Saturday - Family History Fair 2013 at Central Library
Time: 9:30am–2:00pm
Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall
Family History Fair 2013
Registration required, begins September 28. Register online or call 612-543-8000.
Connect with genealogical experts and learn about state, local and library resources, cemetery and religious records, census records, fun ways to share your family history and more. Visit resource tables, attend presentations, and learn how to start your family history using the exceptional resources in the Library. Books will be available for purchase.
Sponsored by Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library; Presented in collaboration with Minnesota Genealogical Society.
October 26, 2013, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe
Time: 9:00pm-11:00pm, $8
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Tonight: Sudden Lovelys
The Sudden Lovelys describe their unique and earnest sound as Aggressive Folk. Daniel writes, plays guitar, ferociously sings, and kicks a vintage red suitcase. Paige also sings, slaps a cymbal with a tambourine, and plays a slew of funky hand percussion. While performing, their biggest joy is the connection shared with a responsive audience. There is a humble passion and honesty in their live show that can not be denied.
October 26, 2013, Saturday - How'd They do That Workshop at The Guthrie
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.
2013-2014 workshops
Tribes
Saturday, October 26, 2013
McGuire Proscenium Stage
Born Yesterday
Saturday, December 7, 2013
McGuire Proscenium Stage
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
October 26, 2013, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Begins at Gold Medal Park (10th Avenue South & 2nd Street South), next to the Guthrie Theater - ends in Northeast Minneapolis
Hungry for an off-the-beaten path Minneapolis food experience? Join us as we explore one of the city's trendy and historical neighborhoods, Mill District and St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis. You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling food at the first Thai restaurant in Minnesota, drinking local Minnesota brewed beer at the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis, and enjoy a local favorite - the cheese curds. You'll also enjoy mouth-watering pasta located in the historical Chase building, fresh baked European style bread at a local Farmers Market, home-made gelato, and lip smacking BBQ sliders from a historical restaurant that once operated as a mattress company.
Along with sampling food we will also visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls as we walk along the Stone Arch Bridge into historical St. Anthony on Main. You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods including a stroll along the oldest street in Minneapolis. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods that most tourist never see!
Reservations.
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October 26, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Harvest Festival
Pumpkins, grapes, APPLES, lettuce, spinach, arugula, rutabaga, turnips, carrots, tomatillos, eggplant, peppers, beans, radishes, swiss chard, leeks, herbs, celery root, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, green beans, brussel sprouts, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini, winter squash varietals, potatoes, fresh mushrooms, baby bok choi, tatsoi, red and golden beets, purslane, jalapeño peppers, bell peppers, sweet Italian peppers, cherry tomatoes, slicing, cherry, and heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, filet beans, dried beans, salad mix, red and white onions, garlic, radishes, and more!
Mill City Cooks, 10 am
Market Chefs Heather Hartman and Jenny Breen will be joining forces in the kitchen today for our last kitchen demo of the season!
Meet Your Vegetables, sponsored by Allina Health, all day.
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.
Art Market, all day, Featuring:
Barnswallow Garden, Guillermo Cuellar, Annika Kaplan, and Annabella Sardelis.
