February 20, 2013, Wednesday - Breakfast with a Preservationist at the Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00am to 9:00am

Location: Mill City Museum, ADM Conference Room: 6th Floor, 710 South Second Street

Preserve Minneapolis

Breakfast with a Preservationist - Modernism Revisited

Several years ago, our first season of Breakfast with a Preservationist had preservation of Modern architecture as a recurring theme. Now Modernism is back!

We will hear from a four-person panel about the successes and setbacks in the preservation of Modernism across the country. We will also find out what they think the future may hold. The panel will include: Todd Grover, AIA, MacDonald and Mack Architects; Gordon Olschlager, architect; Charlene Roise, President of Hess, Roise and Company; and Victoria Young, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Art History, University of Saint Thomas. A question-and-answer period with the audience will follow the panel discussion.

The event is free, and starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. and finishes by 9:00 a.m. Coffee and goodies will be available. Parking is available in the ramp across the street and in metered spaces along South Second Street.

February 20, 2013, Wednesday - Third Ward Care Meeting

Time:  7:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street (note, this is a new location)

THIRD WARD CARE MEETING hosted by Council Member Diane Hofstede

Agenda:
- Vikings Stadium Update
- Public Safety Updates
- Minneapolis Creative Index 2013; Measuring Minneapolis’ Creative Sector

February 19, 2013, Tuesday - Above the Falls Plan Update Public Hearing at City Hall

Time: 4:30pm

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

Above the Falls Plan Update Public Hearing

The Above the Falls Plan update is scheduled for a public hearing at the regular meeting of the Minneapolis Planning Commission on Tuesday, February 19. All are welcome to come share their input on the plan. Within a few days, the meeting agenda will be posted on the official Planning Commission website: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/meetings/planning/index.htm. The materials for this meeting are already available on the plan’s website, including:

• Draft plan, revised to reflect public comments received
• Copies of all written comments submitted during process
• A table with all public comments received (including comments at community meetings), with responses
• Staff report for the Planning Commission
• Two-page summary of the update process and main recommendations 

February 18, 2013, Monday - Mill District Neighborhood Association Meeting at Mill City Museum

Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 6th Floor ADM Conference Room (Enter at 710 2nd Street South.)

The Mill District Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Mill City Museum, unless otherwise noted.

Agenda -

6:30 / Introductions

6:40 / Michelle Kelm-Helgen, Chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
 - Audio visual presentation on the Vikings Stadium project
 - Updated project timeline
 - Neighborhood feedback, Q&A

7:15 / Ken Searl, Neighborhood Safety & Prevention Committee
 - Progress report
 - Recruitment of building representatives

7:20 / Steve Minn, Principal with Lupe Development and Gretchen Camp, Partner at BKV Group
 - Audio visual presentation on the Mill City Quarter Project
 - Residential/Commercial project located on 2nd St. S. between 3rd & 5th Ave. S.
 - Updated plans & design
 - Q&A, Neighborhood feedback

8:00 / Adjournment

February 16, 2013, Saturday - Childish Films at Central Library

Time: 10:30am –Noon

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Mississippi River Adventures: Celebrate timeless adventures on the Mississippi with new songs by the Okee Dokee Brothers and a classic film based on the Caldecott award-winning book, ‘Paddle to the Sea.’ Make your own old school paper boat before the show.

For families. A program of children's cinema and arts, featuring unique films, hands-on arts activities, live entertainment and educational introductions for children's film fans. For more information, visit www.supporthclib.org.

A program of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Sponsors: CRASH+SUES, Lerner Publishing Group, Minnesota Parent, Weston Woods Studios and Whole Foods Market.

February 16, 2013, Saturday - History Day Hullabaloo at Central Library

Time: 11:00am-3:00pm

Location: Central Library, Room 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 16, 2013, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm, $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Soul Tight Committee

February 16, 2013, Saturday - Children’s Book Sale at Central Library

Time: 10:30am – 3:00pm

Location: Friends of HCL Bookstore at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Children’s Book Sale

A book sale to raise funds for the local library. Each sale features hundreds of children’s fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback. All children’s books are $.50.
 
Hosted by Friends of HCL Bookstore, in partnership with the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library.

February 16, 2013, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Dick Prall + Mike Musikanto

February 16, 2013, Saturday - A Journal About You Workshop at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South

A Journal About You

For families with children ages 6 and up

Create your own hardcover journal to hold your writing, thoughts, sudden brainstorms, inspirations and drawings. Select your own mixture of blank or lined, white or colorful papers, to customize each page to your preference.

$35 ($32 members) per adult/child pair; $18 ($16) each additional participant

February 15, 2013, Friday - Rock The Cause at Crooked Pint

Time: Music Starts at 9:00pm, $5.00 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Rock The Cause – Third Fridays

Every 3rd Friday of the month, Rock The Cause and Cities 97 will feature emerging artists, and fantastic causes you can give your time to! Hosted by Cities 97 afternoon DJ Paul Fletcher and Rock The Cause CEO Scott Herold, these shows will have a fun community vibe all in the name of new music and good causes!

February 15, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  High 48s CD Release

February 15, 2013, Friday - A Wine Affair: Passort to Wines Part II at St. Anthony Main Event Centre

Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Location: St. Anthony Main Event Centre, 219 Main Street SE

A WINE AFFAIR:  PASSPORT TO WINES -- PART II

Join us for this very special wine dinner where we will be continuing on our journey of tasting wines from around the world.  We explored Italy, Chile, and Spain in October 2012 and will turn our attention to Argentina, Australia, and France for the February 2013 dinner.
 
Chef Ben is making the final decisions on his menu pairings now!  It is very exciting to watch him work.  The wines we are featuring are bold and delicious.  We can currently confirm the Australian wines:
 
Shingleback "Black Bubbles" Sparkling Shiraz (McLaren Vale)
Red Knot Cabernet Sauvignon (McLaren Vale)
 
Each wine is expertly paired with a dinner course designed by Executive Chef Ben McCallum.  A seventh wine will likely be paired with a dessert course to make the evening complete! 

Included in the ticket price ($75) will be the wine samples, dinner courses, dessert, access to bar specials and extraordinary prices if you choose to purchase the featured wines from nearby Lowry Hill Liquor.

The environment for these dinners is relaxed, you eat at your own pace and move onto the next course when you are ready. There are three chef stations, each serving a first and second course. Coffee and desserts are included with your ticket price. As always, there will be wines and martini specials available at the bar.
 
Purchase tickets now for a special price of $60 each until February 7th, 2013. 
 
Call us at (612) 874-0880 for more information or scroll down to order your tickets online.

February 14, 2013, Thursday - Guitar Concert: Six String Valentine at MacPhail

Time:  7:00pm

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

Guitar Concert: Six String Valentine (Collaborative Series with the University of Minnesota School of Music)

Antonello Hall

Free Admission

February 14, 2013, Thursday - Streetcar Map Open House at Central Library

Time:  3:30pm - 5:30pm (Presentation at 4pm)

Location:  Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Could a streetcar stop be coming to your doorstep?
 
The city released a map that shows, for the first time, where a proposed streetcar or enhanced bus system along Nicollet and Central Aves. would stop. The route would extend from 46th Street South to 41st Ave. NE.

The city is hosting this open house to inform people about the possible new transit options.
 
To be sure, it could be a while before streetcars actually start running in Minneapolis. The city still needs to complete its alternatives analysis -- expected in summer 2013 -- and then secure federal funding to make the project possible.
 
City leaders seem determined to pursue streetcars, which once criss-crossed Minneapolis, but the alternatives analysis could conclude that some form of enhanced bus system (such as bus rapid transit) would be more viable.
 
The route from South to Northeast Minneapolis includes nearly 40 stops, each within about two blocks of each other. That's a major difference from light rail, which features a much larger buffer between stops.

February 14, 2013, Thursday - ColliDe Theatrical Dance Company 'Lot of Living to Do' Opens at The Southern Theater (4 nights)

Dates and Times:
February 14 - 17
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2pm

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

ColliDe Theatrical Dance Company - Lot of Living to Do
 
The Mission of Collide Theatrical Dance Company is to collaborate with Twin Cities artists of different genres and a Minnesota charity or cause in the creation of a new theatrical work that will engage, entertain, and inspire social change. Collide is a performance company rooted in classical musical theater jazz dance inspired by the influences of Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse.

Our upcoming production of "Lot of Living to Do" is a dance musical in the style of the Broadway show "Movin' Out". It follows the story of three women in a brothel in the 1930's. The story is told by twelve professional dancers, three musicians, and two vocalists.This production will raise awareness for The Women's Foundation's Project, "MN Girls Are Not For Sale", that seeks to end the trafficking of Minnesota girls.

"Lot of Living to Do" features the live vocals of Katie Gearty and Jared Oxborough, dancers Jeff Quast, Kelly Adams, Renee Guittar, Jose Bueno, Alyssa Seifert, Brianna Belland, Nika Kasioulus, Lauren Anderson, Michelle Lemon, Adam Rousar and Tony Milder, and three Twin Cities Jazz Musicians.
 
Tickets
$15 Preview Thur Feb 14
$25 General Admission
Tickets available at http://www.collidetheatrical.com/
Group rates available by emailing collidetheatrical@gmail.com

February 13, 2013, Wednesday - A Sip of Science at Aster Cafe

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street

A SIP OF SCIENCE - Public Music, Public Land, Public Water: Connecting Sound and Sustainability

What does music have to do with the environment? For millennia humans have expressed their relationship to local environments through music, a phenomena with far reaching ecological consequences. Mark Pedelty, author of Ecomusicology: Rock, Folk, and the Environment (2012), demonstrates how humans use music to "make place." He argues that recent policies for the privatization of public lands, water, and culture, including music, have had significant ecological outcomes. On the bright side, musical performance has become an effective tool for environmental movements seeking to promote sustainability, biodiversity, environmental health, and environmental justice. Dr. Pedelty will draw in examples from Minnesota and the greater Mississippi River Watershed.

The talk will be accompanied by Leon Hsu, Robert Poch, and Samantha Pedelty of the UM faculty band, the Hypoxic Punks.  Bring your vocal cords to participate in a group sing-along!!

About our speaker:
 
Mark Pedelty is associate professor of Anthropology and Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from UC, Berkeley in 1993. He is the author of War Stories: The Culture of Foreign Correspondents (Routledge 1995), Musical Ritual in Mexico City: From the Aztec to NAFTA (University of Texas 2004), Ecomusicology: Rock, Folk and the Environment (Temple University Press 2012), as well as a number of journal articles dealing with music as environmental communication. Dr. Pedelty teaches courses in ethnographic methods, environmental communication, music as communication, and taught several study abroad seminars in Mexico.
  
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. 

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

February 12, 2013, Tuesday - Social Networking: Basics at Central Library

Time: 10:00am –11:30am

Location: Best Buy Technology Center at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Social Networking: Basics

Register Online or call 612-543-8000.

Learn how to navigate the new generation of social media websites including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

February 12, 2013, Tuesday - Book Arts Roundtable at MCBA

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Meet the Jerome Mentorship Recipients

Meet the recipients of the MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Mentorship Series IV, and learn about their "native disciplines" and bodies of work:

Laura Andrews (Minneapolis, MN), painter
Emma Burghardt (Minnetrista, MN), digital artist and animator
Lisa Loudon (Minneapolis, MN), mixed media artist
Presley Martin (Minneapolis, MN), environmental artist
Dave Molnar (Roseville, MN), photography and historic/alternative process printer

Since 1985, the Jerome Foundation has helped artists push the boundaries of contemporary book arts by supporting the creation of new book works. Through eleven series of fellowships and four series of mentorships, Minnesota artists of extremely diverse disciplines -- including printers, papermakers, binders, painters, sculptors, poets, photographers, choreographers, filmmakers and others -- have created projects ranging from exquisitely crafted fine press volumes to documented performances to one-of-a-kind installations that "break the bindings" and redefine conventional notions of book form and content. For more information, visit our Mentorships page.

February 12, 2013, Tuesday - Free Music Therapy Family Education Night at MacPhail

Time:  6:30pm-8:00pm

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

MacPhail Center for Music to hold free Music Therapy Family Education Night

The Music Therapy Department at MacPhail Center for Music will hold a Family Education Night, Feb.12, 6:30-8 p.m., MacPhail Center for Music, 501 South Second St., Minneapolis.

Family Education Night will provide information to develop a better understanding of what music therapy is, how it works, what’s meant by music therapy interventions, and in what ways music therapy benefits individuals. Resource information will also be provided to assist families at home. Finally, families will have an opportunity to connect and meet one another. The evening will include panelists such as MacPhail’s Music Therapy team, Jennie Delisie, assistive technology resource specialist with the Minnesota STAR program, Dr. Gary Christenson, Boyton Health Services medical director and Dr. Bridget Doak, music therapist.

The Family Education night is free and open to everyone who is interested in learning more about music therapy.

For more information, call Marian Santucci, MacPhail music therapy manager at 612-767-5596.