March 31, 2012, Saturday - Givens Black Books: Community Reading Campaign at Central Library (Registration Required)

Time: 11:00am

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Registration required, begins March 3rd. Register online or call 612-543-8000.

Watch a film screening and discuss the screen adaption of one of Walter Mosley’s acclaimed novels. Discussion will be led by storyteller Nothando Zulu.  Free copies of "Devil in a Blue Dress" will be available for pick up at the library one month prior while supplies last. Visit www.givens.org for more information.
 
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Presented in partnership with the Givens Foundation for African American Literature.

March 31, 2012, 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: recommended, 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 on this guided tour. 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. Also covered will be how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building.

Although many parts of the A mill can be explored on a self-guided basis during a regular museum visit, 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 as well as the Flour Tower show.

March 31, 2012, Saturday - 'April Fool's Book: Now You See It, Now You Don't!' Family Workshop at MCBA

Time: 10:00am - noon

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

For families with children ages 6 and up.

April Fool's Book: Now You See It, Now You Don't! with Aki Shibata

Say "April Fool's!" with a hidden page book. Create your own handmade hard-cover accordion book with a little secret to surprise friends and family.  Make your April Fool's fun and extra creative this year!

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant.

March 30, 2012, Friday - Publication Party and Reading: Joyce Sutphen, with Regula Russelle and CB Sherlock at MCBA

Time:  5:30pm-7:30pm

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

Publication party and reception:  Reading by Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen

Since 2004, CB Sherlock and Regula Russelle have been making books, broadsides and folios together with students, interns and colleagues, all in the studios of Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The exhibit will feature past work plus their newest book, House of Possibility featuring poems by Minnesota's Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen.

March 30, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $12 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Dan Navarro and The Nadas

Groove to dance music from the Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean.

March 30, 2012, Friday - Artist Talk at The Soap Factory

Time:  8:00pm

Location:  The Soap Factory, 514 2nd Street SE

In conjunction with Art(ists) On the Verge, which runs through April 15.

AOV is an intensive, year-long, mentor-based fellowship program for emerging artists working experimentally at the intersection of art, technology, and digital culture with a focus on network-based practices that are interactive and/or participatory.

Feel your heart race as you pull the trigger of Drew Anderson’s "shotgun projector" illuminating the point of view of an animatronic hunter in the north woods of Minnesota. Zero in on Mike Hoyt’s video paintings of the Powderhorn neighborhood and join the online civic dialog. Get on the horn and leave a status update for Caly McMorrow’s sound and light installation. See yourself and the world around you differently in Anthony Tran’s hertzian funhouse mirror. Make your mark on the environment with Aaron Westre’s urban planning video game.Art(ists) On the Verge is generously supported by the Jerome Foundation.

March 30, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: six mile grove

March 29, 2012, Thursday - LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S Poetry Reading at Open Book

Time:  Check web site

Location: Open Book, Target Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S Poetry Reading

A free event open to anyone who has a personal interest in this disease. We will be reading from the book "Beyond Forgetting," As well as poems written by Ethna McKiernan, Tom and Jim Bates. It will be hosted by Sara Tucker from the Alzheimer's Association. In conjunction with the Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota/North Dakota. Helpline: 1-800-272-3900, Office: 952-830-0512.

March 28, 2012, Wednesday - St. Anthony Falls Historic District Design Guidelines Public Meeting at MPRB

Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Location:  Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road, First Floor Meeting Room

This is the third public meeting on the development of the new historic district design guidelines.  In this meeting the second draft of the design guidelines will be reviewed and discussed.

The draft guidelines are available for viewing and download on the project website (see link at end of email).

Comments on the draft guidelines can be provided in the following ways:

• At the public meeting on March 28;
• Online (March 29-April 18) at: www.minneapolismn.gov/hpc/hpc_st_anthony_falls_historic_district_design_guidelines ;
• By contacting the project manager, Brian Schaffer by:
  • Email, brian.schaffer@minneapolismn.gov;
  • Phone, (612) 673-2670;
  • Fax, (612) 673-2526,
  • Or mail to: Brian Schaffer, Minneapolis Department of Community Planning & Economic Development , Planning Division, 250 South 4^th Street, Room 110, Minneapolis, MN 55415

More information on the project.

If you cannot attend the meeting, comments can be made by completing an online comment/survey that will be available from March 29 through April 19.

March 28, 2012, Wednesday - Christopher Howell Reads with Jim Moore and Deborah Keenan at Open Book

Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm (A wine and cheese pre-reception will begin at 6:30pm.)

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Christopher Howell reads with Jim Moore and Deborah Keenan.

Public Event · By Milkweed Editions.  Free and open to the public.

Christopher Howell, author of GAZE, will read with poets Jim Moore and Deborah Keenan on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. The reading will be held at Open Book in the Target Performance Hall.

Christopher Howell is the author of ten collections of poems, most recently DREAMLESS AND POSSIBLE: POEMS NEW AND SELECTED (2010). He teaches at Eastern Washington University and lives in Spokane.

March 28, 2012, Wednesday - Stone Arch Patio Party at The Depot

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:  The Depot, 225 South 3rd Avenue

Enjoy 1 free specialty Spring Martini, Hors D'oeuvres and music by Events by MV.  Giveaways throughout the night including a signed bottle of wine by Peter Mondavi Wines.   This event is in partnership with K-TWIN Radio.

Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:00pm-6:00pm.

Follow The Depot on Facebook and Twitter for future events.

March 28, 2012, Wednesday - Garrison Keillor and the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library

Time:  6:00pm - 9:00pm

First Annual Meeting

Location:  Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall (Pohlad Hall: Talk / Room S-275: Meeting)

Registration required, begins February 29.  Register online or call 612-543-8000.

Attend the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library’s first annual meeting and enjoy a presentation by Garrison Keillor (beloved Minnesota author and host of a Prairie Home Companion) at 7:00pm.   Election of Friends officers takes place at 6:00pm in room S-275.  Evening entertainment provided by Dan Newton of the Café Accordion Orchestra.

Space limited. This event is free and open to the public, but registration through the Library’s website is required. Membership in the Friends is not required to register.

Sponsored by Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library.  Donations are welcome at the door or online through the joint membership program.

March 27, 2012, Tuesday - Talk of the Stacks with Benjamin Busch at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Benjamin Busch is a decorated U.S. Marine officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an award-winning photographer and short film director, the son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch, and an acclaimed actor from the HBO series The Wire. He has written for Harper’s, been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and has been a guest commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered. His new memoir, Dust to Dust, takes the reader on a journey of his life exploring life and death, war and peace, childhood and revelations of adulthood.

“Elegiac, funny, wistful, deep, and wonderfully human… After reading this book, you will want to go outside and really look at our world.” — Author Karl Marlantes

Program is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Program begins at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book sale and signing follow presentation. For more information: 612.543.8107.

A program of Friends of the Hennepin County Library, with volunteer support from Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library. Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Supporting sponsor: Dorsey and Whitney LLP. Additional support provided by Marquette Hotel, Minn Post and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

Talk of the Stacks

March 26, 2012, Monday - Public Skating at the Metrodome

Time: Open from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: The Dome (upper level)

Rollerdome - Public Skating

Throughout the winter the Metrodome hosts thousands of inline skaters who come to relax, exercise, train, socialize, or just watch others turn endless effortless laps on the half-mile smooth concrete loop. Parking is free in the Metrodome parking lot adjacent to the entrance at Gate D.

Rental Skates – available for only $5
Gear – Protective gear is available to borrow at no charge (first come first serve)
Skates – Rollerbob sells wheels, bearings, skates and provides tune-ups
Lessons – Rollerdome staff is always willing to help with a few “pointers”
Admission:

Adult - $6.50
Student – (with ID) - $5.50
Pre-teen & Senior - $4.50
Season Passes - available for purchase

Visit their website for updates and additional information.

March 25, 2011, Sunday - Tunnel of Fudge Cake: The Bake-Off and the Bundt Pan at Mill City Museum

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South Second Street

Times: 2:00pm

Join museum staff in the Baking Lab for a demonstration and discussion of the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-off 2nd place winning recipe. Learn about the Tunnel of Fudge Cake, its connection to local company Nordic Ware, makers of the Bundt Pan, and the fascination this recipe holds for today's bakers. Visitors can sample the cake, get baking tips and take home a copy of the recipe.

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

March 24, 2012, Saturday - Guthrie's How'd They do That Workshop: Hay Fever

Time: 9:00am

Location:  Wurtele Thrust 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.

Hay Fever panelists include:

Trevor Long, assistant production director
Sarah Gullickson, associate props manager
Carla Steen, dramaturg for Hay Fever

March 24, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 10:00pm  $10 Cover

Locatio10: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Salsa Del Soul

March 24, 2012, Saturday - Let's Eat! Writing and Bookmaking about Food Family Workshop at MCBA

Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm

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

MCBA/Loft Combo Class for Young Writers - For students ages 9-11.

Celebrate the art of food in this great combo class with Minnesota Center for Book Arts and The Loft Literary Center! Begin the day by exploring the world of printmaking and bookbinding at MCBA as you create a handmade screw-post journal to keep track of recipes, food memories and future food projects. After lunch, work with The Loft to fill your books with fabulous food stories -- fiction, nonfiction essays, memories, and recipes! Learn the basic craft techniques of fiction and nonfiction while writing about your favorite dishes, memorable meals, imaginary restaurants, fictitious food reality shows, and more. Fun and creative writing exercises will encourage you to think about all of the ways that food is involved in our lives -- both real and imagined.

$102 ($91.80 MCBA or Loft members); low-income rate may be available, contact The Loft for application.  Register online through The Loft Literary Center or call 612-379-8999.

March 24, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: jeff arundel

March 24, 2012, Saturday - Teen Job Fair at Central Library

Time:  Noon - 3:00pm

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

Grades 8-12. Set yourself up for success in landing a job! Meet employers; collect info about cool jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities; attend workshops. For more information, call 612-543-8049.

Presented in collaboration with AchieveMpls, City of Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, South Minneapolis WorkForce Center's Zone.