April 13, 2016, Wednesday - R.T. Rybak Book Launch for Pothole Confidential at First Avenue

Time: Doors 6:00 PM, Show 7:00 PM, Book signing with R.T. 8:30 PM

Location: First Avenue Mainroom, 701 North First Avenue

Former Mayor R.T. Rybak will celebrate the launch of his new memoir, Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis, with a night of local music, highlights from the book, and a book signing on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

The 18+ event starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $10 and will be a fundraiser to support the City of Minneapolis STEP-UP youth employment program. Tickets: http://first-avenue.com/event/2016/04/rybak-booklaunch.

Rybak will give a behind-the-scenes tour of his years running the city of Minneapolis in between songs from featured musical acts:

Big Trouble + dVRG
With special guests:
   Chris Koza
   Lucy Michelle
   Toki Wright
   Terry Walsh
Plus the World's Most Dangerous Polka Band

A signing with Rybak will follow the show and books will be available for purchase from Magers & Quinn Booksellers. Sebastian Joe's will be offering free ice cream scoops to attendees, including Rybak's favorite, The Flavor Formerly Known as Nicollet Avenue Pothole.

Pothole Confidential is a clear-eyed look inside the life and times of Minneapolis and its dynamic three-term mayor. In the words of Lizz Winstead, "This book is a love letter to Minneapolis and it tells the riveting story of what you must tackle to make and keep a city great." Rybak takes his readers into the highs and lows and the daily drama of a life inextricably linked with the city. Pothole Confidential is that rare document from a politician: one more concerned with the people he served and the issues of his time than with burnishing his own credentials.

Fundraiser to support City of Minneapolis STEP-UP youth employment program