November 17, 2018, Saturday - Minneapolis Healthy Life Expo at the Convention Center (2 days)

Time: 10a

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Avenue S

Minneapolis Healthy Life Expo

The Midwest's LARGEST health and wellness show returns Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18, 2018 @ the Minneapolis Convention Center!

Featuring up to 200 health, wellness, & fitness vendors, bringing you the latest products, services, and information to help you feel and be your very best!

4 stages of speakers & demos, all day, both days! All seminars and presentations are FREE to watch, with your admittance into the show.

Tons of food & product samples! Free attendee goodie bags for the first 100 attendees in line, both days! 

Tons of prizes given away, both days! Must be present to win!

Fitness apparel, yoga, fitness experts, weight loss, vitamins & supplements, healthy cooking, authors, martial arts, and so much more! Everything you're looking for - under one roof!

But, it's TWO DAYS only! So don't miss your chance to see the largest health and wellness show in the upper Midwest!

Visit MediaMaxEvents.com for more event information, attractions, and entertainment!

November 17, 2018, Saturday - Pillsbury A-Mill Tour

Time: 10:30 am – 12 noon

Location: Tours begin at the gray door on 3rd Avenue SE at Main Street (around the corner from the main entrance at 315 Main Street SE).

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Discover the story of the National Historic Landmark Pillsbury A Mill, the largest flour mill in the world for many years, which recently reopened as the A-Mill Artist Lofts. A Mill City Museum guide will lead a tour of the former milling complex, including the rooftop deck and the basement waterpower facilities. Highlights include the largest and best-preserved waterpower system in Minneapolis, with views straight down a 50-foot drop shaft through a glass floor.

Guests will discover how the building functioned during the flour milling era; see the architectural highlights of the recently completed A-Mill Artist Lofts built within the historic mill buildings; and learn about the new hydroelectric plant that helps to power the complex. This tour is presented in partnership with A-Mill Artist Lofts. The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces. 

November 17, 2018, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market in the Mill City Museum

The Mill City Farmers Market boasts the best indoor winter market in town from November to April. Shop from over 40 local farmers, food vendors, and artists from 10:00am to 1:00pm inside the Mill City Museum.

Future 2018/2019 Winter dates:

Holiday Markets – December 1, 8 & 15

January 12 & 26

February 9 & 23

March 9 & 23

April 13 & 27

November 17, 2018, Saturday - Author Talk: Larry Millett at Central Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Author Talk: Larry Millett

Author Larry Millett to read from and sign copies of his new book Metropolitan Dreams at two upcoming Twin Cities events in November:

ABOUT THE BOOK:

When it opened in 1890, the twelve-story Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building was the tallest, largest, and most splendid commercial structure in Minneapolis—a mighty stone skyscraper built for the ages. How this grand Richardsonian Romanesque edifice, which later came to be called the Metropolitan Building, rose with the growth of Minneapolis only to fall in the throes of the city’s postwar renewal, is revealed in Metropolitan Dreams in all its scandalous intrigue. It is a tale of urban growing pains and architectural ghosts and of colorful, sometimes criminal characters amid the grandeur and squalor of building and rebuilding a city’s skyline.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Larry Millett is the author of many notable books on regional architecture, including Once There Were Castles, Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury (winner of a Minnesota Book Award), and Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings, all published by Minnesota, as well as Lost Twin Cities, Minnesota’s Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes, and several AIA Guides to the architecture of the Twin Cities. He has also written eight historical novels involving Sherlock Holmes set in turn-of-the-century Minnesota. 

November 17, 2018, Saturday - I Feel Loneliest When I Was Sent Here - Peter B. Nelson Exhibit Opening at Truckstop Gallery

Time: 7-10 pm; Screening with Live Performance at 8:30 pm

Location: Truckstop Gallery, 20 Grove Street, #72, Nicollet Island

I Feel Loneliest When I Was Sent Here - Peter B. Nelson Exhibit Opening 

Drawing from my latest animated film, Intruder Man, this exhibit explores themes of paranoia and dementia through interactive installation, immersive video, performance, and text.

The film Intruder Man will screen at 8:30pm with a live musical performance by Kira Lace Hawkins (voice) and Andrew Cannestra (piano).

Parking at Truckstop Gallery is limited. Street parking within a few blocks is possible.

November 17, 2018, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Minneapolis Pizza Tour

Season Schedule:

2:30-5:30pm Saturdays  Nov 3, 10

1:00-4:00pm Saturdays  Nov 17 - Mar 30

Location: 825 Hennepin Avenue

Taste Twin Cities Pizza Tour

BOOK NOW

Jump on our bus and enjoy a slice of Minneapolis on the Twin Cities' only pizza tour. Pizza lovers will eat their way through four local pizza joints where you'll compare pizza crusts, cheese and sauces while learning the history of these Minneapolis staples. Experience authentic local pizzerias who have been featured on many "Best Pizza in the Twin Cities" lists and get a taste of the best pie in the Midwest from a Minneapolis favorite, the first coal burning made pizzeria in Minnesota, a Minneapolis legend, and the home of football pizza!

TASTINGS

• Coal fired pizza featuring a crust that is crisp but not chewy, thin but not crackery and firm enough to hold a slice with one hand.  
• Only found here in Minnesota - home of the football pizza served up with their "green sauce"
• Making pizza since 1963 this "Minnesota style" pizza served up in squares and features sweet and garlicky sauce and the mega-blanket of cheese 
• Twin Cities' first modern boutique pizza parlor with whole wheat-based crust in the specialty pies

Tasting menus and food stops are subject to change without notice. At this time, we cannot provide an alternative menu. We cannot guarantee that the food or drinks on the tour were made in a facility free of the following items:  peanuts, tree-nuts, dairy, shellfish, meat or other food allergies.

PRICING

$65 per person

November 17, 2018, Saturday - Dinner Detective at Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown

Time: Doors open at 6:00pm

Location: Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown, 1500 Washington Avenue S

Dinner Detective Minneapolis

America’s LARGEST interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show is now playing at the Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown! At The Dinner Detective, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Our shows are geared toward adults and carry a PG-13 rating. Some mild content, loud noises, and adult humor will be present. Children ages 15+ with adult supervision are permitted.

November 16, 2018, Friday - Best Buddies Minnesota Champion of the Year at ARIA

Time: 6 PM – 11 PM

Location: ARIA, 105 N 1st Street

Best Buddies Minnesota Champion of the Year

Champion of the Year unites and recognizes the community’s most active leaders in the name of inclusion. Through 12 weeks of raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies, our Champions will generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At the campaign’s conclusion, we will join together to celebrate each other’s accomplishments, honor the Champions’ collective impact, and name the ultimate Champion of the Year! Hope to see you at the celebration! 

Purchase Tickets or Become a Sponsor at: www.bestbuddieschampion.org/minnesota/

By reaching out to the community to raise funds and spread awareness, candidates champion for Best Buddies, our mission and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the great state of Minnesota.

November 16, 2018, Friday - FashionFest 2018 at The Depot

Time: 6 PM – 11 PM

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue S

FashionFest 2018

This walk-around wine and food tasting event also includes the opportunity to shop local boutiques of the Twin Cities and experience a fashion show for a fabulous cause! Guests will:

- Sample a wide array of wines from signature collections
- Graze on gourmet goodies prepared by The Depot
- Chat with charming Wingmen, who meander the room tempting you with amazing auction items
- Wander through the marketplace, trying on boutique attire, artisan jewelry, and accessories
- Bid on irresistible items and one-of-a-kind trips in the live auction
- Sit back and enjoy fashion show, featuring fashions modeled by community leaders and local celebrities

FashionFest supports crucial, life-changing pediatric patient services at University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital—transforming the care experience for pediatric patients and their families.

November 16, 2018, Friday - Spring Finn & Co. Winter Bazaar (2 days)

Time: 12 to 8 pm

Location: Spring Finn & Co., 875 N 5th Sreet

Spring Finn & Co. Winter Bazaar

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 + SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17  

   

SPRING FINN & CO LEATHER GOODS AND ACCESSORIES, MADE WITH OUR HANDS, AND SOME, NEW AND OLD PIECES, GATHERED as usual VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES AND UNIQUE TO THE CITY.

SPECIAL GUESTS : Fafa Aguilera (ceramics) and Khazana (Textiles)

CASUAL JAZZ + BUBBLES, Friday with ECCO Chamber and Saturday with Jazz 404 starting at 5PM

IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORS VW GALLERY + UMEI SHOP

(cooking demo by Chef John Sugimura from Pinku, Saturday 11/17 , 6-7pm)

November 16, 2018, Friday - TaikoArts Midwest: Ensō Daiko (formerly Mu Daiko) at the Southern Theater

Times: See event link below

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

TaikoArts Midwest: Ensō Daiko (formerly Mu Daiko)

November 16 - 18

TaikoArts Midwest presents the best national and local taiko talent for a weekend of pure energy and fun. Join Ensō Daiko and their special guests, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Megan Chao Smith, Sascha Molina and Nicole Stansbury for a performance to get your blood pumping and your feet stomping. Tiffany Tamaribuchi competed against 27 male competitors, becoming the first woman and first non-Japanese to win the All Japan Odaiko Competition. Megan Chao Smith was her sidekick for that contest, and now we have them both onstage together, raising the roof at the Southern in a concert not to be missed!

November 16, 2018, Friday - Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo (3 days)

Times: See event link below for daily schedule

Location: Midwest Mountaineering, 309 Cedar Ave S

Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo

Join us for our Fall Outdoor Adventure Expo, November 16th, 17th, and 18th, starting at 2pm on Friday! Everything in the store will be on sale. Featuring 82 presentations, 40 exhibitors, and Banff film festival - our Expo newspaper is chock-full of information. View an online version of our Expo newspaper and additional details: www.midwestmtn.com/outdoor-adventure-expos

November 15, 2018, Thursday - 2018 NIEBNA Annual Elections and Board Meeting

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Riverplace, Atrium Conference Room, 65 Main Street SE

Hosted by Nicollet Island - East Bank Neighborhood Association

We will be holding our Annual Elections / Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at 6:30 pm. 

1. Welcome, Call to Order

• Verification of Quorum | Approval of Agenda

2. Secretary’s Report

• Action needed: Approval of the September 2018 board minutes

3. Treasurer’s Report
 
4. 2^nd Precinct Crime & Safety Report

• Jeffrey Meehan

5. Elected Official Updates

• Senator Kari Dziedzic | Council Member Steve Fletcher | Commissioner Chris Meyer

6. Presentation: Improving Father Hennepin Park

• Discussion led by MPRB Planner Kelly Wilcox

7. Board of Directors Elections

• 7 open seats (Group C) up for a vote. 5 currently known candidates: Nancy Casey, Barry Clegg, Lisa Hondros, Jeffrey Meehan, and John Larkey

8. Announcements

• 3^rd Avenue Bridge Community Meeting | Other

9. Adjourn

November 15, 2018, Thursday - ETBP Business Forum

The next East Town Business Partnership Business Forum is scheduled for Thursday, November 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the FINNovation Lab at Finnegan’s – 817 5th Ave S. 4th Floor.  The title of this month’s forum is “What is the Difference Between Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?”

Registration, lunch and networking starts at 11:30 a.m. with the program starting at Noon.  Please RSVP for this event via the link below by no later than Monday, November 12, at 4 p.m. The cost to attend the forum is just $25. If you are a Platinum member or have purchased lunch coupons, please contact Executive Coordinator Christie Rock Hantge for the coupon code.  Register online.

Description

Minnesota has some of the worst economic and racial disparities in the nation, creating a host of missed opportunities for our marketplace. Business and civic leaders alike are leaning into our challenges with courage and clarity around diversity, equity, and inclusion and seeing some good gains. However, this work is complicated and cannot be solved easily or quickly. This forum will feature a panel of economic, social enterprise, and policy leaders discussing emerging strategies for investment in the growth of human capital at all levels of business.

Featured Speakers

• Trina Olson, Co-Founder, Team Dynamics
• Ixchel McKinnie, Community Innovation Director, Impact Hub MSP
• Elizabeth Campbell, Director of Emerging Business Inclusion, Ryan Companies
• Alex Tittle, Director of Disparity Reduction, Hennepin County

Spotlight Presenter: GreaterMSP Inclusion Toolkit, Caroline Karanja, Founder, 26 Letters

Agenda

11:30 am: Registration and networking

12:00 pm: Welcome + Introductions – Paul Mellblom

12:05 pm: Announcements and Updates – Dan Collison

12:15 pm: GreaterMSP Inclusion Tool Kit Spotlight—Caroline Karanja

12:25 pm: Feature Panel

12:55: Wrap up – Dan Collison

1:00 pm: Program ends

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ETBP 2018-2019 Business Forum Series:

December | Downtown Demographics: Who Are We Becoming?

The downtown residential population continues to surge year over year. This shared forum with the mpls downtown council will feature the State of Minnesota Demographer and residential development professionals exploring who we are becoming together.

2019
January | Car Lanes, Bus Lanes, Bike Lanes—Oh My!
Figuratively speaking it seems that modes of transportation do not always get along. This forum will feature a panel of transportation design experts talking frankly about downtown street design, emerging trends in multi-modalism and potential disruptive technologies such as autonomous vehicles.

February | Ways the Social Determinants of Health are Transforming Institutions
The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.” In this forum East Town and Hennepin Healthcare’s Upstream Health Innovation Team will discuss cutting edge research, measurements, and health care programs that are changing the very nature of health care itself.

March | The Economic Opportunities of Engaging Homelessness
Downtown Minneapolis is home to nationally recognized thinkers and organizations that work to end homelessness. This joint forum with the mpls downtown council will feature People Serving People CEO Daniel Gumnit moderating a panel focusing on where economic innovations meet human need.

April (Annual Meeting) | Advancing Arts and Entertainment in East Town
East Town is known for the Guthrie Theater, MacPhail Center for Music, and the US Bank Stadium. Are you also familiar with Gamut Gallery, Good Arts Collective, Armory Event Center, and neighborhood art venues? This season’s Annual Meeting will feature our growing arts and entertainment scene!

May | Crime and Safety, Sentencing and Restorative Justice
This forum will feature a candid panel conversation about the intersection of downtown crime, modern policing, sentencing, incarceration, and restorative justice.

June | Toward an Inclusive Downtown
This joint forum with the mpls downtown council will unveil the results from the yearlong “Inclusive Downtown Think Tank” co-sponsored with the YMCA that set out to cast a bold new vision for an increasingly welcoming downtown. 

November 15, 2018, Thursday - Women's Entrepreneurship Day Minnesota at Minneapolis Institute of Art

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Avenue S

Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2018  

Here from sponsor Cynthia Froid

3:00 pm | Doors Open + Social Hour

4:00 pm | Program + Speakers + Panelists

5:30 pm | Cocktails + Conversation

JOIN US FOR...

An inspiring afternoon celebrating Minnesota’s strong and diverse community of female entrepreneurs. Women business owners drive not just the economy, but worldwide change that inspires and uplifts. Come hear their stories and celebrate new possibilities for your business. Stay afterwards and mingle, be curious, and meet other like-minded women entrepreneurial leaders in our community.

This year, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Minnesota will focus on inspirational stories from local entrepreneurs who have companies that have taken them to the national and even global stage. On our day of “Local Inspiration - Global Impact” , we will hear from Lee Wallace of Peace Coffee, Da Bomb Bath Fizzer sister entrepreneurs Caroline and Isabel Bercaw , Quyen Balter of Turrie, and Jasmine Russell of Monicat. We will also feature a "Down To Basics" panel moderated by Alex West Steinman of the Coven featuring Maggie Knoke of Pipeline Angels/Framework Consulting, Katie Simpson, Minneapolis/St. Paul Market President for Bank of America, and Aimee Dayhoff - Litigation Shareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine.

We will also hear from some fact tellers, who will bring some helpful advice and data to the day - opening with our keynote, Mary Grove, previously of Google and now at Revolution/Rise of the Rest, and we will also hear from Kweillin Ellingrud of McKinsey & Company, Amy Kern of KZ Workplace and closing speaker Shawntera Hardy, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and Co-Founder of Civic Eagle.

November 15, 2018, Thursday - "Thank You for Shopping" Author Event & Exhibit Opening at Mill City Museum

Time: Doors open at 6 pm; remarks begin at 7 pm.

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

"Thank You for Shopping" Author Event & Exhibit Opening

Join an opening reception to celebrate the new MNHS Press book Thank You for Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores by Kristal Leebrick and the companion photography exhibit at Mill City Museum. Hear from Leebrick, view a small display of Minnesota department store artifacts from the MNHS collections, and enjoy a cash bar.

The exhibit of framed photographs and a slideshow, including many unpublished photos, is located in the museum's central Mill Commons and is free and open to the public during regular museum hours, Nov 15, 2018-Feb 24, 2019.

November 15, 2018, Thursday - Healthmakers presented by North Memorial Health at FINNEGANS

Time:  6:30 pm 

Location: FINNEGANS, 817 5th Avenue S

Healthmakers presented by North Memorial Health

It’s Movember, so no better time to talk men’s health. We know it’s not men’s favorite topic, so we promise to make it a fun, as well as, informative night. Join us to hear from our expert panelists and a few of our favorite personalities to talk about top health risks men face and what can be done to avoid them.

Guys and the women in their lives shouldn’t miss this event. It’s all happening in the Brew Den at Finnegan’s brewery. So...free beer. And, maybe trivia and prizes. We said it would be fun. 

Panelists:

- Discussion moderated by Bradley Traynor, co-host of the "Colleen & Bradley" show on myTalk 107.1

- Ben Leber, former Minnesota Viking and current sportscaster on Fox Sports and Sideline Analyst, KFAN

- Steve LaTart, co-host The Dave Ryan in the Morning Show, KDWB

- Dr. Adam Gerrit Van Dijk, MD, North Memorial Health

- Dr. Todd Love, MD, North Memorial Health

Tickets: $10 - Get your tickets now before they sell out!

November 15, 2018, Thursday - Next Generation of Parks: Florence Williams, The Nature Fix

Time:6:30 – 8 pm

Location: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Ave. S., Pillsbury Auditorium

Next Generation of Parks: Florence Williams, The Nature Fix

Tickets are free, and advance registration is recommended via Eventbrite.

“Walk into a forest and within five minutes your body and brain start to change,” says Florence Williams, the journalist and author of The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. Williams is the opening night speaker in the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s 2018-2019 Next Generation of Parks™ Event Series, which focuses on how parks contribute to our emotional, physical, social and cultural health. Williams, who is a podcaster and public speaker in addition to her work as an author and journalist, spent two years researching and writing The Nature Fix. Her talk will delve into what she learned during her investigations – how scientists in Japan quantified the benefits of forest bathing, where school bullies are sent on the “happy train” for nature-based rehabilitation, and what “dose of nature” is most effective (hint: five hours a month is good; more is better). Ultimately, Williams challenges us to ask, “How can cities make places of awe and restoration?”

November 15, 2018, Thursday - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Tour

For anyone who has traversed the Stone Arch Bridge and wondered, "What is that place?" - here's your chance to find out first hand! Public tours will be part of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) 80 year celebration.

Tour the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory: Thursday, November 15, 3:00 PM

The St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL), through which the Mississippi River runs, is an interdisciplinary fluid mechanics research and educational facility of the College of Science and Engineering at the UMN. These public tours through this historic facility will showcase the experimental facilities and research projects.

Once registered, you will receive an email a day or two prior to the scheduled tour with details of where to meet your tour group. There is no cost to attend, but donations are welcomed through this link (suggested donation of $5 per participant).

Preparing for the tour:

- Please wear closed-toe shoes - no flip flops or sandals. Be prepared to stand and walk for the duration of the tour (1+ hour). SAFL does have an elevator to assist those with some mobility restrictions - please list that concern when you sign up for a tour.
- Parking is reserved for SAFL personnel only (unless you require a handicap space). Off-site parking options include:
    - Garage: 212 SE 2nd Avenue
    - Lot: 200 University Avenue SE
    - Metered street parking is available along SE Main Street, portions of SE 3rd Avenue, and 2nd Street SE
    - Bike racks are available

Email bkb0811@umn.edu with questions.

November 14, 2018, Wednesday - Final Public Hearing on the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan at City Hall

Time: 4:30 pm

Location: City Hall, Room 317, 350 S 5th Street

The revised draft of Minneapolis 2040 was released in Fall 2018 for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council. Public comments can be submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council online.

The City Council will hold a public hearing on November 14. The City Council is expected to vote on the Comprehensive Plan in December before submitting the plan to the Metropolitan Council. 

More Info: https://minneapolis2040.com/