July 28, 2018, Saturday - Historic Main Street Walking Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time:  10:30pm - Noon

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Historic Main Street Walking Tour

Stroll through Minneapolis' oldest neighborhood on a guided tour and learn about the rich diversity of the 1850s town of St. Anthony and the immense changes along Main Street throughout the years. Founded in 1848, a few years before Minneapolis, St. Anthony has been a crossroads for many diverse peoples, including Dakota, Ojibwe, Yankees, German and Irish immigrants, métis, free blacks, and Southern tourists accompanied by enslaved people.

Tour landmarks include the 1855 Upton Block, 1858 Martin and Morrison Building, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Pillsbury A Mill, and the Chalybeate Mineral Springs.

This tour begins and ends at the gray door on Third Avenue SE at Main Street (around the corner from the A-Mill Artist Lofts' main entrance at 315 Main Street SE). It includes about one mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces.

Future date: September 15

July 28, 2018, Saturday - Yoga in Gold Medal Park

Yoga in Gold Medal Park 

We meet Saturdays thru September 1st. Each session will begin at 9 a.m. and end before 10.  Grab your mat (or a towel), a neighbor, and meet us by the orange sculpture. 

The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by the Friends of the Mill District charity. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors. Questions and comments can be sent to cjkittock@gmail.com.

July 28, 2018, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: (check back for updates)

July 28, 2018, Saturday - Mill Ruins Park Volunteer Habitat Restoration with the National Park Service

Looking for something fun and rewarding to do on a Saturday morning? Consider joining a volunteer crew for habitat restoration activities with the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Mississippi Park Connection, in Mill Ruins Park.

Typical NPS Mill Ruins volunteer activities include invasive species removal, occasional planting, and caring for native species that have been planted by other volunteers.  

These drop-in volunteer events will take place at Mill Ruins Park from 9am-12pm on the following Saturdays throughout the summer and fall:

July 28 - August 11 & 25 - September 15 & 29 - October dates TBD

Sign in will be at 9 AM in front of the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center. Gloves, tools, and instruction will be provided. Volunteers should bring a water bottle, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, and clothes that can get dirty. Chat with a ranger or NPS volunteer crew leader, play in the dirt, and feel good knowing that your efforts are helping to improve the national park in our backyard!

Questions? Contact Ranger Erin Steinhibel at erin_steinhibel@nps.gov. Come join an award-winning team of volunteers in their restoration adventures!

July 27, 2018, Friday - Atrium Art: Mosquito Repellent Candles

Time: 11a-1p

Location: 801 S Marquette Avenue (in the atrium)

Atrium Art: Mosquito Repellent Candles

Great as a gift or for your own backyard, it's easy to make fun floating candles that will keep the bugs away! Not interested in keeping bugs away? Don't worry — we will have plenty of different essential oils to make your own candle for you to enjoy indoors as well.

Please RSVP so we can have enough supplies, other arts & crafts materials will also be available for you to enjoy!

July 27, 2018, Friday - Earth Goddess Yoga - Full Moon Ceremony with a View & Elixers at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 315 SE Main Street

Earth Goddess Yoga - Full Moon Ceremony with a View & Elixers

Tickets 

July 27th: At the A-Mill Lofts in Minneapolis. Meet in the performance hall for opening ceremony, practice and met for outdoor meditation and moonlit social hour on rooftop. Full Moon in Aquarius. 

We start inside with ceremony by the river with drinking kava and cacao. Then we take the practice outside, timed with the sunset and the moon rise! Moon and sun salutations! After class join us for elixirs on the roof overlooking the Minneapolis city scape and the falls on the Mississippi river, Dakota territory. Tuesday the 29th! 7-9pm (check in start at 630 pm, class starts at 7pm. optional roof top social at 930pm after class). 

Earth Goddess Yoga presents our summer series that will be held outdoors to absorb the benefits of moonlight and soak in the splendor of yoga under the changing sky. Bask under the fully illuminated moon, breathe in the crisp night and and move with intention under the healing vibrations of kava and cacao in this special edition of Earth Goddess Yoga! We will connect to grandmother moon, brother sky and mother earth in this series to charge your intentions, body, mind and spirit with plant and movement medicine.

By many ancient traditions, the full moon is a sacred time for manifesting. Combining it with yoga and the healing vibrations of music and crystals, it creates a connection to the earth and sky that aligns your energies in the same way the moon, earth and sun do when the moon is full. Under this alignment, our intentions can be charged propelling our manifestations forward. Even if the full moon is behind clouds, her energies will be enjoyed by all.

We will begin with sacred smudging and kava/cacao ceremony. Explore our deepest desires for manifesting before moving into a vigorous Earth Goddess Yoga style tribal movement, yoga and dance to clear out energy, remove mental obstacles and be one with the energies under the full moon. Then we will move into a gentler crystal yoga. A crystal charged, moon flow that will shift awareness into the higher vibrations with the aid of healing sounds, songs and finally surrendering to the wisdom within. We will end with a closing ceremony of deep gratitude and offering. 

Three full moon opportunities, take one or participate in all! Event time 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30pm event starts at 7:00pm) - 10:00 p.m.
Cost for single event: $ 45.00 or take all three for discount rate of : $ 99.00

Musicians (Drum Circle style - Drummers who will only participate / practice one yoga class and freestyle drum for the others. participate in Kava/Cacao ceremony and drum during yoga. Must bring own drum) : $ 30.00

Cost includes kava/cacao ceremony, 3 hrs of yoga + meditation, live music, refreshments and a crystal to be worn. Collect one crystal or all three, a different one will be selected carefully according to the energies of that particular full moon, just for you.

July 27, 2018, Friday - Northeast Dog Parade

Time: 5:00pm (The parade will begin at 6:15pm)

Northeast Dog Parade

Join us for the annual Northeast Dog Parade! We will be meeting in the park across from Wilde Cafe, before making our way along the parade route through the neighborhood. Stick around for Best Look-Alike, Best Trick and Best Costume contests afterwords! More information about sponsors and vendors to come.

Program

5:00pm - 6:00PM

Gather at the park across from the Wilde Cafe & Spirits

Time to mingle, sniff some butts and check out the vendors

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6:00PM

Who wants to go for a walk?! The Parade starts

We will loop around The Heart of Northeast to end up back at the Park across from the Wilde Cafe & Spirits

Stick around for the vendors and the contests!

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7:00PM

Best costume contest

Best look alike contest

Best trick contest

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Prizes for the winners! 

July 27, 2018, Friday - Twin Cities Carifest (2 days)

Time: Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28, 11 am – 10 pm

Location: West River Parkway between Plymouth Avenue and West Broadway Avenue 

Twin Cities Carifest

For more than two decades, Twin Cities Carifest has been the premier Caribbean Festival featuring Caribbean food, music, arts, crafts and a traditional carnival parade with colorful costumes and dance. Twin Cities Carifest began as a grass-roots celebration of the Caribbean cultural heritage in 1994. Now approaching its 21st anniversary, Carifest has grown to provide festival-goers of all ages and backgrounds the ultimate arts fusion experience featuring: colorful Caribbean flair, danceable live calypso and reggae beats, vibrant parade costumes and more. Each element is as diverse as the islands themselves. $10; $7 in advance.

July 26, 2018, Thursday - Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour with the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:30a - 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).

Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour

Future dates: August 9 & 23

Explore the history of waterpower at St. Anthony Falls, including special access to view the exterior of an operating Xcel Energy hydroelectric plant. During the early 20th century, more than two dozen mills and hydroelectric plants used the waterpower from St. Anthony Falls, today just one is left: Xcel's Hennepin Island Hydroelectric Plant.

On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will lead participants to Hennepin Island and Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, including special access to the power plant. Along the way, participants will learn about the historic uses of waterpower at the falls for flour milling, sawmilling and hydroelectricity, the role of hydroelectricity in Xcel Energy's green energy and energy efficiency initiatives and the future of waterpower on the Minneapolis riverfront.

This tour is presented in partnership with Xcel Energy.

This tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces, as well as climbing up and down several flights of stairs. Some historic locations on this tour are not wheelchair accessible. 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).

July 26, 2018, Thursday - The Commons | Movies: Isle of Dogs

The Commons | Movies: Isle of Dogs  7pm

Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to Trash Island, Atari sets off alone and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. 101 min.

And don't forget, Movies in the Park are 'BYO Alcohol' events. Enjoy beer, wine or another favorite drink as you take in the night's film.https://www.commonsmpls.com/page/show/4021556-bring-your-own-alcohol-ordinance

Future Movies at The Commons:
August 9 - Black Panther

August 16 - Wonder Woman

July 26, 2018, Thursday - Minnesota Monthly Fine Spirits Classic at Minnesota Orchestra

Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

Location: Minnesota Orchestra, 1111 Nicollet Mall

Minnesota Monthly Fine Spirits Classic

Celebrate cocktails and join us for the 7th Annual Fine Spirits Classic on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Minnesota Orchestra Hall. This highly interactive event is not to be missed, featuring many of the Twin Cities top mixologists and national/local distillers. Sample new brands and spirits from around the world while enjoying gourmet fare and gathering new cocktail recipes.

The VIP experience ($60 per person) includes:

• 1 hour early admission (5:30-9 pm)
• Complimentary valet
• Specialty cocktail from Woodford Reserve, our VIP Experience Sponsor
• Sampling of all the spirits, cocktails, beverages and food

General Admission ($50 per person) includes attendance from 6:30-9 pm and sampling of all the spirits, cocktails, beverages and food.

Valet parking is available for purchase on 11th street for non-VIP ticket purchasers.

July 26, 2018, Thursday - Freud on the Couch: Psyche in the Book opening reception at MCBA/Open Book

Time: 6-8 pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts/Open Book Cowles Literary Commons

Freud on the Couch: Psyche in the Book

Freud on the Couch: Psyche in the Book, a new exhibition featuring book works inspired by the psychoanalytical concepts of Sigmund Freud, will travel to Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) from July 20-September 30, 2018. Freud on the Couch features works by nearly 30 international artists that either directly or indirectly draw from Freudian concepts, theories, and themes. This provocative exhibition asks viewers to find parallels between the ways that visual art and psychoanalysis act as frameworks for the collective unconscious.

Artists featured in the exhibition include Thorsten Baensch, Sarah Bryant, Crystal Cawley, Ken Campbell, Maureen Cummins, Anne Deguelle, Gerhild Ebel, Stefan Gunnesch, Karen Hanmer, Anna Helm, Susan Johanknecht, M. M. Lum, Jule Claudia Mahn, Patrizia Meinert, Simon + Christine Morris, Didier Mutel, Susanne Nickel, Yasutomo Ota, Waltraud Palme, Veronika Schäpers, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Herbert Stattler, Marian St. Laurent, Ines von Ketelhodt, Carola Willbrand, and Sam Winston. Through various forms of book art, they explore Freudian concepts such as the dream state, consciousness, memory, multiple personalities, fixation, and ego/id, combined with analytic techniques such as hypnosis and free association.

Freud on the Couch was organized by Susanne Padberg of Vienna’s Galerie Druck & Buch, which is located next door to the famous Berggasse 19, the house where Freud founded psychoanalysis. The traveling exhibition comes to Minnesota Center for Book Arts from the Center for Book Arts in New York, where it made its U.S. debut. Following its showing at MCBA, the exhibition will continue on to the San Francisco Center for the Book.

July 25, 2018, Wednesday - Boxing in the Park

Boxing in the Park

Time: 9:00am

Location: Meet at Gold Medal Park on 2nd Street S

A Friends of the Mill District Sponsored Event

Join Professional Boxer Joe Amouta in Gold Medal Park for a free boxing based fitness class:

Boxing instruction + Whole Body Workout + Light Cardio

For: All ages, fitness & skill levels

July 25, 2018, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Click here for a link to tonights agenda. 

Stream Live Meetings Online or watch on TV on Minneapolis 79.

July 25, 2018, Wednesday - Annual Share the River Gorge Canoe Paddle and Ice Cream Social

(Photo by Robert Ball courtesy of Longfellow Community Council.) 

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: 35th Street and West River Parkway

Share the River Gorge: Ice Cream Social and Canoe

Share the River Gorge is a family event with free ice cream, free canoe rides and rowing experiences, walking tours of the oak savanna restoration area and much more. Canoe rides will be provided by Wilderness Inquiry and the National Park Service, and rowing experiences with the Minneapolis Rowing Club (new this year!) will be staged from the sand flats below the stone steps at 34th & W. River Parkway. The event is sponsored by the Longfellow Community Council (LCC) and its River Gorge Committee. Ice cream is provided by East Lake Dairy Queen. Expect to see lots of friends and neighbors celebrating the river and enjoying the national park in our neighborhood! This event is free and open to the public; donations are accepted to offset costs.

July 25, 2018, Wednesday - Twin Cities River Rats

The 2018 Twin Cities River Rats shows are scheduled for 7pm Thursday nights through August, and take place at 1628 West River Road (between the Plymouth and Broadway bridges). These are free events!

The Twin Cities Rivers Rats describe their show as an aquatic Broadway musical featuring multiple water ski acts choreographed to music and built around a theme. Facebook

Show Schedule:

6:30pm – Development show: Our members under the age of 18 and our new members get the opportunity to perform for the crowd before jumping into the “big” show.

7:00pm – The Big Show! The ski show is a 1 hour long themed-show. In between daring and beautiful acts on water, a storyline unfolds. We encourage audience participation and love applause!

8:00pm – Photos! Photo opportunities with the cast of the show, visit with the skiers, and even take a ride in our “triple-rig” boat (for a price!)

Upcoming Shows:

August 2, 2018, Thursday

August 8, 2018, Wednesday

August 14, 2018, Tuesday

August 16, 2018, Thursday

July 24, 2018, Tuesday - Music and Movie in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)

Tonights entertainment: (See website in case of scheduling changes.)

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos of you, your family and friends enjoying the concerts and movies on the facebook page Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!

July 24, 2018, Tuesday - Mill City Farmers Market Night Market at The Commons

Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S

Mill City Farmers Market Night Market

This will be an ongoing event through Tuesday, September 25.

Pick up farm fresh, organic produce and local artisan foods for an easy weeknight meal. Prepared food vendors will be cooking up seasonal recipes all evening, so come hungry, stay, listen to live music and have a picnic supper in The Commons!

PROGRAMS

At our Tuesday Night Market we will continue to offer “can do” cooking and wellness activities and live entertainment, such as

• Free outdoor yoga
• Monthly Beer, Wine & Cider Nights with Day Block Brewing (dates TBD)
• Live Music every week
• Bag toss, kubb and other lawn games
• Meet Your Vegetables demonstrations
• Power of Produce kids veggie tasting club
• CSA pick-up

NOTE - Monitor MCFM's Facebook for any weather-related cancellation updates!

July 24, 2018, Tuesday - Let's Go to the Bakery! with Ellen Ferrari at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

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

Let's Go to the Bakery! with Ellen Ferrari

First, come hungry for Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson and Will Hillenbrand. Second, make a triangle-shaped pie book a la mode. Third, make a whopper-sized chocolate cake book. And last, make a cookie book with cookie bags and silverware. There will be sweet treats to eat. Join Ellen Ferrari for family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

For families with children ages 2 and up. Adult/child pair: $40 ($35 members) + $5 supply fee; additional participant (adult or child): $20 ($17.50 members) + 2.50 supply fee.

July 24, 2018, Tuesday - Minneapolis Pops Orchestra at Elliot Park

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Location: Elliot Park, 1000 E 14th Street

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Sit back, relax and listen to the wonderful music of the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra at their annual summer concert at Elliot Park. Then join neighbors and friends after the performance for ice cream treats courtesy of Elliot Park.