July 9, 2018, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Park

Tonights entertainment: (See website to verify any programming 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 enjoying the concerts 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 8, 2018, Sunday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 415 Main Street SE

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Future dates: August 19

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. 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 7, 2018, Saturday - cOMmon Grounds Yoga and Music Festival at Loring Park

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Loring Park

cOMmon Grounds Yoga and Music Festival 

The festival promises to provide attendees an overall wellness experience by offering a variety of classes, activities, educational and fun workshops all against the background of nature and the sounds of the city. Participants are invited to attend classes centered around "Honoring the Earth", our theme for 2018. Move through different yoga styles and dive deeper by attending a workshop. All classes and workshops are intended to suit any eager yoga student with the ambition to learn and move through classes with their own variations.

The festival offers 75-minute classes starting at 9am, with an option to choose from (3) classes or workshops (4) times throughout the day. No need to preregister for classes, go to the yoga class or workshop that interest you the day of. Be prepared to arrive early for your top choices to ensure your mat space. Classes begin at 9am and registration opens at 8:15am. 

In addition to yoga, participants will have several options to stay entertained. Enjoy a massage, check out our mini offerings between classes, relax in our festival playground, hula hoop, listen to music, watch artistic performances, shop in our Vendor Village, enjoy different healthy food options, and much more. 

July 7, 2018, Saturday - First Free Saturday at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Time: see schedule below

Location: Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center

First Free Saturday

Do you like animals? We do too! Join us for a bonanza in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden celebrating our fuzzy and feathered friends. Walk your dog in the inaugural Pooch Parade, make a critter mask, and practice your drawing skills with live animal models.

Free First Saturdays feature free gallery admission on the first Saturday of every month, plus performances, games, art-making, and kid’s films from 10 am to 3 pm. Family friendly food options are available or bring something from home to snack on in the lounge or in the garden.

Performance: Mil’s Trills
12 pm

Brooklyn-based children’s music group Mil’s Trills fills the Garden with family friendly tunes that will get you grooving.

Two time Parents’ Choice Award–winning Mil’s Trills is dedicated to creating positive, inclusive experiences for young audiences and families. Led by Amelia Robinson, who writes and performs original tunes, this performance features local musicians Peter Vircks, Pete Hennig, Jordan Hedlund, and Ben Kummer.

Event: Pooch Parade led by Brass Messengers
11 am

Bring your pet for the first annual Pooch Parade. The Brass Messengers will lead a joyful troupe of kids, adults, and all creatures great and small through the Garden.

The ten-member, Minneapolis-based street band Brass Messengers play a variety of musical styles as well as originals inspired by global sources, including music of Africa, the Caribbean, and Balkans.

Art Activity: Drawing Dogs
10 am–3 pm

Practice your sketching skills with real dogs as your models. We’ll provide the drawing boards, paper, pencils and dogs—you bring your creativity.

Local dog training company K9SF is providing our special models. Based in Minneapolis, K9SF offers one-on-one training that is custom tailored to you and your dog’s needs.

Art Activity: Critter Masks
10 am–3 pm

Don’t have an animal? No problem, you can become one! Build a mask modeled after your favorite animal with artist Mica Lee Anders. Wear it with pride in the parade and around the Garden.

Mica Lee Anders is a COMPAS visual artist who teaches children of all ages how to create meaningful, well-composed photographs, combining artistic concepts and techniques with fun, age-appropriate activities.

Tour: Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Spanish, 1 pm
English, 2 pm

Octopus, wolf, rabbit, rooster. What do these animals have in common? They are all sculptures in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden! On this dynamic tour, learn about these sculptures and more with Walker Educators.

July 7, 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 7, 2018, Saturday - Yoga in Gold Medal Park CANCELLED

7/3/18 update: The July 7 Yoga Session has been cancelled.

Yoga in Gold Medal Park 

We meet Saturdays, May 26th 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 7, 2018, Saturday - Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time:  10:30 am – 12 noon

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour

Additional Dates: August 18, September 8

Join a walking tour of St. Anthony Falls led by costumed History Player William de la Barre, the Austrian engineer who spent half a century developing Minneapolis flour milling and waterpower. Visit the Minneapolis riverfront, the west side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge and hear about the many ways the falls have changed over the years.

William de la Barre, an Austrian engineer, arrived in Minneapolis in 1878 and was hired by C.C. Washburn to oversee reconstruction of the Washburn A Mill after its 1878 explosion. De la Barre was soon involved in the management of waterpower companies at St. Anthony Falls, and spent a 50-year career engineering the falls to maximize the power available to Minneapolis millers.

This tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

July 6, 2018, Friday - Origami Butterflies at MCBA

Time: 6 PM - 8 PM

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

Origami Butterflies

Learn to fold a variety of origami butterflies to decorate your home, a letter, or to incorporate into your artwork.

Join MCBA for Dirty Works, a series of casual classes, taking place on the first Friday of each month. Activities are designed for the bookishly curious and the creatively apprehensive; no experience needed. For more information and to register : http://www.mnbookarts.org/event-registration/?ee=1788

July 6, 2018, Friday - Gin & Jazz Outdoors at Day Block Brewing

Time: 7:00pm 

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue S

Gin & Jazz Outdoors 

Gin & Jazz has returned! This time around we have paired with Tattersall Distilling to bring you our first ever Gin & Jazz Outdoors!

Featuring hand-crafted gin cocktails and Day Block's own brews.

Live music by Brass and BodyWorks

7pm | All ages | Free

*Event will take place in the parking lot behind Day Block Brewing Company. In the event of poor weather, show will be moved into the Taproom.

July 5, 2018, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Show

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:

July 10 - MN Military Appreciation Show

July 12 - Thursday Night Show

July 19 - Aquatennial Show

July 20 - Aquatennial Show

July 25 - Wednesday Night Show

August 2 - Thursday Night Show

July 5, 2018, Thursday - HATCH Dance opens at Southern Theater

Time: See show link below for dates and times

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Isotope

HATCH Dance joins City Pages’ 2017 Best New Band, Poolboy, on stage for an evening of contemporary dance and alternative music. Melding modalities and approaches, local artists Helen Hatch (choreographer) and Seth Conover (music) confront the shadow self through original music, played live, and fresh movement from a vibrant new group of dancers. 

July 4, 2018, Wednesday - Freedom From Pants Ride XII

Time: 6 PM - 11:30 PM (Meet at 6pm, rollout around 7pm)  

Location:  Meetup has been moved to underneath the Hennepin Bridge on Nicollet Island

Freedom From Pants Ride XII

The most fun you can have on a bike, lots of friends and lots of skin.

Ride leaves at 7pm sharp. A couple stops for drinks, beaches, underpants, good times

To make the ride fun for everyone, here are a few things to avoid:
1) NO UNSOLICITED TOUCHING!!!! If we see you grabbing other people or making unwanted advances at anyone you will be immediately ejected and nothing will be done to stop the ass kicking you might receive. This isn't an event for you to come and hit on other people or to get laid. THIS IS A SAFE SPACE EVENT! Keep your hands to yourself. 
2) Litter. This is totally shitty, and definitely a reason that this ride could run into problems in the future. Plus, there's really no excuse. If you can carry full beers on your bike, you can carry empties on your way out.
3) Telling people that they _need_ to take off their shirt, or that they're wearing too many clothes. Really? Just don't. Different folks have different comfort levels. I assure you, if someone is wearing a shirt or shorts in a crowd of people in their underwear, you don't need to point out that they're wearing more clothes than everyone else. They know.
4) Fireworks. I'm not a huge fan of fireworks being shot off at every stop. There's a whole lot of exposed skin in this crowd, and sparks hurt. Also, it just seems like shooting a bunch of flares up into the sky over a bunch drunk in public is like drawing a map for the cops that says PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND NAKED PEOPLE HERE
5) Hidden Beach. This ride has been to Hidden Beach before, and it didn't go well. It's the only time in 9 years that we had the cops come to move us along. Maybe it's unrelated, but I'd rather not test it.
6) Squirt guns. I heard of at least one case where somebody was spraying people in the face, and who kept spraying people who asked to not be sprayed. Seriously? I don't even know what to say about this. If you want to bring squirt guns, great, but if you're using them like a complete unmitigated asshole, please don't come on this ride. I'm guessing that you also litter, yell at bystanders to take their pants off, and shoot off fireworks while kicking puppies or something.

July 4, 2018, Wednesday - Red, White and Boom!

Red, White and Boom! 

Red, White & Boom! TC Half Marathon

Wednesday, July 4, 6:30 am

Start your Fourth of July with an exciting Twin Cities In Motion race on a Minneapolis course! For information and to register: https://www.tcmevents.org/events/red-white-boom-2018.

Live Music and Family Activities

Wednesday, July 4, 6 – 10 pm; fireworks at 10 pm

Celebrate America's Independence Day at Minneapolis Red, White and Boom, a celebration hosted by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The annual event attracts more than 75,000 people to sites along the downtown Minneapolis riverfront, and features live music, great food, fun activities for the whole family, and the grand finale - fireworks!

More info: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities__events/events/red_white_and_boom/.

July 3, 2018, Tuesday - Bloodletting with Memorial Blood Centers at Surely

Time: 11am - 6pm

Location: Surly Brewing Company, 520 Malcolm Ave SE

Bloodletting with Memorial Blood Centers

On Tuesday, July 3, we will be hosting our bi-annual bloodletting with Memorial Blood Centers. The bloodmobiles will be at our brewery in Minneapolis from 11:00am-6:00pm. 

In addition to saving someone's life, every donor gets a Memorial Blood Center t-shirt, a Surly pint glass, a coupon for a free Surly, and entry into a $25 Surly gift card drawing.

Sign up at the ticketing link above!

July 3, 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 3, 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 2, 2018, Monday - Movie Night at Target Field Station

Enjoy outdoor movie nights at Target Field Station. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, find a spot on the green grass outside the Twins’ ballpark and enjoy an evening watching a movie under the stars and the downtown skyline. This programming is part of Go Outside with Hennepin County.

2018 Movie night schedule (all movies 7pm):
July 2 - The Lion King
July 16 - The Princess Bride
July 23 - Indiana Jones
August 8 - Coco
August 22 - Mary Poppins

July 2, 2018, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Park

Tonights entertainment: (See website to verify any programming 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 enjoying the concerts 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 2, 2018, Monday - Psychotronic Free July Mystery Movie! at Grumpy's

Time: 8 PM - 11 PM

Location: Grumpy's, 1111 Washington Avenue S

Psychotronic Free July Mystery Movie!

We're back again for another screening exciting cinematic heat wave! So, stay tuned for a hint of what's to come. 

HALF OFF appetizers and beers, so pig out and have fun with us! 

FREE

July 1, 2018, Sunday - Free Outdoor Yoga at the Aster Cafe With Studio 9-to-5

Time: 10am

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Free Outdoor Yoga at the Aster Cafe With Studio 9-to-5

Summer yoga is back at the Aster, this year with Studio 9-to-5! Come take advantage of FREE classes led by top notch instructors like Molly McNeil and Nikki Peters Barrett under our beautiful Shasta tent on the first and third Sunday of June, July, August and September at 10AM!