June 7, 2018, Thursday - The Relentless Business of Treaties Author Event at Mill City Museum

Time: 7 – 8:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

The Relentless Business of Treaties Author Event

Join author Martin Case for a presentation and book signing based on his new book from the Minnesota Historical Society Press, The Relentless Business of Treaties: How Indigenous Land Became U.S. Property. Case argues that land cession treaties were essentially the act of supplanting indigenous kinship relationships to the land with a property relationship. US treaty signers represented the relentless interests that drove treaty making: corporate and individual profit, political ambition and assimilationist assumptions of cultural superiority. The lives of these men illustrate the assumptions inherent in the property system—and the dynamics by which it spread across the continent. In this book, for the first time, Case provides a comprehensive study of the treaty signers, exposing their business ties and multigenerational interrelationships through birth and marriage. Taking Minnesota as a case study, he describes the groups that shaped U.S. treaty-making to further their own interests: interpreters, traders, land speculators, bureaucrats, officeholders, missionaries and mining, timber and transportation companies.

Books will be available for purchase and signing. Doors open at 6 pm, and the event begins at 7 pm. A cash bar will be available from 6 -- 8 pm.

June 17, 2018, Sunday - Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour at the Mill City Museum

 Time: 10:30 am - Noon

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour

Future dates: Aug 5, Sept 2, Sept 22

Take a guided walking tour of the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, once the milling center of the world and now a growing cultural, recreational and residential neighborhood. Stop along the Stone Arch Bridge for spectacular views of the falls, view historic buildings surrounding the riverfront and downtown Minneapolis, and learn about the many people who have worked and lived in the area over the years. Plus, explore the ongoing riverfront renaissance through the historic preservation of Mill Ruins Park, Mill City Museum, Milwaukee Road Depot, historic loft condominiums and new developments, including the Guthrie Theater, MacPhail Center for Music and riverfront housing.

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.

June 7, 2018, Thursday - W Minneapolis Art Series Presents: Mimi Stuart Exhibit

Time: 7:00pm

Location: W Minneapolis - The Foshay, 821 Marquette Avenue

W Minneapolis Art Series Presents: Mimi Stuart Exhibit

Experience the brilliance of world renowned Artist of Energy, Mimi Suart at the 2nd Annual W Minnepolis Art Series, in partnership with Griffin Gallery to honor Minnesota's very own Prince. You're invited to celebrate his birthday with us at the Prince Collection exhibit opening party June 7, 2018 with special perfromance by Dj Lenka Paris.

Mimi Stuart's signature style Energy of Subject – EOS – has captivated the imagination of art connoisseurs and curators. EOS art unleashes intense colors and masterful lines to capture the essence of her subjects. Authentic 24k gold, silver and copper leaf add luster to her bold kinetic-expressionist canvases. The Smithsonian Institution acquired Mimi's EOS painting "Walking on Diamonds" for its permanent collection, designating it to hang in the Smithsonian High Art Exhibition in Washington, DC.

Morgan Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Travolta, Ernie Els, Jonny Moseley, Alberto Tomba, Dave Mason, Kevin Sorbo, Buzz Aldrin and Gene Cernan are among the luminaries who collect Mimi's EOS paintings.

June 7, 2018, Thursday - First Thursdays in the Arts District at Northrup King Building

Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE

First Thursdays in the Arts District

First Thursdays in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is an Open Studio and Gallery Tour held the first Thursday of each month.

FOUR FLOORS OF ART! First Thursday is the perfect time to speak with the Artists, learn their process and stories, visit the studios and find your treasure!

Northrup King is in the historic NE Minneapolis Arts District voted Best Arts District in the Country by USA TODAY poll. Northrup King Building is home to more than 350 Artists and Creatives, whose art is collected worldwide. 

Paintings . Jewelry . Glass . Sculpture . Textiles . Clay . Mosaic . Photography . Mixed Media . Home Decor . Furniture . More!

June 7, 2018, Thursday - Haus of Love 2018 at Muse

Haus of Love 2018

June 6, 2018, Wednesday - Night of a Billion Stars at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power St.

Kids in Need Foundation present: Night of a Billion Stars

This year the Kids in Need Foundation is thrilled to celebrate an approaching foundation milestone of one billion dollars in donated school supplies. They invite you to join them for a special evening celebrating and raising funds for the next billion. The evening will be dedicated to the stars of their mission – their partners, supporters and the teachers and students they serve, by providing school supplies for success in school and in life.

June 6, 2018, Wednesday - Green Garden Bakery Vegan Bake Sale at The Herbivorous Butcher

Time: 4:30p - 6:30p

Location: The Herbivorous Butcher, 507 1st Ave NE

Green Garden Bakery Vegan Bake Sale

Green Garden Bakery is a youth-run eco-friendly business selling vegetable based desserts to the Twin Cities community, and they won the Youth Division in the Minnesota Cup in 2017.

They will make and sell a selection of vegan baked goods, including gluten-free options. 

Cash preferred, credit accepted.

June 5, 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!

June 5, 2018, Tuesday - Abiitan-hosted Jazz Concert at MacPhail

Time: 3:30pm

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 2nd Street S

Private Jazz Concert at MacPhail Center for Music

Join Abiitan Mill City at MacPhail Center for Music for a private jazz performance featuring acclaimed vocalist Connie Evingson and pianist Mary Louise Knutson. RSVP required, SPACE IS LIMITED — call today! Complimentary valet parking will be available for the first 30 people to RSVP.

After the show, you're invited for appetizers, cocktails, and a meet-and-greet with the performers at Abiitan's Smith & Porter Restaurant + Bar.

June 5, 2018, Tuesday - Global Day of Discovery at The Depot

Time - 4:30 PM - 8 PM

Location: Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot 225 S 3rd Ave

Global Day of Discovery

This year marks the 7th annual Global Day of Discovery!. Join us at our historic downtown Minneapolis Renaissance as one of #renhotels' worldwide guests. 

Our Global Day of Discovery will feature live music by the The Dang Ol' Tri'ole on our beautiful patio, hors d'oeuvres hand crafted by our Milwaukee Road Chef from locally sourced ingredients, beverage tastings by Panther Distillery and Johnson Brothers - Prairie Vodka, and more. 

Explore hidden rooms and rich railroad history on our Discovery Tour, a scavenger hunt of sorts, that culminates in winning a grand prize! Mail a postcard. Visit the photo booth! Sip a cocktail. Do a little dance! 

This event is free and open to the public! Please RSVP so we have an idea of attendees. Our Milwaukee Road Restaurant will also be serving up their full menu and bar.

June 5, 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!

June 4, 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!

June 4, 2018, Monday - Psychotronic Free June Mystery Movie! at Grumpy's

Time: 9 PM - 11 PM

Location: Grumpy's, 1111 Washington Avenue S

Psychotronic Free June Mystery Movie!

We're back again for another screening of chills and thrills! We're kicking off the summer with a flick that'll make you wish you'd stayed in school. 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

June 4, 2018, Monday - Paint Nite at Black Sheep Pizza

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Black Sheep Pizza, 600 Washington Avenue N

Forest Magic

Paint Nite is invading bars and restaurants near you with everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind painting. We’ll guide you and your friends through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing ‘til your cheeks hurt. You don’t have to be an artist to have an amazing time.

June 3, 2018, Sunday - The Infamous Harry Hayward: A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis book signing at Hennepin History Museum

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Hennepin History Museum, 2303 3rd Avenue

Author Shawn Francis Peters will read from and sign copies of his new book The Infamous Harry Hayward: A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
On a winter night in 1894, a young woman’s body was found in the middle of a road near Lake Calhoun on the outskirts of Minneapolis. She had been shot through the head. The murder of Kittie Ging, a twenty-nine-year-old dressmaker, was the final act in a melodrama of seduction and betrayal, petty crimes and monstrous deeds that would obsess reporters and their readers across the nation when the man who likely arranged her killing came to trial the following spring. Shawn Francis Peters unravels that sordid, spellbinding story in his account of the trial of Harry Hayward, a serial seducer and schemer whom some deemed a “Svengali,” others a “Machiavelli,” and others a “lunatic” and “man without a soul.”

Dubbed “one of the greatest criminals the world has ever seen” by the famed detective William Pinkerton, Harry Hayward was an inveterate and cunning plotter of crimes large and small, dabbling in arson, insurance fraud, counterfeiting, and illegal gambling. His life story, told in full for the first time here, takes us into shadowy corners of the nineteenth century, including mesmerism, psychopathy, spiritualism, yellow journalism, and capital punishment. From the horrible fate of an independent young businesswoman who challenged Victorian mores to the shocking confession of Hayward on the eve of his execution (which, if true, would have made him a serial killer), The Infamous Harry Hayward unfolds a transfixing tale of one of the most notorious criminals in America during the Gilded Age. 

June 3, 2018, Sunday - Downtown Run Around 5k with Mile in My Shoes

Time: 8:30 AM - Kid's Half Mile Race; 9:00AM - 5K Race

Location: Father Hennepin Bluff Park

Downtown Run Around 5k with Mile in My Shoes

Join us for the 2nd Annual Downtown Run Around 5K with Mile in My Shoes! Register before race day for $30.

Post-race party will immediately follow the 5K, including: Fruit, Popsicles, freshly-flipped flapjacks by Mill City Running, overall awards & door prizes.

Race Day Registration will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. ($5 for Half Mile, $35 for 5k).

5K participants will receive a vintage race tee. Participants in the Half Mile will receive finisher medals. Note: Shirts cannot be guaranteed for race-day registrations.

Packet Pick-up will begin at 7:30 a.m.

June 3, 2018, Sunday - KBSDF Kites 2 Kure Dystonia at Boom Island

Time:  12 noon – 3 pm

Location: Boom Island Park, 800 Sibley St. NE

2018 KBSDF Kites 2 Kure Dystonia

The third annual “Kites2Kure” Dystonia Event takes place on Sunday, June 3rd, 12-3PM - Boom Island Park downtown Minneapolis! Join us for this free, family-friendly event! Live music, Food, Games, Face Painting, and hang out with Goldy the Gopher! Show your support for Dystonia research, witnessing hundreds of SUPERKITES flying in the sky! First 50 kids receive free butterfly kite.

June 3, 2018, Sunday - Railroad History Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Railroad History Tour

Future dates: July 1 and 29, August 12, September 9

Beginning with the arrival of Minnesota's first rail line in 1862, Minneapolis boomed in population and flour milling, lumber production, and warehousing took off. Take a guided tour of railroad landmarks, including the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot, and the Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house and trestle. Along the way, find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the future of Twin Cities rail.

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

June 2, 2018, Saturday - Minneapolis Skyways Walking Tour

Time:10:00 AM  11:30 AM

Location: IDS Center (Crystal Court Fountain), 80 8th Street

Minneapolis Skyways Walking Tour with Preserve Minneapolis

The Minneapolis skyway system covers over nine miles and connects more than one hundred buildings and parking structures across the downtown core. The city claims that it is the largest such system in the world. The skyways connect commuters to their bus stops or parking ramps, and the system is especially busy at the lunch hour, when people in search of a meal can visit any of the dozens of skyways-level restaurants, while others don their walking shoes to hike the system for a midday workout. Not only do the skyways serve downtown workers during the weekday hours, they also help to deliver sports and theater patrons to venues around the city on evenings and weekends.

Whether designed as original parts of buildings or retrofitted into existing structures, the skyways bring visitors to some spectacular indoor spaces and provide unique views of streetscapes and building facades from the unusual vantage points created by these interesting structures. Our tour will bring us to many of these fascinating places, and (of course) our views of the city’s skyways and architecture will come off rain or shine.

This tour walks approximately 1.5 miles and is not ADA accessible. The tour guide is Kristin Anderson.

Registration

June 2, 2018, Saturday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Time: 10:30 am – 12 noon

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

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Future dates: July 8, 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).