January 20, 2018, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A guide will take visitors into the building's many nooks and crannies, highlighting the lives of the men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years, and the many changes to the building over time. This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its nonpublic spaces.

Tour highlights include:

• The dramatic story of the 1878 Washburn A Mill explosion, and the other dangers that mill workers faced on a daily basis
• "The Octopus," a large machine that directed wheat into nine storage bins
• The Humphrey Manlift, a vertical conveyor belt that carried workers from floor to floor
• The Rail Corridor where hundreds of boxcars arrived each day to unload wheat and carry away flour
• Millstone plaza, originally paved with retired millstones and the location for lunchtime concerts by the Washburn-Crosby employee band in the 1920s
• Evidence of the three major fires that have damaged the building in 1878, 1928 and 1991
• The East Engine House, once home to a two-story steam engine, has been remodeled into two classrooms, while preserving the original railroad car pulling machinery

The tour includes no more than 1 mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

January 20, Saturday - Magical Kingdom of Book Arts with Ellen Ferrari at MCBA

Time:  10 am - Noon

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

Magical Kingdom of Book Arts with Ellen Ferrari

Rally royalty for Jean Gralley’s Yonderfel’s Castle, and then build a pop-up castle book of your own! Make a magic wand-on-a-stick book for your court magician. Fold a dragon book as tall as you to guard the drawbridge. And create a crown-in-your-pocket book to wear at your court occasions.

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday and Sundaymornings of family book arts fun. Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into book arts projects. 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) + $2.50 supply fee.

January 18, 2018, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership Business Forum at the Guthrie

The East Town Business Partnership January 18 Business Forum will take place from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the Guthrie. The title for the December forum is the "Helping Businesses Lead on Energy Efficiencies, Waste and Pollution Reductions." Networking and lunch will start at 11:30am, with the program starting at Noon. Tickets

East Town Business Partnership 2018 Business Forum Schedule:

January at the Guthrie Theater: Helping Businesses Lead on Energy Efficiencies, Waste and Pollution Reductions
The City of Minneapolis is seeking to lead the nation in renewal energy iniatitives and best practices for enrivonmental sustainability. The business community is playing a key role in both shaping policy and practice for the city. This forum will provide an overview of the 2040 Comprehensive plan for growth in the City of Minneapolis and feature subject experts discussing several new and innovative partnerships that are transforming how Minneapolis businesses can play a leading role in new energy efficiencies and waste reductions that are both good for business and the community.

Featured Speakers:
•Heather Worthington, Director, Long Range Planning, City of Minneapolis, CPED
•Patrick Hanlon, Director of Environmental Programs, City of Minneapolis
•Special Guest: Ian Tasso, Manager, Premium Sales, NFL On Location Experiences

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Future dates:

February: Destination Transformation 2030 Meet Minneapolis Tourism Master Plan
Executive Leadership from Meet Minneapolis presenting on the long range goal to be a region that hosts 50 million visitors annually through regional branding and marketing and efforts across an array of sectors.

March at HCMC: First Look at the New HCMC Clinic and Specialty Center
$222 million, 377,00 square foot, 40 clinics moved from 9 buildings into one new clinic that is skyway and tunnel connected to the HCMC campus! This shared forum with the mpls downtown council will feature HCMC Executive Leadership sharing unique details about the project.

April at the Normandy Inn: A Big, Bold North, Booming East Town Extraaaaavaganza (Annual Meeting)
This meeting will include annual district highlights and emerging priorities. And, our feature presenters, the very popular Theater for Public Policy will provide a humorous and improvised look at what it means to be East Town in the Bold North!

May: Water Works + Lock and Dam: All Things Riverfront Development
This forum will feature leadership from the Riverfront Partnership and the Minneapolis Park Foundation giving us a comprehensive look at projects transforming the riverfront for generations to come.

June at Kraus Anderson Headquarters: Celebrating the Opening of the Kraus Anderson Block
The redevelopment of an entire block of East Town is a celebration of urban innovation and best practices for mixed use development. This shared forum with the mpls downtown council will introduce us to all that is new on this block including new housing, the Elliot hotel and restaurant, the Finnovation Center, and the new Kraus Anderson headquarters.

January 18, 2018, Thursday - Pop Pastries Pop Up at The Herbivorous Butcher

Time: 4:30p - 6:30p

Location: The Herbivorous Butcher, 507 1st Ave NE

Pop Pastries Pop Up at The Herbivorous Butcher

Come get your Pop Tart on, on January 18 from 4:30-6:30 at The Herbivorous Butcher. 

We will have...

Triple Berry 
Smore's
Chocolate Hazelnut
Cinnamon and Coconut Palm Sugar
Roses and Lavender &
Savory Tofu Benedict pop pastries with Herbivorous Butcher breakfast sausage. 

Pre-order's are encouraged, please email heather@roottorisekitchen.com to pre-order.

January 17, 2018, Wednesday - The Novel Writing Project Year-End Reading, Section 2 at The Loft

Tme: 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue S

The Novel Writing Project Year-End Reading, Section 2

The Loft presents a reading with graduates of the 2017 Novel Writing Project, taught by award winning writer Peter Geye. Please join us for the culmination of the Loft's first year-long class where students will read excerpts from their completed novels. Wine will be served.

January 14, 2018, Sunday - Hope & Healing Cabaret at Mill City Museum

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Hope & Healing Cabaret

Coretta Scott King wrote that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday “celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America.” Join in celebrating Dr. King’s life and legacy through theatrical and musical performances. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.

This program is a collaboration between MNHS and the African American Interpretive Center. It is made possible by the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.

January 14, 2018, Sunday - Cider Salutation: Yoga at Sociable!

Time: 10 AM - 11 AM

Location: Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Northeast Fillmore Street

Cider Salutation: Yoga at Sociable!

The hour-long Vinyasa class will be lead by instructor Sofia Lorraine. Sofia strongly believes that yoga is for everyone, and teaches with the intention to make class accessible to all skill levels. Beginners and advanced are all warmly welcome! 

The $25 entry fee includes a 1 hour yoga class + 1 flight of cider. Plus, every Sunday our resident food truck Red River Kitchen • City House will be cooking up some delicious brunch menu's that will be accompained by cidermosas and cider bloody's. We hope your Sunday kicks off Sociable!

Space is limited, pre-registration is strongly encouraged - Drop-ins welcome (as space allows). Mats not provided.

January 14, 2018, Sunday - Tales of the Falls, a Storytelling Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Tales of the Falls, a Storytelling Tour

The story of the Minneapolis riverfront will come alive in this unique program led by master storyteller Richard Rousseau. Rousseau will spin three tales that weave the history of St. Anthony Falls with the expectations of the present in three different historic spaces within Mill City Museum. Between stories, participants will walk to the next location while learning about the Washburn A Mill, the home of Mill City Museum.

January 13, 2018, Saturday - Celebrating Our City at First Avenue

Time:  8 PM - 12 AM

Location: First Avenue & 7th St Entry, 701 N 1st Ave

Celebrating Our City

Come celebrate our city and the inauguration of Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council! Space is limited so please RSVP as soon as possible!

TICKETS ARE FREE AND REQUIRED. Use the tickets link to RSVP by Jan. 8. All attendees must be 18 years of age or older.

More entertainment announcements to come!

Additional Details:
Saturday, January 13, 2018
8 p.m. - Midnight

- Food Trucks
- Cash Bar
- Valet Available on 7th Street
- Easy Access with Public Transit: https://www.metrotransit.org/imap/map.aspx
- 18+
- Dress to Party!
- Bring a $30 (or higher) receipt from a Minneapolis restaurant verifying you’ve dined there in the month of January 2018 and receive an Inauguration Commemorative Gift!

Questions? Call or text 612.870.1234

January 13, 2018, Saturday - The Mill Yard at Stonebridge Lofts Art Exhibit: “Nature: In the Eye of the Beholder” Opening Reception

Time: 2:00-5:00PM

Location: Stonebridge Lofts, 1120 South 2nd Street

The Mill Yard at Stonebridge Lofts Art Exhibit: “Nature: In the Eye of the Beholder”

Exhibit runs January 13 to March 31

Join us as we launch The Mill Yard at Stonebridge Lofts. We will present the work of eight artists in response to the theme Nature: In the Eye of the Beholder:  Bevie Labrie (painting) - Owen Brown (painting) - Richard James Nelson (printmaking)  - Julie Carson (photography) - Marilyn Cuellar (graphite)

Opening reception only: Potters Ernest Miller, Nick Earl and Audra Smith

About The Mill Yard at Stonebridge Lofts
The Mill City. Residents celebrate our area’s industrial heritage of the mighty Mississippi River and the mills. Today, what we see are the most recognizable Minneapolis landmarks. However, this is only part of the story. Rail lines were key to Minneapolis’ growth, and were particularly integral to the Mill District, bringing in wheat and timber and shipping out flour and lumber. We also honor the history of the mills, the reason for the rail yard’s existence. The Mill Yard aims to be both a gathering place for art and artists and a conduit by which art can be shared with and disseminated into the wider community.

The Mill Yard at Stonebridge Lofts thanks Luke Kleckner, Condo Development and Sales, for his generous sponsorship.

Facebook - Twitter, Contact: TheMillYard.Stonebridge@gmail.com

January 13, 2018, Saturday - Angel Gala 2018 at Hilton Minneapolis

Time: 5:30 PM - 11 PM

Location: Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue

Angel Gala 2018

At Angel Foundation, we know a cancer diagnosis is far more than a struggle with one's health. We hope you will join us for an incredible evening, celebrating a caring community that offers hope, support and even moments of joy during a difficult time.

Our 2018 Angel Gala on is scheduled for January 13, 2018 from 5:30-11 p.m. at the Hilton Minneapolis! This beautiful evening, which is the highlight of our event season, begins with a one-of-a-kind silent auction, several fundraising games (including our signature Punchboard!), a three course dinner, Live Auction, program and Fund-A-Need giving opportunity. We hope you will join us.

Tickets are on sale now: mnangel.org/events/ gala2018/

January 13, 2018, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd St

Additional Mill City Farmers Market 2017-2018 Winter Market dates:
January 27
February 10
March 10, 24
April 14, 28

January 13, 2018, Saturday - Yoga at WAM

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Weisman Art Museum, 333 E. River Road

Yoga at WAM

Start your Saturday with movement and meditation in the museum. WAM has partnered with U of M alumna and certified yoga instructor Elleni Paulson to offer a donation-based vinyasa yoga class on the second Saturday of each month. The class is open to all ages and levels. Please bring your own mat and water. All donations support WAM programs and exhibitions.

January 12, 2018, Friday - Loft Mentor Series Reading with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs at The Loft

Tme: 7 – 9 pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Loft Mentor Series Reading with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs

The Loft presents a 2017–18 Loft Mentor Series Reading with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs and fellows Nneka Onwuzurike and Maya Beck. Jennifer Kwon Dobbs’ poetry book, Paper Pavilion received the White Pine Press Poetry Prize and the New England Poetry Club’s Sheila Motton Book Award, and Song of a Mirror was a finalist for the Tupelo Snowbound Chapbook Award. Nneka Onwuzurike is a creative nonfiction writer who is a 2017 Intermedia Arts Beyond the Pure Fellow, 2016 Givens Foundation for African-American Literature Emerging Writers Fellow and a VONA/Voices workshop alum. Maya Beck is a lapsed Muslim, recovering otaku, socially-awkward blipster, Cali transplant and genre-confused writer.

$10; members $5. Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available at the door 30 minutes prior to the event on a first-come, first-served basis. No one turned away for lack of funds. Doors open 30 minutes before the event. Seating is general admission (not assigned). 

January 11, 2018, Thursday - Forever Flight at Southern Theater (thru Jan 21)

Time: See show link below for all dates/times

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Forever Flight

Presented by Animal Engine
Performed by Karim Muasher and Directed by Ryan Underbakke
January 11-21, 2018

A boy. A paper plane. An unforgettable adventure.

In this family-friendly show from critically acclaimed theatre company Animal Engine (Petunia and Chicken, Darlings), a lonely boy needs a friend — so he folds one out of a piece of paper! When his paper plane flies too far, it's up to him to journey across land, air, sea, and even outer space to find it — and grow up along the way.

All performed in breathtaking detail by one actor on stage without a single word.

Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery's world famous novel Le Petit Prince, Windsor McCay's groundbreaking comic strip Nemo in Slumberland, and any story of children going on fantastical adventures.

January 11, 2018, Thursday - Parlour's 5th Birthday Party!

Time: 7 PM - 2 AM

Location: Parlour Bar Mpls, 730 N Washington Ave

Parlour's 5th Birthday Party!

Join us for Parlour's 5th Birthday Celebration! 

5 years, 150,000 Old Fashioneds and 3 locations later we are still loving every second of your loyal patronage - that deserves a celebration! 

January 11, 2018 | 7PM - 2AM | $85 all inclusive ticket
+ Open Bar & Food
+ Cocktail '4' Life Coin (good for 1 cocktail every visit forever)
+ Champagne Toast
+ Birthday Cake

Parlour alumni slangin' drinks
DJ Espada on the wheels of steel (Damien Espada Vasquez)
Bags of swag
Special Uber discount

Tickets are going FAST! 
Only 200 available for our most loyal guests
www.jesterconcepts.com/ events

January 11, 2018, Thursday - Super Bowl LII Info Meeting at Westminster

January 11, 2018, Thursday - Winter Patio Party - Get Stir Crazy at Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge

Time: 5:30p - 9pm

Location: Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge, 1900 Marshall St. NE

Winter Patio Party - Get Stir Crazy

Getting a little stir crazy? Join Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge and Indeed Brewing Company for a Winter Patio Party! Dress warm.

ACTIVITIES
* Stir Crazy Porter Infusions
* Ice bucket beer pong
* Stir Crazy S'mores
* Red hot poked and caramelized beer

GIVEAWAYS
* Stir Crazy swag
* Win a custom Indeed snowboard! 

HOW TO ENTER 
* Post an Instagram photo of your Stir Crazy moment and tag #StirCrazySuzi
* 21+ to play
* Must be present to win

January 10, 2018, Wednesday - Family Storytime at Central Library

Time: 10:30am-11:00am

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet

Family Storytime

For children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

January 10, 2018, Wednesday - Creative Court: Mason Jar Oil Lamps at Capella Tower

Time: 11 AM - 1 PM

Location:Capella Tower, 225 South 6th Street

Creative Court: Mason Jar Oil Lamps

NOTE: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN JAR (16oz or less)

Use seasonal greenery, flowers, fruits or other decorative items to make your own oil lamp! Mostly water and a little bit of oil will go a long way to brighten any room. Bring your own jar to fit the look you want. We'll provide water, oil, scents, and "stuff." Some jars will be available for walk-ins, so come join us regardless!

Creative Court is always open-house style. Come when you can...leave when you must!

*Accurate and early RSVPs help us prepare and we do our best to have enough supplies for everyone, however, an RSVP does not guarantee supplies for the featured activity.