July 29, 2017, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:

Produce Planner

Arugula, bok choi, beets, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, dried beans, fresh herbs, garlic scapes, green garlic, green beans, gooseberries, kale, lettuce, microgreens, mushrooms, peppers, radishes, radicchio, raspberries, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, spring onions, peppers, squash blossoms, summer squash, Swiss chard, tomatoes, zucchini and more!

Mill City Cooks

Learn how to cook market meals in our free, chef-led cooking demo, Mill City Cooks, offered every Saturday in the train shed patio at 10:30. This Saturday, Lakewinds Food Co-op will be in the kitchen cooking Fennel Basil Pasta Salad and Whipped Feta and Harissa Crostinis. Plus, our kids’ tables at the demo always feature coloring sheets and other engaging activities, giving adults some free time to relax with a cup of coffee and learn tips and easy seasonal recipes from our market chefs. Samples and recipe cards are available at each demo—or check out our recipe archive!

Live Music

10AM- Mixed Precipitation will be preforming songs from this season’s Picnic Operetta: ‘Philemon and Baucis–Planet in Peril’

11AM-1PM- Michael Keyes & Jim Krans will be playing live music from 11 – 1 in the green music tent by the Guthrie stairs.

Meet Your Vegetables

Nutrition and Public Health students lead our Meet Your Vegetables demonstrations at the top of the Chicago Mall, near Spoonriver restaurant. Discover creative, simple ways to prepare seasonal produce and walk away with a delicious sample and recipe card complete with nutrition information! Learn more.

Power of Produce

Power of Produce “PoP“ veggie tasting club is at the information tent every Saturday! Kids ages 3-12 can earn a $2 token to spend on fruits and veggies by tasting a local, seasonal vegetable, as a way to empower kids to make healthy eating decisions. Learn more.

Community Booths

Anderson Windows

Lakewinds Maker to Market

July 29, 2017, Saturday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

Times: 11:00am and 1:00pm

Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

The Historic Northeast Walking Food Tour takes place in the Minneapolis neighborhood known as Northeast, or Nordeast to locals! You’ll savor favorites from 6 locations including sausages also served at Twins Stadium, authentic Neaopolitan Pizza, traditional Greek desserts and gourmet cheeses, to name a few. You’ll also learn how these local establishments came to be, who owns them and some fun and interesting stories they have to share. The food sampled on the tour is included in the price of your ticket and is enough for a satisfying lunch.

July 29, 2017, Saturday - HopCat MPLS Grand Opening

Location: HopCat - Minneapolis. 435 Nicollet Mall

HopCat MPLS Grand Opening

Try some of our 100+ Craft Beer selections, including rareities, one-offs and exclusives in our selection of 80 Minnesota-made drafts and more than 20 bottle selections. Our first 200 guests will receive a card good for a free order of our famous Crack Fries every week for a year. Everyone who visits on opening day gets a free order.

July 29, 2017, Saturday - O’wamni: Falling Water Festival at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, 420 Main Street SE

Owa'mni Falling Water Festival

Owa'mni means “falling water” in the Dakota language, making it an apt name for a festival beside the only waterfall on the Mississippi River. This free and family-friendly event celebrates indigenous Minnesota culture with music, art, food and more. No registration needed.

Emcee: Deanna StandingCloud

1–1:10 pm: Introduction
1:10–1:30 pm: Hoka Hey - Drum Group
1:30–2:30 pm: Bluedog
2:45–3:30 pm: Frank Waln
4–5 pm: Keith Secola

July 28, 2017, Friday - Billy Joel at Target Field

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Target Field, 1 Twins Way

Billy Joel at Target Field

July 28, 2017, Friday - Sweat, Sip & Dance! at Zesa

Time: 7 PM - 10 PM

Location: ZeSa Fitness, 1024 Washington Avenue S

Sweat, Sip & Dance!

Join us for a Friday night of fitness followed by dancing and drinks! To start off you'll be led through a 90 minute ZeSa class with 4 of our amazing instructors featuring a grounding meditation, kickboxing, yoga, and other challenging moves on our Activators. Following class we'll clear off the floor to make room so you can dance the night away with our DJ. To reward you for your hard work we'll also have adult beverages and snacks on hand. What better way to spend a Friday night!

Tickets are $20 per person and sign-up is REQUIRED at www.zesafitness.com or via your MindBody app.

July 28, 2017, Friday - PalmFest 2017 at Palmer's Bar (2 days)

Times: Friday July 28 5pm-close / Sat. July 29 Noon-close

Location: Palmer's Bar, 500 Cedar Avenue S

PalmFest 2017

PalmFest '17 is Palmer's Bar Annual, mainly outdoor, bash! Featuring 20+ bands and drink specials. Hang inside, kick it on the patio, come as you are, all are welcome!

$5 Cover

Friday July 28th
5pm - Miss Myra & the Moonshiners
6:15pm - The Front Porch Swingin' Liquor Pigs
7:30pm - Eleganza...
8:45pm - Poverty Hash
10pm - The Toxenes
11pm - Hastings 3000
12am - Kid Dakota
1am - Kiss the Tiger

Saturday, July 29th
12:15pm - The Gated Community
1:30pm - Mumblin' Drew & the Dumpy Jug Bumpers
2:45pm - Javier Matos
4:00pm - Valet
5:15pm - Cornbread Harris
6:30pm - Tumbledown House
7:45pm - Spider John Koerner
8:45pm - Special Guest! TBA!
10pm - cKostra
11pm - P•PL
12am - Sass
1am - Liquor Beats Winter

July 28, 2017, Friday - Northeast Dog Parade

Time: walk starts at 6:00pm

Location:  Begins at Wilde Cafe & Spirits, 65 Main St SE

NE Dog Parade

On Friday, July 28th, dogs will be taking over the streets of Northeast once again! Join the Northeast Minneapolis Riverfront District for the annual NE Dog Parade.

Dogs, please bring your humans and meet across from Wilde Cafe at 5:00 for socializing, tail wagging, and activities. At 6:00 Officer Elliot Wong will take us for a walk through the business district, and then we will circle back to the riverfront for more doggy camaraderie. There will be prizes for best trick and a costume contest, so it's time to dust off those capes and tutus and start training your humans!

July 28, 2017, Friday - Bands that Brew at Day Block Brewing

Time: 9pm Doors | 21+ | $5 Cover

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue S

In this Bands that Brew Series, we got together with Hardcore Crayons and chose to brew a Honey Wheat!

Honey Wheat - We utilized honey malt to help bring a nice sweetness but yet malty character to the beer. Thus adding a color as pure as wild flower honey.

Hardcore Crayons (instrumental, dub, math rock)
Zozzled showcases Hardcore Crayons' unique blend of math and post-rock intertwined with elements of jazz & dub. Zozzled is heavier and more layered than past releases. Much of this has to do with a greater usage of guitar loops, keyboards, and bursts of noise with guitarist Dan Chizek adding some heavily delayed vocals that act more like a 4th instrument than melody and local sax stalwart, Mike Lewis, featured on several tracks after sitting in on the recording sessions. That said, Zozzled is a carefully crafted instrumental album that will keep you guessing and Hardcore Crayons show themselves to be one of the most skilled & innovative young bands to emerge from the Twin Cities in some time.

July 27, 2017, Thursday - Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour with the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:30am - Noon

Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour

Future dates:  August 10 and 24

Explore the history of waterpower at St. Anthony Falls, including rare access to Xcel Energy's Hennepin Island 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. 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.

The Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour is presented by Mill City Museum in partnership with Xcel Energy.

All guests must sign a waiver before taking the tour. 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.

Tickets on sale online or at 612-341-7555.

July 27, 2017, Thursday - Minnesota Monthly's Fine Spirits Classic at Orchestra Hall

Time:
5:30 - 9 p.m.: VIP Early Admission
6:30 - 9 p.m.: General Admission

Location: Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall

Minnesota Monthly's Fine Spirits Classic

Tickets:
General Admission: $45 in advance/$55 at the door
VIP Early Admission: $60 in advance *limited quantities available
Designated Driver: $10

Celebrate cocktails and join us for the 6th Annual Fine Spirits Classic on Thursday, July 27, 2017 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.

July 26, 2017, Wednesday - Twin Cities River Rats

The 2017 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!)

July 26, 2017, Wednesday - Preservation Alliance of Minnesota Pop-up Museum in Elliot Park

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Elliot Park Community Center, 1000 E 14th Street

The first phase of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota's (PAM) Community Engagement work in Minneapolis, funded by a two-year grant from the McKnight Foundation, is drawing to a close at the end of the summer, but they still have a few neighborhood events planned.

Next up: a pop-up museum in Elliot Park on July 26, 6-8 PM, featuring memories, artifacts, and stories on the theme of Heritage and Migration, shared by the residents of Augustana Senior Care Center. Stop by and check it out, or stay tuned for photos and a recap of this activity.

July 26, 2017, Wednesday - Capella Tower Indoor Market

Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Capella Tower, 225 S 6th Street (in the atrium)

Markets will run from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Atrium every Wednesday through September. A variety of locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, honey, and baked goods will be available each week.

* Now featuring fresh-made WAFFLES! *

Many of the vendors will be cash-only so please come prepared.

July 25, 2017, Tuesday - Music & 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 25, 2017, Tuesday - Upper Harbor Terminal Community Meeting

Time: 6pm–7pm introductory open house; 7pm–8:30pm AFCAC meeting

Location: MPRB Headquarters, 2117 W. River Road N., second floor board room

Upper Harbor Terminal Community Meeting

The City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) and master development team (United Properties, THOR Development and First Avenue Productions) are hosting a series of public meetings at which community members will be able to provide input to inform the plan for the Upper Harbor Terminal site. The general goal of this meeting will be to gather community input on preliminary plan framework concepts showing: site circulation/community connections; concepts for the public components of the site (e.g., riverfront character, park improvements and other potential destination elements and potential reuses of existing structures); as well as potential development sites and uses.

There will be introductory presentations between 6 and 7 pm to orient those who are new to the planning process, and the preliminary framework concepts will be available for viewing. As part of the monthly Above the Falls Community Advisory Committee meeting starting at 7 pm, the framework information will be presented and small group discussions will gather input.

Both portions of the evening are open to the public and will be family-friendly, and refreshments will be provided.

July 25, 2017, Tuesday - The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Seniors Concert at Nicollet Island

Time: 10:30am

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power St

Program

The mission of the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra is to bring the power and pleasure of live orchestra concerts performed by professional musicians to the Twin Cities community, free of charge. Each year the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra presents free concerts for seniors at the Nicollet Island Pavilion.

July 24, 2017, Monday - The Ramen Chronicle at Tattersall Distilling

Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: Tattersall Distilling, 1620 Central Ave NE

The Ramen Chronicle featuring Ramen Architect (Chef John Ng of Zen Box Izakaya) & Tattersall Distilling

We cordially invite you to The Ramen Chronicle, an evening with Celebration of Food, Cocktail and Art.

Featuring a Mix & Mingle event with a Special Menu of Appetizers and Ramen by Zen Box Izakaya & Craft Cocktails by Tattersall Distilling.

Ramen Architect will also be debuting his first art exhibit.

Tickets available by Advance Purchase Only, available at: https://ramenchronicle.eventbrite.com/ 

$95 per person (tax & service charge included)

July 24, 2017, Monday - "Music in the Park" at Nicollet Island

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Park

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 23, 2017, Sunday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Time: 10:00pm - Noon

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

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Future dates: August 26, September 9

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. Visitors will explore parts of the largest and best-preserved waterpower system in Minneapolis (with views straight down a 50-foot drop shaft); discover how the building functioned during the flour milling era and learn about the new hydroelectric plant that helps to power the complex.

The Pillsbury A Mill was the flagship mill of the Pillsbury Flour Milling Company. The A Mill was not only the largest flour mill in the world when it opened in 1881, it was one of the few architect-designed mills in Minneapolis, designed by Leroy S. Buffington. As such it was an industrial show piece and tourist attraction from the start. The Pillsbury A Mill ceased operation in 2003, and in 2015, the complex was redeveloped as affordable lofts for working artists by Dominium, a Minneapolis-based developer.

Please meet at the gray door on Third Avenue SE at Main Street (around the corner from the A-Mill Artist Loft main entrance at 315 Main Street SE). The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

This tour is presented in partnership with Dominium, A-Mill Artist Lofts.