July 19, 2017, Wednesday - Aquatennial Events!

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The Aquatennial is the official civic celebration of the City of Minneapolis. Celebrate The Best Days of Summer at the Minneapolis Aquatennial on July 19-22, 2017.

Find the Aquatennial on social media: www.Twitter.com/Aquatennial and www.Instagram.com/Aquatennial

July 19 events:

Aquatennial Blood Drive | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM at WCCO-TV

Aquatennial Tennis Classic  | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm - 2nd Ave S & S 5th St.

Wednesday Food Trucks & Lawn Games | Go Outside with Hennepin County | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm - Hennepin County Government Center South Plaza

Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees Target Field | 12:10 PM

Loring Park Pre-Parade Family Fun Night | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Loring Park

Wilderness Inquiry Voyageur Canoe Rides at the Loring Park Family Fun Night | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Loring Park

Rally the Family at Loring Park Pre-Parade Family Fun Night | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Loring Park

Twin Cities Orthopedics Torchlight 5K | 7:30 PM - Hennepin Avenue, from the Basilica of Saint Mary to the Mississippi Riverfront

CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Hennepin Avenue, from Basilica of St. Mary to 5th Street

July 19, 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 18, 2017, Tuesday - Mill City Farmers Market Night Market at The Commons (CANCELLED)

7/18 UPDATE - TONIGHTS MARKET HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FORECAST FOR STORMS.

Time: 3:30pm to 7:30pm

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S

Mill City Farmers Market Night Market

This will be an ongoing event through Tuesday, September 26.

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!

Opening Day for the NEW Tuesday Night Market! Mill City Farmers Market’s Tuesday Night Market at The Commons park is Minneapolis' new trusted source for local, sustainable and organic groceries, bringing fresh food, cooking education and live music to one beautiful place. Join over 25 local farmers, artisans and prepared food vendors – rain or shine – this Tuesday night for a unique community shopping experience. Come hungry and don’t forget your picnic blanket! More details

PRODUCE PLANNER
Arugula, bok choi, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, dried beans, fresh herbs (chives, cilantro, mint), garlic scapes, green garlic, green beans, gooseberries..., kale, lettuce, microgreens, mushrooms, radishes, radicchio, raspberries, rhubarb, salad turnips, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, spring onions, squash blossoms, summer squash, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomatoes, zucchini and more!

MEET YOUR VEGETABLES
Nutrition and Public Health students lead our Meet Your Vegetables demonstrations at the green Mill City Farmers Market tent. Discover creative, simple ways to prepare seasonal produce and walk away with a delicious sample and recipe card complete with nutrition information!

LIVE MUSIC
Pat O’Loughlin + Friends will be playing live from 5:30-7:30 in the green music tent.

DINNER
Quick, easy dinner to-go or to stay! Our prepared foods vendors use ingredients sourced from local farmers, for the best local dinner in town!
Black Cat Natural Foods – barbecue, rice bowls and more!
Chef Shack Ranch Minneapolis – tacos, burgers, and brats
Gorkha Palace Restaurant - Minneapolis – Indian and Nepali dumplings and curries
Northern Fires Pizza
Salty Tart Bakery
Solomon's Bakery

July 18, 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 17, 2017, Monday - Seven Deadly Sins Soiree at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm, Performance at 7:30 pm

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

Seven Deadly Sins Soiree

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Come celebrate the past five years with Twin Cities Horror Festival! In lieu of our typical fundraiser, Hellraiser, we are shaking things up a bit. Join us for our first ever Seven Deadly Sins Soiree – a sexy tribute to the capital vices.

Featuring our 2017 season announcement and special guest performances by:
 School for Girls (Lust)
 Savage Umbrella (Sloth)
 Joe Bozic (Wrath)
 Jenn Schaal (Pride)
 Artemis (Greed)
 Mike Fotis (Gluttony)
 Leslie Vincent (Envy)

July 17, 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 16, 2017, Sunday - Tullibee Butcher's Dinner: Guinea Hog

Time:6 PM - 9 PM

Location: Tullibee at the Hewing Hotel, 300 N. Washington

Tullibee Butcher's Dinner: Guinea Hog

Join us for a strolling dinner celebrating the uniqueness of the rare heritage breed American Guinea Hog, aka "the Forest Hog". Available only once a year, these slow growing swine are raised with care by TC Farm in open pasture, are never fed corn or soy and are known for for their dark, richly flavored meat and delicious fat. The team at Tullibee will be preparing charcuterie, roasts, pastries, and desserts showcasing the pristine protein versatility of this amazing pig. While large format roasts cook over the open hearth, guests will have the opportunity to engage with the chefs, farmer and butcher and will learn about the breed, what it takes to raise great pork and how it's skillfully prepared. Guests will also be able to purchase an unlimited tasting glass of wines that will be hand selected from family owned, organic and/or sustainable vineyards from locally owned import and distribution company, Libation Project.

July 16, 2017, Sunday - Day Block Block Party

Day Block Block Party

July 16, 2017, Sunday - X Games at US Bank Stadium

See website for more X Games details.

Schedule of Events (A full schedule of events and disciplines can be found here.)

Gate Time - July 16 | X Fest & Stadium Gates - 10AM, Mustic Gates - 4:30PM

July 16, 2017, Sunday - Disasters of the Riverfront Walking Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Disasters of the Riverfront Walking Tour

Take a guided walking tour of the St. Anthony Falls milling district and learn about some of the most tragic disasters in Minnesota history. Hear the stories of fires, floods, explosions, collapses and other natural and human-created calamities. Visitors will learn about the Eastman Tunnel Collapse in 1869, the Great Conflagration of 1893, bridge collapses in 1859 and 2007, numerous fires and massive landscape changes that shaped the Twin Cities.

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.

Future dates: August 27, September 24

July 16, 2017, Sunday - Minneapolis Sister Cities Day 2017 at Nicollet Island

Time: 1 PM - 5 PM

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power St

Minneapolis Sister Cities Day 2017

Join us on Sunday, July 16th, 2017 as we celebrate all 12 of the Minneapolis Sister Cities with a FREE Ice Cream Social & gathering on Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis. This family event features multi-cultural entertainment, children activities, ice cream and refreshments.

The event highlights all of Minneapolis’ International Sister Cities, with a special spotlight this year on the 25th anniversary of our Sister City with Harbin, China! A full entertainment schedule will be posted soon!

For more information, check out our Sister Cities Website at http://www.minneapolis.org/partners-and-community/sister-cities/sister-cities-day/

July 15, 2017, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Update coming soon!

July 15, 2017, Saturday - Free Yoga with Friends of the Mill District in Gold Medal Park

Time: 9am

Location: Gold Medal Park  

Grab your mat (or a towel) and a neighbor, and meet us by the orange sculpture! 

The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by the Friends of the Mill District. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors. Saturdays thru September 2nd.

July 15, 2017, Saturday - Clean River Crawl | Fulton Brewing Mississippi River Clean Up

Clean River Crawl | Fulton Brewing Mississippi River Clean Up

Join Bob Mitchell's Fly Shop and the Conservation Corps for the 2017 Clean River Crawl. Every month this summer, we'll be working with a brewery to clean up a local waters.

Registration
2-5 Mississippi River clean up
5-7 Beer at the Fulton Taproom. Pickup trash with us, get your first beer free!

We'll be meeting at Fulton's brewery, and do the 3 or so mile stretch down to the Fulton Taproom.

July 15, 2017, 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 the National Park Service (NPS) volunteer crew for habitat restoration activities 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 15 - August 19 - September 9 and 23 - October 14

Gloves, tools, and instruction will be provided. Volunteers 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. Per Erin, "We are so proud of our volunteers - they even won an award from the Minneapolis Park Board last season because of all their hard work!" 

July 15, 2017, Saturday - Riverfront Quest Family Walking Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 10:30am - Noon

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Riverfront Quest Family Walking Tour

Future date: August 19

Explore the Minneapolis riverfront with a family treasure hunt. Make a quest journal from 10:30-11 am and then solve rhyming riddles, search for hidden boxes and discover the stories of Minneapolis' history along the way from 11 am to noon. The tour is designed for ages 6-11.

The 60-minute tour includes no more than one mile of moderately paced walking on uneven terrain. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

July 15, 2017, Saturday - Boom Island Brewing Beer Run

Boom Island Brewing Beer Run

It doesn’t get more simple than this: walk / jog / run … drink beer … and raise money for local non-profits!

Join us at 11AM on Saturday, July 15th at Boom Island Brewing and enjoy a 5k-ish fun run through the surrounding neighborhood, parks, and streetscape. You can walk, jog, run… no one cares. We’ve mapped out an awesome course that starts and ends at the brewery and our guides along the way will make sure you know where to go. Cross the finish line and celebrate!

All participants receive a FREE Boom Island Brewing craft brew and get to take home a collectors pint glass or seasonal swag item – plus a few extras! Bring the whole gang! Everyone is welcome to stick around and enjoy the day’s entertainment: live music, food trucks, and fun!

Registration is limited, so sign up today!

Let’s consider this an “un-race” as it goes against many principles of those fancy 5k races you may be familiar with. This is not timed and you will not get a medal when you finish. What you will get is an excuse to enjoy the great Minnesota outdoors, FREE beer and swag, and the wonderful feeling that you are supporting our local community. Remember: a portion of all proceeds go to benefit MN non-profits. Check our website to see who we support and why: www.breweryrunningseries.com!

Some more important things to note:
• This will be an OPEN course, meaning roads will not be closed. You are responsible for obeying all traffic laws and regulations
• You must bring a valid ID or drivers license. You do not need to be 21 to enjoy the course, but you must be 21 to enjoy the beer. Please drink responsibly. (Registered, underage participants will receive a FREE non-alcoholic beverage)
• We run rain or shine! Please dress appropriately for the weather
• There will not be a bag check; please plan accordingly

The fun-run starts at 11AM sharp! Plan to arrive about 30 minutes prior to check-in to check out our partners, sponsors and pre-race activities. Don’t forget some extra $$$. In addition to your FREE beer and swag, there will be merchandise for sale, food trucks, and plenty more beer!

July 15, 2017, Saturday - X Games at US Bank Stadium

See website for more X Games details.

Schedule of Events (A full schedule of events and disciplines can be found here.)

Gate Times
Saturday, July 15 | X Fest & Stadium Gates - 10AM, Mustic Gates - 9:30PM
Sunday, July 16 | X Fest & Stadium Gates - 10AM, Mustic Gates - 4:30PM

July 15, 2017, Saturday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

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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 15, 2017, Saturday - Washington Avenue Cleaning Party

Time: 10:00am

Washington Avenue Cleaning Party hosted by North Loop Neighborhood Association