January 28, 2017, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market in Mill City Museum

The Mill City Farmers Market boasts the best indoor winter market in town from November to April. Shop from over 40 local farmers, food vendors, and artists from 10:00am to 1:00pm inside the Mill City Museum.

2016/2017 Winter Market Schedule:
January 28
February 11
March 4*, 11, & 25
April 8 & 22
*At the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen

January 28, 2017, Saturday - Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival

Time: 12pm-4pm
 
Location:  Lake Harriet, 4135 W Lake Harriet Parkway

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Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival
 
Kites of all shapes, sizes, colors and themes will fly over frozen Lake Harriet. Other fun family activities at the festival include ice fishing, horse-drawn wagon rides, snowshoeing, and a marshmallow roast.

Participation is free. Kites, food and beverages available for purchase.

January 27, 2017, Friday - Winterskate in Loring Park

Wells Fargo Minneapolis WinterSkate offers you a chance to skate under the downtown Minneapolis skyline. Join us for one of Minnesota's favorite winter activities.

Every Friday in January: Music & Light Nights (Featuring popular tunes and fun lighting)
• Jan. 27: Today's Top Music Hits

The Wells Fargo Minneapolis WinterSkate runs daily in Loring Park and will be open now through early March. It’s a great way to spend some time enjoying a Minnesota winter tradition by skating outdoors during the holidays and beyond. The warming house will be open throughout the winter skating season 3-9 pm on Monday-Friday, 9 am-9 pm on Saturday and 10 am-6 pm on Sundays. Special hours apply during select holidays and on Minneapolis School Release Days.

Also enjoy great programming throughout the winter including the following:

Every Wednesday in February: After School Skate (Free skating lessons for all ages and exhibitions with the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis)
• Learn how to skate
• Free figure skating lessons/ demo
• Snack & skates

Movie Skates:
• Jan. 21: The Mighty Ducks
• Feb. 2: Ground Hogs Day

January 27, 2017, Friday - TwinsFest 2017 at Target Field (3 days)

TwinsFest 2017

Times:
Friday, January 27 - 4:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, January 28 - 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, January 29 - 9:00am-4:00pm

Location: Target Field

Metro Transit is providing free rides to TwinsFest!

TwinsFest will feature numerous new interactive activities and behind-the-scenes fan experiences that celebrate Twins baseball and Target Field.

New to this year's event, the Metropolitan Club will host TwinsFest's first-ever beer garden. An engaging and energetic space for families and friends to connect at TwinsFest, this new attraction will feature a selection of craft beers, yard games, pub games, a radio stage hosted by Go Media, classic arcade games and many other interactive activities for families.

As in years past, more than 60 current, former and future Twins players are expected to appear throughout the course of the weekend.

January 27, 2017, Friday - Midwinter Light: creating art with ice and light

Midwinter Light: creating art with ice and light

January 27 - 31
Dusk - 10pm
Stroll through The Commons and view artistic luminary creations. The candlelit and LED ice installations make for a magical midwinter night. Sculptures by Jennifer Hedberg of Wintercraft. Weather permitting.

January 29
4 - 8pm
A family-friendly event!
Warm up by a fire, enjoy some light music, and sip on free hot chocolate provided by Radisson RED Minneapolis.

January 27, 2017, Friday - Promise Land opens at the Guthrie

Time:  7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 Second Street South

The Guthrie Theater presents a Transatlantic Love Affair production of: Promise Land

January 27 - February 12

Transatlantic Love Affair, helmed by artistic director Isabel Nelson, is a physical theater ensemble specializing in collaboratively created, original storytelling. Winner of City Pages’ Best Theater Troupe in 2016, Transatlantic Love Affair commits themselves to the belief that the human body is the ultimate theatrical instrument. The company has created seven original works: Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, Red Resurrected, Ash Land, These Old Shoes, Solitaire, 105 Proof; or, The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein and Emilie/Eurydice. All productions have been recognized for their exceptional quality, establishing Transatlantic Love within the vibrant Twin Cities theater community and beyond. Directed by Isabel Nelson and Diogo Lopes, conceived by Lopes and created by the ensemble, this new piece re-imagines the story of Hansel and Gretel as a tale of immigration and investigates what forces can compel one to leave their family and home to venture on a journey through the dark and tangled unknown in search of something better. Part of the Level Nine Series, devoted to community dialogue about today’s most significant topics and questions. Every Dowling Studio performance includes a discussion component.

Tickets in the Dowling Studio are $9. Seating in the Dowling Studio is General Admission.

January 26, 2017, Thursday - 2017 Diamond Awards at Target Field

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Target Field

Join the Minnesota Twins, the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, and the University of Minnesota for an exciting evening celebrating baseball and philanthropy!

Enjoy an evening indoors at the ballpark, bid on rare baseball memorabilia, be part of an awards dinner featuring current and former Twins, and celebrate 2016 Diamond Awards winners.

Proceeds support the University’s innovative research and patient care in ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), ataxia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and Parkinson’s disease.

Website: http://diamondawards.umn.edu/

January 25, 2017, Wednesday - North Loop Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting at T3

Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: T3, 323 N Washington Avenue

North Loop Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting

Join us for our annual meeting, to be held at T3, our new neighbor at 323 N Washington Avenue.

Business Meeting: 6:00 PM
Social Time: 6:45-7:30 PM
Annual Meeting: 7:30

January 25, 2017, Wednesday - Family Storytime at Central Library

Time: 10:30am - 11:00am

Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Family Storytime

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

Suitable for: Babies, Preschoolers and Toddlers

This event is also offered on:
February 1, 2017 (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
February 8, 2017 (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
February 15, 2017 (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)

January 24, 2017, Tuesday - Transforming the Lock Public Input Open House at Mill City Museum

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

 

January 23, 2017, Monday - Namaste & Chardonnay - Inversions 2.0! at YogaFit Northeast Minneapolis

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: YogaFit Northeast Minneapolis, 520 First Ave NE

Namaste & Chardonnay

Back by popular demand! Wrap up the first month of 2017 by turning your practice upside down! Kristine Rosa & Lindsey Gay will safely guide you in & out of an inversion-themed YogaFlow 2 & the wine will follow. Bring your mat & a friend! FREE chair massages from our friends at West End Chiropractic and Wellness after class!

RSVP here: https://goo.gl/zK0fCy

January 22, 2017, Sunday - More than a Single Story: Ambiguous Loss at The Loft

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Avenue S

More than a Single Story: Ambiguous Loss

The Loft Literary Center Proudly Presents More than a Single Story: Ambiguous Loss, Moderated by Carolyn Holbrook

Carolyn Holbrook is a 2015 recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and was the 2010 recipient of the MN Book Awards Kay Sexton Award.  Her personal essays have been published widely, most recently in Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota (MHS Press).  Her book, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journeys: How the St. Paul Companies Leadership Initiatives in Neighborhoods Program Changed Lives and Communities was published in 2013 & 2015.  She founded SASE: The Write Place in 1993 and served as its Executive/Artistic Director until 2006, when she spearheaded its merger with Intermedia Arts.  In 2005, she designed the Givens Foundation for African American Literature’s writers-in-the-schools program. She is the founder of the writing group, Twin Cities Black Women Writing  She teaches at Hamline University and Minneapolis Community & Technical College.

January 22, 2017, Sunday - The Herbivorous Butcher's One Year Anniversary Party

Time:5 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: LUSH, 990 Central Ave NE

One Year Anniversary Party

Come celebrate The Herbivorous Butcher's one year anniversary at LUSH! All ages are welcome, it's free to attend, and LUSH will debut the addition of our products to their menu.

We also have special announcements to share, so join us to hear them first!

We'll have 6-foot subs as free snacks, and guests will pay for any additional food. Enjoy Herbivorous Butcher-inspired beverages, and hang out with your favorite vegan butchers. 

January 21, 2017, Saturday - Dinner Detective at Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown

Time: Doors open at 6:00pm

Location: Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown, 1500 Washington Avenue S

Dinner Detective Minneapolis

The Dinner Detective is America’s LARGEST, award-winning interactive comedic murder mystery dinner show! Our high-energy, modern-day whodunit is combined with a full four-course meal.

Our immensely popular murder mystery shows are set in the present day. Unlike other murder mystery dinner shows (or just dinner shows in general), with The Dinner Detective, you and your guests will not find themselves staring at cheesy costumes, there will be no recited campy dialogue and certainly no hokey song and dance. Our performers are dressed just like everyone else, leaving all of the guests to suspect who is a part of the show and who is not! All scripts are based on actual cold cases and are created in house. From the get go, the guests are seated with the performers and most likely will not realize it! Our Detectives enter the room, proceed to interrogate guests, find clues and start the investigation. This allows our guests to socialize with and interrogate each other, while deciphering real life-based clues. At the end of the night, prizes are awarded to the Top Sleuth who solves the crime!

January 21, 2017, Saturday - 25th Anniversary of Metropolis Rugby Football Club at The Depot

Please save the date! January 21st, 2017 marks the beginning of our 25th Anniversary of Metropolis Rugby Football Club. The evening is sure to be a night full of making and sharing great memories. Don't miss this opportunity to share a fun evening reflecting on the 2016 Season and rewarding those who performed, contributed and supported all the efforts on and off the pitch. Along with recognizing clubs members we'll be taking time to recognize and thank our ever growing list of sponsors. But most importantly this evening will be highlighted by inductions into our club's Hall of Fame.

Location - The Depot, 225 3rd Ave S

Schedule of the for the evening.
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Social Hour
6:30 pm - Dinn...er Buffet Open
7:00 pm - Program Starts

As more information regarding the menu, the evening program and the room blocks at The Depot become available they will be displayed here, and emailed out to the club. Room blocks will cover your room rate, overnight parking, and breakfast for two with all taxes included.

Thank you, and don't forget to mark your calendar and SAVE THE DATE

We are also asking that everyone, especially the Minneapolis Old Boys and the Metro Old Boys, to extend this invite out to their former teammates and friends whom we may have lost contact with or simply may not be on facebook to see this.

If you have know of any Old Boy from any generation that is missing out on this information, but would like to recieve please send an email to Club President Adam Dilley, adam.b.dilley@gmail.com, or Club Communications Director Zach Lacure, zlacure36@gmail.com.

January 21, 2017, Saturday - Free Family Music Series at MacPhail

Time: Open House 10:00am - Noon; Performances at 10:00am and 11:00am

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

Free Family Music Series - Featured Performers: MacPhail faculty, Peter and the Wolf

No tickets required. Free and open to the public.

Join us for a FREE musical open house for children 8 and under! At a MacPhail Free Family Music Series event, you can enjoy sample music classes for children, instrument exploration, arts and crafts and a live performance by a featured guest – with snacks and refreshments!

Peter and the Wolf is a symphonic tale for children by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. It’s a one-movement narrated story with the characters being represented by a different instrument of the orchestra. This arrangement is based on the original one-piano arrangement made by the composer. In the spring, our Musical Trolley students will learn the tale of Peter and the Wolf as an introduction to all of the Orchestral Instruments!

MacPhail Faculty Performers:
Dan Abdon, narrator; Pinar Başgöze and Susana Pinto, pianos; Teresa Campbell, violin; Julie Johnson, flute; Carrie Vecchione, oboe, Greg Kajiwara, clarinet

January 21, 2017, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S)

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

While it's chilly outside, join us as we weave our way through the cozy corners of downtown Minneapolis skyways on a food adventure.  We will stroll through the "Broadway" Theatre District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants downtown has to offer. The tour includes seeing the Minneapolis skyscraper that was modeled after the Washington Monument and visiting the famous Statue of Mary Richards tossing her hat.  Along the way we will also visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership; including a favorite since 1932.  You will participate in craft beer sampling and learn the secrets behind the great food you are enjoying.  You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of some of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer all while learning history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.

January 20, 2017, Friday - Winterskate: Rockin' Country Skate/Military Appreciation Night in Loring Park

Wells Fargo Minneapolis WinterSkate offers you a chance to skate under the downtown Minneapolis skyline. Join us for one of Minnesota's favorite winter activities.

The Wells Fargo Minneapolis WinterSkate runs daily in Loring Park and will be open now through early March. It’s a great way to spend some time enjoying a Minnesota winter tradition by skating outdoors during the holidays and beyond. The warming house will be open throughout the winter skating season 3-9 pm on Monday-Friday, 9 am-9 pm on Saturday and 10 am-6 pm on Sundays. Special hours apply during select holidays and on Minneapolis School Release Days.

Also enjoy great programming throughout the winter including the following:

Every Friday in January: Music & Light Nights (Featuring popular tunes and fun lighting)
• Jan. 20: Rockin' Country Skate/Military Appreciation Night
• Jan. 27: Today's Top Music Hits

Every Wednesday in February: After School Skate (Free skating lessons for all ages and exhibitions with the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis)
• Learn how to skate
• Free figure skating lessons/ demo
• Snack & skates

Movie Skates:
• Jan. 21: The Mighty Ducks
• Feb. 2: Ground Hogs Day

January 19, 2017, Thursday - Sip of Science at Aster Cafe

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe (River Room) 125 SE Main Street

January Sip of Science - A New Tool for Monitoring Harmful Algae Concentrations using Multi-Satellite Observations

Please RSVP 

Toxic freshwater harmful algal blooms (HAB) are a growing global public and ecosystem health concern, including in our own Minnesota freshwater lakes and rivers. Occurrences of HAB on the surface of warm, nutrient-rich freshwater systems are spatially variable and highly transient. The ephemeral and often remote nature of HAB makes timely in situ monitoring difficult and expensive. Satellites provide the possibility of consistent, long-term, global observations that are available freely and publicly, but estimating the extent and timing of HAB using satellites is no easy task. This presentation addresses these problems using a framework that combines available multi-satellite, multi-sensor observations with onsite field measurements. The goal is to retrieve and monitor real-time HAB concentrations in lakes with similar characteristics and without previous field monitoring. Such a tool can be used to better identify and predict the rise of and concentrations of HAB in our waterways.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Abigail Tomasek, Anne Wilkinson, Maria Del Carmen Garcia De La Serrana Lozano, and Zeinab Takbiri are all PhD students at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota, studying water resources and civil engineering. Together they put together the above proposal and submitted it to the regional Central States Water Environmental Association (CSWEA)’s design competition in Spring 2016. Upon winning that contest, they presented their work at the annual national WEFTEC 2016 conference in September 2016, again placing first!

A SIP OF SCIENCE bridges the gap between science and culture in a setting that bridges the gap between brain and belly.  Food, beer, and learning are on the menu in a happy hour forum that puts science in context through storytelling.

No cover; food and drink available for purchase.

January 19, 2017, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership Business Forum at AAN

Time: Networking and lunch starts at 11:30 a.m., with the EDC Update and guest presentations beginning at Noon.

Location: American Academy of Neurology, 201 Chicago Avenue

The Comprehensive Plan: Envisioning Minneapolis in the Year 2040

The City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan will shape citywide policies and priorities, working toward a unified vision for Minneapolis in 2040. At this business forum we will learn about how the plan will address and plan for the city’s role in regional systems and how we can participate in the planning process that considers a broad range of topics relevant to our goals.

Featured Speaker: Beth Elliott, Principal City Planner, City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development.

Development Spotlight

The Wards and Neighborhoods of East Town  presented by ETBP Executive Director Dan Collison.

Agenda

• 11:30-Noon             Networking
• 12:00-12:15 pm       Welcome, Introductions, Membership Update, and Announcements
• 12:15-12:25 pm       Development Spotlight
• 12:25-12:55 pm       Feature Presentation with Questions and Answer
• 12:55-1:00 pm         Closing Announcements

Registration and networking start at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at Noon.  You must register and pay in advance for this business forum.  The cost to attend this month’s business forum is $20.  Please note, no cash payments will be taken on the day of the event.  

The registration deadline is Monday, January 16, 2017, at Noon. Please RSVP via Eventbrite using the button below.

* If you paid for lunch tickets with your membership, please contact ETBP Executive Coordinator Christie Rock Hantge for a coupon code to use on the registration Website.