October 8, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Emanuel Singers Rehearsal at Mill City Museum

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Mill City Emanuel Singers Rehearsal at Mill City Museum

A Friends of the Mill District & MacPhail Center for Music Event. Big thanks to the Mill City Museum for hosting today's rehearsal.

It's a new season for The Mill City Emanuel Singers. Everyone is invited to come and sing. Rehearsals are open to all and directed by the talented musician JD Steele, and the accompanist, Fred Steele. 

Do you enjoy singing? Are you looking for a community project? Attend one rehearsal, you will be hooked! For more information, please contact Claudia Kittock at cjkittock@gmail.com.

October 8, 2016, 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!

October 8, 2016, Saturday - Making Comics with Tom Spence at MCBA

Time:  1:00pm-4:00pm

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

Making Comics with Tom Spence

For students ages 12-14

Do you enjoy reading comics? Have you ever thought of making one yourself? In this combo class, you will learn all about the building blocks of comics: panels, text, pacing, and so on, as well as how to conceptualize your characters and story. These combined efforts of form and content will result in a unique comic story of your own making. Students will then venture downstairs to MCBA to bind their original comic book inside a cover they print themselves and construct a portfolio sketchbook.

$55.50 ($49.95 MCBA or Loft members)
Register online through The Loft Literary Center or call 612-379-8999.

October 8, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Check back a few days prior to Market date for details.

October 8, 2016, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter 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. Also covered will be the challenges of preserving the 120-year-old, fire-damaged building; its art, architecture and interior design; and the St. Anthony Falls Historic District.

Although many parts of the mill can be explored during regular museum visits, this is the public's only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building.

October 7, 2016, Friday - An Evening of Fine Wine and Fine Books at MCBA

Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm

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

An Evening of Fine Wine and Fine Books

Attendees will sample a delectable variety of wines and cheeses, and browse the latest offerings from outstanding local and international book artists.

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Our eleventh annual Evening of Fine Wine and Fine Books will be dedicated to fostering the collection of artist’s books. In one evening, guests will explore new work from more than 100 artists from around the world, representing the range of contemporary artist’s books from self-published chapbooks to fine press limited editions. The event offers something for everyone, from the most seasoned collector to the newest enthusiast, with items at a wide variety of prices.

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This event is free and open to the public.

October 7, 2016, Friday - Yoga For Smiles at YogaFit Loring Park

Time: all day (6:00am - 6:30pm)

Location: YogaFit Studios-Loring Park, 112 W 14th Street

Yoga For Smiles

Celebrate World Smile Day with Yoga For Smiles!

On Friday, October 7th, YogaFit is happy to offer 12 hours of yoga to help benefit Smile Network International. The schedule of classes will be released shortly!

Smile Network is a Minnesota-based non-profit organization that provides life-altering surgeries to impoverished children and adults born with cleft lips and palates in developing nations.

Join us for one of YogaFit’s many awesome classes from 6 am-6:30 pm. Classes will be held both in the YogaFit Loring Park studio and beautiful Loring Park! Recommended minimum donation: $10/class. In between classes, we welcome you to stick around for some light refreshments and to visit Inspire, the beautiful retail space next to the studio that sells hand crafted clothing, accessories, and more to further benefit Smile Network!

 Do something good for you while doing good for others!

October 7, 2016, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Tommy Lieberman & Tim Sparks (Jazz/Folk)

October 7, 2016, Friday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

Times: 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.

October 7, 2016, Friday - Hold These Truths opens at the Guthrie

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 S 2nd Street

Hold These Truths

by Jeanne Sakata

directed by Lisa Rothe

During WWII in Seattle, 24-year-old college student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government’s orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country’s betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America’s triumphs—and a confrontation with its failures. Huffington Post described this 90-minute, no intermission performance as “watching a single man run a perfect marathon.”

October 6, 2016, Thursday - Public Meeting Re: Boom Island / Nicollet Island Bridge Repair

Originally built as a railroad bridge in 1890, the Boom Island-Nicollet Island Bridge was acquired by the MPRB in the 1970s and installed in its current location in the early 1980s.

Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Location:  Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 2117 West River Road

The public is encouraged to attend to an Open House for the Boom Island-Nicollet Island Bridge Repairslearn more and provide input regarding bridge repairs and improvements planned as part of the project, which will provide structural stability for the 126-year-old bridge and improve its overall usability.

At the meeting, closure and detour information and decking and railing options for bridge repairs will be available for public review. All are welcome to attend this public meeting to ask questions and share ideas, comments and concerns.
 
Project Website

October 6, 2016, Thursday - Pillsbury A-Mill Tour

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

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

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

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 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.

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 1.0 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces.

Additional Dates and Times
Sun., Oct 23, 2016, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sun., Nov 6, 2016, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

October 5, 2016, Wednesday - Welcome to the NeighBEERhood: Fair State Brewing Cooperative at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Welcome to the NeighBEERhood: Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Welcome to the NeighBEERhood is a series of programs celebrating craft beer and the local craft beer scene. Amongst the many tap rooms in Minneapolis, Fair State stands out. They were the first cooperative brewery in Minnesota and made RateBeer's 2015 list of Top New Brewers in the World. Learn about how they started, their business model and their beers from a Fair State representative.

October 5, 2016, Wednesday - Wake-Up with Jacob at Kramarczuk’s

Time:  7:00am

Location: Kramarczuk’s, 215 East Hennepin Avenue

October Wake-Up with Jacob: Council Member Abdi Warsame

Join us at the next Wake-Up with Jacob on October 5, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. Our guest will be Sixth Ward City Council Member Abdi Warsame. Council Member Warsame will talk about his recent trip to Rabat, Morocco. At the request of the State Department, Warsame spoke about Muslim Americans in the United States and their roles in combating both Islamophobia and violent extremism. To read more about his experiences in Rabat, check out the Star Tribune's article, Abdi Warsame is a voice for Islam, for Somalia, and for hope.

Coffee and food will be available for purchase.

October 5, 2016, Wednesday - Downtown Bikeways Ride 2016 with Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition

Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location: Gold Medal Park (meet near corner of West River Road and 11th Ave S)

Downtown Bikeways Ride 2016 with Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition

Join us for a fun and informative ride covering new and future bikeways in downtown. There is so much happening! See it for yourself, share your thoughts on some projects, and learn how you can get involved. We'll end with optional food, drinks, and discussion.

Meet up: Starting at 5:30pm at NE corner of Gold Medal Park
Program starts at 5:45; ride rolls out at 6pm
The ride will be about 5 miles.
Ride ends at New Bohemia, 233 E Hennepin Ave.

New routes covered:
11th Ave S protected bike lanes
6th Street/Vikings Stadium trail
Park and Portland protected bike lanes
3rd Avenue protected bike lanes
1st Ave N reconfigured bike lanes
Hennepin Ave bridge buffered bike lanes

Potential future routes covered:
Washington Ave
Grant Street
Hennepin Ave
Hennepin Ave/1st Street NE

October 5, 2016, Wednesday - Capella Tower Indoor Market

Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM

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

October 4, 2016, Tuesday - Northbest: Ads of Minnesota at The Commons

UPDATE: Due to the potential for inclement weather tonight, note that we have moved the timing up. Bring your chair or blanket, find a spot and enjoy the reel.

•  5 pm: Northbest: Ads of Minnesota begins
•  6 pm: Ad Fed MN Silver Medal Award event
•  7 pm: Networking/Mingling

Time: 8 PM - 11 PM

Location: The Commons Park

Northbest: Ads of Minnesota

The Minneapolis Downtown Council in partnership with AdFed MN and Intersections: The Downtown 2025 Plan’s Downtown Experience Committee, will host Northbest: Ads of Minnesota on Thursday, September 22 at The Commons beginning at 8 pm.  Northbest will focus on Minneapolis’ innovative strength through its nationally- and internationally-recognized work, offering local creative agencies the opportunity to see their work celebrated with the public in an entertaining screening outdoors in downtown Minneapolis. Advertising agencies from across the Twin Cities area submitted more than 130 of their finest ads, and the Northbest curation committee selected their favorites for the Northbest reel.

Food trucks and beverages will also be available on site.

Read more about this event.

October 4, 2016, Tuesday - An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island

Time:  5:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:  Nicollet Island Pavilion

An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River

Join Friends of the Mississippi River for the Big River's biggest night. 

Make plans to join us for an evening in celebration of the Mississippi, overlooking its fall splendor. From our beautiful venue on the river, we'll toast to you and the recent successes you made possible. The evening will feature:

- Keynote speaker Tim Palmer, an award-winning photographer, conservationist and author of 26 books about rivers, who will share tales of his adventures exploring America’s magnificent waterways and discuss current river conservation and restoration issues important to us all 

- The Water Bar -- a public art project that serves local tap water to highlight pressing local water issues

- An entertaining river-themed live auction

- Hearty hors d'oeuvres and drinks

- Live music

Tickets:  Please consider a minimum $100 contribution for each attendee. Funds raised through this event benefit the Mississippi River, its watershed and Twin Cities communities. 

October 3, 2016, Monday - Vikings vs. New York Giants at US Bank Stadium

Time: 7:30pm

Location: US Bank Stadium

Vikings 

October 2, 2016, Sunday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Today: Post-Atomic Trio & Srazhalys (Jazz & Melodic Folk) $5