September 3, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Back to School Day

It's Labor Day weekend, which means school is right around the corner! Join Market Chef Jenny Breen at the market this Saturday for her "Back to School Cooking on a Budget" class in the Mill City Cooks kitchen at 10:30, stop by our Power of Produce kids veggie sampling club, and don't miss story time with the Guthrie at 9:30 & 10am!

September 3, 2016, Saturday - Mississippi River Cleanup Day

Time: 11 am

Mississippi River Cleanup Day

Join the WAM Collective and teaching artist Sean Connaughty in collecting refuse found on the East and West Banks of the Mississippi River on the Twin Cities campus. Refuse found will be used to create a large-scale installation displayed on WAM’s front plaza during the U of M Open Streets celebration on October 1. The WAM Collective hopes to create awareness about pollution and the resonating effect it has on the great Mississippi River.

Information: http://wam.umn.edu/event/mississippi-river-clean-up-day-september

Register at http://z.umn.edu/wamtrash to attend a cleanup.

September 2, 2016, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Casey Dubie, Kara Laudon & Olivia Baker

September 2, 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.

September 2, 2016, Friday - Blue Water Theatre at Southern Theater (thru Sept 16)

Times: see show link below

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Blue Water Theatre

Since its founding in 2007, Blue Water Theatre Company has grown into the premiere youth theatre organization in the Twin Cities with a primary focus on musical theatre. Featuring actors in grades 3 through college, Blue Water has produced over fifty shows including, most recently, Assassins, Little Shop of Horrors, Big Fish,The Drowsy Chaperone and Jekyll & Hyde.

September 1, 2016, Thursday - Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour with the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm, approx. 1.5 miles

Location: Meet at 125 Main Street SE (at the green awning between Pracna on Main and the Aster Café).

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

Mill City Museum and Xcel Energy will partner on a series of weekday walking tours highlighting the story of waterpower at St. Anthony Falls, including rare access to an operating power plant.

During the early 20th century, more than two dozen mills and hydroelectric plants used the water power from St. Anthony Falls. Today just one is left: Xcel Energy's Hennepin Island Hydroelectric Plant.

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.

Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour is presented by Xcel Energy.

September 1, 2016, Thursday - Final 2016 River Rats Water Ski Show

Time: 6:30pm

Location: 1758 N West River Rd

River Rats Water Ski Show

This will be our final show of the 2016 season! Join the River Rats for their new themed show this year "Despicable Ski"! The show will feature pyramids, barefoot skiers, ballet line, swivel skiers and much more!

Development show at 6:30pm, main show at 7pm. Characters will be available for photos after the show.
Bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy this free waterski show for the whole family along the banks of the Mississippi River.

September 1, 2016, Thursday - Blacktop BBQ Bash - Chef Shack turns 10!

Time: 4:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Chef Shack Ranch Mpls, 3025 E Franklin Avenue

Blacktop BBQ Bash - Chef Shack turns 10!

We’re turning 10 and we couldn’t have done it without you. Join us for an evening of beer, tunes, games, our fan favorite mini donuts, and plates upon plates of mouth-watering barbecue. Fill your bellies as well as your hearts by bringing nonperishable food items to benefit the Second Harvest Heartland. Play nice and pig out as we celebrate 10 tasty years.

August 31, 2016, Wednesday - Capella Tower Indoor Market

Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM

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

August 31, 2016, Wednesday - North Loop Neighborhood Board Meeting

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Heritage Landing Community Room, 4th Avenue and N 1st Street 

The North Loop Neighborhood Association Board of Directors holds monthly meetings on the last Wednesday of each month.

All meetings are open to the public.

August 31, 2016, Wednesday - Public Meeting: Next Steps for Scherer Bros Site at the MPRB

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00p,

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

Public Meeting: Next steps for Scherer Bros Site

Please join the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) at a public meeting Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6-7 pm at MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road, to discuss the next steps in the Scherer Bros Site Parcel 'D' development.

View Scherer Bros Site Concept Plan

The MPRB is preparing to create a community engagement plan and developer solicitation process for the Scherer Bros Site Parcel 'D' development. Initial feedback on the proposed process from community stakeholders will be incorporated into a "Community Engagement Plan" and "Request for Letter of Interest" that will be used to select a private development team for the design, construction, operation and management of the Parcel ‘D’ portion of the former Scherer Bros site. Development of this site is intended as an activator for the future Hall’s Island Park and a way of connecting local businesses and organizations to the park and riverfront.

The Scherer Bros Site is located directly north of the Plymouth Avenue Bridge along the Northeast Minneapolis Riverfront. Parcel 'D' runs along the north and east side of the property.

August 31, 2016, Wednesday - Paint Nite at Masons

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Masons, 528 Hennepin Avenue

Misty Twilight Stroll

Mason’s Restaurant Barre has been an exciting addition to the vibrant downtown Minneapolis dining and late night scene since it opened in spring 2013. You’ll find Mason's at the corner of Hennepin Avenue So and 6th Street, in the historic Masonic Building (built in 1888).

August 31, 2016, Wednesday - Mill City Live at Mill City Museum

Set in the museum's dramatic open air Ruin Courtyard, Mill City Live features outdoor concerts every Wednesday night in August by some of the best local artists for a unique happy hour experience. Visit Mill City Museum before or after the show; the concert ticket includes admission to the museum from 4 to 9 pm. Food and drink by D’Amico Catering will be available for purchase.

Enjoy an evening of jazz, soul, R&B, gospel and standards with Maurice Jacox, a member of the Twin Cities music scene for over 45 years. 

• Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Fee: $5 includes concert and museum admission from 4 to 9 p.m., an opportunity to visit Mill City Museum at a significant discount.  Free for Minnesota Historical Society members.  
• In case of rain, Mill City Live goes on indoors! 

August 30, 2016, Tuesday - Music 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.)

Music:   The Rich Lewis Band *Note the change from original schedule*

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.

August 29, 2016, Monday - "Music in the Park" at Nicollet Island

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Park

Tonights entertainment: (See website to verify any programming changes.)

Tonight: August 29, Rob Meany

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

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!

August 28, 2016, Sunday - Disasters of the Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Disasters of the Riverfront 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 calamities. Visitors will stop along the riverfront and 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.

August 28, 2016, Sunday - Poses and Pints: Twilight Yoga at The Depot

Time: 6pm – 8pm

Location:The Depot Minneapolis, 225 Third Ave. S

Poses and Pints: Twilight Yoga

Come down to the Great Hall for a night of beer and yoga sponsored by the Depot’s Stone Arch Bar and Bauhaus Brew Labs. Flow to the glow of candlelight with Jennifer Hauge, Yogi Extraordinaire, and then mingle with friends and fellow yogis on the patio immediately following the class and enjoy $4 Bauhaus pints. Great for yogis of all levels! 

August 27, 2016, Saturday - Free Yoga in Gold Medal Park

Time: 9:00am - 10:00am

Location: Gold Medal Park

Saturday yoga in Gold Medal Park returns! Grab your mat (or a towel) and a neighbor and meet us by the letters. The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by Friends of the Mill District. We will meet every Saturday through September 3rd. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors.

August 27, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Gluten-free day

Whether you're gluten-free, a bread lover, or questioning, the Mill City Farmers Market has you covered--despite the area's flour-ful history! Buy GF baked goods from Sift Gluten Free Bakery, GF cereals from Bliss Gourmet Foods, GF pastas from Sunrise Creative Gourmet and Dumpling & Strand, enjoy a gluten free buckwheat crepe from spoonriver restaurant's booth at the market, and learn how to prepare a delicious gluten free salad from the Wedge Co-op's catering department at the Mill City Cooks cooking demo!

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PRODUCE PLANNER

Apples, Arugula, beets, blueberries, baby bok choi, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cherry tomatoes, collards, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, green beans, green onions, ground cherries, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lavender, lettuce, melon, mint, microgreens, mushrooms, mustard greens, pac choi, parsnips, radicchio, radishes, raspberries, okra, oregano, peppers (hot and sweet), potatoes, spring onions, squash blossoms, salad mix, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, sweet corn, Swiss chard, thyme, tomatillos, zucchini and much more!

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MILL CITY COOKS

10:30-11AM Guest Chef from The Wedge Community Co-op‘s catering team will prepare a seasonal gluten free market meal in our FREE cooking demonstration, Mill City Cooks!

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KIDS' ACTIVITIES

Power of Produce–PoP Club!- A seasonal vegetable tasting club for kids ages 5-12. Collect punches on trading cards and receive a $2 token to spend on produce at the market for tasting this Saturday’s vegetable! This season PoP will be at the market’s green Information Booth in the center of the market on the Chicago Mall.

Guthrie Theater Free Family Open House– From 11am-3pm enjoy lots of family fun activities with our neighbors at the Guthrie Theater. Take a peek backstage, curl up in for a storytelling, let your imagination run wild at their mask-making station, and so much more!!

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LIVE MUSIC

11AM – 1PM MCFM welcomes Sweet Rhubarb playing folk and bluegrass music in the music tent located near the Guthrie stairs.

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MEET YOUR VEGETABLES

This is the last Saturday to sample fresh, seasonal veggie recipes created and prepared by Nutrition students at our Meet Your Vegetables booth, located at the top of the Chicago Mall. Our interns will be sampling Rainbow Chard and Cilantro with Fresh Ginger Dressing–grab a recipe and a sample and chat with medical professionals from Allina Health, the program’s sponsor.

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ART MARKET

This Saturday’s featured local artists include: House of Talents, Anna Metcalfe Ceramics, Aprilierre, Willful, Birchberry,Crankosaurus Press, Universal Pants, Annika Kaplan Jewelry,  Milkweed Editions, ArtAndes, and Sassy Knitwear. Find them in the train shed and on the Chicago Expansion!

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COMMUNITY BOOTHS

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association

Slow Money

August 27, 2016, Saturday - Guthrie Theater Open House

Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Location:  Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE!

ALL ARE WELCOME AT THIS FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT! 

Come on over for a day jam-packed with exploration, discovery and play. No reservations required. Here's what's on tap:

• Take a peek backstage and into our workshops on a self-guided tour.
• Curl up in our storytelling corner to hear a tale told by a Guthrie artist.
• Let your imagination run wild at our mask-making station.
• Tap into your talent in a mini-class for teens and adults.
• Be wowed by theatrical magic on our signature thrust stage.
• Snap a selfie using real Guthrie costume pieces and props.

With the Mill City Farmers Market open until 1 p.m., consider making a day of it and grabbing a bite to eat while you visit. For more information, call the Box Office at 612-377-2224.