Share Article July 12, 2016, Tuesday - Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Old St. Anthony
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Community Keg House, 34 13th Avenue NE
Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Old St. Anthony
Discover the city’s oldest neighborhoods in this bus tour of the east bank of the Mississippi River, including historic Main Street, the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, Nicollet Island, parts of Northeast Minneapolis and the historic Grain Belt brewery complex. The town of St. Anthony began in 1849, several years before its neighbor Minneapolis across the river. Although annexed by Minneapolis in 1872, the area's unique character and history remained distinct. Hear about the people who lived and worked there and about the flour mills, churches, red light districts, Victorian homes, pubs, immigrant enclaves, commercial centers, breweries and more. The tour will stop at several significant historic places, including two watering holes in historic buildings.
This tour is for ages 21 and up, and the price includes a pint and sampling at Community Keg House. The tour includes three blocks of moderately-pace walking on uneven surfaces.
Reservations: required; call 612-341-7582 or register online.
Additional dates: July 26, August 9
July 12, 2016, Tuesday - Music & Movies in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Time: Music 7:00pm; Movie 15 minutes after sunset
Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)
Tonights entertainment: (See website in case of scheduling changes.)
Music:
Byron Johnson-Blanchard Trio July 12
OSO July 19
Iron for Ghosts July 26
Niki Becker August 2
Grateful Red August 9
Hunker'd Down Blues Band August 16
The Paper Days August 23
War Poets August 30
Movies:
Young Frankenstein July 12
He Named Me Malala July 19
TC Black Film Festival Selection July 26
Pitch Perfect 2 August 2
Jaws August 9
Batkid Begins August 16
TC Black Film Festival Selection August 23
What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.
Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.
July 11, 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.)
2016 Music:
July 11, Already Gone
July 18, Vicky Emerson
July 25, Mosaica
August 1, The UnderGroove
August 8, Little Diamonds
August 15, She Has Issues
August 22, The Brandon Projekt
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!
July 10, 2016, Sunday - Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour at the Mill City Museum
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour
Take a walking tour of St. Anthony Falls led by costumed History Player William de la Barre, the Austrian engineer who spent half a century developing Minneapolis flour milling and waterpower. Visit the Minneapolis riverfront, the west-side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge, and hear about the many ways the falls have changed over the years.
Future date: August 7
July 10, 2016, Sunday - Open Streets Downtown
Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Washington Ave N from 8th Ave N to 1st Ave N & 1st Ave N from Washington Ave N to 8th St S
Open Streets Downtown: Sunday, July 10
Balance of Open Streets 2016 Schedule:
Open Streets East Lake: Sunday, July 24
East Lake Street: between Elliot & 42nd
Open Streets Northeast: Sunday, August 7
Northeast: 13th from 2nd to 5th / 5th from 13th to 22nd /
22nd from 5th to Central / Central from Lowry to 18 1/2th
Open Streets Franklin: Sunday, August 21
Franklin: Between Portland & 28th
Open Streets W Broadway: Saturday, September 10
Broadway: Between Lyndale & Penn Ave N
Open Streets Nicollet: Sunday, September 18
Nicollet: Between Lake & 46th Ave S
Open Streets University of MN: Saturday, October 1
University of MN: Cedar Riverside / West Bank / Dinkytown
July 9, 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.
July 9, 2016, Saturday - Argentina Celebrates 200 Years of Independence in Minneapolis on Boom Island
Time: 11 AM - 9 PM
Location: Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St. NE
1:30pm-2:30pm: Tango lesson & practica.
3:30pm-5:00pm: Dance lesson: traditional dances from Argentina by Paulino Brener (chacarera and more)
5:00pm-6:00pm: Tango lesson & practica
6:00pm-Sunset: Fiesta Argentina
Argentine dance & music from all decades (cumbias, pop, rock nacional, cuarteto, tango, folklore...)
Games and activities for the whole family throughout the day: truco, fulbito, taba, pato (limited version) and more!
Food:
Del Sur Empanadas: food truck from 12pm to 6pm: the only authentic Argentine empanadas that you can buy in the Twin Cities. They also have chimichurri and lomitos!
Praline ...Platense: with traditional Argentine recipe for frosted nuts
About the park: There are 3 shelters at the park, each one with a double bbq (parrilla), if you want, you can make your own bbq or "asado". The park is quite big, so we'll be having different activities and music for the whole family.
Questions?: info@bataclantango.org
Would like to help us?: send us an email at: info@bataclantango.org
July 9, 2016, Saturday - Common Grounds Urban Yoga & Music Festival at Loring Park
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Loring Park, 1382 Willow Street
cOMmon Grounds Urban Yoga & Music Festival
The Twin Cities first and only URBAN yoga festival will take place in Minneapolis at Loring Park on July 9th! cOMmon Grounds will feature some of the finest yoga instructors and rockin' musicians from around the area. The festival promises to provide attendees an overall wellness experience by offering a variety of classes, activities, educational and fun workshops all against the background of nature and the sounds of the city.
Participants are invited to attend an assortment of yoga classes and other unique workshops. Classes range from beginner to immediate and advanced. Look forward to a wide range of urban styles, fun and lecture based "YOGA Talks" workshops.
In addition to yoga, participants will have several options to stay entertained. Enjoy a massage, Reiki session, listen to music, chill at Slacker Park, watch artistic performers, shop in our Vendor Village, enjoy different healthy food options and much more.
cOMmon Grounds Festival is a family-friendly event. Young Yogis can participate in their very own yoga classes, activities, games, crafts and more at our, "Kids Camp."
July 9, 2016, Saturday - One Minute Play Festival at Southern Theater (2 nights)
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, 8 pm
The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) is America’s largest and longest running grass roots theatre company, founded by Producing Artistic Director, Dominic D’Andrea. #1MPF is a social barometer project, which investigates the zeitgeist of different communities through dialogue, consensus building and a performance of 50-100 short moments generated by each community. #1MPF works in partnership with theatres and/or social organizations sharing playwright, educational or community-specific missions across the country. The aim is to create locally-sourced playwright-focused community events, with the goal of promoting the spirit of radical inclusion. #1MPF represents playwrights of different age, gender, race, cultures and points of career. The work attempts to reflect the theatrical landscape of local artistic communities by creating a dialogue between the collective conscious and the individual voice. Lineup will be announced in June. General admission: $18; ARTshare members: $15.
July 9, 2016, Saturday - How'd They do That Workshop at the Guthrie: South Pacific
Time: 10:00am
Location: Guthrie Theater, Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 Second Street South
Location: What was the inspiration for the set? Was the play rewritten in rehearsals? Aren't those wigs itchy? Through these eye-opening workshops, you can learn how the Guthrie's artists and staff create a production - from early development and designs to rehearsal, costume fittings and staging of the play.
$15 per person for each workshop.
July 9, 2016, Saturday - Tour de Nice
Time: 9:00am – 11:00am
Location: The #TourDeNice will kick off in downtown Minneapolis, where a dozen cyclists representing local charities will ride in a challenge designed around the Nice Ride network. These nonprofit riders will start and finish at Gold Medal Park, competing to see who can visit the most Nice Ride stations between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Bikers around the world know that France has the Tour de France, and even Australia has the Tour Down Under. Well, now Minneapolis — one of the country’s top bike cities — has the #TourDeNice. The Minneapolis Foundation and Nice Ride Minnesota are challenging a small group of cyclists from local charities to ride around the city to see who can visit the most Nice Ride stations in just two hours.
On Saturday, July 9, people all over Minneapolis-St. Paul can raise money to support community needs simply by hopping on a Nice Ride bike. Riders 18 and up — from first-time Nice Ride users to seasoned cyclists — are all encouraged to participate in this community-wide event. During July 9, the Minneapolis Foundation will donate $1 — up to $5,000 — for every Nice Ride trip taken around the Twin Cities. Each dollar will go toward a pot to be donated to the nonprofits of the top three bikers.
July 9, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Wellness weekend
Produce Planner: Arugula, beets, berries, baby bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, collards, cucumbers, dandelion greens, fennel, garlic scapes, green beans, green onions, hakurei salad turnips, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lavender, lettuce, mint, microgreens, mushrooms, mustard greens, Nappa cabbage, oregano, pac choi, parsnips, radicchio, radishes (red and french breakfast), rhubarb, oregano, potatoes, raspberries, sour cherries, spring onions, squash blossoms, salad mix, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, strawberries, Swiss chard, thyme, zucchini and much more!
Cooking Demo, 10:30am: Market Chef Jenny Breen will be grilling pizza this Saturday for Mill City Cooks, our free weekly cooking demo where professional chefs teach market goers creative, healthy ways to prepare market ingredients!
NUTRITION CORNER: After the cooking demo, stick around for our new Nutrition Corner, a short and simple talk at 11:30am in the train shed patio led by the market's new Nutrition Liaison, Mallory. This Saturday's topic is avoiding food waste to get the most out of your market produce!
LIVE MUSIC, 11am-1pm: Sam Timmreck
Playing roots and folk music in the music tent located near the Guthrie stairs.
MINI FARM: Oliver H. Kelley Farm will be joining us again this season on the 2nd Saturday of every month! Little market shoppers and adults alike can experience life on a historic 1890's farm when heritage variety sheep and hens come to the market each month!
KIDS ACTIVITIES: Power of Produce (PoP): A seasonal vegetable tasting club for kids ages 3-12, located at the Info Booth tent. Kids are empowered to buy their own vegetables with a $2 market token after tasting a seasonal fresh veggie sample.
ART MARKET:This Saturday's featured local artists include: Larissa Loden Jewelry, Chris Chookiatsirichai, Christy Wetzig Ceramics, Spring Finn & Co., Old World Cabinet, ArtAndes, Sassy Knitwear, and Sally Fritz Clothing. Find them in the train shed!
July 8, 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.
July 8, 2016, Friday - Canoe Ferry at Boom Island with Mississippi Park Connection
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Boom Island, 724 Sibley Street NE
Canoe Ferry at Boom Island with Mississippi Park Connection
Help shape the future of paddling on the upper Mississippi River!
Before John Stevens set up a ferry to Nicollet Island in 1849, people could cross the river on a birch bank canoe operated by a Dakota woman named “Aza-ya-man-ka-wi” (Berry Picker). Come paddle the upper river and share the experience of the area’s earliest inhabitants, while learning more about this local watershed and about the threats facing the river today.
Join Mississippi Park Connection at Boom Island for an evening of culture, community and canoeing. Canoe Ferry is a pilot program aimed at getting new and less-experienced paddlers onto the Mississippi River. Stop by anytime between 5 pm and 8 pm for a fun, introductory canoe ride on the urban river! This event is great for kids and adults of all ages, though you must be at least 30 lbs. in order to fit the provided life jackets.
National Park Service rangers from the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area will be joined by Mississippi Park Connection staff and guides from Wilderness Inquiry offering free canoe rides on the Mississippi River in exchange for your thoughts and ideas for river programming in the North and Northeast Minneapolis area.
In addition to learning to paddle on the river, participants will also have opportunities to learn about the Mississippi River’s history, water quality, plants and animals, and the historic ferry route on which this paddle is based. Free!
July 7, 2016, Thursday - Northeast Farmers Market at The Grain Belt
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: The Grain Belt Apartments, 1215 Marshall Street NE
Northeast Farmers Market at The Grain Belt
Thursdays, June 9th - August 25th
A dozen vendors providing the neighborhood with fresh fruits and vegetables, locally made art, specialty foods, and live music every Thursday!
VENDORS
Kiss My Cabbage
Fieldstone Family Farm, LLC
Lil Momma Cakes
Creature Comfort Hot Sauce
Superior Switchel Co.
Whole Sum Kitchen
The Moral Omnivore
The Green Hare Farm
Paul Ronyak Wood Work
Violett's Blossoms Fresh Flower and Vegetables
HipNoses Handcrafted Candles
Desdamona Doolittle Leather Work
Teresa Audet - Object Maker
FrioFrio MN Ice Popsicles
The Caramel Jar
The Bitter Buffalo
July 7, 2016, Thursday - River Rats Water Ski Show
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: 1758 N West River Rd
Join the River Rats for some excitement on the river! The show will feature pyramids, barefoot skiers, ballet line, swivel skiers and much more!
Development show at 6:30, main show at 7:00.
Bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy this free waterski show for the whole family along the banks of the Mississippi River.
Future shows: July 14, 21, 22, 27
July 5, 2016, Tuesday - Music & Movies in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Time: Music 7:00pm; Movie 15 minutes after sunset
Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)
Tonights entertainment: (See website in case of scheduling changes.)
Music:
Lisa Carney Anderson Quintet July 5
Byron Johnson-Blanchard Trio July 12
OSO July 19
Iron for Ghosts July 26
Niki Becker August 2
Grateful Red August 9
Hunker'd Down Blues Band August 16
The Paper Days August 23
War Poets August 30
Movies:
La Belle Vie July 5
Young Frankenstein July 12
He Named Me Malala July 19
TC Black Film Festival Selection July 26
Pitch Perfect 2 August 2
Jaws August 9
Batkid Begins August 16
TC Black Film Festival Selection August 23
What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.
Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.
July 4, 2016, Monday - Red, White and Boom Festivities
Celebrate America's Independence Day at Minneapolis Red, White and Boom, a celebration hosted by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The annual event attracts more than 75,000 people to sites along the downtown Minneapolis riverfront, and features live music, great food, fun activities for the whole family, and the grand finale - fireworks. These events are free and open to the public. Activities map
Father Hennepin Bluff Park
6–7:30pm Matthew Hannah
8-10:00pm Funktion Junction
Mill Ruins Park
6–7:30pm Plaid Brixx
8–10:00pm Dylan Jakobsen
Boom Island Park
8:30–9:45pm Minnesota Orchestra (NEW this year!)
10:00pm The Red, White and Boom Celebration closes with a spectacular fireworks display along the Riverfront. The Current will provide a special mix of music at this year’s Red, White and Boom! fireworks hosted by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board on July 4. Fireworks start at 10 p.m. and will be choreographed to a mix of Prince tunes. Tune in to The Current on your radio or via the MPR Radio app for the perfect music mix to accompany the fireworks! The fireworks display will be shot off from Water Power Park.
July 4, 2016, Monday - Symphony for the Cities at Boom Island
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Boom Island, 724 Sibely Street NE
Symphony for the Cities at Boom Island
Symphony for the Cities has been a Minnesota Orchestra tradition for more than 40 years, with the Orchestra devoting a week each summer to performing free outdoor concerts for the community. Please join us for this magnificent summertime music-making! Each performance lasts approximately one hour.
The July 4 concert is presented as part of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Red, White and Boom! Fourth of July celebration this summer, performing a free concert on the banks of the Mississippi River at Boom Island Park, 8:30 p.m. on Independence Day. The annual Red, White and Boom! fireworks display will follow the concert at 10 p.m. along the river. Click here to learn more »
Please note: Decisions to cancel outdoor concerts due to inclement weather can be made up until moments before the concert start time. In the rare event that weather circumstances should deteriorate and impact this performance — updates will be posted here.
