22nd Annual Stone Arch Bridge Festival
Dates & Hours
Friday, June 17 12 noon – 8 pm
Saturday, June 18 11 am – 8 pm
Saturday, June 18 • Free Concert in Water Tower Park 8 – 10 pm
Sunday, June 19 11 am – 5 pm
Time: 9:15pm
Location: St. Anthony Main Theater 3, 115 Main Street SE
The Film Society of Minneapolis and St. Paul presents Iggy Pop: Live In Basel
Experience Iggy Pop's outstanding Baloise Session in Basel, Switzerland, where he was honored with a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. This fantastic performance features all of Iggy Pop’s top hits, including “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, “The Passenger”, “Lust for Life” and many more.
PART OF SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Time: all day
Location: Republic • Seven Corners, 221 Cedar Avenue S
This summer, Groveland Gallery, 25 Groveland Terrace, is hosting a series of events to commemorate the National Park Service centennial and celebrate our local national park, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
"America's River" will be on exhibit June 11-August 13, featuring a series of oil and gouache paintings by Minneapolis native Thomas Paquette. Inspired and fascinated by the park’s unique location within a bustling, urban area, Paquette’s paintings capture the beauty and serenity of nature found along the river and amidst the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Thursday, June 16, 5:30-7 p.m., the gallery is hosting a special screening of FMR's new documentary, "Rebirth: The Mississippi's National Park." Produced for FMR by award-winning local filmmakers John Kaul and Tom Reiter, and narrated by Minnesota Public Radio's Steve Seel, this 30-minute documentary tells the story of how one man’s vision — combined with smart citizen advocacy and effective political leadership — created the Mississippi River's first and only national park right here in the Twin Cities. This designation, initiated locally by self-proclaimed "river rat" Tom Kelley and championed at the federal level by Sen. David Durenberger and Rep. Bruce Vento, sparked the local river renaissance we enjoy today — a river that is thriving with fish and bald eagles, a river increasingly connected to our communities via parks and trails, a river seen as an asset instead of a convenient dumping ground.
The evening kicks off with a reception 5:30-6:15 p.m. featuring hors 'doeuvres, the "America's River" exhibit and more information about Friends of the Mississippi River as well as Groveland Gallery's summer of National Park Service centennial events. (If you'd like more time to enjoy Paquette's work, the gallery opens at noon.)
"Rebirth" will begin at 6:15 p.m., followed by a brief Q & A with the filmmakers John Kaul and Tom Reiter and FMR Executive Director Whitney Clark on the making of the film, the state of America's River, and how we can help protect and restore this local treasure in our midst.
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: The Grain Belt Apartments, 1215 Marshall Street NE
Join us for opening day of the Northeast Farmers Market weekday edition!
Northeast Farmers Market at The Grain Belt
Thursdays, June 9th - August 25th
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
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.
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 South 2nd Street
A volatile combination of music, imagery and dance take on the operatic form in Orpheus Unsung, composed by Steven Mackey with Jason Treuting (Sō Percussion) in a production conceived and directed by Mark DeChiazza. Copresented with the Guthrie Theater June 16-18 at the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio, Orpheus Unsung casts the electric guitar as the disembodied voice of Orpheus, who seeks to reverse fate and regain an irrevocably lost Eurydice. In this wordless opera, the myth is shattered and ultimately re-made within a space that fragments story and identity, and hangs in teetering balance between solidity and hallucinatory illusion. Orpheus's journey is illuminated in new language, as music collides and fuses with the expression of the body, cinematic imagery, and transformations of physical space. Alongside an ensemble of three dancers, Mackey and Treuting perform live in Orpheus Unsung, which will be presented alongside Mackey’s engaging and personal string quartet Ars Moriendi, performed by musicians of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
“I'm excited to head back to Liquid Music again with Steve and Mark,” says percussionist and composer Jason Treuting. “I've had the great pleasure of playing duo with Steve for over ten years. We started out purely improvising and now have moved into an exciting new chapter playing highly composed and detailed music while also leaving pockets of freedom to improvise at moments as well. It's a way I've never really played before. And being supportive of and supported by Mark's visual interpretation of Orpheus is a thrill.”
Composer and guitarist Steven Mackey reflects on the genesis of the project, “When Kate Norstrum and Liquid Music first offered to present an evening of my work and asked me for some repertoire suggestions I sent her a long list of tried and true options followed by this crazy pipe dream for a ‘guitar opera’ that was unwritten and un-commissioned. Kate embraced both the risk and the excitement of the idea and gave us exactly what we needed: encouragement, a deadline, a venue, production support, and her impresario’s know how. With Orpheus Unsung Mark DeChiazza, Jason Treuting and I explore story telling in un-texted media (music, movement, and image). As a conceptual premise we had the notion of an opera without singing – a guitar opera. Orpheus Unsung deals with the classic operatic themes of loss, regret and hubris and provides a compelling context for musical transformation aimed at transcendence which is a preoccupation of much of my recent music.”
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Steven Mackey
Jason Treuting
Mark DeChiazza
TICKETS:
$25 ($22 for Liquid Music subscribers)
liquidmusicseries.org | 651.291.1144
guthrietheater.org | 612.377.2224
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s LIQUID MUSIC series creates a space for innovative new projects and iconoclastic artists in unique presentation formats. Liquid Music performances invite adventurous audiences to discover the new and the fascinating within the flourishing landscape of contemporary chamber music.
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Location: North Central University (in the Trask Worship Center)
NOTE: East Downtown Council is now East Town Business Partnership.
The topic for this Business Forum is “Growing the Minnesota Workforce Through New and Innovative Means.” The featured speakers for this event are Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner (District 4); Peter Frosch, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at GREATERMSP; and Steve Cramer, President and CEO, Minneapolis Downtown Council and Downtown Improvement District.
Registration, lunch and networking starts at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at Noon. The cost to attend the forum is just $20. Attendees can purchase lunch tickets in advance, or pay by cash or check at the door. Please RSVP by sending an email to info@edcmpls.org by no later than Monday, June 13, at Noon.
FORUM DESCRIPTION
Time: Doors open at 6:15:00pm; program begins at 7:00pm
Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall
Talk of the Stacks is a reading series exploring contemporary literature and culture. Programs are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Programs begin at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:15 pm. Books are available for sale and signing. Signing follows lecture. Programs are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.
Talk of the Stacks with Emma Cline — A young author on the rise discusses her debut novel The Girls
At just 26 years old, author Emma Cline is already making waves in the publishing world. The Columbia MFA grad and winner of the Paris Review’s 2014 Plimpton Prize generated a great deal of buzz when her debut novel, The Girls, set off a bidding war between 12 big-name publishing houses. Sold to Random House for a multi-million dollar three-book deal, The Girls (out June 14) has quickly become one of the most anticipated books of the summer. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan says, “Emma Cline’s first novel positively hums with fresh, startling, luminous prose. The Girls announces the arrival of a thrilling new voice in American fiction.” We hope you’ll join us for a chance to hear from Emma Cline at the launch of what is sure to be a very bright career.
Funding provided by The Racciatti Family Fund
Additional support provided by Magers and Quinn Booksellers.
The Cynthia Froid Group invites you to their 3rd annual Izzy's Ice Cream Social at Gold Medal Park! Wednesday June 15th, 4-6:00pm. Neighbors and friends are welcome to come and enjoy free ice cream, lawn games, and frisbees! (Weather permitting. Rain date: June 22nd. 4-6:00pm)
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave
Writers in Conversation: Natalie Goldberg Presents The Great Spring: Writing, Zen, and This ZigZag Life
Pricing:
• Regular: $10.00
• Member: $9.00
The Loft Literary Center presents an evening of conversation on writing craft with Natalie Goldberg as we celebrate the release of her newly published book The Great Spring: Writing, Zen, and This Zig Zag Life and the 30th anniversary re-release of her landmark book on writing craft and creativity, Writing Down the Bones. Expect a lively reading, discussion, and Q and A, followed by a reception.
Time: 2:45pm - 6:00pm
Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power Street
Twin Cities Business 2016 CFO Forum
Join us as outstanding chief financial officers discuss key challenges and opportunities. Among the topics they'll address are improving earnings, cyber-security risks and strategic planning.
Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Corner of Hennepin Ave and Main Street in the Riverplace courtyard
The Riverplace Farmers Market operates on Wednesday evenings from 3 to 7 pm. The market is a rain or shine event that continues through the end of September. The Riverplace Market allows consumers to have access to locally grown, farm fresh produce and products made by Minnesota makers. Products include produce, flowers, sauces and spices, art, baked goods, meats and cheeses.
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:
Matt Hannah June 14
Sabby White June 21
The Broken Heartland String Band June 28
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:
Casablanca June 14,
Comme Un Lion June 21
Top Gun June 28
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.
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Nicollet Island Park
Tonights entertainment: (See website to verify any programming changes.)
2016 Music:
June 13, Jeromy Darling
June 20, Barbara Meyer
June 27, Dandelion Wine
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!
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street
Northern Spark at Mill City Museum
Mill City Museum is proud to be a presenting partner and venue for Northern Spark 2016, an annual all-night art festival that will light up the night. In 2016 and 2017, the festival will explore the theme "Climate Chaos | Climate Rising" taking a look at the interconnected, evolving, long-term consequences from climate change, giving local and national artists a platform to help turn a sense of overwhelment into concrete actions anchored in a realistic and hopeful map for the future.
At Mill City Museum, explore landscape change at St. Anthony Falls and our changing relationship to the land and waters through performances, museum exhibits and other live programming in the exhibit gallery, open 9 pm-midnight. Take in a performance by costumed History Player William de la Barre, the Austrian engineer who spent half a century developing Minneapolis waterpower and milling. Watch Pare Lorentz's documentary films "The Plow That Broke the Plains" and "The River" about 1930s environmental devastation and resulting social dislocation.
Mill City Museum will also host a number of artist projects all night throughout the building and in its evocative outdoor space, the Ruin Courtyard and train shed.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Stroll through Minneapolis' oldest neighborhood on a guided tour and learn about the rich past and exciting future of historic Main Street. Hear about life in the village of St. Anthony, founded in 1848, and the changes along Main Street over the years. Landmarks include the 1855 Upton Block, 1858 Martin and Morrison Building, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Pillsbury A Mill and the Chalybeate Mineral Springs.
This tour begins and ends at 125 Main Street SE (the green awning between Pracna on Main and the Aster Cafe) and includes about one mile of moderately-pace walking on uneven surfaces.
Future dates: July 24, August 20
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