May 22, 2016, Sunday - Art-a-Whirl talk with Jamies Eli Shiffer at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, Performance Hall, 315 Main Street NE

Author James Eli Shiffer will discuss and sign copies of his new book The King of Skid Row: John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
City blue laws drove the liquor trade and its customers—hard-drinking lumberjacks, pensioners, farmhands, and railroad workers—into the oldest quarter of Minneapolis. In the fifty-cent-a-night flophouses of the city’s Gateway District, they slept in cubicles with ceilings of chicken wire. In rescue missions, preachers and nuns tried to save their souls. Sociology researchers posing as vagrants studied them. And in their midst John Bacich, aka Johnny Rex, who owned a bar, a liquor store, and a cage hotel, documented the gritty neighborhood’s last days through photographs and film of his clientele.

The King of Skid Row follows Johnny Rex into this vanished world that once thrived in the heart of Minneapolis. Drawing on hours of interviews conducted in the three years before Bacich’s death in 2012, James Eli Shiffer brings to life the eccentric characters and strange events of an American skid row. Supplemented with archival and newspaper research and his own photographs, Bacich’s stories recreate the violent, alcohol-soaked history of a city best known for its clean, progressive self-image. His life captures the seamy, richly colorful side of the city swept away by a massive urban renewal project in the early 1960s and gives us, in a glimpse of those bygone days, one of Minneapolis’s most intriguing figures—spinning some of its most enduring and enthralling tales.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
James Eli Shiffer has been a professional journalist for twenty-five years and is currently a columnist and editor at the Minneapolis–St. Paul Star Tribune. In 2010 he partnered with Ewen Media to create Rubbed Out, a multimedia history of the murder of a journalist in Minneapolis in 1945.

May 22, 2016, Sunday - Swing Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Today: Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons

May 22, 2016, Sunday - Art-A-Whirl!

The last day of the 2016 Art-A-Whirl is Sunday, May 22, Noon-5:00 p.m.

 
PLAN YOUR VISIT USING THE FREE ARTIST DIRECTORY AND GUIDE!

NEMAA's Artist Directory and Guide is a year-round guide for our visitors to NE Minneapolis, Art-A-Whirl, and other arts happenings.

The Directory includes:
•Information about NEMAA artists and our supporting non-artist members
•Listings of artists sorted: alphabetically, by medium, and by Art-A-Whirl location
•Listing of family-friendly artists/studios and NEMAA members who offer workshops/classes
•A calendar listing of year-round art and studio events in NE Minneapolis
•An area map of Northeast Minneapolis including Art-A-Whirl locations, trolley route, parking and info booth locations, bike routes, dining establishments, and more
•A  Dining Guide and Craft Brew/Spirits Guide to NE area food and beverage businesses.

FREE TROLLEY RIDES
There will be FREE trolleys running during Art-A-Whirl hours, and will make stops at Art-A-Whirl locations throughout the NE Minneapolis Arts District. A full circle takes approximately 20 minutes.

FIRST TROLLEY DEPARTS:
Grain Belt Studios - Sunday, May 22: 12 noon 

LAST TROLLEY DEPARTS:
Grain Belt Studios - Sunday, May 22: 5 PM

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Little Free Library Festival at Minnehaha Park

Little Free Library Fest at Minnehaha Park, 10:00am - 4:00pm Saturday, May 21.

Celebrate the joys of sharing books and reading with a colorful day of Library-building, storytelling, performance, poetry, and more!

With special events taking place throughout the day and ongoing festivities like live music from the Brass Messengers, random acts of poetry, pop-up puppet shows, and a 100 Library Build, this is one festival you don't want to miss!

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

Times: 11:00am or 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.

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Foodie 4 Mile

Time: 8:00am

Location: B.F. Nelson Park, 400 Marshall Street NE

Registration

As a New Year's resolution, promise yourself you'll run/walk the 4th annual Foodie 4 Mile @ 8am before opening day of the Northeast Farmers Market on Saturday, May 21st, 2016.

The Foodie Four Mile is a fundraiser for the Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market and the Food Group's "Harvest For the Hungry" program. The Food Group is an innovative food bank serving the hunger needs of Minnesota’s changing communities. Their Harvest for the Hungry programs purchase fresh, locally-grown produce from CSA farms to provide to Minnesota households facing hunger.  This not only helps local food banks, it supports local farmers producing crops for people, not conglomerates.

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

Take 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.

This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its non-public spaces. The tour includes admission to the museum gallery, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show.

Also May 29

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Explore Downtown Living Event

Time: 10:00am -5:00pm

Explore Downtown Living is a FREE event that lets you tour Downtown Minneapolis and all it has to offer at your own pace. Visit approximately 30 residential communities—checking out the views from each—while enjoying deals and specials from local businesses throughout.

Map

For more Information: Email info@downtownminneapolis.com or call 612-338-3807. 

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Art-A-Whirl!

The 2016 Art-A-Whirl takes place May 20, 21 and 22:

Friday, May 20 -  5:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday,  May 21 -  Noon-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22 -   Noon-5:00 p.m.

PLAN YOUR VISIT USING THE FREE ARTIST DIRECTORY AND GUIDE!

NEMAA's Artist Directory and Guide is a year-round guide for our visitors to NE Minneapolis, Art-A-Whirl, and other arts happenings.

The Directory includes:
•Information about NEMAA artists and our supporting non-artist members
•Listings of artists sorted: alphabetically, by medium, and by Art-A-Whirl location
•Listing of family-friendly artists/studios and NEMAA members who offer workshops/classes
•A calendar listing of year-round art and studio events in NE Minneapolis
•An area map of Northeast Minneapolis including Art-A-Whirl locations, trolley route, parking and info booth locations, bike routes, dining establishments, and more
•A  Dining Guide and Craft Brew/Spirits Guide to NE area food and beverage businesses.

FREE TROLLEY RIDES
There will be FREE trolleys running during Art-A-Whirl hours, and will make stops at Art-A-Whirl locations throughout the NE Minneapolis Arts District. A full circle takes approximately 20 minutes.

FIRST TROLLEY DEPARTS:
Grain Belt Studios
Friday, May 20: 5 PM
Saturday, May 21: 12 noon
Sunday, May 22: 12 noon 

LAST TROLLEY DEPARTS:
Grain Belt Studios
Friday, May 20: 10 PM
Saturday, May 21: 8 PM
Sunday, May 22: 5 PM

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Native Shrub and Wildflower Planting with Friends of the Mississippi River

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: Mississippi River Gorge, Minneapolis

Join Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) to Plant native shrubs and wildflowers in the Oak Savanna

Just off the main path along the Minneapolis riverfront lies a surprisingly beautiful and rare oak savanna and woodlands. This area includes the highest quality plant communities remaining in the River Gorge, including a mesic prairie and a remnant oak brushland/woodland undergoing restoration to oak savanna.

For years, it has been carefully tended by River Gorge Stewards volunteers. Coming from both the community and the larger metro area, volunteers have completed much of the habitat restoration work, including removing and managing the invasive species (such as buckthorn) that formerly dominated this site.

At this event, volunteers will work closely with FMR ecologist Alex Roth and local River Gorge Steward ecologist Carolyn Carr to plant native shrubs, trees and wildflowers where there was once invasive buckthorn. The native plants will provide habitat — for birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife — and help filter pollution from runoff waters before it can enter the Mississippi River.

Tools and gloves will be provided. Shovels and trowels will be in use, but children are welcome with a parent or guardian. 

May 21, 2016, Saturday - Art-a-Whirl talk with R.T. Rybak for POTHOLE CONFIDENTIAL at A-Mill Artist Lofts

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 315 Main Street NE

Art-a-Whirl talk with R.T. Rybak for POTHOLE CONFIDENTIAL

R.T. Rybak will be at the A-Mill Artists Lofts on Saturday, May 21st, at 1:00 PM for a talk about Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis as part of Art-a-Whirl.

In a memoir that is at once a political coming-of-age story and a behind-the-scenes look at the running of a great city, three-term Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak takes readers into the highs and lows and the daily drama of a life inextricably linked with the city over the past fifty years. Pothole Confidential is that rare document from a politician: one more concerned with the people he served and the issues of his time than with burnishing his own credentials.

May 21, 2016, Saturday - The Soap Factory's 3X5 Emerging Artist Residency Program Public Opening

Time: 6pm-10pm

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

The Soap Factory's 3X5 Emerging Artist Residency Program Public Opening

May 1 - September 23

The Soap Factory would like to introduce an exciting new summer program as they open their doors and invite local emerging artists to experiment in their space! This new opportunity for artists consists of five month-long residencies that take place from May until September 2016. Each month, the Soap Factory’s three galleries will be occupied by emerging artists, appointed and mentored by 15 different Soap Factory alumni artists and curators. These artists-in-residence will be allowed to make new work directly in the space, responding to the gallery environment and to one another.

At the end of each residency there will be a public opening.

May 20, 2016, Friday - Ten Thousand Things Presents: The Changelings at Open Book (Thru June 5)

Time: Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30pm; Sunday shows at 4:00pm.

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue S.

May 20 - June 5

Ten Thousand Things presents: The Changelings

Ten Thousand Things concludes its season with the world premiere of The Changelings, a show written specifically for TTT by Kira Obolensky, the company’s playwright-in-residence. The show is directed by Michelle Hensley and features Shá Cage, Joy Dolo, Kurt Kwan, Kimberly Richardson, Luverne Seifert and Ricardo Vazquez. The Changelings is set in Threadsville, where the women all work in a rope factory and the men spend their time in betting parlors. The plums are ripe outside, and the radio reports a record year for rope, but inside the crumbling Cragg house, Goat has been wearing the same clothes for 23 years and her husband, Freshface, is out of luck. One day, a man claiming to be the couple’s long-disappeared child, now grown, appears at the front door, forcing the Craggs to reckon with grief, belief, hope and change.

Tickets are $30. Pay what you can for audiences under age 30 -- please present ID at the door.

May 20, 2016, Friday - Art-A-Whirl!

The 2016 Art-A-Whirl takes place May 20, 21 and 22:

Friday, May 20 -  5:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday,  May 21 -  Noon-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22 -   Noon-5:00 p.m.

 
PLAN YOUR VISIT USING THE FREE ARTIST DIRECTORY AND GUIDE!

NEMAA's Artist Directory and Guide is a year-round guide for our visitors to NE Minneapolis, Art-A-Whirl, and other arts happenings.

The Directory includes:
•Information about NEMAA artists and our supporting non-artist members
•Listings of artists sorted: alphabetically, by medium, and by Art-A-Whirl location
•Listing of family-friendly artists/studios and NEMAA members who offer workshops/classes
•A calendar listing of year-round art and studio events in NE Minneapolis
•An area map of Northeast Minneapolis including Art-A-Whirl locations, trolley route, parking and info booth locations, bike routes, dining establishments, and more
•A  Dining Guide and Craft Brew/Spirits Guide to NE area food and beverage businesses.

FREE TROLLEY RIDES
There will be FREE trolleys running during Art-A-Whirl hours, and will make stops at Art-A-Whirl locations throughout the NE Minneapolis Arts District. A full circle takes approximately 20 minutes.

FIRST TROLLEY DEPARTS:
Grain Belt Studios
Friday, May 20: 5 PM
Saturday, May 21: 12 noon
Sunday, May 22: 12 noon 

LAST TROLLEY DEPARTS:
Grain Belt Studios
Friday, May 20: 10 PM
Saturday, May 21: 8 PM
Sunday, May 22: 5 PM

May 20, 2016, Friday - Putting Down Roots Art-A-Whirl Open House at MWMO (2 days)

Time:  5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall St NE

Putting Down Roots Art-A-Whirl Open House

Join the MWMO at our Open House event for Putting Down Roots, as part of NEMAA’s  21st Annual Art-A-Whirl. Come see the evolving artistic fiber representation of plants that are beneficial for a healthy environment made by residents from all over the Twin Cities metro area!

Additional date: May 21, Noon - 5:00pm

Learn more on the project web page.

May 19, 2019, Thursday - Mill District Smartphone Photography Tour

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Location: Meet at A Mill Artist Lofts

Mill District Smartphone Photography Tour

See the Legendary Mill District through a New Lens: Your Phone

Join Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM) for an evening of history and photography in Minneapolis’ Mill District. Part hands-on workshop, part cultural exploration, our first Smartphone Photography Tour of 2016 leads you through some of this area's most architecturally unique spots, and teaches phone photography techniques to use anywhere.

We'll start at the new/old A Mill Artist Lofts for a drink and short presentation by professional photographer Eric Mueller. Eric goes beyond filters, teaching how to maximize your smartphone for snapping amazing pictures on this tour and future excursions. The built and natural environments of the Mill District feature a range of construction styles, shapes, and textures – ideal for photographic experimentation.

Art history and architecture professor Kristin Anderson will join in and lead us up Main Street. You'll discover the stories behind the Mill District’s development, industry, and architecture, and stop at key points to practice your new photography skills.

The evening winds down at the super- photogenic Stone Arch Bridge. We’ll grab a group pic and be on our way!

May 19, 2016, Thursday - Silent Auction to Benefit The MS Society at Town Hall Brewery

Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, 1430 Washington Ave S

Silent Auction to Benefit The MS Society at Town Hall Brewery

Join Team Hop Wheels at Town Hall Brewery for a Silent Auction to benefit the National MS Society!

Bidding opens at 5pm, and closes at 7:30pm.

May 19, 2016, Thursday - Coffee House Press Launch with Dylan Hicks at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

The Loft Literary Center and Coffee House Press Proudly Presents Dylan Hicks author of The Amateurs. 

Dylan Hicks is a songwriter, musician, and writer. His work has appeared in the Village Voice, New York Times, Star Tribune, City Pages, and Rain Taxi, and he has released three albums under his own name. A fourth, Sings Bolling Greene, was released as a companion album to his first novel Boarded Window. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Nina Hale, and son, Jackson. 

About The Amateurs: 

Archer is a sex-toy heir. His best friend, John, is as earnest as Archer is feckless. John’s girlfriend, Sara, writes Archer’s semi-celebrated novels for him. Sara’s roommate, Lucas, wishes he’d never lost his girlfriend to the man. Money, friendship, and resentment unspool in the conversation we have as we’re coming of age and coming to grips.

May 18, 2016, Wednesday - Nodin Poetry Anthology Reading at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

Nodin Poetry Anthology Reading

The Loft Literary Center proudly presents a Nodin Poetry Anthology Reading featuring Nicole Borg, Sharon Chmielarz, Jenny Yang Cropp, Elissa Cottle, Margot Furtunato Galt, Rita Haawes, James P. Lenfestey, Charles Mundale, Dara Syrkin, Marcy Steinberg, and Marilynne Thomas Walton. 

There is a $5-$10 suggested admission associated with this event.

May 18, 2016, Wednesday - Happy Hour with a Preservationist: 300 Clifton

Time: 5:50pm - 8:00pm

Location: 300 Clifton, 300 Clifton Avenue

Happy Hour with a Preservationist: 300 Clifton

Hosted by Preserve Minneapolis

Happy Hour with a Preservationist is back and we are thrilled to share with you an incredible preservation story. From its 1887 construction as a grand Queen Anne-style mansion to its substantial renovation in 1906 transforming it to a breathtaking Georgian Revival, the home at 300 Clifton has been everything from a single-family residence, multi-family complex, bustling office building and, most recently, a lovingly restored Bed & Breakfast. Join us as we tour the Bradstreet-designed interior and learn about the effort that left this grand-mansion standing, even as urban renewal projects razed its neighbors.