Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Chicago Plaza (between the Guthrie and Spoonriver)
Join your Mill District neighbors for food, drink and music at the 2015 Mill District NNO!
Check out these pictures from our Mill District Neighborhood 2014 National Night Out:
Times: Mon, Aug 3 7:00pm
Thu, Aug 6 7:00pm
Sat, Aug 15 1:00pm
Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE
NT Live at the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul: Everyman
BAFTA winner and Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) takes the title role in this dynamic new production of one of English drama’s oldest plays, directed by the National Theatre’s new Director Rufus Norris (Broken, London Road).
Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out.
One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.
This is simply an informal gathering of neighbors - the group decides the route. :)
Time: 9:00am
Location: Gold Medal Park
Enjoy a free Alchemy workout outdoors.
We're back! DJ Omaur Bliss will keep the jams rolling as he does during our kick ass A10 class.
Time: 8:00am
Run with us to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Join Glen, Alisha and the Minnesota Twins players for a great race and a game at Target Field, where everyone crosses home plate!
The race starts near Gold Medal Park, runs past the Guthrie Theater, the Mill City Museum and the scenic banks of the Mississippi river. The route will take runners through the North Loop neighborhood and the historic Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis before finishing on Target Field!
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis Riverfront Tour
Dates: June 21, 2015,
Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MNHS members. Includes museum admission.
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.
Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Participants will visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, which was once the milling center of the world and is now a growing cultural, recreational and residential neighborhood. A guide from Mill City Museum will lead visitors onto the Stone Arch Bridge for a spectacular view of the falls, the historic buildings surrounding it and downtown Minneapolis, and tell stories of the people who have worked and lived in the area and how it has changed over the years.
The tour includes one mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility. The tour will begin and end at Mill City Museum. Tours are held rain or shine.
For more information visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org/tours.
Future date: August 29, September 20
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Mattie's on Main, 43 Main Street SE
Artist: Anna Hoover
No experience required! Just follow along while our Social Painting Instructor guides you step-by-step through the featured painting in about two hours. If you’re feeling creative, change the colors to suit your décor or go completely rogue. We provide all the painting supplies: a 16”x20” canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, smock, music, and a good time.
Come out early to enjoy dinner or cocktails before we get started, just let them know you’re with Paint Nite. Secure your seats 15 minutes before start time, especially if part of a large group. Food and drinks are available for purchase from the venue and NOT included in the ticket price. Outside food and drink are not allowed - NO BYOB. Events are for adults, 21+ only.
Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm $10
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE
Tonight: Tim Sparks + Phil Heywood
Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: North 1st Street & 2nd Avenue North
The Bachelor Farmer is celebrating the August Swedish tradition of Kräftskiva.
Performances by:
POLIÇA
Ra Ra Riot
Rogue Valley
DJ Jonathan Ackerman
Local beer by Fulton Brewery
Drinks by Marvel Bar...
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
(subject to availability)
We're proud to share that 100% of the proceeds from this year's event will go to support the important work of the Mississippi River Fund.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Women’s Work: History Player Eva Valesh Tour at Mill City Museum
Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members.
Reservations: recommended, call 612-341-7555 or register online.
A costumed actor portraying labor writer Eva Valesh will lead a walking tour highlighting the factories whose working conditions were exposed by Valesh in series of newspaper articles in 1888 and 1889. Jobs available to women in the 19th and early 20th century and some of the key events in women’s labor history in Minneapolis will be discussed. Valesh was a labor writer and orator who was also known by the pen name Eva Gay. Among the riverfront factories singled out by "Eva Gay" was the North Star Woolen Mill, still standing two blocks from Mill City Museum. Valesh served as labor editor for the Saint Paul Globe and the Minneapolis Tribune. She went on to national acclaim, working for Samuel Gompers as assistant editor of the American Federationist.
The tour includes 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility. The tour will begin and end at Mill City Museum, where participants can visit the museum’s gallery, included in the price of the tour. Tours are held rain or shine.
For more information visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org/tours.
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Begins at Gold Medal Park (10th Avenue South & 2nd Street South), next to the Guthrie Theater - ends in Northeast Minneapolis
Hungry for an off-the-beaten path Minneapolis food experience? Join us as we explore one of the city's trendy and historical neighborhoods, Mill District and St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis. You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling food at the first Thai restaurant in Minnesota, drinking local Minnesota brewed craft beer at the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis, and enjoy a local favorite - the cheese curds. You'll also enjoy mouth-watering pasta located in the historical Chase building, home-made gelato, and nosh on savory European style baked bread as we stroll through the local Farmers Market.
Along with sampling food we will also visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls as we walk along the Stone Arch Bridge into historical St. Anthony on Main. You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods including a stroll along the oldest street in Minneapolis. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods that most tourist never see!
Reservations.
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Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Community Appreciation Day
Produce Planner
Arugula, basil, beets, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, currants, dill, fennel, garlic scapes, green beans, green garlic, green shallots, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce (multiple varieties), mache, melons, mesclun mix, mushrooms, mustard greens, Napa cabbage, new potatoes, oregano, pac choi, parsley, parsnips, radicchio, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, sage, salad mix, scallions, shiikake, snow peas, sorrel, spinach, spring onions, sugar snap peas, summer squash, sweet corn, Swiss chard, tarragon, thyme, turnips, watercress, zucchini, and much more!!
Mill City Cooks
10 AM: with Market Chef Jenny Breen.
Live Music
11 AM – 1 PM: Mill City welcomes back Gypsy Mania to the Market today!
Meet Your Vegetables, with the Penny George Institute, all day:
Stop by and talk with the professional staff from the Penny George Institute to learn more about how nutrition and exercise can improve your overall health and wellness. Make sure to pick up a sample of this week's featured recipe, Herbed Beets.
Kids Activities
All day: Power of Produce! Kids ages 5-12 get a free $2 Token to be spent on a fruit or veggie of their choosing! Stop by the Info Booth for more information.
Storytelling Hour with the Guthrie Theater. Stories will be read at 9:30am and again at 10:00am in the music tent by the Guthrie stairs. Parents, please supervise your children during this time and feel free to join in! All are invited!
Community Booth
8 AM – 12 PM: Memorial Blood Center.
Donate blood at the Market today! During the summer months when blood donations are often low, blood donation are greatly needed to help save and sustain lives in our community. Pre-register at mbc.org/searchdrives with sponsor code 4313 or call Izzy at 612-600-4659 to schedule your donation. Walk-ins are welcome!
Sponsor Booth, DMNA, all day:
The DMNA supports projects and guides initiatives that contribute to a more vibrant and inclusive Downtown Minneapolis and promotes opportunities for residents to inform policy and planning. Stop by their booth for an opportunity to provide feedback on collaborative project with the Parks Board and the City: Pathways to Places, which will guide future improvements to downtown streets, pathways and parks.
Sponsor Booth, Abiitan, all day:
The Abiitan team invites you to stop by their booth this weekend to learn more about their new community hosting 103 apartment homes and 48 memory care apartment homes. Abiitan will boast the best and brightest including a restaurant, bar and café, unique community fitness center and so much more.
Art Market
Featuring Crankosaurus Press, Matthew Krousey, Aprilierre, and Ink Orchard.
Times: 10:00am, 11:00am, and 12:00pm
Location: Meet at Nice Ride Station #30154, 11th Avenue S & S 2nd Street - that's across the street from Izzy's Ice Cream!
Bike With a Ranger - St. Anthony Falls
National park ranger led bike ride with stops along the way to learn about our national park on the Mississippi River.
Distance: 1.25 miles
Join the ranger for an informal tour of the falls area to see some of the features that made Minneapolis an economic force. This is a very short ride that crosses the Stone Arch Bridge or meanders upstream to the 'first bridge," your choice. Participants can rent a bike from the Nice Ride station. Most tours will be complete in about thirty minutes. Ride is a casual pace appropriate for riders of most abilities.
SPACE IS LIMITED to the first 20 people, please arrive 15 minutes early.
For more information, contact Ranger Brian Valentine at brian_valentine@nps.gov or 651-293-8428.
Future date: August 8
Friday, July 31, 2015
5:30 PM to Sunset
Ole Olson Park, 2325 West River Rd, Minneapolis
Sponsored by the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis East Exchange Club.
Join us on the night of the Blue Moon for the third annual Riverfront Fest at Ole Olson Park. In addition to your favorite local food trucks and craft beer, Wain McFarlane and Dreadlock Cowboy and the Fattenin Frogs will be the featured bands. New this year is a Boat Ballet on the Mississippi River.
Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Ole Olson Park, 2325 West River Road
Patrick Scully is organizing the Boat Ballet, assisted by Kalen Keir
Patrick Scully is a fiscal year 2015 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is make possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
This is Patrick's second Boat ballet. The first was in Potsdam Germany, on the Havel River in 2010, presented as the opening event of fabrik/Potsdam's 20th Annual International Dance Festival.
Anyone interested in being part of the boat ballet is encouraged to sign up above under tickets, you may also contact Patrick Scully at patrick@patrickscully.org You do not need to have a boat to participate. We have a range of boats for which we are looking for people to paddle. You can see a video of an earlier Boat Ballet choreographed by Patrick at http://www.patrickscully.org/touring/#section-works.
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Events Center, 212 Second Street SE
Minnesota Monthly Fine Spirits Classic 2015
Minnesota Monthly invites you to join them for the fourth annual Minnesota Monthly Fine Spirits Classic! Sample high-end spirits from around the world, enjoy gourmet bites, and be entertained by local bartenders. The event will include: multiple mixology stations presented by Bittercube, featuring local bartenders from the North Star Bartender’s Guild; cocktail tasting and high-end spirits sampling from around the world; heavy hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants including La Grolla, Bloomington Chop House and Eat Street Social; and education from top Spirits representatives and mixologists.
Information and tickets http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Minnesota-Monthly-Events/Minnesota-Monthly-Fine-Spirits-Classic-2015
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).
Future dates: August 13th & 27th
$14 adults, $12 senior citizens & college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Includes a voucher for museum admission. 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 over two dozen mills and hydroelectric plants used the water power from St. Anthony Falls. Today there is just one left: Xcel Energy’s Hennepin Island Hydroelectric Plant. On this tour of Hennepin Island and Father Hennepin Bluffs Park led by a Mill City Museum guide, participants will get special access to this 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.
The 2015 Twin Cities River Rats shows are scheduled for 7pm most Thursday nights through August 27, and take place at 1758 West River Road N (between the Plymouth and Broadway bridges).
About the Show
6:30pm – Development show - Our members under the age of 18 and our new members get the opportunity to perform for the crowd before jumping into the “big” show.
7:00pm – The Big Show! - The ski show is a 1 hour long themed-show. In between daring and beautiful acts on water, a storyline unfolds. We encourage audience participation and love applause!
8:00pm – Photos! - Photo opportunities with the cast of the show, visit with the skiers, and even take a ride in our “triple-rig” boat (for a price!)
The River Rats perform an hour long show combining various water skiing acts with skits and music. Our acts include Barefooting, Pyramids, Doubles, and more. All shows are free and concessions are available. Click Here to see our Schedule.
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: The Grain Belt Apartments, 1215 Marshall Street NE
Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market at The Grain Belt
Thursdays thru September 24th
The Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market is pleased to announce the opening of a new weekday market at The Grain Belt Apartments.
Enjoy the same great live music while visiting with new friends and familiar faces. We’ll bring you fresh, locally grown produce, flowers, baked goods, jam, specialty foods, cold treats, a food truck and more.
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Summer Arts Workshop for Adults: MYSTERIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI
An art and architecture journey along the Mississippi River, incorporating historical and cultural elements. Documented through onsite photography and shared river stories culminating in an online photo exhibition. Picnic at Gold Medal Park. Bring your own lunch or purchase from the Mill City Café. Wear layers and comfortable clothing & shoes for walking (up to2 miles). Bring your camera or cell phones with camera capabilities.
Featured Artists: Susan Armington, Visual Artist / Storyteller & Aaron Rubenstein, Tour Guide/ Historic Preservationist
Space is limited. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.sabesjcc.org/summer-arts-workshop.php
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