February 12, 2015, Thursday - Preschool Winter/Spring Session: Printing Press ABC's at MCBA

Time: 1:30pm–2:30pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Preschool Winter/Spring Session: Printing Press ABCs

For families with children ages 3-5

MCBA's workshops for preschoolers provide authentic studio art experiences for children 3 to 5 years old with an adult partner. These specialized workshops provide an introduction to the book arts focusing on pre-literacy skills. Each class starts with story time, with books that tie into that day's art activity. Adults are active participants in the classes, learning and working alongside preschoolers on a variety of hands-on activities.

February 11, 2015, Wednesday - Annual Feast Day Dinner at Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Time: (see schedule below)

Location: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, One Lourdes Place

Join us on Wednesday, February 11 for our Annual Feast Day Dinner. Festal Mass begins at 5:30PM, followed by our 2nd Annual Fleur de Lis awards. There will be delicious hors d'oeuvres and dinner catered by Kafe 421, beverages, and live music. Our silent auction will feature baskets for kids and adults, as well as the chance to bid on a dinner hosted by Father Griffith and Deacon Winninger.

Tickets are $50 per person, and registration forms can be returned to the Parish Office. Come celebrate our Feast Day!

February 10, 2015, Tuesday - National Theatre Live: Treasure Island at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Time: 7:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE

NT Live at the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul: Treasure Island

NT Live is a groundbreaking initiative of London's National Theatre that broadcasts the world's finest stage performances to cinema screens to 22 countries around the globe.

Internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre brings its powerful new production to the National Theatre. DV8 Physical Theatre has produced 18 highly acclaimed dance-theatre works and four films for television, which have garnered over 50 national and international awards.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.

It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.

February 10, 2015, Tuesday - NIEBNA Nye's Task Group Meeting at Ginger Hop

Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm

Location: Ginger Hop, 201 East Hennepin Avenue

Nicollet Island East Bank Neighborhood Association (NIEBNA) Nye's Task Group (NTG)

Agenda:
- Introductions
- Opening Remarks
- Presentation of current staus of design and the project
- General discussion
- Next steps, including next meeting date and venue

Agenda is subject to revision before meeting - see www.niebna.com for changes.

February 10, 2015, Tuesday - Seminar Series at the SAFL

Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL), 2 3rd Avenue SE

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation Executive Director, Tom Evers, will kick off the 2015 weekly seminar series at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (also known as the Stream Lab).

Tuning Complex Fluids for Environmental and Energy-Saving Applications: Exploring Aerosols, Flocculates, and Spheres

Cari Dutcher, Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota

The structure and assembly of particles suspended in a liquid or gaseous phase are known to play essential roles in environmental fields ranging from hydrology to atmospheric science. In this talk, recent advancements in our understanding of colloidal particle structure, formation, and aggregation in areas of environmental remediation will be highlighted. Particles will range from atmospheric aerosols, to polymer-particle flocculates, and charged spherical beads. First, a novel method for predicting the internal structure of atmospheric aerosol particles will be introduced using biphasic microfluidic flows for generating, trapping, and perturbing two-phase systems. Second, new studies of flocculation of suspended particles using water-soluble ionic polymers in micro- and macro-scale flows will be presented for water treatment applications. Third, electrohydrodynamic flows used to form closed-packed patterns of colloidal particles near electrodes will be discussed, including observations of surprising low frequency order-to-disorder transitions. The talk will end with implications for the use of electrohydrodynamic flow for studies of polyelectrolyte-particle assemblies.

Upcoming Seminars:

Feb. 17 
Joseph Nichols, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota 
TBA
 
Feb. 24 
Joseph Magner, Research Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
Watershed Management in the Eastern Himalayas

Sunday, February 8, 2015 - Drag Brunch with The Madams of Mattie’s

Time: 11:30am

Location: Mattie's on Main, 43 Main Street SE

The marvel, the mystique, The Madames of Mattie’s the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. These queens serve it hot, fresh, and with the best brunch around. There’s something for everyone and more to spare!

If you’re looking for a good time on the town, look no further than the stage at Mattie’s!

Show starts at 11:30am with a rotating cast and a different theme each month! You’ll always be surprised, and never disappointed!

No Cover, All Ages!

February 8, 2015, Sunday - Act Out for Kids: Creative Movement at Central Library

Time: 1:00pm–2:30pm

Location: Children's Library at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Act Out for Kids: Creative Movement

Grades 1-2. Learn how to walk like a bear, creep like a tiger or be like a tiny fly! An experienced Guthrie teaching artist will show you fun and creative ways to use imaginative movement.

This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Guthrie Theater.

February 7, 2015, Saturday - A Midsummer's Night Dream Opens at Guthrie Theater

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Wurtele Thrust Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Joe Dowling and David Bolger

In his inaugural season Joe Dowling directed Shakespeare’s romantic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream with hilarious show-stopping scenes audiences rave about to this day. A decade later he reimagined the same play for a new generation of theatergoers, a visual feast featuring spectacular flying fairies and bold original music. To complete this remarkable trifecta in his final season, Dowling and David Bolger (choreographer for H.M.S. Pinafore) will direct the beloved play on our signature thrust, interpreting its four cleverly woven stories in a moonlit forest on a midsummer night like you’ve never seen before. Don’t miss this joyously immersive experience suitable for theatergoers 9 to 90.

February 7, 2015, Saturday - 5K Beer Run with City Running Tours

Time: 2:00pm

Start Location: Mary Tyler Moore Statue (700 Nicollet Mall)

5K Beer Run with City Running Tours

Join us and learn about Minneapolis' best restaurants, pubs, and bars! A great time for a very casual group of runners who want to participate in a fun run. Includes free beer tasting and a pint of beer at the end of run.

DISTANCE: Approximately 5K (3.1 miles)
TERRAIN: Paved sidewalk & trail
ELEVATION: Slight hills, mostly flat
TOUR DURATION: 2 Hours

Register  Cost: $30.00

February 7, 2015, Saturday - Cherry & Spoon Run with City Running Tours

Time: 8:00am

Start Location: Mary Tyler Moore Statue (700 Nicollet Mall)

Cherry & Spoon Run with City Running Tours

Join us for a guided running tour to the famous Cherry & Spoon sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. You will experience downtown Minneapolis, Nicollet Mall, a few of the many beautiful parks, the Downtown theatre district, and of course the Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens - home of the Cherry & Spoon! 

DISTANCE: Approximately 5K (3.1 miles)
TERRAIN: Paved sidewalk & trail. One optional staircase
ELEVATION: 1 Moderate Hill
TOUR DURATION: 1 Hour

Register Cost $25

February 7, 2015, Saturday - The Big WAM Bash 2015

Time: Two package options - see below.

Location:  Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road

Join us for the third annual Big WAM Bash for the Weisman Art Museum! This event supports the education, tours, and public programming efforts of the WAM Learning Lab.

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VIP PARTY & BIG WAM BASH
8:00pm – 11:30pm $250 ($111 tax-deductible)
Preview the Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art exhibition and engage with artists’ projects by Sam Gould of Red76, Ana Prvacki, and Tom Marioni. Bid big at the live auction to support WAM’s Learning Lab. Refresh yourself all night with complimentary classic cocktails, beer, and wine from Big Top Liquors along with extraordinary edible fare by D’Amico Catering.

BIG WAM BASH
9:00pm – 11:30pm $75 ($25 tax-deductible)
Dance to the live music of John Munson and the New Standards Big Band (featuring special musical guests). Raise a glass of beer or wine, compliments of Big Top Liquors and savor fancy food by D’Amico Catering. Explore the exhibition and interact with the guest artists.

February 6, 2015, Friday - THE SIOUX CHEF presents OWAMNI & THE BUFFALO SKY at Aster Cafe

Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm | $90

Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE

Tonight:  THE SIOUX CHEF presents Aster Cafe River Room take over OWAMNI & THE BUFFALO SKY

Two night celebration of modern and traditional Native American

food. story. song. dance. art. love.

Limited seating  . $90/pp  . Tickets

Chef Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef, will present a two night takeover of the Aster Cafe River Room in Minneapolis. Both nights will include Native American musicians, a storyteller, a poet, and will feature a five course plated meal and an indigenous food presentation by Chef Sean.

This will be a night of great food and delicious discoveries as Sean will be your guide to the specific indigenous flavor profiles that comprise this tantalizing menu. Those lucky enough to attend will also be amazed at the incredible styling and presentation of Sean’s food.

Each course has been exclusively selected and sourced from local providers, including many Native businesses that join Sean in driving the movement in modern Native American food culture today.

This evening is a collaboration of native spirits whose passion is evident in their words, their songs and their movements during this enchanted evening on the banks of the Owamni under the Buffalo Sky.

Participants will come away feeling a renewed and profound respect for Native American culture and the important role indigenous ancestral stewards played in the health and happiness of their people and the land they depended upon.

Sign up today, space is very limited.  This event is also running a second night, February 7.

February 5, 2015, Thursday - Dan Navarro at Crooked Pint

Time: 8:00pm 

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

For over thirty years, Dan Navarro has written, sung, played and acted his way through a rich and varied career…

Dan started his career as a songwriter, often with Eric Lowen, for artists as diverse as Pat Benatar (the Grammy-nominated “We Belong”) ,The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’, Dave Edmunds, The Temptations,  Dionne Warwick, Dutch superstar Marco Borsato, The Triplets, Austin outlaw legend Rusty Weir and many more...

In the ‘90s, he recorded and toured with Lowen in the acclaimed acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro until Eric’s retirement in 2009. Dan has since transitioned into a growing solo career, increasingly in demand on the national concert circuit...

When not on the road, Dan is busy wearing several other hats.  He is a voice actor in major motion pictures such as Happy Feet, The Lorax and Ice Age to name a few; in numerous television series – currently on Family Guy, American Dad; and hundreds of national commercials – Toyota, Coca-cola, McDonalds – the list goes on and on.

February 4, 2015, Wednesday - Wake-Up With Jacob! at Matties on Main

Time: 7:30pm - 9:00am

Location: Mattie's on Main at 43 Main Street NE

Join us for the next "Wake-Up With Jacob!" - a monthly community engagement event with Minneapolis City Council Member Jacob Frey.

Our special guest will be Professor Myron Orfield, Director of the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, who will lead us in a conversation about affordable housing and desegregation. Plan to stop by for this important discussion.

Bottomless coffee and a pastry item will be available for $5.00. Please RSVP to help us plan.

February 4, 2015, Wednesday - Public Hearing re: Northeast Athletic Field Park Proposed Recreation Building

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, Board Room Suite 255, 2117 West River Road

Members of the public are invited to attend a public hearing regarding the proposed recreation building at Northeast Athletic Field Park.

There will be an opportuntiy for the public to comment on the proposed building. Please arrive by 6:20pm to sign-in to speak at the hearing.

February 4, 2015, Wednesday - Master Plan Presentation to the Planning Committee and Public Hearing at MPRB

Time: 5:00pm

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

Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan presentation to the Planning Committee and Public Hearing.

The plan will include recommendations for parks development, improved access to parks and to the river, cultural resource interpretation, environmental stewardship, programming and events, operations and maintenance strategies, priorities, phasing and implementation strategies.

February 3, 2015, Tuesday - Seminar Series at the SAFL

Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL), 2 3rd Avenue SE

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation Executive Director, Tom Evers, will kick off the 2015 weekly seminar series at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (also known as the Stream Lab).

What do we do with Nearly Unlimited Global Sub-meter Imagery? Applying the NGA Commercial Imagery Program to Polar Science

Over the past 5 years, the Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) has worked to task, archive, and process commercial sub-meter satellite imagery for both poles. We now have near-seamless orthorectified and mosaicked panchromatic imagery for Alaska, Greenland, and Antarctica, with the rest of the Arctic expected in the next 12 months. This same imagery collected in stereo is also being used to produce 2-meter posting digital elevation models for all of Greenland and key areas of Antarctica, Alaska, and the rest of the Arctic.

The challenge now is to apply this resource to the federally funded science community outside the poles. We have learned how to deal with an unexpected series of obstacles including crushing data flow, bizarre formats and an irregular collection schedule. 

This talk will focus on the journey from a single scene to being able to generate 2m posting elevation models in near-real-time almost anywhere on earth.

Upcoming Seminars:

Feb. 10 
Cari Dutcher, Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
Tuning Complex Fluids for Environmental and Energy-Saving Applications: Exploring Aerosols, Flocculates, and Spheres

Feb. 17 
Joseph Nichols, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota 
TBA
 
Feb. 24 
Joseph Magner, Research Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
Watershed Management in the Eastern Himalayas

February 1, 2015, Sunday - Super Bowl Widows Party at Mattie's on Main

January 31, 2015, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Time: 2:00pm

Location: 800 LaSalle Plaza (On Hennepin Avenue between 8th & 9th)

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours - Downtown Minneapolis Skyway

Future dates: Feb 7, 14

Tour Facts
•Indoor 3 hour walking tour in the heart of downtown Minneapolis using the skyway system
•Saturdays at 2:00pm
•Flat route with slight inclines and declines, approximately .8 of a mile, bathrooms available at some stops
•5 stops
•Tour limited to 12 people, advance tickets required. Private tours available year round for larger groups.
•Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S)
•$45/pp

While it's chilly outside, join us as we weave our way through the cozy corners of downtown Minneapolis skyways on a food adventure. We will stroll through the "Broadway" Theatre District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants downtown has to offer. The tour includes seeing the Minneapolis skyscraper that was modeled after the Washington Monument and visiting the famous Statue of Mary Richards tossing her hat. Along the way we will also visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership; including a favorite since 1932. You will participate in tea sampling and learn the secrets behind the great food you are enjoying. You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of some of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer all while learning history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.

•Mouth watering flat bread pizza at a local hot spot
•Fine chocolates to be savored
•Locally brewed Minnesota draft beer paired with appetizer (non-alcoholic tastings available)
•Ham and Pear Crisp Sandwich with fresh home-made chips from the restaurant that has "damn good food"!
•Sinfully delicious variety of cupcakes
•Deliciously sweet and salty popular Chicago Mix® popcorn
•Sip on warm and comforting loose leaf tea (private tours only)
•Variety of a delicious French pastry; the Macaroon
•Featured on the Cooking Channel Unique Sweets - Bourbon Whiskey Caramel Donut Bread Pudding Loaf (private tours only)

*Tastings subject to change without notice. Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated.

Register.

January 31, 2015, Saturday - Making History: 1950s Family Day at Mill City Museum

Time: Noon - 3:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Make Aprons and Mock Apple Pie During 1950s Family Day

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MNHS members.

Join Wendy Freshman and Kristin Jansson as they lead an apron-making craft and discuss their new book "Making History: Have a Blast with 15 Crafts." Guests can also learn how to make a "mock" apple pie, which tastes just like an apple pie but is made with Ritz crackers. Invented by pioneers, the mock apple pie had a revival during WWII and the 1950s. Other activities include a history player performance, brownie baking demonstration, and a display of 1950s inspired aprons and aprons made from flour sacks.