October 1, 2014, 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.

The future of Minneapolis will be the exciting topic for the October Wake Up with Jacob. Joining Council Member Frey will be special guests Council Member Lisa Bender and David Frank from the City of Minneapolis CPED. This is one you WON'T want to miss. 

Attendees may purchase bottomless coffee and a pastry item for $4.00. Please RSVP now to help us plan.

September 30, 2014, Tuesday - 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Time: 7:00pm

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

Filmgoers in Minnesota will unite with audiences in over 250 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world at the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens.

More info at: The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul

September 28, 2014, Sunday - WITS at Guthrie Theater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, McGuire Proscenium Stage, 818 Second Street South

For the first time in its history, the live public radio show Wits crosses the Mississippi River for an evening at the Guthrie Theater, featuring award-winning actor Colin Hanks with musical guest Father John Misty. Wits is a live public radio show that brings world-class comedians, actors and musicians to the stage where host John Moe gives them and the audience the time of their lives. Wits mixes improv, sketch comedy, conversation, music and genuine beauty in a program praised as “one of the rare public radio comedy shows that’s actually funny” (Huffington Post) and “on course to become a national hit” (USA Today).
 
Wits is produced by Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media.
 
COLIN HANKS Colin Hanks has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors. His natural talent and raw energy have secured him a place as one of Hollywood’s young leading men. Colin was nominated for an Emmy and the Critics Choice Television Awards for his role in FX’s critically acclaimed mini-series “Fargo.” Prior to “Fargo,” Colin made several memorable guest appearances on the popular crime series “NCIS,” “Burning Love,” and the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning series', “Dexter” and “Mad Men.” On the silver screen, he was most recently seen in the historical drama Parkland and The Guilt Trip alongside Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand, and he recently wrapped production on No Stranger than Love, a romantic comedy with Alison Brie and Justin Chatwin.
 
FATHER JOHN MISTY Josh Tillman has been recording/releasing solo albums since 2003 and drummed for Fleet Foxes for four years. In 2012 he released the critically acclaimed album Fear Fun under the name Father John Misty. The album consists of such disparate elements as Waylon Jennings, Harry Nilsson, Arthur Russell, “All Things Must Pass,” and “Physical Graffiti,” often within the same song. Lyrically, his absurdist fever dreams of pain and pleasure elicit, in equal measures, the blunt descriptive power of Bukowski or Brautigan, the hedonist-philosophy of Oscar Wilde and the dried-out wit of Loudon Wainwright III.

September 28, 2014, Sunday - Second Story Reading Series: Julie Schumacher and Molly Backes at The Loft

Time: 2:00pm

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

Second Story Reading Series: Julie Schumacher and Molly Backes 

The Loft’s Second Story Reading Series for young adult and middle grade authors celebrates its sixth season with a bout of girl power.

Julie Schumacher grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and graduated from Oberlin College and Cornell University. Her first published story, “Reunion,” written to fulfill an undergraduate writing assignment (“tell a family tale”) was reprinted in The Best American Short Stories 1983. Subsequent stories were published in The Atlantic, MS, Minnesota Monthly, and Prize Stories: The O.Henry Awards (1990 and 1996). Her first novel, The Body Is Water, was published by Soho Press in 1995 and was an ALA Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Minnesota Book Award. It was published in translation in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Israel, Greece, and Korea. Her other books include a short story collection, An Explanation for Chaos, and five books for younger readers: The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls (2012), Black Box (2008), The Book of One Hundred Truths (2006), The Chain Letter (2005), and Grass Angel (2004), all from Delacorte. Ms. Schumacher lives in Saint Paul and is a faculty member in the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English at the University of Minnesota.

M. Molly Backes is the author of the young adult novel The Princesses of Iowa (Candlewick Press, 2012). She writes the “Writing Tips” column for The Prairie Wind (the newsletter of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI), and has performed her personal essays at reading series across Chicago including Essay Fiesta, Funny Ha-Ha, Sunday Salon, and Is This a Thing? An accomplished teacher, she runs creative writing workshops for adults and teens in Chicago and across the Midwest. Her teaching career began in rural New Mexico, where she got all 135 of her seventh and eighth grade students to write novels for National Novel Writing Month. She moved to Chicago in 2007 and spent five years as the assistant director of StoryStudio Chicago, a creative writing studio on Chicago’s north side. She now works as an editor by day and writer by night and spends her free time hanging out with her retired racing greyhound, Zia. Follow her on Twitter at @mollybackes.

September 28, 2014, Sunday - Minneapolis Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis Riverfront Tour

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS 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, where participants can visit the museum’s gallery, included in the price of the tour. Tours are held rain or shine.

September 28, 2014, Sunday - Zen Box Ramen "Massive" Attack at the Mill City Museum Train Shed

Time:  Noon - 6:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum Train Shed (enter via Chicago Plaza, between Spoonriver and the Guthrie)

Zen Box Izakaya Chef John Ng will be joined by these world-class Ramen Chefs:

- Chef Jack Nakamura, Executive Chef at Sun Noodle 'Ramen Lab'
- Chef Mihoko Obunai, Chef at Southbound, Atlanta, GA, also former contestant on network show 'Top Chef'
- Chef Keizo Shimamoto, Chef/Owner at RAMEN.Co NYC & Berg'n, creator of world famous original 'Ramen Burger' (check out his appearance on Conan)

In addition to fantastic food, brews and sake, there will be performances by Crankshaft and The Gear Grinders, SOLID GOLD, Mu Performing Arts Daiko, and Seven Dragons Kempo Karate.

September 27, 2014, Saturday - "I'm in the Dog House" Event with Jacob Frey at MACC

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, 212 17th Avenue North

Please join Council Member Jacob Frey at Minneapolis Animal Care and Control on September 27 for MACC's annual "I'm in the Dog House" event from 11am - 2pm. Council Member Frey will be "kenneled" to raise money for the animals at MACC. MACC staff and volunteers will be giving tours of the shelter and coordinating fun events such as educational booths in our parking lot, face-painting, "Ask the Vet", food, and much more.
 
The mission of MACC is to work with residents to create safe and healthy communities for people and animals. Each year they handle more than 16,000 field service calls ranging from dog attacks to barking complaints. Just this month MACC announced that pet owners who adopt “power breed” dogs will now be able get two months of dog training, free of charge, thanks to a new agreement between Minneapolis Animal Care & Control and Animal Humane Society.
 
Council Member Frey's goal is to raise $1,000 in order to be "adopted" so come on down to the event or visit the MACC page to sponsor Jacob now!

September 27, 2014, Saturday - How'd They Do That Workshop at The Guthrie: The Heidi Chronicles

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

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 per workshop.
 
2014-2015 Workshops

The Heidi Chronicles, Wurtele Thrust Stage
Saturday, September 27, 2014
 
The Cocktail Hour, McGuire Proscenium Stage
Saturday, December 6, 2014

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wurtele Thrust Stage
Saturday, February 21, 2015

The Crucible, Wurtele Thrust Stage
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Juno and the Paycock, McGuire Proscenium Stage
Saturday, May 30, 2015
 
The Music Man, Wurtele Thrust Stage
Saturday, July 11, 2015
 
Stage Kiss, McGuire Proscenium Stage
Saturday, August 1, 2015

September 27, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Oktoberfest at Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00am to 2:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Mill City Oktoberfest

Fee: Free. Museum admission required for the Baking Lab demonstration.

Celebrate Minnesota brewing past and present as Mill City Museum and the Mill City Farmers Market team up for their eighth annual Mill City Oktoberfest. Enjoy the tastes, smells, sights and sounds of Germany with activities inside the museum, outside in the Ruin Courtyard, and in the Farmers Market area in the Train Shed and Chicago Mall next to the Guthrie Theater. Activities include cooking and baking demonstrations, music, dancing, beer samples, food and beverage sales, and brewing history. 

September 27, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Sweethearts of the Rodeo – hosted by Frankie Lee
 
Frankie Lee hosts a night celebrating the feminine swagger that can ascends from the ashes of heartbreak and love. Three ladies will perform their  songs with Frankie Lee playing and moderating.
 
Featuring:
Molly Maher
Lydia Liza
Lael Neale

September 27, 2014, Saturday - Downtown Families MPLS Event at North Loop Playground

Time: 8:30am - 10:30am

Location: North Loop Playground, North 4th Avenue & West River Parkway

Meet Downtown Families MPLS on September 27th!

Downtown Families MPLS invites you to unleash your inner child at the North Loop Playground. Come and meet families raising children in Downtown Minneapolis and learn about our new organization over coffee, bagels and juice, courtesy of the North Loop Neighborhood Association and Corner Coffee.

The event will be held, rain or shine.

We invite you to meet our honored guest, Ginger Kranz, Principal of the new Webster Elementary School, sheduled to open to all downtown children in the Fall of 2015. Other very special guests include:

City Council Member Jacob Frey

State Representative Raymond Dehn

Minneapolis Public School Board Member Jenny Arneson

September 27, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Oktoberfest with Mill City Museum

Produce Planner: At the Market this Saturday you will find: Apples, arugula, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celery, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, dried beans, eggplant, fennel, garlic, ginger! green beans, green peppers, ground cherries, head lettuce, heirloom beans, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, mushrooms, okra, onions, oregano, peas, pac choi, plums, potatoes, purplette onions, radishes, raspberries, salad mix, scallions, spring onions, squash: butternut, delicata, and other varieties, sweet corn, Swiss chard, tarragon, tomatillos, tomatoes: cherry, Roma, heriloom, and other, totsoi, turmeric, turnips, zucchini, and much more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Market Chef Heather Hartman

Small Business Booth, all day: Mighty Axe Hops is a local hops farm and hub in Ham Lake, MN that grows and sells high quality, locally grown hops for Minnesota’s brewers. Stop by the booth to learn about different types of hops, chat hops gardening tips, and (maybe) purchase some Mighty Axe hops of your own!

Beer tasting with Indeed Brewing, all day: Local favorite Indeed Brewing will be pouring samples of several brews, including their Sweet Yamma Jamma Ale, the perfect beer to pair with your market fall harvest finds.

Live Music, 9:30 am – 1 pm: MCFM welcomes back the Elk River German Band,  a 10-musician strong group featuring Bavarian-style German music. Prepare to polka!

Art Market, all day: Head to the back of the train shed where you’ll find 4 talented local artists. This week, stop and see the unique works of Ink Orchard, Fringe and Fettle Ceramics, Annika Kaplan, and Old World Cabinet.

September 26, 2014, Friday - Charles Baxter and The Art of Series at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Charles Baxter and The Art of Series

National Book Award finalist Charles Baxter discusses his editorial work on the Art of Series and the importance of writing what you don't know.

This is a new collaboration between Graywolf Press and the Loft.

September 26, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Scottie Miller Band

Blues-Jazz-Americana pianist and singer-songwriter Scottie Miller brings his all-star band to The Aster Cafe.   MN Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and touring keyboardist for two-time Grammy nominated singer Ruthie Foster.

September 26, 2014, Friday - Conversation Portraits: For the One Who at the Soap Factory

Time: Interviews 5-8pm

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

An interview-based artist project by Minnesota artist Jan Estep.

An experiment in presence and connection, Conversation Portraits: For the One Who… is a relational performance piece in which the artist interviews participants and writes impromptu text poems about their lives using a 1960s Royal manual typewriter. During each event, artist Jan Estep invites participants to sit and talk with her one at a time, guided by a series of personal questions. Afterwards she turns in her seat and writes a biographical text for her guest. The original is given to the participant as a gift; a carbon copy is made as a secondary document. There are eight events scheduled during the Soap Factory’s 2014 season, staggered between April and October. A collection of the texts based on the interviews will be published at the end of the series.

Listen to a podcast interview with Jan Estep about Conversation Portraits: For the One Who...

No appointment needed, just stop by. Additional final interview date scheduled for 10/10.

September 26, 2014, Friday - Whole Foods 1 Year Anniversary Block Party

Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm

Location:  222 Hennepin Avenue

Join us on September 26th from 7-10pm for eats, drinks, and jams! We're blocking off a portion of 1st Avenue on our block for this rockin' party. Entry is free. Featuring music from Aaron and the Sea, Umami, with DJ Music from Christy Hunt, eats from Tru Pizza & Dandelion Kitchen, plus drinks from Fulton and Sociable Cider Werks. Visit us on Facebook or our website for event details and updates.  

   

September 25, 2014, Thursday - Family Storytime at Central Library (Thursdays thru November 20)

Time: 9:30am

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

Family Storytime

Future Thursdays: October 2, 9, 23, November 6, 13 and 20

For children of all ages and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

September 23, 2014, Tuesday - Steve Almond Tackles Football: An Evening of Controversy at The Loft

Time: 8:00pm

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

Steve Almond Tackles Football: An Evening of Controversy

Join New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond as he reads his new book, Against Football, and discusses the economic, medical, and moral hazards of America's favorite sport. Fans and non-fans welcome. It's sure to be a night to remember.

September 23, 2014, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

Location: Room 317, City Hall, 350 South Fifth Street

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September 22, 2014, Monday - National Theatre Live: Medea 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: Medea

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.

Also playing Saturday, Sep 27 1:00 pm

Helen McCrory (The Last of the Haussmans) returns to the National Theatre to take the title role in Euripides’ powerful tragedy, in a new version by Ben Power, directed by Carrie Cracknell.
 
Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she’s left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day’s grace.
 
It’s time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear.

Tickets are available through the Film Society.  $20 Regular; $15 Film Society Members