Time: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Location: Parking lot at Kramarczuk Sausage Company, 215 East Hennepin Avenue
5th Annual Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival 2014
Live Music & Family Entertainment, Kramarczuk’s Street Food, Local & European Beers on Tap
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South
A free open house for Ages 8 and under and their grown-ups.
Come play, explore and create at MacPhail's Kidstock, our open house for kids 10 and under.
* Concert by
* Try out instruments and meet teaching artists
* Sample classes and lessons
* Outdoor activities
* Music-themed art projects
* Free treats
Times: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.
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.
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
The aptly named Heat Up Your Life will be held at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, right off the Stone Arch Bridge, for a first-of-its-Minneapolis-kind event.
"One thing particular to the Twin Cities culinary culture, in regards to spicy foods, is we like a burn that doesn't crowd out flavor," says Rob Glacier, owner of hot sauce start-up Nuclear Nectar, and vendor at Heat Up Your Life. "Heat just for the sake of heat doesn't fly around here. There's got to be a balance."
The featured food trucks (rumored to include O'Cheeze and potentially Potters Pasties) will create original dishes that highlight a Minnesota twist on spicy cuisine. From 8 to 10 p.m., event goers will also have the chance to view a documentary, Heat Up Your Life, entirely about chilies and spicy food "from seed to salsa." The event itself is free -- though bring money for the food trucks -- and will run from 5 to 10 p.m.
Time: 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: Parking lot at Kramarczuk Sausage Company, 215 East Hennepin Avenue
5th Annual Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival 2014
Live Music & Family Entertainment, Kramarczuk’s Street Food, Local & European Beers on Tap
Time: 9:00pm $10
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Tonight: Flamin’ Ohs – Kinda Unplugged
Kinda Unplugged Flamin Ohs released two albums on the Fat City Records label. The self-titled debut LP (1980),Flamin Ohs, became known as the green album and included one of the bands most popular and enduring songs, I Remember Romance. The second LP (1981), entitled,Oh!,most notably included the bands hit Stop. In 1997, after more than a decades absence from the Twin Cities music scene, theFlamin Ohs reunited for a live performance at the Mill City Festival in downtown Minneapolis.
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE (see below for full list of studios)
First Thursdays in the Arts District
First Thursdays in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is an Open Studio and Gallery Tour held the first Thursday of each month. Many NEMAA member artists and galleries (including a multitude of painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramists, textile and fiber artists, jewelers, and furniture showrooms) open their studios at the Northrup King Building located in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
Stop by the Red Stag Supper Club after First Thursday for late night music. The Red Stag Supper Club features Happy Hour 3pm - close and late night music at 10:00 PM. Pick up a wooden nickel for a free drink at the Red Stag Supper Club during First Thursday while supplies last. The Red Stag Supper Club is located at 509 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis.
Other Open Studios from 5:00 - 9:00 PM at:
•California Building, 2205 California St. NE, Minneapolis
•Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Casket Arts-Carriage House , 1720 17th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Grain Belt Studios, 77 & 79 13th Ave. S., Minneapolis
•Q.arma Building , 1224 Quincy St NE, Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
•Thorp Building , 1618 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis
•Two 12 Pottery and Gifts - We will offer our usual store discount, and on top of that, all books are 20% off including books on sale! 212 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, 612.331.1556, two12pottery@yahoo.com
•Who Made Who Design Studio + Screenprint Emporium, 158 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
First Thursday Specials
•First Thursdays at the Red Stag Supperclub featuring Happy Hour 3pm - close and late night music at 10pm. 509 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis.
•First Thursdays at Chowgirls Parlor, 6-11 PM
We open our doors to welcome all, especially those participating in First Thursdays in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. 1222 2nd Street N.E.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Mill City Museum – 7th Floor / Cargill Room, 710 S. 2nd Street (Please use the entrance to the right of the Museum front door.)
The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda
Time: 6:30pm –7:15pm
Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Dance Together - Wednesdays, September 3–17
Register online or call 612-543-8000.
For children 1 and up. Dance with your child to develop their physical, social and literacy skills. A maximum of 2 caregivers may attend with each child.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Young Dance.
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.
Candidates for Minneapolis Public School Board At-Large will join Council Member Frey for the September Wake-up with Jacob! The candidates will answer your questions and share their vision for our schools. Minneapolis Public School Board Vice Chair Jenny Arneson will also join us to talk about her work on the school board and introduce Ginger Kranz, the new principal of Webster school, which will open for the 2015-16 school year. Ms. Kranz brings over 20 years of experience as an innovative, results-oriented teacher and leader. She recently served as an instructional leader for Minneapolis Public Schools, supporting principals and teachers and serving as a steering committee member for the new Ramsey Middle School.
Attendees may purchase bottomless coffee and a pastry item for $4.00. Please RSVP now to help us plan.
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road
Meeting are broadcasted live on the City of Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79, or online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/tv/79. Those interested in viewing the MPRB meeting are encouraged to attend at MPRB headquarters, located at 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411, or view during the 10:30 p.m. Monday (12/3) rebroadcast on Channel 79.
Time: 1pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Engineering the Falls Tour with History Player William de la Barre
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.
Take a walking tour of St. Anthony Falls led by costumed History Player William de la Barre, the Austrian engineer who spent half a century developing Minneapolis flour milling and waterpower. Participants will visit the Minneapolis Riverfront, the west-side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge, and hear about the many ways the falls 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.
Future date: September 20
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Entertaining Guests
At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Arugula, basil, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celery, cherry tomatoes, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, currants, dill, dried beans, eggplant, fennel, garlic, green beans, green peppers, ground cherries, head lettuce, heirloom beans, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lemon thyme, mushrooms, okra, onions, oregano, peas, pac choi, plums, potatoes, purplette onions, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, salad mix, scallions, snow peas, spring onions, sugar snap peas, summer squash, sweet corn, Swiss chard, tarragon, tomatoes, totsoi, turnips, watermelon, zucchini, and much more!
Mill City Cooks Demo, 10 am, sponsored by the Wedge Community Co-op:Join Chef Colin Cody of the Wedge Community Co-op as he shows off some of the Wedge's finest catering options, perfect for entertaining on any occasion.
Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm: MCFM welcomes DL Cajun Trio, who will entertain us with an eclectic mix of two steps, waltzes, blues with Cajun accordion, fiddle, guitar and French vocals.
Community Booth, all day: Stop by our community booth today and support aspiring farmers in the farmer training program at the Minnesota Food Association. MFA provides immigrant and minority farmers with the skills and knowledge to operate their own viable organic and sustainable vegetable farms, while providing fresh, organic produce to local consumers by the farmers-in-training.
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 Crankosaurus Press, Matthew Krousey Ceramics, Larissa Loden, and The Abbey Alpacas.
Member Specials 8/30/2014!
Become a Market Member and get a $5 off coupon at the Wedge Community Co-op, a free package of Mrs. Kelly's Tea of the week, weekly specials at the market all season long, and a $5 market token good for anything at the market! This Saturday's specials include:
Black Cat Natural Foods: Buy one, get one 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) before 10 am!
Barkley's Bistro: Buy the "treat fleet" and get 1 pint of bones du jour for FREE;
Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Bliss Granola: $1 off any granola or muesli;
Buffalo by Bike: $1 off ground bison;
Northern Lakes Wild Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice;
Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Kiss My Cabbage: $1 off Lemon Coriander Leek Kraut;
Olsen Naturals: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Verdant Tea: a free drink with purchase of $25+ loose leaf tea!
Sassy Knitwear: $3 off any women's item (Limit one);
Seed to Seed Farm: $1 off 1 lb of broccoli!
Sonny's Ice Cream: Buy one scoop and get one at 1/2 off!
Mrs Kelly's Tea: $1 off any $10.50 purchase;
Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta;
Stones Throw Urban Farm: Basil - buy two bunches and get 3rd for half price and kale - $3 or 2 bunches for $5!
French Nugget: Buy 2 Chocolate Bars, get the 3rd bar 1/2 price!
Martha's Joy: $1 off pickled beets;
The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
Zula Juice: $1 off a bottle of juice or 10% off a 3 Day Cleanse.
Time: 9:00pm Cover Charge
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Hookers$Blow
Rocking dance grooves from 60s and 70s R & B. With a rotating cast, the band is literally a super group of Twin Cities musicians.
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: 9:00pm $7
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Tonight: Laura Nicholson
Minneapolis singer songwriter, Laura Nicholson brings her positive, adventurous approach to life into her music. “I love connecting to people through my music,” Nicholson says. “I write love songs, songs about the good times and the bad times. My ultimate goal is to make my audience feel that they are not alone. We are all in this together, so let’s jam out in song!”
Nicholson has her first album in the works and travels back and forth to Nashville to record and write with her mentors, Caitlyn Smith and Rollie Gaalswyk, and other Nashville-based artists. And with such a busy music schedule, Nicholson still manages time to continue her studies at Bethel University where she’s majoring in communications and marketing. She plans on making Nashville her home after graduation. Until then, the Twin Cities is in for some very special musical treats with the heartfelt songs and captivating voice of Laura Nicholson.
Time: 7:00 pm (one night only)
Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 125 Main Street SE
The Film Society will present a screening of the locally-made documentary Twilight of the Mississippi as part of the Science on Screen film series. University of Minnesota Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology Professor Przemek Bajer, PhD will give a talk before the film that briefly reviews the changes that have occurred in the Mississippi and other major world rivers over the last few decades, including the introduction of invasive fish and recent efforts to control their spread and abundance. Science on Screen is an ongoing series pairing science-themed films with real science lectures, and is made possible through a grant by the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) are preparing the first-ever Ecological System Plan. This plan will set a vision for making parks and public lands more friendly to the environment.
The Ecological System Plan will seek to first understand the ecology of the city and watershed, then plan for parks and public lands management and improvements that benefit both humans and nature. It will address specific threats such as climate change, decreasing water quality, explosion of invasive species, increasing runoff, and fragmentation of habitat. It will envision a more environmentally sound way of managing the impacts of the city, so that the city can be cleaner, greener, cooler, and more efficient.
Specifically, the ecological system plan will:
The public may provide input and stay informed about the project in the following ways:
Time: 6:00pm
Cost: $8
Uncovering Urban History: Cedar-Riverside Walking Tour with Preserve Minneapolis
Many of us know the massive high-rise apartment complex with multi-colored panels in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood by sight. But what’s the real story behind Riverside Plaza? Designed by famed architect Ralph Rapson, the building was originally intended to be part of a much bigger utopian design.
Why there, why then? This tour will discuss the fascinating history about this complex and its significance in the urban landscape. In addition, it will examine the hidden “plaza-within-the-plaza” located in the area.
Following our exploration of Riverside Plaza, we’ll take a walk down Cedar Avenue and get more in-depth in the neighborhood, the buildings, and the businesses that populate this commercial stretch.
This tour walks about 3 blocks; the tour guide is Aubrie Eisenhart.
Time: 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters - Board Room, 2117 West River Rd N
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) will host the 11th Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting to gather public input for the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan. The design team will be talking through their East Bank recommendations for the Master Plan. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 from 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm in the Board Room at MPRB, 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis. This meeting is open to the public, so please join us!
The Park Board encourages the public to attend CAC meetings to share ideas, concerns and priorities with the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park design team.
For more information, please go to the MPRB project page, or contact Tyler Pederson, MPRB Landscape Architect, at (612) 230-6418 or tpederson@minneapolisparks.org.
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