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Monday
Aug252014

August 25, 2014, Monday - "Music in the Park" at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos of you enjoying the concerts on the facebook page. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Tonights entertainment: See website

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!

2014 dates:
August 25 - Chico Chavez World Music Band, World fusion jazz

Sunday
Aug242014

August 24, 2014, Sunday - Minneapolis Duathlon 2014

The Minneapolis Duathlon routes have been modified due to the partial West River Road Parkway closures. Check the website for updates.

Important Update:

August 13, 2014

As you may be aware, following a mudslide along the Mississippi River bank due to record rainfall, the Minneapolis Park Board has deemed the West River Parkway unsafe and closed to use until 2015.

This extraordinary circumstance requires us to alter the Duathlon race route by 1.5 miles.

The alternate route will run from 13th Avenue to New Greenway crossing the Old #9 Railroad Bridge, linking to East River Parkway and following Franklin back to the West River Road. The bike turnaround will be just east of the Godfrey Parkway Roundabout.

The 1/8 mile stretch along East River Parkway is quite narrow, to maintain a safe race environment for all participants this section is a single-file, no-passing zone. Failure to abide by these rules will result in disqualification.

Sunday
Aug242014

August 24, 2014, Sunday - The Twin Cities Scandinavian Family Festival at MacPhail (2 days)

Time: See below

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South

The Twin Cities Scandinavian Family Festival

Attnention - Parents, Grandparents, Kids, Grandkids, and anyone interested in folk arts!

Discover your heritage, deepen your roots, learn with your family! Bring the whole family for this exciting weekend of Scandinavian Folk Arts! Featuring all-ages workshops in Norwegian Halling Dance, Folk Singing, Early Childhood Music, Wool Spinning and Nordic Roots Dance. All workshops are designed for parents, kids, grandparents and grandkids to attend together! Also featuring concerts, dance parties, and more!

Sunday, August 24, 2014
11:00am - 2:00pm Nordic Roots Dance Workshop (break for lunch at noon) (all ages)
11:00am - 12:00pm Kveding for Performance Workshop (8 and up)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Halling for Performance Workshop (all ages)
3:00pm FREE Student Showcase - Festival Students and Teaching Artists
4:30pm - 6:30pm Festival Closing Party and Dance (all ages)

Registration and Tickets. Cost: $5-$75

Sunday
Aug242014

August 24, 2014, Sunday - Railroad History Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Railroad History Tour

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.

Beginning with the arrival of Minnesota’s first rail line in 1862, Minneapolis boomed in population. Flour milling, lumber production and warehousing took off as a rail network extended throughout the Upper Midwest. Take a guided tour to discover the impact of railroads on the Mill City, visiting railroad landmarks such as the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot and the Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house and trestle. Along the way find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the future of Twin Cities rail.

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.

Future date: Sept. 7

Saturday
Aug232014

August 23, 2014, Saturday - Yoga Rocks the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: Meet at 10:30a - Class begins at 11:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
 
Each weekly event features an OUTDOOR ALL-LEVELS 75-MINUTE YOGA CLASS (BEGINNERS WELCOME!) featuring the areas most inspiring local and national yoga teachers and kids yoga program, Camp YRP (for your little yogis), accompanied by LIVE MUSIC or DJ with some of the top and emerging musicians in the country.

THE 2014 LINE UP

Saturday
Aug232014

August 23, 2014, Saturday - The Twin Cities Scandinavian Family Festival at MacPhail (2 days)

Time: See below

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South

The Twin Cities Scandinavian Family Festival
 
Attnention - Parents, Grandparents, Kids, Grandkids, and anyone interested in folk arts!
 
Discover your heritage, deepen your roots, learn with your family! Bring the whole family for this exciting weekend of Scandinavian Folk Arts! Featuring all-ages workshops in Norwegian Halling Dance, Folk Singing, Early Childhood Music, Wool Spinning and Nordic Roots Dance. All workshops are designed for parents, kids, grandparents and grandkids to attend together! Also featuring concerts, dance parties, and more!

Saturday, August 23, 2014
9:30am - 10:30am Scandinavian Early Childhood Music Class (birth - 8 years +caregiver(s))
11:00am - 1:00pm Halling Dance Workshop (all ages)
2:00pm - 4:00pm Kveding Workshop (8 and up)
2:00pm - 4:00pm Klippe Sauen (Shear the Sheep) Workshop (all ages)
7:00pm Artist's Showcase - A Minnesota Folk Crossover Experience
featuring Rachel Ulvin Jensen on Hardanger Fiddle, Amanda Underwood - Norwegian folk singing, and Julie Johnson and the No-Accounts playing French voyageur songs, Lumberjack songs, and other non-Scandinavian Minnesota folk music (all ages)

Sunday, August 24, 2014
11:00am - 2:00pm Nordic Roots Dance Workshop (break for lunch at noon) (all ages)
11:00am - 12:00pm Kveding for Performance Workshop (8 and up)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Halling for Performance Workshop (all ages)
3:00pm FREE Student Showcase - Festival Students and Teaching Artists
4:30pm - 6:30pm Festival Closing Party and Dance (all ages)

Registration and Tickets.  Cost: $5-$75

Saturday
Aug232014

August 23, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Billy Johnson

Billy Johnson is a singer/songwriter from Minneapolis. Billy was the lead singer of The Hillcats, and is the lead singer of Billy Johnson’s Roadshow. He also has an acoustic duo called B-TEAM with George McKelvey.  Billy has recorded 10 CDs. He strums a Gibson guitar with soul, and has a great vocal range.

Saturday
Aug232014

August 23, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 10:00pm   Cover Charge

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Salsa del Soul

Salsa del Soul is a Twin Cities-based, nine-piece orchestra performing various styles of dance music from the Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean.

Saturday
Aug232014

August 23, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Cooking on a Budget

Produce Planner: At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Arugula, basil, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, 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, 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, sponsored by Juut Salonspa, 10 am: Join Chef Jenny Breen in the kitchen demo today for some helpful tips on cooking on a budget – especially focused on students today!

Meet Your Vegetables, sponsored by Allina Health and Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, all day: Stop by and ask our experts about a holistic approach to staying healthy this fall. The first 200 visitors will receive flashing, safety lights for bikes and bags. Our interns have prepared a tasty and super simple summer dish - Summer Melon Salad, so stop by and grab a sample and recipe!

Community Booth, all day: Stop by our community booth for a sneak peak at the fall session of adult classes offered through Minneapolis Community Education. They will be joined today by a culinary chef from the Minneapolis Public School’s Nutrition Services who will be preparing tasty items from the new school lunch menu. Learn about the healthy changes going on with school lunch and try a sample!

Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm: MCFM welcomes Minnesota native and self-taught musician and lyricist Jack Klatt to the Market today!

Art Market, all day: Featuring Crankosaurus Press, Fringe & Fettle,Chris Chookiatsirichai, and The Abbey Alpacas.

Member Specials 8/23/2014!

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!
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: 10% off any purchase;
Martha's Joy: $1 off beets;
The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
Zula Juice: $1 off a bottle of juice or 10% off a 3 Day Cleanse.

Friday
Aug222014

August 22, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Famous Volcanoes

Genre-hopping Minneapolis five-piece Famous Volcanoes spews musical lava of full-on rock, rootsy Americana and multi-layered pure pop. The Volcanoes proudly wear their influences on their ragged shirtsleeves and put a uniquely Midwestern spin on a Crazy Horse meets quirk pop sound.The Famous Volcanoes are husband and wife duo Robb Schwartz and Toni Schwartz, Dave Berg, Jimmy Johnson and Bruce McBride.

Friday
Aug222014

August 22, 2014, Friday - Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 233 Park Avenue (and Washington Avenue South)

"Noir She Didn't"

The Murder Mystery Company has done it again with its brand spankin' new, hot off the presses, 1920's thriller, "Noir She Didn't".

Things are hopping at Don Terry Bull's Legitimate Restaurant, and someone is plotting something sinister amidst the chaos.

Do you have the necessary detective skills to collar the criminal?

Information and tickets.

Thursday
Aug212014

August 21, 2014, Thursday - All About Bees at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm–8:00pm (Reception 6:30-7:00pm, Lecture begins at 7:00pm)

Location: Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall

All About Bees

Register Online or call 612-543-8000.

Crystal Boyd, an entomologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will discuss our state's native bees. She will describe bee research, recent pollinator legislation and components of a bee-friendly backyard. Reception 6:30-7 p.m. Lecture begins at 7 p.m. After the presentation, view the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Florilegium exhibit in Cargill Hall and watch artists demonstrate botanical painting techniques.

Presented in collaboration with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Thursday
Aug212014

August 21, 2014, Thursday - PRI Performance of Mamma Mia at MacPhail

Time: 5:30pm

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 2nd Street South

Partnership Resources, Inc. (PRI) partners with MacPhail Center for Music to perform an adapted version of Mamma Mia. For more than six years, MacPhail and PRI have combined forces and talent to perform a musical play. PRI supports adults with developmental disabilities. In addition to a performing arts group, PRI supports clients at 50 job sites throughout the Twin Cities and has a visual arts program called PARTnerships.

PRI’s documentary, Born for the Stage,  which was filmed in part at MacPhail Center for Music airs periodically on tpt television. See http://www.tpt.org/ for upcoming days and times.

Wednesday
Aug202014

August 20, 2014, Wednesday - Mill City Live at Mill City Museum

Mill City Live returns for its eleventh season with four outdoor concerts on Wednesday evenings in August.

Set in the museum's dramatic open air Ruin Courtyard, "Mill City Live" features four great evenings of outdoor music by top local artists.

  • Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
  • Fee: $5 includes concert and museum admission from 4 to 9 p.m., an opportunity to visit Mill City Museum at a significant discount. Free for Minnesota Historical Society members.
  • In case of rain, Mill City Live goes on indoors!

Wednesday, August 20th, 6-8pm Fort Wilson Riot Electro-Pop

This Minneapolis-based avant pop duo of Amy Hager and Jacob Mullis have no shortness of ambition. They recorded an indie-rock opera, Idigaragua, and
performed it with a full cast of actors and dancers. In 2010 the recorded and
produced the full length follow up Predator/Prey. In 2011 they gave us
the Generation Complex EP which experimented with pristine vocal harmonies
married to jarring electro-garage-pop. Through 2012 and 2013 they made a mad
dash around the USA into clubs, bars, living rooms and festivals. And now,
trIllIun”. With the former 12 Rods and Mystery Palace man, Ryan Olcott, at the production helm, Fort Wilson Riot promise an album that blurs boundaries while immersing the listener in hypnotic waves from some sunset alien shore. The first taste is “Yes Indeed,” a sultry psychedelic R&B jam that showcases a new side of FWR and gives a tantalizing glimpse of the exciting new ground they are covering.
 

Wednesday, August 27th, 6-8pm

Erik Koskinen Country, folk

 

Erik Koskinen grew up in a rural, working class town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He got his first guitar from his father when he was 12 years old. Over the years he’s made a living as a carpenter, welder, snow blower, truck driver—the list goes on. But since he moved to Saint Paul he’s built a following as a guitarist (Molly Maher, Randy Weeks), songwriter, producer (Trampled by Turtles) and engineer. “America Theatre” (2014) is Erik's second album, the follow-up to the acclaimed Keep it to Yourself. “Erik Koskinen should be recognized as a masterful songwriter and rousing country singer..." - Chris Riemenschneider - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wednesday
Aug202014

August 20, 2014, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

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

Agenda

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.

Tuesday
Aug192014

August 19, 2014, Tuesday - "Music in the Park" at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: Music 7:00pm

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)

Tonights entertainment: See website.

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos of you, your family and friends enjoying the concerts and movies on the facebook page Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

2014 dates:

August 19 The Funky United, Instrumental
August 26 Hippo Campus Pop/Rock

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!

Tuesday
Aug192014

August 19, 2014, Tuesday - Historic Pub Crawl: West Bank with Preserve Minneapolis

Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm

Cost: $10 (drinks not included in tour price)

Historic Pub Crawl: West Bank

Featuring: Palmer's Bar, The Nomad World Pub and Acadia Cafe

One of the most diverse areas in Minneapolis and one that is ever changing, the West Bank offers the perfect mix of social history and architecture to share over a pint.
 • Experience a place that was once referred to as the "Haight Ashbury of the Midwest"
 • Learn how the area has changed throughout the years
 • Grab a drink at a place that survived prohibition, became a hippy stronghold in the 1960's and was just named one of the Best Bars in America
 
Come meet others who drink to save historic buildings and discover a new neighborhood while enjoying a cold beer! We hope you can join us at our Historic Pub Crawl: West Bank.
  
 ***Tickets to this one are limited!***
 Click here for more information and to get signed up!

Tuesday
Aug192014

August 19, 2014, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

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

More Info

Monday
Aug182014

August 18, 2014, Monday - Food Truck Monday in the Mill District

8/18 UPDATE - The foodtruck has been cancelled for today.

Mark your calendars Mondays from 11:00am-1:00pm for Food Truck Mondays in the Mill District! The Brava Food Truck will be parked at 709 2nd Street South, across from the Mill City Museum. A sure cure for "a case of the Mondays". :)

Monday
Aug182014

August 18, 2014, Monday - "Music in the Park" at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos of you enjoying the concerts on the facebook page. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Tonights entertainment: See website

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!

2014 dates:

August 18 - Standing Waves, Melodic, twisted folk/rock
August 25 - Chico Chavez World Music Band, World fusion jazz