July 27, 2014, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

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.

July 27, 2014, Sunday - LIVE LETTERS at the Soap Factory

Time:  8pm (doors at 7:30pm)

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

LIVE LETTERS document live music around Minneapolis and host small concerts in alternative spaces around Minneapolis. The Soap Factory is thrilled to partner up with LIVE LETTERS in a new catalog of shows continuing this July. This second installment features The Ericksons and Ben Weaver.

$10 admission - you can purchase your tickets here!  Become a Soap Factory Insider Member today and receive $5 off our line up of concerts plus more events in the future!

Minneapolis based duo the Ericksons has been crafting their own unique style of soulful, honest, indie-folk music since 2006. Sisters Bethany Valentini and Jenny Kapernick’s emotive sound is inspiring, powerful and captivating. With three albums under their belt, the latest of which, The Wild, garnering much acclaim in Minnesota, the duo is working on their newest collection of songs. With their new single, ANIMAL, The Ericksons introduce electro-pop instrumentation to their mystical songwriting and ethereal vocal harmonies. The duo gives their arresting sound a fun new twist through their collaboration with the production team of Sean Carey (Bon Iver, S. Carey), and Ben Lester (Field Report, A.A. Bondy, S. Carey). This inventive new single evokes light, hope, and strength, and represents an evolution of sound from The Ericksons that weaves a thread into the music to come.

July 27, 2014, Sunday - 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.

July 27 features:

This is our one SUNDAY event! jen yoga will be leading a special class with live music by Chilean Folk Band Alma Andina.

THE 2014 LINE UP

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Bike to the Market Day

At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Arugula, basil, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, dried beans, fennel, garlic, green beans, green peppers, head lettuce, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lemon thyme, mushrooms, nettles, onions, oregano, peas, pac choi, potatoes, purplette onions, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, salad mix, scallions, snow peas, spring onions, sugar snap peas, summer squash, Swiss chard, tarragon, tomatoes, totsoi, turnips, zucchini, and much more!

Mill City Cooks Demo, 10 am: Market Chef Jenny Breen will be cooking up a savory and sweet summertime dish: Simple Garlic Rubbed Salmon and Vegetables with Sweet Basil Dressing.
 
Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm:  MCFM welcomes the Roe Family Singers back to the Market today! This local jug band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock & roll influence.

Meet Your Vegetables, sponsored by Allina Healthand  Penny George Institute for Health and Healing:  Stop by and ask experts about a holistic approach to health, stress management and exercise. The first 200 visitors will receive a free pedometer. Every visitor will receive a delicious sample of Tabouli prepared by our wonderful Meet Your Vegetables nutrition interns.

Car2Go at the Market, all day: Learn about the benefits of becoming a member of this convenient car service, now available in neighborhoods all over the Twin Cities.

Community Partners: We are excited to partner with Minneapolis Bike Coalition, Nice Ride, Commuter Connection, and The Hub Bike Co-op for our Bike to the Market Day! Stop by for free mini tune-ups from The Hub, free 30-day memberships from Nice Ride, and more!

Art Market, all day: Featuring Crankosaurus Press, Sunrise Artists, Aprilierre, and Crookedwood. Also, be sure not to miss Spring Finn & Co. and Woodsport just across 2nd St! 

Member Specials 7/26/2014!

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: "2 Clucks for $15 Bucks" get 2 bags of their signature recipe Chick'n Cheddar buttons for just $15!

Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;

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; 

Verdant Tea: a free drink with purchase of $25+ loose leaf tea!

Sassy Knitwear: $2 off Bike Shorts and Kadin Shorts and $4 off women's Cropped Pants;

Seed to Seed Farm: $1 off 1 lb of broccoli!

Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 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; 

The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
Zula Juice: $1 off a bottle of juice or 10% off a 3 Day Cleanse. 

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm $15

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Caitlyn Smith + Elizabeth Hunnicut

Caitlyn Smith is a country music artist/songwriter from Minnesota. Her songs have been recorded by a number of country musics biggest stars such as: Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Lady Antebellum. Smith also penned Cassadee Pope’s first hit single, “Wasting All These tears” and “Heart of Dixie” for Danielle Bradbery. She’s toured the country with American icon Willie Nelson, and will be spending the summer touring the US and opening for Sheryl Crow.

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park/Guthrie Theatre

Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park/Guthrie Theatre

This Photo Safari takes place on the West end of the Stone Arch Bridge. We photograph Mill Ruins Park, then walk up to the Guthrie Theatre and photograph this fabulous buildings exterior from all angles..We conclude the tour at the well lit I35W Bridge Memorial Site.

Before we begin, we will have a short presentation covering basic principles of low light/night photography. When darkness sets in, this area comes alive with interesting lights. We will help you capture stunning night images you are sure to want to frame.

This safari is best done with a digital SLR or a better quality digital point and shoot with advanced scene modes. Your Safari guide / photographer will be carrying a Sony digital point and shoot to demonstrate the techniques we will be covering. For this safari, a sturdy tripod an absolute necessity... Midwest Photo Safari can provide pro-quality rental tripods on request. A remote shutter release is also very handy to have along, or you may use the "self timer" feature of your camera.

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July 26, 2014, Saturday - Disasters of the Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Tour guests will discover the dramatic story of disasters on the Minneapolis riverfront. The area around St. Anthony Falls has been transformed many times during the rise and fall of the greatest milling district the world has ever seen. These changes led to some of the biggest and most tragic disasters in Minnesota history. On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will tell the stories of fires, floods, explosions, collapses and other calamities; explore the consequences for the people involved; and highlight what these tales reveal about Minneapolis history. Among the stories highlighted will be the Eastman Tunnel Collapse in 1869, the Great Conflagration of 1893, bridge collapses in 1859 and 2007, numerous fires and massive landscape changes.

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. Cost of this tour is $14 for adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MNHS members. This price includes museum admission. Reservations are recommended, call 612-341-7555 or register online. Tours are held rain or shine.

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Target Fireworks and Pre-fireworks Festivities

Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm

Location: West River Parkway, along the Mississippi River

One of the largest annual firework shows in the country, the Target Fireworks will light up the Minneapolis sky at 10 pm with a spectacular pyrotechnic display in to Celebrate 75 Years of Aquatennial. In addition to the amazing firework show, enjoy pre-firework festivities starting at 6 pm.

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour

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 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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July 26, 2014, Saturday - Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Open House

Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Open House

Location:  Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, 1 Portland Avenue

In coordination with the riverfront Aquatennial festivities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will offer a free open house of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.

Information: (612) 333-5336

July 25, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Scottie Miller

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. “Sounds like Dr. John meets The Band at Bruce Springsteen’s house”. Blues Revue Magazine More info at http://www.scottiemiller.com.

July 25, 2014, Friday - Summer Extravaplaza Outdoor Concert at MacPhail

Time: Noon

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 Second Street South

The MacPhail Summer Extravaplazas is a free outdoor lunch hour concert series featuring students from ensembles, camps and individual lessons.

Bring a picnic lunch while enjoying live music on MacPhail's front yard, also known as Target Plaza. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.

July 24, 2014, Thursday - Riverfront Vitality Forum: What's Next for the Upper Harbor Terminal?

Via a July 2 e-newsletter from the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership:

Minneapolis Upper Harbor Terminal –  What's Next for the 48 Acres of Riverfront Property?
 
With the closing of the Upper Harbor Terminal along the Mississippi Riverfront in North Minneapolis at the end of 2014, 48 acres will be available for development.
 
Join a panel of local experts as we discuss the question:     
 
How do we redevelop in a way that both creates jobs and provides a meaningful place to live, work and interact with our environment?  What does that mean in an urban setting?
 
The panel will be kicked off by City Council President Barb Johnson.  The panel includes experts from the City, Park Board, Metropolitan Council, development community and the National Park Service, including:

•Joe Mullery, Northside neighborhood resident, Minnesota House of Representatives
•Gary Cunningham, Council Member, Metropolitan Council
•John Anfinson, Interim Superintendent, National Park Service
•Kjersti Monson, Director of Long Range Planning, City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
•Kristin Guild, Business Development Manager, City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
•Bruce Chamberlain, Assistant Superintendent for Planning, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
•Kit Richardson, Principal, Schafer Richardson

Time: 6pm to 7:30pm
Location: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall Street NE

Space is limited. Click here to reserve your ticket now!

July 23, 2014, Wednesday - See the River Rats from a Kayak with the Cynthia Froid Group

Wednesday, July 23, 6:30pm - meet at Above the Falls Sports, 120 3rd Avenue N.

RSVP by Friday, July 18, to admin@cynthiafroid.com,
or call Kyle at 612-568-8571.

  

July 23, 2014, Wednesday - Common Room Tours with the Soap Factory

Time: call for start time

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

Now in it's seventh season, Common Room began as a month-long series of interactive art events, out of a refurbished art deco office at The Soap Factory. Since 2011, Sergio Vucci and Andy Sturdevant have taken the Common Room concept outside the four walls of The Soap Factory and into the city, activating public spaces and redefining our relationship with our surroundings.

July 23: Fishing Trip with the Soap Factory - Tickets $10

Walk down any pier in Minneapolis or St. Paul, from the banks of the Mississippi River to any of the city lakes, and you'll see the young and old alike with a plastic bucket filled with fathead minnows and a fishing pole, trying their luck at landing a walleye. On this bus tour, we'll meet some of the fishermen and -women themselves, along with park rangers, naturalists, chefs, fishing enthusiasts and others, as well as visiting bait shops, seafood restaurants, national park sites, and of course a few of the city's best fishin' holes.

REGISTER at The Soap Factory

River City Revue is presented by the Mississippi River Fund, the National Park Service,Works Progress Studio, and artist Andy Sturdevant.

Future tours:

Wednesday, July 30 - The Weather Tour
Saturday, August 2 - The Overnight Tour
Wednesday, August 6 - The Trespass Tour

July 23, 2014, Wednesday - Murder and Mayhem with Kate Racculia at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Murder and Mayhem with Kate Racculia

About Bellweather Rhapsody: Fifteen years ago, a murder/suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it. Now hundreds of high school musicians, including quiet bassoonist Rabbit Hatmaker and his brassy diva twin, Alice, have gathered in its cavernous, crumbling halls for the annual Statewide festival; the grown-up bridesmaid has returned to face her demons; and a snowstorm is forecast that will trap everyone on the grounds. Then one of the orchestra’s stars disappears—from room 712. Is it a prank, or has murder struck the Bellweather once again?

The search for answers entwines a hilariously eccentric cast of characters—conductors and caretakers, failures and stars, teenagers on the verge and adults trapped in memories. For everyone has come to the Bellweather with a secret, and everyone is haunted.

Full of knowing nods to the shivery pleasures of suspense and the transporting power of music, this is a wholly winning new novel from a writer lauded as “charming” (Los Angeles Times), “witty” (O, The Oprah Magazine), and “whimsical” (People).

Kate Racculia is a writer and researcher living in Boston, Massachusetts. Her first novel, This Must Be the Place, was published by Henry Holt & Company in 2010. Her second, Bellweather Rhapsody, was just published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in May 2014. Kate studied illustration, design, Jane Austen, and Canada at the University of Buffalo. She has her MFA from Emerson College, and teaches novel and genre-fiction workshops at Grub Street, Boston’s nonprofit creative writing community. She has been a bookseller, a planetarium operator, a coffee jerk, a designer, and a proposal writer. She posts many pictures of her cat on the Internet, is a total sucker for a saxophone solo, and has every intention of growing up to be Jessica Fletcher.

July 23, 2014, Wednesday - CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade

Time: 8:30pm-10:30pm

Location: Hennepin Avenue between the Dunwoody College of Technology & 5th Street

Brighten up your summer with the CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade. This one-of-a-kind parade will illuminate downtown with bands, floats, and fun for all ages.

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July 23, 2014, Wednesday - Guns N’ Rosenkavalier at the Mill City Museum Courtyard Ruins

Guns N’ Rosenkavalier – July 21 & 23

Find the Rock in Classical and the Classical in Rock! Mill City Summer Opera NEXT presents Guns N’ Rosenkavalier – a performance written by John Glover where rock and classical music collide. Andrew Wilkowske, Genghis Barbie—all-female horn experience, and Chris Zemliauskas, pianist, present an evening of Brahms, Bruce Springsteen, Guns N’ Roses, Strauss and Van Halen. Guns N’ Rosenkavalier will confound your expectations and celebrate the universal in music. A great song is a great song, no matter the genre!

Performance Dates: July 21 and 23, 2014

Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Mill City Museum Courtyard Ruins

Tickets: Sales start June 2, 2014 at millcitysummeropera.org. You can also call the Mill City Museum box office at 612-341-7582 or stop by. Prices range from $25-50.

July 23, 2014, Wednesday - Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K

Time: 7:30 pm

Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K

Basilica of St. Mary, 88 North Seventh Street, to Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Whether you are a dedicated runner or just someone who jogs from the couch to the fridge, the Life Time Torchlight 5k in Minneapolis is the fun run for everyone! Grab your family, friends and running shoes because the Torchlight 5k starts with a bang and ends with a brew. That’s right, our legendary post-race party features musical entertainment and complimentary refreshments. It’s the party of the year that just happens to start with a run!

The Torchlight 5k starts near the historic Basilica of Saint Mary and follows the Aquatennial’s CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade route. The course offers up close views of the Guthrie, Gold Medal Park, the Mighty Mississippi, Stone Arch Bridge and St. Anthony Main.

For more information, registration materials and a course map, visit http://www.torchlight5k.com/

July 22, 2014, Tuesday - Let's Go to the Museum! Workshop at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

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

For families with children ages 2-10

Come and meet two artists in When Pigasso met Mootisse by Nina Laden. Learn to make handmade paper with white cotton pulp, then "paint" your masterpieces with pulp in a rainbow of colors. Use colorful yarn and eye droppers for added artistic effects. "Gallery opening" snacks will be served. Dress for mess with water-safe shoes.
 
Join Ellen Ferrari for family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.
 
Adult/child pair: $32 ($29 members) + $6 supply fee
Additional participant (adult or child): $16 ($14.50 members) + $3 supply fee