June 30, 2014, Monday - Books, Baking and Beyond Day Camp at Mill City Museum (4 days)

Times: 9:00am to 3:30pm

Dates: June 30, July 1, July 2, and July 3

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Books, Baking and Beyond Day Camp

Fee: $250/$225 for MNHS members

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7556 or register online.

Discover Minneapolis' past and present in a fun-filled week at Mill City Museum and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Campers aged 9-11 will spend each morning at Mill City Museum exploring a different museum theme through a variety of activities. Campers will create a photographic history of the area, bake bread, tour St. Anthony Falls lock and dam, create recipes in the Baking Lab, hike the Minneapolis riverfront, and participate in several hands-on projects. After lunch, campers will walk to Minnesota Center for Book Arts for related book projects. These include making a journal to record memories throughout the week, operating the printing press to produce illustrations for a recipe book, making paper and constructing other book projects.

Participants should be dropped off and picked up each day at Mill City Museum. Early drop-off at 8:30am and late pickup by 4:00pm will be available.

June 30, 2014, Monday - I-94 to 7th Street Ramp Project Open House

June 29, 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.

June 29, 2014, Sunday - LIVE LETTERS and The Soap Factory present: David Poe + V & the Dirty Pretty

Time: 8:00pm (Doors at 7:30pm)

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd St SE

LIVE LETTERS and The Soap Factory presents: David Poe + V & the Dirty Pretty

We are excited to introduce, as a part of our Sound On-Site programming, a new series of intimate concerts at The Soap Factory in collaboration with LIVE LETTERS.

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 starting this June.

The first concert will be held June 29th @ 8pm, doors at 7:30, featuring David Poe + V & the Dirty Pretty, $10 admission.

This night will serve as the midwest release show for David Poe's much-anticipated new album God & The Girl, out June 10th. Opener, V & the Dirty Pretty, will also be celebrating the release of their new album, Inside This Longing, which will be released June 24th.

You can purchase your tickets here! Facebook event can be accessed here!

June 29, 2014, Sunday - Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade

Time: 11:00 am

Location: The Parade route starts at 3rd and Hennepin and ends at Spruce and Hennepin.
 
The 2014 Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade will be held on Sunday, June 29, beginning at 11am along Hennepin Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis. Over 120 units of community members and supporters make up the Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade.

June 28, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Rolling Stoners

Beware, these red-blooded ramblers have the goods. In short, a manifest revelation of early era Stones style calamity. Come spend the night together and tumble down some hot toddies. You won't see Stones costumes, but you will feel and experience their essence. So stand up and get down while the Rolling Stoners light it up. Just remember that your mother is never off limits. After all, it's only rock n roll.

June 28, 2014, Saturday - An Architect’s Stories from the Mill City Museum Construction

Time: 10:00am

Cost: $8  Buy tickets on Eventbrite

The Washburn Crosby Mill was the largest flour mill in the world when it was built. Shut down in 1964, it was ravaged by a fire in 1989 and left in ruins. The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) was able to stop the fire fighters from using their hoses to knock down the remainder of the building walls. The City of Minneapolis stabilized the building, and for almost 10 years it sat empty awaiting redevelopment.
 
In 1998, a visionary developer teamed up with MHS and began architectural designs. Numerous discoveries and stories took place as history was uncovered, and the museum and tenant spaces above took shape. Stories of these discoveries and how the building affected the design will be told as you walk the public spaces in what is now Mill City Museum. Following the tour, discount tickets will be made available to see the Museum.
 
This tour walks the equivalent of about 1 city block, and goes up and down four stories (an elevator is available). The tour guide is John Stark, the project architect for the museum.

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June 28, 2014, Saturday - Pretend the World CD Release Party and Reading at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Pretend the World CD Release Party and Reading

To celebrate the culmination of her Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant, Kathryn Kysar is throwing a release party for her new CD of poems. David Lawrence Grant, Sheila O'Connor, John Minzceski, April Gibson, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, IBe Kaba, Joyce Sutphen, Marie Olofsdotter, and others will read, and musical guests will include Maria Jette, Glen Helgeson, Sean Egan, Phil and Janet Fried, Kris Bigalk, and Anna George Meek. Join us for fun and frolicking, hors d'oeuvres and wine, and maybe even some dancing.

June 28, 2014, Saturday - Minneapolis Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis Riverfront Tour

Future dates: July 5, August 9, September 14, September 28

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.

June 28, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm  $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Today: Phil Solem + Crashmatic

Phil Solem is one half of The Rembrandts, the duo best known for the hit songs, “Just The Way It Is, Baby” and “I’ll Be There For You”. Phil also has a rock trio called THRUSH with bassist John Fields and drummer Michael Bland. Currently operating out of Minneapolis, Phil writes and records solo material and music with THRUSH, in addition to writing, recording, and producing other bands.

June 28, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Heart Health

At the Market this Saturday, you will find:  Strawberries, rhubarb, pac choi, totsoi, fennel, beets, onions, scallions, salad mix, head lettuce,red butter lettuce, little gem romaines, cabbage, sugar snap peas, snow peas, herbs, spring onions, ramps, garlic scapes, chives, arugula, nettles, chickweed, radishes, carrots, kale, Swiss chard, stinging nettles, potatoes, purslane, cilantro, oregano, tarragon, lemon thyme, dill, fresh mushrooms, dried beans, and much more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Join Market Chef Jenny Breen who will be doing a heart healthy demo featuring Greens with Miso Dressing and Toasted Almonds. Courtney Jordan Bachler, MD, will be joining Jenny today and will talk about a holistic approach for prevention of heart disease, aging well, weight loss, stress and anxiety reduction, and more.

Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm: MCFM welcomes back crowd favorite Moonlight Duo, entertaining us with a wide-ranging repertory of traditional Southern roots music, featuring bluesy old time songs and Appalachian and Irish dance tunes, spiced with Cajun and country swing.

Meet Your Vegetables, sponsored by Allina Health and PGI:  Stop by and ask about a holistic approach to health, mindfulness and stress management. The first 200 visitors will receive a free guided imagery CD and every visitor will receive a delicious sample of kale pesto by our wonderful Meet Your Vegetables nutrition interns.

Art Market, all day: Featuring Crankasaurus Press, Christy Wetzig, Larissa Loden, and Guillermo Cuellar.

Sponsors: Thank you to the Allina Health with the Penny George Institute and Car2Go!

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Member Specials 6/28/2014:

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 10am;
- Barkley's Bistro: $1 off a bag & bone combo;
- Bliss Granola: $1 off any granola or muesli;
- Buffalo by Bike: $5 buffalo hearts AND purchase 2 or more pounds of ground and get $1 off - each pack;
- Northern Lakes Wild Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice; 
- Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;
- Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;
- Kiss My Cabbage: $1 off Lemon Coriander Leek Kraut; 
- Seed to Seed Farm:  Buy a bunch of carrots and get $1 of any other item;
- Sassy Knitwear: $1 off any hat;
- Olsen Naturals: $1 off any $10 purchase;
- Sunrise Flour Mill: Buy any 2 bags of heritage flour, get one 2.5 lb bag Red Fife Heritage; - Bolted Flour for $5 (regularly $10);
- Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta;
- Stones Throw Urban Farm: French breakfast radishes - buy 2 get 1 for 1/2 price;
- Sunshine Harvest Farm: 10% off all lamb products;
- French Nugget: 10% off any purchase;
- The Bolt: $1 off any beverage
 
Just show your "I'm a Member" bag!  

June 28, 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

June 28, 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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June 28, 2014, Saturday - Bike with a Ranger: Minneapolis Riverfront

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Location: Matthews Park, Minneapolis. Meet in the parking lot north of the park. Parking is free.

Bike with a Ranger is a family-friendly way to explore the Mississippi River. Join us this summer on a three-hour, nine mile ride held most Saturdays, from June through September. (For exercise enthusiasts, each ride may burn up to 350 calories for a 150 lb person!)

See the Mississippi River's only major waterfall and explore the great river's only gorge. We will ride through modern parks while exploring the river's ancient geology and its extraordinary human history that led to the founding of the Twin Cities and its development into a regional and worldwide economic powerhouse.

Cost
$8 / $5 for Mississippi River Fund Members
Kids under 10 ride for free.
Registration is required. Space is limited to the first 20 people who register. Register online with the Mississippi River Fund.

Future dates July 19, August 9, September 13

June 28, 2014, Saturday - Grand Opening of the Sheridan Veterans Memorial

Time:  10:00am

Location:  1300 Water Street (between Grain Belt Brewery and the Mississippi, just north of the Broadway Avenue bridge). 

More information regarding Sheridan Memorial Park may be found on the project page.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and Park Board Commissioner Liz Wielinski will celebrate the grand opening of the Sheridan Veterans Memorial at Sheridan Memorial Park on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend. (See official invitation) 

Citizens of northeast Minneapolis, including many veterans, have worked tirelessly to make this memorial along the Mississippi River a reality. “The Veterans Memorial is in honor of all veterans. It is a thank you to those who stepped forward to serve, a tribute to those whose lives were lost or forever altered, and a living reminder of our hope for a world with lasting peace.” said State Representative, Diane Loeffler. Representative Loeffler was responsible for shepherding the project through the legislature for the state funding that was needed to plan and construct the project.

Commissioner Wielinski added, “We especially want to thank the following individuals and groups for their support of this project: the citizens of Minnesota, the Puzak Family (who donated some of the land for the park), Jenny Fortman and the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization, and all of the many veterans who helped create the vision for this space, most especially veterans Ed Karbo who led the initial charge, and Howard Weller who followed it through to the final stages.”

Back in 1995, a group of veterans led by Karbo began looking for a site to commemorate war veterans. They joined forces with the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization (SNO) in 2005 to site the memorial in what was formerly Water Street Park—now renamed Sheridan Memorial Park. SNO and the veterans have raised thousands of dollars in contributions.

The veterans memorial is located at the south end of the Sheridan Memorial Park. Visitors walk past three flags as they enter the site.   At the center of the memorial is a 30 foot diameter steel sculpture which is lit from within. The sculpture is surrounded by a circular plaza defined by low walls and slanted panels of lawn. A perimeter walk opens to ten sitting alcoves with benches and vertical markers, each bearing a description of one of the ten conflicts in which Minnesotans have served. The memorial opens out to an overlook cantilevered over the river bank. In this plaza stands an eleventh “empty” marker representing the ever potential threat of war, reminding us to strive for peace. The edge of the memorial is defined by peace gardens and a ring of oak trees.

The sculpture and eleven markers were created by local artist Robert Smart.

The community strongly advocated for a peace emphasis in the design. The circle, a form used repeatedly throughout the memorial, is a protective symbol representing unity, wholeness, and regeneration. The text of the markers catalogs the cost of war. Nine quotes about peace inscribed in granite pavers are a counterpoint to the descriptions of the conflicts.

Construction of the memorial occurred in 2013. The memorial was dedicated on Veteran’s Day November 11, 2013. The central sculpture was installed in late spring of 2014. All are welcome to join in the Grand Opening celebration.

June 27, 2014, Friday - A-Mill Hydro Project Public Meeting at Central Library

Time: 10:00 am

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

Minneapolis Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited Partnership is pursuing a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license to construct and operate the A-Mill Artist Lofts Hydroelectric Project, located in Minneapolis on the East bank of the Mississippi River at Upper St. Anthony Falls.

To engage with the public and resource agencies, a consultation meeting has been scheduled to solicit comments on its proposed license application.

Download meeting notice & materials. https://app.box.com/shared/static/eqj7esm619w4n7wynnlb.pdf

Excerpt from Developers notes:

"The purpose of this project is to restore hydropower to the Pillsbury A‐Mill building. The power will solely be used for the A‐Mill Artist Lofts, which is currently under construction and will provide 251 low‐income apartments. No power will be sold to the grid nor will power in excess of demand be produced. The hydroelectric facility is planned to be installed before the end of 2015 with construction starting as soon as applicable permits are obtained."

June 26, 2014, Thursday - Stephen Wilbers on Mastering the Craft of Writing at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Stephen Wilbers on Mastering the Craft of Writing

Join Steven Wilbers, author of Mastering the Craft of Writing: How to Write with Clarity, Emphasis, and Style, for a short talk and reading, and participate in a couple of exercises illustrating the writing tips he has to offer. Should be a fun and lively event!

About the book: To be remembered for your words, you need to write with skill and style. Whether you're crafting a novel, composing an e-mail, or creating a technical report, Mastering the Craft of Writing presents 52 practical techniques to improve your prose illustrated by examples from both classic and contemporary writers, including 28 Minnesota writers. With exercises, entertaining asides, and a wealth of useful information, Mastering the Craft of Writing is an invaluable resource for any writer. Once you master these techniques, you'll want to use them in everything you write.

Stephen Wilbers is a writing consultant, award-winning author, and columnist. He has offered training seminars in effective writing to a wide variety of clients and teaches both written and oral presentation as a Senior Fellow in the University of Minnesota's Technological Leadership Institute. His book on stylistic technique, Keys to Great Writing, has been described as "a writing class in a book." An avid reader, canoeist, cyclist, Nordic ski racer, and two-time skydiver, he and his wife Debbie have two grown children and one granddaughter and live in Minneapolis.

June 26, 2014, Thursday - Learn Together: African Animals at Central Library

Time: 10 a.m.

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

Learn Together: African Animals

For families. Discover the vast diversity of Africa, its plants and animals. Learn to count in Swahili and explore African folktales. Chance to meet reptiles, amphibians, small mammals or bugs! Presented by Como Park Zoo & Conservatory.

June 26, 2014, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Waterski Show

The 2014 Twin Cities River Rats shows are scheduled for 7pm most Thursday nights through August 29, and take place at 1758 West River Road N (between the Plymouth and Broadway bridges).

The River Rats perform an hour long show combining various water skiing acts with skits and music. Acts include Barefooting, Pyramids, Doubles, and more. All shows are free and concessions are available.

Thier home site is located just north of downtown Minneapolis on the Mississippi River. The hillside along the river provides excellent viewing for the best show in the Twin Cites. Grab a blanket or a chair and come on down! 

These are free events.

June 26, 2014, Thursday - Live Music at Mattie's on Main

Time: call to confirm, 612-886-2121

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

Tonight: Faith Boblett & The King James Version

Upcoming dates:
George Scot McKelvey and Friends, Thu Jul 3, 2014
Wain McFarlane, Fri Jul 4, 2014
Jason Price Trio,  Thu Jul 10, 2014
Erin Schwab & Jay Fuchs, Fri Jul 11, 2014
Daddy Squeeze, Sat Jul 12, 2014
George Scot McKelvey and Friends, Thu Jul 17, 2014
Erin Schwab & Jay Fuchs, Fri Jul 18, 2014