May 3, 2014, Saturday - Marcy-Holmes Spring Fest: Meet Marcy!

Time: Noon – 4pm

Location: Sixth Avenue Greenway at University Avenue SE

Marcy-Holmes Spring Fest: Meet Marcy!

Come celebrate the history, nature, art and local food of the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood. Say hello to George and Martha, the neighborhood's new resident eagles, who are nesting nearby. Dance in the street with live music by local artists. Listen to local voices share stories of historic site sculptures. Play Frisbee golf and tire toss. Transform the sidewalk with chalk.Bike the Stone Arch Bike Boulevard. Tour the neighborhood’s historic highlights. Buy Hiding in Plain Sight: Minneapolis’s First Neighborhood. Listen online at Minneapolishistorical.org. Experience our history. Live local: Eat - Learn –Play – Create. Free food courtesy of Brasa/Alma.

Event will be held rain or shine – no rain date. Made possible through support from the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board, City of Minneapolis Community Participation Program and donations to the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association.

May 2, 2104, Friday - Midwest Photo Safari "The St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail on the Minneapolis Riverfront"

The St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail on the Minneapolis Riverfront 

Midwest Photo Safari # 1 - The St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail on the Minneapolis Riverfront

Join us near downtown Minneapolis on St. Anthony Main and the west downtown riverfront district to photograph the sites of the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail. This is a 2-3 hour safari running 3 days a week, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Morning sessions 7:30 AM to 10 AM and afternoon NOON  till 2:30 PM. Sunday hours 9 AM till 11:30 AM.

Our Morning and Sunday session takes place on the EAST BANK (St. Anthony Main side) of the Heritage Trail. Highlghts include:

The Ard Godfrey House in Chute Park - Our Lady of Lourdes Church - Nicollet Island Historic Area  - The Third Avenue Bridge - Old Saint Anthony Neighborhood - Water Power Park - The Historic Pillsbury "A" Mill

The Afternoon  session takes place on the WEST BANK (Minneapolis side) of the Heritage Trail. Highlghts include these attractions:

The West end of the Stone Arch Bridge - Mill Ruins Park - The Public Lobbies of the Guthrie Theatre and Mill City Museum located at the site of the historic Washburn Crosby Flour Mill. Gold Medal Park - The I35W Bridge Memorial Site

Your tour directors and photographer/guides will provide you with the best exposure, angles, and composition tips. While we walk, your guides provide some  historical facts about this interesting area.  You are sure to come away with compelling images of your visit to this historically significant, and photographically popular, Minneapolis area.

Pricing for this Safari is $95.00 (tax included, not including gratuity)

May 2, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $15

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Ray Bonneville

Future Friday nights in May:

Nolan John
May 9 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
|$8

Dick Kimmel and Company
May 16 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
|$10

Tom Lieberman
May 23 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
|$10

Falderals CD Release
May 30 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
|$10

May 2, 2014, Friday - Mentor Series: Mary Rockcastle at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Mentor Series: Mary Rockcastle
 
The 2013–14 Loft Mentor Series in Poetry and Creative Prose presents fiction mentor Mary Rockcastle reading along with program participants Maureen Fischer (fiction) and Ember Johnson (nonfiction).

Mary Francois Rockcastle is the author of the novels In Caddis Wood and Rainy Lake, both published by Graywolf Press and nominated for Minnesota Book Awards. Rainy Lake earned a “Best Book for the Teen Age” by the New York Public Library. Her awards include a Bush Foundation Fellowship, a Loft-McKnight Award of Distinction in prose, and the Stanley Lindbergh Award for Excellence in Literary Publishing. She is Director of The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline University and founding and executive editor of Water~Stone Review.
 
Maureen Fischer has published a short story in the anthology, Once Upon a Crime. Another of her short stories won Honorable Mention in the 78th Annual Writers Digest Writing Competition. Currently, she is working on her first novel, Kisangani Mother, set in modern day Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a former United Press International reporter and also spent fifteen years as an advertising copywriter. She now runs her own freelance marketing business.
 
Ember Johnson lives in lovely Lake City, Minnesota where she raises two amazing children and writes. In her earlier years she worked on a dock in Alaska, worked as a land surveyor, and even owned a small goat farm. So far she's been published in Georgetown Review and is currently working on a memoir.

May 1, 2014, Thursday - 501F1T Anniversary & Client Showcase Celebration

Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 501F1T, 501 S. Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor    
   
501F1T cordially invites you to celebrate the kick-off of YEAR 7.  Hard to believe but 6 years down and many more awesome years to come.  The theme of the evening will be to feature a few of the many talented 501FIT clients.  You will be entertained by the piano skills of George Maurer & Tim DePrey, as well as, Hudson's mysterious magic. A can't miss line-up!
 
Appetizers by D'Amico Catering.
Phil Martens will share the Future of G-Werx®
501FIT MAY perform a Fitness Musical Parody
Beer/wine sampling (source TBD)
Opportunity to socialize, get to know clients
 
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May 1, 2014, Thursday - THE THREEPENNY OPERA at the Southern Theater (4 nights)

Show Dates and Times:
Thursday, May 1 @ 8pm
Friday, May 2 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 3 @ 8pm
Sunday, May 4 @ 2pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Frank Theatre presents THE THREEPENNY OPERA, the groundbreaking 1928 musical theatre piece by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that paved the way for the modern musical theatre. Featuring a score that includes one of the most widely recorded songs of the 20th century, "Mack The Knife." Set just before the coronation of the Queen, the plot centers on the escapades of the scoundrel Macheath who has swagger, a silver tongue and a way with the ladies. When Macheath marries the respectable and virginal Polly Peachum, the daughter of the merchant J.J. Peachum, a battle ensues, threatening to disrupt the underground economy fueled by Mr. and Mrs. Peachum. A series of betrayals and briberies lead to Macheath's public hanging, interrupted at the last minute by an over-the-top reprieval from the Queen. This satire of the decadence of 1928 Wiemar Germany and capitalist society about to collapse on itself is just as timely, horrifying and outrageously funny as it was upon its premiere.

THREEPENNY features a stellar cast, with Bradley Greenwald as Macheath, Gary Briggle as Mr. Peachum, Janis Hardy as Mrs. Peachum, Vern Sutton as the Street Singer, Molly Sue McDonald as Jenny, Suzie Juul as Polly Peachum, Kira Lace Kawkins as Lucy Brown, Jim Ramlet as Tiger Brown, and Laura Adams, Marisa Asp, Joe Botten, Adara Bryan, Tessa Flynn, Zach Garcia, Shavunda Horsley, Jen Maren, Elisa Pluhar, James Rodriguez and Grant Sorenson in a delightful assemblage of whores, gang members and other salacious characters. THREEPENNY is directed by Wendy Knox, with Musical Direction by Sonja Thompson, Choreography by Wynn Fricke, Set Design by Joe Stanley, Costume Design by Kathy Kohl, Lighting Design by Karin Olson, Sound Design by Sean Healey, Dramaturgy by Steve Matuszak and Stage Managed by Spency Putney.

Ticketing Info:
Tickets $25
Purchase tickets online via BrownPaperTickets.com

More Information:
More info can be found on Frank Theatre's website
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Call (612) 724-3760 or email admin@franktheatre.org

May 1, 2014, Thursday - Milwaukee Avenue: Community Building in Minneapolis, with author Robert Roscoe at Mill City Museum

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Milwaukee Avenue: Community Building in Minneapolis, with author Robert Roscoe

Fee: Free 

Join author Robert Roscoe for an illustrated presentation based on his new book "Milwaukee Avenue: Community Building in Minneapolis." In the 1970s, a politically savvy and hardworking neighborhood organization, the Seward West Project Area Committee, stopped a proposed plan which would have demolished all of the houses on Milwaukee Avenue, houses that are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in the 1880s, many of these houses were the very first homes in Minneapolis. Milwaukee Avenue offers a unique look at how determined citizens saved their neighborhood in a decade that changed history. After his talk Roscoe will sign copies of his book which can be purchased in the Mill City Museum store.

Robert Roscoe has been involved in historic preservation activism and architectural planning for the Seward West neighborhood. He owns Design for Preservation, a residential design practice.

May 1, 2014, Thursday - DMNA Board Meeting at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Central Public Library, Room N-202, 300 Nicollet Mall

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association

May 1, 2014, Thursday - First Thursdays in the Arts District at Northrup King Building

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.

http://www.northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.com

April 30, 2014, Wednesday - Breakfast with a Preservationist at the Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00am to 9:00am

Location: Mill City Museum, ADM Conference Room: 6th Floor, 710 South Second Street

Preserve Minneapolis

Breakfast with a Preservationist: Good Preservation Is Good Progress and Good Business

Preservation and progress go hand in hand--it's not an either-or situation. Good preservation stimulates good business, forces creativity and appropriate city planning building. Good preservation can foster density and help create walkable communities. Four expert panelists will join us to discuss how preservation can be an integral part of the evolution of a city.

Cost: This event is free! (There will be coffee and breakfast treats available, and donations are gratefully accepted to cover these costs.)

April 30, 2014, Wednesday - Reading and Discussion with Patrick Hicks and Jack El-Hai at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

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

Reading and Discussion with Patrick Hicks and Jack El-Hai
 
Join us for a reading with Patrick Hicks and Jack El-Hai in honor of National Holocaust Awareness Month. The aim of the event is not only to spotlight these authors, but to think about the role of literature in shaping our understanding of the Holocaust and the responsibilities writers assume when choosing to write and explore such emotionally-charged histories.

Patrick Hicks, author of the novel The Commandant of Lubizec
After the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, they quickly began persecuting anyone who was Jewish. Millions were shoved into ghettos and forced to live under the swastika. Death camps were built and something called "Operation Reinhard" was set into motion. Its goal? To murder all the Jews of Poland. The Commandant of Lubizec is a harrowing account of a death camp that never actually existed but easily could have in the Nazi state. It is a sensitive, accurate retelling of a place that went about the business of genocide. Told as a historical account in a documentary style, it explores the atmosphere of a death camp. It describes what it was like to watch the trains roll in, and it probes into the mind of its commandant, Hans-Peter Guth. How could he murder thousands of people each day and then go home to laugh with his children? This is not only an unflinching portrayal of the machinery of the gas chambers, it is also the story of how prisoners burned the camp to the ground and fled into the woods. It is a story of rebellion and survival. It is a story of life amid death. With a strong eye towards the history of the Holocaust, The Commandant of Lubizec compels us to look at these extermination centers anew. It disquiets us with the knowledge that similar events actually took place in camps like Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka. The history of Lubizec, although a work of fiction, is a chillingly blunt distillation of real life events. It asks that we look again at "Operation Reinhard." It brings voice to the silenced. It demands that we bear witness.

Jack El-Hai, author of the novel The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist explores the complex relationship between the American psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley and his 22 Nazi patients awaiting trial as war criminals in the 1945-46 International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. As Kelley develops an especially close relationship with the former Reichsmarshal Hermann Göring, he launches an investigation of the essence of evil that eventually proves to be the physician’s undoing. Set amid the post-war ruins of Europe, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist is the first book to tap Kelley’s vast collection of personal and professional papers and artifacts from Nuremberg—including medical records of the Nazi defendants—which have been hidden for decades.

April 29, 2014, Tuesday - Bikeways for Everyone Kick-off Event at Open Book

Time: 5:30pm socializing; 6:00pm program

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S

ABOUT
Join the official launch event for the Bikeways for Everyone campaign to add 30 new miles of protected bikeways in Minneapolis by 2020. Learn about how Bikeways for Everyone can help make safer streets and create more connected communities that benefit everyone in our city. Hear personal stories about the potential impact of such a network, learn how you can get involved, and offer your feedback on where priority routes should be in the City.

Free appetizers, wine, and beer will be available.

April 29, 2014, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

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

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April 29, 2014, Tuesday - Chefs for Change at People Serving People

Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm (shelter tours beginning at 6:30pm)

Location: People Serving People, 614 South 3rd Street

Chefs for Change: A Chef's Table Culinary Experience

Chefs for Change is a cooking demonstration and an elegant dinner party with a purpose. It is hosted by a top executive chef from the Twin Cites Metro area. Over the past several years, chefs from restaurants including The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Porter and Frye and Capital Grille have hosted Chefs for Change events on one or more occasion.

April 29: Barbary Fig

April 27, 2014, Sunday - Baking Memories: Tunnel of Fudge Cake at Mill City Museum

Time: 2:00pm

 

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

 

Baking Memories: Tunnel of Fudge Cake

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MNHS members.

See how history is revealed in food as Mill City Museum staff lead a demonstration in the Baking Lab. Explore the history of the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off Second-place winning recipe, The Tunnel of Fudge Cake, its connection to local company Nordic Ware, makers of the Bundt Pan, and the fascination bakers today hold for replicating the recipe. Visitors can learn about baking history, sample the cake, get baking tips and take home a copy of the recipe.

April 27, 2104, Sunday - Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" on St. Anthony Main

Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" on St. Anthony Main

Join us on historic Main street near St. Anthony Main and Water Power Park for a 90 minute to 2 hour photo safari running Sunday evenings only. The session begins 1/2 hour before local sunset. Your confirmation lists the exact starting time.

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.

Pricing for this Safari is $84.00 (tax included, not including gratuity) per person with discounts for multiple persons

This Safari runs selected Sundays mid April through mid October.

April 27, 2014, Sunday - A Choice of Weapons: A Living Legacy Docent Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

A Choice of Weapons: A Living Legacy Docent Tour

Dates: April 27 and May 31, 2014

Fee: Free. $6 discounted museum admission is available.

Reservations: recommended, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

Join a student photographer for a docent-led tour of the exhibit "A Choice of Weapons: A Living Legacy" on view in the museum's Mill Commons through June 8, 2014. The exhibit features work by the students alongside images by world-renowned photographer Gordon Parks. The students participated in the One Minneapolis One Read photography residency at Juxtaposition Arts working with nationally acclaimed photographer Jamel Shabazz. The docent-led tours are free, but space is limited so preregistration is encouraged.

Museum admission will be available at a discounted rate of $6/free for MNHS members. The One Minneapolis One Read book, A Choice of Weapons, will be for sale in the gift store at a 25-percent discount.

For more information visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org/choice-weapons-exhibit.

April 26, 2014, Saturday - Spotlight Series at MacPhail

Time: 8:00pm

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

The MacPhail Spotlight Series showcases the exceptional talents of MacPhail teaching artists and special guests, providing an intimate listening experience in MacPhail's Antonello Hall. Under the artistic direction of Mischa Santora, this series will be brought to life with collaborations from some of the Twin Cities' finest artists.

Tonights Spotlight: The Art of Improvisation

Improvisation used to be an integral part of classical music, with many of the great composers excelling at improvising extended and complex works. Join MacPhail teaching artists as they highlight the parallels and intersections between the jazz and classical worlds.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 612-767-5250 or by visiting our Minneapolis, White Bear Lake, Chanhassen or Apple Valley locations. Detailed program information can be found in our series brochure that will be available for download on our website.

April 26, 2014, Saturday - Cracked Walnut Literary Festival: Urbanization at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Cracked Walnut Literary Festival: Urbanization

Fee: Free

Cracked Walnut presents "Urbanization," a literary reading dedicated to the city of Minneapolis. Hear from local writers as they read or perform their own creative work that reflects the theme urbanization and Minneapolis. This reading is part of the 2014 Cracked Walnut Literary Festival, a series of 25 almost daily readings happening in the metro area. Each reading will feature a different cadre of writers in a different locale in the metro area. For more information visit http://www.crackedwalnut.com/.

April 26, 2014, Saturday - 20th Annual Minneapolis Earth Day Clean-Up

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) along with the City of Minneapolis announce the 2014 Earth Day.

The Earth Day Clean-Up has become the largest community service project in Minneapolis and takes place at nearly 40 clean-up sites throughout the city. Since 2008, more than 12,000 residents have removed more than 75,000 lbs of garbage. It’s free to participate and residents are encouraged to participate by volunteering to help pick up trash in parks, neighborhoods, and watersheds. No registration needed, just choose a site and show up.

To find a detailed list of clean-up sites and more information please visit the website or call 612-230-6484.