April 18, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Molly Maher & her Disbelievers

Molly Maher has consistently found salvation in music. Whether through listening to her dad play guitar in a church band back in the ’70s or during her victorious battle with breast cancer a few years ago, Maher has found solace and drawn inspiration from songs and the endless worlds found within them. The seasoned St. Paul-based singer/songwriter has crafted a modest but impressive back catalog of soulful, countrified folk music while entertaining live audiences around the Twin Cities for over a decade now—most notably during her celebrated five-year residency at Nye’s with Her Disbelievers, and the adventurous Real-Phonic Radio Hour at the James J. Hill Library.

April 17, 2014, Thursday - THE THREEPENNY OPERA at the Southern Theater (4 nights)

Time: See schedule below

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.

Show Dates and Times:

Thursday, April 17 @ 8pm
Firday, April 18 @ 8pm
Saturday, April 19 @ 8pm
Sunday, April 20 @ 2pm

Thursday, April 24 @ 8pm
Friday, April 25 @ 8pm
Saturday, April 26 @ 8pm
Sunday, April 27 @ 2pm

Thursday, May 1 @ 8pm
Friday, May 2 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 3 @ 8pm
Sunday, May 4 @ 2pm

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

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

April 17, 2014, Thursday - TNT Nike Women's Marathon Recruitment Party at Magna

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Magna Health and Fitness, 616 South 3rd Street (in the American Trio building)

To register, or for more information.

Mark your calendar for a classic evening as we paint the town Tiffany Blue and fill the room at MAGNA with TEAM spirit. Mingle with coaches, alumni, and Honored Teammates over light appetizers, enjoy a drink served from our dashing men in tuxedos, and register with TNT that night for a chance to win prize drawings.  Learn more about Team In Training and the Nike Women's Marathon.

This event is organized by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training.  Powered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Team In Training (TNT) leads the way in endurance sports training programs for charity.

Coaches will train and expand your fitness level to be finish line fit! Training also includes nutrition, hydration and injury prevention clinics, and your fundraising for blood cancer research will be made easier with staff members guiding you through the process. An unforgettable weekend with exciting events awaits you.

When you register, you commit to saving lives!

April 17, 2014, Thursday - East Downtown Council Forum

Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm  (Registration, lunch and networking starts at 11:30am, with the EDC Update, elections to the board of directors and guest presentation starting at Noon.)

Location: Normandy Inn, 405 S 8th Street

This EDC Business Forum is the organization's Annual Meeting.   In addition to elections of the board of directors, there will be an introduction of new HCMC CEO Dr. Jon Pryor, plus an update on HCMC's 5-year strategic plan, including the new Downtown Medical Office Building project.

Please RSVP by no later than Monday, April 14, at 4:00 p.m., by sending an email to info@edcmpls.org.  The cost to attend the lunch is $15.  Please pay with cash or check at the door.

April 16, 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.

April 16, 2014, Wednesday - A Sip of Science at Aster Cafe

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe (River Room) 125 SE Main Street

April Sip of Science: Antarctica - the Last Continental Frontier with Dr. John Goodge,  University of Minnesota Duluth

NEW: RSVP for Sip of Science
 
Antarctica. The coldest, windiest, and driest place in the world. It's one of the world's seven continents, but has no permanent human residents due to its hostile environment. Yet, Antarctica has a wealth of information that continues to inform us about our world and how it works. The continental geology of Antarctica is linked to supercontinent formation, resource distribution, stability of the ice sheets, and climate science. Researchers continue to embrace novel technologies that promise to reveal new secrets from the deep ice - to help us learn about Earth changes on a variety of timescales. 

Join us as Dr. John Goodge from the University of Minnesota-Duluth takes us on a tour of this last frontier.  He has led scientific expeditions to Antarctica 11 times, and is currently funded by the National Science Foundation to help design a new drilling platform capable of boring through ice and reaching the deepest buried bedrock below. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Professor Goodge received his BA from Carleton College; MS from the University of Montana; and PhD from UCLA. He was on the faculty at Southern Methodist University from 1988-2001, and has been a faculty member at UMD since 2002. His research interests are in the areas of continental tectonics and the formation of continental crust, and development of collisional and subduction-zone mountain belts. He has active research in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica and the subglacial geology of East Antarctica, including 11 extended field seasons in Antarctica. At UMD, Professor Goodge has been awarded over 2.6 million dollars in research grants from the National Science Foundation, and has successfully secured external funding of more than $700,000 for new laboratory instrumentation and equipment for teaching and research. Dr. Goodge has published numerous peer-reviewed works in international earth science journals and edited books, including over 30 first-authored papers. John was recognized with the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research in 2013-14. 

April 15, 2014, Tuesday - April Water Walk: Watershed Event

Time: Noon

Starting location: Meet us on the steps in front of Northrop, on the East Bank of the UMN campus.

April Water Walk: Watershed Event

Join us along with Miss Emily Lowery as she talks about building a future for water in Minnesota, transforming practice and policy through a new water ethic.

Come with questions!

April 12, 2014, Saturday - Early Spring Bird Watching: The Mississippi Flyway

Time: 7:30am - 9:30am

Location: East River Flats Park, 360 East River Road

Early Spring Bird Watching: The Mississippi Flyway

Spring is here! Come join a naturalist for some awesome spring activities! Watch for the earliest spring migrants along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis with a naturalist as your guide. Meet at the East River Flats trail head on East River Road just south of Franklin Ave SE.

Please note if you need binoculars at registration. $5.00 for Minneapolis residents. More information and to register.

April 12, 2014, Saturday - Ode to Gluten Family Day at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Ode to Gluten Family Day

Mill City Museum welcomes a large sculpture crafted by local multimedia artist Barbara Bridges titled “Ode to Gluten.” The artwork will be on display from April 4-22. Meet Bridges on April 12 as she helps visitors create three-dimensional art pieces from their own “power objects” and imagination. Participants are encouraged to bring a small object (max. 3” X 3”) that has meaning to them as the beginning and inspiration for their creation. Art materials will be available. Visitors can also see how history is revealed in food through a baking demonstration, “White vs. Whole Wheat,” by a museum interpreter.

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

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Also, at 2:00pm: White vs. Whole Wheat: A Tale of Two Flours at Mill City Museum

See how history is revealed in food through a baking demonstration focusing on the story behind white and whole wheat flour. Discover how Minneapolis millers perfected a way to make white flour on an industrial scale, hear about the popularity of white flour in the 19th century, what effects this had on nutrition, and why flour today is frequently enriched. Visitors will also learn why Sylvester Graham developed a whole wheat cracker "to improve health and morality," hear the pros and cons of each type of flour, sample baked goods made from each, and take home a copy of the recipes.

April 12, 2014, Saturday - Artist Talk with Emily Stover and Peter Sowinski at The Soap Factory

Time: 2:00pm

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd St SE

The first in a series of two artist talks for Art(ists) On the Verge 5.

Listen to a podcast interview with Emily Stover and Peter Sowinski.

Join us on April 19th for the second in our series of artist talks for Art(ists) On the Verge 5.

April 12, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Join us for our final Indoor Mill City Farmers Market!  Help us bring Spring in as we prepare for our regular Outdoor Season, which kicks off Mother’s Day weekend on May 10th.
 
Enjoy a dynamic marketplace of over 40 local vendors where you can expect to find everything from beets and cabbage to artisan chocolates, local honey, maple syrup, hand-milled flour, locally harvested wild rice, specialty cheeses, baked goods, kimchi, preserves, and hand-made artisan ceramics, kitchen utensils, and jewelry.
 
Produce Planner: spinach, salad greens, turnip greens, pac choi, carrots, potatoes, onions, beets, garlic, parsnips, dried mushrooms, dried hot peppers, frozen raspberries, and MORE!
 
Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm: MCFM welcomes local harpist Reuben Correa today! Reuben’s harp music is a surround sound experience of beautiful original music, arrangements of popular melodies, classics, show tunes, light jazz, and Celtic stylings.
 
Featured Local Artists: The Ink Orchard, Chris Chookiatsirichai, Old World Cabinet, Aprilierre, and Christy Wetzig.
 
Community Booth: The Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Society. Come find out what’s going on at this year’s International Film Festival, April 3  – 19!

April 12, 2014, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm, Free

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Today: The Roe Family Singers

The Roe Family Singers are a Good-Time, Old-Time Hillbilly band from the Mississippi-headwaters community of Kirkwood Hollow, MN. Led by wife & husband Kim Roe (Best Female Vocalist, City Pages/Village Voice) and Quillan Roe (Accident Clearinghouse), the band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock & roll urgency and influence.

Joined by as many as seven musicians, and featuring banjo, autoharp, guitar, and washboard, the band and family of fans have been regularly filling Minneapolis’ 331 Club every Monday night since 2005. In 2010 the band opened for both Doc Watson and Del McCoury, each playing at the Cedar Cultural Center; the Grascals at the MBOTMA Winter Bluegrass Weekend; and Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur at the National Jug Band Jubilee in Louisville, KY. In 2011 the band was awarded the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians, and has previously won the title of “World’s Best” at the 29th annual Battle of the Jug Bands.

With a mix of original music and contemporary takes on old-time, traditional, and gospel tunes, every performance raises a ruckus.

April 12, 2014, Saturday - Goldy's Run (10 Mile, 5K and Kids Run)

Location: Starts and finishes at TCF Bank Stadium

Goldy’s Run at TCF Bank Stadium
 
Weave your way through campus, take a jaunt along the mighty Mississippi, and return into campus for an epic finish inside TCF Bank Stadium. As you cross the finish line, don’t forget to look up and see yourself as you cross the line on the second largest scoreboard in college football.
 
Races:
 10 Mile Run (certified and chip timed)
 2 Person (10 Mile) Relay
 5K (certified and chip timed)
 Goldy’s Gallop Kids Run

Start Times:
8:00 am: 10 Mile & 10 Mile Relay Start
8:10 am: 5K Run & Walk Start
 Single wide strollers are welcome on the race course
 The 5K is a timed event
10:30 am: Goldy’s Gallop Kid’s Run Start
 Parents are welcome to run with their child doing Goldy’s Gallop
 Recommended Ages 2-10

April 11, 2014, Friday - Town Hall Brewery Grand Re-Opening

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, 1430 Washington Avenue South,

Finally, the finishing touches are being applied and there is beer in the fermenters! We're almost ready to reopen -- will you join us at 6pm on Friday, April 11th to celebrate?

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April 11, 2014, Friday - THE THREEPENNY OPERA at the Southern Theater (3 nights)

Times - See schedule below.

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.
 
Show Dates and Times:
Friday, April 11 @ 8pm
Saturday, April 12 @ 8pm
Sunday, April 13 @ 2pm
 
Thursday, April 17 @ 8pm
Firday, April 18 @ 8pm
Saturday, April 19 @ 8pm
Sunday, April 20 @ 2pm
 
Thursday, April 24 @ 8pm
Friday, April 25 @ 8pm
Saturday, April 26 @ 8pm
Sunday, April 27 @ 2pm
 
Thursday, May 1 @ 8pm
Friday, May 2 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 3 @ 8pm
Sunday, May 4 @ 2pm
 
Ticketing Info:
Tickets $25
Purchase tickets online via BrownPaperTickets.com
 
More Information:
More info can be found on Frank Theatre's website
-or-
Call (612) 724-3760 or email admin@franktheatre.org

April 11, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Get It On Presents 5-Band Showcase

$8 Cover/21+

April 11, 2014, Friday - Watershed Event: Exploring a New Water Ethic for Minnesota at Mill City Museum

Time: 3:00pm - 9:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Watershed Event: Exploring a New Water Ethic for Minnesota

Fee: Free

The University of Minnesota Students for Design Activism will host Watershed Event, a public symposium on future scenarios and imagined solutions to clean, abundant water in Minnesota. This event will bring together water-focused leaders within farming, design, science, activism, and policy to share knowledge, ideas and strategies that will build a future for how we use and value water. A panel discussion, audience engagement and a premier film-screening, Watershed Event will catalyze statewide dialogue and action to improve the quality and quantity of Minnesota’s water. See the schedule of events.

Watershed Event is co-curated by Floodplain Collective, University of Minnesota Department of Landscape Architecture, and Mill City Museum. All programs are free and open to the public.

For more information visit http://watershed.design.umn.edu/#home.

April 11, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Symbol & Surface + Almighty American + We Are The Willows (Pete Miller)

Symbol & Surface Brothers Brian and David Bauernfeind began their songwriting partnership sharing a childhood together, but it did not blossom until they both found themselves leaving home for the Twin Cities to attend college. It was here that their craft matured along with their personal lives, sped up through the addition of Stefan Kuhl (Bass), Matt Decker (drums) and John Nielsen (guitar, vocals/harmonies). Mixing their acoustic roots with a full-band sound and stature, it’s not hard to feel a sense of familiarity with Symbol & Surface. From their all-in-the-family beginnings, to their eventual expansion into a band of best friends, everything about the quintet makes you feel comfortable in all the right ways, yet anticipatory of what may come next.

April 11, 2014, Friday - Talking Image Connection at The Soap Factory

Time: 8:00pm

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd St SE

Talking Image Connection

Talking Image Connection brings together writers, performers, contemporary art and new audiences in art galleries around the Twin Cities.

Featuring :
Brett Elizabeth Jenkins
Sarah Certa
Safy Hallan-Farah
Neal Karlen
J. Fossenbell
Katherine J. Lee

For more information about Talking Image Connection email yackmor@talkimage.org

April 10, 2014, Thursday - Dandelion Honey Pastry Chef Challenge at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power Street

Local professional chefs will be presenting their best pastries featuring dandelion honey. Restaurant chefs are competing from: Spoonriver, Lucia’s, Restaurant Alma, Birchwood, Anodyne, Gigi’s Café Uptown, Mason Restaurant Barre, Open Arms, Seward Co-op Bakery, as well as Abby Boone of Treat, Susan Brown of Mademoiselle Miel and chef/ educator Jenny Breen of the University of Minnesota.

 Celebrity judges to decide the winners include Dr. Marla Spivak, Ann Bancroft, Stephanie Musich, Brenda Langton, Ann Kim and Dara Maskowitz-Grumdahl.

Price: $30 in advance at www.thebeezkneezdelivery.com/pastrychef/, $35 at the door. Ticket includes samples of pastries, live music, cash bar and a chance to win door prizes. Free parking also available!

Sponsored by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and The Seward Community Co-op.