December 9, 2013, Monday - Without a Song - Interlude Performance at MacPhail

Time: 7:00pm

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

Without a Song - Interlude Performance

Free admission.     

December 8, 2013, Sunday - MHS Members Double Discount Days at Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Thursday-Saturday; Noon to 5:00pm Sunday

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Minnesota Historical Society members will receive a double discount (20 percent) on Minnesota-inspired, quality gifts in time for the holidays at a pre-holiday sale at Members Double Discount Weekend at the Mill City Museum. Purchases help support the Society’s programs.

Double Discount Dates include December 5, 6, 7, and 8.

For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/membershopping.

December 8, 2013, Sunday - An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill at Mill City Museum

Times: 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm shows

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Dates: December 8, 14, 15

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members

Reservations required.

This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at the 1920 Washburn Crosby holiday party. The script is based on real stories taken from the pages of the company's employee newspaper. Scenes unfold on different floors of the mill and visitors will meet different characters along the way. Witness the rocky romance of Celia and Otto; meet marketing mastermind Benjamin S. Bull; experience the awesome sweeping power of Bill Smith; and learn the secret origin of the Washburn Crosby marketing slogan, "Eventually-Why Not Now?" This piece is written by playwright Joseph Scrimshaw, directed by Laura Salveson, and stars a cast of professional Twin Cities' actors. Not recommended for children under the age of 8.

December 8, 2013, Sunday - "Best Laid Plans" Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 5:00pm

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

"Best Laid Plans"

Join The Murder Mystery Company as we journey back in time to the glamorous 1930's with, "Best Laid Plans".

Get all dolled up for an evening of "Old Hollywood Style" fun as you mingle with the who's whos of society. Be careful though, as someone in the room is guilty of a terrible crime. Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!

Information and tickets.

December 7, 2013, Saturday - MHS Members Double Discount Days at Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Thursday-Saturday; Noon to 5:00pm Sunday

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Minnesota Historical Society members will receive a double discount (20 percent) on Minnesota-inspired, quality gifts in time for the holidays at a pre-holiday sale at Members Double Discount Weekend at the Mill City Museum. Purchases help support the Society’s programs. Visitors also can sample freshly baked samples of winning recipes from the Star Tribune Cookie Contest on Dec. 7.

Double Discount Dates include December 5, 6, 7, and 8.

For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/membershopping.

December 7, 2013, Saturday - An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill at Mill City Museum

Times: 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm shows

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Dates: December 7, 8, 14, 15

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members

Reservations required.

This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at the 1920 Washburn Crosby holiday party. The script is based on real stories taken from the pages of the company's employee newspaper. Scenes unfold on different floors of the mill and visitors will meet different characters along the way. Witness the rocky romance of Celia and Otto; meet marketing mastermind Benjamin S. Bull; experience the awesome sweeping power of Bill Smith; and learn the secret origin of the Washburn Crosby marketing slogan, "Eventually-Why Not Now?" This piece is written by playwright Joseph Scrimshaw, directed by Laura Salveson, and stars a cast of professional Twin Cities' actors. Not recommended for children under the age of 8.

December 7, 2013, Saturday - Into the Void at The Soap Factory

Time: 9:00pm

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd St SE

Join us for an outer space-themed dance party extravaganza with DJs Diarrhea, Christopher Saint Christopher and special guest Oval Headley.
 
Jackie Beckey of Brute Heart and Christopher Allen of Bedlam Theatre host this multimedia DJ dance party in an interactive space-themed environment.
 
With:
 DJ Diarrhea
 Christopher Saint Christopher
 and special guest
 Oval Headley
 
Featuring:
 Interactive Space Caves
 Psychedelic Projections
 Space-themed Yurt
 Antigravity Castle
 and more.
 
Show starts at 9:00PM. Admission is $8. Get tickets in advance or at the door. 21+

Get Tickets. 
 
Organized by Jackie Beckey and Christopher Allen.
 
Presented as part of Sound On-Site, an invitation for new collaboration and experimentation in music. This monthly series introduces audiences to the best in experimental live music, sound, and DJs—both local and international—across a range of genres in The Soap Factory’s inspiring location.

December 7, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm No Cover

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch: Adam Granger

December 7, 2013, Saturday - How'd They do That Workshop at The Guthrie

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

What was the inspiration for the set? Was the play rewritten in rehearsals? Aren't those wigs itchy? Through these eye-opening workshops, you can learn how the Guthrie's artists and staff create a production - from early development and designs to rehearsal, costume fittings and staging of the play.

$15 per person per workshop.

2013-2014 workshops

Born Yesterday
Saturday, December 7, 2013
McGuire Proscenium Stage

A Christmas Carol  Buy Tickets
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Tristan & Yseult
Saturday, February 15, 2014
McGuire Proscenium Stage

Othello
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Crimes of the Heart
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Our Country's Good
Saturday, May 31, 2014
McGuire Proscenium Stage

My Fair Lady
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Vonya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Saturday, August 2, 2014
McGuire Proscenium Stage

December 7, 2013, Saturday - History Day Hullabaloo at Central Library

Time: 11:00am-3:00pm

Location: Central Library, Room N-361, 300 Nicollet Mall

History Day Hullabaloo

For teens. Get personalized help with narrowing your topic, developing your paper, identifying primary resources and finding the best library materials. Librarians, Minnesota History Day staff and mentors from the University of Minnesota will help you make sense of and break down your project into workable phases. Plenty of time for questions.

Presented in collaboration with Minnesota Historical Society.

December 7, 2013, Saturday - Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at the Dome

Showtime: 7:00pm

Location: The Dome

Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets, online, or charge by phone (800) 745-3000.

Visit monsterjamonline.com for details.

December 7, 2013, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S).

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours

While it's chilly outside, join us as we weave our way through the cozy corners of downtown Minneapolis skyways on a food adventure. We will stroll through the "Broadway" Theatre District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants downtown has to offer. The tour includes seeing the Minneapolis skyscraper that was modeled after the Washington Monument and visiting the famous Statue of Mary Richards tossing her hat. Along the way we will also visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership; including a favorite since 1932. You will participate in tea sampling and learn the secrets behind the great food you are enjoying. You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of some of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer all while learning history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.

•Indoor 3 hour walking tour in the heart of downtown Minneapolis using the skyway system
•Saturdays at 2:30pm; during the Holiday Season Friday and Saturday at 2:30pm
•Flat route with slight inclines and declines, approximately .8 of a mile, bathrooms available at some stops
•5 stops, with 10-12 tastings
•Tour limited to 12 people, advance tickets required. Private tours available for larger groups.
•Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S)
•$45/pp

Register

December 6, 2013, Friday - DIRTY WORKS: First Fridays at MCBA

Time: Happy hour 5–6pm; Class 6–8pm

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

DIRTY WORKS: First Fridays at MCBA

Escape the digital world, get your hands dirty and make something!

Join MCBA for Dirty Works, a new series of casual classes, taking place on the first Friday of each month. Activities are designed for the bookishly curious and the creatively apprehensive; no experience needed. Plus, the registration fee includes a free beer, wine or coffee drink!

December 6: Japanese Paper Art with Jeff Rathermel

Explore the art of traditional Japanese papermaking and decoration in this no-experience-necessary introductory experience. Learn the process from plant to page along with simple techniques to use at home. Participants will rid themselves of a week's worth of stress by hand beating kozo (the plant used to make "rice" paper), pulling sheets from cool, relaxing vats of pulp, and creating meditative patterns through the age-old practice of suminagashi marbling.

$30 + $5 supply fee

December 6, 2013, Friday - MHS Members Double Discount Days at Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Thursday-Saturday; Noon to 5:00pm Sunday

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Minnesota Historical Society members will receive a double discount (20 percent) on Minnesota-inspired, quality gifts in time for the holidays at a pre-holiday sale at Members Double Discount Weekend at the Mill City Museum. Purchases help support the Society’s programs. Visitors also can sample freshly baked samples of winning recipes from the Star Tribune Cookie Contest on Dec. 7.

Double Discount Dates include December 5, 6, 7, and 8.

For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/membershopping.

December 6, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Davina and The Vagabonds

December 6, 2013, Friday - Holidazzle Parade

Time: 6:30pm

Location:  Nicollet Mall, between 12th & 4th Streets

More info

Fridays and Saturdays, November 29 through December 21.

December 6, 2013, Friday - Jeff Arundel Holiday Variety Show at Aster Cafe

Time: 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Jeff Arundel Holiday Variety Show

JA will be joined by a line-up that makes Santa tingle with excitement–fresh off the launch of his new CD we have Tom Lieberman, joining us whilst on a brief hiatus from the road is Rob Arthur, creeping (legally) across the border is the mexican firebrand Esti Beliz, crooning like a modern day Perry Como will be our own Brian “BT” Turner, and of course JA will be on hand to make sure the occasion is properly melancholy and wistful. This entire packet of mayhem will be ring-led by emmy-award winner Kerry McNally.

Please call 612.379.3138 for reservations.

December 6, 2013, Friday - Family Storytime at Central Library

Time: 10:30am

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

For children of all ages and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

December 6, 2013, Friday - Book Arts Roundtable with Anders Nilsen at MCBA

Time: 7:00pm

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

Isaac and Abraham and Video Games: Book Arts Roundtable with Anders Nilsen

Free and open to the public.

Join us in welcoming local artist and author Anders Nilsen! Nilsen will do a slide reading from his new accordion book Rage of Poseidon (published by Drawn & Quarterly) and discuss the book's themes, including the role of mythology and religion in his work and what it means to re-imagine ancient stories and set them in the present day. Nilsen will also share examples of his many forays into unusual storytelling formats from hand-made, screen-printed artist books and photocopied zines to accordion books and poster-comics, as well as the relationship between these and his work in more traditional publishing.

Anders Nilsen is the author and artist of the graphic novels Big Questions, Rage of Poseidon, Don't Go Where I Can't Follow and The End, among other works. He has received three Ignatz awards as well as the 2012 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel prize. His work has been translated into numerous languages and his drawing and painting has been shown internationally. He lives in Minneapolis.

December 5, 2013, Thursday - "Best Laid Plans" Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

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

"Best Laid Plans"

Join The Murder Mystery Company as we journey back in time to the glamorous 1930's with, "Best Laid Plans".

Get all dolled up for an evening of "Old Hollywood Style" fun as you mingle with the who's whos of society. Be careful though, as someone in the room is guilty of a terrible crime. Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!

Information and tickets.