Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.
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The 2013 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 Twin Cities Rivers Rats describe their show as an aquatic Broadway musical featuring multiple water ski acts choreographed to music and built around a theme.
These are free events.
Times: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Riverfront Red Light Districts at the Mill City Museum
Fee: $35/$30 for MHS members.
Reservations: required, register online.
Discover the lost history of prostitution on the Minneapolis riverfront on this unique tour with historian Penny Petersen, author of "Minneapolis Madams: The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront." The trolley tour of the Minneapolis riverfront includes stops at three former red-light districts that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. Petersen will highlight the surprising stories of the powerful madams who ran them. Women of independent means, madams built custom bordellos to suit their tastes and exerted influence over leading figures and politicians. Learn why the city’s vice districts were clustered near the river, how the sex trade was interconnected with the Minneapolis economy and the stories of the real women who made their living there. The tour will include a stop for beverages and appetizers at a pub near the former Main Street red light district and will conclude with a social hour with the author at a nearby pub. Ages 21 and up only. Appetizers at the first stop included in the tour price. All drinks sold separately.
Note: The tour will include up to two blocks of walking. Please advise ticketing staff of physical challenges.
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street
A SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SIP OF SCIENCE: Agricultural Change: Making a better Iowa, making a better world
This special presentation of A Sip of Science is hosted by the Ecological Society of America (ESA), holding its 98th Annual Meeting August 4-9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Learn more.
Want to stem biodiversity loss, enhance fresh water supplies, curtail climate change AND improve people's lives?
Then change modern agriculture. Worldwide, agriculture is responsible for more habitat conversion, water pollution, and global warming potential than any other sector of the economy. Furthermore, the current system of food production fails to provide adequate nourishment for one-seventh of the planet's human inhabitants. Where do we begin this monumental task? Iowa, USA.
Iowa's status as the leading producer of corn, soy, pork, and eggs and first-in-the-nation caucuses means the state has disproportionate influence on US farm bills - legislation that delivers food aid to the needy, incentivizes farming practices, and provides the bulk of conservation funding nationwide. While focused within the nation's borders, farm bill legislation has a global ripple effect by tipping the economic playing field. Thus, I posit, if you make a better Iowa, you make a better world. How do we do that? With perennials and partnerships.
About our speaker:
Lisa Schulte Moore studies coupled human and natural systems, working at the intersection of the ecological and social sides of sustainable land management through a combination of historical investigation, field studies, and modeling. Her lab has ongoing projects in agricultural landscape management, bioenergy development, oak restoration, and hemlock and pine forest management among others. For her graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and postdoc research the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, she worked in Midwestern forests. She adopted agricultural ecology as a part of her research portfolio after moving to Ames, Iowa to take a faculty position at Iowa State University in 2003.
A SIP OF SCIENCE bridges the gap between science and culture in a setting that bridges the gap between brain and belly. Food, beer, and learning are on the menu in a happy hour forum in which researchers pair with musicians, artists and storytellers to put science in context through storytelling.
This talk takes place during happy hour at the Aster Cafe - Food and Drink Available for Purchase.
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road
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.
Time: Tour will depart from the Common Room sign at The Soap Factory’s front dock at precisely 6:30pm.
Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE
For the fifth year, Sergio Vucci and Andy Sturdevant will be leading Common Room, a series of artist-led tours originating at The Soap Factory. This year, we'll be heading out in a 1953 Twin Cities Rapid Transit chartered bus into Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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, Vucci and 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.
All tours will depart via bus from the Common Room sign at The Soap Factory’s front dock at precisely 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday in August. The tours will be approximately 90-120 minutes. Our buses will only accomodate about fifty people, so advance registration will be recommended, check back here in July for ticket information.
Time: Music 7:00pm, Movies air 15 minutes after sundown.
Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)
Tonights entertainment: See website.
What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.
Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos on our facebook page of you enjoying the concerts. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.
Future dates:
August 13
August 20
August 27
Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Chicago Plaza (between the Guthrie and Spoonriver)
Join your Mill District neighbors for food, drink and music at the 2013 Mill District NNO!
Check out these pictures from our Mill District Neighborhood 2012 National Night Out:
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Fee: $25; $20 for MHS members.
Discover Minneapolis' rich history and satisfy your thirst with a history pub crawl along Washington Avenue. Travel down this busy thoroughfare to see the importance of railroads, warehousing, flour milling, immigration, entertainment and vice to the story of Minneapolis. A trolley will take participants through the neighborhoods along Washington Ave. from 35W to Plymouth Ave. N, with stops at a number of historic sights, including two watering holes housed in historic buildings. Ages 21 and up only. Drink purchases are not included in the tour price. Drink specials will be made available at participating locations.
Phone: 612-341-7555
Reservations: required; call 612-341-7555 or register online.
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm (presentation at 12 noon)
Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Nicollet-Central Transit Alternatives Open Houses and Comment Period
This is one of three public open houses are being held to obtain public input on the detailed evaluation of transit alternatives for the Nicollet-Central corridor and on preferences for a locally preferred alternative. The corridor would cross the Mississippi at either Hennepin or Central. A fourth open house in the East Hennepin area may be scheduled.
Starting Monday, August 5, there will be a 30-day comment period for individuals to submit written comments on the evaluation of alternatives and to participate in an on-line survey about the transit alternatives under consideration. The survey, as well as the technical documentation, will be available after August 5 on the project website and will be available at the open houses.
Comments may be submitted on the project website, by sending an email to czimmer@zanassoc.com, by filling out a comment form at the open houses, or by sending written comments to: Charleen Zimmer, Zan Associates, 105 5th Avenue S – Suite 490, Minneapolis, MN 55401. All written comments received will be summarized and included in project documentation for consideration by the City Council in making a decision on a locally preferred alternative.
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.
Time: 7 pm, with movie starting 15 min. after sunset
Location: Scherer Brothers Site, Sibley and Eighth Avenue NE
The first RiverFirst movie series premieres Monday, August 5, with Chinatown. Fans of film noir and urban river enthusiasts (and the rest of us) are in for a rare big-screen viewing of the 1974 classic. Families and youngsters are also in for a treat on August 12, with Adventures of Huck Finnscheduled.
Come at 7 pm to enjoy dinner from one of the two on-site food trucks -- or bring a picnic. Then roll out a blanket and enjoy the Minneapolis cityscape in the setting sun. Movies start 15 minutes after sunset.
RiverFirst movie events are produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board's Music & Movies in the Parks team and presented by the Minneapolis Parks Foundation with support from the McKnight Foundation. Check out our poster for all the details. And connect via Facebook and Twitter for the latest info.
Tiime: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Boom Island Park, Pavilion A, 800 Sibley Street NE
Snail in the Park Picnic: Sustainable Seafood at Boom Island Park
Learn about sustainable seafood and enjoy several varieties of salmon. Our host is Helen Schnoes of Sitka Salmon Shares, who will discuss the environmental impact of seafood. Slow Food Minnesota and Sitka will demonstrate and serve king, sockeye and coho salmon. Please bring a dish to share.
Sitka Salmon Shares is a community supported fishery, operating very much like a CSA. They work with independent small-boat fishing families in southeast Alaska and provide salmon, halibut and cod to members.
Tickets are $10 for Slow Food and Sitka Salmon Share members and $15 for non-members. Children 12 and under are free. Reservations
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Beginning with the arrival of Minnesota’s first rail line in 1862, Minneapolis boomed in population, flour milling, lumber production and warehousing as a rail network extended throughout the Upper Midwest. Take a guided tour to discover the impact of railroads on the Mill City, visiting railroad landmarks such as the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot and the Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house and trestle. Along the way find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the future of Twin Cities rail. 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.
Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Canning Fest
At the Market this Saturday, you will find: turnips, radishes, spinach, spring salad mixes, arugula, sweet onions, garlic, head lettuce, wild greens, carrots, beets, sorrel, fresh herbs, asparagus, kale, Swiss chard, collards, eggplant, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, green beans, zucchini, cucumbers, cabbage, red potatoes, raspberries, blueberries, and sweet corn!
Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Market Chef Jenny Breen
Live Music, 11am – 1pm: Gypsy Mania
Mini-Farm, all day: Mini Farm from Oliver H. Kelley Farm is at the Market this year and will be featuring different furry friends every 1st Saturday of the month!
Art Market, all day: Featuring Hmong ABC, Ginny Sims, Annika Kaplan, and Crookedwood!
Meet Your Vegetables, all day: Stop by and grab a sample and a take-home recipe from MCFM student interns!
Sponsor: JUUT Salonspa sponsors a very special Qi Gong event at the market from 9 – 11 am. Master Chunyi Lin and selected Spring Forest Qigong staff will be waiting for you to come by and experience some mini one-on-one Qigong and Qi~ssage sessions! Come, learn, and enjoy!
Free Yoga Class, 8 am – 9 am: Start your day off with a free yoga class! Bring your own mat and practice yoga with instructor Ben Lee of Mill City Clinic by the Guthrie.
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, fresh baked European style bread at a local Farmers Market, home-made gelato, and lip smacking BBQ sliders from a historical restaurant that once operated as a mattress company.
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!
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Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.
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