August 3, 2013, Saturday - Bike with a Ranger - Stone Arch Bridge

Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm

 

Location: Meet up at Matthews Park (Google Map)

Bike with a Ranger is a family-friendly way to explore the Mississippi River. National park ranger led bike ride with stops along the way to learn about our national park on the Mississippi River.

 

COST: $8 / $5 for Mississippi River Fund Members
Kids under 10 ride free.
Registration is required. SPACE IS LIMITED to the first 20 people who register.

 

Distance: 10 miles
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. Ride is a casual pace appropriate for riders of most abilities.

Additional date: September 21

August 3, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Bob Douglas + Pop Wagner

August 2, 2013, Friday - Inroads Final Reading with Robert Karimi at The Loft

Tme: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Inroads Final Reading with Robert Karimi
 
The Loft Literary Center’s Inroads Program presents
Final reading and chapbook release
Featuring Robert Karimi
With Rebecca Lux, Nimo Farah, Eva Song Margolis, Luis Lopez, Michele Kiang, Cyril Thomas, Lilian Brion, Rebecca Song and Anthony Hines
 
The Loft Literary Center’s Inroads programs provides opportunities for emerging writers from marginalized communities to work with established writing mentors from their own communities. This year, Robert Farid Karimi worked with artists over 12 weeks on writing and performance, culminating in two final performances, at the Loft in Minneapolis on the evening of Friday, August 2, and in Saint Paul and Black Dog Cafe on the afternoon of Saturday, August 3. Both events are free, though chapbooks featuring the work of Robert and the Inroads participants will be available for sale at both events.

The Loft’s Inroads Mentorship for Immigrants and Refugees is supported by the Laura Jane Musser Fund, Traveler’s Employee Diversity Committee, United Arts, and the contributions of Loft members.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

August 2, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  The Ericksons + The Oarsman

August 2, 2013, Friday - Live Music Friday at Aloft

Time: 9:00pm-11:00pm

Location: WXYZ bar, Aloft, 900 Washington Avenue South

Fridays thru August 30, enjoy live music in the courtyard (or inside if the weather doesn't cooperate).

August 2, 2013, Friday - Stories in the Park at Central Library (Fridays thru August 23)

Time: 10:30am

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

Location: Cancer Survivor's Park, Marquette Plaza on Nicollet Mall between Washington and 3rd Avenue

Stories in the Park

For families. Join us for Family Storytime and enjoy summer storytime fun! Bring your picnic blanket and snack if you'd like. If it rains, we'll meet in the library.

August 1, 2013, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Waterski Show

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.

July 30, 2013, Tuesday - Music & Movie in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

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 6
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!

July 30, 2013, Tuesday - All-in-One Travel Book Class at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-Noon

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

All-in-One Travel Book

For families with children age 3 and up

Plan ahead for your summer vacation and make a travel journal to save postcards, ticket stubs and writings. This hardcover, multi-pocket folder will include blank pages and pockets to stash your keepsakes. Creative journaling ideas and decorative techniques will allow you to personalize your books.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

July 30, 2013, Tuesday - Local History Round Table: Rhoda Gilman at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm–8:00pm

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

Local History Round Table: Rhoda Gilman

Register Online or call 612-543-8000.

Historian Gilman's most recent book, “Stand Up! The Story of Minnesota's Protest Tradition,” profiles the major protest movements and their charismatic and quirky leaders of the last 150 years in Minnesota's rich history of opposition.

July 29, 2013, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

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.

Tonights entertainment: See website

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!

Future dates:

August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26

July 29, 2013, Monday - Izzy's Opens Today

Location:  1100 2nd Street South

Time: 11:00am

As part of their 13 year anniversary celebration, Izzy's is planning a soft opening of the scoop shop at their new production facility today.

July 28, 2013, Sunday - Yoga in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (intersection of SE Main and SE 6th Avenue, on the East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge).

Looking for a way to take your sun salutations outside so you can truly salute the sun? The Downtown Minneapolis CorePower Yoga invites you to join them each Sunday for CorePower Yoga’s, “Yoga in the Park.” CorePower encourages yoga practioners to open their minds and join their breath and movements to the sound of music and nature all around us. All levels of yoga students are welcome and their hope is that you take this opportunity to not only practice yoga, but to find even deeper connections within your community!

These free classes will be held every Sunday starting June 2nd and running through August 25th. All classes are 10:00am – 11:00am at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park. Please call CorePower Yoga Downtown Minneapolis at 612-375-9642 with questions.

Items of note:
- Attendees should arrive 15-30 minutes prior to class starting for sign in purposes.
- Students are asked to bring their own mat, towel, water and SUNSCREEN! There is limited shade at the park.
- Classes will be lead by certified yoga instructors from downtown Minneapolis’ CorePower

July 28, 2013, Sunday - Minneapolis Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis Riverfront Tour

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 begins and ends at Mill City Museum where participants can visit the museum gallery (included in the price of the tour) and enjoy refreshments at the Mill City Museum Café.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.

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

July 27, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Bike to the Market Day

At the Market this Saturday, you will find: green beans, lots of berries! BLUEBERRIES, strawberries, sour cherries, red, black, white, red, and pink champagne currants, raspberries, gooseberries, herbs, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, head lettuce varietals, spinach, kohlrabi, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini, summer squash, fresh mushrooms, black caps, baby bok choi, cilantro, mint, carrots, rhubarb, red and golden beets, jalapeño peppers, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, slicing and heirloom tomatoes, Japanese eggplant, spring greens salad mix, spring onions, radishes, cucumbers, turnips, and more!
 
Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Today Chef Heather Hartman is joined by local healthy foods educator and author Anna Dvorak.  The duo will be fixing up some tasty and easy-to-make collard wraps with sesame-ginger sunflower spread.
 
Live Music, 11am – 1pm:  We’re happy to welcome local solo artist, Ben Glaros to the Market today!
 
Art Market, all day:  Featuring Plantworn, Ty Aymond, Heinz Brummel, The Abbey, and Spring Finn & Co.
 
Community Booths, all day:  Stop by and say hello to Commuter Connection, get your bike tuned-up from Spokes volunteers, and take a comfortable ride in a pop-up cycle track from Minneapolis Bike Coalition!
 
Sponsor: Mill City Clinic

July 27, 2013, 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, 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!

Reservations.

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July 27, 2013, Saturday - 10th Annual Mississippi River Challenge (2-day event)

The Mississippi River Challenge

Join Friends of the Mississippi River, and up to 300 paddlers, on July 27-28, 2013 for the 10th Annual Mississippi River Challenge! Paddle 44 miles of urban waterways on a fully-supported, padding adventure! The Mississippi River Challenge gives canoe, kayak, and stand-up paddleboard paddlers of all levels a chance to paddle in good company for a great cause in a National Park! Spot an eagle, paddle past wilderness and urban skylines, and experience history while camping in Historic Fort Snelling, where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet.

The Mississippi River Challenge is the signature event for Friends of the Mississippi River with the dual purpose of getting people connected to our local waterways and raising money to support important river conservation work.

Join us on this fun adventure to support Friends of the Mississippi River’s mission to engage community members to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region.

July 27, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Chris Silver

July 27, 2013, Saturday - Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park/Guthrie Theatre

Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park/Guthrie Theatre

This Photo Safari takes place on the West end of the Stone Arch Bridge. We photograph Mill Ruins Park, then walk up to the Guthrie Theatre and photograph this fabulous buildings exterior from all angles..We conclude the tour at the well lit I35W Bridge Memorial Site.

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 $74.00 (tax included, not including gratuity) per person with discounts for multiple purchases. More Info.

This Safari runs most Saturday Nights April 20th through October 12th.

July 27, 2013, Saturday - Soul Fest at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: "Soul Fest"