July 27, 2013, Saturday - 2013 MCBA Prize Gala

Schedule:
6:00pm VIP reception
7:00pm Gala celebration in the MCBA Gallery - Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
8:30pm Award ceremony
Dessert and champagne reception to follow

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, (Open Book building) 1011 Washington Avenue South

In this year's competition, a three-member jury reviewed 192 submissions from over 160 artists representing 22 nations around the world, and narrowed the field to five finalists. These five works will be judged at MCBA during Book Art Biennial 2013, a two-day academic symposium on contemporary practice in the book arts. The winner will be announced at a gala award ceremony on Saturday, July 27. The five finalists each receive a $500 cash award, plus a travel stipend to attend Book Art Biennial and The MCBA Prize Gala; the winner receives an additional $2,000 cash award.

The winner will be announced live at The MCBA Prize Gala on Saturday, July 27. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and live music while you take in the five finalists' work and mingle with artists and special guests. Then attend the evening's program and witness the presentation of The MCBA Prize. Stay and celebrate with champagne and a dessert buffet following the ceremony. This event has sold out every year since the inaugural award was presented. Gala tickets ($50/$100 VIP) are available online at BookArtBiennial.org, or by calling The Shop at MCBA at 612 215 2520.

The MCBA Prize is presented in conjunction with Book Art Biennial 2013 (July 25-28), a series of events, exhibitions and workshops that explore contemporary practice in the book arts. This year's Biennial programming explores in depth the common threads between book art and film. Historically as well as in contemporary practice, artists blur and perforate the boundaries between these two disciplines, both of which are time-based and grounded in sequential visual communication. From examinations of contemporary innovations in visual narrative to the influence of classic filmmaking on mid-century book design, the 2013 Symposium will continue a tradition of stimulating critical thinking and dialogue. To learn more or to register, visit BookArtBiennial.org or call The Shop at MCBA at 612 215 2520.

July 27, 2013, Saturday - Guthrie Theater / YMCA Play Care! for Clybourne Park

Time: All performances begin at 1:00pm, child care drop off begins at 12:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 2nd Street South

Bring your children (ages 4 to 11) to the Guthrie's Level Eight Education Suite where they will explore a variety of activities developed and led by qualified and trusted YMCA child care professionals. All activities are tailored to your child's age (ages 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & 9, 10 & 11), including movement, arts & crafts, games and more. Once they're settled in, head downstairs, take your seat and prepare to be entertained!

Additional 2013 Play Care Dates (advance reservations are required):

• Saturday, August 17, 1 p.m. - Born Yesterday
• Saturday, August 24, 1 p.m. - Born Yesterday

To purchase, call the Guthrie Box Office at 612-377-2224 or order in person at the Guthrie Box Office.

July 26, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Billy Johnson & the B-Team

July 26, 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).

July 26, 2013, Friday - Angela's Little Yogis at Central Library

Time: 11:00am –11:30am

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

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

Angela's Little Yogis

For families. Join us for child and family yoga, led by a certified children's yoga instructor, after Family Storytime in the park. Bring a beach towel to mark your yoga space. If it rains, we'll meet in the Children's Library.
Sponsored by the Base Management.

July 26, 2013, Friday - Riverfront Festival at "No Name" Park

Time: 6 pm – sunset

Location: Sibley Street NE and Plymouth Avenue Bridge

Riverfront Festival at "No Name" Park

Introducing one of the first sites planned for development under the RiverFirst Initiative! Enjoy food trucks, beer and music. Learn about the Park's future layout, beach, wetlands and the planned reconstruction of historic Hall's Island. Sponsored by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board with support from the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership.

For details contact the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership: info@minneapolisriverfrontpartnership.org, 612-465-87680 x212.

July 25, 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 24, 2013, Wednesday - Happy Hour With a Preservationist: Towers Condominiums

Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Location: The Towers Condominiums, 15 South First Street

Preserve Minneapolis

Cost: This event is free! But ... YOU MUST RESERVE A SPOT ON EVENTBRITE.
 
July’s Happy Hour with a Preservationist will revisit the courtyard at the Towers Condominiums, 15 South First Street. This original mid-twentieth century courtyard was designed by Sasaki, Walker and Associates. In 2004, it was lovingly rehabilitated by local firm, Close Landscape Architecture, as part of a project to repair the parking garage underneath the garden.

Join us at 5:30 on Wednesday, July 24 for an exclusive opportunity to experience this private Modern landscape. Landscape architect, Jean Garbarini, who worked on the rehabilitation, will present. The event is free but group size is going to be limited to the first 25 people to sign up on Eventbrite. We will have a waiting list in case of cancellations.

Happy Hour participants can enter from the vestibule of the main Towers building on First Street between Hennepin and Marquette Avenues. On-street metered parking along First Street is not enforced after 6pm.

You can also join us for our historic walking and biking tours. A tour of the Warehouse District will begin at 7pm after our Happy Hour.

July 24, 2013, Wednesday - Minneapolis Warehouse District Tour with Preserve Minneapolis

Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Location: Edina Realty Office at 226 North Washington Avenue

Preserve Minneapolis

Cost: $8.00  Buy tickets on Eventbrite

Guide: Rolf Anderson

The North Loop Warehouse District was the city’s warehouse and wholesaling district during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, growing when Minneapolis became a major distribution center for the upper Midwest. The area has retained its sense of time and place, with original bridges still in place, streets paved with bricks, and trains passing through daily on the track beds around which the area first developed. The tour will explore the overall history of the district, and individual buildings and the architects who designed them.

This tour will walk less than one mile.

July 24, 2013, 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.

July 23, 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:

July 30
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 23, 2013, Tuesday - Pressure Print Postcards Class at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-Noon

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

Pressure Print Postcards

For families with children age 3 and up

Share your vacation stories AND your artistic skills with family and friends by sending them a handmade postcard! In this class you will design, then print, an image on the postcards using our Vandercook printing press. Each adult/child pair will leave the class with a set of postcards.

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

July 23, 2013, Tuesday - Talk of the Stacks With Terry Brooks at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm–8:30pm (Doors open at 6:15 p.m.)

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Talk of the Stacks With Terry Brooks

With more than 22 million books in print, Brooks is the New York Times best-selling author of 30-plus books of science fiction and fantasy. He will present "Witch Wraith," his latest in “The Dark Legacy of Shannara” trilogy. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first served.

A program of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Presenting sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Additional support: Dorsey and Whitney LLP, MinnPost, Magers and Quinn Booksellers and the Marquette Hotel.

July 23, 2013, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

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

More Info

July 22, 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:

July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26

July 21, 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 21, 2013, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

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

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

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take visitors into the building’s many nooks and crannies, highlighting the lives of the men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years and the many changes to the building over time.

This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its non-public spaces. The tour includes admission to the museum gallery, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show.

July 21, 2013, Sunday - Mill City Summer Opera: The Barber of Seville at Mill City Museumat Mill City Museum

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Mill City Summer Opera: The Barber of Seville at Mill City Museum

Fee: $30-$150 (discount for MHS members).

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7582 or register online.

Mill City Summer Opera returns for its second season in the museum’s Ruin Courtyard with a production of Gioachino Rossini’s popular and comedic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville. Under the artistic direction of David Lefkowich, an outstanding cast and artistic team will present Rossini’s two-act tale of love, disguise, and deceit set against the backdrop of 18th-century Spain and just steps from the Mississippi River.

Food and beverage will be available for purchase by D’Amico Catering. In the event of rain, performances will move inside. Tickets go on sale May 20 at midnight online at tickets.mnhs.org, and at 10 a.m. by phone by calling 612-341-7582, or in person at the Museum’s ticket desk.

For more information visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org/opera.

July 21, 2013, Sunday - Wilderness Inquiry Mississippi River Day Trip: Paddle and Sing with The Okee Dokee Brothers

Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm

Location: Meet at East River Flats

Wilderness Inquiry Mississippi River Day Trip: Paddle and Sing with The Okee Dokee Brothers

Join Joe and Justin of the Okee Dokee Brothers for this musical Mississippi River day trip. Their "Can You Canoe" album, the 2012 Grammy Award winner for Best Children's Album of the Year, was inspired by the Brothers' very own trip down the Mississippi River. This event is your chance to paddle the Mississippi alongside the Okee Dokee Brothers, and enjoy a concert on the shore. You'll hear great tunes like "Sleeping in a 1,000 Star Hotel" and others from their CD "Can you Canoe."

Day trips are an introductory half-day canoe experience on the Mighty Mississippi River. They're a great way for you and your family to experience our community and its wild places from a whole new vantage point.

There is always more to nature than meets the eye and on this trip, you'll get a closer look at the amazing connections between the Mississippi River and the many native critters that depend on her. You'll travel by canoe with experienced river guides and a National Park Ranger for a great day of paddling and exploring river life. This is a unique, hands-on experience that's fun for the whole family!

We provide Voyageur canoes, safety and paddling equipment, experienced staff, and a shuttle. Please bring weather appropriate clothing and a bag lunch. Day trips involve and engage everyone regardless of their age, ability, or previous outdoor experience.

Proceeds from this event will provide scholarships for schools and youth groups to experience the Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures Program.

$45 per person; youth 17 and under: $30.

For information and to register

July 20, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Immigrant Farmer Cultural Day

Produce Planner:
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, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, spring greens salad mix, spring onions, radishes, cucumbers, turnips, and more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am: 
Chef Heather Hartman will be joined by Supenn Harrison of Sawatdee, who will be making Thai Style Fried Rice.  Supenn will also have copies of her cookbook on hand.
 
Live Music, 11am – 1pm: The Eddies. 

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Stone Soup, Cracked Clay, Aprilierre, and Woodsport.

Community Booth, all day:
The Big River Farms Program of Minnesota Food Association (MFA) operates an immigrant and minority farmer training program together with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and wholesale distribution service.  MFA provides farmers with the skills and knowledge to operate their own viable organic and sustainable vegetable farms, while providing fresh, organic produce to local consumers by the farmers-in-training.

Sponsor: UCare.