April 25, 2013, Thursday - Southdale: A Building that Changed America at Mill City Museum

Times: 7:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Southdale: A Building that Changed America

Fee: Free

As the world's first totally enclosed regional shopping mall, Southdale (1955) has had an enormous influence on how we shop and live over the past five decades. It is featured in the new documentary "10 Buildings That Changed America," from WTTW in Chicago, which will be broadcast nationally on PBS May 12, 2013. Thomas Fisher, Dean of the University of Minnesota College of Design who is interviewed in the film, will give an illustrated presentation about the origins of the indoor shopping mall, Southdale architect Victor Gruen, and the legacy of Southdale on America.

April 25, 2013, Thursday - Poets and Poetry Films at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm–7:30pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Poets and Poetry Films

Celebrate National Poetry Month. Come to be challenged and inspired by poets and filmmakers defining the genre of poetry films. Both programs include poetry reading and poetry films followed by audience Q&A. Featured guests Morgan Grayce Willow and Jeffrey Skemp.

April 25, 2013, Thursday - Dining Out For Life at Neighborhood Restaurants

If you dine out on Thursday, April 25, consider a neighborhood restaurant that is participating in Dining Out For Life.  They will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Aliveness Project and Rural AIDS Action Network.  Here is a partial list of participatants (a complet list can be found here):

eagleBOLTbar

Red Stag Supperclub

Sawatdee

Spoonriver

Zen Box Izakaya

Haute Dish

The Aliveness Project, a local nonprofit organization that provides on-site meals, food shelf & other supportive services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families. 

Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN) serves those affected by HIV/AIDS throughout Greater Minnesota. Their services include medical case management, free and confidential HIV testing, medical transportation assistance, health education/risk reduction and support groups.

April 25, 2013, Thursday - Vikings Miller Lite Draft Party at the Dome

Time: 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Location: The Dome

On April 25th, the Vikings will begin building on their successful 10-6 season and take the next step toward a return to the playoffs. Be at Mall of America Field to witness the future of our team as it happens, and join thousands of die-hard Vikings fans for live NFL Network and KFAN NFL draft coverage at the Miller Lite Vikings Draft party.

• NFL Network & KFAN Broadcast
• Miller Lite End Zone Bar
• Alumni Autographs (current players will sign on Saturday)
• Vikings Locker Room Store
• Stadium & Locker Room Tours
• Food and Beverage Service
• MillerLite Bean Bag Toss Tournament
• Sponsor Booths
• Vikings Booths and Interactive Games

Tickets:  Season Ticket Owners:  Free (one free ticket for every season ticket you own)

             General Admission:  $10
             Kids under 12:  FREE
             Red Zone:  $75

Click here for tickets and additional information.

April 24, 2013, Wednesday - Peace & Social Justice Writers Group: Coming Together As a World Community at The Loft

Tme: 7:00pm

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

Peace & Social Justice Writers Group: Coming Together As a World Community

In an endeavor to bring people together from diverse backgrounds, the Peace and Social Justice Writers' Group will give a reading and multi-media performance to celebrate diversity, recognize our common humanity, and build a sense of an all-inclusive world community.

$10 suggested donation.
Reception to follow.

April 24, 2013, Wednesday - Grgich Hills Estate Wine Affair at Vic's

Time:  7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Vic's on the River, 201 Main Street SE

Joins us for the Grgich Hills Estate Wine Affair!

Help toast a legend and founding father of Napa Valley's finest Winery. Five courses paired with his great wines. This is going to be the best of the best for those that joined us for our Winter Wine Series.
 
$76 per person (tax & tip included)
 
It will be casual and fun with door prizes. Might even consider doing it on the patio if the weather permits. Feel free to sing Happy Birthday to Mike for his 90th if you are so inclined!
 
Sean Barrett of Grgich Hills Estate, Amanda Samples of Phillps Wine, and Chef Doug Pittman will be your hosts.
 
Please call the restaurant for reservations. A credit card number is required; however, we will not charge it until the night of event.

http://www.facebook.com/events/576871562331900/

April 23, 2013, Tuesday - Poetry Reading: Matt Mauch and M. Bartley Seigel at The Loft

Tme: 7:00pm

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

Poetry Reading: Matt Mauch and M. Bartley Seigel
 
Join us for a poetry reading with local poetry hero Matt Mauch and PANK Magazine founding editor M. Bartley Seigel.

Matt Mauch is the author of If You’re Lucky Is a Theory of Mine, Prayer Book, and the chapbook The Brilliance of the Sparrow. He hosts the annual Great Twin Cities Poetry Read, and also the Maeve’s Sessions readings, and edits the anthology Poetry City, USA, an annual collection of poetry and prose on poetry. Mauch teaches creative writing at Normandale Community College, and lives in Minneapolis.
 
M. Bartley Seigel is the co-editor of PANK Magazine and Tiny Hardcore Press. He is the author of the poetry collection This Is What They Say, published by Typecast Publishing in 2012. His writing has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, H_NGM_N, Forklift Ohio, DIAGRAM, and elsewhere. He lives, writes, and teaches in Houghton, Michigan, where he is an assistant professor of creative writing and diverse literatures at Michigan Technological University.

April 23, 2013, Tuesday - The Artists of Stellar at MCBA

Time: 7:00pm

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

The Artists of Stellar

The exhibition Stellar: Book Art and the Cosmos takes viewers from the outer depths of our universe to the inner depths of the human spirit. Meet five participating book artists, learn about their work, then tour the exhibition with them and participate in a gallery dialogue on themes represented in the exhibition such as space, science, exploration and humanity.

Roundtable presenters include visiting artists Travis Hocutt (Waterford, MI) and Heather Matthew (New South Wales, Australia), and local artists Wendy Fernstrum, Nora Lee McGillivray and Regula Russelle.

Free and open to the public

To learn more about Stellar: Book Art and the Cosmos, visit our Exhibitions webpage.

April 22, 2013, Monday - Geeks Who Drink at Aster Cafe

Time: 7:30pm (no cover)

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE

Geeks Who Drink is a Denver-based company that hosts bar trivia at over 200 pubs and restaurants in 21 states. Their quiz is a collective effort of dozens of quizmasters, writers, fact-checkers, graphic designers and artists.

April 22, 2013, Monday - Monday Night at the Opera/Cabaret/Theater at MacPhail

Time: 7:00pm

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

Monday Night at the Opera/Cabaret/Theater

Scenes, songs and arias from the Interlude Performance Lab.

Free admission.

April 21, 2013, Sunday - Ruff Love Dog Earth Day Benefit

Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:  1528 Marshall Street NE

Ruff Love Dogs Presents: Earth Dog! A celebration of dogs, art, and sustainable communities.

Ruff Love Dogs is excited to present Earth Dog! A celebration of dogs, art, and sustainable communities, benefiting Saveabull Rescue! We'll be joined by some of SAB's adorable + adoptable pups! Gastrotruck will be serving up their delicious local fare, Mother Earth Gardens will provide you with some gorgeous wildflower seeds to plant in your garden, California Street Farm will help you learn about our very own sustainable community, Ollu Dog Wash and Sojos will keep your pups happy and entertained, local artists like Kris Drake Photography, Lintu Art, Taylor Lindgren, Matthew Witchell, Dougie Padilla, and Rachael Adams-Bliss will have their amazing work on display, and our silent auction will benefit SAB and includes items from local faves like Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, The Bibelot Shops, Indeed Brewing Company, Forage Modern Workshop, Eastside Food Co-op, i like you, & more!

Please join us in this celebration of pups, local art, local business, and sustainable communities this Earth Day!
 
We request a $5 admission donation, which will support the rescue efforts of Save-A-Bull.

April 20, 2013, Saturday - How'd They do That Workshop at The Guthrie: Nice Fish

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: McGuire Proscenium Stage, 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.

Upcoming 2013 workshops:

The Primrose Path
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Clybourne Park
Saturday, June 15, 2013
McGuire Proscenium Stage

Born Yesterday
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Wurtele Thrust Stage

April 20, 2013, Saturday - 2013 Earth Day Clean Up (POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW!)

* * * NOTE * * * * 4/19/2012 UPDATE:

The 2013 Earth Day Clean-Up Event, scheduled for Saturday, April 20, has been postponed due to substantial snowfall.

Individual park cleanups will take place throughout the coming weeks. Information regarding the makeup cleanup events can be found on the MPRB website http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNDE5LjE3OTQxNzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDQxOS4xNzk0MTcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTIzMzkwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2ltQG1pbGxjaXR5bWVkaWEub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1raW1AbWlsbGNpdHltZWRpYS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.minneapolisearthday.com/.

* * * NOTE * * * * 4/18/2012 UPDATE:

The 2013 Earth Day Clean-Up is still scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 9:30am – 12:00pm. In the case of inclement weather, a final event decision will be made by 10am on Friday, April 19th. Updates will be made to the Earth Day Clean-Up webpage and the Park Board's Facebook and Twitter. If the city-wide event is postponed, make-up cleanup dates for various Minneapolis locations will be announced on the MPRB website.

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Time: 9:30am - Noon

Locations: This event is part of a citywide cleanup, with many different cleanup sites and exhibits, and is sponsored by the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and the City of Minneapolis.

Last year, nearly 1,500 volunteers braved the cold weather on Saturday, April 16, at 40 clean up sites throughout the city, removing more than 10,000 pounds of litter from our neighborhoods and watersheds.

A collaborative effort between the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) and City of Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling, the Minneapolis Earth Day Watershed Clean Up was initiated in 1995 to draw attention to the water quality improvement needs of Minneapolis’ lakes and the effects that individual actions have on urban water quality.

The goal of Earth Day is to provide a volunteer experience and environmental education to Minneapolis residents and park users. This annual event involves cleaning major watersheds and water bodies in the City of Minneapolis including: the Chain of Lakes, Lake Nokomis, Lake Hiawatha, Powderhorn Lake, Diamond Lake, Shingle Creek, Minnehaha Creek, Bassett’s Creek and the Mississippi River.

Environmental Education is a key part of the Clean Up. Onsite programs offer volunteers the opportunity to learn about various issues affecting our environment and community today. The programs are designed for individuals of all ages. Past programs included:

- River/Stream water testing presentations
- Stream erosion/pollution presentations
- Recycled art programs for youth
- Birdhouse building
- Wildlife effects of pollution
-Water-cycle education games

April 20, 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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April 20, 2013, Saturday - Childish Films Festival Shorts at Central Library

Time: 10:30am –Noon  (Doors open at 10 am for seating, snacks, and hands-on activities. Live pre-show performances begin at 10:30am.)

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Childish Films Festival Shorts

Celebrate the series finale of Childish Films with a selected program of the best short films for ages 3+ from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Check back in March for the complete line-up.
 
Childish Films @ the Library is a free program of children’s cinema and arts for all ages. Each screening features a pre-show activity, an educational introduction, and complimentary healthy snacks. Admission is free with open seating to the public. Most films are best enjoyed by ages 3 and older, but children and people of all ages are welcome to attend. If you have specific questions about the content of a particular film, please e-mail our curators. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 612.543.8107 for more information.
 
Sponsors: Crash+Sues, Lerner Publishing Group, Minnesota Parent, Weston Woods Studios and Whole Foods Market.

April 20, 2013, Saturday - 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.

April 20, 2013, Saturday - Gaylord Schanilec's Lac Des Pleurs at Central Library

Time: 2–4 p.m.

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

Schanilec is a Midwestern fine printer who works out of his studio in Stockholm, Wisc. as well as part-time on his boat, where he sketched fish and birds for his forthcoming book, “Lac Des Pleurs.” He will share images from and the background and process in creating the book. Family members of Beverly Hogan, former Minneapolis Central staff, will donate a copy to Special Collections in her memory.

Sponsored by Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library.

April 20, 2013, Saturday - Guthrie Theater / YMCA Play Care! for Nice Fish

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, May 18, 1 p.m. - Nice Fish
• Saturday, June 1, 1 p.m. - The Primrose Path
• Saturday, June 15, 1 p.m. - The Primrose Path
• Saturday, July 13, 1 p.m. - Clybourne Park
• Saturday, July 27, 1 p.m. - Clybourne Park
• 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.

April 19, 2013, Friday - Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam! at Central Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam!

For families. Get creative at your library with fabulous musical fun. Everyone in the audience will get a chance to be a star on stage.

April 19, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:

Viva Kinevil

With no fear of broken bones or loss of limb, they take the stage and attempt feats that seem impossible.