Start time: 9:00am
Starting Point: South 2nd Street near Portland Avenue South
The Team Ortho Foundation's Get Lucky! 7K course travels along downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River.
March 15 - 30 Performances:
7:30pm Wednesdays–Saturdays
3pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays
Opening night, Friday, March 15th (Special dessert reception included)
Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
Kingdom Undone March 15 – 30
A revolutionary twist on a celebrated story. When revolution spins out of control, Judas Iscariot, and a young Zealot named Isaac, rush toward their ultimate liberation, or their undoing. Kingdom Undone merges earthy drama, music and unexpected humor with the passion of Jesus’ final days and the messy justice that turned the world on its head. "This has the potential to become an estimable piece in the Passion literature." -- Graydon Royce, Star Tribune.
By Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble, founders of Theater for the Thirsty, directed by Jeffrey S. Miller (The Refreshment Committee), musical direction by Michael Pearce Donley (Triple Espresso), featuring Dustin Bronson as Judas (Pillsbury House, The Illusion, Park Square, Workhouse) and a stand-out cast of Twin Cities talent.
Tickets: $15 - $25, Discounts for groups, seniors, students and fringe buttons holders at www.kingdomundone.com or 800.838.3006.
Additional information info@kingdomundone.com
Time: 9:00pm Cover: $7
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Tonight: Dustin Lee
Tme: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Be Our Guest: Finding Creative Time + Space
Visual artists, writers, composers, performance artists, choreographers and more — this is for you! Learn about the hundreds of artists' residency opportunities available for artists of all kinds and every career stage, in your backyard and across the globe. Find out what distinguishes them, the best way to apply, and how to maximize your experience. Hear from artists who have participated in a range of residencies about their experiences and the impact residencies have had on their careers and their work.
This discussion will be led by Caitlin Strokosch, Executive Director, Alliance of Artists Communities. The Alliance of Artists Communities is an international association of artist residencies, representing hundreds of residency programs and connecting artists with opportunities to develop new work. Joining Caitlin will be local artists who have benefited from residencies — composer Mary Ellen Childs, writer and performance artist May Lee-Yang, and visual artist Andy Sturdevant.
This event is presented in collaboration with Springboard for the Arts and the McKnight Foundation.
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 233 Park Avenue (and Washington Avenue South)
Crime and Pun-Ishment
Step back in time to the era of gangsters and their molls. Minneapolis, grab your beaded frocks and pin striped suits and brace yourselves for this "roaring twenties" style murder mystery. Un-organized crimes prevail in The Murder Mystery Company's award winning show, Crime and Pun-ishment. Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!
Upcoming dates:
March 15, 2013 @ 7:00pm
March 17, 2013 @ 7:00pm
March 21, 2013 @ 7:00pm
March 22, 2013 @ 7:00pm
March 29, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 4, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 7, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 11, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 12, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 19, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 25, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 26, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 3, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 5, 2013 @ 5:00pm
May 9, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 12, 2013 @ 5:00pm
May 16, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 19, 2013 @ 5:00pm
May 24, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 26, 2013 @ 5:00pm
June 9, 2013 @ 7:00pm
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street
A SIP OF SCIENCE - What the Trees See: Viewing Modern Environmental Problems through the Lens of Ancient Trees
Trees are wonderful things. They release oxygen into the atmosphere, reduce erosion, and provide both shade and shelter. But trees do much more than just turn carbon, water and oxygen into leaves and wood. They are also amazing natural recorders that keep a permanent history of the environment within their annual growth rings. Because trees can live for hundreds or thousands of years, tree rings provide us with an extraordinarily deep perspective on modern environmental issues. Dr. Scott St. George will explain how dendrochronology (the scientific study of tree rings) is helping to answer questions about what the future may hold for Minnesota's environment.
As an extra bonus, one lucky guest will receive a tree-ring specimen recovered from a spruce forest growing at the very northern tip of Canada's Yukon Territory!
About our speaker:
Scott St. George is Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of Arizona and worked previously as a Research Scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada. His research tackles questions about ancient climate change, natural hazards and the impacts of climate change on renewable energy.
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: 10:30am–11:30am
Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Topical Fairy Tales
Registration required, begins Feb 13. Register online or call 612-543-8000.
Grade 4 and up. Boyd the shepherd couldn't help shouting "Wolf!" Join local youth actors from Fidgety Fairy Tales for modern retellings of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and other tales that address common children's mental health issues such as ADHD, autism and Tourette Syndrome.
Presented in collaboration with Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health.
Tme: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Lauren Stringer McKnight Fellowship Presentation
Lauren Stringer, the 2012 winner of the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, Loft Award in Children's Literature, Younger Children, gives a presentation on, and reads from, her newest children's picture book, When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky.
Lauren Stringer is an artist, author, and theatrical designer living in Minneapolis. She received her BA in Art and Art History from the University of California, Santa Cruz and continued her art education with the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has exhibited her paintings and sculptures in museums and galleries across the country. In 1991, she received the McKnight Artist Fellowship for sculpture. She has illustrated numerous award-winning picture books, including Mud by Mary Lyn Ray and Fold Me a Poem by Kristine O’Connell George. She wrote and illustrated Winter is the Warmest Season, a Booklist Editor’s Choice and a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. She is currently working on several book manuscripts of her own, as well as illustrating Tell Me About Your Day Today, written by Mem Fox. She is the scriptwriter and set designer for Circus Juventas, America’s largest youth circus, as well as a visiting author/artist in the schools. Her manuscript, When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, was selected by judge Justin Chanda, publisher of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for the 2012 McKnight Artist Fellowship. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will release the book in early 2013 to conincide with the centennial of The Rite of Spring.
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Central Library, Room N-202, 300 Nicollet Mall
Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association and Agenda.
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.
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (upper concourse)
Location: The Dome
Rollerdome - Let's Go Skating!
Throughout the winter the upper and lower concourses of the Metrodome become the Rollerblade® Rollerdome, annually hosting thousands of inline skaters who come to relax, exercise, train, socialize, or just watch others turn endless effortless laps on the roughly half-mile smooth concrete loop. Park your car in the free lot adjacent to Gate D and enter the revolving doors.
Rollerdome Prices
Visit their website for updates and additional information.
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market:
Time: 9:00am-Noon
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Silly Stories with MCBA and The Loft Literary Center
For ages 6-8
Silly stories are fun to read and fun to write. In this workshop, we’ll read stories like No, David! and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. After discussing what the authors do to make their works funny, students will model their own writing after the silly stories. We will focus on creativity, and students will be encouraged to write and draw regardless of ability level. The goal is to foster a love for writing while having fun with literature. At Minnesota Center for Book Arts you are turning your silly stories into real books. Join book art instructor to explore pop-up bookmaking.
Time: 10:30am–Noon
Location: RKMC Meeting Room at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Genealogy Research: Organizing Your Family History Research
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
Can you find the records you are looking for? Are your files organized? What system works best? Are your original documents stored safely? Learn from Cathi Weber, president of the Anoka County Genealogical Society.
Time: 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Demonstration and tasting at 2:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 Second Street South
Mill City Bake-Off Challenge
Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.
In true “test kitchen” style Mill City Museum staff will create an original recipe on-the-spot. Audience members will choose the ingredients they want to see in a recipe from the Pillsbury Bake-off official list of qualifying ingredients. Then an adventurous staff member will experiment live to see if they can create a “winning recipe.” Visitors can see and taste the new recipe to judge if it has the qualities needed to be a winner. Learn about the 45-year history of the Pillsbury Bake-Off, and sample a real bake-off winning recipe.
Time: Doors open at 8:00am (Entrance: Gate D)
Location: The Dome
The Metrodome Inline Marathon is the world's only indoor skating marathon. This event is utilized by some skater's to "get in shape" for the up coming marathon season, and by others to challenge their bodies to go further then they have ever gone before. With a full marathon, half marathon and team competition, the Metrodome Inline Marathon is like no other marathon in the world.
Registration information available at www.roller-dome.com.
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm (no cover)
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Bluegrass Brunch from 11:00-1:00 featuring: Ruby Magpie
Time: 2:30pm
Location: 800 LaSalle Plaza (On Hennepin Avenue between 8th & 9th)
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.
Register.
Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
Alternative Motion Project: The 2nd Season
After selling out is Premiere Show, AlternativeMotion Project brings its 2nd Season to The Southern Theater March 8th-10th, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN. This show will feature a 16 member modern dance company, spoken word, and original music by local composer Dameun Strange and NYC Band Genesand Machines. Known for their unique, physical and dynamic “Move BIG” style, this diverse show will include choreography by founders Kristin Howe and Joanna Lees as well as local choreographer, Joanie Mix, who will premiere a new dance workset to funky-blues music.
Dates & Times
Mar 8 - 10
Fri & Sat 8p
Sun 2p
Tickets
$15 General Admission
$10 Senior / Children
$3 Fringe Button Discount
Tickets Available Online at Brown Paper Tickets
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