August 7, 2012, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

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

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Includes:

Public Hearing

1.  301 Main Street SE, 100 3^rd Avenue SE, 300 2^nd Street SE, 400 2^nd Street SE, 413 Main Street SE, 425 Main Street SE, 501 Main Street SE, and 110 5^thAvenue SE – St. Anthony Falls Historic District (BZH #27407, Ward: 3) (Schaffer)

Owen Metz, on behalf of Minneapolis Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited Partnership; Ben Heywood, on behalf of The Soap Factory; and Jim LaValle, on behalf of Doran Companies have submitted a Certificate of Appropriateness application for a coordinated site plan and treatment of the Great Northern Rail Corridor across the three applicant’s properties located at 301 Main Street SE, 100 3^rd Avenue SE, 300 2^nd Street SE, 400 2^nd Street SE, 413 Main Street SE, 425 Main Street SE, 501 Main Street SE, and 110 5^thAvenue SE, all located within the St. Anthony Falls Historic District. The application also includes new proposed alterations to the sites, modifications to previous approvals for the Pillsbury Artist Lofts (BZH #27213), and responds to conditions of approval for the Pillsbury Artist Lofts (BZH #27213) and Mill & Main (BZH #27050).

2.  400 2^ndStreet SE, St. Anthony Falls Historic District (BZH #27213, Ward: 3) (Schaffer)

Follow up to the Conditions of Approval of the Preservation Plan for the White Grain Elevators and Machine Shop of the Pillsbury A Mill Complex located at 400 2^nd Street SE, located within the St. Anthony Falls Historic District.

August 7, 2012, Tuesday - Let's Go from A to Z! with Ellen Ferrari at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

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

Let's Go from A to Z! with Ellen Ferrari

For families with children ages 2-10

The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst will introduce the sillier side of our 26 letters, and then we will all help to create our own silly 26 letter stamps to print on the printing press. Print ABC broadsides and turn them into cards, books and magnets. Plus, practice your letters with alphabet cookies!

Join Ellen Ferrari for Tuesday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or adult/child teams) may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

Register for this workshop.

August 7, 2012, Tuesday - Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Washington Avenue at the Mill City Museum

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Washington Avenue

Fee: $25; $20 for MHS members.

Discover the richness of Minneapolis history and quench your thirst with some fine beverages along Washington Avenue. Travel down this busy and sometimes underappreciated street to learn about the importance of railroads, warehousing, flour milling, immigration, entertainment and "vice" to the story of the Mill City. A trolley will take participants through the neighborhoods along Washington Avenue 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.

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August 7, 2012, Tuesday - Movie in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time:  Movie starts 15 minutes after sunset. Click here to find out sunset time.

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)

Tonights Movie:  Good Meat

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.

Enjoy Music and Movie combo nights: Tuesdays at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, start your evening with 7:00pm music!  June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17,24, 31, August 7, 14, 21.

Questions or comments? Email us at concerts@minneapolisparks.org

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!

August 7, 2012, Tuesday - National Night Out 2012

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:  Chicago Plaza (between the Guthrie and Spoonriver)

August 7, 2012, Tuesday - 2012 Fringe Festival Event at Southern Theater

Time:  8:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Nucleus...and Other Cell Bodies
By Kelly Radermacher
Choreographed by Kelly Radermacher

Two hydrogen atoms bond with one oxygen atom to make-dance! Get silly and scientific inside our peculiar kinetic bio-textbook for the stage, a bizarre and compelling movement world as seen through a microscope!

Additional date: August 8, 2012, Wednesday, 8:30pm

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August 7, 2012, Tuesday - Music in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)

Tonights entertainment: Quese  -  Award winning indigenous hiphop artist

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.

Enjoy Music and Movie combo nights:
Tuesdays at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Fridays at the Lake Harriet Bandshell (beginning June 9th).

Questions or comments? Email us at concerts@minneapolisparks.org

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!

August 6, 2012, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Tonights entertainment: Zuhrah Flames - Big band music spanning 30's-50's

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.

Questions or comments? Email us at concerts@minneapolisparks.org

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!

August 6, 2012, Monday - 2012 Fringe Festival Event at Southern Theater

Time:  5:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Isabella and The Lost Heart Adventure
By Cities Classical Dance Ensemble
Created by Amber Genetzky

This dark ballet tells the story of a little girl who has lost all hope. She runs away and falls into a bizarre world with a cast of dancing characters who lead her on a journey to find her heart again.

Additional dates: August 4, 7, 11, 12

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August 5, 2012, Sunday - 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

The Riverwalk Tour explores the Mill District and St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis.  You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling a variety of food at historical landmarks, as well as visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls while crossing 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.  Taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods.

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August 5, 2012, Sunday - 1st Annual Minnesota FoodTruck Fair

Time: 12:30pm-5:30pm

Location: 300 3rd Avenue North

The first annual Minnesota FoodTruck Fair will be held on August 5, 2012, in Downtown Minneapolis!

We will be showcasing the superstars of the streets-local foodtruck vendors from around the Metro Area.

Join us for a celebration of tasty treats and enjoy everything from Afro-Italian fusion dishes to Twisted hotdogs! We will also be handing out the most amazing stuffed burger samplers from Blue Door that will have your taste buds swimming and begging for more.

Depending on your ticket level, you will get the chance to sample beer from over 25 different breweries an unlimited amount of times. You will also get to savor a mini blucy from the famous Blue Door Pub. In addition, 2 Gingers Whiskey will also be giving out tastings of their smooth and delectable whiskey. While you are there you can purchase food directly (not included in the ticket) from the Food Trucks featured at the event.

August 5, 2012, 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 3rd and running through August 26th.  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 Yoga.

August 5, 2012, Sunday - 2012 Fringe Festival Event at Southern Theater

Time:  8:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

The Gentlemen's Pratfall Club
By Comedy Suitcase
Created by Scrimshaw and Weinhagen

A struggling actor and a cruel French clown battle for the most coveted role in children's TV: Captain Clumsy. The creators of The Smothers Brothers Grimm bring you an uplifting comedy about falling down.

Additional dates/times:

August 9, 2012, Thursday, 10:00pm  
August 10, 2012, Friday,  7:00pm  
August 12, 2012, Sunday, 2:30pm

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August 4, 2012, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Italian Day at MCFM

The season for Italian cuisine is here!  Stock up on the freshest tomatoes, zucchini, squash, garlic, eggplant, and even homemade pastas from Very Prairie or pizza dough from Sunrise Flour Mill.

Produce Planner:
At the Market today 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, 10:00am:
Chef Nick Schneider will be fixing up a Tomato Fennel Pasta Sauce sponsored by Nash Brothers Trading Co. Direct from Italy, Nash Brothers Trading Organic Pasta and Sauces capture authentic flavors by using vine-ripened tomatoes, sweet basil and traditional spices, ensuring an irresistible, garden-fresh flavor the whole family will enjoy!

Meet Your Vegetables, 9:00am (while supplies last):
Beet Bruschetta! Visit UMN Public Health Nutrition grad students for a healthy taste of this vitamin packed root vegetable & take a recipe home with you!

Live Music/Entertainment, 11:00am to 1:00pm:
Daddy Squeeze. This local accordionist features an eclectic blend of Celtic, Tex-Mex, Creole, Blues, Jazz, Scandinavian, Polka and pop music.

Sponsors, all day:
Thank you Nash Brothers Trading Co. Natural and Organic Products that reflect the simpler times of our heritage, supporting your efforts to eat naturally. For a complete product list, coupons and local retailers please visit nashbrotherstrading.com.

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Annabella Sardelis, Kathy Wismar, Annika Kaplan, and Old World Cabinet.

August 4, 2012, Saturday - Talking Image Connection for Hedge Magic at The Soap Factory

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

Talking Image Connection for Hedge Magic brings together writers, contemporary art and new audiences in art galleries around the Twin Cities.

A group exhibition drawn from our annual artist submissions, with artists examining issues of transformation,interpretation, reclamation and the super-natural.

Participating artists: Chris Lawrence, David Hamlow, Jess Hirsch, Amy Reckley, Meredith Foster, Peter Goché, Keith Lemley.

Selected as part of The Soap Factory’s annual submissions program, the artists in Hedge Magic all look at the processes of transformation through the super-natural lens of art, with the artist as the interrogator of the secret process of nature and culture. As an industrial building, The Soap Factory acted as a nexus of transformation between the various states of matter; artists take this alchemical process further into a transformation of states of being.

Peter Goché takes the natural forms of the Mississippi ox-bow, forms made over millennia, and transforms them into sinuous sculptures of crafted wood. Meredith Foster also looks to the ageless river for her inspiration, drawing out the river and its landscape through water and ash. Keith Lemley works with wood and neon, using the ancient timber of The Soap Factory to create an illuminated arbor, while Amy Reckley gathers material from the building and its environs for an explosion of sculptural gesture. Chris Lawrence arranges objects into patterns that evoke the hidden occult geometries of the gallery space. Jess Hirsch takes abandoned and forg Talking Image Connection brings together writers, contemporary art and new audiences in art galleries around the Twin Cities. otten furniture and transforms them into sculpture, changing them beyond recognition, and then re-presents them to their original owners. David Hamlow takes the refuse and detritus of our commercial life and fashions this material as building blocks for his own interpretive structures.

Hedge Magic is magic that is practiced without regard for the mediation or the control of a higher power. This non-Hermetic practice uses intuition and inspiration, gathering and interpreting found materials. It is at once intimate and more encompassing, recognizing the importance of the chaotic detail that creates the whole.

August 4, 2012, Saturday - The Bane of Your Resistance—Around the Writer's Block at The Loft

Tme:  6:00pm

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

The Bane of Your Resistance—Around the Writer's Block 
 
Join Rosanne Bane and the Loft for an evening of brain games, fun, and prizes as we investigate this thing we call “Writer’s Block.”  Rosanne’s new book Around The Writer’s Block hits bookstores in August and she is excited to engage you in the science behind writer’s resistance.

- Want to write more (more often, more freely, more effectively) but just can’t get started and keep going?
- Allow worry over criticism or rejection to keep you from writing?
- Remember ten other things that you must do whenever you get ready to write?
- Have great ideas while driving or in the shower, but go blank when you sit down at the keyboard?
- Sabotage your own best efforts with excessive self-criticism, missed deadlines, lost files, and lost opportunities?
- If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, the good news is that you can stop blaming yourself and learn what’s happening inside your brain to overcome resistance and develop a better writing habit.

Games and activities begin at 6:00pm, with a reading from the book at 7:00pm and a reception to follow.  Please RSVP.

If you don't RSVP, don't think you can't stop by—the planning committee just wants an estimate so we can be sure to have enough cake and prizes!

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

August 4, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: chastity brown

August 4, 2012, Saturday - 2012 Fringe Festival Event at Southern Theater

Time:  4:00pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Nucleus...and Other Cell Bodies
By Kelly Radermacher
Choreographed by Kelly Radermacher

Two hydrogen atoms bond with one oxygen atom to make-dance! Get silly and scientific inside our peculiar kinetic bio-textbook for the stage, a bizarre and compelling movement world as seen through a microscope!

Additional dates/times:

August 7, 2012, Tuesday, 8:30pm  
August 8, 2012, Wednesday, 8:30pm

Ticket and more info.

August 3, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $5

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  the smarts

August 3, 2012, Friday - 2012 Fringe Festival Event at Southern Theater

Time:  5:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Nucleus...and Other Cell Bodies
By Kelly Radermacher
Choreographed by Kelly Radermacher

Two hydrogen atoms bond with one oxygen atom to make-dance! Get silly and scientific inside our peculiar kinetic bio-textbook for the stage, a bizarre and compelling movement world as seen through a microscope!

Additional dates/times:

August 4, 2012, Saturday, 4:00pm  
August 7, 2012, Tuesday, 8:30pm  
August 8, 2012, Wednesday, 8:30pm

Ticket and more info.