July 15, 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.

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Midwest Tomato Fest

Time: Noon-7:00pm (6:00pm tomato fight)

Location: 395 Portland Avenue South

MUSIC: Absolute Gruv, DJ Zeke Thomas, The Blend, Gemini Club, and Tim Sigler Band

FOOD: Barrio,Chef Driven Companies, Famous Daves’s, Nate Dogs, Rob Miller Concessions, Simply Steves’s, World Street Kitchen

A Tomato Fight to fight hunger?!We understand that this event seems wasteful, but in fact it is resourceful. Here is how: There are many farmers that grow tomatoes around the United States. After every season there are tomatoes that spoil, are inedible, and therefore cannot be sold or given away to be consumed. Naturally, inedible tomatoes = waste. We figure if these tomatoes cannot be marked for human consumption, we will collect the “waste” from farmers and throw an event that will raise food waste awareness. This event intends to be an annual festival for Midwest states that will help contribute to local economies. In addition, we will donate part of the proceeds organizations that are dedicated to fighting hunger. This year, we are donating to Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless and running a food drive so they may purchase fresh and edible food for those in need. Instead of the tomatoes actually ending up as waste, we are recycling the tomatoes. We would never destroy perfectly good tomatoes. If you have any other questions we would be more than glad to answer it. Please visit our “contact us” page.

Thank you,
Midwest Tomato Fest

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Wilderness Inquiry Mississippi River Day Trip: Paddle with Arctic Explorer Ann Bancroft

Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm

Location: Meet at East River Flats

Wilderness Inquiry Mississippi River Day Trip: Paddle with Arctic Explorer Ann Bancroft

Day trips are a great way to experience the great outdoors right in your own backyard. We'll provide voyageur canoes, staff, all equipment and shuttles. These trips involve and engage everyone regardless of their age, ability or previous outdoor experience.

Spend a day on the Mississippi River with Ann Bancroft. Ann has been involved with Wilderness Inquiry since she returned from her first trip to the North Pole in 1986. She and her family have gone on many trips and done much to support Wilderness Inquiry’s mission. $45 per person; youth 17 and under: $30.

For information and to register.

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Allergy Free/Gluten Free Day

Produce Planner:
At the Market today you will find: snap peas, Hakurei turnips, radishes, spinach, spring salad mixes, arugula, spring onions, green garlic, head lettuce herbs, wild greens, purple carrots, sorrel, asparagus, kale, Swiss chard, rhubarb, WI high tunnel-grown heirloom tomatoes, broccoli raab, green beans, garlic scapes, and lots of BERRIES: strawberries, black raspberries, blueberries, and sour cherries!

Gluten-Free Goodies at the Market:
■Gluten-free granola from Bliss Gourmet Granola
■Gluten-free crepes from Spoonriver
■Gluten-free muffins and other treats from Black Cat
■Sweet potato tacos and pulled pork tacos on corn tortillas and pulled pork nachos from Chef Shack.
■Vegetarian Curries served with Basmati Rice and Momos from Ghorka Palace. This week they will also be serving gluten-free Choley Masala (chickpeas with fresh green spinach).
■Coconut macaroons from Salty Tart
■Look for other naturally gluten-free products at Ellie’s Flax, HeathGlen, Lucille’s Kitchen Garden, French Nugget, Sonny’s Ice Cream and Sorbets, Northern Lakes Wild Rice, and fermented products from Kiss My Cabbage.

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Chef Nick Schneider will be featuring Savory Amaranth Corn Crepes with Dry Aged Sheep’s Cheese.  This recipe celebrates light Latin flavors and reveals that gluten-free need not be flavor-free!

Live Music/Entertainment, 11:00am to 1:00pm:
Roe Family Singers.  This über popular jug band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock & roll influence.

Meet Your Vegetables, 9:00am (while supplies last): Featuring an easy cauliflower recipe!

Special Activity: Yoga with Ben Lee sponsored by our neighbor, Mill City Clinic.

Art Market, all day: Featuring Spring Finn, Cracked Clay, Aprilierre, and Crookedwood.

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Twin Cities River Rats Aquatennial Shows

The 2012 Twin Cities River Rats Aquatennial shows on July 14 are 3pm and 7pm, and take place at 1628 West River Road (between the Plymouth and Broadway).

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.

If you haven't already enjoyed a River Rats show, their website is loaded with fun videos to give you an idea of what to expect.  These are free events.

July 14, 2012, Saturday - The Authentic East Hennepin Experience Tour with Preserve Minneapolis

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Location:  Meet at the corner of Main Street SE and East Hennepin Avenue (Riverplace)

Preserve Minneapolis

Cost: $5.00

Guide: Tammy Lindberg

East Hennepin Avenue, originally known as Bay Street, has always served as a curious dividing line between northeast and southeast Minneapolis. Join us to learn a brief history of St. Anthony Falls, walk the streets of East Hennepin, and hear gripping tales of the neighborhood’s first families. Along the way you will view eight blocks of diverse architecture, assorted building rehabilitations, and hidden neighborhood art!

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $10 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Sensacion Latina is a seven-piece band that plays a variety of Latin rhythms including Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-Cha and more.

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $5

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  reina del cid

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Suminagashi: Japanese Paper Marbling with Aki Shibata at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-Noon

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

Suminagashi: Japanese Paper Marbling with Aki Shibata

Suminagashi is an ancient Japanese art form to decorate and marble paper using sumi ink. First, you float the ink on a tray of water, then make patterns and designs using oil, bamboo tools or even your own breath! You will make a one-of-a-kind design each and every time with Suminagashi. After marbling several papers, we will turn some of them into mini greeting cards. Then you can take the rest of your beautiful papers home to display, turn into more cards or use in other art projects. $33 ($30 members) per adult/child pair; $17 ($15) each additional participant. For families with children ages 6 and up.

July 14, 2012, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Heart of Minneapolis Tour

Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Location: Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Avenue between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street South).

Weave your way through the skyscrapers of downtown Minneapolis on a food adventure!  Enjoy VIP service at some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants and learn the art of local beer making.  Visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership, including a favorite since 1932.  You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer while learning the history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.
 
Sites you will enjoy:  Broadway Theatre District, Mary Tyler Moore Statue, the tallest building in Minneapolis, a building modeled after the Washington Monument, the largest structure ever moved on rubber-wheeled dollies and much more...

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July 13, 2012, Friday - 2012 Aquatennial Kicks Off

See website for details on all events.

July 13, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  the minor planets (dana thompson & eric christopher)

July 12, 2012, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats

The 2012 Twin Cities River Rats shows are scheduled for 7pm Thursday nights through August 30, and take place at 1628 West River Road (between the Plymouth and Broadway).

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.

If you haven't already enjoyed a River Rats show, their website is loaded with fun videos to give you an idea of what to expect.  These are free events.

July 12, 2012, Thursday - Talk of the Stacks with Esmeralda Santiago at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Talk of the Stacks: Esmeralda Santiago

Esmeralda Santiago is the author of the critically acclaimed books When I Was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, The Turkish Lover and América’s Dream. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Good Housekeeping, among other publications.  Born in Puerto Rico, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and now lives in New York. Her newest novel, Conquistadora, set in the 1800s, tells two coming-of-age stories: one of the daughter of Spanish aristocrats who becomes head of a plantation in the new world, and the other of Puerto Rico itself.

Program is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Program begins at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book sale and signing follow presentation. For more information: 612.543.8107.

A program of Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Supporting sponsor: Dorsey and Whitney LLP. Additional support provided by Marquette Hotel, Minn Post and Magers and Quinn Booksellers

July 12, 2012, Thursday - Midwest Photo Safari: "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park and the Stone Arch Bridge

Time:
This safari begins 30 minutes before local sunset (your tour confirmation will have an exact time). We meet at Mill Ruins Park on the west bank of the river. The Safari runs about 90 minutes on Thursday and Friday Nights.

Location:
This tour begins at Mill Ruins Park on the west bank of the Minneapolis riverfront.  We start by photographing  this interesting park,  then walk across the famous Stone Arch bridge to photograph the Minneapolis night skyline. We will learn the principles of low light settings on your digital SLR's or the various "scene" mode settings of your digital point and shoot camera.

More Information and Registration.

July 11, 2012, Wednesday - Art Out of the Box: Black and White and Read All Over at Central Library

Time: 10:30am–11:30am

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

Art Out of the Box: Black and White and Read All Over

Registration required, begins Jun 13. Register online or call 612-543-8000.

Entering grades 2-5. Artists can say a lot in just black and white. You'll investigate form and fiction found in sculpture from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, then sculpt characters to tell your own stories. What story will your sculpture tell?

Funded by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library; Presented in partnership with Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

July 11, 2012, Wednesday - Swimming with My Mother Opens at The Guthrie

Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 South 2nd Street

The Guthrie WorldStage Series presents a CoisCéim Dance Theatre production of Swimming with My Mother & Deep End Dance, an award-winning film produced by Wildfire Films.

Run time: approximately one hour with no intermission.
Seating in the Dowling Studio is general admission and begins 30 minutes before curtain.

A young boy takes a lesson from his mother, a swimming coach. Life passes in laps, things change and the boy teaches his mother to dance. As their own stories intertwine and swell like a rising tide, the bonds of familial love are revealed to the sultry tones of Nat King Cole. Performed by acclaimed Irish choreographer David Bolger (H.M.S. Pinafore) and his 78-year-old mother Madge, this award-winning production is told with affectionate humor, as a gentle and joyful celebration of the things we pass on and the things we inherit. 

The evening ends with the short dance film Deep End Dance. It features a fully dressed man as he is pushed into a swimming pool by his mother. He brushes himself off and begins dancing underwater, always aware that she’s watching. After a while she joins him in the turquoise dappled waters and they perform a duet of playful somersaults and pirouettes.

July 11, 2012, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time:  5:00pm

Location:  Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Agenda

The regular meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 79 on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 5 p.m.

Webcasts of MPRB regular board meetings are posted on the MPRB website two to five business days after each meeting and are available for viewing, along with Webcasts for the recent two months, at http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=900.

July 10, 2012, Tuesday - DMNA Board Meeting at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Central Library, Room N-202, 300 Nicollet Mall

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association and Agenda.

July 10, 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:  Summer School

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!