Share Article October 21, 2011, Friday - Grey Sparrow Journal Reading at The Loft
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Grey Sparrow invites friends, neighbors, writers, authors, artists and photographers to celebrate the formal launch of their small press incorporated in 2009. On tap for guests: readings, treats and, while supplies last, free journals and books. Marie Williams, Joseph Owens, Thomas R. Smith and more will read from the pages of the Sparrow.
A special "thank you" is extended on behalf of Grey Sparrow Journal to all those who lit a candle for their first printed issue released January 1, 2010: Robert Bly, Raquel Chalfi, Alamgir Hashmi, photographer Shannon Taggert and other revered contributors since, including Robert Pinsky, Maxine Kumin, Junot Diaz, Ted Kooser and Kay Ryan. Grey Sparrow will continue cultivating fresh ground for new artists and all voices resonating with peace, justice, hope, and light.
October 21, 2011, Friday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011
Location: 514 2nd Street SE
The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!
Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.
October 20, 2011, Thursday - Talk of the Stacks: Leslie Marmon Silko at Central Library
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Leslie Marmon Silko was the youngest writer to be included in The Norton Anthology of Women's Literature, for her short story "Lullaby." She has published three novels, including Ceremony, which has sold more than one million copies since its publication in 1978. The recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship and an NEA fellowship, she has written many short stories, poetry, and essays on Native American culture. Her newest book, Turquoise Ledge, combines memoir with family history and reflections on animals, the environment, and spiritual forces.
October 20, 2011, Thursday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011
Location: 514 2nd Street SE
The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!
Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.
October 20, 2011, Thursday - World Savvy Sustainable Communities Institute - Twin Cities
Time: 8:30am
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Join World Savvy at the Mill City Museum for our Sustainable Communities Institute to explore the political, environmental, economic, and social dimensions of the long term maintenance of well being. This two day workshop will model a variety of interactive teaching and learning strategies to engage diverse students in an examination of issues such as sustainable development, energy, food, water, transport and design on a local, national and global scale.
October 19, 2011, Wednesday - Minnesota Zoomobile at Central Library
Time: 10:30am
Location: Children's Library, Central Library
Kindergarten and up. The Zoomobile’s team of trained naturalists will introduce youngsters to a variety of animals from Minnesota and around the world. Kids will learn that all animals need food, water, shelter, space and respect.
October 19, 2011, Wednesday - 'Bacon, Bacon, Bacon' Cooking Class at Local D'Lish
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Local D'Lish, 208 N 1st Street
Need we say more? Okay, we’ll say a little more. Besides the obvious deliciousness of frying up this favorite piece of pig with a side of eggs or sticking it in a stack of lettuce and tomatoes, bacon is a tasty and sometimes surprising addition to many dishes (and drinks) Oh the possibilities…
October 19, 2011, Wednesday - Publication Reading: Jane Yolen -- Things to Say to a Dead Man at The Loft
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South
In Things to Say to a Dead Man, internationally renowned author Jane Yolen has composed a sequence of tough, angry and moving love poems that express grief and gratitude for her late husband David, as witness to his treatment for and passing from cancer, and the ongoing loss that is felt years after his death. Jane Yolen, often called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America," is the author of over 300 books, including Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic.
The books range from rhymed picture books and baby board books through middle-grade fiction, poetry collections, nonfiction, novels and story collections for young adults and adults, and two books of adult poetry. Her books and stories have won two Nebula Awards, a World Fantasy Award, a Caldecott Medal, the Golden Kite Award, three Mythopoetic awards, two Christopher Medals, a nomination for the National Book Award and the Jewish Book Award. She is also the winner (for body of work) of the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Association Lifetime Achievement Award and the Catholic Library's Regina Medal.
October 19, 2011, Wednesday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011
Location: 514 2nd Street SE
The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!
Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.
October 18, 2011, Tuesday - Surdyk's Beer & Cheese: A Perfect Pair Class at Ginger Hop
Time: 6:30pm (lasts approximately 2 hours)
Location: Ginger Hop, 201 East Hennepin Avenue
Instructors: Molly Auron & Claire Thomas
Sharp Cheddar with an IPA? Gruyere with a Bock beer? Don't be overwhelmed when it comes to pairing beer with cheese. Let this class guide you through the basics of pairing a variety of beer styles and perfectly paired cheese. Join us as we sample seven different beer and cheese pairings and discuss how the distinctive flavors, textures and mouthfeel can enhance the entire tasting experience.Please allow yourself time to check in before the start of class! Parking will be available at Surdyk's for attendees the night of the event!
$40 per person, Reservations Required
October 18, 2011, Tuesday - Publication Reading: Shawn Otto - Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America at The Loft
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Shawn Lawrence Otto comes to the Loft to read from and discuss his behind-the-scenes look at how the government, our politics and the media prevent us from finding the real solutions we need. Fool Me Twice is the clever, outraged and frightening account of America’s relationship with science—a relationship that is on the rocks at the very time we need it most.
"Whenever the people are well informed,” Thomas Jefferson wrote, “they can be trusted with their own government.”
But what happens in a world dominated by complex science? Are the people still well-enough informed to be trusted with their own government? And with less than 2 percent of Congress with any professional background in science, how can our government be trusted to lead us in the right direction?
Will the media save us? Don't count on it. In early 2008, of the 2,975 questions asked the candidates for president just six mentioned the words "global warming" or "climate change," the greatest policy challenge facing America. To put that in perspective, three questions mentioned UFOs.
Today the world’s major unsolved challenges all revolve around science. By the 2012 election cycle, at a time when science is influencing every aspect of modern life, antiscience views from climate-change denial to creationism to vaccine refusal have become mainstream.
Faced with the daunting challenges of an environment under siege, an exploding population, a falling economy and an education system slipping behind, our elected leaders are hard at work ... passing resolutions that say climate change is not real and astrology can control the weather.
Shawn Lawrence Otto has written a behind-the-scenes look at how the government, our politics, and the media prevent us from finding the real solutions we need. Fool Me Twice is the clever, outraged, and frightening account of America’s relationship with science—a relationship that is on the rocks at the very time we need it most.
October 17, 2011, Monday - Chefs for Change at People Serving People
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: People Serving People, 614 South 3rd Street
Enjoy the best dishes of our top graduates at PSP's Culinary Arts Training Program - a heartwarming evening filled with delicious courses and stories from our training program.
Tickets are $75 per person.
October 16, 2011, Sunday - Run to Unite 5K
Time: 10:30am
Location: East River Flats
Run to Unite is holding a 5-K run/walk along the East River Flats to raise funds for the American Refugee Committee International to aid the region.
October 16, 2011, Sunday - Celebrating the Pumpkin Cooking Class at Local D'Lish
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Local D'Lish, 208 N 1st Street
Pumpkins are so much more than just a blank canvas for your spooky Halloween carvings or your Thanksgiving pie. Discover sweet and savory ways to serve up these icons of autumn.
October 16, 2011, Sunday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011
Location: 514 2nd Street SE
The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!
Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.
October 15, 2011, Saturday - Wise Whys Ys With Amiri Baraka (Live) at Southern Theater
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
An Evening of Spoken Word, Jazz, and Dance Theater
The Wise Whys YsE.G. Bailey adapts Amiri Baraka's Wise Why's Y's, an epic journey through the history of Africans in America, and a perfect blend of avant-garde poetry with the griot consciousness.
Paying homage to Langston's Ask Your Mama, William Carlos William's Patterson, and Melvin B. Tolson's Liberia alike, it attempts to articulate the history of a people or a place. Wise Why's Y's questions and answers broad themes of history and cultural identity.
Tru Ruts' Freestyle Theatre presents this evening of provocative Spoken Word, Jazz and Dance.
Tickets: $7 in advance at amiribaraka.eventbrite.com
More information at www.truruts.com or 612-559-0408.
October 15, 2011, Saturday - Eat Well, Spend Less at Central Library
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Doty Board Room, Central Library
Information and resources for creating nutritious, delicious, budget-balancing meals! Find out about local food shelves, meal programs for kids and seniors and eligibility requirements for government food support programs. Attendees will be entered into drawing for a grocery gift card.
Presented in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension.
October 15, 2011, Saturday - Family Printmaking: The Woodland Art Style, with Gordon Coons at Mill City Museum
Time: Noon to 3:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.
Families can participate in the unique art of linoleum block printmaking in conjunction with “Original Green,” an exhibit of contemporary American Indian art. Noted Minneapolis artist Gordon Coons, whose works are featured in the exhibit, will demonstrate the process for creating carved blocks and then show participants how to make their own prints in the Woodland Art Style to take home. Coons is an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe of northern Wisconsin. This workshop is part of “Greening the Riverfront,” a series of programs exploring our relationship with nature, past, present and future.
October 15, 2011, Saturday - Riverside Park Habitat Restoration
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Location: Riverside Park, Mississippi River Gorge
Join the Mississippi River Gorge Stewards at Riverside Park, a significant riverfront, community park in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside and Seward neighborhoods.
Working alongside ecologist Carolyn Carr, who developed this park's restoration plan, and Friends of the Mississippi River River Stewardship Coordinator Karen Solas, volunteers will help improve local wildlife habitat and watershed health, removing invasive species (such as buckthorn) and possibly assisting with watering and other restoration tasks.
The range of activities will be suitable for adults and for youth, and everyone is encouraged to work at their own pace and ability level. All supplies are provided, and capacity is limited. To sign up, please contact FMR Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator Sue Rich at srich@fmr.org or 651-222-2193 x14.
