Time: 6:30pm
Location: The Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Mshale African Community Newspaper celebrates 15 years of words with a night of poetry and spoken word. Four artists will anchor the evening and others will join in at the open mic.
Time: 5:00pm - 11:00pm (Aquatennial Happy Hour from 5:00pm – 6:00pm with music starting after 6.)
Location: Nicollet Mall, between 3rd & 4th Streets
The block will be rockin' with Aquatennial's official kick-off. Check back soon for more information on talent.
Time: After dark on Friday and Saturday nights - call for the specific time of the date you want to reserve for.
Location: Check in is at the Segway Tours office, 125 Main Street SE
Real Ghost Tours is not a gory haunted house experience - it's a history-packed tour during which you'll learn about (and maybe encounter the spirits of) people who shaped this area. Visit the website and Facebook for more information.
Private tours can be arranged for groups of 15 or more. The $25 per person fee includes parking, plus a voucher for 25% off at your choice of Pracna, Vic's or Tuggs.
During the tour you'll explore areas of the building that are otherwise off limits, using an EMF meter (a scientific instrument for measuring electromagnetic fields, and the prime sensory instrument of any ghost investigation).
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The 2011 Twin Cities River Rats season kicked off Thursday, June 2. Shows are scheduled for 7pm Thursday nights through August 25, 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.
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Fee: $5 per person; includes admission to Mill City Museum. Free for MHS members.
Performers: Flamin' Oh's
The Twin Cities’ most explosive outdoor concert series is back for an eighth season with a slate of bands curated by music writer Jim Walsh. Featuring legendary performers from the heyday of the Minneapolis sound, these concerts will riff on American music in a gorgeous riverfront setting every Thursday from July 7 through Aug. 18. Admission includes the concert and entrance to the museum from 4 to 9 p.m. Food and drink by D’Amico Catering available for purchase.
Times:
Thursday at 7:30pm
Friday 8:00pm
Saturday at 8:00pm
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
Momentum: New Dance Works
Co-commissions by the Southern Theater and
Walker Art Center with support from the Jerome Foundation
“A remarkable platform for presenting local artists here but also nationally and internationally.” – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Featuring two ensembles each evening, Momentum illuminates the skill and passion of the next generation’s most promising choreographers, providing a snapshot of Minnesota’s dance landscape. This biennial showcase of new voices and ideas confirms the Twin Cities as a hotbed of fresh, experimental talent.
Chris Yon
Exploring the world of backup dancers without their leading stars, Chris Yon presents ECHO PARK Dream Ballet Essay:Les Sylphides without Margot Fonteyn v. The Pips without Gladys Knight. Set to an original mashup soundscape of classical and R&B music, the six dancers traverse a kinetically quotable movement landscape based on variations of familiar ‘step-touch’ routines and other standard chorus vocabulary.
Kenna Cottman
Kenna Cottman (aka Sarge) is widely known for her West African and hip-hop fusion techniques. With Shared Language, Cottman explores the conflict in her own cultural identity, collaborating with Senegalese griot (storyteller/musician) Backa Niang to combine oral language traditions with a new movement vocabulary derived from Senegalese sabar dance, Guinee djembe dance and a more contemporary take on her own style.
Kaleena Miller
Inspired by her father’s journey into the depths of Alzheimer’s, Kaleena Miller’s Fleet explores the aural and visual interpretation of the disease as a percussive dance piece set to live music. Utilizing a more modern, urban sensibility on the traditional views of tap dance, Miller’s variance of sound and visual aesthetics creates a dense and dark percussive sound that leaves the audience affected, yet hopeful.
Mad King Thomas – Tara King, Theresa Madhaus, Monica Thomas
Bouncing between a multitude of potential titles including If We Just Put Sparkles On It, All Our Troubles Will Go Away and Glitter Tits and the Glitteration Band, movement trio Mad King Thomas presents a new piece for “more than 3, and probably less than 25” people about agency and power in a culture of spectacle. Known for their sense of humor and delight in irreverence, Mad King Thomas is invested in the possibilities of live performance opening up discussion, igniting revolution and subverting the status quo, as well as expanding what the definitions of dance, performance, or art might be. This new work draws its inspiration from a love of bicycles, sparkles, and women and finds its influence in the past 100 years of culture including suffragettes, Eleanor Roosevelt, Guy Dubord, Ziegfield Follies, and female movie stars.
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion
Free Coffee Concerts will be presented free of charge at Nicollet Island Pavilion on July 13, July 19 and July 28 at 10:30 a.m. These concerts will feature complimentary beverages, pastries, and door prizes.
The mission of the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra is to bring the power and pleasure of live orchestra concerts performed by professional musicians to the Twin Cities community, free of charge. Since 1950 the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra has been making a difference in the community by offering summertime concerts at various park locations.
Click here for information.
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Tour begins and ends at Mill City Museum, 704 South Second Street
Fee: $25 ($20 MHS members)
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555
Discover the richness of Minneapolis history, and slake your thirst with some fine beverages along a single road: Washington Avenue. Travel down this busy but underappreciated street to see 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 from 35W to Plymouth, with stops at significant historic places and two watering holes 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.
Time: Movie starts 15 minutes after sunset.
Movie: The American President
Treats available for purchase. Bring a blanket or chair. Don't forget your bug spray!
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street
Author: J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter Day (all 7 books)
Books & Bars isn’t your mother’s book club. We provide a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion of interesting authors, fun people, good food and drinks.
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Room 317, City Hall, 350 South Fifth Street
One of the five locations on the agenda for the July 12 meeting is 'Mill and Main' at 501 Main Street NE (near Pillsbury A Mill), which falls under the St. Anthony Falls Historic District, Ward 3.
This will be the second concept review for proposed new construction in a historic district.
Time: 7:00pm
Neale and Haberman "American Roots Rock"
Brought to us by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Time: Tour at 6:30pm, Dinner 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: People Serving People, 614 South 3rd Street
Chefs for Change with The Strip Club
7pm-9pm. Tickets are $75 per person.
Join J.D. Fratzke and The Strip Club for a delicious ensemble of flavors singing an ode to MEAT! You will be sure to leave this event dizzy with dreams of the next time you will savor each course served at this dinner.
Time: 7:00pm
The Willie August Project "Nationally Acclaimed Melodic Modern Jazz
Brought to us by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Time: 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. Includes museum admission.
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555
Beginning with the arrival of Minnesota’s first rail line in 1862, Minneapolis boomed in population, flour milling, lumber production and warehousing as a rail network extended throughout the Upper Midwest. Take a guided tour to discover the impact of railroads on the Mill City, visiting railroad landmarks such as the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot and the Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house & trestle. Along the way, find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the new rail era that is arriving with the Hiawatha light rail and the North Star commuter rail. The tour will begin and end at Mill City Museum, where participants can visit the museum’s gallery, included in the price of the tour.
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Taste Twin Cities was created to share our passion of food and enjoy the taste the Twin Cities has to offer. If you love to eat, try new foods and enjoy a fun experience learning about the history of the Twin Cities, this tour if for you! Reservations.
Tour Facts
•3 hour walking tour of Minneapolis Mill District and Northeast Minneapolis neighborhoods.
•11:30am - 2:30pm
•Flat route with slight inclines and walking down 1 staircase, approximately 1.8 miles, standing most of the time, bathrooms available at some stops.
•6 stops, with tastings at each (enough food for lunch!).
•Tour limited to 12 people, advance tickets required.
•Begins at Gold Medal Park (S 10th Ave & S 2nd Street), located next to the Guthrie Theater, ends in Northeast Minneapolis (Hennepin Ave & SE University Ave).
•$43 (Prepaid at time of reservation)
Tour Description
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 Northeast Minneapolis. We will share what's hot in the Minneapolis food scene as we visit specialty shops and restaurants that are proud of their commitment to local and sustainable ingredients, and handmade treats. As you participate in tasting mouth watering pasta, compare gourmet cheeses and learn how Danish pastry is made, you'll gain an appreciation for a distinct neighborhood that most tourists never see.
We'll stroll past Museums and Theaters in the Mill District, enjoy gorgeous views the river has to offer and cross over into historical Northeast Minneapolis. You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods and visit the oldest street in Minneapolis. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with a host of restaurant recommendations and discounts for your next trip back to the Twin Cities.
Tastings
•Mouth watering pasta with an amazing atmosphere.
•Specialty Danish pastry baked in front of us, served with a variety of delicious toppings.
•Local cheese and specialty items.
•Variety of Minnesota brewed draft beers (non-alcoholic tastings available).
•European style bakery bread.
•Extravagantly blended gourmet chocolates.
•Award winning coffee including local favorite Noreast Mud (substitute options available).
*Tastings subject to change without notice. Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated.
Location
Our Tour begins at Gold Medal Park (S 10th Ave & S 2nd Street).
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Girls at the Grill
PRODUCE PLANNER: cabbage, bok choy, garlic scapes, snap peas, Hakurei turnips, radishes, spinach, spring salad mixes, arugula, spring onions, green garlic, head lettuce, herbs, wild greens, sorrel, kale, Swiss chard, rhubarb, WI high tunnel-grown heirloom tomatoes, broccoli and green beans, and more!
WHAT’S NEW:
- Tiny Planet Produce has strawberries, cabbage, bok choy and head lettuce.
- Nog tub Vang has loads of sweet sugar snap peas and loose leaf lettuce. Nothing like a fresh and light summer salad to beat the heat!
- Gorkha Palace’s restaurant is only a hop and a skip away in Nordeast but you can enjoy some of their delicious Himalayan food at the market. Try out their Turkey and Veggie Momo’s-savory dumplings made with ingredients from farmers market produce.
- Maximo Laura is hand weaving in the shed at the market all through July at the ArtAndes booth.
Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Girls at the Grill with Chef Heather Hartman and guest chef, Robin Asbell. Take a seat in the Market Cafe and learn about grilling veggies!
Mini Farm, all day:
Visit the animals on the urban adventure from Gale Woods Farm and Three River Park District.
Community Booth, all day:
Interested in reducing waste in your community? Learn from the experts! The first class of the Master Recyclers and Composters program will be on-site to answer your questions about waste management and reduction in the Twin Cities. Nick Schnieder will demonstrate how apartment dwellers can also compost in their homes… with worms!!!
Live Music, 11:00am – 1:00pm:
Minneapolis-based Potluck and the Hot Dishes serve up acoustic folk, country and pop, seasoned with delicious harmonies and organic rhythms. Your favorite songs never tasted so good.
Sponsors: The Martha Stewart Tour is making a stop at Mill City Farmers Market!
Art Market, all day:
Featuring Weavers Guild, Guillermo Cuellar, Chris Chookiatsirichai and Old World Cabinet.
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Ollu, 221 Main Street SE
Featuring trainer and MyTalk host Katie K9, dog nutritionalists, animal communicator, free pint-sized play, and much more! Download this flier for more details. Click here for more info on Pet Project Rescue.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.
Reservations recommended - call 612-341-7555
Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building on a guided tour of the 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. Also covered will be how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building.
Although many parts of the A mill can be explored on a self-guided basis during a regular museum visit, 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 as well as the Flour Tower show.
Time: 7:30pm
Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Join Mizna and The Loft Literary Center to celebrate the publication of the latest issue of Mizna, Prose, Poetry, and Art Exploring Arab America. Mizna will be presenting authors reading from the journal including Mary Barghout, Nahid Khan, Abdifatah Shafat, and D. Daryoush. A reception will follow.
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