July 8, 2011, Friday - Cadence Hip Hop Series at the Guthrie (2 nights)

Time: Doors open at 8:00pm; Music begins at 9:00pm

Location: Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

The Cadence Hip Hop Series returns for a two-night event created by Dessa of Doomtree, which showcases some of the best rappers, DJs, live players, poets and writers.

Friday, July 8
Cecil Otter
Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble
A. Wolf & Her Claws

Saturday, July 9
Astronautalis
Lazlo Supreme and Toussaint Morrison
MaLLy

July 8, 2011, Friday - Fine & Dirty: Contemporary Letterpress Art MCBA

Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm

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

We are so excited about the opening of our next show - please join us to celebrate! Free and open to the public!

Fine & Dirty: Contemporary Letterpress Art - Opening Friday, July 8

Today, the fine press book, whose character derives from the properties and pleasures of craft, has emerged as the leading edge in a field that is attracting working artists and students in increasing numbers. Yet just twenty-five years ago, letterpress printing was dismissed as irrelevant.

Fine & Dirty: Contemporary Letterpress Art marks this medium's resurgence and considers its future arc. Works by over 40 established and emerging artists from around the globe reflect a diversity of content, materials and structure. Together, they comprise the best in letterpress books today.

To read more, visit our Exhibitions page.

July 7, 2011, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Show

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.

July 7, 2011, Thursday - Mill City Live: Outdoor Music Series at Mill City Museum

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:  Chris Osgood & the Mill City Rockers

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.

July 6, 2011, Wednesday - Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Coffee Concert - Coming to American - at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Time:  10:30 am

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion

For America’s 235th birthday, the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra will celebrate our nation of immigrants with music that highlights our varied backgrounds and the journeys that brought us here. Swede Hilding Rosenberg (Voyage to America) and our own Shelley Hanson (We Left Our Homes) document those journeys musically. Plus George Gershwin, Cole Porter, a Salute to the Big Apple, last season’s Carol Barnett commission American Kaleidoscope and marches galore! Free.

Free Coffee Concerts will be presented free of charge at Nicollet Island Pavilion on July 6, 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.

July 5, 2011, Tuesday - Movies in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs

Time: Movie starts 15 minutes after sunset.

Movie: Hitch

Treats available for purchase. Bring a blanket or chair.  Don't forget your bug spray!

More Info

July 5, 2011, Tuesday - Music in The Park - Father Hennepin Bluffs

Time: 7:00pm

Barbara Meyer  "Midwestern Roots Rock & Reggae"

Brought to us by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.

July 4, 2011, Monday - Fourth of July Celebration and Fireworks

Taking place along historic Main Street and West River Parkway. For information on all of the 2011 Minneapolis Red, White and Boom activities, check out www.mplsredwhiteboom.com.

Live music will be available on four different stages on both sides of the river.  Click here for a schedule.

Enjoy an evening of free entertainment, activities and then spectacular fireworks at 10:00pm.

July 4, 2011, Monday - Ten Second Film Festival at the Soap Factory

Time: Directly following the fireworks at St. Anthony Main

Location:  The Soap Factory, 514 2nd Street SE

The Ten Second Film Festival is an outdoor screening of the top 100 ten-second films.

The Ten Second Film Festival starts after the St. Anthony Main fireworks. Join us for 100 of the most surprising, inventive, disturbing, hilarious movies you'll ever seen. The Ten Second Film Festival is a free event, open to the public.

July 4, 2011, Monday - 2nd Annual Red, White & Boom! TC Half Marathon!

Time: Marathon starts at 6:30am

Starting Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

More Info 

July 4, 2011, Monday - Music in The Park - Father Hennepin Bluffs

Time: 6:00pm

Red, White & BOOM 4th of July Celebration, featuring Herman Jones My Funk

Brother Band.Brought to us by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.

July 3, 2011, Sunday - Minneapolis Riverfront Tour at Mill City Museum

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: required, call 612-341-7555

Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Participants will visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, which was once the milling center of the world and is now a growing cultural, recreational and residential neighborhood. A guide from Mill City Museum will lead visitors onto the Stone Arch Bridge for a spectacular view of the falls, the historic buildings surrounding it and downtown Minneapolis and tell stories of the people who have worked and lived in the area and how it has changed over the years. The tour begins and ends at Mill City Museum where participants can visit the museum gallery (included in the price of the tour) and enjoy refreshments at the Mill City Museum Café.

July 3, 2011, Sunday - Minneapolis Red, White and BOOM! (2 Day Event)

It's an action packed 2-day Independence celebration!  Check out the Red, White and BOOM website for a complete list of races, music, movies, fireworks and family activities.

July 3, 2011, Sunday - Hot Dam 5K Fun Run

Time:  6:30pm

Location:  Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Run for the Boom!  Participate in the inaugural Hot Dam 5K Fun Run on July 3rd. Take in the beautiful view of the Minneapolis skyline as you enjoy a comfortable walk or run on the most scenic course in Minneapolis, which includes historic Main Street and the Stone Arch Bridge.  Funds raised will benefit future Red, White and Boom Celebrations in Minneapolis

July 3, 2011, Sunday - Music in The Park - Nicollet Island Park

Time: 7:00pm

3rd of July Music and Movie  "Great Band followed by a Movie"

Brought to us by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.

July 2, 2011, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour (Starts at Gold Medal Park)

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).

July 2, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Strawberries!

PRODUCE PLANNER:
Snap peas, Hakurei turnips, radishes, spinach, spring salad mixes, arugula, spring onions, green garlic, head lettuce, herbs, wild greens, sorrel, asparagus, kale, Swiss chard, rhubarb, WI high tunnel-grown heirloom tomatoes, broccoli raab and green beans, and garlic scapes!
WHAT’S

NEW:
- Philip Hess from Home Hearth Grains is raising buckwheat for the first time this season. Buckwheat’s growing season is two to three months, so depending on weather and luck, freshly harvested buckwheat may be available by the end of the market season.
- Kirstin and Julie at Star Prairie Trout Farm always seem to sell out
of their favorite kind of smoked trout – the cajun. That may be
because they’re good at talking up its “perfect balance” between the spice and trout flavor. The fish sold on Saturday “was swimming on Thursday,” in natural artisan ponds by the Apple River that are 49 degrees year-round.
- Round out your shopping list at the Local D’Lish General Store, where you will find pasta, crackers, milk, butter, kefir, peanut butter and SO much more!

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Though strawberries are delicious unadulterated, Market Chef, Heather Hartman invites two dynamic local food gurus to explore the wonders of this seasonal treasure – Chris Bundy of spoonriver restaurant and Jenny Breen of Good Life Catering and author of “Cooking up the Good Life.”

Discover You Can! Strawberry Fields: Learn how to make Strawberry Rhurbarb Jam with jam connoisseur, Zoie Glass of Lucille’s Kitchen Garden!

Live Music, 11:00am-1:00pm: Dean Harrington Trio

Book Signing, All Day:
Local food guru, Jenny Breen is spreading the word about “Cooking up the Good Life“!

Art Market, All Day:
Plantworn, Matthew Krousey, Fruits of the Sea, and Jim Benson

June 30, 2011, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Show

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.

June 30, 2011, Thursday - Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights in the Mill District" on the Heritage Trail

This is a seasonal tour from Photo Safari, running April 1 through October 31.

This tour runs Thursday through Sunday, and begins at the Third Avenue Bridge on Historic Main St. It begins by walking parts of the St. Anthony Heritage Trail and practicing early evening light photography. Learn the principles of low light settings on your digital SLR's or the various "scene" mode settings of your digital point and shoot.

This safari begins 45 minutes before local sunset (your tour confirmation will have an exact time).  The Safari runs between 90 minute and 2 1/2 hours.

June 30, 2011, Thursday - "For Use: 125 Years of Library Service" Exhibit Opening at Central Library

Exhibit Opening Program and Reception
6:30pm: Exhibit opening in Cargill Gallery
7:00pm: "Past, Present and Future of Libraries" in Pohlad Hall
7:40pm: Reception and more gallery viewing

Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

In 1886, the citizens of Hennepin County broke ground to build the first free public library for our community. Throughout its history, our Library has strived to meet the needs of its changing and growing population and to stay on the forefront of technological advances.

Come celebrate 125 years of library service in Hennepin County and learn about the history and future of public libraries through a new exhibition opening this summer at the Minneapolis Central Library's Cargill Gallery. Examining the changing ways libraries have served our community from 1886 to today, this exhibit explores the unique ways readers, children, families, multicultural groups, and the business community have used the Library's services. The opening program will feature a Minnesota Historical Society's History Player (portraying Gratia Countryman, the first woman to head the Library in our community), as well as a presentation from the Library's current director, Lois Langer Thompson. Exhibit opens June 30 and runs through September.

This project was funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.