Time: 10:30am–11:30am
Location: Children's Library at Central Library, 300 Nicollet
Preschool-entering grade 2. Explore your library wonderland with stories and activities!
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Target Performance Hall, Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Mu Performing Arts is excited to host a launch party for Asian American Plays for a New Generation, an exciting new collection of plays edited by Josephine Lee, Don Eitel, and R. A. (Rick) Shiomi.
Celebrating the publication of this volume of Asian American plays, most of which were produced or commissioned by Mu Performing Arts, the event will include a reception followed by speakers and readings by editors and contributors to the anthology. In addition to the editors, playwrights scheduled to appear include: Sun Mee Chomet author of Asiamnesia, May info@muperformingarts.org 651-789-1012.
Time: 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: Sanctuary - the restaurant, 903 Washington Avenue South
Talk about sourcing locally, Youth Farm & Market Project teaches urban kids to grow food in urban gardens and sell it. Please join us for one of Chef Patrick's famous 6-course Tasting Menus for a Cause - this time benefiting Youth Farm. Sanctuary will buy some of the food on the menu from these local kids and their gardens - an we will donate $5 to them for each Menu purchased. The Menu is fun enough for your inner-kid!
Menu
westfield farm classic blue goat cheese quesadilla, black olive provencal tapenade, tomato oil
pairing: lemongrass gin infused ‘tini
trio of melon salad with a balsamic reduction
pairing: duboeuf rosé
braised short ribs in a root beer barbeque sauce, yukon mashed potatoes, elephant garlic and mirepoix
pairing: angeline pinot noir
hawaiian mahi, hoisin paint, baby carrot, sweet corn, english pea salsa
pairing: ferrari fumé
duck confit ratatouille and tomato shot
pairing: organic tomato ‘tini
caramelized red banana split
Six Course Tasting Menu only $40 ($5 from each will be donated to Youth Farms)
Five Optional Tasting-Sized - Pairings $15 (tasting sized pours – a little over 2 glasses total). Prices exclude tax and tip
These special event Tasting Menus only happen on one night a couple times a year - so don't miss it!
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road
The Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership and Above the Falls Citizens Advisory Committee are hosting a series of forums to help us envision and shape a vibrant riverfront. Ten years after the visionary Above the Falls plan for the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls was adopted, the transformation of the Minneapolis riverfront is getting a jump-start.
Both the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the City of Minneapolis will soon be making choices that will help shape the future of this segment of the river and our city for generations to come.
Time: Movie starts 15 minutes after sunset.
Movie: Back to the Future
Treats available for purchase. Bring a blanket or chair. Don't forget your bug spray!
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Pohlad at Central Library, 300 Nicollet
Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles were ceremonially linked when Minneapolis boosters staged a week of festivities in July 1911 to celebrate past civic pride and expectations for a glorious future. Local history enthusiast Peter Sussman will present photographs and news accounts of these events from 100 years ago.
Time: 7:00pm
Charity Huot "Original, uplifting, Relaxing Night Out"
Brought to us by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Time: 7:00pm
Nigel Egg in 3G "Original Roots Music and More"
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.
Time: 9:00am
Starting Location: Stone Arch Bridge
Fees: $25 Pre-registed;$30 Race Day
Proceeds from the 5K Run and Walk will benefit the Twin Cities Pride Festival.
Race day registration and packet pick up will open at 8:00am at the South end of the Stone Arch bridge near the Lock and Damn.
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Fee: $14 adults, $12 senior citizens, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555
Stroll through the Minneapolis’ oldest neighborhood with a Mill City Museum guide, who will talk about the rich past and exciting future of historic Main Street. The tour will highlight the life in the village of St. Anthony, changes along Main Street throughout the years, and such landmarks as the 1855 Upton Block, 1858 Martin & Morrison Building, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Pillsbury A Mill and the Chalybeate Mineral Springs. This tour will begin and end at Pracna Restaurant, 117 Main Street S.E. Tours include admission to Mill City Museum.
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Kombucha in your Kitchen
This Saturday, learn about making kombucha at home. This Russian fermented beverage is used to aid digestion, boost natural gut flora & fauna, and improve immunity. It's also a delightfully refreshing beverage - perfect for s a sunny summer afternoon!
Produce Planner
At the Market this Saturday, you will find:
strawberries, 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, high-tunnel heirloom tomatoes, broccoli raab & green beans, and more!
Mill City Cooks, 10:00am
Learn how to make Kombucha with Chef Nick Schnieider and guest, Mary Rodgers of "Golden Age Kombucha".
Sponsor, All Day: Phillips Prairie Organic Vodka
Have a refreshing sip provided by Market Sponsors, Phillips Prairie Organic Vodka. Kombucha Cocktails with local Organic Prairie Vodka and Minnesota strawberries!
Live Music, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Local six-piece band, Felonious Bosch
Art Market, All Day:
Featuring The Ink Orchard, Weavers Guild of Minnesota, and Fruits of the Sea
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South
For families with children ages 6 and up
Who doesn’t want to play with water and make your own paper on hot summer day? Students are encouraged to gather flowers, seeds, and leaves from the outdoor to incorporate into unique sheets of cotton paper. These sheets can then be transformed into cards, collages and stationary, which represent the season. Your paper can be planted and grow!
Event Times:
7:30am Registration Opens
8:00-11:00am Kids Activities
9:00am Kids Fun Run
9:30am 5K Run/Walk
Place: Father Hennepin Park (East Bank Side of the Stone Arch Bridge)
This event was started by a patient family and has grown to over 1,900 participants. It celebrates the work of Children's physicians, nurses, staff, and volunteers and recognizes the quality of life provided by innovation and technology.
In it’s short history, this event has raised over $1.2 million dollars for the cardiovascular program and family needs fund at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Children’s has one of the largest cardiovascular programs in the region and cares for nearly two-thirds of pediatric patients hospitalized for cardiac surgery in the metropolitan area. The proceeds from this event have helped fund outlook materials that provide valuable information for newly diagnosed families, 48-hour digital heart rhythm recording equipment, and ultrasound transducer adapters that help improve diagnostic capabilities.
The annual HeartBeat 5000 5K Walk/Run and Kids Fun Run will be held Saturday, June 25, 2011. The course begins on the north side of the StoneArch Bridge in Minneapolis near the Mississippi River. Proceeds from this event benefit cardiac care at Children’s. Individual and corporate sponsorships are available. For more information, contact Anne Pole of Children's Foundation at (651)855-2825 or anne.pole@childrensmn.org.
Cost:
Adults / Kids 9+
5K run/walk: $25
Kids under 9
5K only: $15
Kids Fun Run only: $15
5K and Fun Run: $20
The Guthrie Theater will mark the five year anniversary in its award-winning Mississippi Riverfront home with a three-day celebration weekend, June 24 - 26, anchored by five special $5 promotions to mark the occasion.
$5 ADVANCE TICKETS
Purchase a full-priced ticket to select performances of God of Carnage or H.M.S. Pinafore and receive a second ticket for just $5. Valid for 6/30, 7/1, 7/6, 7/8 evening and 7/9 matinee performances. This discount only available in-person at the box office during the June 24-26 celebration weekend. Limit four discounted tickets per order. Excludes Area 1A and Area 1 seating. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.
$5 RUSH TICKETS
The Guthrie will offer 50 specially discounted rush line tickets for each performance of God of Carnage and H.M.S. Pinafore on June 24, 25 and 26. These $5 tickets will go on sale one hour prior to each performance, in advance of the regularly priced rush line tickets. Limit two per person. The rush line accepts cash or check only.
$5 BACKSTAGE TOURS
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Guthrie shows are taken from script to stage in these 45-minute backstage tours of the building heralded as "a 21st century dream factory" by Time magazine. Tickets for the 10 a.m. tours on June 24 - 26 have been discounted to $5 and are available by calling the box office at 612.377.2224 and asking for the "Anniversary Tour Special."
$5 GUTHRIE STORE DEALS
Purchase a limited edition Guthrie snow globe or the hardcover book The Guthrie Theater: Images, History and Inside Stories for just $5. Quantities limited.
$5 HAPPY HOUR MENU
Sea Change will offer $5 burgers, fish sandwiches, wine, Prairie Vodka and Jameson cocktails, and $3 Grain Belt Premiums all day long during the June 24 - 26 celebration weekend.
Time: Noon – 1:30pm
Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South
Join us for lunch and an inside look at MacPhail, followed by a sneak peek of a dress rehearsal of MacPhail Composition Camp.
Composition Camp Students ages 11 - 18 prepare a personal score of music and receive coaching from MacPhail teaching artists to build their composition skills. Each camper works with MacPhail composition faculty, and their peers. Then students get to hear their work performed by professional musicians.
Invite a friend and RSVP to an event by calling 612-767-5343.
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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: 6:30pm
Location: Spill the Wine, 1101 Washington Avenue South
5 Course Wine Dinner featuring Oregon Winery.
amuse bouche
greeting of sparkling wine
course one
cantaloupe & lime soup, mint, ginger, murry river sea salt
a to z pinot gris
course two
apple & frisee salad, poached figs, sheep's milk blue cheese, pine nuts
a to z chardonnay
course three
juniper crusted venison chop, spiced cherry reduction, succotash
a to z pinot noir
course four
dark chocolate cheesecake, raspberry & mint gastrique
a to z night & day
$65/person
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JOIN ALOFT AND THE GUTHRIE FOR AN EVENING OF CARNAGE, COCKTAILS AND CONFECTION!
7:30pm - Attend a performance of God of Carnage on the McGuire Proscenium Stage. Post-show. Head to aloft Minneapolis for a cocktail and a tasty confection. Choose between: Desserts: Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler New York Cheesecake Double Chocolate Cake Tiramisu Key Lime Pie Martinis: Appeltini Mango/Melon martini Rootini Tickets: $40 (includes one ticket to the performance and a ticket to the post-show reception with a choice of one cocktail and one dessert) Call the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224 and ask for the "MARTINI" special. Not valid online, with other offers or on previously purchased tickets. Handling fees may apply. |
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