Time: 10:00am
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Children's Library
For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.
Time: 5:30pm
Location: The Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street
Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, oh my: The Science of Shifting Tectonic Plates
Recent events in Haiti, Iceland, New Zealand and elsewhere have brought Earth's shifting tectonic plates powerfully back into our collective consciousness. As unusual as the recent string of natural disasters may seem, they are the normal result of the steady shifting of tectonic plates of the Earth's mantle.
Join us for happy hour as University of Minnesota Geology & Geophysics Professor Peter Hudleston puts recent earthquakes, tsunamis, and erupting volcanoes into the context of current scientific understanding of the gradual and continual changes in Earth's surface.
A Sip of Science is a new science happy hour sponsored by the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics(NCED) (and usually held on the second Wednesday of the month). It is a chance to hear about new and exciting research over beer, in a cool bar. Come talk with the experts about their efforts to address some of the Earth's most pressing problems.
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
January 19-23, 2011
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 6pm, 7:30pm & 9pm
Saturday and Sunday: 3pm, 4:30pm, 6pm & 7:30pm, plus a 9pm show on Saturday
A festival of new comic theater by members of the Twin Cities performance community, one of the most vibrant in America. Warm your hearts, lift your spirits and have a bellyful of laughs at the coldest time of year. This week-long event includes new short plays, improvised comic theater, new clown theater and classic comedy plays.
Featured artists include Sarah Agnew and Jim Lichtscheidl, Genevieve Bennett, David Hanbury, Joanna Harmon and Ally Carey, The New Theater Group, Kimberly Richardson and Sara Richardson and more.
Tickets:
$16 Single show
$45 Three show pass
$84 Six show pass
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Guthrie Theater
During his multi-pronged career as a singer, songwriter, children’s entertainer, TV and film composer, pioneering web cast star, and all-around performer, Peter Himmelman has maintained remarkably high standards. What becomes an artist of Himmelman’s stature most is continuing to reach deep inside for answers to life’s mysteries, while continuing to reach out to his listeners. Recorded on a dare to work faster and closer to the quick of the creative process, his new album, The Mystery and the Hum, tumbled out of him with no planning or preparation. Holed up in a studio far from the comforts of his home, the native of St. Louis Park, MN wrote the songs on the album over a two-week period and cut them in three days. As the songs emerged, ranging from the irresistibly catchy love song Change My Channel to the earthy-blues narrative Georgia Clay, Himmelman knew they were winners.
Time: 11am — Noon
(Instrument explore area from 11:00am–11:15am & Noon-12:15pm)
Movin’ and Groovin’ to the Sounds of Brass featuring The Copper Street Brass Quintet
MacPhail faculty: Allison Hall and Corbin Dillon, trumpet; Tim Bradley, horn; Stefan Kac, tuba; Alex Wolff, trombone
Come join the fun at MacPhail’s Free Music Family Series featuring The Copper Street Brass Quintet. There will be entertainment for all ages including a live concert, a music-themed art project, treats and instrument explore time before and after the concert for children to meet the musicians and try the instruments featured in the concert. The quintet’s educational performances highlight their exciting, unique approach to educating the public about what brass instruments sound like, what they can do, and the power of brass chamber music. The group performs fun, energetic music, ranging from rock tunes to operatic arias to jazz charts.
Get ready to blast some brass!
Location: 208 North 1st Street
Hours: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Local D’lish has teamed up with the Mill City Farmers Market to bring you the Winter Farmer-in-the-Market event. This event features about 20-25 vendors, a mix of familiar faces from the Mill City Farmers Market and product vendors here at Local D’lish.
At the Winter Farmer-in-the-Market, customers will find a wide variety of locally grown and produced meats, cheeses, chocolates, breads, sweets, and more! To nurture a strong local foods economy, our farmers and producers must have a stable income year-round, and this monthly event is meant to help in this arena through the winter months.
The 2010-11 Winter Farmer-in-the-Market will be held on the following dates, from 10am – 2 pm:
January 15, 2011
February 19, 2011
March 19, 2011
April 16, 2011
Time: 10:30am–Noon
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall
It’s Cold: Warm up with Minneapolis dancer Leah Nelson before a program of animated shorts set in wintry climates.
Preschool (age 3) and up and their families. Children's film curators for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival will present a pre-show art activity and educational intro for children's films fans before each screening. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Sponsored by the Presented by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County. Made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support: Whole Foods Market, Target, Weston Wood Studios, Jagged Edge and Minnesota Parent.
Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: 1026 Washington Avenue South
CorAzoN will be hosting a Takedown Party for Paula Barkmeier.
Live music by the Bellowing Penguins and treats.
Hope to see you there!
Time: 10:00am
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Children's Library
For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South Second Street.
The Mill City Museum will hold a public reception to open the exhibit for "Seeing the Big River: The Eco-Art of Peter L. Johnson" on January 13 from 6:00pm-8:00pm.
This new exhibit challenges viewers to 'See Beauty in Damaged Places'. Peter L. Johnson says of his work that it "seeks and sees beauty in damaged places." By creating what he calls "lyric" photographs, Johnson chooses subjects that present an unsettling truth about the devastating relationship between humans and the Mississippi River.
Johnson will give remarks at 7:00pm and refreshments will be available. The exhibit is located in the museum’s central Mill Commons, and is free and open to the public during regular museum hours.
Photographs accompanied by found "specimens" and videos will be on display at Mill City Museum from January 13 - May 16, 2011.
Johnson draws on his varied background as a documentary photographer, solo street performance artist and social activist to create his body of work entitled "Devastating Beauty." In his recent series called "Specimens" he expands on the bumper sticker slogan, "Take only photographs and leave only footprints." Johnson photographs then removes the "specimen" from the ecosystem finally presenting the item next to the photograph in a gallery setting. Johnson says "this adds another layer of connection between humans and their effect on the environment."
In the "Immersion" series, Johnson sparks a discussion about the dangers of just being in the Mississippi River. In order to enter the waters he had to sign a waiver which he displays alongside the life-size prints and a corresponding video.
This exhibit is part of "Greening the Riverfront," a series of programs that explore how humans interact with nature, in the past, present and future.
Built within the ruins of the Washburn A Mill, a National Historic Landmark, the award-winning Mill City Museum chronicles the flour milling industry that fueled the growth of Minneapolis. The story comes to life through the eight-story Flour Tower, Water Lab, Baking Lab and other hands-on exhibits.
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South
An evening full of listening, learning, and deciding! Here's what is in store for you:
•Mini-class presentations by a number of Loft teaching artists.
•Winter/spring term student reading cohosted by Greg Breining and Jorie Miller.
•Mix and mingle opportunities--with teaching artists, Loft staff, and prospective students.
•Light refreshments
Take advantage of this time to figure out which creative writing class you'll take next, get your questions answered by Loft staff, be inspired by the words of current Loft students.
Call 612-379-8999 for more info.
Time: 2:00pm–3:00pm
Location: Children's Library at the Minneapolis Central Library
For K-Grade 2. Are you interested in Minnesota mammals? The Bell Museum of Natural History presents an interactive, hands-on program about mammals in Minnesota. Touch and ask questions!
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum
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
Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum 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 the challenges of preserving the 120-year-old, fire-damaged building; its art, architecture and interior design; and the St. Anthony Falls Historic District.
Although many parts of the mill can be explored during regular museum visits, this is the public's only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building.
Time: 10:00am
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Children's Library
For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.
Time: 5:00pm–7:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Doty Board Room
Grade 6 and up. Celebrate the New Year - otaku style! J-pop... Pocky... Go... DDR... Cosplay... Random Battles... Mochi... We've got it all! More fun than people-watching in Harajuku!
Sponsored by the Anime Twin Cities.
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Children's Library
K-Grade 4. Explore the traditions that are part of festivals of light: Indian Diwali, Jewish Hanukkah, African American Kwanzaa and Swedish Lucia Day. Trunks provided by the Minnesota Children's Museum.
Funded by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.
Time: 10:00am
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Children's Library
For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Children's Library
K-Grade 4. Explore the traditions that are part of festivals of light: Indian Diwali, Jewish Hanukkah, African American Kwanzaa and Swedish Lucia Day. Trunks provided by the Minnesota Children's Museum.
Funded by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.
Time: 4:30pm–6:30pm
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall
Grade 7 and up. Don’t miss this chance to watch an amazing line-up of Japanese animation on the big screen! Anime Twin Cities and Teen Central have teamed up to offer something for everyone. Cosplay encouraged.
Sponsored by the Anime Twin Cities.
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