Minneapolis RiverCurrent 9-20-12
Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 9:34AM*****Events and Activities*****
Mill City Farmers Market – Second Annual Bread Festival
Saturday, September 22, 8 am – 1 pm
Chicago Avenue between Second Street South and West River Parkway
Mill City Farmers Market, Mill City Museum, and Gold Medal Flour are teaming up again to create an exciting celebration of bread-baking in America! This event will be the second annual event spotlighting the healthy goodness and nourishment of bread-baking. Enter your home-baked bread in the Quick Bread or Yeast Bread categories and have your goodies judged by a panel of experts. To pre-register and get more info follow this link. At this week’s 9:30 and 10:15 am Mill City Bakes Cooking Demos, be awed by the wholesome goodness created by local baking masters, Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg, authors of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, and Salty Tart’s, Michelle Gayer in outdoor ovens courtesy of Lorenzo’s Ovens. Get recipes from this demo and every Mill City Cooks demo this season in the Market’s recipe archive at http://millcityfarmersmarket.org/category/recipes/. From 10 am to 1 pm (while supplies last), there will be a Crop Art Activity for Kids in partnership with the Walker Art Center. Were you inspired by the crop art at the MN State Fair? Try your hand at this historic craft and learn more about whole grains. From 11 am to 1 pm, enjoy the music of Gypsy Mania. You’ll feel like you’re shopping on the streets on Paris as you listen to these lively and talented gypsy-jazz artists. The Art Market will feature Ink Orchard: Kendra Gebbia, Matthew Krousey, Annika Kaplan and Woodsport. At the Community Booth, learn about Compatible Technology International, a nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger and poverty in the developing world by designing and distributing simple, life-changing food and water technologies. They will demonstrate grain grinders, their “tools for harvest, hope for the hungry.” For more information (including about this week’s sponsor, Gold Medal Flour, and what products are expected at the market this week – don’t forget your shopping list), recipes and to sign up for the market’s email newsletter: http://millcityfarmersmarket.org/. In coordination with the Bread Festival, the Mill City Museum will have a presentation at 1 pm about The Science of Wheat and Flour. Learn all about the science of bread baking with a presentation by members of the Grain and Flour Quality Lab of General Mills.
Third Ward Talent Show Auditions
Saturday, September 22, 11 am – 2 pm
Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road North
Whatever your talent, you’re invited to audition for the Third Ward Talent Show. Winners will perform at 7 pm at the annual Third Ward Neighborhood Fest on October 10.
Northeast Riverfeast
Saturday, September 22, 1 – 6 pm
Historic Grain Belt Complex
The Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Northeast Riverfeast. This first-time event will draw neighborhood residents and people from around the Twin Cities to celebrate Northeast Minneapolis’ history and community. Attendees will enjoy food and drink provided by Northeast restaurants and hear these local bands: Joey Ryan & the Inks, The San Souci Quartet and Romantica. The first 250 attendees will receive a complimentary Northeast Riverfeast glass, and all event attendees will receive a free beverage ticket at the gate. This event is also family-friendly and includes a children’s activity area with a coloring contest, face painting, bouncy castle and more. Kids 12 and under receive free admission. Partial proceeds from the event will benefit Northeast non-profits through the Northeast Community Chest. If you have questions or would like to volunteer for this event please e-mail info@neriverfeast.org. Tickets can be purchased online at www.neriverfeast.org for $10 in advance/ $20 at the door; $5 for ages 20 and younger; free- kids 12 and younger. Website: www.neriverfeast.org.
2012 Twin Cities Black Film Festival
September 27 – 30
St. Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main Street SE
Now celebrating its 10th year, the 2012 Twin Cities Black Film Festival promises to bring the excitement of independent film to a whole new level. This year the Twin Cities Black Film Festival is hosted and sponsored by The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul and will showcase cinemas' most provocative work. For the full lineup: http://mspfilmsociety.org/content/2012-twin-cities-black-film-festival.
Sample of Performances at MacPhail Center for Music
501 Second Street South
For more information about events (including student performances) and classes: http://www.macphail.org or 612-321-0100.
MacPhail Piano Sale
Friday, September 28, 10 am -- 7 pm by appointment
Saturday, September 29, 10 am -- 5 pm by appointment
Sunday, September 30, 12 noon -- 5 pm open to the public
Antonello Hall
MacPhail Center for Music has had the benefit of using new Yamaha Pianos and a Disklavier through the program created by the Yamaha Corporation of America and implemented locally by Music Connection, Minnesota's exclusive Yamaha Piano Dealer. This valuable program involves a periodic renewal of the pianos, and now these fine instruments are available for purchase by the public. Many pianos used in the program and similar educational programs will be on sale to faculty, students, and friends of MacPhail at prices significantly lower than market value. All of the loan program pianos are covered by the Yamaha 10 Year Factory Warranty Bond. You will also have an opportunity to examine and purchase new and previously owned instruments from Yamaha, and other manufacturers, including Yamaha Disklaviers. Attractive financing and delivery are available on all instruments. Cash, checks and all major credit cards will also be accepted. Call 866-920-5397 to make an appointment.
Copper Street Brass Quintet CD Release Concert
Tuesday, October 2, 7 pm
Antonello Hall
The CSBQ's new CD, "Copper Street Classics," is their fourth album and features new classical arrangements for brass by the quintet. $10 advance/$15 door.
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Sunday, October 7, 8 am
2012 marks the 31st running of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon! As in past years, both the 10-mile and full marathon routes will include segments along the beautiful Mississippi River. For information: http://www.mtcmarathon.org.
Sample of Activities and Classes at The Loft
1011 Washington Avenue South
For information about The Loft’s wide variety of classes and other activities: http://www.loft.org.
Anya Achtenberg’s Blue Earth with Special Guests
Wednesday, October 3, 7 pm
Performance Hall
Anya Achtenberg will read from her new book Blue Earth and then Christine Stark and Gretchen Brown Wright will present essays from The Chalk Circle: International Prize Winning Essays. Blue Earth is a novel set in Minnesota where Carver Heinz loses both farm and family in the farm crisis of the 1980s. Displaced into urban Minneapolis, he becomes obsessed with Angie, a beautiful child he rescues from a tornado in an encounter he insists they keep silent. Her close friendship with a Dakota Indian boy fuels Carver’s rage and unleashes a series of events that reveal the haunting power of each character’s past and of their intertwined histories. Anya Achtenberg is an award-winning fiction writer and poet. Her publications include Blue Earth, with an excerpt in the Harvard Review, the autobiographical novella The Stories of Devil-Girl, both with Modern History Press, and The Stone of Language (poetry), published by West End Press. Award-winning editor Tara L. Masih put out a call in 2007 for Intercultural Essays dealing with the subjects of “culture, race, and a sense of place.” The prizewinners are gathered for the first time in a ground-breaking anthology, The Chalk Circle, which explores many facets of culture not previously found under one cover. The powerful, honest, thoughtful voices—Native American, African American, Asian, European, Jewish, White—speak daringly on topics not often discussed in the open, on subjects such as racism, anti-Semitism, war, self-identity, gender, societal expectations. Their words will entertain, illuminate, take you to distant lands and spark important discussions about our humanity, our culture and our place within society and the natural world. Christine Stark is an author and artist of American Indian and European heritage. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies, including The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prize-Winning Essays, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Poetry Motel and When We Become Weavers: Queer Female Poets on the Midwest Experience. This event is free and open to the public.
Samples of Classes and Activities at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Avenue South, 612-215-2520, http://www.mnbookarts.org.
Hours: Monday 10 am -- 5 pm, Tuesday 10 am -- 9 pm, Wednesday-Saturday 10 am -- 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 4 pm
Class details, instructor biographies, registration details and online registration are all available at above web site. You may also register by calling 612-215-2520. Note: This is only a sampling of classes, focusing on those that are less expensive and that don’t require experience.
Preschool Book Arts Series: Fall Session
with Ellen Ferrari
Thursdays, 1:30 -- 2:30 pm
October 4: Wacky Food Books
October 11: Object Printing Crazy Shapes
October 18: Printing Press ABCs
October 25: Papermaking
Get a jump on literacy in interactive preschool book arts classes with Ellen Ferrari. Children and adults work together to make paper; print patterns, shapes and letters; and construct colorful books in a fun environment. Each class begins by reading a story and continues by investigating examples produced by working artists. Vocabulary, tools and processes also will be introduced. These workshops emphasize visual decision-making, improving manual dexterity and instilling a love of books -- and can be repeated over and over again as projects change each session. Dress for mess with water-safe shoes. Register for a single class, or an entire session at a discounted rate. For children ages 3-5. NOTE: Registration for Preschool Book Arts classes closes on the Tuesday prior to each class, to give the instructor time to prepare workshop materials beforehand. For example, for a class on Thursday the 18th, you must be registered by Tuesday the 16th.
Weisman Art Museum
Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road
Peter Campion Reading, with Ray Gonzalez Artists Talk with Guy Tillim
Thursday, October 4, 7:30 pm
Peter Campion, author of two poetry collections with the University of Chicago, The Lions and Other People, is the winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Poetry. He is also the recipient of the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize in Literature and the Pushcart Prize. Campion was named assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota in 2011. He will be joined by award-winning poet, essayist and creative writing faculty member Ray Gonzalez. Sponsored by the Edelstein-Keller Visiting Writer Series and the Weisman Art Museum.
NE Minneapolis River Cleanup
Saturday, October 6
Keegan’s Pub, 16 University Avenue NE
Mark Saturday, October 6, on your calendar for the NE Minneapolis River Cleanup sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, Keegan's Pub and Surdyks. Meet at the pub for Kegs & Eggs at 9 am, followed by the cleanup at 11 am. After the work is done, return to the pub for a free pint of SHIFT beer from New Belgium. For more information: http://www.northeastminneapolis.com/ne-minneapolis-river-clean-up-october-6th/.
Mill City Museum Programs and Events
704 Second Street South
For more information about Mill City Museum events call 612-341-7555, or visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org.
Washburn A Mill Tour
Saturday, October 6, 1 pm
Take 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. 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, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show. Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Reservations recommended; call 612-341-7555 or register online.
Kroening Interpretive Center Programs (Three Rivers Park District)
North Mississippi Regional Park
For information: 763-694-7693; for map and driving instructions: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=430. For programs that require reservations, call 763-559-6700 or register on-line: http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org.
Free Family Funday: Telling Insects Apart
Sunday, October 7, 1 – 3 pm, ongoing
How do scientists group insects? Play a game and examine real insects to learn about how they are classified. Bring in a native insect and try and stump the naturalist! For all ages. Drop in any time between 1 and 3 pm.
*****Planning Ahead*****
A Wine Affair: Passport to Wines
Friday, October 12, 6:30 -- 9:30 pm
St. Anthony Main Event Centre, 219 SE Main Street
You’re invited to enjoy six delicious wine samples from Chile, Italy and Spain, paired with six exquisite dinner courses and a dessert bar with a special seventh wine sample. All this food, wine tastings, a coffee bar and a cash bar are included in the ticket price. There also will be musical entertainment and martini specials for your enjoyment. The environment is relaxed -- you eat at your own pace and move on to the next course when you are ready. There will be three chef stations, each serving a first and second course. Coffee and desserts are included with your ticket price. As always, there will be wines and martini specials available at the bar. To learn more about A Wine Affair or purchase tickets call (612) 874-0880 or click on the link below.
http://www.threesonskitchen.com/awineaffair.html
In Conversation with Julian Bond
Sunday, November 4, 1 pm
Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South, McGuire Proscenium Stage
Former NAACP Chair Julian Bond has since his college days been an active participant in the movements for civil rights, economic justice and peace, and has been an aggressive spokesman for the disinherited. $20; $15 Guthrie subscribers/students.
*****Reminder of Ongoing Activities*****
NE Pop Up Farmers Market
Thursdays through September 27, 3 – 8 pm
Red Stag Supperclub, 501 First Avenue NE
It's not a swap meet, it's a crop meet! Shop the Pop Up Farmers Market in the parking lot across from the Red Stag Supperclub on Thursdays through September. You can find produce and herbs, tea and flowers, canned goods, organic free range chickens, eggs, dried beans and organic honey. The vendors are a range of urban and rural producers and include Bootstrap Urban Farm, Rebel Soil, Barefoot Farm, Hulgan House Heritage Farms, Comfort Community Farms, Birds & Bees Farm, Prinks Oakridge Farm, SEEDS farm, Beez Kneez and Xiong Family Farm. Food trucks and music also available. For information: www.redstagsupperclub.com, 612-767-7766.
St. Anthony Falls Photo Safari
Thursdays through Saturdays, 7:30 – 10 am and 12 noon – 2:30 pm
Sundays, 9 – 11:30 am
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, tours beginning 30 minutes before sunset
Sundays, 11 am – 3 pm
Early April through late October
A Midwest Photo Safari is a one-on-one, hands-on, photo workshop. The safaris take place on the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail east or west banks. The tours will take you along selected parts of this historically significant trail. During our safaris, our guides share interesting facts and the history of the areas we are walking. The main goal of the safari is to help photographers "visualize" and compose good photographs. The areas we tour are filled with great photo opportunities, which your photographer/guides will point out as we walk. Full info at http://www.midwestphotosafari.com/.
Mighty Mississippi Discovery Backpacks
Check out a free, fun Mighty Mississippi Discovery Backpack at three Metro river parks. The backpacks include everything needed to explore the park and the Mississippi River including activity cards, binoculars, magnifying lenses, bird calls, easy-to-use nature guides and more! Discovery Backpacks are great for families, friends and individuals. Scouts and other groups can check out the special “Group Pack” which includes additional activities and supplies to help groups of 10-20 people have fun and learn while exploring along the Mississippi River. Check-out a Mighty Mississippi Discovery Backpack at the North Mississippi Regional Park (763-694-7693), Mississippi River Visitor Center of the National Park Service (651-293-0200) at the Science Museum of Minnesota and Fort Snelling State Park (612-725-2724). Call any check-out site for more information. The Discovery Backpacks were made possible through a grant from the McKnight Foundation and the Mississippi River Fund. The packs are developed by the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area of the National Park Service and offered in cooperation with partner sites. Visit http://www.nps.gov/miss to learn more about the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Guthrie Theater Self-Guided Audio Tours
The Guthrie has invited six local celebrities to its recording studio to lend their voices to a revamped and freshly written version of its self-guided audio tour. Available for free download on iTunes or with a $5 iPod rental at the Guthrie Box Office, the tour offers visitors the choice of one of six voices to accompany them on the 45-minute tour through the public spaces of the building: St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, WCCO-TV news anchor Angela Davis, performer and writer Kevin Kling, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Cities 97 radio personality Brian "B.T." Turner and actor Sally Wingert. More info at http://www.guthrietheater.org/visit/tours/selfguided_audio_tours.
Guthrie Theater Virtual Tour
The Guthrie Theater now offers an online virtual tour, offering a new way to explore the acclaimed Minneapolis cultural destination designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel. Opened in 2006 along the banks of the Mississippi River, the 285,000-square-foot theater center is open to the public daily at 8 a.m., and has served as an anchor in the rebirth of Minneapolis’ historic Mill District, while attracting visitors from around the globe. Created by Minnesota-based Circa Vista, the new interactive journey lets visitors explore five floors of public spaces, offering a great preview of the sweeping panoramic views enjoyed from the Guthrie’s signature Endless Bridge, as well as a look inside each of the three performance spaces. To take the virtual tour, visit http://www.guthreitheater.org/virtualtour
Monthly Triple Feature Comedian Event
Comedy Corner Underground, 1501 Washington Avenue South
The Triple Feature Show is a brand new Stand Up Comedy Show presented by The Comedy Corner Underground, featuring three experienced stand-up comedians each month. Tickets: $7 with http://www.comedycornerclub.com/post/463956533/make-reservations, $10 at the door. $5 with college Id. For information: http://www.comedycornerunderground.com.
Music at Red Stag Supper Club
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 pm; Sundays at 9 pm
Red Stag Supper Club, 509 First Avenue NE
The Red Stag Supperclub offers live music three nights a week. For more information on their various special food and libation offerings and a music schedule, visit http://www.redstagsupperclub.com.
Segway Magical History Tours
March 15 -- November 15, 9:30 am and 2:30 pm daily
St. Anthony Main, 125 Main Street SE
Cruise effortlessly along the historic Mississippi riverfront on a Segway! The two-and-a-half to three-hour Segway tours include a free training session, refreshments and use of a helmet. Included in the price is a Full Admission Pass to the Mill City Museum, 25% off coupon for one of three neighboring restaurants and validated parking. Cost: $80.00 + tax. Reservations highly recommended. Tours also are available upon arrangement for corporate and special events, and gift certificates are available. For information: http://www.magicalhistorytour.com/, 952-888-9200.
*****Informational Resources*****
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
The stretch of riverfront through the Twin Cities is a unit of the National Park Service – the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. To learn more about the Mississippi River’s National Park, visit http://www.nps.gov/miss
Great River Road Explorer's Guide
Most of the Great River Road Explorer's Guide for Minnesota is now available on-line and can be downloaded in PDF format - just go to http://www.mnmississippiriver.com/mnmississippiriver.comguide.cfm.
River-Friendly Landscaping Tips and Resources
As rain barrels, composting, native plants, raingardens and other eco-friendly landscaping practices have grown in popularity, so have the number of websites offering information on them. In fact, there are now so many online resources it can be difficult to wade through them all to find what you need, when you need it. This is where the Friends of the Mississippi River’s web page comes in. This resource offers selective listings of the most-requested local and practical resources, in as brief a fashion as possible. Visit http://www.fmr.org/landscapefortheriver.
*****Riverfront News Articles*****
Sheridan Memorial Park
http://northeast.kstp.com/news/news/162963-race-build-memorial-veteran-dies
Guthrie’s Hampton Celebration and The Brothers Size
http://www.twincities.com/stage/ci_21503475/brothers-size-at-guthrie-dowling-studio-worth-watch
Mill City Farmers Market
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=991148
http://www.twincities.com/ci_21535998/
Minnehaha Falls
http://southeast.kstp.com/news/weather/163437-dry-minnehaha-falls-are-more-trickle
Charles Alfred Pillsbury
Rusty Taco
http://www.citypages.com/2012-09-19/restaurants/rusty-taco-taste-test/2/
Park Planning
Minute in Minnesota Video (includes some riverfront footage)
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