The Benefits of Being a Mill City Commons Member - An Ongoing Series

Dave and I became members of Mill City Commons for a number of reasons, one of them being the interesting member-only events.

There were two exclusive MCC events on June 30.  The first was a tour of Graywolf Press, 250 Third Avenue North, publisher of poetry, fiction and non-fiction.  Below, Development Assistant Stephanie Shockley starts the tour.

Using the book Assumption by Percival Everett (available Fall 2011) as an example, staff members shared the process of publishing a book - from editing, to cover design and marketing.  Attendees received a copy of Invisible Strings, a collection of poems by Jim Moore. 

Afterwards we toured several artist studios at Artspace, the innovative nonprofit developer behind the potential ArtCube projecton Washington Avenue South next to the new American Academy of Neurology site.

Later that day, MCC members gathered for a pre-opening tour of the Bachelor Farmer Restaurant & Marvel Bar at 200 First Street North.   Owners Eric and Andrew Dayton led us through their restaurant and bar, which together encompass three levels.