August 26, 2011, Friday - Real Ghost Tour (2 Nights) at St. Anthony Main

Time: After dark on Friday and Saturday nights - call for the specific time of the date you want to reserve for.

Location: Check in is at the Segway Tours office, 125 Main Street SE

Real Ghost Tours is not a gory haunted house experience - it's a history-packed tour during which you'll learn about (and maybe encounter the spirits of) people who shaped this area.  Visit the website and Facebook for more information.

Private tours can be arranged for groups of 15 or more.  The $25 per person fee includes parking, plus a voucher for 25% off at your choice of Pracna, Vic's or Tuggs.

August 26, 2011, Friday - MacPhail's Hip Hop Camp Final Performance

Time:  7:00pm

Location: The Capri Theater, 2027 West Broadway

Hip Hop Camp Final Performance

Students from MacPhail's Hip Hop Camp will culminate their week with an exciting concert featuring the songs they wrote with help from local hip hop artists Desdamona, TruthMaze, Carnage and Tish Jones.

FREE 

August 25, 2011, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Show

This is the final 2011 Twin Cities River Rats shows taking 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.

August 25, 2011, Thursday - 5 Course Wine Dinner at Spill the Wine

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Spill the Wine, 1101 Washington Avenue South

Napa Valley Fine Wines

5 Course Wine Dinner featuring Fine Wines from the Napa Valley region in California. Presented by Mary Beth Gallagher from Wine Merchants.

featuring wines:

amuse bouche
ladera sauvignon blanc, napa

dinner
ladera sauvignon blanc
chappellet chardonnay
tangley oaks merlot
hendry red wine
avalon cabernet sauvignon

$65/person Reservations

August 25, 2011, Thursday - Chad Hoopes Recital at MacPhail

Time: 7:30pm

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 2nd Street South

Classical Minnesota Public Radio has named a teenaged prodigy its third-ever Artist-in-Residence. At age 17, Chad Hoopes, a student at Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Minnesota roots, has played with orchestras around the world.

On August 25, Chad will begin his Artist-in-Residence year with a recital at MacPhail, followed by a reception.  Classical MPR's Steve Staruch will host the concert.

Admission is free, but registration is required.  Learn more about Chad and RSVP here.

August 25, 2011, Thursday - Baby Storytime at Central Library

Time: 10:00am

Location:  Children's Library at Central Library, 300 Nicollet

For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.

August 25, 2011, Thursday - Rhythmically Speaking at Southern Theater (3 nights)

Times:   August 25 – 27 8:00pm
             August 27 5:00pm

Location:  Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Groovers & Makers - Local forces in rhythm-based dance.

Rhythmically Speaking is at it again, delivering the community a sampling of the best jazz and rhythm-driven choreographers the Twin Cities has to offer. Co-Artistic Directors Erinn Liebhard and Heather P. Westerlund are proud to present a third annual showcase, this year entitled Groovers & Makers: An Evening of Local Forces in Rhythm-based Dance. Bound together by a focus on jazz sensibility and rhythm, Groovers & Makers features momentum-charged local choreographers Emily Broeker, Jennifer Glaws, Karla Grotting, Jolene Konkel, Ellen Keane/Cathy Wind, Carrie Lande, Erinn Liebhard, Jeffrey Peterson and Julie Warder.

August 24, 2011, Wednesday - Breakfast with a Preservationist at Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00pm-9:00am

Location:  Mill City Museum, 710 South Second Street

Join Preserve Minneapolis at the Mill City Museum for “name that building” fun! Now departed State Historical Architect Charlie Nelson left behind an architectural legacy in photographic slides. Many slides have been donated to the Minnesota Historical Society, but several remain with no identifying information and thus cannot be sent to MHS. This Breakfast with a Preservationist will be devoted to identifying those buildings; labeled slides will then go to MHS.

Click here for information about other Preserve Minneapolis events.

August 23, 2011, Tuesday - Let's Go to the Junkyard! Workshop at MCBA

Time:  10:00am - Noon

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

with Ellen Ferrari, for families with children age 2 and up

Wander through the wonderful world of trash in Rodney A. Greenblatt's wacky Aunt Ippy's House of Junk. Turn our wacky junk -- CDs, yogurt containers, toilet paper tubes, shredded money and more -- into one-of-a-kind books. Fold, paste and collage our junk into your gems. And don't forget "wacky" snacks!

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant.

August 23, 2011, Tuesday - Music in The Park - Father Hennepin Bluffs

Time: 7:00pm

Indigenous Music and Movie Series  "Celebrating Native American Culture"

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

August 22, 2011, Monday - Music in The Park - Nicollet Island Park

Time: 7:00pm

Minnesota Association of Songwriters  "Songwriter Showcase"

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

August 21, 2011, Sunday - CorePower Yoga in the Park

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Park

Join your favorite CorePower Yoga instructors for outdoor classes.  Bring a mat.

August 21, 2011, Sunday - 13.1® Minneapolis Half Marathon

Runner Start: 7:00 AM

Start Location: St Anthony Main between 5th Ave & 6th Ave SE

Course Description:

The 13.1® Minneapolis features a challenging and scenic point to point course highlighting downtown, the Mississippi River, Minnehaha Parkway and Lake Nokomis.

The 13.1® Minneapolis is WALKER FRIENDLY. The course will remain open for 3 hours and 30 minutes (16 minute/mile pace).

August 21, 2011, Sunday - The Homegrown Experience at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location:  Nicollet Island Pavilion

Give your taste buds a treat and experience delectable food grown locally and sustainably here in Minnesota! Featuring a vast variety of food samples from breads and jams to macaroons and smoked fish, The Homegrown Experience is sure to please your palate.

The Homegrown Experience will give people a greater understanding and appreciation of where food comes from, and how to enjoy it the Homegrown way.

The event features chef demonstrations, an educational stage will give people the ability to talk one-on-one with local farmers, community supported agriculture (CSA), co-ops, food producers, vintners and brewers. Participants will be able to sip, sample, purchase and learn about local, sustainable and organic foods.

Tickets are available online or by calling 612-230-6400.  Cost is $25 in advance; $30 at the door.  The event is for ages 21 and over.

The Homegrown Experience is a perfect and unique chance to talk with people who are interested in learning more about local food and where they can find it. Vendors can educate the public on their processes, help the local food movement grow stronger, and gain new customers.

August 21, 2011, Sunday - Railroad History Tour at Mill City Museum

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.

August 21, 2011, Sunday - An Architect’s View of Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Location:  Mill City Museum Main Lobby, 704 South 2nd Street

Cost: $5.00

Location: Mill City Museum Main Lobby, 704 South 2nd Street

Guide: John Stark, co-sponsored by Mill City Museum

The Washburn Crosby A- Mill, was destroyed by fire in 1991 and then transformed into the award winning Mill City Museum in 2001. Join John Stark, the project architect during the construction of the Mill City Museum, for a walking tour of the public spaces, discussing the discoveries and construction issues faced during this great venture. Tour participants will also receive a special reduced admission fee to the Mill City Museum the day of the tour.

Registration.

August 21, 2011, Sunday - Complimentary Tai Chi Workshop at Open Book

Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

A complimentary Tai Chi workshop will be held at the Open Book from 12:30pm-1:30pm on Sunday, August 21 and Sunday, September 4.

Beginners classes start Sunday, September 18, at 9:30am.

August 20, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Local Lunch for Kids

PRODUCE PLANNER:
It’s height of produce season – anything you could possibly want is at the farmers market!

WHAT’S NEW:

- Purchase tickets now for a gala feast and live auction to support Mill City Farmers Market! The event, Harvest Moon Benefit Dinner by the Riverfront, will be held in September. See you there!
- Mill City Farmers Market is hosting it’s very own MN State Fair-Style Canning Contest on August 27th. To find out more, visit our Discover You Can! blog.

Meet Your Vegetables, 9:00am – 1:00pm (while supplies last): Get after school snack ideas from the experts – UMN Public Health Nutrition grad students!

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Local Lunch for Kids – Market Chef, Nick Schneider will demo two simple meals for young locavores with ingredients from market sponsor, Nash Brothers Trading Company! Black Bean Soup and a classic favorite, Hummus.

Live Music, 11:00am – 1:00pm:
The maverick chamber music of the Orange Mighty Trio

Sponsors: Nash Brothers Trading Company

Art Market, All Day:
Featuring The Ink Orchard, Matthew Krousey, Chris Chookiastrichai, and Woodsport

August 20, 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).

August 20, 2011, Saturday - Riverfront Quest Family Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 ages 6-17 and MHS members. 

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Try out questing with a family-focused tour of the Minneapolis riverfront outside Mill City Museum. The quest includes solving rhyming riddles and searching for hidden boxes with pictures to place in a quest journal that participants can make before or after the tour. Journal materials and admission to Mill City Museum are included in tour cost. Tour is designed for ages 6–11, but can be enjoyed by all ages.