August 31, 2012, Friday - Midwest Photo Safari: "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park and the Stone Arch Bridge

Time:
This safari begins 30 minutes before local sunset (your tour confirmation will have an exact time). We meet at Mill Ruins Park on the west bank of the river. The Safari runs about 90 minutes on Thursday and Friday Nights.

Location:
This tour begins at Mill Ruins Park on the west bank of the Minneapolis riverfront.  We start by photographing  this interesting park,  then walk across the famous Stone Arch bridge to photograph the Minneapolis night skyline. We will learn the principles of low light settings on your digital SLR's or the various "scene" mode settings of your digital point and shoot camera.

More Information and Registration.

August 31, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $15

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: tina schlieske

August 31, 2012, Friday - Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location:  Begins at Gold Medal Park (10th Avenue South & 2nd Street South), next to the Guthrie Theater - ends in Northeast Minneapolis

The Riverwalk Tour explores the Mill District and St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis.  You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling a variety of food at historical landmarks, as well as visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls while crossing the Stone Arch Bridge into historical St. Anthony on Main.
 
You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods including a stroll along the oldest street in Minneapolis.  Taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods.

Reservations.  
 
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August 30, 2012, Thursday - Final Twin Cities River Rats for 2012 Season

The 2012 Twin Cities River Rats shows are scheduled for 7pm Thursday nights through August 30, 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.

August 29, 2012, Wednesday - Mill City Live: Rogue Valley at the Mill City Museum

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Mill City Live: Rogue Valley

Fee: $5, includes museum admission from 4:00 to 9:00pm

Set in the museum's dramatic open air Ruin Courtyard, Mill City Live features four evenings of outdoor music every Wednesday night from August 8 through 29.

In a single year, the members of Rogue Valley have written, recorded and successfully released four full length albums, making music that fills a dynamic spectrum, from surging electric guitar rock to woodsy finger-picking ballads. The unifying trait is the band's soaring, lush vocal harmonies that lift the cinematic arrangements to emotional heights.

Media Sponsors: 98.3 The Current and Vita.mn

August 28, 2012, Tuesday - Music in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)

Tonights entertainment: Blue Dog Blues -  rock with brassy lead vocals

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos on our facebook page of you enjoying the concerts. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Enjoy Music and Movie combo nights:
Tuesdays at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Fridays at the Lake Harriet Bandshell (beginning June 9th).

Questions or comments? Email us at concerts@minneapolisparks.org

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!

August 27, 2012, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Tonights entertainment: The Cheap Thrills

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos on our facebook page of you enjoying the concerts. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Questions or comments? Email us at concerts@minneapolisparks.org

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!

August 26, 2012, Sunday - Minneapolis Duathlon 2012

Time:  First Wave starts for the Minneapolis Duathlon at 7:00am

The Minneapolis Duathlon is a 3-mile run, 18-mile bike and 3-mile run from downtown Minneapolis along the Mississippi River and back.

The run course begins on 3rd Avenue South, goes across the river and back down Main Street, returns on the Stone Arch Bridge and goes north on West River Parkway on a brief "out and back" to finish up your run.

The bike course takes you out on 2nd Street, eventually to West River Parkway where you travel down to the main turnaround at Mile 10.

August 26, 2012, Sunday - Yoga in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time:  10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (intersection of SE Main and SE 6th Avenue, on the East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge).

Looking for a way to take your sun salutations outside so you can truly salute the sun? The Downtown Minneapolis CorePower Yoga invites you to join them each Sunday for CorePower Yoga’s, “Yoga in the Park.” CorePower encourages yoga practioners to open their minds and join their breath and movements to the sound of music and nature all around us. All levels of yoga students are welcome and their hope is that you take this opportunity to not only practice yoga, but to find even deeper connections within your community!

These free classes will be held every Sunday starting June 3rd and running through August 26th.  All classes are 10:00am – 11:00am at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park.  Please call CorePower Yoga Downtown Minneapolis at 612-375-9642 with questions.
 
Items of note:
- Attendees should arrive 15-30 minutes prior to class starting for sign in purposes.
- Students are asked to bring their own mat, towel, water and SUNSCREEN! There is limited shade at the park.
- Classes will be lead by certified yoga instructors from downtown Minneapolis’ CorePower Yoga.

August 26, 2012, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 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. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: recommended, call 612-341-7555 or register online

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building on this guided tour. 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 how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building.

Although many parts of the A mill can be explored on a self-guided basis during a regular museum visit, 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 as well as the Flour Tower show.

August 26, 2012, Sunday - Complimentary Workshop: An Introduction to Tai Chi at Open Book

Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm

Location:  Open Book, Target Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Complimentary Workshop An introduction to Tai Chi for Well Being With Natural Step Tai Chi Presented by Colin Snow, Principal Instructor of Natural Step School of Tai Chi & Qigong. Participants must be registered by e-mail, space is limited.

ColinSnow@NaturalStepTaiChi.com

August 26, 2012, Sunday - Sanctuary's 5th Anniversary Party

Time: 4:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Sanctuary the restaurant, 903 Washington Avenue South

You're Invited! Celebrate our 5th Anniversary with us!

In August of 2007 - almost a month after the bridge fell into the river and right around the time the economy crashed sending gas prices over $4 a gallon - Sanctuary opened its doors for business! Well, what can we say? We're still here and its getting better every day! We are deeply grateful to our customers, suppliers, advertisers, reviewers and the people of Sanctuary who all have helped make it possible for us to still be here 5 years later.

Come PARTY with us! DJ Shannon Blowtorch will be here again (because she was so awesome last year)!

Food and beverages on us, but cold beer, wine and some special cocktails will be available to enjoy at Happy Hour prices (to keep everyone drinking responsibly).

Drop by any time between 4 and 9:00 p.m. to mix, mingle, dance, eat and drink with the staff, neighbors and friends of Sanctuary!

August 25, 2012, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Scandinavian Day

Celebrate Minnesota’s rich Scandinavian heritage today at Mill City Farmers Market!  Get a taste fresh gravlox in the kitchen today with Chef Nick Schneider and special guest Chef Paul Berglund of The Bachelor Farmer!

At the Market today you will find:
Turnips, radishes, spinach, spring salad mixes, arugula, garlic, head lettuce, wild greens, rhubarb, carrots, beets, sorrel, fresh herbs, kale, Swiss chard, collards, peppers, sweet onions, red potatoes, brussel sprouts, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, tomatillos, broccoli, green beans, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant, summer squash, cabbage, raspberries, grapes, sweet corn, watermelon, musk melon, and more!

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Chef Nick Schneider with special guest Paul Berglund of Bachelor Farmer.

Live Music/Entertainment, 11:00am to 1:00pm:
Moonlight Duo. Mary DuShane on fiddle & vocals and Nick Jordan on guitar, mandolin, flute/whistle & vocals deliver lively, acoustic, traditional, Southern roots music.

Community Booth, all day:
Community Bees on Bikes/Mckinley Community CSA  and Cornercopia Student Organic Farm.

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Annabella Sardelis, Matthew Krousey, Chris Chookiatsirichai, and Old World Cabinet.

August 25, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $5

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

jennifer markey

August 25, 2012, Saturday - Elliot Park and the 9th Street Historic District Tour with Preserve Minneapolis

Time: 11:00pm – 12:30pm

Location: 1000 E. 14th Street (Elliot Park Recreation Center) 

Preserve Minneapolis

Cost: $5.00

Guide: David Fields, Elliot Park Community Coordinator

Elliot Park was one of the first residential neighborhoods in downtown Minneapolis. Visit the landmarks that make it a charming 
urban neighborhood, and survey the promise for new development. The Band Box Diner, 19th century brownstone row 
houses, North Central University, and the hospital district that has defined Elliot Park as a health sciences center will be included.

August 25, 2012, Saturday - Minneapolis Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis Riverfront Tour

Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Participants will visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, which was once the milling center of the world and is now a growing cultural, recreational and residential neighborhood. A guide from Mill City Museum will lead visitors onto the Stone Arch Bridge for a spectacular view of the falls, the historic buildings surrounding it and downtown Minneapolis and tell stories of the people who have worked and lived in the area and how it has changed over the years. The tour begins and ends at Mill City Museum where participants can visit the museum gallery (included in the price of the tour) and enjoy refreshments at the Mill City Museum Café.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

August 24, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

billy johnson

August 24, 2012, Friday - Vikings vs. San Diego Chargers (Preseason Game)

Time:   7:00pm (CST) at the Dome

• TV: NBC KARE - 11
• Radio: KFAN (FM 100.3)

Additional information is available at vikings.com.

August 24, 2012, Friday - Midwest Photo Safari: "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park and the Stone Arch Bridge

Time:
This safari begins 30 minutes before local sunset (your tour confirmation will have an exact time). We meet at Mill Ruins Park on the west bank of the river. The Safari runs about 90 minutes on Thursday and Friday Nights.

Location:
This tour begins at Mill Ruins Park on the west bank of the Minneapolis riverfront.  We start by photographing  this interesting park,  then walk across the famous Stone Arch bridge to photograph the Minneapolis night skyline. We will learn the principles of low light settings on your digital SLR's or the various "scene" mode settings of your digital point and shoot camera.

More Information and Registration.

August 24, 2012, Friday - Mississippi River Forum – "Downstream/Upstream: A Journey through the Urban Water Cycle" Meeting at MPRB

Time:  8:00am -- 9:30am

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Mississippi River Forum – "Downstream/Upstream: A Journey through the Urban Water Cycle"

Could you tell me where, exactly, your drinking water enters your house, where it comes from, where your sink water goes and what happens to it when it leaves your house, and what wildlife are living alongside your "waste water"? A group of preschoolers can! As we think about communicating with the public more effectively about clean water, here's an opportunity to learn from Jonee Kulman Brigham (UMN Center for Sustainable Building Research) about a unique watershed education project that literally walked young students through their urban watershed.

Last May, 39 children (ages 4 to 6) began a journey from their school in Little Canada, Minnesota, through the urban water cycle: following the water infrastructure that connects the Mississippi River to their sink. The students' two week field-based unit included a visit to the water treatment plant, mapping how the water travels from the treatment plant to their sink, learning from public works staff where their school's toilet and sink water goes, taking a boat trip on the Mississippi River--where their water ultimately ends up after they've used it--and learning about the wildlife that calls the river home and their dependence on clean water. After this field work, the students told stories of their water journey using photographs and drawings in visual journals and through contributing to the 8-foot participatory map that charted their path. They also are participating in a related art installation and are planting native flowers on the school property to make stormwater improvements. Learning how clean water comes to us, and how we impact it, through hands-on activities in familiar places, is something from which all residents--adults and children alike--can learn.

Come hear how one group of students learned these lessons in a very comprehensive yet personally meaningful way--then think about how we can all communicate about the urban water cycle more effectively. Light breakfast provided. Free. RSVP to lark_weller@nps.gov.

The Mississippi River Forum is made possible by the generous support of the Mississippi River Fund.