August 16, 2012, Thursday - Rhythmically Speaking Presents... at Southern Theater (3 nights)

Time:  8:00pm each night

Location:  The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Rhythmically Speaking Presents...
An evening of local forces in jazz and rhythm-driven dance exploring improvisation.

Featured Choreographers:

Deborah Elias // Karla Grotting // Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner // Carrie Lande // Erinn Liebhard // Jennifer Mack // Whitney McClusky // B-Boy J-Sun and Dancin' Dave // Joanne Spencer

Now in its fourth year, the Rhythmically Speaking production has become an anticipated annual staple of the Twin Cities dance scene, bringing the community a taste of the area's best jazz and rhythm-driven choregoraphers. Rhythmically Speaking 2012 employs a key element of both music and dance - improvisation - as a catalyst to bring together the individual creative works in the show.

The production will feature voice-over vignettes of choreographers discussing how they utilize improvisation within their creation processes, giving viewers a peek into how they work. From Hip Hop to 60's-influenced jazz to Afro-funk, the 2012 choreographers each bring their own unique style-standpoint on how improvisation can inform the creation of dance.

August 16 - 18, all performances 8:00pm.

Tickets
$18 in advance
$20 at the door

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August 16, 2012, Thursday - What's in Dragonfly's Box? at Central Library

Time: 1:30pm–2:30pm

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

What's in Dragonfly's Box?

PreK-entering grade 3. Visit the Children's Library to see what crafts or activities the dragonfly has in its box. 

August 15, 2012, Wednesday - Stone Arch Patio Party at The Depot

Party on in the Mill District:

August 15, 2012, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

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

Agenda

The regular meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 79 on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 5 p.m.

Webcasts of MPRB regular board meetings are posted on the MPRB website two to five business days after each meeting and are available for viewing, along with Webcasts for the recent two months, at http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=900

August 15, 2012, Wednesday - Mill City Live: Melismatics at the Mill City Museum

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Mill City Live: Melismatics

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.

The Melismatics have been winning fans with their live shows since they released their debut album "Postmodern Rock" nearly a decade ago. Their 2012 release "MANIA!" was produced by Jon Auer of The Posies and Big Star, along with Ed Ackerson (Motion City Soundtrack, Golden Smog, The Replacements) and was mixed by John Fields (Jimmy Eat World, Rooney, Har Mar Superstar, etc). Grammy-winning songwriter Dan Wilson co-wrote one of the tracks.Visit Mill City Museum before or after the show, the $5 concert fee includes admission to the museum from 4 to 9 p.m. Food and drink is available for purchase by D’Amico Catering.

Media Sponsors: 98.3 The Current and Vita.mn

August 15, 2012, Wednesday - First Presence – Native American Settlements in the Minneapolis Area – Richard LaFortune at Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00am to 9:00am

Location: ADM Conference Room, Mill City Museum, 710 South Second Street

First Presence – Native American Settlements in the Minneapolis Area – Richard LaFortune

Important Native American sites are spread throughout Minneapolis. Richard LaFortune will present a survey of ancestral domains including traditional settlements, burial grounds, treaty sites, trails and other places of Native American significance. In its traditional sense, historic preservation is based on the physical permanence of the architecture signifying the European immigrant-based culture. Richard will share how the architecture of native people arises from the earth.

This free event is part of Preserve Minneapolis' Breakfast With a Preservationist series.

August 14, 2012, Tuesday - Movie in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time:  Movie starts 15 minutes after sunset. Click here to find out sunset time.

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

Tonights Movie:  On The Ice

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, start your evening with 7:00pm music!  June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17,24, 31, August 7, 14, 21.

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 14, 2012, Tuesday - TC River Rats Minnesota's Military Appreciation Show

All proceeds from this special Twin Cities River Rats show go to Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund (MMAF).

Location: 1628 West River Road (between the Plymouth and Broadway).

Time: 6:30pm

 

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August 14, 2012, Tuesday - Books & Bars Series at Aster Cafe

Times:

Social - 6:00pm dinner/drink specials
Discussion - 7:00pm-8:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street

Book: Ready Player One, Author Ernest Cline

Books & Bars isn’t your mother’s book club. We provide a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion of interesting authors, fun people, good food and drinks.

Reservations - 612-379-3138

August 14, 2012, Tuesday - Let's Go to the Museum! Workshop with Ellen Ferrari at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm

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

For families with children ages 2-10

Come and meet two artists in When Pigasso met Mootisse by Nina Laden. Learn to make paper with white cotton pulp, then "paint" your masterpieces with paper pulp in a rainbow of colors. Use colorful yarn and eye droppers for added artistic effects. "Art Opening" snacks will be served! Water-safe shoes are suggested.

Join Ellen Ferrari for Tuesday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or adult/child teams) may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

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

August 14, 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:  Johnny Smith & Friends - Country music and more!

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 13, 2012, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Tonights entertainment:  Nordic Surf - 4 man instrumental band

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 12, 2012, Sunday - Railroad History Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

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 and trestle. Along the way find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the future of Twin Cities 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.

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 or register online.

August 12, 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 12, 2012, Sunday - 2012 Fringe Festival Event at Southern Theater

Time:  2:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

The Gentlemen's Pratfall Club
By Comedy Suitcase
Created by Scrimshaw and Weinhagen

A struggling actor and a cruel French clown battle for the most coveted role in children's TV: Captain Clumsy. The creators of The Smothers Brothers Grimm bring you an uplifting comedy about falling down. 
Ticket and more info.

August 11, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

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August 11, 2012, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Food as Art

Produce Planner:
At the Market today you will find: turnips, radishes, spinach, spring salad mixes, arugula, spring onions, garlic, head lettuce, wild greens, purple carrots, beets, sorrel, fresh herbs, asparagus, kale, Swiss chard, collards, rhubarb, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, green beans, zucchini, cucumbers, cabbage, raspberries, blueberries, and sweet corn!

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Chef Heather Hartman with special guest Kate Moore from Community Cooking with Kate.

Live Music/Entertainment, 11:00am to 1:00pm:
Yodel-A-Go-Go. The band draws influences from rockabilly, honky-tonk country, and 50s rhythm and blues, but plays them loud and rockin’!

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Spring Finn, Guillmero Cuellar, Aprilierre, and Crooked Wood.

August 11, 2012, Saturday - KidsFest at MacPhail

Time: 10:00am - Noon

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

At MacPhail’s Kidsfest, children and parents experience the joy of discovering music. Children can visit the Instrument Petting Zoo, where they will have the opportunity to try out a variety of musical instruments, or they can make their own instrument to take home.

MacPhail has many unique learning opportunities for children beginning at the age of 6 weeks and up, all the way through to adults, with opportunities to explore music in a creative environment and develop skills that will last a lifetime.

August 11, 2012, Saturday - Historic Main Street Walking Tour thru the Mill City Museum

Time:  1:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Historic Main Street Walking Tour

Stroll through Minneapolis’ oldest neighborhood with a Mill City Museum guide, and learn about the rich past and exciting future of historic Main Street. The tour will highlight the life in the village of St. Anthony, changes along Main Street throughout the years, and such landmarks as the 1855 Upton Block, 1858 Martin and Morrison Building, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Pillsbury A Mill and the Chalybeate Mineral Springs. This tour will begin and end at Pracna Restaurant, 117 Main Street S.E. Tours include admission to Mill City Museum.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 senior citizens, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.

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

August 11, 2012, Saturday - Twin Cities Polish Festival

Time: 10:00am - 10:00pm

Location:  Old Main Street across from Riverplace and St. Anthony Main

Polish Culture in all of its Glory!

http://www.tcpolishfestival.org/