August 14, 2013, Wednesday - The Soap Factory Common Room Tour

Time: Tour will depart from the Common Room sign at The Soap Factory’s front dock at precisely 6:30pm.

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

For the fifth year, Sergio Vucci and Andy Sturdevant will be leading Common Room, a series of artist-led tours originating at The Soap Factory. This year, we'll be heading out in a 1953 Twin Cities Rapid Transit chartered bus into Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Common Room began as a month-long series of interactive art events, out of a refurbished art deco office at The Soap Factory. Since 2011, Vucci and Sturdevant have taken the Common Room concept outside the four walls of the Soap Factory and into the city, activating public spaces and redefining our relationship with our surroundings.

All tours will depart via bus from the Common Room sign at The Soap Factory’s front dock at precisely 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday in August. The tours will be approximately 90-120 minutes. Our buses will only accomodate about fifty people, so advance registration will be recommended, check back here in July for ticket information.

August 13, 2013, Tuesday - Music & Music in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: Music 7:00pm, Movies air 15 minutes after sundown.

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

Tonights entertainment: See website.

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.

Future dates:

August 20
August 27

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, 2013, Tuesday - The RAD Zoo at Central Library

Time:  10:30am

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

For families. The Reptile & Amphibian Discovery Zoo will showcase frogs, lizards, snakes and turtles. Learn more about the lives of these amazing creatures and see them up close!

August 13, 2013, Tuesday - DMNA Board Meeting at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Central Library, Room N-202, 300 Nicollet Mall

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association and Agenda.

August 13, 2013, Tuesday - Explore Paper Marbling at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-noon

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

Explore Paper Marbling
 
For families with children age 3 and up

Come with your family and learn historic Ebru marbling techniques to create beautiful marbled paper! The class will begin with instruction on basic marbling patterns followed by time for you to get creative and explore the beauty of making this decorative paper.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

More details or to register.

August 12, 2013, Monday - Above the Falls Biking and Walking Tours

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Above the Falls Biking and Walking Tours - North & Northeast Minneapolis Riverfront

More info and registration

What pops to mind when you think of the North and Northeast Minneapolis riverfront? Industry? Boom Island? Concrete? Yes, these are elements of this area, but there’s much more to get to know — and even more to come.
 
Join us, on foot or by bike, and get to know some of the lovely riverfront parks and trails just upstream of St. Anthony Falls and learn about the exciting new riverfront developments slated for our not-so-distant future. Then catch “The Adventures of Huck Finn”!
 
Join FMR and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board ecologists, community engagement and river planning staff as we stroll or bike the area upstream of St. Anthony Falls (a.k.a. Above the Falls) north of downtown Minneapolis. Learn about the history and ecology of this stretch of the Mississippi River, get to know the parks and trails currently available for use, and find out what's in store for this section of the riverfront in the near future.
 
Choose either the walking or the biking tour. Both the tours and the movie are free! Minors are welcome but should be accompanied by an adult.
 — The walking tour be on city sidewalks and paved trails and is one mile, one-way from roughly Boom Island to a few blocks north of the Broadway Bridge. Registrants will receive directions to the meeting point. If you’d like a free bus ride back to the starting point, please let us know when you register.
 — The biking tour will be roughly seven miles total with interpretive stops every one-half to two miles. Biking will be on city streets and paved trails, looping from approximately Plymouth Avenue Bridge/Boom Island to Camden Bridge and back. Participants must provide their own bike and helmet.Registrants will receive detailed directions to the meeting point.
 — Both tours end at the Scherer Brothers site, where the movie “The Adventures of Huck Finn” will start 15 minutes after sunset, approximately 8:30 p.m., specially sponsored by RiverFirst as part of Music and Movies in the Park (as the page only lists the next two weeks of showings or so, you may need to download the full schedule).
 
Both the walking and bike tours feature different types of sites — parks, bridges, industrial sites, and greenway areas — that are slated for expansion, redevelopment or restoration. The tour seeks to connect community members to the Above the Falls and RiverFirst plans that guide the redevelopment work along this stretch of riverfront, as well as point out remaining opportunities for public invovement.

To ensure a high-quality experience where tour participants can ask questions and easily hear the speaker, capacity is limited and registration required. Registrants will be emailed directions to the meeting spot(s). To sign up, contact FMR Registrar Lindsay Hefferan at lhefferan[at]fmr.org or by selecting "Lindsay Hefferan" in the dropdown menu under "Category" in our contact form. She can also be reached at 651-222-2193 x24. Please include: the name of the event, whether you plan to join the bike or walking tour, your name, address and phone number and the number in your party.  

August 12, 2013, Monday - RiverFirst Movie at Scherer Brothers Site

Time: 7 pm, with movie starting 15 min. after sunset

Location: Scherer Brothers Site, Sibley and Eighth Avenue NE

The second RiverFirst movie series is Monday, August 12.   Families and youngsters are in for a treat with the Adventures of Huck Finn.

Come at 7 pm to enjoy dinner from one of the two on-site food trucks -- or bring a picnic. Then roll out a blanket and enjoy the Minneapolis cityscape in the setting sun. Movies start 15 minutes after sunset.

RiverFirst movie events are produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board's Music & Movies in the Parks team and presented by the Minneapolis Parks Foundation with support from the McKnight Foundation. Check out our poster for all the details. And connect via Facebook and Twitter for the latest info.

August 11, 2013, Sunday - Twin Cities Polish Festival

Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm

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

Polish Culture in all of its Glory!

http://www.tcpolishfestival.org/

August 11, 2013, Sunday - The Okee Dokee Brothers at Central Library

Time:  1:00pm

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall,  300 Nicollet Mall

Location: Cancer Survivor's Park, Marquette Plaza on Nicollet Mall between Washington and 3rd Avenue

The Okee Dokee Brothers

For families. All ages. Join us and dance to this Grammy award-winning band from Minneapolis as they make twangy, toe-tapping folk music. If it rains, we'll meet in the library in Pohlad Hall.

Presented in partnership with Base Management.

August 11, 2013, Sunday - Midwest Photo Safari: "Minneapolis Nights" St. Anthony Main

Time:
The session begins 1/2 hour before local sunset. Your confirmation lists the exact starting time.

Location:
Join us on historic Main street near St. Anthony Main for a 90 minute to 2 hour photo safari running Saturday evening only.

Before we begin, we will have a short presentation covering basic principles of low light/night photography. When darkness sets in, this area comes alive with interesting lights. We will help you capture stunning night images you are sure to want to frame.

This safari is best done with a digital SLR or a better quality digital point and shoot with advanced scene modes. Your Safari guide / photographer will be carrying a Sony digital point and shoot to demonstrate the techniques we will be covering. For this safari, a sturdy tripod an absolute necessity... Midwest Photo Safari can provide pro-quality rental tripods on request. A remote shutter release is also very handy to have along, or you may use the "self timer" feature of your camera.

More Information and Registration.

August 11, 2013, Sunday - 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival Events at Southern Theater

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.

August 11, 2013, 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: required, 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. 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.

August 11, 2013, Sunday - Classic Film in the Aster Cafe Courtyard

Each Sunday in August the Aster and the Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul will screen a classic film on the courtyard at no charge! Presented by 2 Gingers and Bad Weather Brewing… Enjoy one of the Aster's signature appetizers along with 2 Gingers whiskey and Bad Weather pint specials during each film! Go to the movies... get yourself a proper drink.

Tonight's feature is The Fearless Vampire Killers.  Film will begin around 8:30pm.

Next movies:

August 18 - Some Like It Hot
August 25 - Annie Hall

August 10, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm No Cover

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Adam Granger

August 10, 2013, 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/

August 10, 2013, Saturday - 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

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 St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis. You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling food at the first Thai restaurant in Minnesota, drinking local Minnesota brewed beer at the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis, and enjoy a local favorite - the cheese curds. You'll also enjoy mouth-watering pasta located in the historical Chase building, fresh baked European style bread at a local Farmers Market, home-made gelato, and lip smacking BBQ sliders from a historical restaurant that once operated as a mattress company.

Along with sampling food we will also visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls as we walk along 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. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods that most tourist never see!

Reservations.

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August 10, 2013, Saturday - 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival Events at Southern Theater

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

The Southern Theater is hosting 11 events during the August 1- 11 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

Please click here for the full list of shows, dates, times and tickets.

August 10, 2013, Saturday - Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour

Take a walking tour of St. Anthony Falls led by costumed History Player William de la Barre, the Austrian engineer who spent half a century developing Minneapolis flour milling and waterpower. Participants will visit the Minneapolis Riverfront, the west side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge, and hear about the many ways the falls has changed over the years. 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 10, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Irish Day

Produce Planner: At the Market this Saturday, you will find: SWEET CORN!, green beans, lots of berries! blueberries, strawberries, sour cherries, red, black, white, red, and pink champagne currants, raspberries, gooseberries, herbs, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, head lettuce varietals, spinach, kohlrabi, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini, summer squash, fresh mushrooms, shiitakes, baby bok choi, cilantro, mint, carrots, rhubarb, red and golden beets, purslane, jalapeño peppers, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, slicing and heirloom tomatoes, Japanese eggplant, filet beans, spring greens salad mix, spring onions, cippolini onions, radishes, cucumbers, turnips, and more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am:
Chef Heather Hartman with special guest Robin Asbell will be making Caramel-Whisky Glazed Carrots with 2Gingers whiskey!

Live Music, 11am – 1pm: 
Mill City welcomes local Irish folk band Heritage to the Market today!

Art Market, all day:
Featuring The Ink Orchard, Matthew Krousey, Aprilierre, and Old World Cabinet.

Sponsor: Thank you 2Gingers!

August 9, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Joe Carey + Megan Shaw