August 12, 2016, Friday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

Times: 1:00pm

Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

The Historic Northeast Walking Food Tour takes place in the Minneapolis neighborhood known as Northeast, or Nordeast to locals! You’ll savor favorites from 6 locations including sausages also served at Twins Stadium, authentic Neaopolitan Pizza, traditional Greek desserts and gourmet cheeses, to name a few. You’ll also learn how these local establishments came to be, who owns them and some fun and interesting stories they have to share. The food sampled on the tour is included in the price of your ticket and is enough for a satisfying lunch.

August 12, 2016, Friday - LifePower Yoga: Gateway to the Stars at Mill City Museum

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum (courtyard)

LifePower Yoga: Gateway to the Stars - Tickets

August 12, 2016, Friday - Twin Cities Polish Festival (3 days)

Times: See below schedule

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

Polish Culture in all of its Glory!

http://www.tcpolishfestival.org/

2016 Twin Cities Polish Festival Hours:
Friday, August 12: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 13: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 14: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

August 12, 2016, Friday - Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 233 Park Avenue (Park and Washington Avenue S)

Midnight at the Masquerade

The rustle of silks and feathers under muted conversation was probably the last thing heard by the tragically and unexpectedly deceased at the Annual Billionaires Club Masquerade Ball. With a mystery under each feathery façade, unmasking the killer may be quite a challenge. It’s up to you to determine which partygoer is guilty, bring this crime to justice, and save the party!

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Attend the Billionaires’ Club Annual Masquerade Ball and help get this soiree back on track by trading clues with your guests, gathering information, and solving the crime before the masked menace gets away! Evening wear, ball gowns, Venetian masks, suits, and tuxes are what to wear to this high class night of masks and murder. Get ready for a glamorous evening of mystery, intrigue and, murder.

August 11, 2016, Thursday - Northeast Farmers Market at The Grain Belt

Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: The Grain Belt Apartments, 1215 Marshall Street NE

Northeast Farmers Market at The Grain Belt

Thursdays thru August 25th

A dozen vendors providing the neighborhood with fresh fruits and vegetables, locally made art, specialty foods, and live music every Thursday!

VENDORS
Kiss My Cabbage
Fieldstone Family Farm, LLC
Lil Momma Cakes
Creature Comfort Hot Sauce
Superior Switchel Co.
Whole Sum Kitchen
The Moral Omnivore
The Green Hare Farm
Paul Ronyak Wood Work
Violett's Blossoms Fresh Flower and Vegetables
HipNoses Handcrafted Candles
Desdamona Doolittle Leather Work
Teresa Audet - Object Maker
FrioFrio MN Ice Popsicles
The Caramel Jar
The Bitter Buffalo

August 11, 2016, Thursday - Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour with the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm, approx. 1.5 miles

Location: Meet at 125 Main Street SE (at the green awning between Pracna on Main and the Aster Café).

Tickets on sale online or at 612-341-7555.

Future date: Aug 25, Sept 1

Mill City Museum and Xcel Energy will partner on a series of weekday walking tours highlighting the story of waterpower at St. Anthony Falls, including rare access to an operating power plant.

During the early 20th century, more than two dozen mills and hydroelectric plants used the water power from St. Anthony Falls. Today just one is left: Xcel Energy's Hennepin Island Hydroelectric Plant.

On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will lead participants to Hennepin Island and Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, including special access to the power plant. Along the way, participants will learn about the historic uses of waterpower at the falls for flour milling, sawmilling and hydroelectricity, the role of hydroelectricity in Xcel Energy's green energy and energy efficiency initiatives and the future of waterpower on the Minneapolis riverfront.

Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour is presented by Xcel Energy.

August 11, Thursday - Minneapolis Art Lending Library (MALL) Fundraiser at The Soap Factory

Time:  5:30 PM - 8 PM

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd St SE

Minneapolis Art Lending Library (MALL) Fundraiser 

Join us to celebrate MALL's first year as a nonprofit and support the ongoing growth of this free art lending library! Enjoy previewing the work of artist residents, a live auction, and complimentary food, drinks, and entertainment. 

There is no cost to attend the event--just like there is no cost to borrow a piece of art from MALL. We are asking MALL enthusiasts and supporters to keep this awesome community project free and accessible to the community.

YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND! rsvp@artlending.org

The Minneapolis Art Lending Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to provide exposure for artists, build ongoing support of the arts, and share the joy of art with all members of our community through the free lending of artwork.

Twin Cities community members have the rare opportunity to borrow original works of art for a three month period, free of charge. The collection features a changing selection of approximately 95 contemporary artworks, with a focus on work from Twin Cities artists and includes paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics, sculptures, and more.

August 11, 2016, Thursday - Let's Go to the Fair! Workshop with Ellen Ferrari at MCBA

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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

Let's Go to the Fair! with Ellen Ferrari

For families with children ages 2-10

Get ready for the Minnesota State Fair with Donald Crews' Night at the Fair. Buy your ticket (book) -- yay! Enjoy some scrumptious food on a stick (book) -- yum! Visit your favorite animals at the livestock barn (book) -- noisy! Take a spin on a midway ride (book) -- whee! And of course, snacks on a stick!

Join Ellen Ferrari for 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.

August 11, 2016, Thursday - NIEBNA Meeting at DeLaSalle High School

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Location: DeLaSalle High School (subject to change)

Nicollet Island East Bank Neighborhood Association

August 10, 2016, Wednesday - Mill City Live at Mill City Museum

Set in the museum's dramatic open air Ruin Courtyard, Mill City Live features outdoor concerts every Wednesday night in August by some of the best local artists for a unique happy hour experience. Visit Mill City Museum before or after the show; the concert ticket includes admission to the museum from 4 to 9 pm. Food and drink by D’Amico Catering will be available for purchase.

Enjoy a concert of the rock/folk stylings of Twin Cities singer-songwriter Dan Israel, who has been recording and performing for over two decades. 

• Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Fee: $5 includes concert and museum admission from 4 to 9 p.m., an opportunity to visit Mill City Museum at a significant discount.  Free for Minnesota Historical Society members.  
• In case of rain, Mill City Live goes on indoors! 

August 10, 2016, Wednesday - River Rats Water Ski Show

Time: 6;30pm

Location: 1758 N West River Rd

River Rats Water Ski Show

Join the River Rats for some excitement on the river! The show will feature pyramids, barefoot skiers, ballet line, swivel skiers and much more!

Development show at 6:30, main show at 7:00.

Bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy this free waterski show for the whole family along the banks of the Mississippi River.

Future shows: August 18, 23, 25 and September 1

August 10, 2016, Wednesday - Capella Tower Indoor Market

Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Capella Tower, 225 S 6th Street (in the atrium)

August 9, 2016, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

Location: Room 317, City Hall, 350 South Fifth Street

More Info

August 9, 2016, Tuesday - Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Old St. Anthony

Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: Community Keg House, 34 13th Avenue NE

Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Old St. Anthony

Discover the city’s oldest neighborhoods in this bus tour of the east bank of the Mississippi River, including historic Main Street, the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, Nicollet Island, parts of Northeast Minneapolis and the historic Grain Belt brewery complex. The town of St. Anthony began in 1849, several years before its neighbor Minneapolis across the river. Although annexed by Minneapolis in 1872, the area's unique character and history remained distinct. Hear about the people who lived and worked there and about the flour mills, churches, red light districts, Victorian homes, pubs, immigrant enclaves, commercial centers, breweries and more. The tour will stop at several significant historic places, including two watering holes in historic buildings.

This tour is for ages 21 and up, and the price includes a pint and sampling at Community Keg House. The tour includes three blocks of moderately-pace walking on uneven surfaces. 

Reservations: required; call 612-341-7582 or register online.

August 9, 2016, Tuesday - Music & Movies in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: Music 7:00pm; Movie 15 minutes after sunset

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

Tonights entertainment: (See website in case of scheduling changes.)

Music:
Grateful Red August 9
Hunker'd Down Blues Band August 16
The Paper Days August 23
War Poets August 30

Movies:
Jaws August 9
Batkid Begins August 16
TC Black Film Festival Selection August 23

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

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.

August 9, 2016, Tuesday - Source Song Festival at MacPhail (multiple events)

Source Song Festival

August 7 – 13

Multiple locations, including Ted Mann Concert Hall and several at MacPhail Center for Music.

The Source Song Festival re-imagines the song festival by not only delivering fresh and innovative concerts, recitals and masterclasses, but more importantly by empowering and inspiring a new generation of musicians -- composers, performers and audience members alike -- through the creation of new works, the initiating of conversation and the fostering of relationships within Minnesota’s vibrant community. This year’s season will include a variety of performances.

August 8, 2016, Monday - In Conversation: Joseph Haj and Marcela Lorca at the Guthrie

Time: 7:30pm

Location:  Guthrie Theater, Wurtele Thrust Stage, 818 Second Street South

In Conversation: Joseph Haj and Marcela Lorca

At first glance South Pacific and Disgraced seemingly have little in common other than being awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize nearly 70 years apart. But under the surface, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s sweeping musical and Ayad Akhtar’s searing drama each challenge our assumptions about race, otherness and what it means to be an American. Join Artistic Director and South Pacific director Joseph Haj andDisgraced director Marcela Lorca for an insightful look into the selection of these revolutionary plays for the Guthrie’s current season, their striking similarities (and differences) and the thematic ties that make them relevant today. This thought-provoking discussion will be moderated by Associate Artistic Director Jeffrey Meanza. The In Conversation series invites you to hear from artists and cultural leaders on topics that are tied to current or upcoming work on the Guthrie’s stages. Each event includes a Q&A session with the audience. Tickets are free, but reservations required. 

August 7, 2016, Sunday - 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. Visit the Minneapolis riverfront, the west-side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge, and hear about the many ways the falls have changed over the years.

August 7, 2016, Sunday - The Most Epic Olympic Family Day at Target Field Station

Join us for the "Most Epic Olympic Event" from 12-4 pm for a day filled with family-friendly activities with an Olympics theme including:

• Giveaways of Gold Medals
• Photos on an Olympic podium
• Olympic-themed games
• Basketball Sport Court with Special Olympics Minnesota
• Face painting
• A showing of the movie "Cars"
• Plenty of Red, White and Blue!

This is part of the Go Outside program from Downtown Minneapolis and Hennepin County.

August 6, 2016, Saturday - Yoga Calm for Kids: Stretch into School! at Pacifier North Loop

Time:  9:30a

Location:  Pacifier North Loop, 219 N 2nd Street, # 102

Yoga Calm for Kids: Stretch into School!

Tickets

School is just around the corner! Help your child ages 4-6 get ready for school by going on an imagination adventure with a special backpack. The backpack will be filled with supplies to help get your child ready for their first day. We will do calming poses, an imaginative story about school and open the special backpack.

Bring a yoga mat for this event.

Green Orchid Yoga was created by Theresa Tuma to help bring yoga to children and families. She is a licensed educator and currently teaches preschool. Theresa is a certified youth instructor through Yoga Calm. Green Orchid Yoga gets kids moving while using their imagination.

Complimentary valet parking is available in the Monte Carlo lot - enter on N 3rd St between Washington and N 2nd Street.