August 31, 2018, Friday - Night Out in North Loop: Sicilian Summer at Cooks of Crocus Hill

Time: 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Cooks of Crocus Hill, 208 N 1st Street

Night Out in North Loop: Sicilian Summer

We can assure you, this menu is Sicilian, NOT Italian. Bring your date and experience it for yourself as you create some zesty Sicilian treats and learn more about this tiny island's bounty. An opportunity not to be missed.

THIS CLASS IS PRICED PER STUDENT. 
One glass of wine or beer is provided per student, so 21 and up only, please.

Menu: House-made Fettuccine with Citrus Cream Sauce, Prosciutto and Shrimp; Eggplant Parmigiana with Crispy Breadcrumbs; Fennel Citrus Salad with Hazelnuts and Mint; Caramel Budino with Sea Salt Cream.

August 31, 2018, Friday - Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour at US Bank Stadium

Time: 7 PM - 10 PM

Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, 401 Chicago Avenue

Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour

August 30, 2018, Thursday - 6th Avenue SE Greenway Clean-Up

Time: 6pm – 8pm

6th Avenue SE Greenway Clean-Up

The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association is seeking volunteers to help care for the 6th Avenue SE Greenway! They'll provide gloves and ask that you bring a trowel. Use above link for more information or to register.

Future Clean-Up dates:

Thursday, September 13, 6 - 7:30 pm

Thursday, September 27, 5:30 - 7 pm

Saturday, October 13, 9 am - Noon

Sunday, October 28, 1 - 5 pm

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August 30, 2018, Thursday - JDRF Stadium Challenge 2018 at Target Field

JDRF Stadium Challenge 2018

Come climb, run or walk with Team JDRF in the JDRF Stadium Challenge!

Team JDRF participants join in on the fun of the Stadium Challenge through stairs, sweat, music and most importantly, moments!  This is your moment to fundraise and help turn type one into type none! The JDRF Stadium challenge is a unique fitness challenge unlike any other event in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. There’s something for everyone at this event with three courses ranging from 1,000 steps to a 5KM walk/run.

1K: This course consists of approximately 1,000 steps around the lower deck of Target Field (The equivalent of roughly a 50-story skyscraper). This course will be timed but it will NOT be competitive. No finisher awards will be given out.

2K: This course consists of approximately 2,000 steps around the upper deck of Target Field (The equivalent of roughly a 100-story skyscraper). This course is timed AND competitive. Trophies will be given out to the top three men and women finishers for the following age groups: Under 17, 18-39, 40+.

5KM: This course is a flat course, roughly 8 times around the main concourse of Target Field, that participants may choose to walk, jog or run. This course will be timed but it will NOT be competitive. No finisher awards will be given out.

Whichever course you choose, be sure to join the after party on the Goose Island Deck. ALL participants will receive a light meal, the option to purchase beer and non-alcoholic beverages and a view of beautiful downtown Minneapolis.

When you join Team JDRF, we’re committed to supporting you with fundraising support before and throughout the event weekend. Know that you every step you take brings us closer to our finish line—a world without T1D.

Registration is now open!

August 30, 2018, Thursday - The Grocery Store at Southern Theater (3 nights)

Time: Doors open at 5 p.m.

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

The Grocery Store

August 30 - September 1

A three-day music festival and celebration of local Twin Cities music and performance based artists bringing new, intimate, rare and engaging work to the stage. One-third of profits will be donated to a public school music program in the Twin Cities metro area. All of these artists are unique and individual in terms of age, genres, styles and performance. A place to inspire, be inspired by an atmosphere everyone can enjoy.

Festival Performances:
Thursday, August 30
Friday, August 31
Saturday, September 1

Tickets:
General admission: $20
Show length: 5 hours

August 29, 2018, Wednesday - Mill City Live at Mill City Museum

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Mill City Live returns for its 15th season with five great evenings of outdoor music every Wednesday in August. Held in the museum's dramatic open-air Ruin Courtyard, Mill City Live features music by some of the Twin Cities' best local artists in a unique happy hour setting. On Aug. 29, enjoy a night of salsa from Salsa del Soul.

Music takes place from 6-8 pm with food and drink available for purchase. Ticket price includes museum admission from 4-9 pm.

August 29, 2018, Wednesday - The Soap Factory Common Room Tour

Time:  Meet at TBD, 9:00pm - Bicycle or car tour.

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

The Mobile Dance Party Tour ("Move it” Tour)

In celebration of Common Room’s tenth anniversary, join us for our take on a dance party celebration. Think multiple secret locations. Think local hits. Think dancing in the back of a moving truck (don’t worry, it will be parked!). We’re revisiting one of Common Room’s earliest events, Guest DJ Dance Party, and partnering with Dance Shanty and Moving Party alum, Brady Clark, to bring you the chance to tour, dance, mingle and celebrate Common Room in the best way we know how.

ABOUT COMMON ROOM
The Soap Factory continues its ongoing site-specific public program, Here & There: Rethinking Public Spaces, welcoming back Common Room for its 10th iteration of artist-led tours through the Twin Cities. Through August, themed tours will take place every Wednesday evening. Common Room topics provide a focus through which to explore multiple facets of the urban geography — in the past, these themes have included cats, skyways, fishing, freeway construction, weather, community kitchens, personal memory, sacred spaces, islands and more. The tours this year include The Casino Tour, The Piped Music Tour, The Bathroom Tour, and The Mobile Dance Party Tour to celebrate Common Room’s Tenth Anniversary.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Andy Sturdevant is an artist and writer living in Minneapolis. He is the author of two books of nonfiction, and he has exhibited his art projects at venues in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle and elsewhere.

Sergio Vucci is a Minneapolis-based artist. He is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his work focuses primarily on engaging his surroundings outside of gallery spaces and on relational interactions, co-authoring ephemeral creative experiences with participants in response to place.

HERE & THERE
This project is supported and presented as part of Here & There: Rethinking Public Spaces, the Soap Factory’s ongoing site-specific public program. Rethinking Public Spaces presents artist projects that enliven underutilized spaces throughout Minnesota, rethinking public space and considering what it means to place-make through a contemporary, celebratory, and critical lens.

August 29, 2018, Wednesday - Single-Evening Screen Printing: Wear Your Art at MCBA

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

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

Single-Evening Screen Printing: Wear Your Art

with Michelle Lee Lagerroos and Kirsten Olson

Learn the basics of screen printing through a combination of demonstrations and hands-on experimentation. Design and cut a stencil, and hand-pull your own prints to make a one-of-a-kind t-shirt, tote bag or bandana! Draw a design to make printed buttons! Bring your sketches and ideas to class. $55 ($50 members) + $15 supply fee.  

August 28, 2018, Tuesday - Mill City Farmers Market Night Market at The Commons

Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S

Mill City Farmers Market Night Market

This will be an ongoing event through Tuesday, September 25.

Pick up farm fresh, organic produce and local artisan foods for an easy weeknight meal. Prepared food vendors will be cooking up seasonal recipes all evening, so come hungry, stay, listen to live music and have a picnic supper in The Commons!

PROGRAMS

At our Tuesday Night Market we will continue to offer “can do” cooking and wellness activities and live entertainment, such as

• Free outdoor yoga
• Monthly Beer, Wine & Cider Nights with Day Block Brewing (dates TBD)
• Live Music every week
• Bag toss, kubb and other lawn games
• Meet Your Vegetables demonstrations
• Power of Produce kids veggie tasting club
• CSA pick-up

NOTE - Monitor MCFM's Facebook for any weather-related cancellation updates!

August 28, 2018, Tuesday - Music and Movie 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: (See website in case of scheduling changes.)

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 of you, your family and friends enjoying the concerts and movies on the facebook page Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

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 28, 2018, Tuesday - Summer Work Night at Ole Olson Park

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: Ole Olson Park, 2325 West River Road N

Summer Work Night at Ole Olson Park

Ole Olson Park in north Minneapolis is known for its top-notch walking and biking trails and stunning skyline views, but Friends of the Mississippi River wants it to be recognized for even more. Join FMR as they return to this riverfront park to tend an important native demonstration prairie garden along the bike trail. These showy flowers and grasses will not only beautify the park but provide much-needed bee, butterfly and bird habitat. And, with deep root systems that act like filters, they'll help reduce the amount of pollution flowing into the Mississippi River. This summer work night will help further the long-term transformation and commitment at this site and to the river.

Although a small urban site, Ole Olson is a surprisingly diverse landscape, including riverfront shoreline, woodland terrace and grassland slopes. While the Minneapolis park Board has been working to restore and stabilize the shoreline and slopes, much of the park is home to Russian thistle and other invasive plants and weeds. Working with the Park Board and relying on local volunteer power, we look forward to transforming the park into an oasis of habitat and respite — returning willows to the shoreline, wildflowers to the slopes and majestic oaks to the terraces – and keeping it that way. As always, all are welcome, however, capacity is limited and registration required. FMR will provide any tools and training needed.

To sign up and receive directions to the meeting spot, contact FMR Volunteer Coordinator Amy Kilgore via the contact form (please select Amy by name from the staff list under "Category") or at akilgore@fmr.org, 651-222-2193 x31. Please include the name of the event, your name, address and phone number along with the number in your party. You will receive a confirmation email with details and directions from akilgore@fmr.org within two business days. (If you don't, please check your SPAM folder.) 

August 27, 2018, Monday - Music in the Park at Nicollet Island

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Park

Tonights entertainment: (See website to verify any programming changes.)

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 of you enjoying the concerts on the facebook page. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

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, 2018, Sunday - August Meet Up / National Dog Day at FINNEGAN'S

Time: 1 PM - 4 PM

Location: FINNEGAN'S, 817 5th Avenue S

August Meet Up / National Dog Day

August 26th is #NationalDogDay and we want to celebrate with YOU (and your pups) for the Dogs of MSP August Meet Up! National Dog Day is a day for people to recognize the importance of dogs and how they impact our lives on a daily basis, so come out and spoil your pups with us! #treatyopup

This event is all ages and FREE to attend, so invite your friends, family, and most importantly, your dogs! We'll have our sought-after merchandise for sale (including several brand NEW items we know you'll love), and Finley’swill have their all-natural treats available to sample and purchase.

Finnegan's will have a bar set up outside on their spacious dog-friendly patio (note that dogs will need to stay outside). There also will be a server going in and out & taking drink orders. Please only bring well-behaved, leashed dogs who are up to date on shots (we recommend no retractable leashes or leashes over 6 feet).

August 26, 2018, Sunday - Paint Nite at The Depot

Time: 1:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue South

Paint Your Pet II

Join us for Paint Nite--partner painting style! What does that mean exactly? You and a partner will each work on your own canvas but put your paintings together and you'll have one large masterpeice! Note that EACH person attending must have their own ticket to the painting event. 

Experience the enjoyment of traveling to downtown Minneapolis to one of the cities' most distinctive landmarks; a historic train depot complete with all the modern touches you will experience from full service Renaissance hotels in Minneapolis. Built as a railroad station over 100 years ago, the Depot is now a beautifully restored, upscale hotel in Minneapolis.

August 26, 2018, Sunday - Disasters of the Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Disasters of the Riverfront Tour

Take a guided walking tour of the St. Anthony Falls milling district and learn about some of the most tragic disasters in Minnesota history. Hear the stories of fires, floods, explosions, collapses, and other natural and human-created calamities. Visitors will learn about the Eastman Tunnel Collapse in 1869, the Great Conflagration of 1893, bridge collapses in 1859 and 2007, numerous fires, and massive landscape changes that shaped the Twin Cities.

This tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

Future date: September 23

August 25, 2018, Saturday - Art for Sale Opening Reception at Truckstop Gallery

Time: 5pm - 10pm

Location: Truckstop Gallery, 20 Grove St. #72. Nicollet Island

Art for Sale Opening Reception
A solo art exhibit by Peter Geyen

Art for Sale is a solo exhibition by Minneapolis artist Peter Geyen featuring several pieces of mixed-media artwork. Peter’s latest group of work incorporates a world of objects, sculpture, and imagery in which the viewer is compelled to reflect on our shared contemporary experience of irony, absurdity, and imagination. On his pieces featured in Art for Sale one will find a variety of media including fiberglass, cast bronze and iron, oil paintings, wood pieces, ceramics, etc.

Live musical performances by: Patty & the Buttons, Gabe Barnett & Them Rounders, Kiss the Tiger

Artist Bio
Bio: Peter Geyen graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2005 with artistic emphasis on sculpture, metal casting, and installation. He has since built dozens of large scale pieces and installation work and
was featured in an annual showcase at the IDS Center’s Crystal Court for 5 years. Geyen is one of the founding members of the Truckstop Gallery. petergeyen.com

Truckstop is an artist-run gallery. Our intention is to showcase high-quality work in a jovial environment. For infor or an appointment, email info@truckstop.gallery.

August 25, 2018, Saturday - Mill Ruins Park Volunteer Habitat Restoration with the National Park Service

Looking for something fun and rewarding to do on a Saturday morning? Consider joining a volunteer crew for habitat restoration activities with the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Mississippi Park Connection, in Mill Ruins Park.

Typical NPS Mill Ruins volunteer activities include invasive species removal, occasional planting, and caring for native species that have been planted by other volunteers.  

These drop-in volunteer events will take place at Mill Ruins Park from 9am-12pm on the following Saturdays throughout the summer and fall:

August 25 - September 15 & 29 - October dates TBD

Sign in will be at 9 AM in front of the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center. Gloves, tools, and instruction will be provided. Volunteers should bring a water bottle, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, and clothes that can get dirty. Chat with a ranger or NPS volunteer crew leader, play in the dirt, and feel good knowing that your efforts are helping to improve the national park in our backyard!

Questions? Contact Ranger Erin Steinhibel at erin_steinhibel@nps.gov. Come join an award-winning team of volunteers in their restoration adventures!

August 25, 2018, Saturday - Mill City Players at Central Library

Time: 1:30pm

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

It is show time for the Mill City Players!  Rehearsing since mid-June, this energetic and talented group of young people are ready to perform. We hope you can join us August 25th at 1:30 p.m. in Central Library's Pohlad Hall. Performance will be in 3 sections: Movement, Drumming, and Acting. The actors have been writing - you can expect to hear their own words, and they are powerful.

We are so honored to have an incredible team of professionals leading the Mill City Players. James A. Williams is the Artistic Director and comes to this project with 42 years of theater experience and incredible skills. JW (as he is known) has been a professional actor, director, producer, and writer for almost 40 years.  Patricia Brown, adjunct professor of dance at the University of Minnesota and Macalester, teaches movement and serves as Associate Director. Ahanti Young, professional percussionist, actor, and spoken word artist teaches our actors drumming on paint pails and also serves as Associate Director.     

This troupe was created and is sponsored by the Friends of the Mill District. We began a year ago and are now preparing to make this troupe a permanent group. The mission of the Friends is to create and support activities that build community, and are free of charge to all participants. We hit a home run with this group!  Come and see for yourself. You do not want to miss a chance to see what these actors have to say.

August 25, 2018, Saturday - Harvest Family Day at the Mill City Museum

Time:  Noon - 3:00pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Harvest Family Day

Learn about harvest time in the 19th century with a day of family activities. Make seed art and a book project, taste fresh bread, join in story time, help thresh grain and check out the Science of Butter demonstrations in the Baking Lab. Plus, History Player Mary Dodge Woodward will share stories about harvest time on a giant "bonanza" farm. Come early for entertainment and activities at the Mill City Farmers Market.

This program is presented by Mill City Museum and the Oliver H. Kelley Grange.

August 25, 2018, Saturday - Yoga in Gold Medal Park

Yoga in Gold Medal Park 

We meet Saturdays thru September 1st. Each session will begin at 9 a.m. and end before 10.  Grab your mat (or a towel), a neighbor, and meet us by the orange sculpture. 

The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by the Friends of the Mill District charity. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors. Questions and comments can be sent to cjkittock@gmail.com.

KLE August 25, 2018, Saturday - Yoga in Gold Medal Park