August 31, 2019, Saturday - Free Yoga in Gold Medal Park

Time: 9:00am - 10:00am

Location: Gold Medal Park

Friends of the Mill District welcomes you to Mill City Yoga in Gold Medal Park. We meet Saturdays thru August 31.

Each session will begin at 9 a.m. and end before 10. Grab your mat (or a towel), bring 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.

August 31, 2019, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Chicago Mall and 2nd Street S (next to Guthrie Theater)

Mill City Farmers Market

August 31, 2019, Saturday - Live Boxing Series: World Title Fight - Lara vs. Alvarez at The Armory

Time:  Doors at 4:00pm

Location:  The Armory, 500 6th Street S

Live Boxing Series: World Title Fight - Lara vs. Alvarez

Another summertime sizzler is coming to the Minneapolis Armory on Saturday, August 31, with a professional boxing card featuring a World Championship bout. The vacant IBF super welterweight world title will be on the line when former world champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara of Cuba (25-3-3) takes on Mexico’s Ramon Alvarez (28-7-3) in the main event. Ramon is the brother of legendary fighter Canelo Alvarez, a Mexican boxing superstar.

Tickets for the nationally televised August 31 event, which is promoted by Warriors Boxing and TGB Promotions, are on sale NOW: ArmoryMN.com

The fights will be televised nationally by Premier Boxing Champions, on multiple platforms with broadcast partners FOX and FOX Deportes.

August 31, 2019, Saturday - Summer Market: A Conspiracy of Strange Girls at Modist Brewing

Time: Noon - 8p

Location: Modist Brewing Company, 505 N 3rd Street

Summer Market: A Conspiracy of Strange Girls

Hey strange folx! Come check out our annual summer market on Saturday, August 31st from 12-8 PM at Modist Brewing.

Participating artists:
Lofty Dog Designs
L. Buda Art and Illustration
Leesha’s Lacquer
Alice Ferox
Ritual Print Co.
Steak & Unicorns
Lucy Comer
Blkk Hand
Dysthymic Bliss
Hell& Studio
Angel Hawari Art
LM Pederson
PD Stonecarver
Pretty Hard
stace of spades
Celestia Aromatherapy
HAUS OF ELLE
3 Jäg Design
Geek Girl Tarot
annabomb art
Black Banjo Arts
Companion in Shadow

Co-conspirators: Mizna (http://mizna.org/articles/about/16.shtml)

August 31, 2019, Saturday - Help Clear the Overgrowth at North Loop Playground

Time: 10 am – 12 noon

Location: North Loop Playground

North Loop Neighborhood Organization presents: Help Clear the Overgrowth

The woods in James Rice Park have gone largely unmanaged for decades, and we need help clearing out some of the overgrowth to make the trails and views of the river more enjoyable for everyone. Tools provided.

Future dates: September 21 and October 19.

August 31, 2019, Saturday - Monthly Neighborhood Cleanup

The DMNA and the North Loop Neighborhood Association will be hosting Monthly Neighborhood Cleanup events on five Saturday mornings between May and September. Meet at the Whole Foods on Hennepin Avenue at 10 a.m. to pick up garbage bags and gloves. This is a rain or shine event.

Saturday, August 31, from 10 a.m. to Noon
Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to Noon

August 31, 2019, Saturday - Mill Ruins Park Volunteer Demonstration Prairie Maintenance

A National Park River Site, Native Plants, and You! 

Looking for something fun and rewarding to do on a Saturday morning? Consider joining a group of volunteers to maintain a demonstration prairie at Mill Ruins Park. This native prairie attracts many bees, butterflies, and birds while improving the Mississippi River shoreline habitat.

The crew will meet at the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center on the following Saturday mornings from 9am-noon:

August 31, September 14 & 21, and October 5 & 12

Led by a trained National Park Service (NPS) volunteer, this crew is also sponsored by the Mississippi Park Connection and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. All tools, such as gloves, are provided.

To sign up for crew projects and for more information: Contact Andrew at amarotz@parkconnection.org

Come every time or just when you can!

August 30, 2019, Friday - Sunset on the Lock (2 nights)

Times: Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31, 7 – 9 pm

Location: St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center, 1 Portland Ave.

Sunset on the Lock

Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam provides panoramic views of the Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam, St. Anthony Falls and the surrounding mill district. Exhibits at the visitor center provide information about the falls and its place in Minnesota history. Rangers lead short walks from the visitor center out onto the lock walls and describe how the falls changed the course of history of the area and of the nation. This season the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center and lock will be open during "sunset hours" on select dates, in addition to its normal daytime hours.

August 30, 2019, Friday - 3 Hour Guided Trolley Tour of Minneapolis / St. Paul

Time: 10:15 AM – 1:15 PM

Location: Meet Minneapolis, 505 Nicollet

3 Hour Guided Trolley Tour of Minneapolis / St. Paul

Come ride the Trolley!

ALL ABOARD the Twin Cities Trolley! Enjoy a comprehensive sightseeing tour of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Our knowledgeable guides will provide you with an entertaining and informative tour of our charming Twin Cities!

August 30, 2019, Friday - Mother Goose's Bedtime Stories 2 Year Anniversary at The Cedar

Time: 7p -11p

Location: The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave S

Mother Goose's Bedtime Stories 2 Year Anniversary Night 1

Presented by Uproar Performing Arts

Music by / Manchita, timisarocker, Oyster World (30th), Sass (31st) , Freaque

Poetry by / Ifrah Mansour ,Ellis Pérez, Ma Ra

Comedy by / Comrade Tripp, Devohn Bland

Dance by: Pedro"Dona" Pepa, BLAQ (dnce), timisarocker (drag)

House band / La Curandera & the Ritual

Hosted by: Ondine The Siren Queen & The Real Mother Goose

About:
Mother Goose’s Bedtime Stories is a celebration of black, brown, and indigenous people. A celebration of queer, gay, lesbian, intersex, transgender, non-binary, pansexual and bisexual. Celebration of womxn. A celebration and intersection of the artistry these powerful people create. This August 30th and 31st, join us as we mark 2 years of creating a space of artistic abundance and meaningful connection and collaboration.

Our mission is to push the arts in new directions, while giving underrepresented and new artists a platform to be seen and heard in a fantastical environment. This fantastical cabaret is part showcase, variety show and part theatrical production. We love the synergy of established acts with brand new, and newer acts. All acts are carefully considered to determine an atmosphere, narrative, and vibe to the night. A fantastical atmosphere to help audience and performer share vulnerability and immersion.

One of the primary intentions of Mother Goose's Bedtime Stories is to provide a safer creative space for those who face oppression. Our intention is NOT to create a space where nobody will be offended or uncomfortable, rather we hope that any discomfort that arises comes from challenging power and privilege, rather than the repetition of the same oppressive narratives and behaviors that pervade most spaces. (this paragraph uses words from the Not So Macho Music Collective ethos)

Produced by Uproar Performing arts in collaboration with Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!

August 30, 2019, Friday - Africa Village Mall Open House

Africa Village Mall Open House

Time: 6 PM – 8 PM

Location: Brian Coyle Center, 420 15th Avenue S

Please come join Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Council Member Abdi Warsame at the open house for the Africa Village Public Market. The City of Minneapolis is soliciting residents on input and ideas on what to include in the Mall. Please bring your input and ideas. 

August 30, 2019, Friday - Brave New Workshop Presents Shame of Thrones: Stupidity War

Time: 8p

Location: The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre, 824 Hennepin Ave

Brave New Workshop Presents Shame of Thrones: Stupidity War

Follow our intrepid heroes (Lauren Anderson, Denzel Belin, Doug Neithercott, and Taj Ruler) as they prepare for epic battle against the most dangerous enemy of all: SHAME. Can they survive cancel culture, social media, and the self-loathing that accompanies just being Minnesotan? Join the guilt-trip of a lifetime at the BNW’s hilarious and all-new sketch comedy show, Shame of Thrones: Stupidity War! This is BNW’s 301st comedy revue since its founding in 1958.

August 29, 2019, Thursday - Free Water Ski Show with the Twin Cities River Rats!

Time: Pre-show begins at 6:30pm, main show starts at 7pm. 

Location: 1758 West River Road N between the Broadway and Plymouth Avenue Bridges (www.tcriverrats.com/location) 

The Twin Cities River Rats present Ratty Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!

Join the River Rats as they travel through Mr. Wonka’s Chocolate Factory! The nationally ranked Twin Cities River Rats Water Ski Show Team puts on an exciting blend of water skiing, acrobatics and high speed thrills! Join Mr. Wonka, Charlie Bucket, the Oompa Loompas and the lucky golden ticket winners as they take on the adventures of the factory.

Will their high flying jumps, careful balancing acts and barefoot tricks be enough to win the chocolate factory? Join us for a free family show to find out! 

Street parking only along West River Road (arrive early for easier parking). Bring a blanket or a lawn chair. Concessions are available.

KLE August 27, 2019, Tuesday - Free Water Ski Show with the Twin Cities River Rats!

August 29, 2019, Thursday - Thursday Piano Performances | Go Outside with Hennepin County

Time: Noon

Location: Hennepin County Government, 300 6th Street S

Thursday Piano Performances | Go Outside with Hennepin County

Stop by for piano performances on the South Plaza Thursdays throughout the summer. Grab some lunch and enjoy a gift of music each week.

This event is part of Go Outside with Hennepin County. See additional events and activities, like farmers markets, trivia and movie nights, at mplsdowntown.com/gooutside.

August 29, 2019, Thursday - Free Workout at Target Field Station

Time: 5p

Free Workout at Target Field Station

Go Outside with Alchemy 365! We're partnering with Minneapolis Downtown Council + Hennepin County Government to offer free outdoor classes at Target Way!

Classes are located at Target Field (Metro Transit station) and are free for all – all are welcome! No need to pre-register, just round up the crew and show up for a fun yet challenging Thursday night outside. Bring your own mat!

What's an A10 all about? Glad you asked! This class is our bread and butter. Think: power yoga warm-up, 10 minutes of high intensity workouts with movements that change daily, power yoga cool-down. Every class starts with an overview of the class and workout structure followed by demos of the movements and modifications.

Alchemy 365 at Target Way | Go Outside Series | Thursday Nights in August | 5PM

August 29, 2019, Thursday - Mn Artists Presents: CarryOn Homes at Walker Art Center

Time: 5p -9p

Location: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place 

Mn Artists Presents: CarryOn Homes

Mn Artists, the Walker’s platform for local artists, brings its online network live and into the museum. Connect with local artists of all disciplines, and engage with the questions driving the Minnesota arts community. The series returns for a third year, with multi-faceted events designed by guest curators Anat Shinar & Amal Rogers, CarryOn Homes, and Jonathan Herrera Soto.

How and why do we learn the way we do? CarryOn Homes invites local artists who have experienced immigration or emigration to the Walker Art Center, in order to explore questions about how institutional education systems shape us and discover possible paths for reeducation. By observing the way different cultures relate to public spaces and education, this project asks what actions can be taken to subvert assumed dynamics and reveal hidden histories. For this one-night event, the halls of the museum will be converted into an experimental classroom for artists to engage and share resources with guests.

5-9 pm: Donkeyfull Mind by Nooshin Hakim Javadi and Pedram Baldari, a tour of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden led by a live donkey - Upper Garden
5-9 pm: A Physical Study of the Education of Art #2, film by Pedram Baldari, featuring Nooshin Hakim Javadi - Main Lobby
5-9 pm: precedent, lighting installation by Valerie Oliveiro - Hennepin Lobby, Cargill Lounge, Main Lobby
5:30-6 pm: Coded Kinship, performance by Tou SaiKo Lee - Main Lobby
6:15-7:15 pm: precedent, performance by Valerie Oliveiro - Cargill Lounge
7:30-8 pm: Coded Kinship, performance by Tou SaiK Lee - Main Lobby

Carryon Homes is a group of five artists from five countries: Zoe Cinel (Italy), Preston Drum (USA), Aki Shibata (Japan), Peng Wu (China), Shunjie Yong (Malaysia), united by a drive to raise awareness of social issues through the creation of artworks. This diverse group of individual artists were brought together by their mutual association with designer Peng Wu and photographer Shunjie Yong, who were creating a documentary photography series about immigrants in Minnesota. With the introduction of behavioral artist Aki Shibata, multi-media artist Zoe Cinel and installation artist Preston Drum, the team was tasked with expanding the scope of what CarryOn Homes could be and began to develop interactive installations. The group won the Creative City Challenge in 2018 and created a multifaceted public artwork at The Commons Park in downtown Minneapolis, MN. While each member of the group maintains an active solo practice, they continue to make artworks as a group and advocate for social issues.

More information about the artists and projects:
http://www.mnartists.org/event/mn-artists-presents-carryon-homes

August 28, 2019, Wednesday - Mill City Live at Mill City Museum

Time: 6 – 8 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd Street

Mill City Live: Willie Wisely

Mill City Live returns for its 16th season with live music on Wednesday evenings in August. Set in the museum's dramatic open air Ruin Courtyard, Mill City Live features four great evenings of outdoor music by some of the best local artists and a great opportunity to visit the museum in the evening at a discount.

On Aug. 28, enjoy a performance by Willie Wisely. Wisely has a 30-plus-year career as a songwriter, performer and recording artist. Well-known to Twin Cities audiences as the leader of the Willie Wisely Trio (1989-1995), a member of William & the Conquerors, and several solo albums, Wisely recently returned to the Twin Cities after nearly two decades in Los Angeles.

With a sound that is often compared to Paul McCartney, Ben Folds, and Elliot Smith, his music is hyper-personal, and by turns quirky and unexpectedly profound.

Food and drink will be available for purchase from D'Amico. Tickets include admission to the museum from 4 to 9 pm.

Mill City Live is made possible by presenting sponsor, General Mills, and media partner, City Pages.

August 28, 2019, Wednesday - Alma 2019 Wine Event Series Dinner No. 6

Time: 6:00-9:00pm

Location: Alma, 528 University Ave SE

Alma 2019 Wine Event Series Dinner No. 6

Bodkin Wines was founded by Chris Christensen, an Iowa native, in 2011.  His passion for aromatic wines and winemaking led him to create America’s first Sauvignon Blanc with bubbles.  In 2013, Andrew Chambers, an Oregon native, joined the brand and they purchased 24 tons of grapes and made 1,100 cases of their award-winning Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc.

Since that time, Bodkin Wines has produced over 15 varietals of wine, eleven of which were scored at 90 points or higher by Wine Enthusiast. They are consistently growing, year after year, but are determined to keep their presence small and unique. Bodkin Wines is still 100% owned by both Chris and Andrew, two guys living and working hard in Sonoma County.

The dinner will feature Sauvignon Blanc three ways- sparkling, still and late harvest, along with a Verdelho, and a Zinfandel paired alongside cooking inspired by the best organic late summer vegetables & fruits local farms have to offer.

Details: Wednesday, August 28th, 6:00-9:00pm. Ticket price is $200 per person and includes all service & taxes. No tipping is necessary.

*During the event there will be an opportunity to purchase Bodkin wine at discounted prices through our retail partner France  44.

August 28, 2019, Wednesday - Coffee with Your Council Member at Five Watt Coffee

Time: 5 PM – 6 PM

Location: Five Watt Coffee, 861 E. Hennepin

Coffee with Your Council Member

Grab Coffee with Council Member Fletcher! Get to know him, ask your questions, and raise any issues you see in the community.

Council Member Fletcher holds regular open office hours on Wednesday evenings for constituents. These rotate through the different quadrants of Ward 3 (NE, SE, Downtown, North Loop), but all are welcome at any of them! If you would like to discuss a specific issue, contact the office and we can put you on the agenda.

August 28, 2019, Wednesday - Super Live: Youth Music Festival

Super Live: Youth Music Festival at The Commons