December 31, 2013, Tuesday - New Years Eve prix fixe at Aster Cafe (two seatings)

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street

Times:

5:30pm seating $55 – includes three course menu with champagne toast & wine pairings
 
8:00pm seating $75 - includes three course menu with wine pairings, and access to the River Room after 9PM for a Texas Roadhouse celebration with the band Trailer Trash. The River Room will feature dancing, full bar,  s’mores on the patio, champagne toast at midnight and much revelry.
 
Prix fixe seatings are only available by calling the Aster at 612.379.3138 for a reservation. Limited tickets for Trailer Trash only are available via ticket link in separate event posting.

December 31, 2013, Tuesday - New Years Eve at Crooked Pint

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Ring in the New Year in rat pack style! Legendary crooner Vic Volare will be playing all of the Mad Men era classic dance band tunes you know and love. Make dinner reservations early and stay for a night of dancing, and of course a free champagne toast at midnight! In case you need to brush up on your swing, jitterbug, lindy hop and boogie-woogie, we’ll have a dance instructor leading the steps from 8:30 – 9:15 p.m.

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner reservation recommended (must have a ticket to stay after 8 pm)
8:00 p.m.  Doors  (must have a ticket to enter)
8:30 – 9:15 p.m.  Warm up with our dance instructors Shannon and Bill Butler
9:30 – 10:45 p.m. Charmin Michelle
11:00 pp.m. – 12:30 a.m. Vic Volare

$50 per person
Advance ticket available at Ticket Fly

December 28, 2013, Saturday - 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.

December 28, 2013, Saturday - College All American Bowl at the Metrodome

Time: 8:00pm

Location: The Dome

The Metrodome will be the location for the CanAm Bowl, the College All American Bowl and the Semi-Pro All American Bowl. This is the 18th year of the All American Bowl all star game and the final one at the Metrodome.

More info.

December 28, 2013, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Salsa del Soul

December 28, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring Chris Silver

December 27, 2013, Friday - Final Day of Public Skating at the Metrodome Ever!

Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: The Dome (both levels)

Rollerdome - Let's Go Skating!

Parking: Free in the Metrodome lot located on the east side of the stadium

The upper and lower concourses of the Metrodome become the Rollerblade Rollerdome, annually hosting thousands of inline skaters who come to relax, exercise, train, socialize, or just watch others turn endless effortless laps on the roughly half-mile smooth concrete loop. Park your car in the free lot adjacent to Gate D and enter the revolving doors. (Because trapped air is what keeps the Dome domey, trying to use a conventional door will expel you quicker than a sneeze.)

Admission is $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for students, and $4.50 for kids. Optional skate rentals cost an additional $5.00 per pair of well-maintained and up-to-date Rollerblade inline skates. Coat/shoe check and safety gear are free, but neither is mandatory. "Skate at your own risk" signs might intimidate the newbie, but you really couldn't ask for a more forgiving environment in which to learn--a level, debris-free surface, ample elbow room on even the most crowded nights and free skate tips qualified instructors make this the ideal place to take the evolutionary step from plodding flat feet to speedy wheeled wonders.

Visit the website for updates and additional information.

December 27, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Winterset

Winterset is a Minneapolis-based group of the Americana/rock influence. Members include Steven LaFollette (vocals/songwriting/acoustic guitar), Dan Stewart (bass/vocals), Aaron Speer (drums), Cassie LaFollette (mandolin/keys/vocals), and Andrew Carey (electric guitar).
 
Formed in 2008, frontman Steven LaFollette began playing shows in Saint Paul, Minnesota with various characters.
 
“Over time, the members of the band have changed, but each individual has provided a unique perspective and creative aspect to the music that makes it in a way nostalgic to me.” – Steven
 
Winterset began as an outlet for songs that in truth had never been intended for people to hear. Steven has always enjoyed writing, but it was not until he decided to pursue audio production that he began writing songs with the intention to record. Their original purpose was as “practice tunes,” material to record only while studying production. “I felt it would be best to write and record my own music so that if it turned out I was completely garbage at this, I would only be ruining my own recordings and not a clients,” said Steven.

December 26, 2013, Thursday - Dome Running

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: The Dome (upper level)

Dome Running

This is the last year of Dome Running as we know it. Please join us for this final run of the 31st year!

Cost is $1. Enter at Gate D, free parking in the upper Dome lot.

For questions contact Rick Recker at 612 375-0805.

December 23, 2013, Monday - Public Skating at the Metrodome

Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: The Dome (both levels)

Rollerdome - Let's Go Skating!

The upper and lower concourses of the Metrodome become the Rollerblade Rollerdome, annually hosting thousands of inline skaters who come to relax, exercise, train, socialize, or just watch others turn endless effortless laps on the roughly half-mile smooth concrete loop. Park your car in the free lot adjacent to Gate D and enter the revolving doors. (Because trapped air is what keeps the Dome domey, trying to use a conventional door will expel you quicker than a sneeze.)

Admission is $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for students, and $4.50 for kids. Optional skate rentals cost an additional $5.00 per pair of well-maintained and up-to-date Rollerblade inline skates. Coat/shoe check and safety gear are free, but neither is mandatory. "Skate at your own risk" signs might intimidate the newbie, but you really couldn't ask for a more forgiving environment in which to learn--a level, debris-free surface, ample elbow room on even the most crowded nights and free skate tips qualified instructors make this the ideal place to take the evolutionary step from plodding flat feet to speedy wheeled wonders.

Visit the website for updates and additional information.

December 23, 2013, Monday - Guest Appreciation Day at The Depot

Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 South 3rd Avenue

We are having a GUEST APPRECIATION DAY! Please join us in the Stone Arch Lounge for food and Prizes!

We want to thank everyone for being loyal to us!

December 21, 2013, Saturday - International Cartoonist Conspiracy Meet-up at MCBA

Time: Noon – 4:00pm

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

International Cartoonist Conspiracy Meet-up

All skill levels welcome.

Hosted by the Minneapolis cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy. Draw and chat with your fellow cartoonists at this monthly open studio meet-up. Location within MCBA's studios may vary (you can always check in at The Shop). For more info, visit the Cartoonist Conspiracy blog.

FREE and open to the public. No need to pre-register, just drop in!

December 21, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring High 48s

December 21, 2013, Saturday - National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Time: 1:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE

NT Live is a groundbreaking initiative of London's National Theatre that broadcasts the world's finest stage performances to cinema screens in 22 countries around the globe. Through a partnership with the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul, National Theatre Live has moved from the Guthrie across the river to the Film Society's St. Anthony Main Theatre. Tickets are available through the Film Society and are $20 Regular; $15 Film Society members.

The Habit of Art

Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station.

Alan Bennett’s play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.

More information.

December 21, 2013, Saturday - Childish Films at Central Library

Time: Doors open at 10:00am for seating, snacks and activities; films begin at 10:30am. 

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Today's feature:  The Gruffalo's Child. Decorate your own cookie with Whole Foods Market staff. View the sequel release of "The Gruffalo."

Now in its 6th year, Childish Films @ the Library is a free program of children's cinema and arts for all ages. Each screening features a pre-show activity, an educational introduction for children's film fans and complimentary healthy snacks.  

Sponsors: Minnesota Parent, Whole Foods Market, Weston Woods Studio and Crash +Sues.

December 20, 2013, Friday - Holidazzle Parade

Time: 6:30pm

Location:  Nicollet Mall, between 12th & 4th Streets

More info

Fridays and Saturdays, November 29 through December 21.

December 20, 2013, Friday - VIBE, Featuring Ashley DuBose from "The Voice" at Crooked Pint

Time:  8:00pm - 10:00pm - Doors open at 7:30pm.

Location: Crooked Pint, 501 Washington Avenue South

VIBE Twin Cities is a monthly charity concert that showcases local and national music talent.  VIBE has partnered with Ashley DuBose from "The Voice"  to provide the audiences of Minneapolis the opportunity to enjoy and connect with the national star with an inspiring acoustic set.  The event will provide the chance to connect with the musician following the performance.  All proceeds from the event will go toward support anti-bullying programs in Twin Cities schools.

Mission:

Project Footsteps is a Minneapolis-based non-profit whose mission is to inspire, empower, and prepare young people and communities to be agents of change and social leaders in action.  To learn more, please visit http://www.projectfootsteps.org/.

21+

$20 Cover (includes 2 drink tickets, 1 raffle ticket)

Additional raffle tickets will be sold throughout the night

Raffle sponsors include BunMi, CVS, Lu's Sandwich, Shamless Inc., Fulton

December 20, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm   $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Brian Wheat + Murzik

December 19, 2013, Thursday - East Downtown Council Luncheon

Time: Registration, lunch and networking starts at 11:30 a.m., with presentations starting at Noon.

Location:  Meet Minneapolis, 250 Marquette Avenue South

You are cordially invited to join the East Downtown Council (EDC) and constituents for the December 19 Forum at the Guthrie Theater. 

This month’s forum is titled “Envisioning Downtown Minneapolis in 2025 Part Two: Development.”  Our guest speakers will be Mike Ryan, Chair of the Downtown 2025 Plan Subcommittee on Development and Rick Collins, Director of Development  at Ryan Companies.

Please RSVP for the event by sending an email to EDC Executive Coordinator Christie Rock Hantge at info@edcmpls.org, by no later than Monday, December 16, at 4 p.m.

Forum Description

Is it possible to double the downtown residential population, add 3 million square feet of office space, develop East Downtown, and forge new connections to the University of Minnesota by 2025? The innovative 2025 plan being implemented by business and civic leaders says, “Yes”!  Ryan and Collins will provide an overview of both the 2025 task force initiatives and an update on the Ryan Project being proposed on the Star Tribune Properties adjacent to the Stadium construction.

Agenda
I.   Noon – Welcome and Introductions by EDC President Dan Collison (10 Minutes)
II.  12:10 p.m. – 2025 Plan Development Overview: Mike Ryan (20 Minutes)
III. 12:30 p.m. – Ryan Construction/Star Tribune Development Update: Rick Collins (15 Minutes)
IV.  12:45 p.m. – Q & A Moderated by EDC President Dan Collison (15 Minutes)
V.   1:00 p.m. – Adjournment

December 18, 2013, Wednesday - Public Skating at the Metrodome

Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: The Dome (both levels)

Rollerdome - Let's Go Skating!

The upper and lower concourses of the Metrodome become the Rollerblade Rollerdome, annually hosting thousands of inline skaters who come to relax, exercise, train, socialize, or just watch others turn endless effortless laps on the roughly half-mile smooth concrete loop. Park your car in the free lot adjacent to Gate D and enter the revolving doors. (Because trapped air is what keeps the Dome domey, trying to use a conventional door will expel you quicker than a sneeze.)

Admission is $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for students, and $4.50 for kids. Optional skate rentals cost an additional $5.00 per pair of well-maintained and up-to-date Rollerblade inline skates. Coat/shoe check and safety gear are free, but neither is mandatory. "Skate at your own risk" signs might intimidate the newbie, but you really couldn't ask for a more forgiving environment in which to learn--a level, debris-free surface, ample elbow room on even the most crowded nights and free skate tips qualified instructors make this the ideal place to take the evolutionary step from plodding flat feet to speedy wheeled wonders.

Visit the website for updates and additional information.