December 18, 2013, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Agenda

Meeting are broadcasted live on the City of Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79, or online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/tv/79.  Those interested in viewing the MPRB meeting are encouraged to attend at MPRB headquarters, located at 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411, or view during the 10:30 p.m. Monday (12/3) rebroadcast on Channel 79.

December 17, 2013, Tuesday - RLife LIVE at The Depot

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, 225 3rd Avenue South

Pat Allen, Acoustic Guitarist, playing your favorites and originals.

December 17, 2013, Tuesday - "Best Laid Plans" Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

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

"Best Laid Plans"

Join The Murder Mystery Company as we journey back in time to the glamorous 1930's with, "Best Laid Plans".

Get all dolled up for an evening of "Old Hollywood Style" fun as you mingle with the who's whos of society. Be careful though, as someone in the room is guilty of a terrible crime. Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!

Information and tickets.

December 17, 2013, Tuesday - 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 in the 31st year!

Dome running is every Tuesday and Thursday through December 26. The remaining dates for 2013 are: December 17, 19, 26.

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

For questions contact Rick Recker at 612 375-0805.

December 16, 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 16, 2013, Monday - My Mother Has Four Noses at The Guthrie

December 9, 2013, Monday - Sounds of Blackness

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Dowling Studio, Guthrie, 818 South 2nd Street

My Mother Has Four Noses

Jonatha Brooke's mom did have four noses, and at least as many names. She was a published poet, a clown, a Christian Scientist. And she had Alzheimer's. But in her final years, her mother raised her theatrics to a new level. Their shared passion for words and music, and their unflagging humor stand as a testament to their enduring relationship. In this powerful, musical one-woman show, featuring ten new songs to complement the performance, acclaimed singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke tells a very unusual love story of a mother and daughter.

My Mother Has Four Noses has played to sold out houses at the Playwrights’ Center, the Warner Theater in Torrington, CT, and World Café Live for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

Also playing December 17, 7:30pm.

December 16, 2013, Monday - National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Time: 7:00pm

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.

(Also playing Saturday, December 21, at 1:00pm.)

More information.

December 15, 2013, Sunday - Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Time: Noon (CST) at the Dome

Additional information is available at vikings.com.

December 15, 2013, Sunday - An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill at Mill City Museum

Times: 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm shows

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members

Reservations required.

This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at the 1920 Washburn Crosby holiday party. The script is based on real stories taken from the pages of the company's employee newspaper. Scenes unfold on different floors of the mill and visitors will meet different characters along the way. Witness the rocky romance of Celia and Otto; meet marketing mastermind Benjamin S. Bull; experience the awesome sweeping power of Bill Smith; and learn the secret origin of the Washburn Crosby marketing slogan, "Eventually-Why Not Now?" This piece is written by playwright Joseph Scrimshaw, directed by Laura Salveson, and stars a cast of professional Twin Cities' actors. Not recommended for children under the age of 8.

December 15, 2013, Sunday - Thomasina and Earfone Records - The Perfect Gift at The Southern Theater

Time: Doors open a 4pm for bazaar shopping, food and drink. Concert featuring Thomasina begins at 6pm.

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Join us for this holiday celebration of music, gifts, food and drink as we transform the Southern into a holiday bazaar.

Tickets
General Admission Adult: $15
General Admission Children under 10: $5
 
All purchases have a $2 service fee per ticket.
 
Purchase Tickets Online
 
To purchase over the phone call 612.267.1934

December 14, 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 14, 2013, Saturday - An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill at Mill City Museum

Times: 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm shows

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members

Reservations required.

This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at the 1920 Washburn Crosby holiday party. The script is based on real stories taken from the pages of the company's employee newspaper. Scenes unfold on different floors of the mill and visitors will meet different characters along the way. Witness the rocky romance of Celia and Otto; meet marketing mastermind Benjamin S. Bull; experience the awesome sweeping power of Bill Smith; and learn the secret origin of the Washburn Crosby marketing slogan, "Eventually-Why Not Now?" This piece is written by playwright Joseph Scrimshaw, directed by Laura Salveson, and stars a cast of professional Twin Cities' actors. Not recommended for children under the age of 8.

December 14, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Back by popular demand! Additional Mill City Farmers Market 2013-2014 Winter Market dates:

January 11
February 8
March 8
March 15 (at the Arboretum, Chanhassen)
April 12

December 14, 2013, Saturday - Public Skating at the Metrodome

Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 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 14, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch: Roe Family Singers

December 14, 2013, Saturday - Holiday Jewelry Sparkle Mart at Northrup King (2 days)

Saturday, Dec. 14th:   10 am-5 pm
Sunday, Dec. 15th:      noon - 4 pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE

The Holiday Jewelry Sparkle Mart is the ultimate jewelry shopping experience. Choose handcrafted jewelry from 30 jewelry designers working in a variety of metals, stones glass, polymer clay and more.

Many jewelers accept custom orders/commissions.

For more information on the list of participating jewelers go to http://newsletter.blueoverblue.com/t/r-l-nkhyuhk-cjdjuukll-k/

December 14, 2013, Saturday - How'd They do That Workshop at The Guthrie

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

What was the inspiration for the set? Was the play rewritten in rehearsals? Aren't those wigs itchy? Through these eye-opening workshops, you can learn how the Guthrie's artists and staff create a production - from early development and designs to rehearsal, costume fittings and staging of the play.

$15 per person per workshop.

2013-2014 workshops

A Christmas Carol  Buy Tickets
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Tristan & Yseult
Saturday, February 15, 2014
McGuire Proscenium Stage

Othello
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Crimes of the Heart
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Our Country's Good
Saturday, May 31, 2014
McGuire Proscenium Stage

My Fair Lady
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Vonya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Saturday, August 2, 2014
McGuire Proscenium Stage

December 14, 2013, Saturday - Winter Book Publication Party at MCBA

Time: 7:00pm

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

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is proud to announce the 2013 Winter Book, Minidewak: Readings from Braiding Sweetgrass.

Join us to celebrate the release of Minidewak: Readings from Braiding Sweetgrass, MCBA's 23rd Winter Book! Author Robin Wall Kimmerer will present a reading at 7pm, with a reception to follow.

The twenty-third in MCBA's perennial series celebrating the handmade book, Minidewak will be released on Saturday, December 14 at a celebratory Publication Party at MCBA.

As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. These two aspects of identity combine in Kimmerer’s latest book of essays, Braiding Sweetgrass, published by Milkweed Editions.

More info.

December 14, 2013, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S).

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours

While it's chilly outside, join us as we weave our way through the cozy corners of downtown Minneapolis skyways on a food adventure. We will stroll through the "Broadway" Theatre District and enjoy VIP service as we visit some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants downtown has to offer. The tour includes seeing the Minneapolis skyscraper that was modeled after the Washington Monument and visiting the famous Statue of Mary Richards tossing her hat. Along the way we will also visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership; including a favorite since 1932. You will participate in tea sampling and learn the secrets behind the great food you are enjoying. You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of some of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer all while learning history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.

•Indoor 3 hour walking tour in the heart of downtown Minneapolis using the skyway system
•Saturdays at 2:30pm; during the Holiday Season Friday and Saturday at 2:30pm
•Flat route with slight inclines and declines, approximately .8 of a mile, bathrooms available at some stops
•5 stops, with 10-12 tastings
•Tour limited to 12 people, advance tickets required. Private tours available for larger groups.
•Begins at LaSalle Plaza (800 LaSalle Plaza), located on Hennepin Ave between 8th & 9th Street; ends at Metro Building (80 9th Street S)
•$45/pp

Register

December 13, 2013, Friday - Holidazzle Parade

Time: 6:30pm

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

More info

Fridays and Saturdays, November 29 through December 21.