December 3, 2015, Thursday - Little Box Sauna at Piazza on the Mall

Little Box Sauna Heats Up the Piazza on the Mall this Holiday Season!

Little Box Sauna (LBS), a project of MRAJ Architects  has teamed up with the 612 Sauna Society and The Musicant Group to bring the nordic sauna experience The Piazza on the Mall this holiday season! 

When

The Little Box Sauna will be open for three, 1.5-hour shifts between 5-9:30pm on:

• (Black) Friday, Saturday and Sunday: November 26-28
• December 3rd-5th (Th, Fr, Sat)
• December 10th-12th (Th, Fr, Sat)
• December 17th-19th (Th, Fr, Sat)

Every sauna experience will be accompanied by:

• Free sauna with towels, t-shirts, and water
• Hot drinks
• Kubb and winter lawn games
• Fire pits and s'mores

Friday Specials!

Every Friday we'll have special programming to enhance the experience for sauna goers and the public alike!

• Accordion Musician - November 27
• Fire Performer - Dec 4th
• Storytellers - Dec 11th
• Singing Circle - December 18th

I'm in! How Do I Sign Up?!?!

Walk-ins will be welcome, but in order to secure your spot, you must secure a (FREE) ticket, at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-box-sauna-sign-up-tickets

December 3, 2015, Thursday - Jacob Frey's Second Annual Holiday Party

Join Council Member Jacob Frey at the A-Mill Artist Lofts for his 2nd Annual Holiday Party. RSVP to kristen.mcmullen@unitedstrategiesllc.com.

 

December 2, 2015, Wednesday - A Reading by Minnesota State Arts Board Grant Winners at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

The Loft Literary Center hosts a reading by Dore Kiesselbach, Lynne Maker Kuechle, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Katrina Vandenberg, and Ryan Vine, recipients of a 2015 Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.

December 2, 2015, Wednesday - WAM Shop Holiday Sale (3 days)

Dates/Times: December 2 - 4, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location:  Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road

WAM Shop Holiday Sale

It’s our favorite time of year—it should be yours, too, with these savings! Shop the sale and save 20% off purchases for WAM members and U of M staff, faculty, and students. The WAM Shop has a great selection of items for everyone. Choose from jewelry, cards, handmade goods, treats, locally made items, and more.

Purchases support WAM programs and exhibitions. More information on the WAM Shop.

December 1, 2015, Tuesday - Hennepin County Budget (Truth in Taxation) Meeting at Hennepin County Government Center

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Hennepin County Government Center, County Board Room on the 24th floor, 300 S. Sixth Street

Hennepin County will hold a public meeting on the proposed 2016 budget and property tax levy – commonly called the Truth in Taxation meeting – at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1. The meeting location is the County Board Room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center, at 300 S. Sixth Street in downtown Minneapolis.

The county proposes a 2016 budget of $1.9 billion – an increase of $109.4 million, or 5.99 percent, from the 2015 budget. It proposes a property tax levy of $726.8 million – an increase of $31.2 million, or 4.48 percent, from the net property tax levy in 2015.

The budgets and levies for the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority and Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority also will be discussed at the meeting.

Residents who wish to speak at the meeting should sign up by calling the Hennepin County Clerk's Office at 612-348-4019.

For more details, go online to www.hennepin.us/hcbudget.

Free parking is available for residents attending the meeting in the underground ramp at the Government Center after 5 p.m. The ramp entrance is on Third Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.

December 1, 2015, Tuesday - World AIDS Day FUNDRAISER at Wilde Roast Cafe

Time: 7:00am - 11:00pm

Location: Wilde Roast Cafe, 65 Main Stree SE

World AIDS Day FUNDRAISER

Tuesday, December 1st is World AIDS Day, it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV.

WRC is giving 20% of our food sales and 100% of our dessert sales to Clare Housing from this day!

Clare Housing provides a continuum of affordable and supportive housing options that create healing communities and optimize the health of people living with HIV/AIDS.

December 1, 2015, Tuesday - Community Conversation for the Future of The Soap Factory

Time:  6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  The Soap Factory, 514 Second St SE

Community Conversation for the Future of The Soap Factory

After one of its most ambitious years of programming, including:

 *Hand in Glove III, a national conference of alternative spaces and place curated and organized with Works Progress

*An IVEY Award winning remount of Crime and Punishment with Live Action Set and Dangerous Productions

*Wise Blood; Chris Larson and Anthony Gatto's collaborative opera exhibition, co-curated and co-commissioned by the Walker Art Center, presented to sold out audiences

*The 9th annual Haunted Basement, which included for the first time an exhibition highlighting the artistry of the project

*superusted, the 4th Midwest Biennial exhibition, curated by Cheryl Wilgren Clyne, presented the work of 17 artists from 5 states across the Midwest selected from over 120 studio visits, and was lauded as "the best local biennial of recent memory" by the Star Tribune

The Soap Factory will be rounding out 2015 with Piotr Szyhalski's Three Factory Pieces; an exhibition presented as part of Szyhalski's Labor Camp project. This exhibition opens Saturday, November 21 and will run through December 20.

 After this show, the Soap Factory will take a purposeful pause from programming for the early months of 2016.

Does this mean the Soap Factory is going away? Absolutely not!

Due to a confluence of events (required building improvements, a major grant loss associated with Ben Heywood leaving and 2016 fundraising tracking below plan) we need to step back and focus on making the institution of the Soap Factory strong and sustainable so that it can be around for another 25 years.

So, what can you do?

Please come to our public conversation (details below) to learn more about our current situation and help craft a way forward.

The Soap Factory has always been about its community: You—artists, volunteers, stakeholders, and advocates have always been what makes the Soap a unique space for arts and engagement. We need you now more than ever!

Thank you for all you have done and will do for the Soap Factory.

Please use this form to RSVP so we can accommodate all who wish to attend.

December 1, 2015, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

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

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