February 10, 2016, Wednesday - Nicollet Mall Project Update at Central Library

February 10, 2016, Wednesday - Play and Learn Together at Central Library

Time: 10:00am

Location:  Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Play and Learn Together

Wednesdays thru February 24

For families. Enjoy a morning library "playdate" with other caregivers and their children, complete with a variety of interactive play stations that incorporate talking, reading, writing, singing and playing together.

February 9, 2016, Tuesday - INAUGURAL MEETING: MHNA Environment Committee

Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm

Location: 512 7th Street SE

INAUGURAL MEETING: MHNA Environment Committee

First meeting of the newly-formed Environment Committee (comprised of past, multiple task forces: Save Our Shade Trees, 6th Ave SE Greenway, Gardening, and others)

Questions? Contact the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association office: 612.623.7633 | chris@marcy-holmes.org

February 9, 2016, Tuesday - Mardi Gras Party at Day Block Brewing

Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, music from 8:00 - 11:00pm.

Location: Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Mardi Gras Party

Ticket Price includes complimentary cocktail, beer, or glass of wine. Bring your best Mardi Gras mask for a chance to win prizes.

New Orleans themed cocktails and food menu will be served.

Purchase tickets in advance to reserve your spot. 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mardi-gras-at-day-block-with-patty-and-the-buttons-tickets-20834157526

February 7, 2016, Sunday - 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.

February 6, 2016, Saturday - Roses are Red with Ellen Ferrari Workshop at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-Noon

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

Roses are Red with Ellen Ferrari

For families with children ages 2 and up

Begin this Valentine’s Day class with the story My Love for You by Susan L. Roth. Discover how to turn pieces of paper into a variety of pop-up and pocket valentines. Decorate them with all sorts of stamps, stickers, doilies, colors and even real valentine candies. Yum!

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

Adult/child pair: $30 ($27 members) + $6 supply fee
Additional participants (adult or child): $15 ($13.50 members) + $3 supply fee

Register

February 6, 2016, Saturday - All Things Kid! Warehouse Sale Event to Benefit The Pinky Swear Foundation at Northrup King Building

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE

All Things Kid! Warehouse Sale Event to Benefit Kids With Cancer (The Pinky Swear Foundation)

A Warehouse event featuring some of your favorite Minnesota kid brands - Kiddywampus, O + Ro Soap, Minnebites, Tumblewalla, Cooper & Kid, and Anjee Mai Creations!

10% of sales to benefit the Pinky Swear Foundation.

Hosted by Cooper & Kid (studio #263) and Tumblewalla (studio #258) on the 2nd Floor of the Northrup King. Bonus - enjoy additional shopping at other open artist studios in the building!  Ample free parking.

Special deals on all kid items - great for Valentine's day and helps support kids battling cancer.

February 6, 2016, Saturday - Brew 'n Booze Double Dash!

Time: Run starts at 11:00am

Location: Northgate Brewing, 783 Harding Street NE

Brew 'n Booze Double Dash! - NorthGate Brewing + Wander North Distillery - Part of the 2016 MN Brewery Running Series event

It doesn't get more simple than this: 'dash' 0.05k between NorthGate Brewing & Wander North Distillery.…drink beer...drink a cocktail... and raise money for local non-profits!
 
The fun starts at 11:00 AM sharp! Plan to arrive about 30 minutes prior to check-in to check out our partners, sponsors and pre-race activities. Don’t forget some extra $$$. In addition to your FREE beer + FREE cocktail and swag, there will be merchandise for sale, food trucks, and plenty more beverages!

All participants receive 1 FREE craft brew from NorthGate Brewing and 1 FREE cocktail from Wander North Distillery! Also, you'll get to take home a collectors seasonal merchandise item (it is sure to be GREAT!).

Also included: live music at each location, a food truck, and food samples, artwork

Registration is limited to 200, so sign up today! Remember: a portion of all proceeds go to benefit MN non-profits. Check out our website to see who we support and why: http://www.breweryrunningseries.com/!

February 5, 2016, Friday - Family Unit opens at Southern Theater (runs thru Feb 28)

Time:  See ticket link for schedule

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Family Unit Presented by Main Street School of Performing Arts

February 5 - 28

Family Unit is a high energy original ensemble work based in the not too distant future. After years in seclusion, a family must navigate a new and unfamiliar crisis ridden world. Loyalties are tested, bonds are made, limits are broken as we discover what it means to be family, and explore the balance between our values and our survival.

Tickets:  (no additional per ticket fees)

General Admission: $24
Student (with ID): $18
ARTshare Members:  FREE
Tuesday - Pay What You Can: $0, $5, $10, $15, $20 or $24

February 4, 2016, Thursday - Wine Happy Hour with Bill Coy at Aster Cafe

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: Aster Cafe, River Room, 125 Main St SE

WINE HAPPY HOUR WITH BILL COY EVERY 1st THURSDAY THROUGH MARCH 2016

Aster Café will be hosting a wine tasting with wine writer Bill Coy, from Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine.
Bill will present 4-6 wines based on that month's magazine article and discuss them and answer questions.
Reservations are suggested, but not necessary.

$15 per person.

February 4, 2016, Thursday - Spectrum ArtWorks presents The Big Picture at the Solar Arts Building

Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm (Opening Reception)

Location: Solar Arts Building, 711 NE 15th Avenue

Spectrum ArtWorks presents The Big Picture at the Solar Arts Building

The Big Picture
Exploring wellness in recovery through art

Note - February 4 is also "First Thursday in the Art District", so the 2nd floor artist studios will be open for attendees to browse/shop art!

Sponsored by:
American Lung Association in Minnesota
RESOURCE
Solar Arts Building

Exhibition Dates: February 4-22, 2016

Open to the public:
Thursday, Feb 4, 5 – 9pm (Opening Reception)
Saturday, Feb 20, 6-9 pm (Nothreast Farmers Market Winter Market)

Gallery Hours by appointment:
Call 612-752-8282 or email jreyes@resource-mn.org

The Big Picture, Spectrum ArtWorks upcoming peer-led and curated group exhibition explores health and aims to encourage wellness in recovery. The theme of health and wellness in recovery is inspired by the Substance and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) definition of recovery, “as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.” Art from the show comes from core group of 15 artists living with mental illness who work publicly as a collective to challenge mental health and create community. Their work in this show gleans from the SAMHSA’s defined four major dimensions that support a life in recovery, which are health, home, purpose, and community. Some artists from the group call attention to the impacts of smoking on individuals living with mental illness while others look to our social and domestic lives when exploring self-care. More info: http://www.samhsa.gov/recovery. Artists from this group have shown with Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, MacRostie Art Center, and are recipients of the VSA MN Emerging Artist Grant and the Minnesota State Arts Board’s Artist Initiative Grant.

February 4, 2016, Thursday - Thursday Musical’s Thursday Morning Artist Series at MacPhail

Time: 10:00am reception, 10:30am concert

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South

Thursday Musical’s 2015-2016 Thursday Morning Artist Series   

The Thursday Morning Artist Series has been presented since 1892 at 10:30 am on Thursdays. It is the organization’s longest-running recital and chamber music series with a legacy of featuring some of the most talented classical musicians in Minnesota. Programs are currently being held in the acoustically impressive Antonello Hall at MacPhail Center for Music and inside the beautiful architecture of the Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata.  Free coffee and donuts are provided in the lobby starting at 10:00 am served by members of Thursday Musical. Detailed program information will be announced throughout the season.

FULL SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 4, 2016
MacPhail Center for Music
Living Concert Notes with Moderator Libby Larsen, composer 
Semada Trio
Dana Donnay, oboe, Matthew Bertrand, bassoon and Seth Engelby, piano
Nicolla Melville, piano
Charles Wazanowski, tuba

Thursday, February 18, 2016 
Arjun Ganguly, viola - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Northern Lights String Quartet
Carolyn Liptak, violin, Kathryn Christie, violin, Jennifer Thomas, viola and David Holmes, cello
Debra Gilroy, soprano 
Megan Wallace, piano

Thursday, March 3, 2016 
Amanda Chan, piano - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Beth Winterfeldt, piano
The Bishop String Trio
Meredith Vaughan, violin, Katie Ekberg, viola and Carlynn Savot, cello
Karen Rognsvoog - music and film

Thursday, March 17, 2016 
Faith Farr, cello 
Beth Blackledge, flute 
Suzanne Kennedy, mezzo-soprano

Thursday, April 14, 2016 
Rie Tanaka, piano - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Mitch Blatt, clarinet
Melissa Culloton, mezzo-soprano
Mimi Tung, piano

Thursday, April 28, 2016 
Elizabeth Kleiber, flute - Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2015
Amy Morris, flute
Robin Helgen, soprano 
Elliott Wilcox, piano

February 4, 2016, Thursday - Ten Thousand Things' Dear World at Open Book (4 nights)

Time:  (See ticket link for daily show times)

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Ten Thousand Things presents: Dear World

Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee
Based on "The Madwoman of Chaillot"
Music by Jerry Herman

Ten Thousand Things continues its season with the company’s first-ever production of Dear World, a musical based on Jean Giraudoux’s 1943 book The Madwoman of Chaillot. The Dear World book is by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee, with music by Jerry Herman. Sarah Rasmussen guest directs, with Peter Vitale as music director. Dear World follows of group of eccentrics and outcasts in Paris who band together to thwart the plans of businessmen plotting to extract oil from the land under the city’s streets and cafés. The play celebrates the power of unconventional outlooks that are unburdened by greed. The cast features Christina Baldwin, Sheena Janson, JuCoby Johnson, Kris Nelson, Janet Paone, Thomasina Petrus, Shawn Vriezen and Fred Wagner.

Following a tour of correctional facilities, low-income centers, schools, and shelters, the show will play to the public January 15–17 and 21–24 at Open Book in Minneapolis; January 28–31 at Bedlam Lowertown in St. Paul; and February 4–7 back at Open Book. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 pm and Sunday shows at 4 pm.

Tickets are $30; pay what you can for audiences under age 30 (please present ID at the door). Information and tickets.

February 3, 2016, Wednesday - 2nd Annual State of the Ward Address and Third aWard

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Minneapolis Event Centers, 212 Main St SE

2nd Annual State of the Ward Address and Third aWard

Join Council Member Jacob Frey for his 2nd annual State of the Ward Address and Third aWards. Awards of the year will be given for Leader, Local Business, Neighborhood Project/Initiative, and Youth Leader.

“The Third aWards are a chance to acknowledge our amazing residents and small business owners that help make the Third Ward a dynamic place,” said Council Member Jacob Frey.

Individuals interested in making a nomination should write a brief description of the accomplishments that deserve recognition. Please submit Third aWards nominations via email (heidi.ritchie@minneapolismn.gov), fax (612-673-3940) or by mail to Council Member Jacob Frey, 350 South 5th Street, Room 307, Minneapolis, MN 55415 by Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

The State of the Ward and Third aWards will take place Wednesday, February 3, 2016 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Event Center, 212 2nd Street SE. Please R.S.V.P. early by calling 612-673-3126 or emailing zack.farley@minneapolismn.gov.

February 3, 2016, Wednesday - Play and Learn Together at Central Library

Time: 10:00am

Location:  Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Play and Learn Together

Wednesdays thru February 24

For families. Enjoy a morning library "playdate" with other caregivers and their children, complete with a variety of interactive play stations that incorporate talking, reading, writing, singing and playing together.