January 31, 2012, Tuesday - Last Day of Year-End Clearance Sale at MCBA

Time:  10:00 - 9:00pm

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

An opportunity to get you in the Valentine's Day spirit -- stop by The Shop at MCBA to see our great display of new handmade cards and gifts, artwork and other great tokens of your affection.

Grab a little something for your loved ones, then check out the last days of our Holiday Super Sale -- our year-end clearance sale ends on Tuesday, January 31 (open late 10am-9pm)! Don't miss this last chance to get crazy savings on handmade cards, ornaments, gift wrap, stationery sets, and great stocking stuffer items like notepads, magnets and constructable toys, before they all disappear.

The Shop is also proud to introduce a wide variety of brand new artist's books -- stop in and browse the shelves, and also drool over our special display in the Open Book Lobby display cases!

January 31, 2012, Tuesday - Talk of the Stacks with Gabrielle Hamilton at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune restaurant in New York’s East Village. She received an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Michigan, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Bon Appétit, Saveur, and Food & Wine. She has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and the Food Network, among other television programs. Her memoir, Blood, Bones & Butter, is an unflinching and lyrical memoir about her unconventional journey as a cook for the last twenty years.

“I will read this book to my children and then burn all the books I have written for pretending to be anything even close to this.”— Chef Mario Batali

Program is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Program begins at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book sale and signing follow presentation. For more information: 612.543.8107.

A program of Friends of the Hennepin County Library, with volunteer support from Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library. Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Supporting sponsor: Dorsey and Whitney LLP. Additional support provided by Marquette Hotel, Minn Post and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

Talk of the Stacks

January 30, 2012, Monday - Cities 97 Live Broadcast at Crooked Pint

Time: Live broadcast from 3:00pm to 7:00pm, with music from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Cities 97 will present national recording artists Andy Grammer and Eric Hutchinson in this live broadcast at the Crooked Pint.

January 29, 2012, Sunday - Brownie Demo at Mill City Museum Baking Lab

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 Second Street South

Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better?

See how history is revealed in food in the Baking Lab. Museum staff demonstrate making brownies from scratch versus a mix and share the history of the development of baking mixes. Visitors will be able to taste the results and vote on their favorite, learn home baking tips and take home a copy of the recipe.

Program is included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.

January 28, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Salsa Del Soul

January 28, 2012, Saturday - How'd They Do That Workshop at the Guthrie: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Time: 9:00am 

Location: Guthrie, Wurtele Thrust Stage

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.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Panelists include:
Richard Girtain, Technical Director
Patricia Olive, Props Manager
Carla Steen, dramaturg for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

January 27, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Dan Israel and Al Grande Band

January 27, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $5

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Jack Klatt & The Cat Swingers

January 27, 2012, Friday - The Dragons Are Singing Tonight opens at Southern Theater

Time:  7:00pm

Location:  The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!

In collaboration with the Minnesota Boychoir, Puppet Farm Arts, and Circus Juventas, TigerLion Arts presents The Dragons Are Singing Tonight ~ the musical tale of a nasty dragon at the Southern Theater.

Premiering just after the Chinese New Year in January 2012, The Dragons Are Singing Tonight is a new musical based on the well-loved book of dragon poems by US Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky. Composer Laurie MacGregor brings the poems to life in a score of sixteen songs, while Markell Kiefer directs actors Isabella Dawis (Minneapolis StarTribune’s “Outstanding Youth Performer” 2004, 2005), Tyson Forbes, Eric Sharp, and Elise Langer in the story of an ordinary boy, a magical girl, and a nasty, nasty dragon. Thirty singing boys from the Minnesota Boychoir, two dazzling aerialists from Circus Juventas, twelve top-notch musicians, and countless puppets both giant and small create a wonderful winged world of dragons. The musical tale inspires us with humor, beauty, and the simple message to believe.

Adapted from THE DRAGONS ARE SINGING TONIGHT. Text Copyright © 1993 by Jack Prelutsky. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

Running Jan 26 - Feb 12, 2012
Preview Jan 26
Opening Night Jan 27
Thursdays & Fridays - 7pm
Saturdays - 1 & 5pm
Sundays - 1pm

Tickets and more information available at www.tigerlion.org or call Ticketworks 612-343-3390.

January 25, 2012, Wednesday - Mediterranean Wine Dinner at Spill the Wine

Seating Time: 6:30pm

Location:  Spill the Wine, 1101 Washington Avenue South

$45/person (tax included)

4 course dinner featuring coastal wines prepared by Chef Craig Johnson and wine presentation by Mary Beth Gallagher.

Reservations.

January 25, 2012, Wednesday - The Minnesota Magazine Mingle at Open Book

January 25, 2012, Wednesday - The Minnesota Magazine Mingle at Open Book

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

The Loft Literary Center and the Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Association play host for the ninth time to the casual networking event that also celebrates the breadth of Minnesota’s magazines. The Magazine Mingle is a unique opportunity for professionals in the magazine world to come together in a casual setting.

Freelance writers and editors, primarily, will gather to shake hands, put faces to names and marvel at the quality and quantity of Minnesota magazines. Magazines published in all regions of the state will be on display. Discounts available for early registration and for bringing more than one colleague. Light refreshments, cash bar, door prizes.

Park for free at Periscope, 921 Washington Avenue South, just west of Open Book. Supporting organizations include the America Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the Professional Editors Network (PEN) and the Minnesota chapter of the National Writers Union (NWU).

Click here to register for the event.

January 24, 2012, Tuesday - Name That Tune at Aster Cafe

Time:   7:30pm sign up,  8:00pm- 9:45pm game

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:   Trivia Mafia presents Name That Tune

Name that Tune happens every 4th Tuesday at Aster.  @jefe23 on twitter for hints.  $5 gets your entry/first beer & each beer after for $3.

January 23, 2012, Monday - Wines of Italy Seminar at Sorella Wine & Spirits

Time: 5:45pm-7:00pm 

Location: Sorella Wine & Spirits, 1010 Washington Avenue South

Seminar Series 2012 - Seminar #1
The Wines of Sicily with Annette Peters of Domains and Appellations

Reservations Required - 17 spaces available.  Please call the store 612-339-4040 (no e-mails please) to reserve your space. The seminar and tasting are Free.

January 21, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Trailer Trash

January 21, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $6

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Minor Planets CD Release of Shadow In The Water

January 21, 2012, 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: recommended, 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 on this guided tour. 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. Also covered will be how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building.

Although many parts of the A mill can be explored on a self-guided basis during a regular museum visit, 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 as well as the Flour Tower show.

January 21, 2012, Saturday - Farmers Market at Local D'lish

Location:  Local D'Lish, 208 North 1st Street
 
Hours: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Local D'lish is hosting our Winter Farmers' Market for a fourth season. Please join us on the third Saturday of every month, November through April, as we transform our little store into a roaring indoor plaza full of commerce, good cheer, and free samples! You'll see all your favorite vendors from years past as well as several new ones throughout the season. Expect meat, cheese, apples, honey, baked goods, all natural skin care products, jams, chocolates, granola, coffee and so much more.

The 2011-2012 Winter Farmer-in-the-Market will be held on the following dates, from 10:00am – 2:00pm:

November 19, 2011
December 17, 2011
January 21, 2012
February 18, 2012
March 17, 2012
April 21, 2012

Questions?  Please feel free to call the store at 612-886-3047.

January 21, 2012, Saturday - Snow Play Family Workshop at MCBA

Time: 10:00am - noon

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

For families with children ages 2-10.

Kate Spohn's Snow Play will get us ready to build a blizzard of books. A soft fluffy snowball book... a sled book with runners... a snow fort book that sparkles in the sun... and a warm mug-of-hot-chocolate book. We provide the "snow" and you write the snow stories.

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 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.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

January 21, 2012, Saturday - Minneapolis Central Friends Children’s Book Sale at Central Library

Time: 11:00am - 3:30pm

Location:  Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis Central Friends Children’s Book Sale - Located in the atrium at the Minneapolis Central Library!

A book sale to raise funds for the Minneapolis Central Library. Come browse hundred of children’s books priced at 50 cents each.

Interested in volunteering at the sale? Please email minneapoliscentral@supporthclib.org or call 612-543-8109.

January 21, 2012, Saturday - Childish Films at Central Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Childish Films: Purple Doodles, Squiggles, and Dots

Watch vintage Harold and the Purple Crayon cartoons wildly interspersed with hand-drawn on film experiments by Norman McLaren.  Create your own imaginative journey through coloring activities with Children’s Theatre Company staff.

FILMS:

    Harold and the Purple Crayon © Weston Woods, 1969. 7 min.
    Dots © National Film Board of Canada, 1940. 2 min.
    A Picture for Harold’s Room © Weston Woods, 1971. 6 min.
    Loops © National Film Board of Canada, 1940. 3 min.
    Harold’s Fairy Tale © Weston Woods, 1974. 6 min.
    Boogie Doodle © National Film Board of Canada, 1948. 3 min.

Doors open at 10 am for seating, snacks, and hands-on activities. Live pre-show performances begin at 10:30 am.

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, and complimentary healthy snacks. Admission is free with open seating to the public. Admission is free with open seating to the public.

Most films are best enjoyed by ages 3 and older, but children and people of all ages are welcome to attend. If you have specific questions about the content of a particular film, please e-mail our curators. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 612.543.8107 for more information.