January 20, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Katie Gearty & Nichola Miller with The Tanner Taylor Trio

January 20, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Mary Jane Alm

January 20, 2012, Friday - Suzzy Roche Reading/Performance at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

The Loft presents an evening with author and singer Suzzy Roche, in celebration of her debut novel Wayward Saints.

Suzzy Roche is a singer/songwriter/performer and founding member of the singing group The Roches. Her first novel, Wayward Saints (Hyperion/Voice), is a selection of the Spring 2012 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program. Her children's book, Want To Be In A Band, will be published by Random House in January 2013. As a musician, Suzzy has recorded over 15 albums, written music for film and television, and toured extensively for thirty years across the United States and Europe.

Of her new book, Jane Hamilton wrote, “Not every dazzling musician has a novel in her, but Suzzy Roche, among all her other gifts, is a novelist, the genuine article. Wayward Saints is funny, smart, poignant, the prose so clear, so direct, so true. This book is a joy.”

January 19, 2012, Thursday - Happy Hour with a Preservationist - Tour of the Basilica of St. Mary

Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Location:   Basilica of St. Mary, 88 North Seventeenth Street

This event is free!  Check out Preserve Minneapolis for more tours.

Note: Please enter through the Rectory (located on located on the west side of the church on N 17th St.). We will gather in the Sacristy to begin the tour.

The Basilica of Saint Mary has been more than a church for more than a century. A well-established beacon of hope on the modern Minneapolis skyline, it is the spiritual home for more than 12,000 parishioners. Join us for a tour of the magnificent Basilica and learn about the restoration projects that will begin in February of 2012 due to the recent win in the Partners in Preservation contest.

January 18, 2012, Wednesday - Christine Stark & Olga Trujillo Reading at The Loft

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Loft, Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Christine Stark’s Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation follows a biracial girl named Little Miss So And So, from age 4 into adulthood. Told in a series of prose poems, Nickels' lyrical and inventive language conveys the dissociative states born of a world formed by persistent and brutal incest and homophobia. The dissociative states enable the child's survival and, ultimately, the adult's healing. The content is heartbreaking and triumphant.

The Sum of My Parts is the story of Olga Trujillo, an attorney who was diagnosed at the age of 31 with dissociative identity disorder, a condition (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) that is characterized by a severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. In her powerful memoir of survival and self-reclamation, Trujillo recounts a childhood filled with the horrors of rape, abuse, and incest; a situation so traumatic that as a very young child she learned to create “parts” to help her deal with and then forget the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father, brothers, and others. From the outside she seemed like an average child, though she was often the object of concern to caring adults who seemed to feel that all was not right at home. However, they could not prove the abuse was happening, and young Olga’s brain sheltered her from the memory of it, until the time finally came when the truth could no longer be contained. By then in her thirties, Olga Trujillo began the devastating process of remembering the truth about her childhood.

Christine Stark is an award-winning writer of American Indian and European ancestry whose work has been published in numerous periodicals and anthologies, including University of Pennsylvania Law Review; The Florida Review; Feminist Studies; Poetry Motel; Hawk and Handsaw: the Journal of Creative Sustainability; Birthed From Scorched Hearts; Poetry Midwest; Our Choices, Our Lives; and Primavera. She is a co-editor of an international anthology entitled Not for Sale and the author of the poem “Momma’s Song” which is part of a double CD/manga recorded by Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Ensemble. She has been on National Public Radio’s Justice Talking, she is a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee and a 2010 Loft Mentorship winner in creative non-fiction. Christine teaches writing at Metropolitan State University and lives in Minneapolis with her partner, April.

Olga Trujillo is an attorney, who after 12 years with the United States Department of Justice, left to work with communities on trauma, domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault as well as immigration and human trafficking issues.

As a consultant she has worked with most national organizations addressing the issues of violence against women and children and, in particular, the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child abuse. Olga has also appeared in several videos including Cut it Out, a training video on domestic violence for hair stylists, and A Survivor’s Story, a training video based on her personal experience and live presentations. 

Olga is a recipient of the Bud Cramer Leadership Award given by the National Children’s Alliance for her work to help professionals around the country better understand the impact of violence on children. Olga is also a recipient of a Sunshine Lady Foundation Peace Awards for her work for battered women and their children. Latina magazine featured Olga in its August 2006 issue for her survival and her work on these issues. Olga lives on a small farm in Wisconsin with her partner and their dogs and cats.

This reading is free and open to the public.

January 18, 2012, Wednesday - Third Ward Care Meeting

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Eastside Neighborhood Services, 1700 2nd Street NE

Hosted by Council Member Diane Hofstede
 
Agenda:
· Public Safety updates
· Discussion on 2012 Priorities
· Col Michael J. Price to discuss potential closing of the St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam as it relates to Asian Carp

January 18, 2012, Wednesday - Cook for the Week Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Local D'Lish, 208 N 1st Street

One day…cook it all…you are ready for the week. Yes it really is that simple.

Reservations

January 17, 2012, Tuesday - Public Hearing at City Hall re: Izzy's

*Tuesday January 17 - Please Attend This Important Meeting at City Hall*

A public hearing for the sale of Outlot C, 1100 2nd St S, for $437,850 to River Road Holdings, LLC, an entity affiliated with Izzy's Ice Cream (the staff recommendation), is scheduled for the next Community Development Committee meeting.

When: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Where: Room 317, City Hall.

Voice your opinion on building a factory across the street from Gold Medal Park.  The public is invited to give testimony, please do so.

January 15, 2012, Sunday - Urban Yoga Workshop at Southern Theater

Time:  1:00pm - 4:00p

Location:  Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

The Urban Yoga Workshop with Phil Doucette

We are so proud to host this unique Yoga Fundraiser for the one of a kind non-profit SOUTHERN THEATER. This half-day workshop will include a live hip hop and slam poetry performance by the legendary conscious artist Guante. Then Philly D will take the mic and hit you with a Dharma Talk called "Paths 2 Freedom." We close the day with an uplifting Hip Hop Yoga class full of positive music reflective of the days theme: Freedom & Art. This event is YOGA WITH A CONSCIOUS SWAGGER.

January 15, 2012, Sunday - Tai Chi for Health Class for Beginners Workshop at Open Book

Time: 12:30pm

Location: Open Book, Target Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Tai Chi is an excellent means to create good health, vitality and find inner peace.  Easier to learn and more accessible than Yoga, Tai Chi is often described as meditation in movement.  Classes are informal, non-martial and open to all regardless of age or ability.

Register online at www.naturalsteptaichi.com or e-mail Colin Snow at ColinSnow@NaturalStepTaichi.com for more information.

January 15, 2012, Sunday - Rock Guitar Workshop with Randy Sobaski at MacPhail

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Room 127, 501 2nd Street South

Rock Guitar Workshop with Randy Sobaski

This fun, playing-oriented workshop will consist of an introduction to open position power chords, E,A, and D. These chords will also be applied to the 12-bar blues and rock chord progressions using some common grooves/rhythmic patterns. The pentatonic scale will also be introduced about how to improvise through the use of simple licks/phrases, rhythmic ideas and note choice.

This workshop is for beginning to intermediate guitar students. Bring your guitar and be prepared to rock!

Admission $5 (Free for MacPhail students)

January 15, 2012, Sunday - Minneapolis Home & Landscape Expo at the Dome

(The Minneapolis Home & Landscape Expo runs January 6-8 and 13-15.)

Times:
Fridays 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sundays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  The Metrodome, Gates B, F and H

The 2012 Minneapolis Home and Landscape Expo will kick off a new season of activities at Hubert Humphrey Metrodome with a two-weekend event for homeowners.  The Expo offers exhibits, consultations, demonstrations, and other activities related to design and renovation. Expo exhibitors will showcase everything for home interiors including the latest in cabinetry and countertops, flooring, sunrooms and additions, basement finishing, waterproofing, smart, and energy efficient windows, as well as exterior products.

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January 14, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Bethany Larson and Bees Knees

Bethany Larson and the Bee's Knees is an indie-folk band from Minneapolis fronted by singer-songwriter Bethany Larson.

January 14, 2012, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  Cover: $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes CD release

January 14, 2012, Saturday - MCAD Exhibit: 125 years starts at Central Library

Location: Central Library, Cargill Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

MCAD Exhibit: 125 years  (Runs January 14–February 2)

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) has been “a catalyst for creativity in Minneapolis” for 125 years. Celebrate this great milestone with history, media and art displays.

Presented in collaboration with Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

January 14, 2012, Saturday - Winning Recipes from the Pillsbury Bake-Off at Mill City Museum

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 Second Street South

Winning Recipes from the Pillsbury Bake-Off

See how history is revealed in a demonstration of Chocolate Cherry Bars, a Bake-Off winning recipe from 1974. Learn about the 60-year history of the Pillsbury Bake-Off, sample treats, get 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 14, 2012, Saturday - Minneapolis Home & Landscape Expo at the Dome

(The Minneapolis Home & Landscape Expo runs January 6-8 and 13-15.)

Times:
Fridays 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sundays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  The Metrodome, Gates B, F and H

The 2012 Minneapolis Home and Landscape Expo will kick off a new season of activities at Hubert Humphrey Metrodome with a two-weekend event for homeowners.  The Expo offers exhibits, consultations, demonstrations, and other activities related to design and renovation. Expo exhibitors will showcase everything for home interiors including the latest in cabinetry and countertops, flooring, sunrooms and additions, basement finishing, waterproofing, smart, and energy efficient windows, as well as exterior products.

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January 13, 2012, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm  $10 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  GB Leighton

January 13, 2012, Friday - 'Quick Week Night Meals' Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Local D'Lish, 208 N 1st Street

It seems like you just don’t have time to eat something healthy and local…but we can show you how to make a nutritious and locally lovely delicious meal in a flash.

Reservations

January 13, 2012, Friday - Minneapolis Home & Landscape Expo at the Dome

(The Minneapolis Home & Landscape Expo runs January 6-8 and 13-15.)

Times:
Fridays 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sundays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:  The Metrodome, Gates B, F and H

The 2012 Minneapolis Home and Landscape Expo will kick off a new season of activities at Hubert Humphrey Metrodome with a two-weekend event for homeowners.  The Expo offers exhibits, consultations, demonstrations, and other activities related to design and renovation. Expo exhibitors will showcase everything for home interiors including the latest in cabinetry and countertops, flooring, sunrooms and additions, basement finishing, waterproofing, smart, and energy efficient windows, as well as exterior products.

More Info