Time: 9:00pm
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Viva Knievel
With no fear of broken bones or loss of limb, they take the stage and attempt feats that seem impossible.
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Book Arts Roundtable with visiting artist Emily Martin
Join Emily in discussion of her recently completed books, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Out There In Here, along with insight into her newest project, loosely titled "Desdemona Speaks Up," which incorporates prints, puppets and stop motion animation.
Emily Martin has been making movable and/or sculptural artists books since the late 1970’s. Her books are narrative sometimes autobiographical and make use of format as a metaphor for content. Emily Martin lives in Iowa City, Iowa, USA where she has her studio and also teaches at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. Her work is in public and private collections throughout the United States and internationally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago; The Marvin and Ruth Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, Miami Beach, Florida and others.
Free and open to the public.
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: MacPhail, 501 2nd Street South (Room 126)
Teen Open Mic Night hosted by the MacPhail Teen Advisory Council (MacTAC)
Open mic night is a casual, fun and social night presented by teens for teens! We’re looking for a variety of styles and instruments—everything from Bach to Rock! You are welcome to perform individually or in a group. Or—just come and enjoy the music of other performers. All teens are welcome!
Email macphail.tac@gmail.com to sign up or if you have any questions.
Deadline: Monday, January 13
Please include your name, song title and song length (under 6 minutes, please) and if you have any set up needs. An accompanist will be provided if you sign up in advance. The accompanist needs 2 weeks of lead time. Please include piano part to accompanist with form (will be emailed to you at time of sign up).
Free Admission.
Time: 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 2117 West River Road North, Board Room
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board will host the sixth Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting to gather public input for the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan.
This meeting is open to the public and will focus on the Boom Island and B.F. Nelson sites. The Park Board encourages the public to attend CAC meetings to share ideas, concerns and priorities with the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park design team.
Time: 4:30pm
Location: City Hall, Room 319, 350 South 5th Street
City of Minneapolis Public Meeting Scheduled for January 28
The City of Minneapolis is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed Conservation District Ordinance, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., at City Hall in Room 319. This ordinance is designed to ensure development in notable areas respects neighborhood character.
Developed using public input, the ordinance conserves notable visual character in a manner that offers more protections than the zoning code, but fewer protections than historic district design guidelines.
Under this proposed ordinance, two-thirds of property owners in a contiguous area with notable visual character would have the opportunity to request conservation district status. If passed, the proposed ordinance would amend the City's existing Heritage Preservation Regulations.
Comments on the draft of this ordinance will be accepted in person during the public meeting or by emailing City staff member John Smoley at john.smoley@minneapolismn.gov through 4:30p.m., on February 4.
Following the gathering of public input, the ordinance will be revised and prepared for review by the State Historic Preservation Office, the Heritage Preservation Commission, and the City Council. For updated project information, please visit the Heritage Preservation Commission Web site.
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street
White vs. Whole Wheat: A Tale of Two Flours at Mill City Museum
See how history is revealed in food through a baking demonstration focusing on the story behind white and whole wheat flour. Discover how Minneapolis millers perfected a way to make white flour on an industrial scale, hear about the popularity of white flour in the 19th century, what effects this had on nutrition, and why flour today is frequently enriched. Visitors will also learn why Sylvester Graham developed a whole wheat cracker "to improve health and morality," hear the pros and cons of each type of flour, sample baked goods made from each, and take home a copy of the recipes.
Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Kelly McGuire Trio
Jimmy Buffet Fan Club event featuring the Kelly McGuire Trio.
Time: 11a.m.–3 p.m.
Location: Central Library, (Room Location: N-361) 300 Nicollet Mall
History Day Hullabaloo
For teens. Get personalized help with narrowing your topic, developing your paper, identifying primary resources and finding the best library materials. Librarians, Minnesota History Day staff and mentors from the University of Minnesota will help you make sense of and break down your project into workable phases. Plenty of time for questions.
Presented in collaboration with Minnesota Historical Society.
Time: 10:00am and 11:00am
Location: MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 2nd Street South
The Carnival of Animals - Featuring MacPhail faculty and guests
Free Familty Music Series A family event for music-loving families, as well as for those who want to explore music for the first time! The centerpiece of this series is a live concert. Before and after each concert, the musicians will give free sample lessons to kids and adults on the instruments featured in the concert. MacPhail Early Childhood Music staff will also be on site to engage families in a music-themed art project. Light refreshments will follow the concert.
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Swag
Guitar driving, danceable music by contemporary artists commonly heard on local radio stations, such as Cities 97 and KS95.
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, (Open Book Target Performance Hall)1011 Washington Avenue South
FRED HAGSTROM NAMED RECIPIENT OF 2014 MINNESOTA BOOK ARTIST AWARD
A reception showcasing the exhibit and honoring Hagstrom will take place on Friday, January 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Open Book, with a brief program and presentation at 6:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public, and features live music, hors d’oeuvres, and wine. An exhibit celebrating Hagstrom's work will run January 24 through March 30 in Open Book's Cowles Literary Commons.
The Minnesota Book Awards is pleased to announce Fred Hagstrom as the winner of the 2014 Minnesota Book Artist Award sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. This annual award, presented by Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) and the Minnesota Book Awards, recognizes a Minnesota book artist or book artist collaborative group for excellence of a new artistic work, demonstrated proficiency and quality in the book arts through their body of work, as well as an ongoing commitment and significant contributions to Minnesota’s book arts community. The award has previously been presented to Jana Pullman (2013), Bridget O’Malley and Amanda Degener of Cave Paper (2012), Regula Russelle (2011), Wilber H. "Chip" Schilling (2010), Paulette Myers-Rich (2009), and Jody Williams (2008).
A distinguished professor of art at Carleton College since 1984, Fred Hagstrom came to the book arts through a long background in printmaking. His recent work focuses on historical subjects, juxtaposing archival photographs with carefully chosen text to produce work both visually rich and emotionally provocative. His award-winning piece, Passage, examines the historic tragedy of the slave trade using archival photographs of former slaves combined with hand-drawn diagrams depicting the inhumane conditions aboard slave ships. These images are paired with selected texts from two historical books that were important for building opposition to the slave trade: An Essay on the Impolicy of the African Slave Trade by Thomas Clarkson, 1788, and Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Person of Color by A. Mott, 1837.
Hagstrom teaches printmaking, drawing, art and narrative, and artist's books at Carleton College. He received his BA from Hamline University in Saint Paul and his MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition, he studied at the University of Chicago for one year, as well as under S.W. Hayter at Atelier 17 in Paris, France. His prints have been shown in galleries throughout the United States and are featured in numerous museum collections, including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center. Hagstrom's awards and honors include several research, travel, and development grants, as well as prestigious national printmaking awards. He has also received fellowships through the McKnight and Blandin Foundations.
Exhibits of Hagstrom’s work will also be featured at other venues throughout the state this year, including Saint Paul’s Central Library this spring.
Time: 8:00pm $5
Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE
Tonight: Off the Cuff: Improvisational Jazz
Off the Cuff is a monthly event held at the Aster Cafe, seeking to explore collaboration between Twin Cities musicians and artists in an improvisational setting. Each night will feature two new and unique sets of local indie musicians from different backgrounds collaborating on the spot. The artist lineup will be fluid and varied, drawing from indie circuits such as pop, rock, electronic, hip hop, r&b and jazz. The series will be curated by local bassist Andrew Foreman.
Time: 5:00pm
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!
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Pillsbury Auditorium, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 3rd Ave S
Asian Influences in Music: A Collaborative Performance Series presented by MacPhail Center for Music and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ Department of Asian Arts represents 17 Asian cultures spanning nearly 5,000 years. This concert will showcase the influences Asian aesthetics, art and culture has on Western music. There will also be a pre-concert lecture led by MIA curators before the program from 1-1:30 p.m. in the Friends Community Room.
Tickets may be purchased at either the MIA or MacPhail - $10 general admission, $5 for MacPhail students and MIA members.
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Dangerous Man Brewing Co, 1300 2nd Street NE
The First annual DMB/MBMC beard contest. January is cold but, this comp is gonna be HOT. Ticket required. Space limited.
Time: 2:00–3:00pm
Location: Central Library, (Room Location: RKMC Meeting Room) 300 Nicollet Mall
Urban Archaeology: The Nicollet Avenue Repaving Project
The City of Minneapolis made a major upgrade to Nicollet Avenue between Lake Street and 40th Street, including work on the storm sewer system and planting trees. Dave Romm, who lives at Nicollet and Lake, photographed the old streetcar rails, the installation of the new street, what's beneath the asphalt and other aspects of the project, from spring of 2012 through the finishing touches today.
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Get It On Presents - $8 Cover/21+
8pm King Fish Crow
9pm Kingsview
10pm Anthony Novak
11pm Devata Daun
12am TBA
Time: Noon – 4:00pm
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South
International Cartoonist Conspiracy Meet-up
All skill levels welcome.
Hosted by the Minneapolis cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy. Draw and chat with your fellow cartoonists at this monthly open studio meet-up. Location within MCBA's studios may vary (you can always check in at The Shop). For more info, visit the Cartoonist Conspiracy blog.
FREE and open to the public. No need to pre-register, just drop in!
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South
Tonight: Get It On Presents - $8 Cover/21+
8pm The Gated Community
9pm Potluck and the Hot Dishes
10pm Courtney Yasmineh
11pm Skunk Hollow
12am Little Diamonds
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