July 13, 2013, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Begins at Gold Medal Park (10th Avenue South & 2nd Street South), next to the Guthrie Theater - ends in Northeast Minneapolis

Hungry for an off-the-beaten path Minneapolis food experience? Join us as we explore one of the city's trendy and historical neighborhoods, Mill District and St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis. You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling food at the first Thai restaurant in Minnesota, drinking local Minnesota brewed beer at the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis, and enjoy a local favorite - the cheese curds. You'll also enjoy mouth-watering pasta located in the historical Chase building, fresh baked European style bread at a local Farmers Market, home-made gelato, and lip smacking BBQ sliders from a historical restaurant that once operated as a mattress company.

Along with sampling food we will also visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls as we walk along the Stone Arch Bridge into historical St. Anthony on Main. You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods including a stroll along the oldest street in Minneapolis. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods that most tourist never see!

Reservations.

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July 13, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Summer Grillin'

Produce Planner:
At the Market this Saturday, you will find: green beans, strawberries, sour cherries, red currants, herbs, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, head lettuce varietals, spinach, kohlrabi, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini, summer squash, fresh mushrooms, black caps, baby bok choi, cilantro, mint, carrots, rhubarb, red and golden beets, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, spring greens salad mix, spring onions, radishes, cucumbers, turnips, and more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am:
Chef Nick Schneider will be grilling up fresh caught wild salmon from Wild Run Salmon and lamb from Braucher’s Sunshine Harvest Farm with two delicious marinades: Miso Maridade and Mint Charmoula!  Learn which meats and veggies these marinades pair best with and wow your next dinner guests!

Live Music, 11am – 1pm:
MCFM is happy to welcome back New Distractions.  This eclectic four-piece band plays something for everyone!

Meet Your Vegetables Tasting Booth, all day:
Stop by our tasting booth this week for a free sample and recipe of a delicious summer salad: Dijon Sugar Snap Peas!

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Plantworn, Anna Metcalfe, Larissa Loden, and Crookedwood.

Sponsors: Thank you, 222 Hennepin and Allina Health!

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Cross Country Cookout, Games, Music and 'The Sandlot' by Boom Island

Time: 1:00pm until 11:00pm.

Location: Scherer Brothers Property (corner of Sibley St NE and 8th Ave NE)  North of Boom Island. http://binged.it/134Ibxw

This summer HISTORY is taking BBQ to the next level with Cross-Country Cookout, featuring the 80-foot Ultimate Smoker and Grill. This is no ordinary backyard BBQ - the giant grill has the capacity to cook up 2,000 pounds of BBQ at once!

Enjoy Music, Games, BBQ and the movie 'The Sandlot'

Food Trucks: World Street Kitchen, Foxy Falafel, Chef Shack, Sushi Fix, Hola Arepa.

More Info: http://www.history.com/cookout

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Midwest Tomato Fest

Time: 2:00pm-7:00pm

Location: 395 Portland Avenue South

We understand that this event seems wasteful, but in fact it is resourceful. Here is how:

There are many farmers that grow tomatoes within the United States... After every season there are tomatoes that spoil, are inedible, and therefore cannot be sold or given away to be consumed. Naturally, inedible tomatoes = waste. We figure if these tomatoes cannot be marked for human consumption, we will collect the “waste” from farmers and throw a great event. This event intends to be an annual festival for Midwest states that will help contribute to local economies. In addition, we will donate part of the proceeds to fight hunger to dedicated organizations. In the past two years, we have donated to local organizations that fight hunger. Instead of the tomatoes actually ending up as waste, we are recycling the tomatoes. We would never destroy perfectly good tomatoes.

Thank you,
Midwest Tomato Fest

July 13, 2013, Saturday - SASS! Summer Art Splash Soiree at Northrup King Building

Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Salsa del Soul

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm No Cover

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Adam Granger with Tom Schaefer

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Twin Cities River Rats Waterski Shows

There are 3pm and 7pm Aquatennial Twin Cities River Rats shows at 1758 West River Road N (between the Plymouth and Broadway bridges).

The Twin Cities Rivers Rats describe their show as an aquatic Broadway musical featuring multiple water ski acts choreographed to music and built around a theme.

These are free events.

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Summer Opera: The Barber of Seville at Mill City Museum

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Mill City Summer Opera: The Barber of Seville at Mill City Museum

Fee: $30-$150 (discount for MHS members).

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7582 or register online.

Mill City Summer Opera returns for its second season in the museum’s Ruin Courtyard with a production of Gioachino Rossini’s popular and comedic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville. Under the artistic direction of David Lefkowich, an outstanding cast and artistic team will present Rossini’s two-act tale of love, disguise, and deceit set against the backdrop of 18th-century Spain and just steps from the Mississippi River.

Food and beverage will be available for purchase by D’Amico Catering. In the event of rain, performances will move inside. Tickets go on sale May 20 at midnight online at tickets.mnhs.org, and at 10 a.m. by phone by calling 612-341-7582, or in person at the Museum’s ticket desk.

For more information visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org/opera.

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Engineering the Falls: History Player William de la Barre Tour

Take a walking tour of St. Anthony Falls led by costumed History Player William de la Barre, the Austrian engineer who spent half a century developing Minneapolis flour milling and waterpower. Participants will visit the Minneapolis Riverfront, the west side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge, and hear about the many ways the falls has changed over the years. The tour will begin and end at Mill City Museum, where participants can visit the museum's gallery (included in the price of the tour).

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

July 13, 2013, Saturday - Wilderness Inquiry Mississippi River Day Trip: Paddle with Explorer Ann Bancroft

Time: 9:30am – 2:30pm

Location: Meet at East River Flats

Wilderness Inquiry Mississippi River Day Trip: Paddle with Explorer Ann Bancroft

Join us for a day on the Mississippi River with preeminent polar explorer, Ann Bancroft. Ann has been involved with Wilderness Inquiry since she returned from her legendary 1986 North Pole expedition with Will Steger, where she became the first woman ever to cross the North Pole by sled and on foot. Ann is an author, educator, sought-after speaker and philanthropist and, we're very proud to say, a lifelong member of the WI Trail Staff.

Day trips are an introductory half-day canoe experience on the Mighty Mississippi River. They're a great way for you and your family to experience our community and its wild places from a whole new vantage point.

There is always more to nature than meets the eye and on this trip, you'll get a closer look at the amazing connections between the Mississippi River and the many native critters that depend on her. You'll travel by canoe with experienced river guides and a National Park Ranger for a great day of paddling and exploring river life. This is a unique, hands-on experience that's fun for the whole family!

We provide Voyageur canoes, safety and paddling equipment, experienced staff, and a shuttle. Please bring weather appropriate clothing and a bag lunch. Day trips involve and engage everyone regardless of their age, ability, or previous outdoor experience.

Proceeds from this event will provide scholarships for schools and youth groups to experience the Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures Program.

$45 per person; youth 17 and under: $30.

For information and to register

July 13, 2013, Saturday - The Socially Awkward Storyteller's Slideshow and Dance at The Soap Factory

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 2nd Street SE

Join us for a stories, drinks and only moderate awkwardness.
 
Visual storytellers from around the world are descending on the Twin Cities to attend the Summer Camp for Socially Awkward Storytellers at Alec Soth’s Little Brown Mushroom studio. At the end of the five-day event, these artists and writers will present a Pecha Kucha style slideshow of their work at The Soap Factory.

Free and open to the public (cash bar)
 
Emceed by comedian Brian Beatty with music by DJ Vu-Vu Zella.
 
With Alec Soth, Carrie Thompson, Brad Zellar, Jason Polan, Galen Fletcher, Ethan Jones, Hans Seeger, Delaney Allen, Horatio Baltz , Jeff Barnett-Winsby, Julian Bleecker, Elaine Bleakney, April Dobbins, Brad Farwell, Adam Forrester, Colin Matthes, Bucky Miller Diana Rangel, Jim Reed, Caitlin Warner,Tara Wray, Wenxin Zhang.

July 12, 2013, Friday - 2013 Aquatennial Kicks Off

 The 2013 Aquatennial is July 12-20. 

See website for details on all events.

July 12, 2013, Friday - Live Music Friday at Aloft

Time: 9:00pm-11:00pm

Location: WXYZ bar, Aloft, 900 Washington Avenue South

Fridays thru August 30, enjoy live music in the courtyard (or inside if the weather doesn't cooperate).

July 12, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Randy Weeks + Jess Klein

Also 5-8PM  Aster Patio: Random Acts of Vinyl,  no cover

July 11, 2013, Thursday - Till Death Do Us Part Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 233 Park Avenue (and Washington Avenue South)

Till Death Do Us Part

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to dig those fancy frocks and snazzy suits out of the back of your closets and head out to the little white chapel as The Murder Mystery Company presents, Till Death Do Us Part. You'll play detective in this engaging mystery. Will the bride and groom live happily ever after? Or will this wedding end in disaster? Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!

Information and tickets.

Upcoming dates:

July 14, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
July 18, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
July 21, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
July 28, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
August 1, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
August 4, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
August 6, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

July 11, 2013, Thursday - Twin Cities River Rats Waterski Show

The 2013 Twin Cities River Rats shows are scheduled for 7pm most Thursday nights through August 29, and take place at 1758 West River Road N (between the Plymouth and Broadway bridges).

The Twin Cities Rivers Rats describe their show as an aquatic Broadway musical featuring multiple water ski acts choreographed to music and built around a theme.

These are free events.

July 10, 2013, Wednesday - Family Movie Morning at Central Library

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Family Movie Morning

For families. Join us for a morning of cinema! Bring the whole family to watch a “retro” movie on the big screen! Call or stop by to find out what will be playing.

July 10, 2013, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Agenda

Meeting are broadcasted live on the City of Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79, or online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/tv/79. Those interested in viewing the MPRB meeting are encouraged to attend at MPRB headquarters, located at 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411, or view during the 10:30 p.m. Monday (12/3) rebroadcast on Channel 79.

July 9, 2013, Tuesday - Music & Movie in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: Music 7:00pm, Movies air 15 minutes after sundown.

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge)

Tonights entertainment: See website.

What to bring: Blanket or chair, sunblock and bugspray, picnic basket.

Reminders: Watch our facebook or twitter page for weather cancellations of the evening festivities. Post photos on our facebook page of you enjoying the concerts. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Future dates:

July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27

Music & Movies in The Parks is produced by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Enjoy more than 250 FREE concerts and movies in Minneapolis parks this summer!