July 31, 2014, Thursday - Live Music at Mattie's on Main

Time: call to confirm, 612-886-2121

Location: Mattie's on Main, 43 Main Street SE

Tonight: George Scot McKelvey and Friends

Upcoming Events:
Erin Schwab & Jay Fuchs Fri Aug 1, 2014
BLINGO Sun Aug 3, 2014
Karaoke with Jamie Moore and Always Moore Karaoke Wed Aug 6, 2014
Tom Goss Fri Aug 8, 2014
Jazz Brunch with Emily Jane Davis & Robert Bell Sun Aug 10, 2014
BLINGO Sun Aug 10, 2014
Karaoke with Arzu Wed Aug 13, 2014
George Scot McKelvey and Friends Thu Aug 14, 2014
Erin Schwab & Jay Fuchs Fri Aug 15, 2014
Sophia Shorai Sat Aug 16, 2014
BLINGO Sun Aug 17, 2014
Karaoke with Jamie Moore and Always Moore Karaoke Wed Aug 20, 2014

July 30, 2014, Wedneday - Common Room Tours with the Soap Factory

Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

Now in it's seventh season, Common Room began as a month-long series of interactive art events, out of a refurbished art deco office at The Soap Factory. Since 2011, Sergio Vucci and Andy Sturdevant have taken the Common Room concept outside the four walls of The Soap Factory and into the city, activating public spaces and redefining our relationship with our surroundings.

July 30 - The Weather Tour - Tickets $10

Fish in the Parking Lot, and Other Stories from the Stormy History of the Twin Cities.

Kenneth A. Blumenfeld, Ph.D., Hazardous Weather Research Specialist for Hennepin County Emergency Management, will lead a tour of former sites of some of the city's most notable and damaging weather events, with descriptions of what happened, when, and how what we now see has been shaped by something long forgotten.

REGISTER at The Soap Factory

River City Revue is presented by the Mississippi River Fund, the National Park Service,Works Progress Studio, and artist Andy Sturdevant.

Future tours:

Saturday, August 2 - The Overnight Tour
Wednesday, August 6 - The Trespass Tour

July 29, 2014, Tuesday - "Music & Movies 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 of you, your family and friends enjoying the concerts and movies on the facebook page Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

2014 dates:

July 29 Tortuga!, Jazz/Rock/World
August 05 Charity Huot and the Summit Hill Band, Acoustic Alternative Folk
August 12 War Poets, Rock/Americana
August 19 The Funky United, Instrumental
August 26 Hippo Campus Pop/Rock

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!

July 29, 2014, Tuesday - Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Old Saint Anthony

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Old Saint Anthony

Fee: $25/$20 for MNHS members. Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

Discover the city’s oldest neighborhoods in this narrated bus tour of the east bank of the Mississippi River. The town of St. Anthony began on the east side of St. Anthony Falls in 1849, several years before its upstart neighbor Minneapolis across the river. A guide will tell the stories of the people who lived and worked on the east side while visiting the location of historic flour mills, churches, red light districts, Victorian residences, pubs, immigrant enclaves, commercial centers, breweries, and more. The tour includes stops at significant historic places and two watering holes in historic buildings. Ages 21 and up only. Drink purchases are not included in the tour price. Drink specials will be made available at participating locations.

The tour includes three blocks of moderately-pace walking on uneven surfaces. If someone in your party uses a cane, wheelchair, walker, or has otherwise limited mobility, please call at least two weeks in advance of your tour so we can do our best to accommodate their needs. Tours are held rain or shine. Please dress accordingly.

July 28, 2014, Monday - "Music in the Park" at Nicollet Island Amphitheater

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Amphitheater

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 of you enjoying the concerts on the facebook page. Support the artists by picking up a CD or other merchandise.

Tonights entertainment: See website

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!

2014 dates:

July 28 - Dustin Hatzenbuhler,Pop/Singer/Songwriter
August 4 - Nordic Surf, Instrumental Surf/Rock
August 11 - Bossa Jazz Band, Jazz with a Bossa Twist
August 18 - Standing Waves, Melodic, twisted folk/rock
August 25 - Chico Chavez World Music Band, World fusion jazz

July 27, 2014, Sunday - Family Volunteering Event at People Serving People

5:00pm-5:45pm: Tours of People Serving People
5:45pm-7:45pm: Volunteer Activities & Family Style Dinner

Location:  People Serving People, 614 Third Street South

FAMILIES VOLUNTEERING TOGETHER

Join us for this new family volunteering event!

Event includes:

• Family-friendly dinner hosted by Nipa Bhatt, Next Food Network Star Finalist.
• Family volunteer activity with People Serving People activities staff and shelter guests for adult(s) and children 5 years & older.
• Family playtime in our preschool room for adult(s) with children under 5.

Order tickets here.

Do you have any children’s books you are done reading? Consider collecting board books and books for young readers to donate to our young guests.

Thank you Bond & Devick Financial Network for sponsoring this family-friendly event!  100% of proceeds will directly benefit services for the homeless families at People Serving People. 

July 27, 2014, 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.

July 27, 2014, Sunday - LIVE LETTERS at the Soap Factory

Time:  8pm (doors at 7:30pm)

Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

LIVE LETTERS document live music around Minneapolis and host small concerts in alternative spaces around Minneapolis. The Soap Factory is thrilled to partner up with LIVE LETTERS in a new catalog of shows continuing this July. This second installment features The Ericksons and Ben Weaver.

$10 admission - you can purchase your tickets here!  Become a Soap Factory Insider Member today and receive $5 off our line up of concerts plus more events in the future!

Minneapolis based duo the Ericksons has been crafting their own unique style of soulful, honest, indie-folk music since 2006. Sisters Bethany Valentini and Jenny Kapernick’s emotive sound is inspiring, powerful and captivating. With three albums under their belt, the latest of which, The Wild, garnering much acclaim in Minnesota, the duo is working on their newest collection of songs. With their new single, ANIMAL, The Ericksons introduce electro-pop instrumentation to their mystical songwriting and ethereal vocal harmonies. The duo gives their arresting sound a fun new twist through their collaboration with the production team of Sean Carey (Bon Iver, S. Carey), and Ben Lester (Field Report, A.A. Bondy, S. Carey). This inventive new single evokes light, hope, and strength, and represents an evolution of sound from The Ericksons that weaves a thread into the music to come.

July 27, 2014, Sunday - Yoga Rocks the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: Meet at 10:30a - Class begins at 11:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
 
Each weekly event features an OUTDOOR ALL-LEVELS 75-MINUTE YOGA CLASS (BEGINNERS WELCOME!) featuring the areas most inspiring local and national yoga teachers and kids yoga program, Camp YRP (for your little yogis), accompanied by LIVE MUSIC or DJ with some of the top and emerging musicians in the country.

July 27 features:

This is our one SUNDAY event! jen yoga will be leading a special class with live music by Chilean Folk Band Alma Andina.

THE 2014 LINE UP

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Bike to the Market Day

At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Arugula, basil, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, dried beans, fennel, garlic, green beans, green peppers, head lettuce, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lemon thyme, mushrooms, nettles, onions, oregano, peas, pac choi, potatoes, purplette onions, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, salad mix, scallions, snow peas, spring onions, sugar snap peas, summer squash, Swiss chard, tarragon, tomatoes, totsoi, turnips, zucchini, and much more!

Mill City Cooks Demo, 10 am: Market Chef Jenny Breen will be cooking up a savory and sweet summertime dish: Simple Garlic Rubbed Salmon and Vegetables with Sweet Basil Dressing.
 
Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm:  MCFM welcomes the Roe Family Singers back to the Market today! This local jug band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock & roll influence.

Meet Your Vegetables, sponsored by Allina Healthand  Penny George Institute for Health and Healing:  Stop by and ask experts about a holistic approach to health, stress management and exercise. The first 200 visitors will receive a free pedometer. Every visitor will receive a delicious sample of Tabouli prepared by our wonderful Meet Your Vegetables nutrition interns.

Car2Go at the Market, all day: Learn about the benefits of becoming a member of this convenient car service, now available in neighborhoods all over the Twin Cities.

Community Partners: We are excited to partner with Minneapolis Bike Coalition, Nice Ride, Commuter Connection, and The Hub Bike Co-op for our Bike to the Market Day! Stop by for free mini tune-ups from The Hub, free 30-day memberships from Nice Ride, and more!

Art Market, all day: Featuring Crankosaurus Press, Sunrise Artists, Aprilierre, and Crookedwood. Also, be sure not to miss Spring Finn & Co. and Woodsport just across 2nd St! 

Member Specials 7/26/2014!

Become a Market Member and get a $5 off coupon at the Wedge Community Co-op, a free package of Mrs. Kelly's 

Tea of the week,

weekly specials at the market all season long, and a $5 market token good for anything at the market! This Saturday's specials include: 

Black Cat Natural Foods: Buy one, get one 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) before 10 am!    

Barkley's Bistro: "2 Clucks for $15 Bucks" get 2 bags of their signature recipe Chick'n Cheddar buttons for just $15!

Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;

Northern Lakes Wild Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice; 

Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;

Kiss My Cabbage: $1 off Lemon Coriander Leek Kraut; 

Verdant Tea: a free drink with purchase of $25+ loose leaf tea!

Sassy Knitwear: $2 off Bike Shorts and Kadin Shorts and $4 off women's Cropped Pants;

Seed to Seed Farm: $1 off 1 lb of broccoli!

Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;

Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta; 

Stones Throw Urban Farm: Basil - buy two bunches and get 3rd for half price and kale - $3 or 2 bunches for $5!

French Nugget: 10% off any purchase; 

The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
Zula Juice: $1 off a bottle of juice or 10% off a 3 Day Cleanse. 

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm $15

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Caitlyn Smith + Elizabeth Hunnicut

Caitlyn Smith is a country music artist/songwriter from Minnesota. Her songs have been recorded by a number of country musics biggest stars such as: Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Lady Antebellum. Smith also penned Cassadee Pope’s first hit single, “Wasting All These tears” and “Heart of Dixie” for Danielle Bradbery. She’s toured the country with American icon Willie Nelson, and will be spending the summer touring the US and opening for Sheryl Crow.

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park/Guthrie Theatre

Midwest Photo Safari "Minneapolis Nights" Mill Ruins Park/Guthrie Theatre

This Photo Safari takes place on the West end of the Stone Arch Bridge. We photograph Mill Ruins Park, then walk up to the Guthrie Theatre and photograph this fabulous buildings exterior from all angles..We conclude the tour at the well lit I35W Bridge Memorial Site.

Before we begin, we will have a short presentation covering basic principles of low light/night photography. When darkness sets in, this area comes alive with interesting lights. We will help you capture stunning night images you are sure to want to frame.

This safari is best done with a digital SLR or a better quality digital point and shoot with advanced scene modes. Your Safari guide / photographer will be carrying a Sony digital point and shoot to demonstrate the techniques we will be covering. For this safari, a sturdy tripod an absolute necessity... Midwest Photo Safari can provide pro-quality rental tripods on request. A remote shutter release is also very handy to have along, or you may use the "self timer" feature of your camera.

More Info.

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Disasters of the Riverfront Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Tour guests will discover the dramatic story of disasters on the Minneapolis riverfront. The area around St. Anthony Falls has been transformed many times during the rise and fall of the greatest milling district the world has ever seen. These changes led to some of the biggest and most tragic disasters in Minnesota history. On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will tell the stories of fires, floods, explosions, collapses and other calamities; explore the consequences for the people involved; and highlight what these tales reveal about Minneapolis history. Among the stories highlighted will be the Eastman Tunnel Collapse in 1869, the Great Conflagration of 1893, bridge collapses in 1859 and 2007, numerous fires and massive landscape changes.

The tour includes 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility. 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. Cost of this tour is $14 for adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MNHS members. This price includes museum admission. Reservations are recommended, call 612-341-7555 or register online. Tours are held rain or shine.

July 26, 2014, Saturday - Target Fireworks and Pre-fireworks Festivities

Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm

Location: West River Parkway, along the Mississippi River

One of the largest annual firework shows in the country, the Target Fireworks will light up the Minneapolis sky at 10 pm with a spectacular pyrotechnic display in to Celebrate 75 Years of Aquatennial. In addition to the amazing firework show, enjoy pre-firework festivities starting at 6 pm.

July 26, 2014, 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, home-made gelato, and nosh on savory European style baked bread as we stroll through the local Farmers Market.

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 26, 2014, Saturday - Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Open House

Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Open House

Location:  Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, 1 Portland Avenue

In coordination with the riverfront Aquatennial festivities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will offer a free open house of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.

Information: (612) 333-5336

July 25, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $10

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight:  Scottie Miller

Blues-Jazz-Americana pianist and singer-songwriter Scottie Miller brings his all-star band to The Aster Cafe.  MN Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and touring keyboardist for two-time Grammy nominated singer  Ruthie Foster. “Sounds like Dr. John meets The Band at Bruce Springsteen’s house”. Blues Revue Magazine More info at http://www.scottiemiller.com.

July 25, 2014, Friday - Summer Extravaplaza Outdoor Concert at MacPhail

Time: Noon

Location: MacPhail Center for Music, 501 Second Street South

The MacPhail Summer Extravaplazas is a free outdoor lunch hour concert series featuring students from ensembles, camps and individual lessons.

Bring a picnic lunch while enjoying live music on MacPhail's front yard, also known as Target Plaza. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.

July 24, 2014, Thursday - Riverfront Vitality Forum: What's Next for the Upper Harbor Terminal?

Via a July 2 e-newsletter from the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership:

Minneapolis Upper Harbor Terminal –  What's Next for the 48 Acres of Riverfront Property?
 
With the closing of the Upper Harbor Terminal along the Mississippi Riverfront in North Minneapolis at the end of 2014, 48 acres will be available for development.
 
Join a panel of local experts as we discuss the question:     
 
How do we redevelop in a way that both creates jobs and provides a meaningful place to live, work and interact with our environment?  What does that mean in an urban setting?
 
The panel will be kicked off by City Council President Barb Johnson.  The panel includes experts from the City, Park Board, Metropolitan Council, development community and the National Park Service, including:

•Joe Mullery, Northside neighborhood resident, Minnesota House of Representatives
•Gary Cunningham, Council Member, Metropolitan Council
•John Anfinson, Interim Superintendent, National Park Service
•Kjersti Monson, Director of Long Range Planning, City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
•Kristin Guild, Business Development Manager, City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
•Bruce Chamberlain, Assistant Superintendent for Planning, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
•Kit Richardson, Principal, Schafer Richardson

Time: 6pm to 7:30pm
Location: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall Street NE

Space is limited. Click here to reserve your ticket now!

July 23, 2014, Wednesday - See the River Rats from a Kayak with the Cynthia Froid Group

Wednesday, July 23, 6:30pm - meet at Above the Falls Sports, 120 3rd Avenue N.

RSVP by Friday, July 18, to admin@cynthiafroid.com,
or call Kyle at 612-568-8571.