June 26, 2012, Wednesday - Pizza Cruise on Mississippi to Raise Money for Minneapolis July 4 Fireworks

Time: The cruise will depart from Bohemian Flats Park at 6 p.m. and return at 8 p.m.

Pizza Cruise on Mississippi to Raise Money for Minneapolis July 4 Fireworks

Minneapolis Fireworks sponsor Paradise Charter Cruises and the Mississippi Queen will host a Happy Hour and Pizza Cruise aboard the Paradise Lady to support the Minneapolis July 4 Fireworks.

The cost is $26 for adults and $16 for children under 10. The ticket price includes a Pizza and Dinner Salad Buffet, along with a full cash bar. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the Minneapolis July 4 Fireworks fund.

Make reservations online at http://www.twincitiescruises.com/ or call their office directly at 952-474-8058.

June 25, 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 2
July 9
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!

June 25, 2013, Tuesday - Gay Pride: Poetry Reading at the Central Library

Time: 7:00pm–9:00pm

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Gay Pride: Poetry Reading

Register Online or call 612-543-8000.

Listen to local GLBTQ authors who contributed poems on the Midwestern experience in two Squares & Rebels anthologies: “When We Become Weavers” edited by Kate Lynn Hibbard and “Among the Leaves” edited by Raymond Luczak.

This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in partnership with Queer Voices Reading Series of Intermedia Arts.

June 25, 2013, Tuesday - 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:

June 27, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
June 30, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
July 2, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
July 5, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
July 9, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
July 11, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
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

June 25, 2013, Tuesday - Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Washington Avenue at the Mill City Museum

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis History Pub Crawl: Washington Avenue

Fee: $25; $20 for MHS members.

Discover Minneapolis' rich history and satisfy your thirst with a history pub crawl along Washington Avenue. Travel down this busy thoroughfare to see the importance of railroads, warehousing, flour milling, immigration, entertainment and vice to the story of Minneapolis. A trolley will take participants through the neighborhoods along Washington Ave. from 35W to Plymouth Ave. N, with stops at a number of historic sights, including two watering holes housed 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.

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

June 24, 2013, 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 on our facebook page of you enjoying the concerts. 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!

Future dates:

July 1
July 3
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26

June 24, 2013, Monday - Food Truck Monday in the Mill District Featuring Chef Shack!

Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm

Location: Look for Chef Shack to be parked at 709 2nd Street South, in front of the Cynthia Froid Group office.

Also, Cynthia Froid invites you to stop in her office to check out the work of artist Mike Welton thru the end of June. Per Cynthia, his paintings of beloved Minneapolis landmarks are top quality!

June 24, 2013, Monday - Talk of the Stacks With Colum McCann at the Central Library

Time: 7:00pm–8:30pm

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Talk of the Stacks With Colum McCann

McCann is a National Book Award-winner, an internationally best-selling author ("Let the Great World Spin") and has published in 35 languages. He's also been named one of Esquire's “Best & Brightest,” is a contributor to the New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly and Paris Review. "Transatlantic," his newest book, is a profound meditation on identity and history -- connecting a series of narratives spanning 150 years and two continents. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

A program of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Presenting sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Additional support: Dorsey and Whitney LLP, MinnPost, Magers and Quinn Booksellers and the Marquette Hotel.

June 23, 2013, Sunday - East Hennepin: An Historic Walking Tour

Time: 10:00am – 11:15am

Location: Meet at corner of Main Street and East Hennepin

East Hennepin: An Historic Walking Tour

Every Sunday, June through September

The bustling commercial district surrounding East Hennepin Avenue has hosted many names throughout the years, but everyone knows its unforgettable landmarks . . . Surdyk’s, Nye’s, Kramarczuk’s, historic Main Street and Lourdes Church. Located across the Hennepin Bridge from Downtown, this neighborhood was originally platted in 1849 as the Town of St. Anthony Falls and later merged with the city of Minneapolis in 1872. Its proximity to the Mississippi River, Downtown, the University and Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis have made it an influential hub for transit, industry and commerce.

The last decade has brought dramatic change, and the area around East Hennepin is now considered one of the trendiest and most exciting places in Minneapolis to eat, shop and live. Join us for a “behind-the-scenes” history of the busy streets, unique businesses and colorful people that have shaped this popular walking neighborhood. Hear amazing stories told from the perspective of its residents, shopkeepers and local historians.

Come away with perspective on what life here might have actually felt like throughout the neighborhood’s most defining eras. The tour is a circle ending at the Ard Godfrey House nearby. Cost: $10. Guides will be Michael Rainville, Scott Parkin and/or Leslie Palmer-Ross.

Register

June 23, 2013, Sunday - Yoga in the Park at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Bluffs Park (intersection of SE Main and SE 6th Avenue, on the East Bank of the Stone Arch Bridge).

Looking for a way to take your sun salutations outside so you can truly salute the sun? The Downtown Minneapolis CorePower Yoga invites you to join them each Sunday for CorePower Yoga’s, “Yoga in the Park.” CorePower encourages yoga practioners to open their minds and join their breath and movements to the sound of music and nature all around us. All levels of yoga students are welcome and their hope is that you take this opportunity to not only practice yoga, but to find even deeper connections within your community!

These free classes will be held every Sunday starting June 2nd and running through August 25th. All classes are 10:00am – 11:00am at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park. Please call CorePower Yoga Downtown Minneapolis at 612-375-9642 with questions.

Items of note:
- Attendees should arrive 15-30 minutes prior to class starting for sign in purposes.
- Students are asked to bring their own mat, towel, water and SUNSCREEN! There is limited shade at the park.
- Classes will be lead by certified yoga instructors from downtown Minneapolis’ CorePower Yoga.

June 23, 2013, Sunday - Slow Supper w/Chef Jamie Malone at The Soap Factory

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

Slow Supper w/ Chef Jamie Malone @ Soap Factory 

Tickets

At its core, Slow Supper is good old fashioned dinner party. But it's much more than that. It's also a collaboration between the culinary cultures of Brooklyn and, in this case, the Twin Cities. Slow Supper is also a benefit dinner party, held in a unique location. Previous suppers have been held on a farm in Austin, in an abandondend building in downtown New Orleans and in a repurposed meatpacking plant in Nashville. In Baltimore, we ate in an arboretum.
 
Join Brooklyn Brewery for this multi-course, multi-media, beer fueled culinary adventure in the gallery space of the Soap Factory. Slow Supper will be delicious, stylish and surprising. What's more is that all proceeds will go to benefit Minnesota's own Land Stewardship Project.
 
Your cooking team: From Minneapolis we have the much priased chef, Jamie Malone of Sea Change. Food & Wine as well as the James Beard folks have been talking up Ms Malone's fresh seafood and also her attention to sourcing her ingredients in a sustainable way.
 
And from Brooklyn comes graduate of the University of Gastronomic Sciences and active member of Slow Food, Brooklyn House Chef Andrew Gerson. His approach to cooking is based on supporting local food systems and celebrating good food and real beer. Chef Andrew is on a food crawl like no other, sharing and learning with chefs around the country with The Mash. Every Slow Supper is the delicious culmination of what he's absorbed from earlier stops on the tour.
 
Helping color in The Mash, NBNY, the organizers of Brooklyn’s Bring to Light festival, will map their immersive installations of light and projection art to the architecture of the Soap Factory. It's a mix of sculpture and projection called "Kings County Cornucopia" and it must be seen to be believed.
 
Behind the scenes are our new pals for life, Dinner On The Farm. (Thanks for the help, guys!)
 
The Menu
 
Things We Find On The Beach  (passed Hors d’oeuvre)
Brooklyn Summer Ale Cocktail & Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager
 
Langoustines/ hot olive oil/ chile/crustacean essence
Brooklyn Crochet De La Rouge Riesling (Ghost Bottle)
 
Shaved abalone/ asparagus/ bone marrow/ yuzu/ chili
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
 
Grilled octopus/ salsa verde/ Spanish peppers/ pimento/ smoked farro
Brooklyn Local 1
 
Chicken breast/ bandaged cheddar/ cauliflower/ hops/sweetbreads
Brooklyn Wild 1 (Ghost Bottle)
 
Chocolate cremeux/ brownie/ black currant/ malt
Brooklyn Black Ops

June 23, 2013, Sunday - Guthrie Theater 50th Anniversary Free Community Celebration Day

The Guthrie Theater is planning a once-in-a-lifetime theater-wide gala honoring 50 years of the Guthrie.

The celebration will take place on Sunday, June 23, 10:00am - 4:00pm, in and around Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South.

This is a neighborhood-wide family event, featuring free activities for all ages. Kick off the day outside with an invigorating 5K run throughout the surrounding historic district, then come inside to get behind the scenes and enjoy a wide variety of free activities. Activities in the theater will include:

· Welcome by Artistic Director Joe Dowling
· Self-guided behind-the-scenes backstage tour
· Story-making class for kids ages 4 to 10
· Sampler classes for ages 10+ including acting games, stage combat, tap dance, physical comedy and musical theater
· Sampler classes for adults including voiceover, playwriting and presentation skills
· Family-friendly performance of Milly and Tillie by Minneapolis' Open Eye Figure Theatre in the Dowling Studio
· Costume promenade featuring artistry from the Guthrie Costume Shop
· Talks on Guthrie history and the building's architecture and an all-day retrospective slideshow in the McGuire Proscenium
· Face painting, tattoos and cookie decorating
· Special effects demonstration on the Wurtele Thrust Stage
· Food samples by Sea Change

Activities in the neighborhood will include:
· 5K Run and 50-yard dash
· Mill City Farmers Market
· Toy Truck Players

No tickets required. Click here for more information or call the Anniversary Line at 612-225-6350.

June 23, 2013, Sunday - Historic Main Street Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Minneapolis Riverfront Tour

Stroll through Minneapolis’ oldest neighborhood with a Mill City Museum guide, and learn about the rich past and exciting future of historic Main Street. The tour will highlight the life in the village of St. Anthony, changes along Main Street throughout the years, and such landmarks as the 1855 Upton Block, 1858 Martin and Morrison Building, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Pillsbury A Mill and the Chalybeate Mineral Springs. This tour will begin and end at Pracna Restaurant, 117 Main Street S.E. Tours include admission to Mill City Museum.

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

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

June 23, 2013, Sunday - Songs of Shangilia at MacPhail

UPDATED JUNE 21 - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm, reception to follow

Location: Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd Street South

“Songs for Shangilia” with performances by MacPhail Community Youth Choir, directed by J.D. Steele and special guests The Steeles and Emma Tyler.

Tickets: $30/ticket (21+); 20 and under are free at the door – no presale.

For more information call MacPhail Student Services at 612-321-0100.

Proceeds support the Shangilia Performing Arts program in Kenya.

The Shangilia Performing Arts Center is a child rescue center and residence for homeless children in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. This center will be the new home of the Shangilia Youth Choir of Kenya, which is a youth performance group, ages 10-21, directed by singer/director/composer J.D. Steele. The Center provides performing arts training to the children that live at Shangilia, building self-confidence, teamwork, and the concept of excellence in these children that would otherwise be lost.

June 22, 2013, Saturday - Gay Pride: Celebrating Our Family Stories at the Central Library

Time: 10:00am–Noon

Location: Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall

Register Online or call 612-543-8000.

Birth-kindergarten. Share stories and songs and create art that celebrate families in all their forms in a safe and fun place. See related materials for further information. Find more by searching the library catalog or Ask Us.

This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in collaboration with Family Equality Council, Rainbow Rumpus and COLAGE. Partner: Urban Arts Academy.

June 22, 2013, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Empty Arms is a Twin Cities based Blues Rock trio (Blues Rock = the bluesy side of Classic Rock) dedicated to keeping the audience on its feet.  Mixing high-energy danceable rockers with solid grooves and instrumentals, the audience is taken on a different thrill ride with each set.  The band plays nightclubs, bar events, corporate events, parties, fund-raisers, outdoor festivals, block parties, and weddings.

June 22, 2013, Saturday - Guthrie Theater 50th Celebration Dance Party

Time: 9:30pm - 1:00am

Location:  Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

Kick up your heels to live music in the Guthrie's Dowling Studio, as one of the most dramatic event spaces in the Twin Cities is transformed from top to bottom for what's bound to be the hottest dance party of the year.

R&B performers Sonny Knight and the Lakers will provide their brand of soul music and showmanship. Then Espada and Booka B of the Twin Cities DJ collective Wants Vs. Needs will take the stage.

From 9:30 to 10 p.m., party guests will enjoy free beer provided by Summit Brewing, and $3 Summit beer will be available for the remainder of the evening, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

$25 per person. Tickets are limited and on sale now. Attendance to the Dance Party is also included with the Fête 50 and Golden Soirée dinners.

For more information, call the Anniversary Line at 612-225-6350.

June 22, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Chris Silver

June 22, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Brain Health Awareness Day
Mayor Rybak has declared June 22 Brain Health Awareness Day in Minneapolis. The American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation will be handing out 1,000 FREE bike helmets at the Mill City Farmer's Market on Saturday, June 22, beginning at 8:00 am. Enjoy healthy brain food at the Mill City Farmers Market all day on June 22 and stop by the American Academy of Neurology tent to meet our neighbors.

Produce Planner:  Micro greens, pea shoots, sugar snap peas, green beans, dried black beans and soy beans, herbs, black locust flowers, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, head lettuce varietals, spinach, basil bunches, asparagus, fresh mushrooms, baby bok choi, cilantro, Italian dandelion, carrots, rhubarb, red and golden beets, tomatoes, spring greens salad mix, nettles, spring onions, radishes, cucumbers, turnips, starter plants, and more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am:
Market Chef Heather Hartman will be doing a special demo focusing on the health benefits of flax seed.  Stop by at 10 and learn how to make Spinach-Walnut Stir Fry with Flax! Learn more from Ellie's Flax!

Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm:
MCFM welcomes back Potluck and the Hot Dishes, an energetic Twin Cities band delivering a blend of urban-folk, pop, and alt-country with soaring three-part harmonies.

Art Market, all day:
Featuring The Ink Orchard, Matthew Krousey, Chris Chookiatsirichai, and  Old World Cabinet.

MEMBER SPECIALS THIS WEEK!
*  Burning River Farm - 10% off a lb. of salad mix
*  Northern Lakes Wild Rice - $1 off a lb. of wild rice.
*  Stones Throw Urban Farm - $1 off a lb. of salad mix or arugula from 
*  Braucher's Sunshine Harvest Farm - 10% off lamb kabobs from

Just show your "I'm a Member" bag! To become a member, visit the Info Booth at the Market.

June 22, 2013, 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.

Pricing for this Safari is $74.00 (tax included, not including gratuity) per person with discounts for multiple purchases. More Info.

This Safari runs most Saturday Nights April 20th through October 12th.