March 22, 2013, Friday - Crime and Pun-Ishment Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

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

Crime and Pun-Ishment

Step back in time to the era of gangsters and their molls. Minneapolis, grab your beaded frocks and pin striped suits and brace yourselves for this "roaring twenties" style murder mystery. Un-organized crimes prevail in The Murder Mystery Company's award winning show, Crime and Pun-ishment. Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!

Information and tickets.

Upcoming dates:

March 29, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 4, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 7, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 11, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 12, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 19, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 25, 2013 @ 7:00pm
April 26, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 3, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 5, 2013 @ 5:00pm
May 9, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 12, 2013 @ 5:00pm
May 16, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 19, 2013 @ 5:00pm
May 24, 2013 @ 7:00pm
May 26, 2013 @ 5:00pm
June 9, 2013 @ 7:00pm

March 22, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: The Nadas

March 22, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm Cover: $7

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Maeflies

March 22, 2013, Friday - Young Living Therapeutic Essential Oils at Local D'Lish

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

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

Join us for a Young Living Essential Oils information session.

People have been utilizing the benefits of oils from flowers, herbs, and fruits for millenia. Local instructors will teach you about therapeutic grade essential oils and how they can be used to improve your health and general well-being in the most natural ways.

Check out our class page for more information: http://www.localdlish.com/events/339/young-living-therapeutic-essential-oil-class/

March 21, 2013, Thursday - East Downtown Council Luncheon at the Aloft Hotel

Time: Noon - 1:00 pm (Registration begins at 11:30am)

Location: Aloft Hotel, 900 Washington Avenue South

You are cordially invited to join the East Downtown Council membership and constituents for the March Business Forum.

This month’s topic is the Washington Avenue / County Road 152 Reconstruction Project.

Guest speakers will include:

Jennifer Lowry, Hennepin County (Project Manager)
Charleen Zimmer, Zan Associates
Jon Horn or Todd Halunen or Tom Harrington, Kimley-Horn Associates
Jon Wertjes or Don Pflaum or Don Elwood, City of Minneapolis
The event will take place on Thursday, March 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Aloft Hotel – 900 Washington Avenue South.

Agenda

11:30 a.m. to Noon – Registration and Lunch

Noon to 1:00 p.m. – EDC Update and Guest Presenters

Please RSVP to EDC Executive Coordinator Christie Rock Hantge by Monday, March 18, 2013, to info@edcmpls.org, or 612-359-0601.

For more information on the Washington Avenue / County Road 152 Reconstruction project, please visit the Hennepin County project Web site.

March 21, 2013, Thursday - Talk of the Stacks with John Robison at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Talk of the Stacks with John Robison
 
Robison is the New York Times bestselling author of Be Different and Look Me in the Eye, colorful and heartfelt memoirs about unknowingly growing up with Asperger’s syndrome and finally emerging as a fully realized adult. He is the elder brother of memoirist Augusten Burroughs, and has appeared in People, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, Boston Globe and elsewhere. Raising Cubby, his newest book, is an unforgettable and hilarious chronicle about a different kind of boy being raised by a different kind of father and coming to terms with being “on the autism spectrum.”
 
Program is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Program begins at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book sale and signing follow presentation. For more information: 612.543.8107.

March 21, 2013, Thursday - City Council Ward 3 Candidate Forum

Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm

Location: DeLaSalle High School

The Journal and the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis are sponsoring a candidate forum for the Ward 3 City Council race on March 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at DeLaSalle High School on Nicollet Island.
 
Incumbent City Council Member Diane Hofstede and Jacob Frey are running for the seat. The new Ward 3 includes neighborhoods on the western half of downtown, northeast and southeast Minneapolis.
 
The event will be held in the school's Florance Center and will be moderated by the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis.
 
Both candidates have been courting DFL delegates, which will be selected at the April 16 caucuses. The Ward 3 DFL endorsing convention is May 4 at DeLaSalle High School.

March 21, 2013, Thursday - Spring Wine Sale and Tastings 2013 at Sorella Wine & Spirits

Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm

Location: Sorella Wine & Spirits, 1010 Washington Avenue South

Tasting: 50+ Wines

Save 15% - 40% off all 2700 wines in the store during the March 21st - April 6th Spring Wine Sale!

Additional Spring Wine Sale Grand Tastings:
 
Tasting #2: Friday, March 22nd, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Over 50 Wines
 
Tasting #3: Friday, March 29th, 4:30-7:00 p.m. - Over 40 Wines

 

March 20, 2013, Wednesday - Happy Hour With a Preservationist: The Copham Apartments and the ElseWarehouse Apartments

Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm

Location: Meet at the Copham Apartments, 607 Washington Avenue North

Preserve Minneapolis

Happy Hour With a Preservationist: The Copham Apartments and the ElseWarehouse Apartments

Our March Happy Hour will include not one, but two, great historic properties on North Washington Avenue.

The Copham Apartments and the ElseWarehouse Apartments sit on a stretch of Washington Avenue that has rapidly changed from industrial to a mixture of residential and commercial uses. We will tour both buildings since they are only a block apart, and hear from members of the project team about the challenges and successes of the historic rehabilitation process.

After the tours, you can grab a drink or a bite to eat at some of the hottest new restaurants in the city: the Smack Shack (in the Copham) or Borough and Parlour (ElseWarehouse). See you there!

March 20, 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.

March 20, 2013, Wednesday - Genealogy Research: Get Started at Central Library

Time: 10:30am–Noon

Location: Best Buy Learning Lab at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Genealogy Research: Get Started

Register Online or call 612-543-8000.

Learn how to access family history resources, including census and immigration records and the best of what's available at the library and the Web.

March 20, 2013, Wednesday - Kingdom Undone at Southern Theater (5) days

March 20 - 24 Performances:
7:30pm Wednesday–Saturday
3pm matinees on Saturday and Sunday

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Kingdom Undone

A revolutionary twist on a celebrated story. When revolution spins out of control, Judas Iscariot, and a young Zealot named Isaac, rush toward their ultimate liberation, or their undoing. Kingdom Undone merges earthy drama, music and unexpected humor with the passion of Jesus’ final days and the messy justice that turned the world on its head. "This has the potential to become an estimable piece in the Passion literature." -- Graydon Royce, Star Tribune.

By Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble, founders of Theater for the Thirsty, directed by Jeffrey S. Miller (The Refreshment Committee), musical direction by Michael Pearce Donley (Triple Espresso), featuring Dustin Bronson as Judas (Pillsbury House, The Illusion, Park Square, Workhouse) and a stand-out cast of Twin Cities talent.

Tickets: $15 - $25, Discounts for groups, seniors, students and fringe buttons holders at www.kingdomundone.com or 800.838.3006.

Additional information info@kingdomundone.com

March 19, 2013, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

Location: Room 317, City Hall, 350 South Fifth Street

More Info

March 18, 2013, Monday - Inuit Films: Sharing Our Stories at The Guthrie

Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm

Location: Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

Inuit Films: Sharing Our Stories

The Will Steger Foundation, the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis and the Minnesota International Center present, in partnership with the Guthrie Theater, Inuit Films: Sharing Our Stories.

The evening will include a collection of short Inuit films from the Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories collection produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Arctic Explorer Will Steger will share stories from his travels in the Arctic with Inuit elders and a selection of videos from his 2007 Baffin Island Expedition, executed by the Will Steger Foundation, as part of the evening program.
 
Tickets are available through the Guthrie Box Office, in-person or by calling 612.377.2224. This is a free event.

March 18, 2013, Monday - Mill District Neighborhood Association Meeting at Mill City Museum

Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum (1st Floor Commons)

The Mill District Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Mill City Museum, unless otherwise noted.

After the Vikings Stadium - Opportunity Sites for Development in Downtown East and Elliot Park

It's been 30 years since the Metrodome was built, yet the surrounding remains a vast wasteland of mostly empty surface parking lots.  With the looming construction of the new Vikings Stadium Minneapolis, and our neighborhood, has a once in a generation chance to get it right and transform this dead-zone into a vibrant asset to our community.

Join David Fields, urban planning and community development expert, for an audio/visual presentation and discussion including:
- A look at specific underutilized (surface parking lots) properties in the district and what might be their prospects for development.  Includes a unique view of the area using Google Earth visuals.
- “Downtown East/Elliot Park 2100: Building the 21st Century Urban Community” vision report that EPNI worked on with various urban design consultants to provide a framework for new development in the neighborhoods.
- An extended Q&A and discussion session with Mr. Fields.
Hosted by Judy Borger, Mill District resident and member of the Vikings Stadium Implementation Committee.

About David Fields
- Community Development Coordinator, Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc.
- Doctor of Philosophy, American Studies, University of Minnesota
- M.A. in American Studies, University of Minnesota
- B.A. Journalism & Mass Communications, University of Washington

Mr. Fields is the staff coordinator of the Building, Land Use & Housing citizen participation committee (BLUH), which deals with land use, zoning, and development issues in Elliot Park Neighborhood. He served as project manager for the Elliot Park Neighborhood Master Plan and has administered the business of the many citizen design and development review task forces that have been engaged with a variety of development proposals in Elliot Park. Mr. Fields has served in several commission and advisory capacities: a seven-year member of the Minneapolis Zoning Board of Adjustment; an Officer of the Central Community Housing Trust Board of Directors; a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the City’s Downtown East/North Loop Master Plan. He teaches Urban Studies colloquia at the University of Minnesota.

Underwritten by Mill City Times

March 18, 2013, Monday - Geeks Who Drink at Aster Cafe

Time: 7:30pm (no cover)

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE

Geeks Who Drink is a Denver-based company that hosts bar trivia at over 200 pubs and restaurants in 21 states. Their quiz is a collective effort of dozens of quizmasters, writers, fact-checkers, graphic designers and artists.

March 17, 2013, Sunday - St. Patrick's Day Tent Party at Keegan's Irish Pub

Time: 4:00pm – 10:00pm

Location: Keegan’s Irish Pub, 16 University Avenue NE

St. Patrick’s Day Festivities Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17

St. Patrick's Day falls on Sunday, March 17, so Keegan’s will have their tent party on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, March 16, is the official day for the parades. The Minnesota Police Pipe Band will make their annual visit to the pub at about 4:45 pm. Keegan’s big tent will open at 4 pm, and Four Pints Shy will play from 7 to 10.

Sunday, March 17, is the actual St. Patrick's Day. The tent will open at 4 pm, and Erin Rogue will play from 6 to 10. The pub will open both days at 9 am for breakfast. Spontaneous visits from the Guinness Girls can be expected any time during the weekend. They love to hand out beads and other trinkets and samples of that special beer.

March 17, 2013, Sunday - Concerto & Aria Concert at MacPhail

Time: 3:30pm

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

Concerto & Aria Concert

FREE Admission

Featured soloists on the program are
Akira Ea, piano; student of Richard Tostenson
Briana Furst, voice; student of Manon Gimlett
Mary Alice Hutton, violin; student of Lucinda Marvin
Jasmine Lim, piano; student of Irina Elkina
Leah Reichardt, voice; student of Manon Gimlett
Ava Szychalski, Mairead Howley, Angie Vaaler and Miranda VanPilsum-Johnson, violin quartet; students of Katie Bast
  
The Concerto and Aria Concert is MacPhail's premier performance event featuring students performing solos with a professional orchestra under the baton of acclaimed guest conductor Mischa Santora. The concert celebrates the highest honor that a MacPhail student can achieve. Soloists are selected by two rounds of competitive auditions, they receive award certificates and a special reception is held in their honor.
 
The program will feature music by Shostakovich, Mechem, Sibelius, Scriabin, Gounod and Vivaldi. Join us for this rare opportunity to see nine of MacPhail's finest students perform with a professional orchestra! 

March 16, 2013, Saturday - Around the World in a Day at MCBA

Time: 9:00am-3:30pm

Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Around the World in a Day with MCBA and The Loft Literary Center

For ages 9-11

Where have you traveled? Where do you want to go? What do you think it would be like to travel the world? Come on this literary journey as we write about past adventures, as well as ones hoped for in your imagination. Then we'll take the words and put them into your own handmade travel journal, joining your words and pictures inside a book format called a contour-line concertina. Feel free to bring journals, pictures, and drawings from previous trips. Even if you've never left Minnesota, bring your memories of our state. We'll also provide travel guides that will allow your imagination to travel the world!

March 16, 2013, Saturday - Children’s Book Sale at Central Library

Time: 10:30am – 3:00pm

Location: Friends of HCL Bookstore at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Children’s Book Sale

A book sale to raise funds for the local library. Each sale features hundreds of children’s fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback. All children’s books are $.50.

Hosted by Friends of HCL Bookstore, in partnership with the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library.