May 15, 2016, Sunday - Reading with Kao Kalia Yang at The Loft

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00 pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

Reading with Kao Kalia Yang

The Loft Literary Center proudly presents Kao Kalia Yang author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. Yang will be reading from her highly anticipated second book, The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father, the story of Bee Yang, a song poet who sacrificed much for his children's future in America

May 15, 2016, Sunday - Rotten Island Critters: Watercolor Paintings at Central Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Rotten Island Critters: Watercolor Paintings

Grades 2-6. Inspired by William Steig's colorful book “Rotten Island,” create vibrant watercolor and lemon juice pictures of crazy critters. Materials provided. K-grade 1 are welcome if accompanied by an adult or caregiver.

May 15, 2016, Sunday - Kids Soccer at Gold Medal Park

Time: 10:30am - Noon

Location: Gold Medal Park

Kids Soccer at Gold Medal Park with Downtown Minneapolis Families

Is your daughter or son interested in soccer but you don’t want to commit to a soccer league?

Do you want to meet other families living downtown?

Come on out for our first soccer event!

This free event is open to kids of all ages and skill levels. We will have soccer balls and food & drinks for the children.  Parents will be onsite to coach kids who are interested.  The event will be very informal; feel free to come and go as you please.

We hope to see you there!

May 14, 2016, Saturday - Free Boot Camp in Cancer Survivors Park

Time: 10:00am

Location: Cancer Survivors Park, 250 Marquette Ave

Anytime Fitness North Loop will be at The Plaza hosting FREE Boot Camps every Saturday in the Month of May.  

May 14, 2016, Saturday - Global Folk: Sounds of Mexico at Central Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Global Folk: Sounds of Mexico

For families. La Familia Torres-Peña performs traditional Mexican songs, pop and music hall tunes, love songs and more on a variety of instruments, with harmony arrangements.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in partnership with MELSA.

May 14, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: 

WHAT'S IN SEASON:
asparagus | morels | nettles |baby bok choi | beets | carrots chives | green garlic | kale | pea shoots | chicory | parsnips | cilantro | oregano | thyme lettuce | swiss chard | arugula radishes | spinach | rhubarb | salad mix | cabbage | akurei turnips | vegetable seedlings and much, much more!

COOKING CLASS Mushroom, Greens, & Asparagus Pasta: 10:30-11AM
New Market Chef Beth Jones is cooking fresh asparagus, seasonal mushrooms, and spring greens this Saturday. Learn how to cook these local vegetables and make a simple wine sauce for pasta at our free 30-minute cooking class located in the train shed patio.

KIDS ACTIVITIES
• Mini Farm petting zoo from MNHS historic Oliver H. Kelley Farm, all day at the top of the Market!
• Power of Produce (PoP), all day veggie samples in the Info Booth

ART MARKET
This Saturday's featured local artists include: Annika Kaplan Jewelry, Fresh Mud Pottery, House of Talents, Oh Dier, ArtAndes, and Sassy Knitwear. Find them in the train shed near the entrance to the museum!

LIVE MUSIC, 11am-1pm: Miss Becky with Michael Keyes
Get up and dance or tap your boots! Mill City Farmers Market happily welcomes back Miss Becky & Michael Keyes, who will be playing country Americana tunes in the music tent near the Guthrie Steps.

COMMUNITY BOOTHS
Hennepin County Master Gardeners!
Learn how to grow tomatoes that won't split or what that bug is in your yard! Bring your gardening questions to the Master Gardener Volunteers who will be on the Chicago Mall all day.

Straw Bale Gardens with Joel Karsten!
See a demonstration of this revolutionary above-ground growing technique perfect for urban dwellers and those with larger lots alike! Joel will be available for questions all day at the top of the market near the Guthrie and also have copies of his book 'Straw Bale Gardens.'

Organics Recycling with the City of Minneapolis
Trying to get one of those green composting bins? Need help understanding what goes inside your compost? Or simply interested in reducing waste at your home or business? The City of Minneapolis will be stationed inside the train shed near the Mill City Cooks Kitchen answering all your questions and signing residents up for organics recycling!

May 14, 2016, Saturday - Eric Rach Photography Art Opening at Level Salon

Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Level Salon, 903 Washington Avenue South

Eric Rach Photography Art opening at Level Salon with drinks and a tasting of craft agave tequila.

Some of Eric's favorite photos from National Parks around the U.S., Peru and the Twin Cities (including some of the new stadium), are on display at Level Salon through the end of June. 

May 14, 2016, Saturday - Be The Match Walk+Run at Lake Harriet

Schedule:
7:30am – Event Village opens
7:30am – Be The Match Registry Drive opens
8:15am – Marrow/PBSC Donor & Transplant Recipient/Patient photo (at stage)
8:30am – Welcome Program and Top Fundraising Awards
8:45am – Tot Trot
9:00am – 5K
9:05am – 1K

Location: Lake Harriet, 4135 E Lake Harriet Blvd

Be The Match Walk+Run

Course Map - Check website for updates.

Be a HERO to a patient in need. Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia. It can happen to anyone, at any time. But so can a cure—a marrow or cord blood transplant.

May 14, 2016, Saturday -Minnesota Bach Ensemble – Bach and Handel with Nicholas Phan at MacPhail

Time: 7:30 pm

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

Minnesota Bach Ensemble – Bach and Handel with Nicholas Phan

Internationally acclaimed tenor Nicholas Phan (NPR’s Favorite New Artists of 2011) joins us in a beautiful program exploring God’s benevolence through a selection of arias by J.S. Bach and Handel. Instrumental works from Bach’s cantatas, Handel’s vigorous Concerto Grosso in E Minor, and the overture from Theordora complete the concert.

General admission: $25; students under 18: $10

May 13, 2016, Friday - The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha opens at the Guthrie

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 South 2nd Street

The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha

The Guthrie Theater presents
A Four Humors production of
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
conceived and created by the company
directed by Jason Ballweber

Four Humors, known for its honest, hilarious and critical takes on celebrated texts such as Candide and Lolita, brings you The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. Enter a world ruled by fevered delusions and far-flung imagination, where a windmill transforms into a giant and a filthy innkeeper is a king. Join us for the story of a man who can no longer leave that beautifully imagined world, even after the curtain has come crashing down. 

May 12, 2016, Thursday - 20th Annual East Side Wine Tasting at Nicollet Island Pavillion

Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion

20th Annual East Side Wine Tasting

Enjoy wine, local food, beer, spirits, cigars, great music and silent auction! Buy your tickets today!

May 12, 2016, Thursday - The Urban Farmer's Almanac at Ritz Theater (3 days)

Performance Dates/Times:
Thursday, May 12 7:30pm
Saturday May 14 7:30pm
Sunday May 15 2:00pm

Location:  Theater Latté Da, Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE

The Urban Farmer’s Almanac

The Urban Farmer’s Almanac, in its first trial run, is a live-performance written-for-radio variety show about raising food and living close to the ground in the city. Dan Chouinard is host, with a crop of guests bringing stories and first-hand how-to, from rooftop beekeepers to basement cheesemakers, backyard bakers to vacant lot farmers. Plus lots of music, history and lore. A fresh local take on a growing global movement.

May 12, 2016, Thursday - Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition ART NIGHT and New Rider Gift Assembly

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, 1428 Washington Avenue S, Suite 204

ART NIGHT and New Rider Gift Assembly!

 

Bike Week starts May 16th! Help us with the final preparations as we finish stenciling pit stop signs and putting together Bike Buddies gift packets for brand new bike riders. Let's make sure this city-wide celebration of Bike Week is done right and we can get more butts on bikes! Join us!

May 11, 2016, Wednesday - InstaHappyHour at Community Keg House

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Community Keg House, 34 13th Avenue NE

InstaHappyHour at Community Keg House

Join us at Community Keg House for an #InstaHappyHour! We'll be learning about the history and revitalization of the Grain Belt complex, snapping grams and sipping pints. It's going to be a blast!

May 11, 2016, Wednesday - EDC Event at The Guthrie

May 11, 2016, Wednesday - Tempt Me: The Fine Art of Minnesota Cooking Author Event at Mill City Museum

Time:  7:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street

Tempt Me: The Fine Art of Minnesota Cooking Author Event

Join authors Kathryn Strand Koutsky and Linda Koutsky for an illustrated presentation and signing of their latest book Tempt Me: The Fine Art of Minnesota Cooking. From 6-7 pm visitors can also step into the museum, where they can view artist-designed advertisements and cookbooks, and taste one of the book’s recipes in the Baking Lab. After the talk the authors will sign copies of the book, which can be purchased in the Mill City Museum store.

May 10, 2016, Tuesday - Paint Club at Aster Cafe

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm 

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Paint Club

Paint Club returns to the Aster! Here’s the premise…we’re big believers that there is value in creative experiences regardless of ones perceived artistic expertise. Add to that our beautiful venues, delicious libations and approach to painting and it becomes yoga for the mind. You and your friends will enjoy an entertaining 2-2.5 hour, step by step, artist guided painting experience while sipping on your favorite beverage and choice of delicious foods.

Please call the Aster at 612-379-3138 to make your reservation! We have limited seating, so you’ll want to guarantee your spot before arrival. Cost is $30 per person; Mill & Main Club Card holders may make a reservation for 2 people with a discount of $5 per person. Your physical card is required at the event to receive the discount.

More information on Paint Club can be found at http://www.paintclubs.com/

 

May 9, 2016, Monday - Elliot Park Neighborhood Annual Meeting

May 9, 2016, Monday - Five Fifths of Titanic at Illusion Theater

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Avenue

Five Fifths of Titanic

For one night only, Minnesota Fringe is letting five local performance groups tear apart and reinterpret 1997's hottest film, only to reunite them in an epically unpredictable mash-up performance in support of the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

Featuring the talents of the unsinkable:
•Ethel-Ready Productions
•Sparkle Theatricals
•LandmanLand
•Comedy Suitcase
•Ben San Del Presents

The show starts at 7:30pm on Monday, May 9th at the Illusion Theater, and your tickets will be waiting for you at the box office 30 minutes before showtime.

There will be a post-show party in the Titanic Lounge of Kieran's Irish Pub, and your Five Fifths ticket gets you drink and appetizer specials immediately following the show. We'll hope to see you there for a fun evening celebrating the Fringe! 

May 8, 2016, Sunday - Mother's Day Brunch at The Depot

Mother's Day Brunch

Charley's Grill, 225 3rd Avenue S, on Sunday, May 8, from 10:00am - 2:00pm.

Cold Station:
Roasted vegetable display with roasted garlic aioli
Mixed field green salad with maple vinaigrette
Caesar salad with house made caesar dressing
Caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil & balsamic
Fruit salad with mint, yuzu juice and rose water
Anti-pasta salad
...
Carving Station:
Rosemary & sea salt encrusted prime rib of beef with au jus & creamed horseradish
Butter roasted turkey breast with natural pan gravy and lingonberry-citrus relish
...
Hot Station:
Sugar seared salmon with apricot glaze
Herb roasted chicken with sauce jus lie
Mustard seared pork loin
Mashed Yukon gold potatoes
Asparagus
...
Dessert station:
Assorted mini desserts, cheesecakes, chocolate mousse and a variety of cakes
...
Kids Station:
Chicken fingers, tator tots, corndogs and french fries
...
$29.00 - Adult
$24.00 - Senior 65 and over
$12.00 - Children Under 12
Free - Children 3 & under (with paying adult)
* +18% gratuity

For reservations, call 612-758-7820 or email wreynolds@renminneapolis.c.om