November 14, 2017, Tuesday - Inline Skating at US Bank Stadium

Inline Skating returns to US Bank Stadium this November and December. Hosted by the MSFA and SMG, this open skating event for all ages will take place on the stadium’s main concourse.

Schedule
4:45PM | Doors Open (Participants can enter through the NW Legacy Gate or Skyway)
5-8PM | Family Skate
8-9PM | Athletic Skate

Skaters will need to bring their own equipment to participate as skate rental will not be available. Skaters are required to bring their own safety gear, including helmets. Participants are welcome to bring inline skating equipment to the stadium and will be subject to a bag search and standard security procedures. A bag check will be offered for $3 per event. After purchasing tickets, inline skaters will need to sign a waiver in order to skate at U.S. Bank Stadium.

2017 dates:

November 14, 15, 21, 27 and December 6, 11, 20, 21, 27, 28

November 14, 2017, Tuesday - 10th Annual CSM Shop & Sip to Benefit Ronald McDonald House at The Depot

Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue South

CSM Shop and Sip 2016 Benefiting Ronald McDonald House

Please join us in our fundraising efforts benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest. Enjoy one of the premier silent auctions hosted in the Twin Cities, delicious hors d'oeuvres, complimentary beer & wine, raffles and more. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, November 14th, at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, the Depot.

November 14, 2017, Tuesday - Big Ideas: Look, featuring Solmaz Sharif at the Loft

Time: 7 PM

Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Big Ideas: Look, featuring Solmaz Sharif

For many, it's easy to look away. Dominant narratives and histories erase injustices against human lives and allow for ignorance—willful or otherwise—of the pain and trauma endured by people who are marginalized. 

In this Big Ideas, featuring poet Solmaz Sharif, we'll discuss work that counters the narrative of privilege and compels us to look. 

This event is presented in collaboration with the College of Saint Benedict and Graywolf Press. It is also part of the Loft's thematic programming, Vigilance.

VIGILANCE
Much like how an art museum might present a special exhibit, the Loft is introducing seasonal thematic programming. Our themes will help connect you across many of the Loft program offerings. We believe that poems and stories can be an important lens through which to view the world, and these themes will compel us all to look at the words we write and authors we read in new ways.

This fall, our theme will be Vigilance: How can poems and stories help us to maintain attention over long periods of time? How does language bear witness? Through the theme of Vigilance, the Loft will explore the ways in which words help us hold light in the darkness. 

We invite you to explore our fall theme of Vigilance in as many ways as interest you. The video and listings below highlight the ideas and opportunities to participate throughout the fall.

TICKETS
Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. Pay-what-you-can tickets are available at the door 30 minutes prior to the event on a first-come, first-served basis. No one turned away for lack of funds. Doors open 30 minutes before the event. Seating is general admission (not assigned).

$15.00 (Non-Member Price)
$10.00 (Member Price)

November 12, 2017, Sunday - More Than a Single Story: Vigilance in Uncertain Times at The Loft

Time: 2 PM - 4 PM

Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue S

More Than a Single Story: Vigilance in Uncertain Times

The Loft presents More than a Single Story: Vigilance In Uncertain Times moderated by Carolyn Holbrook. Panelists for this event will be April Gibson, David Grant, Qais Munhazim, David Mura, and Diane Wilson. More information on the event and panelists can be found here.

November 12, 2017, Sunday - November Pack Walk in Father Hennepin Bluff Park

Time: 11 AM - 2 PM

Location: Father Hennepin Bluff Park

November Pack Walk

MyPitBullisFamily is a national non-profit organization working on ending housing and insurance discrimination for all dog owners. We currently have the largest housing database of non-discriminatory rentals in the country. One way that we can break steryotypes of these dogs is through hosting community events, like Pack Walks. Please join us as we allow our dogs to strut their stuff around the Twin Cities. We host Pack Walks every second Sunday of every month, depending on weather.

Well behaved dogs of all kinds and children are welcome to join us. 

November 11, 2017, Saturday - Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Time: 10:30 am - Noon

Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts, 415 Main Street SE

Pillsbury A Mill Tour

Discover the story of the National Historic Landmark Pillsbury A Mill, the largest flour mill in the world for many years, which recently reopened as the A-Mill Artist Lofts. A Mill City Museum guide will lead a tour of the former milling complex, including the rooftop deck and the basement waterpower facilities. Visitors will explore parts of the largest and best-preserved waterpower system in Minneapolis (with views straight down a 50-foot drop shaft); discover how the building functioned during the flour milling era and learn about the new hydroelectric plant that helps to power the complex.

The Pillsbury A Mill was the flagship mill of the Pillsbury Flour Milling Company. The A Mill was not only the largest flour mill in the world when it opened in 1881, it was one of the few architect-designed mills in Minneapolis, designed by Leroy S. Buffington. As such it was an industrial show piece and tourist attraction from the start. The Pillsbury A Mill ceased operation in 2003, and in 2015, the complex was redeveloped as affordable lofts for working artists by Dominium, a Minneapolis-based developer.

Please meet at the gray door on Third Avenue SE at Main Street (around the corner from the A-Mill Artist Loft main entrance at 315 Main Street SE). The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-paced walking indoors and outdoors with some uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.

This tour is presented in partnership with Dominium, A-Mill Artist Lofts.

November 11, 2017, Saturday - Demolition Dreaming Screening at Traffic Zone

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art, 250 3rd Avenue N

Demolition Dreaming Screening

Demolition Dreaming is a short animated feature about change in the Gateway District of Minneapolis. The ‘Gateway’ was an area of downtown completely destroyed under the auspices of federal urban renewal efforts in the 1950s and 1960s. The feature tells the story of a family and the hotel they run on Hennepin Avenue. We see what happens to their world, their neighbors and community as the wrecking ball of change topples the buildings they occupy and carts the detritus of this destruction to the quarry where a suburban style shopping center now stands.

November 11, 2017, Saturday - The Mill City Singers Rehearsal at the Guthrie

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30Pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd Street  (8th floor)

The Mill City Singers Rehearsal

It's a new season, and a new name for The Mill City Singers (formerly The Friends of the Mill District Singers). Everyone is invited to come and sing. Rehearsals are open to all and directed by the talented musician JD Steele, and the accompanist, Fred Steele.

Do you enjoy singing? Are you looking for a way to get involved in the community? Attend 1 rehearsal, or every Saturday, you will be hooked! For more information, please contact Claudia Kittock at cjkittock@gmail.com.

*Note: All rehearsals will be held at the Guthrie Theater on the 8th floor. We'll notify you via email of any changes.

November 11, 2017, Saturday - Nearly Naked Ruck March at Boom Island Park

Time: See below info

Location: Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St. NE

Nearly Naked Ruck March

Hike up to 10 miles in your long underwear and carry a pack full of weight. The weight in your pack equals 10 pounds for every $100 you raise for 23rd Veteran (raise $400 and carry 40 pounds, or raise money as a team and split the weight). This weight represents the weight that we carry in the battle against combat stress. Bring your own pack, and if you'd like you can weight it with food shelf items to give to the needy at the end of the ruck march! $45.

We step off at 9am sharp Saturday morning, registration bag pick-up begins at 8am. The full length is 5 miles out and 5 miles back, with optional turn-around points along the way : ) Every so often you'll be greeted by a warming station with restrooms, coffee, hot chocolate and more! Be sure to bring your own packs, any style will do. If you load them with canned goods you can drop them off for the local food shelf at the finish line. Check-in and swag pick-up begins at 7am. Show up early!

All excess and money raised for your pack goes directly to 23rd Veteran, a 501c3 nonprofit creating a long-term transition for veterans!

November 11, 2017, Saturday - Feast of Fools opens at The Lab (thru Dec 9)

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 First Street North

Feast of Fools

Interact Center creates art that challenges perceptions of disability.

In all of their work, Interact creates art in a spirit of radical inclusion, all while inspiring artists and audiences to explore the full spectrum of human potential. Their goal is to transform lives by expanding ideas of what is possible.

*Special Opening Night Gala $65 includes Post Performance Fete with the Artists.

November 11, 2017, Saturday - St. Boniface Christmas Bazaar

St. Boniface Christmas Bazaar

November 11, 2017, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market at the Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Winter Markets are held inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S 2nd St

Additional Mill City Farmers Market 2017-2018 Winter Market dates:

November 18
December 2, 9, 16
January 13, 27
February 10
March 10, 24
April 14, 28

November 10, 2017, Friday - Weavers Gild of Minnesota Fiber Fair 2017 at Northrup King Building (3 days)

Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm

Location: Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE, Studio #332

FIBER FAIR annual sale!

Weavers Guild of Minnesota presents Fiber Fair 2017 
November 10-12, 2017
Friday: 10am to 7pm
Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm

Enjoy a fabulous shopping experience in a beautiful gallery space. Handmade by many of the region’s finest fiber artists, items for sale include scarves, shawls, purses, rugs, placemats, towels, wall hangings, hand-spun yarn and much, much more! These items make perfect gifts for yourself or someone special. Proceeds from the sale support local fiber artists.#WeavingMN (tag your finds!)

November 10, 2017, Friday - Documentary Screening of "Seymour: An Introduction" at MacPhail

Times: 7:30 pm

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

Seymour Bernstein Visits MacPhail

You’re invited to a free documentary screening on Friday night of Seymour: An Introduction, a film by Ethan Hawke.

Although the documentary screening is free to all, tickets are required and available at student services. Tickets available at Student Services – 612.321.0100

November 10, 2017, Friday - Minneapolis Holiday Boutique at US Bank Stadium (3 days)

Schedule:
Friday, November 10, 11:00am
Saturday, November 11, 10:00am
Sunday, November 12, 10:00am

Location: US Bank Stadium, 900 S 5th Street

Minneapolis Holiday Boutique

Experience the shopping event of the season for 3 days only at the Minneapolis Holiday Boutique! Shop more than 200 booths and find the latest trends in apparel, décor, jewelry, seasonal gifts, gourmet foods and more!

Get inspiration for your holiday gatherings when you check out three designer rooms furnished by At Home stores which showcase mannequins dressed by Minnesota fashion designer Christopher Straub of Lifetime’s Project Runway. At the show, Christopher will also be selecting his favorite must-have gifts as he shares Christopher’s Favorite Finds.

Stroll through the lights and sparkle of the uniquely decorated Festival of Trees where each tree will be available for silent auction, and all proceeds will benefit Coats for Kids through Operation Warm.

Don’t miss the opportunity to get a photo taken with your favorite Minneapolis Fire Department calendar model. Stop by the Mpls Fire Dept. Selfie Station and make sure to smile for the camera with a firefighter!

November 10, 2017, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

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

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: 

Ryan Montbleau / Jim Stapley (Singer-Songwriter)

November 9, 2017, Thursday - East Town Business Partnership and mpls downtown council Networking Event at Shindig Event Center

Tme: 4:15pm to 6:30pm

Location: Shindig Event Space, 105 South 5th Street.

The East Town Business Partnership is partnering with the mpls downtown council on a Happy Hour networking event coming up on Thursday, November 9, from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at Shindig Event Space - 105 South 5th Street.

The topic for the event is an update from the 2025 Plan Development Committee. Come hear about all of the exciting development projects that are recently completed, under construction or are in the planning process.

Please RSVP for the event via Eventbrite.

November 9, 2017, Thursday - Preschool Holiday Session: Paste Paper Gift Wrap at MCBA

Time: 1:30pm–2:30pm

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

Preschool Holiday Session: Paste Paper Gift Wrap

Get a jump on literacy in interactive pre-school book arts classes with Ellen Ferrari. Children and adults work together to make paper, print patterns, shapes and letters and construct colorful books in a fun environment. Each class begins by reading a story and continues by investigating examples produced by working artists. Vocabulary, tools and processes will also be introduced. These workshops emphasize visual decision-making, improving manual dexterity and a love of books and can be repeated over and over again as projects change each session. Dress for mess. For families with children ages 3-5. Register for a single class or an entire four-class session at a reduced rate.

November 9, 2017, Thursday - Stuart D'Rozario 'Yesterday in New York City' ​album release event at Bunkers

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Bunker's Music Bar & Grill, 761 North Washington Avenue

Singer/Songwriter Stuart D'Rozario Yesterday in New York City ​album release event

Local singer and songwriter Stuart D'Rozario will introduce his fourth album Yesterday in New York City with band members Tommy Barbarella, George McKelvey, James Buckley, Billy Thommes and Ken Chastain during a CD release event to be held at Bunker's on Thursday, November 9th - 7 P.M. -  $20.00

D'Rozario has been described by critics as "hands down one of the best songwriters in the Twin Cities." His newest album is a collection of ten songs inspired by living life in countries around the world. It was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and mixed by John Fields, a multi-platinum producer who has worked with artists that include Switchfoot and Jonas Brothers.

A featured song on the album is "Just Look Around" released last October, shortly before the final presidential debate and featuring lyrics encouraging that voters do their homework and "know what you're really voting for" before casting a ballot. The video for "Just Look Around" was directed by the Snorri Brothers. D'Rozario is also the CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Minneapolis-based BD'D (Barrie D'Rozario DiLorenzo), voted “Best Small Agency in the US" by the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

November 9, 2017, Thursday - Open House for Water Works Project at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Open House planned to discuss progression of project design, programming, food vendor and schedule

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is hosting an open house to give an update on the Water Works project on Thursday, Nov. 9, 6-8 pm at the Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power Street.

At 6:15 pm, members of the Water Works project team will give a brief presentation highlighting features of the park project design and give general project updates. Also, Frank Haney, culinary ethnobotanist and Indigenous chef from The Sioux Chef team, will be present to discuss the food concept selected for the indoor pavilion at Water Works. Limited samples of The Sioux Chef food will be available.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and Minneapolis Parks Foundation (MPF) invite all interested members of the public to attend and comment on the Water Works project. Families are welcome!

About this project

Water Works is a transformative park development project on the downtown side of St. Anthony Falls and the Stone Arch Bridge that will bring significant new historic, cultural, and recreational amenities to the Central Riverfront.