October 26, 2011, Wednesday - The Minneapolis Horror: Tales from the Night Shift at Mill City Museum

Times: 6:30pm, 7:00pm, and 7:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Visit the Washburn A Mill at night as costumed actors dramatize the dangers of working the night shift and the many horrific disasters that have befallen the mill over the years. Hear accounts of the deadly 1878 mill explosion and the dangerous man-lift elevator, and take-in dramatic nighttime views of the Ruin Courtyard and the Minneapolis Riverfront from the ninth-floor Observation Deck.

The program takes its title from the headline of an 1878 American Miller magazine story that read, ”The Minneapolis Horror: Destruction, Devastation and Death.” The story described the disastrous flour dust explosion on the evening of May 2, 1878 that destroyed the Washburn A Mill and killed 18 workers.

October 26, 2011, Wednesday - Breakfast with a Preservationist at Mill City Museum

Time: 8:00am-9:00am

Location:  Mill City Museum, 710 South Second Street

Join Preserve Minneapolis at the Mill City Museum for 'Museum in the Streets'.

The Lake Street Council has organized a new project Museum that includes several bilingual heritage-discovery walks along Lake Street from Longfellow to Lake Calhoun. The tours will include stories of the events and people that have influenced the Lake Street we know today. Plaques highlighting the historic sites up and down Lake Street will form self-guided walking tours to be enjoyed by Lake Street communities and visitors alike. The plaques will be supported by a brochure that will invite people to discover Lake Street’s unique stories at their own pace, over the course of an afternoon or over return visits.

The Lake Street Council was created to support a vital Lake Street for businesses and residential communities along the corridor. The project is still researching pictures and stories on potential sites, as well as funding for installation. It is a great time for people interested in bringing history to life to get involved. Representatives from the Lake Street Council will talk more about the project.

This event is free! Breakfast treats and coffee will be provided (donations are welcome!). Metered parking is available on the street and in a parking garage across from the museum.

Click here for information about other Preserve Minneapolis events.

October 26, 2011, Wednesday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Location: 514 2nd Street SE

The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!  

Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.

Reserve tickets online.

October 26, 2011, Wednesday - Free Stone Arch Bar and Patio Party at The Depot

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:  The Depot, 225 South 3rd Avenue

This event will feature a free wine tasting and a specialty fall martini, cheese display and music.

These free parties are designed for our friends, family and followers to spend in the Stone Arch Bar and (if weather permits,) around the firepit on the patio at The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel.

October 26, 2011, Wednesday - Motionpoems: A Festival of New Poetry Films at Open Book

Times: 6:00pm and 8:00pm

Location:  Open Book, Target Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Join Motionpoems for the premiere of a dozen short films based on poems by major emerging and established poets, including Richard Wilbur, Jane Hirshfield, Bob Hicok, Erin Belieu, Mark Strand, and many more selected from Best American Poetry 2011, America’s most popular poetry anthology. Celebrate the poets and video artists involved, meet them, and hear the stories behind the projects in this unique collaboration. Special guest: poet David Lehman, series editor of Best American Poetry.

Reception immediately following the 8 pm screening in the studios of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where you can print your own keepsake letterpress broadside courtesy of Kent Aldrich and his Nomadic Press.

Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. TWO SCREENINGS: 6 pm & 8 pm

This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board through the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Presented by: Minnesota Center for Book Arts and HDMG Post Audio & Effects. Co-sponsors: Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council and The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Promotional sponsors: Friends of the Hennepin County Library, The Minnesota Center for Book Arts, The Loft Literary Center, Twin Cities Film Society. Bookseller: Magers & Quinn Booksellers.

October 25, 2011, Tuesday - Upper River Forum at MPRB

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road

Upper River Forum:  Asian Carp Invasion: What Will It Mean for the Minneapolis Riverfront?

Presentation by: Dr. John O. Anfinson, National Park Service, with panel discussion.

Co-sponsored by the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership and the Above the Falls Citizen Advisory Committee (AFCAC).

Governor Dayton is calling for quick action to prevent invasive Asian Carp from moving up the Mississippi River into Minnesota.  After the presentation, a panel of experts will answer your questions about the negative impact Asian Carp could have on the Mississippi's ecological, recreational, and economic health.  How do we slow or stop the spread of Asian Carp? What about closing Lock #1 and the Upper Lock at St. Anthony Falls?

Panelists:
John O. Anfinson, Resource Chief, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Don Arnosti, Policy Director, Audubon Minnesota
Greg Genz, Vice-President, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association
Brian Nerbonne, Stream Habitat Specialist, MN Department of Natural Resources
Russel K. Snyder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/St. Paul District
Don Arnosti, National Audubon Society

October 25, 2011, Tuesday - The Minneapolis Horror: Tales from the Night Shift at Mill City Museum

Times: 6:30pm, 7:00pm, and 7:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Visit the Washburn A Mill at night as costumed actors dramatize the dangers of working the night shift and the many horrific disasters that have befallen the mill over the years. Hear accounts of the deadly 1878 mill explosion and the dangerous man-lift elevator, and take-in dramatic nighttime views of the Ruin Courtyard and the Minneapolis Riverfront from the ninth-floor Observation Deck.

The program takes its title from the headline of an 1878 American Miller magazine story that read, ”The Minneapolis Horror: Destruction, Devastation and Death.” The story described the disastrous flour dust explosion on the evening of May 2, 1878 that destroyed the Washburn A Mill and killed 18 workers.

October 25, 2011, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting

Time: 4:30pm 

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

Agenda

For Presentation

1. 636 Elwood Avenue North, Edward and Gusty Rappaport House – Historic Resource, – Ward 5
Staff: John Smoley, 612.673.2830
Landmark designation study
Staff Recommendation: Adopt staff findings and approve the landmark designation of the Edward and Gusty Rappaport House, and forward the designation study (dated October 25, 2011) and recommendation to the Zoning and Planning Committee of the City Council with a recommendation to approve the designation of the property at 636 Elwood Avenue North.

2. 1121 Hennepin Avenue – Harmon Place Historic District, Ward 7
Staff: Chris Vrchota, 612.673.5467
Amended Certificate of Appropriateness for building and site modifications. 
 
3. 2010-2011 Historic Resources Inventory: Camden Area, Central Core, and Windom, Kenny & Armatage
Staff: Brian Schaffer 612.673.2670
Presentation of consultant’s final recommendations in the recently completed 2010-2011 Historic Resources Inventory prepared by Mead and Hunt, Inc.

October 25, 2011, Tuesday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Location: 514 2nd Street SE

The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!  

Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.

Reserve tickets online.

October 25, 2011, Tuesday - Howl-ween Yappy Hour at Chuck and Don’s

Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 335 Central Avenue NE (by Lund's)

Celebrate Halloween at our new Northeast Minneapolis store. There will be snacks and beverages provided by local vendors. The first 50 guests will receive a swag bag that includes Chuck & Don's promotional items, dog/cat food samples, Chuck's Bucks ($5 off a $25 purchase), paw print bracelets and more. Get your photo taken with Chuck and Bob, we will e-mail the photo to you.

We'll take donations to Beltrami dog park, for every $1 donation get a $2 Chuck's Buck. There will be drawings for $20 Chuck & Don's Gift Cards every half hour. Minneapolis Animal Care and Control will be providing info and selling pet licenses. ID tags will be printed free. We invite you to bring your pet in costume!

More information (see Minneapolis-Northeast listings).

October 23, 2011, Sunday - Halloween Paper Party at MCBA

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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

For families with children in grades K and up

Celebrate Halloween with a paper party at MCBA! Use stencils and shaped deckles to make your own handmade sheets of paper in the shapes of monsters, pumpkins, bats, spiders and more! Chose from a variety of pulp colors.

$30 ($27) adult/child pair, $15 ($14) each additional participant.

October 23, 2011, Sunday - The Soap Factory Presents: The Haunted Basement 2011

Location: 514 2nd Street SE

The Soap Factory's 5th annual Haunted Basement. An artist designed, adult only Halloween experience not to be missed!  

Runs October 1 - October 31, 2011 - Reservations required.

Reserve tickets online.

October 23, 2011, Sunday - Halloween Goodies Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Trick or Treat locavore style. Not that we need an excuse to eat locally made sweets. Feel better about your indulgences by sampling treats make with real ingredients. We’ll feature some great goodies the whole family will love.

Reservations

October 23, 2011, Sunday - Vikings and Green Bay Packers at the Dome

Time: 3:15pm

October 23, 2011, Sunday - Market to Mississippi Ride and Lunch with the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership

Time: 11:30am - 3:00pm

Starting Location: West Broadway Farmers Market, Broadway and Penn

Save the date for this bicycle ride from the West Broadway Farmers Market to the Mississippi River, where we will feast on seasonal produce.  Free! Farm fresh food prepared by local chefs for you!

Register ahead at Market to Mississippi Ride & Lunch

In partnership with Major Taylor Bike Club, West Broadway Farmers Market, and National Park Service.

October 22, 2011, Saturday - Children's Stories From India at Central Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Children's Library, Central Library

Kindergarten and up. Listen to tales from Hindu mythology, humorous classics from the Panchatantra and more. Actor and storyteller Zaraawar Mistry will perform traditional stories he heard during his childhood in India, accompanied by Greg Herriges on guitar, bazouki and zither.

October 22, 2011, Saturday - The Same Voice at MCBA

Time: 10:00am - noon

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

For families with children ages 2+

Celebrate United Nations Day with Sesame Street's We All Sing with the Same Voice and create books from around the world. Sew a Japanese rice paper book. Fold a Mexican curandero book. String a Southeast Asian slatted palm book. Roll up an Ethiopian wish scroll. And other great books from other great countries!

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or) adult/child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

$30 ($27 members) adult/child pair, $15 ($14) each additional participant.

October 22, 2011, Saturday - Youth in Music Championships at the Metrodome

Time: 11:00am - 11:00pm

Location: Metrodome

7th Annual Youth in Music Championships

This Marching Band Festival is becoming the largest Championships in the Upper Midwest.  We are well known for our professional judging panels and fun marching band dance between the morning show and the evening show.  This event will take place on October 22, 2011 in the HHH Metrodome from 11am-11pm.  A wonderful day of performances and fun for your band!

October 22, 2011, Saturday - Family History Fair at Central Library

Time:  9:30 am - 2:00pm

Location:  Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Interested in researching your family tree?  A "Family History Fair" will be presented at the Central Library. The program is free and registration begins September 24. Register online or call 612-843-8000.

Geneology experts will present information sessions on resources available, how to gather family stories, and useful software. Ethnic and genealogy interest tables staffed by local and national organizations will also be available.  Free talks by genealogy experts are scheduled from 10:00am to 1:00pm. 

Hennepin County Library's websiteoffers many additional resources for family history researchers. Free access to recommended websites and significant databases are available through the genealogy subject guides.

October 22, 2011, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 ages 6-17 and MHS members. 

Reservations: recommended, call 612-341-7555

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building on a guided tour of the 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. Also covered will be how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building.

Although many parts of the A mill can be explored on a self-guided basis during a regular museum visit, 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 as well as the Flour Tower show.