October 4, 2011, Tuesday - Third Annual River Tour

Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Location: Boom Island Regional Park, 724 Sibley Street NE

Save the date for this lively Upper River tour highlighting hot places and issues to watch in 2012.

The Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership serves as a champion for a vibrant Mississippi riverfront, to create an enduring legacy now and for future generations. We advocate for a vibrant  riverfront,  increase public awareness of existing river access,  create public forums to address riverfront issues, and host public outings. Join us for one of our upcoming talks, walks or bike rides, and check the calendar for riverfront events.

Cost: $35.  Please bring a check to the event or mail to Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership, 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411.

RSVP here by Tuesday, September 27, 2011.

October 03, 2011, Monday - One Minneapolis, One Read with Michele Norris and Kerri Miller at the Guthrie

Time:  7:00pm

Location: Wurtele Thrust Stage, Guthrie, 818 South 2nd Street

This year, folks all over Minneapolis will have something in common: a book. One Minneapolis, One Read will bring people in the city together and spark conversations by having everyone read the same book.

The One Read book is The Grace of Silence by Minneapolis native and National Public Radio host Michele Norris. This memoir describes the experience of the Norrises as the first black family on the block in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. Norris also details her discovery of race-based family secrets. In her research for the book, Norris learned that her father, upon his return from service in World War II, had been shot by a Birmingham police officer.

Minnesota Public Radio News host Kerri Miller will have a conversation with NPR's Michele Norris about The Grace of Silence and One Minneapolis, One Read in the October 3 Guthrie event. The Grace of Silence offers opportunities for conversation about race, family and neighborhood history.

Click here for more information and to get involved in One Minneapolis, One Read. 

Click here for tickets to this event.

October 2, 2011, Sunday - Annual Piano and Instrument Sale at MacPhail

Time:  Noon - 5:00pm

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

Every year Music Connection trades out MacPhail's gently used and well cared for pianos, and then sells them at a reduced cost.

Used pianos sold during the three-day event all come with a warranty.  New pianos will also be available.   In addition to the loan program pianos, Music Connection will be bringing in many new and used instruments to fit budgets.  Financing and delivery will be available.  Call 1-866-920-5397 to schedule an appointment.

Dates and Times:
 
Friday, September 30:  10:00am - 7:00pm (by appointment)
Saturday, October 1:  10:00am - 5:00pm (by appointment)
Sunday, October 2:  Noon - 5:00pm - Open to The Public
 
The sale is open to all MacPhail students, families, faculty, donors and friends.

October 02, 2011, Sunday - NT Live Filmed Presentation of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Guthrie

Time:  1:00pm

Location: McGuire Proscenium, Guthrie, 818 2nd Street South

An NT Live Filmed Presentation of One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean.

Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe ... but Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother ... whose been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a job with Stanley. To prevent discovery Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

In Richard Bean’s English version of Goldoni’s classic Italian comedy, sex, food and money are high on the agenda. James Corden returns to the National for the first time since The History Boys to play Francis.

October 2, 2011, Sunday - Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon

Time:  Wheeler start- 7:55am,  Runner start- 8:00am

Start Location:  Metrodome (Mall of America Field)

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon

The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon is called “The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America®” for 26.2 good reasons. With mile after mile of parkways, lakes, rivers and tree-lined boulevards, the scenery can’t be beat. Add 300,000 screaming fans, 10 Cheer Zones, over a dozen course entertainment acts, and you’ve got an experience that you’ll never forget.

See the website for Full Marathon, 10 Mile, 10K, 5K, Family Events, Activities and Spectator information.

October 2, 2011, Sunday - Young Bridge, Young Dance: New Dance for the 35W Bridge

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Southern piers of the I-35W Bridge

Marylee Hardenbergh kicks off the season for YOUNG DANCE, a youth modern dance company, ages 7-18, from Minneapolis, St. Paul and surrounding areas.  This new, site-specific dance integrates spatial aspects of the landscape and surrounding architecture under the new I-35W bridge. The work will feature performances by the entire Young Dance company and new music by MacPhail School of Music composition students.

For 20 years Young Dance has offered a place for youth to build body and spirit through the creative expression of modern dance. Young Dance weaves a special focus into its programming each year, and in 2011-12 they are launching “YOUNG DANCE AT LARGE,” a season of site-specific dance. Five nationally and internationally renowned guest artists have been commissioned to create works at five different sites in the city. The dance will be held rain or shine.

The site is accessible from West River Parkway, just east of 13th Avenue South, with free parking at 1301-1309 West River Parkway (SE corner of 13th Avenue and West River Parkway).  This event is free, and no reservations are necessary. For more information call 612-423-3064.

October 2, 2011, Sunday - Fall Comfort Foods Cooking Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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

The turning of the leaves, the hint of crispness in the air… Fall is the time for cozy sweaters and comfort foods. We’ll cook up some harvest favorites, plus some comfort staples to ease you into winter.

Reservations

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Origami Pocket Book Cover and Western Pamphlet-Stitch Bookmaking at MCBA

Time: 10:30am - noon

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

For families with children grades 1 and up.

Travel from East to West and make your own notebooks! First, learn an origami fold that makes a book cover with many pockets. Then combine that Eastern tradition with a Western style sewn binding -- the pamphlet stitch -- to create your pages.

$25 ($22) adult/child pair, $12 ($11) each additional participant

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Annual Piano and Instrument Sale at MacPhail

Time:  10:00am -5:00pm by appointment

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

Every year Music Connection trades out MacPhail's gently used and well cared for pianos, and then sells them at a reduced cost.

Used pianos sold during the three-day event all come with a warranty.  New pianos will also be available.   In addition to the loan program pianos, Music Connection will be bringing in many new and used instruments to fit budgets.  Financing and delivery will be available.  Call 1-866-920-5397 to schedule an appointment.

Dates and Times:
 
Friday, September 30:  10:00am - 7:00pm (by appointment)
Saturday, October 1:  10:00am - 5:00pm (by appointment)
Sunday, October 2:  Noon - 5:00pm - Open to The Public
 
The sale is open to all MacPhail students, families, faculty, donors and friends.

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm, $10 Cover

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street

Tonight: Justin Roth CD Release Party

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Alcina’s Island: A Picnic Operetta at Nicollet Island Farm

Time:  4:00pm

Location:  Nicollet Island Farm, Nicollet Street and Maple Place on Nicollet Island

This Alcina is rowdy and delicious!

In our colorful re-imagining of George Frideric Handel’s 1735 opera Alcina, the garden becomes a truck stop on the American highway. Scheming sorceresses Alcina and Morgana become truck stop waitresses, luring brave truckers astray. We combine Handel’s early baroque with outlaw country, trucker songs and classic old-time music.

Handel’s opera — based on Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando furious — features monsters, magic spells, rings of invisibility and a flying hippogriff.  And, of course, the glory of love and music conquers all!

The magic of this island will be all the more savory, with Chef Nick Schneider’s five course sampling menu of locally sourced treats created especially for this performance.

October 1, 2011, Saturday - 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 1, 2011, Saturday - Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Time: 9:00pm,  $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Hookers $ Blow

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Autumn Blaze Paddle with Wilderness Inquiry

Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm
 
Autumn Blaze Paddle with Wilderness Inquiry
 
Join Wilderness Inquiry for a half-day canoe trip down the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities! Explore the river and its history in our fast and stable 24-foot voyageur canoes. The river is an urban wilderness corridor and a great way to experience the National Park in your own backyard!

• Experienced WI canoe guides
• National Park Service Rangers
• Paddle in 24-ft handmade Voyageur canoes
• Life jackets, paddles, safety gear, & shuttle provided

Adult Fee: $45 | Youth Fee: $30

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour (Starts at Gold Medal Park)

Taste Twin Cities was created to share our passion of food and enjoy the taste the Twin Cities has to offer.  If you love to eat, try new foods and enjoy a fun experience learning about the history of the Twin Cities, this tour if for you! Reservations.

Tour Facts
•3 hour walking tour of Minneapolis Mill District and Northeast Minneapolis neighborhoods.
•11:30am - 2:30pm
•Flat route with slight inclines and walking down 1 staircase, approximately 1.8 miles, standing most of the time, bathrooms available at some stops.
•6 stops, with tastings at each (enough food for lunch!).
•Tour limited to 12 people, advance tickets required.
•Begins at Gold Medal Park (S 10th Ave & S 2nd Street), located next to the Guthrie Theater, ends in Northeast Minneapolis (Hennepin Ave & SE University Ave).
•$43 (Prepaid at time of reservation)

Tour Description
Hungry for an off-the-beaten path Minneapolis food experience? Join us as we explore one of the city's trendy and historical neighborhoods, Mill District and Northeast Minneapolis. We will share what's hot in the Minneapolis food scene as we visit specialty shops and restaurants that are proud of their commitment to local and sustainable ingredients, and handmade treats. As you participate in tasting mouth watering pasta, compare gourmet cheeses and learn how Danish pastry is made, you'll gain an appreciation for a distinct neighborhood that most tourists never see.

We'll stroll past Museums and Theaters in the Mill District, enjoy gorgeous views the river has to offer and cross over into historical Northeast Minneapolis. You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods and visit the oldest street in Minneapolis. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with a host of restaurant recommendations and discounts for your next trip back to the Twin Cities.

Tastings
•Mouth watering pasta with an amazing atmosphere.
•Specialty Danish pastry baked in front of us, served with a variety of delicious toppings.
•Local cheese and specialty items.
•Variety of Minnesota brewed draft beers (non-alcoholic tastings available).
•European style bakery bread.
•Extravagantly blended gourmet chocolates.
•Award winning coffee including local favorite Noreast Mud (substitute options available).
*Tastings subject to change without notice. Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated.

Location
Our Tour begins at Gold Medal Park (S 10th Ave & S 2nd Street).

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Bread Festival

Mill City Farmers Market and the Mill City Museum are teaming up again to create an exciting celebration of bread-baking in America! This event will be the first of an annual event spotlighting the healthy goodness and nourishment of bread-baking.

Sponsored by:
The Gold Medal brand’s heritage and quality have earned the trust of both scratch and professional bakers alike. For over 125 years, we have remained dedicated to sourcing and milling top-grade wheat. We are committed to delivering the best quality flour for your home-baked breads, cookies, pie crusts, cakes, and brownies.

Produce Planner:
Winter squash, pumpkins, okra, grapes, peppers, tomatoes, collard greens, kale, onions, carrots, spinach, bok choy, lemongrass, herbs, salad mix, beets, zucchini, garlic, potatoes, watermelon, cucumbers, arugula, eggplant, edamame, turnips, rutabaga parsnips, brussel sprouts and much more!

WHAT’S NEW:
- What’s the best compliment to bread? BUTTER! Local D’Lish General Store will be sampling the delicious butter from Hope Creamery.
- Ames Farm has a beautiful new crop of apples for all your baking and munching needs! Some of their varieties include Sweet Sixteen, Honeycrisp, and Chestnut Crab.
- The bakers from Solomon’s Snacks & Bakery are bringing fall flavors in their pastries and baked goods, with lovely pumpkin muffins and sweet potato tarts!
- Prairie Hollow Farm has their first pumpkins of the season, as well as some beautiful deep purple grapes, and fresh oyster mushrooms.
- Sunrise Flour Mill is selling a new variety of organic, open-pollinated cornmeal. It makes polenta-like you’ve never tasted before, and has potential to be incorporated into all sorts of cold-season comfort foods—delicious!
- Mill City Farmers Market will not be selling turkeys from Wild Acres Farm this year. You can find these lovely birds at Kramarczuk’s and Clancey’s Meats

Baking Contest:
Calling all Bakers! Enter your home-baked bread in our first ever bread-baking contest! Enter in the Quick Bread or Yeast Bread categories and have your goodies judged by a panel of experts. For more info follow this link.

Mill City Bakes, 9:30am and 10:15am:
Be awed by the wholesome goodness created by local baking masters, Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertberg, authors of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Salty Tart’s, Michelle Gayer in outdoor ovens courtesy of Lorenzo’s Ovens

Grain Art Activity for Kids, 1:00am – 1:00pm (while supplies last): Were you inspired by the crop art at the MN State Fair? Try your hand at this historic craft and learn more about whole grains!

Community Booth:
Compatible Technology International is a nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger and poverty in the developing world by designing and distributing simple, life-changing food and water technologies. They will demo grain grinders, their “tools for harvest, hope for the hungry.”

Live Music, 11:00am – 1:00pm:
Hear the classics from Potluck & the Hot Dishes

Art Market, all day: Featuring Weavers Guild, ceramics by Matthew Krousey, Spring Finn & Co., and Stirsby.

October 1, 2011, Saturday - Great Minnesota Pet Together

Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: MN State Fairgrounds, International Bazaar

Thinking about getting a pet but still haven't found your perfect match?  Consider bringing the family to the Great Minnesota Pet Together at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 1st.  Hundreds of puppies, dogs, cats and kittens will be onsite for this one-day super pet adoption. Adoptable pets from more than 25 animal welfare and rescue organizations from around the state will be ready to leash up and head home including 100 adorable, ready to go home furry friends from Animal Humane Society.  There is no charge for admission to the event.

Adoption fees and policies are set by each participating group and not by event sponsors. All dogs and cats will have received a medical check-up and age-appropriate vaccinations.  For health and safety reasons, please leave your currents pet at home.

This pet adoption extravaganza is sponsored by PetSmart Charities® and MnPAW(Minnesota Partnership for Animal Welfare). MnPAW is a coalition of animal welfare organizations throughout Minnesota who are committed to working together to aid animals.  Visit the web site for more information, or call 763-489-2250.

MnPAW members include: Animal Allies Humane Society, Animal Humane Society, A Rotta Love Plus, Chuck & Don's Pet Food Outlet, Minneapolis Animal Care & Control, Minnesota Spay/Neuter Project, The Pet Project, Pet Haven Inc. of Minnesota, RAGOM - Retrieve A Golden of Minnesota, Tri-County Humane Society and The Humane Society of Kandiyohi & Meeker Counties.