October 21, 2013, Monday - Mill District Neighborhood Assoc Meeting at the Mill City Museum

Time:  6:30pm – 8:00pm

Location - Mill City Museum, 1st Floor Commons

THE OCTOBER MILL DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA

- Lisa Goodman / 7th Ward Update
City Council Member Lisa Goodman will give her last update as our Mill District representative.  Redistricting has shifted us to the new 3rd Ward.  Hear her thoughts on the past, present and future of our neighborhood.  Lisa will also be giving an update on Gold Medal Park.

- Laurie Jones, HOA Update
Update on the Minneapolis Riverfront HOA Collaborative.

- Magna Health and Fitness / New Business Introduction

- John Erwin / Crown Hydro Forum
The Crown Hydro project has taken an unexpected turn.  Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board President John Erwin will discuss the specifics of the proposed project in the Mill District, on the Downtown Minneapolis Riverfront. Learn about potential impacts on:

  () St. Anthony Falls

  () The Stone Arch Bridge

  () Economic development, and more…

Bring your questions about Crown Hydro and share your opinions.

October 20, 2013, Sunday - Brighten Up at Cancer Survivor's Park

October 20, 2013, Sunday - Guthrie Theater / YMCA Play Care! for Uncle Vanya or Tribes

Time: See below

Location: Guthrie Theater, 818 2nd Street South

Enjoy an afternoon at the theater and leave the child care to us:

Guthrie Theater / YMCA Play Care!
 
Child care: $10 per child
Area 2 ticket: $25
Area 3 ticket: $20

Finally, the day has arrived when you can escape to the theater for an afternoon of much-deserved grown-up time, while your kids participate in fun and creative activities developed and led by trusted child care professionals of the YMCA -- all under the same roof! It's almost too good to be true!
 
Here's how it works:

Beginning at 12:30 p.m. on select Play Care dates, bring your children (ages 4 to 11) to the Guthrie's Level Eight Education Suite where they will explore a variety of activities developed and led by qualified and trusted YMCA child care professionals. All activities are tailored to your child's age (ages 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & 9, 10 & 11), including movement, arts & crafts, games and more. Once they're settled in, head downstairs, take your seat and prepare to be entertained!
 
Fall/Winter 2013 Play Care Dates

All performances begin at 1 p.m., child care drop off begins at 12:30 p.m. Advance reservations are required.
•Sunday, October 20 at 1 p.m. -- Uncle Vanya or Tribes
•Sunday, November 10 at 1 p.m. -- Tribes
•Sunday, November 24 at 1 p.m. -- A Christmas Carol
•Sunday, December 1 at 1 p.m. -- A Christmas Carol or Born Yesterday
 
To purchase, call the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224 or order in person at the Guthrie Box Office.

October 20, 2013, Sunday - "Best Laid Plans" Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 5:00pm

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

"Best Laid Plans"

Join The Murder Mystery Company as we journey back in time to the glamorous 1930's with, "Best Laid Plans".

Get all dolled up for an evening of "Old Hollywood Style" fun as you mingle with the who's whos of society. Be careful though, as someone in the room is guilty of a terrible crime. Bring your friends, family and don't forget your detective skills to help solve the case!

Information and tickets.

October 19, 2013, Saturday - Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online.

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum 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.

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, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show.

October 19, 2013, Saturday - The Same Voice Workshop at MCBA

Time: 10:00am-Noon

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

The Same Voice with Ellen Ferrari

For families with children ages 2 and up

Celebrate United Nations Day with Sesame Street’s We All Sing with the Same Voice and create books from around the world: a Japanese rice paper book, a Mexican curandero book, a Southeast Asian slatted palm book, an Ethiopian wish scroll, and more!

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) + $6 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $3 supply fee for each additional participant

October 19, 2013, Saturday - NE Minneapolis River Cleanup

Time: 9:00am Breakfast; 11:00am Cleanup starts

Location: Keegan’s Pub, 16 University Avenue NE

The Second Annual Northeast River Cleanup starts at 9am with kegs and eggs at the pub. The cleanup runs from 11am to 1pm. All participants then receive a token for one free can of Shift beer from New Belgium Brewing. Profits from beer sales go to the Northeast Business Association River Cleanup fund.

October 19, 2013, Saturday - Nordeast Big River Beard & Moustache Battle at 3rd Annual Nordeast Big River Brew Fest!

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Grain Belt Brewery Bottling Building, 79 Northeast 13th Avenue

Nordeast Big River Beard & Moustache Battle

Beards, Moustaches & Whiskerinas of all types!!  We are hosting a good ole Minnesota Beard Battle at
The Nordeast Big River Brew Fest!

Our Guest Judges will be taking a gander at your facial extravaganzas in the following categories:
 
-Full Beard
-Moustache
-Whiskerinas (Ladies!)
-Costume & Facial Hair Combo: As it is the weekend after the Zombie Pub Crawl & The week before Halloween we've created a special Men, Women & All Facial Hair Types Costume Category!
 
Moustache Ride Photo Contest with the Moustache Teeter Totter hosted by none other than our Facial Hair Loving Friends from Curious Traveler!
 
All funds from the Beer Fest & Competition will be donated to The East Side Neighborhood Serviceswho foster the development and well being of individuals and families while strengthening the diverse community in Nordeast & Southeast Minneapolis.
 
*FREE with Beer Fest Entry.
*DONATIONS Greatly Encouraged.

Many will be Judged.

October 19, 2013, Saturday - Kelly Rossum Quartet + Marimba! at MacPhail

Time: 8:00pm

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

$25 adults, $15 students/ seniors (tickets go on sale on 9/14).

October 19, 2013, Saturday - Artist's Health Fair at Open Book

Time: 10am – 2pm

Location:  Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Wondering how you will get health insurance by 2014? With new subsidies, legal rights and marketplace (MNsure), there’s health insurance coverage for you! Explore your new options and connect to excellent community healthcare resources at our Artists’ Health Fair on Saturday, October 19. Stop by anytime from 10am to 2pm to:

- Talk to providers of health insurance, low-cost healthcare, nutrition and fitness.
- Meet with Springboard for the Arts for demos and assistance enrolling in healthcare coverage on MNsure.
- Get free preventive healthcare screenings
- Watch presentations on healthcare reform and the health insurance requirement.

FREE, but please RSVP online or by phone.

October 19, 2013, Saturday - Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Begins at Gold Medal Park (10th Avenue South & 2nd Street South), next to the Guthrie Theater - ends in Northeast Minneapolis

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 St. Anthony on Main in Northeast Minneapolis. You'll enjoy the afternoon sampling food at the first Thai restaurant in Minnesota, drinking local Minnesota brewed beer at the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis, and enjoy a local favorite - the cheese curds. You'll also enjoy mouth-watering pasta located in the historical Chase building, fresh baked European style bread at a local Farmers Market, home-made gelato, and lip smacking BBQ sliders from a historical restaurant that once operated as a mattress company.

Along with sampling food we will also visit the Mill City Museum, stroll by the Guthrie, and enjoy gorgeous views of St. Anthony Falls as we walk along the Stone Arch Bridge into historical St. Anthony on Main. You'll learn about the history of both these neighborhoods including a stroll along the oldest street in Minneapolis. You'll taste and chat with other food-loving guests, and leave the tour with an appreciation for these distinct neighborhoods that most tourist never see!

Reservations.

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October 19, 2013, Saturday - Childish Films at Central Library

Time: Doors open at 10:00am for seating, snacks and activities; films begin at 10:30am. 

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Now in its 6th year, Childish Films @ the Library is a free program of children's cinema and arts for all ages. Each screening features a pre-show activity, an educational introduction for children's film fans and complimentary healthy snacks. 
 
Childish Films takes place the third Saturday of each month at Minneapolis Central Library. Here's the slate of programs scheduled for the Fall/Winter 2013 Season:

• October 19: Saturday Mourning Cartoons. Come in costume and make book art with Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Enjoy an eclectic program of Halloween cartoons.
• November 16: Celebrating Aardman. Enjoy pre-show music from Dave Salmela and friends. Watch award-winning clay animation films from world-renowned Aardman Animations of U.K. - featuring the beloved characters Wallace and Gromit.
• December 21: The Gruffalo's Child. Decorate your own cookie with Whole Foods Market staff. View the sequel release of "The Gruffalo."

Sponsors: Minnesota Parent, Whole Foods Market, Weston Woods Studio and Crash +Sues.

October 18, 2013, Friday - Family Storytime at Central Library (Fridays thru November 22)

Time: 10:30am

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

For children age 2 and up. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children.

October 18, 2013, Friday - Uke Fest at Aster Cafe

Time:  8:30pm-11:00pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Uke Fest – New Date, Special guests & more!!!

$10 A portion of proceeds to benefit ‘Arc Greater Twin Cities’
 
This years lineup includes:
 
Featuring:
 Katy Vernon
 Brianna Lane
 The Meteor Boys
 
Special Guests:
 Sada Estrada
 Keldon Ancheta
 Shawn Gibbons
 Natalie Lovejoy
 John Munson
 Eric Carranza (batterboy)
 with Nora O’Brien (Hot Date)
 and more…..
 
Last year was our first one and it was a great success. This year we have decided to use it to help raise awareness and funds for ‘Arc Greater Twin Cities’. This is an organization that supports the rights and well being of people with disabilities and their families. This organization was chosen by ukulele player and songwriter Katy Vernon. One of the songs on her recent record was inspired by living with a sibling with severe disabilities.

http://www.arcgreatertwincities.org/

October 17, 2013, Thursday - Ten Thousand Things' A Midsummer Night's Dream at Open Book (4 nights)

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Ten Thousand Things presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Michelle Hensley

A delightfully diverse cast takes on Shakespeare’s exploration of life’s sudden, inexplicable changes in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the opening production of Ten Thousand Things’ 20th anniversary season. The production takes a look at the ways we get to step into lives other than our own—if only for a little while. Featuring Brittany Bradford, Sun-Mee Chomet, Kurt Kwan, Elise Langer, Gavin Lawrence, Mo Perry, Anna Sundberg and Karen Wiese-Thompson. For information and tickets.

Dates and Times:
Thursday, October 17th
Friday, October 18th
Saturday, October 19th
Sunday, October 20th

Thursday, October 24th
Friday, October 25th
Saturday, October 26th
Sunday, October 27th

Thursday, October 31st
Friday, November 1st
Saturday, November 2nd
Sunday, November 3rd

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows at 8pm; Sunday show at 4pm

October 17, 2013, Thursday - East Downtown Council Luncheon

Mayor RT Rybak and City of Minneapolis CPED Department leaders (Jeremy Willis, Director of CPED; Kjersti Monson, Director of Long Range Planning; and Beth Elliott, Principal City Planner) will discuss their emerging leadership model, and the most pressing development opportunities in the East Downtown District. 
 
Please RSVP by Monday, October 14, at 4 p.m., to be included in the lunch count.  You can register by sending an email to info@edcmpls.org, or online at www.edcmpls.org. The cost to attend the lunch is $15.00.
 
AGENDA
 
I.  Welcome
 
5 Minutes by Dan Collison, President EDC
 
II.  Mayoral Update on East Downtown Development
 
15 Minutes, Mayor Rybak
 
III.  CPED “Who we are today”
 
5 Minute Overview by Jeremy Willis, Director of CPED: “Mission and Values, Organizational Structure, Goals and Business Plan, Program and Services”
 
IV.  “The new component: Long Range Planning”
 
10 Minute Introduction by Kjersti Monson, Director of Long Range Planning:
 •What was the impetus for this new role?
•What is the immediate scope of the role?
•How will this help shape future development in East Downtown?
 
V.  “The great opportunity: Parking lots”

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October 17, 2013, Thursday - A Wine Affair at St. Anthony Main Event Centre

Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Location: St. Anthony Main Event Centre, 219 Main Street SE

A Wine Affair

The environment for this unique wine dinner is relaxed -- eat at your own pace and move on to the next course when you are ready. There are three chef performance stations, each serving a first and second course, and the courses are beautifully paired with the wine selections. Coffee and desserts are included with your ticket price. As always, there will be wine and martini specials available at the bar. Tickets: $75 per person. Purchase tickets now through October 3 at the exceptional price of only $60 per person using Paypal (right) or by calling 612-874-0880. For information: A Wine Affair

October 17, 2013, Thursday - Family Movie at Central Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Family Movie

For families. Bring the family to watch a children's movie in theater-style seating! Call or stop by to find out what will be playing.

October 16, 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.

October 15, 2013, Tuesday - Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm - 8:45pm

Location: Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall

Join Giancarlo Casale in discussions on the histories, faiths and cultures of Muslims. Casale is associate professor of the history of the Islamic world at the University of Minnesota. Register and learn about the books being read at: Muslim Journeys.

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities. Made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association. In collaboration with the Hennepin-University Partnership.

Additional dates:

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7–8:45pm
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7–8:45pm