October 14, 2013, Monday - Shakespeare on the Downtown Riverfront

A first of it's kind theater crawl on the Minneapolis Riverfront - starting at Mill Ruins Park.

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October 13, 2013, Sunday - Vikings vs. Carolina Panthers

Time: 12:00pm (CST) at the Dome

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October 13, 2013, Sunday - Shakespeare on the Downtown Riverfront

A first of it's kind theater crawl on the Minneapolis Riverfront.  October 13 & 14 starting at Mill Ruins Park.

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October 13, 2013, Sunday - Explore the Loop

Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Have you ever thought:
• What is it like to live in that building?
• What is it like to work there?
• I would love to check out what they have done in there.

Explore the North Loop is the event for you.

The North Loop Neighborhood Association is putting together an afternoon of exploring some of the coolest condos and offices in our hip neighborhood. 

"$10 for a Sunday afternoon of exploration"

How to Explore: You will receive an emailed ticket the week prior to the event with a full map of the participating spaces. From 2 until 6 pm walk, bike or drive to the different stops. Check them out, explore and experience. Some spaces will provide swag, samples and or refreshments. As you go from place to place, take note of the hippest place and cast your Hippest In The North Loop vote by text message. (Voting info will be on your ticket)

First 30 tickets purchased get admission to the after party on the 222 roof deck.

* All proceeds go toward street greening in the North Loop.

October 12, 2013, Saturday - Haunted House Bookmaking and Spooky Origami Creatures! Workshop at MCBA

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm

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

Haunted House Bookmaking and Spooky Origami Creatures!

For families with children grade 1 and up

Celebrate Halloween by making your own hidden-page Haunted House book, then explore origami (the art of paper folding) and learn to make some spooky paper creatures — spiders, ghosts and bats! Oh my!

$30 ($27 members) + $6 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $3 supply fee for each additional participant

October 12, 2013, Saturday - Zombie 6.66K Run

Time:  9:00

The Zombie 6.66K is a fun run for zombies and humans alike along the downtown Minneapolis riverfront. Saturday, October 12, 2013!

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Start and finish on historic Main Street. In between you'll pass some of the city's most scenic landmarks (including Mill Ruins Park, Nicollet Island, and the Grain Belt brewery), enjoy great views of the Minneapolis skyline and St. Anthony Falls, and finish by crossing the historic Stone Arch Bridge. What other bloody surprises await along the race? You'll have to come find out!

October 12, 2013, Saturday - Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better? at Mill City Museum

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

 

Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better?

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.

See how history is revealed in food in the Baking Lab. Museum staff demonstrate making brownies from scratch versus a mix and share the history of the development of baking mixes. Visitors will be able to taste the results and vote on their favorite, learn home baking tips and take home a copy of the recipe.

October 12, 2013, Saturday - Bluegrass Brunch at Aster Cafe

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm No Cover

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Bluegrass Brunch featuring: Adam Granger

October 12, 2013, Saturday - 9th Annual Zombie Pub Crawl

The 2013 Zombie Pub Crawl (ZPC VIX).

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October 12, 2013, Saturday - Youth in Music Championships at the Metrodome

Time: 8:00am - 10:00pm

Location: Metrodome

9th Annual Youth in Music Championships

Class A, AA, AAA & Minnesota State Championships 8am-5pm
YIM Grand Championships 7pm-10pm

Youth in Music invites your marching band to participate in the 9th Annual Youth In Music Marching Band Championship. This event has become the premier event in the upper midwest. The date for these events will be Saturday October 12, 2013 at the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. The Metrodome is the premier stadium in the upper Midwest and will provide your students with a one-of-a-kind performance experience in a professional environment.

October 12, 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!

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October 12, 2013, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Preserving the Harvest

Fall Hours have begun! MCFM is open all Saturdays in October, 9 am–1 pm

Produce Planner: At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Concord, bluebell and louise grapes, Beacon apples, Zestar apples, sweet corn, watermelon, herbs, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, green beans, brussel sprouts, head lettuce varietals, kohlrabi, broccoli, Romanesco cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini, summer squash, winter squash, potatoes, fresh mushrooms, baby bok choi, tatsoi, cilantro, mint, basil, carrots, tomatillos, red and golden beets, purslane, jalapeño peppers, bell peppers, sweet Italian peppers, cherry tomatoes, slicing and heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, filet beans, salad mix, cippolini onions, red and white onions, garlic, radishes, cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, turnips, and more!

Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Chef Jenny Breen will be back in the kitchen today sharing tips on how to extend the life of this season's storage crops!

Live Music, 11am – 1pm: Mill welcomes back Daddy Squeeze to the Market!

Mini-Farm, all day: Mini-Farm from Oliver H. Kelley Farm is at the Market for the final Saturday this year.  Come by and say goodbye your favorite furry friends for the season.

Art Market, all day: Annabella Sardelis, Ginny Sims, Spring Finn & C0., and Crooked Wood.

Community Booth: For 30 years, Store To Door has been shopping for and delivering groceries to hundreds of elderly adults in the Twin Cities metro area each week, helping them continue to live independently in their own homes.  As a non-profit, volunteers are critical to the mission by helping to take grocery orders over the phone and doing the shopping for clients at the store.  Please stop by to learn more about the organization, or visit http://www.storetodoor.org/.

Sponsor: Thank you, UCARE!

October 11, 2013, Friday - Book Arts Roundtable at MCBA

Time: 7:00pm

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

Book Arts Roundtable with visiting artist Macy Chadwick

Macy Chadwick publishes artist’s books and limited-edition prints under the imprint In Cahoots Press in Oakland, California. She received an MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and assisted book artist Julie Chen at Flying Fish Press in Berkeley for three years. She currently teaches at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, San Francisco Art Institute, and San Francisco Center for the Book. Her work is in prominent collections in the U.S. and abroad, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Yale University Special Collections in New Haven, and The Jack Ginsberg Collection in South Africa.

Free and open to the public.

October 11, 2013, Friday - Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals Preview at Southern Theater

TimeL 7:30pm

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Mu Performing Arts - Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals
 
Written by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay Directed by Randy Reyes
 
Take a ride into a post-apocalyptic world where zombies have taken over and cannibals hide in the mountains. Based on the five Buddhist tenets, follow two Lao women as they struggle to maintain their personal moral code in a world gone wrong.
 
Zombie Pub crawl is going on the same weekend as opening night.  Dress up like a Zombie for $5 off tickets anytime during the run (no other ticket deals apply including student pricing).
 
SAYMOUKDA DUANGPHOUXAY VONGSAY is an award-winning Lao American poet and playwright whose poetry, essays, plays, and short stories have been published by literary journals, lifestyle magazines, almanacs, newspapers, anthologies, and scholastic journals nationwide.  She was named a 2011 Change Maker by Intermedia Arts and is a recipient of numerous scholarships to continue her education and work in philanthropy, arts administration, public policy, and literary arts.
 
Cast consists of the lead actors:  Meghan Kreidler, Laura Anderson, Payton Woodson, Maxwell Thao, Ayden Her, Jeannie Lander, Phasoua Vang, Allen Malicsi and a Fighting Chorus with: Rocky Her, Mikey Postle, Venise Berte, Joelle Fernandez, and Taylor Her.
 
This play marks the beginning of Randy Reyes’ tenure as Mu's new Artistic Director after 21 years under the leadership of Rick Shiomi.  Randy will direct this newest product of the Mu Performing Arts/Jerome New Performance Program.
 
Production team includes:
Lisa Smith (Stage Manager), Karin Olson (Lighting Designer), John Beuche (Set Designer), Guy Wagner (Projection Designer), Kellie Larson (Props Designer), and DJ Kool Akiem (Sound Designer)
 
Dates & Times
 
Oct 12 - 27
Thur - Sat 7:30p
Sun 2:00p

Tickets availble through the Mu Performing Arts Website

General Admission
Adult $22
Student $10
$5 Zombie Discount

October 11, 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 11, 2013, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint

Time: 9:00pm

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight: Symbol & Surface

October 11, 2013, Friday - Sorella Wine & Spirits Fall Wine Sale Preview Tasting

Times: 5:30pm - 7:30pm (featuring around 25 wines)

Location: Sorella Wine & Spirits, 1010 Washington Avenue South

Sorella Wine & Spirits Fall Wine Sale 2013 runs thru October 19, with15%-40% off every wine in the store.  Check the website for the tasting line up on the Monday prior to the event.

October 10, 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 10
Friday, October 11
Saturday, October 12
Sunday, October 13

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 Public performances: October 10 -- November 3 (Thursdays through Sundays)

October 10, 2013, Thursday - 2013 Flame of Hope Gala at The Depot

Time: 5:30 pm

Location: The Depot Minneapolis, 225 Third Avenue South

The annual American Indian College Fund Flame of Hope Gala will be held at The Depot in Minneapolis to raise funds for scholarships to benefit Native students. A reception will begin at 5:30 pm, followed by a dinner program with Native entertainment. A silent auction of Native arts and other items will also be featured to raise funds for American Indian student scholarships.

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October 10, 2013, Thursday - "Best Laid Plans" Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory

Time: 7:00pm

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.