Entries from October 1, 2014 - October 31, 2014
Share Article October 31, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe
Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm $8
Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE
Tonight: Machinery Hill – Halloween
Machinery Hill is the 1996 winner of the Minnesota Music award for best world beat CD, the 1999 MMA winner for specialist recording and has been included in TPT’s series “MN. Original (episode #226.)
October 30, 2014, Thursday - Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam! at Central Library
Time: 10:00am
Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Live Show! Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam!
For families. Get creative with fabulous musical fun. Everyone in the audience will get a chance to be a star on stage. Halloween costumes admired, but not required.
October 30, 2014, Thursday - Murder Mystery at Old Spaghetti Factory
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 233 Park Avenue (and Washington Avenue South)
"A Dance With Death"
Do you have the necessary detective skills to collar the criminal?
October 29, 2014, Wednesday - Breakfast with a Preservationist at the Mill City Museum
Time: 8:00am to 9:00am
Location: Mill City Museum, ADM Conference Room: 6th Floor, 710 South Second Street
Breakfast With a Preservationist: Conservation Districts
It may be easy to call conservation districts “historic preservation lite,” but this subject deserves our studied public attention. What, exactly, are conservation districts? In what ways will they (and, for that matter, in what ways WON’T they) affect neighborhoods and city planning and development?
Join us for our next Breakfast With a Preservationist to learn more about conservation districts, through a panel discussion featuring John Smoley, senior planner for the Minneapolis’s department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED), and two Prospect Park residents, Joe Ring and Bob Roscoe, members of their neighborhood’s committee whose study of conservation districts led the current effort to enable CPED to undertake the ordinance enactment.
Minneapolis conservation districts would be both similar and different to historic districts. The regulatory aspect of conservation districts address how proposed design changes of a property would affected neighborhood physical character instead of obeying a particular building’s architectural style – a broader and more flexible approach than historic districts.
The program begins at 8AM. Typical presentations take 40 minutes, which always transition into very thoughtful questions by audience members. The event stops at exactly 9AM.
Please bring a contribution for the coffee and bakery goodies.
Parking is available in a ramp across the street or along 2nd Street South’s metered spaces. Coffee and bakery will be available, as will the usual great questions and commentary. We stop exactly at 9AM.
October 29, 2014, Wednesday - Business of Beer Panel Discussion and Hoppy Hour at Aria
Time: 3 – 5:30 pm
Location: Aria Event Center, 105 First Street North
Business of Beer Panel Discussion and Hoppy Hour
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journaland its co-sponsors invite you to join them for the first Business of Beer and Hoppy Hour. Leaders from local craft beer breweries will share their insights on what’s happening in the beer industry, how they launched their businesses, lessons learned, their favorites beers as well as what new brews are coming our way soon.
The event will include a Hoppy Hour and Beer Tasting before and after the panel discussion. Confirmed panelists include Jacque Berglund (Finnegan’s Inc.) and Mark Stutrud (Summit Brewing).
To reserve your testing spot: http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/event/114901.
October 28, 2014, Tuesday - Minneapolis Music Company presents: Devilish Dances at The Soap Factory
Time:7:30pm
Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE
Minneapolis Music Company presents: Devilish Dances
Featuring theater and dance by Live Action Set and musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra, MacPhail Center for Music and St. Olaf College.
Minneapolis Music Company presents their inaugural production Devilish Dances at The Soap Factory. Combining music by Wynton Marsalis, prose by Stanley Crouch, theater and dance by Live Action Set, plus musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra, MacPhail Center for Music and St. Olaf College.
Marsalis' composition The Fiddler's Tale is a classic cautionary story, featuring the devil as the main protagonist. His victim, Beatrice Connor, a violinist and band leader, gets seduced by the promise of easy fame, untold wealth and all the glitz and glamour of the commerical music industry. Written in 1998, the story captures the challenges facing artists and is strikingly relevant to the world today.
Wynton Marsalis was inspired by Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, written almost a century ago. Marsalis brilliantly moves across styles and genres from neoclassical to blues. Stanley Crouch's words are evocative and haunting, forming a perfect companion to this colorful score.
Join us for this hour-long production, the Twin Cities premiere of a rarely heard masterpiece!
Tickets here!
October 28, 2014, Tuesday - Public Meeting #3 Mississippi East Bank Trail for Peds and Bicyclists at MPRB
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road
Public Meetings re: Mississippi East Bank Trail for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) will be constructing a new trail for bicyclists and pedestrians along the east bank of the Mississippi from Plymouth Avenue north to Marshall St. NE near the BNSF railroad bridge. MPRB invites you to attend this third meeting to help plan the trail. The topic is Final Plan and Next Steps.
Previous Meetings:
•Tuesday, Sept. 16 Meeting #1 - Project background and neighborhood preferences.
•Tuesday, Oct. 7 Meeting #2 - Trail alignment options and discussion.
Project Website
If you require language translation or other accommodations, please contact 612-230-6472 at least 2 business days in advance of the meeting.
October 27, 2014, Monday - The Soap Factory and Live Letters Present: Bad Bad Hats and Har-di-Har
Time: Doors at 7:30 Show at 8:00
Location: The Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE
The Soap Factory and Live Letters Present: Bad Bad Hats and Har-di-Har
We are excited to introduce a new music series presented by The Soap Factory and Live Letters
LIVE LETTERS is a series created to document live music by hosting small concerts in alternative spaces around Minneapolis. The Soap Factory is excited to partner with LIVE LETTERS in a new catalog of shows continuing this October.
Our October 27 installment features songwriting duo Bad Bad Hats and the sounds of dream pop/experimental folk group Har-di-Har.
October 27, 2014, Monday - Chefs for Change at People Serving People
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm (shelter tours beginning at 6:30pm)
Location: People Serving People, 614 South 3rd Street
Chefs for Change: A Chef's Table Culinary Experience
Chefs for Change is a cooking demonstration and an elegant dinner party with a purpose. It is hosted by a top executive chef from the Twin Cites Metro area. Over the past several years, chefs from restaurants including The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Porter and Frye and Capital Grille have hosted Chefs for Change events on one or more occasion.
Treat yourself to a chef’s table experience hosted by local restaurant, Spill the Wine, as you support the children and families at People Serving People. All proceeds directly support services provided to homeless families staying at our shelter.
October 26, 2014, Sunday - Baking Memories: Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better? at Mill City Museum
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 25, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Harvest Festival!
Apples: Honeycrisp, Regent, Sweet Sixteen, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, dried beans, eggplant, fennel, garlic, green beans, green peppers, ground cherries, head lettuce, heirloom beans, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lemongrass, mushrooms, okra, onions, oregano, peanuts, pears, pac choi, potatoes, pumpkins, purplette onions, radishes, raspberries, Romanesco, salad mix, scallions, shiso, sorrel, squash: butternut, delicata, acorn, and other varieties, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tarragon, tomatillos, tomatoes: cherry, Roma, heirloom, and other, totsoi, turmeric, turnips, and much more!
Mill City Cooks, 10 am:
Market Chef Heather Hartman will be joined today by her very own daughter Josephine today! The duo will be preparing Celery Root & Apple Wild Rice Chowder and a Blue Cheese Dressing For a Broccoli- Cauliflower-Carrot Salad.
Kids' Acitivity, all day:
Stop by the OHK Grange booth today and paint a gourd to take home and display on your dinner table!
Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm:
MCFM welcomes back Light of the Moon today! This eclectic collaboration serves up a wide range of roots music from the American South, ranging from Appalachian tunes and Old-time country, Country Blues and Swing...on banjo, guitars, harmonicas, feet, voices, tinwhistle, and more!
Art Market, all day:
Head to the back of the train shed where you'll find 4 talented local artists. This week, stop and see the unique works of Barn Swallow Garden, Jo Severson, Crookedwood, and The Abbey Alpacas!
Member Specials 10/25/2014!
Become a Market Member and get a $5 off coupon at the Wedge Community Co-op, a free package of Mrs. Kelly's Tea of the week, weekly specials at the market all season long, and a $5 market token good for anything at the market! This Saturday's specials include:
Barkley's Bistro: Buy the "treat fleet" and get 1 pint of bones du jour for FREE;
Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Buffalo by Bike: $1 off ground bison;
Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Kiss My Cabbage: $1 off Lemon Coriander Leek Kraut;
Mhonpaj's Garden: $1 off rutabagas;
Northern Lakes Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice;
Verdant Tea: a free drink with purchase of $25+ loose leaf tea!
Seed to Seed Farm: $1 off 1 lb of broccoli!
Mrs Kelly's Tea: $1 off any $10.50 purchase;
Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta;
Stones Throw Urban Farm: Kale for $3 or 2 bunches for $5!
Martha's Joy: $1 off pickled beets;
The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
Just show your "I'm a Member" bag! (To become a member, visit our lovely staff at the Info Booth on Saturday!)
October 25, 2014, Saturday - Make a Spooky Boooooooo-k! at MCBA
Time: 9:00am–Noon
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue South
Make a Spooky Boooooooo-k!
For students ages 6-8
Get ready for Halloween by writing a story that sends shivers down the spine, or makes readers shake with laughter. We’ll read a silly ghost story for inspiration, then write our own Halloween tales with help from fun writing exercises. If you love to draw, add pictures! In the second half of class, join MCBA staff to build a haunted house book for your story. At the end of class, share your creation with family and friends while enjoying some Halloween treats!
$58.50 ($52.65 MCBA or Loft members) Register online through The Loft Literary Center or call 612-379-8999.
October 24, 2014, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe
Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm $9
Aster Cafe, 125 Main Street SE
Tonight: Derek Fawcett + Hope Country
When Derek Fawcett’s band (Chicago’s Down The Line) started out without a drummer, he taught himself to play the djembe (hand drum) he bought in Africa, and it became a staple of the band’s signature sound. When the group needed help booking gigs, he took the reins, ultimately landing performances with Ben Folds, Peter Frampton, Lifehouse, America, Pat Benatar, Colin Hay, Gin Blossoms, and many more over their hundreds-of-thrilling-shows, 11-year, 5-album tenure.
October 23, 2014, Thursday - Family Storytime at Central Library (Thursdays thru November 20)
Time: 9:30am
Location: Central Library, Children's Library, 300 Nicollet Mall
Family Storytime
Future Thursdays: November 6, 13 and 20
For children of all ages and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
October 23, 2014, Thursday - Water Works Public Open House at Mill City Museum
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Water Works Park Vision Presentation and Public Open House
It’s been more than 50 years since the Mississippi River thundered through the 34-ft deep and 50-ft wide “great canal,” a feat of engineering that made Minneapolis the world’s milling powerhouse over 100 years ago. Now in the 21st century, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation (MPF) has underwritten the creation of a new vision for excavating and experiencing the historic canal, the prominent feature in an experiential future Water Works park.
MPF will present the Water Works design, developed through a 13-month collaborative process, to Commissioners as a study item at the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board’s regular meeting, Wednesday, October 22.
MPF and the Park Board invite the public to see the Water Works design and meet the designers on Thursday, October 23, when MPF also will officially debut a 3D flythrough animation of the future park. Water Works is a Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board-owned site located on the Mississippi River adjacent to its only true waterfall – St. Anthony Falls. It is also on the edge of downtown Minneapolis within both a growing mixed-use neighborhood and the St. Anthony Falls Heritage District. The area has long been significant to First Nations, and, because of its milling past, has several important historic features.
For more information on these presentations: http://mplsparksfoundation.org/2014/10/14/mpf-to-present-vision-for-water-works-park-to-minneapolis-park-recreation-board-october-22/.
For more on the Water Works park process and to subscribe to news about the project, please visit http://mplsparksfoundation.org/category/projects/water-works.
Major funding for the Water Works design project is provided by Pentair Foundation, St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board and General Mills Foundation. Additional support is provided by The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation and many generous individuals.
October 23, 2014, Thursday - Twin Cities Horror Festival III at Southern Theater (runs thru Nov 2)
Time: Check schedules
Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South
Twin Cities Horror Festival III
We're excited to tell you that we've expanded this year's lineup to feature nine original productions ranging from the the bloodiest, to the funniest, to the darkest corners of the human psyche.
Full festival schedule and discounted passes & tickets are available at tchorrfestival.com.
Twin Cities Horror Festival III runs October 23 - November 2 at The Southern Theater.
October 22, 2014, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road
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 21, 2014, Tuesday - Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Assoc Annual Meeting at The Depot
Time: 6:30pm
Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue South
This year’s Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting will feature a fantastic line-up of guest speakers; including Seventh Ward Council Member Lisa Goodman and Third Ward Council Member Jacob Frey. Both will be reviewing development
projects taking place or expected to break ground over the next year in the downtown community.
In addition, Council Member Jacob Frey will take attendees on a virtual video tour of the Downtown East and Downtown West neighborhoods, showing what the community will look like in 2016. DMNA Board Chair Nick
Cichowicz will then highlight initiatives that the organization has been involved with over the last year that have or will help create a vibrant and safe community for years to come. Nick will introduce guest speakers
that will provide updates on the following topics: Homelessness, Crime and Safety, Webster School and the Business Community.
Guest speakers include:
• A St. Stephen’s Street Outreach Worker who will review efforts to end long term homelessness;
• First Precinct Inspector Medaria Arradondo will discuss efforts to locate a Police Substation in Ryan Companies Downtown East redevelopment project. Representatives from the Second Precinct will provide an example of a successful substation located at 22 University Avenue NE, in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood.
• Eric Laska and Ginger Krantz will provide an update on the Webster School project. This school will welcome downtown families with school aged children in the fall of 2015; and finally,
• Steve Cramer, the President and CEO of the Minneapolis Downtown Council, and Dan Collison, the Executive Director of the East Downtown Council will talk about business challenges and opportunities in the downtown community.
Elections to the DMNA Board of Directors will also take place at the Annual Meeting. Anyone who lives works or owns property in the Downtown East or Downtown West neighborhoods can vote, or run for a seat on the
board. Board terms are two years. The board meets once a month on the first Thursday. If you have an interest in running for a seat on the board, please send an email with your name and address to
info@thedmna.org, by Monday, October 13.
Attendees are welcome to arrive early and enjoy happy hour specials at the Stone Arch Bar, and stay after the meeting to “mix and mingle” with other downtown residents. The Annual Meeting itself will start promptly at 6:30 p.m., and will wrap up by 8 p.m.
