September 30, 2011, Friday - Annual Piano and Instrument Sale at MacPhail

Time:  10:00am - 7:00pm (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.

September 30, 2011, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm  $10 Cover

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street

Tonight: Dark Pony

September 30, 2011, Friday - Live Music at Crooked Pint Ale House

Time: 10:00pm, $5 Cover

Location: Crooked Pint Ale House, 501 Washington Avenue South

Tonight:  Sell Out Stereo (S.O.S)

September 30, 2011, Friday - Fall Sale Tasting Series at Sorella Wine & Spirits

Time: 4:30pm-7:00pm

Location:  Sorella Wine & Spirits, 1010 Washington Avenue South

Fall Sale Tasting Series - Free, in store.  We will be tasting each of these fabulous 18 wines:
 
Malvira',Roero Arneis,2008 Reg. 23.99 Sale $17.47
Vigin,Moscato d'Asti,2010 17.99 13.97
Malvira',Roero Trinita,2003 49.99 39.97
Opolo,Mt. Zinfandel,2008 23.99 19.97
Malvira',Barbera d'Alba SM,06 26.99 18.77
Amavi,Cabernet Sauvignon,07 29.99 24.97
Gato Negro,Chardonnay,2010, Chile 8.49 5.97
Mionetto,Prosecco Organic,NV 15.99 9.97
Verdillac,Bordeaux Blanc,2009 9.99 8.27
Gundlach Bundschu,Mountain Cuvee,07 19.99 12.47
Gundlach Bundschu,Cabernet Sauvignon,2007 37.99 27.97
Coppola,Malbec Diamond,2009 18.99 13.97 
Juve y Camps,Cava Reserve Familia,05 19.99 12.47
Arona,Sauvignon Blanc,2010 10.99 8.77
Cune,Rioja Crianza,2007 13.99 9.97
Hecht Bannier,CdRousV,2008 26.49 20.97
Hecht Bannier,Minervois,2007 20.99 15.97
Punto Final,Malbec,2009 13.99 9.97
 
15% - 40% off all 2600 wines in stock.  While supplies last - Arrive early for best selection!

September 30, 2011, Friday - Quick Weeknight Meals Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

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

The daily dilemma: What to have for dinner? Worry not! This class will provide you with tips and techniques for easy and elegant meals that only taste like they took all day.

Reservations

September 29, 2011, Thursday - “Presence” A Multimedia Performance about the Dakota People at Mill City Museum

Time: 8:30pm, Doors Open at 7:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Enjoy a multimedia performance using video projections, spoken word, readings, pre-recorded sounds and music. “Presence” evokes the Dakota people’s long, many-layered presence along the Mississippi River. Pre-show music will be provided by classical guitarist Cantemaza (Neil McKay).

Developed by award-winning artist Mona Smith, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota, the performance is offered in conjunction with “Cloudy Waters: Dakota Reflections on the River,” a new audio installation in Mill City’s Ruin Courtyard. “Cloudy Waters” and “Presence” are supported by a grant from the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board.

Both the performance and the audio installation are FREE.

September 29, 2011, Thursday - Talk of the Stacks: Lisa Randall at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Harvard professor, expert in string theory and cosmology, winner of numerous awards, Time's "100 Most Influential People" and Esquire's "75 Most Influential People," Randall’s new "Knocking on Heaven's Door" explains how scientists decide what to study and how they go about doing it. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

A program of the Library Foundation of Hennepin County. Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Additional support provided by National Endowment for the Arts, Marquette Hotel, Minnpost.com, and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

September 29, 2011, Thursday - Midwest Photo Safari St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail Tours

Tour Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Join Midwest Photo Safari near downtown Minneapolis on St. Anthony Main to photograph the sites of the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail. This tour will take us along selected parts of this historically significant trail.

Your tour directors and photographer/guides will provide you with the best exposure, angles, and composition tips. You are sure to come away with compelling images of your visit to this historically significant Minneapolis area.

The afternoon session takes place on the WEST BANK (Minneapolis side) of the Heritage Trail. Highlghts include these attractions:

Mill Ruins Park - The West Approach of the Stone Arch Bridge - The Hennepin Avenue Bridge at First Bridge Park - The Plaza of the  Federal Reserve Bank - The Famous Grain Belt Beer Sign - The Public Lobbies of the Guthrie Theatre and Mill City Museum located at the site of the historic Washburn Crosby Flour Mill.

More info and registration.

September 29, 2011, Thursday - 6-Course "Pink" Tasting Menu to Benefit Breast Cancer at Sanctuary

Download - Sanctuary Pink Tasting Menu

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September 28, 2011, Wednesday - Free Bar & Patio Party at the Depot

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 3rd Avenue South

Live Out Loud...On the Patio!

A night designed around our friends, family and followers to spend on the Stone Arch Bar and Patio at The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel.

This event will feature Flat Earth Brewing Company of St. Paul who will be offering a beer tasting! Don't worry, we'll have a drink special for our non-beer drinking friends too as well as a cheese, cracker... and fruit display. DJ Adrian Perryman of Events by MV will be spinning the tunes again!

If the weather is nice, we'll be outside gathered around the firepit and as always, seating inside the bar is always open.

Happy hour specials will be from 3-6pm as well ($3.50 well and tap beer, $4.50 for house wine, $5 Charley's Pizza and $5 Sunset Martini's)!

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Parking available on the street or enter our ramp from 5th Avenue side.

September 28, 2011, Wednesday - Talk of the Stacks: Calvin Trillin at Central Library - CANCELLED

NOTE - Cancelled due to a medical emergency. Trillin is back in New York and doing well, but his tour is postponed. We hope to reschedule later this year or in the spring of next year.

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Talk of the Stacks: Calvin Trillin

Journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, and novelist, Trillin is author of more than 20 books and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His newest work, "Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin," draws from a lifetime of writing, speeches, one-man shows, and more. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first-served.

A program of the Library Foundation of Hennepin County. Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Additional support provided by National Endowment for the Arts, Marquette Hotel, Minnpost.com, and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

September 28, 2011, Wednesday - Harvest Desserts Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

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

With a slight chill in the air, it’s time to heat up the oven. Autumn fruits lend themselves to rich, warm desserts that feature the varied flavors of heirloom apples, fall-bearing raspberries, pears and squash.

Reservations

September 27, 2011, Tuesday - Upper River Forum: Above the Falls 2011: Development Research and Recommendations

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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

Featuring: Haila Maze and Thomas Leighton, Principal Planners
Community Planning and Economic Development Department, City of Minneapolis

Phase 1 of the City’s Above the Falls Policy Review and Implementation Study is concluding with recommendations to the Minneapolis City Council about updating the Above the Falls development vision.

Come to preview the first part of the recommendations, get updated on the overall process, and share your views.

Topics covered will include findings and recommendations related to:

Future locations for industrial, residential, commercial and office development, including potential changes to the Above the Falls vision.

Development character that builds on the unique riverfront location and integrates parks and trails.

Implementation strategies for making the vision happen.

Please check our website for time, presenters and other details.  RSVP here by Monday, September 26, 2011.

September 27, 2011, Tuesday - Local History Round Table: Minnesota and the Civil War at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

A look at America’s Civil War and the impact on the young state of Minnesota, which offered the first volunteers and whose soldiers still served after most volunteers went home. Historian Stephen Osman will share his research, colorful images and stories of Minnesotans’ heroic service.

Presented in partnership with the Twin Cities Civil War Round Table.

September 25, 2011, Sunday - Minneapolis Riverfront Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Participants will visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, which was once the milling center of the world and is now a growing cultural, recreational and residential neighborhood. A guide from Mill City Museum will lead visitors onto the Stone Arch Bridge for a spectacular view of the falls, the historic buildings surrounding it and downtown Minneapolis and tell stories of the people who have worked and lived in the area and how it has changed over the years. The tour begins and ends at Mill City Museum where participants can visit the museum gallery (included in the price of the tour) and enjoy refreshments at the Mill City Museum Café.

September 25, 2011, Sunday - Herb Garden Fun Cooking Class at Local D'Lish

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Discover the delight of using fresh herbs to add layers of flavor and color to your meals. “Herbs are to the cook as the palette of colors is to the painter.”  Even your simplest dishes will become culinary masterpieces with our tips on drying, storing and cooking with herbs.

Reservations

September 25, 2011, Sunday - Vikings and Detroit Lions at the Dome

Time: 12:00pm

September 24, 2011, Saturday - Minneapolis Beer Fest (near the Dome)

Time:  5:00pm - 9:00pm (VIP entry opens at 4:00pm)

Location: Downtown parking lots at the intersection of 4th Street South and Portland Avenue (near the Star Trib offices and the Dome).

The inaugural Minneapolis Beer Fest is a public sampling event featuring hundreds of domestic, imported, specialty, craft, seasonal and micro brewed beers.  Receive a tasting glass upon entry and enjoy food, musical entertainment, beer and cider samples.

The festival will be held outdoors rain or shine.

Tickets Prices:
$75 VIP
$30 Advance
$40 Door
$20 Designated Drivers

September 24, 2011, Saturday - How'd They do That Workshop: Much Ado About Nothing

Time: 9:00am

Location:  Wurtele Thrust Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 Second Street South

What was the inspiration for the set? Was the play rewritten in rehearsals? Aren't those wigs itchy? Through these eye-opening workshops, you can learn how the Guthrie's artists and staff create a production - from early development and designs to rehearsal, costume fittings and staging of the play.

How'd They Do That Workshops take place on Saturday mornings (unless otherwise noted).

$15 per person for each workshop. 

September 24, 2011, Saturday - Gabriel James at The Southern Theater

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: The Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Gabriel James celebrates the release of his fourth full length studio album, "Claro," with his full band and special guests Megonia.

Gabriel James is a Minneapolis singer-songwriter backed by a gifted group of funky, jazzy musicians. With an extensive roster of clubs and venues strewn across the U.S., Gabriel has followed-up his refreshing songwriting style with intense live performances since 2002. After a musical hiatus following the release of ‘Fits to Pitch,’ Gabriel and his band are back in full swing with the release of his fourth full-length studio album, Claro. This release marks a distinct evolution in Gabriel’s songwriting: The album is a collection of tracks that displays an artist who has truly discovered his sound and his musical voice.

As a songwriter in an overcrowded genre, Gabriel and his band distinguish themselves with creative, catchy and honest songwriting, talent without the wanker, and live performances that are engaging and inspiring.