September 13, 2011, Tuesday - Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Meeting at Central Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location:  Central Library, Room N-202, 300 Nicollet Mall

The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Meeting.

6:00 pm Call to order and introductions
6:05 pm Consideration of agenda
6:10 pm Land Use Update
    - 333 7th Street South (Accenture Tower) Gateway Plaza renovation and sign variance requests – Presentation given by Robert Rothman, Senior Project Manager with AECOM
    - 5th and Nicollet Redevelopment (former Powers building) – Presentation by David Hunt from Design Build Construction, Tom Lund from Opus, and David Graham from ESG Architects
6:25 pm Neighborhood and Community Engagement
    - Continued discussion regarding the 2012 Community Participation Program
6:40 pm Consideration of August 9, 2011 minutes
6:45 pm Consideration of September 2011 Financial Report
6:50 pm Staff report presented by Christie Rock
7:00 pm Board Governance
    - Consideration of amendment to DMNA Bylaws to allow for electronic meetings and email voting
7:10 pm Old business / new business / other business
    - Continued discussion regarding the October 11, 2011, Annual Meeting
       o Award presentation
    - Update on outreach and collaboration with other downtown organization
7:15 pm Adjournment

Next DMNA Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 5:00 p.m., at the Hennepin County Central Public Library, in Pohlad Hall.

DMNA Annual Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 6:00 p.m.

September 12, 2011, Monday - Meet Artist Sharon D. Stadther at Sanctuary

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Sanctuary - the restaurant, 903 Washington Avenue South

This Quarter’s Featured Local Artist ~ Sharon D. Stadther
 
Born and raised in Minneapolis, and trained at the College of Arts in California and The Atelier of Northeast Minneapolis, Sharon does nostalgic paintings full of luminosity, depth, spirit and truth.  They capture the uncommon beauty in everyday things. 

 Her show, “The Uncommon in Everyday Beauty”, will continue through October 23, 2011.
 
If you'd like to meet her, she will be at Sanctuary this coming Monday, September 12, from around 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., having dinner with a couple friends.  She would be happy to meet you here as well!  Come see her luminous work.  You might even want to buy one and take it home!

September 11, 2011, Sunday - Riverfront Quest Family Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 ages 6-17 and MHS members. 

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Try out questing with a family-focused tour of the Minneapolis riverfront outside Mill City Museum. The quest includes solving rhyming riddles and searching for hidden boxes with pictures to place in a quest journal that participants can make before or after the tour. Journal materials and admission to Mill City Museum are included in tour cost. Tour is designed for ages 6–11, but can be enjoyed by all ages.

September 11, 2011, Sunday - Kramarczuk's Kielbasa Festival

Time:  11:00am - 6:00pm

Location: Kramarczuk’s Sausage Co., 215 East Hennepin Avenue

Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival -- “Meat Us in Nordeast”

Enjoy live music and family entertainment, Kramarczuk’s street food and Grain Belt Nordeast, local and European beers on tap. Daily admission of $10 gets you a commemorative beer stein and your first beer is free. Admission is $5 under 21 and for a designated driver. Kids five and under are free.

Tickets are available at Kramarczuk’s and online while supplies last.

September 10, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Honoring Heirlooms

PRODUCE PLANNER:
Melons, grapes, apples, pears, beets, turnips, parsnips, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, mustard greens, squash blossoms, patty pan squash, sweet corn, winter squash, tomatillos, kale, collard greens, onions, okra, summer squash and more!

WHAT’S NEW:
- Tickets for the Harvest Moon Benefit Dinner by the Riverfront are still available! Make your reservation today, by following this link and support Healthy Foods, Local Farmers.
- Mill City Cook Nick Schneider shows you how to make a “mouthteaser” summer salad – in the shadow of the Stone Arch Bridge.
- Dig Deeper into the economical impact of farmers markets with this article published by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- New flavor at Aunt Else’s Aebleskivers this Saturday: ground cherry!

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Grilled Corn and Heirloom Tomato Salsa with Chef Heather Hartman and ingredients from Market sponsor, Nash Brothers Trading Company.

Mini Farm, all day:
Stop in to see how the animals from Gale Woods Farm and Three Rivers Park District have grown this season!

Live Music, 11:00am – 1:00pm:
Bluegrass bombshells, The Sodbusters!

Meet Your Vegetables! 9:00am – 1:00pm (while supplies last):
Enjoy the subtle differences in heirloom varieties of peppers with simple preparations and nutritional information provided by UMN Public Health Nutrition grad students. Sponsored by Allina Hospitals & Clinics.

Sponsors: At Allina Hospitals & Clinics, our vision is to help support people in their pursuit of becoming and staying healthy. As a result, we’re working with our communities to address the health issues and identifying ways to encourage physical activity, support healthful eating, and maintain a balanced life.

Art Market, all day:
Barnswallow Garden, Cracked Clay, Aprilerre and Spring Finn

September 10, 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).

September 10, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Suds Run

Start Time: 10:00am

Location: Father Hennepin Park

Join the Party!

Welcome to the NEW Mill City Suds Run, brought to you by O'Donovan's Irish Pub!  Join us for this super fun 5K "run, walk or whatever" on Saturday, September 10.  Put on your running shoes, costume if you like and join thousands for the event "formerly known as Blubber Run."

While the name HAS changed, the tradition of this great event will carry on and be better than ever!  If you're not a speedy runner, don't fret, costumes, creativity and a great sense of fun count most in this 5K race. Bring your friends, bring the pet, bring the kids, wear your goofiest outfit, just show up and join in the fun.

About half of our runners do it in costume, the other half are just out for a good run and some very entertaining people watching.

There will be lots of prizes for the Best Costume, Best Group Costume, Best Pet/Human Costume, Best Kid/Adult Collaboration, Fastest Male Runner and Fastest Female Runner. It's a real 5K, with the extra trimmings.  Where else do you get beer at the water stop? Water is optional.

September 10, 2011, Saturday - 2011 Annual Twin Cities HRC Gala Dinner at The Depot

Time:  6:00pm

Location:  The Depot, 225 South 3rd Avenue

The Twin Cities HRCBoard and Dinner Co-Chairs Beth Mejia and Creg Schumann cordially invite you to attend the 22nd Annual Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner.

The Twin Cities Annual Gala Dinner brings together HRC members, friends, family, equality supporters, and allies for an evening of celebration and inspiration. Featuring a cocktail reception, silent auction, elegant dinner, live entertainment and thought provoking speakers and guests. The Twin Cities HRC Gala Dinner attracts top figures in Minnesota business, politics and entertainment - to promote the cause of GLBT equality for citizens of tour state.

Purchase Tickets

September 10, 2011, Saturday - Soap Factory Morning After Sale

Time: 9:00am – Noon

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

All works remaining after the September 9 $99 Sale will be sold for just $66, and admission is free.

With a new larger format (8” by 10”) and a carefully curated selection of artists, this year promises to be more exhilarating than ever before. All the work is signed only on the back, so you’ll buy what you like and then find out who made it. At the low price of $99 for original art, you’ll definitely find gems you can’t live without. Artists from around the country have donated their works (over 200), and all proceeds support The Soap Factory.

Notable names participating this year include Alec Soth, Chris Faust, Liz Miller and Wing Young Huie.

September 10, 2011, Saturday - Kramarczuk's Kielbasa Festival

Time:  11:00am - 10:00pm

Location: Kramarczuk’s Sausage Co., 215 East Hennepin Avenue

Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival -- “Meat Us in Nordeast”

Enjoy live music and family entertainment, Kramarczuk’s street food and Grain Belt Nordeast, local and European beers on tap. Daily admission of $10 gets you a commemorative beer stein and your first beer is free. Admission is $5 under 21 and for a designated driver. Kids five and under are free.

Tickets are available at Kramarczuk’s and online while supplies last.

Additional Date - Sunday, September 11, 11 am – 6 pm

September 9, 2011, Friday - Creative Placemaking: Challenges and Opportunities in 2011 at Central Library

Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Location:  Pohlad Hall, Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Creative Placemaking: Challenges and Opportunities in 2011
   
Come to a panel discussion on "creative place making in the current environment" with Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.   
 
The prestigious panel will also include Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak; Sarah Harris, Chief Operating Officer of the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District; and Tom Borrup, Principal of Creative Community Builders.The discussion will be moderated by Tom Fisher, Professor of Architecture and Dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota.

The NEA recently awarded 51 "Our Town" grants nationwide which focus on "Creative Placemaking," a process and initiative that encourages partners from both the public and private sectors to come together to strategically shape the social, physical and economic character of a neighborhood, town, city or region around arts and cultural activities. Hennepin Theatre Trust received an "Our Town" grant to lead the planning process to re-invent Hennepin Avenue. Partners including the Walker Art Center, Artspace and the City of Minneapolis will collaboratively develop an arts-inspired cultural corridor stretching from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to the historic State, Orpheum and Pantages Theatres and the Mississippi Riverfront.

September 9, 2011, Friday - Creative Placemaking: Challenges and Opportunities in 2011 at Central Library

Time: 1:30 - 3 PM

Location:  Pohlad Hall, Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Creative Placemaking: Challenges and Opportunities in 2011
   
Come to a panel discussion on "creative place making in the current environment" with Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.   
 
The prestigious panel will also include Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak; Sarah Harris, Chief Operating Officer of the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District; and Tom Borrup, Principal of Creative Community Builders.The discussion will be moderated by Tom Fisher, Professor of Architecture and Dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota.

The NEA recently awarded 51 "Our Town" grants nationwide which focus on "Creative Placemaking," a process and initiative that encourages partners from both the public and private sectors to come together to strategically shape the social, physical and economic character of a neighborhood, town, city or region around arts and cultural activities. Hennepin Theatre Trust received an "Our Town" grant to lead the planning process to re-invent Hennepin Avenue. Partners including the Walker Art Center, Artspace and the City of Minneapolis will collaboratively develop an arts-inspired cultural corridor stretching from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to the historic State, Orpheum and Pantages Theatres and the Mississippi Riverfront.

September 9, 2011, Friday - Soap Factory $99 Sale

Time: 7:00pm – 11:00pm

Location: Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE

The Soap Factory has tweaked its annual fundraiser, bringing you larger works by noted artists for just $99.

With a new larger format (8” by 10”) and a carefully curated selection of artists, this year promises to be more exhilarating than ever before. All the work is signed only on the back, so you’ll buy what you like and then find out who made it. At the low price of $99 for original art, you’ll definitely find gems you can’t live without. Artists from around the country have donated their works (over 200), and all proceeds support The Soap Factory.

Notable names participating this year include Alec Soth, Chris Faust, Liz Miller and Wing Young Huie. Tickets to the $99 Sale are $30 and include appetizers from Chowgirls Killer Catering, beer, wine and soft drinks for the entire evening.

Purchase online.

Morning-after Sale on Saturday, September 10, 9:00am – Noon.  All remaining works will be sold for just $66, and admission that day is free.

September 9, 2011, Friday - Kramarczuk's Kielbasa Festival

Time:  5:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Kramarczuk’s Sausage Co., 215 East Hennepin Avenue

Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival -- “Meat Us in Nordeast”

Enjoy live music and family entertainment, Kramarczuk’s street food and Grain Belt Nordeast, local and European beers on tap. Daily admission of $10 gets you a commemorative beer stein and your first beer is free. Admission is $5 under 21 and for a designated driver. Kids five and under are free.

Tickets are available at Kramarczuk’s and online while supplies last.

Additional Dates:

Saturday, September 10, 11 am – 10 pm
Sunday, September 11, 11 am – 6 pm

September 8, 2011, Thursday - Central Library Book Store Fall Clearance Sale (9 days)

Location:  Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Fall Clearance Sale

The Library Foundation's Book Store at the Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, will host a 3-week clearance sale from September 8 through October 1. All proceeds benefit the Library Foundation of Hennepin County and programs and services at the Library.

Here are the details:

•WEEK ONE: September 8 - 16: All used books, music, and videos are 50% off.

•WEEK TWO: September 17 - 23: All used items $.25 each.

•WEEK THREE: September 23 - October 1: All the items you can fit into a bag for $2.

For more information, see the website or call 612-543-8102.

September 8, 2011, Thursday - Granta 116: 10 Years Later at the Loft

Time: 7:00pm
 
Location: The Loft at Open Book (Performance Hall) 1011 Washington Avenue South
 
One day in September, a decade ago, all eyes were turned towards New York. Where are we looking now? Through fiction, reportage, memoir, poetry and photography, Granta 116: 10 Years Later looks at how an event like 9/11 reverberates, with stories from Tunisia to Toronto. As part of an event series that spans the nation, human rights advocate Barbara Frey, novelist Marlon James and Sioux author Susan Power will explore this topic through readings and in conversation with Minnesota Public Radio arts reporter Marianne Combs.

Granta magazine is a quarterly magazine of new writing founded in 1889 by students at Cambridge University as The Granta, a periodical of student politics, student badinage and student literary enterprise, named after the river that runs through the town. Since 1979, the year of its rebirth, Granta has published many of the world’s finest writers tackling some of the world’s most important subjects, from intimate human experiences to the large public and political events that have shaped our lives http://www.granta.com/.

This event is free and open to the public.

September 8, 2011, Thursday - Ananya Dance Theatre at Southern Theater (4 nights)

Show times for Tushaanal: Fires of Dry Grass

September 8: 7:30pm
September 9:  8:00pm
September 10: 2:00pm and 8:00pm
September 11: 7:00pm

Location:  Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Choreographer Ananya Chatterjea, 2011 winner of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for Choreography, and her company, Ananya Dance Theatre (ADT), present the world premiere of Tushaanal: Fires of Dry Grass, September 8-11 at the Southern Theater. The piece is the second in a four-part, anti-violence series exploring how women in global communities of color experience and resist violence. Tushaanal (“fires of dry grass” in Bengali) revolves around stories of gold, an element mined and harnessed as capital, and a symbol of desire, beauty and artistry. Tushaanal is co-directed by Chatterjea, ADT’s founding artistic director, and OBIE Award-winning theater artist Laurie Carlos.

September 7, 2011, Wednesday - Austrian Wine Dinner at Spill the Wine

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Spill the Wine, 1101 Washington Avenue South

Austrian Wine Dinner - $35/Person

Featuring Austrian Cuisine by Chef Craig Johnson and Austrian Wines of Zantho; Dry Muskat, Blaufrankisch and more...

featuring wines:

amuse bouche
fried camembert, pumpkin seed pesto, laugen pretzel (sea salt & caraway)
dry muskat

course one
sausage plate, smoked bratwurst, frankfurter, currywurst, dusseldorf mustard, sauerkraut
sauvignon blanc

course two
veal goulash, spatzle, sweet paprika, baby arugula
blaufrankisch

course three
sacher torte, boozy cherries
zweigelt

Reservations

September 4, 2011, Sunday - Women’s Work: History Player Eva Valesh Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

A costumed actor portraying labor writer Eva Valesh will lead a walking tour highlighting the factories whose working conditions were exposed by Valesh in series of newspaper articles in 1888 and 1889. Jobs available to women in the 19th and early-20th century and some of the key events in women’s labor history in Minneapolis will be discussed. Valesh was a labor writer and orator who was also known by the pen name Eva Gay. Among the riverfront factories singled out by "Eva Gay" was the North Star Woolen Mill, still standing two blocks from Mill City Museum. Valesh served as labor editor for the Saint Paul Globe and the Minneapolis Tribune. She went on to national acclaim, working for Samuel Gompers as Assistant Editor of the American Federationist.

September 4, 2011, Sunday - Complimentary Tai Chi Workshop at Open Book

Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm

Location: Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South

A complimentary Tai Chi workshop will be held at the Open Book from 12:30pm-1:30pm on Sunday, September 4.

Register

Beginners classes start Sunday, September 18, at 9:30am.