September 3, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  MELONS!
 
Produce Planner:  
Melons are in! Watermelons, cantaloupe, honeydew melons and much more! 
 
Mill City Cooks, 10:00am 
Local Thai Chef and Restaurateur, Joe Hatch-Surisook of Sen Yai Sen Lek, joins Heather Hartman for a cooking demo with Minnesota-grown melons!
 
Live Music, 11:00am - 1:00pm:
Bring your dancing shoes cause Light of the Moon Band will sure make you want to tap your toes!  

Book Signing:
Salad Days by Salad Girl Pam Powell     

Art Market:
Featuring Weavers Guild, Guillermo Cuellar, Fruits of the Sea.

September 3, 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 3, 2011, Saturday - "Sisterhood of the Hennepin Chalice" Reading at Mill City Museum

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Mill City Museum and Brooklyn History Round Table host Duluth author Jack Salmela, who will talk about his new book Sisterhood of the Hennepin Chalice. Includes tour of Minneapolis milling area.

Call Diane at 763-607-1150 to RSVP.

September 3, 2011, Saturday - Washburn A Mill 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: recommended, call 612-341-7555

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building on a guided tour of the 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. Also covered will be how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building.

Although many parts of the A mill can be explored on a self-guided basis during a regular museum visit, 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 as well as the Flour Tower show.

September 3, 2011, Saturday - Petit Déjeuner: A Toast to French Breads at Alliance Française

Time:  9:30am to 11:30am

Location: The Alliance Française of Minneapolis/St Paul, 113 N 1st Street

Bakers discuss French bread – with samples!

The art of French bread is the topic at a free breakfast discussion featuring Arnaud de Rambures, owner of Chez Arnaud, and David Wright, owner of Breadsmith. Writer and artist Barbara Redmond is event host, and will discuss her adventurous tour of the 18th century ovens at Boulangerie Poilâne in Paris.

Complimentary bread and coffee are available for guests. This discussion is part of a series of free breakfast events called “Petit Dej’” at the Alliance Française de Minneapolis/St. Paul, which are held the first Saturday of every month.

Both Arnaud de Rambures and David Wright have spent time studying the art of baking in France and operate renowned bakeries in the Twin Cities. Wright spent time in Paris learning the many methods of baking bread and has been making bread from scratch daily at Breadsmith since 1994. De Rambures trained at the French Institut of Pastry and Baking in Rouen, France and opened Chez Arnaud in 2010.

Barbara Redmond is the woman behind A Woman’s Paris, a group that leads discussions, private tours, and discussions about France. She is also a talented artist and graphic designer whose fine art paintings of Paris are in collections around the world. Click here for Barbara’s blog.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

For more information, call 612-332-0436 or email bonjour@afmsp.org.

September 1, 2011, Thursday - Vikings and Houston Texans at the Dome

Time: 7:00pm