September 9, 2016, Friday - Next Generation of Parks™ Lecture Series at Northrup Auditorium

Time:  7:00pm

Location: Northrop Auditorium

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation proudly announces the 2016-2017 Next Generation of Parks™ Lecture Series, presented by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) Leila Araghian, co-founder of Diba Tensile Architecture in Tehran, Iran, and acclaimed architect of Tehran’s transformational Tabiat “Nature” pedestrian bridge, opens the season on Friday, September 9, with a 7pm talk in Northrop’s Best Buy Theater. MPR Arts Reporter Marianne Combs will host the evening, which begins with Araghian’s short presentation, followed by a deeper conversation with audience questions. The event is free and pre-registration via Eventbrite is encouraged due to strong interest in the speaker. The evening will close with a brief opening night reception with cash bar immediately after the talk.

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September 9, 2016, Friday - The Trump Card at the Guthrie (2 nights)

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater

The Trump Card

DON’T MISS THE FIRST HAPPENING OF 2016-17: MIKE DAISEY’S THE TRUMP CARD 

“Scabrously funny… a platter of mischievous joy” – The Washington Post

As part of our ninth floor initiative, we are offering periodic Happenings, community gatherings in response to local and national current events. The first Happening of 2016-17 will be a performance of Mike Daisey’s The Trump Card. 

In The Trump Card, acclaimed monologist Mike Daisey takes on the reigning world heavyweight of self-mythologizing, the short-fingered vulgarian who captured a nation’s heart through bullying, charm, one-syllable explosions and occasionally telling the brutal truth: Donald J. Trump.

Tickets are free, reservations required.  The Trump Card will be followed by a discussion with the audience.
For tickets and information, visit www.guthrietheater.org or call the Box Office at 612.377.2224.
Limit 2 tickets per person.

September 9, 2016, Friday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

Times: 1:00pm

Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

The Historic Northeast Walking Food Tour takes place in the Minneapolis neighborhood known as Northeast, or Nordeast to locals! You’ll savor favorites from 6 locations including sausages also served at Twins Stadium, authentic Neaopolitan Pizza, traditional Greek desserts and gourmet cheeses, to name a few. You’ll also learn how these local establishments came to be, who owns them and some fun and interesting stories they have to share. The food sampled on the tour is included in the price of your ticket and is enough for a satisfying lunch.

September 9, 2016, Friday - Hunger Bash at The Depot

Time: 6:00pm

Location: The Depot, 225 Third Ave. S

Hunger Bash

The Fifth Annual “Hunger Bash” will feature live music, delicious food, live and silent auctions and a short program. Proceeds from the evening go towards the purchase of healthy foods to be distributed to the Food Group’s network of food shelf and program partners.

September 8, 2016, Thursday - Lonely Arts: Creative Nonfiction at The Loft

Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book (Performance Hall), 1011 Washington Ave

Lonely Arts: Creative Nonfiction

In this new event series, The Loft Literary Center and Hazel & Wren repurpose the form of speed dating to help writers find what they really need—a good critique partner. The energy will be high, the mood will be light, and the talk will be heady—an evening of conversation and craft to remember. The September edition will be for writers of creative nonfiction (memoir, essays, narrative nonfiction). Admission includes one beer and light snacks from Urban Growler.

September 8, 2016, Thursday - 3rd Avenue Protected Bikeway Celebration

Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Likely starting location: South Government Center Plaza at 3rd Avenue and 7th Street. RSVP for updates and final location.

The Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition invites you to join Mayor Hodges and City Council Members to celebrate the new 3rd Avenue protected bike lanes! We'll ride the full route, have food, and maybe even a surprise announcement!

September 8, 2016, Thursday - Second Annual Sunrise on the Mississippi

Time: 7:30 – 9 am (7:30 am arrival and check-in; 8 am program start)

Location: Orvin “Ole” Olson Park, 2325 West River Road North

Minneapolis Parks Foundation presents: Second Annual Sunrise on the Mississippi

Enjoy an outdoor river-side breakfast and support the critical work ensuring the Next Generation of Parks are innovative, sustainable and equitable for all. The Minneapolis Parks Foundation invites you to join them for their 2016 fundraiser Sunrise on the Mississippi. The featured speaker will be Leila Araghian, architect and designer of the Tabiat “Nature” Bridge in Tehran. Leila Araghian, born in Tehran in 1983, holds a BA in architecture from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran. She also holds a Master of Membrane Structures from Anhalt University in Germany and a Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia, where she won the UBC Architecture Alumni Henry Elder Prize. In 2005, Ms. Araghian is co-founder of Diba Tensile Architecture in Tehran, the first company specializing in the design, manufacture and installation of membrane structures in Iran. She is chief architect and designer of the Tabiat Bridge in Tehran, the nature-inspired pedestrian bridge opened in 2014 to international renown and acclaim, including a 2015 Architizer A+ Award.

September 7, 2016, Wednesday - Capella Tower Indoor Market

Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Capella Tower, 225 S 6th Street (in the atrium)

September 4, 2016, Sunday - Railroad History Tour at Mill City Museum

Times: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Railroad History Tour

Beginning with the arrival of Minnesota's first rail line in 1862, Minneapolis boomed in population and flour milling, lumber production and warehousing took off. Take a guided tour of railroad landmarks, including the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot and the Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house and trestle. Along the way, find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the future of Twin Cities rail.

Each tour will begin and end at Mill City Museum where participants can visit the museum gallery (included in the price of the tour). The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately-pace walking on uneven surfaces.

September 4, 2016, Sunday - Porktoberfest at Day Block Brewing

Day Block Brewing Company, 1103 Washington Avenue South

September 4, 2016, Sunday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Post-Atomic Trio & Srazhalys (Jazz & Melodic Folk)

September 3, 2016, Saturday - Final Free Yoga in Gold Medal Park

Time: 9:00am - 10:00am

Location: Gold Medal Park

Saturday yoga in Gold Medal Park returns! Grab your mat (or a towel) and a neighbor and meet us by the letters. The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by Friends of the Mill District. We will meet every Saturday through September 3rd. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors.

September 3, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Back to School Day

It's Labor Day weekend, which means school is right around the corner! Join Market Chef Jenny Breen at the market this Saturday for her "Back to School Cooking on a Budget" class in the Mill City Cooks kitchen at 10:30, stop by our Power of Produce kids veggie sampling club, and don't miss story time with the Guthrie at 9:30 & 10am!

September 3, 2016, Saturday - Mississippi River Cleanup Day

Time: 11 am

Mississippi River Cleanup Day

Join the WAM Collective and teaching artist Sean Connaughty in collecting refuse found on the East and West Banks of the Mississippi River on the Twin Cities campus. Refuse found will be used to create a large-scale installation displayed on WAM’s front plaza during the U of M Open Streets celebration on October 1. The WAM Collective hopes to create awareness about pollution and the resonating effect it has on the great Mississippi River.

Information: http://wam.umn.edu/event/mississippi-river-clean-up-day-september

Register at http://z.umn.edu/wamtrash to attend a cleanup.

September 2, 2016, Friday - Live Music at Aster Cafe

Time: 9:00pm $8

Location: Aster Cafe, 125 Main Stree SE

Tonight: Casey Dubie, Kara Laudon & Olivia Baker

September 2, 2016, Friday - Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

Times: 1:00pm

Twin Cities Food Tours' Historic Northeast Minneapolis Food Tour

The Historic Northeast Walking Food Tour takes place in the Minneapolis neighborhood known as Northeast, or Nordeast to locals! You’ll savor favorites from 6 locations including sausages also served at Twins Stadium, authentic Neaopolitan Pizza, traditional Greek desserts and gourmet cheeses, to name a few. You’ll also learn how these local establishments came to be, who owns them and some fun and interesting stories they have to share. The food sampled on the tour is included in the price of your ticket and is enough for a satisfying lunch.

September 2, 2016, Friday - Blue Water Theatre at Southern Theater (thru Sept 16)

Times: see show link below

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue South

Blue Water Theatre

Since its founding in 2007, Blue Water Theatre Company has grown into the premiere youth theatre organization in the Twin Cities with a primary focus on musical theatre. Featuring actors in grades 3 through college, Blue Water has produced over fifty shows including, most recently, Assassins, Little Shop of Horrors, Big Fish,The Drowsy Chaperone and Jekyll & Hyde.

September 1, 2016, Thursday - Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour with the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm, approx. 1.5 miles

Location: Meet at 125 Main Street SE (at the green awning between Pracna on Main and the Aster Café).

Tickets on sale online or at 612-341-7555.

Mill City Museum and Xcel Energy will partner on a series of weekday walking tours highlighting the story of waterpower at St. Anthony Falls, including rare access to an operating power plant.

During the early 20th century, more than two dozen mills and hydroelectric plants used the water power from St. Anthony Falls. Today just one is left: Xcel Energy's Hennepin Island Hydroelectric Plant.

On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will lead participants to Hennepin Island and Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, including special access to the power plant. Along the way, participants will learn about the historic uses of waterpower at the falls for flour milling, sawmilling and hydroelectricity, the role of hydroelectricity in Xcel Energy's green energy and energy efficiency initiatives and the future of waterpower on the Minneapolis riverfront.

Hennepin Island Hydropower Tour is presented by Xcel Energy.

September 1, 2016, Thursday - Final 2016 River Rats Water Ski Show

Time: 6:30pm

Location: 1758 N West River Rd

River Rats Water Ski Show

This will be our final show of the 2016 season! Join the River Rats for their new themed show this year "Despicable Ski"! The show will feature pyramids, barefoot skiers, ballet line, swivel skiers and much more!

Development show at 6:30pm, main show at 7pm. Characters will be available for photos after the show.
Bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy this free waterski show for the whole family along the banks of the Mississippi River.

September 1, 2016, Thursday - Blacktop BBQ Bash - Chef Shack turns 10!

Time: 4:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Chef Shack Ranch Mpls, 3025 E Franklin Avenue

Blacktop BBQ Bash - Chef Shack turns 10!

We’re turning 10 and we couldn’t have done it without you. Join us for an evening of beer, tunes, games, our fan favorite mini donuts, and plates upon plates of mouth-watering barbecue. Fill your bellies as well as your hearts by bringing nonperishable food items to benefit the Second Harvest Heartland. Play nice and pig out as we celebrate 10 tasty years.