September 7, 2017, Thursday - Dancing on the Edge opens at the Southern Theater (4 nights)

Times: See schedule in below link

Location: Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Avenue S

Theatre Novi Most presents: Dancing on the Edge

September 7 – 10

Theatre Novi Most presents the world premiere of a new bilingual play by Adam Kraar about the tumultuous marriage of American modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan and Russian poet Sergei Esenin. Dancing on the Edge takes place in Russia, Boston and Europe at the dawn of the Soviet Union and follows the passionate pairing of these two celebrated artists, set against a poetic examination of Russian-American relations.

September 6, 2017, Wednesday - "Art, Wayfinding, and the Creation of Place" with Artist Owen Brown at Mill City Quarter

Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm, artist talk at 6:00pm

Location: Mill City Quarter (MCQ), 322 S 2nd Street

"Art, Wayfinding, and the Creation of Place"

During this event, artist Owen Brown will discuss paintings he created for MCQ, and the understanding and conscious investment of "place" in "space," that is, how can we seek to create more human environments.

We have the choice to make our places:

Intimate vs. Impersonal
Informal vs. Formal
Private vs. Public
Attentive vs. Dismissive/Indifferent

...which correspondingly affect people by making them feel:

Safe vs. Imperilled
Certain vs. Confused
Encouraged vs. Discouraged
Found vs. Lost!

Per Owen, "Of course, this has been considered by thousands of architectural theorists and psychologists (to say nothing of interior designers), but it's always worth thinking about these issues. We "humanize" the spaces in which we move and live whether or not we consider such, from the mere fact of being human."

Please direct questions to owenbrown@eyesvoice.com

September 6, 2017, Wednesday - Capella Tower Indoor Market

Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM

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

Markets will run from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Atrium every Wednesday through September. A variety of locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, honey, and baked goods will be available each week.

* Now featuring fresh-made WAFFLES! *

Many of the vendors will be cash-only so please come prepared.

September 6, 2017, Wednesday - Public Hearing on Sheridan Memorial Park Improvements at MPRB

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 W River Road N

Public Hearing on Sheridan Memorial Park Improvements

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is holding a public hearing on proposed improvements for Sheridan Memorial Park. Sheridan Memorial Park will receive more than $1 million in park improvements in 2018. After evaluating feedback from three public meetings and an online survey, a preferred concept for the park improvements has been created. Click the link below to view a detailed depiction of the proposed improvements, which include new playgrounds, paths, public art, picnic shelter, restrooms, a basketball court and volleyball court.

During the hearing, interested members of the public will have a chance to weigh in the proposed improvements before the Board of Commissioners. After the hearing is closed, commissioners will consider its approval. If approved, construction bids will be awarded over winter 2017-2018 and the park improvements will be built during spring-summer 2018. In 2015 the MPRB was awarded a $500,000 grant  from the National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership project. The federal grant is matched by $1 million in Minnesota Parks and Trails Legacy Funding (administered by Met Council).

View the preferred concept: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/_asset/sp5n6y/smp17_preferred_concept.pdf.

September 5, 2017, Tuesday - Yoga in the Park at The Commons

Time: 6 PM - 7 PM

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Ave S

Yoga in the Park

Shop the Mill City Farmers Market night market and then unroll your mat at the beautiful space The Commons, Minneapolis for an all-levels yoga class!

More details: http://millcityfarmersmarket.org/events/

September 5, 2017, Tuesday - Mill City Farmers Market Night Market at The Commons

Time: 3:30pm to 7:30pm

Location: The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S

Mill City Farmers Market Night Market

This will be an ongoing event through Tuesday, September 26. 

Pick up farm fresh, organic produce and local artisan foods for an easy weeknight meal. Prepared food vendors will be cooking up seasonal recipes all evening, so come hungry, stay, listen to live music and have a picnic supper in The Commons! More Info

PROGRAMS

At our Tuesday Night Market we will continue to offer “can do” cooking and wellness activities and live entertainment, such as:

• Meet Your Vegetables demonstrations
• Power of Produce kids veggie tasting club
• CSA pick-up
• Community dinners
• Live Music 

September 3, 2017, Sunday - Porktoberfest at Day Block Brewing

PORKTOBERFEST 2017

Labor Day Weekend Fun! The 3rd Annual Porktoberfest will be kicking off at 2pm on Sunday, September 3 at Day Block Brewing Company. This all day (free) outdoor event in downtown Minneapolis will be offering a slew of stellar food - both pork & non-pork, fun activities, live music & freshly brewed craft beer! The day will consist of family friendly activities in the afternoon & end with electrifying adult life in the evening – fun for everyone.

Day Block Deals:
10:00 am - 3:00pm - $5 Bacon Infused Bloody Mary Special 
2:00 - 2:30 pm - Bacon Raffle! 
Ticket with every beer purchase starting @ 1pm 

Performances by: 
2:30 - The Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League
The Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League is a string quartet that brings the smoky rhythms and sizzling leads of Prohibition swing into the 21st century. A great family-friendly event for all ages!
3:30 - The Surf Riders 
Twangy '60s instrumental surf hits.
5:00 - Brass and BodyWorks 
Brass and Body works is an 8 piece brass band from Minneapolis Minnesota.
6:30 - Tramps Like Us
Bruce Springsteen Tribute band from Minnesota
8:00 - Pleezer 
An ear-pleezing Weezer tribute band from Minnesota, heavy on the blue album and Pinkerton, with other favorites sprinkled in.

September 3, 2017, Sunday - Washburn A Mill Tour at the Mill City Museum

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street

Washburn A Mill Tour

$16 adults, $14 seniors and college students, $12 ages 5-17, $4 discount MNHS members, includes museum admission

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A guide 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. This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its nonpublic spaces.

September 2, 2017, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Update coming soon!

September 2, 2017, Saturday - Final Free Yoga with Friends of the Mill District in Gold Medal Park for the Season

Time: 9am

Location: Gold Medal Park  

Grab your mat (or a towel) and a neighbor, and meet us by the orange sculpture for the final class of the 2017 season! 

The sessions are free of charge and sponsored by the Friends of the Mill District. Come salute the sun and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhood with your friends and neighbors. 

September 2, 2017, Saturday - Women’s Work: History Player Eva Valesh Tour at Mill City Museum

Time: 10:30pm

Location:  Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street

Women’s Work: History Player Eva Valesh Tour at Mill City Museum

Join a costumed interpreter portraying labor writer Eva Valesh for a walking tour that highlights working conditions along the Minneapolis riverfront in the late 1880s. The guide will discuss jobs that were available to women in the late 19th and early 20th century, key events in women's labor history in Minneapolis and the factories that Valesh exposed, including the North Star Woolen Mill that still stands two blocks from Mill City Museum.

This tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to make arrangements for guests with limited mobility.