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Entries from December 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:43AM
Holiday Cheer at the December 7 and 14 Mill City Farmers Market
The Mill City Farmers Market will be in full swing December 7 and December 14 inside the Mill City Museum - just in time for your holiday preparations!
Check out the list of vendors you'll find at the December 7 Market via this handy link.
At a loss for gift ideas? You can't go wrong with a stack of $5 Market Tokens, which can be used same as cash with any vendor at the Market.
Take advantage of complimentary gift wrapping at both December Markets!
Hennepin Avenue Downtown Reconstruction Project Update
Sanitary Sewer work on Phase 1 of the project is complete. The Xcel and Fiber work will continue on Phase 1 throughout the winter months.
Xcel is continuing to progress on Phase 2 north of 7th and will continue through the winter as well.
What's Coming Up
Xcel continues with structural work between 7th and 10th. Their work will be moving south of 10th in the coming weeks. Xcel is also working north of 5th with structural and cable pulling tasks.
Please see attached update for more details:
For more information on this project contact:
MPRB Seeks Residents Interested in Serving on a Community Advisory Committee
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Board of Commissioners is seeking applications for appointments to five ongoing community advisory committees:
- St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board (one appointee) to begin serving on January 2, 2020
- Minneapolis Tree Advisory Committee (five appointees) to begin serving on January 2, 2020
- Racial Equity Community Advisory Committee (one appointee) to begin serving immediately. The appointee may continue serving on the Committee for a two year term commencing on July 1, 2020, if interested.
- Glyphosate Technical Advisory Committee (three appointees) to begin serving immediately, the term will end on November 30, 2020
- Neighborhood & Community Engagement Committee (one appointee) to begin serving on July 1, 2020
- HomeGrown (one appointee) – to begin serving on January 2, 2020
- Minneapolis Bicycle Advisory Committee (three appointees) – to begin serving on July 1, 2020
- Pedestrian Advisory Committee (one appointee) – to begin serving on July 1, 2020
Service commitment may vary based upon needs, expectations and policy goals. However, most advisory committee members can expect to approximately 10-15 hours of work per month. Most terms are two years and all board and commission members are not subject to term limits.
Some Boards/Commissions have a need for specialized skills, but most people will find a Board or Commission that is a great fit for their knowledge base. Public members of Board and Commissions are people who may not have regular, ongoing experience in a specific topic area, but have a general interest in a Board or Commission’s work area. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about an area of interest and contribute a perspective that is fresh and unique to the service area.
Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Following submission, applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of the application and describing the general process for appointment. Appointments for open positions will be made at the January 2, 2020 business meeting of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. For a full description of each committee and to complete the application please visit: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/abca.
Applicants with questions about the appointments process should email their questions to board.appointments@minneapolisparks.org or contact Radious Guess at 612-230-6419.
Please click here to sign up to be notified of all advisory committee opportunities.
Contact:
Radious Guess, Community Outreach, Equity and Inclusion Manager, 612-230-6419, rguess@minneapolisparks.org
MSP Film Presents Palme d'Or Winner PARASITE Opening December 6 at MSP Film's St. Anthony Main Theatre
Via a December 3 Press Release:
MSP Film presents PARASITE, Bong Joon Ho's Palme d'Or winning pitch-black modern fairytale, opening December 6 on Screen #3 at St. Anthony Main Theatre.
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.
By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, PARASITE showcases a modern master at the top of his game.
Holiday Music at the Hennepin County Government Center
The Hennepin County Government Center will continue its annual tradition of season and holiday performances, free and open to the public. Performances will take place in the Skyway Level, 300 S 6th Street from Noon - 1 p.m. unless otherwise noted in the below schedule.
SCHEDULE:
December 10 and 19
City-County Chorus
Hennepin County, City of Minneapolis and 4th Judicial District Court employees perform a variety of songs of the season.
December TBD
Ameriprise Holiday Choir
Sponsored by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Since 1986, 25 members perform secular, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa holiday songs.
December 20
Chippewa Middle School, noon - 12:45 p.m.
8th grade string orchestra of 69 students perform Hanukkah and Christmas music.
