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Executive Director Update
The February calendar has been published and is now available on the Mill City Commons website as well as in this email under "Upcoming MCC Events". A very exciting event coming up February 7th is the celebration of Mill City Commons 4th Birthday. More details below under Salsa Social: Cold Night, Hot Salsa!
We've moved the January Guthrie play reading, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to the 24th - details below. Hope to see you there! -- Linnea |
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Social Bridge
Wednesday, January 18, 3:00 - 5:30 pm; Stone Arch Lofts Community Room, 600 S. 2nd St.
Join advanced or intermediate bridge players for a round of social bridge. You are expected to come with a partner at your level. (Advanced players play all the major conventions comfortably.) If you need help finding a partner, contact Linnea Tweed at 612-455-3329, and she will assist you. Play begins immediately at 3:00 pm.
MCC Members, sign up here. Guests email Linnea.
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MCC Men's Coffee and Conversation
Thursday, January 19, 7:30 - 8:30 am; Nicollet Island Inn, 95 Merriam St.
Caffeine and camaraderie for the male members of MCC! This group meets every other Thursday at Nicollet Island Inn and is hosted by various members who get the conversation going.MCC Men, sign up here, or call Linnea at 612-455-3329.
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Play Reading: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tuesday, January 24, 6:30 - 9:30 pm; Guthrie Theater's 8th Floor Learning Center, 818 S. 2nd Street
In the course of one sultry evening, a prominent Southern dynasty is pushed to the brink, when tender memories are relived and life altering secrets are reve aled. It's the 65th birthday of wealthy Southern plantation owner Big Daddy and his family has gathered to celebrate, while sparing him the news that he's dying of cancer. As one son Brick, a hunky former football hero, mysteriously retreats from his desirable but sexually frustrated wife Maggie, his money hungry brother and sister-in-law plot to secure more than their share of the family fortune. Don't miss this Pulitzer Prize winning gem, an emotionally intense drama that sizzles with passion and greed like you've never experienced before. If you'd rather listen than read, let Linnea know.
MCC Members, sign up here, or call Linnea at 612-455-3329. Guests, email Linnea.
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American Museum of Asmat Art
Wednesday, January 25, 1:30 - 2:30 pm; University of St. Thomas Anderson
Student Center, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul.
The University of St. Thomas houses one of the top three collections of Asmat art in the country. Areas of strength that will be featured in the gallery include shields and drums as well as large 14 - 16 foot tall ancestor or bisj poles, a spirit canoe, and decorated canoe. In areas of Asmat, located in Papua, Indonesia, carvers create large bisj poles from mangrove trees. The poles feature revered ancestors and when designed are upended so that the base of the tree becomes the top of the sculpture. As animists, the Asmat believe that spirits embody elements of the physical world.
MCC Members, sign up here. Guests email Linnea.
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Sunday Soup Soiree
Sunday, January 29, 5:00 - 7:00 pm; Patty Connelly's townhome, 413 River Street.
Join your friends and neighbors for a soup soiree! Host Patty Connelly is providing the salad. Several members are bringing their favorite soup to share. We're looking for a couple members to bring cookies or bars - let Linnea know if you'd like to bring dessert to share.
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Mill City Commons Salsa Social!
DATE: Tuesday, February 7
TIME: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Honey night club
205 East Hennepin Avenue (below Gingerhop Restaurant)
MORE: There is a self-park ramp behind Honey.
To avoid stairs, enter Gingerhop and ask to be directed to the elevator.
RSVP
MCC Members, please register your attendance by clicking here, or call the MCC office at 612-455-3329 |
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News From Members
MCC Member Cecily Hines, a member of the MacPhail Sonomento Chorus, wants to share information with other members about a wonderful upcoming performance. Sonomento, MacPhail's premier adult chorus, will present Bach's Cantata No. 4 'Christ lag in Todesbanden' and Poulenc's 'Gloria'. This performance will be held at MacPhail Center for Music, Antonello Hall, 501 S. 2nd Street on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30pm. For more information, click here.
MCC Member Dick Olson has submitted information regarding an Open House at the Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota and North Dakota, 7900 West 78th St., Suite 100, Edina. This Open House will include a photography and poetry exhibit entitled 'I'm Still Here', of MCC Member and photographer Laura Crosby and poet Anne Simpson. This event requires an RSVP to 952-857-0539 by February 2. For more information, click here.
MCC Member Mary Margaret MacMillan has forwarded information about a new and long awaited program at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, which is - Open Door Dance! This inclusive, semimonthly program offers an opportunity to learn new dances in a social setting. Classes will be held the second and fourth Wednesday of each month and will focus on a new dance style every month. Ballroom dance has been selected as the dance genre for January. For more information, click here.
MCC Executive Director Linnea Tweed would like you to know that Yoga is now being offered at the Mill City Clinic. The instructor is Ben Lee; sessions are on Monday evenings from 5:30-6:30 pm, and the cost is $80 for 8 sessions or $15 per walk-in session. Mill City Clinic is in the Zenith Condominium Building, 901 S. 2nd St. For more information, call the Clinic at 612-338-1383.
MCC Member Patty Canney has sent us news of an Art Lecture Series, to be held at The College of Visual Arts, on three Sunday afternoons in February at 3:00 pm. The College of Visual Arts is located at 344 Summit Avenue, St. Paul. Cost is $10 per lecture or $25 for the series. To register online and/or for more information please click here. Walk-up registrations are also welcome.
MCC Members Kim Eslinger and Dave Tinjum have created a metro website devoted specifically to our neighborhood. It's a place to go to find out what's happening ... whether it's a new restaurant opening, a local event, proposed new construction, etc. |
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Around Town
'Powerful Tools for Caregivers' series
Wednesdays, January 11 - February 15, 3:00 - 5:00pm; Tubman-Chrysalis Center, 4432 Chicago Avenue South
Southeast Seniors in collaboration with Tubman Elder Care & Rights Center offer this series which is designed to provide caregivers with the skills and information needed, to take care of themselves when providing care for a loved one. The cost for the course is $45 and includes all 6 sessions, books and materials. For more information on the class call Marji at Southeast Seniors, 612-331-2302.
Weisman Art Museum Public Tour
Saturday, January 21, 1:00-2:00 pm; 333 East River Road
Free guided public tours are offered each Saturday and Sunday at 1pm. Tours are thematic and have topics that relate to current exhibitions or artwork/artists.
This week: Function or Decoration? Receive an overview of the ceramics collection and explore the overarching question: what is the purpose of ceramics?
Goldstein Museum Gallery: Character in Costume: A Jack Edwards Retrospective
January 21 - May 20, 2012; Opening reception January 20, 6-8 pm; McNeal Hall, St. Paul Campus
In a diverse 50-year career, Edwards (a master costume designer) designed memorable costumes for solo performers, opera, Broadway plays, TV, Guthrie Theater, Hollidazzle, and Daytons' holiday events. For more information, click here.
Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District Calendar (DID)
The Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District web site has a calendar feature with lots of great information. To check it out, use this link.
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Upcoming MCC Events
View our detailed January Calendar here!
View our detailed February Calendar here! January 18: Social bridge. MCC Members, click here. Guests, email Linnea.
January 19: Men's Coffee and Conversation. MCC Men click here, or call Linnea at 612-455-3329. January 24: Guthrie Play Reading: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. MCC Members, click here; Guests, email Linnea. January 25: American Museum of Asmat Art Tour. MCC Members, click here. Guests, email Linnea.
January 29: First MCC Sunday Soup Soiree. MCC Members, click here.
January 31: Last Tuesday Happy Hour at Zen Box.
SAVE THE DATE: February 7, 5:00 pm for Mill City Commons Annual Celebration. |
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Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat
February 1
The book: Ethan Canin's Carry Me Across the Water
Peg Kavaney starts the conversation.
March 8
The book: Penelope Lively's How it all Began
Merle Minda starts the conversation.
Whether you've read the book or not, come for a cup of coffee and enjoy the company of other MCC members the first Wednesday every month!
9am to 10-ish at
Guthrie Theater
Level Five Express
818 S 2nd St
And don't forget to join us EVERY Wednesday for Rendezvous on 5
at Level Five Express!
No reservations required!
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MCC Ongoing Social Opportunities
Rendezvous on 5
Wednesdays, 9-10 am
Guthrie Theater
Level Five Express
818 S 2nd St
Drop in and join your friends and neighbors at this neighborhood haunt. Enjoy a cup of coffee and fellowship with other MCC members. This weekly adventure requires no reservations!
Men's Coffee and Conversation
Thursday, January 19
7:30 - 8:30 am
Thursday, February 2
7:30 - 8:30 am
Nicollet Island Inn,
95 Merriam Street
Caffeine and camaraderie for the male members of MCC! This group meets every other Thursday and is hosted by various members who get the conversation going.
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MCC Ongoing Fitness Opportunities
SBS Class
Mondays, 7:35 - 8:35 am
Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 pm
Created exclusively for MCC, this class at 501F1T focuses on strength, balance, and stretching. Follow this link to sign up!
River Walkers
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
7:30 - 8:30 am
Stone Arch Lofts Riverside Parking Lot
All level of walkers welcome for this early morning walk along the banks of the Mississippi River. An MCC volunteer leads each walk.
Hatha Yoga
Wednesdays and Fridays,
8:00 - 9:15 am
This alignment-based class is held at the Yoga Center of Minneapolis, 212 3rd Ave N., Suite 205.
Purchase a 12-class pass for $132 directly from YCM to use as your schedule allows, or drop in on a class for $12.50.
Contact Dena at 612.436.4700 for details.
Drop-ins welcome.
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