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Executive Director Update
There is still time to sign up for the tour tomorrow of The American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas. The Museum has just moved to a new permanent gallery in the Anderson Student Union and has its grand opening in February. I spoke to our tour guide and director of the museum today. Dr. Julie Risser told me that MCC Member Bill Joyce was involved in the early development of the museum before it was even located at the university. She says, "Bill's enthusiasm was really important for keeping this going." Years ago, Bill traveled to Asmat, a three to four day excursion, and came away impressed with the people, and what we could learn from their culture. To learn more and register, please see below. -- 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. This new gallery's areas of strength 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. If you need a ride or would like to car pool, contact Linnea.
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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Last Tuesday Happy Hour
Tuesday, January 31, 5:00 - 6:00 pm; Zen Box, 602 Washington Avenue
Join hosts Dora and Kin-Shing Lun for this month's happy hour. Catch up with friends and neighbors over drinks and small bites. Dutch treat!
MCC Members and Guests.
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Social Bridge
Wednesday, February 1, 3:00 - 5:30pm; Stone Arch Lofts Community Room, 600 2nd St South
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, February 2, 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.
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Technology Help Desk
Monday, February 6, 7:00 - 8:30pm; MCC Office, 17 Fourth St. SE, MinneapolisGet all those nagging technology questions answered and find out how to make the most of your technology at our complimentary helpdesk, staffed by MCC's tech guru, Andy Trawick! Andy knows MAC, Windows, and Linux and can deal with whatever issues you may have in your digital life. Linnea will confirm the time of your 20-30 minute one-to-one session with Andy.
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Nosy Neighbor Tour: Open Book
Tuesday, February 7, 10:30 - 11:30 am; Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South (meet in the lobby by the large spiral staircase)
Go behind the scenes of this neighborhood institution. We'll learn the history of the founding tenants, their artful renovation of contiguous warehouse buildings and the programs being offered today. Find out how Open Book helped revitalize a neighborhood and continues to ignite the imagination of all who visit.
MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
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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 and author Margaret Wurtele invites members to a reading from her debut novel The Golden Hour, 7pm February 8 at the Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Avenue South. Here are a couple of reviews from the Amazon Vine:
"It is heartbreaking in places, it is romance so tender, it is terror, adventure, history as it could have really happened. I cannot recommend this book enough. It was a joy to read. Margaret Wurtele has written a wonderful first novel. Keep them coming you have me as a future reader."
"It is a compelling and suspenseful novel with a lot of historical detail. The author effectively deals with the complex emotions of courage, love and hope during a time in history which was horrifying, brutal and devastating. I found it to be a great read and would highly recommend this novel for a book club!" For more information, about The Loft event, please click here.
MCC Member Susan Boren and Cinda Collins invite you to a Sneak Peak at the latest addition to the Twin Cities art scene, The Mill City Summer Opera, Thursday, February 16 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Mill City Museum. Please click here for an invitation.
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.
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, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
January 19: Men's Coffee and Conversation. MCC Men sign up here, or call Linnea at 612-455-3329.
January 24: Guthrie Play Reading: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. MCC Members, sign up here; Guests, email Linnea.
January 25: American Museum of Asmat Art Tour. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
January 29: First MCC Sunday Soup Soiree. MCC Members, sign up here.
January 31: Last Tuesday Happy Hour at Zen Box. MCC Members and Guests.
February 1: Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat. MCC Members and Guests.
February 2: MCC Men's Coffee and Conversation. MCC Men, sign up here.
February 6: Complimentary Technology HelpDesk. MCC Members, sign up here.
February 7: Nosy Neighbor Tour: Open Book. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
February 7: Salsa Social! Mill City Commons Annual Celebration! MCC Members, sign up here. |
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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 7
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, February 2
7:30 - 8:30 am
Thursday, February 16
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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