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Executive Director Update
Join me and your friends and neighbors today at 5:00 p.m. at Zen Box, 602 Washington Avenue for our Last Tuesday Happy Hour. MCC Member and Host Kin-Shing Lun has arranged for an off the menu tasting compliments of Zen Box. Tomorrow morning, join us for our monthly Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat. MCC Member Peg Kavaney starts the conversation. Both of these events are open to guests, so please invite a friend or neighbor to join you! You will be helping MCC by introducing potential members to our wonderful community and supporting our goal to double membership in the next three to five years.
Next week we're celebrating the completion of three years of MCC programming with a Salsa Social! This is a not to be missed event for MCC Members -- please find details below. Special thanks to MCC Members Scott Parkin, Patty Canney and Patty Connelly for help with the planning for this annual celebration!
See you soon! -- Linnea |
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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! Off the menu tasting compliments of Zen Box.
MCC Members and Guests.
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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 - 8:30 pm; MCC Office, 17 Fourth St. SE
Get 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 Ave S (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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Great Decisions
Monday, February 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm; Karla Ekdahl and Peter Hutchinson's home, 1621 Mount Curve Avenue
A Great Decisions Discussion Group is composed of interested individuals who want an opportunity to learn and participate in the foreign policy decision-making process. Discussions are centered on the Great Decisions briefing book developed by the Foreign Policy Association. This well researched annual publication provides eight timely global topics to be read by group participants prior to each session. This month's topic: Promoting Democracy. MCC Members Karla Ekdahl and Peter Hutchinson host.
MCC Great Decision Discussion Group Members, sign up here.
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Social Bridge
Wednesday, February 15, 3:00 - 5:30 pm; 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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News From Members
MCC Member and author Margaret Wurtele invites members to a reading from her debut novel The Golden Hour, 7:00 pm February 8 at the Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Avenue South. The Golden Hour begins in the autumn of 1943 when German forces invade the peaceful vineyards and olive groves of Giovanna Bellini's village in Tuscany. At seventeen, she is at first intrigued with the dashing Nazi officers who have taken over her house and the school where she works. Her life changes when her brother joins the partisans and recruits her to smuggle food. What begins as a lark takes a drastic turn when she's asked to hide a wounded freedom fighter, who is not just a partisan but also a Jew. A review 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." 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 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 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
Introduction to Coptic Binding, Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Avenue S, Saturday, February 11, 9 am - 4 pm
Learn the classic Coptic stitch, in both two-needle and (if time allows) four needle techniques. No experience is required. Students will learn to cover boards with decorative papers to make a small blank journal that opens flat for ease in use; a second model with wooden covers will also be demonstrated and made if time permits. This historical binding technique was used throughout the Islamic world and Eastern Christendom (Europe) and is still used in some parts of Ethiopia today. $105 ($95 members) + $25 supply fee. All skill levels welcome. Class details, instructor biographies, registration details and online registration are all available here or call 612-215-2120.
Our Lady of Lourdes Annual Open House
1 Lourdes Place, Sunday, February 12, 9 am - 1 pm
The historic Our Lady of Lourdes Church invites you to its annual open house, featuring French meat pies for sale and complimentary beverages. Come and enjoy hot slices and pick up whole frozen pies to go. Please call 612-379-2259 for more information. Masses will be held at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
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 February Calendar 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.
February 13: Great Decisions. MCC GD Members, sign up here.
February 15: Social Bridge. MCC Members, sign up here, Guests email Linnea.
February 16: Men's Coffee and Conversation. MCC Men, sign up here.
February 17: Ice Skating at the Depot. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests email Linnea.
February 21: Guthrie Play Reading. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests email Linnea. |
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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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