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Executive Director Update
We're excited to launch our Healthy Village Series this afternoon with a program on "Bumps in the Road"! Members told us education on dealing with health crises was an important topic, so we've made it the first of our new wellness programming. There's still time to join us -- you'll find details below.
The MCC October calendar has been published both on the website and as a link under "Upcoming MCC Events" below. We highlight the upcoming two weeks in Musings and the rest is available through the links. Please let me know if you have any questions about how to register. Thanks! -- Linnea
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Healthy Village Series: Bumps in the Road
Tuesday, September 18, 3:00-4:30 pm;
American Academy of Neurology, 201 Chicago Avenue
Join us for the launch of our new wellness programming. Pathfinder Care Management Founder and CEO Kathleen Dempsey and LifeSprk General Manager Beth Nemec will discuss how to plan for unexpected "bumps in the road". What are the proactive choices we can make before a health crisis?
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Social Bridge
Wednesday, September 19, 3:00-5:15 pm; 
Stone Arch Lofts Community Room, 600 South 2nd Street
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.
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Nosy Neighbor Tour: Minneapolis Central Library
Friday, September 21, 10:30-11:30 am;
300 Nicollet Mall
Designed  by Cesar Pelli, the Minneapolis Central Library reflects residents' civic pride and deep commitment to education and literacy. The Library offers nearly 100 percent access to its collection, the center of the third largest per capita public library collection of any major city in America. In addition to the architecture tour, we will learn about the Library's eBook collection and how to access them. Please meet our docent tour guide at the Welcome Station, first desk on your right hand side as you enter the main part of the library from the atrium.
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Last Tuesday Happy Hour
Tuesday, September 25, 5:00-6:30 pm;
Nye's Polonaise Room, 112 East Hennepin Avenue
Join hosts Corrine Larson, Peggy Weber, Bob Whitlock and Linnea Olesen for this month's happy hour. Catch up with friends and neighbors over drinks and small bites. Dutch treat!
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Men's Coffee & Conversation
Thursday, September 27, 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 at Nicollet Island Inn and is hosted by various members who get the conversation going.
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Eradicating Poverty: NAZ CEO Sondra Samuels
Thursday, September 27, 4:00-5:30 pm;
Winslow House, 100 2nd Street SE 
Sondra Samuels, CEO of Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), will present their approach to eradicating poverty by focusing on family stability and the education of young people in a 255 block area of north Minneapolis. Bud and Carol Hayden host.
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Complimentary Technology Helpdesk
Monday, October 1, 7:00-8:30 pm;
MCC Office, 17 Fourth Street SE
Schedule time with Tech Support Guru Max from Network Guidance 2.0 and/or MCC Executive Director Linnea Tweed. Max can answer your nagging technology questions during our complimentary helpdesk. Linnea can help you navigate the Mill City Commons members only website. When you register, Linnea will confirm the time of your 20-30 minute one-to-one session. A reminder: Installing or upgrading software and creating accounts are not appropriate for the helpdesk as they exceed the 20-30 minute appointment time.
MCC Members, sign up here.
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News From Members
MCC Members Carol Jordan and Bob Callahan, new Board Members of the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library, would like to encourage everyone to sign up for the upcoming Nosy Neighbor Tour: Minneapolis Central Library on Friday, September 21, 10:30-11:30 am. Take time if you can, to reacquaint yourself with one of the big advantages of downtown living...easy access to our exciting neighborhood Library!
MCC Member and Playwrights' Center Board Member Barb Davis invites you to join her at the Playwrights' Center's Taste of the Season on Sunday, September 23 at 6:30pm. This special event is a wonderful opportunity for theater lovers to learn more about the Playwrights' Center, meet four of the exciting playwrights who are developing work in the 2012-13 season, and hear them read pieces from their new plays. After the program, enjoy wines that have been creatively paired with each of the playwrights by a local sommelier. For more information about the event, click here. Attendance is free but registration is required. Please RSVP to Sarah Blain Chaplin at 612-332-7481 ext. 138 or sarahc@pwcenter.org.
MCC Member Lou Burdick invites you to Songs & Substance: A Public Policy and Political Philosophy Musical and Lyrical Revue. Join us on September 27, 7:00-9:00 pm, for an evening of music and policy hosted by Growth & Justice president Dane Smith and The Theater of Public Policy executive producer Tane Danger. Featuring live and recorded music, karaoke, a sing-along, and some very special performances, this evening will leave you with a song in your heart and policy on the brain. This is a fundraising event for Growth & Justice with a suggested donation of $40 per person for the show or $75 per person for the show plus a pre-event reception at 6:00 pm. Click here for more information.
MCC Member Patty Connelly wants you to know about the Minneapolis Parks Foundation Next Generation of Parks lecture, "Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch" on October 1 at 6:00 pm at the University of Minnesota, Rapson Hall, Room 100. Journalist and author Tracy Metz will guide the audience on an exploration of an "extreme makeover" in the Netherlands as the Dutch respond to a changing climate with a new, more proactive relationship with water. For more information, click here.
MCC Members Dick and Martha Olson invite you to hear Dr. Richard Davidson and Matthieu Ricard discuss their groundbreaking work on how reconditioning the mind through meditation brings lasting changes in the structure and functioning of the brain. Their conversation will be moderated by Krista Tippett of On Being, by American Public Media on Friday, October 12, 7:30-9:00pm. In addition, a two day program on the Science of Meditation follows on Saturday and Sunday. For an overview of these two programs, click here.
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. Check it out at: MillCityTimes.com
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Around Town
Frontiers in the Environment
Hear John Sheehan from the Institute on the Environment speak on "Sustainable Development: What Would Aristotle Do?" on September 19, 12:00-1:00 pm, at the IonE Seminar Room 380, University of Minnesota Learning and Environmental Sciences Building, 1954 Buford Avenue, St. Paul. This event is free and open to the public; no reservation is required. Click here for more information.
The Next Avenue Experience
Participate in this interactive community event on September 19, 5:30 - 8:00 pm, at the MacPhail Center for Music, 501 South Second Street, to celebrate tpt's newest documentary, Arts & The Mind. Join Kairos Dance, with Irv Williams on saxophone and guests artists from ARTSAGE and learn how music, dance, painting, poetry and theater markedly improve well-being at all stages of life. To reserve your free ticket, click here.
Audition for the Third Ward Talent Show
Show your talent! Audition on September 22, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, at the Minneapolis Park Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road North. Winners will perform at 7:00 pm at this year's NeighborhoodFest on October 10 at the Nicollet Island Pavilion on Nicollet Island.
Mississippi Riverboat Tour
Join the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership for their 3rd annual riverboat tour on September 24, 5:30-8:00 pm. Board the Minneapolis Queen from Boom Island Park for a sunset cruise on the Mississippi River. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District Calendar (DID)
This DID web site has a calendar feature with lots of great information! It covers many downtown venues with current happenings and performers e.g. all of the theaters, Target Field, the convention center, etc. It's really a worthwhile site to keep in mind when you're looking for things to do downtown! To check it out, use this link!
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Upcoming MCC Events
View our detailed September Calendar here!
View our detailed October Calendar here!
September 18: Healthy Village Series: Bumps in the Road. MCC Members, sign up here.
September 19: Social Bridge. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
September 21: Nosy Neighbor Tour: Minneapolis Central Library. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
September 25: Last Tuesday Happy Hour: Nye's. MCC Members and Guests.
September 27: Men's Coffee & Conversation. MCC Members sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
September 27: Eradicating Poverty: NAZ. MCC Members sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
October 1: Complimentary Technology Helpdesk. MCC Members sign up here.
October 3: Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat. MCC Members and Guests.
October 3: Social Bridge. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
October 8: Great Decisions Discussion Group. MCC Great Decisions Members, sign up here.
October 9: Guthrie Play Reading: Appomattox. MCC Members, sign up here. Guests, email Linnea.
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A note from Patti Ries, Mill City Commons
Program Coordinator
Did You Know?
The first day of fall, September 22, has been designated as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. This year's theme, Standing Together to Prevent Falls, seeks to raise awareness and prevent falls in older adults. According to the National Council on Aging, "falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for those aged 65 and over. Falls threaten seniors' safety and independence and generate enormous economic and personal costs. Studies show that a combination of interventions can significantly reduce falls in the older adult population. Experts recommend a physical activity regimen with balance, strength training, and flexibility components; consulting with a health professional about getting a fall risk assessment; having medications reviewed periodically; getting eyes checked annually; and making sure the home environment is safe and supportive." Click here to read additional tips from the Mayo Clinic on preventing falls.
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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!
Rendezvous
Readers' Book Chat
Wednesday, October 3, 9:30-10:30 am
Guthrie Theater
Level Five Express
818 S 2nd St
Join us to discuss October Light by John Gardner. Barbara Goldner starts the conversation.
Men's Coffee and Conversation
Thursday, September 27 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 (starting September 17) and
Thursdays, 2:00-3:00 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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