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Executive Director Update
Program Coordinator Patti Ries continues to update the MCC Vendor Directory with member recommendations. Please use the "User Ratings and Reviews" to share your experience or learn from other members. A reminder that we must have two recommendations in a category before we can list it. We've received two member ratings for Network Guidance 2.0 since we added them to the Tech Support list. They have created a phone number just for MCC members -- when you call, you know you've reached a qualified and reliable team of tech savvy helpdesk analysts.
Another timely MCC Vendor is the Residence Inn at The Depot. We have negotiated a discount for multiple night stays -- great if you have visitors from out of town and not enough room in your loft. You'll find contact information on the members only website.
Don't forget that Thursday is Give to the Max Day. Please consider supporting Mill City Commons with a donation. Our Board of Directors has committed a  $2300 challenge grant to help MCC "Prepare for the Future". Please visit our project page on GiveMN.org to make a donation. Thank you in advance for your support of MCC! -- Linnea
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Gallery Talk: Inside the Camera: NOISE
Wednesday, November 14, 7:00-8:30 pm
Chowgirls Parlor, 1222 Second Street NE
Join us for a Gallery Talk with Tucker Hollingsworth and Mason Riddle. Tucker will explain the art and process of his fascinating exhibit, "inside the camera NOISE", where he explores the interiority of the camera. The camera, not the outside world, is the producer of the visual information. Mason Riddle joins him in the conversation. Mason writes on the visual arts, architecture and design and is guest editor for the upcoming "Public Art Review #39: Between Rural and Urban", which explores public art in the suburbs. To read more about Tucker Hollingsworth's exhibit, click here.
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Healthy Village Series: Journeywell III, How Do I Make My Life More Meaningful?
Thursday, November 15, 3:30-5:00 pm;
Winslow House Community Room, 100 Second Street SE
Join us for a highly interactive session based on Trish Herbert's
award winning book, Journeywell: A Guide to Quality Aging, which
provides a framework for self reflection along with stories,
suggestions and helpful information. In this session we will use reflection to better understand what makes your life more meaningful and discover at least one valuable action/idea that will bring more meaning to your life. We recommend participants read Chapter 3 prior to the session.
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Sunday Soup Soiree
Sunday, November 18, 5:00-7:00 pm
Tyrone and Delia Bujold's home, North Star Lofts, 117 Portland Ave. #6 02
Join your friends and neighbors for a soup soiree hosted by Delia and Tyrone Bujold. Let us know if you would like to bring your favorite soup, salad, bread, cookies or bars to share. Please write what you choose to bring in the notes section when you register. Thank you!
MCC Members, sign up here.
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Last Tuesday Happy Hour
Tuesday, November 27, 5:00-6:00 pm
Sapor Cafe and Bar, 428 Washington Avenue North
Join host Marcia Townley for this month's happy hour. Catch up with friends and neighbors over drinks and small bites. Dutch treat! No reservations!
MCC Members and Guests.
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News From Members
MCC Members Bud and Carol Hayden would like you to know about the documentary, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul presents the Minneapolis exclusive theatrical engagement of directors Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke's documentary which provides a comprehensive look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: how can we save our broken healthcare system? The screening will be November 9-15 at The Film Society's St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 SE Main Street. Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.
MCC Member Margee Bracken wants you to know about a special welcome concert featuring MacPhail Center for Music new faculty members: Violinist, Erin Keefe, concertmaster for the Minnesota Orchestra, and cellist, Andrey Tchekmazov. This recital will be held on Saturday, November 17, 8:00 pm, at Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 South Second Street. Tickets are $30 for general admission or $20 for seniors and youth.
MCC Member Marion Kagan would like you to know about the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD season. See Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito on Saturday, December 1 at 11:55 am at select theaters. Click here to learn more about the Live in HD 2012-2013 season. To purchase tickets, 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
Turkey Day 5K Walk/Run
Warm up your Thanksgiving appetite with the 2012 Life Time Turkey Day 5K on Thursday November 22 at 8:00 am! Join runners, joggers and walkers for a morning of fun. The TD5K starts near the Life Time Fitness Target Center and offers up close views of City Hall, the Metrodome, the Guthrie Theater, Gold Medal Park and the mighty Mississippi River. Runners and strollers are welcome. For more information and to register, click here.
Weisman Art MuseumAttend "Weekend with the Weisguides: Visual Journal Making" on Sunday, November 25, 1:00-3:00 pm, at the Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road. Visitors can tour the museum, interact with guides and other patrons and participate in an art making activity. Visual journals are a way to explore our dreams, archive our memories, and preserve personal and family history. Create your own journal and tour the exhibition The WAM Files: The Art of the Archives with the Weisguides. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the Weisman Art Museum, 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!
Downtown Perception Survey
The Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District (DID) is seeking your input for their annual Downtown Perception Survey to collect much-needed feedback from the Downtown Minneapolis community. The survey will be available through November 23 and anyone participating in the survey will have the opportunity to enter in a drawing for a gift card valued at $20-$50. To participate in the survey, click here.
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Upcoming MCC Events
View our detailed November Calendar here!
November 14: Gallery Talk: Inside the Camera: NOISE. MCC Members sign up here.
November 15: Healthy Village Series: Journeywell III. MCC Members sign up here.
November 18: Sunday Soup Soiree. MCC Members sign up here.
November 27: Last Tuesday Happy Hour: Sapor Cafe and Bar. MCC Members and Guests.
November 29: Healthy Village Series: Journeywell IV. MCC Members sign up here.
December 3: Complimentary Technology Help Desk. MCC Members sign up here.
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A note from Patti Ries, Mill City Commons
Program Coordinator
Did You Know?
Our next Healthy Village series, Journeywell III, will be held on November 15th. Join your fellow Mill City Commons members for table discussions on "How Do I Make My Life More Meaningful?" Trish Herbert, author of Journeywell: A Guide to Quality Aging, tells us that "in order to find life meaningful, it is important to believe that our later years are as valuable as our earlier ones. It is a time of continued growth and can be a time of great deepening. It is important to affirm this later stage of life and encourage the accompanying ways of thinking and being that promote self-appreciation. A major hindrance to positive aging is continuing to equate only paid work with self-worth thus diminishing the value of worthy avocations such as reading, traveling, volunteering, and caregiving, or the small but mighty deeds like being kind to your next-door neighbor. Life is likely to become meaningless and empty for those who can't expand their thinking about what constitutes basic self-worth." As we age, we are given the opportunity to reflect on the value of our lives and better understand what is really meaningful. New paths open for us as we use our gifts and talents in new ways to bring meaning and purpose to our lives and the lives of others.
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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, December 5 9:30-10:30 am
Guthrie Theater
Level Five Express
818 S 2nd St
Join us to discuss The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Marion Kagan starts the conversation.
Men's Coffee and Conversation
Thursday, December 6 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 and
Thursdays, 2:00-3:00 pm
Created exclusively for MCC, this class at 501F1T focuses on strength, balance, and stretching. Please register by contacting 501F1T at (612) 767-4415.
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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