Executive Director Update
Thank goodness for air conditioning! It is probably wishful thinking to hope the weather cools down enough to enjoy Rachel's East Hennepin Avenue outdoor patio today. No matter -- it will be cool inside. Whatever the weather, it's always warm where Mill City Commons members gather! Grab a neighbor and join us this afternoon at 5:00.
Tomorrow afternoon, we'll be enjoying an Art Open House at the Minneapolis Club featuring paintings by our talented MCC Member Patty Canney. There will be a cash bar, and MCC Members are invited to stay for dinner at the Minneapolis Club. Please note if you plan to do so when you register -- you'll find the link below. We will be making a reservation. Thank you!   -- Linnea

Artist and Mill City Commons member Patty Canney's art will be featured as part of the Minneapolis Club's touring artist series. MCC Program Committee Co-chair Patty Connelly has invited MCC Members as her guests at the Minneapolis Club to enjoy this opportunity to explore Patty Canney's work (members must register with MCC in advance). The club will provide a cash bar for refreshments.

MCC Members sign up here.

Tour the theater and visual arts studio, watch a bit of rehearsal for their upcoming street festival, UNIQUINOX, meet the artists, view art and shop in their gallery. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts is a professional visual and performing arts organization serving adult artists with disabilities. Since 1996, Interact's mission to create art that challenges perceptions of disability has opened doors for artists with disabilities who might never have seen the arts as a life choice, but now see creating art as essential to their humanity.     

Join fellow members after the tour for an early happy hour at Monte Carlo! If you are driving, the Monte Carlo has approved parking in their lot if you are joining us there after the tour. 

Schedule time with Tech Support Guru Max Fritz from Network Guidance 2.0. Max can answer your nagging technology questions during our complimentary helpdesk.

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.

  

The Great Decisions Discussion Group is 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 is the "Future of the Euro." How did the 2008 global recession contribute to the development of the euro crisis? The health of the euro affects and is affected by the state of the global economy. How can European Union leaders prevent the collapse of the common currency? Elisabeth Bennett hosts.

MCC GD Members sign up here.

Guthrie Play Reading 

Join fellow members for an exclusive reading of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov in a version by Brian Friel. In their first production in nearly 25 years of one of the world's great plays, Joe Dowling directs a brand new, stripped-down version of Anton Chekhov's 1899 classic.
Vanya and his niece Sonya work their small country estate, living frugally and keeping their emotions tightly reined in. The return of Vanya's brother-in-law with his beautiful second wife Elena unlocks hidden passions as the entire family is thrown into turmoil. A Guthrie dramaturg assigns parts.

MCC Members sign up here.

MCC Member Lou Burdick says, "Thinking About Joining MCC Hatha Yoga Class?" For those who would like to try yoga but don't feel they have the experience to jump right in to the existing Mill City Commons class at Yoga Center Minneapolis, there's another option. The four-week Absolute Beginner Class

The DID website has a calendar feature with lots of great information! It covers many downtown venues with current happenings and performances including all of the theaters, Target Field, 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.