Masthead
October 22, 2013
Executive Director Update
  
Did you know that when you stay logged into the Mill City Commons members website, the links on this newsletter will go directly to your sign up page? You must be logged into the computer or tablet you are using for this to work. When you're ready to leave the Mill City Commons website, just close out--don't log out. Click here for a link to the MCC Website User Guide.
  
If you'd like to learn more about how to use the MCC members only website, please register for the Monday, November 4th helpdesk, and I'll be happy to work with you. Thanks!  -- Linnea
Ranked Choice Voting: Let's Try It!
Tuesday, October 22nd, 7:00-8:30pm
RiverWest, 401 South 1st Street Community Room

Ranked Choice Voting ensures that your vote counts. Voters rank candidates on the ballot according to their preference of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices. Voters cast their votes knowing that if their favorite candidate does not win, their vote will still count toward their second choice! Come enjoy a glass of wine or cup of coffee and practice during a ranked choice voting demonstration where we will vote for our favorite Mississippi River bridge. Hosted by RiverWest MCC Members.  

 

MCC Members sign up here.  

Men's Coffee and Conversation 
Thursday, October 24, 7:30-8:30am 
Elsie's
Elsie's, 729 Marshall Street NE
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. With healthcare in the news and our doctors on the front lines, Dr. Walt Bailey will be lead a conversation about How We Choose our Medical Students. You will be surprised by some of the stories he plans to share

Men MCC Members and Guests. Space may still be available. Email MCC for availability.
Nosy Neighbor Tour: Ford Center and HGA
Tuesday, October 29, 4:00-5:00pm
Ford Center/HGA, 420 5th Street North, Suite 100 
Join fellow members for a tour of this former Ford Model T assembly plant turned modern office building. The historic building features a restored red-brick façade with rebuilt original windows and architecturally compatible replacement windows, new public entrance pavilion, and renovated lobby with 20-foot-high ceilings. HGA architects designed the building and house their offices on floors 1 through 4. The design team converted the original 1st-floor showroom into a gallery with conference rooms, commons area, espresso bar, and lunch lounge and has won numerous awards for their architecture and design.

MCC Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.
Last Tuesday Happy Hour
Tuesday, October 29, 5:00-6:00pm
Smack Shack, 603 Washington Avenue North
Catch up with friends and neighbors as Patty Connelly hosts November's  Happy Hour at the Smack Shack. Come and enjoy drinks and small bites. Dutch treat.

MCC Members and Guests. No reservations required.
Social Bridge 
Wednesday, October 30, 3:00-5:15 pm;
Stone Arch Lofts Community Room, 600 South Second 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 Carol Jordan at 612-817-0466 or caroljordan@millcitycommons.org and she will assist you. Play begins immediately at 3:00 pm.

MCC Members sign up here. Guests email MCC. 
Our Turn: Coffee and Conversation for Women
Kicks Off on Thursday, October 31, 3:30-5:00 pm;
Washburn Lofts, 700 South 2nd Street #91   
MCC women, you are invited to attend the newly introduced women's discussion group. This group will meet every other Thursday alternating between morning and afternoon times. Sage Cowles has graciously volunteered to host the inaugural event and will lead us in a conversation about "Turning Points In Your Life." Email MCC if you are interested in hosting a women's discussion group or to share your ideas for discussion topics.

MCC Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.
Technology Help Desk 
Monday, November 4, 6:00-7:30pm 
MCC Office, 219 Main Street SE, Suite 401 
Schedule time with a Tech Support Guru from Network Guidance 2.0. Have your nagging technology questions answered during our complimentary help desk. When you register, MCC will confirm the time of your 20-30 minute one-to-one session. 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 Only sign up here. 

News From Members 
 
Please join MCC Member Marcia Townley on Thursday, October 24, from 5:30-7:00pm to learn about and participate in a discussion about sulfide-ore mining proposals that could impact the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area and Lake Superior. We will meet at the Stone Arch Lofts at 600 South 2nd Street, #105. In attendance will be Becky Rom, Ely native resident, and founder of Sustainable Ely, and board member of the Wilderness Society along with Paul Schurke, Arctic explorer, entrepreneur, and Ely resident. They will discuss and answer questions about the campaign to protect the Boundary Waters Watershed and Sustainable Ely. Please RSVP to Marcia at mktownley@gmail.com.

MCC Member Toni Rosen would like to start a "New Yorker" MCC Interest Group. Toni says, "My dad subscribed and it has been in my life since the day I was born!  I am addicted, I read almost everything in every issue. Some of the best writing in print." If you are interested in participating in this type of discussion group, please email Toni this week! 

 

MCC Member Carol Jordan encourages those interested in genealogy to attend the Family History Fair at the Central Library located at 300 Nicollet Mall on Saturday, October 26 from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. The fair includes speakers, computer help, more than 20 tables with specific ethnic genealogy information (Swedish, Polish, etc.), and more! Connect with genealogical experts and learn about local resources available to help you start or continue to build upon your family genealogy. Nearly 350 people attend each year! Click here to learn more and register today!     

   

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.   

 

Around Town

A Choice of Weapons: A Living Legacy  
On Exhibit October 24, 2013-June 8, 2014
Mill City Museum, 704 Second Street South, Commons
A Choice of Weapons: A Living Legacy photography exhibit will be on display at the Mill City Museum opening October 24, with a companion exhibit at Juxtaposition Arts running from October 24 to December 1. This project supports One Minneapolis One Read -- Minneapolis' community read where everyone in town is invited to read the same book. This year's book is A Choice of Weapons by Gordon Parks. Gordon Parks, photographer for Life magazine, writer, composer, artist and filmmaker, was 16 when he moved from Kansas to Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1928.
No reservations required.

Talk of the Stacks with Dessa from the Friends of the Hennepin County Library
Friday, October 25, 2013, 7:00pm
Hennepin County Library-Minneapolis Central, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall 
Talk of the Stacks is a reading series exploring contemporary literature and culture. Programs are free and open to the public. Join us as acclaimed singer, songwriter, performer, and author, Dessa and editor Eric Lorberer as they converse about Dessas latest literary release. Dessa has taught at McNally Smith College of Music, spoken at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, and published a book of poetic prose, Spiral Bound. Programs begin at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:15 pm. Books are available for sale. A special cocktail and signing party open to all attendees will follow the talk. No reservations required - seating is first come, first served.

Healthy Eating, Healthy Living  
October 29, November 5, & 11 
Roth Living, 11300 West 47th Street, Minnetonka, MN  
Healthy Eating, Healthy Living is a three-night class featuring recipes, grocery lists, and cooking techniques that will inspire you to get into your kitchen and cook! Instructors Brenda Langton and Carolyn Denton will be joined by additional Center for Spirituality & Healing faculty. They will share stories and insights for making healthy eating and lifestyle changes. Learn more and register today!
 
Arab Uprisings and the Reshaping of the Middle East   
November 5, 4:30-6:00pm  
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium  
301 19th Avenue South 
Shibley Telhami, a world-renowned scholar engaged in issues of foreign policy and international relations, will speak about changes in the Middle East and the impacts on regional and international politics. A non-resident senior fellow at the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution, Telhami has served as an advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and the Department of State as well as a member of the Iraq Study Group and the U.S. Advisory Group on Public Diplomacy for the Arab and Muslim World. This event is free and open to the public. Click here to register.  
 
Westminster Town Hall Forum   
November 7, 7:00pm 
Westminster Presbyterian Church Located on Nicollet Mall & 12th Street 
The Westminster Town Hall Forum engages the public in reflection and dialogue on the key issues of our day from an ethical perspective. Join us November 7 for a lively conversation on Finding Hope in a Hungry World. Howard G. Buffet, chairman and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, works through his foundation to improve the standard of living and quality of life for the world's most impoverished and marginalized populations. He will be joined by his son Howard W. Buffett, a lecturer in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. No reservations required.

Mill City Farmers Market: Winter Market   
November 9, 10:00am-1:00pm
Mill City Museum, 704 South 2nd Street   
The Winter Market, located inside the Mill City Museum, will take place on the second Saturday of each month from November through April. On- and off-street parking is available via meters and parking ramps on Chicago Avenue and South 2nd Street. Visit the Mill City Farmers Market website for more information.

Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District Calendar (DID) 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.
 
Upcoming MCC Events        
 
View our detailed October Calendar here!
View our detailed November Calendar here!
 

October 22: Ranked Choice Voting: Let's Try It! Members sign up here.  

October 23: Rendezvous on 5. Click here for details.

October 24: Men's Coffee and Conversation. MCC Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.

October 29: Nosy Neighbor Tour: Ford Center/HGA. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.   

October 29: Last Tuesday Happy Hour at the Smack Shack. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.   

October 30: Rendezvous on 5. Click here for details.  

October 30: Social Bridge. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.

October 31: Our Turn: Coffee and Conversation for Women. Members sign up here. Guest email MCC.   

November 4: Technology Help Desk. Members sign up here.  

November 6: Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.  

November 6: Orchids 101. Members sign up here. 

November 7: Men's Coffee and Conversation. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC. 

November 7: Nosy Neighbor Tour: Lundstrom Center. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.   

November 11: Great Decisions. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.

November 12: Guthrie Play Reading: Born Yesterday. Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.  

Mill City Commons   

In the Know!

 

  Repairs will soon begin along historic Main Street, between Hennepin Avenue and Third Avenue SE. Work will begin late October and is expected to be complete by mid-November. Repairs will include patching of the street and walks, and reinstalling loose and uneven pavers. A decision was made to make repairs of a temporary nature that will improve conditions for vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, without undergoing extensive and expensive work at this time. An entire road and walk reconstruction project is expected sometime in the next few years. While repairs are being made, one lane of the parkway may be temporarily closed. Areas of walk may be temporarily closed, also, with pedestrian traffic re-routed. Thank you for your patience while these necessary repairs are made.
 

MCC Ongoing Social Opportunities

 

Rendezvous

Readers' Book Chat
First Wednesday of Every Month, 9:30-10:30 am
Guthrie's Level Five Express
    No reservations required.
November 6
Light between Oceans M.L. Stedman
December 4 
In Times of Fading Light
Eugen Ruge

Rendezvous on 5

Wednesdays, 9-10 am

Guthrie's Level Five Express

Drop in and join your friends and neighbors at this neighborhood haunt. Enjoy a cup of coffee and fellowship with other MCC members. The Guthrie's Level Five Express is open to employees and "friends" of the Guthrie before the building opens to the public at 11:00am. Please enter via the far right door on South Second Street. This weekly adventure requires no reservations!

    

Men's Coffee and Conversation  

 Thursday, October 24  
7:30 - 8:30 am

Elsie's Restaurant,

729 Marshall Street NE

Caffeine and camaraderie for the male members of MCC! This group meets every other week and is hosted by various members who get the conversation going. Sign up here.

Our Turn  

 Thursday, October 31 
3:30 - 5:00 pm

Washburn Lofts,
700 South 2nd Street #91 

Join fellow MCC women for coffee and converation. This group meets every other week and alternates between morning and afternoon times. Hosts will decide the topic. Sign up here.


Movie Group 

Friday, November 9
2:45-5:00 pm
Hosted by Marion Kagen
401 South 1st Street 
    Movie To Be Selected by the Group:
  • Wild Strawberries
  • Topsey Turvey
  • Bird
  • Singing in the Rain 

 

 

MCC Ongoing Fitness Opportunities


SBS Class

Mondays
7:35-8:35am 

No Monday Classes
In November 

and

Thursdays
2:00-3:00pm

501FIT,
501 Washington Avenue

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,

7:30-8:30am

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,

8:00-9:15am

Yoga Center Minneapolis, 212 3rd Ave N., Suite 205

This is an alignment-based class. 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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