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December 23, 2013
Executive Director Update
  

I am on vacation this week enjoying the Christmas Holiday. Some of you have already enjoyed Holiday traditions during Hanukkah November 27 - December 5. And we all celebrated Winter Solstice this past Saturday with anticipation of longer days and more daylight. Whatever your reason to celebrate, enjoy it with family and friends. I wish every one of you a wonderful Holiday Season!  -- Linnea
New Year's Eve Dinner
Tuesday, December 31, 6:00 - 8:00 pm 
750 South 2nd St
Brenda Langton and her team at Spoonriver invite you to celebrate building community this New Year's Eve. Brenda will start the evening with a complimentary glass of champagne to toast our fabulous neighborhood. She has developed a special a la carte menu for the occasion. Brenda is committed to cooking with health and longevity top of mind. Join your
neighbors and celebrate a year well lived!! Please register on the MCC website by December 23.

MCC Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC.
Men's Coffee and Conversation 
Thursday, January 2; 7:30 - 8:30 am
Elsie's Restaurant, 729 Marshall St NE
Coffee 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.  Ken Searl hosts University of Minnesota professor Tim Johnson on the topic of "The Politicization of the Court...in Terms of Appointments and Activism...a Discussion." Timothy R. Johnson is Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science.  He received his PhD. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998. Johnson's research and teaching interests include American Politics, judicial politics, Supreme Court oral arguments, executive/judiciary relations, and the evolution of the norm of respecting precedent.  

Men MCC Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC.
Technology Helpdesk
Monday, January 6; 5:30 - 7:00 pm
MCC Office, 219 Main St SE, Ste 401
Schedule time with a Tech Support Guru from Network Guidance 2.0 and have your nagging technology questions answered during our complimentary Helpdesk.  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 cannot be included in the Helpdesk session, as they exceed the allotted appointment time.

MCC Members sign up here.
Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat 
Wednesday, January 8, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Cerasota Atrium, 155 5th Ave South
Join us to discuss The Whistling Season.  Novelist Ivan Doig revisits the American west in the early twentieth century, bringing to life the eccentric individuals and idiosyncratic institutions that made it thrive.  Widower Oliver Milliron answers an ad that deposits the ever-whistling Rose Llewellyn and her font-of-knowledge brother, Morris Morgan, in Marias Coulee along with a stampede of homesteaders drawn by the promise of a gargantuan irrigation project intended to make the Montana prairie bloom. 
 
MCC Members and Guests welcome.  No reservations required.

Social Bridge
Wednesday, January 8, 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 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 beings immediately at 3:00 pm.

Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC.
News From Members 
 
MCC Member Peggy Lucas invites you to a neighborhood meeting to learn about the demolition and construction of the new Minnesota Multi-Purpose stadium on January 9 at 6 pm at 1010 Metrodome Square Building, located on the corner of 11th Avenue South and 6th Street.  Attendees will learn about construction milestones, meet the construction team, and hear about how to get up-to-date information throughout the construction period. 

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
   

"The Receptionist" presented by Dark and Stormy Productions

December 11-January 4, Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art, 250 3rd Ave N, 5th Fl

Guthrie Theater favorites Sally Wingert and Bill McCallum star alongside Artistic Director Sara Marsh and Harry Waters Jr. in the regional premiere of this hilarious and chilling dark comedy by Obie Award-winning playwright Adam Bock, directed by Benjamin McGovern.  More information, reviews, calendar, and tickets available here. MCC members can receive a 20% discount on general admission tickets December 26, 27, or 28 by purchasing online and using the discount code "MILL CITY."

 

New Year's Day Snowshoe Hike

January 1, 1-3 pm, Kroening Interpretive Center, North Mississippi Regional Park

Start the new year with a snowshoe hike along the Mississippi River.  Warm up afterwards with cocoa while watching birds and squirrels.  Snowshoes provided.  $5, reservations required.  20% discount for groups of four or more.  Click here to register.  

   

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      
   

December 31:  New Year's Eve Dinner at Spoonriver.  Members sign up here. Guests email MCC.

January 2:  Men's Coffee and Conversation.  Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC.  

January 6:  Technology Helpdesk.  Members sign up here.

January 8:  Rendezvous Readers' Book Chat.  No reservations required!

January 8:  Social Bridge.  Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC.

January 9:  Our Turn:  A Conversation for Women.  Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC.

January 12:  Sunday Soup Soiree.  Members sign up here.

January 13:  Great Decisions.  Members sign up here.
Mill City Commons   
In the Know!
  
Have you ever heard a member's name mentioned but you couldn't remember what they looked like?  Or maybe you've wondered whether someone else has similar interests as you?  The "Members" tab on the Mill City Commons website would help all of us answer those questions and more but member profiles have to be filled in before they'll provide answers!  In the next few weeks, Mary will be calling and asking members the profile questions.  Some examples of what is included in the profile are where you grew up, your hobbies/interests, your favorite books or movies, and it includes the member's photo.  This is a great way for members to learn about one another, and is especially helpful for new members to get to know current members.  If you prefer, you are also welcome to update your own profile by signing into the website, click on "Update My Profile" on the homepage, fill in the requested information and attach a photo! 
  
 

MCC Ongoing Social Opportunities

 

Rendezvous

Readers' Book Chat
First Wednesday of Every Month, 9:30-10:30 am
Cerasota Atrium
    No reservations required.
January 8 
The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig 
 

Rendezvous at Cerasota

Wednesdays, 9-10 am

Cerasota Atrium

Drop in and join your friends and neighbors for fellowship at this neighborhood haunt.  This weekly adventure requires no reservations!  This group will not meet December 25 or January 1.

 

Men's Coffee and Conversation  

Thursday, January 2
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, January 9

9:30-11:00 am 

Relax and chat with other MCC women. This group meets every other week and alternates between morning and afternoon times. Look for details in the body of this newsletter.

 

 

MCC Ongoing Fitness Opportunities


SBS Class

Mondays

7:30-8:30am

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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