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February 18 2014
Executive Director Update
 
There is still time to register for today's Burnet Gallery Tour and Happy Hour at Le Meridian Chambers! The Chambers has valet parking at their entrance on 9th Street right before Hennepin Avenue ($5). Take a look at the Registrants list on the members only website and invite a member to join you! Thank you, MCC member Madeline Betsch, for proposing this wonderful event to our Program Committee!  The Committee has developed a process for sharing members' ideas -- please read about it in the "Did You Know?" column to the right. 
Hope to see you this afternoon -- please find details below!   -- Linnea
Burnet Gallery Tour:  Anne Labovitz
Tuesday, February 18, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Burnet Gallery at Le Meridian Chambers, 901 Hennepin Ave
 
Join us for artist Anne Labovitz's solo show, "Layers" at the Burnet Gallery, a commercial gallery located in Le Meridian Chambers.  View Ms. Labovitz's collection of portraits - composite, multi-tiered works consisting of layer upon layer of woodcuts and drawings to create a singular impression.  Each portrait is constructed over time with 100 or more layers of images and includes several different individuals, speaking to the different aspects within each of us.  The Weisman recently acquired two of the artist's pieces in this exhibit.  Appetizers will be provided by MCC member Madeline Betsch, who has several works by Anne in her home.  A cash bar will be available.  

MCC Members sign up here.   
Social Bridge
Wednesday, February 19, 3:00 - 5:15 pm
Stone Arch Lofts Community Room, 600 S 2nd St
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.

 

Our Turn: A Conversation for Women 

Thursday, February 20, 9:30 - 11:00 pm
Loring Green, 1201 Yale Place #308 

MCC women, come and join other women in conversation! This week's topic is "How have women's lives changed in our lifetime; think what it was like when you were referred to in print and other places as Mrs. William Joyce." Hosted by Suzanne Joyce.  

 

Women MCC Members sign up here; Guests email MCC. 

Aging Well:  An Ongoing Conversation 
Thursday, February 20, 3:30 - 5:00 pm 
Loring Green, 1201 Yale Place  
Join fellow members in table discussions around a topic picked by the host on the topic of aging well. This monthly conversation is part of our Healthy Village Series, programming designed to support quality aging. The topic: "Have we gotten to know and like ourselves better as we have aged?" Suzanne and Bill Joyce host.

MCC Members sign up here.

World View: The Baltics

Sunday, February 23; 3:00 - 4:30 pm

The Landings, 413 River Street

Join Charlotte and Bill Davnie and Patty Connelly for a casual conversation about the beautiful Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Bill and Charlotte were posted in Vilnius, Lithuania, for two years with the Foreign Service, and have extensive knowledge of the area. Patty visited the Baltics in September 2013 and was completely charmed by these three hidden treasures. We will be discussing the history, cultures and traditions of these lesser-known countries in an informal setting. 

 

MCC Members sign up here.  

Finishing Well Part III: Understanding Grief

What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say

Tuesday, February 25, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Winslow House Community Room, 100 2nd St SE
Guest speaker, Edward J. Holland, will discuss grief's questions and healing resources. Edward J. Holland, MDiv, BCC, LMFT, currently serves as the Coordinator of Spiritual Care and Grief Support at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospice, in Minneapolis, a program he helped to create in 1979. Edward is a certified Respecting Choices © Advance Care Planning Facilitator and Instructor and serves as a member of Park Nicollet's Caring Choices Advance Care Planning Team.
 
MCC Members sign up here. 

Last Tuesday Happy Hour

Tuesday, February 25, 5:00-6:00 pm

Wilde Roast Café, 65 Main Street SE 

Join us for the Last Tuesday Happy Hour at Wilde Roast Café. Catch up with friends and neighbors over drinks and small bites. Barbara Brown hosts! No reservations -- Dutch treat.
 
MCC Members and Guests.
Men's Coffee and Conversation 
Thursday, February 27, 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. 

This week, Peter Lefferts will facilitate an informal, open discussion on "bucket lists" and "unfinished business." Peter will offer a couple of brief personal experiences in "closing the loop" with memorable people in his own personal history and then open the discussion for C&C participants to share their own experiences. What were the outcomes? What were the learnings?

 
Men MCC Members sign up here; Guests email MCC.

News From Members 

MCC members Bud and Carol Hayden and NAZ Friends of the Future invite you for Cocktails and Conversation with Mayor Betsy Hodges and CEO Sondra Samuels. Enjoy wine, appetizers and inspiring talk about the complexities and positive changes happening on the Northside of Minneapolis. Learn how the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) is partnering with more than 1,400 youth and their families on a journey out of poverty and into college. Tuesday, March 4, 5:30-7 p.m. Program at 6 p.m. Phillips Family Office, 100 University Ave, SE. Click here for details and to RSVP.

 

MCC member Katie Searl invites you to a fashion show and gourmet luncheon fundraiser for Friends of the MIA Thursday, March 6th featuring dugo, a premier clothing store at the Galleria in Edina. dugo is prepared to delight you with fashions from Armani, Escada and other designers. Check-in at 11:30am MIA Reception Hall. Tickets are $75 ($40 tax-deductible) at (612) 870-3000 tickets@artsmia.org.  

 
MCC member Karla Ekdahl shares the link to the Nora Gallagher interview with Kerri Miller which was done in October of 2013 and was replayed last week.  Karla says, "It was a really powerful discussion and felt relevant to our organization and its members.  Nora Gallagher wrote Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic, a memoir about her journey through illness."

MCC member Dick Olson would like to invite other MCC members to get involved as Beta Testers for a new computer application identified by AgePower Tech Search (jointly supported by Ecumen and MOJO Minnesota). AgePower locates and promotes new innovations that could have a positive impact on aging. They have identified a number of businesses including ForMyChildren which is enlisting people to try out their product code and report on any problems during a Beta Test. Two videos will introduce ForMyChildren as a secure storage for important values, memories, pictures and documents. You will need a password for both videos: LifeDepositBox2014.Those involved with the test will be given free support for a year. Please contact Dick at aromolson@gmail.com for details. Intro (2.5minutes): Vimeo.com/81889796  Product demo (5 minutes): Vimeo.com/82431979 
 
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


New Webster School Feedback Meeting

February 18 7:00-8:30 PM at RiverWest, condominium Social Room, 401 S 1st St.

The re-opening of Webster School will enhance our downtown community. 

The Downtown Minneapolis School Initiative - a joint committee of the North Loop Neighborhood Association, Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association and Elliot Park Neighborhood - is hosting a meeting to collect your thoughts and ideas for the new Webster School. All neighbors and families impacted by this new school are invited to attend and provide feedback.

 

Nicollet Mall Redesign Ideas and Update

February 19 at Pohlad Hall, Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

4:30-6:30 PM. Presentation and Q and A will begin at 5:15 PM

 

Mississippi River Forum: "Envision Infrastructure Evaluation"

February 21, Friday at the McKnight Foundation, 710 2nd Street South, Suit 400

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Learn how our future infrastructure may be designed and evaluated. The presentation will describe Envision, a program that holistically evaluates the community and the environmental and economic benefits of infrastructure projects-including water systems. Two presenters will share the program's applications and projects. A light breakfast will be provided. Free. RSVP to

lark_weller@nps.gov.

 

Fifth Annual Cuban Film Festival

February 20 - March 27, every Thursday, 7 pm St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE

The Fifth Annual Minnesota Cuban Film Festival will once again present a selection of the best new and vintage Cuban cinema. This year the theme is Women and Afro-Cubans in Cuban Cinema, dedicated to the continuing fight for the release of the Cuban 5 and the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Join the discussion afterwards at Pracna on Main. For more information: http://www.mspfilmsociety.org/content/5th-annual-cuban-film-festival.

  

Nordic Lights Film Festival - Twin Cities

February 28 - March 6, St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE

The fifth annual Nordic Lights Film Festival - Twin Cities, in partnership with The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, will once again include a variety of feature-length and short films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Sápmi. This year the opening night will feature a talk by Nordic film scholar Anna Stenport entitled "Nordic Film: Fire & Ice." This talk will be open to the public and free with purchase of a ticket to the film following the talk, Above Dark Waters. Visit the Festival website, www.nordiclightsfilmfestival.org to view the full schedule, synopses and trailers and to get ticket information.

  
MCC Upcoming Events 
                   

February 18:  Burnet Gallery Tour:  Anne Labovitz.  Members click here.

February 19:  Rendezvous on 5.  No reservations necessary.

February 19:  Social Bridge.  Members sign up here.  Guests email MCC. 

February 20:  Our Turn:  A Conversation for Women.  Members click here; Guests email MCC. 

February 20:  Aging Well:  An Ongoing Conversation.  Members click here.

February 23:  World View:  The Baltics.  Members click here.  

February 25:  Finishing Well Part III:  Grief Resources.  Members click here.  

February 25:  Last Tuesday Happy Hour.  No reservations necessary.

February 26: Rendezvous on 5. No reservations necessary.

February 27: Men's Coffee and Conversation. Members click here; Guests email MCC 

 
Mill City Commons   
Did You Know?
  
Members are our best source for program ideas! The Program Committee loves receiving suggestions and decided a process for handling program, activity and speaker recommendations would be of value to all.

We've created an eight point Program Sponsor Process and Checklist and a four point Program Description Form. You'll find the checklist and form here. Please download and share your ideas with MCC. Thank you!
-- The Program Committee

 

MCC Ongoing Social Opportunities

 

Rendezvous

Readers' Book Chat
Wednesday, March 5, 9:30-10:30 am
Guthrie Theater Level 5 Express
    No reservations required.
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
 

Rendezvous on 5

Wednesdays, 9-10 am

Guthrie Theater Level 5 Express

Drop in and join your friends and neighbors for fellowship at this neighborhood haunt.  This weekly adventure requires no reservations!

 

Men's Coffee and Conversation  

Thursday, February 27
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.

Our Turn  

Thursday, February 20

3:30 - 5:00 pm 

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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