EVENTS

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
January 9 through June 11
William L. McKnight-
3M Omnitheater
Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
The flow of the Colorado River, the source of power and water for 25 million people is at its lowest level since measurements began 85 years ago. The Colorado River is not the only body of water in danger. In the U.S. alone, 40 percent of rivers are too polluted for fishing, swimming or aquatic life. In the new Omnitheater film viewers will not only get the thrilling experience of whitewater rafting, but will learn about the crisis our fresh water is facing and the ways we as individuals can protect and conserve it. For more information visit smm.org or call 651-221-9444.

Transforming Palestine/Israel into a single, secular, democratic state
January 24, 10 am. (refreshments at 9:30)
Southdale Hennepin County Library
7001 York Ave. S., Edina
"Transforming Palestine /Israel," A DVD made in June 2008 of a panel discussion presented by The Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism, will be shown. Moderator: Rabbi Susan Einbinder; Panelists: Ali Abunimah, co-founder and editor of The Electronic Intifada; Kathleen Christison, author of "Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy"; Amaya Galili, Israeli activist with Zochrot, a group working to raise Israeli consciousness of the Nakba; Joel Kovel, editor of Capitalism Nature Socialism and author of "Overcoming Zionism."
FFI call 651-696-1642

The Green House
January 12 through March 8
HGA Gallery, Rapson Hall
U of M Mpls Campus
89 Church St.
The National Building Museum’s acclaimed exhibition “The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design” is the first to explore the field of green residential design as it reaches a turning point of acceptance by both home builders and the general public. Photographic images and drawings of 22 projects from around the world document the emergence of a new brand of sustainable building. Architects and builders now view sustainability as a catalyst for creative home design and have also begun to think strategically about the environmental costs of building. These new houses are conceived as systems with extended life cycles that must meet green standards throughout the design, construction and living process. Environmental responsibility is an integral, but not always conspicuous, aspect of the contemporary house. The single and multi-family dwellings included in the exhibition are organized by geographic region: desert, waterside, mountainside, tropics, suburb, city and anywhere. Descriptions of the particular assets or challenges of each region and the unique sustainable responses or strategies employed by the architects are included in the exhibition. The HGA Gallery is inside the main entry of Rapson Hall.
“Life: A Journey Through Time,” February 14 through April 12
University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of Natural History
10 Church St. S.E.,
The internationally acclaimed exhibit that traces the evolution of life on Earth through photos by Frans Lanting, makes its North American premiere Lanting’s photos interpret Earth’s history from the beginnings of primordial life to the ascent of mammals through otherworldly landscapes and breathtakingly intimate portraits of animals and plants engaged in million-year-old rituals. Many of the exhibit’s 62 photographs are matched with real animal, fossil and plant specimens from the Bell Museum’s collection. Lanting, whose work has appeared in National Geographic, frequently portrays wild creatures as ambassadors for the preservation of complete ecosystems. Born in the Netherlands, Lanting serves on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund, is a columnist for Outdoor Photographer and has received the BBC Wild-life Magazine’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award and the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. The exhibit’s opening reception, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday, is scheduled for 7 pm. Thursday, February 12. The opening event will feature top university biologists, each giving a rapid-fire, six-minute-and-40-second multimedia presentation relating their newest research on evolution to Lanting’s breathtaking photographs. Tickets to the event are $10; admission is free for museum members and university students.

ART

The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave. S.
612-871-4907
americanswedishinst.
org
Radiant Knits: The Bohus Tradition
Jan. 23-Mar. 29

Ancient Traders Gallery
1113 E. Franklin Ave.
651-335-3014
States, Dates and Place
Dec. 5-Jan. 24

Art of This
3506 Nicollet Ave.
612-721-4105
artofthis.net
Art Shanty Project
Jan. 17-Feb. 14

Bohlander Arts Gallery
3011 36th Ave. S.
612-721-6438
Line Over Line
Jan. 12-Feb. 28

Christensen Center Art Gallery
Augsburg College
22nd Ave. at
7 1/2 St.
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Together and Alone
Jan. 16-Feb. 15

Gage Family Art Gallery
22nd Ave. S. (Riverside Ave.)
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Look Toward the Heavens
Jan.9-Feb 15

Groveland Gallery
25 Groveland Terrace
612-377-7800
grovelandgallery.com
Rebecca Silus
Jan.23-Feb. 28

Highpoint Center for Printmaking
2638 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-871-1326
highpointprintmaking.org
Access/Print Project!
Jan. 16-Jan. 31

Insideout Gallery
212 3rd Ave N.,
Suite. 140
612-339-5145
interactcenter.com
RE/vision
Dec. 5-Jan. 31

Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S
612-871-4444
intermediaarts.org
GBLT Reading Series
Jan. 28
Annual SASE/Jerome Celebration
Jan. 31

Jean Stephen Galleries
917 Nicollet Mall
612-338-4333
jeanstephengalleries.
com
New Works by Yuroz—Love, Hope, Healing, Peace
Jan. 1-Jan. 31

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave.
612-870-3131
mcad.edu
ParadigmShift:
MCAD Alumni and Friends Honor Prof. Kinji Akagawa
Jan. 16-Feb. 22

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Ave. S.
1-800-MIA-ARTS
artsmia.org
Strange Ornament from the Renaissance Mind
Nov. 8-May. 3

Northern Clay
Center
2424 E. Franklin Ave.
612-339-8007
northernclaycenter.
org
Four Jerome Artists
Jan. 16-Mar. 1

Rosalux Gallery
1011 Washington
Ave. S.
rosaluxgallery.com
Here is Better Than Anywhere
Jan. 2-Jan. 30
Fire by Fire
Jan. 2-Jan. 30
Mindful Meander
Feb. 4-Mar. 1

The Shoebox Gallery
2948 Chicago
Ave. S.
(display window in Roberts Shoe Store)
612-825-3833
mnartists.org/shoebox_gallery
David Everett
Jan. 10-Mar. 1

Susan Hensel Gallery
3441 Cedar Ave. S.
612-722-2324
Review=Reflect=
Recycle
Jan. 9-Feb. 21

Textile Center Joan Mondale Gallery
3000 University Ave. SE.
612-436-0464
textilecentermn.org
A Common Thread
Jan. 16-Feb.21

Vine Art Center
2637 S. 27th Ave.
612-728-5745
vineartscenter.com
Nature: Provocations, Reflections, Abstractions
Jan. 9-Feb. 28

Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave. S.
612-375-7600
walkerart.org
Text/Messages:
Books by Artists
Dec. 18-Apr. 19
Tetsumi Kudo Garden of Metamorphosis
Oct. 18-Mar. 22

MUSIC

Orchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Mall
612-371-5656
minnesotaorchestra.com

Bernstein Mass
Jan. 22 & 23
Benstein Live
Jan. 25
Young Peoples Concerts: The Bernstein Beat
Jan. 28-Jan. 31
Inside the Classics: Mendelssohn’s Symphony #4, Italian
Jan. 28 & 29
Bobby McFarrin
Jan. 30
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Feb. 5-Feb. 8
Vänskä Conducts Sibelius
Feb. 12-Feb. 14
Kodo
Feb. 15

THEATER

20 % Theatre
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 W. Franklin Ave.
612-227-1188
tctwentypercent.org
Perfect Pie
Jan. 16-Jan.31

Bedlam Theater
1501 S. 6th St.
612-338-9817
bedlamtheater.org
Dream Land Faces on Wednesdays
Dec. 3-Jan. 28

Brave New
Workshop
Brave New
Workshop
2605 Hennepin Ave. S
612-332-6620
bravenewworkshop.
com
All I Want for Christmas is 700 Billion Dollars: Our 50th Noel
Nov. 13-Jan. 31

Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake St.
612-825-8949
bryantlakebowl.com
Party in the Rec Room: Presented by Lorna Landvik
Jan. 9-Jan. 31
Adventures in Mating
Monday,s

Chanhassen Dinner Theater
501 W. 78th St.
952-934-1525
chanhassendt.com
The Producers
thru Jan. 31
Altar Boyz
Ongoing

The Children’s Theatre Company
2400 3rd Ave. S.
612-874-0400
childrenstheatre.org
The Gruffalo
Jan. 13-Feb. 22

The Guthrie
818 2nd Ave. S.
612-333-9202
guthrietheater.org
A Delicate Balance
Jan. 10-Mar. 1
Henry V
Jan. 10-Mar. 1
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Jan. 24-Mar. 29

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre
1500 East Lake St., 612.721.2535
hobt.org
Puppet Show Saturdays
10 am. & 12 pm.
Make-n-Take workshops 11 am.

Mixed Blood Theatre
1501 S. 4th St.
612-338-6131
mixedblood.com
Pure Confidence
Jan. 15-Feb. 1

The Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-822-7063
jungletheater.com
Hitchcock Blonde
Jan. 30-Mar. 8

Old Log Theater
5185 Meadville St.
952-474-5951
oldlog.com
Unnecessary Farce
Oct. 3-Feb. 14

The Ordway
345 Washington St.
651-224-4222
ordway.org
MN. Opera
Jan. 24-Feb. 1

Open Eye Figure Theatre
506 E. 24th St.
612-874-6338
openeyetheatre.org
A Snowman: New Work by Michael Sommers
Jan. 30-Mar. 7

Patrick’s Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Ave.
612-724-6273
patrickscabaret.org
Arturo Miles Presents:
Elements in Translation
Jan. 23 & 24

The Playwrights’
Center
2301 Franklin Ave. E
612-332-7481x20
pwcenter.org
(performances at The Guthrie Theaters Dowling Studio)
Down in Mississippi
Jan. 19

The State Theatre
805 Hennepin Ave. S.
612-673-0404
ticketmaster.com
Bob the Builder Live
Jan. 31

The Southern
Theater
1420 Washington Ave. S.
612-340-1725
southerntheater.org
Fringe Favorites
Jan. 23-Jan. 25
James Sewell Ballet
Jan. 29-Feb. 1
Beyond Ballroom Dance Co. Presents: Book of Love
Feb. 6-Feb. 15

Theatre in the
Round Players
245 Cedar Ave. S.
612-333-3010
theatreintheround.org The Ice Fishing Play
Jan. 9-Feb. 1

FOOD
ASSISTANCE

Minnehaha United
Methodist Church
(3701 E. 50th St.)
The church gives away surplus perishables, such as produce and breads, the fourth Saturday of each month. The Minne- Harvest starts at 9 am. and closes at 10 am. The food shelf at MUMC is open Tues., Wed. and Thurs. from noon to 3 pm.

VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Urban Arts Academy, a nonprofit in South Minneapolis, is looking for volunteers to work in our arts-infused afterschool program (K-6) Tues., Wed., Thurs. Be a mentor in math, literacy and art. Call 612-827-1641.

Help others in your retirement by spending 15 hours a week as a Senior Companion and receive a tax-free financial reimbursement. Senior Companions provide companionship, transportation and errand assistance to elderly community members, allowing them to continue to live independently in their own homes. You must be 60 years of age and willing to commit to 15 hours a week. For more information call 651-310-9440 or toll free 888-205-3770 for an application.

Ebenezer Senior Housing Services is looking for volunteers. Several opportunities exist, including serving supper to seniors, delivering lunch, one to one visiting and more. Call Volunteer Director Sally Newberry at 612-872-8515 or e-mail snewbur1 @fairview.org.

Community Updates

The City of Minneapolis invites the public on Tuesday, January 27, 7-8:30 pm. at Cedar High Apartments, 630 Cedar Ave. S., to help shape the former Dania Hall site in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The planning staff will host a series of meetings expected to conclude by the end of summer 2009. At the first meeting, attendees will learn about the process and discuss a timeline for redevelopment of this site. Attendees will also have the opportunity to provide input on possible future use of the site and what the site should look like in the future. For background information, the Cedar Riverside Small Area Plan discusses several considerations for redevelopment at the Dania Hall site. The plan can be found online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/cedar-riverside.asp. If you have additional questions, please contact Joe Bernard at 612-673- 2422, or at joseph. bernard@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.