Twin Cities event guide for campus visitors

Make your campus visit experience even better by exploring what the Twin Cities have to offer! See below for various events and exhibits happening on or near campus in summer 2008.

On Campus

For a list of all events happening on the day you'll be on campus, including music performances and more, visit http://events.umn.edu/.

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
Minneapolis Campus-East Bank
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Open until 5 pm
Admission is free

Housed in a striking stainless steel and brick building designed by architect Frank Gehry, the Weisman Art Museum offers an educational and friendly museum experience. The museum's collection features early 20th century American artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, as well as a diverse selection of contemporary art. A teaching museum for the University of Minnesota and the community, the Weisman provides a fresh, engaging arts experience through an array of programs and a changing schedule of exhibitions.

For more information, call 612-625-9494 or visit http://www.weisman.umn.edu.

Goldstein Museum of Design
St.Paul Campus
364 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Admission is free

The Goldstein Museum of Design, the only design museum in the upper Midwest, is part of the University of Minnesota and housed in the Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, in the College of Design. The Goldstein is devoted to the teaching, research, and exhibition of design. Its emphasis is on art and design closest to people's lives. Exhibition topics cover the breadth of design--from clothing and textiles to decorative art and graphic design.

For more information, call 612-624-7434 or visit http://goldstein.cdes.umn.edu/index.html.

The Lion's Mane
and
Mysteries in the Mud: Climate Change in the Big Woods
Through September 7, 2008
Bell Museum of Natural History
Minneapolis Campus-East Bank
Seventeenth Street & University Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

This summer's exhibitions include "The Lion's Mane" and "Mysteries in the Mud." Did you know that the lion's mane plays a role in attracting a mate? Two University of Minnesota researchers were the first to make this discovery, and their research is exhibited in this exciting display about "the king of beasts." Also showing is an exhibit about climate change that took place hundreds of years ago right here in Minnesota.

For tickets and more information, please call 612-624-7389 or visit http://www.bellmuseum.org/.

Katherine E. Nash Gallery
Regis Center for Art
Minneapolis Campus-West Bank
405 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

The Katherine E. Nash Gallery exhibits works of art in various media by diverse artists from the University of Minnesota as well as regional, national, and international sources. The gallery represents voices from all varieties of gender, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Recent exhibitions include The Lost Boys of Sudan and Critical Translations. Open from 11am to 4pm Tuesday through Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Admission is free.

For more information, call 612-624-6518 or visit http://nash.umn.edu/index.php.

The Count of Monte Cristo
June 13 - August 23, 2008
Minnesota Centennial Showboat
Harriet Island
Saint Paul, MN 55107

Opened as part of the State of Minnesota's Centennial Celebration in 1958, this year marks the 50th year of the U of M Showboat Players' summertime productions. They feature an interactive style of theatre based upon old-time vaudeville traditions and offer great music, wit, charm, and lots of laughter to thousands of patrons per year. This summer's production is the epic drama, "The Count of Monte Cristo." From the writer of "The Three Musketeers," this imaginative story follows the adventures of a dashing sailor who is wrongly sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison by those jealous of his good fortune.

For tickets and more information, call 651-227-1100 or visit http://showboat.umn.edu.

Near Campus

Baseball

Take your pick! Both the Minnesota Twins and the Saint Paul Saints offer summer entertainment and one-of-a-kind excitement to Twin Cities visitors. Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Joe Nathan, and Michael Cuddyer lead the Minnesota Twins at Minneapolis's Metrodome stadium. The Saint Paul Saints, whose motto is "Fun is Good," offer a unique and quirky baseball experience you won't forget.

For tickets and information, visit http://saintsbaseball.com or http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com.

Guthrie Theater
818 Second Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55415

The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. A new and updated Guthrie building opened in 2006 and is home to three state-of-the-art stages. In addition to show performances, the Guthrie also offers classes and workshops for aspiring actors and actresses. Recent and upcoming performances at the Guthrie include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde, The Government Inspector, and After a Hundred Years.

For tickets and more information, call 612-377-2224 or visit http://www.guthrietheater.org/.

MN150
Minnesota History Center
345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55102

The new exhibit "MN150," presented by Best Buy at the Minnesota History Center, celebrates of 150 years of Minnesota statehood by exploring changes - changes wrought by powerful people and by ordinary citizens, sparked by something as simple as a hockey game or as broad as a new political party - changes ranging from those that have shaken up Minnesota to those that have rocked the world. One hundred fifty people, places and things are presented and interpreted in the "MN150" exhibit,

For admission prices and information, call 651-259-3000 or visit http://www.mnhs.org.

Mill City Museum
704 South Second Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401

The Mill City Museum chronicles the flour milling industry that dominated world flour production for roughly a half-century and fueled the growth of Minneapolis, recognized across the nation and around the world as "Mill City." Built within the ruins of a National Historic Landmark, the Washburn A Mill, the museum provides a multi-sensory, interactive journey. The story of flour milling--and its impact on Minneapolis, the nation and the world--comes to life in this one-of-a-kind museum.

For admission prices and more information, call 612-341-7555 or visit http://www.millcitymuseum.org/.

Richard Prince: Spiritual America
March 22 - September 14, 2008
Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Walker Art Center is a vibrant and engaging epicenter for modern art exhibitions, and world-class permanent collection, a beautiful sculpture garden (one of the nation's largest urban sculpture parks), film screenings, concerns, eclectic cuisine, and more. Founded in 1927, the Walker was the Upper Midwest's first public art gallery.

For admission prices more information, please call 612-375-7600 or visit http://www.walkerart.org.

Friedlander: Photography
June 29, 2008 - September 14, 2008
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Admission is free

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a free museum dedicated to educating its half-million yearly visitors about art and history. With a permanent collection of 80,000 works of art, the museum highlights art from Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as decorative arts, modern sculpture and photography.

This summer's special exhibit features Lee Friedlander. "Big and exuberant, this retrospective traces a prolific career that continues to thrive today. Friedlander's photographic interests encompass portraits, landscapes, monuments, Main Street U.S.A, and then some. Nearly 500 images and publications attest to Friedlander's sweeping virtuosity and unquenchable curiosity. Organized by theme and decade, the photographs will at turns dazzle, haunt, startle, and delight you with their crisp eloquence, comic grace, and sheer glee at life's rich spectacle."

For more information, call 612-870-3131 or visit http://www.artsmia.org.

Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Blvd.
Apple Valley, MN 55124

The Minnesota Zoo is home to nearly 450 species of animals! At the zoo, you can tour the grounds, enjoy a show or concert, check out a special exhibit, ride the monorail, or see a movie at the IMAX Theatre. This summer also features some special exhibits, "Russia's Grizzly Coast" and the Aveda Butterfly Garden.

For admission prices and more information, call 952-431-9200 or visit http://www.mnzoo.org.