About Minneapolis / St. PaulGet the latest headlines from the About.com Minneapolis / St. Paul GuideSite.Minneapolis ArtCar Photographs- July 22, 2008 ArtCars paraded around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis on Saturday night. Other odd wheeled contraptions joined in: leading the parade was a remote-controlled, motorized couch, with box of potato...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000114.htm GMCar Craft Summer Nationals, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, July 25-27- July 20, 2008 My son is so excited for this event. And I'll admit I'm quite excited too. 4,000 hot cars will be in attendance, and 45,000 spectators are expected to watch the...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000113.htm Minneapolis Aquatennial Events- July 19, 2008 The Aquatennial kicked off this weekend, and events continue all this week and next weekend. Here's the highlights of events planned to celebrate Minneapolis' river and lakes, and also the...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000112.htm ArtCar Parade and Movie: Saturday July 19, Minneapolis- July 17, 2008 You can't keep a good ArtCar down. Even though there's no traditional ArtCar parade in 2008, the indomitable automobiles will be cruising in Minneapolis this weekend. You'll have a couple...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000110.htm I-35 W Bridge: Before and After Exhibition Opens July 18- July 16, 2008 Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis was vitally important in the rescue efforts, emergency medical service, and care of many of the victims of the catastrophic I-35W bridge collapse...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000111.htm Dog Days of Summer: Paws on Grand, Saturday July 19- July 12, 2008 St. Paul's Grand Avenue businesses and the Animal Humane Society join up again for Paws on Grand, a day of pet-themed entertainment at stores and restaurants all along the avenue....http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000109.htm Fore! Mini Golf in Minneapolis and St. Paul- July 11, 2008 Derided by serious golfers, but a lot of fun for the rest of us who don't know and don't care what the difference between a putter and a...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000105.htm Live Music at MMAA Patio Nights and the Mill City Museum- July 10, 2008 Is Thursday is the new Saturday night Local bands play live music at interesting venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Thursday nights this summer. The Minnesota Museum of American Art...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000108.htm Bastille Day Events in Minneapolis and St. Paul- July 9, 2008 Bastille Day is July 14, and is as important a holiday in France as Independence Day is in America. In Minneapolis, French restaurant Barbette's in Uptown is holding a free...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000104.htm Merriam Park Ice Cream Social: Saturday July 12- July 8, 2008 St. Paul's Merriam Park neighborhood is holding their third annual Ice Cream Social event on Saturday July 12. The party will be at Merriam Park's park, at Wilder and Carroll...http://minneapolis.about.com/b/a/000107.htm |