Get those pesticides off of your fresh fruit and vegetables
These days there are many ways to pick up organic fruit from your local grocery stores but they are typically 50% more than your non-organic choices. So what are you going to do if you are on budget and don't have that extra money to spend every week to go organic. There are a number of excellent choices out there for "fruit and vegetable washes". Here is a link to try one Karmalades (https://www.etsy.com/shop/karmalades) but if you do a search on Google (https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbm=shop&sclient=psy-ab&q=organic+fruit+cleaner&oq=organic+fruit+cleaner&gs_l=serp.3...7759.9277.2.9542.12.11.0.0.0.4.611.4693.4-5j4.9.0...0.0...1c.1.8.psy-ab.9iEM2_iSgac&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44990110,d.aWc&fp=4170bb7eb633a91&biw=1394&bih=677) you will many excellent choices. These products can take off the pesticides you don't want on your food without having to spend all that money every month going organic. We also wanted to spotlight a cool idea from Norwex (https://www.norwex.biz/PublicStore/stores/caitlineverett/product/Veggie-Fruit-Scrub-Cloth,740,202.aspx) that is a simple wash cloth that cleans off your fruit and veggies. We've got a video here for you to check out as well that shows off how cool it is.
The Voice finalist Beverly McClellan live at The Dakota March 29th
Did you watch the first season of NBC's The Voice? Well if you did you have to be a fan of Beverly McClellan. She was one of the four finalists that year and since then has gone on to release her new critically acclaimed CD "Fear Nothing", toured the U.S. as the opening act for Steve Vai and performed during Grammy week in Hollywood to sold out crowds. Beverly returns to The Dakota Jazz Club this Friday at 8pm for a special early show. This is one of the best venues in town to see any artist and Beverly will surely have this room rocking. You can get all the details and tickets from the Dakota website (https://dakotacooks.com/event/beverly-mcclellan-2/)
Do you want to go green while doing your spring cleaning?
We've gone out and done a little reading and researching to try to put together a few helpful tips on how you can go green this spring while you are getting your life in order and gettng the clutter you've accumulated this winter into the trash! Here are a few basic "green" cleaning supplies you can use and how to use them: - Distilled white vinegar (sold in the cooking section of most supermarkets) - Baking soda - Olive oil - Borax (sold in a box in the laundry aisle) - Liquid castile soap (https://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=1073) (like Dr. Bronner's brand, found in most natural foods stores) - Essential oils (super concentrated natural plant oils found in natural foods stores, usually in the cosmetics section) - Microfiber cleaning cloths (check out Norwex (https://www.norwex.biz/pws/caitlineverett/tabs/home.aspx) for some great products) - Newspaper Here are a few ideas / recipies that you can put together and try out around you place. - Glass: Mix 1/4 cup vinegar with 1 quart of water in a spray bottle. Spray on glass and wipe clean with old newspaper or a lint-free cloth. - Countertops and bathroom tile: Mix 2 parts vinegar and 1 part baking soda with 4 parts water. Apply with a sponge, scour, and wipe away. - Floors: Mix 4 cups of white distilled vinegar with about a gallon of hot water. If desired, add a few drops of pure peppermint or lemon oil for a pleasant scent. After damp mopping the floors, the smell of vinegar will dissipate quickly, leaving behind only the scent of the oil. - Wood furniture: Mix equal parts of lemon juice and olive and oil. Apply a small amount to a cloth, and rub onto the furniture in long, even strokes. - Toilet bowl cleaner: Sprinkle a toilet brush with baking soda and scrub away! Occasionally disinfect your toilet by scrubbing with borax instead. Wipe the outside of the toilet clean with straight vinegar. - Disinfectant: Mix 2 teaspoons borax, 4 tablespoons vinegar, 3 cups hot water, and 1/4 teaspoon liquid…
Get the kids out to the Children's Theatre for the 2013 season
We have the upcoming schdule for the new season at the Children's Theatre in Minneapolis and they have some great stuff coming up for you and the entire family. Starting this month (March 12th) and running until April 14th is the play "Jackie and Me": Joe Stoshack may not be the best baseball player on his Little League team but he does have one unparalleled advantage: with the help of the old baseball cards in his prized collection, Joe has the remarkable ability to time travel! When he’s given an assignment to write a school report about a famous African American, Joe travels back in time to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever—Jackie Robinson—and learns what it was like for the man who endured more than his share of prejudice to break baseball's color barrier. Joe plans to write a prize-winning report but never expects a temporary change in the color of his skin will forever change his view of history and courage. Then coming on April 30th and running until June 15th is the childhood classic "Alice in Wonderland": This classic tale of rabbit holes and wonder has been loved by generations, and CTC brings it as a fully re-imagined production. From the Mad Hatter’s tea party to the Cheshire grin, Alice’s adventures in Wonderland are unique, captivating and, in Alice’s own words, curiouser and curiouser! Lewis Carroll’s classic will come to life with all the magic, mystery and mischief of the original novel. Get all of your tickets on the Children's Theatre website (https://www.childrenstheatre.org/index.php/plays/2012-2013-season)
Supper With Shakespeare
Ongoing now thru Sunday, March 31, 2013 Tudor Room (325) and Gallery 332 Free Exhibition Famed Food Historian to Visit the MIA "Supper with Shakespeare: The Evolution of English Banqueting" Feast your eyes on period culinary delights handcrafted by Ivan Day. The guest curator and world-renowned English culinary historian will create a full banquet in the Tudor Room, the museum's first period room. Related programs include "Supper with Shakespeare," a free public lecture by Day at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, sponsored by the Friends of the Institute; a private, Tudor-inspired feast; and Tudor Keg Party, on Thursday, January 31, 6 to 9 p.m., an opportunity to wet your whistle with Tudor-style ale brewed by Summit in honor of the MIA exhibition. Ivan Day is best known for his museum exhibitions of re-created historic table settings and is considered to be one of the foremost authorities in this field. Having started collecting antiquarian cookery books and culinary utensils when he was only 13, Day now has 40 years' experience of both cooking and making replicas of period food. He will re-create an intimate banquet, as the dessert course was known in 17th-century England, especially for the MIA's Tudor Room. Day will make artificial historic foods for display in the MIA's Tudor Room during the holidays, present a free public lecture at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, and co-host a private dinner featuring some of his favorite authentic recipes. See a short YouTube video of Ivan Day here:
Minnesota and the Civil War
The Civil War holds a pivotal place in the history of the United States. Citizens of the new state of Minnesota were a major part of the national story, from being the first state to offer troops through their dramatic role at Gettysburg to Appomattox and beyond. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of these events, the Minnesota Historical Society is offering a broad range of programs, publications and online content from now through 2015. Visit the Minnesota History Museum Website (https://www.minnesotahistorycenter.org/exhibits/minnesota-and-civil-war) for more information on this exhibit that starts on March 2nd, 2013
Venus In Fur
Directed by Joel Sass Playwright David Ives, inspired by the classic erotic novel of the same name, conjures a crackling and witty exploration of sexual control and desire. Billed as “the funniest, sexiest, most acclaimed new Broadway play” of the 2011 season, the Jungle’s Venus in Fur will star Anna Sundberg and Peter Christian Hansen. Showtimes: Tues-Thurs + Sun at 7:30pm, Fri + Sat at 8:00pm, Sun matinee at 2:00pm Tickets $20-38 GET YOUR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION HERE! (https://jungletheater.com/venus.html)
Painter Painter at the Walker Art Center
Visit the Walker Art Center website (https://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/painter-painter) Painter Painter presents new work by 15 artists from the US and Europe in a focused survey of emergent developments in abstract painting and studio practice. With an expanded series of public programs, it also considers the ever-shifting role of the painter in contemporary art and culture, which remains as fluid as the medium itself. The exhibition posits abstract painting today as a means, not an end. For these artists, painting is a generative process—one that is rooted in the studio yet open and receptive to the world. Here new languages of abstraction and eccentric methods of making are freely pursued, crossing paths with sculpture, poetry, film, music, performance, design, publishing, craft, and fashion. Thus painting becomes a conduit—a way to make contactbeyond the closed frame of their formal invention. The Walker’s first group painting show in more than a decade, the exhibition features Matt Connors, Sarah Crowner, Fergus Feehily, Jay Heikes, Rosy Keyser, Charles Mayton, Dianna Molzan, Joseph Montgomery, Katy Moran, Alex Olson, Scott Olson, Zak Prekop, Dominik Sittig, Lesley Vance, and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung.
The Pink Floyd Experience at Mill City Nights
GET TICKETS RIGHT HERE (https://www.axs.com/events/1582/the-pink-floyd-experience?src=AEGLIVE_WBRCKMSP012512AEG001&skin=millcity&fbShareURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millcitynights.com%2Fevents%2Feventdetail.php%3Fevent_id%3D1582) - Day: Sat, Mar 2, 2013 - Showtime: 9:00 PM - Doors open: 8:00 PM - Days until show: 5 - Ages: 18 & Over - Ticket Prices*: $35.00 - $40.00 Standing room only, general admission. Pink Floyd is rarely discussed without using words like "psychedelic", "conceptual" and "provocative". Their shows are described as being theatrical with mind-blowing lights and unsurpassed sound. And their music cannot be referred to without making mention of their record breaking status. Without question Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. No easy feat to bring such a story to the stage... Annerin Productions has endeavored to bring fans the show they never thought they'd see. They searched the continent for committed and talented musicians who could really do it justice. This was a project that was not going to happen if it could not be done right. The vision was not to produce a stadium show. In fact, in an effort to create the true Pink Floyd experience it would be just the opposite. Two key factors were at the core of the plan... • Keep it intimate. Put the legendary combination of music, sound and lights in a theatre atmosphere. • Ensure the sensual attack of Floyd. Give it top a priority along with the music. They nailed it. They found the band, the lights and the sound to create THE show for the ultimate Floyd fan, and it's called…The Pink Floyd Experience