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Are you looking for some movement combined with music? “Joyfully Dancing 55+” may be the activity for you! It’s back on our calendar following the instructor’s return from her post-retirement extended summer holiday.

The class celebrates many genres of dance and music: American, swing, popular and international, to name a few. Dances are taught/reviewed every session. No partner is needed, and all levels of ability are welcome.

Joyfully Dancing 55+ is taught at Tapestry Folkdance, 3748 Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis, and meets Mondays from 9:30-10:30. Cost is $5, payable to the instructor. Participants are asked to bring a pair of inside shoes, in order to keep grit, salt and water off the dance floor. Dancing with just socks is also OK.


If you’d like to carpool, please be at the ARC parking lot ready to leave at 9:10 AM.

The Marketing Committee works to increase awareness of Mill City Commons. We build strategies and materials to acquire new members. We provide consulting and creative support for various projects and other committees. We also have fun! Contact Co-Chair Susan Plimpton if you’re interested in learning more.

Do you find it hard to really get to know members at our large programs … or those featuring a speaker? This spontaneous event might be just right for you! Join us for a casual conversation at Milwaukee Road Restaurant and Bar at The Depot. Take this opportunity to meet new members and reconnect with some you haven’t seen lately. If you are attending for the first time, please contact the MCC office so we can be sure someone is there to meet you.

Do you find it hard to really get to know members at our large programs … or those featuring a speaker? This spontaneous event might be just right for you! Join us for a casual conversation on the patio of the Aster Cafe. Take this opportunity to meet new members and reconnect with some you haven’t seen lately. If you are attending for the first time, please contact the MCC office so we can be sure someone is there to meet you.

Join us as we embark on a once-a-month culinary experience at different restaurants around the city, and around our neighborhood. This month, we will enjoy a Dutch-treat dinner at Klassics Kitchen & Cocktails. This event is limited to 12 people. Please register by Noon on October 28.

Join your friends and neighbors at the C.R.E.A.M Cafe for a morning chat. This adventure requires no reservations.

Got any tricks? Want any treats? Join your hosts, Sonia and John Cairns and Nancy Gardner in the back of the Twin Cities favorite neighborhood bar for small bites (appetizers, that is), Dutch treat drinks and scary fun! Costumes encouraged but optional. This might be the night to express your inner Elvis, glamour star or favorite animal. We will also have an opportunity to welcome MCC‘s newest members at this event! There‘s a parking lot adjacent to the bar and on-street parking, so park your broomstick and join the party! You can stay AND ORDER dinner from their Smack Shack and Burger Dive menu.

Caffeine and camaraderie for members of MCC! This group meets every other Thursday and is hosted by various members who get the conversation going.

Do you like to walk and talk with a small group, vs. meeting in a larger group or for a presentation? This spontaneous event might be just right for you! Join in with others who might also be walking. We‘ll meet on the river side of Owamni restaurant as there are chairs & tables there to use while we wait for walkers. If you are attending for the first time, please contact the MCC office (612) 455-3329 so we can be sure someone is there to walk that day.

New Session Added!!

Join us as we take a one-hour tour of Hocokata Ti [ho-cho-kah-tah-tee] Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC) cultural center. Through this experience, visitors will be immersed in the story of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Through audio and visual interactive elements, the history of the Mdewakanton Dakota people will be depicted from their existence before European settlers to making treaties with the U.S Government, as well as the journey to self-sufficiency. This highlights tour spends a limited amount of time in each area of the exhibit; groups are welcome to explore on their own after their tour concludes if they wish to spend more time in a dedicated area. In addition, we will be able to experience the We Are Water MN statewide traveling exhibit, organized by the Minnesota Humanities Center in conjunction with other state agencies.

We will have time after the tour to visit other exhibits (included in the admission fee), gift shop and optional Dutch-treat lunch (suggestions provided).

Cost: $7/person payable in cash or major credit cards. No checks.

Drive time from Minneapolis is 30-40 minutes. Tour begins promptly at 10:30 a.m.

Get to know other MCC members at a casual Saturday morning breakfast mixer inside Elsie’s Restaurant‘s dining room. Hot coffee awaits you when you arrive on foot or by bike or by car - order a full breakfast or simply a beverage. Open seating at tables set for 4 or 5 - great for conversation with friends, old and new. To help the restaurant prepare, please register. NOTE: Elsie’s has a secluded indoor space available in the main dining room. This event is limited to 35 to accommodate Elsie‘s staff.