Know Your City

Presented by: Lucie Krivanek & Jamil Toney

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● Activities not just on Campus● Students knowledge of City

o City Schedule Transportation When and Where

Fall Activities

● Most important? o Our Job:

Introduce the New or Returning Students to:● Campus Life and Activities AND● City Life and Activities

o Their first impression of college life.

Sculpture Garden

● Garden Hours: o 6am-midnight

● Conservatory Hours:o Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm

● Look for:o The colossal Spoonbridge and Cherry Fountaino Irene Hixon Whitney Footbridge

Connects the Sculpture Garden with Loring Park and downtown Minneapolis.

o Frank Gehry’s Standing Fish located in the Palm Room for the Cowles Conservatory.

o Alene Grossman Memorial Arbor.

Gopher Football

● TCF Bank Stadium● Ticket price depends on the game

o Get in touch with the ticket office to get more information

Viking Game

● Mall of America Field● Pricey

o Just inform students that it canbe a possibility.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

● Hours:o Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm

● Ranked among the topcomprehensive U.S. artmuseums.● Art from all over the world and many time periods● Free general admission every day!

Guthrie Theater

● Tickets as low as $20● Enjoy live theater performances!● Calendar can befound online.● Guthrie Theatre 2013-2014

Orpheum Theatre

● Broadway Productions to Concerts● Calendar online ● Orpheum Theatre 2013-2014 Schedule● Also, shows such as:

o Brian Regan; comediano John Legend; singero Hunter Hayes; singero Even the Mythbusters!

Winter Activities

Holidazzle Parade

● Fridays and Saturdayso November 29 - December 21 at 6:30pmo Nicollet Mall

Skating at the Depot

● Opens on Thanksgiving● Times change depending on the day

o Majority is 10am-11:30pm

Theodore Wirth Park

● Skiing● Snowboarding● Tubing● WCCO - The Goods About the Park

Gopher Hockey

● Games are usually on a weekend● Standing Section tickets $35● Men and Women’s Hockey● Mariucci Arena-Men● Ridder Arena-Women● Gopher Women's Hockey Intro Video● Gopher Men's Hockey Intro Video

Gopher Basketball

● Williams Arenao Men’s and Women’s

● Tickets start at $15

Wild Hockey

● Xcel Energy Center● Tickets start at $24

o varies on the game

Timberwolves and Lynx

● Target Center

Spring Activities

Minnesota Zoo

● Zoo: $18 per person● Weekdays- 9am to 4pm● Weekends- 9am to 6pm● Zoo + IMAX: $25.75● MINNESOTA

CONSERVATORY!!

Children’s Theatre Company

● Live performances from young talent!

● $10 ticket program: 10 seats $10

● Groups bigger than 10 receive 25% of ticket prices

Southern Theatre

● Live performances● Ticket prices vary● Paid parking

Northrup King

● Art Galleryo Local talent

● Does not have set hours

● Calendar of events can be found on the website

Baseball

● Minnesota Twins● Target Field Stadium● Tickets vary in prices

Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival● Largest film event in

the Midwest● General Admission:

$12● St. Anthony Main

Theatre● 200 feature length

and short filmso Films from 60 countries

Lake Calhoun

● Great walking/biking/blading path● Watercraft Rentals at Pavilion● Some Amenities:

o Archeryo Fishing Docko Soccer Fieldo Sand Volleyball Courto Softball Fieldo Picnic Areao Boat Dock o Eatery/Concessions

Any Time

Rock Climbing● Vertical Endeavors

o Provides easy/quick trainingo Monday-Friday: 8am-11pmo Saturday: 10am-11pmo Sunday: 10am-6pmo Daily Price: $15; Weekend: $17o Rental Package: $12o Memberships vary on months

Mall of America

● Shopping● Food Court● Nickelodeon Universe● Sea Life

o Sea Life Tour - 2011

Night-Life

Clubs

● Aquao 18+ Thursday and Sundayo 10pm-11pm free with college and state ID

$10 otherwise● Gay 90’s

o $10 entranceo More of a performance environment

Concerts

● Muse Center● Myth Live Event Center● Epic Event Center ● Sound in Motion

o Facebook page Updates on concerts When and Where

● Online calendars available for all locations

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