know your city
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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
DISCUSSION