NEIGHBORHOOD
ROUNDUP

Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Partnership
The Advisory Committee meets on the second Monday of the month (except July) from 6:30 to 8 pm. at Longfellow Park (3435-36th Ave. S.). The Advisory Comm-ittee is open to anyone with a stake in the Seward or Greater Longfellow neighborhoods. Please join us to help develop restorative justice services for our neighborhood.

The Seward Neighborhood Group
2323 E. Franklin Ave.
The board meets the fourth Wednesday of the month. The Crime and Safety Committee meets the first Wednesday of the month. The Com-munity Development Committee meets the second Tuesday of the month. The Community Building Committee meets the third Monday of every month. The Seward Community Arts Network (SCAN) meets the third Thursday of each month. E-mail info@sng.org or call 612-338-6205.

SCCA Meeting
July 21, 11:45 to 1 pm.
Redesign Inc.
Movement Arts Center
2211 E. Franklin Ave.
The Seward Civic and Commerce Association (SCCA) invites you to attend its monthly presentations on topics relevant to your business and community. These lunch hour meetings occur on the third Wednesday of every month at a local business with food provided by a local restaurant for $10 (lunch is optional). Please make sure to RSVP. FFI contact Megan: 612-435-0279, megan@redesigninc.org.

Events

Discussion and Book Signing
July 21, noon
U of M Bookstore 300 Washington Ave. SE.
The book is based on James Levine’s—local author and Mayo Clinic physician—experience in Mumbai, India, where he visited the infamous Mumbai “Street of Cages” where the child prostitutes are kept caged. Levine interviewed their keepers as well as several of the young girls and boys—including one young girl he noticed writing in a notebook. “The Blue Notebook” is the unforgettable story as imagined by Levine about a precocious teen, who despite literacy and education, is sold into sexual slavery by her father. The Blue Note-book is powerfully told in her voice through the words in her journal where she finds hope, beauty and humor in the bleakest circumstances. Levine will sign copies of his book following the discussion. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to order a signed copy, visit www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html.

19th Annual Picnic in the Park
July 29, 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
Pearl Park
414 E. Diamond Lake Rd.
Sponsored by PIRC (Pearl Improvement & Recreation Council), and neighborhood businesses, this annual event has a plethora of activities to choose from—carnival games, henna art, balloon sculptor door prizes, a safety tent and food (pizza, hot dogs, burgers, roasted corn and ice cream.) Los Exodus will provide musical entertainment.

Opening Reception at Interact Center
July 29, 6 to 9 pm.
212 3rd Ave. N.
Suite 140
Inside Out Gallery presents its two new exhibits. In EAT ART, artists create works of abundance—from textiles and paintings made with vegetables and coffee inks, to beautiful still lifes of lush edibles.
Food and art are essential to sustaining life and feeding the soul, and the depiction of food in art has a long tradition. Honoring this glorious season of farmers’ markets and community gardens, Interact artists have been inspired by food to create natural dyes, sculptures and paintings. Through a unique partnership and generous donations by the Wedge Co-op and The Co-op Partners Warehouse, Interact Studio was able to use past-date produce for the project. In MUD: the Art of Coffee, Interact artists celebrate the beverage in all its forms and witness its mighty power. The exhibition includes a broad range of media; from delicate watercolors created with coffee as a natural ink, to papers made with coffee grounds. Exhibit sponsor Peace Coffee generously provided both coffee and a tour of their facility in support of the project. The opening reception will include live music by The Minneapolis Vege-table Orchestra, composed of Ryan Billig, Paul Fonfara, Steve “Saw-bone” Sanberg, Vladimir Garrido, Chris Hepola, and Emily Savage. These members are part of illustrious local bands, including The Brass Messengers, Almandina, Pacha Mama Band, Southside Aces, Painted Saints and the Poor Nobodies. The evening will also feature original artwork, one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, delicious local treats from Toast Wine Bar and Café, and The Wedge, and coffee from Peace Coffee. For more information call 612-339-5145 or visit www.-interactcenter.com

Yard Sale
August 14, 8 am. to
4 pm.
Bethany Lutheran Church
2511 E. Franklin Ave.
Recycle and support the Anti-War Committee! Come and buy items that have been donated from a lot of families in the movement and give them a new life! Find your "new" furniture, kid's toys, clothes, etc. at our yard sale. Come shop and support peace. Volunteers needed—help staff the sale for an hour or two during the day (6 am. set- up to 5 pm. cleanup). All proceeds will benefit the AWC.

Girls and Moms on the Move
Girls (ages 8-12) and their mothers or female caregivers in the Twin Cities are invited to lower their risk of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women, and have fun together, by participating in Girls and Moms on the Move, a six week program that motivates girls and moms to be active. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Found-ation's (MHIF) Girls and Moms on the Move training program offers weekly 90-minute sessions, including a 30-minute interactive educational presentation and a physical activity session around Lake Nokomis. The goal of the program is to motivate and support mothers and daughters to live healthier lives and prevent heart disease by empowering them with knowledge, while they train together for a 5K walk or run. Girls and Moms on the Move will meet every Wednesday evening from 6 to 7:30 pm., July 28 through September 1, at Hope Lutheran Church, 5728 Cedar Ave. S. The cost of the program is $15 per family and includes the registration fee for the September 11th Run for the Monarchs 5K, a healthy snack during each session, and a Girls and Moms on the Move running cap. All girls (ages 8-12) and their mothers or female caregivers regardless of walking/-running experience are invited to participate.

Open Eye Figure Theatre
2010 Driveway Tour
The Driveway Tour brings original family-friendly theater directly into people's neighborhoods, developing grassroots community involvement by way of an economically accessible theatrical event. All of the Driveway Tour performances are free and open to the public. Also, the Open Eye will be performing The 2-Wheel Tour. Look for the Open Eye's shiny tandem bicycle with the "2-Wheel Tour" pulling the city's smallest theater throughout urban neighborhoods presenting a "Parade of Oddities"! Impromptu 5 minute performances. For more information or their performance schedule and locations visit www.openeyetheatre.org.

Guitars for Vets joins Blood On The Tracks Live
In May of 2007 Patrick Nettesheim was teaching Dan Van Buskirk his guitar lesson when they started chatting about how much playing the guitar has helped Dan manage his Vietnam born PTSD (Post Trau-matic Stress Disorder). Dan felt that it gave him focus and a great sense of happiness. They speculated that other Vets with PTSD might benefit from this meditation in motion. Great idea! It was then that Pat told Dan a story about an entire song that he had recently composed while lying down with his eyes closed. The relevance of this was that even injured Vets who could not sit up, might learn how to play the guitar and find joy in it. Dan then said something to the order of, “It would be really powerful if we could get some guitars for these men and women.” And then Pat simply countered with, “Why don’t we start an organization called Guitars for Vets? Its the healing power of music in the hands of heroes.” They did. On August 21, Blood On The Tracks Live proudly welcomes Pat-rick Nettesheim and George Vondriska to the stage at Veterans Memorial Amphitheater in Wolfe Park, St. Louis Park, to perform and share news of their project. Bring your old, dusty or unplayable guitars to the concert to donate to this incredible organization. They'll bring them back to life and you'll give the great gift of healing to our veterans

ART

The American Swedish
Institute
2600 Park Ave. S.
612-871-4907
americanswedishinst.
org
My Paradise: Finnish & Finnish-American Summer Architecture
June 11-Oct. 10

Christensen Center Art Gallery
Augsburg College
22nd Ave. at
7 1/2 St.
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Living Organics
July 30-Sept. 30

Form+Content Gallery
210 N. 2nd St.
612-436-1151
formandcontent.org
This Time, This Space
July 10-Aug 7

Gage Art Gallery
22nd Ave. S. (Riverside Ave.)
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Select Works from the Reliquarium
July 30-Sept. 30

The Inside Out Gallery
212 3rd Ave. N.
612-339-5145
interactcenter.com
Eat/Art
July 29-Sept. 16
MUD: the Art of Coffee
July 29-Sept. 16

Jean Stephen Galleries
917 Nicollet Mall
612-338-4333
jeanstephengalleries.
com
Mario
June 14-July 31

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave.
612-874-3700
mcad.edu
Certified
july 7-Aug. 8

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Ave. S.
1-800-MIA-ARTS
artsmia.org
Unit Now: Collecting the New (1960-2010)
Apr. 16-Aug. 1

Northern Clay
Center
2424 E. Franklin Ave.
612-339-8007
northernclaycenter.
org
Six McKnight Artists
June 18-Aug. 22

SCCA Gallery
1905 3rd Ave. S.
612-879-0200
stevensarts.org
The New Antiquarians
July 31-Aug. 29

The Shoebox Gallery
2948 Chicago
Ave. S.
(display window in Roberts Shoe Store)
612-825-3833
mnartists.org/shoebox_gallery
Artpolice
July 9-Sept. 10

Vine Arts Center
2637 27th Ave. S.
612-728-5745
vineartscenter.com
Luke Hillestad: Phantom Limb
June 26-July 24

Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave. S.
612-375-7600
walkerart.org
Benches & Binoculars
Nov. 2-Aug. 15
Event Horizon
Nov. 21-Aug. 2012
1964
Mar. 25-Oct. 24
The Talent Show
Apr. 10-Aug. 15

MUSIC

Orchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Mall
612-371-5656
minnesotaorchestra.
com
Sommerfest

THEATER

Brave New
Workshop
2605 Hennepin Ave. S.
612-332-6620
bravenewworkshop.
com
Toyota: The Runaway Musical Hit
May 21-Aug. 14

Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
501 W. 78th St.
952-934-1525
chanhassendt.com
Foot Loose
Jan. 29-July 31

The Guthrie
818 2nd Ave. S.
612-377-2224
guthrietheater.org
A Street Car Named Desire
July 3-Aug. 29

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre
1500 E. Lake St.
612-721-2535
hobt.org
June 21-25
Visit its website to see its many summer programs

The Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-822-7063
jungletheater.com
The Mystery of Irma Vep
June 18-Aug. 1

The Old Log Theater
5185 Meadville St.
952-474-5951
oldlog.com
The Dixie Swim Club
Feb. 12-Sept. 11

Open Eye Figure Theatre
50 E. 24th St.
612-874-6338
openeyetheatre.org
Folks & Heroes
Aug. 11-Aug 17

Patrick’s Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Ave.
612-724-6273
patrickscabaret.org
Queer Boyz Nite
July 23-July 24
Elements in Translation
Aug. 26-Aug. 28

The Playwrights’
Center
2301 Franklin Ave. E
612-332-7481x20
pwcenter.org
PlayLabs will return in Oct.

Theatre in the
Round Players
245 Cedar Ave. S.
612-333-3010
theatreintheround.org
Come Blow Your Horn
July 2-Aug. 1

Music in the Parks

Minnehaha Bandstand
Showtimes
7 pm. Mon.-Thurs.
July 19 Twin Cities Jazz Cats, Jazz, Swing, Standards and Originals
July 20 Ben Siems, Acoustic Blues, Singer-Songwriter July 21 Classic Brass Quintet, Traditional Brass Quintet Music
July 22 Alison Scott, Piano Pop, Soul, Rock
July 26 Patchouli, Modern Folk Rock
July 27 Rich Lewis Band, Acoustic Rhythm and Blues
July 28 Brad Dunse, Acoustic Performing Songwriter
July 29 Dean Harrington Trio, Hot Club Jazz