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38th Street Business Association
(3722 Chicago Ave. S., Taco Blass) Meetings are at noon on the first Wednesday of the month. FFI call 612-722-4817.
The bancroft Neighborhood ASSOCIATION
(4120 17th Ave. S.) The board meets the second Thursday of each month.
For information contact info@ bancroftneighborhood.org or call 612-724-5313.
The Bryant Neighborhood Organization
(310 E. 38th St., Suite 127) The board normally meets the first Tuesday of the month, at the Phelps Park Community Center, 39th St. & Chicago. Call Chair-person Scott Belcher at 612-824-3453.
The Central area neighborhood development organization
(310 E. 38th St. #303) CANDO is the new Central neighborhood community organization. It meets the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm. at Sabathani Community Center. For information, contact CANDO at 612-824-1333 or e-mail mplscando@gmail.com.
The Corcoran Neighborhood Organization
(3451 Cedar Ave. S.)
For meeting times, go to www.corcoranneighborhood.org or call 612-724-7457.
The East Phillips Improvement
Coalition
(2536 18th Ave. S.) The board meets the first Saturday of the month at Welna Hardware on Bloomington Ave. The general membership meets on the second Thursday of the month
at Holy Rosary Church, 24th St. & 18th Ave. For information contact board member Carol Pass at 612-721-4509.
The Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc.
(719 S. 10th St.) The board meets the second Monday of the month. The building/land use committee meets the third Thursday of the month. For information go to www@elliotpark.org or contact board member Susan Braun at 612-335-5846.
the Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association, Inc.
(2426 13th Ave. S.) The general membership meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6 pm. at Andersen School. Call 612-870-3510 or visit: midtownphillips.wikispaces.com.
The Phillips West Neighborhood Organization
(2414 Park Ave. S.)
The general membership meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 pm. (open to the public). The board meets the fourth Monday at 6 pm. For further information contact the Phillips West office at 612-879-5383 or Del Lundeen, board chair, at 612-871-6341.
The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
(821 E. 35th St.) The board meets the second Thursday of the month. The community involvement committee meets the fourth Tuesday of the month (every other month). The housing/land use committee meets the third Thursday of the month and the economic development committee meets the fourth Thursday of the month (every other month). E-mail ppna@ppna.org or contact Executive Director Kari Neathery at 612-722-4817.
EVENTS
Tesla’s Birthday at the Book House
June 10, 11 am. to 3 pm.
Book House in Dinkytown
429 14th Avenue SE.
Nikola Tesla was one of the foremost inventors of the 20th Century. He is responsible for the birth of commercial electricity and is best known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of electromagnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An often overshadowed figure in the history of technology, behind inventors like Edison and Westing-house, Tesla's work and thought still offer up possibilities to contemporary issues of energy production and distribution. Demonstrations of Tesla coils and other devices will happen every hour, in addition to displays of other materials related to Tesla's career and screenings of films surveying Tesla's life and work. Open to the general public, as well as small and large groups, we encourage the attendance and participation of local science teachers in the Twin Cities. Check out the Book House website and Facebook page for further updates on the event. For more information please contact our program coordinator at www.ourbookhouseindinkytown@gmail.com.
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 Notebook 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.
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 number one 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 Insti-tute Foundation'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 Wed-nesday 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. To register please go to http://-www.mplsheart.org/girls-and-moms-move or for more information call 612-863-3979.
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.
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
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
The Garden of Good & Evil
Apr. 3-July 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
Aesthetic Apparatus: 10 Years
May 28-June 27
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
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
Recollection: Lorna Simpson
Mar. 25-July 18
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
Dollhouse
May 22-July 11
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 their website to see their 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
Patrick’s Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Ave.
612-724-6273
patrickscabaret.org
Summer Cinema
July 8, 6-10 pm.
Queer Boyz Nite
July 23-July 24
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 5 Trio Tipo Instrumental Jazz, Fusion, World, and Classical
July 6 Standing Waves Intelligent Folk Pop Rock
July 7 Concrete Surgery Original R&B, Funk, and Worldbeat
July 8 Sean Goffin Original Pop Rock Acoustic Music
July 12 Twin Cities Show Chorus Family Entertainment
July 13 Northern Latitudes Mandolin Quartet Diverse Repertoire
Arranged for Mandolins,etc.
July 14 Neale and Haberman American Roots Rock
July 15 Jill Holly Singer-Songwriter, Folk-Rock Originals
July 19 Twin Cities Jazz Cats Jazz, Swing, Standards and Originals
July 20 Ben Siems Acoustic Blues, Singer-Songwriter Classics
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
Community Updates
According to Andrea Jenkins, senior policy aide to Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, Chic-ago Avenue will be re-paved from 31st to 38th Street this summer. How-ever, while preparing for this it was discovered that there are some "Combined Sewer Over-flow" issues that need to be addressed before the re-paving can occur. So that is what is going on right now. Public Works and CenterPoint Energy are working between 34th and 36th Streets. The re-paving process, which takes about a total of seven to ten days, is projected to begin in September, later than its original start date of mid-June.
By next summer, visitors to Lake Hiawatha Park in South Minneapolis will be able to splash around in a new wading pool. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), at its June 16 meeting, approved the schematic for the new water feature. The new design includes ground geysers, whimsical blue heron and cattail sprays reflecting the wetland theme, benches and shade structures. The project will be bid this summer, construction will begin this fall, and the new pool is scheduled to open in summer 2011. Funding for the wading pool is $425,000 from City Net Debt Bonds; staff hopes to complete all the improvements within the budget, which will be determined when bids are obtained. The wading pool will be constructed on the existing site, just east of the park center building. Its location is favorable as it is within site surveillance of the park director's office, close to the handicapped accessible bathroom and surrounded by mature canopy shade trees. The existing 1950s-era pool was closed to the public at the end of summer 2008 owing to structural deterioration and the high cost of maintaining the pool. Substantial impro-vements required to operate the pool were cost-prohibitive. In addition, a 2007 evaluation of the wading pool recommended replacement.
Two neighborhood meetings and a public hearing confirmed public support for the replacement and up-grade of the wading pool. Renovation of Lake Hiawatha Park has been ongoing since 2006, including a completely renovated recreation center, beach improvements, shoreline restoration and landscaping. The park features a playground with a climbing wall for children, tennis courts, athletic fields, a fishing dock and an outdoor basketball court.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Ebenezer Senior Housing Services is looking for volunteers. Several opportunities exist, including serving supper to seniors, delivering lunch, one to one visiting and more. Call Volunteer Director
Sally Newberry at 612-872-8515 or e-mail snewbur1 @fairview.org.
HandyWorks, a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, needs volunteers to help seniors in South Minneapolis with home chores. Assist with minor home repairs, snow removal, yard work and housekeeping. For details call Megan at 612-721-8687, ext. 329, or e-mail Mnolan @gmcc.org.
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