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Gail Olson Northeaster

Originally inspired by watching people on Central Avenue, Teri Bloch found herself drawn to painting street scenes.

“I am interested in human nature and body language,” she said. “I want to create psychological tension in my pieces. Artistically, I play around with colors, shapes, and light.”

She favors muted colors: grey, blue, black. Her subjects’ features usually are blurred and non-distinct. “One of my friends accused me of not being able to draw faces,” she said, laughing. “That’s not it. I don’t often put faces on my people. I don’t want a figure to look like a specific person. I want to portray anyone. I want to get a feeling across that I feel too much detail takes away.”

Bloch will open her studio at the Northrup King building for Art-A-Whirl 2013. This year is special: It’s her 10th year as a participant.

The street scenes “clicked”

Bloch’s art career got off to a slow start. “I’ve been interested in art since I was a kid, but it took me 24 years to get my fine arts degree,” she said. Although she started college a year after high school, she didn’t enjoy the “practical” classes she had signed up for, such as journalism and graphic arts. She quit school, started working, got married and had a daughter.

Years later, she quit her job, remarried, and while trying to figure out what to do with her life, “was literally sitting in my attic for three years,” she said. She began work on a series of paintings based on childhood photos. “I had a show at Phipps, a community arts gallery in Hudson, Wisconsin.” Bloch went back to school to study painting at the University of Minnesota with teacher Dave Feinberg, and also studied with artist Hazel Belvo, former Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s fine arts division chair.

Bloch found her studio in 2003. A Fridley resident, she drove down Central Avenue every day on her way to the Northrup King building. “I paid a lot of attention to the people on the street,” she said. “I started bringing my camera and taking pictures when I was driving. The subject matter really clicked for me. I’m always curious about who the people on the street are, and I’m also drawn to city scenes.

“The photos I take are blurry, not composed. I never know what I’m going to get. The photos get me going, and they give me some shapes to start with,” she said. “I would never want to sit out on the street and paint; I don’t need to paint from real life. I’m not trying to copy what I see in the photo. It’s not important to me that my paintings be realistic. Sometimes I combine two photos in a painting.

“Many of my paintings convey loneliness,” she added. “People are often alone on the street. You can be in a place where there’s a lot of people but you can be lonely. There’s something about them that everybody can relate to. A person in a car is protected; these people are exposed. The gestures they make, the way they’re standing, tells a lot about them.”

She said her husband, Ron Bloch, is a New Yorker who likes Northeast. “He says this is the area of Minneapolis that’s the most like New York.” She said she has expanded her street scene paintings since her early Central Avenue days; her background cities now include Seattle, San Diego, and New York.

Bloch usually spends at least four hours a day in her studio—”I can’t paint for longer than that,”—with weekends off. She also works at home with her photos, and tends to business paperwork. Although she has sold many paintings, including nearly all of her Central Avenue scenes, and her prices range from $250 to $1,950, she said that she’s not yet supporting herself.

“I worked for too many years, hating what I did. I don’t want this to turn into that. I don’t take commissions, and I also don’t make reproductions. I like people to have original pieces.”

She said some of her simplest paintings, such as “In Parenthesis,” which is a lone man in a city, have been the most time-consuming. “There are so few elements that you have to have everything just right, or it doesn’t work.” Bloch paints on wood, not canvas, and does not frame her work. In the future, she said, she plans to start doing larger pieces.

Although by nature she tends to be shy (“My secret wish is to be invisible,” she said) she is looking forward to this Art-A-Whirl because it’s something of a 10-year anniversary party for her. “I’m planning to do something a little more festive this year, and I’ll also be offering discounts,” she added.

Bloch’s studio is suite No. 373, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE. Her work is online at www.mnartist.org/teri_bloch.

Originally inspired by watching people on Central Avenue, Teri Bloch found herself drawn to painting street scenes.

“I am interested in human nature and body language,” she said. “I want to create psychological tension in my pieces. Artistically, I play around with colors, shapes, and light.”

She favors muted colors: grey, blue, black. Her subjects’ features usually are blurred and non-distinct. “One of my friends accused me of not being able to draw faces,” she said, laughing. “That’s not it. I don’t often put faces on my people. I don’t want a figure to look like a specific person. I want to portray anyone. I want to get a feeling across that I feel too much detail takes away.”

Bloch will open her studio at the Northrup King building for Art-A-Whirl 2013. This year is special: It’s her 10th year as a participant.

The street scenes “clicked”

Bloch’s art career got off to a slow start. “I’ve been interested in art since I was a kid, but it took me 24 years to get my fine arts degree,” she said. Although she started college a year after high school, she didn’t enjoy the “practical” classes she had signed up for, such as journalism and graphic arts. She quit school, started working, got married and had a daughter.

Years later, she quit her job, remarried, and while trying to figure out what to do with her life, “was literally sitting in my attic for three years,” she said. She began work on a series of paintings based on childhood photos. “I had a show at Phipps, a community arts gallery in Hudson, Wisconsin.” Bloch went back to school to study painting at the University of Minnesota with teacher Dave Feinberg, and also studied with artist Hazel Belvo, former Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s fine arts division chair.

Bloch found her studio in 2003. A Fridley resident, she drove down Central Avenue every day on her way to the Northrup King building. “I paid a lot of attention to the people on the street,” she said. “I started bringing my camera and taking pictures when I was driving. The subject matter really clicked for me. I’m always curious about who the people on the street are, and I’m also drawn to city scenes.

“The photos I take are blurry, not composed. I never know what I’m going to get. The photos get me going, and they give me some shapes to start with,” she said. “I would never want to sit out on the street and paint; I don’t need to paint from real life. I’m not trying to copy what I see in the photo. It’s not important to me that my paintings be realistic. Sometimes I combine two photos in a painting.

“Many of my paintings convey loneliness,” she added. “People are often alone on the street. You can be in a place where there’s a lot of people but you can be lonely. There’s something about them that everybody can relate to. A person in a car is protected; these people are exposed. The gestures they make, the way they’re standing, tells a lot about them.”

She said her husband, Ron Bloch, is a New Yorker who likes Northeast. “He says this is the area of Minneapolis that’s the most like New York.” She said she has expanded her street scene paintings since her early Central Avenue days; her background cities now include Seattle, San Diego, and New York.

Bloch usually spends at least four hours a day in her studio—”I can’t paint for longer than that,”—with weekends off. She also works at home with her photos, and tends to business paperwork. Although she has sold many paintings, including nearly all of her Central Avenue scenes, and her prices range from $250 to $1,950, she said that she’s not yet supporting herself.

“I worked for too many years, hating what I did. I don’t want this to turn into that. I don’t take commissions, and I also don’t make reproductions. I like people to have original pieces.”

She said some of her simplest paintings, such as “In Parenthesis,” which is a lone man in a city, have been the most time-consuming. “There are so few elements that you have to have everything just right, or it doesn’t work.” Bloch paints on wood, not canvas, and does not frame her work. In the future, she said, she plans to start doing larger pieces.

Although by nature she tends to be shy (“My secret wish is to be invisible,” she said) she is looking forward to this Art-A-Whirl because it’s something of a 10-year anniversary party for her. “I’m planning to do something a little more festive this year, and I’ll also be offering discounts,” she added.

Bloch’s studio is suite No. 373, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE. Her work is online at www.mnartist.org/teri_bloch.

© 2013 Northeaster Art-A-Whirl Presented by NEMAA

Gail Olson Northeaster

When Rebecca Wicklund took her first metals class five years ago, she was on a quest. “I was always looking for jewelry that I liked and could afford. I wanted to see if I could make things for myself.” After learning the basics of soldering, drilling and piercing metal with a jeweler’s saw, she made her first pieces. As she grew in experience, she gave earrings and necklaces to friends and family as gifts.

“It was fun for me to see them wear it,” she said. She took more classes and did some experimenting on her own, striving to create clean, contemporary pieces for every-day wear. “People started asking if they could buy things from me. Some encouraged me to start selling it.”

She and her sister, Beth Wicklund, a letterpress artist, share a studio in the California Building that will be open for Art-A-Whirl. Her jewelry is for sale at Minnesota Center for the Arts stores in Minnetonka and Ridgedale. A South Minneapolis resident, she sells her work at the LOLA (League of Longfellow Artists) annual arts crawl, and also shows her jewelry at several regional arts fairs and at the Grand Marais Art Colony show.

Wicklund is a physical therapist, a job she now works at part-time. Her career training was in the sciences, not the arts, but as she grows in skill, she said that she has been spending more time making jewelry. She buys sheets of metal and does her own cutting, hammering and shaping. Although she practices with copper, which she said is cheaper, she crafts her finished pieces in sterling silver.

When she gets an idea for a piece, Wicklund said, she doesn’t sketch it. She carries a notebook and writes it down. “Sometimes I’ll take a photo of something that inspires me. I have an inspiration board. I’m working on using different shapes. Most of what I’ve done is hammered, with a slight curvature. I like playing with different shaping designs and different textures. I’ve used some glass beads and pearl stones.” Her future projects might include fibers such as wool, she said.

Wicklund said she has been selling her work and getting a lot of positive feedback. “I’m getting repeat customers, and some people have come back and said they love my jewelry. I have set some goals, and I’ve stopped calling physical therapy my ‘real’ job. I’m not closing the door on the idea of earning a living making jewelry.” She said she has been trying to overcome her bad habit of waiting until the last minute before a show to “binge” on jewelry making.

Her next steps, she said, are to keep learning, and try marketing her work in more retail stores. “I would like to keep my business growing, and I would like to learn more skills.”

Wicklund’s studio is No.120 in the California Building, 2205 California St. NE. Her website is www.etsy.com/ shop/metalpetalsstudio. Her e-mail is metalpetalsstudio [at] gmail [dot] com.

When Rebecca Wicklund took her first metals class five years ago, she was on a quest. “I was always looking for jewelry that I liked and could afford. I wanted to see if I could make things for myself.” After learning the basics of soldering, drilling and piercing metal with a jeweler’s saw, she made her first pieces. As she grew in experience, she gave earrings and necklaces to friends and family as gifts.

“It was fun for me to see them wear it,” she said. She took more classes and did some experimenting on her own, striving to create clean, contemporary pieces for every-day wear. “People started asking if they could buy things from me. Some encouraged me to start selling it.”

She and her sister, Beth Wicklund, a letterpress artist, share a studio in the California Building that will be open for Art-A-Whirl. Her jewelry is for sale at Minnesota Center for the Arts stores in Minnetonka and Ridgedale. A South Minneapolis resident, she sells her work at the LOLA (League of Longfellow Artists) annual arts crawl, and also shows her jewelry at several regional arts fairs and at the Grand Marais Art Colony show.

Wicklund is a physical therapist, a job she now works at part-time. Her career training was in the sciences, not the arts, but as she grows in skill, she said that she has been spending more time making jewelry. She buys sheets of metal and does her own cutting, hammering and shaping. Although she practices with copper, which she said is cheaper, she crafts her finished pieces in sterling silver.

When she gets an idea for a piece, Wicklund said, she doesn’t sketch it. She carries a notebook and writes it down. “Sometimes I’ll take a photo of something that inspires me. I have an inspiration board. I’m working on using different shapes. Most of what I’ve done is hammered, with a slight curvature. I like playing with different shaping designs and different textures. I’ve used some glass beads and pearl stones.” Her future projects might include fibers such as wool, she said.

Wicklund said she has been selling her work and getting a lot of positive feedback. “I’m getting repeat customers, and some people have come back and said they love my jewelry. I have set some goals, and I’ve stopped calling physical therapy my ‘real’ job. I’m not closing the door on the idea of earning a living making jewelry.” She said she has been trying to overcome her bad habit of waiting until the last minute before a show to “binge” on jewelry making.

Her next steps, she said, are to keep learning, and try marketing her work in more retail stores. “I would like to keep my business growing, and I would like to learn more skills.”

Wicklund’s studio is No.120 in the California Building, 2205 California St. NE. Her website is www.etsy.com/ shop/metalpetalsstudio. Her e-mail is metalpetalsstudio [at] gmail [dot] com.

© 2013 Northeaster Art-A-Whirl Presented by NEMAA

Margo Ashmore North News

Gethsemane’s new baptismal font, in the foreground, and altar in background. (Photos by Margo Ashmore)

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It’s a dimly-lit space, but it’s been a spot of brightness to hungry families in the greater Camden Community, as well as holding a key to keeping a 120-year-old church alive. The Camden Promise food shelf, and other programs of The Camden Promise, are joint efforts of three congregations worshipping at 4656 Colfax Ave. N.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church, which celebrated its 120th anniversary April 14, shares its worship space with the Evangelist Temple and Brooklyn Center Seventh Day Adventist Church. The cheery, circular, newly remodeled worship space is reflected in the colorful glass bowl of the new baptismal font and new altar dedicated at that celebration.

John Nelson, with help from his brother Jeff, constructed the table and baptismal font in honor of their father, Chuck. Connie Beckers made the bowl.

Down the stairs from the sanctuary, there’s the area where children play while their parents shop at The Camden Promise Food Shelf in the original church’s former gym space—accessed through a maze of hallways and stairs. The building was added onto in its heyday, with spaces still in use for fellowship and New Horizons child care center, renting space to the south.

The Camden Promise, formerly the Jeremiah Project, is supported in varying degrees by the three churches. “It’s an idea of how to give back to the neighborhood,” said Gethsemane Parish Minister Roxi Mork. “God wants us here on this corner. Everyone is welcome here. We say ‘come as you are. Remember Jesus wore sandals’ so it makes no difference what you look like or who you are.”

Tuesdays and Thursdays are the only days there’s not some kind of food available through The Camden Promise. On the first and third Saturdays each month, Camden residents who’ve registered can shop using points, 10 per month for every registered person in the household. “We do not know what your family eats or what foods you purchase…you will not simply be handed a bag of food,” their brochure states.

The points expire each month. On their way out, recipients can take fresh breads, bakery items and produce donated by Cub Foods. “There are limits on them but you always get something,” the brochure continues.

To take part in the Food Shelf, recipients check in at 10 a.m. and are given a registration number. Then they come back at 12:15 and shop, in order, with eight people in the food shelf at a given time. Items are counted and weighed, then they pick up produce and bread, take their food to their cars and pick up their children, who’ve stayed in the lunch area. They can all have lunch before departing.

On Sunday following the food shelf days, The Camden Promise puts on “Breakfast and a Bag” where folks come for a hot breakfast 8-9:30 a.m. and leave with a bag of produce and breads.

Then, during the week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, just the produce and breads are available. Recipients get a number at 10 a.m. and then stay until the food comes at 11 or after. “Bring a bag for your food.”

Beth Peterson’s area is The Clothes Closet, open whenever the food shelf is open, offering free donated clothing. A lifelong Camdenite who now lives just over the border in Robbinsdale, she said that two years ago, it was feared the church would close. “A lot of the people who come through” the food shelf “have joined, and now volunteer. We are meeting our neighbors.” The church is getting stronger.

About 260 newsletters are sent, and Sunday worship attendance varies by weather and other factors, between 60 and 90, Mork said.

“Come back tomorrow for breakfast,” she encouraged a shopper. “Breakfast and a bag.” He said he was running low on gas, but might do it. Mork said there are a lot of walkers coming to the church, and a bus line is not far away.

Mork said the boxed and canned items come from direct donations and purchases from the Second Harvest Food Shelf. A goal is to have a different church or business collecting donations once each month. For more information, call 612-521-3575 or look on the website, www.TheCamdenPromise.org.

The Camden Promise also puts on the Awesome Summer Kids program June 10-Aug. 16, After School Kids during school seasons, the Summer Lunch program, a block party and a hot dog barbecue.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church maintains about a dozen other programs or events for its members and community, the most recent the Night of the Stars by the youth group held April 28. The pastor is Jeff Nehrbass, church phone 612-521-3575.

Following the 2:30 p.m. special service April 14, members of Gethsemane Lutheran Church reminisced about weddings and other events through photo displays in the original church basement. By 1917 the church was already almost a quarter-century old, still showing its Norwegian roots.

Specially-made shopping carts allow eight people at a time to be choosing their food and household items in a space that fills up fast at The Camden Promise Food Shelf.

It’s a dimly-lit space, but it’s been a spot of brightness to hungry families in the greater Camden Community, as well as holding a key to keeping a 120-year-old church alive. The Camden Promise food shelf, and other programs of The Camden Promise, are joint efforts of three congregations worshipping at 4656 Colfax Ave. N.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church, which celebrated its 120th anniversary April 14, shares its worship space with the Evangelist Temple and Brooklyn Center Seventh Day Adventist Church. The cheery, circular, newly remodeled worship space is reflected in the colorful glass bowl of the new baptismal font and new altar dedicated at that celebration.

John Nelson, with help from his brother Jeff, constructed the table and baptismal font in honor of their father, Chuck. Connie Beckers made the bowl.

Down the stairs from the sanctuary, there’s the area where children play while their parents shop at The Camden Promise Food Shelf in the original church’s former gym space—accessed through a maze of hallways and stairs. The building was added onto in its heyday, with spaces still in use for fellowship and New Horizons child care center, renting space to the south.

The Camden Promise, formerly the Jeremiah Project, is supported in varying degrees by the three churches. “It’s an idea of how to give back to the neighborhood,” said Gethsemane Parish Minister Roxi Mork. “God wants us here on this corner. Everyone is welcome here. We say ‘come as you are. Remember Jesus wore sandals’ so it makes no difference what you look like or who you are.”

Tuesdays and Thursdays are the only days there’s not some kind of food available through The Camden Promise. On the first and third Saturdays each month, Camden residents who’ve registered can shop using points, 10 per month for every registered person in the household. “We do not know what your family eats or what foods you purchase…you will not simply be handed a bag of food,” their brochure states.

The points expire each month. On their way out, recipients can take fresh breads, bakery items and produce donated by Cub Foods. “There are limits on them but you always get something,” the brochure continues.

To take part in the Food Shelf, recipients check in at 10 a.m. and are given a registration number. Then they come back at 12:15 and shop, in order, with eight people in the food shelf at a given time. Items are counted and weighed, then they pick up produce and bread, take their food to their cars and pick up their children, who’ve stayed in the lunch area. They can all have lunch before departing.

On Sunday following the food shelf days, The Camden Promise puts on “Breakfast and a Bag” where folks come for a hot breakfast 8-9:30 a.m. and leave with a bag of produce and breads.

Then, during the week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, just the produce and breads are available. Recipients get a number at 10 a.m. and then stay until the food comes at 11 or after. “Bring a bag for your food.”

Beth Peterson’s area is The Clothes Closet, open whenever the food shelf is open, offering free donated clothing. A lifelong Camdenite who now lives just over the border in Robbinsdale, she said that two years ago, it was feared the church would close. “A lot of the people who come through” the food shelf “have joined, and now volunteer. We are meeting our neighbors.” The church is getting stronger.

About 260 newsletters are sent, and Sunday worship attendance varies by weather and other factors, between 60 and 90, Mork said.

“Come back tomorrow for breakfast,” she encouraged a shopper. “Breakfast and a bag.” He said he was running low on gas, but might do it. Mork said there are a lot of walkers coming to the church, and a bus line is not far away.

Mork said the boxed and canned items come from direct donations and purchases from the Second Harvest Food Shelf. A goal is to have a different church or business collecting donations once each month. For more information, call 612-521-3575 or look on the website, www.TheCamdenPromise.org.

The Camden Promise also puts on the Awesome Summer Kids program June 10-Aug. 16, After School Kids during school seasons, the Summer Lunch program, a block party and a hot dog barbecue.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church maintains about a dozen other programs or events for its members and community, the most recent the Night of the Stars by the youth group held April 28. The pastor is Jeff Nehrbass, church phone 612-521-3575.

Following the 2:30 p.m. special service April 14, members of Gethsemane Lutheran Church reminisced about weddings and other events through photo displays in the original church basement. By 1917 the church was already almost a quarter-century old, still showing its Norwegian roots.

Specially-made shopping carts allow eight people at a time to be choosing their food and household items in a space that fills up fast at The Camden Promise Food Shelf.

© 2013 North News

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Fourth Ward Council Member Barb Johnson told NorthNews April 26 that Salvation Army officials told her that their quest to locate an Adult Rehabilitation Center at the former Mereen-Johnson site at 44th and Lyndale avenues N. is “on hold.” They are looking at another potential site as well as looking anew at doing something with their existing site at 900 N. Fourth St.

If the Mereen-Johnson proposal went ahead, it would consist of tearing down existing complex at 44th and Lyndale and replacing with a 95,700-square-foot facility that would house 120 residents in its rehabilitation program, office space for about 50 employees and a 60,000 square foot warehouse that would be the primary sorting facility for the Salvation Army’s thrift store operations.

Immediate neighbors and their families and friends throughout North Minneapolis objected to the proposal at an April 4 informational meeting held by the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association. A woman who said she had been involved in the rehabilitation program and now lives in the neighborhood, said, “I can tell you, you do not want this in the neighborhood.” Others quoted statistics showing that the “graduation” rate from the program is about 25 percent. “Where do the other 410 men a year go?” asked Linda Chapple. “They’re used to the area, they’ll hang around.”

From the Salvation Army website: “The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Centers provide spiritual, social and emotional assistance for men and women who have lost the ability to cope with their problems and provide for themselves. Each center offers residential housing, work, and group and individual therapy, all in a clean, wholesome environment. The physical and spiritual care that program participants receive prepares them to re-enter society and return to gainful employment. Many of those who have been rehabilitated are reunited with their families and resume a normal life.”

A Facebook page called Camden Historic Lumber District (CHiLD) sprung up, which one of the organizers, Willie Lumpkins, said has a two-fold purpose, one to stop the Salvation Army from getting in to destroy the building and two, to put forth a proposal to repurpose the building.

Lumpkins, his mother (Chapple), Alicia Holder and 60-some others are in the open group on Facebook. Holder said they are developing a proposal to turn it into a seasonal open-air farmers market and bazaar that is a year-round small business incubator. The CHiLD group plans to attend the May 2 Lind-Bohanon meeting to discuss the idea.

Lumpkins said Lind-Bohanon’s small area plan from 10 years ago has some of the same ideas. “We want to bring businesses back to the Northside. Northside residents have to shop elsewhere for much of what they need. We should be a healthier alternative for specialty items. Other areas have their niche, we need a niche.” With the proximity to the highway, there’s potential that people from other areas can come to the Northside to shop.

Lumpkins said the CHiLD interested parties are simultaneously looking to build community support and looking for an experienced developer willing to take on the bazaar idea. Jonathan Healy posted a survey and there are some artist renderings of potential uses for the building on the Facebook page.

According to other published reports, the Salvation Army has been looking to move since 2008, tried South St. Paul in 2010 but got a cold shoulder from officials, and then Northeast Minneapolis last year where even though the area they targeted was industrial, residents from surrounding neighborhoods objected.

Fourth Ward Council Member Barb Johnson told NorthNews April 26 that Salvation Army officials told her that their quest to locate an Adult Rehabilitation Center at the former Mereen-Johnson site at 44th and Lyndale avenues N. is “on hold.” They are looking at another potential site as well as looking anew at doing something with their existing site at 900 N. Fourth St.

If the Mereen-Johnson proposal went ahead, it would consist of tearing down existing complex at 44th and Lyndale and replacing with a 95,700-square-foot facility that would house 120 residents in its rehabilitation program, office space for about 50 employees and a 60,000 square foot warehouse that would be the primary sorting facility for the Salvation Army’s thrift store operations.

Immediate neighbors and their families and friends throughout North Minneapolis objected to the proposal at an April 4 informational meeting held by the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association. A woman who said she had been involved in the rehabilitation program and now lives in the neighborhood, said, “I can tell you, you do not want this in the neighborhood.” Others quoted statistics showing that the “graduation” rate from the program is about 25 percent. “Where do the other 410 men a year go?” asked Linda Chapple. “They’re used to the area, they’ll hang around.”

From the Salvation Army website: “The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Centers provide spiritual, social and emotional assistance for men and women who have lost the ability to cope with their problems and provide for themselves. Each center offers residential housing, work, and group and individual therapy, all in a clean, wholesome environment. The physical and spiritual care that program participants receive prepares them to re-enter society and return to gainful employment. Many of those who have been rehabilitated are reunited with their families and resume a normal life.”

A Facebook page called Camden Historic Lumber District (CHiLD) sprung up, which one of the organizers, Willie Lumpkins, said has a two-fold purpose, one to stop the Salvation Army from getting in to destroy the building and two, to put forth a proposal to repurpose the building.

Lumpkins, his mother (Chapple), Alicia Holder and 60-some others are in the open group on Facebook. Holder said they are developing a proposal to turn it into a seasonal open-air farmers market and bazaar that is a year-round small business incubator. The CHiLD group plans to attend the May 2 Lind-Bohanon meeting to discuss the idea.

Lumpkins said Lind-Bohanon’s small area plan from 10 years ago has some of the same ideas. “We want to bring businesses back to the Northside. Northside residents have to shop elsewhere for much of what they need. We should be a healthier alternative for specialty items. Other areas have their niche, we need a niche.” With the proximity to the highway, there’s potential that people from other areas can come to the Northside to shop.

Lumpkins said the CHiLD interested parties are simultaneously looking to build community support and looking for an experienced developer willing to take on the bazaar idea. Jonathan Healy posted a survey and there are some artist renderings of potential uses for the building on the Facebook page.

According to other published reports, the Salvation Army has been looking to move since 2008, tried South St. Paul in 2010 but got a cold shoulder from officials, and then Northeast Minneapolis last year where even though the area they targeted was industrial, residents from surrounding neighborhoods objected.

© 2013 North News

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Between fifty and sixty community volunteers showed up on a cloudy Saturday morning to construct a mandala-shaped community garden in St. Paul's Summit Hill Neighborhood. The garden is located on park land and the goal of the garden's founders is to "empower people through organic gardening to inspire greater self-sufficiency, sustainability, and environmental responsibility."

The garden project was started by the Summit Hill Association's Environment Committee, which has been developing plans for a community garden for several years.

Here's a look at the Community Garden Installation event on Saturday, May 4.

Between fifty and sixty community volunteers showed up on a cloudy Saturday morning to construct a mandala-shaped community garden in St. Paul's Summit Hill Neighborhood. The garden is located on park land and the goal of the garden's founders is to "empower people through organic gardening to inspire greater self-sufficiency, sustainability, and environmental responsibility."

The garden project was started by the Summit Hill Association's Environment Committee, which has been developing plans for a community garden for several years.

Here's a look at the Community Garden Installation event on Saturday, May 4.

© 2013 John Akre

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!Saludos Vecindario!

!Estamos empezando el nuevo jardín comunitario Corcoran este verano! ¿Quién puede venir? Cualquier persona que viva en el vecindario de Corcoran. Tenemos un grupo maravilloso de voluntarios que están empezándolo, esto es lo queuno tiene que decir:

"Estoy muy emocionado de crear sostenibilidad ambiental, para dar a la gente de la comunidad, y para ensuciarme las manos haciéndolo!"

- ETTA HARKNESS-BARTHOLD, voluntaria del Jardín

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El jardín se encuentra en la esquina SE de 24th Ave S, y la calle 33 Este, al lado del edificio Century Link. Las parcelas son de 4 'x 12' y cuestan $ 30 para la temporada. Número limitado de becas están disponibles para las familias de bajos ingresos. Fecha límite de inscripción, 16:00 Viernes, 10 de mayo.

¿Interesado en plantar con nosotros?

Recoge las aplicaciones en la oficina de Corcoran Neighborhood Association- 3451 Cedar Ave. S. Mpls, MN 55407 oimprimir desde la página web, Facebook, página de E-democracy. ¿Más preguntas? Por favor, póngase en contacto con eric [at] corcoranneighborhood [dot] org.

!Saludos Vecindario!

!Estamos empezando el nuevo jardín comunitario Corcoran este verano! ¿Quién puede venir? Cualquier persona que viva en el vecindario de Corcoran. Tenemos un grupo maravilloso de voluntarios que están empezándolo, esto es lo queuno tiene que decir:

"Estoy muy emocionado de crear sostenibilidad ambiental, para dar a la gente de la comunidad, y para ensuciarme las manos haciéndolo!"

- ETTA HARKNESS-BARTHOLD, voluntaria del Jardín

Información de Ubicación y Terreno

El jardín se encuentra en la esquina SE de 24th Ave S, y la calle 33 Este, al lado del edificio Century Link. Las parcelas son de 4 'x 12' y cuestan $ 30 para la temporada. Número limitado de becas están disponibles para las familias de bajos ingresos. Fecha límite de inscripción, 16:00 Viernes, 10 de mayo.

¿Interesado en plantar con nosotros?

Recoge las aplicaciones en la oficina de Corcoran Neighborhood Association- 3451 Cedar Ave. S. Mpls, MN 55407 oimprimir desde la página web, Facebook, página de E-democracy. ¿Más preguntas? Por favor, póngase en contacto con eric [at] corcoranneighborhood [dot] org.

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Un mensaje desde el Departamento de policía de Minneapolis 28 De febrero de 2013

Hurto simplemente definida, quita algo que pertenece a otra persona con la intención de mantenerlo. Hurto no implica el uso de la fuerza. El hurto es el delito más frecuente en Minneapolis. En 2012, hubo más de 13.000 incidentes de hurto en la ciudad. De esos hurtos más de 3600 fueron hurtos de objetos de vehículos.

Estos son algunos consejos sobre cómo evitar el robo:

• No deje objetos de valor desatendido en lugares públicos. Esto incluye bicicletas, portátiles, monederos, billeteras, llaves y todo lo que pueden contener información personal.
• Ser consciente de sus alrededores. Si estás en un restaurante u otro, alertar al administrador de cualquier comportamiento sospechoso que ocurre.
• Llame al 911 para reportar cualquier comportamiento sospechoso.
• Registrar la marca, modelo y número de serie de la electrónica, bicicletas y otros artículos de valor. Esto ayudará al hacer una policía Informe así como para efectos del seguro, si usted decide hacer una reclamación por la pérdida.
• No lleve consigo exceso efectivo o tarjetas de crédito. Asegúrese de que tener un registro de sus números de tarjeta de crédito. Si son robado informe la pérdida inmediatamente a la compañía de tarjeta de crédito para reducir esa oportunidad que el ladrón será capaz de usarlo antes de cancelar la tarjeta.
• No deje artículos a la vista en su coche. Llévelos con usted, cierre con llave en su cajuela antes de llegar a su destino o dejarlos en casa. Electrónica GPS es artículos valiosos para los ladrones. Remover de su vehículo y tomar herrimienta de montaje fuera del tablero, así.
• Cerrar con llave su bicicleta a algo inmóvil, aunque sea sólo de él durante unos minutos.

PARA OBTENER MÁS INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EL CONTACTO DE PREVENCIÓN DEL DELITO: EPC John Reed (612) 673-5579 john [dot] reed [at] minneapolismn [dot] gov

Un mensaje desde el Departamento de policía de Minneapolis 28 De febrero de 2013

Hurto simplemente definida, quita algo que pertenece a otra persona con la intención de mantenerlo. Hurto no implica el uso de la fuerza. El hurto es el delito más frecuente en Minneapolis. En 2012, hubo más de 13.000 incidentes de hurto en la ciudad. De esos hurtos más de 3600 fueron hurtos de objetos de vehículos.

Estos son algunos consejos sobre cómo evitar el robo:

• No deje objetos de valor desatendido en lugares públicos. Esto incluye bicicletas, portátiles, monederos, billeteras, llaves y todo lo que pueden contener información personal.
• Ser consciente de sus alrededores. Si estás en un restaurante u otro, alertar al administrador de cualquier comportamiento sospechoso que ocurre.
• Llame al 911 para reportar cualquier comportamiento sospechoso.
• Registrar la marca, modelo y número de serie de la electrónica, bicicletas y otros artículos de valor. Esto ayudará al hacer una policía Informe así como para efectos del seguro, si usted decide hacer una reclamación por la pérdida.
• No lleve consigo exceso efectivo o tarjetas de crédito. Asegúrese de que tener un registro de sus números de tarjeta de crédito. Si son robado informe la pérdida inmediatamente a la compañía de tarjeta de crédito para reducir esa oportunidad que el ladrón será capaz de usarlo antes de cancelar la tarjeta.
• No deje artículos a la vista en su coche. Llévelos con usted, cierre con llave en su cajuela antes de llegar a su destino o dejarlos en casa. Electrónica GPS es artículos valiosos para los ladrones. Remover de su vehículo y tomar herrimienta de montaje fuera del tablero, así.
• Cerrar con llave su bicicleta a algo inmóvil, aunque sea sólo de él durante unos minutos.

PARA OBTENER MÁS INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EL CONTACTO DE PREVENCIÓN DEL DELITO: EPC John Reed (612) 673-5579 john [dot] reed [at] minneapolismn [dot] gov

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Corcoran Neighborhood Organization Mujeres en Acción y Poder les hace la cordial invitación para celebrar junto con nosotros lo siguiente:

• Día de las Madres 2013.
• La exposición de Belleza, Peinados y diseños de uñas.
• Presentación de Mujeres en Acción y Poder 2013
• Graduación de Lideres en Acción y Poder…y mucho mas!

Lugar: Powderhorn Park 3400 de la 15 AVE. Sur Mlps,MN 55407
Comida, juegos, regalos, música, Danza Azteca y mucho mas. No falten, Se van a divertir!
Para mas información llamar a Silvia al
Cell (612)267-4567, Oficina (612)724-7457
Spthalia1103 [at] gmail [dot] com

Agenda:

1- Introducción de Bienvenida al publico.
2- Un minuto de silencio para las mamas ausentes.
3- Mañanitas
4- Danza Azteca de la Coordinadora Susana del León.
5- Presentación de Belleza.
6- Juegos y Regalos.
7- Poesía??????????????
8- Bailable por Luis Mariano Barajas –Gangman Style
9- Asistencia de las Mujeres de Acción y Poder.
10- Juegos y regalos.
11- Graduación de Lideres en Acción y Poder.
12- Poesía de Despedida.

Muchas Gracias por su asistencia!

Corcoran Neighborhood Organization Mujeres en Acción y Poder les hace la cordial invitación para celebrar junto con nosotros lo siguiente:

• Día de las Madres 2013.
• La exposición de Belleza, Peinados y diseños de uñas.
• Presentación de Mujeres en Acción y Poder 2013
• Graduación de Lideres en Acción y Poder…y mucho mas!

Lugar: Powderhorn Park 3400 de la 15 AVE. Sur Mlps,MN 55407
Comida, juegos, regalos, música, Danza Azteca y mucho mas. No falten, Se van a divertir!
Para mas información llamar a Silvia al
Cell (612)267-4567, Oficina (612)724-7457
Spthalia1103 [at] gmail [dot] com

Agenda:

1- Introducción de Bienvenida al publico.
2- Un minuto de silencio para las mamas ausentes.
3- Mañanitas
4- Danza Azteca de la Coordinadora Susana del León.
5- Presentación de Belleza.
6- Juegos y Regalos.
7- Poesía??????????????
8- Bailable por Luis Mariano Barajas –Gangman Style
9- Asistencia de las Mujeres de Acción y Poder.
10- Juegos y regalos.
11- Graduación de Lideres en Acción y Poder.
12- Poesía de Despedida.

Muchas Gracias por su asistencia!

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5 de Mayo: Ver El Mundo

1500 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Para más información llama al 612-721-2535 o búscanos en www.hobt.org

El Domingo, 5 de Mayo celebraremos el 39o Desfile y Festival de MayDay. Esta celebración marca el regreso de la primavera a Minnesota y atrae a audiencias de miles de personas. Durante el mes de Abril, nuestro teatro se transforma en un enorme taller artístico comunitario donde artistas profesionales empleados del teatro y cientos de participantes, trabajan codo a codo para construir el desfile. Este año, In the Heart of the Beast presenta el tema de "Ver el Mundo."

5 de Mayo: Ver El Mundo

1500 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Para más información llama al 612-721-2535 o búscanos en www.hobt.org

El Domingo, 5 de Mayo celebraremos el 39o Desfile y Festival de MayDay. Esta celebración marca el regreso de la primavera a Minnesota y atrae a audiencias de miles de personas. Durante el mes de Abril, nuestro teatro se transforma en un enorme taller artístico comunitario donde artistas profesionales empleados del teatro y cientos de participantes, trabajan codo a codo para construir el desfile. Este año, In the Heart of the Beast presenta el tema de "Ver el Mundo."

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El Mercado da la bienvenida al Nuevo gerente, Miguel Goebel.

El Mercado Granjero de Midtown y la Organización del Vecindario Corcoran, se complace en dar la bienvenida al nuevo gerente del Mercado Granjero de Midtown, Miguel Goebel, quien el sábado 4 de mayo, dará inicio a su onceaba temporada de proveer sabor, fresco y local, a la comunidad.

“Estoy ansioso de colaborar con miembros de la comunidad, granjeros locales y pequeños negocios, para continuar el crecimiento del Mercado de Granjeros de Midtown, como un increíble recurso para las comunidades del sur de Minneapolis y de las ciudades gemelas”, dijo Miguel.

Miguel es residente del Vecindario Longfellow, cuenta con una historia y pasión para trabajar y expandir, el acceso de la comunidad a comida saludable y barata. Es graduado de la Universidad de Minnesota, donde estudió agricultura orgánica y español. Su experiencia, que abarca los sistemas de comida locales e internacionales, y oscila desde trabajar con granjeros indígenas en producción orgánica, hasta asistir a dueños de tienditas, ofreciendo productos agrícolas saludables y baratos. Previamente a su nuevo rol de gerente en el Mercado Granjero de Midtown, Miguel era un comprador de abarrotes en la Cooperativa de Seward; y, trae consigo una riqueza de habilidades y conocimientos en las áreas de métodos de producción orgánicos, mercados granjeros, servicio al cliente, compras, ventas y compromiso con la comunidad. Cuando no está trabajando, Miguel disfruta de la jardinería, el aire libre, vivir de un estilo de vida activo y pasar tiempo con su familia.

“Somos muy afortunados al contar con un hermoso y único espacio en sur de Minneapolis, donde la gente puede juntarse a construir relaciones por medio del intercambio de comida y cultura —dijo Miguel—, me siento afortunado de ser parte de este asombroso mercado granjero”

“Estamos muy entusiasmados en dar bienvenida a Miguel al Mercado Granjero de Midtown”, dijo Migdalia Loyola, una ex miembro del comité Asesor del Mercado, que también sirvió en el Comité de Contrataciones. “Miguel aporta al trabajo múltiples habilidades que ayudarán al mercado a seguir manteniendo viva su misión de ofrecer comida fresca y saludable para todos. Su experiencia previa en venta de comida al por menor, y en organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro de comida con justicia, es la combinación ideal para alguien en este rol”.

“Nosotros buscábamos a un candidato quien pudiera manejar y dar crecimiento a un espectacular mercado granjero” dijo Eric Gustafson, Director Ejecutivo del CNO. “También necesitamos a un líder visionario para avanzar nuestro rol de liderazgo en comida con justicia, construir comunidades en torno a sistemas de comida y más. Miguel lo tiene todo. Estamos emocionados en darle la bienvenida”.

El Midtown abre para la temporada el sábado, 4 de mayo, a las 8 de la mañana. Este mes, espere encontrarse con jardineras que cuentan con bellas plantas y, macetas de semillas; sus comidas preparadas y conservas favoritas; y vecinos, por los cuales has estado anhelando todo el invierno para reconectar. El Mercado Granjero de Midtown opera los sábados de 8 a 1 de la tarde, durante el mes de mayo. Aprenda más sobre comerciantes y eventos especiales de cada semana en la siguiente dirección electrónica: www.midtownfarmersmarket.org.

El Mercado le dice adios a Amy Behrens

El Mercado Granjero de Midtown agradece a Amy Behrens por sus tres años como gerente del Mercado. Amy dará inicio a un programa de graduación en expresión patológica de la lengua en la Universidad de Iowa, este otoño después de pasar el verano trabajando en Tuscarona Outfitters en Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

“Mis años con el mercado han sido ricos y gratificantes, me siento muy afortunada de haber tenido la oportunidad de trabajar, aprender y llegar a ser una parte de muchas comunidades del mercado —dice Amy—, espero decir hola y adiós a muchos de ustedes en el Día de Apertura y, regresaré a visitarles a menudo”.

El Mercado da la bienvenida al Nuevo gerente, Miguel Goebel.

El Mercado Granjero de Midtown y la Organización del Vecindario Corcoran, se complace en dar la bienvenida al nuevo gerente del Mercado Granjero de Midtown, Miguel Goebel, quien el sábado 4 de mayo, dará inicio a su onceaba temporada de proveer sabor, fresco y local, a la comunidad.

“Estoy ansioso de colaborar con miembros de la comunidad, granjeros locales y pequeños negocios, para continuar el crecimiento del Mercado de Granjeros de Midtown, como un increíble recurso para las comunidades del sur de Minneapolis y de las ciudades gemelas”, dijo Miguel.

Miguel es residente del Vecindario Longfellow, cuenta con una historia y pasión para trabajar y expandir, el acceso de la comunidad a comida saludable y barata. Es graduado de la Universidad de Minnesota, donde estudió agricultura orgánica y español. Su experiencia, que abarca los sistemas de comida locales e internacionales, y oscila desde trabajar con granjeros indígenas en producción orgánica, hasta asistir a dueños de tienditas, ofreciendo productos agrícolas saludables y baratos. Previamente a su nuevo rol de gerente en el Mercado Granjero de Midtown, Miguel era un comprador de abarrotes en la Cooperativa de Seward; y, trae consigo una riqueza de habilidades y conocimientos en las áreas de métodos de producción orgánicos, mercados granjeros, servicio al cliente, compras, ventas y compromiso con la comunidad. Cuando no está trabajando, Miguel disfruta de la jardinería, el aire libre, vivir de un estilo de vida activo y pasar tiempo con su familia.

“Somos muy afortunados al contar con un hermoso y único espacio en sur de Minneapolis, donde la gente puede juntarse a construir relaciones por medio del intercambio de comida y cultura —dijo Miguel—, me siento afortunado de ser parte de este asombroso mercado granjero”

“Estamos muy entusiasmados en dar bienvenida a Miguel al Mercado Granjero de Midtown”, dijo Migdalia Loyola, una ex miembro del comité Asesor del Mercado, que también sirvió en el Comité de Contrataciones. “Miguel aporta al trabajo múltiples habilidades que ayudarán al mercado a seguir manteniendo viva su misión de ofrecer comida fresca y saludable para todos. Su experiencia previa en venta de comida al por menor, y en organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro de comida con justicia, es la combinación ideal para alguien en este rol”.

“Nosotros buscábamos a un candidato quien pudiera manejar y dar crecimiento a un espectacular mercado granjero” dijo Eric Gustafson, Director Ejecutivo del CNO. “También necesitamos a un líder visionario para avanzar nuestro rol de liderazgo en comida con justicia, construir comunidades en torno a sistemas de comida y más. Miguel lo tiene todo. Estamos emocionados en darle la bienvenida”.

El Midtown abre para la temporada el sábado, 4 de mayo, a las 8 de la mañana. Este mes, espere encontrarse con jardineras que cuentan con bellas plantas y, macetas de semillas; sus comidas preparadas y conservas favoritas; y vecinos, por los cuales has estado anhelando todo el invierno para reconectar. El Mercado Granjero de Midtown opera los sábados de 8 a 1 de la tarde, durante el mes de mayo. Aprenda más sobre comerciantes y eventos especiales de cada semana en la siguiente dirección electrónica: www.midtownfarmersmarket.org.

El Mercado le dice adios a Amy Behrens

El Mercado Granjero de Midtown agradece a Amy Behrens por sus tres años como gerente del Mercado. Amy dará inicio a un programa de graduación en expresión patológica de la lengua en la Universidad de Iowa, este otoño después de pasar el verano trabajando en Tuscarona Outfitters en Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

“Mis años con el mercado han sido ricos y gratificantes, me siento muy afortunada de haber tenido la oportunidad de trabajar, aprender y llegar a ser una parte de muchas comunidades del mercado —dice Amy—, espero decir hola y adiós a muchos de ustedes en el Día de Apertura y, regresaré a visitarles a menudo”.

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Préstamo Giratorio: Para mejoramientos exteriores, energía y seguridad. Sin límites de ingreso. Cantidad: $2,000 y $10,000; 4% de interés.

Rehabilitación para Compradores de Casa: Para promover compra o mejoramiento de casas actualmente o recientemente hipotecadas que podrán llegar a ser ocupadas por el dueño. Sin límite de ingreso. Enganche o gastos de cierre: $2,500 máximo; mejoramientos de casa para gentes elegibles: $10,000 máximo; 0% de interés; aplazado hasta venta de la propiedad o refinanciamiento.

Préstamo de Emergencia a Plazos: Para casos limitados en donde las condiciones hacen a una casa inhabitable, extremadamente peligrosa para los ocupantes, o capaz de causar severos problemas de salud. Aplican límites de ingreso.

Encuentre indicaciones completas del Programa y proceso de solicitud en: www.corcoranneighborhood.org, presione en “Housing Resources”. O, llame a CNO al número 612-724-7457

La organización sin fines de lucro, El Centro para la Energía y Medio Ambiente, ofrece fondos adicionales de reparación para la vivienda. Llame al 6122-334-5858

…Todavía, más fondos para reparaciones del hogar ofrecidas por la Corporación de Vivienda Greater Metropolitan, una organización sin fines de lucro, a través de su Centro de Recursos para la Vivienda, ubicado en: 3749 Cedar Ave S. Llame al 612-722-7141

Inspecciones de Seguridad para su Casa Gratis

Reduzca la posibilidad de que su casa sea vulnerable a entradas forzosas, mediante la programación de una inspección de seguridad que ofrece la Unidad SAFE del Departamento de Policía de Minneapolis. Para más información contacte Karen Notsch (612-673-2856; karen [dot] notsch [at] minneapolismn [dot] gov). Para asistencia en español, póngase en contacto con John Reed al número: 612/673-5579, o bien, al correo electrónico: john.reed @ minneapolismn.gov

Préstamo Giratorio: Para mejoramientos exteriores, energía y seguridad. Sin límites de ingreso. Cantidad: $2,000 y $10,000; 4% de interés.

Rehabilitación para Compradores de Casa: Para promover compra o mejoramiento de casas actualmente o recientemente hipotecadas que podrán llegar a ser ocupadas por el dueño. Sin límite de ingreso. Enganche o gastos de cierre: $2,500 máximo; mejoramientos de casa para gentes elegibles: $10,000 máximo; 0% de interés; aplazado hasta venta de la propiedad o refinanciamiento.

Préstamo de Emergencia a Plazos: Para casos limitados en donde las condiciones hacen a una casa inhabitable, extremadamente peligrosa para los ocupantes, o capaz de causar severos problemas de salud. Aplican límites de ingreso.

Encuentre indicaciones completas del Programa y proceso de solicitud en: www.corcoranneighborhood.org, presione en “Housing Resources”. O, llame a CNO al número 612-724-7457

La organización sin fines de lucro, El Centro para la Energía y Medio Ambiente, ofrece fondos adicionales de reparación para la vivienda. Llame al 6122-334-5858

…Todavía, más fondos para reparaciones del hogar ofrecidas por la Corporación de Vivienda Greater Metropolitan, una organización sin fines de lucro, a través de su Centro de Recursos para la Vivienda, ubicado en: 3749 Cedar Ave S. Llame al 612-722-7141

Inspecciones de Seguridad para su Casa Gratis

Reduzca la posibilidad de que su casa sea vulnerable a entradas forzosas, mediante la programación de una inspección de seguridad que ofrece la Unidad SAFE del Departamento de Policía de Minneapolis. Para más información contacte Karen Notsch (612-673-2856; karen [dot] notsch [at] minneapolismn [dot] gov). Para asistencia en español, póngase en contacto con John Reed al número: 612/673-5579, o bien, al correo electrónico: john.reed @ minneapolismn.gov

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La mayoría de ustedes saben que estoy enseñando música al Parque Corcoran hace unos años con un modelo escuela de rock. Nuevos niños y jóvenes están siempre bienvenidos. En la actualidad, necesitamos mucho a un bajista o dos. En cualquier caso, después de alcanzar niveles intermedios y unos años de experiencia tocando, la siguiente fase es Corcoran Park Rock Band (CPRB) donde trabajamos como un conjunto y los estudiantes eligen y tocan sus canciones.

Estoy feliz de anunciar que por primera vez, tendremos campamentos para Bandas de Rock este verano al Parque Corcoran. El punto de interés especial es que ambos campamentos se cerrarán con una grabación al estudio del Parque Powderhorn. El primero se ejecutará el 25 hasta el 27 de junio de las 10am hasta la 1pm para músicos intermedios. Se necesita al menos tres años de experiencia y se espera que pueda aprender y tocar con bastante rapidez. Una prueba podría ser necesaria, sin embargo, una forma de evitar esto es para probar y potencialmente unirse a una clase intermedia ahora. Debo señalar que los estudiantes actuales que hacen CPRB van a participar y ya están preparando para ello. Agosto 13 hasta 15 de las 10am hasta la 1 de la tarde serán para los principiantes y no hay experiencia necesaria. Los niños deben tener por lo menos ocho años de edad. Vamos a pasar más tiempo al parque enfocando en algunos fundamentos, pero un día en el estudio sigue siendo parte del trato.

Todavía estamos trabajando con algunos detalles, incluyendo el precio. Les puedo decir que será asequible teniendo en cuenta la calidad del equipo del estudio, la experiencia de tener una idea de lo que es grabando en un estudio de calidad, y la instrucción. Es todo por ahora; está en el radar. Llame o visite al Parque Corcoran para más información e inscripciones comenzarán en breve.

La mayoría de ustedes saben que estoy enseñando música al Parque Corcoran hace unos años con un modelo escuela de rock. Nuevos niños y jóvenes están siempre bienvenidos. En la actualidad, necesitamos mucho a un bajista o dos. En cualquier caso, después de alcanzar niveles intermedios y unos años de experiencia tocando, la siguiente fase es Corcoran Park Rock Band (CPRB) donde trabajamos como un conjunto y los estudiantes eligen y tocan sus canciones.

Estoy feliz de anunciar que por primera vez, tendremos campamentos para Bandas de Rock este verano al Parque Corcoran. El punto de interés especial es que ambos campamentos se cerrarán con una grabación al estudio del Parque Powderhorn. El primero se ejecutará el 25 hasta el 27 de junio de las 10am hasta la 1pm para músicos intermedios. Se necesita al menos tres años de experiencia y se espera que pueda aprender y tocar con bastante rapidez. Una prueba podría ser necesaria, sin embargo, una forma de evitar esto es para probar y potencialmente unirse a una clase intermedia ahora. Debo señalar que los estudiantes actuales que hacen CPRB van a participar y ya están preparando para ello. Agosto 13 hasta 15 de las 10am hasta la 1 de la tarde serán para los principiantes y no hay experiencia necesaria. Los niños deben tener por lo menos ocho años de edad. Vamos a pasar más tiempo al parque enfocando en algunos fundamentos, pero un día en el estudio sigue siendo parte del trato.

Todavía estamos trabajando con algunos detalles, incluyendo el precio. Les puedo decir que será asequible teniendo en cuenta la calidad del equipo del estudio, la experiencia de tener una idea de lo que es grabando en un estudio de calidad, y la instrucción. Es todo por ahora; está en el radar. Llame o visite al Parque Corcoran para más información e inscripciones comenzarán en breve.

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¡Únanse con sus vecinos para crecer su huerto y decir bienvenido a la primavera! Corcoran GROWS organizará un intercambio de plántulas y semillas y comida de traje 6:30 a 8:30 del noche, martes el 21 de mayo. El evento tiene lugar en el huetro comunitario nuevo. El huetro se ubica en la esquina sureste del cruce de la Avenida 24a S. y el Calle 33a E. Vecinos intercambiarán los plántulas que han plantados adentro adémas de semillas que se puede sembrar en la tierra. Siéntanse libre de trajer un plato de compartir si se puede.

Corcoran GROWS es un grupo de vecinos de Corcoran luchando a empoderar nuestra comunidad para resiliencia durable a pesar de el cambio climático y el pico petroleo. Aprendan más en corcorangrows.org (sólo inglés ahora).

¡Únanse con sus vecinos para crecer su huerto y decir bienvenido a la primavera! Corcoran GROWS organizará un intercambio de plántulas y semillas y comida de traje 6:30 a 8:30 del noche, martes el 21 de mayo. El evento tiene lugar en el huetro comunitario nuevo. El huetro se ubica en la esquina sureste del cruce de la Avenida 24a S. y el Calle 33a E. Vecinos intercambiarán los plántulas que han plantados adentro adémas de semillas que se puede sembrar en la tierra. Siéntanse libre de trajer un plato de compartir si se puede.

Corcoran GROWS es un grupo de vecinos de Corcoran luchando a empoderar nuestra comunidad para resiliencia durable a pesar de el cambio climático y el pico petroleo. Aprendan más en corcorangrows.org (sólo inglés ahora).

© 2013 Corcoran News

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Everybody, sing along: “Take me out to the ballgame … ” OK, hold it: Let’s update that “peanuts and crackerjack” part. How about “Buy me some mozza on micro greens” or “crab/truffle mac and cheese”?

That’s more like it. So if you’re in the mood for something more major-league than a hot dog and the beverage Wally’s hawking, skip those lines at the take-away counters, and grab a seat at a cozy café within a pop shot of Target Field for a meal that’ll score a home run. Our picks:

Bar La Grassa is the neighborhood food shelf for the Warehouse District’s condoscenti, serving Italian fare Chef Boyardee never dreamed of (bruschetta topped with scrambled eggs, lobster and truffle oil, anyone? Gnocchi festooned with roasted cauliflower and bitter orange?) Bonus: Pastas come in half-portions to mix and match. The cafe’s equivalent of the VIP box is a counter stool fronting the playing field, er, kitchen.

Haute Dish is a dark and formerly smoky clubhouse where bookies would give you odds on the game, if only this weren’t Minnesota. Instead, chow down on the comfort dishes granny used to make—if she were into performance art, that is. Sure, mac and cheese, but tarted up with crab and truffle oil. Green peas on toast—no longer bedtime food, but reconstructed to include smoked sturgeon, morels and pecorino cheese. Tater Tots? You betcha, but far beyond fast food in the hands of the punks that rock this kitchen.

Saffron also hits ’em out of the park with Hall of Fame fare from the young and dashing, James Beard Award-nominated chef’s homeland in Palestine, like a BLT-gone-Mideastern with lamb bacon, arugula and tomato jam, kissed with tarragon aioli. Or a tagine (stew) saluting homemade lamb sausage, topped with a gently-poached egg. Or simply build a meal from the menu’s smart and tasty small plates as you chew over the game.

112 Eatery is where local chefs hang after the final inning in their own kitchens and yes, it’s that good, fueled by another James Beard nominee. It’s what those pro chefs feel like eating when they’re off the clock—snazzy bites like the justly-famous lamb scottodini—baby riblets in a scorching sauce; spaghetti with foie gras meatballs; and a killer hangover-averting sandwich of bacon, egg and a splash of hot, hot harissa. Again, small plates rule.

It’s always Ladies Day at Sapor, whose two femme owners cook from around the globe and from the heart. Jet your palate to Mexico for chicken in poblano-stout mole, or travel from paella to pierogi (this with a Korean accent) in these cool, intimate quarters that also boast a talent-studded wine list.

Sometimes, the same-old, same-old is just what you crave, and that’s when to head to the Monte. The Monte Carlo morphed from a blue-collar bar to halfway house for urban professionals who can’t quite go cold turkey-tartare and abide by trendy menus. Come here for the “girls” of a certain (near-retirement) age who act as servers, shouldering always-reliable Caesar burgers and the classic chicken soup.

The spot ballplayers head for the ultimate steak after signing their contract is Murray’s, who always delivers. No short cuts on aging the meat, which arrives so tender you can destroy it with your silver butter knife. Same “secret” salad dressing recipe for three generations, same idolized ice-box pie. Same servers, in fact, who’ve got the tableside drill down to perfection. And the wine list is loaded with heavy hitters. Newly-updated décor, too.

FireLake is the flagship kitchen of home-team hotelier, Radisson, and its claim to fame (and my devotion) is its dedication to food that’s not flown in. Local, seasonal victuals are celebrated, so think corn, berries and sweet tomatoes all summer, veggies from the root cellar in winter, and year-round, a wicked way with wild rice, walleye and other proto-Minnesota icons.

But you insist on pizza? (Yeah, yeah: Blame it on your date.) Well, have I got the ultimate pie for you, from Black Sheep’s unique, coal-fired oven. Amid the Warehouse District’s condos, follow the crowd, and the aroma, to the source of all good things on a crispy crust. Bonus: You can order your pizza half-and-half, so relationships needn’t be put to the test over choice of toppings. These pies arrive, like objects of worship (which, indeed, they are), atop a wire rack for all to genuflect. Then dig in.

The Loon has been home plate for sports fans long before there was even a ballpark downtown, so if you swing in wearing your Twins cap, expect a gauntlet of high-fives. And if you’re arriving by light rail, it couldn’t be more convenient. The secret here is to belly up to whatever stool is empty and fill up on one, or all, of the kitchen’s rightly-famous chilis. (Ms. Manners suggests a sampler of all three in order not to bring on a meltdown when your bowl runs empty.)

Everybody, sing along: “Take me out to the ballgame … ” OK, hold it: Let’s update that “peanuts and crackerjack” part. How about “Buy me some mozza on micro greens” or “crab/truffle mac and cheese”?

That’s more like it. So if you’re in the mood for something more major-league than a hot dog and the beverage Wally’s hawking, skip those lines at the take-away counters, and grab a seat at a cozy café within a pop shot of Target Field for a meal that’ll score a home run. Our picks:

Bar La Grassa is the neighborhood food shelf for the Warehouse District’s condoscenti, serving Italian fare Chef Boyardee never dreamed of (bruschetta topped with scrambled eggs, lobster and truffle oil, anyone? Gnocchi festooned with roasted cauliflower and bitter orange?) Bonus: Pastas come in half-portions to mix and match. The cafe’s equivalent of the VIP box is a counter stool fronting the playing field, er, kitchen.

Haute Dish is a dark and formerly smoky clubhouse where bookies would give you odds on the game, if only this weren’t Minnesota. Instead, chow down on the comfort dishes granny used to make—if she were into performance art, that is. Sure, mac and cheese, but tarted up with crab and truffle oil. Green peas on toast—no longer bedtime food, but reconstructed to include smoked sturgeon, morels and pecorino cheese. Tater Tots? You betcha, but far beyond fast food in the hands of the punks that rock this kitchen.

Saffron also hits ’em out of the park with Hall of Fame fare from the young and dashing, James Beard Award-nominated chef’s homeland in Palestine, like a BLT-gone-Mideastern with lamb bacon, arugula and tomato jam, kissed with tarragon aioli. Or a tagine (stew) saluting homemade lamb sausage, topped with a gently-poached egg. Or simply build a meal from the menu’s smart and tasty small plates as you chew over the game.

112 Eatery is where local chefs hang after the final inning in their own kitchens and yes, it’s that good, fueled by another James Beard nominee. It’s what those pro chefs feel like eating when they’re off the clock—snazzy bites like the justly-famous lamb scottodini—baby riblets in a scorching sauce; spaghetti with foie gras meatballs; and a killer hangover-averting sandwich of bacon, egg and a splash of hot, hot harissa. Again, small plates rule.

It’s always Ladies Day at Sapor, whose two femme owners cook from around the globe and from the heart. Jet your palate to Mexico for chicken in poblano-stout mole, or travel from paella to pierogi (this with a Korean accent) in these cool, intimate quarters that also boast a talent-studded wine list.

Sometimes, the same-old, same-old is just what you crave, and that’s when to head to the Monte. The Monte Carlo morphed from a blue-collar bar to halfway house for urban professionals who can’t quite go cold turkey-tartare and abide by trendy menus. Come here for the “girls” of a certain (near-retirement) age who act as servers, shouldering always-reliable Caesar burgers and the classic chicken soup.

The spot ballplayers head for the ultimate steak after signing their contract is Murray’s, who always delivers. No short cuts on aging the meat, which arrives so tender you can destroy it with your silver butter knife. Same “secret” salad dressing recipe for three generations, same idolized ice-box pie. Same servers, in fact, who’ve got the tableside drill down to perfection. And the wine list is loaded with heavy hitters. Newly-updated décor, too.

FireLake is the flagship kitchen of home-team hotelier, Radisson, and its claim to fame (and my devotion) is its dedication to food that’s not flown in. Local, seasonal victuals are celebrated, so think corn, berries and sweet tomatoes all summer, veggies from the root cellar in winter, and year-round, a wicked way with wild rice, walleye and other proto-Minnesota icons.

But you insist on pizza? (Yeah, yeah: Blame it on your date.) Well, have I got the ultimate pie for you, from Black Sheep’s unique, coal-fired oven. Amid the Warehouse District’s condos, follow the crowd, and the aroma, to the source of all good things on a crispy crust. Bonus: You can order your pizza half-and-half, so relationships needn’t be put to the test over choice of toppings. These pies arrive, like objects of worship (which, indeed, they are), atop a wire rack for all to genuflect. Then dig in.

The Loon has been home plate for sports fans long before there was even a ballpark downtown, so if you swing in wearing your Twins cap, expect a gauntlet of high-fives. And if you’re arriving by light rail, it couldn’t be more convenient. The secret here is to belly up to whatever stool is empty and fill up on one, or all, of the kitchen’s rightly-famous chilis. (Ms. Manners suggests a sampler of all three in order not to bring on a meltdown when your bowl runs empty.)

© 2013 Southside Pride

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Announcements

Single Sort Recycling

When you get your cart, please continue to rinse your recyclable containers. Please do NOT put the following into your recycling bin: yard waste, Styrofoam, plastic foam or plastic bags. These steps will help the city keep costs down and retain the value of the recyclables. The money from the sale of the recyclables helps fund recycling services.

Gandhi Mahal in the Global Market on Lake

Join Friends of the Market on the second Wednesday of every month at Gandhi Mahal between 5 and 8 p.m. Ten percent of your meal will go toward building a community-based food system that assures equitable access to healthy, locally-produced food, supports reinvestment in the community and provides for the long-term viability of our food shed.

Al Nakba Protest

Wednesday, May 15, 4:30 p.m.
Federal Building
212 3rd Ave. S.
May 14, 1948, marks Israel’s declaration of independence. To Israelis it’s a day of celebration. For Palestinians and Arabs it commemorates a time they call Al Nakba—Arabic for “the Catastrophe.” May 14th remembers a period during the 1948 war when at least 750,000 Palestinian men, women and children were ruthlessly attacked, massacred and driven from their homes into refugee camps by Zionist terror groups, and have never been allowed to return, which is a violation of international law.
Israel has received since 1948 $115 billion in U.S. aid, which they use to occupy Palestine. In 2012 the Israeli military used U.S.-made and U.S. taxpayer-funded F-16s and Apache helicopters to attack Gaza. The Israeli offensive killed at least 115 Palestinians and injured some 840, including 225 children.
Today, Israel holds 4,517 Palestinians in its jails, almost 200 of them being held without charge or trial; 170 are children. Palestinian prisoners have organized hunger strikes to protest their injustice and have sparked a solidarity movement in Palestine and around the world.
Al-Nakba, 2013, marks 65 years of Israeli occupation. Show your solidarity with Palestine! Say NO to U.S. aid to Israel.
Organized by the Anti-War Committee. For more info visit antiwarcommittee.org.

You’re Invited to a Neighborhood Energy Party

Saturday, May 18, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Stewart Park multi-purpose room
2700 12 Ave. S.
Our Power campaign will be hosting a party for Midtown-area residents involved or looking to get involved in local energy solutions. We will be discussing updates on neighborhood efforts, information on support and opportunities, activities and ways to get involved. RSVP at http://-midtownenergyparty.eventbrite-.com. Contact mnourpower [at] -gmail [dot] com or 612-548-1333 for details. Please invite your friends!

Rain or Shine Community Sing

Saturday, May 18, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Powderhorn Park Community Center
3400 15th Ave. S.
Come help create a 1,000-voice community sing. Songs will be led by Bret Hesla and Mary Preus of Minnesota Community Sings with guest José Antonio Machado. Bring the family and a picnic; community picnic after the sing. $5 donation requested as you are able to cover song sheet printing, venue rental and songleading.
Back in the 1920s and 1930s, people gathered in Minneapolis parks by the thousands to sing together. Crowds of 5,000 – 10,000 and more were not uncommon. We’ll (re)make history when we get 1,000 folks together to sing. No rehearsals, no auditions, everyone sings, all songs led.
We’re booking both the gym and a space outside. So if it pours, we’ll head indoors.

Longfellow Garden Club – Plant Swap

Saturday, May 25, 12 p.m.
Sanford Middle School parking lot
3524 41st Ave.
Whether you have give-away bags of too-successful perennials or are looking for flower bed or boulevard fillers, this is the place to come. Rain or shine you can bring your plants beginning at 11 a.m. Plants are usually gone by 12:30 p.m. Garden clubs are free and open to the public.

Art | Music | Dance | Theater | Community | Museums

Powderhorn Park

Adventures in Cardboard’s Kids Summer Workshops
Registration is now open! Adventures in cardboard (brought to you by the same people who do the Art Sled Rally in Minneapolis) will be working with kids in Powderhorn to build magnificent castles, giant mazes, suits of arms and armor, functional cardboard boats and play houses. The featured event for the summer will be “Venice in Powderhorn,” Saturday, July 28, where kids working side by side with artists will unveil an actual floating cardboard city anchored out in the middle of Powderhorn Lake. The only way to explore the canals of our city will be in the cardboard rowboats built by our students. Contact Julian for more info at 612-532-6764.

Obsidian Arts

3501 Chicago Ave. S.
612-787-3644
www.obsidianartscenter.org
Five in Five
Five African photographers accepted the challenge of conveying visually, in just five images, the essential totality of their respective communities. Hailing from lands associated with the Congolese, the Liberians, the Ethiopians, the Somalians and the African Americans, these five photographers surprise, lecture and nurture a broader recognition of what is “the essential.”
Through June 30

Sabes Jewish Community Center

4330 S. Cedar Lake Rd., 55416
www.sabesjcc.org
Transfer of Money
A photo exhibition illustrating Holocaust survivors living in Minnesota, in their homes, in full color. Each individual is a story of life and hope. From Europe to Minnesota, it was here they fashioned their dreams, their futures and their families—their lives are a constant reminder to the value of freedom and the enduring human spirit.
May 12 - June 9

Fallout Arts Studio Space

2601 2nd Ave. S.
612-822-5200
www.falloutarts-initiative.com
Jennifer’s Dancing Upside Down Classes
Classes and workshops take place at Fallout Arts in its beautiful, two-story back studio. Sliding scale $5-10.
Beg/Intermediate—Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.
Advanced—Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m.
Through May

Intermedia Arts

2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-871-4444
www.Intermedia-Arts.org
Who Cares? (Que Se Importa?)
What does it take to make a difference? Eighteen social entrepreneurs from around the world show us how everyday people can create global change through innovative enterprise.
May 16-18

Guthrie Theater

818 S. 2nd St.
612-377-2224
www.guthrietheater.org
Nice Fish
Centers on two men who have gone ice fishing on the last day of the season; the ice is melting and the DNR is watching. They are hoping for something essential, immortal, when a construction worker roars across the ice on his snowmobile, spear, dynamite and fancy dress in hand! And the last blizzard of the season is about to begin …
Through May 18

Howard Conn Fine Arts Center

1900 Nicollet Ave.
612-623-9080
youthperformanceco.org
Free To Be … You and Me
This musical—based on an Emmy Award-winning television series and a bestselling book—encourages children to be who they are, however they are, rather than allowing others to dictate who they “should” be.
Through May 19

Interact Theater

212 3rd Ave. N., Suite 140
612-339-5145
www.interactcenter.com
By the Seat of Our Pants
Interact’s wildly comedic romp, stomp, tweet and post through pop culture is an original, nothing sacred production that’s as wonderfully wacky as we are! Tickets are $18.
Through May 18

Jungle Theater

2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-822-7063
www.jungletheater.com
Deathtrap
Bain Boehlke directs this ingeniously constructed play that pairs gasp-inducing thrills with copious laughter. Steve Hendrickson stars as Sidney Bruhl, with Cheryl Willis as Myra and Michael Booth as Clifford, both of whom were in the Jungle’s 2012 “Dial M for Murder,” another mystery masterpiece.
Through May 19

Community

Volunteer In-Class Tutors are Desired in Adult Basic Education

Would you like to assist motivated students and a licensed teacher in an English (ESL), math, computer basics, writing or reading class? Minneapolis Adult Education has openings for morning and evening volunteers, M-F at 2225 E. Lake St. For more information, see mpsabe.mpls.-k12.mn.us/volunteer_opportunities or call Ellen at 612-668-3984.
Experience is not needed. Training is provided.

Want to Bring Professional Theater to Your Neighborhood Garage??

Off-Leash Area seeks hosts for the fourth Annual Neighborhood Garage Tour! Do you love the idea of bringing together people to enjoy a performance in your own neighborhood? Do you have a 2-car garage or similar space? The 2013 Garage Tour will run from August through October. For more information about hosting call 612-774-7372 or email offleash@offleash=area.org.

East Lake Library

2727 E. Lake St.
Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day: Art Open House and Puppet Show
—Boys and girls come enjoy the “Lupita no quiere dormir” puppet show! The puppet show will be presented in Spanish. Puppets will be on display in the children’s area through May 18.
Spring Book Sale
—Offers thousands of books for very cheap prices – hardcovers are $1 and paperbacks are 50-cents. All children’s books are 50-cents!
Your extra books are welcome to participate! Send the Friends an email for a book pickup by May 10: eastlake [at] supporthclib [dot] org.
May 18 & 19

Announcements

Single Sort Recycling

When you get your cart, please continue to rinse your recyclable containers. Please do NOT put the following into your recycling bin: yard waste, Styrofoam, plastic foam or plastic bags. These steps will help the city keep costs down and retain the value of the recyclables. The money from the sale of the recyclables helps fund recycling services.

Gandhi Mahal in the Global Market on Lake

Join Friends of the Market on the second Wednesday of every month at Gandhi Mahal between 5 and 8 p.m. Ten percent of your meal will go toward building a community-based food system that assures equitable access to healthy, locally-produced food, supports reinvestment in the community and provides for the long-term viability of our food shed.

Al Nakba Protest

Wednesday, May 15, 4:30 p.m.
Federal Building
212 3rd Ave. S.
May 14, 1948, marks Israel’s declaration of independence. To Israelis it’s a day of celebration. For Palestinians and Arabs it commemorates a time they call Al Nakba—Arabic for “the Catastrophe.” May 14th remembers a period during the 1948 war when at least 750,000 Palestinian men, women and children were ruthlessly attacked, massacred and driven from their homes into refugee camps by Zionist terror groups, and have never been allowed to return, which is a violation of international law.
Israel has received since 1948 $115 billion in U.S. aid, which they use to occupy Palestine. In 2012 the Israeli military used U.S.-made and U.S. taxpayer-funded F-16s and Apache helicopters to attack Gaza. The Israeli offensive killed at least 115 Palestinians and injured some 840, including 225 children.
Today, Israel holds 4,517 Palestinians in its jails, almost 200 of them being held without charge or trial; 170 are children. Palestinian prisoners have organized hunger strikes to protest their injustice and have sparked a solidarity movement in Palestine and around the world.
Al-Nakba, 2013, marks 65 years of Israeli occupation. Show your solidarity with Palestine! Say NO to U.S. aid to Israel.
Organized by the Anti-War Committee. For more info visit antiwarcommittee.org.

You’re Invited to a Neighborhood Energy Party

Saturday, May 18, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Stewart Park multi-purpose room
2700 12 Ave. S.
Our Power campaign will be hosting a party for Midtown-area residents involved or looking to get involved in local energy solutions. We will be discussing updates on neighborhood efforts, information on support and opportunities, activities and ways to get involved. RSVP at http://-midtownenergyparty.eventbrite-.com. Contact mnourpower [at] -gmail [dot] com or 612-548-1333 for details. Please invite your friends!

Rain or Shine Community Sing

Saturday, May 18, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Powderhorn Park Community Center
3400 15th Ave. S.
Come help create a 1,000-voice community sing. Songs will be led by Bret Hesla and Mary Preus of Minnesota Community Sings with guest José Antonio Machado. Bring the family and a picnic; community picnic after the sing. $5 donation requested as you are able to cover song sheet printing, venue rental and songleading.
Back in the 1920s and 1930s, people gathered in Minneapolis parks by the thousands to sing together. Crowds of 5,000 – 10,000 and more were not uncommon. We’ll (re)make history when we get 1,000 folks together to sing. No rehearsals, no auditions, everyone sings, all songs led.
We’re booking both the gym and a space outside. So if it pours, we’ll head indoors.

Longfellow Garden Club – Plant Swap

Saturday, May 25, 12 p.m.
Sanford Middle School parking lot
3524 41st Ave.
Whether you have give-away bags of too-successful perennials or are looking for flower bed or boulevard fillers, this is the place to come. Rain or shine you can bring your plants beginning at 11 a.m. Plants are usually gone by 12:30 p.m. Garden clubs are free and open to the public.

Art | Music | Dance | Theater | Community | Museums

Powderhorn Park

Adventures in Cardboard’s Kids Summer Workshops
Registration is now open! Adventures in cardboard (brought to you by the same people who do the Art Sled Rally in Minneapolis) will be working with kids in Powderhorn to build magnificent castles, giant mazes, suits of arms and armor, functional cardboard boats and play houses. The featured event for the summer will be “Venice in Powderhorn,” Saturday, July 28, where kids working side by side with artists will unveil an actual floating cardboard city anchored out in the middle of Powderhorn Lake. The only way to explore the canals of our city will be in the cardboard rowboats built by our students. Contact Julian for more info at 612-532-6764.

Obsidian Arts

3501 Chicago Ave. S.
612-787-3644
www.obsidianartscenter.org
Five in Five
Five African photographers accepted the challenge of conveying visually, in just five images, the essential totality of their respective communities. Hailing from lands associated with the Congolese, the Liberians, the Ethiopians, the Somalians and the African Americans, these five photographers surprise, lecture and nurture a broader recognition of what is “the essential.”
Through June 30

Sabes Jewish Community Center

4330 S. Cedar Lake Rd., 55416
www.sabesjcc.org
Transfer of Money
A photo exhibition illustrating Holocaust survivors living in Minnesota, in their homes, in full color. Each individual is a story of life and hope. From Europe to Minnesota, it was here they fashioned their dreams, their futures and their families—their lives are a constant reminder to the value of freedom and the enduring human spirit.
May 12 - June 9

Fallout Arts Studio Space

2601 2nd Ave. S.
612-822-5200
www.falloutarts-initiative.com
Jennifer’s Dancing Upside Down Classes
Classes and workshops take place at Fallout Arts in its beautiful, two-story back studio. Sliding scale $5-10.
Beg/Intermediate—Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.
Advanced—Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m.
Through May

Intermedia Arts

2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-871-4444
www.Intermedia-Arts.org
Who Cares? (Que Se Importa?)
What does it take to make a difference? Eighteen social entrepreneurs from around the world show us how everyday people can create global change through innovative enterprise.
May 16-18

Guthrie Theater

818 S. 2nd St.
612-377-2224
www.guthrietheater.org
Nice Fish
Centers on two men who have gone ice fishing on the last day of the season; the ice is melting and the DNR is watching. They are hoping for something essential, immortal, when a construction worker roars across the ice on his snowmobile, spear, dynamite and fancy dress in hand! And the last blizzard of the season is about to begin …
Through May 18

Howard Conn Fine Arts Center

1900 Nicollet Ave.
612-623-9080
youthperformanceco.org
Free To Be … You and Me
This musical—based on an Emmy Award-winning television series and a bestselling book—encourages children to be who they are, however they are, rather than allowing others to dictate who they “should” be.
Through May 19

Interact Theater

212 3rd Ave. N., Suite 140
612-339-5145
www.interactcenter.com
By the Seat of Our Pants
Interact’s wildly comedic romp, stomp, tweet and post through pop culture is an original, nothing sacred production that’s as wonderfully wacky as we are! Tickets are $18.
Through May 18

Jungle Theater

2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-822-7063
www.jungletheater.com
Deathtrap
Bain Boehlke directs this ingeniously constructed play that pairs gasp-inducing thrills with copious laughter. Steve Hendrickson stars as Sidney Bruhl, with Cheryl Willis as Myra and Michael Booth as Clifford, both of whom were in the Jungle’s 2012 “Dial M for Murder,” another mystery masterpiece.
Through May 19

Community

Volunteer In-Class Tutors are Desired in Adult Basic Education

Would you like to assist motivated students and a licensed teacher in an English (ESL), math, computer basics, writing or reading class? Minneapolis Adult Education has openings for morning and evening volunteers, M-F at 2225 E. Lake St. For more information, see mpsabe.mpls.-k12.mn.us/volunteer_opportunities or call Ellen at 612-668-3984.
Experience is not needed. Training is provided.

Want to Bring Professional Theater to Your Neighborhood Garage??

Off-Leash Area seeks hosts for the fourth Annual Neighborhood Garage Tour! Do you love the idea of bringing together people to enjoy a performance in your own neighborhood? Do you have a 2-car garage or similar space? The 2013 Garage Tour will run from August through October. For more information about hosting call 612-774-7372 or email offleash@offleash=area.org.

East Lake Library

2727 E. Lake St.
Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day: Art Open House and Puppet Show
—Boys and girls come enjoy the “Lupita no quiere dormir” puppet show! The puppet show will be presented in Spanish. Puppets will be on display in the children’s area through May 18.
Spring Book Sale
—Offers thousands of books for very cheap prices – hardcovers are $1 and paperbacks are 50-cents. All children’s books are 50-cents!
Your extra books are welcome to participate! Send the Friends an email for a book pickup by May 10: eastlake [at] supporthclib [dot] org.
May 18 & 19

Bill Huntzicker TC Daily Planet

Photo by Jenni Konrad (Creative Commons)

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The Minnesota Vikings will cover all expenses of game-day activities and other impacts on the surrounding communities—and will contribute to the Good Neighbor Fund—when they move into TCF Bank Stadium to play for two to four seasons beginning in the fall of 2014.

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved these provisions on May 10 as part of a contract that allows the Vikings to rent the stadium for $300,000 per game for 10 Sunday games in each of two seasons. If the Vikings remain longer, the rent will increase.

In addition, the Vikings will contribute $90,000 a year to the Good Neighbor Fund created by the Minnesota Legislature to ameliorate the TCF Bank Stadium’s impact on the neighborhood and will contribute an additional $35,000 in in-kind work to improve the communities.

The Regents’ facilities and operations committee took a recess from its regular business on May 9 and then reconvened with a larger media presence to approve the contract, which runs to over 50 pages.  Representatives of the University and the Vikings answered questions from the press.

“The tone of this is very good,” said Regent Dean E. Johnson, who chaired the committee meeting. “We want to be good neighbors to what is one of the most popular sports teams in the nation and a valuable Minnesota asset.”

Explaining the contract to the committee and the press were: Pam Wheelock, vice president of university services; Mark B. Rotenberg, the University’s chief legal officer; Lester Bagley, Minnesota Vikings vice president for stadium development; and Kevin Warren, Minnesota Vikings vice president of legal affairs and chief administrative officer.

Reporters asked about the in-kind contributions.

"We intend to have a volunteer network similar to what they have in downtown Minneapolis, the Downtown Improvement District, where they have folks walking around and kind of telling people where to go to ensure we’re good neighbors," Bagley said.

Bagley said the Vikings have vast social networking that can provide specific help for fans on parking and traffic. They could also promote neighborhood activities and businesses, he said.

Bagley said negotiations with neighbors began one year ago after the Regents approved a resolution of intent to lease the stadium to the Vikings.

One of the negotiators disagreed with Bagley’s description of what constitutes an in-kind contribution.

In an interview, Ted Tucker, chairman of the University District Alliance, welcomed the idea of using the ambassadors to help fans navigate the neighborhood, but said that falls under the game-day expenses that the Vikings are obligated to provide under the contract.

Nonetheless, he expressed pride in the contract—for which he and Steve Banks, a resident of Prospect Park, negotiated on behalf of the neighborhoods.

Tucker agreed that building playgrounds and planting trees would be considered in-kind contributions if the neighborhoods want them. Wheelock also said beautification programs and tree plantings would help, but she said details still have to be worked out.

“We believe,” Tucker said, “that a season of Vikings play at TCF places a greater burden on the surrounding community because of the following factors: more fans at each game, more games per season, more fans of drinking age, fans less familiar with the University District, and games on Sunday.”

In the coming seasons, he said, “there could be no weekends without large football crowds during the fall seasons in which the Vikings play at TCF.”

The agreement recognizes that the Vikings can bring “unique resources” to the district and will play only a few seasons here, Tucker said.

“In crafting this agreement, the U of M listened carefully to Steve’s and my advice about community engagement and, speaking for myself, I think this is a reasonable plan. This mitigation plan acknowledges this greater burden and thus is even more robust than the communities’ current arrangement with the University of Minnesota for Gopher football,” Tucker said.

A Stadium Area Advisory Group administers the current fund and advises the community on how to allocate improvement projects on the basis of grant requests.

“The Minnesota Vikings will contribute $125,000 per season to the Minnesota Vikings Good Neighbor Partnership Fund including whatever in-kind contributions by personnel and business partners that Vikings arrange for the benefit of specific projects. Any funds remaining in the Partnership Fund when the Minnesota Vikings move to their new stadium will remain in the Fund.”

The projects will be evaluated on whether they’re useful to and wanted by the neighborhoods, selected in consultation with the Vikings, allow participation by Vikings personnel and partners, and be implemented during the time Vikings play at TCF Bank stadium.

Warren stressed that he wanted to leave the neighborhood a better place with good memories of the Vikings' stay here, preferably with a couple of Super Bowl victories.

In a separate action on May 10, the regents approved an alcohol policy that will prove more points of sale and consumption during Vikings games than are allowed with the college games.

Also read Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium: What will be the impact on surrounding neighborhoods?

Coverage of issues and events affecting Central Corrido communities is funded in part by a grant from the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative.

The Minnesota Vikings will cover all expenses of game-day activities and other impacts on the surrounding communities—and will contribute to the Good Neighbor Fund—when they move into TCF Bank Stadium to play for two to four seasons beginning in the fall of 2014.

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved these provisions on May 10 as part of a contract that allows the Vikings to rent the stadium for $300,000 per game for 10 Sunday games in each of two seasons. If the Vikings remain longer, the rent will increase.

In addition, the Vikings will contribute $90,000 a year to the Good Neighbor Fund created by the Minnesota Legislature to ameliorate the TCF Bank Stadium’s impact on the neighborhood and will contribute an additional $35,000 in in-kind work to improve the communities.

The Regents’ facilities and operations committee took a recess from its regular business on May 9 and then reconvened with a larger media presence to approve the contract, which runs to over 50 pages.  Representatives of the University and the Vikings answered questions from the press.

“The tone of this is very good,” said Regent Dean E. Johnson, who chaired the committee meeting. “We want to be good neighbors to what is one of the most popular sports teams in the nation and a valuable Minnesota asset.”

Explaining the contract to the committee and the press were: Pam Wheelock, vice president of university services; Mark B. Rotenberg, the University’s chief legal officer; Lester Bagley, Minnesota Vikings vice president for stadium development; and Kevin Warren, Minnesota Vikings vice president of legal affairs and chief administrative officer.

Reporters asked about the in-kind contributions.

"We intend to have a volunteer network similar to what they have in downtown Minneapolis, the Downtown Improvement District, where they have folks walking around and kind of telling people where to go to ensure we’re good neighbors," Bagley said.

Bagley said the Vikings have vast social networking that can provide specific help for fans on parking and traffic. They could also promote neighborhood activities and businesses, he said.

Bagley said negotiations with neighbors began one year ago after the Regents approved a resolution of intent to lease the stadium to the Vikings.

One of the negotiators disagreed with Bagley’s description of what constitutes an in-kind contribution.

In an interview, Ted Tucker, chairman of the University District Alliance, welcomed the idea of using the ambassadors to help fans navigate the neighborhood, but said that falls under the game-day expenses that the Vikings are obligated to provide under the contract.

Nonetheless, he expressed pride in the contract—for which he and Steve Banks, a resident of Prospect Park, negotiated on behalf of the neighborhoods.

Tucker agreed that building playgrounds and planting trees would be considered in-kind contributions if the neighborhoods want them. Wheelock also said beautification programs and tree plantings would help, but she said details still have to be worked out.

“We believe,” Tucker said, “that a season of Vikings play at TCF places a greater burden on the surrounding community because of the following factors: more fans at each game, more games per season, more fans of drinking age, fans less familiar with the University District, and games on Sunday.”

In the coming seasons, he said, “there could be no weekends without large football crowds during the fall seasons in which the Vikings play at TCF.”

The agreement recognizes that the Vikings can bring “unique resources” to the district and will play only a few seasons here, Tucker said.

“In crafting this agreement, the U of M listened carefully to Steve’s and my advice about community engagement and, speaking for myself, I think this is a reasonable plan. This mitigation plan acknowledges this greater burden and thus is even more robust than the communities’ current arrangement with the University of Minnesota for Gopher football,” Tucker said.

A Stadium Area Advisory Group administers the current fund and advises the community on how to allocate improvement projects on the basis of grant requests.

“The Minnesota Vikings will contribute $125,000 per season to the Minnesota Vikings Good Neighbor Partnership Fund including whatever in-kind contributions by personnel and business partners that Vikings arrange for the benefit of specific projects. Any funds remaining in the Partnership Fund when the Minnesota Vikings move to their new stadium will remain in the Fund.”

The projects will be evaluated on whether they’re useful to and wanted by the neighborhoods, selected in consultation with the Vikings, allow participation by Vikings personnel and partners, and be implemented during the time Vikings play at TCF Bank stadium.

Warren stressed that he wanted to leave the neighborhood a better place with good memories of the Vikings' stay here, preferably with a couple of Super Bowl victories.

In a separate action on May 10, the regents approved an alcohol policy that will prove more points of sale and consumption during Vikings games than are allowed with the college games.

Also read Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium: What will be the impact on surrounding neighborhoods?

Coverage of issues and events affecting Central Corrido communities is funded in part by a grant from the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative.

©2013 Bill Huntzicker

Phil Anderson

“Dynamic” can describe even the calmest-looking streets. As an almost arbitrary example, take 42nd Avenue in Minneapolis, south from Lake to 42nd Street. It’s loaded with past, present and future food-shopping spots, which in 1930 alone (again, arbitrary) numbered twenty: bakeries, meat markets, grocers, dry goods.

Photo above: The Honey House-to-be, with Erin Rupp working to get the premises ready for business.

How did twenty shops in twelve blocks happen? And what’s happening now? A 1950s history of baking has a map showing “Effective Market Area of Retail Bakeries” – explaining that a radius of about 2-3 blocks around a shop guarantees local customer loyalty. So that explains the 1930-era bakeries at 34th, 38th, and 41st Streets.

Lack of home freezers, a spouse at home in the daytime, fewer cars, and reliable streetcar or bus lines can also explain the ample storefronts of decades past. And the quantity of options was even bigger, with a tiny detour -- just one block east or west, storefronts on 41st and 43rd Avenues made the 1930 total twenty-six stores in a twelve-block span.

Today, the street boasts just one market along that length. But you can also get lunch, coffee or bread (Turtle Bread, Blue Door Pub, Riverview Wine Bar and Cafe), see a movie (the Riverview Theater), buy flowers (Mother Earth Gardens), and style your hair or wash your clothes. Soon, you can also learn about, process or buy honey (The Honey House).

Humble buildings, their tenants, and their ongoing evolutions are also “history.” As a native of the area, I chose to study the dozen blocks of 42nd Avenue from Lake to 42nd Street, for an example of then-and-now. The discoveries didn’t disappoint, and they match insights to be found throughout South Minneapolis’s history. They also suggest cycles of development, immigration, and settlement.

For example: when 42nd Avenue meets 34th, 38th, and 41st streets, the buildings are solid brick of a shared style, with white or pink tile accents. They were built from 1925-28. At these corners, over fifty years at least, there were meat markets, grocers, bakers and a drugstore. The brick buildings aren’t accidentally placed, because those corners are where the streetcar route either turned or met a bus line.

For a few years in the 1920s-30s, two immigrant and ambitious neighborhood Norwegians competed at close range, facing one another across the street, right where Turtle Bread is now. Bernard Twedt, the younger baker, had other shops elsewhere before he set up at 4205 East 34th in 1926. His new neighbor as of 1929, at 4204 East 34th, was Martin T. Martinson, thirteen years older and also a seasoned baker with other prior locations. Imagine the tension!

The trolley line originally went east on 41st, toward St. Paul and the Ford plant. (Now, the #9 bus line turns west, to end at the Hiawatha light rail station.) Next to Martinson and Twedt’s shops, over the years, there were successive grocers or butchers. Other stores were in the fronts of homes, usually on corners – and when you see any modest home with a cut-off entry corner or a front that comes closer to the sidewalk, it’s a sure bet it used to be a store. This explains the 3600 and 3665 buildings, for example, which had shops as early as 1923.

Both Martinson and Twedt were peripatetic and ambitious, like other bakers. They had other shops elsewhere before and after their 1920s showdowns. Ironically, both hung on until 1946 – when Twedt had not just his shop at 4117 East 41st, but was back at 4203 East 34th.

First indications of 42nd as a food-retailing destination showed up in 1908, when William McConnell had a store at 3200-42nd South. His store/home was the only option then, and the neighboring lots were largely empty. The streetcar line came in 1912, and then more grocery-selling permits were filed at other blocks further south. By 1924 you could find a grocer or a baker about every block or so, heading south.

But by the late 1920s, many of the new homes had detached garages – signaling not just “confident growth” for residents, but “eventual departure” far down the road for walkable neighborhood merchants. Cars surely figured in the life of John S. Iverson, who was a machinist and then a Ford plant assembler until he began the grocery life in 1922. Maybe he’d taken that streetcar, seen the development along 42nd, and been inspired. By 1922 he was a grocer instead, and by 1927 he had a store at 3204-42nd.

Another car-inspired grocer was Otto Hellie, who was a chauffeur early on (1924). But by 1925, he was a serial car salesman - Gray Motors (1925); Studebaker (1926); Pence Auto (1927) – until 1928, when he joined Edwin Hellie (either his father or his uncle!) as a grocer at 4200 East 40th. His house was 3957-42nd, which is in fact part of the same building, with just a different address.

Living in or above the shop, or at least nearby, kept the community close. Bakers in particular needed to come by at odd hours. Richard Israel, a German immigrant, had shops all over south Minneapolis before he settled at 4104-42nd, and he lived within a 10-block radius of the street most of his life (1884-1972). By the same token, several retirees and women kept the shop as the home: Max Wolfgang, at 3740-41st, was an engineer and machinist before he retired to take on a shop formerly run by Rose Foley at that address. And the redoubtable Anna Krafty, married to Joseph the painter, managed a store at 3601-42nd (across from Sanford Middle School) as well as managing her five kids.

Joe Howard, current owner of the brick mini-mini-“mall” at 4100-42nd, has seen the street change since the 1970s when he first showed up. “There were butcher shops here, groceries, bakeries, everything,” he recalls. “But by the Seventies, women didn’t push baby carriages down to the corner store any more.” Apart from the Alamane hair salon on the corner, and his own accounting office next to it, the former shops he owns are all now apartments. His wife Katherine once ran her physical therapy practice in one of the storefronts.

He wishes he’d bought other properties on the street, and welcomes the newer retail further north on 42nd. So too do Cheryl and Terry Reidy, long-time owners of Reidy’s Market at 3904 – it’s been a store since at least the 1950s. “It’s a good corner for a food business,” says Cheryl, who points out the nearest place to get groceries would be Lake and Minnehaha. They live in St. Paul’s Highland neighborhood, just across the Ford bridge, and their dedication to the Longfellow area will soon be even more evident when a mural of the “Seven Oaks” area’s history is painted all along their building.

Reidy’s offers a pretty full complement of necessities, including fresh fruits and veggies, as well as . . . video rental! (Including a curated selection of “Oldies but Goodies.”) In the bargain, there’s a piano behind the counter: “it was my mother-in-law’s,” explains Cheryl. “It needed a home, and Terry’s several siblings already had pianos in their homes.” (No word on whether recitals are scheduled.)

Terry Reidy is glad to see “there’s a lot more families around here now; there’s more activity during the day.” And he’s extra-encouraged to be supplying occasional needs to the developers of the Honey House, a different kind of “food marketer” in development just a block away, at 3957-42nd.

Historically a grocer’s/meat market locale, that address last hosted food retail in 1956 and has sat idle since. But now it’s home base for the Beez Kneez honey & beekeeping enterprise operated by Erin Rupp and Kristy Allen. Their presence secured through a successful Kickstarter campaign (see http://www.thebeezkneezdelivery.com/), these entrepreneurs of bee knowledge and bicycle-based honey delivery are renovating an historic spot.

Their building was put up in 1911, which makes them the newest business in one of the street’s oldest locations. Their building is so old that its "meat locker" required refrigeration from ice blocks. Pointing at the high-ceilinged space, with Deco-styled lettering still in place, Rupp explains that “We’ll have office space and retail in the front here, and then the honey extraction and workshops can happen in the back.” The city has multiple hobbyist beekeepers, as well as hives in nonprofit locations (http://communitybeesonbikes.org/hosts.html), and so 42nd Avenue will now be the hub of a growing honey culture.

It’s easy to find symbolic hope in how the cluttered wrap-around yard at 39th Street and 42nd Avenue will become the Honey House gardens, but this isn’t really a nostalgic days-gone-by/moral uplift story. Simply put, the sheer quantity of food-buying options in the past implies an energy and confidence that now matches the innovative recycling of food retail across the Twin Cities. Many, many “ordinary avenues” now host greater variety than ever anticipated, back in 1910 or 1930: Mercados! Little restaurants! Halal! Nail salons! Yoga studios! Bike shops! The stories those places can tell, amid the stories they once hosted, ensure that history just keeps happening. 

3957 42nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55406 3904 42nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55406 Back Then But Now Back Then But Now

Mindy Rhiger

As we walked to our car after spending our Sunday at the May Day Festival, a fellow pedestrian wished us a happy May Day. He added, “It’s Minnesota Christmas!” We laughed, but it wasn’t far off.

Spring returned in time for the celebration of art and community. I’d been worried that we would have to bundle up to watch the parade since it snowed only a few days before, but whatever the weather, I was happy that it was happening at all. There was some possibility that it wouldn’t happen due to limited funds this year. That certainly would have been like canceling Christmas. The May Day parade is more than just another parade. It reminds us of where we are in the world, that we’re part of a community, that we can make our world a better place. As a sign in the parade stated, “May Day feeds our souls.”

This year, in particular, the parade story celebrated people everywhere and wished us well with a larger than life cautionary tale themed “See the World.” The program quoted Carl Sagan’s words from The Pale Blue Dot:

“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives . . .”

Here we are, and we’re in this together. Let’s see the world and cherish it. My soul is full, and I am well-fed.

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A little late but so is spring! ;-{)

Ramsey County Yard Waste Sites are open!

See Website for locations and hours, but don't forget our local at 870 Pleasant Avenue at St. Clair with compost. For drop off leaves, grass, pumpkins (sic), garden wastes & other non-woody plants accepted

Saturday May 11: Bronz Pour II.

1:00 p.m. - evening The public is welcome to view the artistic action at Marty Hicks studio at 2223 Stewart Ave. Casting "Everdur"™, a silicon bronze excellent for artwork and taking a patina. Work will start early in the day but we'll probably light the furnace around 3:30 pm for an evening pour. For details and updates on the event visithttps://www.facebook.com/HIXWERX

Saturday, May 11: Home Away From Home (school age care) Open House

1 - 5 p.m.: Summer care for school agers begins June 10. Care will be available full time, part time and half days from 6am-6pm, Monday through Friday, for ages 5+ through August 30. Enrollment is also being accepted for before and after school care for the Fall 2013 school year. See the website for more details. For more information:www.homeawayfromhomestpaul.com.

Monday, May 13: West 7th/Fort Road/District 9, Community Council Board Meeting

7 p.m. For more information: 651 298 5599 http://www.fortroadfederation.org

Tuesday, May 14: Victoria Park Open House

6 - 8 p.m.: Event held at Nova Classical Academy, 1455 Victoria. Plans will be available for review, and input invited. The City of Saint Paul obtained the Victoria Park property with the condition that the property would be developed as a park after environmental cleanup was completed. City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation has been working with a design advisory committee to develop a master plan for Victoria Park; a new 35 acre park located off Shepard Road and Otto Avenue. As part of the planning effort, the Design Advisory Committee and city are inviting local residents, business owners, community leaders, and other interested stakeholders to attend an open house event to review and comment on conceptual plans for Victoria Park. Representatives from the Design Advisory Committee and City of Saint Paul will be available to answer questions and provide clarification. No formal presentation will be given.

Thursday-Friday, May 16-May 17: West 7th Community Ctr 4th Annual Plant Sale

10:30-6:00 Proceeds benefit the Senior Program. Volunteers and Plant Donations Needed! If you have plants you would like to donate or would like to volunteer at the plant sale, call Jeannie at 651-298-5493 x 204. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair (651) 298-5493 www.west7th.org

Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18: St. Mark's Rummage Sale

8 a.m. Includes bake sale, snack bar, and bag sale Saturday. 550 West 7th Street. For more information: www.saintmark.info

Tuesday, May 21: West 7th Business Association Board Meeting

33 p.m.: CSPS Sokol Hall, 383 Michigan Street, parking lot entrance.

Friday, May 24: Aging Self Image

10:30-ll:15 We will explore the nuances of self-image as we age including cultural expectations, ageism, illness, sexuality and most important – how to maintain a positive sense of self throughout. Tara Jebens-Singh, who teaches yoga and older adult fitness for Roseville Community Education Adult Enrichment, will be facilitating the discussion. Please register by May 20. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair (651) 298-5493 www.west7th.org

Monday, May 6, 13 and 20 – Circle of Parents®

6:00-7:30 pm. Parent support group meeting at West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street. Participation is free with free child care. To register call zeb Gebretsadik at 651-298-5493, ext. 215.
West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Monday, May 6 – Girl Scout Cadets

6:30-8:00 pm. 6th and 7th grade girls participate in leadership, teamwork building, cultural activities, crafts, community service, etc. Call Laura Carlson at 651-330-0386 to register West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair.

Tuesdays – May 7, 14, 21 and 28 - Family Open Gym

10:30 am-3:00 pm. Free family play time for toddlers through preschoolers together with parent(s) or caregivers. No registration necessary. (Check calendar as gym may not be available on occasion when gym is in use for center events. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Wednesday, May 8 – Family Lawyer

8:30-10:00 am. David Burns Law Office, LLC offers free one-time legal advice regarding family law issues. Must call to pre-register 651-298-5493.West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Friday, May 10 – Fare for All Discounted Groceries

10:00 am-12:00 pm. Complete food packages from $10-$30. Call Cathalina Young for information. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Wednesday May 15 - Immigration Lawyer

3:00-5:00 pm at the West 7th Community Center at 265 Oneida Street. Free service provided by Leslie Guyton of Guyton Law Firm regarding immigration issues. Must pre-register to see the attorney; call the center at 651-298-5493. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Friday, May 17 – West 7th Cinema: Rise of the Guardians

6:00-8:15 pm. Movie is free with low-cost concessions (pizza, popcorn, etc.). Children must be with someone age 13+. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Monday-Friday – West 7th Summer Day Camp

West 7th will hold its highly popular afternoon day camp, r>M-M-F, 12:00-6:00, June 17 – August 9 Contact Rachel Knutowski, 651-298-5493 x211 orrknutowski [at] west7th [dot] org. Serving students entering grades K-9. Field trips, enrichment activities, reading program, social skills, sports, lunch and snack daily. Low fees - sliding fee scale. Transportation available in West 7th neighborhood. Register now, space is limited! West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Ongoing - Support, Referral, Care Management services

For individuals/families to access community resources. Contact Azeb Gebretsadik, ext. 215 or Judy Burns, ext. 201.West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Ongoing – Bridge to Benefits

Call for a 10-20 minute meeting to determine eligibility for public programs. Contact Azeb Gebretsadik, ext. 215 or Judy Burns, ext. 201. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

The West 7th Community Center will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27.

A little late but so is spring! ;-{)

Ramsey County Yard Waste Sites are open!

See Website for locations and hours, but don't forget our local at 870 Pleasant Avenue at St. Clair with compost. For drop off leaves, grass, pumpkins (sic), garden wastes & other non-woody plants accepted

Saturday May 11: Bronz Pour II.

1:00 p.m. - evening The public is welcome to view the artistic action at Marty Hicks studio at 2223 Stewart Ave. Casting "Everdur"™, a silicon bronze excellent for artwork and taking a patina. Work will start early in the day but we'll probably light the furnace around 3:30 pm for an evening pour. For details and updates on the event visithttps://www.facebook.com/HIXWERX

Saturday, May 11: Home Away From Home (school age care) Open House

1 - 5 p.m.: Summer care for school agers begins June 10. Care will be available full time, part time and half days from 6am-6pm, Monday through Friday, for ages 5+ through August 30. Enrollment is also being accepted for before and after school care for the Fall 2013 school year. See the website for more details. For more information:www.homeawayfromhomestpaul.com.

Monday, May 13: West 7th/Fort Road/District 9, Community Council Board Meeting

7 p.m. For more information: 651 298 5599 http://www.fortroadfederation.org

Tuesday, May 14: Victoria Park Open House

6 - 8 p.m.: Event held at Nova Classical Academy, 1455 Victoria. Plans will be available for review, and input invited. The City of Saint Paul obtained the Victoria Park property with the condition that the property would be developed as a park after environmental cleanup was completed. City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation has been working with a design advisory committee to develop a master plan for Victoria Park; a new 35 acre park located off Shepard Road and Otto Avenue. As part of the planning effort, the Design Advisory Committee and city are inviting local residents, business owners, community leaders, and other interested stakeholders to attend an open house event to review and comment on conceptual plans for Victoria Park. Representatives from the Design Advisory Committee and City of Saint Paul will be available to answer questions and provide clarification. No formal presentation will be given.

Thursday-Friday, May 16-May 17: West 7th Community Ctr 4th Annual Plant Sale

10:30-6:00 Proceeds benefit the Senior Program. Volunteers and Plant Donations Needed! If you have plants you would like to donate or would like to volunteer at the plant sale, call Jeannie at 651-298-5493 x 204. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair (651) 298-5493 www.west7th.org

Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18: St. Mark's Rummage Sale

8 a.m. Includes bake sale, snack bar, and bag sale Saturday. 550 West 7th Street. For more information: www.saintmark.info

Tuesday, May 21: West 7th Business Association Board Meeting

33 p.m.: CSPS Sokol Hall, 383 Michigan Street, parking lot entrance.

Friday, May 24: Aging Self Image

10:30-ll:15 We will explore the nuances of self-image as we age including cultural expectations, ageism, illness, sexuality and most important – how to maintain a positive sense of self throughout. Tara Jebens-Singh, who teaches yoga and older adult fitness for Roseville Community Education Adult Enrichment, will be facilitating the discussion. Please register by May 20. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair (651) 298-5493 www.west7th.org

Monday, May 6, 13 and 20 – Circle of Parents®

6:00-7:30 pm. Parent support group meeting at West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street. Participation is free with free child care. To register call zeb Gebretsadik at 651-298-5493, ext. 215.
West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Monday, May 6 – Girl Scout Cadets

6:30-8:00 pm. 6th and 7th grade girls participate in leadership, teamwork building, cultural activities, crafts, community service, etc. Call Laura Carlson at 651-330-0386 to register West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair.

Tuesdays – May 7, 14, 21 and 28 - Family Open Gym

10:30 am-3:00 pm. Free family play time for toddlers through preschoolers together with parent(s) or caregivers. No registration necessary. (Check calendar as gym may not be available on occasion when gym is in use for center events. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Wednesday, May 8 – Family Lawyer

8:30-10:00 am. David Burns Law Office, LLC offers free one-time legal advice regarding family law issues. Must call to pre-register 651-298-5493.West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Friday, May 10 – Fare for All Discounted Groceries

10:00 am-12:00 pm. Complete food packages from $10-$30. Call Cathalina Young for information. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Wednesday May 15 - Immigration Lawyer

3:00-5:00 pm at the West 7th Community Center at 265 Oneida Street. Free service provided by Leslie Guyton of Guyton Law Firm regarding immigration issues. Must pre-register to see the attorney; call the center at 651-298-5493. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Friday, May 17 – West 7th Cinema: Rise of the Guardians

6:00-8:15 pm. Movie is free with low-cost concessions (pizza, popcorn, etc.). Children must be with someone age 13+. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Monday-Friday – West 7th Summer Day Camp

West 7th will hold its highly popular afternoon day camp, r>M-M-F, 12:00-6:00, June 17 – August 9 Contact Rachel Knutowski, 651-298-5493 x211 orrknutowski [at] west7th [dot] org. Serving students entering grades K-9. Field trips, enrichment activities, reading program, social skills, sports, lunch and snack daily. Low fees - sliding fee scale. Transportation available in West 7th neighborhood. Register now, space is limited! West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Ongoing - Support, Referral, Care Management services

For individuals/families to access community resources. Contact Azeb Gebretsadik, ext. 215 or Judy Burns, ext. 201.West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

Ongoing – Bridge to Benefits

Call for a 10-20 minute meeting to determine eligibility for public programs. Contact Azeb Gebretsadik, ext. 215 or Judy Burns, ext. 201. West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida Street at St. Clair

The West 7th Community Center will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27.

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Placemaking Expert Dr. Katherine Loflin led a Walkability Workshop in St. Paul's Little Mekong neighborhood through a light drizzle on May 8. Loflin is the lead consultant on the "Soul of the Community," an investigation on why people love the places they live. Her appearance at the workshop was part of the 2nd Annual Placemaking Residency, and was presented by the District Councils Collaborative and Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation.

In this video of the walk around the University/Western Green Line Light Rail station, Loflin speaks about the community's assets, and how the small touches residents place in their environments signal the community's hidden strengths.

Placemaking Expert Dr. Katherine Loflin led a Walkability Workshop in St. Paul's Little Mekong neighborhood through a light drizzle on May 8. Loflin is the lead consultant on the "Soul of the Community," an investigation on why people love the places they live. Her appearance at the workshop was part of the 2nd Annual Placemaking Residency, and was presented by the District Councils Collaborative and Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation.

In this video of the walk around the University/Western Green Line Light Rail station, Loflin speaks about the community's assets, and how the small touches residents place in their environments signal the community's hidden strengths.