There is still room available for teams for Lyndale’s first Amazing Race.

Up to 20 teams will participate in an all day race.  Be prepared for mental and physical challenges that will take you in and around Lyndale. You’ll be running…biking…maybe a little climbing… solving riddles and following clues.  Compete for exciting prizes along the way if you are skilled (or lucky) enough to pass elimination rounds….The Grand prize will be a dinner for two at a lovely Minneapolis restaurant.

Teams should bring a backpack, camera, and be prepared to get around the city by foot, bus, and rail!

Hosted By: Holly Reckel & Trish Lundberg
Date: Saturday October 10th – (rain or shine)
Meet at Painter Park (34th & Lyndale) at 10 am.  The race is expected to last four to five hours.

Status: Still Open
Cost: $30 per team

To sign up contact Norma at 612.824.9402 ex 15

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Friday, September 25^th
Painter Park
6:00 to 8:30 pm

Join us for the first concert in the Lyndale Concert in the Park series. The concerts are free, just bring yourself and a chair or blanket to sit on.

This concert will feature The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers with the Yard Buzzard String Band
& Nikki and the Ruemates.  We’ll also have free samples from Sauce Spirits and Sound Bar.

These are free concerts that LNA is hosting with Hosmer Library as part of the Hosmer Music and Dance from Around the World series and are funded in part by a grant from the Minnesota Legislature through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Commission and Target.

For more information contact Sarah Scott at 612.824.9402 ext 12

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All day long on Thursday, September 17^th

Want a good excuse to spend all day eating at great local restaurants.  On Thursday, September 17th we’re giving you the perfect excuse – Eating for Art.  Now in its third year, Eating for Art partners local restaurants and the Lyndale and Kingfield Neighborhood Associations to raise money for neighborhood art projects.

This year the money raised will be split between two community-arts projects. A new Family Arts programming initiative at Leonardo’s Basement supported by KFNA that is helping to build families’ connections across our neighborhood, and encourage exploration and experimentation in the arts; and the Hosmer Music and Dance from Around the World Program, which is a partnership between LNA and Hosmer Library that brings free live music and dance programming to Hosmer Library and Painter Park.   Join us at these local restaurants:

Platinum Sponsors
Victors 1959 Café
3756 Grand Avenue
www.victors1959cafe.com

Gold Sponsors
Anodyne
4301 Nicollet Avenue
www.anodynecoffeehouse.com

Bryant Lake Bowl
810 W Lake St
www.bryantlakebowl.com

Butter Bakery Café
3544 Grand Avenue
www.butterbakerycafe.com

Curran’s
4201 Nicollet Avenue
www.curransrestaurant.com

Sauce Sprits and Sound Bar
3001/3005 Lyndale Avenue
www.spiritsandsound.com

Silver Sponsors
El Paraiso
3501 Nicollet Avenue
www.elparaisominneapolis.com

Bronze Sponsors
Champions Bar and Grill
103 West Lake Street
www.championssportsbarandgrill.com

All you have to do to be a great neighbor is to pick your favorite participating restaurants and go eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and if you want a couple of snacks in between.  For more information on Eating for Art contact Mark Hinds at 612.824.9402 ex 16 or mark@lyndale.org.

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