Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org 
November 27, 2007
 
The Lake Street Council's mission is to build a cohesive strategy to ensure the ongoing vitality of the Lake Street Corridor business community.
 
 
New 35W Access Project Resolution Coming Before City Council; Make Your Voice Heard

At the next full meeting of the City Council, on December 7th, they are scheduled to take up a new resolution on the 35W Access Project, sponsored by Council Members Colvin Roy, Glidden, and Lilligren.
 
This resolution expresses the City's #1 priority for the project being a high quality Bus Rapid Transit station at Lake Street. It also supports 35W access at Lake Street and better connections to the Midtown Greenway. It proposes to refocus the project to the area between 31st Street and 28th Street, with parts of the project outside of that area being under later consideration for a second, later phase.

Lake Street Council urges members of the business community to read the resolution and contact Council Members with their opinions. The full resolution, plus a letter from Council Member Glidden explaining her position and related notes from November Lake Street Council board meeting, can be found at this page on our website. The Council's site contains contact information for each Council Member.

You can also read a story by the Star Tribune on the new resolution.

Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming Events:
November 30th & December 1st: No Coast Craft Fair, at Midtown Global Market
3:00 - 8:00 PM Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday, 920 East Lake Street
For the second year, local artists will be at the Global Market selling beautiful and unique items.

December 1st: Bate, Bate Chocolate (Stir, Stir Hot Chocolate) at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
10:00 AM & 12:00 PM, 1500 East Lake Street
This Spanish/English show follows the adventures of Paquito the mailman and his friend Burrito, who can't resist chocolate. Features traditional Mexican nursery songs.

December 1st: Chocolate Tasting, at Corazon
4:00 - 6:00 PM, 4646 East Lake Street
Tastings from a new chocolatier - Lovehandle Chocolates - run by Kristin Moffit.

December 7th & 8th: International Folk Cabaret, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Featuring performers from Argentina, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Eden Prairie, Egypt, France, Hungary, Moldavia, Romania, and Transylvania.

December 7th & 8th: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church's Julebord Advent Buffet
Starting at 5:30 PM, 2742 15th Ave. S.
Buffet featuring seasonal favorites and surprises, such as lutefisk, meatballs, and homemade lefse. Carols and music after dinner. Call (651) 459-7277 to reserve tickets by December 2nd.

December 14th & 15th: Kinetic Kitchen, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
"Sometimes you want immersion: one choreographer, all night. Sometimes you want variety:
several choreographers sharing a program. Kinetic Kitchen hits the latter spot-just that meal of dance appetizers you have been promising yourself."

December 14th - 22nd: La Natividad, presented by In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
6:30 PM on weekends and Thursday the 20th, starting at Mercado Central, 1515 East Lake Street
Come experience the Christmas Story as you've never done before. Tickets selling out fast!

Through January 5th: Dimensions of Indigenous and Mind Fields, at Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
Mind Fields is an art exhibition that explores the many dimensions of the invisible and make psychological realities tangible. Dimensions of Indigenous showcases seven indigenous artists from around the Twin Cities who use their visual voice to empower, raise consciousness and organize around indigenous peoples' issues.

Through January 13th: A Nordic Christmas, at the American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave.
This annual holiday exhibit features the 100-year-old Turnblad mansion decorated for Christmas, and highlights traditions of Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with decorated trees and table settings for each Nordic country.

Through March 2008: Right on Lake Street, at the Minnesota History Center
Open Tuesday - Sunday, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul
A colorful, interactive gallery experience that highlights the connections between people and place in Lake Street's past, present, and future.

style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Every Tuesday: Informational Meetings at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
7:00 PM, 2924 4th Ave. S.
Cristo Rey welcomes 8th grade students and their parents to learn more about the school as a possibly for next year's 9th grade. Call to make an appointment at 612-545-9700.