Lake Street News Brief

www.lakestreetcouncil.org
December 12, 2006

The Lake Street Council's mission is to build a cohesive strategy to ensure the ongoing vitality of the Lake Street Corridor business community.

If you are a business owner or commercial property holder on or within a block of Lake Street, please take our Lake Street Survey today!

Lake Street Holiday Shopping:

No need to go to the mall! You can find just the right gift for everyone on your holiday list right here on Lake Street. Join your friends and neighbors at some of Minneapolis’ most unique and fun shopping destinations. From now until Christmas, we will be featuring suggestions on places to go to make your shopping easier and bring a smile to the face of that special person opening your special gift. Have fun on Lake Street and happy shopping!

Also be sure to check out the full list on our website: http://www.lakestreetcouncil.org/pro-shopping.htm

Flowers: Choose from one of the fantastic florists here on Lake Street and brighten up that special someone’s day!
- Androsian Gardens located in the Midtown Global Market is a great new addition to this area and are conveniently opened a little later than most florists.
Jewelry: Diamonds or other precious stones, gold, silver or platinum? Victor Hugo Jewelry has it all.
Music: Hymie’s Vintage Records is the best place in town to find rare recordings in any musical genre or order from Mill City Music’s website: www.millcitymusic.com.

Other Announcements:

Metro Transit's Twinkle Bus is coming to Lake Street! The current plan is to have it go up and down the street from Uptown to 41st Ave. during the noon hour on Thursday, and from 4:00 - 6:30 PM Monday next week. The coming Friday and Tuesday are alternate dates in case of weather issues. This will be used as an opportunity to promote the 21 Hop + Shop, and to bring yet more holiday cheer to Lake.
Minneapolis Employment and Training Program has funding available for small businesses that have incumbent worker training needs. They are seeking small businesses with employees who need basic skills (including English as a second language) or occupational skills training. Their targeted industries are construction, healthcare, professional services, financial services, advanced manufacturing, and transportation. This is a great opportunity to offer small business on Lake Street training funds for their existing workforce! Proposals are to be received no later than 4:00 Friday December 31, 2006, so act quickly if interested. Contact Kent Robbins, METP Business and Special Projects Coordinator for more information at 612-673-5187 or kent.robbins@ci.minneapolis.mn.us. You can also download the application from our website.
The Hennepin Family Care East Lake Clinic is now open! It is located in the Coliseum building, at Lake & Minnehaha.
Consider signing up for one or more of the Minneapolis Police Department's SAFE e-mail lists to keep updated about crime prevention efforts in your area. You can select which precincts and districts you want to sign up for at their website. There are also businsess-specific e-mail lists.

Upcoming Meetings:

December 14th: Longfellow Business Association Annual Holiday Gathering
12:00 - 1:30 PM, 3030 West River Parkway (Danebo/Danish American Center)
Join LBA members and friends for a traditional Danish lunch. $8 per person, RSVP to Ruth 722-4529

January 9th: Uptown Small Area Plan Steering Committee
7:00 - 9:00 PM, location to be determined

Upcoming Events:

December 12th: Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
6:00 PM at 2424 18th Ave. S. (Holy Rosary Church)
and 6:00 at 2929 4th Ave. S. #103 (North Star Building)

Procession & rosary, then mass with religious dance at Holy Rosary. Services and atole & tamales following mass at North Star.

December 14th: Leadership: Honoring the Greatness of African American People

6:30 PM, 710 Hennepin Ave. (Pantages Theater)

WE WIN Institute's 2006 Kwanzaa Celebration, honoring community leaders. Free to the public.
(Also check out WE WIN's performance on KSTP here)

December 15th & 16th: The Shadow Cabaret at Patrick's Cabaret

8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave. S.
"We look into the shadows of the past, to shine light on the present and hold a mirror to the future. The jumping off point is the cabaret scene in Berlin 1920-1933. Why then, there? It was a time of great artistic freedom, with strong protagonists, and antagonists, just like today."

For more information, call 612-724-6273

December 15-17: La Natividad, presented by In The Heart Of The Beast Theatre

6:30 PM on the 15th and 16th, 4:30 PM on the 17th
Come experience the Christmas Story like you never have before. Audiences will move among three different locations: from the Mercado Central to the Avalon Theatre, and, in a torch-lit procession, to St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, where all will be welcomed for the Nativity and a fiesta -- complete with music, food, and games.

December 16th: Young, Jewish and Left at Pangea World Theater
7:30 PM, 711 West Lake Street, Suite 101

"A celebration of diversity, Young, Jewish and Left weaves queer culture, Jewish Arab history, secular Yiddishkiet, anti-racist analysis, and religious/spiritual traditions into a multi-layered tapestry of leftist politics." Call Ismail Khalidi and 612-822-0015 to RSVP.

December 16th: Posada de la Hispanidad

2:00-6:00 PM, Midtown Global Market (920 East Lake St.)

Enjoy Mexican folklore and Latino Christmas celebrations.

Through December 30th: Fair Trade Holiday Craft Sale
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturdays

3019 Minnehaha Ave. (Bookstore of the Americas)

Featuring a wide selection of fairly traded items from throughout the Americas, including jewelry, food, scarves, toys, soaps, wood carvings, and ornaments, in addition to cards, books and CDs.

Through December 31st: Wonderful World, at Obsidian Arts
2948 Chicago Ave. S., Suite #220

Works by Koffi Mbairamadji

Through December 31st: The Rivals, at Jungle Theater

7:30 PM Tuesday - Thursday, 8:00 PM Friday - Saturday, 2:00 & 7:30 PM Sunday

2951 Lyndale Ave. S.

"Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 18th century comic masterpiece, rollicking with unconventional wit and wholesome emotion, is the perfect confection for the holidays!"