Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
January 20, 2010

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

The Latest on Lake:

Minneapolis's fire marshal is inviting restaurant industry representatives to attend sessions related to Minneapolis's new Commercial Hood Cleaning Permit Program. The sessions will give attendees and overview and give them time to ask questions. Sessions will take place at City Hall on January 29 at 9:00 AM in Room 333, February 1 at 1:00 PM in Room 319, and February 4 at 10:00 AM in Room 333.
Rumor has a new Apple Store coming to Uptown, with the former site of the Uptown Bar & Cafe as one potential location.
Twin Cities Metromix is currently holding Best of Twin Cities voting, and many Lake Street places are in the mix. This includes Sauce for best music venue, Fuji Ya and Tiger Sushi for best sushi restaurant, Tum Rup Thai for best Thai restaurant, The Independent and Chino Latino for best happy hour bar, Bryant Lake Bowl for best bar, Famous Dave's for best brunch, Stella's Fish Cafe for best patio, Gandhi Mahal for best Indian restaurant, and VFW Post 246 for best karaoke. Vote for your favorites!
The City of Minneapolis has created a new website and email listserv to keep people informed about local efforts to promote the upcoming 2010 Census. If you are interested in following this topic, you can visit the City of Minneapolis 2010 Census website and sign up for the listserv. Census resources are available in 7 languages on the City's website.
Cowboy Slim's is putting together a Polar Bear Plunge team, to raise money for the Minnesota Special Olympics. See this flyer for details on what the Plunge is and how to get involved.

Lake Street Calendar:

January 21st: CANCELED Phillips West Neighborhood Organization's 13th Annual Winter Social

January 22nd & 23rd: Aesthetic Elevator, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Featuring: dance by Erin Liebhard, Kats Fukasawa-Butoh, David Means-intermedia art, short film by Tucker Dryden, dance by Anat Shinar, theater with Vickijoan Keck.

January 23rd: Puppet Show, at East Lake Library
11:00 AM, 2727 E. Lake St.
"The delightful Megan & Friends will help us celebrate Martin Luther King Day by teaching, entertaining and inspiring us to make the world a better place. Join us at 11:00 and stay after the show to meet the puppets. For children ages 4-10."

Through January 23rd: Dumb/Sex: 2 Shows & Improv, at Old Arizona
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, 2821 Nicollet Ave.
"3AM Productions invites you to sit back, grab a beverage, sit back and enjoy an evening of suspense, provocation, and laughter. Join us for Pinter's The Dumb Waiter and Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago followed by a rotating schedule of improv performers."

January 24th: "Beneath the Lion's Gaze" Author Reading, at Magers & Quinn
5:00 PM, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
"Maaza Mengiste reads from her novel Beneath the Lion’s Gaze. This memorable heartbreaking story opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974, on the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother’s prayer room, pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family and country. His father, Hailu, a prominent doctor, has been ordered to report to jail after helping a victim of state-sanctioned torture to die. And Dawit, Hailu’s youngest son, has joined an underground resistance movement--a choice that will lead to more upheaval and bloodshed across a ravaged Ethiopia."

January 26th: Uptown Association Annual Meeting
4:30 - 7:30 PM, 3450 Irving Ave. S. (St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church)
Join us in the celebration of Uptown’s new direction. Guest speakers include Mayor RT Rybak (invited), Ward 10 City Council Representative Meg Tuthill, and Uptown Association President Thatcher Imboden. Everyone is welcome. No cost to attend. Catered by Rudolphs. RSVP by e-mailing maude@uptownminneapolis.com or calling 612-823-4581. Please provide attendee name, business or neighborhood affiliation, and e-mail address.

January 27th: Great Streets Celebration Open House
11:00 AM, 1931 South 5th St. (African Development Center)
Join RT Rybak and City Council members at an open house as the City of Minneapolis celebrates its small businesses by helping to build prosperity, create jobs, and maintain vitality through the Great Streets Neighborhood Business District program.

January 29th: Breakfast with Gary Schiff
7:30 - 8:45 AM, 1515 E. Lake St. (Mercado Central)
Ninth Ward Awards will be presented for Leader of the Year, Block Club of the Year, Neighborhood Project of the Year, and Youth Leader of the Year. Breakfast is $7. RSVP is encouraged to 612-673-2209.

January 29th: Early Mornings with Elizabeth Glidden
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 4762 Chicago Ave. S. (Turtle Bread)
Awards for Ward 8 Community Leader and the Stephanie Ball-Bailey Youth Leader will be presented.

January 29th: Twins Caravan Visit, at Midtown Global Market
12:00 - 1:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Two current Minnesota Twins baseball players, as well as Twin’s mascot TC Bear, will stop and visit at Midtown Global Market as a part of the Twins Caravan tour. Immediately following the appearance, guests can register to win Twins apparel and merchandise.

January 30th: Global Soup Cook-Off, at Midtown Global Market
12:00 - 2:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
In honor of National Soup Month, Midtown Global Market will host the third annual Global Soup Cook-Off, where over a dozen soup recipes will be available for sampling. Market visitors are invited to vote for their favorites and take the recipe home.The event is open to the public. A donation of $3 per person is suggested with proceeds benefiting Perspectives’ Kids Café.

Through January 30th: Party in the Rec Room, at Bryant Lake Bowl
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:00 PM (9:30 PM show added on 29th & 30th), 810 W. Lake St.
Start off the New Year with another Party In The Rec Room! Join local author and actor Lorna Landvik as she throws another comedy bash, filled with characters created on the spot. It's a new show every night - it's wild, it's fun, it's margarita-soaked! If it's 2010 - it's time to party!

February 6th: VERVE 2010: Spoken Word Showcase!, at Intermedia Arts
8:00 PM, 2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
Intermedia Arts is proud to present a showcase of some of the most dynamic spoken-word artists in the Twin Cities. All winners of Intermedia Arts' 2009 VERVE Grant for spoken-word poets, these performance poets are ready and waiting to bring their new work to the community.

February 6th & 7th: City of Lakes Loppet
The City of Lakes Loppet is an annual cross-country ski festival that takes place in Uptown every February. Professional racers from around the country come to Uptown to participate in one of the finest winter events in Minnesota. Attendees have the opportunity to watch fast paced cross-country ski races and also participate in family events including the Junior Loppet, Minne-Loppet, Luminary Loppet and more.

February 13th & 14th: Sock Puppet Serenade, at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
7:00 PM Saturday, 4:00 & 7:00 PM Sunday, 1500 E. Lake St.
"Flowers and cards and chocolates are all lovely on Valentine's Day, but when was the last time you gave a puppet show for Valentine's Day? Kurt Hunter creates a touching, quirky, and entertaining world of marionettes in this series of shorts, including one of the sweetest love stories you'll find this weekend! Fringe Festival audiences called the show ingenious, charming, captivating, witty, warm, and poignant. Catch dinner before or after on Lake Street."

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