Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
  February 10, 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:

Lake Street Calendar:

Meetings & Gatherings:

February 17th: Using Social Media To Market Your Business
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM, 2200 E. Franklin Ave. (Seward Inc.)
Bring your laptops and smart phones to this meeting for a hands-on social media workshop.  Social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook are free and effective ways to market your business and Monkey Island, a social media consulting firm, will show you how. Pizza Luce IV, the neighborhood’s social media rockstar, will be providing food and insight into their experience with the worlds of Twitter and Facebook.  Lunch is $10. To RSVP, please contact Megan:  612.435.0279 / megan@redesigninc.org

February 18th: "Paint a New Portrait of American" Census Meeting, at Midtown Global Market
6:00 - 8:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Please join Congressman Keith Ellison & Dr. Robert Groves, Director of the U.S. Census, to discuss issues regarding the census, receive answers to your questions and learn how the 2010 Census impacts you.

February 25th: Phillips West Neighborhood Organization's 13th Annual Winter Social
5:00 - 8:00 PM, 2400 Park Ave. (Lutheran Social Service Center)
Join your friends and neighbors for a dinner of cultural foods, door prizes, entertainment and a fun-filled evening! Neighborhood resources and networking opportunities will be available. If you have questions or need a free Shuttle ride to the event, please call the Phillips West office at 612-879-5383 to reserve.

March 4th: Window Rehab Energy Efficiency Workshop, at The Green Institute
6:30 - 8:30 PM, 2801 21st Ave. S.
This workshop will focus on giving homeowners the ability to choose the right option for improving the performance of their windows by making temporary or permanent fixes to reduce heat loss and air infiltration on existing windows, by reversing the effects of deterioration on older windows to enhance their durability, or by completely replacing the window itself.

Entertainment:

February 11th & 12th: Evolution, at Pangea World Theater
10:30 AM & 7:30 PM Thursday, 7:30 PM Friday, 711 W. Lake St.
Presented by Exposed Brick Theatre. Evolution is a performed reading of Aamera Siddiqui’s newest work — a coming-of-age story about cultural navigation, assimilation and realization. Written & performed by Aamera Siddiqui. Direction and dramaturgy by Meena Natarajan & Suzy Messerole.

February 12th: Wine & Chocolate Tasting, at Old Arizona
5:00 - 8:00 PM, 2821 Nicollet Ave.
Set the mood for Valentine's Day and join us for an evening of wine and chocolate tasting, the food and drink that most evoke the spirit of romance. Old Arizona is hosting this palate teasing, wonderfully decadent wine and chocolate tasting. Fine wines complemented by the right chocolate can be a match made in heaven! The event will benefit Old Arizona’s youth programs. Please join us in sampling and learning about a variety of fine wines. Various cheeses and *pintxos will be served. Bottles of wine will be available for purchase the night of the event.

February 12th - 14th: Weekend of Love, at Longfellow Grill
2990 West River Parkway
3 course dinner for two, for only $39.95. No reservation required.

Beginning February 12th: Blithe Spirit, at Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"When successful novelist Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth invite a local psychic to conduct a séance at their dinner party to gather material for his next book, they fully believe her to be a harmless fraud.  But Madam Arcati successfully conjures up the ghost of Charles’ annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, who decides not to honor the vow 'until death do us part.'  Instead, Elvira settles in to haunt the house—and her spouse!—in this sparkling comedy that celebrates the glamour of the 1940s and the timeless wit of Noël Coward.  Featuring the Jungle’s beloved Wendy Lehr as Madame Arcati."

February 13th: Shred the Love, at Midtown Global Market
1:00 - 3:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Members of the lovelorn public are invited to bring in old love letters, photographs, teddy bears, clothing, and other sentimental items that hold memories of an ex-love. At the event, there will be therapeutic devices such as paper shredders, large scissors to de-stuff the teddy bears, and other ways to help give closure to a love lost…and give participants a fresh start for Valentine’s Day.

February 13th: Open Your Heart For Haiti: A Valentine's Fundraiser, at Old Arizona
7:30 PM, 2821 Nicollet Ave.
An Evening of Live Music with Trailer Trash, The Maeflies and more, live auction and cool things to buy! The suggested minimum donation is $25. Your generosity is encouraged.

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."

Wednesdays February 17th – March 24th: Intaglio Class, at Highpoint Center for Printmaking
6:00 - 9:00 PM, 912 W. Lake St.
This course introduces participants to a variety of basic intaglio techniques including traditional and contemporary methods. A variety of etching tools, papers, and printing processes will also be demonstrated. Learn to create images comprised of line, texture, and tone printed from copper plates using such things as hard and soft ground, aquatint, sugar-lift and more! Oil based inks will be used throughout the course. All experience levels are welcome. Inks, tools, one copper plate and 2 sheets of 22" x 30" printmaking paper will be provided.

February 18th: Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, at Magers & Quinn
6:30 PM, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
Magers & Quinn Booksellers is pleased to host the West Metro regional competition of "Poetry Out Loud." The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with State Arts Agencies of the United States to support the expansion of "Poetry Out Loud," which encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This exciting program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage.

Fridays February 19th - March 26th: Fish Dinners, at St. Albert the Great
4:30 - 7:30 PM, 2836 33rd Ave. S.
Two speedy serving lines and classic church bingo from 5:30 to 7:30. Award winning baked and fried Alaskan pollack, potatoes, meatless spaghetti, cole slaw, rolls, desserts and beverages. Tickets are: $10 adults, $9 seniors (65+), $5 age 6-12, age 5 & under FREE.

February 19th: Chinese New Year, at Midtown Global Market
5:00 - 8:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Members from the Chinese Heritage Foundation will be on-hand for fortune telling and distributing red envelopes that are traditionally believed to usher in good luck for the New Year. Children can also take home their name written in traditional Chinese calligraphy. A donation to the Chinese Heritage Foundation is suggested for these services.  A traditional Chinese Lion Dance will commence at 7:00 PM, circling the Market with graceful movements and magnificent colors, to help ring in the year of the Tiger.

February 19th & 20th: Queerographers Evening, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Curated by Matteo Kelli-Halbesleben. Featuring: Jeremy Bensussan, Jaime Carrera, Renee Copeland, Joe Chvala, John-Mark Hostetler

Fridays through February 26th: Master Works: The Rembrandt Plays, at Bryant Lake Bowl
Fridays at 7:00 PM, 810 W. Lake St.
Rembrandt. One of greatest painters. It's only fitting that a series based on Master Works illuminates the works of this true master. Commedian Beauregard teams up with six Twin Cities playwrights and six up-and-coming directors to translate six of Rembrandt’s works to the stage.

February 28th: Concert To Benefit Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Partnership
2:00 - 4:00 PM, 2720 E. 22nd St. (Faith Mennonite Church)
Performances by songwriters and instrumentalists Linda Breitag, Ray Makeever, Bret Hesla and Sophia Breitag, bluegrass musician Chris Jones and a classical ensemble, String Harmony. This is a family-friendly concert with songs of peace and hope that will have you singing along. Freewill donations will be gratefully accepted. For further information about the concert or SLRJP contact Michele Braley at SLRJP: 612-338-6205 x108 or michele@sng.org

March 5th - 7th: Maya Society Hieroglyphic Workshop, at Resource Center of the Americas
Back by popular demand! The Maya Society is holding a weekend Maya Hieroglyphic Workshop on March 5-7, 2010. It will be taught by epigrapher Nick Hopkins from FSU. He's extremely knowledgeable and entertaining and it promises to be a great weekend, beginning with a talk on Maya narratives, ancient and modern on Friday March 5, 7:30 pm, 118 Drew Science, Hamline U. The workshop itself runs from 9-5 on Saturday the 6th and 9 to noon on the 7th. Preregistration is required. Early bird rates apply through Feb. 22

March 6th: Book Signing at Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore
1:00 - 2:00 PM, 2864 Chicago Ave. S.
Jeff Siger will have a formal signing for Assassins of Athens and Murder in Mykonos (both available as hardcovers and trade paperbacks).

Through March 7th: Wing Young Huie Exhibit
7:00 - 9:00 PM, 1600 Grand Ave. (Macalester College in St. Paul, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Gallery)
The career of photographer Wing Young Huie is celebrated in an exhibition opening today in the Macalester College Art Gallery.  Examples from every major project, including the Lake Street Project and the upcoming University Avenue Project, are included.

March 13th: Bach's 325th Birthday Bash, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church
6:00 PM, 2742 15th Ave. S.
A Fundraising Dinner in Honor of J. S. Bach and to benefit the church’s sustainability strategy. Corned beef brisket and cabbage;s moked, dry-rubbed beef brisket, cole slaw, potatoes, root vegetables, salads and desserts. Tickets: $20 ($13 from every sale will benefit the long-term strategy of our mission.) Telephone Lowell Hanson @ 651-459-7277 with inquiries and for reservations.

Through March 13th: Select Impressions, at Highpoint Center for Printmaking
912 W. Lake St.
50+ images from 29 local printmakers. "In styles ranging from realistic to abstract, in color or monochrome, the show samples subjects that are humorous, somber, romantic, nostalgic, conceptual, steeped in history or totally contemporary."

Through May 30th: 17 Swedish Designers, at American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave. (6:00 PM opening reception on the 29th)
Featuring the work of seventeen of the most notable designers in Sweden today -- and they're all women. The exhibit includes more than 60 examples of design in the form of furniture, textiles, and functional and decorative works in glass, ceramics, wood, steel, and other materials.