Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
May 5, 2009

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The Latest on Lake:

We had great weather and big events going on this past weekend, and we've got a couple of them now up on our Flickr stream: the MayDay Parade and the Cinco de Mayo festival at 27th & Lake. And don't forget, Lake Street still has another Cinco festival coming up, on the 10th starting at 10:00 AM at 4th & Lake!
The Uptown Association is offering an opportunity for all area businesses to get involved and promote their business on the Uptown Bike Race Map that will be distributed to 15,000-20,000 people who will be coming to Uptown for the Minnesota Bicycle Festival on June 12. For more details call 612-823-4581 or e-mail maude@uptownminneapolis.com. Space is limited so contact them quickly.
This week is Ingebretsen's Spring Sale, with lots of special prices and unique events. Wednesday is A Taste of Waffles and Coffee starting at 11:00 AM, and demonstrations from coffee maker and jewelry companies later in the day. On Thursday it's an Heirlooms Old and New presentation from 11 - 1 by appraisal specialists, on Friday a Wooturning Demonstration from 10 - 2, and on Saturday Rosemaling Presentations from 11 - 2:30. Don't miss it!
Construction on Chicago Avenue between 26th and 28th Streets is scheduled to begin on May 19th and be completed by Fall 2009. To learn more, see this webpage from City of Minneapolis Public Works.

Lake Street Calendar:

May 9th: Creating Rainbows: Creative Writing, Storytelling and Theater, at East Lake Library
2:00 - 3:00 PM, 2727 E. Lake St.
Storyteller Danielle Daniel visits East Lake Library for an afternoon of creative performance. Learn how to draw a storyboard, develop plot, and create exciting and interesting characters through creative writing, movement, storytelling and theater. Creative movement inspires the writing of short stories, poetry and performance pieces. Storytelling stimulates the imagination and theater arts provide the human experiences needed in character development.

May 11th: Community Development Conversation: Managing Neighborhood Change
1:00 - 4:30 PM, 270 Kent St. (Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in St. Paul)
Presented by MCCD and Twin Cities LISC. A community development forum. Contact kfitzpatrick@mccdmn.org.

May 12th: NNIP/CURA Symposium: Neighborhood Responses to the Foreclosure Crisis
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Hubert H. Humphrey Center, U of M West Bank Campus
The symposium, co-sponsored by the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), will feature an overview of the foreclosure crisis with responses from members of the Twin Cities community. There will be speakers and workshop leaders from more than 10 different cities who will be sharing their expertise. See more details and register here.

May 14th: Fifth Precinct Open House
5:00 - 7:00 PM, 3101 Nicollet Ave.
Inspector Kris Arneson and the staff of the Fifth Precinct would like to invite you to join them for the Annual Minneapolis Police Fifth Precinct Open House There will be demonstrations by the MPD Bomb unit, K9, SWAT, Horse Patrol, and many others. Join them for food, fun, and valuable information.

May 15th - 17th: Noche Hispana Cinco, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM Friday & Saturday, 2:00 PM Sunday, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Music, dance and poetry come together again at Patrick’s Cabaret to show off the cultural diversity of the Twin Cities. Paulino brings together talented local artists for a weekend where the common thread is golden: la cultura hispana. Don’t miss it!

May 17th: Rites of Spring Stret Festival
12:00 - 6:00 PM, Lyndale & Lake
Lyn-Lake celebrates the return of spring and the rebirth of an intersection with all-day food specials, live music, a bike rally, and more in this outdoor street festival.

May 17th: Pangea World Theater Benefit
5:00 - 9:00 PM, 225 Third Ave. S. (The Depot)
Featuring silent and live auctions, dinner, and a celebration of Pangea featuring an excerpt from their Diverse Stages Education Program. All proceeds from the Pangea World Theater 2009 Benefit provide support to Pangea World Theater and its commitment to educating communities about international works, styles and traditions that illuminate the human condition, end divisiveness and celebrate differences.

Beginning May 22nd: Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, at Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies’ wonderfully entertaining new play explores the seductive power of the tall tale and the desperate need that drives the taleteller. Flying wombats, giant sea turtles, and a monstrous man-eating octopus all add up to hijinks and adventure—Jungle-style!"

May 23rd: "Stompin’ at the Grand Terrace" author reading, at Magers & Quinn
6:00 PM, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
"In his stunning new book of poems and prose, Stompin’ at the Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse, award-winning Minnesota writer Philip Bryant revisits his boyhood home on Chicago’s South Side to capture the sights and sounds of post-war America as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of two old friends whose lives—and loves—spin joyously around jazz."

Through May 29th: Inappropriate Laughter II: A Bigger and Funnier Sketch Comedy Show, at Bryant Lake Bowl
Fridays at 7:00 PM, 810 W. Lake St.
"A wickedly funny sketch comedy show written and performed by Zach Coulter, Adam Litz, Rebecca Jo Malmstrom, Danielle Olson, and Jason Schommer. This hilarious show returns and features even more razor-sharp humor, outlandish characters, and clever writing than ever. New sketches! More cast members! Bigger laughs!"

Through May 30th: Dummy: A Diplay, at Open Eye Figure Theatre
8:00 PM Fridays & Saturdays, late night 10:30 PM show on May 30th, 506 E. 24th St.
Open Eye Figure Theatre proudly presents a new signature work by artistic director Michael Sommers, who explores the world of late 1950’s—early 1960’s children’s television programs and the influence of burlesque, parlor tricks, gags, and carnival games. Dummy, A Display, reveals that Leonard has succeeded in enticing El to revive the old act and once again live the dream of the good old days. Of course, Leonard has a lot riding on it and he might even know that he is setting himself up just a little bit. But maybe the world is ready for their act again. Maybe Leonard isn’t so bad to be around after all…maybe he is still as exciting as he used to be.

Tuesdays through June 2nd: Open House at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
7:00 PM, 2924 4th Ave. S.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School-Twin Cities has begun recruiting 9th and 10th graders for the 2009-2010 school year. Cristo Rey is a private, college-prep high school that serves families of all faiths/ethnic groups who are of modest means. All students at Cristo Rey are enrolled in college preparatory classes and nationally 95% go on to college after graduating from Cristo Rey. All students participate in our Hire4Ed program, where student have a cooperate internship in banks, law firms, hospitals, etc. earning 70% of their school costs. Transportation, financial aid and scholarships are available. For more information or to register for an open house, please call Annemarie Hansen, Director of Admissions, at 612-545-9704. Se habla español.