May
7th: Lake Street Construction Meeting
2:00 PM, 105 West
Lake Street (Champions)
County & City project staff discuss the latest
construction updates and listen and respond to business
concerns.
May
8th: Uptown Association Networking Event
5:30 - 7:30 PM,
711 West Lake Street Suite B (Rendezvous Dance Studio
Come to network,
watch professional dancers in action, and learn a few steps at this fun and free
event hosted by Rendezvous, with catering from It's Greek To Me. RSVP to
rsvp@uptownminneapolis.com by May
2nd.
May 9th & 10th:
Noche Hispana Cuatro,
at
Patrick's
Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha
Ave.
Music,
dance and poetry come together again at Patrick's Cabaret to show off the
cultural diversity of the Twin Cities.
Through
May 10th: Minneapolis 55408, at
Intermedia Arts
2822
Lyndale Ave. S.
"Intermedia Arts proudly presents the
12th annual installment of MINNEAPOLIS 55408, the multimedia,
multi-artist exhibition that displays new works from Minneapolis’ most creative
zip code."
Through
May 11th: The Rabbit Hole, at
Jungle Theater
2951
Lyndale Ave. S.
"Becca and Howard Corbett have everything a family could want
until the accidental death of their four-year-old son leaves the couple drifting
apart." Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
Through
May 11th: Dancing With A Contagion, at
Open Eye Figure
Theatre
506 East 24th Street
"In a blend
of street corner rant, song cycle and tribute to the outsider artist,
Dancing with a Contagium 'adds one
thing to another to try and figure out the scheme of things' in a piece filled
with compassion, absurdity, and
humor."
May
14th: LEDC's 5th Annual
Meeting
5:00 - 8:00 PM, 2709 East Lake Street (El Nuevo
Rodeo)
Featuring
a recognition ceremony of outstanding community entrepreneurs, and dinner. RSVP
to 612-724-5332 or info@ledc-mn.org.
Tickets are $20 per person.
May 16th: Freewheel Midtown
Bike Center Grand Opening
7:00 AM, on the Greenway near the Midtown
Exchange
A
morning ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by free food, music, and facility
tours from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.
May
17th: "The Jump Off" Double Dutch Competition, at
Midtown Farmers'
Market
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Lake St. & 22nd
Ave.
Eight teams of five young competitors will compete for prizes in best
coordination, teamwork & footskills. Double Dutch is a sport in which one
person jumps rope with two ropes and one or more people jumping simultaneously.
Presented by Minneapolis Park and Recreation's Youthline Program & Midtown
Farmer's
Market.
Through
May 18th: A Thousand Cranes, at
Old Arizona
2821 Nicollet
Ave.
A story of a 12-year-old girl who was in Hiroshima at the age of 2 when
the atomic bomb was
dropped.
Every Tuesday:
Informational Meetings at
Cristo Rey Jesuit High
School
7:00 PM, 2924 4th Ave.
S.
Cristo Rey welcomes 8th and 9th
grade students and their parents to learn more about the school as a possibility
for 9th and 10th grades. For appointments call 612-545-9704. A college prep
education for students from families of low income. Transportation, financial
aid and full
scholarships available.