Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org 
July 10, 2007
 
The Lake Street Council's mission is to build a cohesive strategy to ensure the ongoing vitality of the Lake Street Corridor business community.
 
 
Lake Street Parking Meeting on July 24 -- RSVP Today
 
Parking is a big issue for many areas along Lake Street. This meeting will examine the solution from the Lyn-Lake area, where public parking spaces were created, and the lessons other areas along Lake can take from this. Read all the details below, and check out the Lyn-Lake page on our website to read a document on the Lyn-Lake lots that will be a basis for the meeting's discussion. Then make sure to get your RSVP in!
 

Join Business Owners and Property Owners to discuss expanding parking options along city nodes by partnering with the City and other area businesses.

 

Tuesday July 24, 2007, 12:00 - 1:30 PM

Guayaquil Restaurant (NE Corner of Bloomington and East Lake Street)

 

Panelists: Lisa McDonald, former City Council member Ward 10; Dick Nelson, Aarcee Rentals;

John Meldahl & Paul Newman, Lyn-Lake property owners

Facilitated by: John Wolf, Chicago Lake Liquors

Lunch is available for $ 8.00 per person and includes your choice of entrée - chicken or vegetarian - beverage and dessert

RSVP required to Joyce Wisdom @ 612-822-0232 or jwisdom@lakestreetcouncil.org

Please RSVP with your entrée selection by 5:00 PM Friday, July 20

Street parking is available & in the lot on 15th Avenue behind In the Heart of the Beast Theater


Uptown Art Fair Opportunity
 
The Uptown Art Fair is hosting a children's art program Tomorrow's Stars Seen Today. The program allows children ages 8-18 to showcase their artistic energy, sell their art and keep the profits! Tomorrow Stars Seen Today will be held on August 4 and 5 at Calhoun Square at the corner of Lake and Hennepin Avenue South. Artists can apply online at www.uptownminneapolis.com/art-fair by July 25, 2007. Artist registration is $10 and limited to 20 artists. For more information call 612-823-4581 or e-mail molly@uptownminneapolis.com.
Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming Events:

July 13th & 14th: Art of Sweat Rhythym Fest #2, at Patrick's Cabaret
"The Art of Sweat Rhythm Festival is back! In the heat of the summer Todd Harper mixes the music and dance rhythms."

July 14th: A "Political Party" to Explore the Issue of Immigration, at Resource Center of the Americas
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 3019 Minnehaha Ave.
Exploring the many elements of the critical issue of immigration through music, art, spoken word performances and interactive workshops.

July 14th: Broadway Bound...and Gagged, at Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM, 810 West Lake Street
"Brooke Murphy and Justin Leaf are Broadway babies in heat, exploring perversions of your favorite show tunes."

July 15th: Bastille Day, at Barbette
4:00 - 10:00 PM, 1600 West Lake Street
Featuring various musicians, performances, and a flea market. Also serving organic food from local farmers and cold beverages.

July 20th: The Mother of All Enemies, at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
7:30 PM, 1500 East Lake Street
Paul Zaloom puts his wacky personal stamp on a popular Middle Eastern shadow puppet tradition. This time, Karagoz is a queer, humanist, Arab-immigrant artist refugee who finds himself pursued by Al Qaeda, the Homeland Security Department, the Christian Ex-Gay movement, Israeli and Syrian spies, and Minutemen vigilantes, among others.

July 20th & 21st: Queer Boyz Marathon, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.

July 21st: ArtCar Parade, from Intermedia Arts
2:00 PM, starting at 28th St. & Emerson Ave.
"ArtCars—often humorous, sometimes surprising and always inventive—spark a creative impulse. The ArtCar Parade helps bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to create, participate and enjoy as a community." Also check out the pre-party parade at the Global Market, starting at 4:00 PM the day before.

Through July 29th: Two For The Seesaw, at Jungle Theater
Various times, 2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"A timeless tale of two souls who meet in the loneliness of 1950's Manhattan."

Through October: Sacred Beauty: Treasures from Swedish Cathedrals and Churches, at The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave.
A series of four related exhibits share the experiences of Swedish-American faith traditions. The first is "Sacred Beauty: The Augustana Lutheran Tradition." It includes metalwork, textiles, photographs, documents, furniture and more.

Upcoming Meetings:

July 17th: Chicago-Lake Business Association Meeting
12:00 - 1:00 PM, 2901 Chicago Ave. S. (Sheraton Hotel)

July 19th: Next Lake Street Council Board Meeting
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 919 East Lake Street (US Bank building, basement level)
Get the latest news and updates from the Lake Street Council.

Through the summer: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Information Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM or by appointment
New location: 2924 4th Ave. S.
Cristo Rey is recruiting 125 current 8th graders for enrollment in the 2007-08 school year, which includes work in their corporate internship program. For more information, contact Bill Johnson at 612-276-0140.