Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
August 4, 2009

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:

Only 9 more days! Don't forget to RSVP for our workshop on waste reduction & energy efficiency. August 13th, 8 - 10 AM, at La Vina Restaurant at 4th & Lake. Check the website for full details. RSVP by replying to this e-mail or calling 612-822-0232.
Uncle Hugo's bookstore just got a fantastic mention in TIME magazine! Time ran a feature on 50 Authentic American Experiences, one from each state, and Uncle Hugo's was their choice for Minnesota, as a rare example of a long-lasting independent specialty bookstore. Congratulations to Uncle Hugo's and owner Don Blyly for bringing national attention to both his store and the Lake Street area.
Congratulations are also in order for Lake Street's own Pangea World Theater, which has been nominated for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit's Anti-Racism Initiative Award. Voting is open for members of MCN, and closes August 21. Please cast your vote for Pangea if you are eligible. And take some time to read about and vote in the other categories full of Minnesota nonprofits doing good work.
The Minnesota State Fair is approaching soon, starting August 27, and Midtown Global Market will once again be there in full force. The MGM booth will be in the International Bazaar and will feature La Loma on August 27 - 30, Jakeeno's on August 31 - September 3, and Manny's Tortas on September 4 - 7. The Produce Exchange and Salty Tart will be in their own booth every day of the fair, in a tent located next to the Agricultural Building. And Holy Land, West Indies Soul Food, and Fiesta In America will also have their own separate booths in the International Bazaar, and will be at the fair every day.
The first steps in the building of a new Walker Library in Uptown are now taking place. The Twin Cities Daily Planet has an article up from Uptown Neighborhood News about an initial meeting on the topic, led by County Commissioner Gail Dorfman.
Remember National Night Out tonight (Aug. 4th), as neighborhoods come together to reduce crime and get better connected. The big Phillips West event will be at 24th & Park, and there are many other gatherings taking place. See the City's registered events list for the one nearest you.
And finally, this coming weekend promises to be a big one for the Lake Street area, with both the Uptown & Powderhorn Art Fairs taking place, and Taqueria La Hacienda's 10th Anniversary Celebration at 4th & Lake, as well as the many regularly scheduled events at various locations. See the calendar below, as always,

Lake Street Calendar:

August 6th - 10th: Flight, at Open Eye Figure Theatre
7:30 PM daily, additional 2:00 PM shows on the 8th & 9th, 506 E. 24th St.
Open Eye Figure Theatre celebrates a tenth year by opening a 3rd season at Open Eye Theatre with Flight. Created and performed in collaboration by story teller/playwright Kevin Kling, theatre artist Michael Sommers, cellists Michelle Kinney and Jacqueline Ultan, and singer Simone Perrin. This fine quintet will investigate the realms between terra firma and the heavens above.

August 7th - 9th: Uptown and Powderhorn Art Fairs
Featuring both local and international artists, where millions of dollars of artwork are sold every year. Uptown Art Fair August 7 - 9 at the corner of Lake & Hennepin. Powderhorn Art Fair August 8 & 9 in Powderhorn Park.

August 8th: Midtown Farmers' Market
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 22nd & Lake
All products are sold to you direct from MN and WI farmers, producers, and artists. The market offers a bounty of fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, cheese, meat, bread, and other delicious local foods, as well as handmade soaps, greeting cards, jewelry, and much more. The Market accepts Visa, Mastercard, EBT, FMNP, and SFMNP.

August 8th: Taqueria La Hacienda 10th Anniversary
3:00 - 8:00 PM, 334 E. Lake St.
Featuring a stage with a DJ and a Latino live band, prize drawings, and a food stand in the parking lot with hot dogs, roasted corn, shaved ice and more. Tacos will be just $1 in the store.

August 9th: Sunday Brunch, at Midtown Global Market
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Each Sunday, a chef from a Midtown Global Market restaurant will prepare and sell brunch in the Market's Central Plaza. This week's brunch from Manny's Tortas will be a tasty Mexican brunch including: a tortilla egg in green or red salsa with ham or sausage, papas con chorizo (potatoes with chorizo), pan (flour tortillas), coffee and juice.

August 16th: Uptown Market
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Lyndale Ave. & 29th St.
Arts, crafts, produce, and prepared foods at this new farmers' market.

August 21st & 22nd: Open Call Cabaret, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Featuring: Marguerite Hanbery with "Gypsy Cello Music"; Brianna Belland performing "Alone/Together"; Music By Eric Moen; The Swiss Family Gorgunson, A new age comedy group; Dominic Hanft with the short film "First of the Month"; and Dance by Joanie Mix.

August 28th: Magers & Quinn 15th Anniversary Celebration
3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
Magers & Quinn Booksellers, the Twin Cities’ largest independent bookstore, will celebrate its 15th birthday, Friday, August 28. Festivities include music, food and drink, and a special 15% off storewide sale.

Through August 30th: The Syringa Tree, at Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"The incomparable Sarah Agnew returns to portray over 20 characters in this virtuoso one-woman show about the abiding love between two families - one black and one white - and the two children that are born into their shared household in the 1960's South Africa."