Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
September 16, 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:

We've teamed up with the Star Tribune to put together a new marketing workshop for our small business community. This one is happening on October 9th from 10:00 - 11:00 AM, and it will be held at Star Tribune's headquarters at 425 Portland Ave. You'll hear about the best way to make use of various forms of advertising, and hear from American Rug Laundry's Sam Navab on how they have found success with their advertising strategies. Check the website for more details, including how to get free parking. No cost to attend! RSVP to joe.haselman@startribune.com or 612-741-4532.
And don't forget about Business Day at City Hall, coming up soon on September 25, your chance to have a discussion with Council Members about ways the City and the small business community can work together for the benefit of all. Head over to the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce's website for the details and to register online.
The Twin Cities Daily Planet recently interviewed Ramon Leon, executive director of the Latino Economic Development Center. He talks about issues like social justice, the beginning of the Mercado Central, and what Lake Street means to the local Latino community. Check it out!
Last month, we told you about area bars and restaurants asking the Metropolitan Council to cut sewer fees for outdoor patio seating by 75%. This month, the Met Council agreed to do just that, starting October 1. Thanks to everyone who took time to testify or otherwise on this issue.
Restaurant Week starts on September 27, and several Lake Street area restaurants are participating, including moto-i, Herkimer, Amore Victoria, Stella's Fish Cafe, and Sushi Tango. Check the link in order to see what's on the menu and to make a reservation!
And congrats to the Midtown Produce Exchange, which made it into the Minnesota Monthly this month as their recommended way to save money on Healthy Eats. "Perfect organic Rainier cherries show up for $2 a quart and organic apples appear at $4 a bag. They're also a distributor for several area farmers, so yo'll often find local produce at farmers' market prices."

Lake Street Calendar:

September 16th: Rain Garden Celebration, at Highpoint Center for Printmaking
5:30 - 7:00 PM, 912 W. Lake St.
A celebration of the completion of Highpoint's rain garden and its creative team. Call Meg at 612-871-1326 to RSVP.

September 17th: PPNA Annual Meeting
6:00 PM, Powderhorn Park Community Center
Dinner, followed by a PPNA activities update and board elections.

September 17th - 20th: B-Girl Be Dance Showcase 2009, at Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
Featuring: Rokafella, ConsciousSpirit, Nicki Cullinen (aka NLightN), Girl-ISH, Bridget Burke, Aiko, MimotheGreat and Venus Fly Trap Crew!
As part of the 2009 B-Girl Be Celebration of Women in Hip-Hop, Intermedia Arts is proud to present a series of hip-hop dance showcase performances curated by local dancer and choreographer Amy Sackett. These three amazing shows bring local hip-hop stars into the spotlight with international dance phenomenon and choreographers to raise the roof on the Minneapolis hip-hop scene. You've never seen anything quite like this before.

September 18th & 19th: Here Now Show, at Patrick's Cabaret
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
Featuring: Tristan Koepke- dance, Kari Mosel- dance theater, Undela- music, Bryan Gerber- dance/video/photography, Phil Belknap- I R Gadgetar, James Holdman- percussion.

Beginning September 18th: Mary's Wedding, at Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
Starring Alayne Hopkins and Sam Bardwell. The year is 1914, and a young bride-to-be dreams one last night of love and war. Even with an ocean between them, Mary and Charlie inhabit each other's dreams. But as the dark clouds of World War 1 gather overhead, the strength of their bond is about to be tested. This moving and magical play is a love letter to the power of memory, hope and innocence...

September 19th: 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.

September 20th: 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 comes from A La Salsa.

September 20th: Uptown Market
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Lyndale Ave. & 29th St.
Arts, crafts, produce, and prepared foods at this new farmers' market.

September 20th: CIDNA Fall Festival
1:00 - 4:00 PM, Park Siding Park
Face painting, drawings, visits with elected officials, police K-9 demonstrations, and more.

September 24th - October 18th: Palace of the End, presented by Frank Theatre
2637 27th Ave. S. (Ivy Building for the Arts)
Palace of the End is composed of three monologues, all based on factual people and events, whose characters and words are imagined by the playwright. It recently received the 2009 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression award at this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a prize that recognizes productions of excellent artistic merit that build understanding and engagement of human rights.

September 26th: "North Woods River" Author Discussion, at Magers & Quinn
7:00 PM, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
Eileen McMahon and Theodore Karamanski discuss their book, North Woods River: The St. Croix River in Upper Midwest History. North Woods River is a thoughtful biography of the river over the course of more than three hundred years. Eileen McMahon and Theodore Karamanski track the river’s social and environmental transformation as newcomers changed the river basin and, in turn, were changed by it. The history of the St. Croix revealed here offers larger lessons about the future management of beautiful and fragile wild waters.

October 2nd & 3rd: Mark The Encounter, at Open Eye Figure Theatre
7:30 PM, 506 E. 24th St.
Mark The Encounter is a new one-man show written and performed by Chris Sullivan. His performance work explores the positions of power in one on one communications, and specifically the notion of submission and control, particularly as related to the dynamics of family, and in relationships of love and hate. In this work, five characters all played by Sullivan, are presented in twelve “acts”.

October 4th: Taste of Lake Street, at Midtown Global Market
1:00 - 5:00 PM, 920 E. Lake St.
Savor fantastic food tastings from 40 Lake Street area restaurants plus wine & beer tastes. Tickets $25 in advance ($30 at the door) and include all Food and Beverage "tastes". Entertainment by local musicians, wine auction and games. Fabulous raffle prizes, door prizes and more! All proceeds go to Minneapolis food shelves.