EVENTS

The SPEAK Project was piloted in 2006 as a free summer-long opportunity for at-risk young people to discuss issues that were important to them and sculpt metal into messages that spoke their truth. The youth made four sculptures, one for each neighborhood, which were installed in the Baha’i Center’s North Garden along with an introductory piece created by Heather Doyle.

Blogs, Blogs, Blogs!

Does your neighborhood have a blog? Do you want to tell people about it? We'll list the address and how to sign up if you send us the information.
Powderhorn Neighbors has a blog: powderhornneighbors@yahoogroups.com

Fifth Annual Watershed Yard Tour
July 20, 4–6 pm.
Enjoy seeing lovely native plants, rain gardens and a demonstration green roof during Longfellow's 5th Annual Watershed Friendly Yard Tour. Highlights include rain gardens, rain barrels, and the RoofBloom green roof trailer. None of the gardens have been on a previous tour so come see what's new! The gardens on the tour will be within easy walking or bicycling distance. Begin tour and pick up a map at 3408 39th Avenue South Sponsored by the Longfellow Community Council's River Gorge Committee and the Twin Cities chapter of Wild Ones. For more info contact Hillary Oppmann at hillary@longfellow.org or 612-722-4529.

Art of This Gallery 3-year Anniversary
July 19, 7-11 pm.
Art of This Gallery
3506 Nicollet Ave.
ITS TIME, a collaborative installation marking 3 years of the Gallery’s presence in South Minneapolis. In this exhibition, the Art of This collaborators (Ariel Pate, Daniel
Palahniuk, John Marks, Kevin Loecke, David Petersen and Tiffany Hockin) ruminate upon the tumultuous events that took place around the globe throughout the year 1968 as well as how those events, and the
ideas that fomented them 40 years ago, are perceived today. Considering the implications of both time and space and their relationship to ‘the alternative’ (i.e. alternative art space), as well as their own instance of time as an art space, the AOT artists will present a multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary event of reflection and critique. The group will utilize sculpture, video, audio and 2-dimensional works in an immersive installation setting for one night only. FFI call Director David Petersen at 612-221-9539 or david@artofthis.net.

The BIG Slam
July 20, 8:30 pm.
Pepito's Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Ave S.
Four teams go head to head in this National’s style fundraiser poetic battle royal. See both Twin Cities Nationals teams as well as two teams from other local spoken word organizations. This is a great way to see/hear awesome spoken word performed by those who typically don’t compete in Slams. Musical guests Open Bones. $7 cover/21+.

Water Carnival and Street Fair
July 26, 1- 6 pm.
1500 E. Lake St.
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre dedicates its newly restored lobby drinking fountain and with a water celebration and street fair. The community is invited to DECORATE THE WELL IN GRATITUDE, a free all-day family festival to be held on Lake St. between Bloomington Ave. and 15th Ave. E., and in the theater at 1500 E. Lake St. In addition to the fountain dedication, there will be puppet shows, wishing wells, art installations, creative art-making activities, interactive displays and games for all ages. The dedication ceremony, taking place from 3 to 3:45 pm., features performances by In the Heart of the Beast artists and friends, the Anishinabe Academy Drum Circle, Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc, the COMPAS ArtsWorks teen gamelon and dance ensemble led by Joko and Tri Sutrisno and the Brass Messengers. Celebrate Minneapolis’ water with fun and games, music and food! FREE
FFI 612-721-2535
www.hobt.org
(rain date: Sunday, July 27)

ART

The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave. S.
612-871-4907
americanswedishinst.
org
Fit for a Queen: Nobel Gowns of H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden
June 11-Sept. 28

Art of This
3506 Nicollet Ave.
612-721-4105
artofthis.net
One Nighter Series: Its Time
July 19 (7 pm.)

Christensen Center Art Gallery
Augsburg College
22nd Ave. at
7 1/2 St.
612-330-1524
augsburg.edu/galleries
Interior2 Photographs
by Doug McGoldrick
May 11-July 11

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave.
612-874-3700
mcad.edu
MCAD/McKnight Artists
July 2-Aug. 10

Minneapolis
Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Ave. S.
612-870-3131
artsmia.org
Calling a Bluff: Ter Brugghen’s The Gamblers
May 24-Aug. 4
Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi
May 31-Aug. 10
Friedlander: Photography
June 29-Sept. 14

Northern Clay
Center
2424 E. Franklin Ave.
612-339-8007
northernclaycenter.
org
Six McKnight Artists
July 11-Aug. 24

The Shoebox Gallery
2948 Chicago
Ave. S.
612-825-3833
Deleuze Guattari Show
June 21-Sept. 7

Susan Hensel Gallery
3441 Cedar Ave. S.
612-722-2324
Just Looking
Aug. 8-Aug. 29

Vine Arts Center
2637 27th Ave. S.
612-728-5745
vineartscenter.com
Terra et Celestia
June 28-Aug. 10

Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave. S.
612-375-7600
walkerart.org
Trisha Brown: So That the Audience Does Not Know Whether I Have Stopped Dancing
Apr. 18-July 20
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes
Feb. 16-Aug. 17
Richard Prince: Spiritual America
Mar. 22-Sept. 14

Orchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Mall
612-371-0838
minnesotaorchestra.
com
Sommerfest Free Concerts: 8th Annual Macy’s Day of Music
July 11-July 12
Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida: The Rhythm of Life
July 12-July 13

THEATER

Bedlam Theater
1501 S. 6th St.
612-338-9817
bedlamtheater.org
Missoula Oblongata presents The Last Hurrah of the Clementines
July 3-July 12
Super Group premieres Group Work One
July 10-July 20

Brave New
Workshop
2605 Hennepin Ave. S
612-332-6620
bravenewworkshop.
com
Freedom: some restrictions apply
July 11-July 13
Dudley Riggs 24-hour Improv Marathon
July 12, 10 pm.
The Lion, the Witch and the War Hero; Is McCain Able?
July 17-Oct 4
Wednesday Night Stand Up presented by The Brave New Workshop Cafe
Wednesdays

Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
810 W. Lake St.
612-825-8949
bryantlakebowl.com
Adventures in Mating
Mondays

Chanhassen Dinner Theater
501 W. 78th St.
952-934-1525
chanhassendt.com
42nd Street
Mar. 27-July 26

The Children’s Theatre Company
2400 3rd Ave. S.
612-874-0400
childrenstheatre.org
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
July 8-July 20

The Guthrie
818 2nd Ave. S.
612-333-9202
guthrietheater.org
The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde
May 31-July 11
The Government Inspector
July 5-Aug 24
A Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training
July 23-Aug. 3
Little House on the Prairie
July 26-Oct. 5

Yankee Doodle—opens at The Ordway August 5 and runs through August 17. Expect much more than feathers and macaroni ( ponies optional ). Photo By Chris Bennion

The Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
612-822-7063
jungletheater.com
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
July 18-Aug. 31

The Minnesota Cenntenial Showboat
Harriet Island Regional Park
651-227-1100
showboat.umn.edu
The Count of Monte Cristo
June 13-Aug. 23

The Ordway
345 Washington St.
651-224-4222
ordway.org
Yankee Doodle
Aug. 5-Aug. 17

Old Log Theater
5185 Meadville St.
952-474-5951
oldlog.com
Forever Plaid
Apr. 9-Sept. 27

The Playwrights’
Center
2301 Franklin Ave. E
612-332-7481x20
pwcenter.org
Play Labs
July 16-July 20

The Southern
Theater
1420 Washington
Ave. S.
612-340-1725
southerntheater.org
Solo
July 11-July 13
Momentum
July 17-July 26

Theatre in the
Round Players
245 Cedar Ave. S.
612-333-3010
theatreintheround
.org
A Murder is Announced
July 11-Aug. 10

FOOD ASSISTANCE

Minnehaha United
Methodist Church
(3701 E. 50th St.)
The church gives away surplus perishables, such as produce and breads, the fourth Saturday of each month. The Minne- Harvest starts at
9 am. and closes at 10 am. The food shelf at MUMC is open Tues., Wed. and Thurs. from noon to 3 pm.

Free Summer Meals Program
for parents and children offered through the Minneapolis Public Schools Nutrition Department.

The pilot program is sponsored by the MPS and the USDA, an extention of the existing free summer meals program available to all children throughout the city. The following schools will serve breakfast and lunch: Andersen Elementary and Andersen Open ( M - Th, thru 7/31 ) * Central Park Gym ( M - Th, thru 8/7 ) * Comm. Ed at Andersen ( M - F, thru 7/31 ) * Comm. Ed at Green Central ( M - F, thru 8/1 ) * Corcoran Park ( M - Th, thru 8/14 ) * Division of Indian Work ( M - Th, thru 8/14 ) * Elliot Park ( M - F, thru 8/15 ) * Green Central ( M - F, thru 8/15 ) * Little Earth ( M - F, thru 8/15 ) * Mpls American Indian Center ( M - Th, thru 8/14 ) * Peavey Rec Center ( M - F, thru 8/8 ) * Phelps/ Southside ( M - F, thru 8/15 ) * Powderhorn Park ( M - F, thru 8/15 ) * Redeemer Lutheran ( M - Th, thru 8/14 ) * Risen Christ (M - F, thru 8/15 ) * Roosevelt ( M - Th, thru 7/31 ) * Sabathani Horizons Youth Program ( M - Th, thru 8/14 ) * South High School ( M - Th, thru 7/31 ) *

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Help others in your retirement by spending 15 hours a week as a Senior Companion and receive a tax-free financial reimbursement. Senior Camp- anions provide compionship, transportation and errand assistance to elderly community members, allowing them to continue to live independently in their own homes. You must be 60 years of age and willing to commit to 15 hours a week. For more information, call 651-310-9440 (metro) or toll free 888-205-3770 for an application.

Ebenezer Senior Housing Services is looking for volunteers. Several opportunities exist, including serving supper to seniors, delivering lunch, one to one visiting and more. Call Volunteer Director Sally Newberry at 612-872-8515 or e-mail:
snewbur1@fairview.org

The Hennepin County Volunteer & Community Partnership Program is looking for parent aide volunteers. As a volunteer you can offer your experience as a parent to a single mother or father. Provide encouragement and give hope to single parents who may be coping with health problems, disabilities or other issues. Volunteers are asked to meet with the parent every week for one year. Call Rosemary Carpenter at 612-348-4749

HandyWorks, a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, needs volunteers to help seniors in South Minneapolis with home chores. Assist with minor home repairs, snow removal, yard work and housekeeping. For details call Megan at 612-721-8687, ext. 329, or e-mail Mnolan@gmcc.org.

Tutor with the
Minnesota Literacy
Council and help someone in your community learn English, become a U.S. citizen, earn their GED, gain their adult diploma, learn basic computer skills or learn to read. Call the outreach coordinator at
651-645-2277 or visit: www.theMLC.org.

Hospice of the Twin
Cities, a community
based hospice program serving the 12-county metro area, provides support services for patients and families facing a life-threatening illness. Volunteer training
is provided. Preregistration is required. Call 763-253-2114.

COMMUNITY UPDATES

Twin Cities Art and Coffee Crawl needs more local artists. Sponsors for the newest summer art event are seeking additional artists to show and sell their work at coffee shops around the Twin Cities on July 26. The all- day event is being organized by artist John Bradley to support independent coffee shops and to give artists a chance to find an audience outside the galleries and art fairs. Interested artists should contact John Bradley at http://coffeecrawl.googlepages.com.

The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board has set up two circulator bus routes for the summer, running until Aug. 15. The routes run from noon until 8 pm., Mon-Fri., stopping at designated spots with youth opportunities along the way. The northside buses serve the Near North and Camden communities, and the southside buses travel through the Central, Phillips, Powderhorn, and Longfellow communities. Youth from ages 9 to 18 can ride, and younger children can ride with an adult or babysitter who is at least 13 years old. Riding the bus is free, but registration is required. The buses are supervised at all times by youth workers. To see schedules for the You^th Are Here buses, or to register to ride, visit www.ycb.org or call the Youth Coor- dinating Board at 612-673-2060.

Free Hennepin County Bike and Road Maps
Hennepin County produces a free full-color bike and road map that is a great resource to residents and visitors to learn about the extensive network of bike paths and trails throughout Hennepin County.
To request a copy, please send an e-mail with your mailing address to
Commissioner.McLaughlin@co.hennepin.mn.us with "Bike Map" in the subject line, or call his office at 612-348- 7884. Bike maps are also available at the Midtown Community Safety Center, located
at 2949 Chicago Ave. S, which is open Mon.-Fri. 10 am. to 6 pm., and at the skyway level information desk at Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. 6th St.

Free Foreclosure Help
If you are currently in foreclosure, behind in your monthly payments or currently in an adjustable rate mortgage, ACORN can help with free loan counseling. Also available is first-time homebuyer assistance. Call ACORN at 651-642-9639.

Candidate filing for the Minneapolis School Board begins July 1 and runs through July 15. Individuals interested in running for the Minneapolis School Board can file for the candidacy Mon.—Fri from 8 am. to 5 pm. at the Minneapolis Office of Elections, 350 S. 5th St., rm 1b. The deadline for withdrawal is July 17, 5 pm.