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by Phyllis Stenerson

Thousands of people who believe that democracy depends on citizens

informed by free and independent media met in Minneapolis to strat-egize on how to reform mass media and strengthen alternative media.

The National Conference for Media Reform with a slogan of Mediareform begins with me was held June 5 through June 8 at the Minne-apolis Convention Center.

Representing Uptown Neighborhood News (UNN) were Kay NygaardGraham and Gary Farland, board members, and Beth Seth and PhyllisStenerson, editors. More Uptown residents were likely among the morethan 100 Minnesotans participating.

UNN is included in media that is an alternative to corporate media as itis sponsored by the non-profit CARAG and ECCO neighborhood asso-ciations. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and producedby part-time contractors. All are Uptown residents.

Commentary ............................................2

Crime & Safety ......................................5

CARAG Report ......................................... 8

ECCO Report ............................................9

Events Calendar....................................10

July 2008 Volume 4, Number 7

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Photo (left) by Bruce Cochran

What is art? (page 2)

Your Community-Supported News Source Covering the Neighborhoods ofCARAG and ECCO and the Uptown Area

The Uptown Summer Art Convergence

Mea reomNeeeUptown Represented at Conference

Photo by Kay Nygaard-Graham

Greg Watkins of All HipHop.com and Arianna Huffington of Huffington Post.

By Phyllis Stenerson

For 42 years Pastor Bill Mortonserved congregations in Wisconsin.When a family tragedy caused him

to relocate to Minneapolis, churchleaders assigned Morton to a smallinner city church,Joyce United Meth-odist Church in theUptown neighbor-hood. Its beenthe best eight yearsof my ministry,said Morton whoretired at the endof June. I worriedabout adjusting toa different environ-ment but its been awonderful learningand religious expe-rience.

Mortons son, Peter, was paralyzedas the result of a biking accidentand needed round-the-clock care.Younger son Patrick and friendsstepped in to supplement profes-sional caregivers until a job trans-fer prompted Patricks move awayfrom Minneapolis. Morton knewhe had to be in Minneapolis tohelp.

During this time of adjustmentto a new church and community,Morton also struggled with griefand anger over his sons tragedy.

I learned I had to trust enoughto live fully and surrender to thegrace of God. Then comes trans-formation from despair to peace,said Morton. Faith allows us tocelebrate life not without sufferingand death, but in spite of suffering

and death.

Lessons learnedfrom his life experi-ence served to guidehis ministry atJoyce which facedchallenges sharedby many inner citychurches. The con-gregation was agingand dwindling,prompting theneed to find waysto serve a changingcommunity with a

diverse, young, mobile population.Many are not traditional churchgoers and some live with signifi-cant personal challenges.

Joyce United Methodist Churchhas been transformed from achurch with hostility emergingfrom conflict over how to change,similar to churches nationwide, toa Reconciling Congregation, onethat welcomes everyone.

We embrace and celebrate diver-sity at Joyce, said Morton. Were

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During the second half of Julythe city will be resealing thepavement with sealant andaggregatethe kind of looserocks that fly around andchip paint. Consider walkingor using alternate routes. Thearea affected, Hennepin Ave-nue, between 36th and 31st,will not be closed but will becongested during road work.This work is done to extendthe life of the road.

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Uptown Neighborhood News is a monthly publication of Calhoun Area Residents ActionGroup (CARAG) in cooperation with the East Calhoun Community Organization (ECCO).UNN covers the news of and is delivered free to households within the area bounded by

Lyndale Ave. S. and Lake Calhoun, between Lake Street and 36th St. W. Extra copies aredistributed to businesses in the Uptown area, along Lake Street, and Lyndale and HennepinAves. Circulation is 5,100, with a pass-along readership of 10,000. Publication and distribu-tion is before the first of every month. Subscriptions are available for $30 per year, prepaid.Send check to: UNN, 3612 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409.

Contributors are area residents who volunteer their time to bring the news of the area to resi-dents. Articles, letters to the editor and story ideas are welcomed and encouraged. The editorreserves the right to edit for length, clarity, relevance to the area, or other reasons. Editorialand advertising guidelines are available. Please contact the editor:

NEws, TiPs & LETTErs TO ThE [email protected] Bryant Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55409612.259.1372

sENiOr EdiTOrBeth Seth

AssOCiATE EdiTOrPhyllis Stenerson

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MANAgiNg BOArdAppointed/Elected Reps:Ted Ringsred, Chair (ECCO)612.824.6474Anna Matthes, Vice Chair (CARAG)Jill Bode, Treasurer (CARAG)Gary Farland, Secretary (ECCO)Ralph Knox (ECCO)Kay Nygaard-Graham (CARAG)Volunteer MemberMary Ann Knox

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CONTriBuTiNg PhOTOgrAPhErsBruce Cochran, Kay Nygaard-Graham

CONTriBuTiNg wriTErsWendy Auldrich, Bruce Cochran,Kay Nygaard-Graham, Valerie Powers,Beth Seth, Phyllis Stenerson

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By Bruce Cochran

If a tree falls in the forest and no one

is there to hear itAND I take apicture of it. Is that art?

Well, that depends.

Every year as the Uptown ArtFair approaches, I always wonderif anyone else asks themselves thesame question Where does allof this pottery come from?Butmore importantly, Why do I look

the town red-and asking aroundand doing some research.

As it turns out, philosophersthroughout history have struggledwith the same question. What isart? The only thing they canagree on is that art is some-thing created by a humanbeing. And the only thingartists have expressed incommon about the sub-ject is that they feel likea conduit for creativityand expression.

The philosopher Fried-rich Schelling rearrang-es the whole discussionwith his statement thatsays art is the final mani-

festation of natures creativi-ty. He posits that we as humansare merely tools for natures finalself awareness through art.

So I grabbed my tabula rasa andlooked for some philosophersviewpoints. I stopped in at theSocrates Cafe, a weekly philoso-phy discussion group. One par-ticipant, Nancy Zhaos responseencompasses a much wider per-spective with her answer that art isEVERYTHING. And RichardBonneville quips, Art has a mes-sage. A giant spoon with a cherryin it doesnt have a message for me.Maybe if there was a giant Man-

hattan next to it I would get it.

Certainly very helpful, but incom-plete, so I continued looking.

I also wanted feedback from localartists and heres what they said.Illustrator Kelly Newcomer, saysArt is the creative energy of the

So often I hear the expression,Thats not art. But this state-ment is mostly used to infer thequality of art, not criteria on itsexistence. Once art is presented,I believe its art. But whether ornot art is good or bad impliesa clear definition of these terms inrelationship to art. The spectrumof the quality of art is huge. And

that is a whole other ball of lostwax.

And is art only for artists?You may have heard thepopular expression, Ihavent got a creativebone in my body, butNoam Chomsky, lin-guist and philosophersays everyone is cre-ative every time they

open their cake-holes,(cake-holes is authors

euphemism, not NoamChomskys). He says the sim-

ple construction of sentences isart. The act of speech requires cre-ativity to create unique combina-tions of words to make sentences. Ibelieve that everyone has the abil-ity to create art but that ability lieson a continuum. So theres a cre-ative energy inside you that is likea dog, you either feed that dog oryou dont. The more you encour-age your creativity the more your

creativity grows.Or in my case, themore sugar youeat the longer youressay becomes.

So art is an expres-sion of somethingthat comes outof a person, yetis shaped by thatperson, maybe likeboogers. Ill neverbe done looking,but maybe some-day Ill be closerto an answer. Forright now Ill justenjoy the ride. Inthe meantime myworking defini-tion is Art is theshadow of the art-ists soul. And mynot-working, beer-drinking, local-food -sampl in g,m o t o r - m o u t h -runnin, art-fair-goin definition is...-Really!? What

the*% IS that?

Bruce Cochran lives in CARAG andis still looking for a good definition

of time.

Above Art by Bruce Cochran.

wat Te *%! i THAT?!at art? Its like Im approachingthe whole thing backwards. With-out thinking about its purpose Im

expected to understand and appre-ciate it. Theres no manual, guide-book, docent or tomatoes to throw,for that matter. I feel like Im in awine shop pretending to pick out agood wine.

Why is art? What is art? What is itsupposed to mean? And why dontwe understand most of it? To sat-isfy my curiosity I started painting

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CorrectionThe web address printedin the june issue for YouthFarm was incorrect. Thecorrect address is www.youthfarm.net. We regretthe error.

universe working through humanhands. And creative writer, JillBode has it down to a science withArt is the cheese that allows me tobelieve the rat race can actually bewon. And Erika Backberg, jewel-ry artist, crystallized her thoughtswith Art is thecolor of our world,the diversity whichkeeps our soulsintact with ourbodies.

So lets back up aminute and takeanother look atthat tree. Thetree is naturallyoccurring. I dontbelieve that itsart. Its beautifulbut its natural. If Ijust take a pictureof the fallen treethats just docu-mentation. But, ifI decide to presentthat picture some-how, like submitit to People Maga-

zine, which mightpay me enoughresiduals to pay formy art-training-by-mail course,its still me creat-ing something forpresentation. I suppose you couldeven argue with this too and con-sider that a humans art creation isnatural as well. That its merely anextension of nature and thereforenot art either.

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The first Lyn-Lake Happy Hourwas held in February at Yester-days Auto, owned by Al Hagen.It was a great way for Lyn-Lakearea stakeholders to gather and getacquainted, to ask questions aboutthe Lyn-Lake Business Associa-tion and its projects and goals, toexplore opportunities for mem-bership, all in an informal settingcomplete with music, good food

and drinks. There will be mem-

bership information available, aswell as information on City ofMinneapolis business supportloans and samples of Lyn-Lakesmonthly newsletter.

So be sure to come to the secondLyn-Lake Happy Hour on Friday,July 11! For more infomation,contact the Lyn-Lake BusinessAssociation at 612.874.7044. Well

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Among the 3,500 attendees fromacross the country were mediacelebrities, authors, journalists,community activists, policy wonks,bloggers, academics and concernedcitizens.

Participants took part in over 60panel discussions on topics rang-ing from Media Policy in a NewCongress and Administration to

Coverage of Race and Gender inthe 2008 Campaign plus otherson media consolidation, assuringa free and open internet and manymore.

They listened to speakers. SenatorByron Dorgan of North Dakotatold how a bipartisan group ofsenators, with an outpouringof citizen support rallied by themedia reform movement, recentlystopped the Federal Communica-

need to know to make democracywork for all Americans is compro-mised by media institutions deeplyembedded in the power structuresof society

He told the attendees that theyrepresent millions of Americanswho see media consolidation as acorrosive social force. It robs themof their voice in public affairs, pol-lutes the political culture and turns

the debate over profound issuesinto a shouting match of polarizedviews promulgated by partisanapologists who trivialize democ-racy while refusing to speak thetruth about how our country isbeing plundered.

Its up to you to tell the truthabout whats happening to thiscountry we love, said Moyers. Itsup to you to tell the truth about thestruggle of ordinary people. Its upto you to remind us that democ-racy only works when citizensclaim it as their own. Its up to youto write the story of America thatleaves no one outTell it where

you can, when you can, and whileyou can. Tell America what weneed to know and we just mightrekindle the patriots dream.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobu-char and Rep. Keith Ellisonaddressed the crowd. Representa-tives of local media including TwinCities Media Alliance, KFAI-FM,Fresh Air Radio, Air America,www.MinnPost.com, MinnesotaWomens Press, Minnesota PublicRadio and American Public Media

news anchor; David Sirota, author;Norman Soloman, Institute forPublic Accuracy; Matt Stoller,Openleft.com; Katrina VandenHuevel, editor ofThe Nation; LizzWinstead, founder of Air Americaand Comedy Centrals The DailyShow; and Rev. Lennox Year-wood, Hip Hop Caucus.

Go to www.freepress.net for moreinformation about the conference

plus video of keynote speeches,audio from more than 60 panelsand a transcript of Bill Moyersprepared speech.

also participated as speakers andpanelists.

Among the national media reformleaders who participated wereMedea Benjamin, CODEPINK;Grace Lee Boggs, author and civilrights activist; David Cobb, 2004Green Party presidential nomi-nee; Phil Donahue, television talkshow host and producer of Body

of War; Laura Flanders, Grit TVand formerly RadioNation; KimGandy, president of the NationalOrganization for Women; AmyGoodman, Democracy Now; Rob-ert Greenwald, Brave New Films;Jane Hamscher, Firedoglake.com;Arianna Huffington, Huffington-Post.com; Van Jones, Ella BakerCenter for Human Rights; NaomiKlein, author of The Shock Doc-

trine; Robert W. McChesney, FreePress and Media Matters; Bill Moy-ers, author and television journal-ist; Craig Newmark, Craigs List;John Nichols, author and Nationcontributor; Dan Rather, television


Naomi Klein author of The Shock Doctrine had a lot to say. She is shown herebeing interviewed by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now.


An all star panel was convened to examine what can be learned from the failure of the press to ask tough questions in the run-up to the war in Iraq. Media and the War -An Unembedded View Pictured here from left are Phil Donahue, executive producer of Body of War; Amy Goodman, Democracy Now; Naomi Klein, author, The ShockDoctrine; and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, from the HipHop Caucus.


People liked what they heard from panelist Rev. Yearwood. Here he is greeted by

a well wisher.

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ies campus 2008 SpringSemester deans list.Students on the list allachieved a grade pointaverage of 3.66 or higherwhile taking 12 or morecredits.

Thomas S Hull

Cory D Dahl

Ben T Gavin

Sarah L Bloom

Emily L Reed

Haley T Champion

Anna C Grossbach

Heidi A Page

Kristin A Lessard

Bryan M Brody

Carrie J Swiggum

Kathryn A Mohlenhoff

Megan E Goodman

Benjamin B Osborn

Wade R Zebro

Emilie L Schlaefer

Matthew W Burr

Monica M Schmidt

Safiya N Ahmed

Congratulations to all ofyou on your hard work!

tions Commission from enablingfurther media consolidation in thenations 20 largest cities. Televisionnews anchor Dan Rather slammedcorporate media and Bill Moyersexplained why the media reformmovement is essential to addressthe profound crisis in journal-ism.

They watched a new movie, Bodyof War, followed by an open dis-

cussion with its producer PhilDonahue, a well known televisionpersonality.

And they had books signed bytheir authors, talked to mediacelebrities, got information atexhibits and networked with otherattendees.

This fourth annual conferencewith the theme, Media reformbegins with me, was organizedby Free Press whose mission state-ment says Free Press is a national,nonpartisan organization work-ing to reform the media. Througheducation, organizing and advoca-

cy, we promote diverse and inde-pendent media ownership, strongpublic media, and universal accessto communications. (www.free-press.net) Previous events wereheld in Memphis, Tenn. in 2007,St. Louis, Mo. in 2005 and Madi-son, Wis. in 2003.

This event is for anyone whocares about the media and is com-mitted to making it better, saidJosh Silver, executive director ofFree Press. Millions of peoplehave come to understand thatprogress on any issue they careabout is impossible unless we firstfix the problems of the media. This

heightened public passion prom-ises to have a profound impact onAmericas media landscape.

Bill Moyers speech was the con-ference highlight for many. Theesteemed journalist and authorsaid the news and information we


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here to serve all the community, tobe accepting of individuals despitedifficulties and differences. Weknow we must do this for the sakeof the community, not our ownsurvival. He quoted St. Augus-tine who said The church is not asanctuary for saints. It is a hospital

for sinners.

In a sermon four years ago, Icalled us a Congregation of Mis-fits, said Morton. Applausesignaled acceptance and the nick-name stuck.

Mortons passion for peace and

justice began when he was a juniorin high school and took shape in avariety of roles including severalyears in Hong Kong with a radi-cal ecumenical group striving tohelp Chinese buildcommunity andcivil rights workthat put him in the

march on Washing-ton in 1963 to hearthe Rev. Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr.famous I Have aDream speech.

The Morton family also includeswife Patty and daughter Jenny. All

three grown Morton children aremarried and there are two grand-children in each family. Since Pattyworks for a national spinal cordresearch project at Rutgers Uni-

versity in New Jersey and one ofthe families lives in another state,travel is a regular part of Mortonslife. He plans to continue living in

the CARAG neighborhood and isopen to what comes next.

Hell continue sailing on LakeCalhoun and working with

CARAG but hisactive participation inneighborhood orga-nizations including

the Uptown Busi-ness Association andECCO will likely bepassed along to hissuccessor.

Pastor John Darlington willbecome minister of Joyce in Julyand is charged with carrying out a

strategic plan to grow the churchand expand its service into thecommunity. Hell also be the min-ister of nearby Simpson Church.Darlington chose to move froma large congregation in Roches-ter, MN because he thrives onthe citys diversity, challenges andopportunities. He was previously

at Minnehaha United Method-ist Church in south Minneapoliswhere he was very active in peaceand justice work throughout thelarger community.

Joyce United Methodist Church, 31st and Fremont, 612.823.0537, www.joycechurch.org.

The church is not a sanctuary for

saints. It is a hospital for sinners.- Bill Morton quoting St. Augustine

All Photos by Bruce Cochran

On Tuesday, June 24, Lucias Res-taurant and intoto boutique, host-ed the third annual luncheon/styleshow to raise money for the YouthFarm and Market Project, whichgives kids a hands-on intro to gar-dening in urban areas. The event

is a true community effort for thebusinesses at 31 Street and Hen-nepin Avenue. While nibbling onsummer salads and sipping wine,participants enjoyed a fashion pre-sentation featuring designers 3.1Phillip Lim, Thakoon and PaulSmith.

$50 suggested contributions at thedoor helped to support this inno-vative program. This upcomingsummer, more than 300 youngpeople grow, cook and distributemore than 4,000 pounds of freshlocal produce.

All proceeds from the event will

be donated to Youth Farm andMarket Project, a local non-profityouth organization dedicated tonurturing relationships betweenurban youth and their families,their communities, and the eartharound them by growing, cooking,eating and selling healthy food.

The Youth Farm and MarketProject is about youth gardening,cooking, nutrition and entrepre-neurship. Its about youth mak-ing friends and feeling connectedto their community. Its abouta new way of bringing qualityfood to urban neighborhoods andexploring culinary traditions fromaround the world. Youth Farmengages over 300 youth ages 9-18 throughout the Twin Cities in

quality youth programming dur-ing the entire year to make changein their communities throughfood.

Donations can still be made at theYouth Farm and Market Project:612.872.4226, www.youthfarm.net.

All photos by Bruce Cochran

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Calhoun Area Residents Action GroupCARAG reportLake St.

36th St.

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ennepinAve.

LyndaleAve.

The CARAG Boardmeets the thirdTuesday of eachmonth, 7 p.m.at Bryant ParkCommunity Center,31st and Bryant.All CARAG residents

are welcome andurged to attend.

Tnk globallLten LocallYou can turn on the radio, plug in your iTunes or watch music videos,but you cant capture that bone-chilling feeling you get from live music.July 8 brings singer/songwriter and CARAG resident, Barbara Meyer tothe Bryant Square Park Performance Space at 7 p.m.

With the lyrical crooning of Natalie Merchant, pedestrian poetry of

Lucinda Williams and a whole lotta gut bustin blues, Meyer is the rea-son there is still live music to see. At her core she is a performer and thisis your chance to catch her in person.

hee an except om BabaaMeeMc.com

Barbara Meyer is a talented singer, songwriter, and performance artistwho is making her songwriting debut in the Twin Cities music scenewith the release of her first CD. Her musical roots are widespread,encompassing Broadway show tunes and opera, belted-out Gospel andsmoky jazz, timeless folk and rock & roll. A true believer in the powerand gentleness of music, her tunes do not disappoint.

Barbaras observant wit is captured in the humorous yet poignant lyricsof her songs. From the good-hearted folk of Wisconsin with their cheesecurds and beer to a call for introspection on the difference between jus-tice and revenge, she helps us all see the heart and soul of our lives ashumans on this planet. Barbara has a style that is all her own, yet demon-strates the influences of a wide variety of musical genres such as country,folk, gospel, rock, reggae, classical...

Ms. Meyers energy in performance is igniting. Her style is comfortableand personal and delivered with such honesty that you cant help but bedrawn in. Barbara is a humanitarian and her performances allow you tosee, hear, and feel the good, the funny, and the serious sides of us a ll.

Jl Concet At Bant sqae PakTuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, July 1 Open MIC night, sign up at 6:30 p.m.

Hosted by Jessica Berg

Thursday, July 3 The Wrong OmarGuitar-Based Originals Acoustic/Electric

Tuesday, July 8 Barbara MeyerMidwestern Roots Rock

Thursday, July 13 The Twin Cities PlayboysTexas Country & Cajun

Tuesday, July15 Celebration BrassClassic, Contemporary, Jazz,Broadway, Marches

Thursday, July17 Cooker JohnReal Folk and Slide Blues

Tuesday, July 22 Bob FreyAcoustic Singer-Songwriter, Originalsand Covers

Thursday, July 24 Lady FranklinFolk/Roots Music/Fusion

Tuesday, July 29 Wild Honey & The LocustsJazz Gospel Combo

Thursday, July 31 Brad Dunse

Acoustic Performing Songwriter

Calhoun Area Residents ActionGroup. Monthly NeighborhoodMeeting Minutes. 17 JUNE 2008

DRAFT: Subject to Approval atthe August 2008 CARAG Meet-ing

Boa Membe Attenn

Brendan Jordan, Bill Morton, KayNygaard-Graham (President),Aaron Rubenstein, Scott Schiefel-bein, Howard Verson, Anna Mat-

thes, Jamie Ronnei

Absent: Ellan Meyer

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Motion, Seconded to approvethe agenda with the addition ofa Midtown Greenway update.Approved Unanimously.

Cme an saet: Lt. JackKell an Tom Tompon,MPd ft Pecnct

Kelly and Thompson were unableto attend because they were at aKingfield neighborhood meetingdealing with the recent double

homicide.

Bant sqae Pak upate:Jle sann

Sandin was unable to attend, buthad two announcements:

Concerts are held 7 p.m. every

Tuesday and Thursday thissummer at the performancespace

The BSP Ice Cream Social isWednesday, July 9, 6-8 p.m.

Concl Membe upate:ralp remnton

Remington announced severalupdates and took questions.

Residents were encouraged touse crime prevention techniquesto prevent graffiti, burglariesand robberies.

The Republican NationalConvention (RNC) is in townaround Labor Day, and the Cityis expected to approve 4 a.m.bar closing hours for downtownbars and hotel bars. Bar ownerswill pay $2,500 for this tempo-rary license.

No heat/ low heat: Remingtonworked to get the ordinancechanged ensuring that landlordsprovide heat from September 15to May 15 to their tenants.

Petitioning continues byresidents for permit parking onseveral blocks near Uptown. If75 percent of property ownerssign a petition supporting it, aparking district will be estab-lished restricting parking for

non-residents from 9 p.m.- 2

a.m. Monday through Saturday.

Buses are expected to movefrom 31st Street back to LakeStreet beginning June 20.

The Uptown Association andLyndale neighborhoods both

received graffiti preventionmini-grants to discourage graf-fiti in their areas.

Pzza Lce Block Pat:saa stanton

Stanton is planning their annualblock party for Saturday, August9. It will feature bands, kids activi-ties and food. Pizza Luce staff willdo a clean up of the area before,during and after the event.

Motion, Seconded to support thePizza Luce Block Party event.Approved unanimously.

upton Aocaton (uA):

Mae LoelleLovelle gave updates about two oftheir big projects:

Uptown Art Fair: The eventwill be held August 1, 2 and 3featuring over 350 artists. *

Graffiti Grant: UA is partner-ing with area community andarts groups to implement agraffiti prevention project in thearea. The City awarded UA$10,000 to fund the multi-facet-ed effort including educationalworkshops, the creation of graf-fiti as art and graffiti removal.

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East Calhoun Community OrganizationECCO reportECCO meets the

first Thursday of

each month, 7

p.m. at St. Marys

Greek Orthodox

Church, 34th

and Irving. All

ECCO residentsare welcome and

urged to attend.

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East Calhoun Community organization

(ECCo)mEEting notiCE

More Information: www.eastcalhoun.org

There will be a monthly meeting

of the East Calhoun Community

Organization in J.

The next ECCO Board and

Neighborhood meeting will be:

a 7, 2007, 7:00 Pm,

St. Marys Greek Orthodox Church

at 35th and Irving Ave. South.

ECCO Board Meeting Minutes forJune 5, 2008. (East Calhoun neigh-borhood monthly meeting)

Minutes recorded and submittedby Robert Kean

There will be no July Board Meet-ing.

Meetn Tme

Meetings are on the first Thursdayeach month at 7 p.m. located at St.Marys Greek Orthodox Church.The public is invited to attend.

Boa Membe Peent

Robert Kean, Ted Ringsred,Duane Thorpe, Carrie Menard,Gary Farland, Nancy Ward, TimPrinsen, Ruth Cain, Michael Elk-holm and Ralph Knox.

Others Present:

Gail Ellis, Cynthia Stokes, Jay AJoyner, Lara Norkus-Crampton,Kim Malrick and Ralph Reming-ton.

welcome / Annoncement

Ralph Knox called the meetingto order, welcomed board mem-bers and others and initiatedintroductions.

There was an announcementabout the Minneapolis Compre-hensive Plan passing.

The plan aims to make thecity better for walking andbiking and wanted businessesto make Minneapolis moreinviting year round.

For more information go to:ci.minneapolis.mn.us/plan-ning

Open fom

There is a flyer for NationalNight Out, which is on August5 this year. These flyers shouldhave been distributed at theECCO neighborhood sale.

Approval of May Minutes andJune Agenda:

The May minutes wereapproved.

On the June Agenda, the let-ter to the city about the vacanthouse at 33rd and Humboldtwas added.

The agenda was approved.

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If you have not signed up forthe e-newsletter, you should. Itgoes out from the City Counciland informs the public aboutwhat they have been up to. Asign-up sheet was circulated atthe meeting.

The Republican National Con-vention will be in town Septem-ber 1-4.

Because of the convention,some of the bars in the StPaul area will have a 4 a.m.close time. Minneapolis barowners (in the downtown

entertainment district) will

have the option to stay openuntil 4 a.m. as well, but willbe charged a onetime fee of$2,500.

The City Council is tryingto pass a Protest Ordinancefor the Convention. Theywould like protestors of theConvention to pre-register sothat the city can prepare forthe large numbers of people.The worry is that the protes-tors will not have anywhereto sleep, and they are notallowed to sleep in the parks.

Low Heat, No Heat laws werechanged, sponsored by RalphRemington.

The new law requires land-lords to keep rental unitscomfortable (at least 68degrees) between Septem-ber 15 and May 15. The oldlaw was linked to outside

temperature lower than 60degrees, but had loopholesthat allowed abuses.

Fines for disobeying the lawsstart at $500 and double foreach offense reaching a maxi-mum fine of $2,000.Thesechanges should mostly impactpeople who have been abus-ing the current system.

Selected county libraries (17 ofthem) are going to be open onSundays, including the Walker!

Ralph has Gigis appointmentsavailable on Mondays 2-4 p.m.,15 minutes per person. Usually,there are monthly opportunities

to have breakfast or happy hourwith Ralph. Contact Ralphsoffice for the current schedule.

The house at 3249 Humboldthas been vacant for years andis becoming a public nuisance.Councilman Remington is ini-tiating a quick take EminentDomain process to force theowner to sell the property to thecity. The city would then sellthe property with the conditionthat it must be rehabilitatednot razed. The property has anestimated worth of $268,000,but there is a $400,000 estimatedrehabilitation cost for the house.

It is owned by a man whois disabled, and who has noguardian and no means toreturn the building to livablecondition.

The owner will be encour-aged to take advantage ofavailable county services so asto appropriately handle theproceeds of the sale and finda long term housing solution.

The ECCO Board will send aletter supporting the EminentDomain action.

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The Summer Park Guide wassent out the week of June 9.There are many special eventsthis year celebrating the 125years of the parks. The Sculp-ture Garden is celebrating 25years this summer as well.

The Grand Rounds should becompleted within the next 5-10years. To complete them, thePark Board needs to acquireland. A citizens advisory com-mittee has been reviewingoptions. Congressman Oberstarmay be able to provide federal

assistance for the funds.

One and a half miles of biketrails along the Mississippi riverhave opened starting at Plym-outh Avenue and going northto the railroad tracks. There arerain gardens on the sides forwater.

City Trees:

This years Arbor Day cel-ebration was held May 9 atLake of the Isles. Studentsfrom Jefferson Elementaryand Kenwood planted 125trees.

PLEASE water new boule-vard trees that are near yourhouse this summer. Treesneed about 10 gallons ofwater a week.

New tree planting is a greaterpriority of the Park Boardthan old stump removal, soplease be patient.

Boulevard tree trimming ismore harsh in recent yearsbecause of the longer cyclethe trees are on (to savemoney). Also, much of thetrimming is done by utilities,not the Park Board.

Costs for the Park Board havebeen getting really high, andthey are looking at a varietyof funding options to continuecurrent programs and servicesand make up budget shortfalls.

One way they are balancingtheir budget is they are mak-ing more revenue from theleases and permits.

There is a constitutionalamendment on the ballot thisfall to add 3/8ths of a per-cent onto the state sales tax,which would be dedicated toenvironmental and culturalprograms. If it passes, thiswill add about 4 million dol-lars a year to the Park Board

Budget.

The park board has received$500,000 from the state todeal with diseased trees. Thisincludes Dutch Elm diseaseand the Emerald Ash Borer.

Emerald Ash Borer isslowly migrating from Illi-nois towards Minnesota andwill probably kill more treesthan the Dutch Elm Diseasewhen it arrives. The city istesting for the insect anddeveloping a response plan

The only way to deal withthe borer is to cut down theinfected tree and all treeswithin a half mile of the dis-eased tree.

To slow the spreading toMinnesota, the DO NOTpurchase firewood from outof state.

$741,000 had been paid to thePark Board for the land thenew 35W bridge is using; thiswill be used to buy new park-land.

There will be a Park Dedica-tion Fee of $2,000 per unitconstructed of every newresidential and commercial/industrial building put upnow. This is designated foracquiring new green spaceor enhancing park facilitieswithin six blocks of the newunits.

A little girl died last year frominjuries caused by the suctionof a faulty pool drain system(not a Minneapolis parks pool).However, this incident resultedin new safety standards forall public pools, which will gointo effect January 2009. TheLoring, Fuller and Pearl Parkpools will need to be replacedto comply with the new guide-lines. These pools are currently

deemed safe and in compliancewith current regulations, butwill need to be closed when thenew regulations go into effect.

The DNR has been doing morewater testing for PFOs in thelakes. Fish consumption regula-tions are also being modified.

The Calhoun Master plan, circa1981, is being revised and is inthe very early stages of plan-ning. Robert Kean is the EastCalhoun neighborhood repre-sentative in this process.

West Calhoun wants a dock,and the neighborhood is willingto pay for it.

Public trails around DiamondLake and Cedar Lake are beingexplored.

MPLs Pop fnnreqet

ECCO has funded the PopsOrchestra since 1981. The bud-get has gone up, so the orchestrais requesting that the fundingfrom the ECCO Board also goup. Pops is requesting a dona-tion of $700 this year. (For$1,000 the Board could sponsora conductor.) The Pops Orches-tra is made up of professionalmusicians. The concerts arefree, but the musicians are paid.

A motion was passed to donatewhat was budgeted and torevisit the issue later.

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The volunteers were to work 2hour shifts.

The last volunteer spot wasfilled by Duane Thorpe.

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The Dreamweaver softwarewas purchased. The current site

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10 Uptown neighborhood news July 2008

community events calendar

VISUAL ARTSINTERMEDIA ARTS/SASE2822 Lyndale Ave. S. 612.871.4444www.intermediaarts.org

Gallery Hours: Mon. to Fri., 12 pm - 7pm and Fri. and Sat., 10 am to 5 pm.

Thru Sat., Aug 16 Project Girl: A Multimedia Exhibition & Guide toUn-Mediafying Your Life. A nation-ally touring visual arts exhibition andseries of hands-on art-based eventsand workshops designed to equip girlswith the tools to resist harmful mediamessages.

SOO VISUAL ARTSCENTER/TOOMERGALLERY2640 Lyndale Ave. S. 612.871.2263www.soovac.org

Gallery Hours: Wed., noon to 6 pm,Thur., noon to 8 pm, Fri., noon to 6pm, Sat., noon to 4 pm.

Thru Sat., Aug 16 Draw Too: ADrawing Show in Four Acts. Thru

Sat., Aug 16 T hrough the Look-ing Glass. New paintings by JenniferDavis.

BOOK CLUBSBRYANT LAKE BOWL810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949www.bryantlakebowl.com

Tues., Jul 8, 7 pm Books & Bars. A

unique atmosphere for a lively discus-sion of interesting authors, fun people,good food and drinks. Jul book: Lolitaby Vladimir Nabokov.

WALKER LIBRARY2880 Hennepin Ave. S. 612.630.6650www.mpls.lib.mn.us

Tues., Jul 8, 6:30 pm to 8 pm Walk-er Book Club. Tues., Jul 15, 6 pmto 8 pm Love in the Stacks: MPLsRomance Book Club. Call for currentselections.

AUTHOREVENTSLYNDALE UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST810 W. 31st St. 612.822.4611www.magersandquinn.com

Tues., Jul 8, 7:30 pm BarbaraEhrenreich discusses her newbook This Land is Their Land:Reports from a Divided Nation.A satirical commentary by thebest selling social critic filled

with antidotes as sardonic asthey are spot-on. Sponsoredby Magers & Quinn.

MAGERSAND QUINNBOOKSELLERS3038 Hennepin Ave. S. 612.822.4611www.magersandquinn.com

Tues., Jul 29, 7:30 pm JenniferBaumgardner discusses Abortion andLife. A groundbreaking new bookincludes abortion testimonials by AniDiFranco, Barbara Ehrenreich, GloriaSteinem, and others.

ONCE UPON A CRIMEBOOKSTORE604 W. 26th St. 612.870.3785

www.onceuponacrimebooks.comTues., Jul 15, 7 pm Reading by JulieKramer author of Stalking Susan. AMN author debut. Thur., Jul 17, 7pm Publication party with refresh-ments for Victoria Houstons Dead Hot Shot. Sat., Jul 19, 12 pm to 2pm Book signing for Brent Ghelfiauthor ofVolks Shadow. Refreshmentsserved. Thur., Jul 24, 1 pm to 3 pm Booking signing and reading for

MN author Carl Brookins, author ofThe Case of the Greedy Lawyers.

FOR KIDS& TEENSHIGHPOINT CENTER

FOR PRINTMAKING2638 Lyndale Ave. S. 612.871.1326www.high-pointprint-making.org

Mon.to Fri.,Jul 21 to25, 9 am to 3 pmAdventures on theHorizon craft camp with a world

cultures theme. Hosted by High-point Center for Printmaking, andfour other local art centers. Create avariety of art works. For more infor-mation and to register, call NorthernClay Center at 612.339.8007. Cost $285($265 members of any of the five cen-ters). Ages: 8 to 12.

WALKER LIBRARY2880 Hennepin Ave. S. 612.630.6650www.mpls.lib.mn.us

Wed. thru Aug 6, 10:30 am Pre-school Storytime. For children ages 4to 6. Enjoy stories together and buildlanguage skills. Thur. thru Aug 7,7 pm to 7:30 pm Family Storytime.For children ages 2 and up. Share

books, stories, rhymes, music,and movement with

your children. Fri. thru

Aug1, 10:30

am BabyStorytime. For

children from birth to24 months. Delight and stimu-

late your babys senses with books andmusic. The theme for this series is AllAbout Me! Thur., Jul 3, 7 pm to7:45 pm Boys Book Club. For boysentering grades 2-4. Call for currentselection. Registration required. Thur., Ju1 10, 7 pm to 7:45 pm GirlsOnly Book Club. For girls entering K-2 grade. Join other girls to talk about agreat book! Occasionally there will bea craft activity. Call for current selec-tion. Registration required. Sat. Jul12, 10:30 am 12:30 pm -- Second SatSeries. Stories about India, South Indi-an Bharatanatyum dancing and hennatattoos. Storytime will be followedby guest musicians and a craft oractivity. Fri., Jul 18, 10:30 am Billthe Juggler. Bill amazes and delightsaudiences by juggling things that justshouldnt be juggled, such as bowlingballs, rubber chickens and other odd

objects. Wed., Jul 23, 2 pm to 3 pm Wolves: Fact or Fiction? For kidsentering grade 5 and up. Determinefact from fiction through interactiveactivities with a wolf expert from theMN Zoo. Sat., Jul 26, 10:30 am tonoon Cake Decorating. For kids inpreschool and up. How do you cre-ate the perfect cake without baking?Local artist Zemur will help us designdelicious cakes you never eat.

THEATERBRYANT LAKE BOWL810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949www.bryantlakebowl.com

Tues., Jul 15, 7 pm Rockstar Story- tellers: The Live Recording Sessions.8 performers will take the stage andpresent their greatest hits from theUndressed series, and also previewshows for the upcoming 2008 Min-nesota Fringe. Tickets $14/$12 with aFringe button. Tues., Jul 22, 7 pmPrinciples of Economics: State Exports.Presented by Andrew Cassey, a Ph.D.candidate, presents a new lectureseries based upon his buzzworthy 2007Fringe production. He explains eco-nomic phenomena and policy. Audi-ence questions are encouraged, in thisunscripted, anything can happen, noshow the same twice, theatrical experi-ence. Tickets $8-10.

COMEDY SPORTZ3001 Hennepin Ave. S. 612.870.1230www.comedysportztc.com

Every Thur. at 8 pm, Fri. and Sat at8 pm and 10:30 pm Live comedy

shows. Tickets $8-12. Closed on Jul. 4.

JUNGLE THEATER2951 Lyndale Ave. S. 612.822.7063www.jungletheater.com

Tues. to Thur., 7:30 pm, Fri. andSat., 8 pm, Sun. 2 pm and 7 pm, thruAug. 31. Hedwig and the Angry Inch.A rock musical about an internallyignored rock-n-roll goddess who alsohappens to be a victim of a botchedsex change operation is an inspiringanthem. Tickets: $26-36.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS/LECTURES

FIRST UNIVERSALISTCHURCH3400 Dupont Av. S.,612.871.1701Sunday, July 6 at 10 a. m.Charlie Clements, presidentof the Unitarian UniversalistService Committee (UUSC)will speak on Peacemaking

and the Iraq War, includ-ing its work in supportingreturning veterans.

PANGEA WORLDTHEATER

711 W. Lake St., Suite 101 612.203.1088

www.pangeaworldtheater.org

Tues. and Thurs., 6 pm 7:30 pmand Sat., 9 am 10:30 am Kalar-

ipayattu Trainings. One of the oldestmartial arts forms focuses on disciplin-ing the physical body and attainingmental balance. Many movements aresimilar to those practiced in Yoga, witha focus on self-defense and increasedenergy and stamina. All age groupsand ability levels are encouraged tojoin. Fee: $75 per month for 3 classesper week or $50 per month for Sat-

urday classes. Due 1st of each month.Register by phone.

THE MENS CENTER3249 Hennepin Ave. S. #55 612.822.5892www.tcmc.org

First Wed. of every month, 7 pm to 9pm Family Law Clinic. Discussionis targeted to the those going throughor anticipating divorce or dealingwith other family law issues with anopportunity to discuss your own ques-tions. Attorneys volunteer their timeand expertise. $5 for the public, mem-bers receive a courtesy discount. Noadvance registration required. Classdates TBD Anger Managementcourse. The focus of the twelve-weekanger management class is educationand support. Classes will be sched-uled as the waiting list fills. Call to

be placed on the waiting list. Space islimited to 12 participants. Cost: $215for members; $225 for non-members.Scholarships available.

URBAN EARTH FLOWER& GARDEN COOP910 West 36th St. 612.824.0066www.urbanearthcoop.org

Mon., .Jul 7, 6:30 pm MushroomCultivation. Must register at www.pricoldclimate.org. There is a fee formaterials.

OUTDOORSBRYANT SQUARE PARK3101 Bryant Ave. S. 612.370.4907www.minneapolisparks.org

Every Tues. & Thur., 7 pm to 8:30 pm Eclectic collection of outdoor con-certs in the amphitheater. Check web-site for schedule. Jazz, blues, folk, rockand more. Wed., Jul 9, 6 pm to 8 pm Ice Cream Social.

LAKE CALHOUN THOMAS BEACHwww.aquatennial.org

Sun., Jul 20, 10 am to 4 pm Minne-apolis Aquatennial Beach Bash. A fullday of fun in the sun with some of theAquatennials traditional events: MilkCarton Boat Races, Xcel Energy Sand-castle Competition, Art Fair at theBeach, and more!

(Editors Note: We will run communityevent listings every month on this page.Contact [email protected] to submit your event information by the10th of each month to be included inthe next issue.)

DISCUSSIONDUNN BROTHERS3348 Hennepin Ave. So.Tues. 7:30 pm, weekly

The Socrates Cafe is an open meet-ing. The evening is spent discussinga short list of questions of philosophythat range all over the map from selfidentity, capital punishment, percep-tion and anything else in between.Bring your questions and prepare toengage your mind.

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After 12 years on the corner of Lake and Girard, Campiello closes its doors citing disagreements about lease renewal.

CitizenACtion

CARAG [email protected]

ECCO [email protected]

City Councilperson

Ralph [email protected]

Mayor R.T. [email protected]

State RepresentativeMargaret [email protected]

State RepresentativeFrank [email protected]

State SenatorD. Scott [email protected]

Governor Tim [email protected]

U.S. CongressmanKeith Ellison612.522.1212www.ellison.house.gov

U.S. SenatorNorm Coleman651.645.0323www.coleman.senate.gov

U.S. SenatorAmy Klobuchar202.224.3244www.klobuchar.senate.gov

PresidentGeorge W. [email protected]

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MUSICBARBETTE1600 W. Lake St. 612.827.5710www.barbette.com

Mondays at 10 pm Live Music. Jul 7:Supreme Privacy, Jul 14: Big Trouble,Jul 21: Hips Dont Lie, Jul 28: KidDakota Sun., Jul 13, 4 pm to 10 pm Bastille Day Celebration. Live music,organic food & beverages, flea market.

Free.

BRYANT LAKE BOWL810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949www.bryantlakebowl.com

Sat., Jul 5, 10 pm Atomic Flea CDRelease Show with special guests TheHumbugs. The album presents the

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Lette to ralp

The letter about the house at33rd and Humboldt showingsupport for Eminent Domainwill be addressed to other coun-cil members as well as Ralph.It will be redrafted with newinformation and sent by thePresident of the Board. Peoplecan also send their own lettersshowing support for EminentDomain to the City Council.

A draft of the final letter willbe emailed out for any changespeople might want to make.

Captal Lon-aneimpoement Commtteeupate

Tim Prinsen is a representa-

Captal Lon raneimpoement Commttee(CLiC)

Minneapolis Public Works is plan-

ning to add new traffic signallights along 31st Street at Bryant,Dupont, Emerson and Hennepinin 2010. The CLIC is lookingfor input on this project. Someresidents believe that the proposedlights will change the character of31st from a residential street to amore commercial street becausethe lights will hang over the inter-sections. This may lead to moretraffic and higher speeds.

Motion, seconded to have Ron-nei and Verson draft a resolu-tion opposing the traffic signals.CARAG will distribute a flyer tohomes within one block of 31st

Street letting them know CARAGwill discuss this at the next meet-ing.

Discussion included alternativeoptions to the resolution and flyerdelivery. There was a suggestionto have a Public Works represen-tative attend a CARAG meeting toexplain the rationale for the lights.

Motion approved.

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Motion, Seconded to approve theminutes with a few changes to theZoning report. Approved.

CArAg OpeatonTeae repot:Anna Matte

Matthes presented the report.Checking has a balance of$12,643.66 and asset accounts arevalued at $7,187.20 for a total of$19,830.86 as of May 31.

upton NeboooNe Teae repot

No report.

Zonn Commttee:Aaon rbenten:

Rubenstein reported:

The Lyn-Lake Small Area PlanOpen House is Tuesday, June 24at Redeemer Residence. A sur-vey regarding Lyn-Lake issuesis on-line at the Citys website.

Construction of the CalhounSquare ramp is expected tobegin in July.

NrP: scott Enel

Engel noted:

Upcoming community eventsincluding the Garden Tour

Please join the new CARAG E-

bands signature sound blended withmore spacious, introspective songs. Itshummable pop-rock for a world gonemad. Tickets $8-10.

FAMOUS DAVES3001 Hennepin Ave S. 612.822.9900www.famousdaves.com

Every Tues. in Jul, 9 pm SensacionLatin. $5 cover.

SENIORSSOUTHWEST SENIORCENTER3612 Bryant Ave. S. 612.822.3194Tues. and Thur., 9:45 am and 10:45 am Weights and Stretching. Donationsaccepted. Tues., 10:30 am HealthyChanges: Education, support andexercise for those with or at risk ofdiabetes. Free.

Update to receive emails aboutCARAG events and activities.

The City Council Committeeof the Whole will discuss thelatest proposal for support ofneighborhood organizations

and community engagementon Thursday, June 19. A finalproposal is expected in late July.The Legislature approved a billallowing Minneapolis to extendtax districts to fund debt payoffon the Target Center and neigh-borhood revitalization pro-grams. No decisions have beenmade on how much money goesto either item.

Bne Aocaton:Bll Moton

Uptown Association met todayand the following was reported:

The police sub-station is now

open in Uptown. Gail Dorfman said officials will

determine the alignment forthe Southwest LRT line by theend of 2009. The line throughUptown would take a routedown Nicollet to downtownMinneapolis.

Dorfman also noted that Hen-nepin County set aside $50 mil-lion to replace Walker Library.Community input will besought regarding design and theeventual location.

Lyn-Lake Association met as welland they received a report fromrepresentatives of the Nicollet

East Harriet Business Associa-tion regarding their new website:www.discoversouthwest.com. Thesite will promote the idea of shop-ping locally by promoting areabusinesses.

Mton geenaCoalton: hoa veon

Verson noted that his term on theMGC Board is up and CARAGneeds to select a representativeto fill out the next term. Jordannominated himself for the posi-tion. Motion, Seconded to selectBrendan Jordan as CARAGs rep-resentative to the MGC Board.Approved.

Jl Meetn

The group discussed whether tohold a CARAG NeighborhoodMeeting in July. Normally, atten-dance is very low, the park build-ing is very warm and there isnothing urgent to discuss. Motion,Seconded to cancel the JulyCARAG Neighborhood Meeting.Approved.

Annoncement

Jordan announced that he hasmade some connections regard-ing the creation of an UptownFarmers Market.

tive on the Minneapolis CapitalLong-range ImprovementCommittee (CLIC). Represen-tatives meet periodically to rateproposals/plans that they havebeen presented with. The win-ning selections are funded withbond money. The proposals arenow available on a web site thisyear for the first time, if anyoneis interested in looking at themof learning more about the com-mittee and process.

NrP upate

Approximately 30 people par-ticipated in the May Neigh-borhood meeting. The NRPcommittee will narrow downthe list of ideas/priorities/issues(identified at the meeting)to two or three v of the mostimportant ones.

The next ECCO Board Meetingwill take place on August 7, 2008.

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AtCa Ce To smmeOne of the coolest events of thesummer is the Art Car Parade.Unfortunately this summer, the14th year of the ArtCar., therewill be no official parade becauseof a funding shortage, but the ArtCars can still be seen around townin other parades and in a specialevening ArtCar Cruise.

Alejandra Campbell, Office Coor-

dinator for Intermedia Arts, saidthat the non-profit chose not tohold the parade this year becausethey were about $15,000 short intheir parade budget. In addition,the parade last year was sponsoredby Car Soup, a website listing carsfor sale, but this year they didnthave a sponsor. It was a mutualdecision, she said referring to thediscontinued Car Soup sponsor-ship.

She said they fully expect to holdthe parade next year.

Part of the expense of a full-blownparade is the cost of bringing inpeople along with their highlydecorated cars from different areasof the country.

Instead of the parade the art carswill be appearing in various plac-es such as the Liberty Parade on

Nicollete Mall, Midtown GlobalMarket, and Midtown FarmersMarket.

Additionally the art cars will havean ArtCar Cruise instead of aparade. Campbell explained thatthe cruise is different from an actu-al parade because it doesnt involveclosing off the streets or obtain-ing permits. During the cruise theArtCars simply form a line anddrive around the Lake of the Isles,making it more like a convoy thana formal parade. If other carswind up getting in between thereis really nothing we can do, saidCampbell.

The cruise will be followed by adrive-in movie in the parking lotof InterMedia Arts. The featureis the 1992 ArtCar documentaryWild Wheels by filmmakerHarrod Blank. Traveling acrossthe country in his own wildly dec-orated VW bug, Blank discovers amemorable cast of real-life charac-ters who are obsessed with trans-

forming their cars into mobileworks of art.

Although there isnt a paradethere are still plenty of ArtCaractivities to fulfill your ArtCar fix.In addition to the cruise, drive-in

Art Car Activities Around Town

movie and other appearances, theInterMedia Arts will host threeArt Car making workshops. Formore information on workshopsor other InterMedia Arts activitiessee www.intermediaarts.org

AtCa-Maknwokop

July 3, 10, 17, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.Intermedia Arts -- Aldrich Lot

Free and open to the public.Hosted by Tom Edwards andthe Leather Van

Join ArtCar artist TomEdwards for an ArtCar mak-ing workshop. Bring yourvehicles and materials and cre-ate alongside Tom and otherseasoned artists. Watch demoson a new Leather Van and gettips from the pros!

AtCa galle atMton fame Maket

Saturday, July 12 and Saturday,August 30 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lake Street and 22nd Avenue

Check out the gallery of Art-Cars while enjoying fresh fla-vors from local farmers!

AtCa Ce ande-n Moe

Saturday, July 19, 6 -10:30 pm

Lake of the Isles & IntermediaArts

Art hits the asphalt with theArtCar Cruise and Drive-inMovie. Head down to Lakeof the Isles to watch the cars

cruise around the lake from 6p.m.-8pm. Top off the nightby heading back to Intermedia

Arts to check out the ArtCarsup close, and join the artists forfood, fun, and a special drive-in screening of Harrod BlanksWild Wheels at dusk.

Mton global Maket

Friday, August 22, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

Lake Street and 10th Avenue

Join ArtCars at Midtown Glob-al Market! Enjoy great foodfrom local vendors, check outthe ArtCars and celebrate theSummer of ArtCar with yourfamily with coloring activitiesfor children and a special 3DArtCar slide show!

Lbet Paae

Sunday, August 31, 1 p.m.

Nicollet Mall, Downtown

ArtCars bid farewell to thesummer and celebrate free-dom with the Liberty Paradefeaturing ArtCars, as part ofIntermedia Arts unconventionprogram. ArtCars, floats, andother wheeled contraptions takeover downtown MinneapolisNicollet Avenue and head toLoring Park for an afternoon ofentertainment.

july 2008 uptown neighborhood news

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