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Welcome to Marcy-Holmes' Items of Interest for February 2016
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ITEMS OF INTEREST | FEBRUARY 2016
Winter Night by Scott Bean
Oil on board
included in our new gallery, check it out HERE

SPECIAL NOTICE

The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association has been revamping its website over the past many months, and we are now proud to highlight three fantastic developments.
  • Our site is now Responsive: www.marcy-holmes.org is fully functional across a wide range of devices (from your desktop computer, to your smartphones and tablets). It's finally mobile-friendly.
  • We want to bring your attention to the first 30+ selections of our Neighborhood as Muse project. The project is a collection of historic and contemporary creative works inspired by Marcy-Holmes, Minneapolis’ first neighborhood. From early engravings of the only true waterfall on the Mississippi to crime fiction set on local streets, to a feature film shot in a fabled coffee shop to site-specific music, dance and live performance events…Marcy-Holmes has served as creative muse for more than 150 years.
  • Our home page now has three new features: a scrolling list of upcoming News & Events, an easy-to read calendar that clearly lets you know about upcoming meetings, and our Twitter feed.
Bear with us while we are fixing other issues you might find on the website, there are a couple of organizational items that we need to clean up, but we've made some terrific improvements to the overall experience.
Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association
500 8th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612.623.7633

Melissa Bean
Executive Director
office@marcy-holmes.org

Chris Lautenschlager
Communications
chris@marcy-holmes.org
UPCOMING MHNA MEETINGS
Board of Directors
Tues, Feb 16, 6 pm
***NEW LOCATION***
First Congregational Church
500 8th Ave SE

Creative Places
Mon, Mar 7, 6:30 pm
Soap Factory
514 2nd St SE

***NEW COMMITTEE***
Environment
Tues, Feb 9, 7 pm
512 7th St SE

General Membership
Tues, Apr 19, 7:30 pm
Minneapolis Event Center
212 2nd St SE

Land Use
***SPECIAL DATE***
Thurs, Mar 3, 6 pm
Univ Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave SE

Transportation
Weds, Feb 24, 6 pm
Andrew Riverside Church
403 8th Ave SE
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MHNA's NEW ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

Do you have an interest in:

 

The Environment • Parks • Greening • Gardening • Tree Stewardship • Clean Energy • Energy Efficiency • Sound Quality • Community Health • Sustainability 


...or want to represent your neighbors on these issues? 


Contact Marcus Mills, 
612.623.0809 or marcus.j.mills@gmail.com, and come to our kick-off event Tuesday, February 9th starting at 7 pm, 512 7th Street SE.  Share your interests with us, and together we can cultivate a bright green future (and present for Marcy-Holmes).

GREAT NEWS FOR FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The Minnesota Historical Society has awarded First Church a grant in the amount of $387,400! This grant comes from funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. (This grant total includes the church's matching contribution of $150,000 from the First Church Fund).

The grant will allow the church to do important exterior maintenance, including repairs to exterior stone and mortar and to the interior of the tower, refurbishing of storm windows, and improvement of drainage. The church also needs to replace the slate roofs on the towers -- which may require additional funding.
In the next few months, the church will be putting out a request for bids to contractors. They anticipate that the work itself will begin in the late spring or early summer. 

THE FOLLOWING IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUR CREATIVE PLACES COMMITTEE
MHNA Creative Places Committee's purpose is to support and enhance the arts, culture, and creative economy to make Marcy-Holmes a more welcoming and desirable place to live. We strive to be a model for other neighborhood associations in fulfilling the goals of the City of Minneapolis and being an arts conduit among our neighborhood associations. 
Art by Susan Warner, Elwell Park, 6th Street SE

The Creative Places Committee, with its mission to support and celebrate the creative culture of Marcy-Holmes, is working on some exciting initiatives in 2016:

  • The Neighborhood as Muse Project: an ongoing collection of contemporary and historic art works inspired by Marcy-Holmes. See a sample HERE.
  • The Creative Neighbors Database: an online resource for all things creative in Marcy-Holmes…artists, studio and gallery spaces, opportunities for collaboration, and more.
  • Elwell Park Rehabilitation: funding the restoration and protection of the tilework in Elwell (Turtle) Park on 6th Street SE
  • 5th Street SE Ped/Bike Bridge: participating in the planning for a new bridge over 35W that is a fitting aesthetic statement and neighborhood gateway. Have an opinion? Go HERE. 
  • Series of Community Salons: a series of three events designed to explore creative responses to neighborhood topics
If you’d like to help with these initiatives or just be kept in the loop: contact the MHNA office.

Elwell Park, aka Turtle Park

6th Street SE, between 7th & 8th Avenues SE

Marcy Arts Gala

Minneapolis Event Center | 212 2nd Street SE
Saturday, April 9, 2016

The 2016 Marcy Arts Gala will be held on Saturday, April 9th at The Minneapolis Event Center. Come for the art, music, food and great fun! Your attendance provides music, dance, theater and other art programming to each child at Marcy Open School. Tickets are available for purchase on the Marcy Arts page, through the Marcy Open School site.

Clouds, Temporarily Visible

Weisman Art Museum | 333 East River Road
thru Sunday, May 22, 2016

The exhibition will feature artworks that represent, address, or contemplate these oft-watched, romanticized, and studied diaphanous formations from a variety of perspectives.

Italian Film Festival

St. Anthony Main Theatre | 125 Main Street SE
February 18 - 21, 2016
Opening Night Party: Thurs, Feb 18, 2016, 6:30 pm @ Nicollet Island Inn

The Italian Cultural Center’s popular film festival returns this year with ten acclaimed Italian movies never before seen in Minnesota, and including, for the first time, a silent film with live accompaniment by local jazz band Sun Silo. This year's festival is a mix of documentaries, dramas and comedies that will take viewers on a spectacular journey through the landscapes and stories of Italy and its people. The festival will open with a party hosted by WCCO TV co-anchor Frank Vascellaro, live music, tasty food and drinks. All movies are shown in Italian with English subtitles. For information and tickets visit HERE. 

A-Mill Artist Lofts, a video by Jennifer Kramer
THE ROOTS CELLAR @ University Baptist Church presents:

BIG SUIT

University Baptist Church | 1219 University Ave SE (Dinkytown)
Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7 pm

Big Suit is a Minnesotan brasshouse (a genre created by NY-based subway band Too Many Zooz) band that keeps its sense of humor alive through its fun music and danceable grooves. Made up of four Music Educators from the U of M's School of Music, the four members of Big Suit are dedicated to making people dance in lieu of the music theory principles they were taught. One of the more interesting aspects that Big Suit embodies is the notion of a stripped down ensemble (even the drums consist of three things to hit). Overall, they strive for groove, catchy hooks, dancing, and fun times. Tickets available at the door, or at 612.331.1768

7th Minnesota Cuban Film Festival

St. Anthony Main Theater | 125 Main Street SE
Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7 pm

The 7th edition of the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival will take place on six consecutive Thursdays at the St. Anthony Main Theater in Minneapolis, beginning on February 25 and closing on March 31.

Discovering My Own Backyard

an art exhibit by Minnesota fiber artist, Wendie Zekowski
Southeast Library, 1222 4th Street SE
thru Saturday, February 27, 2016

Artist Statement: "I have been designing and working with textiles for over thirty years. My recent passion involves natural dyes and eco-printing that reflect the patterns and colors found in nature. Local flora is bundled in natural fibers, simmered in hot water and unwrapped to reveal an eco-printed textile. The results are one of a kind."

COMING SOON.

CRIME & SAFETY
Minneapolis Police Department Crime Prevention presents: 

Block Leader Training & Property crime prevention 

Join other residents throughout the 2nd Precinct to develop skills for effectively working with your neighbors and securing your property. 

MPD 2nd Precinct | 1911 Central Avenue NE
Thursday, February 11, 2016, 6:30 - 8 pm 

TOPICS TO BE COVERED 
  • Introduction to Community Crime Prevention 
  • How to organize a block/apartment club 
  • Services of Community Crime Prevention 
  • Responsibilities of a crime prevention block leader 
  • How and when to use 911 
  • How to solve problems effectively 
  • Meet your crime prevention specialists 
  • Best practices of property crime prevention 
Please RSVP by calling 612.673.2874 or 612-673-2797 or emailing
susan.webb@minneapolismn.gov or Nicholas.juarez@minneapolismn.gov

To sign-up for neighborhood crime alerts

Next 2nd Precinct PAC Meeting

Monroe Village Community Room | 1900 Central Avenue NE
Monday, February 8, 2016, 6 pm. 

Robberies have been on an uptick in several parts of the 2nd Precinct.  While some of that increase is likely due to increased reporting, part of it, especially around the U, is a real uptick. Nick Juarez, CPS for the south sector of the 2nd Precinct is our presenter. Inspector Kathy Waite will report on new trends and current statistics. 

Upcoming Gathering for Restorative Justice Community Action

Andrew Riverside Church | 403 8th Ave SE
Friday, February 5, 2016, 2 pm

Come join RJCA over coffee to learn or share about the work of they do across the Metro area.

MINNEAPOLIS PARKS
To learn more about why the MPRB Commissioners approved language for a 2016 ballot measure that will ask Minneapolis residents for a property tax levy, please visit their website.

General Mills commemorates 150th anniversary with $3M “birthday gift to Minneapolis”


The Minneapolis Parks Foundation accepted a $3 million “birthday gift to Minneapolis” from the General Mills Foundation in the form of a three-year lead corporate contribution to the RiverFirst Campaign. Ken Powell, Chairman of the Board and CEO of General Mills, presented the gift at an event in the Mill District on the Minneapolis Central Riverfront, the birthplace of General Mills 150 years ago.
The Water Works project is on the Central Riverfront, where General Mills was born. The area is already home to popular landmarks such as the Stone Arch Bridge, St. Anthony Falls, the Pillsbury “A” Mill and original Washburn Mill. An expansion of Mill Ruins Park, the Water Works project will result in an iconic destination for residents and visitors – including a park pavilion, historic ruins, a natural classroom and play and picnic spaces.

Community-Led Campaign to Help Minneapolis Parks
Save Our Minneapolis Parks is a new community-based initiative seeking to hold a referendum in the fall 2016 election. The group wants to address the significant budget shortfall that the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board experiences each year.

For more information about the campaign, visit their website, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

EARTH DAY VOLUNTEER SITE COORDINATOR NEEDED

The 2016 Minneapolis Earth Day Clean-Up will take place Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 9:30 am – Noon. MHNA sponsors the Clean-Up in our neighborhood from 35W to Nicollet Island, east bank of the Mississippi. We are looking for a volunteer site coordinator for the event. A site coordinator job description is att’d. Please contact MHNA office if you would like to take this on. We’ve been doing this for over 15 years, so we can show you how.

If you are interested in coordinating a clean-up site in your neighborhood, please contact Erica Chua at (612) 230-6479 or echua@minneapolisparks.org. 

VOLUNTEER SITE COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION
The total time commitment for site coordinators is roughly 6-8 hours.

SOUTHEAST LIBRARY NEWS
PHOTO: Marnie Loven-Bell

Friends of Southeast Library Meeting

Thursday, February 11, 2016, 5:30 - 7 pm
Join fellow library enthusiasts to hear what's happening at Hennepin County Library. Help support SE Library by planning and volunteering at book sales, programs, and special events.

Family Storytime

Saturdays: February 6,13, 20 and 27 at 10:30 am
For children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write, draw, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

The Philosophical Discussion Group Meeting

Saturday, February 13, 2016, 2 - 4:30 pm
Thursday, February 25, 2016 5:30 - 7:30 pm
The Philosophical Discussion Group meets at SE Library once or twice monthly for free-form talks about philosophical subjects.

Act Out for Adults: History of Theater

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 6 - 7:30 pm
Explore some major theater movements in a fun, interactive, and inspiring way. An experience Guthrie theater artist will provide a peek at how theater from the past connects with the theater of today. For both avid theater-goers and people who just have an interest.

Rivendell Group Discussion with author Naomi Kritzer

Saturday, February 20, 2016, 1 - 4:30 pm
The Rivendell Group, a book discussion group centered about the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other fantasy authors, meets monthly, often at SE Library. This month Naomi Kritzer will be discussing her short fiction. Suggestions for advance reading: Kritzer's e-book collections, especially Gift of the Winter King, and other stories available online, such as Bits and The Good Son.
Show your support for Southeast Library by filling out the annual HCL membership form on line and marking "Southeast" as the library you want to join. $10 of your $25 contribution will then go to support Friends activities at SE Library.  Donations are tax deductible.
 
https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/HennepinCountyLibraryFounda/OnlineMembership.html

Or you can pick up a copy of the membership form the next time you are at the library, just be sure to mark Southeast as the library you would like to join.

Southeast Library

1222 4th Street SE Mpls, MN 55414
www.supporthclib.org/southeast
Tuesdays 9 am - 5 pm | Thursdays Noon - 8 pm | Saturdays 9 am - 5 pm

LINKS OF INTEREST

General Mills Site Recommendations

At our last General Membership meeting in January, MHNA Treasurer Robert Stableski presented the Marcy-Holmes recommendations for the potential redevelopment of the General Mills site

The Minneapolis Riverfront: An Underground History

The Historyapolis Project, 1 February 2016

Alatus Presentation on the 200 Central Ave Site

Also presented at the General Membership meeting were the plans for the redevelopment of 200 Central Avenue site, currently home to the Washburn-McReavy Funeral Home and St. Anthony Athletic Club.

Southeast Como Small Area Plan

City staff have received the Como Blueprint small area plan that was approved by the Southeast Como Improvement Association at the end of 2015. It now moves forward for further review.

Knowing the Mississippi

Open Rivers: Rethinking the Mississippi, Fall 2015
  • Open Rivers: Rethinking the Mississippi is an interdisciplinary online journal that recognizes the Mississippi River as a space for timely and critical conversations about people, community, water, and place.

Nye's won't close until April 

by Eric Best | The Journal | 15 January 2016

Alma expansion earns city approval

by Benjamin Farniok | MN Daily | 20 January 2016

Minneapolis' Grain Belt sign to be re-lit in 2017

by Erin Golden | Star Tribune | 31 January 2016

Blue Door Pub taps SE Como

by Benjamin Farniok | MN Daily | 25 January 2016

OTHER NEWS & EVENTS

School Fair Showcase

Minneapolis Convention Center | 1301 2nd Avenue S | Mpls, MN 55403
Saturday, February 6, 2016, 9 am - 2 pm

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is partnering with schools throughout the city to host the upcoming School Fair Showcase, an annual event where more than 70 public and charter schools gather to share the programs, activities and educational opportunities they can offer to students.

The free event gives families the chance to explore the Pre-K–12 options available across Minneapolis so they can make an informed decision about which school will best meet their student’s needs. 

At the event, families will be able to submit their school request forms for the 2016-17 school year. Request forms may also be submitted online at studentplacement.mpls.k12.mn.us until March 5. School request forms are necessary for incoming kindergartners and ninth-graders. They can also be submitted by students in any grade looking to switch to a new school next year or incoming middle school students who do not wish to attend their pathway middle school.

Mardi Gras Celebration

First Congregational Church | 500 8th Avenue SE
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 5:30 - 8 pm

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED

Please contact Eileen Hafften (612.277.2529 or nemealsonwheels@msn.com) if you can be a driving volunteer on any of the following days: Tuesday, February 9th thru Friday, February 12th. Visit website for more details, or contact Eileen.

Fix-It Clinic

Waite Park Rec Center | 1810 34th Avenue SE
Saturday, February 13, 2016, Noon - 4 pm

Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable objects that are thrown in the trash. For more information, visit http://www.hennepin.us/fixitclinic or call program coordinator Nancy Lo at 612.348.9195.

Our Somali Neighbors: Learning More about Somali Culture and Community

Elmer L Andersen Library, Givens Conference Room (Room 120), UMN's West Bank at 222  21st Ave S
Friday, Feb 26, 2016, 1:30 - 3 pm
Minnesota has become home to the largest Somali population in the U.S. and a significant Somali ‘neighborhood’ has developed near the University of Minnesota campus. Learn more about our Somali neighbors through a panel discussion about Somali history, culture, and religion, as well as beliefs regarding family structure, gender roles, medical and mental health care, and more.
Campus area faith organizations and Marcy School invite you to consider joining a community service project to help students at Marcy School who do not have enough food to eat on the weekends.  Come to an information meeting for the Marcy School/Sheridan Story project:

Sheridan Story Warehouse | 740 Harding Street NE, Suite B
Wednesday, Feb 17, 4 - 5 pm, Sheridan Story Warehouse, 740 Harding St NE, Suite B. 
More about the model is at http://www.thesheridanstory.com/video-jordan. For more information, contact Dale Durie atdale.durie@gmail.com.

Over 200,000 children in the state of Minnesota live in food insecurity and do not always know if they will receive their next meal. The Sheridan Story’s purpose is to respond to this need by closing the weekend food gap between Friday and Monday, when children are not able to participate in the free or reduced meal programs at school.

Co-Lab Home 4 U Innovation Contest

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 4:30 pm
The Co-Lab, a student-led business and idea incubator, will have finalists in its Home 4 U innovation contest present their ideas on how to make the U a homier environment. Students were challenged to organize and present their ideas on how to better connect students with each other, the campus and its spaces. This event is free and open to the public, so come check out student innovation at the U! More information HERE.

Book Signing with Adventurists Beth Dooley and Brian Peterson

Dunn Bros. | 201 3rd Avenue South
Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 6 - 8 pm
Beth and Brian have been leading Wilderness Inquiry trips and championing the Wilderness Inquiry mission for years, and we're excited that each has recently released a book that highlights their incredible talents. Stop by to chat with the authors, buy a book and get it signed, learn about their adventures near and far and enjoy light refreshments with Wilderness Inquiry supporters and friends. Hosted by Wilderness Inquiry. More infomation HERE.
Southeast Seniors Presents

An Estate Planning Seminar with Attorney Lucas B. Spaeth

St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church | 1500 Franklin Avenue SE
Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 1 - 2 pm

Mr. Spaeth will explain how wills and trusts operate to pass on you possessions to your chosen beneficiaries. He will explain the important of planning ahead for long-term care costs. He will will explain how to easily avoid expensive probate process, thereby maximizing your estate for your chosen beneficiaries.
 

University of Minnesota Youth Summer Camps 

online registration opens February 15, 6:00 am: http://recwell.umn.edu/youth.  Weekly day camps for ages 5 to 15, including Kids’ University, Sports Schools, and this year, special camps with the UMN Institute on the Environment.  A limited number of scholarships are available, based on need. See the website for links to a printable brochure, a camps schedule-at-a-glance, and a Parent Handbook. Camps fill fast, so register early.

The City of Minneapolis is hiring.

For temporary and appointed positions, see their current job openings by visiting www.minneapolismn.gov/jobs/ and scroll down to “Featured Jobs.”

The City of Minneapolis offers a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment, where employees can take pride knowing they’re helping make the city a great place to live and do business. Please share this opportunity to work for the City of Minneapolis with interested members and clients in your organization and community.
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