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ITEMS OF INTEREST | MAY 2016
Photo: David Joles

2016 MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL HOME TOUR - THIS WEEKEND!!
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, May 17, 6 pm
First Congregational Church
500 8th Ave SE

Creative Places
click HERE for agenda
Mon, May 2, 6:30 pm
Andrew Riverside Church
403 8th Ave SE

Environment
Thur, May 5, 6:30 pm
Andrew Riverside Church
403 8th Ave SE

General Membership
Tues, Jun 21, 7:30 pm
Minneapolis Event Center
212 2nd St SE

Land Use & Development
click HERE for agenda
Tues, May 3, 6 pm
Univ Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave SE

Transportation
Weds, May 25, 6 pm
Andrew Riverside Church
403 8th Ave SE
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Held on Saturday, April 30 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, May 1 from 1-5 pm, the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Home Tour is a FREE annual event that promotes city living. The tour brings thousands of home enthusiasts together for a weekend of sharing home remodeling ideas; it will be held regardless of weather conditions.

Come out and meet other homeowners and meet professionals in a low-key no-obligation setting. 3 apartments in the newly-opened Pillsbury A-Mill are featured in this year's tour!

Click HERE for a PDF guide to all of the homes. The Neighborhood and Community Relations Department is a diamond sponsor of the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour.

You will also have a chance to tour the building's common spaces, in addition to the hydroelectric facilities generating power under the ground!

CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY IN MAY
We would love to be able to reach more people with our Marcy-Holmes History: Hiding in Plain Sight audio tour. Please consider hosting one our yard signs (image above) throughout the month of May. Our office will gladly install and remove them, just let us know your address! Contact chris@marcy-holmes.org for more details!

 

CONSIDER RUNNING FOR THE MARCY-HOLMES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS!


Elections are on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at our General Membership meeting. Read more about becoming a board member—and fill out an application—by visiting our website.

OUR
ENVIRONMENT
PHOTOS: Cordelia Pierson

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S EARTH DAY CLEAN UP!


This year, 80+ volunteers collected 100 bags of trash — including a sink, doll parts, pcp pipes, iPhones, discarded shoes and much more!
Photo: Minneapolis Park & Rec Board

2016 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration - TODAY!

Logan Park | 690 13th Avenue NE
Friday, April 29, 2016, 4 - 8 pm

Beer garden, kickball, free dinner for kids and 130 new trees highlight 2016 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration at Logan Park on April 29! Spectacular slate of activities will accompany massive tree planting effort!

Schedule
4 pm: Festivities begin with beer garden, food truck, free dinner for kids and tree-themed activities and education.
4:30 pm: First tree planting wave. Volunteers will help plant more than 130 trees in Logan Park in five waves – one at every half hour interval between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm.
5 pm: Kickball games begin.
5 pm: Your Community Band begins free concert.
6 pm: Special tree planting ceremony
8 pm: The party wraps up with more than 130 new trees standing in Logan Park.

Neighborhood Clean Up

sponsored by UMN Off-Campus Living
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 11 am - 12:30 pm

As the air turns warm and spring approaches, neighbors often notice trash and debris on the boulevards. Join students and neighbors to clean up the public spaces in Marcy-Holmes and SE Como on Saturday, April 30th (one week after Spring Jam). Check in at the Purple Onion (1301 University Ave SE) or Van Cleve Park (901 15th Ave SE) to pick up bags and gloves from 11am - 12:30 pm. Then join us at Van Cleve between 12:45 - 2 pm for some free food and great company as a thank you. Any questions, contact Off-Campus Living at 612.625.8939 or email neighbor@umn.edu. 

Community Flower Garden Cleanup

Saturday, May 7, 2016, 9:30 am - Noon
corner of 8th Street SE and 10th Avenue SE
 
Bring tools (for weeding and raking), we will have bags. For those who are new, this garden is at the intersection of 8th St SE & 10th Ave SE. It's mostly perennials, we will put in annuals when it warms up a bit!

Marcy-Holmes Environment Committee meeting


Andrew Riverside Church | 403 8th Avenue SE
Thursday, May 5, 2016, 6:30 - 8 pm

You are welcome to come, and invite a neighbor you think might like to get to know others who also want to improve our community’s environmental health and sustainability through active greening and stewardship of green spaces, community engagement in environmental initiatives, promotion of clean and efficient energy use, and planning and advocacy for a healthy and sustainable neighborhood environment including its water, air, soil and sound qualities.

Marcy Open School Plant Sale

FRIDAY, MAY 6: Noon - 7 pm
SATURDAY, MAY 7: 9 am - 2 pm

The Marcy Open School plant sale has been held every spring over Mother's Day weekend since 1985. It's not only one of the Parent Council's biggest fundraisers, it's also a way to bring the entire community together to support Marcy students and share our love of gardening. 

And don’t miss master gardener Sarah Green-Toews as she demonstrates planting a container garden Saturday at 11 am. Please consider VOLUNTEERING via www.marcyplantsale.com.

COMING SOON: Bump garden adopter signs along
5th Street SE!!

Check out what Marcy-Holmes is doing about new trees planted in our neighborhood — visit HERE!

NEWLY ADOPTED TREES NEED WATER!

 

Marcy-Holmes Residents: Adopt-A-Tree + Get-A-Beer.

More information about adoption at Brewing A Better Forest: 
http://www.brewingabetterforest.com

A SIP OF SCIENCE: How Is the River Changed by Lock Closure?


Aster Café | 125 Main Street SE
Wednesday, May 11, 5:30 – 7 pm

A SIP OF SCIENCE bridges the gap between science and culture in a setting that bridges the gap between brain and belly. Food, beer and learning are on the menu in a happy hour forum that puts science in context through storytelling. This science happy hour is sponsored by the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED) and is a chance to hear about new and exciting research over beer, in a cool bar. Come talk with the experts about their efforts to address some of the Earth's most pressing problems. NCED's A SIP OF SCIENCE brings the wonder of science to happy hour. At this session, the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership will present what they have learned in an LCCMR-funded study about how the river has changed as a result of the closure in early 2015 of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock. For information on this month’s topic and to RSVP: 
http://www.nced.umn.edu/sip-science.

       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


21st Annual Art-A-Whirl

Presented by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), Art-A-Whirl is an open studio tour in Northeast Minneapolis. It’s a great opportunity to tour private artist studios and galleries, connect with the artists, and purchase original artwork. Over the last 20 years, it has become the largest open studio tour in the country. This event is free and open to the public.

 

Art-A-Whirl: SOUTHEAST EDITION 

@ Pillsbury A-Mill 315 Main Street SE

If you're over in Northeast, ride the MN Transportation Museum's 1950's vintage bus from the Grain Belt complex at Marshall and 13th Avenue to the A-Mill. Over 100 artists will display, sell and demonstrate their craft. Live entertainment in the performance hall includes music, dance, comedy, written and spoken word. Eme Lennick performs her one-woman show, and R.T. Rybak will be interviewed by A-Mill's own Sarah Stonich. Sample food and beverage offerings by talented culinary artists. For more information, visit our Facebook Event Page, Art-A-Whirl 2016 at A-Mill Artists Lofts.
2016 Dates and Hours
Friday, May 20th - 5 - 10 pm 
Saturday, May 21st - Noon-8 pm
Sunday, May 22nd - Noon-5 pm
 

P.S. Visit the MHNA table and tour the “Neighborhood as Muse” gallery of works

Micropolitics of hope in Australia and transplanetary Indigenous activism, a lecture by Barbara Glowczewski

Midway Contemporary Art | 527 2nd Avenue South
Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 7 pm

Join us in Midway's library on Tuesday, May 3rd at 7pm for a lecture by renowned anthropologist Barbara Glowczewski. Her lecture will focus on Indigenous peoples and ethico-aesthetic practices of art-making and activism as well as cultural modes of preservation. 

Art Exhibit by Lynn Bartley and Sonya Berlovitz

Southeast Library | 1222 4th Street SE
Thursday, May 5 - Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Sonya Berlovitz Statement: “Hand woven together into landscapes of cloth and imagery these pieces signify the fragility by which our lives are woven together, and pay tribute to the handwork that was a significant factor in my upbringing and development as an artist. These collages with a multitude of textures and colors are created with immediacy, spontaneity, and directness suggesting movement, a contrast to the still, lone figure, captured in a moment in time, amidst the emotional and textural complexity of my journey as an artist.” 

Lynn Bartley Statement: “We add meaning to our lives as we sift through memories and experiences to find connections and a narrative. What we choose to group together brings context and perspective. As I examine and assemble incongruous bits and pieces, the same process happens. Meanings shift and weave together. Like memories, there are layers and complexity, shadows and unveilings. Construction is purposely oblique and implausible. Objects rest, seemingly unattached. There is a possibility of further developments.”
This event directly supports the exhibitions, library and public programs at Midway Contemporary Art, a non-profit visual arts organization serving the Twin Cities since 2001.

TICKETS — $125
Live and Silent Art Auctions | Complimentary Valet | Open Bars & Hors d’oeuvres
Music by DJ Patrick Voller

7 pm — Silent Art Auction Opens
8:30 pm — Live Art Auction
10 pm — Silent Art Auction Closes

For questions about tickets or absentee bidding, please call (612) 605–4504

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
"Harris, along with his wife, multimedia textile artist, costumer and photographic illustrator, Candy Kuehn, build community with their creativity. Frequent collaborators, Harris and Kuehn have raised two daughters in Marcy Holmes where they are heralded as partisans. However, their artistic reputations extend deeply into the greater Twin Cities creative communities."

Read "Marcy Holmes’ Creative Genius: Composer, Performer, Activist Craig Harris," found in the Mill City Times.
Wish you could get inside the minds of the women and men whose documentaries are being shown at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival?

Thanks to A-Mill resident Steve Stokowski, you can. Visit FestivalAudioBites.com to listen to or download interviews with filmmakers from Minnesota and around the world. The interviews are also available via podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.
Congratulations to Marcy-Holmes resident Bev Bachel on the new edition of her teen goal-setting classic titled What Do You Really Want? A step-by-step guide, the book helps teens pinpoint their dreams, articulate their goals, overcome obstacles, and celebrate success.

FIRST SUNDAYS @ FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CRIME & SAFETY

Restorative Justice Community Conferencing

First Congregational Church | 500 8th Ave SE
Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 6 pm

Worried about local crime and safety in the neighborhood? Get involved on the front lines of the justice system through Restorative Justice Community Action’s Community Conferencing! RJCA brings low-level and first time offenders together with community members from the area to talk about how their offenses harm the community, and how to make amends.

Save the Date for NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2016

August 2, 2016: Your Block?
The Mpls Police Department is getting an early start planning National Night Out this year in Minneapolis. They're reaching out to blocks which haven't had an NNO event in the past few years and want to recognize all our block leaders every first Tuesday in August!

Would you be willing to host a party? NNO can be celebrated in the street with a permit (free for block leaders!), or simply as a potluck in a back yard. Register HERE, or contact:  
Luther Krueger, Crime Prevention Analyst
Minneapolis Police Dept., Special Operations & Intelligence Division
Luther.Krueger@MinneapolisMN.gov | 612.673.5371  

To sign-up for neighborhood crime alerts
Marcy-Holmes is in the Second Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department. Our Community Crime Prevention Specialist there is Nick Juarez. Contact him if you have questions, comments and/or concerns at: Nicholas.Juarez@minneapolismn.gov
 
Nick Juarez | Crime Prevention Specialist MPD, 2nd Precinct
1911 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 | 612.673.2797

The best tips for any neighborhood are– stay aware of your surroundings; know who your neighbors are; and don’t provide opportunities for criminals. Lock your home, garage and car doors and windows; take valuables out of vehicles; secure your bike to a solid object and use a quality lock; and observe and report any suspicious activity by calling 911 as it happens.
 

OUR PARKS

See Friends of the Mississippi River's, "Rebirth: The Mississippi's National Park" on TPT

Sunday May 1, 2016, 7pm

Produced by award-winning local filmmaker John Kaul and narrated by 89.3 The Current's Steve Seel, this 30-minute documentary tells the story of how one man’s vision — combined with smart citizen advocacy and effective political leadership — created the Mississippi River's first and only national park right here in the Twin Cities. See a preview HERE.

SOUTHEAST LIBRARY NEWS

Late Night Studying for Exams at Southeast!

Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 9 am - Midnight
Thursday, May 12, 2016, Noon - Midnight
In honor of exams week at the UMN, Hennepin County is offering a safe, noncommercial study space at Southeast Library. WiFi will be operational until midnight and a small selection of laptops will be available for use.

The Philosophical Discussion Group Meeting

Thursday, May 5, 2016, 5:30 - 7 pm
Saturday, May 21, 2016 2 - 4:30 pm
The Philosophical Discussion Group meets at SE Library once or twice monthly for free-form talks about philosophical subjects.

Family Storytime

Saturdays: May 7, 14, and 21 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.

Concert: Lonesome Ron, King of the Valley Yodelers

Saturdays, May 7, 2:30 pm
For all ages.
Lonesome Ron Affolter, from Mankato, entertains you by singing and yodeling Western shows from the great cattle trails of the American West.

Friends of the Southeast Library Meeting

Thursday May 12, 4 - 4:30 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. The Friends look forward to meeting you.

Rivendell Group Discussion
Saturday, May 21, 2016 1 - 4:30 pm

The Rivendell Group, a book discussion group centered around the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other fantasy authors, meets monthly, often at Southeast Library. The May topic is TBA.
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

OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
Know someone who should be on Minnesota’s first 50 Over 50 list?
Do you know a Marcy-Holmes resident (or someone else) age 50+ who is doing amazing things? Nominate them for Minnesota’s first “50 Over 50”—a list of 50 individuals who are proving that age has no limits. Categories include Arts and Culture, Nonprofit, Business, Community Building, and Disruption. Nominations close on May 13. To nominate someone or learn more, visit 50over50mn.org or email bev.bachel@ideagirls.com.

Study@First
First Congregational Church | 500 8th Avenue SE


Tired of working alone in your small dorm room or apartment? Want to study with friends, but don't like the noisy coffee shops? Check us out!

First Congregational Church of Minnesota, UCC, is offering study space to any student who needs a safe and quiet place to study, with lots of free snacks and even dinner! We have big tables to spread out on, free coffee and snacks, and a dinner every evening. Come and join us on any of the following days from noon to 10 pm:
 
Friday, May 6 • Saturday, May 7 • Monday, May 9 • Tuesday, May 10 • 
Wednesday, May 11

Eastside Meals on Wheels Volunteer Drivers Needed
 

Eastside Meals on Wheels has created the May volunteer driver calendar and have a few openings. Please review the dates below and if you can help out with any of the driver openings please respond as soon as you have a moment or two.  We will be closed on Memorial Day and remind everyone to please travel safely.  Contact Eileen Hafften for questions (nemealsonwheels@msn.com | 612.277.2529)
 
Southeast Route
Wednesday May 4th • Thursday May 5th • Friday May 6th

Fix-It Clinic #44

Gramercy Park Co-op | 6711 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN
Saturday, May 14, 2016, Noon - 4 pm

Got broken stuff at home? Learn valuable repair skills at an upcoming Fix-It Clinic. Residents bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more and receive free guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot and fix their items.

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 contact program coordinator Nancy Lo at nancy.lo@hennepin.us or 612-348-9195. Please email nancy.lo@hennepin.us if you would like to volunteer!

In collaboration with the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition as part of Bike Week, this Fix-It Clinic will include a Bike Repair Clinic, where you can work on your bicycle with tools and mechanical expertise provided by our handy volunteers and other area bicycle repair specialists.

Fix-It Clinic

Takoda Institute/AIOIC | 1845 East Franklin Avenue, Mpls, MN 5544
Friday, May 20, 2016, 1 - 5 pm

Bring in your desktop tower or laptop with power cord for Free advice, pick up resources and work with volunteers to repair your device.
Request for Proposals (RFP)The City of Minneapolis has posted four (4) new RFP's for:
  • Administrative Hearing Officers for 2016-2019
  • Artist Consultant Recruitment and Cross-Sector Training Services for Creative CityMaking Minneapolis
  • Automated Pavement Assessment Services
  • Vehicle Auction Services and Bulk Dealer Purchase
The RFP's can be found at http://www.minneapolismn.gov/finance/procurement/rfp  

CenterPoint Energy Low Income Rental Efficiency Program


CenterPoint Energy (CNP) now offers an energy conservation program for property owners renting to low income tenants in one-to-four unit dwellings. The program is administered by us- the Energy CENTS Coalition (ECC) and our partner, the Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC). Together, ECC and NEC have administered energy conservation services for more than 20 years. 

The program offers a FREE, no obligation energy audit ($350-$950 value). The auditor determines if insulation levels are inadequate and if mechanical systems are inefficient. If property owners want to act on the auditor’s recommendations, the program requires them to contribute 50% of all costs for any additional insulation or for new, energy-efficient HVAC (furnaces, water heaters, boilers) equipment and CenterPoint will pay the rest.

For more information, contact Brenda Franklin, Conservation Program Coordinator at Energy CENTS Coalition. brenda@energycents.org | 612.991.3155

SAVE THE DATE: Canoe the Mississippi River in 12 Voyageur Canoes

Saturday, June 11, 2016
Event co-sponsored by Wilderness Inquiry and Southeast Seniors
More details will be available soon. Contact Southeast Seniors if you are interested in getting more information: 612.331.2302 or seseniors@mtn.org
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