Lowry Hill Neighborhood News and Events
Urban schools: Adults taking responsibility
On a lovely spring evening over 100 people stayed inside to listen to five educations experts talk about education policy in the Twin Cities schools. Participants did not give up the great weather for a dry policy wonk debate. Instead, they were treated to a spirited and civil panel discussion sponsored by the McKnight Foundation and the Urban Education Institute (UEI) at the University of Chicago.MORE »
THEATER PREVIEW | Jeffrey Hatcher's "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" to add the latest feather to Walking Shadow's cap
Walking Shadow Theatre Company, since 2004, has established a presence of consequence in Twin Cities theater. No mean feat for a venue competing in one of the nation’s strongest arts markets.MORE »
Conflict Resolution Center’s Taste of Mediation provides introduction to peaceful conflict resolution
An organization in Minneapolis hosts a bi-monthly event to introduce people to the idea of peaceful conflict resolution using volunteer mediators. One of KFAI’s volunteers, Lia Morone, attended the Conflict Resolution Center’s Taste of Mediation to find out more. [Audio below]
FRIDAY PICK | Nico Muhly does Minneapolis
At only 30 years old, Nico Muhly has accomplished more than any artist can hope to in a lifetime. (In situations like this, it's better to not compare yourself to him at all.) Accompanying Muhly to form The 802 Tour are fellow prodigies (and, incidentally, good friends) Sam Amidon, Thomas "Doveman" Bartlett, and Nadia Sirota for an exclusive collaboration at the Walker Art Center Friday and Saturday night. Together, their music "blurs the lines between contemporary classical, deeply rooted folk, and modern pop." As proof of Muhly's excitement for coming to Minneapolis, he recently tweeted, "My hands always end up smelling like Ethiopian bread, too, a nice side effect."MORE »
Churches going green: Minneapolis First Unitarian Society saves money and energy
If you think that going green means emptying your wallet by replacing all the old energy inefficient systems in your building, the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis has news for you: it doesn't.MORE »
