Lowry Hill East Neighborhood News and Events
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The Lowry Hill East neighborhood is home to some of Minneapolis' defining areas-the funky shops, arts centers, theaters and restaurants of Lyn-Lake (centered around the intersection of Lake Street and Lyndale Avenues); the retail, dining, nightlife and renowned Art Fair of Uptown (the intersection of Lake and Hennepin is Uptown's center); and at its northern edge the Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The neighborhood is well-served by transit and is home to the Uptown Transit Center, a hub for many popular bus routes and the Midtown Greenway trail travels through the neighborhood connecting Lowry Hill East to the Chain of Lakes and other destinations to the east. Popular arts venues such as Brave New Workshop, Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, The Jungle Theater, the Soo Visual Arts Center, and the Highpoint Center for Printmaking call the neighborhood home. If you're looking for the excitement and convenience that city living can provide, look no further than Lowry Hill East.
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TUESDAY PICK | TUES NGHT MUSC CLUB celebrates a year of good times with the Uptown vets
If you go to Triple Double on Tuesdays to see the people your momma warned you about, then TUES NGHT MUSC CLUB (no typo) is where you go to meet the people you could bring home to her. If Dad's a vet, he might be on the scene already: the party's held at the Uptown VFW. Ringleader Matthew Jacobs takes a democratic approach: ordinary people can reserve shifts spinning physical records or virtual tracks while the friendly revelers shake their hips and toss back the free popcorn and coffee that sit conveniently within reach at the edge of the small dance floor. On May 29, TUES NGHT MUSC CLUB celebrates its one-year anniversary; get ready to sweat.
Rub elbows . . . and cereal boxes, with professional racers: Bike Festival seeks host families
Organizers of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival are seeking host families who will share their homes with professional cyclists competing in the prestigious Nature Valley Grand Prix, which runs from June 13 to 17. The Uptown Criterium is Friday, June 15, 4:30 pm to 9 pm.MORE »
SUNDAY PICK | Math Emergency add it up at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
"Nerdcore" is its own genre in hip-hop, but "Weird Al" Yankovic aside, nerds have had a tougher time making inroads in the rock world. If Math Emergency can't make it happen, no one can: the band includes two MPR guys (John Moe of Wits and producer Pete Clowney), a theater guy (Joseph Scrimshaw), and for the win, a math professor (Andrew Beveridge). They're making their debut on May 20 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl. Wait, is bowling nerdy?
It's Loco Motion: Pedal Pub debuts in Uptown and considers a "Foodie Tour"
(When, in the course of human history . . . it becomes necessary for ordinary citizens . . . to have the courage . . . to rise up . . . in the name of civic duty . . . and absolve themselves of personal luxury . . . and make corporeal sacrifices . . . to cover a story in the line of duty . . . those citizens . . . must take a Pedal Pub tour . . . and write about it)MORE »
THURSDAY PICK | Mrs. Smith brings her many talents to the Bryant-Lake Bowl
Every drag queen is her own special flower, but Mrs. Smith is a very special flower indeed. Storyteller, dancer, electric guitar wizard, there's not much Mrs. Smith can't do, and she's sure to showcase her many talents on stage at the Bryant-Lake Bowl from May 17-26 as she presents her new one-woman show Mrs. Smith Live at the Bowl! The show is Mrs. Smith's version of the redemption-story one-woman shows performed on Broadway by the likes of Liza Minnelli, Elaine Stritch, and Carrie Fisher. But what on earth could Mrs. Smith possibly have to be redeemed from? You probably won't be sorry you asked.
