Lowry Hill East Neighborhood News and Events

Lowry Hill East

Photo by Ed Kohler licensed under Creative Commons

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.

(Description from livemsp.org) For detailed demographic information, see the neighborhood profile from Minnesota Compass. 

 

THEATER REVIEW | "Country Roads" with Dennis Curley: At the Bryant-Lake Bowl, John Denver's music is as sweet as ever

By Jean Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Dennis Curley. Photo courtesy the Theater of Public Policy.

Dennis Curley brings the music of John Denver to the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Country Roads: Dennis Curley Sings the Music of John Denver. If you are not familiar with the theater at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, let me tell you that on May 4 I felt like I was sitting in Curley’s living room surrounded by friends and family. This is the magic of John Denver’s music: it connects people to a simpler time and to shared memories. Not to mention that the audience did consist of friends and family of Curley and the four musicians who shared the stage with him—along with people like me, who love the music of John Denver.

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THEATER REVIEW | Walking Shadow Theatre Company's "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde": An uncharacteristic failure

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Dan Norman

If you must miss one show this season, it may as well be Walking Shadow Theatre Company's production of Moisés Kaufman terminally static Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde at The Minneapolis Theatre Garage. Which is too bad, because Walking Shadow Theatre, but a couple years from seeing its first decade, has well earned its stripes as an entity of acting and directing strength.

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"The Sapphires" director Wayne Blair: "You can walk out of the theater feeling a little more human"

By Jim Brunzell III, The Optimistic Pessimist

The new musical dramedy The Sapphires has been a huge hit in its native Australia for close to a year now. It surprised audiences at the 2012 Cannes (where it was picked up by the Weinstein Company, and after its first screening had a standing ovation) and Toronto International Film Festivals, and even made a brief appearance in Minnesota, last October at the Twin Cities Film Festival. The Sapphires opens Friday, April 5, at the Lagoon Cinema, and its director, Wayne Blair, was in the Twin Cities last month to discuss this true story of four Aboriginal women who traveled from Australia to Vietnam and in other countries to perform for American soldiers.

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THEATER REVIEW | The Jungle Theater's "Deathtrap": A "who hasn’t done it" thriller

By Bev Wolfe, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Michal Daniel

A washed-up playwright, a supportive wife, an aspiring young playwright who has written a top notch thriller, a secluded location and a wall decorated with death instruments. These are the key elements of Jungle Theater’s production of Deathtrap, each harboring a clue to a mystery. While parodying the thriller genre, the play also effectively surprises and shocks. It is virtually impossible to share more about the play without spoiling the suspense.  

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Burch Steak and Pizza Bar in Minneapolis: Isaac Becker invents the un-steakhouse

By Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Digest

A steakhouse in Lowry Hill? Seriously?? A few short blocks from Birdhouse and the Namaste Cafe and the Wedge Co-op and Tao Natural Foods? (Okay, it's also a few short blocks from Rudolph's and Lee's Liquor Lounge, but let's not complicate this story.)

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