Seward Neighborhood News and Events
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Seward is a diverse, vibrant neighborhood located along the Mississippi River in south Minneapolis, close to downtown, the University, and Saint Paul.
Seward's sense of community and mix of residential, commercial, and industrial areas give the neighborhood the feel of an urban village within a large metropolitan area. Seward's urban wilderness, the Mississippi River gorge has biking and hiking trails and is part of the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway.
Denise Rouleau is our neighborhood correspondent for Seward, and she wants to hear from you. Tell her about the garage sale, or the big bang on Sunday night - and ask her how to register and get your profile on TC Daily Planet! Denise lives and works in the Seward. She has an art studio in the Ivy Building and is a member of the Vine Arts Center. You are invited to view her artwork at www.artofthecatacomb.com Email her at denisemrouleau@tcdailyplanet.net |
Shops, restaurants, the Seward food co-op, arts and cultural organizations, and office space are located along Franklin Avenue-Seward's primary commercial corridor. More than 250 artists make up the Seward Community Arts Network (that hosts the annual Seward Arts Festival), and two internationally recognized arts organizations, the Playwrights' Center and the Northern Clay Center make their homes in the neighborhood. Seward is also home to an estimated 1000 new East African immigrants who have chosen to make the neighborhood home.
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(Photo courtesy of Ed Kohler, http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkohler/ / CC BY 2.0)
FRIDAY PICK | Memory Lanes Block Party: Is there such a thing as too much rock?
The Twin Cities' summer block party season gets fuller and fuller each year, and the Memory Lanes Block Party has firmly claimed pole position as the season opener. In the spirit of Prince's guitar solo on "Let's Go Crazy," the Memory Lanes fest leads with excess: this year, 30 artists play over the course of three days on three stages. Headliners include Needles (Friday), the Hood Internet (Saturday), and Los Straitjackets (Sunday). Bring open ears and an iron stomach: event sponsors include Jameson, Absolut, Summit, PBR, Malibu Rum, Red Bull, and—for the win—Hormel. Pink slime for everyone!
SATURDAY PICK | Cuba receives positive exposure in Kimber Fiebiger's photos
50 years ago, John F. Kennedy imposed a trading ban between Cuba and the U.S.; after all of this time, the legislation still stands just as the Castro regime does. For as many years as this embargo blockade has been active, the Cuban people have protested it, claiming it's responsible for their many shortages. The history between the U.S. and Cuba is a rocky one, to say the least. On a recent trip to Cuba documented on a camera, Kimber Fiebiger captured a candid side of socialism and the Cuban revolution that's scarcely, if ever, shown in American media. Beginning with an opening reception on Saturday, April 28, Fiebiger's photos will be on exhibit through May 26 at Joan of Art Gallery.MORE »
'The Mill' brings story of 1989 Boise Cascade protests to the stage
In the spring and summer of 1989, thousands of union members and supporters protested at Boise Cascade in International Falls, where the company had hired an out-of-state, non-union contractor to build a $535 million plant expansion. Tensions escalated. In September, hundreds of union supporters stormed the housing camp for non-union workers and burned it to the ground.MORE »
Residents seek sound wall solutions
Unhappy Prospect Park residents will hold a meeting Tuesday to discuss noise problems they say are caused by the neighborhood’s recently erected sound wall.MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Community Acupuncture: The Calmest Revolution Ever Staged
Many people have heard about the benefits of acupuncture, but if you are looking for social change along with healing your ailment, CA is for you.MORE »
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