Southwest
Roma di Luna House Show
Stacy Schwartz and Carl Atiya Swanson of www.CakeIn15.com cordially invite you to an intimate evening of music with Roma di Luna. The acoustic duo of Channy and Alexei Moon Casselle will be performing a house show for a select audience, bringing their American folk music home to the cozy environs of a living room.
The Global View on Local Food
The Global View on Local Food
Minnesota is experiencing an explosion of interest in local food systems-from new farmers markets, to grocery store aisles to our school lunch programs. Many countries around the world have been using a variety of strategies and policies to support their own local food systems for decades, even centuries.
What can we learn from their experience?
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Awards Night
At this meeting we will be announcing the winners of the Anita Lubov Nursing Scholarships. This fund supports oncology nurses attendance at conferences to improve their care of ovarian cancer survivors. We will also be celebrating the success of the 10th Annual Silent No Walk Run for Ovarian Cancer.
STYLE | Beautiful, gentle, and fair: Birch Clothing, Minneapolis's most eco-conscious boutique
Four years ago Marti Markus and Ellen Gavin were fed up with buying clothes made in sweatshops and decided to open a fair trade boutique. But when the friends began to research the garment industry, they discovered it was one of the dirtiest polluters on the planet.MORE »
Stevie Ray's and ComedySportz join together in a comedy crosstown to fight hunger
Stevie Ray's and ComedySportz are joining together to raise money and collect food for Joyce Uptown Food Shelf. This show features both improv troupes performing together for the first time in their twenty year histories. Suggested donation: $8 and a can of food.
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Six arrested at HCAN protest at UnitedHealth Group
One hundred plus HCAN protestors arrived at the South Tower of UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest private health insurer, about 10:00 AM, Monday, October 5. Two school busses and some vans delivered the protest crew to UH HQ. The individuals told their stories of why change was needed now. Six were arrested by Minnetonka Police when they refused to leave the front door.MORE »
MOVIES | Talking with "Icons Among Us" producer John Comerford
Throughout the week, the Daily Planet will feature audio interviews with filmmakers discussing their films in this year's Sound Unseen Film Festival. The festival, which runs through Sunday and typically features films with a music theme, is in its 10th year. Make sure to check out the festival Web site to purchase tickets, view trailers and information for all the films, and explore what this cultural event is all about.MORE »
Ralph Nader: "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!"
"In the cozy den of the large but modest house in Omaha where he has lived since he started on his first billion, Warren Buffett watched the horrors of Hurricane Katrina unfold on television in early September 2005. . . .
Birding in Exotic Locations
Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter - MRVAC
Southwest senior center awarded grant for renovations
A much needed facelift will take place at Volunteers of America of Minnesota’s Southwest Senior Center thanks to a $49,000 capital grant from the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation.MORE »
