Cleveland Neighborhood Association
Don’t miss tonight’s great North First: EDUCATION gathering at 6pm. We’ll have a community dinner and an Open Mic from 6-7pm and presenters on the theme of education from 7-8pm, with lot’s of networking and socializing in between. For those interested in receiving a free bike for any young ones in your family this is your first chance to register for the Free Bikes 4 Kids giveaway that will happen in December. Come to the Capri Theater and register tonight!
The annual Northside summer concert series, Live on the Drive, continues its seventh year. The unique sounds of Clocks and Clouds classical fusion will perform on Thursday, July 10th, from 6 to 8pm. This will be the second of three concerts held outdoors this summer on the scenic Victory Memorial Drive at 34th Avenue North in Minneapolis, one of the most beautiful concert settings in the city.
Come with an appetite and enjoy dinner from food vendors The Lowry Café, Mama Donato’s Woodfired Pizza, Gramsky’s Sandwiches, and treat yourself with gelato from Nona Rossa’s. Stay into the evening for a movie in the park, featuring Soul Food Junkies at dusk right at the Live on the Drive concert site. And buy one of our AWESOME T-Shirts! All t-shirt purchases are donations to keep our concerts going, we’re asking $25 per shirt. Our “green” events feature recycling and composting, diverting 93% of materials out of the waste stream last year. Be sure to invite your neighbors and bring your friends to this family-friendly, all-ages event!
Live on the Drive is presented by founding partner, North Memorial, with theCleveland Neighborhood Association, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board,North End Hardware and The Lowry Café, Hennepin County, Westphal Auxiliary Legion, Healy Creative, North News, Victory Neighborhood Association, Camden Lions, Washburn-McReavy, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This activity is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Live on the Drive brings people together from across the Northside and throughout the greater Twin Cities to hear extraordinary music and to celebrate summer, good health and Northside city living. Last summer, over 4,500 people attended, and we expect even more will come out to see this summer’s incredible slate of Minneapolis-based musicians: jazz vocalist Thomasina Petrus (June 12th), rock and classical fusion act Clocks & Clouds (July 10th), and folk/indie rock band Bomba de Luz (August 14th). Food vendors and Movies in the Park are back to finish out each concert night: family-friendly movie Remember the Titans (June 12th), Black Film Festival pick Soul Food Junkie (July 10th), and Black and White classic Psycho (August 14th). Our Bike to the Drive event in August, Artist Spotlights during intermission and more will round out what has become a staple of summer on the Northside.
For more information, call 612-588-1155 or visit www.liveonthedrive.org.
The Cleveland Neighborhood Association is developing a Northside Community and Arts Guide for summer 2014! The guide will feature all community and arts activities occurring on the Northside between June and September. We are seeking out organizations hosting summer events to list in our guide. The Northside Community and Arts Guide will be 5.5″ tall by 8.5″ long and have a print run of 5000 copies that will be distributed at local northside businesses and organizations, community events and door to door through neighborhood organizations. The summer guide will also be available to the many people that attend Live On The Drive.
The breakdown of listing options (example pdf link) are as follows:
Basic Listing: Cost = FREE. Includes 10pt. listing with organization name, event name, location, and date/time, and contact info. (approx. 100 characters)
Bolded Listing: Cost = $25. Includes Bolded listing with banner heading and organization and event details (approx. 300 characters). Include a small photo/logo for additional $25
Half Page Listing: Cost = $150. Includes ½ page feature in the guide that includes photo, organization and event details (approx. 600 characters) and special ‘sponsor’ listing.
Full Page Listing: Cost = $300. Includes 1 full page feature in the guide that includes 1-3 photo(s), organization details, event details, and special ‘sponsor’ listing
Sponsor: If you are a business, organization or individual simply interested in supporting this project, you can make a donation of $100 or more and be listed as a sponsor in the guide by name and with your logo.
This is an awesome opportunity to share your summer event(s) with the community! If you are interested in taking advantage of this promotional opportunity, don’t hesitate to contact us. If you are ready to make your submission you can do so below. You can also make your payment/donation for your listing or as a sponsor here at Razoo. Submit your listing now. Deadline is April 25th
“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.”
This Saturday, February 22, Lucy Laney students will pack meals with Hunger Initiative, contributing to 600,000 meals to fight hunger in The Horn of Africa. This will be a great opportunity for the Cleveland Neighborhood family to join with Lucy Laney students and help make a difference. There are three shifts available 10-noon, 12:30-2:30, and 3-5
. Come join in this inspirational opportunity! Contact Dwquita Nash for more information. Thank you!
Dwquita Nash
Family and Community Liaison, Lucy Craft Laney School
Dwquita.nash@mpls.k12.mn.us
Direct # 612-668-2168
Local legislators Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, Rep. Raymond Dehn and Rep. Joe Mullery are holding a series of coffee and conversation breakfast tours with a number of local city council members and commissioners. The purpose of the meeting is to allow local residents a chance to meet one on one with their political leaders to talk about issues that affect them.
The meeting schedule for Saturday, February 8, 2014:
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Cuppa Java – 400 Penn Ave S, Mpls.
With Sen. Champion, Rep. Raymond Dehn and Commissioner Linda Higgins
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Lowry Cafe – 2207 Lowry Ave N, Mpls.
With Sen. Champion, Rep. Joe Mullery and Commissioner Linda Higgins
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Emily’s F&M – 2124 44th Ave N, Mpls.
With Sen. Champion, Rep. Joe Mullery, Council President Barb Johnson and Commissioner Linda Higgins
The meeting schedule for Saturday, February 22, 2014:
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at the Corner Coffee – 514 N 3rd St. #102, Mpls.
With Sen. Champion, Rep. Raymond Dehn, Commissioner Linda Higgins and Councilmember Jacob Frey
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Avenue Eatery – 1101 W. Broadway, Mpls.
With Sen. Champion, Rep. Raymond Dehn and Commissioner Linda Higgins
For more information regarding our town meetings, please call the office of Sen. Bobby Joe Champion at 651-296-9246.
