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Andrea Jenkins at Third Place Gallery

Sarah — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:51 +0000

Local artist and activist Andrea Jenkins will present a sneak peak of her script-in-progress, voice/Love, along with a sampling of her other artistic pursuits. Andrea describes her work as collage, mining the interplay between words, mediums and genres to create a new narrative.

Afterwards, we’ll play ping pong and have karaoke going until 12:30 a.m.

When: Saturday, May 19th

Time: 6:30 pm – doors open / 7 pm – event begins, followed by discussion, ping pong and karaoke!

Suggested Donation: $5 – 10

Where: The Third Place, Wing Young Huie Photography Gallery, 3730 Chicago Avenue South, Studio B, Minneapolis, MN 55407

A New Canvas for Kingfield

Sarah — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:33 +0000

By Drew Kerr, Southwest Journal

Drew Kerr, Southwest Journal

When the sound barrier went up along I-35W two years ago, it quickly became a magnet for graffiti. Today, the wall is pocketed with patches of dark brown, off-color signs that crews have painted over tags in several areas.

Now neighborhood leaders in Kingfield are taking a different approach they hope will curb the graffiti for good: creating a community mural they believe vandals will respect enough to leave untouched.

The mural will be installed around the entrance to the pedestrian bridge spanning the interstate, just west of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center. Read the rest.

FIGHT LIKE A MOTHER!

Sarah — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:12:36 +0000

As always, wealthy business men are handing out million dollar bonuses, while education & healthcare are being cut. Sports stadiums are being built, while thousands of children sleep in shelters every night. Billions are spent to create & drop bombs on defenseless women & children all over this world, while people claim to be “pro-life”.

It makes us want to… “FIGHT LIKE A MOTHER!” Please join us at the ColorWheel Gallery to Celebrate Mothers expressing the hopes, fears, joy, challenges, love & demands of motherhood thru visual art. (painting, collage, textiles, photography, jewelry, sculpture, poetry, song & spoken word.)

Saturday May 12th 2:00-8:00pm (Spoken word, music, poetry section of the show will be at 2 different times. 4:00pm & 6:00pm that day. )

Featuring Artists, Tammy Ortegon, Melodee Strong, Jane Evershed, Andrea Jenkins, Sandy Parnell, Neza S.G, Gretchen Seichrist, Ayanna Muata, Gloria Larsen, Mandy Cox, Alison Love Unzelman, Robin Getsug, Westy Copeland, Tracine D Asberry, Kelly Newcomer, Love Nyala, Charlotte Alvarez, Loralee Brumund, Stephanie Carlson, Linda Breitag & Paulina Jacobsson.

40th Street Gateway Mural

Sarah — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:49:17 +0000

40th Street Gateway Mural Approved Concept

Thanks to a graffiti prevention grant from the City of MPLS Solid Waste and Recycling and a gap grant from the Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Council, the Kingfield Neighborhood will be seeing a new mural on the soundwall of 40^th Street and Stevens Avenue. The mural will be painted and then installed on each of the sides of the pedestrian bridge in Kingfield, and will serve as a gateway into, and out of, the neighborhood. Kingfield is excited to welcome artist Greta McLain, and recognize artist and Kingfield neighbor Silvia Ibáñz as our artistic leaders on this project!

There will be a series of workshops this spring with teen-focused painting dates and community-oriented dates (this includes families and singles and …well just about every one!) Teen painting workshops will be held inside Dr. Martin Luther King Park on Friday April 27 from 6-8 PM, and Community painting workshops will be on Saturday April 28, 1-3 PM. You do not need to RSVP—just plan to attend! Additional painting days will be held in May!

Community Singing: A Long Tradition in Minneapolis Parks, Including Our Own

Sarah — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:33:04 +0000

The next scheduled sing will be Saturday, April 21, at King Park at noon. Song sheets provided. No auditions! Everyone welcome—all ages, all voices. Please join the fun, and become part of this long tradition. For more information, go to MNsings’ web site at mnsings.com

From 1919 to 1956, for more than 50 nights each summer, thousands of Minneapolitans walked, biked, and drove to their closest park to sing together. Community singing became popular during World War I and continued after the war. People sang at meetings, parties, conventions, community celebrations, and reunions. Singing was a way to connect –and it still is. Some of the very first park community sings were held in our own Martin Luther King Park— then Nicollet Field—in the summer of 1919. Lucille Holliday, one of our city’s busiest musicians, led the singing and planted the seeds for a decades-long tradition.

Now Minnesota Community Sings, co-founded by Kingfield resident Betty Tisel along with Mary Preus and Bret Hesla, is bringing a taste of that splendid singing history back to our parks. Minnesota Community Sings, a.k.a. MNsings, is leading a series of park community sings with the support of the MN State Arts Board and the Minnesota Legacy Amendment.