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- Latest post made by Gayle Bonneville at Dec 02 05:56 UTC
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IDEA #1 Here's a friendly reminder that tomorrow, Saturday, November 15th, is the Annual Green Gifts Fair at the Midtown Global Market. The event goes from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The event is meant to introduce Twin Cities residents to green gift options over the holidays by bringing in local green and fair trade vendors and artists to sell gifts in one place. * SHOP 65+ local retailers and artists for green, recycled, and organic gifts. * LEARN about green holiday decorating, wrapping, and food and party ideas, and homemade gifts. * EAT a local lunch at many of the restaurants at the market and sample local holiday foods with local chef demos. * CELEBRATE the new 2009 Do It Green! Magazine’s kick-off, attend the eco fashion show, or listen to local musicians. * REDUCE bring your own cloth shopping bags and reusable coffee mug for $1 coffees at Mapps Coffee & Tea in the market. One of the exciting sessions offered is an opportunity for teens and adults to make their own jewelry. Session facilitated by ArtiCulture from 10:00 to 5:00. Other crafts offered include sewing your own shopping bag with the American Sewing Guild, and a kids' workshop to make their own recycled holiday ornament (Art Start). Details here: http://doitgreen.org/gifts-fair IDEA #2 ArtiCulture, a visual arts nonprofit at Franklin and 27th (same block as True Thai), has recently opened up an art retail space to benefit their youth and adult programming. ArtiCulture's store features: * ART SUPPLIES for kids and adults * ORIGINAL, AFFORDABLE art by local artists (weavings, pottery, framed paintings, jewelry, and more!) * CUSTOM GIFT BAGS for kids, with tiered pricing. * And for a limited time,CAST-IRON FLYING PIGGIES ADORNED BY LOCAL ARTISTS! Check out these unique piggies online at http://piggyauction.blogspot.com/ or in person during the day at 2613 Franklin Avenue East, Mpls. Each unique piggy is being auctioned off. The silent auction closes Wednesday, Nov 19 at 6:00 pm. Bids can be made in person, by phone, or online. Details at http://piggyauction.blogspot.com/. ANY OTHER LOCAL AND EARTH-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS? Derek Burrows Reise Longfellow, Mpls
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A while back, Derek Burrows Reise asked:
> "ANY OTHER LOCAL AND EARTH-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS?"
I respond:
Yes, how about an affordable poster-sized print based on the work of
northeast Minneapolis sculptor Foster Willey, depicting Minneapolis
history? It's not only locally designed and printed, but the artwork
donations/sales benefit a Minneapolis nonprofit community group. This
group has been working towards, among other things, historic
preservation -- an earth-friendly, sustainable form of development.
You can see a picture of the poster at www.shorehamyards.org by
clicking on "Nine Lives Project." It's also listed on the Minnesota
2020 Web site's "Made In Minnesota" gift guide, but the photo shows
the actual roundhouse, not the poster art right now. The artist plans
sign posters following the group's Dec. 8 meeting, 7 p.m. at the
Holland neighborhood office, 2516 Central Ave. NE.
Here are more details from a press release:
"Artwork based on the Central Avenue streetscape sculpture of
Northeast Minneapolis artist Foster Willey has found another life
this time as Nine Lives, a print project aimed at supporting local
historic preservation and community volunteer efforts.
Nine Lives, a limited-edition poster-sized print designed and
produced in Minneapolis, honors the legacy of the historic Shoreham
rail yard Roundhouse. The Roundhouse, located at 2800 Central Ave. NE
and constructed in 1887, is one of the few such structures of its kind
left in the nation. It has been designated a historic landmark by the
Minneapolis City Council. In recent years, it was designated one of
the states Ten Most Endangered Properties.
Community members consider the unique landmark building to be the
cornerstone of redevelopment and revitalization of the area; they have
pressed for historic preservation, pollution remediation and
redevelopment at Shoreham Yards for more than a decade.
Sculptor Willey wanted to support those efforts. In 2006 he was
chosen by the city to create two stelae, 10-foot tall bronze, terra
cotta and concrete relief sculptures incorporating images of Northeast
Minneapolis rail, milling and river history. The work was
commissioned as part of the citys Central Avenue streetscape
improvement project. The Nine Lives poster portrays iconic images
from that project, a sketch of the Shoreham Roundhouse and its
gracefully arching doorways.
Even before the Central Avenue stelae commission, I had taken an
interest in the roundhouse - its unique design and function," said
Willey. "As a participant in Mayor Rybaks Great City Design Team for
the roundhouse, I saw that its revitalization was very do-able. The
poster just came together during the design charrette using drawings
from the stelae project. The poster is a way of helping SAAC draw
attention to the current condition of the roundhouse."
Proceeds from sales of the 16 x 20 poster, printed on premium stock,
are being donated to the all-volunteer Shoreham Area Advisory
Committee (SAAC). SAAC, composed primarily of representatives from
neighborhoods surrounding Shoreham Yards, was formed by a court order
to serve as a forum for discussion of issues related to the 230-acre
rail yard.
Nine Lives posters are available with a donation of $40 or more. As
a special holiday-season-only offer, donations of $35 or more will
receive a poster. (Shipping charges extra.) Posters will be available
at community events, including SAAC meetings, or by special
arrangement. For details contact <email obscured> or call (612)
782-8241. Donations are tax-exempt charitable contributions as allowed
by law. Checks should be made payable to HNIA."
gayle bonneville
waite park, NE Mpls
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