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Barb Lickness
Date:
Jul 19 01:44 UTC
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As part of the City of Minneapolis Sesquicentennial Celebration, NRP is hosting
a float in the Aquatennial Torch Light Parade next Wednesday July 23rd. You are
invited to join with us and march in the parade. Our float (graciously loaned
to us by the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood) is a model Mississippi River paddle
boat. (After extensive renovations it is very cute if I may say so myself) The
theme of our contingent is "Jazzin' up Minneapolis Neighborhoods".
NRP will host a "tailgating" party in our parking lot at 2nd Street South and
5th Avenue So. (kitty corner from the new McPhail School of Music and across
the street from the Depot) beginning at 5:00 p.m. We will shuttle people from
that site to the parade line-up site on Dunwoody Avenue (by the Walker Art
Center) Parking by the parade site will be limited and difficult so if you
can't make the tailgate try to walk or bus it there. Please try to be there by
7:00 p.m. The parade starts moving promptly at 8:30 p.m. No children under 10
are allowed to march in the parade. No pets.
Please wear your neighborhood t-shirt or carry a neighborhood sign. We will
have "Jazzin' up Minneapolis Neighborhoods" t-shirts available at both the
tailgating site and the parade site. When they are gone, they are gone so if
you really want one show up early.
Please let me know if you plan on marching with us or have physical challenges
that prevent you from walking and want to be on the float. e-mail me or call me
at 673-5216.
There will be music that will move the crowd as we walk down Hennepin. It's
going to be fun. Don't miss it. We have a special surprise!!! I found the song
"Minneapolis" that I was looking for and found a second song about Minneapolis
as well. Both are VERY COOL! The library nor the Hennepin County Museum have
these songs. (but they will now) It was a fun adventure looking for them. If
you don't want to be in the parade come and watch and celebrate 150 years in
the greatest City on the planet!
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