The Neighborhood Advocate july 17, 2007


There’s Still Time to Plan a Great NNO Block Party The deadline to apply for free street closure and door prizes on National Night Out (NNO) is next Tuesday, July 24. Never planned an event? You can do it! Keep it simple, and contact Eric at CNO for ideas or assistance. NNO is Tuesday, August 7 this year. While many Corcoran blocks hold elaborate annual block parties, all you need to celebrate National Night Out is a few neighbors gathering on a front lawn. If you are planning a NNO block party, be sure to register your event. To register, find out if your block is having an event or find a block party near you, visit the NNO web site or call 311.	Green Sweep Done, HHW Collection is Coming Sixteen volunteers hauled 13,320 pounds of unwanted junk from neighborhood alleys during last Saturday’s Green Sweep event. Household hazardous wastes (HHW) were not accepted, but Hennepin County will accept such items as fluorescent bulbs, thermostats, electronics, pesticides, solvents, paints, and batteries during a nearby three-day collection event at 3607 E. 44th Street from September 20 to 22. Watch for more details in this newsletter. As a year-round alternative, the County also provides residents with a permanent HHW drop-off facility at 1400 W. 96th St., Bloomington (612-348-3777).
Midtown Farmers’ Market Invites You to a Benefit Dinner The Market will celebrate its 5th season with an evening of food, arts, and live music, Thursday, July 26 starting at 5:30 pm. Chefs Mike Phillips (The Craftsman Restaurant), Lucia Watson (Lucia’s Restaurant), Lisa Piper (Fireroast Mountain Café), and Hayes Atkin (Common Roots Café) will prepare a feast with foods from the all-local Midtown Market. Local filmmaker Steve Hansen will premiere his short Midtown Market documentary titled “Seasons of Plenty.” A silent auction will offer a variety of local services and goods. Pre-sale tickets are $25 for adults. To order contact Matt or Joanna at 612-724-7457. All proceeds directly benefit the Midtown Farmers’ Market.	Artists Unite, Again, on July 25 at Susan Hensel Gallery Put it on your calendar! On the 4th Wednesday of every month, artists from all over south Minneapolis meet at the Susan Hensel Gallery for food, fun, and conversation. This is social networking at its best. We share cool tools, jokes, artwork, complaints, and kudos. In May we awkwardly milled around meeting one another. In June we figured out that the creative combination of boxed red wine and cold watermelon was a pretty fair sangria. If we can figure this out by the second meeting, the sky is surely the limit! Next get together: Wednesday, July 25, 7:00-9:00 pm at Susan Hensel Gallery, 3441 Cedar Ave S.

There’s Still Time to Plan a Great NNO Block Party

The deadline to apply for free street closure and door prizes on National Night Out (NNO) is next Tuesday, July 24. Never planned an event? You can do it! Keep it simple, and contact Eric at CNO for ideas or assistance. NNO is Tuesday, August 7 this year. While many Corcoran blocks hold elaborate annual block parties, all you need to celebrate National Night Out is a few neighbors gathering on a front lawn. If you are planning a NNO block party, be sure to register your event. To register, find out if your block is having an event or find a block party near you, visit the NNO web site or call 311.

Green Sweep Done, HHW Collection is Coming

Sixteen volunteers hauled 13,320 pounds of unwanted junk from neighborhood alleys during last Saturday’s Green Sweep event. Household hazardous wastes (HHW) were not accepted, but Hennepin County will accept such items as fluorescent bulbs, thermostats, electronics, pesticides, solvents, paints, and batteries during a nearby three-day collection event at 3607 E. 44th Street from September 20 to 22. Watch for more details in this newsletter. As a year-round alternative, the County also provides residents with a permanent HHW drop-off facility at 1400 W. 96th St., Bloomington (612-348-3777).

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Midtown Farmers’ Market Invites You to a Benefit Dinner

The Market will celebrate its 5th season with an evening of food, arts, and live music, Thursday, July 26 starting at 5:30 pm. Chefs Mike Phillips (The Craftsman Restaurant), Lucia Watson (Lucia’s Restaurant), Lisa Piper (Fireroast Mountain Café), and Hayes Atkin (Common Roots Café) will prepare a feast with foods from the all-local Midtown Market. Local filmmaker Steve Hansen will premiere his short Midtown Market documentary titled “Seasons of Plenty.” A silent auction will offer a variety of local services and goods. Pre-sale tickets are $25 for adults. To order contact Matt or Joanna at 612-724-7457. All proceeds directly benefit the Midtown Farmers’ Market.

Artists Unite, Again, on July 25 at Susan Hensel Gallery

Put it on your calendar! On the 4th Wednesday of every month, artists from all over south Minneapolis meet at the Susan Hensel Gallery for food, fun, and conversation. This is social networking at its best. We share cool tools, jokes, artwork, complaints, and kudos. In May we awkwardly milled around meeting one another. In June we figured out that the creative combination of boxed red wine and cold watermelon was a pretty fair sangria. If we can figure this out by the second meeting, the sky is surely the limit! Next get together: Wednesday, July 25, 7:00-9:00 pm at Susan Hensel Gallery, 3441 Cedar Ave S.