‘Miscellany’ Archives
Nordic Holidays: Celebrations of Light Exhibition Nov. 12 to January 8 2017
ASI Turnblad Family Mansion on a Winter Night at 2600 Park Avenue ASI Holiday Rooms Public Tours Daily, Tu”“Sun Nov. 15, 2016 ”“ Jan. 8, 2017 Enjoy a popular Mpls. holiday destination; Holiday Rooms, of Nordic traditions from homes of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland & a room honoring Hanukkah by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota & the Dakotas. Incl with Museum adm. Aurora Borealis Series”“Photographs by Jim Brandenburg: striking images from 30 years with National Geographic; loaned by Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais, MN. The Royal Copenhagen / Bing & Grøndahl Handpainted Christmas Plates 1895 to 2016. (donated by Mary Jane Thompson). Lantern Lit Glögg Tours 6:30”“8 pm Sat Dec. 3, Sun Dec. 11, Fr Dec. 23 & Sat Jan. 7, 2017. Explore Mansion decorated rooms. with glögg, a warm, mulled wine, & seasonal appetizers from FIKA. $50 ASI members / $55 non-members. 21+ Making Traditions weekend [...]
14th Annual Phillips Clean Sweep A Huge Success!Â
BY JANA METGE and BRAD PASS On Saturday October 8th over 800 Phillips residents gathered to clean up their neighborhoods. Phillips Clean Sweep is a Partnership of the East Phillips Improvement Coalition, Phillips West Neighborhood Organization, Little Earth of United Tribes, Ventura Village, and City of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling. Picking up Litter is second to the Community Building! Folks met for breakfast, picked up supplies, and met their neighbors at LSS 2400 Park Ave. or Welna Hardware on Bloomington Ave. 400 T-Shirts were given to volunteers which list the year”'s donors and a new design by T-Shirt Contest Winner Jennifer Gomez, East Phillips resident, De LaSalle student and Banyan Member. Trash Pick-Up Teams were assigned to every block. 6 Drivers and Garbage Trucks are hired to cover each neighborhood plus Specialty pick-ups. This is a service to the neighborhood, all free of charge. 2016 Trash Total Results: Ventura Village [...]
