Posts Tagged ‘Midtown Global Market’
Midtown Global Music Festival
Learn More About the BACKYARD INITIATIVE, TOO! Sat., July 13, 2 to 8 pm The 3rd Annual Midtown Music Festival will happen at the Midtown Global Market (MGM), 920 East Lake Street, Mpls., featuring wonderful music and activities to celebrate the culture and vitality of surrounding community. Performances will occur inside of the Market and outside to the west of the MGM. This free, community-based celebration strives to: Develop a strong sense of community through the sharing of music and arts; provide access to the arts for neighborhood residents and businesses; embrace the rich diversity of the Midtown Commercial Corridor; and, assist in repositioning Midtown as a destination for shopping and entertainment. Live music and dance from around the world, performing on two outdoor and one indoor stage. Outdoor Allina Main Stage: Hoka-Hey Singers (Native American) The Tropics Steel Drum Band (Caribbean) Bad Habits Brass (Cover Band) Machinery Hill [...]
Backyard Initiative Citizen Health Action Teams: Creating Connections and Resources for Health
By Janice Barbee, Cultural Wellness Center This update highlights the work of seven additional Citizen Health Action Teams (CHATs) of fourteen total after summarizing the work of four more. The other three will be summarize in the May issue. The Backyard is approximately one square mile area surrounding the Midtown Global Market and Allina Health Commons. Residents of these seven neighborhoods in south Minneapolis have been supported by the Cultural Wellness Center to develop and implement their ideas for community health improvement since December of 2008. Allina has contributed funds for these projects, with additional support from Twin Cities LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation). Each CHAT is growing the community”'s capacity to increase residents”' knowledge and skills to take better care of themselves. (more…)
