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MNfashion Week showcases local design talent
UPDATED April 20, 2009, 12:44pm
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By Danielle Nordine
MNfashion Week is this week, and with clothing sales, designer meet-and-greets and Voltage, a rock’n’roll fashion show at First Avenue, there’s sure to be something to satisfy every fashion fanatic. Check out the MNfashion Week events going on in Downtown and Southwest this week.
Today
Twin City Scene Mixer
What: To kick off Fashion Week, the art and culture bloggers of TwinCityScene.com will provide free wine and beer, designer Arwyn Birch will show some of her fashions, and Juleana Enright from Sercrets of the City, also known as DJ Julie Grind, will provide music.
When: Event runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Urban Bean Coffee, 3255 Bryant Avenue South
Cost: Free
Tuesday, April 21
“Suffocate”
What: Designer Laura Fulk’s spring collection runway show. Her line features textiles created by painter Melissa Breitenfeldt and tattoo artist Jay Langer.
When: A reception will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the show starting at 8 p.m.
Where: Lab Theater, 700 1st Avenue North
Cost: $15 (purchase tickets at www.thelabtheater.org)
Wednesday, April 22 Red Shoe Clothing Company’s “The Walk.”
What: Kerry Riley of the Red Shoe Clothing Company will be leading this moving fashion installation with styled models walking over bridges and through traffic in Minneapolis.
When & Where: Times and locations will be released on www.redshoeclothing.com later this week, but the event will be followed by a reception at 7 p.m. at Cliché, 2403 Lyndale Avenue South
Cost: Free
Sky Park Fashion Mixer
What: Join l’etoile magazine and Secrets of the City for an evening of cocktails and mingling. Appetizers will be provided by Joe’s Garage, and drinks by Sacre Bleu Wine and Crispin on Ice. Enter to win prizes, including a pair of tickets to Voltage: Fashion Amplified on Friday.
Where: Eitel Building City Apartments Sky Park and Clubhouse, 1367 Willow Street
When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: Free
Thursday, April 23 Via’s Vintage Sale
What: Via’s Vintage is offering 10 percent off their entire stock to celebrate fashion week. Also, customers will receive a free screen-printed canvas shopping bag with their purchase. There will be an evening reception with designers Sarah Holm of Reevolution and Holly Luke and Jen Des Lauriers of Vintage City Classics.
Where: Via’s Vintage, 2408 Hennepin Avenue South
When: Store is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., reception will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Friday, April 24 Voltage: Fashion Amplified
What: One of the biggest events of Fashion Week, this concert/runway show showcases local designers and musicians in a unique way at First Avenue. Designers will style the bands that perform during the event, and a runway show accompanies each performance. The featured bands will be Mercurial Rage, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Gospel Gossip, First Communion, Afterparty and Maria Isa, and the designers will be 2709, Allison Quinnell, Amanda Christine, Arwyn Birch, Calpurnia Peach, Carmichael Claith, Emily Weich, Ivan Idland, Maritza Ramirez and Max Lohrbach.
Where: First Avenue, 701 1st Ave. N.
When: 8 p.m.
Cost: $30 (tickets can be purchased online at various sites)
Saturday, April 25 Cliché Open House
What: Uptown clothing boutique Cliché will be hosting an open house featuring designs by local designers, including some featured in Voltage: Fashion Amplified. There will be a reception for mingling with local designers and models with music in the evening.
Where: Cliché, 2403 Lyndale Avenue South
When: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., the reception will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: Free
Gray Matter: A Grayline Release party
What: Design Collective will showcase Grayline Clothing’s spring collection, inspired by “nature, patterns, early 1900s art nouveau and childhood fascinations.” The line will feature screen-printed clothing for women and men. Also available at the party will be the clothing worn by Mercurial Rage from Voltage: Fashion Amplified.
Where: Design Collective, 1311 West 26th St.
When: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Russell Bourrienne Spring/Summer Menswear Collection
What: Designer Russell Bourrienne will show his spring/summer collection, marked with a pattern-heavy vintage feel, in a free runway show. After the show, enjoy a wine reception.
Where: Calhoun Building, 711 W. Lake St.
When: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Cost: Free (for guaranteed seating, e-mail russell@russellbourrienne.com)
Sunday, April 26
Ruby3 Fashion Ride
What: Combining style and exercise, Ruby3 bike-wear and hat designer Anna Lee will lead a leisurely bicycle ride though the trails of Minneapolis, an annual tradition of Fashion Week. Lee will also showcase her bike-friendly fashions before the trip begins.
Where: Meet in the parking lot of ROBOTlove, 2648 Lyndale Avenue
When: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Mimosa Reception with Voltage Designers
What: Meet and mingle with Voltage: Fashion Amplified designers Max Lohrbach, 2709, Allison Quinnell and Calpurnia Peach. See the runway designs up close and sip some mimosas. Fittings for custom designs will also be available at the reception.
Where: Design Collective, 1311 West 26th Street
When: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
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City declares snow emergency
UPDATED February 8, 2010, 1:27pm
By Cristof Traudes
With snow falling almost non stop since Sunday, the City of Minneapolis this afternoon declared a snow emergency.
Starting at 9 p.m. today, cars will not be allowed to be parked on either side of snow emergency route streets. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow, cars should only park on the odd side of non-snow emergency route streets, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, cars should only park on the even side of non-snow emergency route streets. Cars parked on the wrong sides of streets will be ticketed and towed.
To look up what streets are affected when, click here. More information is at ci.minneapolis.mn.us/snow.
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Neighborhood notebook
By Sarah McKenzie, Dylan Thomas and Jake Weyer
CARAG
Newspaper proposal withdrawn CARAG residents approved a motion to support the current management structure of the Uptown Neighborhood News in January, putting an end to a months-long discussion of a possible reorganization. CARAG Board of Directors Member Anna Matthes and Jill Bode, a CARAG representative to the newspaper’s managing board, requested in November that CARAG consider transferring management of the newspaper to them for several months. Matthes and Bode proposed they eventually take control of the paper, which they said was operating under an inefficient management structure. In January, Matthes also said newspaper managers had lost focus on community-building efforts, instead focusing on
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Green digest // Making Bryant a bike boulevard
By Dylan Thomas
Making Bryant a bike boulevardCARAG — If you bike, live or work along Bryant Avenue South take note: An upcoming public meeting is your chance to contribute to plans for a future bicycle boulevard. City planners expect to make changes to the street this summer that will make the north-south street more bike-friendly. Area residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on some of those changes 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant Ave. S. New pavement markings and signage to identify the bicycle boulevard are a given, but other elements intended to slow vehicle traffic and improve the safety of intersections will be put to a vote. Ballots will ask voters to rank new street features such as curb extensions,
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Crime reports
By Jake Weyer
Editor’s note: Alleged crimes against persons (assault, murder, etc.) will feature the + symbol. Note, this compilation of crime reports provides highlights of area criminal activity. It’s not intended to be a comprehensive overview of Southwest crime.
CARAG+ Jan. 26, 8:20 p.m., 3200 Emerson Ave. S.Officers were dispatched to a report of a robbery at gunpoint. The victim was a 26-year-old man and two suspects, who fled in a car, were involved. Police thought the robbery might be related to several others that have been reported recently in the area. EAST ISLESJan. 30, between 3:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., W. Lake St. and East Calhoun
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Biz buzz // Guse Green Grocer
By By Lana Walker and Jake Weyer
Guse Green Grocer opens at 46th & BryantWhen Tom and Terry Thomson, owners of the long-awaited Guse Green Grocer, put in an order for 40 pounds of organic bananas, their supplier commented that the order was too much for such a little store. When the following Monday morning rolled around, however, it seemed the supplier could eat his words. “I called him and said, ‘We only have five bananas left!’” Terry Thomson said. Located on the corner of 46th Street and Bryant Avenue, the grocery store celebrated its soft opening on Jan. 23 and 24. It didn’t have an advertising scheme or a grand event, but 400 eager customers showed up on day one and the weekend was full of positive feedback and neighborhood
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Schools notebook // Board recommends Johnson
By Dylan Thomas
School Board recommends Johnson to lead districtWhen it came time to name candidates who might replace Minneapolis Superintendent Bill Green, the School Board had only one person in mind: current Deputy Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson. School Board Chair Tom Madden, reading from a prepared statement at the Board’s Jan. 19 meeting, emphasized the importance of “stability” in a district rocked by a decade of enrollment declines, budget deficits and school closings. “The constant churn which has come to characterize Minneapolis Public Schools has taken a toll on our children, our families and our staff,” Madden said. He also said the district was “fundamentally on the right track,”
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Co-op loan drive short $100,000; deadline extended
By Jake Weyer
The Linden Hills Co-op needs $1.5 million in member loans to help pay for a move to the west side of the neighborhoodLINDEN HILLS — The Linden Hills Co-op arrived at its Jan. 31 loan-drive deadline about $100,000 short of the $1.5 million needed to help pay for a move from 43rd & Upton to the former Almsted’s Sunnyside Market site near 44th Street and France Avenue. That was close enough for Bob Olson, who owns the new site, to grant an extension for the drive and for the co-op to move forward with its plans, said spokeswoman Jeanne Lakso. “We’ll continue to collect loan agreements for at least the next two weeks and we’re fully confident we’re going to meet if not exceed our goal,” Lakso
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Kingfield unveils plans for new community gardens
By Jake Weyer
KINGFIELD — It’s hard to think about gardening in frigid February, when hoes, rakes and seeds are stowed away and snow blankets frozen plots, but green thumbs are buzzing right now in one Southwest neighborhood. Following up on years of resident interest, the Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) this spring will launch two community gardens, one on the Center for Performing Arts property at 3754 Pleasant Ave. S. and the second on another private lot at 3912 Van Nest Ave. The sites will serve as the first of four community gardens KFNA would eventually like to develop in the area. “Our goal is really to create a network of gardens and gardeners throughout the neighborhood,” said KFNA executive director Sarah
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