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Picturing Peace is a community engagement and photography project sponsored by Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District (DID) and The City of Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Services. It explores young people's reflections and hopes for peace and safety in their communities.
Winning photos will be featured on the project website and incorporated in Picturing Peace exhibits touring local libraries in Fall 2012. Select winners will also be installed on utility box art in downtown Minneapolis.
The deadline to submit your photo entry is 5:00pm, August 10, 2012.
Featuring Minnesota Twins' Top Prospect Miguel Angel Sanó!
Playing Friday, July 13 thru Thursday, July 19
This compelling documentary narrated by John Leguizamo is a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (MLB) training camps in the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel and Jean Carlos are two of the top prospects at an MLB training camp, and they are both about to turn 16, which means they can be signed to an MLB farm team and ultimately move up to the majors. Filmmakers Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jonathan Paley take you inside this never before seen world for an up close and personal look at the cost of the American dream.
Director's Statement The central question behind Pelotero was a simple one: Why are Dominicans so good at baseball? The tiny island nation is consistently overrepresented in the Major Leagues, and as America’s pastime continues to globalize, every year brings a fresh crop of young Dominican Peloteros to the top levels of the game. We had a romantic image of these players’ humble beginnings etched in our minds; poor kids chasing rolled up socks through dusty streets as motorbikes whizzed by. However, that vision of street ball felt disconnected to another romantic idea of Dominican baseball; Big Papi, Sammy Sosa, or Robinson Cano slowly trotting around the bases under the bright lights and cheering fans of a big league ballpark. How does one lead to the other? And what is the story in between the two?
Stop in the garden (off 15th Avenue NE) and pick up a COLD piece of watermelon before or after you check out all the open artist studios.
This month features Paul Nosa from Tuscon, Arizona. Paul draws people's imagnination with a sewing machine powered by a solar panel and a bicycle electric generator. Just bring an idea made up of 5 words or less and Paul will spontaneously draw/sew it for you.
Paul Nosa is currently on a sewing tour across America facilitating people's creativity and showing them how to make their own alternative energy sources.
A group of Mill District residents had a (legal) "Weed Party" over the weekend. They filled 22 huge bags of weeds pulled from the neglected areas surrounding the parking lot across from the Mill City Museum. This included the dog run on 2nd Street South and along the Park Avenue side. No small task considering the sweltering heat.
In addition to their hard work, they pitched in the bags and equipment needed to get the job done and cleaned up.
Thank you to Dana Kirkemo and Erica Wiltshire for sending us these pictures. Could this be the start of a trend? Erica mentioned starting a small gardening group to keep the clean ups happening. Drop her a line at erica@ericawiltshire.com if you're interested. I am! :)
Perfect day at the June 30 Market. Almond Joy ice cream from Sonny's really hit the spot with the steamy weather. (Who am I kidding - it would hit the spot in the dead of winter...) :D
Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 6:10PM;)
