New Photography Exhibit, ‘Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s,’ Opens at Mill City Museum Nov. 12

Photos show changing urban world of Minneapolis from Nicollet Mall to Hennepin Ave

Quick facts:

Exhibit: “Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s,” Nov. 12, 2015-April 3, 2016

 
Opening Reception: Nov. 12, 2015, 6-8 p.m.

 
Place: Mill City Museum, 704 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Cost: Free. Does not include museum admission of $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 5-17, free for MNHS members

Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm

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The new exhibit “Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s” explores the city during a time when the Foshay Tower dominated the skyline and sidewalks bustled with people before skyways overtook the landscape.

Through the camera lens of Mike Evangelist, then a 17-year-old from the suburbs, visitors can experience the vibrant and changing world of 1970s Minneapolis—from busy shoppers on Nicollet Mall and once-great movie houses to a disabled veteran selling pencils. Evangelist recently rediscovered these photos, 40 years after he first took them.

A companion book of the same name, featuring Evangelist’s photos and text by Andy Sturdevant, will be available this fall (MNHS Press, Nov. 1).

Mill City Museum will celebrate the exhibit opening with a public reception on Nov. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m., with remarks from Evangelist and Sturdevant beginning at 7 p.m. A cash bar and food from D’Amico & Sons Cafe will be available for purchase.

"Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s" is located in the museum’s Mill Commons, and is free and open to the public during regular museum hours. It will be on view Nov. 12, 2015 to April 3, 2016.

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ABOUT MILL CITY MUSEUM

Built within the ruins of the Washburn A Mill, a National Historic Landmark, the award-winning Mill City Museum chronicles the flour milling industry that fueled the growth of Minneapolis. The story comes to life through the eight-story Flour Tower, Water Lab, Baking Lab and other hands-on exhibits.

The museum is located at 704 S. Second St. in Minneapolis. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The site is also open Mondays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in July and August. For more information, call 612-341-7555 or visit www.millcitymuseum.org.

The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, the Society preserves our past, shares our state’s stories and connects people with history.

The Minnesota Historical Society is supported in part by its Premier Partners: Xcel Energy and Explore Minnesota Tourism.

Breaking: Pillsbury Sign Installation to Begin Next Monday

Mill City Times has learned through a trusted source that installation of the refurbished Pillsbury Best Flour sign will begin next Monday, October 19. No word yet on when re-lighting will happen.

Sitting atop the A-Mill complex, newly converted into artist lofts by developer Dominium, the sign represents one of only a few national historic landmarks in Minneapolis; in 2014 Lawrence Sign was selected to rehabilitate the iconic Pillsbury’s Best Flour rooftop sign.

In efforts to preserve and revitalize the significant landmark, restoration of the Pillsbury’s Best Flour rooftop sign was a collaborative effort between Lawrence Sign and the City of Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission.

The Pillsbury Company’s 30-foot sign has stood atop the Pillsbury “A” Mill Complex since about 1940, according to city records. It replaced a similar sign that stood since 1920, which featured a large flour bag. The sign remained lit until 2010.

Over the course of 75 years the sign deteriorated. Upon inspection and consultation from the Preservation Commission, Lawrence Sign determined that the letter faces and returns could be rehabilitated instead of replaced. The sign exhibited some degradation and compromise to the structure as a result of rust and weathering, but damage was mitigated with newly fabricated aluminum.

Lawrence also replaced the nonfunctioning neon lighting system with LED lights intended to replicate the original look. Lawrence Sign is an expert at LED lighting applications, utilizing the technology because of energy savings and minimal maintenance requirements.

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Evening Benefit for the Downtown Library November 5

Maria Jette will perform, along with pianist Dan Chouinard, Nov. 5th, at Minneapolis Central Library. The event - from 5:30-8:00 - is part of a fundraiser to support historic collections and programs unique to the Central Library, presented by the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library. 

Jette and Chouinard will perform works from the Central Library's extensive music collection. Examples from the library's Preservation Department, including significant historic works, will also be on display. 

Cost is $50 per person. Light hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served. For more information and to register, please email minneapoliscentral@suppporthclib.org.

Do you have a story about the Red River Oxcart Trail?

 Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership wants to hear from you!

The Red River Oxcart Trail was an important route in the fur trade in the mid-1800s. Traders moved furs and buffalo hides from Pembina, near the Canadian border, to St. Paul, where they were shipped east.  The children of European traders and American Indian women were central to this trade, thanks to their language skills, social ties and knowledge of the land.  Others used the trail too, including statesmen, soldiers and eventually settlers seeking homesteads to the north.

The Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership is developing an audio bike tour for a portion of the trail that followed the Mississippi River from Anoka to St. Anthony Falls. We are learning about local connections to the trail, and we’d like to hear from you.  Are you descended from someone who traveled the trail?  Have you heard stories about family members who worked in the fur trade?  Do your neighbors still talk about the days when oxcarts caravans came through town?  Please tell us about it.  Contact us at oxcart@minneapolisriverfront.org

J. D. Steele to Lead New Downtown Choir

By Joan Bennett:

A free Downtown community choir, with J.D. Steele at the helm, launches this fall. The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association (DMNA), MacPhail Center for Music and Emanuel Housing have partnered to bring this new choir to life. Singers of all abilities (or inabilities) are welcome. If you enjoy singing in the shower or at karaoke bars, then you are fully qualified to join.

In this choir, building relationships between neighbors will matter just as much as the music. The DMNA seeks to foster a range of free opportunities for neighbors to connect. Initially proposed by a resident of Emanuel Housing, the DMNA Board unanimously agreed to fund the administrative costs of the choir as well as allocate staff time to coordination. A member of the DMNA community, who wishes to remain anonymous, came forward with a donation to cover the cost of rehearsal space.

When the DMNA and Emanuel Housing approached MacPhail with the idea for a downtown community choir, staff were enthusiastic. MacPhail then upped the ante by securing J.D Steele, a nationally recognized musician and producer, to direct the group. Though he has spent much of his career working with highly decorated musicians, J.D. Steele is known for his ability to bring the best out of novices and currently leads MacPhail Community Youth Choir.

Rehearsals are scheduled for 2:00-3:30 on Saturdays on October 24^th, 31^st, November 7^th, 14^th, December 5^th, and 12^th at First Covenant Church (810 S. 7th Street).  Contact Joan.Bennett@thedmna.org to pre-register. All are welcome. Registration is free. 

Opinion: East Downtown Council Has Concerns re: Working Families Proposal

Published today on the Opinion Page:

Dear Members of the East Downtown Council,

We are writing to you today (a PDF of this letter is attached to this email) - at the request of the full board - to bring to your attention two city regulation changes that the Minneapolis City Council are beginning to consider. While neither proposed regulation has been put into final text and content, there are talking points the city staff have created to discuss these issues and council members have been speaking publically about these ideas, so the intended reach of these regulations has been clearly articulated. A city website containing more information is atwww.minneapolismn.gov/workingfamiliesagenda where you can access the information released by city staff and the working group formed in April 2015.

Read the full opinion...

The Jewel of Minneapolis - Mississippi River Gorge

David C. Smith, from a presentation at the Minneapolis Central Library on October 3, 2015.

Many people overlook what a spectacular asset has been preserved for our health and enjoyment. So often the emphasis on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is on reclaiming the river at and above St. Anthony Falls -- and that is an exciting development that is overdue -- but I think we take for granted the truly unique resource that was preserved for us below the falls. I don't know that a similar riverfront exists in an urban environment anywhere else in the world. Come and say "thanks!" with me to some people with extraordinary vision and persistence more than 100 years ago.

2nd Annual Mississippi Minute Film Festival - Entries in; Vote for Your Favorite!

Mississippi Minute Film Festival

Entries in; Vote for Your Favorite!

Winners Screened October 26 at Riverfront Summit, Mill City Museum

October 4, 2015: Minneapolis, MN: All films are in for the 2^nd Annual Mississippi Minute Film Festival, an event of the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership (MRP.) Judging is now underway; MRP is asking people to vote for their favorite film to win the Festival’s People’s Choice Award. Voting is online at www.mississippiminute.org. A one minute trailer showing some of the entries for this year’s Festival is available on You Tube at: Mississippi Minute Trailer.

“We have an exciting and creative batch of new films entered in this year’s Festival,” notes Kathleen Boe, executive director of MRP. “We are encouraging folks to watch this year’s films online and vote for their favorite!” she said.

All category winners and runners-up, plus a Best of Show and a People’s Choice Award, will be screened October 26, 2015 at MRP’s Riverfront Summit, 5:30 p.m. at the Mill City Museum. The Summit is free and open to the public.  Guest speaker is John Anfinson, Superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.  Learn more about the National Park Service’s upcoming 100 year celebration and this one-of-a-kind park in the midst of our city.

            Judges for this year’s Mississippi Minute Film Festival are:

• Whitney Clark, Executive Director, Friends of the Mississippi River
• Lisa Goodman, Council Member, Minneapolis City Council
• Brenda Langton, owner/founder of Spoonriver Restaurant; founder of the Mill City Farmer’s Market,
• Tom Meyer, Founding Principal, Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle, Ltd
• Dean Otto, Program Manager, Moving Image, Walker Art Center
• Blong Yang, Council Member, Minneapolis City Council

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Community Quote of the Week

Local Law Firm Founder to Retire

Larry Zelle Retires From Practice of Law to Form Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice

MINNEAPOLIS – September 29, 2015 – Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason announces the retirement of Larry Zelle, a founder of the firm, effective October 1, 2015.  After a legendary career as a trial lawyer, Zelle will leave the active practice of law to serve as an arbitrator or mediator in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.

“There comes a time in the life of a trial lawyer when one stops looking ahead to the next victory. Yet, we have a need to stay active and productive. That is our nature. This is my time” said Zelle. 

During his legal career, which began in 1959, Zelle earned his reputation by obtaining successful results for clients in many high-profile cases including: the MGM Grand fire; the Hyatt Regency Hotel walkway collapse; the General Mills Cheerios product recall; the Bhopal, India disaster; and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York, among others.

“Over the years, as we have grown Zelle Hofmann, added practice lines and expanded internationally, Larry has been a constant force in the firm and has been instrumental in building a legal powerhouse,” said Dan Millea, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. “He leaves a legacy that includes his unselfish mentoring of those young partners who became the leadership of the firm in the 21st century and his development of an institutional client base that continues to be a significant part of the firm’s success. Most importantly, he has been an essential role model to all of our lawyers, by insisting that the Zelle firm provide the highest quality of legal services to its clients. The firm is grateful for Larry’s many contributions.  We wish him well as he launches the next phase of his distinguished career.”

About Zelle Hofmann:

Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP LLP is an international litigation and dispute resolution law firm with offices in Boston, Dallas, London, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. The Firm excels at handling insurance, antitrust and other complex litigation on both a national and global scale. The Firm also has an affiliate office in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. For more information about Zelle Hofmann, visit www.zelle.com. For more information about the firm’s Zealous Women initiative, visit www.zealouswomen.com.

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Upcoming Events at 1010 Washington Wine & Spirits

For wine and whiskey lovers, a few events of interest:

September 30th,  Susan and Anthony Truchard will be conducting a tasting of award winning Napa Valley wines from Truchard Vineyards  6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Aloft Hotel.  Please call  612-339-4040 to reserve a spot at this free tasting

October 9th,  Gordon & MacPhail  is a private bottler of small lot scotch whiskies.  We will be doing a very interesting tasting from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM.  Please call the store to reserve a spot for this free tasting.  If the response is large enough we will move it off site.

October 17th, Bobby Kacher, the revolutionary importer of outstanding French wines will be doing a seminar on Burgundy wines 4:00PM-6:00 PM.  This promises to be one of the truly outstanding wine tasting events of the year in Minneapolis!  Please call the store to reserve a spot for the tasting.  Again, depending on demand we may move this off site, but in the neighborhood.

Building Local Energy Democracy w/ Council Member Jacob Frey

Minneapolis’ own Community Power invites our neighbors in the 3rd Ward to an engaging and informative conversation about the possibilities for our city’s energy future.  We’re proud to have Jacob Frey, our 3^rd Ward City Council Representative, joining the conversation to voice support for clean, equitable energy and, simultaneously, champion solutions specifically for Ward 3 communities.

Together we’ll discuss:

-          Community Solar Gardens

-          Local Green Jobs Training

-          Minneapolis’ New, First-in-the-Nation, Clean Energy Partnership

-          Community Solar Investment

-          The Nature & Impacts of our Power Grid

-          What this means for your Energy Bill

And, especially for your information and convenience, Local Solar Developers and a Green Jobs Trainer, will be on-hand to connect with you about new and ongoing solar projects and job training in Minneapolis.

For food, fun, folks, facts and savings on your energy bills, join your neighbors at the Marcy Open School on Tuesday, September 29^th between 6 and 8pm for a truly Powerful Conversation.

Please contact Marcus Mills with any questions, or to RSVP (not required)

At: 612-623-0809 or marcus@communitypowermn.org

Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Adopts Water Works Concept Design

When completed, the expansion of Mill Ruins Park will become an iconic riverfront destination for residents and visitors to Minneapolis. 

Download the design presentation...

On Wednesday, September 23, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) approved the concept design for Water Works as part of the Central Riverfront Regional Park. The Minneapolis Parks Foundation (Parks Foundation) funded the Water Works concept design phase in 2013-2014, which ran concurrent with the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park Master Plan process adopted by MPRB in April 2015. 

The Water Works concept builds on the vision for Mill Ruins Park that MPRB began more than 25 years ago. The four-acre site encompasses Minneapolis Park Board-owned land between Portland Avenue South and the Third Avenue Bridge, and between First Street and the Mississippi River. Today, there are nearly 2.5 million visits to the area annually, making the Central Riverfront Regional Park the fourth most visited park in the Twin Cities. Water Works also meets the principles of the RiverFirst Initiative, which includes projects such as Scherer Site/Hall’s Island, East Bank/Upper Riverfront trail loops, and the 26th Ave N Greenway + Overlook. More information about RiverFirst can be found at MinneapolisParks.org/RiverFirst and MplsParksFoundation.org/RiverFirst.

“When completed, the Water Works site will become one of the most visited locations in Minneapolis and will meet the needs of residents and visitors as they come to see the historic St. Anthony Falls and the birthplace of Minneapolis,” says Tom Evers, Executive Director of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. “Throughout the Water Works design process the Parks Foundation collaborated closely with MPRB Planning Staff and community members, especially the Central Riverfront Regional Park Community Advisory Committee, whose input was invaluable. As a result, we believe the Water Works design reflects the community’s interests and addresses the underlying complexities of this much-loved and iconic destination and we are committed to bringing the additional resources required to realize the full potential of this vision.”

On July 1, 2015, MPRB approved a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Parks Foundation for partnership activities related to the RiverFirst Initiative. Via the RiverFirst MOU, the Parks Foundation and MPRB have agreed to raise funds for the RiverFirst Initiative and related projects including Water Works.

“Water Works will be an exciting, iconic destination that builds on the Central Riverfront’s rebirth as a place where a full range of Minneapolis’ diverse communities can engage with the river,” said MPRB President Liz Wielinski. “We’re fortunate to have partners like the Parks Foundation to help make these grand plans a reality.”

Additional community input to be addressed in the schematic design:

Most of the remaining concerns raised during the public comment period will be answered as part of the next phase of the design process. The next iteration of the site plan will address the community desire to maintain or increase a diverse and healthy tree canopy over time; with the addition of a “woonerf” (a shared pedestrian and automobile path) connecting the Water Works site to 2nd Street, there will be additional public parking and a pedestrian connection from downtown to the river; and ensuring that the site includes adequate space and programming to meet the increasing demand while remaining respectful to the residents who live nearby. The plan will also take into consideration the future development of the lock and dam as it is transitioned from a working facility into a cultural and historic point of interest. 

Water Works Concept

The Water Works concept provides a unique visitor experience, highlights the site’s historic features and proximity to St. Anthony Falls, suggests a park pavilion with amenities, addresses navigation problems for pedestrians and bikers coming off the Stone Arch Bridge, and creates direct access to the river for paddlers.

Water Works is the site of the city’s original water supply and fire-fighting pumping stations were located on the site in the 19th century. The site is an important convergence of multiple riverfront destinations and physical features in addition to St. Anthony Falls, including the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, the Stone Arch Bridge, lock and dam, listed and eligible industrial ruins, the Mill City Museum and Guthrie Theater, as well as parkway, trails, and Mill Ruins and Gold Medal parks. Like the city itself, this site has grown to meet the changing needs of the people living in it from navigation, to industrial, to recreational and residential.  When completed, the site will become an iconic destination for residents and visitors to Minneapolis.

About the Minneapolis Parks Foundation

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation, which partners with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, is an independent 501c3 dedicated to community investment in the nation’s top park system. The Parks Foundation is working to ensure that the RiverFirst Initiative – a partnership with MPRB and others to reimagine the Mississippi River north of St. Anthony Falls is implemented, is leading the design and preliminary steps for the Water Works site, and hosts the Next Generation of Parks Lecture Series. The Parks Foundation seeks to provide visionary and philanthropic support for the whole Minneapolis parks system with a special attention to innovation and equity. For more information or to support our work, please visit www.MplsParksFoundation.org.

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Water Works Design approved, Riverfront park takes step forward - follow the link to download the design presentation. What do you think of the design?

Posted by Mill City Times on Thursday, September 24, 2015

Reminder: Final city-wide Closing the Gap meetings resume next week

Residents invited to help plan the future of Minneapolis Parks

On Monday, Sept. 21, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) will hold the next series of city-wide meetings to share information and gather feedback on what may be the most comprehensive planning effort in its 130 year history. Minneapolis residents are encouraged to get involved and help the MPRB with three distinct, yet deeply intertwined projects: Closing the Gap: Investing in our Neighborhood Parks, RecQuest, and Service Area Master Plans.

RecQuest and Service Area Master Plans focus on what Minneapolis residents want in parks over the next 25 to 30 years. Closing the Gap is about funding these needs.

The final “wrap-up” meetings will continue throughout September:

• Monday, Sep. 21, 6:30-8:30 pm, Farview Recreation Center, 621 29th Ave. N
• Tuesday, Sep. 22, 6:30-8:30 pm, Bryant Square Recreation Center, 3101 Bryant Ave.
• Thursday, Sep. 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, Audubon Recreation Center, 1320 29th Ave. NE
• Monday, Sep. 28, 6:30-8:30 pm, Keewaydin Recreation Center, 3030 E 53rd St.

Minneapolis residents can learn more about Closing the Gap by watching a short video and share their opinions by taking a 15-minute survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ourparks. The survey is open through September 30.

Residents are also invited to attend a public forum to learn how other cities facing similar challenges funded their neighborhood parks:

Closing the Gap: Insider Insights for Park Funding, Tuesday, Sep. 29, 6-8:30 pm, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

Seating is limited; please RSVP by noon Monday, September 28. Email name and number attending to closingthegap@minneapolisparks.org or call 612-313-7789.

Anyone requiring a modification in order to participate should contact ewolfe@minneapolisparks.org or 612-230-6415 in advance.

Details about each project are available at www.minneapolisparks.org/closingthegap.

Frey Calls for Action on Downtown Violence

Council Member Jacob Frey was on the agenda of the Public Safety, Civil Rights & Emergency Management Committee to call for action on the increasing level of violence at bar closing time in the Warehouse District.

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Final Sculpture Installed at Gold Medal Park "Ordovician Pore" by Tony Cragg

As reported earlier this year, Gold Medal Park will will be hosting 3 sculptures from the Walker Art Center during its remake of the sculpture garden. On Wednesday the 3rd and final was installed.

Ordovician Pore by Tony Cragg

Trained as a scientist, Tony Cragg creates art that investigates the natural world. Yet if his sculptures comment on such topics as molecular structure, the human vascular system, or the Newtonian light spectrum, it is his use of man-made forms (either found or constructed) that transforms them into complex meditations on contemporary life. Here Cragg has constructed steel elements on a granite base—two smooth-surfaced concave cylindrical forms and two elemental biomorphic shapes—that comment on the Ordovician geological era of 500 million years ago, when oxygen was introduced into the atmosphere. While the oxygen gave rise to terrestrial life, it simultaneously killed off the species of algae that had produced it. The close resemblance of the cylinders to the cooling towers of nuclear power plants perhaps suggests an analogous life-death conundrum for our own technological age.

2nd Sculpture Installed at Gold Medal Park "Molecule" by Mark di Suveros

As reported earlier this year, Gold Medal Park will will be hosting 3 sculptures from the Walker Art Center during its remake of the sculpture garden. Yesterday the second was installed.

Molecule by Mark di Suveros

The monumental scale and sweeping gestures of this red-painted sculpture are characteristic of the enormous outdoor structures Mark di Suvero has been making since the 1970s, using cranes to manipulate the massive industrial materials with which he works. Here, a pair of enormous steel beams meet at their ends, creating a triangular form that tips at an alarmingly improbable angle. At the point of the beams’ juncture are sections of two flat, centerless discs. A longer beam forms the final leg of the tripod, but travels on some 38 feet into the air, piercing a third disc interwoven with the other two at the point of intersection. The cumulative effect recalls all the visual and emotive force we attach to the atomic world: dynamic, red-hot, powerful, and strangely elegant. Molecule, like all of di Suvero’s large-scale sculptures, invites the viewer to inspect its lines and spaces from every angle.

Nosy Neighbor Tour - Eastside Restaurant

Reader Julie Craven toured the soon to open Eastside Restaurant on a "Nosy Neighbor" tour with Mill City Commons, here's the inside scoop from Julie:

Eastside restaurant isn't quite open for business, but Executive Chef Remy Pettus and General Manager Tyler Lineburg gave Mill City Commons members a sneak peak last week. The restaurant, located at 3rd and Washington Avenue, in the Latitude 45 building, is the latest project by Ryan Burnet, known for Minneapolis restaurant favorites that include Barrio, Bar La Grassa and Burch Steak & Pizza.

The centerpiece for the 164 seat restaurant is a wood-burning brick oven, so large it was installed first, and the restaurant was then built around it. There are two private dining areas, one adjacent to the kitchen called the Chefs Table and the other, larger room features street views and seats 30.  Windows lining the bar area will open to the outside for patio dining guests. Pettus highlighted the seating, including two, high top tables in the center of the restaurant that he described as "the kitchen tables and the best seats in the house."  Pettus went on to describe the fare as fresh and simply prepared for what he described as a "fun, young American take on a brasserie."

The website is being finalized and Eastside will begin taking reservations on September 21st. Opening date is set for September 29th.

1st Sculpture installed at Gold Medal Park "Prophecy of the Ancients" by Brower Hatcher

As reported earlier this year, Gold Medal Park will will be hosting 3 sculptures from the Walker Art Center during it's remake of the sculpture garden. Late this week the first was installed.

Prophecy of the Ancients by Brower Hatcher

Brower Hatcher was trained in engineering and industrial design before he turned to sculpture in the early 1970s. In his stone and steel-mesh sculpture for the Garden, he melds the logic of an engineer with a visionary’s impulse to transcend time and space. A futuristic dome, composed of thousands of flexible wire polyhedrons, rests atop six mock-Egyptian columns in a blend of ancient and modern architectural styles. Embedded within the structure and seeming to hover in space are an assortment of common objects and abstract forms: a table, a ladder, a chair, a turtle (whose patterned shell recalls the gridded structure of the dome), random letters, numbers, discs, and dashes. Hatcher offers up these private symbols for universal interpretation, as viewers are inspired to construct their own meanings from the galaxy of images suspended above them.