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13 1. LittleMiraclesattheBigDipper202131stAve.S. 2. Poolhouse+Monoplex19221926thAve.S. 3. Ferment!2205BloomingtonAve.S. 4. PhillipsWestSignShop2518PortlandAve.S. 5. EkphrasticandFantastic3412PortlandAve.S. 6. RollingRevelry(SoolineSerenade)3301OaklandAve.S. 7. BackyardPlants,Prints+Quilts:3311ElliotAve.S. 8. StreetStoriesLemonadeStand331015thAve.S. 9. TheCornerofGoodFortune325415thAve.S. 10. BackyardAcupunctureProject321515thAve.S. 11. AbstractiPhoneVideos+PaperAcorns3218Bloomington Ave.S. 12. Picnic424424thAve.S. 13. TravelLog4741OaklandAve.S.

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While you are out and about here are neighborhood options for food, drink, transportation and cool stuff: Hungry? Thirsty? Birchwood Caf: 3311 E 25th St. Chicago-Lake Liquors: 825 E. Lake St. Daves Popcorn: 1848 E. 38th St. Fika: American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave. S. Harriet Brewing: 3036 Minnehaha Ave. Mercado Central: 1515 E. Lake St. Midtown Farmers Market: Lake St. + 22nd Ave S. Midtown Global Market (Grassroots Gourmet, Salty Tart, Sonora Grill) Matts Bar: 3500 Cedar Ave. May Day Caf: 3440 Bloomington Ave. S. Modern Times: 3200 Chicago Ave. S. Pizza Luce: 2200 E. Franklin Ave. Seward Caf: 2129 E. Franklin Ave. Seward Coop: 2823 E. Franklin Ave. Bike stuff Freewheel Midtown Bike Center: on the Greenway by the Midtown Global Market The Grease Pit: 2750 Bloomington Ave. S. The Hub Bike Co-op: 3020 Minnehaha Ave. Cool stuff Shoebox Gallery: Window to the right of 2948 Chicago Ave. S. Southpoint Community Acupuncture: 3745 Bloomington Ave. Vintage Music Company: 1820 E. 38th St.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
11a: Bring cakes to the Poolhouse-(back yard 2219 26th Ave. S.)-#2 11a-3p: Ekphrastic and Fantastic (3412 Portland Ave. S.) 11a-3p: Street Stories (front yard of 3310 15th Ave. S.) 11a-3p: Free graffiti wall + kids chalkboard wall (parking lot of Jims Roofing, 3218 Bloomington Ave. S.) Noon: Cake contest + judging at Poolhouse (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.) Noon-4p: Phillips West Sign Shop (PWSS) (front yard of 2518 Portland Ave. S.) Noon-5p: The Corner of Good Fortune (front yard of 3254 15th Ave. S.) 12:30p: Cakewalk at Poolhouse (back yard of 2219 26th Ave) 2p-4p: Backyard Acupuncture Project (back yard of 3215 15th Ave. S.) 2:30p: Brew root beer + beer at Poolhouse (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.) 2:30-dark: Alley hockey at Poolhouse (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.) 4p-10p: Constellation of Curiosities at Little Miracles at the Big Dipper (2021 st 31 Ave. S.) 6p: Little Miracles at the Big Dipper sunset + guided meditation on White Sands Beach (meet at 2021 31st Ave. S.) 6p: Dr. Muskrat + his Mississippi Mud Steppers at Poolhouse (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.) 7p: Picnic by Off Leash Area Dance (4244 24th Ave. S.) 7p-midnight: Rolling Revelry (Sooline Serenede). Meet at 7pm at 3301 Oakland Ave. S.) 7:38p: Oli River movie at Monoplex 19 (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.) 8p: Film at Little Miracles at the Big Dipper (2021 31st Ave. S.) 9p-11p: Projected iPhone videos (parking lot + alley of Jims Roofing, 3218 Bloomington Ave. S.) 9p12a:TravelLog(backyardof4741OaklandAve.S.)

Give yourself one point for each time you see one of the following South Minneapolis staples: 1. A brightly colored house 2. Someone riding a tall bike 3. A free box 4. That guy who sells elotes 5. Chickens in a coop 6. A compost bin 7. A hand painted sign 8. A community garden 9. A mural 10. Kids playing soccer 11. A pile of bikes 12. A pit bull 13. Fireworks 14. Someone talking about conspiracies over coffee 15. Shoes over a phone wire 16. An acupuncture place 17. Someone laying under their car, legs sticking out into the road, to do maintenance 18. LARPers in the park 19. People grilling in their yard or the park 20. Someone hauling a big item with a bike cart 21. Sisters Camelot 22. An overgrown yard 23. An art car Score: 0-7: Um, were you even in South Minneapolis? 8-14: Welcome! Were an eclectic bunch here. 15-19: Yes, youve paid your dues. 20-23: Congratulations, you are a regular at the May Day Caf.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
11a-3p: Street Stories (front yard of 3310 15th Ave. S.) Noon-4p: Phillips West Sign Shop (PWSS) (front yard of 2518 Portland Ave. S.) Noon-5p: Zine making, craft table, + fermented food + beverage sampling (back yard of 2205 Bloomington Ave. S.) Noon-5p: The Corner of Good Fortune (front yard of 3254 15th Ave. S.) 1p-1:30p: Ferment! Kraut/kimchi skillshare (back yard of 2205 Bloomington Ave. S.) 1p-5p: Ekphrastic and Fantastic (3412 Portland Ave. S.) 1p-5p: Free graffiti wall + kids chalkboard wall (parking lot of Jims Roofing, 3218 Bloomington Ave. S.) 2p: Fermentation band set (back yard of 2205 Bloomington Ave. S.) 2p-3p: Picnic by Off Leash Area Dance (4244 24th Ave. S. Come up the alley from 43rd.) 3p-3:30p: Ferment! Ginger beer + kombucha skillshare (back yard of 2205 Bloomington Ave. S.) 4p: Fermentation band set (back yard of 2205 Bloomington Ave. S.) 6p: Seated Dinner/Discussion + Fermentation band set (back yard of 2205 Bloomington Ave. S.) 6p: Square dance to Spencers Kin at Poolhouse (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.) 7:38p: Movie at Monoplex19 (back yard of 2219 26th Ave. S.)

TRAVEL LOG KEITH BRAAFLADT 4741 OAKLAND AVE. S. BACK YARD Enter through the alley SATURDAY: 9PM-12AM
Film shot with a bike video cam rig is projected in a backyard bed sheet theater. Arranged around a stationary bicycle, the projections create the illusion of travel.

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PICNIC OFF LEASH AREA DANCE 4244 24TH AVE. S. Come up the alley from 43rd St. to the garage and parking pad SATURDAY 7PM AND SUNDAY 2PM
The Picnic is a story of a dog and a bird who meet in a city park and fall in love. It is a tale of a love that spans the unending cycle of the seasons. First inspired by Japanese Anime, The Picnic features high-energy movement and highly charged visual landscapes. Performances are free, but reservations are requested. Please call Off Leash Area at 612-724-7372 to make a reservation.

LITTLE MIRACLES AT THE BIG DIPPER RYAN PUSCH + BEN MERRILL 2021 31ST AVE. S. SATURDAY: 4-10PM
4-10pm: Constellation of Curiosities including a blindfolded olfactory salad bar and after dark art show. This event gives artists a chance to display all of the alien relics they have in their junk drawers. Asteroid dust and rattlesnake dentures and such. What mysteries will be revealed is still a partial mystery. 6pm: A walk to White Sands beach on the Mississippi to see the sun go down and have guided meditation. This event will focus on the experience of being in nature and its effect on health 7pm: A film in the yard. This event will delve into the film representation of individual experience of landscapes both geographic and aural.

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POOLHOUSE AND MONOPLEX19 DAVID PITMAN TH 2219 26 AVE. S. BACK YARD Enter from 26th or come down the dead end alley SATURDAY 11AM-DARK AND SUNDAY 6PM-DARK
A daylong backyard culture fest in the Seward neighborhood. Saturday: 11am: Bring your cake for the cake contest 12pm: Cake contest judging 12:30pm: Cake walk 2:30pm: Brew root beer + beer 2:30 till dark: Alley hockey (two milk crates, a tennis ball and some old hockey sticks. Pick-up game set up in the alley + make up the rules as we go along. Watch out for Butch + Don when they go out and in during the day.) Bring your own sticka few will be provided. 6pm: Band: Dr. Muskrat and His Mississippi Mud Steppers 7:38pm: Monoplex19: Oli River movie (the story finally told of a trip down the Mississippi) Sunday: 6pm: Square dance to Spencers Kin 7:38pm: Movie at Monoplex19

ABSTRACT IPHONE VIDEOS + PAPER ACORNS JENNY JENKINS + HENRY MONTPLAISIR JIMS ROOFING, 3218 BLOOMINGTON AVE S. Parking lot and alley TH Acorns: 3215 15 AVE. S. (on view through weekend) SATURDAY 11AM-3PM + 9PM-11PM AND SUNDAY 1PM-5PM
Free graffiti wall, kids chalkboard wall, iPhone videos, and glowing acorns. Saturday: 11am-3pm: Free graffiti wall and kids chalkboard wall 9pm-11pm: Projected iPhone videos Sunday: 1pm-5pm: Free graffiti wall and kids chalkboard wall

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FERMENT! KIRSTIN GRIEVE, ALICIA DVORAK AND + CATHERINE REAGAN 2205 BLOOMINGTON AVE. S. BACK YARD SUNDAY: NOON TO 7PM BACKYARD ACUPUNCTURE PROJECT SOUTHPOINT COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE 3215 15TH AVE. S. SATURDAY: 2PM-4PM
Relax with others in an outdoor neighborhood settingfree acupuncture for all, treating pain, stress, and more. A site to learn + collaborate around fermentation with collaborative zine-making, a craft table, simple fermented food shares+ food samples. A meal will be prepared using fermented foods for twenty people (ten seats can be reserved in advance, and ten will be available to reserve the day of.) The meal is an opportunity to feast on delicious food together + have an extended dialogue on how food can ferment political and social change. Because food is a way to build community + to ensure accessibility, the meal will be free with a suggested donation to offset the cost. RSVP at: creagan@thecedar.org Noon-5pm: Zine making, craft table + fermented food + beverage sampling. 1-1:30pm: Kraut + kimchi skillshare 2pm: Fermentation band set 3-3:30pm: Ginger beer + kombucha skillshare 4pm: Fermentation band set 6pm: Seated dinner + discussion + Fermentation band set

THE CORNER OF GOOD FORTUNE JULIA HELEN RICE + APRIL ERICKSON 3254 15TH AVE. S. FRONT YARD PHILLIPS WEST SIGN SHOP PETER HAAKON THOMPSON W/ PHILLIPS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION 2518 PORTLAND AVE. S. FRONT YARD SATURDAY + SUNDAY: NOON-4PM
The Phillips West Sign Shop is a municipal sign making workshop. Neighborhood residents will be able to create a sign with their name, much like cabin name signs found in Northern Minnesota. Personalization is encouraged and facilitated by sign shop staff. Visitors to the sign shop will also have the opportunity to learn about the Phillips West Neighborhood Organization and resources that are available to residents. The finished signs will be installed during the fall on various poles located throughout the neighborhood. In the fall, residents will be able to collect their signs at a final event.

SATURDAY + SUNDAY: NOON-5PM

Participate in a hands-on community art project. Ema are small wooden plaques that Shinto worshippers write prayers or wishes on + hang at the shrine where kami spirits or gods receive them. The Ema are organically grouped by the community + accumulate into a creation every family member of the community is involved with. Julia + April will be making their own version of Ema in their front yard. They invite the community to come + make Ema with them.

STREET STORIES LEMONADE STAND JOANNA SOLOTAROFF 3310 15TH AVE. S. FRONT YARD SATURDAY + SUNDAY: 11AM-3PM
Visit the Street Stories Lemonade/Story Stand where you can receive a refreshing beverage + a personal record. Tell one of your favorite stories and it will be recorded + passed along to you as a keepsake for the ages! Maybe you dont have a story but you want to capture the voices of you and your loved ones, or maybe you want to tell someone something + have it on the record. Or maybe youre just thirsty. It doesnt matter! Stop by + say hello. Also, participate in Street Stories story map, where we mark down your favorite stories in the city!

EKPHRASTIC AND FANTASTIC LYNETTE REINI-GRANDELL + VENUS DEMARS 3412 PORTLAND AVE. S. Carriage house off of alley SATURDAY: 11AM-3PM, SUNDAY: 1PM-5PM
The Carriage House will host a show of paintings + drawings by Venus DeMars + encourage visitors who wish to participate to use writing prompts to write their own creative work based on their experiences with the art + the space. (Ekphrastic writing is prose or poetry inspired by visual art.) Visitors may be invited to read their work aloud to an audience. Members of the Bosso Poetry Company will also perform their poetry and music in the space.

ROLLING REVELRY (SOOLINE SERENADE) MIKE HOYT STARTING AT 3301 OAKLAND AVE. S. Moving to various locations along the Midtown Greenway SATURDAY: 7PM UNTIL WE CANT SING ANYMORE
A bike and pedestrian focused event that will bring mobile karaoke to the streets and bike paths of Minneapolis. The RRSS will operate from a self-contained mobile karaoke system pulled behind a bicycle. It will include power, sound, microphones, a computer, a projector, and a catalog of over 12,000 songs. 7pm: Gathering time 8pm: Departure time Follow the live update feed for locations: @NoraeHoyt

BACKYARD PLANTS, PRINTS + QUILTS HANNAH BENNETT + TERESE ELHARD 3311 ELLIOT AVE. S. SUNDAY: 12PM-6PM
Artists Hannah Bennett + Terese Elhard will use the plants growing in their back yard to create functional art work. Terese will show the process of using plants as a stencil for making nature-based prints on both textiles and paper. Hannah will then integrate these materials into a series of small quilts.