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Thanks for visiting! This blog has become something of a historical artifact, but we keep it around because we love our neighborhood history. Hawthorne now has two other sites that we do our best to keep current:

Official Hawthorne Neighborhood website, click here.

Hawthorne Voices blog, click here.

Live On The Drive Summer Concert Series

First Annual “Live on the Drive” Summer Concert Series
June 12, July 10 and August 14
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
34th Avenue North and Victory Memorial Parkway, Minneapolis, 55412

June 12: Tres Mundos. Salsa music featuring pianist/vocalist Viviana Pintado, percussionist Eliezer Freites-Santos, and saxophonist/flutist Douglas Little. Salsa dance instruction included!

July 10: Dennis Spears. Premiere jazz vocalist who’s performed throughout the Twin Cities and around the world.

August 14: New Primitives. High-energy rhythm and blues, ska, reggae, calypso and world dance music.

Concert goers are encouraged to save gas and walk or roll to the events.

Parking is very limited on-site. Parking is available at Lucy Craft Laney Community School, 3333 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, 55412.

Presented by founding community partner, North Memorial, with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

For concert updates and further information, visit www.clevelandneighborhood.org
or call 612-588-1155.

MORE INFORMATION:
Tres Mundos - http://www.charangatropical.com, info@charangatropical.com

Dennis Spears – http://www.dennisspears.com

New Primitives – http://www.newprimitives.com

Cleveland Neighborhood Association, cna@mtn.org, 612-588-1155

Free author event featuring Dr. Chia Youyee Vang

Free author event featuring Dr. Chia Youyee Vang

Date & Time: Tuesday, Jun. 24, 7 pm Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8600 Zane Ave North, Brooklyn Park, MN55443 (Tel: 952-847-5325)

Dr. Chia Youyee Vang reveals the colorful, intricate history of Hmong Minnesotans in her book 'Hmong in Minnesota,' the latest of the People of Minnesota Series of books published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Bio: Dr. Chia Youyee Vang is an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Her research interest is on Hmong migration and community building efforts. Her teaching interests include the Vietnam War and contemporary Hmong history and culture. She arrived inMinnesota in April 1980 with her parents and siblings.

She is a graduate of Johnson High School in St. Paul and went on to receive her undergraduate degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.

She holds an M.A. degree from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs/University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. degree in American Studies from the University of Minnesota.

HMONG IN MINNESOTA is part of THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA series published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. The series tells each group's story in a compact, handsomely illustrated, and accessible paperback.

Readers will learn about the group's accomplishments, ethnic organizations,settlement patterns, and occupations.

Each book includes a personal story of one person or family, told through a diary, a letter, or an oral history.

Twin Cities World Refugee Day 2008

More than 70,500 refugees from around the world live in Minnesota, including the largest Somali community in the United States and one of the largest Hmong communities outside of Asia.

On June 20, representatives from local refugee-serving organizations will host Twin Cities World Refugee Day 2008,a celebration of the many local refugee groups and their journeys to Minnesota.

Date: June 20, 2008
Location: Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis
For More Information: www.tcworldrefugeeday.org

It is free and open to the public. Cultural singers, dancers and other performers will take the stage between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m., when an immigrant resource fair with information from 60 Twin Cities organizations will also be open.

The main program, beginning at 6:00 p.m., will feature speakersrepresenting local refugee groups, state senator Mee Moua and a Hmong breakdance performance.

Live bands SUNplugd and International Reggae All-Stars will follow. Throughout the event, visitors will enjoy foods andhandicrafts from around the world, an education area and many children¹sactivities.

More than 1,000 people attended the first large-scale Twin Cities World Refugee Day celebration in 2007 at the Brian Coyle Community Center.

About World Refugee Day: In 2000, as an expression of solidarity with Africa, the United Nations General Assembly established June 20 as World Refugee Day to coincide with Africa Refugee Day. Since 2001, people all over the world have celebrated World Refugee Day with events that honor the world's nearly10 million refugees and raise awareness about their continued plight.

Schedule your own Film Forum event with Asian Media Access, FREE!

Any Place, Any Time

Asian Media Access is happy to announce the 2007 and 2008 "The Best AsianTelevision Commercials" are available for May Showings at your organizations.

To schedule a showing, please contact amamedia@amamedia.org.
The Best Asian Television Commercials (2007, 48 min)
The Best Asian Television Commercials (2008, 45 min)

Curated by Steve Lu, Asian Media Access, the " The Best Asian TelevisionCommercials" has a wealth of collection of the best and funniest Asian TV ads from all over Asia, ranged from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India,Japan, Korean, Thailand, and Turkey, and from different industries such as insurance & banking institutions, beverages & drinks, cars, restaurants & food items, beauty products, airlines, newspapers, clothing, etc.

Many commercials use satire to make jokes about popular cultures, for example,using Japanese scary movie technique to sell deeply discounted merchandisethat will "SHOCK" you.

With a "Appreciate Little Things Come in Life"slogan, the beer commercial featured people rejoicing on the street just forgetting a parking spot, or getting the last crab leg, or even just because it is a Friday.

The best one goes to Turkey's bank commercial that used people to form various shapes and objects of expensive jewelry and gifts. The creativity and the quality of the commercials will for sure to win many "Ahhhhhhh" and "Haaaaaaa" from audience.

Format: DVD

Juxtaposition Arts' 2008 Studio Art & Design student exhibition

OPENING EVENT:Friday, May 30, 6-9p.m.
Juxtaposition Arts
2007 Emerson Avenue North
Minneapolis, 55411

Featuring drawings, paintings, sculptures, green models, and mixed media works by youth and emerging artist teachers.

Come congratulate the students and artists for their successful year of creative visioning and artmaking!!

CROSSOVER: Studio Art & Design Exhibition
May 30-June 13, 2008@ Juxtaposition Arts
2007 Emerson Avenue North
Minneapolis, 55411
Hours: M-F 9am-4pm or by appointment

Arts Discussed At The Upcoming Hawthorne Huddle!

Please join us at the Hawthorne Huddle on Thursday, April 3rd, when we will hear from a number of North Side arts leaders about the impact of their work on the community in terms of economic development, housing and academic achievement.

We hope participants will leave enlightened on the possibilities of what The Arts are on the North Side and new ways to support these efforts.

The Hawthorne Huddle will be held from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room at Farview Park, located at 621 29th Avenue North. A continental breakfast will be available at 7:15 a.m. We hope you can attend and participate in the discussion!

A G E N D A

WELCOME by Ellen Luger
Safety update by Inspector Mike Martin, Minneapolis Police Department 4th Precinct

MAIN PROGRAM TOPICS: HOW THE ARTS ON THE NORTH SIDE CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY

Panelists:
– Connie Beckers, Executive Director, Northside Arts Collective
– Janet Zahn, Director/Owner, Camden Music School
– Karl Reichert, Director of Capri Redevelopment, Plymouth Christian Youth Center
– Duane Atter, Jr., Managing Director, The Warren: an Artist Habitat (also representing the Workhouse Theatre)
– Kerry Casserly, Artistic Director, Lundstrum School of Performing Arts
– Deanna Cummings, Executive Director, Juxtaposition Arts
– Dudley Voigt, Arts Coordinator, PEACE Foundation

Next Meeting: May 1, 2008!