A detail that's been left out of the info. about the proposed Heart of the Beast/Antiques MN building project is that besides housing HOTB, the building will house at least 3 other theater groups--including one that I'm the chair of: Galumph Interactive Theater.
As anyone who's a patron of small theater companies knows, rehearsal and performance space is at a premium in the Twin Cities. The HOBT project would provide this space for the companies that are located in the building and give possibility for a rental space for others as well. In the grand scheme of how Minneapolis has spent it's money in the recent and not so recent past, I'm praying they'll see the light and realize that this is great investment in south Minneapolis. If I'm remembering correctly, several of the new, current city council members (and our awesome Mayor) campaigned on focusing on neighborhoods instead of big development. This is exactly what I took those promises to be. Please, please, please call your councilor and the Mayor and tell your friends to as well. Sue Ponsford Bryant P.S. Shameless plug for Galumph!: we're doing a show weekends through Nov. 3. It's called Seance and we're doing it at the wonderful Hennepin History Museum. There are tickets available for most shows--you can get them (as well as more info.) online at www. galumph.org. Check us out! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
