I thought this might be of interest to folks on this list. Creative Electric Studios, a new independent art gallery in Northeast, is showing a series of films about Minneapolis this Wednesday:
CREATIVE ELECTRIC STUDIO Presents Minneapolis on 16mm Film! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 8:30pm A collection of films documenting Minneapolis from the 1950�s to the present. SEE! �Skid Row�, shot in the late 1950�s, a gritty, real life documentary about the hobos who lived and died on Skid Row in downtown Minneapolis. OBSERVE! Minneapolis in the mid-60�s, when the Foshay was the tallest skyscraper. LISTEN! to a debate on Minneapolis� own civil rights movement. ANALYZE! excessively prominent and exceedingly poor neighborhoods as part of a mid-60�s topic on urban and social blight. WITNESS! the burning of Plymouth Ave. in North Minneapolis during the race riots of the late 60�s. CHEER! the Minnesota Vikings as they take on the former champion Green Bay Packers at the Met Center. ENJOY! the upbeat 70�s with �Minneapolis, City in Motion�, a film promoting of our vibrant city. ROLLER-SKATE! around Lake of the Isles. GO! on a parade on Nicollet. PROMOTE! industry, urban expansion, and technology to a funky �70�s groove. WALK! �The Walk� through uptown in the mid 1970�s. SIT DOWN! with three senior business owners as they reminisce about Minneapolis in �Three Shops on Main Street� in the 1990�s. FLOAT! by downtown Minneapolis today in a boating adventure on the mighty Mississippi. Featured films include: �Skid Row� (1959) �Town Meeting: Civil Rights� (1966) �The Walk� (1975) �Minneapolis, City in Motion� (1978) �Three Shops on Main Street� (1996) �Mr. Mississippi� (2002) plus much more! More info: www.creativeelectricstudios.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
