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Uptown: Location Description/Map
Uptown is defined as the areas South & West of Downtown and Interstate 94. The hot areas are between Franklin Ave. (2000) & Lake Street (3000) on Hennepin S & Lyndale S Avenues, Uptown also includes Eat Street (Nicollet Avenue). Uptown is a great place for young professionals, stylish 20-somethings, and older-upscales. It is probably the most liberal and artsy part of the city; a place where you can go to to be accepted and not overwhelmed by activity. It is home to the beutiful chain of lakes (Calhoun, Isles, Cedar, Harriet) and many urban recreational activities. It is also boasts more unique shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants per square mile than any other part of the city and is famous for its summer Art & Beer Festivals (usually early-mid July).
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Location Tips
- The best time for Uptown is the warmer outdoor months.
- Parking can usually be found for free off-street if you are willing to walk a few blocks, there are meters on Hennepin Avenue.
- If headed to the lake, go South on Hennepin to about 33rd street, from there, go right and find free neighborhood parking.
Featured Events in Uptown
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Books and Bars
Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM
FREE
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You're invited to our unique public book club moderated by comedian Jeff Kamin. Featuring lively people full of liquid courage engaging in entertaining discussions on different authors, Books & Bars is not your typical book club. You're welcome even if you haven't read the book. And if you don’t like the book, you’ll still have a laugh. It’s not your mother’s book club, but feel free to bring her, too.
Winner: Best Reading Series / CITY PAGES Best of Minneapolis 2009 "For those who take their books straight up - not off Oprah's list - Books & Bars is the cure. Book ended by social hours, it's a perfect opportunity to meet hip literary types - and the liquid courage doesn't hurt." --MPLS. ST. PAUL magazine, July 2008
March 9 book: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, March 23 book: City of Thieves by David Benioff
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/books-and-bars-2
Café Scientifique
Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM
$5
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Presented by The Bell Museum of Natural History and BLB
The Bell Museum's Café Scientifique is a happy hour exchange of ideas about science, environment, and popular culture featuring experts from a variety of fields on diverse and often provocative topics.
March Topic: Food Safety and Food Defense
It may be delicious, but what exactly is in the food on your plate, and where did it come from? At this month's Cafe Scientifique, ponder food's role in public health and safety and discover how an increasingly complex food supply chain can make it difficult to locate threats. From accidental food contamination to deliberate food terrorism, we'll look at some of the ways that food matters to our health and safety. With Koel Ghosh, a research fellow in the University's Department of Applied Economics who studies food safety, food health and food defense.
http://www.bellmuseum.org
Ike Reilly’s Hard Luck Residency of the Twin Cities
Bryant Lake Bowl
10:00 PM
$12
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Ike Reilly, indie rock raconteur and singer-songwriter, released his latest album, "Hard Luck Stories," on digitally November 23, 2009 and in CD version on February 16, 2010. "Hard Luck Stories" - a more groove-oriented and melodic album than previous recordings - is a combination of corroded R & B, furious punk-blues, lounge-pop and classic rock, all laced with giant choruses. As per usual, Ike razor-sharp insight and wit are woven throughout with the lyrical dexterity and aplomb that have become the hallmarks (and trademarks) of Reilly's critically-lauded records. The ten songs on "Hard Luck Stories" were recorded in Chicago and produced by Reilly and Ed Tinley.
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The Saved By the Bell Show
Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM
$15
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Presented by Dana's Boys
Go back to Bayside!! Come join the fun with Zack, Kelly, Lisa, Jesse, Screech, and Slater for a night of music, mayhem, and the danger of caffeine pills! Two back to back "episodes" and "commercials" performed live featuring appearances by Max, Kevin the Robot, Mr. Belding, and Hot Sundae! With a special appearance by Patrick O'Brien as Mr. Dewey!! Don't miss it!!!
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/saved-bell-show
The Dregs
Bryant Lake Bowl
10:00 PM
$12
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The Dregs are a musical comedy act who perform a great combination of traditional pub music and original songs, many of which involve booze, zombies or both. Help them celebrate the only holiday on the Irish calendar with laughter, music and a pint or two. They'll bring the chickens! Warning: there will be accordion music. Sorry.
http://www.myspace.com/rivercitydregs
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The Saved By the Bell Show
Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM
$15
more info
Presented by Dana's Boys
Go back to Bayside!! Come join the fun with Zack, Kelly, Lisa, Jesse, Screech, and Slater for a night of music, mayhem, and the danger of caffeine pills! Two back to back "episodes" and "commercials" performed live featuring appearances by Max, Kevin the Robot, Mr. Belding, and Hot Sundae! With a special appearance by Patrick O'Brien as Mr. Dewey!! Don't miss it!!!
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/saved-bell-show
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Detour
Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM
$15
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Adapted from Edgar G. Ulmer’s classic 1945 film noir piece, DETOUR tells the story of a hapless New York nightclub pianist who hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. Along the way, he runs into a sleazy gambler and a blackmailing dame who bring him nothing but grief. In the end, no matter what he does, his every move plunges him deeper into trouble...
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/detour
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Detour
Bryant Lake Bowl
7:00 PM
$15
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Adapted from Edgar G. Ulmer’s classic 1945 film noir piece, DETOUR tells the story of a hapless New York nightclub pianist who hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. Along the way, he runs into a sleazy gambler and a blackmailing dame who bring him nothing but grief. In the end, no matter what he does, his every move plunges him deeper into trouble...
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/detour
Dragmanity: DrUgly
Bryant Lake Bowl
10:00 PM
$10
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Presented by Esme Rodriguez
How do we determine those things, which we describe as "ugly" or "visually challenging?" Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Can "unattractive" actually translate, for some, to "idiosyncratically gorgeous?"
Plato describes beauty as a "wondrous vision," an "everlasting loveliness which neither comes nor ages, which neither flowers nor fades." It is eternal and isn't "anything that is of the flesh" nor "words" nor "knowledge" but consists "of itself and by itself in an eternal oneness, while every lovely thing partakes of it."
This month's Dragmanity is entitled "UGLY." Through explicit and implicit techniques, we will investigate and portray both traditional and non-traditional forms of " beauty and ugliness."
http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/dragmanity-drugly
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