ANA’s next community meeting is Monday, June 3, 7pm, at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, 1509 27th Av NE.

The Agenda includes:

• State Senator Kari Dziedzic
• State Representative Diane Loeffler
• Hollywood Theater update
• Colin Harris, Open Streets Minneapolis
• Northeast Neighborhood Socials Project
• Virginia Brophy Achman, Twin Cities in Motion

In conjunction with Johnstock, on Saturday June 1, 2013, the Hollywood Theater will be opening its doors from 1pm to 5pm. Come on in and take a look around this amazing Historic Theater!

During the open house, we are proud to present a free public screening (at 2:30pm) of Golden Hour, a 17 minute Minnesota/Northeast Minneapolis-made film featuring scenes shot at the Hollywood.

Golden Hour won the Audience Choice award for best short Narrative at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival in April 2013!

The Directors, cast and crew members will be in attendance.

www.goldenhourmovie.com

Audubon Neighborhood Association
Community Meeting
September 10, 2012

Board Members Present: Nic Baker, Justin Kwong, Adam Sieve, Sean Koebele, Jeff Smyser, Craig Pederson and Kevin Kelly.

Absent: Melanie Birke and Candace Baker.

This meeting consisted of a community discussion on a potential redevelopment of the Hollywood Theatre.

Four presenters addressed community members: Miles Mercer, City of Minneapolis CPED staff, Minneapolis 1^st Ward Council Member Kevin Reich, Andrew Volna of Noiseland Industries and Apiary, LLC. and Meghan Elliott of PVN.

From ANA President Nic Baker:

There will be a free open house of the Hollywood Theater on Saturday, September 29, from 2pm to 6pm. As you may have heard, a developer is seriously considering purchase of the theater for renovation, although many steps would have to take place before that becomes a reality. Anyway, the interior is definitely in bad shape, but maintains the glory of its earlier days. If you haven't done the tour, it is well worth the trip.

We need volunteers to staff the front door and interior. If you have an hour or so to spare during those times, please contact Miles Mercer, Senior Project Coordinator, at 612-673-5043.

On the agenda for our next ANA meeting is an introduction to a potential developer for the Hollywood Theater. Andrew Volna, a native Northeaster, is the head of real estate company Apiary LLC, and music company Noiseland Industries.

Andrew will profile his portfolio of real estate projects, talk about his ideas for reactivating the Hollywood Theater building, and listen to the community’s feedback on this potential development. Joining Andrew in the presentation will be his architectural and engineering advisor, Meghan Elliot of Preservation Design Works. Council Member Kevin Reich and City of Minneapolis staff will also be part of the discussion.

Please come join the conversation about the future of the Hollywood.

Monday, September 10th, 7pm, at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, 1509 27th Ave. NE.  

All are welcome.

BY MARY TREACY

© 2012 Mary Treacy. Published May 27, 2012 in Twin Cities Daily Planet, used with permission.

Ask any Northeaster of a certain age and you’ll hear a story—a first date, the lush décor, the classic movie featuring the glamorous stars of another day. Ask a 21st century newcomer and you’ll hear a story of a rundown eyesore covered with tattered placards.  Ask a preservationist and you’ll learn just why the Hollywood is an architectural treasure of historic import.  There are clear differences of memory—and opinion—surrounding the Hollywood Theater, 2815 Johnson Northeast in Minneapolis.

Savage Umbrella opens its 2011-2012 season with the premiere of  “The Ravagers” this November at the historic Hollywood Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. With a cast of 22 performers ranging from ages 16 to 62, the production marks the theater company’s most ambitious project yet.

“The Ravagers” is loosely based on the ancient Greek play “The Suppliants” by Aeschylus. In “The Suppliants,” Danaus is tyrant of Argos and has 50 daughters who are set to marry their 50 Egyptian cousins. To avoid giving up power to his future sons-in-law, Danaus tells his daughters to murder their new husbands on their wedding night. All do, except for one. “The Ravagers” explores what happens when one daughter discovers herself at the precipice between obedience and resistance.

The Ravagers is written by Blake E. Bolan and Laura Leffler-McCabe and is directed by Blake E. Bolan.

Looking for something different to do this month?  Why not spend a July evening at the Hollywood Theater, viewing Theatre Pro Rata’s production of Waiting for Godot?  The Hollywood Theater, once a vibrant art deco movie theater in Northeast Minneapolis that operated from 1935 to 1987, will once again open its doors temporarily for the production.

Each year, Theatre Pro Rata, (celebrating its 10^th season) takes one of its productions on the road. Last year’s production, Traveling Light , was performed in Layman’s Cemetery.

The City of Minneapolis and the Audubon Neighborhood Association are sponsoring a free open house and art viewing for the public on the Saturday afternoon of Art-A-Whirl (May 21) from noon to 5:00.  Here is a chance to see the inside of the Theater and view artwork created by Northeast public school students.

Visitors will have access to the lobby, front corridor, and main hall. In addition, the artwork of students at Pillsbury Elementary, Waite Park Elementary, Northeast Middle School, and Edison High School will be on display at the Theater.

Finally, this July the Theatre Pro Rata group will put on a live performance in the Hollywood of the play Waiting for Godot.  Members of Pro Rata will be on hand during the open house to talk about their production and sell tickets ($14 - $41, sliding scale, cash or check only).   More information at www.theatreprorata.org.