RIGHT ON LAKE STREET

Exhibit opens Sept. 18

Take a fun, funky trip through the heart and history of Minneapolis' most vibrant neighborhood. It's Lake Street as you've never seen it before! Drive, bike or take the Route 21 bus all the way from Lake Street to the Minnesota History Center.

Join us for the Opening Celebration on Sept. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Developed in collaboration with Macalester College and In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre.

PAST FORWARD: TUESDAY NIGHTS AT THE HISTORY CENTER

Discover Past Forward, the new Tuesday evening events for adults, held once a month at the beautiful Minnesota History Center.

Dine, shop, explore the exhibits, and enjoy scintillating performances and conversations about the history that makes life more interesting. The first program, "Farewell to the Boys of Summer." is Sept. 25.

Museum admission not included.

MILL CITY MUSEUM SEPTEMBER EVENTS:

• Sept. 6: Mill City Live, The Alarmists
  
• Sept. 8, 15 & 29: Architectural Expeditions
• Through Oct. 14: Daniel Corrigan Music Photography
• Through Oct. 20: Mill City Farmer's Market
  

MN150 COMING SOON!

We’re giving you 150 reasons to talk nice about Minnesota.

Visit the new exhibit, MN150, presented by Best Buy, at the Minnesota History Center opening Oct. 13, and experience the people, places and things that helped shape our great state.

Prince made the list. Find out who else made it in October!

FLOOD DAMAGE RESOURCES

With as many as 1,500 homes in southeastern Minnesota affected by flooding, the Minnesota Historical Society has updated its emergency response web page with new information about recovery of items damaged in floods.

This information can help anyone who is facing the loss of personal items such as photographs, books and personal letters due to water damage. Many, if not most, of these items can be salvaged if acted upon quickly.

For more information contact the Society's Conservation Outreach Program at 651-259-3388, 1-800-657-3773 or email conservationhelp@mnhs.org.

TUNE IN FOR:

The Minnesota's Greatest Generation project has been cooperating with filmmaker Ken Burns on his documentary "The War," premiering Sept. 23 on TPT-2. Minnesota's Greatest Generation is also featured in the following:

• Greatest Generation Showcase: Watch a one-hour TV special featuring five films from the 2007 Moving Pictures Film Festival early submission program on TPT-17, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. and TPT-2, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m.
• The War Story Collection: Visit the In Their Words web site starting Sept. 21 to read stories from World War II.
• Moving Pictures Film Festival: The deadline for submitting a short film to the 2007 Moving Pictures Film Festival is Sept. 17.
  

PARTING SHOT

"Boeckmann Family Farm in Winter, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin" by Julius Seyler, a German-born immigrant to Minnesota, is one of more than 40 works of art that will be on display in the new exhibit Looking Back / Moving Forward at the James J. Hill House gallery beginning Oct. 4.