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St. Cloud Downtown Council
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Monday Morning Memo Aug 13, 2012
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traffic announcement:
Highway 23 extended closure begins in St. Cloud Aug. 13
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Motorists traveling Highway 23/Division Street in St. Cloud will encounter a detour and delays when the road closes just east of the Mississippi River, beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, August 13.
The closure will occur between Lincoln Avenue and Wilson Avenue. All lanes will reopen by Friday, Aug. 31, weather permitting.
Motorists are advised to find alternate routes or follow the signed detour using Wilson Avenue, East St. Germain Street and Lincoln Avenue.
The closure is needed while crews reconstruct a portion of Highway 23/Division Street as part of the ongoing pedestrian bridge project.
For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org
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note change in downtown office location:
DTC / DTAF office moving to: 1010 West St. Germain Street, Suite 250
September 1st
SEEKING SOME BOXES TO MOVE FILES (320) 333-9510
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upcoming downtown art crawl & history hunt
August 17 - 18
 The Sizzling Summer Art Crawl is Friday August 17th from 4-10 and Saturday from 11-4. Featuring over 30 venues and artists, GREAT Theatre actors, hula-hoopers, fire eaters, and demonstrating artists Elyse Krista Mische (screen printing), Brandon Anderson (carved painting) and the Mid Minnesota Association of Woodturners,
Friday 8pm-10pm
Art Off. Come see artists create to music.
Saturday 11am-4pm
Face Painting & Kids Arts & Crafts.
Street Musicians include Peter Johnson, Dale White, James Pool, Paul Imholte, Paul Drinkwine, Carlson Guitar School, and Beats on the Block.
Artists & Venues
Arts Co-Op- David Goretski
Paramount Gallery & Gifts-Flora Shinkle & Traci Miller
Jules Bistro-Elyse Krista Mische & Michael Mills
Seven Elephants-Joshua M. Fay
Northern Brights-Sue Peschl
Paper Collector- Saint John's Bible
St. Cloud Floral-Laurie Strack
Studio 505 Salon-Michael Hager & Karen Krey
The White Horse-SCSU Student Art Union
Veranda Lounge-Pam "Tootsie" McIntosh
StudioJeff- Deborah Vander Eyk, Ingrid Estephan, We-R-Artists, Erika Aschmann
Le St. Germain Suite Hotel-Jerry Wervy
Bachman Jeweler's-Judi Groeters
Falcon National Bank-Visual Arts MN "Art Sprawl" Exhibit
US Bank-Visual Arts MN "Art Sprawl" Exhibit
Marishka's-Gary Loch
Bumbledee's-Anita Hendrickx
Mind, Body, & Spirit-Paulette Salo
Accents-Kelly Neif & Lori Koster Yeager
Cream City Tattoo-Ryan Scheppe & Russell Van Schaick
Lillian's-Brandy Larkin
Provincial Market-Colleen Swanson
ING Direct Cafe-Sam Spiczka
Paramount Visual Arts Center-Amanda Hegreberg, Sammy Jo Pulsifer, Lee Ann Goers, Ken Omundson, Michelle Rivera
GREAT Theatre-Colin Jerrell
Biology 701-Colton
Walking Billboards-Cori Schneider
Gallery Vault SCSU Student Art Union
Netgain-Bill Rose
Charisma Loft-Dan Mondloch & Shannon Kritzeck
Electric Fetus-Dorian Dalta
Dayta Marketing-Laura Hill
Books Revisited-Local Authors
Did you know the Sizzling Summer Art Crawl will be having kids arts and crafts available on Saturday? 11-4 in front of Herbergers in downtown St. Cloud. Come help us paint a mural, get your face painted, or make a tissue paper flower, tie dye flag, hat, or fish print to take home.
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river's edge convention center focus group meetings
August 15-16The City of St. Cloud in partnership with the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce has entered into a consulting agreement with VenuWorks for the purpose of conducting an assessment of the many factors that influence the newly expanded River's Edge Convention Center's (RECC) current market, operation and financial position. This assessment is intended to evaluate various aspects of current venue operations and to make recommendations to the City and River's Edge Convention Center stakeholders regarding methodology for optimal performance.  As part of the study process, VenuWorks is scheduling a series of focus group meetings on August 15-16, 2012 to gather input from stakeholders that have a vested interest in the success of the Center. A successful venue is measured by the quantity and quality of the events hosted at the facility and the positive economic impact these events have in the community. Downtown, particularly, has a vested interest. The DTC is supportive and appreciative of this effort and invite you to participate in one of the focus group meetings. Each group is limited to no more than 20 people. All focus group sessions will be held at the RECC in the Herberger Suite, located on the 2nd floor next to the administration office. Wednesday, August 15, 2012
9:00 - 10:30 am Clients 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Hoteliers 2:00 - 3:30 pm Caterers Thursday, August 16, 2012
8:30 - 10:00 am Local Businesses 10:30 am - noon Clients 1:30 - 3:00 pm Decorators 3:30 - 5:00 pm Service / Technical Vendors Water and coffee will be available.
You may also complete a survey and submit your comments.
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paramount gala, sept 29, 6pm
gig starts at 7:30
Feel the City Breakin' & Everybody Shakin'
 Helga Bauerly and I (Pegg Gustafson) are diggin' it as co-chairs of the Paramount Gala Fundraiser again this year and expect another killer evening of primo entertainment! Last year it was regarded as the "event of the year!" We hope you will join us to boogy the night away at the Paramount crib for this year's Gala fundraiser in St. Cloud's Downtown. In addition to our own amazingly talented Fabulous Armadillos, two very special guests will also appear: Guitarist, Barry Goudreau, formerly of the band Boston, ("Long Time", "More than a Feeling", "Rock & Roll Band", Don't Look Back"...) and the young singing sensation, Julius Andres. For more information, click here.
It doesn't stop there: Rad food and gnarly beverages (cash bar) Primo auction items (we're really stoked for these!) Dyn-o-mite local art for only $24 each (remember to bring some bread [$])
Be there or be square! Keep our Paramount Theatre, Visual Arts Center and Gallery strong and alive!
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my downtownConnecting you to the center of our region
ST. CLOUD RIVER'S EDGE CONVENTION CENTER Let's show our guests how welcoming St. Cloud is and show off all we have to offer!
AUGUST
15 Russ Davis Wholesale Food Show 500
MN Community Education ABE Conference 400
Energy Assistance Meeting 125
16 MN Community Education ABE Conference 450
Energy Assistance Meeting 125
17 Larson Boats - Move In
MN Community Education ABE Conference 500
18 Larson Boats 500
19 Larson Boats 500
MN National Guard
20 Larson Boats 500
21 Larson Boats 500
22 Larson Boats 500
25 Private Wedding Reception 350
Private Wedding Reception 230
28 Night Storm Teen Dance 700
 August 15 Diamond Back August 22 Davina and the Vagabonds August 29 Fabulous Armadillos (Welcome Back Students!) Music in the Gardens 2012
Welcome to the 13th season of Music in the Gardens sponsored by the Munsinger Clemens Botanical Society. We promise another season of high quality chamber music, jazz and folk music and the always popular $1 root beer floats. All events are at 3:00 near the Gazebo on the banks of the Mississippi River in Munsinger Gardens. All events are free but bring your own chair or blanket. Munsingerclemens.com
August 26, Laura Caviani Jazz Quartet
St. Mary's Cathedral Block Party, September 8
Winter Nights & Lights Parade, December 8
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Proposed Strategic Priorities
Downtown Council & Downtown Alliance Foundation
VISION STATEMENT: St. Cloud's Downtown is to be a thriving and integrated district of civic, cultural, commercial, recreational and residential activities.
- Promote and build the economic vitality
- Recognize and enhance the social fabric
- Improve the aesthetic appeal
- Plan for long-term financial stability
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Board Members
Andy Barth, CruWine Online
Tami DeLand, Minnesota School of Business
Ken Gorrell, Arts Co-Op
Paul Harris, CentraCare
John Herges, Falcon National Bank
George Hontos, City Council Member
Mayor Dave Kleis, City of St. Cloud
Lindsay Latterell, Kelly Inn
Steve Ludwig, St. Cloud State University
Julie Lunning, Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lori Popp, ING Direct
Rob Ruprecht, Rasmussen College
Tom St. Hilaire, Mahowald Financial Partners
Paul Thompsen, Bremer Bank
Penny White, Community Volunteer
Mission:
The St. Cloud Downtown Council (DTC) strives to build a dynamic urban center valued at the heart of the region. The DTC is committed to effectively serving its members, and dedicated to the development and promotion of a strong, economically healthy and exciting Downtown.
820 W. St. Germain Street | St. Cloud, MN 56301 | (320) 257-8600
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