October 2009
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The Procession of Math, Art and Science - Next...
Sometimes the varied interests of the WBSC become apparent. For example, next Tuesday when we will host a talk with Ben M. Jordan, a friend of ours who is visiting from Harvard University (sounds fancy, right?). Like us, Ben is excited about lots of things, including the following:
The Procession of Math, Art and Science
Tuesday, October 6, 7PM
West Bank Social Center
The integration of the...
September 2009
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Media Mash-up at the WBSC →
Earlier this month Minneapolis Art on Wheels paid a visit to WBSC and temporarily transformed the space into a media laboratory. Click the link above to see a video they made documenting the evening.
Tonight MAW returns for the first in an ongoing series of Wednesday night happenings. We are not sure what will happen, but suspect that it will be a good time.
WBSC will be open from 7pm to...
“If Obama ignited this fire to unite, then the recession is keeping it hot in...”
– West Bank Social Center featured in Metro Magazine’s Metro 100
Pop-up Yoga Tonight @ 6PM →
We could really use an excuse to relax, and thankfully, our friends Camille & Helen are bringing their free community yoga class to WBSC tonight at 6pm. We promise that even if you’ve never tried yoga (neither have we!) this will be a great chance to give it a shot.
Things to know:
Wear loose fitting clothes.
Bring a mat if you have one.
Water bottles are also handy.
Wine provided...
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THIS WEEKEND AT WBSC
Tomorrow WBSC welcomes jazz legend and former West Bank resident Steve Kimmel for an early show featuring (or so we are told) original songs performed on the ukulele. Feel free to stop by around or just after 5pm - grab a drink downstairs if you’d like!
On Sunday we will be hosting a coed clothing swap and skill share from 1-5pm. Bring a bag of clothes, leave with a bag of clothes and the...
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Coffee Klatch: The Musical
Ed Vogel has promised four ukeleles for tomorrow’s coffee klatch. Tiff from ARP! says she’ll bring her melodica. I’ve got a flute. And WBSC owns two keyboards and an organ. Sounds like a theme, folks. For tomorrow’s klatch, bring an instrument if you’ve got one, or come play one of ours.
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WBSC's Best Week Ever!
WBSC is gearing up for a fun week of great events and wants to make sure you are kept in the loop.
It all begins tonight at WBSC with a screening of FRESH the movie, and after taking us through PARK(ing) Day, the West Bank Revival, Praxis, and MNKINO, the week wraps up with Give & Take, a new monthly event put together by WBSC keyholders Troy & Colin. Fellow keyholder Shanai will be...
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Tonight: ARP! Release Party
Tonight the good folks over at ARP! celebrate the release of their tenth issue, Pipe Dreams. They’ve promised music by Zoo Animal and tete a tete, a chance to custom screenprint your copy of the issue, and some dream interpreting.
The details:
7 to 11PM tonight! Highpoint Center for Printmaking
912 West Lake Street
$5 suggested donation
ARP! won’t be with us much longer—...
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West Bank Revival - September 18 & 19
You know what we’re excited about? Lots of things! One of them is the ambitious two-day music festival West Bank Revival that’s being put together by the volunteer-run community group Front Porch Sitters. West Bank Revival will celebrate the West Bank and its many contributions to the creative culture of the Twin Cities. Don’t know what those contributions are, exactly? Come down...
Let's Keep Building Together
Help shape the growing thing that is the West Bank Social Center. Fill out our online volunteer form! It’s super simple— tell us about your interests and skills, and we’ll try to find projects that fit. Here are a few things we need help with:
event documentation (photography, videography, etc.)
web development
library cataloguing/development
administrative tasks
good...
