Today Summit, Tomorrow Hollywood

In the immortal words of the musical RENT, " I hear that Spike Lee's shooting down the street..." (well, "Spike-Lee-style...")

Have you wondered what all those start trailers and movie stuff has been on the 1000 block of Summit?  

"Dear White People," which has been described as a Spike Lee-style satire about being a person of color in a city filled with white people, has been shooting on Summit Avenue, near the Governor's Mansion, finishing up a few weeks of filming at various Twin Cities locations (also including the University of Minnesota). Hoping for a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah next January, "Dear White People" stars Dennis Haysbert, who has a long movie resume but is best known as the authoritative voice of Allstate Insurance.

Ramsey Hill House Tour - Thursday, Sept 19th, 2013 4 to 9pm

 We invite you to 'Celebrate the Charm' of this Saint Paul Summit Avenue Historic Neighborhood at a candlelight tour. It features nine homes with unique architectural styles, giving a glimpse into some of the oldest and best-preserved Victorian-era homes. The tour highlights a variety of distinct homes, including one originally built for Louis Hill, son of James J. Hill; a Queen Anne Victorian built in 1887; another is new historic reproduction, and yet another that was quite controversial when built.

Other tour highlights include a docent-led tour of one of America's most beautiful church sanctuaries, an inviting German Rathskeller experience, and a chance to stop by the University Club to help them celebrate their 100th anniversary. Mark your calendars and get your tickets!

The proceeds from the tour provide two year funding to the RHA, which is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the integrity and beautification of our historic neighborhood.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of the event. Purchase online at https://ramseyhill.org/housetour2013.html or at the following retail locations: All locations of Kowalski's, Bibelot, and Mississippi Market; Hirshfield's metro area Decorating Centers; Subtext: A Bookstore; Paper Patisserie; Common Good Books; Solo Vino Wine; and Frattallone’s Ace Hardware’s Grand Avenue locations.

Summit Walking

Our neighbors and friends at the Sweatshop (at Snelling and Selby) are holding a fun-sounding free event this Sunday:

Our ALL club River Run/Walk and Stretch will meet at the Sweatshop at 8 am, so bring a water bottle and desire! We'll break into groups by speed & ability and head off down to Summit Avenue at your best pace.  

Sweatshop staff will have mats and refreshments set up at the river (end of Summit at the statue), where trainer Debra Hunt will lead a stretch session. And enjoy a walk back with Sweatshop Friends. All members and your friends are welcome but please RSVP (651-646-8418) so we have enough of everything for you.

BONUS: All participants that are signed up for Perkville, our reward program, will get 100 points for the River Run AND another 100 points if you bring along a guest for this event--or any of this weekend's Open House events.

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Even if you don't do this walk, the weather is supposed to be beautiful this weekend, so why not take advantage of it and go for a walk?