Thank you for Speakeasy success at Art-A-Whirl®

Back at Casket Arts building for our second Speakeasy, Northeast Minneapolis Arts District board members, plus new and long-time friends, had a great time selling drink tickets to raise funds for the organization. 45th Parallel Distillery provided the spirits, Central Avenue Liquors provided beer, Nan’s Naughty and Nice provided Bloody Mary Mix for a Sunday morning treat. Stray Dog covered the commercial kitchen and bartending license. Northeaster writers and management joined the volunteer ranks selling tickets. Thanks to all!

Tom Dunnwald, Northeast Minneapolis Arts District Board Member, and Meg Bishop, an occasional writer for the Northeaster, sold drink tickets. Dunnwald explained the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice voting.

 

Thanks especially to Trina Uttley and other artists of the Casket Arts Community for creating the Speakeasy many years ago. Thanks to owners Jennifer Young and John Kremer for support. Special shout-out to Tim Kremer whose buoyant attitude kept spirits high – as well as all his technical assistance prior to and during the event.

Thanks to bartenders Kate Young and Paige Sigfrinius, ticket sellers and bar backs Meg Bishop, Karen Nelson, Sue Sjoselius and Sarah Bogenreif of Northeast Bank, Paul Ostrow, Tom Dunnwald, Kristine Martin, Al Zdon, Vince Brown, Cindy Vernosky, Patti Hoffmann, Mary Lyon, Davis Steen, Marla Khan-Schwartz, Sonja Peterson and Margo Ashmore.

Touring 45th Parallel Distillery with Paul Werni.

 

Arts District folks enjoyed a tour and tasting with Paul Werni, owner at the 45th Parallel Distillery in New Richmond, Wisconsin this past winter. Until recently, the distillery’s founding family lived in Northeast. To arrange a tour, find information on https://45thparalleldistillery.com.

— by Northeast Minneapolis Arts District board of directors. Photos by Margo Ashmore

In the cover photo: Elizabeth Goebel and grandson Odin Goebel posed in the Northeast Min­neapolis Arts District’s photo booth on Sun­day, May 21 at the Speakeasy in the Casket Arts Building. Elizabeth grew up in Northeast and now lives in Fridley and remembers when the building at 17th and Jefferson was a casket manufacturing company. Odin and his parents and brother live in Little Falls, Minn., but they were visiting for the weekend. Parents attended a wedding, and grandma took Odin to Art-A-Whirl.