I am not all about being the politically correct police, but randomly spouting off about stuff you know nothing about is stupid. I am sure they do it for the entertainment value, and hopefully they can’t be that ignorant. For a country built on immigrants, even being white we don’t dismiss our culture and our traditions.

I guess he would rather have these kids hanging out the streets, then writing poetry, songs and talking about their culture.

If you happen to be around Northeast Minneapolis this weekend be prepared to see art, and lots of it. Every year NEMAA (the Northeast Arts Association) puts on Art-A-Whirl. Which is open artist studios, live music, clubs having events and more.

I will be spending most of my weekend days on 28th and Johnson Street where I will helping with the live music of Johnstock, which is the Johnson Street Merchants Associations Art-A-Whirl event. Artists booths, Live music and all the stores will be having extra stuff going on.

I haven’t found a definitive guide of all Art-A-Whirl events, but they have a listing on their website. There are also info booths in Northeast where you can pick up the Art-A-Whirl book which has everything listed and there is a map as well.

If anything just drive or bike around Northeast and you will see signs directing you to warehouses, galleries and other cool places. See you there!!

I was going to get this in before Friday, but then what happens on Tuesday night I get a scratchy throat and spend the next few days in a downward spiral into a changing seasons cold/flu bug.

At Altered Esthetics last night, they had a release and art show for “Lutefisk Sushi Volume C” which is book of mini comics by local Minnesota comic book artists.

Well I missed the event nursing a sinus headache and and continous nose blowing session and I was seriously bummed about it.

Alas, the show runs until the end of May and during the much touted Art-A-Whirl. So there is still plenty of time to check it out.

Also newcomers to the interactive entertainment web Metromix covered it with a weird professional news video reporting style that almost made the event seem creepy. Well, you can’t really complain about local events getting press. Even if it did have a car commercial in front of it.

So get to Altered Esthetics and check out the show.

Yesterday was my birthday, and sometimes on your Birthday you get to go out to eat. I was able to get food from four places yesterday, which is something I don’t do very often. Here is where I went.

Brownie’s Restaurant, in Northeast for breakfast. 2 eggs, Corned Beef Hash, Hash Browns and toast. Pretty good stuff, the staff at Brownies is always really friendly and the few times I went there the food was good. Of course living in Northeast we don’t go out for breakfast much. Brownies - 2510 Kenzie Ter St.,Minneapolis.

Whitey’s World Famous Saloon, this is a place I hit at least once a month and this time I brought my Mom there to show here what it was all about. I had the Roast Beef Sandwhich and we had some Walley strips for an appetizer. I never have had a bad food experience at Whitey’s. Make sure to have a Greyhound with their freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. Whitey’s - 400 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis.

Pizza in the evening! We were having family over in the evening, and what is easier then Pizza. In the last few months, after people mentioning it to me I finally tried the Afghani Pizza at Crescent Moon Restaurant. Sometimes it’s spicier then other times, but always tasty. We also ordered two pizzas from Snap Pizza, for those who didn’t want the spicy pizza. Snap! has pretty solid Pizza, not my favorite in town but good and way better then Dominoes. Crescent Moon 2339 Central Ave NE. Minneapolis - Snap! - 2851 Johnson St. NE Minneapolis.

Once my daughter started middle school in Minneapolis, it was brought to our attention a program called Project Success. It allows us to go to select Theater Performances plus I even think we can attend a Twins Game for free. We were lucky enough to see “A Christmas Carol” this winter and now more recently “A Midsummer Nights Dream” both were at the Guthrie Theater.

There is just something about the Guthrie Theater, with it’s cool stage and the amazing effects and things they can get out of it. I remember seeing one play at the old Guthrie and also the legendary Johnny Cash, which was amazing.

“Midsummer’s Night Dream” which for the Shakespeare novice is a romantic comedy set in Greece and in the forest with a group of mystical fairies. The play basically pokes fun at the absurdities of love. (I had to look this information up) This version at the Guthrie was modernized, and while I enjoyed the electric guitar squeals and rock music some of the music added was a bit Disney-a-fied.

Overall it was done very well, and even my 8 year old daughter was able to make it through the 3 hour long production. I just want to thank Project Success for allowing us to be able to go as a family which for about $160 I couldn’t afford.

So I have been hearing the buzz about Record Store Day, which will be tomorrow Saturday the 19th of April. We are lucky in Minneapolis, with a few indie stores still in business. It’s really amazing the way music is disappearing in it’s physical format. The corporate record chains are all but gone and retailers like Best Buy are cutting their inventories way back.

We should all plan to take a trip to a local record store and get a CD or record. Rumor has it Electric Fetus is having food and prizes all day tomorrow even though I couldn’t find it anywhere. A friend from work told me, and he knows what is going on locally and musically.

Electric Fetus and Cheapo are the obvious record stores in town, but make sure you remember Treehouse Records (which is having a sale tomorrow), Roadrunner Records, Extreme Noise (for your punk and hardcore) and also Fifth Element (hip hop and more).

Each of these places have a local music section as well, and there are some great local musicians and bands in town. So go on now and support your local record store.