“SCCA is my way to give back and help grow our local business community, which is key to keeping Seward as a sustainable neighborhood.”
SCCA Member: Tracy Singleton, Birchwood Café

Franklin Open Streets

Get ready for Franklin Open Streets!
Sunday, August 27th
11am – 5pm

Open Streets returns to Franklin on Sunday, August 27th from 11 am – 5 pm.  We have a great line of up local businesses, activities, and entertainment all up and down Franklin from 27th Ave to Portland.Thanks to a Great Streets grant from the City of Minneapolis, SCCA is coordinating an East African Street Festival as part of Open Streets this year to celebrate the cultural diversity of Seward.
We’ve invited East African businesses, artists, organizations, and residents to participate.Come support small neighborhood businesses and enjoy music, dancing, food, art, henna, a bouncy house and more!

East African Street Festival
Sunday, August 27th
11am – 5pm
Dancing & Music by:
Somali Museum of Minnesota
UM Ethiopian Student Association
UM Oromo Student Union
Abdulkadir Said Argos – Classic Somali oud/guitar

Food:
Capitol Cafe
Birraa Restaurant
Selam Coffee

Arts & Culture:
Henna, crafts, Somali weavers
The Somali Museum is building a mudul — a traditional Somali house
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

ALL Welcome! ALL Cultures!
2400 block of Franklin Ave near Capitol Cafe and Triangle Park

To learn more, contact Hillary at SCCA at info@sewardbusiness.org.

Check out our Facebook event and help spread the word!

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