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All following events are held at the Minneapolis Bahai Center, 3644 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis unless otherwise noted: All are welcome






Sunday, April 26, 2009

9th Day of Ridvan

the 9th Day of Ridvan will NOT be observed at the Baha'i Center. It will be at Auerbach Commons of the Law School at the U of M.

The University of Minnesota Baha’i Campus Association invites the Minneapolis community to celebrate the 9th Day of Ridvan. The celebration will begin on Wednesday, April 29th at 8:15 p.m. and will last until about 10:00 p.m. Ed Rice will speak on the significance of the event; and Amirhossein Kiani, a member of the Iran's House of Art student group will perform traditional Persian music on his tar. Refreshments will be provided. There will be a children's program.


Below are directions based on parking in the free parking garage.

Here are walking directions once you have reached the free parking garage located at 400 21st Avenue S Minneapolis, MN. Remember you can also pay $6 to park directly outside of the law school (229 19th Avenue S).

Directions from the Parking Garage to the Law School
• exit the parking garage on 21st ave (the same road you entered from)
• take a left and walk towards the first road (4th St. South)
• take a left on 4th St.
• continue on 4th St. past Carlson School of Management (on the left)
• Take a right at 19th avenue
• continue on 19th ave. over the bridge that goes over Washington Ave.
• at the 1st stoplight after the bridge turn right (the law school is the building to the right)
• enter through the front glass doors
• Auerbach commons is straight ahead in the Law School

Alternative (quicker but trickier directions)
• after turning left onto 4th st. there is a small driveway (on the right side of 4th st. leading towards the University)
• straight ahead of you will be a bicycle lane (2 lanes) painted on the ground
• continue to follow the bike lane north through the University
o there will be a small wishbone but continue walking straight (towards the north)
• continue following the bike lane up the ramp
• follow the bike lane as it turns to the left
• the bike lane will come to an end near a staircase
• after going down the staircase stay on the sidewalk (the law school will be on your left and a parking lot will be on the right)
• as you get to the front of the law school you will take a left at the circle driveway and the glass doors will be directly in front of you
• after you enter the law school, Auerbach Commons will be directly in front of you