Welcome Everyone During the Republican National Convention 2008

We are very excited for everyone who is coming downtown St. Paul for the Republican National Convention 2008. Everyone is getting ready, sprucing up, and making special items for the RNC 2008. Empty retail spaces are filling up. The city of St. Paul has a ton of activities going on.

Both public and private folks are busy everywhere, and history is being made as we speak! If you're thinking about avoiding downtown St. Paul during the convention, you'll be missing out on history! Come on down because we are open for business during the convention and there will be so much to see and do!

There are a ton of activities in addition to the RNC and I will update this post as I hear about them. If you know of anything going that I haven't listed, please send me an email at saintpaulclassiccookie@yahoo.com and I will update this post.

World and Artist Market in Alliance Bank Skyway
Alliance Bank Center-Skyway Level
August 25th-September 5th
10am-6pm daily

Come for a trip around the globe at the World and Artist Market! Start your journey in Tibet and end it in Minnesota! View art ranging from photography and paintings to pressed flowers! The Alliance Bank World and Artist Market has it all!

ACTIVITIES

The Republican National Convention 2008

Millions of people around the world will be watching as the Republican Party convenes its 39th nominating convention in Minneapolis-Saint Paul.

The roughly 2,380 delegates and 2,227 alternate delegates elected to represent their states and territories will play a critical role in our nation’s democratic process – and secure a place in political history.

http://www.gopconvention2008.com/

City of St. Paul

We encourage residents and guests from out-of-town to take part of the exciting events open to the public that are taking place in and around Saint Paul during the Republican National Convention.

Some of the events listed on their website: St. Paulitics, Declaration of Independence, MSNBC live taping, the Daily Show, Provention, Labor Day Festival and much more.
http://www.stpaul.gov/index.asp?NID=2730


McNally School of Music, Taking it To The Streets

The McNally Smith initiative, “Takin it To The Streets”, will feature musicians from the college who will perform live on six strategically located street corners throughout Downtown St. Paul. The street musicians will showcase their musical talents to entertain an estimated 45,000 delegates, party officials, members of the media, as well as the general public who will gather in the Twin Cities for the RNC.

http://www.mcnallysmith.edu/streetmusic/

The City of St. Paul has also opened a open forum stage where people can speak during the RNC, for more information and schedule of speakers you can go here:
http://www.stpaul.gov/index.asp?NID=2727

Kindness Campaign

Kindness - Pass it on!
Let's make YOUR city the kindest in the world!
Thousands will make a difference when they never thought they could but always hoped they would. Are you in?

http://www.qkindness.com/campaign

Getting Around the City During the Convention

The City of St. Paul has done a great job of keeping everyone updated on traffic and parking routes, for more information you can go to the St. Paul's website at http://www.stpaul.gov/index.asp?NID=2200

Smart Tips also has some great information about getting around the city during the convention, and they are having an open house Wednesday August 27th, 9am-5pm. For more information visit their website at http://www.smart-trips.org/

Bike Program During the RNC

Freewheelin Bike Sharing Experience

Through a unique partnership between Humana, a Fortune 100 health benefits company, and Bikes Belong, a nonprofit biking advocacy group, the Freewheelin bike sharing experience will be in the Twin Cities during the Republican National Convention. The Twin Cities will be outfitted with 1,000 bikes for free use during the convention week.

The bikes will be available free of charge to any interested adult, 18 years old or older, and registration is required. Please visit their website at www.freewheelinwaytogo.com.

Bikes will be located near the heart of the convention activity and the major hotel centers. There will be about eight different stations of bikes and all of them will be staffed with volunteers to guide you through the process. To view a map of the locations, click here. Bike stations will be open at 7 am and most of the stations will close at 7 pm, but some of their bigger stations may stay open later if there are big events in the evening hours. They'll post the hours of each station on-site.

http://www.stpaul.gov/index.asp?NID=2735

If you know of anything going that I haven't listed, please send me an email at saintpaulclassiccookie@yahoo.com and I will update this post.