ST. PAUL Isaiah, a faith-based community organizing group made up of 80 congregations in the Twin Cities, will sponsor "Faith in Democracy: Renewing the Promise" from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Pascal Baylon Catholic Church. The public is invited to participate with a number of elected officials, labor leaders and clergy to find common ground on issues like transportation, education, living-wage
Where: Begins at Metrodome. Winds through Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake Nokomis and along the Mississippi River to Summit Ave., ending at the State Capitol. Start times: 10-miler 7:10 a.m.; wheelers 7:50 a.m.; marathon 8 a.m. The field: 10,500 marathoners; 5,000 10-milers. Course records: Men, Phil Coppess (1985), 2:10:05; Women, Zinaida Semenova (2001) and Irina Permitina
TODAY World religions historian Huston Smith will speak at 9:30 a.m. at Community Forum at Unity Church–Unitarian, 732 Holly Ave., St. Paul. Smith's latest effort is a DVD titled "The Roots of Fundamentalism." 651-228-1456.
Today the Minnesota Orchestra and music director Osmo Vänskä open the 2006-07 season, their fourth together, with a late-morning concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. (Minnesotans with day jobs need not worry: the program repeats tomorrow and Saturday, September 16, at 8 pm.) The program offers Martinu's Memorial to Lidice , the Sibelius Violin Concerto with Viktoria Mullova as soloist, and
Teaching the 3 R's: Respect, Responsibility and Relationships: This ECFE for working parents class encourages families to practice respectful behavior and offers ideas on helping children to become more responsible. Noon-1 p.m. Working Family Resource Center, Suite 250, 325 Cedar St., St. Paul. $4. Registration: 651-293-5330.
by the numbers Latest scores at twincities.com • Compiled by Brad Perlich PEAK ANTIFREEZE INDY 300 Sunday's race at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses).
Because running around the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes evolved into a nearly daily exercise for me for many years, when the City of Lakes 25-kilometer road race was launched in 1982, it quickly zoomed to the top of my list of favorites.
