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March 2021
Community Adopt-a-Drain Challenge
Andover, Blaine, Columbia Heights, and Fridley are competing to see who can get the most drain adoptions and cleanings from now to Oct 31. Help the City of Columbia Heights win by adopting a drain today at www.adopt-a-drain.org. If you adopt a drain, make sure to give it an awesome name; the best drain name from each city will win the March individual prize!
Find out more »Drive-thru community dinners at CUMC
Free drive through-community dinners, the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month through the end of 2021.
Find out more »July 2021
Free Online Mental Health Support Groups for Individuals and Families
NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers a variety of free online peer support groups for adults and young adults living with a mental illness, their families, friends, spouses/partners, as well as parents of children and teens. African-American, GLBTQ and BIPOC community focused groups are also offered. Led by trained peer facilitators, the support groups help individuals and families learn coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. Find a complete listing of group meetings and how to…
Find out more »August 2021
Immersive Van Gogh
"Immersive Van Gogh" takes the Dutch artist's paintings and projects them on the floors, walls, and ceilings at Lighthouse Minneapolis, 1515 Central Avenue NE. Exhibit visitors will be immersed in 60,600 frames of video, 90,000,000 pixels, and 500,000+ cubic feet of projections, and curated selections from Van Gogh's 2000+ lifetime catalog of masterpieces. Designed and conceived by Massimiliano Siccardi, with soundtrack by Luca Longobardi, who both pioneered immersive digital art experiences in France. Show runs through Oct. 31. Times change weekly.…
Find out more »Columbia Heights Library Events
For more information, contact Brianna Belanger, Youth Services Librarian, 763-706-3683, bbelanger@columbiaheightsmn.gov Family Storytime: Mondays, Sept. 20-Nov. 20, 10:30-11 am. Share books, songs, and rhymes with your children at this storytime designed to promote school readiness in 2- to 5-year-olds. Librarians, caregivers, and children will sing, talk, read, write and play together to build early literacy skills. Siblings are also welcome. Registration required. “Pods” should not exceed 5 total people. Baby Read, Baby Grow: Thursdays, Sept. 20-Nov. 20, 10:30-11 am. (For…
Find out more »September 2021
Adventure Club
Adventure Club programming facilitates a variety of activities for kids Pre-K to grade 5 to promote learning beyond the classroom including arts and crafts, guided group time, themed activities, dramatic play, cooking, games, outdoor play, science and more. 2:20-6 pm during regular school days; 6:30 am-6 pm non-school days. Programming is available at Highland, North Park and Valley View Elementary Schools in Columbia Heights. Register at https://www.colheights.k12.mn.us/.
Find out more »“Absence”
Kolman & Pryor Gallery presents a performance art, painting, and technology installation by its first Project Space grant recipient, James Holmberg. "Absence" includes six canvases that Holmberg painted, scraped off, washed with mineral spirits, and painted again 12 times, while he recorded the process on video. Each canvas is accompanied by a QR code, allowing viewers to use their smartphones to access a time-lapse video of the painting process. By doing so, the process retrieves the images attached to each painting…
Find out more »Free Online Family to Family Courses on Mental Illnesses
NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers a free online educational course that helps families and friends learn about mental illnesses, the brain, treatment, and resources to help a loved one living with a mental illness. Participants will also build communication skills, reduce stress, find support and discover the common stages of emotional responses when supporting someone with a mental illness. The Family to Family course meets weekly for 8 weeks. Classes start Sept. 13, Sept. 21 or Oct.…
Find out more »Fall classes at NE Park
Fall classes begin soon at Northeast Recreation Center, 1530 Johnson St NE. Register online www.minneapolisparks.org. 612-370-4920 Creative Movement Dance, Wednesdays, Sept. 15-Oct. 20, 6-6:45 pm, ages 3-5 $ 45 # 124759 Pre-Ballet, Wednesdays, Sept. 15-Oct. 20, 7-7:45 pm, ages 4-6, $45 #124760 Stay Strong Fitness, Mondays, Sept. 13-Oct. 18, 9:15-10:15 am, Ages 55+, $30, # 121830 LaBlast Fitness, Tuesdays, Sept. 21-Oct. 26, 11 am-noon, $48, # 124937 & Mondays, Sept. 20-Oct.25, 6:30-7:30 pm, $48, #124938 Nutrition Class: Weight Management Over…
Find out more »“All is Calm”
Tickets for Theater Latté Da's "All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914," are on sale. The musical about the World War I Christmas truce celebrates a return to live theater for the holidays after a highly successful national broadcast on PBS in 2020. Performances are Friday, Nov. 2, 2021-Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022 at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave NE. Single tickets start at $35 and are on sale now at Latteda.org. See website for schedule.
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