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May 2025
Zen Center open house
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center, 652 17th Ave. NE, will hold an open house during Art-A-Whirl Weekend, Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18. Hours are 5-10 pm Friday, 10-8 pm Saturday and 12-5 pm Sunday Details can be found at www.oceanzen.org/open-houses
Find out more »June 2025
HeightsNEXT: “Need to Grow”
HeightsNEXT would like to invite you to a free matinee "Need to Grow" on Saturday, June 7, 1 pm, Columbia Heights Library Community Room, 3939 Central Ave. NE. This is a story of cutting-edge solutions to climate change. With the planet on the brink of ecological disaster, with chronic disease rates skyrocketing, many are wondering..."What can I do?" Change happens when people know the truth.
Find out more »Live music and professional wrestling at Shaw’s
Shaw’s Bar & Grill will host live music Friday-Sunday, June 6-8 and partner with the Minneapolis Lions Club to present Minnesota Independent Wrestling (MIW) on Sunday, June 8. Lineup: Friday, 6:30-10 pm features POPBANG! Saturday, 6:30-10 pm Self-Titled will be playing. Sunday, from 12-2 pm enjoy a traditional Polish dinner while Joe Macko performs polka music as a pre-show to the wrestling. MIW performs live professional wrestling matches under the tent; tent opens 2 pm, bell rings 3 pm. This…
Find out more »Edison All Comers track meet
The Edison All-Comers meet will take place on Sunday, June 8, at 3 pm at the Edison Track. This free event is open to all ages — Edison alumni or not — for a day of track and field. Gates will open at 2:15 pm for event registration, with walk-in registration available. Events will begin at 3 pm. Otherwise, online registration is available at https://forms.gle/qaadf9PWko4NNtQU7
Find out more »Columbia Heights Peace Breakfast
The Columbia Heights Peace Breakfast honors leaders in nonprofits, faith communities, and elected officials dedicated to peace, cooperation, understanding, and collaboration in our community. Fixx Coffee in Columbia Heights will cater a light breakfast (with dairy-free and gluten-free options.) There will be music and brief presentations by local faith leaders and nonprofits. This year's emcee is Columbia Heights’ Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula. Tuesday, June 10, Murzyn Hall, 530 Mill St. NE. Doors open at 7:30 am; program starts at 8…
Find out more »“Plastic People”
HeighsNEXT along with the Columbia Heights Library will host the documentary "Plastic People" on Thursday, June 12, 6:30 pm in the Columbia Heights Library community room, 3939 Central Ave NE. This ground-breaking feature documentary "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics" investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health.
Find out more »Nicollet Island walking tour
Nicollet Island, or Wita Waste in Dakota, lies just above St. Anthony Falls, next to downtown Minneapolis, and is the site of the first bridge anywhere across the Mississippi River. The 40-acre island was developed as a microcosm of early Minneapolis, with water-powered factories, storefronts, block-long rowhouses, a mansion district and a neighborhood that still stands as a sampler of the 19th century residential architecture. The tour walk is about 1 mile, and with a few modifications, is ADA accessible.…
Find out more »No Kings Day Rally
No Kings Day is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses from the Trump administration. On Saturday, June 14, 11 am-1 pm, in addition to the rally at the State Capitol, NE Minneapolis Indivisible, a local unit of the national Indivisible movement, will hold a rally at the corner of Central and Lowry. The purpose is to engage in peaceful action in support of American democracy. A sign making event, Signs and Sips,…
Find out more »River Rats water skiing shows
The River Rats water skiing team is back on the Mississippi River, providing free shows on Thursday nights throughout the summer. Pre-show at 6:30, performance at 7 pm, until August, when pre-show starts at 6:15 and performance at 6:45. Dates are May 29; June 5, 12, 19 and 26; July 3, 10, 17, 23 and 24 (Aquatennial warmup and performance) and 31; Aug. 8, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 and 28.
Find out more »SNO & STAWNO Cleanup Day
Clean up the Park and the River. Saturday, June 21, 10 am-12 pm, Sheridan Memorial Park, 1300 Water St. NE. There will be coffee, water, and snacks to share. Gloves, grabbers and bags provided.
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