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August 2026
2PAC: What’s the scoop on stolen cars?
When stolen cars leave city streets and start racing down the freeway, who responds? Join your neighbors at the Monday, Aug. 10 community meeting of the Second Precinct Advisory Council (2PAC) to learn how Minneapolis police inform and work with theHennepin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) on these crimes. A guest speaker from the HCSO will detail the process. Also on the agenda: news about the Second Precinct’s Officer of the Month recipients and the new lieutenant coming to the Second…
Find out more »Laundry Day Circus Show
Waterbury Building, 1121 Jackson St. NE, #139. Friday, Aug. 14, 7 pm; Saturday, Aug. 15, 3 and 7 pm; Sunday, Aug. 16, 3 pm. Tickets sliding scale $15-$50. Laundry Day is an original circus theater show created, produced and directed by Olivia Sather. This show features Minneapolis-based aerialists, actors and live musicians who score the show as you watch it. Laundry Day is a story about mess, friendship, dirty laundry and the (sort of) third spaces that are laundromats. Funny, family-friendly,…
Find out more »MWMO Workshops: How Do We Move Through This?
The workshop developed by interdisciplinary artist and choreographer Victoria Bradford Styrbicki introduces attendees to the idea that water holds memory — of storms, pollution, healing, migration, and care — and that our own bodies also carry stories shaped by our environments. Using simple movement scores, flag-based signaling, and creative improvisation, participants translate feelings such as grief, resilience, fear, and hope into physical form. Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall Street NE, Saturday, Aug 15, 9-11 am, and Saturday, Aug. 29,…
Find out more »September 2026
Paddle with a Ranger City Route (Heron Rookery)
Kayak down the Mississippi River with a National Park Service ranger as your guide. Participants start their four-mile paddle from the Carl W. Kroening Nature Center (North Mississippi Regional Park), 4900 N Mississippi Dr. Along the route, you’ll view the site of the future Upper Harbor Terminal Redevelopment Project and may see great blue herons nesting on their island rookery before landing at Graco Park. (Herons begin to leave their nests around late July.) You must manage your own transportation…
Find out more »Zen Center Open House
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center, 652 17th Ave NE, will hold an Open House on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1–3 pm. You are invited to tour the Zen Center, learn about programs, meet Guiding Teachers enjoy refreshments and attend a short introductory presentation at 2 pm.
Find out more »Snack and Squish: “Reptiles and Replicas”
In the tile studio with Josh Blanc you will learn h ow he is inspired by historic tiles and try your hand at doing the same. Layl McDill will teach you how to make a mini lizard,turtle or alligator, or any other reptile you can create. Thursday, Sept. 17, 12-1 pm, Clay Squared to Infinity, at the Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE.
Find out more »Give input on MPRB’s budget
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) will host a community engagement session on its 2027-28 budget on Saturday, Sept. 19, 1–3 pm at the River Hub @ Graco Park, 810 Sibley St. NE. MPRB is requesting a 5.86% tax levy increase to sustain current service levels. Among other items they want to continue to protect and grow the city's tree canopy, support teen jobs and after-school programs, maintain child care and summer camp services and protect natural areas and open Upper…
Find out more »Old Timers Hall of Fame induction
The Eastside Old Timers will hold their 71st Annual Hall of Fame induction on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Holy Cross’ Kolbe Hall, 1621 University Ave NE, 6:30 pm. The cost to attend is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door. Six individuals will be inducted: Dan Roff, Lee Mesna, Kevin “Yogi” Hanzlik, Majalisa Jaede Maley, Tim Johnson and Duane Van Vickle. There will be a special recognition of the 1975-76 Edison Women’s Basketball Team.
Find out more »October 2026
“Dynamic Systems”
Thursday, Oct. 1, 5-7:30 pm, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall St. NE. Dr. Emily Fairfax, world-renown beaver expert, will talk about the dynamic impacts that beavers have on rivers and healthy habitats. (Dr. Fairfax was one of the scientific consultants for the hit animated film, Hoppers!) Later, musician Ben Weaver, will perform original compositions about his own experiences and connection to the Mississippi River. Artist Kimberly Boustead will lead an art-making activity centered around the idea of what a…
Find out more »Graco Park Tunnel Call for Art
The City of Minneapolis has issued a call for art for the Graco Park Tunnel. Artists at all skill levels and who work in a range of materials and scales are welcome to apply. The selected artist will design and create an artwork on the tunnel interior. Artists will need to research the history of the location, have connections within the local communities and the skills to do meaningful community engagement. Deadlines: Monday, Oct. 5, 5 pm, attend the artist…
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