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June 2020
CANCELED: Columbia Heights Picnic
The Columbia Heights Community Picnic scheduled for June 25 has been canceled.
Find out more »Father Hennepin Bluffs stewardship
Restore native habitat and protect clean water in this scenic nature sanctuary by the Mississippi River that was once part of St. Anthony Falls. Create space for native plants to thrive, remove invasive plants, and clean up the shoreline and park slopes near limestone rocks where waters once tumbled, like at Minnehaha Falls. You will be able to rotate between activities. After the event, you can walk to an active eagle nest nearby. Parking includes metered street parking on Main…
Find out more »July 2020
Mystery on the Mississippi: A Virtual Interactive Performance
Claire and Theodore love the Mississippi River and plan to marry on the Padelford Riverboat. Unfortunately, there's someone nobody wants at the ceremony. Will one of the wedding guests go too far to keep them from attending? Tune into Zoom for a virtual interactive live performance where you can follow along, interact with the cast, and help solve a mystery on the Mississippi River. The performance features a live ASL interpreter. Cost: $12. (Free for Mississippi River Park Connection members.)…
Find out more »August 2020
Youth invited to free virtual artist in residence classes
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) invite youth and teens ages 8-18 to join in a free week of connecting with a Virtual Artist in Residence (AiR) and other young creative for kit-based artmaking from home.
Find out more »Above the Falls Council meetings
The Above the Falls Community Advisory Council (AFCAC) meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7 pm.
Find out more »Virtual hearing on Minneapolis Parks Ecological Plan
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will hold virtual a public hearing on the Minneapolis Parks Ecological System Plan, Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 pm during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting.
Find out more »Fun on the Run
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has a new, socially-distanced program called Fun on the Run.
Find out more »October 2020
Columbia Heights “Poems in the Parks”
The Columbia Heights Public Library and Parks and Recreation Department are bringing Poems to the Parks of Columbia Heights this fall.
Find out more »Silverwood Park activities
Silverwood Park, 2500 County Road E., in St. Anthony, is offering the following activities. For reservations, call 763-559-6700 or visit www.threeriversparks.org. Pumpkin carving at Silverwood Park: Carve your Halloween masterpiece and finish with a mass pumpkin lighting and marshmallow roasting. All materials provided. Reservations Required. Sunday, Oct. 25, 1-3 pm, $8/pp. Art When the Moon is Full: Blue Hunter’s Moon: Celebrate fall with a moonlit hike and create an art project around a fire. Reservations required. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7-8:30…
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