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September 2021
Anoka County firewood sale
The Anoka County Parks Department will hold a fall public firewood sale Saturdays, Sept. 18 & 25, 8 am-3 pm, at the Anoka County Parks Maintenance Facility, 1350 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover. Firewood is generated from maintenance activities throughout the park system. The firewood sale helps to offset costs for natural resource management while providing a resource to area residents. Firewood will be sold for $90 per fireplace cord (4’x8’x16”) with a limit of three fireplace cords per individual. …
Find out more »Lebanese Festival
St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church, 602 University Ave NE, will host its annual Lebanese Festival Saturday, Sept. 18, 1-8 pm, and Sunday, Sept. 19, 11 am-6 pm. Authentic Lebanese cuisine, beer and wine, pull tabs, silent auction, gift shop, games, Cedars Dabke Dance Group and live music. Fun for all ages. Info: www.stmaron.com, 612-379-2758.
Find out more »Three-Season Porch Walking Tour
Join artist Monica Sheets as she conducts a walking tour of three-season porches in Northeast. This tour will start and end at the front door of the Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Ave. NE, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:20 pm. The walk will last approximately one hour and cover one mile at a leisurely pace. The tour will visit various examples and discuss physical, mental and cultural responses, using the porch as a jumping off point to consider social relations writ…
Find out more »Waite Park Fall Festival
The Waite Park Community Council will host a Fall Festival open to all community members and surrounding areas. Meet your fellow neighbors and support local vendors. There will be food trucks, live music, kid and adult activities, and more. Saturday, Sept. 18, 3-7 pm, Waite Park, 1810 34th Ave. NE. If you're interested in having a table at the event, contact ntstroozas@gmail.com. Otherwise, check waiteparkneighborhood.org or Facebook at www.facebook.com/waitepark for updates.
Find out more »Super Moon
A.M.F. Gallery presents Super Moon, an artist reception featuring the latest work by abstract pop artist Kathryn Flora. Flora brings bold colors, flowing shapes, and impeccable line work to her art. Her visual language is striking, and easy to identify as uniquely her own. Her ability to set the tone of a room is evident throughout the gallery, and her reception will add a unique flair to your night. Saturday, Sept. 18, 6-9 pm, A.M.F. Gallery, Northrup King Building, Studio…
Find out more »‘Bodies of Resistance’
"Bodies of Resistance", a collaborative art show celebrating women’s stories and experiences of resistance through photography, paint and printed word, opens with a reception Friday, Sept. 3, 7 -10 pm at ArtSpace Jackson Flats, 901 18 ½ Ave NE. The exhibit combines photographer Suzanne Shaff’s black-and-white nude portraits of nine women in self-defined poses of resistance or power, painter John Stumme’s life-size renditions of her photos and written narratives of each woman’s personal story by writers Judith Jopp and Maureen…
Find out more »20th annual Ukrainian Heritage Festival
Sunday, Sept. 19, noon-5 pm, Ukrainian American Community Center, 301 Main Street NE. Free admission. Try the varenyky eating contest, listen to the Ukrainian Village Band, watch the pysanky (Easter egg decorating) demonstration. New this year: Vyshyvanka Fashion Show and Prymachenko photo props. Plus a beer garden, children's activities and craft vendors. Free tickets are available at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/twin-cities-ukrainian-heritage-festival-tickets
Find out more »Anoka County Master Gardeners weekly online Q & A
Volunteers with the Anoka County Master Gardeners invite the public to join them live on Zoom every Tuesday, 6:30-8 pm, April 13–Sept. 28, to ask questions and get research-based answers from local volunteers.
Find out more »Iron pour turns guns into shovels
James Brenner Sculpture, in partnership with the Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association (HNIA), Art Is My Weapon, and Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC), will a Cast Iron Event on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 7-9:30 pm at the Water Basin next to Edison Highschool, 22nd Ave NE and Quincy Street NE in Minneapolis. The pour will transform disabled weapons into shovels for tree planting. Prior to this event these partners held a workshop for families affected by gun violence where family members…
Find out more »Classes at Compassionate Ocean
Compassionate Ocean, 652 17th Ave. NE, will offer classes on Buddhism and mindfulness, starting later this month. The classes will be held via Zoom. "Finding Ultimate Nature in Everyday Life" will be held Wednesdays, Sept. 22-Nov. 10, 7-9 pm. Taught by Genpo Michael O'Neal and Joen O’Neal, the class will cover how a simple practice can provide a great opportunity to “invite Buddha;” aspects of Dharmakaya, the ultimate form of Buddha; the Triple Treasure of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; and…
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