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August 2021
CHPD Eat & Greet rescheduled
Columbia Heights Police Department has rescheduled its Eat & Greet for Saturday, Aug. 21, 1-4 pm, at McKenna Park, 4757 7th St. NE. Meet officers from the Police Department, and members of the Fire Department. Other city departments including Recreation will also be on hand, and Anoka County will be there with information about their services. Free food. Contact COP Coordinator Bill Monberg at BMonberg@columbiaheightsmn.gov or 763-706-8142.
Find out more »Keller reading at Eat My Words
Martin Keller will do a reading and Q&A with participants at Eat My Words Bookstore, 214 13th Ave NE, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2 pm, with interlocutor TD Mischke, former writer, radio broadcaster and current podcaster who hosts the Mischke Roadshow. Keller will read from his book, "The Space Pen Club: Close Encounters of the 5th Kind, UFO Disclosure, Consciousness & Other Mind Zoomers." The title stems from the writer's camaraderie with college classmates that comprised The Space Pen Club, a mostly…
Find out more »Help build Logan Performance Pavilion
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Logan Park Neighborhood Association and local non-profit Spark-Y are partnering in a project to create a new timber frame shelter at the north side of Logan Park, 690 13th Ave. NE, next to the recreation center patio. You can help build the shelter and learn about this fascinating style of construction! Volunteer at https://www.givepulse.com/event/239081-Logan-Park-Performance-Pavilion-Volunteering. There are two three-hour shifts (9 am-noon and 1-4 pm) every day, August 14-22. Lunch is provided to all volunteers.…
Find out more »Memorial Blood Bank at St. Charles
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 2739 Stinson Blvd. NE, will host Memorial Blood Bank on Monday, Aug. 23, 1:30 to-6:30 pm in Doran Hall. There is a constant need for blood; Minnesota hospitals use 700-800 units of blood each day for victims of trauma, or burns, surgical patients and cancer patients. One unit of blood can save three lives. Let your donation be the one! Call MaryAnne at 612-787-1182 or register online at http://www.stchb.org/blood_drive.aspx
Find out more »Upper Harbor Terminal online open house
The City of Minneapolis Public Works Department will host an online open house Tuesday, Aug. 24, 4-6 pm to gather community feedback and provide updates on improving the public realm for the Upper Harbor Terminal project site in north Minneapolis. Improvements will include a multi-modal transportation system and public utilities to support community access to the Upper Harbor Terminal Project and the Mississippi River. The public is encouraged to join via Zoom or by phone. Learn how to participate at http://upperharbormpls.com/public-realm-infrastructure-project/.
Find out more »Give feedback on Edison’s Mission and Vision statement, get free frozen custard
Edison High School would like your input on its new mission and vision statement. Stop by the Edison Athletic Plaza (Monroe Street between 22nd and 20th Avenues) on Wednesday, Aug. 25, anytime between 3-6 pm to divulge your thoughts on a renewed direction for EHS. Have a free scoop of frozen custard from Dipped and Debris as a thank you for your feedback.
Find out more »Karian Amaya: light under the stones
CIRCA Gallery presents light under the stones, Karian Amaya’s first solo show with the gallery. Amaya, Guadalajara, Mexico, explores the delicate condition of matter through an eco-sculptural lens. Using primarily copper and found marble fragments, Amaya reflects on the ecological changes that occur after minerals are extracted from their natural environment. Sculptural forms evoke the setting sun and rising moon; sparsely worded copper engravings emulate pastoral poetic structures. light under the stones can be viewed on the gallery’s website, circagallery.org…
Find out more »Columbia Heights Community Market
Features local vendors, farmers and community members. The market is every Thursday evening during the summer. Live music performances: Aug. 5 features Joe Fahey; Aug. 19 features Riddle Brothers; Aug. 26 features Jeremiah Bohn. 5-7 pm at First Lutheran Church, 1555 40th Ave NE.
Find out more »The All-idays at Strike Theater
Strike Theater, 824 18th Ave NE, celebrates its reopening with a show about all the holidays they weren't able to celebrate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expect a variety of stories, sketches and improvisations as they "get back to normal." Friday & Saturday, Aug. 27-28, 7 pm, in the Thorpe Building.
Find out more »Closing the loop with plate to garden compost
The Columbia Heights High School Key Club is hosting their annual compost fundraiser, called Plate to Garden, during gardening season at the Columbia Heights Recycling Center, Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. Plate to Garden is a program developed by the Minnesota Composting Council (MNCC), “to complete the loop of growing food, eating food, and turning food scraps back into soil to grow food again,” according to their web page. Jesse Davies, Columbia Heights Public Works Department, noted that…
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