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January 2022
Free family-focused webinars from U of M
University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Development educators and partners are facilitating webinars, providing information and resources for families and those who serve families to make informed decisions leading to greater health, resilience and well-being. All webinars are virtual and free. Follow links for each dynamic series to learn more about dates, times and registration. Family friendly earth care: Learn how to take actions for global health and wellness including ways to eat healthier for the planet and hands-on…
Find out more »Pre-K, K registration in Columbia Heights
Do you have a child who will be four years old by Sept. 1, 2022? It's time register for PreK 4. Do you have a child that will be five years old by Sept. 1, 2022? It's time to register for Kindergarten. Each of the Columbia Heights school district’s three elementary schools will host a PreK 4 and Kindergarten registration night: Highland Elementary, 1500 49th Ave. NE, 5-6:30 pm, Thursday, Jan. 20, 763.528.4400; Valley View Elementary, 800 49th Ave. NE,…
Find out more »Weaving Water: Monthly Fiber & Indigo Workshop
Weaving Water welcomes guest artist Amoke Kubat of YO MAMA's House for Stitch & Flow: Dream Weaving Stories from the Mississippi River Black Experience. Amoke will share stories of the African-American Mississippi River experience at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall St. NE, Saturday, Jan. 22, 10 am-noon. Sew a small indigo-dyed dream pillow to fill with herbs for good dreams. Stitch, listen and find inspiration in the flow of the river, dreams and stories. MWMO artist-in-residence Sarah Nassif will…
Find out more »Twin Cities Record Show
The Twin Cities Record Show takes place on Saturday, Jan. 22, 12-4 pm, at Able Brewery & Seedhouse, 1121 Quincy St. NE, offering record albums, 45 RPM records and music memorabilia for sale, with free admission. The show will feature 20 tables full of record albums, 45 RPM records, CDs and music memorabilia. A mask is required. Contact Tim Schloe at 651-373-0065 or twincitiesrecordshow@gmail.com. More information is also available at www.twincitiesrecordshow.com.
Find out more »Free community meal at Grace Lutheran
Free community meal at Grace Lutheran Church, 1500 6th St. NE, 5:30-6:30 pm, fourth Saturday of the month. Drive-thru or walk-up only until further notice.
Find out more »Guided Seated Meditation Class and Tea
Mindfully enter the New Year feeling centered and calm by learning a meditation practice with instructor Alex Wolfgram of Qiful Life (http://qifullife.com/), paired with a selection of included Northeast Tea House Teas. Saturday, Jan. 22, 7-10 pm, Northeast Tea House, 224 E. Hennepin Ave. $15; proof of COVID vaccination required. Sign up at https://www.northeastteahouse.com/event-tickets
Find out more »Zen Practice mini-course on Zoom
Compassionate Ocean Zen Center, 652 17th Ave. NE, will offer a free two-part Introduction to Zen Practice mini-course on Zoom. Held Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, 7-9 pm. The classes will consist of a combination of discussion about Zen and its place in Buddhism, some information about Compassionate Ocean Zen Center, and instruction in sitting meditation. Guiding Teacher Michael O’Neal will lead this program, which is intended to be a starting point for those curious about or new to Zen.…
Find out more »Great Northern Launch Party
The Great Northern celebration of winter kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 26, 6-8:30 pm, Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy St. NE, with a "festival eve" winter village outside at Northeast Minneapolis' Quincy Hall. The evening will offer food by Yia Vang (Vinai, Union Hmong Kitchen) and Gustavo and Kate Romero (Nixta), complimentary Vikre Distillery specialty cocktails, Fat Tire beer, and warm beverages from Caribou Coffee. Enjoy musical performances by Joe Rainey Sr. and Andrew Broder on the Fat Tire stage, and wander the space to…
Find out more »Juxtaposition Winter Art
Youth apprentices from Juxtaposition Arts' Graphics Lab will debut their animated visions of winter, projecting from Quincy Hall onto Highlight Tower, 1325 Quincy St. NE, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 6-8:30 pm. It's the first of many showings across Minneapolis and Saint Paul at surprise locations to be announced.
Find out more »Daniel Wohl & Máni Sigfússon: “drift”
The Great Northern presents the world premiere music video, "drift"—a collaborative work between “sorcerer of electroacoustic music” (NPR) composer Daniel Wohl and Icelandic director/videomaker Máni Sigfússon. "drift" is a multilayered exploration of breath and air: breath as a primal, life-sustaining function and air as the element that unites all of us alive today, expressed in a five-minute multimedia combination of treble choir, electronics, acoustic instruments, and video. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 6–8:30 pm. Projected from Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy Street NE,…
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