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August 2021
TC River Rats Waterski Show
The Twin Cities River Rats are back, putting on free waterskiing shows between the Broadway and Plymouth Avenue Bridges Thursdays and Fridays in July and Tuesdays and Thursdays in August. Join Nemo and friends on their adventure through the Great Mississippi Sea. Come along as they search for Princess Ariel with their high-flying jumps, careful balancing acts, and barefooting tricks. Will Nemo be able to reunite Ariel with her underwater friends? Pre-show begins at 6:30 pm, main show starts at…
Find out more »‘Share the River Nordeast’ returns to MWMO
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) will hold an evening of community, canoeing, and cookies on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 5-8 pm. Features free introductory canoe rides on the Mississippi River, free cookies from Cookie Cart, and a variety of fun and educational activities at MWMO’s Stormwater Park and Learning Center, 2522 Marshall Street NE. This family-friendly event is great for kids and adults of all ages. (Note that one must weigh at least 30 lbs. in order to fit the…
Find out more »Monarch Festival & Movie Night
Join the Columbia Heights Mayor's Monarch Pledge activities at a free festival and movie night, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 6:30 pm, at Huset Park West, 3965 Jefferson St. NE. “Bring a picnic, your chairs, or blankets, and enjoy a summer evening with all things Monarchs. We even encourage you to dress like a butterfly or pollinator,” said Columbia Heights Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula. A puppet wagon, seed activities, public pollinator art and a 7:30 p.m. showing of the documentary, "Flight of…
Find out more »Hold Your Hand Out in the Dark
Dreamsong, a new contemporary art gallery at 1237 4th St NE, presents "Hold Your Hand Out in the Dark," works by Lee Noble, through Oct. 2; opening reception Aug. 19, 5-8 pm. Littered with masked intruders, retrospectively poetic B-movie titles, and eerily magnified CCTV footage, transitory figures appear in Lee Noble’s paintings like missing person posters on a coin laundromat’s bulletin board. Born in Nashville, Tenn., to a nurse and a songwriter, he is currently based in Minneapolis where he…
Find out more »Bridgeview Block Party
Community, clients and families are invited to the “Bridgeview Block Party," a free summer fun night event outside of Lee Carlson Center’s Bridgeview Drop-in Center at 7920 University Ave. NE, Fridley, Thursday, Aug. 19, 5-8 pm. Sponsored by Northeast Bank with support from Whiz Kids, the event will feature games and wellness activities. Food will be available for purchase from food trucks, including ODB’s Meat & Greet and others. Community partners for the event include Anoka County and Columbia Heights…
Find out more »Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church Festival
Church Festival at Ss. Cyril & Methodius, 1325 2nd St. NE, Saturday, Aug. 21, 10 am-9 pm. Food, fun and games including soccer and volleyball tournaments, Ecuadorian food, kids games, beer wagon, ice cream, and much more. Raffle with $1,400 in prize money; drawing at 5 pm.
Find out more »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
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