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April 2025
National Park Week party
Gather with staff, volunteers and Mississippi Park Connection members passionate about national parks on Earth Day and support your favorite public lands during an informal open house at Broken Clock Brewery. Learn about what’s happening on public lands, visit with your favorite national park rangers and volunteers and discover opportunities to get involved. Tuesday, April 22, 4-7 pm, Broken Clock Brewery, 1712 Marshall St. NE, Suite 100. This is a free event. Registration is optional, but to help with planning,…
Find out more »Vital Fitness
East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 2nd St. NE. Registration: 612-787-4086 or VitalLiving@esns.org. Thursdays Weekly, 10:30-11:30 am, in person. A wide variety of balance, strength and flexibility movements will be incorporated into this fun and social group class. No cost. Pre-registration is helpful for planning purposes but not required. All abilities are encouraged to come. Movements can be done seated or standing.
Find out more »The Process is the Product: Community Mapping of Racial Covenants
In this interactive map-making session, learn to read historic property records and transcribe relevant information, helping to build Mapping Prejudice's dataset in active counties across the country. This session allows people to interact with primary sources on a digital crowdsourcing platform led by a Mapping Prejudice team member. NOTE: Participants need to bring a laptop to participate. Thursday, April 24, Columbia Heights City Hall, 3989 Central Ave. NE., 5:30-7 pm.
Find out more »Columbia Heights Lions Hygiene Drive
Friday, April 25, 4-7 p.m., front door — Murzyn Hall, 530 Mill St. NE. Items Needed — Feminine products, deodorant, toothbrushes & paste, shampoo, soap, etc. All items will be delivered to Columbia Heights H.S. for distribution within the school district. Email: columbiaheightslions@gmail.com
Find out more »Earth Day Cleanup on Central Ave.
Join HeightsNEXT for their Annual Earth Day Cleanup event, Saturday, April 26, 9 am, Columbia Heights Public Library, 3939 Central Ave. NE. Safety vests and garbage bags will be handed out and street/park assignments made for all volunteers. (Park assignments are made for families with young children who participate.) Each group goes to their area and safely picks up trash from the sidewalks and vegetation along the sidewalks (or park). Dress for the weather. Wear gloves to pick up trash safely.…
Find out more »St. Anthony Earth Day Cleanup
Help give Saint Anthony Village parks a spring cleaning by picking up trash or light gardening. Saturday, April 26, 10 am-noon. , Central Park, Emerald Park, Salo Park, Silver Point Park, Trillium Park or Water Tower Park. No reservations or experience required. Bring gloves and dress for the weather. Protect yourself with gloves or use grabbers. Do not touch needles or other sharp objects. Contact the City if there is anything dangerous or too heavy to pick up. Wear bright…
Find out more »Dakota Plant Relatives: A discussion with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ and family
For generations, Dakota people have gathered and cared for medicinal plants along the Mississippi River (Ȟaȟá Wakpá) and its tributaries. In this panel conversation, Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman or Tara Perron) and her family will share stories and insights about their relationships with local waters — especially Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek) — and the deep cultural knowledge tied to native plants. Learn about Háza íŋyaŋke wiŋ (Woman Who Runs for Huckleberries or Betsey St. Clair), a Dakota woman…
Find out more »EMERGE Open Houses
EMERGE, a workforce and community development nonprofit, will host two open houses Saturday, April 26, 11 am-3 pm. Second Chance Recycling, 1179 15th Ave. SE, will provide tours to show how mattresses are deconstructed and 90% of the materials sent out to become new products. Each year, Second Chance recycles 90,000 mattresses, while providing transitional jobs to people with barriers to employment. Furnish Office & Home, 850 15th Ave. NE, is a nonprofit retail store that offers a changing selection of high-quality,…
Find out more »Events at Pierre Bottineau Library
Pierre Bottineau Library, 55 Broadway St. NE, 612-543-6850 or 612-543-KNOW (5669) Board Games With Thorin: Saturdays, 3–5 pm. March 1, 29, April 26, May 10. For adults. Do you have games at home you don’t get a chance to play? Want to learn new ones? Join host Thorin Tatge and friends on Saturday afternoons for a fun mix of board and card games – either from the library's collection or bring your own. Free, registration not required. Art Demo: Thursday,…
Find out more »Bandsaw box class
Northeast Minneapolis Tool Library, Thorp Building, 1620 Central Ave. NE, Suite #126, Saturday, April 26, 3-5 pm. Learn essential woodworking skills by making a wooden box for storing small treasures. Design your box, then use the bandsaw, drill press, sanding equipment and other tools to shape and finish the project. A perfect beginner or early-stage woodworking project, this bandsaw box is easy to replicate and open to creative design. Instructor Willie Willette is a local custom furniture maker in NE…
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