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May 2024
Civic Education and Engagement in Minneapolis Public Schools: The Student Voice
The League of Women Voters Minneapolis' May Civic Buzz is "Civic Education and Engagement in Minneapolis Public Schools: The Student Voice." It will be held Thursday, May 9, 7-8:30 pm, Bryn Mawr Elementary School, 252 Upton Ave S., featuring Dr. Aimee Fearing, Senior Officer of Academics with Minneapolis Public Schools and a panel of Minneapolis high school students. The program will include an overview of the current civic education curriculum as well as insights on civic education and involvement from…
Find out more »“A Connection To Picasso – But Not Too Close”
This is the 50-year anniversary of the death of Picasso. There are worldwide events planned. David Feinberg and Holly Tappen’s new art show explores the methods, techniques and motifs found in Picasso’s abstract expressionism. The art show will be at Ambiente Gallerie, 505 1st Ave. NE, Suite 1, in May and June. Picasso has influenced much of 20th and 21st century modern painting, freeing up the artists to expand on old and new styles. Feinberg and Tappen present the devant-garde…
Find out more »Garden Tool Swap
Head to Logan Park, 690 13th Ave. NE, on Saturday, May 11, for a Garden Tool Swap, 9 am-noon. Usable items for swapping include garden and yard tools (shovels, trowels, rakes, pitchforks, hoses, etc.); pots and planters (wood, terracotta, decorative plastic), free of any soil or dirt; potting soil/mix (unused, bagged); gardening and plant books; garden art and décor; bird houses and feeders. Make sure items are clean. All items are intended to be given and taken freely. Minneapolis Solid…
Find out more »Vital Living classes at ESNS
East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 2nd St. NE. 612-787-4086 or VitalLiving@esns.org NE Day Spot (In-person Respite): Fridays, 10 am-1 pm. Experiencing dementia doesn't have to mean a loss of connection. NE Day Spot is a gathering place for those with mild to moderate memory loss or other chronic health conditions to be in community while caregivers have a reliable break each week. Enjoy gathering together with art, music, conversation, and movement alongside volunteers, participants, and Vital Living staff. Every Friday, this…
Find out more »Saturday Scribes Author Series: Chad Corrie
Columbia Heights Library, 3939 Central Ave. NE. For more information, call 763-706-3690 or visit www.anokacountylibrary.org. Chad Corrie is the author and creator of the Wizard King Trilogy – Return of the Wizard King, Trial of the Wizard King and Triumph of the Wizard King – the first of which was published in 2020. However, Corrie’s interest in writing and creating began long before then. He wrote his first story at the age of twelve, began co-creating a comic in 1989, and published his first story…
Find out more »JROW Sculpture Park Grand Opening
Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association will host a grand opening of the JROW Sculpture Park in the greenspace between the Huxley Apartments and Hook & Ladder Apartments (657 22nd Ave NE). Saturday May 18, 11 am-1 pm. Free and open to the public. All dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.
Find out more »LNENA Bags Tournament
Register now open for the Lower Northeast Neighborhoods Association Spring Bean Bag Tournament on Saturday, May 11, noon-3 pm at Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St. NE. The cost to participate is $25 per team (two-person teams). This is a fundraiser for the Lower Northeast Neighborhoods Association. Watch the tournament and have a beverage. Sociable will give LNENA $1 per beverage sold during tournament time. Rain date, if needed, is Sunday, May 19.
Find out more »LNENA Annual Meeting
All Northeast Park and Beltrami Neighborhood residents are invited to the Lower Northeast Neighborhoods Association (LNENA) Annual Meeting and Board Election, Saturday May 11, 3-4 pm at Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St. NE. https://www.lnena.org/event/lnena-2024-annual-meeting-and-elections-on-may-11-at-sociable-cider-werks/. If interested in serving on the board, please reach out to outreach@lnena.org. Directly before the annual meeting, LNENA will host a bean bag tournament from 12 -3 pm at the same location, register online at www.lnena.org.
Find out more »St. Anthony Civic Orchestra Dessert Concert
The St. Anthony Civic Orchestra will present its annual orchestra benefit concert Saturday, May 11, 7:30 pm at the St. Anthony Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Road NE. Admission $10. Concert, silent auction and dessert. There are many items from many businesses on the silent auction, as well as a chance to bid on conducting the orchestra and a chance to bid on playing in the orchestra. Info: 612-788-3516
Find out more »2nd Precinct Open House
Meet the Mounted Patrol, K9 Units, SWAT team, Bomb Squad and other partners of the Minneapolis Police Department at the 2nd Precinct Open House, Tuesday, May 14, 4-7 pm, 1911 Central Ave. NE. Food and drinks on the house.
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