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March 2023
Blue Thumb Resilient Yards Workshops
Learn how to beautify your landscape while planting for clean water and pollinator habitat at a Blue Thumb Resilient Yards Workshop this spring. Blue Thumb's Resilient Yards workshops give participants the skills to create their own raingardens, native plantings, pollinator habitat, and more. Use the free online learning series, register for a live virtual workshop, or do both. Live virtual workshops cost $15. Scholarships are available upon request, no questions asked. All workshop registrants can choose to be automatically registered…
Find out more »April 2023
Making Faces At The World
Nationally renowned ceramist Richard Wehrs’ solo exhibit “Making Faces At The World” will exhibit at Rogue Buddha Gallery, 357 13th Ave. NE, April 1-April 30. Wehr's fascination with faces and the limitless emotional cues they offer is mirrored in his countless forms of facial expression molded from clay. From fun and fanciful to sometimes bizarre and whimsical, each has the power to draw the observer in and capture the imagination. He is a Minnesota native now living in Peoria, Ill.…
Find out more »Anoka County Fix-It Clinic
Anoka County will hold a fix-it clinic Saturday, April 1, 10 am-1 pm at First Lutheran Church, 1555 40th Avenue NE. Bring your broken appliances and get them running like new.
Find out more »Easter Craft Fair & Bake Sale
Saturday, April 1, 1-6 pm and Sunday, April 2, 8 am-1 pm in Kolbe Center, 1630 4th St. NE. Handmade crafts, baked goods, assorted snacks. Free cookie decorating and crafts for children Saturday 1-3 pm. Vintage sugar egg decorating kits for sale. Sponsored by the Holy Cross Rosary Guild Council of Catholic Women.
Find out more »Three-choir concert
Three women's choirs -- ENCORE!, See Change Treble Choir and Voices of Hope -- combine for a powerful collaborative performance at Sundin Hall at Hamline University. "Rising Tide" will highlight the stories of incarcerated women and their experiences connecting with music and each other. The featured music will bring to light questions and information that will help the audience understand those experiences and raise questions: "Where do human rights begin?" "Can a rising tide create change?" "Who is included in…
Find out more »Ukrainian Easter Egg Festival
Here's your chance to purchase traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs (pysanky), Ukrainian Easter breads (babka), Ukrainian handcrafted items, and a traditional Ukrainian dinner (take-out only). A special photo exhibit entitled “Ukraine: War and Resistance” will be on view, presented by the Fulbright Academic Exchange Program. A portion of proceeds benefit humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Admission is free. Sunday, April 2, 11 am–2 pm. St. Michael’s & St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall, 505 4th St. NE, 612-379-2695. Details: www.facebook.com/StMichaelsandStGeorgesUkrainianOrthodoxChurch
Find out more »One Man’s Trash: A Repurposed Circus
Cirque Us is thrilled to perform “One Man’s Trash: A Repurposed Circus” at the Xelias Aerial Arts School, 1121 Jackson St, NE, April 1 and 2. With the limitless spirit and can-do attitude of the circus, this cast reanimates all that’s left in trash cans and littered in the garage to create an astonishing testament to the power of community and teamwork. Tickets and info: www.thecirqueus.com.
Find out more »14th Minnesota Cuban Film Festival
The Minnesota Cuban Film Festival (MCFF) features films that address the achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the eyes of its filmmakers. This year’s festival will take place at MSP Film at the Main Theater, 115 SE Main St., six consecutive Wednesdays, March 1-April 5, 7 pm. Films include "Cuentos de un día más" ("Tales of one more day,"), 2021-fiction; "Bongó Itá," 2022-documentary; "Habana Selfies," 2022-comedy; "Cuba’s Life Task–Combating Climate Change," 2022-documentary; "Vicenta B," 2022-drama; "Chico and Rita,"…
Find out more »“We Are What We Drink”
Explore the origins of our drinking water. The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Stewardship Fund Community grant supported 10 people selected from the larger MWMO neighborhood population, to meet, collect trash along the Mississippi and participate in an immersive curriculum unit that was collaboratively developed by project manager Barbara Bridges and the participants themselves. The result was the Mississippi Pearl, with 21 drawers of river treasures. This free workshop lets you explore Pearl’s 21 discovery drawers and participate in experiments and…
Find out more »Hot Chocolate Run
Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St. NE, will serve as the start and finish of the Hot Chocolate 15k/5k Run. Saturday, April 8, 8 am. There's a hot chocolate reward at the finish line. Info at https://www.letsdothis.com/us/e/hot-chocolate-15k-5k-minneapolis-107936.
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