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April 2021
Anoka County Master Gardeners weekly online Q & A
Volunteers with the Anoka County Master Gardeners invite the public to join them live on Zoom every Tuesday, 6:30-8 pm, April 13–Sept. 28, to ask questions and get research-based answers from local volunteers.
Find out more »2021 Be Heard MN Youth Poetry Slam Series
As TruArtSpeaks celebrates its 15th anniversary, the organization’s annual Be Heard MN Youth Poetry Slam series will once again convene youth poets from around the state to tell their stories, share their art, and build community with one another, Friday, April 23, and Friday, April 30 (Prelims and Finals, respectively, both at 7 pm). At the kickoff event on April 23, registered poets will share their work in breakout mini-slams, and receive scores from panels of professional poets, educators, and…
Find out more »HeightsNEXT Earth Day Cleanup
HeightsNEXT, a non-profit focused on increasing sustainability, is organizing volunteers for an Earth Day Cleanup, Saturday, April 24, at 9 am. Volunteers’ efforts will freshen up local streetscapes and prevent trash from drifting through storm drains into the Mississippi River.
Find out more »Beltrami Earth Day Cleanup
Stop by Beltrami Park any time between 9:30 and noon on Saturday, April 24 to pick up a cleaning supply kit, then hit the neighborhood. The goal of Earth Day Cleanup is to provide a volunteer experience and environmental education to Minneapolis residents and park users. This annual event involves cleaning Minneapolis parks, neighborhoods, watersheds and water bodies. Since the first Earth Day cleanup, more than 140,000 lbs. of garbage have been removed from Minneapolis parks.
Find out more »May 2021
Audubon Spring Wing Ding is back
Volunteers are needed for Audubon Spring Wing Ding Festival, which will be held Saturday, May 1, 10 am-2pm, outdoors at the Audubon Park Recreation Center, 1320 29th Ave. NE. Contact Deborah Brister, deborah@audubonneighborhood.org, if you'd like to help with activities.
Find out more »MSP International Film Festival will be hybrid
MSP Film Society has announce that the 40th Minneapolis St. Paul International
Film Festival (MSPIFF40) will be Thursday, May 13-Sunday, May 23. Due to the
ongoing pandemic, MSPIFF40 will be a hybrid festival, with films and panels presented primarily in the virtual world, with plans for several outdoor screenings.
Dandelion Day at Ard Godfrey House
The Woman's Club of Minneapolis will hold its 32nd Annual Dandelion Day Celebration at the the Ard Godfrey House, Sunday, May 16, 1-4 pm. Built in 1849, it is the oldest surviving frame house in Minneapolis, located at the corner of University and Central Avenues SE in Chute Square. Dandelion Day celebrates Harriet Godfrey’s introduction of dandelion seeds to the St. Anthony Falls area. Learn how to make dandelion necklaces, bracelets and crowns, just as Helen Godfrey did as a…
Find out more »May 2020 LWV ABC Book Club – The Life of George Floyd
For the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, the League of Women Voters ABC will discuss a series of articles and a podcast about his life experience as relayed by friends and family. It should take about 60-90 minutes to read all the articles but each provides some insight if you do not have time to read them all. A Northeaster article by Marla Khan-Schwartz is included. The podcast is 64 minutes long. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 6:15 pm via Zoom.…
Find out more »Night at the Nic (At Home)
Tickets are available for the virtual fundraising event, Night at the Nic (At Home). Join East Side Neighborhood Services, Centro at Popol Vuh, Union Hmong Kitchen, Create Catering, Jax Cafe, Central Ave Liquor, and Tattersall Distilling on Thursday, May 20 for a night of delicious food and drink, starting at 3 pm. This year, participants will be able to connect with community via a scavenger hunt (with prizes), virtual food and beverage demos, a mini-marketplace, and more. Individuals are needed…
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