It's finally here! Join us for the Grand Opening of MIGIZI's new building on 1845 E Lake St.

Celebrate with us and enjoy a prayer, feast, performances and more! Free, but ticketed.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/migizi-grand-opening-tickets-597059018597?fbclid=IwAR1wcv4Jr0_9sqrNND9wMeIOuarxNGx2_a2orIrGUSvewBBieulOZ46VD8U

Available Support Group: Adults on the Spectrum

In her work with adults on the spectrum, Erica Haugen, MS, MA, LMFT, has learned that most folks need more connection within the autism community. Her hope is to bring people on the spectrum together to create a space in which they can experience the kind of support that only comes from having shared experiences.

This group will be a closed group of up to 10 individuals meeting every other week starting September 18th. The group will meet in-person at our Lakeside Center building, and cost $40 a meeting.

Please note that this is a support group and is not group therapy.

To register, please email ERICA@therapy-mn.com

Join us at the Capri Theater September 14th to Celebrate the Peoples Stories in the Minneapolis Interview Project by Anne Winkler-Morey (my story is one of the stories in this project)

The Minneapolis Interview Project, in partnership with Hennepin History Museum, will present an evening of real-life stories about social justice in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Interview Project was started in 2016 by Anne Winkler-Morey, a writer, historian, activist scholar and Southside resident. Her goal was to interview one-hundred people of different ages, races, genders, economic classes, migration experiences, as well as living in different parts of Minneapolis. She invited people to tell their life-stories that reveal hidden histories of inequity and the struggle for social justice in Minneapolis. On Thursday, September 14, Ms. Winkler-Morey and many of the people she interviewed will read from their interview transcripts. A portion of the evening’s program will also honor those participants who have passed away since contributing their interviews. The evening will also feature photographs by Minneapolis-based artist, photographer, and teacher, Eric Mueller, who joined the project in 2019, volunteering his expertise to photograph interviewees in locations that are important to them.

There will be opportunity for questions and conversation with the audience.

Doors open at 5: 30 pm, with the program beginning at 6 pm.

The event is free, but reservations are required.

The Greenway Glow Bike Ride & Arts Festival features dozens of local artists set up along the 5-mile bike trail. Bike, walk, or roll along the Greenway to experience live music, art installations, live theater, dance, puppets, and more!

Join us for the group Bike Ride to the Beer Garden at 7 p.m. Meet in front of the Midtown Bike Center near 10th Avenue. We'll bike as a group over to the beer garden and main stage at the Ivy Arts Building. After that, you can DIY ride to visit the art along the Greenway!

Can't make the group bike ride? No problem! Just bike, walk, or roll along the Greenway between 4 pm and 10 pm to experience the Glow!

Don't miss the Beer Garden in the Ivy Arts Building and Praxis Gallery parking lot at 2637 27th Ave S, just off the Greenway at 27th Avenue.

Visit the ARTS HUBS in Midtown (near the Midtown Bike Center at 10th Ave); East Phillips (next to the Roof Depot); and in Seward (Ivy Arts Building on 27th Ave).

Visit Lake Street/Lake Street Council is proud to launch a new initiative to bring free art drops to support our vibrant Lake Street corridor!

An art drop is when an artist leaves artwork in a public place, like a treasure hunt for the community. Each piece of artwork is free to whoever finds it first and makes local art accessible to anyone willing to go exploring.

Lake Street Art Drop is a free scavenger hunt for local art. The first person to find each piece gets to keep it.

To participate, head to Lake Street in the Uptown neighborhood with your favorite people!
At 6:00 pm, we will start posting photo hints of the hiding places for these art treasures on our stories. Hints are staggered out every 5-10 minutes. Follow the hints to find the art! If you’re the first person to find it, it’s yours to keep. Message us when you find a piece so we know it's been claimed. Plus - post your successful finds and tag us and the artist so we can celebrate with you!

We encourage you to come early or stay after the drop for dinner, drinks, or shopping at a local Lake Street business!

Save the dates for every First Thursday at 6:00 pm from May through September and follow us on Facebook (we may have a couple bonus art drops too!). We'll rotate locations all along the Lake Street corridor!

May 4 with ALW
June 1 with JIGzArt Collection
July 6 -artist TBA
August 3 -artist TBA
September 7 -artist TBA

Seward Neighborhood Group and Longfellow Community Council are hosting a health equity event on Sunday, August 20th from 11am to 3pm at Brackett Park.

This event will feature health screenings, narcan trainings, dental screenings , and haircuts all for free. There will be a resource fair, free clothing store, yoga and a community art project with music from KRSM. Minnesota has some of the greatest health disparities in the country between white people and BIPOC. There are organizations throughout the Twin Cities that have programs aimed at addressing these disparities but there can often be barriers to access, especially for our unhoused neighbors. With this event SNG and LCC hope to bring services to people in one place in an attempt to eliminate some of those barriers. Health is often viewed through an individualistic lens, but we are all healthier when our communities are healthy.

Metro Transit will be offering free rides to the event – fill out the survey on longfellow.org or sng.org to get yours. This event is funded in part thanks to a grant from Hennepin County and is supported by KRSM and Metro Transit. Find the full list of services, resources, and activities go to sng.org or longfellow.org.

The ensemble collective Brownbody will present a dance/movement performance that explores the experiences of young people of color living in Woodbury. The event will open the Woodbury Days festival and will also have food and other community activities in Ojibway Park. There is no charge for admission and the event is open to the public. This is part of Mixed Blood Theatre’s 12x12 performance series working with 12 artists in 12 different communities across the Twin Cities. Visit mixedblood.com/12x12 for more information.

Join us for an evening of storytelling of our Lake St. led by youth for community. Come support and advocating for a better Lake St.

Está invitadx a una noche de narración de historias de nuestro Lake St. dirigida por jóvenes para la comunidad. Mostrarán un documental sobre su trabajo en colaboración con los miembros de Lake St.

Para mas information contacta:

For more information contact:

kaycm@pillsburyunited.org
luzf@pillsburyunited.org
(612)721-1681

• Feel the stability of ground
• Move with the ease and pleasure of flow
• Tap into the power of will and self-determination
• Experience the joy of connection
• Cultivate the strength of your voice and vision

In this experiential workshop, empowerment-based self-defense blends with yoga, somatic therapies, hands-on healing, guided imagery and ritual arts. We will explore practices to help align our actions with our core values. We will practice ways to decrease fear and reactivity, build confidence and mobilize resources for constructive social change.

We will use astrology as a framework for understanding the energy within and around us, learning about boundaries from Saturn, passion and resistance from Mars, safety from the Moon, compassion and connection from Venus and Jupiter, and self-expression from Mercury, all while anchored in the life-force of the Sun.

Diane Long (they/them), is an Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) Instructor, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and Board-Certified Massage Therapist who specializes in violence prevention and sex-positive, trauma-informed therapies, education and coaching. https://kaleidoscopehealingarts.amtamembers.com/

Tere Parsley Starnes (they/them), from Starsdance Astrology, is a queer astrologer, writer, teacher, and hedge witch. Tere uses astrology as a tool for mindful intention and personal and collective liberation. https://starsdanceastrology.com/@starsdanceastrology on Instagram

Sliding scale fee of $0-$25. To reserve a spot or ask questions, text Diane at 612-327-0576.

At African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS), we strive to connect and build vibrant communities with creativity and social connection

We conduct ongoing community engagement to ensure African immigrants have a voice in community. By sponsoring events, we hope to strengthen African community and culture.  The Little Africa Festival & Parade features food, live performances, art shows, and an African fashion show. Join us this year on August 6th, 2023 from Noon-9 p.m. at Hamlin Park.  

The 32nd Annual Powderhorn Art Fair is slated to bring together over 150 artists, immersive art installations, food trucks, and more to Powderhorn Park on August 5th & 6th, 2023

10 AM to 5 PM each day for art, food, friends and fun!

The 32nd Annual Powderhorn Art Fair is slated to bring together over 150 artists, immersive art installations, food trucks, and more to Powderhorn Park on August 5th & 6th, 2023

10 AM to 5 PM each day for art, food, friends and fun!

Who or what do you surround yourself with?

How do you want to live?

Performance as installation//

World building from the archives

Safety in numbers? (Community is complicated.)

a low constant sound made up of many voices

Murmurations is funded by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts.

Gabrielle Civil is a black feminist performance artist, poet, and writer originally from Detroit. Her latest performance memoir is the déjà vu: black dreams and black time. The aim of her work is to open up space.

Ellen Marie Hinchcliffe is a Queer Mama, feminist creatrix of poems, performances, books & films and also curates placekeeping art projects with Pangea World Theater. Ellen lives her art as spells cast.

Who or what do you surround yourself with?

How do you want to live?

Performance as installation//

World building from the archives

Safety in numbers? (Community is complicated.)

a low constant sound made up of many voices

Murmurations is funded by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts.

Gabrielle Civil is a black feminist performance artist, poet, and writer originally from Detroit. Her latest performance memoir is the déjà vu: black dreams and black time. The aim of her work is to open up space.

Ellen Marie Hinchcliffe is a Queer Mama, feminist creatrix of poems, performances, books & films and also curates placekeeping art projects with Pangea World Theater. Ellen lives her art as spells cast.

Join the Cultural Wellness Center for the premiere of Dreamland on 38th, as part of the capital campaign to make the visionary project a reality. The dynamic, interactive event will feature:

• The premiere of the historical narrative interview that explores the history of South Minneapolis, its impact on the Black experience — and the future of the Black Business District

• Community members and descendants of those who lived in the South Minneapolis Black Business District during its heyday

• A Q&A with audience members led by broadcast legend Don Shelby and community historian and entrepreneur Anthony Taylor

• A performance by songstress Jamela Pettiford and a post-gathering at Town Hall Tap located at 4810 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55417

This film will highlight why The Cultural Wellness Center's Dreamland on 38th is an important step towards reclaiming and revitalizing a historically Black neighborhood.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The program will start at 6:30 p.m.

This year for Black Business Week, Ward 5 will be partnering with CareerForce in North Minneapolis to host a job fair. Our vision is to connect residents, ages 14 years and older, who are black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to opportunities in both in our Ward and in the Minneapolis area.

Connect youth and adults with Northside businesses for:

• Internships

• Jobs

• Mentorship opportunities

Metamorphosis is a participatory installation by artist, Angela Two Stars and in collaboration with Pangea World Theater, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and Longfellow Rising as part of Public Arts St. Paul's Wakpa Triennial Art Festival.

Come, join in community healing, and create your own butterfly designs to add to this art.

Metamorphosis grows from The Transition Stage (2021), a temporary community cocoon installation, which served as a vessel for community laments, hopes, dreams, and mottos of strength as the Longfellow neighborhood and the city of Minneapolis moved towards growth, redevelopment and healing after the 2020 murder of George Floyd and subsequent uprisings that caused destruction and devastation to the Longfellow neighborhood.

Metamorphosis is a two-sided mural. One side features the written contributions from The Transition Stage chrysalis installation, a reminder of the losses experienced after the uprisings of 2020, but also a reminder of the resilience and hope of the Longfellow neighborhood and how together, we can rebuild. The other side of the artwork is a butterfly scene — the representation of the transformation, rebuilding, and strength of the community.

Mutual care, history, interconnectedness, and resilience are but a few of the many things we can learn from plants and the places we are rooted within. This summer, learn about the place where the Walker Art Center currently resides, which was once an expanse of marshland and meadow, and the meanings it holds for Dakota, Ojibwe, and Indigenous people from other Native nations who live in the community today.

Find inspiration in the natural world while exploring the native plants found around the Walker campus and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The Walker’s library will also host an installation of artists’ books made with unusual or natural fiber materials. Throughout the evening, local artists will be stationed in the greenspace with materials and instructions for creative activities open to all ages and experience levels.

Galleries are open late and free on Thursday nights from 5–9 pm.

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a project of the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.

Green Roof Poetry brings together some of the Twin Cities’ most dynamic writers for an evening of literary readings on the Walker’s hillside. Bring your blanket, pick up curated picnic snacks and libations at Cardamom, and relax for an evening of fresh-air readings curated by local and national poets.

Galleries are open late and free on Thursday nights from 5–9 pm.

Bio

Tish Jones is a poet, narrative strategist, cultural producer, and educator from Saint Paul with a deep and resounding love for Black people, arts & culture, youth development, and civic engagement. As a performance artist her work has been shared in venues throughout the United States. Her writing can be found in We Are Meant to Rise (University of Minnesota Press, 2021), A Moment of Silence (Tru Ruts and the Playwrights Center, 2020), the Minnesota Humanities Center’s anthology, Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015), and more.

Low cost or free healing services and consultations for the community.

For more info, email Powderhornwellnesscollective@gmail.com

Community members, Your help is requested this Saturday (July 1) at 9am to tackle some summer cleanup so prep can begin for some *EXCITING* upcoming projects. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/GFSSummerClean23

This Friday at Frogtown Farm

6/30/23 @ 8:30 pm

Join us

Film screenings by talented artists from the twin cities.

In 2022, the City of Minneapolis began a process to engage with the community. Through this process, they intend to re-envision and redesign the area in a way that reflects community needs. In recognition that there is a strong desire an intentional, robust, and honest community engagement process, this is a significant opportunity for us all to define the future of 38th & Chicago.

Dinner and learning table discussion post-presentation. Local community encouraged to attend.

Trees & Community

Sunday, June 25 • 1-3 pm Join us for an afternoon learning and reflecting on the interconnectedness of strength and beauty that trees hold. Meet a tree person on stilts. learn about trees on a guided walk, and create a wood craft with local artists. At 2pm. join us for a tree planting ceremony honoring those

who have passed on.

ACTIV8 on 28th

Join Re+4RM Saturday June 24th for games, music, food and a live art demonstration! Saturday, June 24th at the former site of the US Bank Lake Street branch

Green Roof Poetry brings together some of the Twin Cities’ most dynamic writers for an evening of literary readings on the Walker’s hillside. On June 22, All My Relations Arts’ Native Authors Program will offer readings from its writers and mentors. Bring your blanket, pick up curated picnic snacks and libations at Cardamom, and relax for an evening of fresh-air readings curated by local and national poets.

Galleries are open late and free on Thursday nights from 5 to 9 pm.

Westminster Town Hall Forum director Tane Danger will moderate a conversation and Q&A with:

– Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt

– Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander

– St. Paul Deputy Chief of Community Engagement Pam Barragan

They will discuss how each is turning their campaign promises into tangible action. Danger will ask how they are tackling the broad range of issues on Minnesotans’ minds when it comes to public safety, including housing insecurity, addiction, elevated crime and access to resources. They will also open the conversation up for audience Q&A.

Free and open to all in-person. Light refreshments will be served.

There is parking available on-site for $10. The entrance is on Alice Rainville Place.

Westminster is accessible by numerous transit lines.

The program will also be live-streamed at www.towntalksonnicollet.org

In Partnership with WILD

This TownTalks is co-presented with The Wanton Injustice Legal Detail (WILD). Their mission is to provide a platform through which lawyers and members can actively combat anti-Black racism and all forms of racism through direct support and partnerships with existing community organizations currently rooted in this work. 

Join us in community joy this Summer Solstice! All are welcome.

This event is modern solstice gathering that celebrates the gifts of summer and provides a welcoming space where we can invite both old friends and curious neighbors to engage in community joy with us --through song, shared meals, and Earth centered art. We see song circles particularly as a fertile seed in the growing movement toward deeper community and connection, bring the whole family! Come enjoy and engage in whatever ways feel best and right for you, whether that's just for the picnic, mandala or all night.