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News Roundup 8/25: More dropped MOA charges, Minnehaha pesticides and a yard giraffe

By Bill Lindeke | August 25, 2015

A roundup of community news from all corners of the Twin Cities, including topiary yard fauna, 10,000 more black Minnesotan children in poverty, being “Afro-Latino”, Roundup along Minnehaha Creek, and more from our Media Partners.

Media Partner Roundup 8/17: Arnellia's patio, post-NABJ Conference, and boatbuilders

Best of Neighborhood News 8/11: #BlackLivesMatter, Canadian currency and a Rondo poker game

Best of Neighborhood News 8/3: Washburn Center semantics, anniversaries, and helping homeless pets

Best of Neighborhood News 7/29: Water water everywhere, street racing, thick skin, and more

Best of Neighborhood News 7/20: discriminating institutions, zen stories, and loving your hair

By Bill Lindeke | July 20, 2015

A roundup of news from our Media Partners across the Twin Cities, including three key changes to North Minneapolis, stories of institutions failing to be inclusive, moments of zen on the bus, and two great photo essays. Read through the best of community media. Continue Reading

Best of Neighborhood News 7/13: Ancestry Books, Public Enemy, and a pool of naked hippies

By Bill Lindeke | July 13, 2015

A roundup of news from our Media Partners across the Twin Cities, including three key changes to North Minneapolis, stories of prostitution past and present, racist sidewalks, and Public Enemy’s Professor Griff. Read through the best of community media. Continue Reading

Best of Neighborhood News 7/6: Charleston Reactions, Anti-Gay Fruit Propaganda, and Cluster Bombs

By Bill Lindeke | July 6, 2015

The best of neighborhood and community news from our Media Partners around the Twin Cities, featuring stores on the Charleston race killings, development in the Phillips neighborhood, cluster bombs in Laos, and anti-GLBT Evangelicals at 2015 Pride. Continue Reading

Best of Neighborhood News 6/29: Supreme Court and the Struggle Against Poverty

By Bill Lindeke | June 29, 2015

A curated collection of neighborhood news from the last week, from all corners of the Twin Cities. Read about an anti-LGBT billboard in Elk River, the North Minneapolis Promise Zone, a Saint Paul boxing gym, and much more from our Media Partners Continue Reading

Best of Neighborhood News 6/22: Confronting Twin Cities Racism

By Bill Lindeke | June 22, 2015

Stories from our media partners around the Twin Cities, including questions about the difference between racism and terrorism, the resignation of the anti-GBLT Archbishop, Ramadan, and more from the Twin Cities local news scene. Continue Reading

Best of Neighborhood News 6/15: backroom budget deal, a new South Minneapolis slumlord, and more

By Bill Lindeke | June 15, 2015

A roundup of news from our community media sources, including video stories on the end of the legislative session, housing struggles, education debates, and much more from all corners of the Twin Cities. Continue Reading

Best of Neighborhood News 6/4 – anti-trans push, repealing lurking, and more

By Bill Lindeke | June 4, 2015

The latest news from our Media Partners, including the push for anti-trans legislation, repealing discriminatory lurking and spitting ordinances in Minneapolis, the struggle for higher wages at the airport, and more. Continue Reading

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Somali Weaving Workshop Minnesota History Center 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102

08jan7:00 pm08jul8:00 pmSomali Weaving Workshop

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Learn traditional Somali dances, like the Jaandheer, in a workshop led by the Somali Museum Dance Troupe. Meaning big leap or step, Jaandheer originates in northern Somalia and

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Learn traditional Somali dances, like the Jaandheer, in a workshop led by the Somali Museum Dance Troupe. Meaning big leap or step, Jaandheer originates in northern Somalia and is danced at most Somali weddings and festive occasions.

The Somali Museum Dance Troupe studies and performs traditional dances from all regions of Somalia. Comprised of teens and young adults from the greater Twin Cities area, the troupe has performed for countless corporate, private and public events across Minnesota, North Dakota, Virginia, Ohio, and Texas.

This dance workshop is appropriate for all ages and is offered in conjunction with the exhibit Somalis + Minnesota.

Support for this program has been provided by the Marney and Conley Brooks Fund.

Date
Tue., Jan 8, 2019, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location
Minnesota History Center

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102

Map

Contact

651-259-3015
boxoffice@mnhs.org

Cost
Free

Time

January 8 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm - July 8 (Monday) 8:00 pm CST

Location

Minnesota History Center

345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102

Organizer

Minnesota History Center651-259-3015 boxoffice@mnhs.org

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Saint Paul Farmers' Market Outdoor Market The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market 290 5th Street East

27apr(apr 27)7:00 am24nov(nov 24)1:00 pmSaint Paul Farmers' Market Outdoor Market

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The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m.

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The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. In addition to an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal produce, shoppers will find healthful dairy and meat products, eggs, baked goods, honey from local hives, small-batch packaged foods and beverages, plant-based apothecary goods, and an array of flowers and plants from Minnesota growers. On opening day, April 27, free coffee will be offered to visitors from 7:00-8:00 a.m.

The Market will also host chef pairings at a monthly pop-up kitchen organized by restauranteur and Market collaborator Tim McKee at which two chefs who don’t work together will team up to prepare foods using the Market vendors’ produce and foods to create dishes to sell. There will also be art and educational activities for kids, demos on topics such as food preservation and native gardening, and many other community events celebrating the Minnesota growers and makers that add beauty and bounty to the Twin Cities. Visitors will also be able to nosh on an array of foods cooked onsite by vendors including Golden’s Bagel Stand, operated by the family that owned the beloved Golden’s Deli.

“We stand in strong support of Minnesota small-ag and the farm families who comprise it,” said David Kotsonas, executive director of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market. “Farmers Markets increase both the community’s access to the freshest and most nutritious foods, and the opportunities for local, independent food producers to succeed. We are committed to our growers and only offer locally grown produce and locally made foods and we are proud of the wide variety of quality foods available at our Markets, and are always looking to expand upon that variety.”

The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market opened more than 150 years ago and has become one of the most respected farmers’ markets in the Upper Midwest. The Saint Paul Growers’ Association, Inc., which operates the Market, allows only fresh, locally grown produce to be sold, directly from the grower to the consumer, making it unique among many farmers’ markets. The baked goods, artisan foods, confections and other products offered are produced locally or regionally as well.

Some of the Market’s vendors have sold there for many generations, such as the Gerten family that’s been involved since the late 1800s. Hmong immigrants Phoua Thao and Wang Ger Hang began selling their produce at the Market in 1991 and now their children and grandchildren are also involved in the family business. Daughter Pakou Hang is the co-founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)and her parents grow 40 different kinds of produce on 10 acres on the HAFA Farm, which they helped found in 2011 in Dakota County. The Market also features newer growers such as Nick Robinson of R & R Cultivation who began growing mushrooms last year in a 3’x3’ canvas closet and now offers many varieties including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane and others, and whose business has grown exponentially in one year’s time. Rachael KraMer of My Goodness! Kombucha creates beverages and apothecary goods using unpasteurized kombucha made of local ingredients including herbs from her garden and she offers those and kombucha starter (SCOBY) at the Market.

In addition to the weekend downtown Saint Paul location, the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market operates neighborhood Markets in Roseville, Rosemount, Andover, Maplewood, Lakeville, South Saint Paul, West Saint Paul, Vadnais Heights, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Woodbury, Savage, and Inver Grove Heights. There are also weekday markets at Securian, 7th Place and St. Thomas More in Saint Paul. The neighborhood markets will open in May and June and will operate into the fall. A Union Depot location will open in the fall. For a complete schedule and locations, visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/locations.

Another unique aspect of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is a deep commitment to giving back to the community. Each Sunday during the growing season, the downtown outdoor Market donates unsold produce from the growers to the Neighborhood House food bank, averaging 8,000 pounds of produce each month. That location also offers nonprofits the opportunity to be at the Market to promote the work they do, and the neighborhood markets support nonprofits in their communities, too. The Market’s philanthropic focus is an area that Kotsonas and his team are growing, with new programs that foster greater community engagement and ways of giving back in each of the neighborhoods where the Markets are located.

The Market still has a few spaces for makers of locally sourced and produced food products. Visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/membership to download a vendor application. The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is located at 290 5th Street East in downtown Saint Paul. For more information, visit www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com.

Time

April 27 (Saturday) 7:00 am - November 24 (Sunday) 1:00 pm CST

Location

The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market

290 5th Street East

Organizer

Saint Paul Farmers’ Market

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Saint Paul Farmers' Market Outdoor Market The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market 290 5th Street East

28apr(apr 28)7:00 am25nov(nov 25)1:00 pmSaint Paul Farmers' Market Outdoor Market

Event Details

The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m.

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Event Details

The award-winning Saint Paul Farmers’ Market will open its outdoor Lowertown location for the season on Saturday, April 27 and will be open weekends through November 24. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. In addition to an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal produce, shoppers will find healthful dairy and meat products, eggs, baked goods, honey from local hives, small-batch packaged foods and beverages, plant-based apothecary goods, and an array of flowers and plants from Minnesota growers. On opening day, April 27, free coffee will be offered to visitors from 7:00-8:00 a.m.

The Market will also host chef pairings at a monthly pop-up kitchen organized by restauranteur and Market collaborator Tim McKee at which two chefs who don’t work together will team up to prepare foods using the Market vendors’ produce and foods to create dishes to sell. There will also be art and educational activities for kids, demos on topics such as food preservation and native gardening, and many other community events celebrating the Minnesota growers and makers that add beauty and bounty to the Twin Cities. Visitors will also be able to nosh on an array of foods cooked onsite by vendors including Golden’s Bagel Stand, operated by the family that owned the beloved Golden’s Deli.

“We stand in strong support of Minnesota small-ag and the farm families who comprise it,” said David Kotsonas, executive director of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market. “Farmers Markets increase both the community’s access to the freshest and most nutritious foods, and the opportunities for local, independent food producers to succeed. We are committed to our growers and only offer locally grown produce and locally made foods and we are proud of the wide variety of quality foods available at our Markets, and are always looking to expand upon that variety.”

The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market opened more than 150 years ago and has become one of the most respected farmers’ markets in the Upper Midwest. The Saint Paul Growers’ Association, Inc., which operates the Market, allows only fresh, locally grown produce to be sold, directly from the grower to the consumer, making it unique among many farmers’ markets. The baked goods, artisan foods, confections and other products offered are produced locally or regionally as well.

Some of the Market’s vendors have sold there for many generations, such as the Gerten family that’s been involved since the late 1800s. Hmong immigrants Phoua Thao and Wang Ger Hang began selling their produce at the Market in 1991 and now their children and grandchildren are also involved in the family business. Daughter Pakou Hang is the co-founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)and her parents grow 40 different kinds of produce on 10 acres on the HAFA Farm, which they helped found in 2011 in Dakota County. The Market also features newer growers such as Nick Robinson of R & R Cultivation who began growing mushrooms last year in a 3’x3’ canvas closet and now offers many varieties including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane and others, and whose business has grown exponentially in one year’s time. Rachael KraMer of My Goodness! Kombucha creates beverages and apothecary goods using unpasteurized kombucha made of local ingredients including herbs from her garden and she offers those and kombucha starter (SCOBY) at the Market.

In addition to the weekend downtown Saint Paul location, the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market operates neighborhood Markets in Roseville, Rosemount, Andover, Maplewood, Lakeville, South Saint Paul, West Saint Paul, Vadnais Heights, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Woodbury, Savage, and Inver Grove Heights. There are also weekday markets at Securian, 7th Place and St. Thomas More in Saint Paul. The neighborhood markets will open in May and June and will operate into the fall. A Union Depot location will open in the fall. For a complete schedule and locations, visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/locations.

Another unique aspect of the Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is a deep commitment to giving back to the community. Each Sunday during the growing season, the downtown outdoor Market donates unsold produce from the growers to the Neighborhood House food bank, averaging 8,000 pounds of produce each month. That location also offers nonprofits the opportunity to be at the Market to promote the work they do, and the neighborhood markets support nonprofits in their communities, too. The Market’s philanthropic focus is an area that Kotsonas and his team are growing, with new programs that foster greater community engagement and ways of giving back in each of the neighborhoods where the Markets are located.

The Market still has a few spaces for makers of locally sourced and produced food products. Visit http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/index.php/membership to download a vendor application. The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market is located at 290 5th Street East in downtown Saint Paul. For more information, visit www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com.

Time

April 28 (Sunday) 7:00 am - November 25 (Monday) 1:00 pm CST

Location

The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market

290 5th Street East

Organizer

Saint Paul Farmers’ Market

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Rose and Melvin Smith: Remembering Rondo Weisman Art Museum 333 E River Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55455

07jun(jun 7)1:00 am08sep(sep 8)1:00 amRose and Melvin Smith: Remembering Rondo

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Currently living in Eagan, MN, Melvin R. and Rose J. Smith were residents of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood for many years—Rose for most of her life and Melvin from 1963

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Currently living in Eagan, MN, Melvin R. and Rose J. Smith were residents of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood for many years—Rose for most of her life and Melvin from 1963 to 1968. The Smiths’ artwork consists of urban scenes and portraits that present realist, expressionist, and at times allegorical takes on Black life in America. The works in this exhibition are drawn from their Rondo series—a sprawling body of work that stands as an elegiac anthem for that lost neighborhood and the enduring community that lives on in its wake.

From Melvin’s witty, unflinching collaged portraits and three-dimensional models of Rondo buildings to Rose’s touching portraits of family and joyful images of musicians, the work in the exhibition speaks to the complex gamut of life in Rondo and, by extension, the African American community writ large. Deeply committed to sharing the role of the Twin Cities in the larger history of civil rights, the Smiths insist this is more than a local story and that all of America needs to remember Rondo.

The Smiths have shown their work nationally for the past thirty-five years. Their artwork currently focuses on Minnesota and its largely unknown role in the American Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Focusing on their own lived experiences, the Smiths’ art offers an intimate view of everyday Black life in Rondo, and the rich histories embedded in those experiences. Their desire to preserve and trumpet the travails and triumphs of their community is testimony of their devotion to it. The Weisman is honored to present Remembering Rondo, illuminating and celebrating two of our state and region’s most important and prolific artists.

 

Time

June 7 (Friday) 1:00 am - September 8 (Sunday) 1:00 am CST

Location

Weisman Art Museum

333 E River Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55455

Organizer

Weisman Art Museum

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Rose and Melvin Smith: Remembering Rondo Weisman Art Museum 333 E River Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55455

08jun(jun 8)1:00 am09sep(sep 9)1:00 amRose and Melvin Smith: Remembering Rondo

Event Details

Currently living in Eagan, MN, Melvin R. and Rose J. Smith were residents of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood for many years—Rose for most of her life and Melvin from 1963

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Event Details

Currently living in Eagan, MN, Melvin R. and Rose J. Smith were residents of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood for many years—Rose for most of her life and Melvin from 1963 to 1968. The Smiths’ artwork consists of urban scenes and portraits that present realist, expressionist, and at times allegorical takes on Black life in America. The works in this exhibition are drawn from their Rondo series—a sprawling body of work that stands as an elegiac anthem for that lost neighborhood and the enduring community that lives on in its wake.

From Melvin’s witty, unflinching collaged portraits and three-dimensional models of Rondo buildings to Rose’s touching portraits of family and joyful images of musicians, the work in the exhibition speaks to the complex gamut of life in Rondo and, by extension, the African American community writ large. Deeply committed to sharing the role of the Twin Cities in the larger history of civil rights, the Smiths insist this is more than a local story and that all of America needs to remember Rondo.

The Smiths have shown their work nationally for the past thirty-five years. Their artwork currently focuses on Minnesota and its largely unknown role in the American Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Focusing on their own lived experiences, the Smiths’ art offers an intimate view of everyday Black life in Rondo, and the rich histories embedded in those experiences. Their desire to preserve and trumpet the travails and triumphs of their community is testimony of their devotion to it. The Weisman is honored to present Remembering Rondo, illuminating and celebrating two of our state and region’s most important and prolific artists.

 

Time

June 8 (Saturday) 1:00 am - September 9 (Monday) 1:00 am CST

Location

Weisman Art Museum

333 E River Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55455

Organizer

Weisman Art Museum

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Rondo: Beyond the Pavement Screening and Panel Model Cities 839 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104

20jun6:00 pm8:00 pmRondo: Beyond the Pavement Screening and Panel

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What: RONDO: Beyond the Pavement Screening and Panel When: June 20, 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Model Cities, 839 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104 Dinner included A project of the Saint Paul

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What: RONDO: Beyond the Pavement Screening and Panel
When: June 20, 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Model Cities, 839 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
Dinner included

A project of the Saint Paul Almanac, RONDO: Beyond the Pavement is a documentary filmed by Saint Paul youth that shares the voices of a thriving neighborhood torn apart by the I-94 corridor.

At Model Cities, our mission is to provide social and economic prosperity by providing access to opportunities that stabilize and develop families and communities.

This event is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society. Community Programs at MNHS is an initiative working to build collaborative partnerships with organizations that serve the African American community.

Time

(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST

Location

Model Cities

839 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104

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MPR Generation Listen Presents: Love & Dating in the Digital Age La Doña Cervecería 241 Fremont Ave North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405

20jun6:30 pm8:00 pmMPR Generation Listen Presents: Love & Dating in the Digital Age

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From Millennials to Gen X, we know it is hard to date in the digital age and there is no app on how to love. Join us for a night

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From Millennials to Gen X, we know it is hard to date in the digital age and there is no app on how to love. Join us for a night out to mingle with attendees and learn from our panel of experts on how to navigate dating experiences.

Stay tune for a list of speakers!

Time

(Thursday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CST

Location

La Doña Cervecería

241 Fremont Ave North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405

Organizer

Minnesota Public Radio's Generation Listener Advisory Council

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Roe vs. Rage: A Reproductive Rights Panel The Coven 30 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

20jun6:30 pm8:00 pmRoe vs. Rage: A Reproductive Rights Panel

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All across the country, states are passing laws to restrict and ban abortion, and Minnesota is not immune. As our friends at UnRestrictMN.org remind us,

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All across the country, states are passing laws to restrict and ban abortion, and Minnesota is not immune.

As our friends at UnRestrictMN.org remind us, in the last 14 years, Minnesota lawmakers have proposed nearly 400 new laws restricting abortion access, intimidating providers, misleading patients, and increasing costs. This year’s legislative session was no exception, as anti-choice legislators proposed and signed onto laws that would ban abortions as early as six weeks.

Join us for a conversation about reproductive rights in Minnesota. Learn what laws already exist, which laws were proposed by our two (very different) houses of state government this session, and all about the fight beginning in our courts as pro-choice groups go on the offensive.

Most importantly, come learn what you can do to get involved.

PANELISTS
– Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice
– Angelica Perez, Our Justice
– Representative Kelly Morrison, MN State House

MODERATOR
– Grace Anderson, MSP NOW

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All are welcome, but space is limited. Registration required. Guests are invited to choose either the paid or free ticket. All ticket proceeds will be donated to the Our Justice abortion assistance fund.

Time

(Thursday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CST

Location

The Coven

30 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

Organizer

MSP NOW

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