Father Hennepin Park celebration

The re-do of Father Hennepin Park is finished, and the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board plans to celebrate with a concert on Tuesday, July 11, 6:45 pm. MPRB representatives will give brief remarks and host a ceremonial ribbon cutting before the first Music in the Parks concert on the new stage. Local R&B artist Barlow will perform, followed by a special movie outdoor movie screening of “The Upside” from the Twin Cities Black Film Festival. Free weekly concerts will take place on the new stage next to Stone Arch Bridge throughout July and August. Movie screenings will follow concerts every other Tuesday through August: July 25 (“The Italian Job”), Aug. 8 (“Hoodwinked”) and Aug. 22 (“Mr. Right”).