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January 2021
Game Night with a Ranger
Stay home, have fun playing games with a National Park Service ranger. Game Night with a ranger will feature TV game show spinoffs with contestants from the National Park Service, popular authors, outdoor celebrities, Fearless Comedy cast members, and a live audience. Test your knowledge on Mississippi River park topics by playing funny games for a chance to win prizes. January 14: Birds of the Upper Mississippi with Ranger Sharon and Jason Ward January 21: Minneapolis Locks & Dams with Ranger…
Find out more »Columbia Heights SnowBLAST
This free family-friendly event on Saturday, Jan. 30 will include a skating rink, music, outdoor activities, food, and drink options. Bring your own sled and send your family down the City Hall hill, head to Huset Park East to continue the fun. The City will work with Dave’s Sportshop for specials on skate sharpening and skate rentals. It is important to offer a safe environment for all patrons; social distancing and the wearing of face coverings will be encouraged. Staff…
Find out more »February 2021
Columbia Heights 100-year celebration upcoming events
The City of Columbia Heights will be a variety of festivities throughout the year to celebrate the City’s Centennial, which began July 21, 2020, and leads up to the centennial on July 21, 2021.
Find out more »Canceled: Sauerkraut Supper at Holy Cross
Due to the uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Cross Catholic Church is unable to host their annual Sauerkraut Supper on Fat Tuesday. Mark your calendars for next year’s event which will fall on March 1, 2022.
Find out more »Minneapolis Institute of Art commissions pop-up ice sculptures in parks
Organized by Mia, in partnership with the Minneapolis Park Board, five visitor favorite artworks from Mia’s collection will be interpreted in ice by Chris Swarbrick of Ice Occasions.
Find out more »March 2021
Winter Farmers Markets
Five of the more than 20 farmers’ markets and mini-markets operating in Minneapolis during the growing season will hold Winter Markets on weekends November through April. Local Winter Markets include: the Northeast Farmers Market, the Mill City Farmers Market, and the Municipal Minneapolis Farmers Market.
Find out more »Minneapolis Community Education spring offerings
Minneapolis Community Education offers enrichment classes for Adults, Youth, and Families. They have free, fee-based, and sliding-scale classes both online and in-person outdoor. The spring session of classes will start the week of April 12. Registration opens on March 8. See full offerings and register at www.mplscommunityed.com or call 612-668-3939. 62+ and MPS staff get 25% off most classes. They offer a huge variety of classes and events—exercise, art, social justice, language, cooking, music, dance, history, real estate, drivers ed,…
Find out more »Drive-thru Easter Bake Sale at CUMC
A few of the items are cookies, including decorated Easter cutout sugar cookies and melting moments, banana bread, brownies, and glazed lemon muffins.
Find out more »Welcome the herons back to Marshall Terrace
Great blue herons return to their rookery on the Mississippi River toward the end of March. Join Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Park Ranger Sharon at 11 am-1 pm Saturday, March 27 to watch them. The event will be down on the banks of the Mississippi River, weather permitting. Prepare for some mud or ice. Bring binoculars and cameras. Ranger Sharon will have her spotting scope to aid viewing the birds. A ranger and volunteers will greet you on…
Find out more »“Thou Mighty God” Concert
"Thou Mighty God," a program offered by lutenist Thomas Walker Jr. and soprano Sarah Jackson, featuring sacred devotional works of the late Renaissance and early Baroque for lute and soprano, featuring music by Claude LeJeune, Nicolas Vallet, John Dowland, Etienne Moulinie, and Michelagnolo Galilei.
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