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February 2023
SnowBlast
Columbia Heights' third annual SnowBlast will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, 4-7 pm. The event will take place at the divide between Huset Park West and Huset Park East and will feature an open skating rink, free popcorn, a s’mores station, fire pits, food sales, beer sales, live music, a heated tent, free hot beverages, light decorations and mini pony rides.
Find out more »March 2023
Neighborhood Day Camps
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will offer low-cost day camps for kids 8-13 years old this summer at Logan and Van Cleve parks. Camps are all four days each and run Tuesday-Friday, 10 am-5 pm, spanning June 27-Aug. 18. First camp runs June 27-30, last camp runs August 15-18. Camp themes are Arts Dabbler Camp, Cycling Explorers Camp, Farm-to-Table Camp, Great Outdoors Camp and Wet & Wild Camp. Cost: $0-10 per camp, per child, for Minneapolis residents. Pack a…
Find out more »Play baseball with the Minneapolis Millers
The Minneapolis Youth Baseball Association (MYAB), also known as the Minneapolis Millers, is a nonprofit organization operated by volunteers passionate about teaching kids to play baseball. The Millers offers both Travel Team options for players in 2nd-9th grade and a development recreational program known as the Mini-Millers for players in 1st-4th grade. Tryouts for travel teams is Sunday, Feb. 26, and our Mini-Millers evaluations take place on March 26. For more information visit www.mplsmillers.org. Players must be Minneapolis residents to…
Find out more »April 2023
Minneapolis Teen Job & Opportunity Fair
The Minneapolis Teen Job & Opportunity Fair brings together hundreds of young people and youth-serving programs every year from around the city to learn about opportunities with many local employers. This is the perfect place for Minneapolis youths to power up their summer job search. Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Minneapolis Parks and Recreation headquarters, 2117 West River Road N. Employers attending and hiring at the job fair include: City of Bloomington, Great Wolf Lodge, Home Depot, The Loppet…
Find out more »May 2023
Anoka County Teen Job Fair
Tuesday, May 9, 3-6 pm. The Anoka County Job Training Center, part of Career Force in Blaine, will host a Youth Job Fair at the Columbia Heights Public Library, 3939 Central Ave. NE. Employers will have applications and information related to summer jobs or internships available, and youth and parents can ask them questions in person. Encourage young people to attend. Friends and family are welcome – employers have jobs for all ages. Staff from the Anoka County Empowers Youth…
Find out more »Patriots Marching Band Blitz
The Patriots Marching Band Blitz is scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 10 am-1 pm. Band students will go door-to-door, seeking donations in the St. Anthony/New Brighton school district to support the award-winning high school marching band. The Patriots Marching Band will represent the community in local parades this summer and perform in the July 4th Greeley Stampede parade in Colorado.
Find out more »June 2023
Traveling Puppet Wagon performances
Columbia Heights kids in grades 4-8 present free Puppet Wagon peformances at local parks every Thursday (Huset Park, 3965 Jefferson St. NE) and Friday (Ramsdell Park, 4956 Johnson St. NE) June 9-Aug. 11. Shows start at 10 am and run approximately 30 minutes. No shows July 6 and 7.
Find out more »April 2024
HeightsNEXT Annual Earth Day Cleanup
Meet Saturday, April 20, 9 am, Columbia Heights Public Library, 3939 Central Ave. NE. Gather at the library to pick up safety vests and garbage bags and get street/park assignments. (Park assignments are made for families with young children who participate.) Each group goes to their area and safely picks up trash from the sidewalks and vegetation along the sidewalks (or park).Dress for the weather. Wear gloves to pick up trash safely. The event will be canceled if there is…
Find out more »May 2024
Spark-Y: “The Art of Youth Empowerment”
Visit Spark-Y during Art-A-Whirl and explore the intersections of art, sustainability and entrepreneurship with an open house - and spring plant sale - featuring youth made art. Purchase hanging floral baskets and Victory Garden kits - variety seed packets that include tomato, cucumber, marigold, cilantro, spring onion and jalapeno - to support Spark-Y’s many activities, $40 each. Tour the Urban Agriculture Lab, home to a two-ton timber-frame microgreen system, designed and built as an internship project in 2018 in partnership with Casket Arts neighbor and resident timber-frame expert, Clark Bremer. Discover how Spark-Y integrates design thinking…
Find out more »October 2024
MEA: jewelry making
In this two-day class, students will make of variety of different kinds of jewelry, including beads and jewelry boxes made from air dry clay and origami paper to Shrinky Dink earrings, pendants and keychains. Other fun ideas include wire-wrapped rings, friendship bracelets, paper rings and button making. Ages 7-14. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16 and 17, 1-3 pm. Northeast Athletic Field Rec Center, 1530 Johnson St. NE. Registration required.
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