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April 2025
Spring cleanup and buy nothing week
Shop the boulevards in Bottineau Neighborhood, April 20-26. Put your items out on the boulevard as early as April 20 to give your neighbors a chance to "shop " your stuff. Have leftovers ready for city pickup by 9 am April 26. Then join neighbors for a cleanup at Gluek Park, 2000 Marshall St. NE, at 8:45 am on April 26 to pick up trash and assist with city trucks. Coffee, pastries, bags, gloves and pick-up sticks will be provided.
Find out more »National Park Week party
Gather with staff, volunteers and Mississippi Park Connection members passionate about national parks on Earth Day and support your favorite public lands during an informal open house at Broken Clock Brewery. Learn about what’s happening on public lands, visit with your favorite national park rangers and volunteers and discover opportunities to get involved. Tuesday, April 22, 4-7 pm, Broken Clock Brewery, 1712 Marshall St. NE, Suite 100. This is a free event. Registration is optional, but to help with planning,…
Find out more »The Process is the Product: Community Mapping of Racial Covenants
In this interactive map-making session, learn to read historic property records and transcribe relevant information, helping to build Mapping Prejudice's dataset in active counties across the country. This session allows people to interact with primary sources on a digital crowdsourcing platform led by a Mapping Prejudice team member. NOTE: Participants need to bring a laptop to participate. Thursday, April 24, Columbia Heights City Hall, 3989 Central Ave. NE., 5:30-7 pm.
Find out more »Earth Day Cleanup on Central Ave.
Join HeightsNEXT for their Annual Earth Day Cleanup event, Saturday, April 26, 9 am, Columbia Heights Public Library, 3939 Central Ave. NE. Safety vests and garbage bags will be handed out and street/park assignments made for all volunteers. (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.…
Find out more »Dakota Plant Relatives: A discussion with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ and family
For generations, Dakota people have gathered and cared for medicinal plants along the Mississippi River (Ȟaȟá Wakpá) and its tributaries. In this panel conversation, Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman or Tara Perron) and her family will share stories and insights about their relationships with local waters — especially Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek) — and the deep cultural knowledge tied to native plants. Learn about Háza íŋyaŋke wiŋ (Woman Who Runs for Huckleberries or Betsey St. Clair), a Dakota woman…
Find out more »Events at Pierre Bottineau Library
Pierre Bottineau Library, 55 Broadway St. NE, 612-543-6850 or 612-543-KNOW (5669) Board Games With Thorin: Saturdays, 3–5 pm. March 1, 29, April 26, May 10. For adults. Do you have games at home you don’t get a chance to play? Want to learn new ones? Join host Thorin Tatge and friends on Saturday afternoons for a fun mix of board and card games – either from the library's collection or bring your own. Free, registration not required. Art Demo: Thursday,…
Find out more »Bandsaw box class
Northeast Minneapolis Tool Library, Thorp Building, 1620 Central Ave. NE, Suite #126, Saturday, April 26, 3-5 pm. Learn essential woodworking skills by making a wooden box for storing small treasures. Design your box, then use the bandsaw, drill press, sanding equipment and other tools to shape and finish the project. A perfect beginner or early-stage woodworking project, this bandsaw box is easy to replicate and open to creative design. Instructor Willie Willette is a local custom furniture maker in NE…
Find out more »16th Minnesota Cuban film festival
Wednesdays, April 30-June 4, 7 pm at The Main Cinema, 15 SE Main St. The festival pays tribute to the Cuban culture by featuring films that address the achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the eyes of its filmmakers. This year’s festival celebrates the life of visionary Cuban film director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. Film lineup: April 30: La Mujer Salvaje (Wild Woman); May 7: La Espera (The Wait); May 14: Una Noche Con Los Rolling Stones (A night…
Find out more »May 2025
Hazardous waste collection
Hennepin County will host a community collection of hazardous wastes Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 at the City of Minneapolis Equipment Storage Building, 1809 Washington St. NE. Bring unwanted paints, stains, varnish, aerosol cans, gasoline, antifreeze, batteries (tape terminals), pesticides and more for safe disposal, 9 am to 3 pm.
Find out more »East Bank bike tour
Explore the five neighborhoods along the East Bank, learn about new bike infrastructure and other developments in the area. Food, drinks and giveaways. Saturday, May 3.
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