From Hennepin County:

Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics! Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.

Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic
Saturday, Nov. 9 • 12–4 PM
Mt Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth

From Minneapolis Institute of Art:

Connect, create, kick back! Meet at Mia is a new series of free Thursday evening events for adults. Get to know us—and each other—with live music, art making, special programs, and unique food and drink (for purchase). No registration or secret handshake required.

Revel in the Sublime, like the Romantics of the 1700s and 1800s, experiencing the “dark side” of Mia–the frightful and macabre. Dive into the art and minds of Francisco Goya and William Blake while enjoying performances, floral arrangements, and talks.

Meet at Mia: Dark Visions
Thursday, Nov. 7 • 5 – 9 PM
Minneapolis Institute of Art (Museumwide)

Fall 2024: Meet at Mia

Thursday, Oct. 3: Making Sense
Celebrate the extraordinary gift of Mia’s new “Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection,” which includes more than two hundred Buddhist ritual objects created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Activate your six senses–including the mind–through music, food, tours, and more.

Thursday, Oct. 31: Midnight in Paris
Journey back to the bewitching, bohemian nightlife of Paris in the 1890s–the scene of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s painting At the Moulin Rouge, on loan to Mia for a limited time. Then jump ahead to the early 20th century and the avant-garde antics of Salvador Dali, the hot jazz of Josephine Baker, and the joyful abstractions of Henri Matisse. Come dressed to impress and enter our costume contest; visitors vote on their favorite. Please note that non-medical face masks cannot be worn in the galleries.

Thursday, Nov. 7: Dark Visions
Revel in the Sublime, like the Romantics of the 1700s and 1800s, experiencing the “dark side” of Mia–the frightful and macabre. Dive into the art and minds of Francisco Goya and William Blake while enjoying performances, floral arrangements, and talks.

Thursday, Nov. 21: Reclaiming Identity
Native American Heritage Month acknowledges the many diverse traditions and histories of tribal nations across the country. Join us as we activate the museum in celebration through art, film, and tours.

Election Day has arrived! Don't forget you can still register when you show up to vote with specific identification. If you’ve moved since the last time you voted, you’ll need to update your registration. You also have the right to take paid time off work to vote without using personal leave or vacation time. More at the City's website, including:

• Find your sample ballot

• Learn about ranked-choice voting

• Find your polling place

Election Day 2024
All polling places open 7 AM – 8 PM

From Midtown Global Market:

Dia de Los Muertos Celebration
Saturday, Nov. 2 • 12–3 PM
Midtown Global Market

From Walker Art Center:

Midnight blue, creamy orange, or petal purple—colors can communicate emotion, meaning, and memories. What colors catch your eye and hold your attention? Which do you see in your dreams? Join us for a day of family-friendly activities dedicated to the magic of color. Free First Saturday features free gallery admission on the first Saturday of every month.

Gallery admission tickets are available in advance online and on-site on the event day from the Main Lobby desk. Free admission 10 am–5 pm; activities 10 am–3 pm.

Free First Saturday: Movement in the City
Saturday, Nov. 2 • 10 AM – 3 PM
Walker Art Center

From Midtown Global Market:

Not So Scary Trick or Treat!
Thursday, Oct. 31 • 6–7:30 PM
Midtown Global Market

From Minneapolis Institute of Art:

Connect, create, kick back! Meet at Mia is a new series of free Thursday evening events for adults. Get to know us—and each other—with live music, art making, special programs, and unique food and drink (for purchase). No registration or secret handshake required.

Journey back to the bewitching, bohemian nightlife of Paris in the 1890s–the scene of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s painting At the Moulin Rouge, on loan to Mia for a limited time. Then jump ahead to the early 20th century and the avant-garde antics of Salvador Dali, the hot jazz of Josephine Baker, and the joyful abstractions of Henri Matisse. Come dressed to impress and enter our costume contest; visitors vote on their favorite. Please note that non-medical face masks cannot be worn in the galleries.

Meet at Mia: Midnight in Paris
Thursday, Oct. 31 • 5 – 9 PM
Minneapolis Institute of Art (Museumwide)

Fall 2024: Meet at Mia

Thursday, Oct. 3: Making Sense
Celebrate the extraordinary gift of Mia’s new “Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection,” which includes more than two hundred Buddhist ritual objects created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Activate your six senses–including the mind–through music, food, tours, and more.

Thursday, Oct. 31: Midnight in Paris
Journey back to the bewitching, bohemian nightlife of Paris in the 1890s–the scene of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s painting At the Moulin Rouge, on loan to Mia for a limited time. Then jump ahead to the early 20th century and the avant-garde antics of Salvador Dali, the hot jazz of Josephine Baker, and the joyful abstractions of Henri Matisse. Come dressed to impress and enter our costume contest; visitors vote on their favorite. Please note that non-medical face masks cannot be worn in the galleries.

Thursday, Nov. 7: Dark Visions
Revel in the Sublime, like the Romantics of the 1700s and 1800s, experiencing the “dark side” of Mia–the frightful and macabre. Dive into the art and minds of Francisco Goya and William Blake while enjoying performances, floral arrangements, and talks.

Thursday, Nov. 21: Reclaiming Identity
Native American Heritage Month acknowledges the many diverse traditions and histories of tribal nations across the country. Join us as we activate the museum in celebration through art, film, and tours.

From Kenwood Park and ARTrageous Adventures:

Free family halloween party with a global dance of Thriller to raise money for charities around the globe!

Zombie hair & make up • Spooky storytelling ARTrageous Creation Station • Park games • Live DJ

THRILLER DANCE PERFORMANCE AT 5 PM

Thrill Kenwood
Sat. October 26 • 3 – 6 PM, 5 PM dance
Kenwood Community Center: 2101 W Franklin Ave

HOSTED BY: Kenwood Park and ARTrageous Adventures

SPONSORED BY: Kenwood Neighborhood Organization, Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association and local businesses that will offer door prizes on event day.

From Ward 7 Office:

Join Ward 7 City Council Member Katie Cashman to learn more about the work of the City Council and to have your questions answered.

Coffee with Katie Cashman
Saturday, Oct. 26 • 10 – 11:30 AM
Jones-Harrison: 3700 Cedar Lake Ave

East Isles collaborated with Upstream MN to get a Hennepin Co. Good Steward grant, which helps our Green Team expand its cleanup work beyond our neighborhood. Called the Green Guardians, we're working with 8 neighborhoods around Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska to remove trash from the lakes and raise awareness of the Adopt-A-Drain program!

Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
Saturday, Oct. 26 • 9:30 AM – 12 PM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy

Check-in for treats and cleanup gear like gloves, buckets, bags, and trash pickers. You may want to wear tall boots, pants and long sleeves to reach trash at the edge of the Lake through trees and brush. Please be cautious as we sometimes find sharp objects.

Our cleanups are Park Steward events, and the Park Board asks that all Park volunteers sign a waiver each year. You can find the 2024 waiver here, or sign one at the clean up:

Forms for Adults: https://form.jotform.com/210516046139146
Form for Minors: https://form.jotform.com/211065085233144

2024 Bde Maka Ska Cleanups

Dates subject to change if weather prohibits participation, for the latest check East Bde Maka Ska’s events calendar. Check-in on the footpath off W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy.

Aug. 28, 8:30–11:30 AM
Sept. 28, 9:30 AM – 12 PM
Oct. 26, 9:30 AM – 12 PM

The Twin Cities Book Festival offers bibliophiles all the joys of in-person browsing, meeting writers and publishers, and activities for readers age 1 to 101. Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival is the annual Minnesota gathering for readers, writers, publishers, and purveyors of all things literary. The TCBF features dozens of presenting authors, special children’s programs, and a wide variety of exhibitors featuring new and rare books, quirky literary curiosities, and more.

From Hennepin County Library:

Harness the gorgeous depths of watercolor painting! Learn about different watercolor supplies, how to mix colors, and different wet and dry techniques including layering, blending, and more. Materials provided. Keep your supplies and continue to experiment after class. Collaborator: Parcel Arts. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Introduction to Watercolors
Saturday, Oct. 19 • 10 AM –12 PM
Walker Library: 2880 Hennepin Ave

Via Minneapolis Park & Rec Board:

Owámni is what the Dakota called the area at St. Anthony Falls. It means, “whirling or falling water” in the Dakota language, making it an appropriate name for this festival along the Mississippi River.

This free, family-friendly event is co-presented by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and the St Anthony Falls Heritage Board to celebrate indigenous Minnesota culture with music, art, food, and more!

Owámni: Falling Water Festival
Saturday, Oct. 12 • 1 – 5 PM
Mill Ruins Park & Water Works

From Hennepin County:

Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics! Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.

Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic
Saturday, Oct. 12 • 12–4 PM
St. Anthony City Hall

From Hennepin County Library:

Join our discussion of new and interesting books written by queer authors or on queer topics – LGBTQIA+ centered program. Bring along your book recommendations for future meetings. Hosted by Lynn from East Lake Library and Sara from Ridgedale Library, this book club will meet the second Tuesday of each month.

The link to the live online discussion will be emailed to registrants in advance (within 48 hours of the event).

August 13: Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

September 10: Common Bonds: A Speculative Aromantic Anthology

October 8: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

eBooks or downloadable audiobooks are available through www.hclib.org. Physical copies are available to check out at East Lake and Ridgedale libraries.

Queer Book Club
Tuesday, Oct. 8 • 6:30–7:30 PM
Online

From Walker Art Center:

Midnight blue, creamy orange, or petal purple—colors can communicate emotion, meaning, and memories. What colors catch your eye and hold your attention? Which do you see in your dreams? Join us for a day of family-friendly activities dedicated to the magic of color. Free First Saturday features free gallery admission on the first Saturday of every month.

Gallery admission tickets are available in advance online and on-site on the event day from the Main Lobby desk. Free admission 10 am–5 pm; activities 10 am–3 pm.

Free First Saturday: Dreaming Color
Saturday, Oct. 5 • 10 AM – 3 PM
Walker Art Center

From Minneapolis Institute of Art:

Connect, create, kick back! Meet at Mia is a new series of free Thursday evening events for adults. Get to know us—and each other—with live music, art making, special programs, and unique food and drink (for purchase). No registration or secret handshake required.

Celebrate the extraordinary gift of Mia’s new “Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection,” which includes more than two hundred Buddhist ritual objects created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Activate your six senses–including the mind–through music, food, tours, and more.

Meet at Mia: Making Sense
Thursday, Oct. 3 • 5 – 9 PM
Minneapolis Institute of Art (Museumwide)

Fall 2024: Meet at Mia

Thursday, Oct. 3: Making Sense
Celebrate the extraordinary gift of Mia’s new “Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection,” which includes more than two hundred Buddhist ritual objects created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Activate your six senses–including the mind–through music, food, tours, and more.

Thursday, Oct. 31: Midnight in Paris
Journey back to the bewitching, bohemian nightlife of Paris in the 1890s–the scene of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s painting At the Moulin Rouge, on loan to Mia for a limited time. Then jump ahead to the early 20th century and the avant-garde antics of Salvador Dali, the hot jazz of Josephine Baker, and the joyful abstractions of Henri Matisse. Come dressed to impress and enter our costume contest; visitors vote on their favorite. Please note that non-medical face masks cannot be worn in the galleries.

Thursday, Nov. 7: Dark Visions
Revel in the Sublime, like the Romantics of the 1700s and 1800s, experiencing the “dark side” of Mia–the frightful and macabre. Dive into the art and minds of Francisco Goya and William Blake while enjoying performances, floral arrangements, and talks.

Thursday, Nov. 21: Reclaiming Identity
Native American Heritage Month acknowledges the many diverse traditions and histories of tribal nations across the country. Join us as we activate the museum in celebration through art, film, and tours.

East Isles collaborated with Upstream MN to get a Hennepin Co. Good Steward grant, which helps our Green Team expand its cleanup work beyond our neighborhood. Called the Green Guardians, we're working with 8 neighborhoods around Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska to remove trash from the lakes and raise awareness of the Adopt-A-Drain program!

Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
Saturday, Sept. 28 • 9:30 AM – 12 PM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy

Check-in for treats and cleanup gear like gloves, buckets, bags, and trash pickers. You may want to wear tall boots, pants and long sleeves to reach trash at the edge of the Lake through trees and brush. Please be cautious as we sometimes find sharp objects.

Our cleanups are Park Steward events, and the Park Board asks that all Park volunteers sign a waiver each year. You can find the 2024 waiver here, or sign one at the clean up:

Forms for Adults: https://form.jotform.com/210516046139146
Form for Minors: https://form.jotform.com/211065085233144

2024 Bde Maka Ska Cleanups

Dates subject to change if weather prohibits participation, for the latest check East Bde Maka Ska’s events calendar. Check-in on the footpath off W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy.

Aug. 28, 8:30–11:30 AM
Sept. 28, 9:30 AM – 12 PM
Oct. 26, 9:30 AM – 12 PM

From Hennepin County Library:

Toddlers-PreK and their caregivers. Drop in for a sensory-friendly fiber art experience! Learn through play by handling textile materials from every point of production, from fiber to fabric. Create an art piece of your own to take home. Materials provided. Collaborator: Textile Center. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Drop-in: Fiber Art for Families
Friday, Sept. 20 • 11 AM –12 PM
Walker Library: 2880 Hennepin Ave

From Minneapolis Institute of Art:

Join us in Target Park for a sampling of Twin Cities talent! Local music expert Diane Miller spins tunes before and after each live performance. Enjoy food trucks, art making, and gallery tours. In the event of inclement weather, we’ll move the activities indoors.

Concert: Honeybutter, 6:30 PM
Art partner: Aspire Artisan Folk School
Food truck: Brick Oven Bus, 5:30–7:30 PM

Meet at Mia: Courtyard Concert
Thursday, Sept. 19 • 5:30 – 8 PM
Minneapolis Institute of Art: Target Park

2024 Courtyard Concerts

May 30
Mae Simpson, 6PM
Art partner: Laura Wennstrom
Food truck: Brick Oven Bus, 5:30-7:30PM

June 20
A Juneteenth Celebration featuring PaviElle French, Queen Drea, and Tish Jones, 6PM
Art partner: Christopher Harrison
Food truck: Wholesoul Eatery, 5:30-8:30PM

June 27
Meet at Mia: Pride featuring KC Rae, 6PM
Art partner: TBA
Food truck: Tot Boss, 5:30-8PM; MNice Cream, 6-8PM
Short films: 5-8:30PM
Drag performance: 7:30-9PM

July 25
Papa Mbye, 6:30PM
Art partner: Akiko Ostlund
Food truck: Del Sur Empanadas, 5:30-8PM; MNice Cream, 6-8PM

August 15
Chastity Brown, 6PM
Art partner: Meher Khan
Food trucks: El Jefe, Brick Oven Bus, 5:30-7:30PM

September 19
Honeybutter, 6:30PM
Art partner: Aspire Artisan Folk School
Food truck: Brick Oven Bus, 5:30-7:30PM