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Events 7/13-7/27 Artpower 2002 will be happening at the ArtStop this July on Saturday afternoons. Join puppeteer Nhia Lee, fabric artist Del Bey, and musician Barb Tilsen for family fun and creative arts activities July 13th through July 27th from noon to 3pm. The ArtStop is a community-organized neighborhood garden located at the busy corner of Chicago Avenue South and East 32nd Street near Powderhorn Park. For more information call Barb Tilsen at 612-823-8169 or Lucinda Anderson at 612-821-0237 7/14 The Norwegian National League of Minnesota has sponsored Norway Day at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis since 1932. This year, Norway Day will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sun., July 14, again at Minnehaha Park. The celebration of Norwegian heritage will feature a worship service; food, arts and crafts booths; Norwegian Singers and Dancers; a parade for children; and greetings from Minnesota dignitaries. 7/14-8/4 Practical, hands-on workshop Sunday, July 14 through August 4, 1-3pm, Lynnhurst Community Centre, 50th at Minnehaha, Minneapolis. Led by Yuyudham Hoppe and Meghabhuti Roth M.D. health and sports enthusiasts keen on self-transcendence. (952)-996-8922 to register. 7/19 On Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 pm, the Minnesota Valley Humane Society will be holding the first of a 4-week obedience course for puppies. Focusing on socialization and manners, this class is loads of fun for both puppies and owners. The cost is $60. Please call 952-894-5000 or visit the MVHS web site for an application. 7/20 The annual Pillsbury House Barbeque will be held Sat., July 20 from noon to 4 pm in the parking lot just south of the Pillsbury House Community center. Pillsbury House is located at 3501 Chicago Ave. S. Bring the family and enjoy games, great food, a DJ and great music. Representatives of several local businesses will be there. Donations welcome. For more information, call 612-824-0708. 7/20 Have a Dalapalooza day at the American Swedish Institute on Saturday, July 20, from 10 am - 4 pm. Dalapalooza is a day of family fun focusing on Sweden’s brightly painted, carved wooden toy horse in all its various forms. Dalapalooza is offered in conjunction with the exhibit 101 Dala Horses: The history of a Swedish Legend, on view at the American Swedish Institute June 12 to August 18. Dalapalooza will feature outdoor games, music, storytelling, craft demonstrations and more. The cost of the Dalapalooza event is $5, $3 for children ages 5-16. The American Swedish Institute is located at 2600 Park Ave. For more information, call 612-871-4907. 7/22 An artistic team from the Guthrie Theatre will present an “Insider’s View” of a new Arthur Miller play, “Resurrection Blues,” at the St. Paul JCC, 1375 St. Paul Ave., St. Paul, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Mon., July 22. Free tickets are available at the JCC front desk or at the Highland Park Branch Library. The artists will read scenes and discuss the production of the play, “Resurrection Blues” will premiere at the Guthrie in August. 7/23 Discover a hoppin’ place at your local public library! Kids are invited to come in to the East Lake Community Library to sign up for the library’s free summer reading program, which runs till Aug. 17. While they’re there they can pick up a summer calendar and set a “personal best” reading goal. Kids are also sure to love some of the free summer events, such as “Clowning around with Half Pint and Oscar,” Tuesday, July 23 at 10:30 am; or “Bilingual Story Time” in both Spanish and English, Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 10:30 am. All programs are free of charge. The East Lake Community Library is located at 2727 East Lake St., and is open Mon. through Thurs. 10 am to 9 pm, and Fri. and Sat. 10 am to 6 pm. For further information, call the library at 612-630-6550. 7/23 An informational open house to provide more details about the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School of Adult Jewish Education’s new fall two-year program is set for 7 p.m., Tue., July 23 at the St. Paul JCC, 1375 St. Paul Ave., St. Paul. Participants will learn about the format and structure of the program and take part in a mini-lesson taught by one of the school’s master teachers. The JCC has been offering the Melton program for the past 11 years. The school was originally conceived in 1980 to address the need of Jewish literacy. With the guidance of a team of scholars from The Melton Center at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, an adult curriculum was developed that integrated Jewish practices, history, language, ethics and ideas with classical Judaism and texts. The curriculum covers 30 weeks a year for a two-year period. This pluralistic approach to education has attracted more than 5,000 students at more than 60 sites across the U.S., Canada, England and Australia. To RSVP for the open house or for directions, contact Sheryl Gross, Jewish education director, at 651-698-0751. 7/24 July is Adopt-a-Rabbit month at the Minnesota Valley Humane Society. The MVHS, together with the Minnesota House Rabbit Society, are working to educate current and potential rabbit owners on the joys, as well as the pitfalls, of being a “Bunny Person.” You are invited to join them, Wed., July 24 at 7 pm, for a 1-hour seminar, “Caring for Your Pet Bunny.” Admission is by donation, and reservations are required. The MVHS is located at 1313 East Highway 13 in Burnsville. For more information, call 952-894-5000. 7/24-8/21 Carryland, a free creative writing mentorship for South and Southeast Asian Teens will provide youth with the opportunity to receive individual attention and guidance as well as a creative interchange with adults who share a common Asian-American experience in Minnesota. The Minneapolis group will meet at SASE: The Write Place, 711 W. Lake St, Suite 211, 612-822.2500. The St. Paul group will meet at the Lexington Branch of St. Paul Public Libraries, 1080 West University Avenue. The two groups will meet Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. If you are interested, please contact Brandon Luisser at brandon@saseonline.org or 612-822-2500. The deadline for applying is July 15. 7/25 |
Food Assistance Minnehaha United Methodist Church, 3701 E. 50th St., offers a MinneHarvest of free groceries-surplus perishables such as produce and breads-the fourth Saturday of each month, 9-10:30 a.m. Community Supported Agriculture Farms (CSAs) sell fresh produce directly to the consumer. CSA participants buy a share in the spring and every week during the growing season receive a box of fresh vegetables. Each farm grows different vegetables so it’s necessary to check what foods they offer. FFI go to www.landstewardshipproject.org on the internet and look for the link “Food & Farm Connections” for the list of Minnesota CSAs. Other Web sites to check out are: www.organicvalley.com and www.csacenter.org. Or call 651-653-0618 Volunteer Opportunities Volunteers needed: Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly at 1845 E. Lake St. is an organization looking for energetic volunteers to visit the elderly and provide transportation. Anyone interested should call Hilda at 612-721-6215. If you are a civic-minded person who loves books and bookstores, consider volunteering for The Friends Book Store in the downtown Minneapolis Public Library. Friendly, committed volunteers keep the store running smoothly six days a week, year round. Volunteers work once a week or twice a month for approximately three hours a time. Currently daytime hours are available for the bookstore cashier position. Proceeds support the programs and collections of the Minneapolis Public Library. Volunteers also receive a 20 percent discount at the Book Store. For more information, call The Friends of Minneapolis Public Library, Volunteer Services at 612-630-6173. The Hale, Page, Diamond Lake Community Association says: The HPDL Gardening Committee has created two beautiful gardens and are looking for extra hands for maintaining them. The gardens are located at the intersection of Bloomington and Minnehaha parkway, and at the corner of Hampshire and Diamond Lake Road. If you are interested in working on the Bloomington garden, please call the office at 612-824-7707. If you are interested in working on the Hampshire garden, volunteers meet the first and last Mondays of each month. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants from the community to serve on a new African American Men Advisory Commission. The commission will advise the Hennepin County Board and the Minneapolis City Council and submit a detailed work plan, within six months of the commission’s first meeting, for implementation of selected recommendations in the African American Men Project Report, submitted to the Hennepin County Board in January. Information about the report is available online at www.co.hennepin.mn.us. The commission will consist of a chairperson and up to 45 members, appointed by the Hennepin County Board including African American men ages 10 to 30, African American family members, members of the community and nonprofit sector, and members of the business and academic communities. Members of the African American Men Steering Committee are encouraged to apply to ensure continuity for the project. Applicants must be able to be flexible in order to attend meetings and conduct commission activities; must be committed to the project, and willing to contribute time and energy; and have relevant knowledge and experiences. Commission members will serve from the time of their appointment to Sept. 1 2004. Applicants are asked to submit an application and a resume. Application deadline is August 5. For more information, contact Judy Churnley at 612-348-3257. Applications are available online at www.co.hennepin.mn.us. Influence tomorrow, host an exchange student! International exchange students enrich our families, communities and schools and carry home a life long affection and understanding of America. It is more important than ever to share our lives and our culture with international students who will make a difference in the world of tomorrow. World Heritage gives volunteer families, couples or single parents (with or without children at home) who are adventurous, fun-loving, responsible, and most of all, caring, the opportunity to host a high-school-aged foreign exchange student. Students who spend a semester or year in the U.S. are fulfilling a lifetime dream. American culture continues to play an important role all over the world; the English language is the international language of our times. Share your home for a year; enjoy a friendship for a lifetime! To begin this exciting cultural experience, please call 1-800-888-9040 or visit our website at www.world-heritage.org. Ongoing Events The WE WIN Institute, 1600 E. Lake St., holds a monthly, ongoing forum for discussion, healing and action around race and racism-related issues from 7 to 9 p.m., the third Thursday of the month, facilitated by Lynn Woodland, Mari Harris, Kinshasha Kambui and Erika Thorne. There is no cost or preregistration required. An art exhibit, “Tara’s Healing Art,” by Tara Arlene Innmon is on display at Betsy’s Back Porch Coffee Shop at 5447 Nicollet Ave. S. (at Diamond Lake Road) until July 13. Jewish Family and Children’s Service Minneapolis says that its women’s psychotherapy group is seeking new members. The group addresses the needs of women who have had a significant amount of individual therapy and desire to work on a broad range of issues in a supportive and confidential group setting. Issues may include relationships, self-esteem, work issues, family of origin, abuse, parenting, intimacy and body image. The group meets one evening a week. Group therapy offers helpful feedback and acceptance, the building of hope and the development of interpersonal skills including communication and self-understanding. For more information, call Margulies at 952-546-0616. There is an ongoing Alcoholics Anonymous meeting every Sunday night at 7 pm at the Trinity New Life Lutheran Church, at the corner of 52nd and 41st Ave. S. The meeting is non-smoking. Seniors The Nurse is in: every Thursday at Nokomis Healthy Seniors. From 9 a.m. to noon, seniors can schedule a pedicure, get their blood pressure checked or stop in for a chat, some coffee and Scandia Bakery coffee cake. Nokomis Healthy Seniors offers a caregiver support group the last Thursday of the month at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, E. 41st St. and Cedar Ave. The group meets at 1 p.m. and is open to anyone serving as a caregiver for a loved one. If you have questions, call the office at 612-729-5499. Nokomis Healthy Seniors’ Macular Degeneration group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, E. 41st St. and Cedar Ave. S. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1720 E. Minnehaha Parkway, holds congregate dining for seniors the first Thursday of the month at 12 noon. Call Evelyn at 612-729-6668 two days in advance to make a meal reservation. The cost of the meal is $2.50. |
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