Thinking Out of the Box
Kingfield’s 5th Annual Community Art Show-March 20-Get tickets here!
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Dec
15
Kingfield E-Notice: 12/15/2009
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1) Mill City Accordions with Wild Hollow, Folk and Holiday Music, Pilgrim Lutheran Church Gymnasium, Dec. 20, 2 PM…NOTE—Date Correction!
2) King Park Family Movie Night, Friday Dec 18, 6:30 PM
3) Youth and Schools Committee Meeting, Monday Dec 21, 7 PM, MLK Park
4) Buy a Blue Sky Guide from KFNA and Build a Garden—give the gift of Green this Holiday!
5) Family Yoga with Jessica Flannigan is back at CFPA—Sundays January through March
6) Heat Assistance from CenterPoint
7) This year donate online to KFNA at www.kingfield.org . Secure giving and zero transaction fees thanks to GiveMN.org! While you’re there, tell us what you like best about our website in an easy on-line survey. Thank you! Read more
Jan
7
Martin Luther King Celebration
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Come join us in a citywide celebration on Monday January 19th honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Dance performances by local youth, music, guest speakers and the 8th Annual Presentation of the M L King Service Award.
Program as follows:
6:00 – 7pm: Greater Mount Vernon Inspirational Choir
7 – 8:00 p.m. MLK Program * Emcee Obie Kipper, Jr., Minnehaha District Supervisor * Keynote Speaker Andre Fischer, Grammy Award- Winning Music Producer * Performances: Youth from Minnesota Children’s Theatre Art of Dance Studio * 2009 MLK Award Presentation: The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will be honoring Harriet Solomon as the 2009 MLK Award Recipient for her commitment and dedication to Minneapolis residents and the Minneapolis Park and recreation Board.
Light refreshments to follow program.
Questions? Call Brian Cornell, Director, ML King Park, 370.4908
Dec
18
aRt: ReCreate, ReDefine, ReInvent!
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Kingfield Community Art Show and Silent Auction featuring the work of artists from Kingfield and across the Twin Cities.
The Fourth Annual Community Art Show, aRt: ReCreate, ReDefine, ReInvent! is on March 21st. Materials for the creative soul are all around us, and local artists and community members are invited to create 2-dimensional or 3D art, reusing or rediscovering items and images in unexpected ways.
View the On-Line Gallery here!
Selected pieces are currently exhibited at Anodyne until March 20th. All art works submitted will be sold at a silent auction held March 21st, 2009, 7-10 PM at Rau + Barber, 4244 Nicollet Avenue South.
Tickets are $10 in advance, at Anodyne or via the PayPal linke on the left of side of the home page, or $20 at the door.
Food artistically created by: Mike Phillips, Chef at the Craftsman and Jenny Breen, Chef Educator, Good Life Catering. Wine provided by Corey Lahm, Cat & Fiddle Beverage Company.
Dec
15
A Community of Learners– [Kingfield's Own] Leonardo’s Basement Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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KINGFIELD — Steve Jevning, the founder of Leonardo’s Basement, just celebrated the organization’s 10-year anniversary in November.
Over the past decade, Jevning has strived to evolve the local nonprofit organization into a center to explore creativity.
Leonardo’s Basement, 4301 Nicollet Ave. S, is an educational organization aimed at creating imaginative learning environments in which to explore art, science and technology.
“The single biggest philosophical emphasis for having this program is that I don’t see any reason why we should say ‘no’ to kids that want to do something … read the rest at http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?&story=12949&page=152&category=64
Nov
14
Leonardo’s Basement Open House
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Sunday, November 16, 1-3 PM
This is a great chance to visit Leonardo’s Basement for a first time or a fun way to spend time building with your family.
We will have different project building areas set up for you to explore open-ended project building. Children of all ages are welcome and the event is FREE!
If you have questions contact Steve Jevning.
Email info@leonardosbasement.org
Phone: 612.824.4394
www.leonardosbasement.org