For the ninth summer KFNA is sponsoring, with the Minneapolis Park Board, a Saturday morning soccer program for 4 through 10 year olds. The program uses an array of learning games with a soccer ball to have fun, learn some basic soccer skills, and build community in the Kingfield Neighborhood. For the third year we are using parent-coaches to teach and lead the games on Saturdays from 10 to 11:15 AM, from June 19th through August 7th.

The games are great fun, not just for the kids, but the coaches as well! And on Tuesday evening, June 8th, from 7 to 8:30 PM, we have arranged for Sean McKuras, of the Bloomington Youth Soccer Club, to come to King Park’s soccer area (along 42nd Street in the baseball field #1 outfield grass) to teach, or refresh or memories of, our basic games for the summer.

You’ll get a list of the games, your very own classic black M.L. King Llittle-Kids-Soccer-Coach shirt, and, best of all, some “you-are-the-kids” training on each of the games from a great fan of these teaching games.

Call Scott Bordon (612/ 827-1868) or Michael Vanderford (612/ 827-3014) for more details.

1) Holiday Concert with Mill City Accordions and special guests, Wild Hollow
 
Come ring in the holidays with a unique and enjoyable concert of classical, folk and holiday music with the Mill City Accordions, under the direction of Dee Langley, and their special guests, Wild Hollow (violin, clarinet, and freebass accordion).
 
The 2nd Annual MCA Holiday Concert will be Sunday, December 20th at 2 P.M. in the Pilgrim Lutheran Church Gymnasium, 3901 1st Ave S in Minneapolis. The entrance to the Gymnasium is on Stevens Avenue.
 
The concert is open to the public, light refreshments will be provided.  Suggested donation $5.  Please come and join us for this festive and warm celebration of the Holiday Season, Good Yule!
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2)  King Park Family Movie Night

Martin Luther King Park/Minneapolis Parks & Recreation and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association Youth & Schools Committee invite you to attend Reel Time Movies.  Enjoy an evening with your neighbors, friends and family watching a movie INDOORS on Friday, December 18. Free Movie. Monsters vs Aliens. RATED “PG”. Please bring your own snacks. Room will be open at 6 p.m. so neighbors can visit. Movie will run from 6:30-8:15 p.m. Bring the whole family.

Please register online.  Go to http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=88&parkid=283 and then follow Current Activities link.

For additional assistance phone 612-370-4908. Martin Luther King Park Recreation Center is located at 4055 Nicollet.
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3) KFNA Youth and School Committee Meeting

The KFNA Youth and Schools committee will be meeting Monday Dec 21, 7 PM at MLK Park.  The mission of the committee is to advocate for youth and the schools they attend.

All neighbors are invited to attend.  If you have questions please contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director at info@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980. 

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4) Give a Blue Sky and Build 2 Kingfield Community Gardens!
Your friend, teacher, boss, mother-in-law, or whoever you give Blue Sky to will save hundreds of dollars locally on groceries, gifts, dining, theatre and more including at Kingfield’s own Anodyne. And you know half of the $20 cost goes directly back into the ground in your neighborhood!
To make your purchase stop by the Kingfield office 9-11:30 AM, Dec. 15, 16, 17, or 18 in room #101 in the Center for Performing Arts, 3754 Pleasant Ave. South.  Or contact the Kingfield office at info@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980 to make alternative arrangements on evenings Dec. 21 and 22.
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5) Family Yoga Class with Jessica Flannigan

Held in the bright Sunroom at the Center for Performing Arts,
3745 Pleasant Ave S, Minneapolis

January 24th- March 7th, 2010 (no class February 14th)
Kids ages 2-4 10:00-10:45am
Kids ages 5-7 11:00-11:45am
For adult caregivers and children (one adult per child, please)

Please pre-register by sending a check for $60 to EveryBody Wellness, c/o Jessica Flannigan, 3409 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, Mn  55407.  Please also include which class you are registering for, your email address, and name and age of child.

For more information contact Jessica at Jessica@everybody-wellness.com

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6) Heat Assistance from CenterPoint
Money may be available to cover part of your annual energy costs.  Money is in the form of a grant, not a loan.  Income is determined on either a gross annual basis, or the gross of the past three months.

Visit here for more information or call 612.372.4680 to establish a payment plan and learn how you can apply for energy assistance.  
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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

This was Kingfield’s 4th Annual Community Art Show–sorry this event is over!  See the 2010 Show announcement for Thinking Out of the Box

2009 Community Art Show, aRt: ReCreate, ReDefine, ReInvent!  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.

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.

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