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Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board Meeting, June 13, 7 PM, MLK Park
Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Council, June 14, 6:30 PM, MLK Park
Crime Prevention and Safety Committee: May 15, 6:30 PM, Graffiti Clean-up Event! Meeting location 40th & 3w at the pedestrian bridge!
Youth & Schools Committee, TBD, MLK Park
Green Committee, no meeting scheduled.
Redevelopment Committee, May 23, 7 PM, MLK Park
Event Committee, TBD, MLK Park
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Apr
16
Minneapolis City Council approves next One Minneapolis One Read book
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On April 13, the City Council approved “Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past,” as the next One Minneapolis One Read book. The community read will launch in Fall 2012.
http://oneminneapolisoneread.com/
Apr
16
An evening of organ, brass and piano with Jim ten Bensel and Bill Chouinard
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Concert is Sunday, April 22, 7 pm at Judson Memorial Baptist Church, 4101 Harriet. Suggested donation is $15.
Judson Church presents an evening of organ, brass and piano with Jim ten Bensel and Bill Chouinard. Chouinard is longtime organist and music coordinator at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and has appeared on national radio broadcasts at the Fitzgerald’s Wurlitzer theater organ, on “Pipedreams”, with the Minnesota Orchestra and touring as a guest organ soloist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. ten Bensel is founder and director of the Minneapolis Trombone Choir and teaches at MacPhail. He has performed with numerous orchestras and toured with Henry Mancini and Stan Kenton. Music will feature a variety of styles on organ, brass and piano.
Apr
15
Gateway Mural Creation Workshops
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April 27, 6-8 PM & April 28, 1-3 PM
MLK Park (indoors)
Addtional Weekend painting dates will be coming in May too!
Thanks to a graffiti prevention grant from the City of Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling, the Kingfield Neighborhood will be seeing a new mural begin on the sound wall of 40th Street and Stevens Avenue. The mural will be painted and then installed on the section just north of the pedestrian bridge and will serve as a gateway into the neighborhood. Kingfield is excited to welcome lead artists Greta McLain and Silvia Ibáñz to our community!
A series of painting workshops will be held inside Dr. Martin Luther King Park Rec Center this spring, with some teen-focused dates and other dates open to the larger community. The first dates are: Teen painting workshops, April 27, 6-8 PM and Community painting workshops, April 28, 1-3 PM. You do not need to RSVP—just plan to attend!
Meet the artists and review the mural design at the Kingfield Annual Meeting on Monday April 16 at 6:30 PM, AND at the Earth Day Clean-up on Saturday April 21, 11-12 PM. Come get inspired to create art! An unveiling party will be scheduled for later in the summer—stay tuned to the Kingfield eNews for details! If you aren’t on the eNews mailing list, sign up at www.kingfield.org
Apr
13
Looking for some fun, challenging, engaging summer activities for your school-age kids? Youth Performance Company, an award-winning Minneapolis theatre company, is holding Summer 2012 classes in South Minneapolis! We’ll be at Watershed High School, on the corner of East 46th Street and 4th Avenue South, just two blocks from the the 46th Street exit off 35W. We have full-day workshops and half-day classes in drama, musical theatre, dance, improv, and more for students grades K-12.
Check out our class offerings online at www.youthperformanceco.org! (New this year: before & after care!) Discount offer: 10% off for Kingfield residents. Call our office to register for class (612-623-9180 x102) and mention the Kingfield neighborhood for a 10% discount on classes. Offer ends May 1st.
Mar
21
Community Singing: A Long Tradition in Minneapolis Parks, Including Our Own
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The next scheduled sing will be Saturday, April 21, at King Park at noon. Song sheets provided. No auditions! Everyone welcome—all ages, all voices. Please join the fun, and become part of this long tradition. For more information, go to MNsings’ web site at mnsings.com Read more
Mar
20
New Mural Coming Spring 2012–Put Your Brush To It!
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Thanks to a graffiti prevention grant from the City of Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling, the Kingfield Neighborhood will be seeing a new mural begin on the sound wall of 40th Street and Stevens Avenue. The mural will be painted and then installed on the section just north of the pedestrian bridge and will serve as a gateway into the neighborhood. Kingfield is excited to welcome lead artists Greta McLain and Silvia Ibáñz to our community! Read more
Mar
9
Leonardo’s Basement Open Houses
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These free gatherings are a great way to check out our two workshops or get a quick building fix before your class begins. No need to register. Sunday, March 11, 1-3 PM MPLS, 4301 Nicollet, 55409
Sunday, May 20, 1-3 PM MPLS, 4301 Nicollet, 55409