Back by popular demand, it's So Alive 3.0! It’s KFNA’s third dance benefit for The Aliveness Project featuring ‘80s and ‘90s music! All proceeds benefit The Aliveness Project, a community center for people living with HIV/AIDS, and this time, it's being held at their new facility in Kingfield! All proceeds will be matched dollar for dollar by Edwards Memorial Trust. Presented by Kingfield Neighborhood Association, DJ SLT and the return of Resurrection by djoctagone with supporting partners Unity Sound Ministry LLC, Erik Brown Homes, and Victor's 1959 Cafe.

$8 before 10:00 PM and $13 after; save $2 with a non-perishable donation for The Aliveness Project's food shelf.

Cash bar pouring wine and both Surly and Summit beer, thanks to donations from both Surly Brewing and Lake Wine & Spirits. Must be 21+ with ID to attend event.

RSVP on Facebook here

Volunteers Spaces are Going Fast Sign Up to Help at So Alive 3.0!

Interested in helping staff So Alive 3.0? All volunteers must be 21+, and get to attend So Alive 3.0 for free. Sign up for available shifts here

Washburn High School's Spring Musical

• February 27th, 7:00 PM
• February 28th, 7:00 PM
• March 1st, 2:00 PM (pay what you can, added performance due to weather closings!)
• March 1st, 7:00 PM
• March 2nd, 2:00 PM

Following the 2013 elections, the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor are setting our City's Vision and Strategic Goals, a document that will guide budget, program, and policy direction and development for the next four years.

You can view the DRAFT Vision and Goals at www.minneapolismn.gov/citygoals. Online Public Comment: This draft is posted for public comment which will be open from February 19th thru March 14th. Written comments are encouraged and can be submitted to citygoals@minneapolismn.gov. The Council will host a public hearing regarding the goals on March 5, at its Committee of the Whole, 10 am, at City Hall Council Chambers and will adopt final goals at its meeting March 26.

Please join Council Members Elizabeth Glidden and John Quincy to discuss the draft goals and actions Minneapolis can take to set a better future. We are excited to invite a panel to provide their reactions and also hear from YOU.

We welcome engaged “city watchers” Harvey McClain, owner of Turtle Bread businesses and developer of office and residential properties; Shawn Lewis, who works on Workforce Solutions and Wealth Accumulations for the Minneapolis Urban League; and Sam Rockwell, a blogger for streets.mn focusing on urban life, transportation and land use.

In Chicago they call it “Stepping” in other parts of the country it’s called The Cake Walk, The Ring Shout, The Jitterbug and The Swing.

• Cost: Free
• Ages: Adult
• Instructor: Malcolm Samuels

Class meets weekly through March 7th —come try it out!

Follow the yellow brick road all the way to Anthony Middle School on March 5, 6, 7, and 8! Students perform the classic tale, including the lost musical number of “The Jitterbug”!

Show times are:

• Wednesday, March 5th at 6:30 PM
• Thursday, March 6th at 6:30 PM
• Friday, March 7th at 7:00 PM
• & Saturday, March 8th at 2:00 PM

Cost for VIP Pre-Sale Seats: $12 per Seat–limit 100 seats per show

Cost at the Door (Door Opens 45 Minutes before Show) $5 for Students & Children $8 for Adults

More information and VIP Pre-Sale Ticket here

At this meeting, the design team will present playground equipment options for the park that are being developed based on input from the community, projects artists and playground manufacturers. The community will be asked to review the equipment options, provide comment and work with the design team to finalize the play equipment for the park. At this meeting, the community and design team will also finalize the phasing strategy for the playground.

All are welcome to participate – kids too! Children can engage in the design process and/or go to the Arts and Crafts room next door with local teens for fun and FREE childcare!

• Week 1 - Identify what you are trying to achieve. General overview of linkedin and how to set up your profile
• Week 2 - Optimization, key words, adding media to your profile
• Week 3 - Company pages and groups + 30 minutes of questions (must be submitted 6 days in advance)
• Week 4 - Creating a strategy, testing, experimentation and additional resources

You will leave with:

1. a great profile
2. ideas on how to use this tool based on your own unique business
3. a deeper understanding of the platform
4. a plan to move forward
5. no fear!

Classes will begin in mid-March, on a Thursday afternoon or early evening at a time that works for best the registrants. Each session is an hour with 20 minutes devoted to personal work, individual help and questions, except for week 3 where we will devote 30 minutes to pre-submitted questions. There will be homework each week. Laptop required.

Sign up in advance $60 for all 4 sessions; $80 if registering day-of the first class or later. Maximum 10 people, minimum 6 people. If you have questions or want to register contact info@kingfield.org and include ‘LinkedIn Course’ in the subject line. You will be put in touch directly with the instructor.

About Instructor Emma Lloyd: I have spent 20 years analyzing hardware, data and networks. I have worked for software houses, Wall Street traders and new media artists; and throughout have had the privilege to study the relationship that humans have with machines. My goal is to humanize technology and to empower and enthuse small business owners to embrace tools and use them to grow their business.

This class is a strategy developed to address a challenge identified by the Kingfield Homebased Professional Group. For more information on this group, or to connect with them simply email Scott@kingfield.org or info@kingfield.org.