Handmade Bowls+ Handmade Soup= Kingfield Empty Bowls, an event to build community & raise funds for NICOLLET SQUARE, a home for formerly homeless youth in Kingfield

Join and Share the event here!.

Want to volunteer? Visit this link and sign up for a shift!

The concept of the Kingfield Empty Bowls Event is simple: Attendees make a donation (suggested at $20 per bowl), select a beautiful handmade bowl donated by a local pottery artist, enjoy a hearty meal of soup prepared by volunteers, and then keep their bowl as a reminder that many of our neighbors are in need of food and housing.

Restaurants supporting Kingfield Empty Bowls include:

• Anodyne Coffeehouse
• Butter Bakery Cafe
• Cafe Ena / Rincon 38
• Corner Table
• Curran's Family Restaurant
• Grand Cafe
• Kings Wine Bar
• The Lowbrow
• Royal Grounds
• Sunstreet Breads
• Victor's 1959 Cafe

Promotional Support:

• The Color Wheel Gallery (promotion)
• Johnson Design & Etc & B Johnson Photos (graphic design)

Decorations:

• Petersen Flowers
• Litin Eco

Organization and Outreach support provided by:

• Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
• Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Bowls donations are still being accepted – just drop them off at the The Color Wheel Gallery, 46th & Grand, Tuesday or Wednesday this week from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM! Need someone to pick up a larger donation? Just contact KFNA at info@kingfield.org!

Questions? Contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980 if you have any questions or are interested in getting involved.

Almost every winter, somewhere in Minnesota, someone falls through the ice and drowns. When is ice safe? There really is no sure answer. In fact, ice is probably never 100 percent safe but we all go out on it regardless.

What should you do if you fall through the ice? First, try not to panic. This may be easier said than done, unless you have worked out a survival plan in advance. If you should fall through the ice, MFD’s upcoming presentation could save your life!

Join Minneapolis Fire Department for a show and tell of equipment they use for ice rescue, some tips on how to prevent falling through the ice, and what you should do if it ever happens to you or someone you are with.

Come early and help construct a Snowman Village on the side of the rink! This part of the event is sponsored by the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board and occurs from 12:00-2:30 PM, both clothing for your snow people and decoration for the village will be provided!

Organized by the Kingfield Neighborhood Association Crime and Safety Committee & East Harriet Farmstead Crime, Safety, Transportation and Noise Committee

Got questions? Contact cheryl@kingfield.org

Monday nights are Pizza Nights at Sun Street Breads, but if you work from home you are invited to attend this special KFNA Homebased Professional Event and get a jump on the evening (and dinner)!

$10 for Kingfield Residents and $15 for Neighbors from adjoining Neighborhoods; Sun Street pizza, program and networking included in the price. Full counter service available for beverages.

Register and pay here. Not on Facebook? Email info@kingfield.org and we will arrange for payment and get you registered. Capacity for this event is limited to 60 adults.

Come join this group that is working to realize the values of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King at the public park in Kingfield named in his honor including overseeing the community engagement process for the design of the new playground this summer! If you have questions related to this meeting or Legacy Council please contact co-Chair Sandra Richardson at srichardson@sabathani.org

KFNA is seeking a new volunteer neighborhood representative to serve on this group; thanks to the many years of service in this position to Tamera Eirten. If interested please contact KFNA at info@kingfield.org

The recent homicide that occurred in Kingfield along with plenty of conversation about what neighbors can do to be safe and share information in future situations like this, will be covered at this next KFNA Crime Prevention & Safety Meeting. Come meet our new 5th Precinct Crime Prevention Specialist and share your concerns, support each other, and develop community-solutions!

Families need babysitter and Babysitters need jobs. If you live in or near Kingfield neighborhood, come to the 2nd Babysitters and Families Speed-dating Event at MLK Park 4055 Nicollet Ave. South! Babysitters and families will meet each other for 5 or so minutes (depending on how many people we have).

Babysitters: Bring 20 copies of a flyer about yourself including name, number, email, available days & times, and your rate. You can be as creative in sharing anything else on your flyer as you like.

Families: Bring your kids. You can even plan to stay for the final MLK Playground Design Meeting which begins at 6 PM in the Park Multi-Purpose Room, and guess what?! FREE CHILDCARE is available for this meeting provided by Kingfield Babysitters!

Interested but can't come, contact: nancy@kingfield.org

Note: KFNA is hosting this event for families and babysitters. We make no guarantees about quality or fit.

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!

Can’t Make the Meeting? Please Share Your Input via the Online Survey! (Available until February 17, 2014 at 11:59 pm) The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and its partners are seeking additional feedback on the playground concept and phase I options that were presented at the December 17, 2013 community meeting. The information you provide will help determine community preferences and final recommendations for the overall concept, phasing, fundraising and project timing at the February 20, 2014 community meeting. Please take a moment to complete the survey by February 17th at 11:59 PM and join the conversation on February 20th at 6:30 PM at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Click here to take the Community Survey for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Playground

Washburn High School's Spring Musical

• February 20th - 22nd, 7:00 PM
• February 23rd, 2:00 PM
• February 27th - March 1st, 7:00 PM
• March 2nd, 2:00 PM

$8 before 10:00 PM or $13 after

“So Alive” is such a neighborhood hit that we're hosting another, turning Kingfield once more into a rocking retro dance location! This event features pop, new wave, house & synth dance floor classics from the ‘80s and ‘90s! All proceeds benefit The Aliveness Project, a community center for people living with HIV/AIDS, to support their move to the Kingfield Neighborhood at 38th & Nicollet, and this time, for the first time, held on-site at the Aliveness site!

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