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Outdoor Movie at MLK Park, “Selma”
Thursday, July 30th at dusk
MLK Park Field, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Free!
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Early Morning With Elizabeth: Criminal Justice Reform and Police Community Relations: What are our next steps?
Friday, July 31st, 7:30 AM
Turtle Bread Bakery, 4762 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis
Criminal justice reform, and the need to improve police community relations, is a topic of national and local concern. Communities across the United States are asking the hard question, “Are we the next Ferguson?” Please join us for a critical conversation about criminal justice reform; learn what Minneapolis is doing to improve police community relations and disparities in our criminal justice system and join our discussion of what more must be done.
We will be joined by two of the most influential City staff working to improve city services with a race equity lens, City Attorney Susan Segal and Minneapolis Police Departments’ Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff Medaria Arradondo. We are also joined by Jason Sole, an author and professor, consultant to police and community groups, and civil rights activist. Mr. Sole is the chair of the Minneapolis NAACP criminal justice subcommittee.
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National Night Out!
Tuesday, August 4th
On great blocks all over Kingfield!
The free registration date to close off your street for National Night Out has passed, but... you should still register your curbside or front yard block party here. You will get free Mystery Point Passes for Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America, not to mention personal ice cream delivery service from Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board Members and Staff! Registration also places you on the official list of NNO events that gets distributed to police and other departments and counts toward our city’s over-all citizen involvement!
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What makes your neighborhood special?
Please respond to this survey by August 5th (note deadline is the day AFTER National Night Out—just in case your memory needs a little jogging about why Kingfield is so great!)
Please take this opportunity to be part of an anonymous online survey about the character of Kingfield neighborhood and the places you feel are important to it. The survey is being distributed to residents of Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods and is a chance to express your views about what makes your neighborhood special. The results of this study will be made available to the neighborhood, so you will be able to discover the diverse views your neighbors have about Kingfield. This study is being conducted by Madelyn Sundberg, a Kingfield resident and graduate student at the University of Minnesota, for her M.S. in Architecture: Heritage Conservation and Preservation thesis under the guidance of Professor Greg Donofrio. If you have questions, you are encouraged to contact them at sundb173@umn.edu or donofrio@umn.edu.
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and you will be given the option to enter your email address at the end of the survey for a chance to win an iPad Air. To participate in this survey please click the following link:
SURVEY
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King’s Grand Re-Opening Outdoor Party
Saturday, August 8th, 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
King's Wine Bar, 4555 Grand Avenue, Minneapolis
Stop by and join the outdoor fun and festivities and meet the new management and owners!
There will be outdoor Asian street food, classes will be offered throughout the day in the Wine Room, door prizes, giveaways and more!
For more information visit www.kingsmpls.com/events/
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Garden to Table Dinner
Saturday, August 15th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Kingfield’s Pleasant Community Garden, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Minneapolis (located just north of the Center of Performing Arts)
$ 55 per person/ limit 12 guests
Come enjoy a four course dinner prepared by Community Garden coordinator, Kingfield resident, Butter Bakery Cafe’s bakery manager and lover of a good meal, Suzie Lillyblad. She will be joined in preparing the meal, by a group of food-loving community gardeners. This serene outdoor venue gives guests the unique experience of dinning in the beautiful surroundings of the KFNA’s Pleasant Community Garden.
This is a truly local meal, with some ingredients supplied by vendors at the Kingfield Farmers Market and others that have been grown in Suzie’s community garden plot. Where else can you dine right next to where the ingredients are grown and harvested?
Funds raised through this special KFNA Community Garden Event will help build Kingfield's first wood-fired community oven at this site in the fall. Before dinner, tour the community garden and learn about our plans to build the community bread oven.
Find Kingfield Community Gardens on Facebook to see pictures of previous dinners and sample menus.
Cost: $55 per person $40 of the cost of your ticket may be deducted as a tax-deductible donation to KFNA, as the law allows.
Location: Pleasant Community Garden, W. 38th St. and Pleasant Ave., Minneapolis
To Make a Reservation: Email info@kingfield.org with your name, contact info, and how many seats you need. We will contact you to confirm your reservation and arrange pre-payment.
In case of rain, the dinner will be relocated to a sheltered location and proceed as planned!
Kingfield Community Gardens
Grow · Pick · Enjoy
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Summer Programming for Youth & Families Still Open at MLK Park + Fall Sports Registration Open Now As Well
Nature Play Group
(6months-6years)
Mondays 10am July 13 - Aug 3rd $15.00
Activenet #52115
$15.00
Youth Ceramics
6-12yrs
Wednesdays 4pm July 22 - Aug19th $30.00
Activenet # 51744
Family Ceramics
Wednesdays 6pm July 22 - Aug 19th $30.00 (per family)
Activenet # 51740
Fall Sports Registration- Open Now!
Youth Volleyball
Youth Football
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Playground Ribbon Cutting and Community Celebration
Saturday, August 22nd, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
On August 22, 2015 our beloved community will cut the ribbon and celebrate the grand opening of the first African-American inventors & civil rights-themed playground in the country. The playground is in the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Minneapolis at 4055 Nicollet Avenue South. The ribbon-cutting will be preceded by a march, rally, and program, and will be followed by entertainment and all kinds of fun activities at the park. Please join us for any or all of the day!
Saturday August 22 Schedule
- 10:30am GATHER at the east parking lot of Sabathani Community Center (310 East 38th St.)
- 11:00am RALLY at Sabathani and line up for the march (van/bus seating available)
- NOON MARCH from Sabathani to the park (distance is just under 3/4 mile, or about 30 minutes)
- 1:00pm LISTEN as we are welcomed to the park with drumming, ritual, and words of inspiration
- 1:30pm CELEBRATE as the playground is opened with a formal ribbon-cutting
- 2:00-4:00pm ENJOY free entertainment, games, exhibitors, an art sale benefitting the park, food and ice cream for sale, face painting, and more fun for all ages
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