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5th Precinct Open House
Tuesday, May 17th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Fifth Precinct, 3101 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
This is an opportunity to learn about the Minneapolis Police Department. Fun, food, and entertainment – all free!
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Register now for the 18th Annual KFNA Rummage Sale
The Registration DEADLINE is TODAY, May 17th - so register now!
The 18th Annual Kingfield Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, May 21, 9 AM to 2 PM. The cost to participate is $10 per household or $25 for an entire block, which helps KFNA promote your sale. As always, KFNA will print and distribute rummage sale maps in the neighborhood and online, as well as market the sales with signage and social media.
If you’re shopping the sales, stop in at Butter Bakery Café, Curran’s Restaurant, ColorWheel Gallery, Nicollet Ace Hardware, or Royal Grounds the day of the sale to pick up a map, or check out kingfield.org the day before the sale to plan your route.
Registration forms are available online here. Completed forms are due by 9 PM on Tuesday, May 17th. If you have any questions regarding the event or registration please email KFNARummageSale@gmail.com.
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Kingfield Homebased Professionals Happy Hour
Wednesday, May 18th, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Harriet's Inn, 4000 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis
The Kingfield Home-Based Professionals will be gathering for happy hour on Wednesday 18 May at Harriet's Inn (40th & Lyndale) from 4:00 - 6:00.
Dress for outdoor seating. If you can join us, please RSVP by commenting on their LinkedIn thread here
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Nicollet Avenue Public Art Community Mosaic Workshop #3
Thursday, May 19th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Register by emailing sarah@kingfield.org! More info and images here and here!
- Workshops will be limited to 32 participants each; call or email KFNA at 612.823.5980 or info@kingfield.org to reserve your place at the table!
- Children as young as 6 are welcome, but each youth 12 or younger must be accompanied by an adult who also participates in the workshop.
As part of the City of Minneapolis’ Art in Public Places program, Twin Cities artists Ben Janssens and Marjorie Pitz, with input from a neighborhood public art committee, designed art for the 10-block stretch of reconstructed Nicollet from Lake Street to 40th Street. Gateway sculptures with an aviary theme can be seen at 40th and 36th streets, and sculptural bird stools and benches are being installed at six locations this spring.
These benches and stools on Nicollet are not yet complete, however; as part of the design the birds’ wings have been left blank, for community members to fill in. Mosaic artist Lori Greene has been working with students at Ramsey Middle School to create designs for the wings, and she will be running two community workshops where participants will transform these designs into colorful mosaic wings.
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Opening Day at the 2016 Kingfield Farmers’ Market
Sunday May 22nd, 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
4310 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Opening day of the 2016 Kingfield Farmers Market season is finally here! Prepare your recipes and shopping lists and head on down to the market for a morning of delicious food and fun! The early spring this year means the veggies are already popping up. Fill your shopping bag with kale, spring greens, green onions, rhubarb and asparagus! Many farmers will have healthy fruit, vegetable, and perennial plant starts so be sure to stop by before planting your garden! Sock up on local meats and cheeses, maple syrup, fermented vegetables, jams, bread and so much more. Enjoy coffee and breakfast or lunch from some amazing food trucks and bakeries as you shop. It's a beautiful time of year at the farmers market, don't miss the opening day!
Also at the KFNA Table...All hail the new queen (bee) as she begins her reign over a new hive in Kingfield! Fortunately, Queen Lily survived the Minnesota winter and looks to have a healthy start to a new year of pollinating plants in our neighborhood. Sadly, Queen Amelia was not so lucky. Please visit the Kingfield Neighborhood Association's table at the Kingfield Farmers Market and help us name our new queen and take a pledge to help our wonderful pollinators!
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21st Annual Lakewood Cemetery 21st Memorial Day Celebration
Monday, May 30th, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Lakewood Cemetery, 3600 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis
The day begins with a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. and continues in the afternoon with live music, art classes, guided tours and other activities.
Ceremony – 10:30 a.m.
In addition to the memorable music of Robert Robinson and his gospel quartet, this year’s ceremony will feature guest speaker, David Geister, a Minneapolis-based artist, storyteller and veteran who specializes in historical art, picture book illustrations and landscape paintings. The ceremony takes place near Lakewood’s Soldiers Memorial and also features music from the Minneapolis Police Band, Honor Guard from the Minnesota National Guard, and a dove release over the audience to symbolize peace.
Live Music, Art Classes, Tours and More – 12-3 p.m.During the afternoon, visitors to Lakewood can enjoy a variety of live music, art and tours:
- Live music performances by SeVy, Peter Ostroushko and Dean Magraw, Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers, Sister Species and harp/flute duo Catherine Victorsen and Jane Strauman. Concerts will take place at an outdoor stage and in Lakewood’s historic 1910 Memorial Chapel.
- Special “Artists & Performers” guided walking tour featuring creative Minnesotans from visual artists to musicians, dancers to architects, and writers to art philanthropists (this tour will also be available on Lakewood’s mobile app)
- Drawing activity led by the founders of The Drawing Project during which visitors can draw memories of loved ones or scenery at Lakewood
- Poetry writing sessions led by Janna Knittel, a published poet with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota
- Photography* tips and instruction provided by photography instructors with Minneapolis Community Education. *Visitors must bring their own camera to participate in this activity.
- Guided trolley tours of Lakewood that explore the cemetery’s history, sculpture and gardens
- Horse-and-carriage rides around one of Lakewood’s oldest sections where visitors can see beautiful monuments and experience how families once travelled in the cemetery
- Special historic streetcar rides on the Como-Harriet Line, from Lakewood’s streetcar gate to Lake Harriet and back, provided by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum, $2 roundtrip (age 3 & under ride free)
- Coffee and cookies for visitors to enjoy while listening to live music in Lakewood’s garden area near the reflection pool
New: Mobile App Tours
Visitors can download Lakewood’s mobile app to take many unique walking tours at Lakewood on Memorial Day―or any time. Tours include women’s history, African American history, World War I veterans, Vietnam War veterans, local sports & athletics leaders and architecture at Lakewood.
Rain or shine. Open to the public. All activities are free, except for the $2 streetcar rides.
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Kingfield PorchFest 2016!
Thursday, June 16th, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Attention neighbors, musicians, and porch owners! Sign up as a Musician or Host (or BOTH!) here! Just a few spots left for Musicians and Hosts to participate.
For anyone who missed this event last year and is wondering, “What is PorchFest?”–PorchFest is an evening of music, community, and summer! On a single summer evening, musicians will perform acoustic music at their respective homes or at a porch location donated by a neighbor, while others stroll through the neighborhood, enjoying the sounds.
We have a need for musicians, amateur and professional, and for porch venues. Sign up if you are willing to perform music, provide a porch, or both, please utilize the online application form that will help us match musicians with hosts and porches, to better coordinate, map, and promote the sounds of the evening!
Questions? For more info visit here, or contact KFNA Executive Director, Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980.
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