Longfellow Event Calendar & Board Meetings

Longfellow Community Health: Using Art as a Tool for Mental Health Support

Curiosity Studio 3607 East Lake St., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Curiosity Studio for open studios with art making experiences designed to strengthen individual and community wellness over the course of five different dates this fall. This session will take place from 6 to 8pm at Curiosity Studio, 3607 E Lake St, and focus on Art as a way of Fight. “Never fight to injure, [...]

Longfellow Community Health: Using Art as a Tool for Mental Health Support

Curiosity Studio 3607 East Lake St., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Curiosity Studio for open studios with art making experiences designed to strengthen individual and community wellness over the course of five different dates this fall. This session will take place from 11am to 1pm at Curiosity Studio, 3607 E Lake St, and focus on Art as a way to come back to your Body [...]

Lock and Dam Study Public Forum

Lock and Dam No.1 5000 W River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, United States

The Army Corps is now embarking on a highly anticipated disposition study that will help decide what happens to the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, and Lock and Dam No. 1 (Ford Dam). The Corps will hold two more in-person public input opportunities to help define the study's scope. Organizers want to gather community [...]

Lake Street Fall Movie Night: Coco

Gandhi Mahal Community Space 3009 27th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Lake Street Council in celebrating fall on Lake Street with a fun, community outdoor movie night! Lake Street residents, business owners, and visitors are welcome to enjoy family friendly activities, treats, and more! This event free to attend, no RSVP necessary. Date: Friday October 21, 2022 Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Gandhi Mahal [...]

Longfellow Community Health: Using Art as a Tool for Mental Health Support

Curiosity Studio 3607 East Lake St., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Curiosity Studio for open studios with art making experiences designed to strengthen individual and community wellness over the course of five different dates this fall.  This session will take place at Curiosity Studio and focus on Art as a way to Process. How do we process the events, accidents, or markers of a whole [...]

East Lake Street Revitalization Community Meeting

Hook & Ladder 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on Tuesday October 25 from 6-7:30 pm at the Hook and Ladder Theater for a meeting on the current and future revitalization efforts on East Lake Street, including information on current and future developments, updates on ongoing city and community projects, and proposals for solutions to persistent problems. This event is co-hosted by [...]

Lock and Dam Public Forum

Dowling Elementary School 3900 W River Parkway, Minenapolis, MN, United States

The Army Corps is now embarking on a highly anticipated disposition study that will help decide what happens to the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, and Lock and Dam No. 1 (Ford Dam). The Corps will hold one more in-person public input opportunities to help define the study's scope. Organizers want to gather community [...]

Documentary Premiere – Longfellow: Our Journey

Minneapolis Fire Station #24 4501 Hiawatha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

In May of 1863, following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, hundreds of African Americans fled slavery on two steamboats provided by the military at Fort Snelling. What happened to these families after entering the same site where Dred Scott and dozens more were enslaved by the same U.S Military? Join [...]

Minneapolis Edible Boulevards Cooking Class

Join us for our next Minneapolis Edible Boulevards cooking class with the Division of Indian Work's and Wiisinig LLC's  Derek Nicholas on Saturday, November 12.   Who? You and everyone you want to invite! What? Create a nutritious and delicious Berry Wild Rice Salad. Cook along with us by picking up the ingredients ahead of the class.  Where?  Zoom Registration (you can cook and/or participate anywhere in [...]

St. Peder’s Annual Æbleskive Breakfast!

St. Peder's Lutheran Church 4600 E. 42nd Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us for this once a year breakfast! St. Peder’s Lutheran Church (the cute church on the corner of 42nd & 46th) cooks up Æbleskiver for the masses at 10 am. Free will offering.  All Are Welcome! What is an Æbleskive you ask? It is a little ball of delight! Cooked in a special pan, these [...]

Give to the Max Day

Give to the Max Day is a 24-hour online give-a-thon hosted by GiveMN at GiveMN.org on Thursday, November 17.  Last year, more than 6,000 nonprofits and schools received donations as part of Minnesota's giving holiday. We encourage you to support the work of LCC – hosting community events, Free the Deeds, rental assistance programs, and more [...]

Southside Stories: Our North Star Journey

St. Peter's AME Church 401 E 41st St, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Greg McMoore is a lifelong South Minneapolis resident and current board member of Hennepin History Museum. He recently completed an Arthur C. McWatt Fellowship to further explore the story of his family’s “North Star Journey.” Greg will share the story about his Wallace family ancestors: their migration from enslavement in Virginia; arrival to freedom in [...]