Longfellow Event Calendar & Board Meetings

No Stress Watercolor: A Painting Pop Up from LBA

The Dripping Root 4002 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

What if we approached painting with curiosity? Instead of creating with a specific outcome or product in mind, what if we thought about painting as a series of questions? What if we observed the qualities of the material and responded according to our observations? Nurture your artist within with this relaxed art experience designed and [...]

Free the Deeds at the Midtown Farmers Market

Midtown Farmers Market 2225 Lake Street E, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Free the Deeds will be at the Midtown Farmers Market! We'll be there with information on racial covenants as well as help residents look up their properties and check for covenants. We'll have applications to Just Deeds to start the process of removing racial covenants. There will also be great produce and vendors as always. [...]

BIPOC Shared Space: Hip Hop Dance Class

Ivy Arts Building 2637 27th Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Welcome to our BIPOC Space! Our goal is to create and facilitate a healing space for BIPOC community members where our joys, struggles, expression, and ways of being are not just welcome, but centered; an environment where BIPOC can be their full, authentic selves without fear. We meet every fourth Tuesday of the month at [...]

Succulents 101: Houseplant Care Pop Up from LBA

El Norteno 4000 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Mother Earth Gardens' knowledgeable staff to learn more about potting and caring for succulent plants in your home! Not only will you learn about the light, water and soil needs of succulents - you'll get to be hands on and bring home a new plant! We'll provide a collection of succulents and all necessary [...]

Gardening at Brackett Park

Brackett Park 2728 S 39th Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Come Garden with us! We need help with weeding, planting and more. Join us at the Brackett Park Center at 9am. Bring any shovels or hoes you might have as materials are limited. We will have soil, gardening gloves and spades.

Remember and Reflect: Street Art Boards From the George Floyd Uprising

Becketwood Cooperative 4300 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Becketwood will host a free outdoor exhibit of the street art boards that were created during the uprising following the killing of George Floyd. The boards are provided by Save the Boards Minneapolis whose founder, Kenda Zellner-Smith, will give a presentation at 12:30pm. Save the Boards’ vision is to uplift local artists and serve as [...]

Open Eye Figure Theatre Coming to St. Peder’s: Molly and the Magic Boot

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

Join us in the courtyard of St. Peder's for a delightful puppet show! Meet us outside (we will move indoors if the weather doesn’t cooperate). Bring a chair or blanket. This event is free, invite your friends and neighbors...all are welcome! Molly and the Magic Boot Molly is excited to spend a whole week at [...]

Cry Baby Clay Two Year Anniversary Party

Cry Baby Clay 4141 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Cry Baby Clay is celebrating two years on Saturday, August 12th with an afternoon of fun, creativity and community from 12 to 7pm at Cry Baby Clay, 4141 Minnehaha Avenue. There will be art for sale, snacks, carnival games w/ prizes, free tie-dye & more!

Toolbox Collective Maker’s Market

The Toolbox Collective 3400 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

The Toolbox Collective is a new business in the Longfellow Neighborhood. Located on the corner of 42nd Ave S and 34th St. E, it is the little blue box formally Belle's Toolbox. The Toolbox now houses Artist Studios, offers classes, creative meeting space, and hosts Makers Markets. Our next market is Sunday, August 13th from 10am-2pm. Please stop by, support some [...]

Summer Senior Social Spectacular

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 2730 E 31st St, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Longfellow Seward Healthy Seniors for a special August Senior Social on Tuesday, August 15th from 10:30 to 11:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 E 31st, Minneapolis. In lieu of a speaker, we will have desserts, fruit, games, music, and a chance to relax and socialize. Please register by August 9 to ensure we have enough [...]

The History and Future of 36th Avenue

Learn the little-known history about and plans for improvements along 36th Avenue: Mexican traqueros and Scandinavian railroad workers; cows grazing south of the Greenway and the Birchwood Dairy; the 1957 Sputnik launch and the Brackett Rocketship; the Hiawatha Academy High School; Lake Ave. bus rapid transit and commercial rejuvenation; future lighting and art under the [...]

Dowling Community Garden 80th Anniversary Celebration

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

Join Dowling Community Garden as they celebrate 80 years! Tomato tasting, Garden tours, kids activities and more from 11am to 2pm on Saturday, August 19th at the Gardens.