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.
Join us to learn about 2 new apartment housing projects proposed in Longfellow. The meeting will be held via zoom on Wednesday, August 2nd at 6pm. Both project developers will present and take questions or feedback. Add your questions and comments when you attend the virtual meeting. All are welcome. PROJECT ONE: 3716 Cheatham Avenue, 100 affordable [...]
The Environment-River Gorge Committee (ERG) works to create environmentally focused programs, projects and events that help advance the greening of Greater Longfellow, as well as promote and protect the River Gorge. Find our agenda for details on our upcoming meeting. ERG meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm; All meetings are open to [...]
We're hosting a trivia night fundraiser! Join us for a night of trivia, a silent auction, and food and drinks at Eagles 34. Help us continue to advocate for our community, whether that's engagement around the future of the Third Precinct, rental assistance program funding, and hosting events and conversations. All trivia tickets and silent [...]
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 [...]
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 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!
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 [...]
Our Events and Engagement Committee works to engage with the community with meaning and purpose through events and programming. We assist with outreach efforts to ensure all neighbors feel welcome [...]
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 [...]
Our Board of Directors discusses the objectives and programming of Longfellow Community Council and votes on grants and projects. Look at our agenda for a more complete picture of what we’re doing each month. Our Board meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm. All meetings are open to the public and hybrid – [...]
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 [...]
