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 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 [...]

Equitable Housing & Development Committee Meeting

The Equitable Housing & Development Committee (EHDC) is an Ad Hoc committee tasked with identifying, researching, and planning that will mitigate and/or support issues and opportunities of equitable housing in Greater Longfellow. The committee also assists with the review of new development proposals and hosts transportation planners for presentations on upcoming projects. Meeting Link I [...]

Environment & River Gorge Committee Meeting

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.   Meeting Link I Agenda

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 [...]

Events & Engagement Committee Meeting

The Events & Engagement Committee develops purposeful events and assists with outreach efforts to ensure all neighbors feel welcome and supported through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion. Meeting Link | Agenda 

No Pie Charts, Only Pies! LCC General Membership Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation

Longfellow Park 3435 36th Ave S, Minneapolis, United States

Come by Longfellow Park and enjoy some pie! Join us for our annual General Membership Meeting! We will be honoring some of our amazing volunteers, talking with neighbors, and trying pie from some great local bakeries. This free event is open to the public and all are welcome. Watch our website for more information about [...]

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 [...]

November Board Meeting

LCC Board of Directors Meeting The LCC Board of Directors is composed of residents and a business representative from the Greater Longfellow neighborhoods. We hold meetings on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm and they are always open to the public. The LCC Board meetings are currently held over [...]

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 [...]