Join us for an informal "working social" meeting the evening before the festival (Saturday September 9th) to pick up trash along Longfellow Beach. Meet at 6pm at the top of the long stone staircase off of 34th St at W River Parkway. We will walk down the stairs to clean the beach and survey the [...]
Celebrate the Mississippi River Gorge at the annual Longfellow River Gorge Festival! This family-friendly, community celebration will include free ice cream and popsicles, canoe rides, live music and naturalist tours. Our Gorge Leadership Team will lead walking tours of the nearby oak savanna so you can see the progress of recent restoration at this site. there will be live music throughout [...]
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 [...]
Meet the City Council Ward 12 candidates as they discuss important issues for our neighborhood. You have the opportunity to ask questions too! Email with questions you would like the candidates to answer. The forum starts at 7 followed by a meet and greet at 8pm. Help us welcome people at the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49a8ab2aa2f9c16-ward1#/ [...]
Share a meal with the Housing Justice League coalition as we kick-off a new renter-centered initiative to build power for community ownership in Minneapolis on Thursday, September 14, 2023, from [...]
Join Friends of the Mississippi River and help plant native floodplain trees in the sand flats on Saturday, September 16 from 9-11 am. Meet near 34th and West River Parkway [...]
Arbeiter Brewing, Blackbird Revolt, and KRSM - 98.9 FM are teaming up to put on the brewery's first, Culture and Craft event! It's a full day of fun, family, culture, and craft! Featured Product Vendors Include: Blackbird Revolt Munay Creations (Henna Tattoos) Kari Lee Art Obsidian Pause Wearable Paper Art ACAB Cutie Functional Heirlooms @roselinescandles, [...]
A South Minneapolis music festival featuring 12 local bands across 3 porches that transform into stages on September 16th from 4-10 PM along 17th Avenue from 32nd to 34th Streets! Powderhorn Porchfest is unique in its focus on celebrating local music and local foods. While dancing in the streets to hip hop, blues, indie, and [...]
This fall marks the end of a year of shows at the Vine Arts Center with artwork from community members, gallery members and an artist from Iowa. Our members are preparing to celebrate that with “Rising From The Ashes” on September 16 from 6:00 to 9:00. The following week on Sept 23rd and 24th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM [...]
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. This meeting has been moved to VIRTUAL ONLY on Zoom: [...]
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. [...]
Beat invasive Buckthorn at the park at our Upcoming National Public Lands Day VOLUNTEER BUCKTHORN BLITZ on Saturday, September 23 from 9:00-12:00. National Public Lands Day 2023 is a statewide event that provides unique opportunities for Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteers to participate in our largest single day of service. Locations across the state will have [...]
