If you’ve already got the Open Streets bug from our great event last September we’ve got a way to fulfill your urge this month! Open Streets kicks off with a one day event this Saturday, May 31st along the proposed Greenway route in north Minneapolis from 10-4pm. Here more info from Insight News:
The first of this summer’s Open Streets Minneapolis events will take place in North Minneapolis and will showcase the potential of a Greenway in the location of the event.
The North Minneapolis Greenway Experience will take place on Saturday, May 31 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and will close Humboldt Avenue North and Girard Avenue North from West Broadway Avenue to 42nd Avenue North to motor-vehicle traffic to allow families and neighbors to walk, bike, skate, have fun and shop in a safe, car-free environment.
Open Streets events are designed to help promote environmentally friendly transportation choices such as walking, bicycling and mass transit. They also help promote good public health by encouraging active, healthy lifestyles.
The location of the North Minneapolis Greenway Experience is where a Greenway is currently being considered. A network of 12 neighborhood, community and culturally based organizations are conducting outreach activities to engage area residents to gauge their interest in developing the Greenway. “We are proud and excited to have the kick-off Open Streets Minneapolis event in our neighborhood,” says Will Lumpkins. The North Minneapolis Greenway Experience will feature a pop-up roller rink, a portable playground, an urban farm fair, a BMX stunt show, a 3:3 basketball tournament, gardening demonstrations, live bands, a bike scavenger hunt, an old North Minneapolis history display and a pop-up flower park, as well as other activities and displays.
The Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s Youth Committee is excited to be hosting our second annual series of Party in the Park events on the third Wednesday of June, July and August as a way to connect neighbors with one another and resources and opportunities in their community. The event is held near our office in the green space between Cleveland Park and Lucy Craft Laney School near Penn and Lowry Avenues north and reaches residents in the Cleveland Neighborhood and surrounding area.
The annual Northside summer concert series Live on the Drive returns for it’s seventh year. The soulful Thomasina Petrus and her band kick off the concert series on Thursday, June 12th, from 6 to 8pm. This will be the first of three concerts held outdoors this summer on the scenic Victory Memorial Drive at 34th Avenue North in Minneapolis, one of the most beautiful concert settings in the city.
ome one, Come all to the Cleveland Connector Lab on May 28th from 6-8pm! During the month of April we hosted 30 Days of Community where we co-hosted a variety of community events initiated by Cleveland residents. Throughout the month we asked residents: “What would you do with $500 to make a difference in your community?” and we heard a wide range of answers. Now we are ready to take the next step to turning a few of those ideas into a reality, but we need your help. Here are just a few of the ideas residents came up with:
We are pleased to let you know about this year’s Rain garden Project, a partnership between Cleveland Neighborhood Association and Metro Blooms. Metro Blooms is a non-profit organization that has worked for 30 years to strengthen communities by promoting environmentally sound landscaping that beautifies neighborhoods and protects our environment. Up to fifteen rain gardens will be installed in the Cleveland Neighborhood. The Raingarden Project will also involve workshops to help educate residential and commercial property owners on how to help keep our lakes, rivers and streams clean by simple changes in yard care choices. The workshops are designed to move participants quickly from an overview of healthy yard care practices to a completed raingarden design for their property with one-on-one assistance from Metro Blooms landscape designers and Hennepin County Master Gardeners. The Cleveland Neighborhood specific workshop is scheduled for Saturday, June 28th from 1pm-4pm and is FREE. Complete workshop details are outlined below.
“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.”