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Saturday April 20th 2024
Minneapolis Recreation Centers Reopening to the Public
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) continues to transition its 47 recreation centers to pre-COVID-19 services and hours of operation.
All MPRB recreation centers are currently offering scheduled, registered, and ActivePass programs Monday through Saturday, with five sites offering pre-registered programs on Sunday. Search all available activities at minneapolisparks.org/register.
Recreation centers will begin offering general public hours starting November. 29, with the following phased approach:
Monday, Nov. 29-Sunday, Dec. 19
- All recreation centers open Monday-Friday, 3-7 pm
- Drop-in recreation opportunities available during those public open hours
- Recreation centers open outside of public open hours and on Saturdays and Sundays for pre-registered and ActivePass programs only
- Youth sports games begin at various sites with spectators allowed
Monday, Dec. 20-Tuesday, Dec. 30
(Minneapolis Public Schools Winter Break)
- All recreation centers open on School Release Days, Monday-Friday, Noon-7 pm
- Drop-in recreation opportunities available during those public open hours
- Note: all recreation centers will be closed and programming cancelled Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
Monday, January 3, 2022, and onward
- All recreation centers open Monday-Friday, 3-9 pm
- All recreation centers open Saturdays, Noon-6 pm
- Northeast, Farview, East Phillips, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Winter Events
Midtown Global Market
Holiday No Coast Craft-o-Rama
Saturday, December 4, 10AM-4PM
Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake Street
Join us and 45 great local artists for a handmade holiday shopping fest!
www.nocoastcraft.com
Family Fridays
Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake Street
December 10, 17, and 31, 5PM-7PM
Join Midtown Global Market for Santa, Craft Activities, and a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration
www.midtownglobalmarket.org
American Swedish Institute
Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival
American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue
www.asimn.org/
Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival
Saturday December 4 – Sunday December 5
10AM- 4PM
The sights and sounds of the Scandinavian marketplace return in time for the holidays at one of the region’s largest handcraft markets and festivals. Shop handmade goods from more than 60 regional artists at booths inside ASI and out in the courtyard. Browse exceptional items from ASI’s own Jul Shop, alongside distinctive artisan glass, clothing, wood, jewelry, ceramics, and textiles.
Winter Solstice Celebration
Tuesday December 20, at 5 PM – 9 PM
Advance registration is now required for Winter Solstice.
Mark the shortest day and longest night of the year at ASI with ASI’s popular Winter Solstice Celebration. Since pagan days, solstice has traditionally meant the “year as reborn,” with ancient (and modern) Scandinavians fusing it into the longer “Jul” or Yule season.… Read the rest “Winter Events”
New Mural at Phillips West Community Garden
By LAURA HULSCHER
The Phillips West Fall Fest and Annual Meeting was held on November 6th outside the Swedish American Institute. Here neighbors led by Daja Shanklin of Self Made Creative Learning paint a mural for the new Phillips West Community Garden. The garden is on the northeast corner of Portland Avenue South and 28th Street.
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