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Changes in August

Indigenous Sounds, Sights, Stories, and Stars

On the shores of the “Misi-ziibi” & “O-Wa-Mni” “Ha-Ha Tanka” You will be welcomed near the Great, Sacred Mississippi River and its only Waterfalls to enjoy four August evenings of inspiring music, culture, history, film, nature, and the stars by artists, educators, and elders sharing their talents and legacies with those gathered as has happened at this location for centuries. Indigenous Music & Movies in the Park Series  Free Family Event 4 Tuesdays in August Events begin at 4:30,- Music at 7:00 ”“ Movies at Dusk Each Tuesday features Lisa Yankton as MC; Jim Rock, Dakota Astronomer and Educator ,2 minutes of ”˜Truth Telling”', and food grower Dream of Wild Health with farmer”'s market and menu available. Each Tuesday features a variety of local and nationally known American Indian Music and Film Makers. “This Series is an educational and intercultural exchange through public art from a [...]

Dedicated to growing a more diverse and informed community of non-motorized transit users with classes, bike loans, shop use, receiving unused bikes as donation, and more!

By Bruce Johansen and Sheldon Mains It”'s later than hoped for, but Spokes-Bike Walk Connect should be up and running this month with a grand opening party scheduled for Wednesday, August 22 from 4 PM to 9 PM. Spokes is located at 1915 E. 22nd Street,””just across the Hiawatha LRT line and bike trail from Phillips. SPOKES”' goal is to remove barriers to biking and walking for residents of Phillips, Seward and Cedar Riverside. Sheldon Mains, director of SPOKES, traces Spokes”' origins to three key sources: a Bike Walk Twin Cities call for community-based ideas for non-motorized transit, the City of Minneapolis”'s Great Streets program””an aim of which is to make the neighborhood more bike- and pedestrian-friendly, and a survey designed by Katya Pilling, former associate director at Seward Redesign. Pilling”'s survey revealed a primary reason many people don”'t bike: they don”'t know how, in many cases due to cultural and [...]