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Tuesday July 29th 2025

Behind the Decisions: What the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Does for Minneapolis

This is the third article in the League of Women Voters Minneapolis 2025 Democracy Series. Available at https://lwvmpls.org/democracy-series/

By LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MINNEAPOLIS

In the November election, you will have the opportunity to select your representatives for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB). What responsibilities do these board members have? How might decisions made by these boards affect you? How can you make an informed decision on who to vote for so your choice of candidate aligns with your values and concerns?

MPRB and Minneapolis’s Award-winning Park System

MPRB is an independent governing body responsible for managing the city’s parks, recreational facilities, and green spaces. It operates separately from the City of Minneapolis, with its own jurisdiction and funding.

MPRB received the 2024 National Medal Award for excellence in parks and recreation, acknowledging that our park system is one of the best in the country. This fall, residents can cast their ballots to choose representatives for six park districts and three at-large-seats for MPRB. Your vote impacts who will govern, maintain, and continue developing Minneapolis’s park system.

MPRB was established in 1883 to oversee the development and maintenance of a park system spanning 7,059 acres. Did you know that Minneapolis’s park system has 185 parks, 102 miles of biking and walking trails, 22 lakes, a dozen formal gardens, and 49 recreation centers?… Read the rest “Behind the Decisions: What the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Does for Minneapolis”

All That’s Left of You

By OLIVER STRICHERZ

This year, MSPIFF44 [The 44th Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival] showed a strong initiative to represent the stories of people from all parts of the world. More than 60 countries worldwide had at least one film in the festival, mostly in languages other than English. From documentaries to samurai films, there’s an international film for everyone. The Film Society’s deep appreciation for showing international stories through film shows up in many other parts of the year as well, through other specialty festivals such as the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, Italian Film Festival, Cine Latino, Black Europe Film Festival, and more, all in collaboration with local Twin Cities cultural centers and international voices. 

All That’s Left of You poignantly shows the decades-long story of a Palestinian family adjusting to and enduring the heartbreaking displacement from their homeland. Pictured are two of the presenters of the film, one of whom represents Mizna, a locally based nonprofit that, among many things, produces the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival. (Oliver Stricherz)

An incredible example of an international film shown at this year’s film festival is Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis’ narrative feature film, All That’s Left Of You, which is said to be shown later this year at the annual Arab Film Festival.… Read the rest “All That’s Left of You”

July 2025 Events

Better Things 5×5 Reading and Open Mic
Tuesday, July 1
7 PM
Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Avenue
Free

Join 5×5 hosts Davi Gray, Erin Sharkey, and Louise Waakaa’igan at Moon Palace Books as they showcase original work by five fantastic writers: Anthony Ceballos, Kyle Tran Myhre (Guante), Taiwana Shambley, Barbara Currin, and Jeannine Ouellette. Following the main reading, there will be a short refreshment break followed by an open mic.
Better Things is sponsored by ReEntry Lab, which works to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them. Masks are required at Moon Palace Books.

Creation.Story
Through July 26
All My Relations Arts
1414 E Franklin Avenue
Free

Creation.Story is a group exhibit featuring artists who invoke the oral traditions and creative expressions in their Očhéthi Šakówiŋ heritage, and is a continuation of this thriving tradition. Artists featured are Jhon Goes In Center, James Star Comes Out, Mikayla Patton, Randilynn Boucher-Giago, Dwayne Wilcox, Dyani White Hawk, Marlena Myles, Talon Ducheneaux, Keith BraveHeart, Jaida Grey Eagle, Kylee Wanatee-Thunderhawk, Angela Babby, Destiny Big Crow, and Billy Janis. For gallery hours and additional programming, visit allmyrelationsarts.org.

We Are Still Queer
Through August
Two Rivers Gallery
1530 E Franklin Avenue
Free

To honor Pride Month, Two Rivers Gallery is showcasing emerging artists who explore themes of Indigenous LGBTQIA2S+ identity, community, and artistry.… Read the rest “July 2025 Events”

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