Neighborhood News April 20

BLUE HUE FOR LAKE HARRIET BANDSHELL
Lake Harriet Bandshell repairs have begun.
The first phase of repairs, scheduled throughout spring and early summer, includes updating Bandshell windows, remodeling the bathrooms in the pavilion so that they are accessible, and repainting all building sidewalls. Work will pause this summer to accommodate, as much as possible, concessions at Bread and Pickle, Minneapolis Music and Movies in the Parks, and other scheduled events. Work will resume after Labor Day to complete any unfinished work started this spring and replace the roofs of the Bandshell and associated buildings.

Festival of Garage Sales MAY 6
This year’s Festival of Garage Sales in Bryn Mawr is Saturday, May 6. This event draws people from across the state, and has included over 100 sales in the past. Register your garage sale with the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association to be on the map and get a sign. Utepils Brewing is offering a free beverage token to all registered sales. The registration fee helps the BMNA cover the costs of printing/promoting the event, traffic control, coordinating food trucks, and portable bathrooms.

Earth day clean-ups APRIL 22
Local neighborhood groups are holding clean-up events on Saturday, April 22. Look on neighborhood association websites for details. Find information about park clean ups at www.minneapolisparks.org.
Kingfield PorchFest coming JUNE 15
Kingfield PorchFest will be on Thursday, June 15 from 6-9 p.m. On this single summer evening, Kingfield musicians will perform acoustic music outdoors at their respective homes, or at neighbor’s porch or yard, while others stroll through the neighborhood, enjoying the sounds. This event regularly features over 50 musical performances dozens of Kingfield stages. Register at https://bit.ly/Porchfest2023

REPORT ON ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT
On Sept. 24, 2022, 15 neighborhoods from across Minneapolis held an Electronics Recycling Event at Mayflower Church in Tangletown with Repowered (formerly Tech Dump). They collected over 16 tons, or 32,000 pounds of electronics and small appliances – over seven times what was expected. “Unfortunately, due to the realities of electronics recycling in Minnesota at this time, safe recycling and disposal costs are high,” remarked planners. “Even with collecting $5,000 in donations at the event, the final vendor fees were much higher than expected due to the volume and weight collected. Repowered generously waived their staff’s overtime fees for the event, which brought each of the 15 neighborhood’s portion of the expense down to around $700 each.

SEAN SHERMAN TO SPEAK AT MCAD
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is pleased to announce that author and award-winning chef Sean Sherman will be the spring 2023 commencement speaker and recipient of an honorary doctorate. Past speakers and recipients included National Endowment for the Arts Chairperson Maria Rosario Jackson 2022 and Mohawk artist Skawennati in 2021.
“We are honored to welcome Chef Sherman to the MCAD community. He is an example of what creative leadership can do; that is, bring about profound change to ingrained perceptions and entrenched systems,” said MCAD President Sanjit Sethi.

MCAD ANNUAL ART AUCTION MAY 19
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) hosts an annual art auction to raise funds for students in need of financial support. As one of the creative pillars in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) hosts an annual art auction to raise funds for students in need of financial support. Every year the event showcases established artists from across the country, who donate their artwork, and gives attendees the chance to add paintings, photographs, sculptures, or ceramics to their own personal art collection. Tickets start at $150 for the Friday, May 19, 2023 event at the MCAD Main Gallery, 2501 Stevens Avenue South.