Three ways to enjoy art this weekend — none of them stuffy. 6th Annual Art Sled Rally Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Powderhorn Park 3400 15th Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55407 The western slopes of Powderhorn Park will host the Art Sled Rally on Saturday. The rally is put on by a group of neighborhood artists who [...]

Minneapolis Red, White and Boom We haven’t been downtown for the 4th since it was just three of us, but we always loved it.  We would come early for the music, watch the fireworks from the Stone Arch Bridge and once we walked over to the Soap Factory for the 10-second Film Festival (this year [...]

Saturday is National Get Outdoors Day.  There are events going on all over the country, but our our favorite, living in the Twin Cities, is the Powderhorn event sponsored by Bloomington REI.  (Although, check out the South St. Paul City Wide Camp-Out — cheap camping).  The Powderhorn Park event is from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. [...]

Due to poor weather, the MayDay Parade & Festival has been postponed until Sunday, May 13.  All other times and details will remain the same.  For more information please call (612) 721-2535 or see our website:www.hobt.org. Sunday is the In the Heart of the Beast May Day Parade and Festival.  Since 1975, Heart of the Beast has [...]

Saturday is The 5th Annual Art Sled Rally at Powderhorn Park. This celebration is an opportunity for your family to enjoy a sledding spectacle as artists of all ages show off their handiwork on the Powderhorn luge tracks.  The creators of this event, South Sixteenth High Jinks, are a group of artists and neighborhood residents [...]

Free Sled Making Workshops will be  held this weekend in anticipation for next weekend’s Art Sled Rally. The workshops will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Jan 21st and 22nd from 10am until 3pm at Powderhorn Park.  Bring a sled to base your project off of. There will be cardboard, wood, paint and neighborhood artists [...]

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations will be held Monday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Powderhorn Park and 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Powderhorn Park Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration The Powderhorn Park Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will feature activities for youth, entertainment, [...]

Tonight at dusk, Powderhorn Park will play the classic movie, E.T. Go here for a Decent Films review of the movie.

Tonight at dusk, Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis will play the movie, Megamind.  Go here for a USCCB review of the movie.

I don’t get to post much from In The Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre because even though it is the best theatre deal in town ($2 – $4 to see there Saturday Matinees), it is not free.  So I look forward to being able to post about their MayDay Parade and Festival.  The parade [...]