Calendar May 2025

Church Events

    Ongoing school year – St. Olaf will run the Youth Club (Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. for grades 7-12), after school tutoring by appointment. And religious education for grades 1-12 on Sundays at 9 a.m. with an emphasis on interfaith inclusivity. St. Olaf is located at 2901 Emerson Ave. N. Call 612-529-7726 for info and registration.

    Ongoing – North City Church serves a Community Meal at 10:30 a.m. inside Webber Community Center during the school year.

    Ongoing Sundays – Corner Church meets at Corner Coffee every Sunday at 10 a.m. For info contact Pastor Rachel at 612-385-4486.

    Ongoing Thursdays and Saturdays – New Oil Christian Center Food Give-Away. Every Thurs. and Sat., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh food items, fruits, vegetable, dairy product, meat and non-perishable items. 4021 Thomas Ave. North. Use main entry on Thomas Ave.

    Ongoing – After School Tutoring at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Emerson and 29th Aves. Homework help and expert mathematician. 3-6 p.m. Tues. and Wed.; and 3-5 p.m. Mon. and Thurs. To enroll call 612-529-7726.

    Ongoing Tuesdays – Climate Change Action Committee at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, 2901 Emerson Ave. N. meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

    Ongoing Sundays – North City Church is hosting weekly community dinners at Webber Park,   4300 Webber Parkway, at 5 p.m. The food is free and everyone is welcome around this big neighborhood table. In addition to the community meal, there is live music, stories, kids’ programming and friendly conversation. Contact: text only 612-439-7432, hello@northcitychurch mpls.com or north citychurchmpls.com for event details.

    Ongoing Sundays – Gethsemane Lutheran, 47th and Colfax, hosts a free community lunch every day from Sunday thru Friday at 11:30 a.m. On the second and fourth Sundays of the month you are welcome to take a bag of groceries home with you. Info: 612-521-3575.

    Ongoing Tuesdays – Salem Lutheran, 4150 Dupont, hosts free community dinners, curbside pick-up begins at 6 p.m. Two meals per bag. Everyone welcome. Info: 612-521-3644.

Community Events

    Saturday, 4/26 – Renters Fair, 11 a.m.-noon, North Market. Get informed, learn your rights, connect with resources.

    Saturday, 5/3 – Garden Tool Swap, 9 a.m.-noon at Folwell Rec Center and Garden Clean Up at the Story Garden. Bring your unwanted garden tools to Folwell Park and browse for items that could be useful to you. This is a great way to save money and create systems of mutual aid within our community. There will be some seeds available to take home and we will have plants from our partners in community gardening, including Sovereign Starts Seedling Company, to give away.  Shop local for your spring plants at sovereignstartsmn.com/ shop! More item exchanges will be happening at the garden thru the sumer.

    Saturday, 5/3 – Neighborhood Day Kickball Tournament, 1-3 p.m. at Creekview Park. Join neighbors for friendly competition, music and community vibes. All ages welcome.

    Saturday, Sunday 5/3 and 4 – Spring Clean Sweep. Let’s get Folwell cleaned up! Sign up to clean your block and we will provide the supplies. Email green@folwell.org to get started, or look for a link at Folwell.org.

    Sunday, 5/4 – Shop Small, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hollywood Theater, 2815 Johnson St. NE. Arts, food, crafts and food trucks. Info: facebook.com/NewBrighton FarmersMarket.

    Friday, 5/9 – May Pop Out, 3-5 p.m. at Camden High. Families can explore resources, programs and opportunities while enjoying live performances, food and games.

    Sunday, 5/18 – Victory Community Garden Season Kickoff, 1-3 p.m., 4701 Vincent Ave N. Join local gardeners to plant, connect, and maintain our community garden. All are welcome — seeds and garden tips will be shared!

    Thursday, 5/22 – Annual Memorial Day Concert and food truck. Join us at 7 p.m. at the Victory Flagpole for performances by the Robbinsdale City Jazz Band and City Band, and a salute by the Crystal VFW.               

    Saturday, 5/31 – Neighborhood Garage Sales, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sales will be hosted throughout both Victory and Shingle Creek neighborhoods. Visit victoryneighborhood.org/garagesaleday to participate or donate items for our fundraiser sale.

    Saturday, 6/14 and Wednesday, 6/18 – The Story Garden – 35th and Humboldt, looking forward – June 14 we will hold a cooking class with Minneapolis Edible Gardens. June 18 will be our household goods swap– start collecting and organizing your stuff now!

    Saturdays and Sundays, spring and summer – Zen on Penn Garden Work Days, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 36th and Penn. Get involved with growing and eating local organic food with our urban ag community. Share what you know, or come to learn. No experience necessary– stay for the whole time, or just drop in for an hour. Digging in the dirt will make you feel better. Come try it.

    Ongoing Wednesdays – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 6 p.m., Webber Park Center.

    Ongoing – Camden Cycle’s Open Shop Mondays from 4-6 p.m. Fix your bike with the help of experts. 1420 Dowling Ave N. Info camdenbicycles. com.

    Ongoing third Thursdays – Northside Business Luncheons, noon-1 p.m. Held virtually via Zoom. Visit westbroadway.org to sign up for newsletter and event details.

    Ongoing Mondays  – Attention minority veterans, dependents and survivors! The Minority Veterans Program Coordinator and Outreach Specialist from the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs is available each Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Minneapolis Urban League to discuss your benefits, take claims and speak with you about other options that are available to you. To make an appointment call   612-970-5277 or contact    stanley.walton@va.gov. More info at va.gov or iris.va.gov.

    Monday-Friday — Northside Boxing Club. Free to ages 9–21. Training includes boxing drills, technique work, running and strength conditioning. Each session ends with a healthy meal. Hours 4–7:30 p.m. Gym is at 1704 33rd Ave N. northsideboxingclub.org.

    Ongoing – Boys to Men Club – activities and a chance to earn some money. Info: 612-470-1934, Facebook, boystomenclub     minneapolis or boystomenmpls @gmail.com.

    Ongoing Tuesdays – Camden Lions. Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. at Camden Cycles. The Club Social is the 4th Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at varying local food venues. Contact Jeff Schmidt 612-398-1697 or Jim Cain 612-521-1903 for info or location of the social.

    Ongoing – Minneapolis Police Activities League (PAL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing juvenile crime and violence by giving kids a safe place to play, positive role models, and creative activities to engage in—all for free. Visit minneapolispal.org or call 612-673-3447 for info on upcoming programs and schedules.

    Ongoing – Help save a life—donate blood. The Red Cross urges healthy, eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood. All blood types are currently needed to help maintain diverse and sufficient blood supplies, especially types O negative, A negative and B negative. Visit redcrossblood. org or call 800-733-2767. Minneapolis Blood Donation Center, 1201 W. River Parkway. Mondays and Tuesdays, noon-6 p.m.; Thursdays, 1-7 p.m.; Fridays, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Libraries

    Saturday, 4/26 – Family Storytime, Webber Library, 10:30-11 a.m. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

    Wednesday, 4/30 – Connect & Play, Webber Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Connect with your child during this drop-in program exploring open-ended play opportunities.

    Saturday, 5/3 – Adult Craft Corner, Webber Library, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Join our crafting community on the 1st Saturday of every month from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. This is an opportunity to connect and learn from each other over our creative endeavors. We encourage you to bring your current projects. Any and all portable crafts with library-safe materials are welcome!

    Wednesdays, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, & 5/28 – Connect & Play, Webber Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Connect with your child during this drop-in program exploring open-ended play opportunities.

    Friday, 5/9 – Coffee & Conversations, Webber Library, 10-11 a.m. Join library staff for relaxed conversation and games over coffee from our local coffee shop (provided).

    Saturdays, 5/10 and 5/24 – Family Storytime, Webber Library, 10:30-11 a.m. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

    Saturday, 5/17 – Printmaker Victoria Eidelsztein will lead you through the process of creating personalized stencils and stamps using everyday materials that can easily be recreated at home. Print your favorite stencil on a tote bag – perfect for carrying library books or everyday items. Tote bags and other materials provided, and you are welcome to bring additional cotton items they’d like to print, such as a T-shirt! Collaborator: Textile Center.

    Ongoing Tuesdays – Teen Tuesdays, Webber Library, 3-4 p.m. Join the librarians for a fun hands-on activity with take home elements.

    Ongoing 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. – Senior Tech Assistance, 1-4 p.m. Webber Library. In collaboration with Senior Community Services, patrons can sign up for technology assistance and lessons. Registration required, ask at the library desk. Bring your own tech devices.

    Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays – Homework Help, Webber Library, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free in-person tutoring for K-12 students. No registration required. There will be no tutoring available on out-of-school days.

    Ongoing Fridays – Game Corner, Webber Library, 2:30-4 p.m. Youth will be able to use a library meeting room and the library’s video games to play with their friends. All players are required to sign up at the time of use.

    Ongoing 2025 – Join your neighbors in a discussion of our 2025 season selection. Coming up The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. Info: hclib.bibliocommons.com/ v2/record.

    Tuesdays – Teen Tuesdays, Webber Library, 3-4: p.m. Join the librarians for a fun hands-on activity with take home elements.

Tuesdays and Thursdays – Homework Help, Webber Library, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free in-person tutoring for K-12 students. No registration required. No tutoring on out-of-school days.

    Fridays – Game Corner, Webber Library, 2:30-4 p.m. Youth will be able to use a library meeting room and the library’s video games to play with their friends. All players are required to sign up at the time of use.

    Ongoing March-May – Neighborhood Fix-It Hub. Learn to fix your broken stuff for free at St. Anthony Library,  2941 Pentagon Drive NE. Every other Tuesday: March 11 and 25, April 8 and 22, and May 13 and 27. Open 4-7 p.m., last items accepted at 6:30 p.m. Work with a friendly, skilled volunteer to try to fix your broken household stuff and small kitchen appliances (for example, lamps, fans, vacuums, clothes, stand mixers, electronics, etc.), gain confidence and new repair skills, and incorporate sustainability into your life. If our volunteers are limited, we may place a limit on the number of items that can be worked on. Volunteers needed to assist with repair and sewing; contact Nancy Lo at nancy.lo@hennepin.us or 612-348-9195.      

    Tuesdays – Teen Tuesdays, Webber Library, 3-4 p.m. Join the librarians for a fun hands-on activity with take home elements.

    Tuesdays and Thursdays – Homework Help, Webber Library, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free in-person tutoring for K-12 students. No registration required. There will be no tutoring available on out of school days.

    Tuesdays – Teen Tuesdays, Webber Library, 3-4 p.m. Join the librarians for a fun hands-on activity with take home elements.

    Thursdays – STEAM Workshop w/4-H, Webber Library, 3-4 p.m. Join the librarians and a representative of Hennepin Co. 4-H for fun STEAM activities weekly.

    Tuesdays and Thursdays – Homework Help, Webber Library, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free in-person tutoring for K-12 students. No registration required. There will be no tutoring available on out of school days.

    Ongoing – Northside librarieshave free, drop-in, after-school K-12 homework help. Staff and volunteer tutors are available to aid students in all subjects, from daily homework assignments to long-term projects. North Regional Library, Monday and Tuesday 4-7 p.m. 1315 Lowry; Sumner Library, Monday and Thursday 4-7 p.m., 611 Van White Memorial Blvd; and Webber Library, Tuesday 4:30-7:30 p.m., 4440 Humboldt. Full system list and schedule of homework help libraries at hclib.org/  programs/homework-help#tutors-at-the-library.

    Ongoing – Homework Help. Online resources and services. Students can get help from a tutor online (HelpNow), and find K-12 homework help resources at hclib.org/ homework. HelpNow is a comprehensive platform that includes resources for building academic skills and study habits, for writing assistance, and live help for language learners.

    Ongoing – Hennepin County Library continues to host many wonderful virtual programs for adults, youth and families. Check hclib.org for listings.

Parks

­    Ongoing – Get Fit for Life Women’s Workout Program, Folwell Park Gym. A high-intensity cardio class designed to help you burn calories, in a fun and welcoming space for everyone to get fit! Work on your Cardio along with working on your abs, hips, buns and thighs. Get fit for life is a class for everyone 18 yrs +. For days and times visit minneapolisparks.org/activities-events/ health__fitness/.

    Ongoing Thursdays – Nite Owlz – Teen Night at Folwell Park for ages 13-18, 6-8:30 p.m.

    Ongoing weekdays- Open Gym Basketball for ages 10-18 at Folwell Park 3-5 p.m.

    Ongoing Saturdays – Open basketball for ages 55+ at Folwell Park, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Stop by for some fun and exercise.

    Ongoing Tuesday – Technology Tips for Older Adults at Creekview, 4-6 p.m. Ages 55+, free.

    Ongoing Fridays – Folwell Park Senior 500 card club. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Bauers, No Trump, Nula and Slam are some of the terms you’ll hear while playing 500. Meet friends and master this always exciting game! No partners needed to attend; pairings formed as individuals arrive.

    Ongoing – Family Obie Playtime. Free; Monday-Thursday 4-5:30 p.m.; Fridays 10:30 a.m.- noon. Obie combines innovation and entertainment by turning blank surfaces into virtual playgrounds. The floor instantly comes alive, engaging kids of all ages and families keep coming back for more.

    Ongoing – Open Computer Lab at Webber Park. Take advantage of the Open Computer Lab to surf the web, type up a resume or search for a job. Open Monday-Thursday, 3-7 p.m.

    Ongoing (daily except Sun.) – Open Computer Lab. Folwell Park, 3-8 pm., free.

    Have a free event going on in our seven Camden neighborhoods? Send the info to ccn@tds.net.

    Have a free event going on in our seven Camden neighborhoods? Send the info to ccn@tds.net.