The 2013 Spring WingDing, the neighborhood’s annual celebration, has been scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, at the Audubon Park Recreation Center, 1320 29th Ave. NE, from 11am to 2pm.

ANA, Northeast Middle School (NEMS), and the Recreation Center have collaborated to bring this event to life, with additional support from groups at Edison High School.

As in past years, the event will include exhibits, games, entertainment, and (lots of) food. There will be nature presentations from such organizations as the Audubon Society and the NE Urban 4-H Club, a demonstration of environmental-friendly household cleaners by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, and an arts-and-crafts demonstration by the East Side Co-op.

There will be a range of games for kids of all ages. In addition to indoor games for the little one, the Northeast Middle School (NEMS) Athletic Department will arrange outdoor sports or indoor contests (such as football throwing), depending on the weather. Some of these activities will serve as a fundraiser for the department.

As for entertainment, we’ll have a full day. Bands and choirs from both NEMS and Edison are schedule to perform, and there may be dramatic presentations, as well.

Finally, food:

5^thAnnual “We Love Our Presidents” Walk to be Held February 16
by Robin Sauerwein

Each year the number of walkers increases. If you’d like to find out why, then put on your scarves and boots and join your neighbors on February 16 in an informative and fun walk through the Northeast neighborhood to learn about our nation’s leaders at the annual “We Love Our Presidents” Walk.

Northeast Minneapolis happens to be the area in the city where many of the streets are named after United States Presidents so it seems only fitting that Northeast mark the day in a special way with a walk through the neighborhood.

This year’s theme is presidential pets and White House animals.

East Side Neighborhood Services will host the 2012 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, December 11th at Shoreham Yards in Minneapolis. The donations from the event support the food shelves of East Side Neighborhood Services.

Since 1999, Holiday Train has been collecting monetary and food donations for local food shelves and raising awareness for the fight against hunger. At each stop, the Holiday Train arrives decorated in bright lights with a box car stage, a line-up of great musical talent and a corporate contribution to a food bank in that area.

Join the parents of NEMS PTA this coming Thursday, November 29, for Family Night at Northeast Middle School!

You’re encouraged to bring your family’s favorite dish to share as part of NEMS’s annual International Night of Sharing!

This free event will take place from 6:00-8:00pm in the cafeteria.

The evening will also feature members of our Humanities Department who will be available to discuss History Day. Additionally, we’ll be hosting a flu clinic.

For details, contact Family Liaison Tracy Doten.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Samantha Pree-Stinson at 612-267-3266 or samantha.pree-stinson@medtronic.com.

From the flyer (pdf):

Join your neighbors for an evening dedicated to fostering community. Associate Justice Alan Page, Founder of the Page Foundation and Minnesota’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice, will be this year’s speaker. This FREE event will include live music, keynote speaker, dessert, and discussion. Come ready to meet some new folks and
discuss authentic community.

November 19th, 2012 @ 7pm • Northeast Middle School (2955 Hayes Street NE) • neharvestgathering@gmail.com • @NEHarvestGather

Our Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce organizes a community clean-up event every spring and fall. The next one is less than a month away:

Gather your co-workers, neighbors, friends and families together and help clean up Northeast. Volunteers pick up debris near local businesses, sidewalks, boulevards, area parks and neighborhood streets. We supply vests, gloves, garbage bags and area assignments. Volunteers receive t-shirts, food and our thanks for their participation!

Weed It & Reap hours are from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday & Friday and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday.

The Audubon Eight Writer’s Group presents an intergenerational reading on Sunday, September 16, 7pm,
at the newly remodeled the Coffee Shop Northeast,
2852A Johnson St. NE.

Listen to young and old read from their work. A short open mic will follow. This reading is dedicated to NE resident and member of Audubon Eight, Doug Davis, who passed away this past year.

Also come hear about Northeast Reads, a new reading and writing initiative for lovers of the written word.

Northeast Reads is a community project to connect readers and writers of all ages!

We have created a website to post area book clubs and writing clubs and you are invited to add your events to the calendar.

You can view the site at: https://sites.google.com/site/northeastreads/

The site is still being constructed as people from our libraries, community organizations and schools add events and news. We want to choose a book to read as a community as well!

Submit your ideas and calendar events to lclurvey@gmail.com.

by Sarah Olson, Audubon Farmers’ Market Manager

For the fourth consecutive year, the Audubon Neighborhood Association(ANA) and Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church are excited to host the Audubon Mini Farmers’ Market. The market will be open Thursdays from 4-7pm, June 21^st through September 27, 2012. It is located at the corner of 27^th Ave NE & Johnson Street NE in GA’s overflow parking lot.

The main goal of mini markets is to provide locally grown, healthy foods to all communities within Minneapolis. Another goal is to educate,engage, and strengthen communities. The new partnership will further enhance this sense of community