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FLINT HILLS FAMILY FESTIVAL: Kick off the summer in downtown Saint Paul with the Flint Hills Family Festival May 29-30, one of the largest and longest-standing events of its kind. The Festival offers free fun for people of all ages in Rice Park and Landmark Plaza, with performances and activities that provide something for everyone, along with world-class shows inside the Ordway for just $8! Now in its 26th year, this year’s Festival lineup includes Cirque Mechanics: TILT!, NOOMA: an opera for babies, and Click Clack Moo! More than one million people have experienced the Festival, including hundreds of thousands of students who have visited on field trips during the Festival’s School Days. Join us this year! LEARN MORE: Flint Hills Family Festival (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD
THIS SUMMER: Via Minnesota Monthly, VERBATIM: “This summer, friendly monsters are checking into the Minnesota Children’s Museum—and families are invited to join the fun. The museum’s all-new special exhibit, ‘Monsters on Vacation,’ opens this weekend on May 23, marking its world debut. Designed and developed by the museum, the hands-on experience blends imaginative play with opportunities for kids to build social-emotional skills.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49pjQhM
MEMORIAL DAY: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “Thousands made their way to Ft. Snelling National Cemetery on Monday for Memorial Day, although some parts of the hallowed ground near MSP airport have more visitors. Jeannie Adams of West Lakeland had to make a long trek to the opposite side the cemetery, where her grandparents are interred.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4u1OWnd
MORE: Via Lakeland PBS, gatherings in Bemidji, WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3RuMacu and Brainerd, WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4dJ3eTp
MOOSE LAKE: Via KQDS-TV, VERBATIM: “A piece of history is getting a new life in Moose Lake in honor of Memorial Day. For the first time since 1920, a special flag is flying to honor those who have served. It’s located at the brand-new Veterans Memorial Park in the Moose Lake City Park.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/42XJs1y
REMEMBRANCE: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “People in Minneapolis took part in the Day of Remembrance to honor George Floyd on Friday, nearly six years after his death. ‘As elder Spike Moss said to me, one of our honorees, we were talking and he said, ‘Leslie, you’re not just doing a program, you are doing a mission,’’ said Leslie Redmond. Redmond, the founder of Win Back, says her nonprofit’s mission isn’t just to make sure people remember — it’s to drive accountability, healing and change.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/43sNeA6
RONDO: Via Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, VERBATIM: “If you are between 16 and 24 years old and have a connection to the Rondo neighborhood, ReConnect Rondo wants you in the room. The ReConnect Rondo Youth Council is now accepting applications for its Youth Ambassador Initiative, a six-month paid cohort for young people who want to become organizers, storytellers, and ambassadors for Rondo’s future.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fab4b5
CHAMPLIN PARK: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Champlin Park High School recently hosted a first-of-its-kind event aimed at uniting an entire school district through sports and inclusion. Rebel Stadium came alive for its first-ever Unified Track and Field Day, drawing nearly 300 athletes and volunteers. The event brought together students with and without intellectual disabilities from across the Anoka-Hennepin District’s five high schools to compete side-by-side in various games.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3RsgAw0
SMALL BIZ: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “Running a business in the Twin Cities is no walk in the park. ‘It’s hard to be a business owner. I mean it is really difficult,’ said Paul Edlund, owner of J. Benson Construction. Edlund is one of four business owners named a 2026 Entrepreneur Awardee from the Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA), during its recent annual meeting.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/3PHk3WY
TUJ LUB: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “A unique sport, thousands of years old, is played in areas across the United States, including in Minnesota. Tuj lub, pronounced ‘tuh-LOO,’ has strong ties to Hmong heritage. Now, players want to share the sport with more Minnesotans.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42SjSuZ
ST PAUL: Via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “This week’s grand opening of Wakaŋ Típi Center in St. Paul has been two decades in the making. Plans for a visitor center at the 27-acre Wakaŋ Típi nature sanctuary just east of Lowertown were first hatched when it opened to the public in 2005, reclaimed from the railroads by the community and rehabilitated after decades of abuse as an informal garbage dump.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4wSRiqZ
DYLAN: Via WDIO-TV, VERBATIM: “On Sunday, the ‘Bob Dylan Porch Birthday Party’ brought fellow Duluthians and supporters alike to Dylan’s childhood home for a celebration.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4vgFnlj
RED CROSS: Via KOTA-TV, VERBATIM: “The American Red Cross Minnesota and Dakota Region has appointed Richard Felix as the new executive director for Central and Western South Dakota. Felix brings more than 10 years of leadership experience across the military, nonprofit, and public safety sectors.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4v7HM1t
FOOD DRIVE: Via WDIO-TV, VERBATIM: “Summer means food insecurity for more kids, since they’re not in school. That’s why the Duluth Superior Transportation Association is proud to host their Fill-a-Truck Food and Fund Drive this time of year. You can support at your local Super One Food stores.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4f5ipJ3
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