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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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THIS WEEK: Via Target, VERBATIM: “Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is recognizing teachers across the United States with a 10% storewide discount during Teacher Appreciation Week, in addition to year-round benefits and local efforts as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting communities and creating growth and opportunity for all.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4u2vhUE
NEXT MONTH: Via Minnesota Monthly, VERBATIM: “Last year, when we sat down with the CEO of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, Christy Sovereign. She made one thing perfectly clear: The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games were never just about a week of competition. They were about building something that would last—an experience rooted in inclusion, visibility, and lasting change. Now, as that vision moves closer to reality, the scale is coming into focus. There are certain events that arrive with spectacle—big crowds, national attention, the kind of momentum you can feel building months in advance. And then there are events that arrive with something quieter, but far more lasting: a shift in perspective.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49btpRc
GRANTS: Via Alexandria Echo Press, VERBATIM: “Alexandria and Brainerd nonprofits were recognized last month during a 2026 Special Olympics USA Games awards ceremony at Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union in Baxter. The ceremony by Special Olympics Minnesota and the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games took place to award grants to the three central Minnesota nonprofits through the statewide 26 Weeks of Giving campaign.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42j1Xx8
GRATITUDE: Via MplsStPaul, VERBATIM: “When Gustavo and Kate Romero, the husband-and-wife team that owns Oro by Nixta—their nixtamalized-corn-centric, James Beard Award–nominated (semifinalists again this year) Mexican restaurant on the corner of 2nd Street and 13th Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis—granted my interview request, their hospitality exceeded their reputation . . . They told me they’re grateful to be a story of resilience amongst so much loss, and especially grateful to have kept most of their 25-person staff intact. The entire Oro family, including their regulars, has pulled together to do whatever it takes—they’re providing rides to work for those that can keep coming in, helping those who can’t with groceries and rent. On the day of the general strike, a regular made a donation big enough to cover everybody’s missed wages.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4waICMm
NEW ULM: Via KEYC-TV, VERBATIM: “Captain Willibald ‘Bill’ Charles Bianchi was laid to rest in the Soldiers Rest section of New Ulm Cemetery on Saturday, after making the long journey home from Hawaii, where he was interred with fellow prisoners of war. Hundreds of people gathered in New Ulm to pay their respects to a local hero who died tragically after enduring so much in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, including the Bataan Death March.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4dtWTLJ
HORSES: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “On a rainy spring day, residents from Friendship Village of Bloomington, Minnesota, spent time brushing, walking and connecting with horses as part of an equine-assisted therapy experience at Hold Your Horses. The visit came ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month in May and focused on supporting emotional well-being through mindfulness, connection and hands-on interaction with animals.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4tdLCoi
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