Witness the wild and wondrous wings of the great blue heron rookery. For this downriver tour, we’ll meet at Boom Island and use our bus to shuttle up to our launch site at Anoka County Riverfront Regional Park. - After a short paddle skill introduction on land, you’ll embark downriver, under bridges old and new, toward the old Upper Harbor Terminal and the site of a gigantic new park currently under construction. We’ll pause to gawk at the squawking residents of two special islands that make up the great blue heron rookery - or as we like to call it, “city of birds,” as it’s home to great egrets and cormorants as well - the true treasure of this route. You’ll enjoy the current and one of the most distinctive skyline views from anywhere in town, a customary photo-op. Depending on conditions, the tour may wrap up with either a visit to the Bassett Creek lagoon, or a straight shot back into the Boom Island marina.Our guides each have their own style and stories to tell, but all will share in pulling back the veil of time and pointing out various histories written, washed away, and sometimes still visible on the banks of the Mississippi.As with all PBGC tours, the route and duration is subject to flexibility depending on weather conditions, water level & flow-rate, and group dynamics. Distance will be reflected accordingly, but averages 6 miles on this stretch. **What to bring:** - Dress for water! Wear lightweight clothing that you wouldn’t mind getting wet - hot tip, have a dry layer in your car to change into after just in case. - Hats and sunglasses for the glare off the water - Sunscreen/Water bottle - guides should have extra, but we encourage use of a reusable water bottle to lessen reliance on single-use plastics. - Snacks for your guide - just kidding, but never a bad idea for yourself. Roughly a - hour paddle. *Please note that the correct price is $125 If the event is sold out, please add your name to the waitlist. We will contact you if a tickets become available.

Save the date for Minneapolis Community Education's citywide summer production. Show runs July 10-19. Auditions in mid-April, rehearsals begin late May. Audition, pit and tech info available in May. Tickets available starting June 1. Details at: ce.mpschools.org/adults/summer-musical Rent is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. On Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after 12 years, making it one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. The success of the show led to several national tours and numerous foreign productions. In 2005, it was adapted into a motion picture featuring six of the eight principal cast members from the 1996 stage premiere including Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson and Taye Diggs. NOTE: SIGNING UP FOR THIS COURSE DOES NOT GET YOU TICKETS, AUDITION SLOTS, ETC. YOU MUST USE THE SPECIFIC LINKS AVAILABLE IN SPRING FOR AUDITIONS, AND IN JUNE FOR TICKET SALES.

Join our 3-week theater intensive production of Lion King KIDS! Register your child for a morning class and an afternoon class and we will provide lunch and supervision free of charge from 12-1 pm. When signing up for the morning class, you will be able to choose the option “Stay for free lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00 pm” as you complete your registration. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education offers fees on a sliding scale. The class fee is the average cost of offering a class. Families are asked to pick the class fee or the price that they are able to pay. When families participate as they are able, at all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you sign up for summer programs!

This class will allow students to design, print, and refine their designs to create the 3D printing projects of their dreams. Whether it's fidgets, sculptures, costume elements, jewelry, the sky is the limit! No prior experience with 3D printing is necessary, so this is a great place to learn the tricks of the trade!

Students seeking more opportunities to play band instruments in an ensemble can do so while getting an introduction to the exciting world of jazz! Students will learn about the history of the music, the development of jazz rhythm and chord structures, and will learn and practice improvisation! This course is open to students who have two or more years playing experience on the instrument.

Bring nature and creativity together with this vibrant craft! Using colorful beads, smooth rocks, sturdy sticks, and flexible wire, you’ll design a one-of-a-kind branch sculpture that reflects your imagination. Twist, wrap, and decorate to create a piece that’s both earthy and artistic. No two sculptures are alike, so let your creativity shine!

Observe and interpret a variety of bird behaviors, including foraging for food and territorial and courtship displays. All experience levels welcome, binoculars available. Activities may include walking on uneven ground.

For all board game lovers, tonight is for you! We will have a variety of the classics to play, as well as some new games to try. Snacks and drinks provided.

Take a walk with a naturalist then join musician Dean Johnson around the campfire to sing songs from our campfire days. Meets at North Mississippi Regional Park: Carl W. Kroening Interpretive Center, 4900 N Mississippi Dr. Register online or call 612.668.2478.

Learn how to use a pressure cooker to make an all - in - one dish: Chow Mein! A sweet & crumbly warm desert. Enjoy an evening of cooking and eating.

Explore Haring’s distinctive style while creating your very own affirmation-based artwork that promotes positivity, confidence, and personal empowerment.