Calendar

- Free Summer Concerts in Matthews Park - Rain or Shine!

We moved the show inside the park building for first concert on July 25-- it might have been cloudy outside, but Rahma Ruuxi and her band and all those people dancing lit the place up! (See some video here.) Thanks also to the Eritrean Youth Group YPFDJ for their inspired and informative presentation of Eritrean history, fashion, and dance!

You don't want to miss the next show in the series, coming up

Monday, August 2, 6:30 pm
On the grassy hill behind the tennis courts

featuring Beytubekii - popular and traditional Oromo music and dance

Bring a blanket and some snacks, and enjoy a night of music in the park!

In case of rain, the show will go on in the park building.

Mark your calendar for the last concert in the series:

Saturday, September 25, 1:00 pm
featuring Teshome Asseged Yimer - popular and traditional Ethiopian songs

These concerts are made possible by a Neighborhood Partnerships Initiative Grant from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs

- National Night Out is Tuesday, August 3

National Night Out is coming soon--if your block does an event every year or if you’re thinking of doing a gathering for the first time, NNO is a fun way to get together and enjoy a summer night with all your neighbors.

If you are planning an event, SNG has received gift certificates from several local businesses to pass out to block parties, and we want to get them out to you. It doesn't matter if you registered with the city to block your street or not, as long as you're having a party, we've got some goodies for you.

Contact Mike Rollin at the SNG by Wednesday, July 28, so we can coordinate sending the packets out to your block party.

- Hennepin County Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Saturday, July 31, 9:00 am-1:00 at Anne Sullivan School, 3100 E. 28th St. 

For a list of materials accepted and other venues, visit http://www.hennepin.us/collectionevents.

- 11th Annual Seward Arts Festival
Friday-Sunday, October 1-3

Once again this fall the Seward Arts Festival will flood Seward with fabulous culture--a neighborhood-wide art crawl, live music, an art car parade, and much much more.

For more information on participating in the festival, contact Erik Riese at erik@tcq.net. Or click here for a link to the participation form for the 2010 Seward Arts Festival. Deadline for registration is August 10.

- Seward History Celebration
Saturday, October 2, 1:00 pm

Join the Seward History Committee in a collective reminiscence celebrating life in Seward in the 1930s and 40s. For more details, contact Dick Westbey at sandrich22@comcast.net.

- SNG 50th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, October 2, 7:00 pm

The Seward Neighborhood Group first met in 1960 to make Seward a better place to live, work, and play, and 50 years later is still going strong. Join us to honor five decades of neighbors working together, and to party on into the next 50 years. More details coming soon.

- SNG Annual Gathering – November 3, 6:00 pm

Potluck dinner - Silent auction - Board election - Neighborhood news and more! Come one, come all, Seward!