June 2019

This issue serves up ways to get out and about in Maple Grove. Visit history. View art. Volunteer. Or take a day trip to some of the area’s best venues and vistas.

This District 279 fundraising event welcomed more than 300 community members in support of students and educators in the school district. The evening featured live entertainment, games, dinner, silent auction and more. 

 
Molcajete marinero, a Mexican seafood dish from Fiesta Cancun in Maple Grove.

Maple Grove's Fiesta Cancun offers up a quick guide to some of the basics of Mexican food.

 
An illustration reads "Keep it Local"

No matter what the reason is for keeping your suitcases unpacked, our sister publications throughout the Twin Cities offer ideas for family fun within a quick car ride away.

 
The Belfast Cowboys perform at Town Green Sounds of Summer

Band together for music and films under the stars.

 
World Taekwondo Academy grandmaster Eui Young Lee practices his art.

Eui Young Lee previously coached the U.S. and Great Britain Olympic taekwondo teams. Now, he's taken his skill, ability and heart to Haiti to help develop their Olympic squad.

 
A chalk illustration of Miles Davis by artist Shawn McCann

Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes celebrates the creativity of 50 emerging and professional chalk artists from across the globe.

 
An 1880s buggy on display at the Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society Museum.

The Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society strives to save local history for all.

 
Richard and Carla Bahr, founders of nonprofit Threshold to New Life, serve food to people experiencing homelessness.

With Threshold to New Life, the Bahrs’ main focus is to help people obtain stable housing.

 
An example of Kokedama gardening, or string gardening, where moss and string hold the soil around a plant in place.

Are you looking for a new garden technique to try this summer? Why not try a Kokedama String Garden, a Japanese method of gardening?

 
Two glasses of a summertime alcoholic punch rest on a bar in front of a basket of fresh fruit.

Our local friends Skaalvenn offer a classic liquor with a spicy twist—habanero rum.

 
In this black and white photo, a pair of wireless headphones rests on a laptop.

Podcast: 99% Invisible
Avg. Episode Length: ~30min
Genre: Arts and Culture
Content Warnings: Appropriate for all ages

 
"Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s" by Jim Walsh

Celebrate the June 7 birthday of Minnesota’s Prince—Prince Rogers Nelson, born in 1958, by reading Jim Walsh’s Gold Experience: Following Prince in the ‘90s.

 
Potted plants sit on a deck, the fruits of a summer camp activity for kids.

The question perplexes most parents as summer rolls around: How will I keep the kids busy?