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*No School for Students
Tomorrow, Friday, February 16th
Family Connections*
*No School Monday, February 19th
Presidents Day*
Below are this week's curated activities put together by the PTO to help celebrate Black History Month. Please also subscribe to the PTO Newsletter so you don't miss great resources like this as well as upcoming events!
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Please note, the activities with a *star are hosted at Peter Hobart. Enjoy the month!
Feb 15th: Minneapolis Parks & Rec are hosting a Black History themed interactive Jeopardy game including light refreshments and a take home craft project. Pershing Park; 5-7pm FREE
*Feb 15th - Feb 16th: Explore Peter Hobart art work during Family Connection times! Students and teachers will have decorated classroom doors inspired by Black Authors and Illustrators and the Talent Development rooms will be showcasing art inspired by African American artists and from around the world.
Feb 17th: Adults, enjoy a special evening out to hear The Rondo Band at Walker West Music Academy in St. Paul. In 1956, more than 600 African-American families, including businesses and institutions living in the Rondo neighborhood of Saint Paul, lost their homes to the construction of the new I-94 highway cutting across the United States. Rondo's disaggregation was part of a national movement that upended thousands of black, immigrant, and poor communities to make room for more seamless coast-to-coast automobile transportation. Home to such artists as Gordon Parks, August Wilson, Roberta Davies, and Bobby Lyles, the Rondo neighborhood produced and inspired artists and musicians who would go on to national fame.
Feb 18th: Show your support to the Black community and shop at these local Black-owned stores.
Feb 19th: It’s President’s Day! Take some time to chat with your kids about two recent African Americans in the White House - Vice President, Kamala Harris and President, Barack Obama. Look for their published books for kids, Of Thee I Sing and Superheros Are Everywhere, in your local libraries.
Feb 20th: Head out to Graze Provisions + Libations in the North Loop to sample the famous Soul Bowl! Husband and wife team Chef Gerald and Brittney Alise Klass use soul food to bring people together and celebrate the community and culture of North Minneapolis. They do so with Soul Bowl – a self-proclaimed reimagination of “soul food for the urban millennial.”
Feb 21st: 1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide. The guide lists over 1000 books featuring Black girls for emerging to independent readers.
Feb 22nd: Minneapolis Parks & Rec are hosting Frank White, author of “They Played for the Love of the Game” will cover the history of Minnesota Black baseball players by sharing stories and photos passed through generations, Powderhorn Park, 7-8pm, FREE.
Feb 23rd: Grab some friends and go have a fantastic dinner at the Pimento Jamaican Kitchen! Tomme Beevas was the winner of Food Network’s Food Court Wars in 2013.
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