K-Libre 24 Orchestra
Saturday, July 23
K-Libre24 is a Twin Cities-based, eleven-piece orchestra performing various styles of dance music from the Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean.
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Maria Isa
Sunday, July 24
Minnesota-born Maria Isa Pérez-Hedges is a Boricua (BO-REE-KWA) singer, songwriter, actress, rapper, activist, youth worker and international recording artist.
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Grupo Mio with Emily
Sunday, July 24
With a mix of cumbia, ranchera, bolero, valse, and corridos, Grupo Mio’s music is unique and diverse, expanding several generations.
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Midsummer Memory Mandalas Event
Explore the beauty that can be found through grief and loss as Day uses foraged natural materials like rocks, seeds, and flowers gathered from Lakewood’s sacred grounds to create a brilliant and bright one-of-a-kind artwork. Through the very impermanence of these natural materials, this earth-art beautifully mimics the impermanence of life as it slowly returns to the grounds from which it was sourced. This healing process allows us to reflect on life, loss, and the beauty that can be found throughout this journey.
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Photo by Bre McGee for Uncommon Collaborative.
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Meet the artist, listen to his story and watch the giant memory mandala take its final shape. Day will share his 7-step Morning Altars practice of creating impermanent earth altars made from nature, while exploring the importance of ritual in honoring life’s transition.
Lakewood’s 250 acres are filled with memorial markers, structures and sculptures built to pass the test of time. On Saturday, July 16, we will welcome a very different kind of creation. Artist Day Schildkret will use natural materials he has gathered from the cemetery and its surroundings over the course of several days to create a large-scale tribute to love and loss, using a hands-on practice that combines mindfulness, creative expression and connection with nature.
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Watch the artist put the finishing touch on a one-of-a-kind mandala, followed by a brief artist talk
Located near the front entrance | Free and open to the public
Talk will start at approximately 5:00pm
You are invited to come and watch the creation take shape and talk to the artist as he works.
Chairs will be available on a first-come, first serve basis. Guests are welcome to bring their own chairs, blankets, or mats to sit on during the talk.
• Book Signing
Day will be available for a free book signing following the event on Saturday, July 16th. You are welcome to purchase a copy of one (or both) of his books onsite to have signed, or bring your own copy from home.
• Mini-Mandalas
Before and after the talk, wander the event site for several community-driven mini-mandalas. You will see small canvases set up around the grounds with flowers, seeds, rocks, and more – waiting for you to contribute your own artistic skills to the canvas, and help us create a beautiful community artwork. Create a border, fill in some color, or add new elements. We’re excited to see what you create together!
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Hands-on Mandala Making Workshops
*Ticketed Event/Various times:
Link here for ticket information
Join us to create your own mandala in a private workshop with the artist.
Make your own memory mandala to honor someone you’ve lost.
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This is a hands-on workshop led by artist Day Schildkret, where you will learn the 7-step Morning Altars process to make beauty out of grief. You will explore and forage Lakewood’s grounds to collect leaves, flowers, stones, bark and feathers as creative materials and use the earth as your canvas. You will make—and deconstruct—your own memory mandala and learn how you can bring this beautiful ritual into your everyday life. Through this mindful practice, you are able to reflect on loss, celebrate life, and transform our grief into beauty.
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Lakewood Cemetery
3600 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
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Minnesota, USA is seeking to host the 2027 Specialized Expo focused on health and wellness under the banner “Healthy People, Healthy Planet.”
This theme was chosen by the Minnesota World’s Fair Bid Committee to both highlight the importance of health and medicine at a global level and to spotlight Minnesota’s unique position as one of the world’s most important centers of excellence and innovation in health, healing, medical sciences, and the promotion of wellness. Its companies, academic institutions and research centers are among the top institutions in the world.
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Encyclopedia of World’s Fairs and Expositions
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Voted by City Pages as the “Best Place to See a Concert with Kids”, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory’s free concert series, “Groovin’ In The Garden”, returns featuring some of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians, rain or shine!*
Pack a picnic and dancing shoes, spread out a blanket & join us for these FREE outdoor concerts & activities in front of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory every Wednesday through July 27th from 6pm – 8pm. Hotdogs, ice cream treats, beer and wine will be available to purchase.
July 6 – Craig Clark Band
July 13 – Malamanya
July 20 – The April Fools
July 27 – Leslie Rich & The Rocket Soul Choir
These are outdoor concerts and reservations are not required. The Zoo and Conservatory close at 6pm.
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