Minneapolis Public Schools

Come celebrate the newly reopened Historic Golden Thyme Restaurant for our private tasting dinner. Hear from owners about the significance of reopening and sample some of their favorite dishes. Limited capacity event. Golden Thyme is located at 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104. If event is sold out, please add your names to the waitlist. We will contact you if tickets becomes available.

We invite you to step into a collaborative space and join a transformative movement that honors water knowledge from diverse cultures and sciences. We will navigate the confluence of time-honored wisdom and innovative approaches, deepening our collective understanding, reverence for and stewardship of water across its many forms and functions. We will reconnect with our own relationship to water and water's essential role in sustaining life. Do you want to know more about the water you drink and work with on the land? Are you concerned about the quality of your water? Are you interested in increasing your personal health and hydration? Would you like to learn about the subtle energies and wisdom of water? Would you like to build a healthier relationship with water? Lindsay Rebhan and Paula Westmoreland will facilitate this weekend immersion into the body and spirit of water. During the weekend we will: Explore the latest scientific insights into the beauty and complexity of water. Learn the physical properties of water, watersheds, and the hydrological cycle. Experience guided water walks to local springs and the St Croix River. Uncover your personal water story and examine how your relationship with water influences your overall well being. Learn optimal ways to hydrate your body for increased health and mental clarity. Compare, test and observe differences between tap water, filtered water, and wild water. Recognize that like food, water quality varies significantly. Practice methods for filtering and structuring water to enhance its vitality and life-supporting properties. Create your personalized water plan with practical strategies to implement in daily life beyond the weekend. Water stories, water poems, water blessings, water play, and reflection time will be integrated into the experience. Saturday evening is a 'Celebration of Water', a time for participants to gather, process and engage with music and story facilitated by Ben Weaver. Ben is a father, poet, songwriter, and community builder. His music also provides the soundtrack for the weekend immersion. Event Details: Date & Time: October 4, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday Water Celebration 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, and October 5, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Address: The Acreage in Osceola, 1017 N Cascade St, Osceola, WI 54020. The Place: The Acreage in Osceola is a magnificent 360-acre expanse of woodland and prairie habitat overlooking the St. Croix River in western Wisconsin - a magical land with natural springs, wetlands, creeks and ponds. Our meeting place is The Stables, a renovated space that was the home of Horst Rechelbacher and Kiran Stordalen, founders of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients. The Food: You will be nourished with food from local regenerative farms prepared by a personal chef. There will be an open kitchen with snacks and warm and cold beverages. A light breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served on Saturday and a full breakfast on Sunday. Pricing: Pricing includes meals, snacks, drinks, hosting at the Acreage, day and a half guided workshop, a Water Workbook, printed materials, and the Saturday evening water celebration. $525/person Onsite lodging and childcare are optional and available! Lodging: Overnight stay is not required but can ease and enhance your experience. The Acreage has a limited number of luxurious lodging options including single rooms, shared rooms, and suites. Children: Activities, crafts, nature play, and indoor play spaces adjacent to our meeting rooms are provided to support families and parents to fully participate. Certified babysitters will be leading the activities. You will receive email instructions and links to lodging and childcare options once registered. You may contact lindsay@ecologicaldesign.land with any questions. Agenda: Practical Applications: Throughout the weekend, you'll discover practical techniques to build a deeper personal relationship with water and receive a Water Workbook to continue your journey. General Flow: Saturday Morning - Welcome, Physical Properties of Water, Hydrological Cycle and Life Cycle of Water, Water Walk to Natural Springs and St Croix River Lunch Afternoon - Personal Water Stories, Hydration Basics, Communicating with Water Water Happy Hour Free Time at The Acreage Dinner Evening - Water Celebration Sunday Breakfast Revelations, Reflections and Questions Water Activity Personal Water Plans Closing Organizations: Co-hosted by Land Song and Ecological Design. Ecological Design is a women-owned land planning company with 25+ years experience designing and implementing regenerative land systems. Our work encompasses broadacre farms, community-based farms, and Tribal food sovereignty projects and spans the entire lifecycle including land planning, site assessment, design, implementation, and land management. We embody learnings that include holistic management, traditional ecological knowledge, permaculture design, and regenerative agriculture. Land Song is a nonprofit collaborative committed to cultivating deeper relationships with land. We host retreats, workshops and land projects. Refund Policy: Full refund (-$50 admin fee) before September 4. 50% refund (-$50 admin fee) September 4-19. No refund after September 19 unless we can fill your spot. We will make every effort to do so. If event is sold out, please enroll on the waitlist. We will notify you if a ticket becomes available.

No other neighborhood in Minneapolis has impacted our city’s music and theater life, diverse demographics, higher education opportunities, and unique skyline as has the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. As we walk through the blocks centered on Cedar and Riverside Avenues, we’ll learn about the liquor patrol zone, immigrant homes, West Bank bars, the food co-op movement, Dania Hall, protests and rent strikes, mosques, markets, a settlement house and those colorful high rise buildings next to 35W. Bring your own stories to share with tour leader Maureen Trepp, lifetime Mpls. resident, historian and frequent Cedar Riverside visitor.  Meet at the outdoor entry to the Humphrey Institute on 19th Ave. So. and 3rd St. E. at 10:00 a.m.. The tour lasts 1 ½ hours and is about a mile in length. There are 2 Blue line and 1 Green line light rail stops in the neighborhood and a parking ramp on 19th Ave. along with street parking. If tour is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.