Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Instructors from Urban Relish will demonstrate how to make spice blends and grilling rubs at “Sugar & Spice” labs at Hennepin County libraries.
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Tuesday, February 12
Free workshops begin in March and are part of Hennepin County Library’s “Library Laboratory” series offering adults hands-on learning opportunities with local experts on a wide variety of subjects. Mary Jo Rasmussen and other instructors from Urban Relish will demonstrate how to make spice blends and grilling rubs at “Sugar & Spice” labs March 12-May 18. Participants will make a spice blend to take home. “These classes will focus on using spices and spice blends to add flavor to your food, from chili to soups and even hot chocolate and popcorn,” Rasmussen said. “We will cover buying, storing and using spices, including how to coax difference flavor nuances from the same spice, depending on whether you use it whole, toast it and grind it or…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Kids will learn unicorn moves and drumming to drive off bad luck, listen to zodiac tales, watch and dance along with a cultural dance group and enjoy a martial arts demonstration at Ridgedale Library on Sunday, Feb. 3.
Schoolage children will learn about the Vietnamese New Year holiday known as Tet or Tet Nguyen Dan, the biggest and most popular festival of the year in Vietnam, at free programs in January and February at Hennepin County libraries. Tet is celebrated on the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar, which is Feb. 10 in 2013. In the Vietnamese zodiac, years are associated with animals; 2013 is the Year of the Snake. Snakes are considered symbols of luck in Vietnam, so 2013 is anticipated as a year of prosperity and peace. Kids will learn unicorn moves and drumming to drive off bad luck, listen to zodiac tales, watch and dance along with a cultural dance group and enjoy a martial arts demonstration. Participants are encouraged to …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Genealogy, PowerPoint basics, resume tips and baby storytime are just a few of the offerings next month at Minnetonka and Ridgedale libraries.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Author and other literary programs, arts events, career and small business workshops, computer classes, multicultural programs, and many other events are presented free each month at Hennepin County’s 41 libraries. Following are events scheduled in October at Hennepin County libraries in Minnetonka. For Hennepin County Library’s complete program schedule, plus access to the catalog, online databases and other online resources, information about the Friends of the Hennepin County Library, and other library information, go to www.hclib.org Hennepin County Library - Minnetonka Baby Storytime Thursdays, Oct. 4-18, 9:30 a.m. at Minnetonka Library or call 612-543-5725. For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Want to release your inner artist? Check out these programs!
Six free art education program series — consisting of more than 70 programs — will be presented this fall at Hennepin County libraries. The Library is collaborating with the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, the Textile Center, Springboard for the Arts, ArtStart, Artsy Smartsy and Articulture to offer workshops on art and art-and-craft techniques and business aspects of being an artist. Series’ titles are “Make This,” “Crafty Minnesota,” “Work of Art,” “Paint It Green,” “Art for Life,” and “Artitude: Comics and Manga.” The programs, all funded by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, are a follow-up to six very successful art education series presented this past spring. Registration filled quickly for almost all of the spring …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Bestselling author Richard Louv came to Minnetonka to promote increased exposure to nature in childhood.
On Earth Day, about 100 people gathered at Ridgedale Library to hear author Richard Louv. Louv wrote the bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Louv asked the audience to "imagine a life where we are as immersed in nature as we are in technology." According to Louv, 80 percent of Americans live in metropolitan areas, and the reduced exposure to the natural world has a negative impact. "Exposure to nature is essential for a child's healthy development," he said. Louv cited studies that indicate that contact with nature can reduce the symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD). Louv added that some pediatricians in Portland, Oregon are actually "prescribing nature" for patients as part of a…
Becky Glander
8:48 am on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I feel like my daughter is well-exposed to nature. Do you think kids in Minnetonka have access to the outdoors more so than in other areas of the state and country? more ›