CCN - Camden Calendar - Camden Events Calendar

Ongoing Mondays - Northside Arts Collective board of directors meets on the first Monday of each month, at 6:30 p.m. Email info@ nacarts.org for location.

Ongoing Mondays - Artist Roundtable meets monthly on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. Email info@ nacarts.org or visit www.nacarts. org for location.

Ongoing - The Art of the Nude. Northside Arts Collective exhibition of new work celebrating the human form. Opening reception April 27, 6-9 p.m., runs thru May 10 at Charles Caldwell Fine Art Gallery, 125 West Broadway.

Ongoing - Camden Music School spring term is in full swing, but you can still sign up for lessons.  We’ll simply prorate your tuition to the number of lessons you take. Spring term runs through June 15. CMS offers vocal and instrumental lessons, Musikgarten early childhood music classes (newborn to age 8), ensembles, music theory, songwriting and more. Family discounts available. Summer term: two 4-week terms (June 24-July 18, July 22-August 15) or 8-week term (June 24-August 15). All ages. Excellent instructors. Joyful spirit. Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 3751 Sheridan N. or Grace Center for Community Life, 1500 6th St. NE. Info: 612-618-0219 or camdenmusicschool.com.

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Ongoing - Clothes Closet at North United Methodist Church, 44th and Fremont, from 9 a.m.-noon the first three Saturdays of each month and the first Monday each month from 6-8 p.m. with free bag lunch from Mobile Loaves and Fishes. One Saturday per month dental checks, blood pressure readings, vision screening and medication checks available. Donations accepted when open or see if there is some clothing you may need. If unable to get to NUMC during open times, call the church at 612-522-4497. 

Ongoing third Sundays - Breakfast and a Bag. The Joint Ministries of Evangelist Temple, Brooklyn Center Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist and Gethsemane Lutheran host a free community breakfast from 8-10 a.m. at Gethsemane Lutheran Church on 47th and Colfax. When you are finished with breakfast and coffee you are welcome to take a bag of groceries home with you.

Saturday, 4/4 - Luther Memorial Lutheran Church Annual Spring Luncheon, 3751 Sheridan, noon-2 p.m. Tickets $9, purchased at the door. Enjoy an array of salads while being entertained. Music presented by St. Anthony Main, acapella quartet with style and attitude specializing in Rock, Rhythm and Blues. Recent appearances include Harvest Fest, Music in the Heart of Victory and guest quartet at the City of Lakes Show.

Saturday, 4/13 - St. Olaf Retirement Communities Auxiliary Bake Sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Features a variety of bars, lunch and Grandma’s attic. Lunch served 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Located in St. Olaf Residence Building, 2912 Fremont - parking lot entrance on Emerson. The funds raised by the St. Olaf Retirement Communities Auxiliary are used to purchase furnishings and equipment used by the residents.

Saturday, 4/20 - Health Care Team free Kids’ Fair. Free pediatric doctor and eye doctor screens; car seat safety; helmet safety and giveaways; healthy eating snacks and giveaways; sports clinic - sports safety, eye screen, wiffle ball and bean bag toss; fitness contest - jump rope and hula hoop challenges; face painting, bubbles, coloring, crafts; free clothing at Clothing Closet! Open to public. North United Methodist Church 4350 Fremont. 9 a.m.-noon. Info: twincitieshealthcare.weebly.com. Goals: Healthy eating and healthy activity for Northsiders. healthcare.substance @gmail.com.  

Church Events

Third Tuesdays - Seniors with diabetes support group, 10-11:30 a.m., Webber Park Community Center, 4141 Webber Pkwy. Call Dot Hase, 521-1182, or American Diabetes Assn., 593-5333. Free.

Ongoing Wednesdays - TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 7 p.m., Webber Park.

Classes, Workshops, Services

Ongoing – there is tons of fun and learning at Webber Park and North Regional Libraries. Visit hclib.org/pub/events/. 

Sunday, 5/5 - Spice & Slice of Asian America: N/A. Brookdale Library, 1 p.m. Local playwright Katie Hae Leo’s play addresses adoptee issues of belonging and of not knowing their past and culture. N/A depicts a Korean adoptee’s experience in gathering her medical history without any knowledge of where she comes from and unable to locate her birth mother.

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Ongoing: Drugs and drug addiction are problems our community struggles with. Get help at Narcotics Anonymous. No fees or dues. Meet Thursday, 5 p.m.  or Sundays at 7 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church. Info at naminnesota. org/ or call 952-939-3939.

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