Summer is well on it’s way as are the summer activities. The staff here at StepUP has organized a handful of events for the students to volunteer at and participate in this summer. Every week StepUP has their hands in multiple events and services around the Twin Cities area.
“Movies in the park”, also begins this Saturday. “Movies in the Park”, is an event ran by Minneapolis’s Parks and Recreation. The department picks a different park almost every day to play a movie for the community in the park right after the sun sets. It’s a great way to get connected with the communities and get to know all the parks Minneapolis has to offer. Another great way to get to know Minneapolis and to get connected is by participating in various volunteer opportunities. One way that students here at StepUP offer their valuable time is by taking part in “Campus Kitchen” on Thursdays feeding seniors lunch in the community.
Next week will be an exciting time here in the Twin Cities with the Northern Sparks Art Festival taking place. A handful of StepUP students are excited for this event which is an all-night Art Festival running from 9pm to 5:26am.
We also have ice cream socials, the Stone Arch Bridge Festival, the Pride Festival, and before we know it session 1 of summer classes will be finished as we enter into the month of July.
The StepUP program has been having a great summer so far with past events such as Recovery in the Park, Gopher State, and a movie night on campus. We hope the students continue enjoying their summer and those wishes extend for all. Excitement for fall semester is already upon us with a handful of students already accepted. It’s going to be a great summer to lead us into an even better fall.
Northern Spark Art Festival
Minneapolis Movies in the Park
Photo Credit:
Robin Schwartzman, THINK AND WONDER, WONDER AND THINK, Stone Arch Bridge, Northern Spark, 2012. Photo: Patrick Kelley