Central Hillside Community Center and Park
Duluth, MN 55805 United States 218-730-4300 duluthmn.gov/parks/parks-listing/central-hillside-park
Jul 2022
Community (Re)skilling Festival
Join the Twin Ports DSA Ecosocialist Working Group for a day of reskilling, reconnecting, and decommodifying. This event will include family friendly activities, skill building workshops, tabling from local community organizations, a free community lunch, speakers, and music. We are in a time of pandemic, war, climate crisis: Community, interconnectedness, and radical hope have never been more important.
Find out more »Aug 2022
Public Meeting Regarding the Reconditioning of Third Street
The city of Duluth hosts this public meeting regarding the reconditioning of Third Street between Mesaba Avenue and 12th Avenue East. The meeting is to gather the public’s feedback for the project and to view the current project concept. The meeting will be held in the Central Hillside Center Classroom. The design and engineering of the project will take place in 2022, with construction scheduled for 2023. Funding for the project will come from Municipal State Aid for Street and…
Find out more »AICHO’s Indigenous Food and Art Market
The American Indian Community Housing Organization is hosting local food and art vendors in the parking lot at Central Hillside Community Center. At this market, learn how to make traditional manoomin (wild rice) ricing knockers, demonstrated by 1854 Treaty Authority. Entrepreneurs will be selling items such as garden-grown produce, frozen meats, smoked white fish, wild rice, fermented foods, Indigenous teas, maple syrup, jams and jellies, herbs, honey, wild rice cupcakes, salves and cannabidiol products. Artwork on sale includes prints, apparel,…
Find out more »Sep 2022
AICHO’s Indigenous Food and Art Market
The American Indian Community Housing Organization is hosting local food and art vendors in the parking lot at Central Hillside Community Center (One Roof Housing parking lot). At this market there will be two live demos: a cooking demo from North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems and a live painting of the market by artist Michelle Defoe. Entrepreneurs will be selling items such as garden-grown produce, frozen meats, smoked white fish, wild rice, fermented foods, Indigenous teas, maple syrup, jams…
Find out more »2023 Streets Projects
The city of Duluth is holding two public meetings on upcoming 2023 street projects. City staff will present the city sales tax projects, as well as provide a brief overview of the county, state, and federally-funded street projects scheduled for 2023 within Duluth. The street projects will involve pavement and utility work, as well as storm repairs and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades at intersections. To allow for maximum public participation, two public meeting session options will be offered on…
Find out more »Oct 2022
AICHO’s Last Food and Art Market of the Season
Join the American Indian Community Housing Organization at the last Food and Art Market of the season. You will find local food and art vendors in the parking lot at Central Hillside Community Center. At this market, participate in our archery activity, led by 1854 Treaty Authority. Entrepreneurs will be selling items such as garden-grown produce, frozen meats, smoked white fish, wild rice, fermented foods, Indigenous teas, maple syrup, jams and jellies, herbs, honey, wild rice cupcakes, salves and cannabidiol…
Find out more »Dec 2022
Sobriety Feast
The Sobriety Feast is a cultural and spiritual place for Native American community members working toward sobriety. Feast are held on the last Friday of each month, led by Indigenous community leaders Frances Saukko and Joel Boshey. This event includes drumming, smudging practices, prayer, spiritual advisors and speakers. The drum is specifically used for this event, and sage is used to smudge attendees. A spiritual advisor is present to lead prayers for the meals and the meetings. Each month, there…
Find out more »Jun 2023
Juneteenth Celebration 2023
The Duluth branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People presents its 49th annual Juneteenth jubilee, honoring and celebrating the holiday with free food, family fun, local vendors, community resources, music, prizes and more. Juneteenth is American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 abolition of slavery. This celebration is both an opportunity to acknowledge the history of slavery and the affect it continues to have today, as well as an opportunity to work for progress toward…
Find out more »Apr 2024
Lake Superior Freethinkers Program
Brad Onishi, author of "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism-and What Comes Next" will address the Freethinkers via Zoom.
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