Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off is June 11-12

Drop-off your household hazardous waste and problem materials at the Hennepin County collection event today, June 11, and tomorrow, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Louis Park Middle School (2025 Texas Avenue S — Enter off West 22nd Street). A complete list of other event dates and locations, as well as a list of accepted items, is available here.

Sunset Series' Annie Humphrey Concert is June 17

The Sunset Series continues Thursday, June 17, with folk singer-songwriter Annie Humphrey at 7 p.m. in Downtown Park. All Sunset Series concerts are free and open to the public. Find more information about The Sunset Series, including the summer series' line-up, on the Hopkins Center for the Arts website here.

The Freight Market is June 19

Join the Depot Youth Advisory Board for The Freight Market, an outdoor art fair for both youth and adult artists, on Saturday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Depot Coffee House. Learn more about the event, including how to sell your art at the market, here.

Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration is June 19  

Celebrate Juneteenth at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on June 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., where local entrepreneur and Hopkins School District teacher Jessica Winnie and her business, Minnesota Black Box, will hold an event honoring the holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day news of freedom reached Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation proclamation abolishing slavery. The event is free and will celebrate the holiday through healing, building and supporting local Black-owned businesses. 

Shady Oak Beach Now Open

Shady Oak Beach is now open for the season. Shady Oak Beach offers 76 feet of sandy beach shoreline and clear spring-fed waters, as well as great amenities including multi-age playground area, lifeguards, swimming, high dive, concessions, changing area, rentals for canoe, kayak, and stand-up paddle board, sand volleyball and free parking. The beach is open through July 31, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., (10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 4), and August 1 through 22, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., weather dependent. Find more information about Shady Oak Beach and purchase season passes here.

Summer Explorers Camps for Adults

Join the Hopkins Activity Center and other active adults for an afternoon of fun in the park at an adult Explorers Camp. Three Rivers Park staff provides equipment and instruction for disc golf, geocaching and fishing experiences at a local park. Fishing camp registration closes soon. Registration is available online. Find more information about adult recreation programming with the Hopkins Activity Center here.

Help Trees Beat the Heat

With the recent heatwave, please help our trees (including those in the boulevard) by watering around their base. Trees stressed by heat are more susceptible to pests, diseases and die off. New trees need 10 to 15 gallons of water each week and young trees that have been in the ground less than five years need a good weekly soaking. 

Watering the lawn around trees helps to keep tree roots healthy, and adding a layer of mulch around the base of the tree, keeping it a couple inches away from the trunk, helps the roots retain moisture. The City also has a limited supply of watering bags available for trees four inches in diameter or less. Contact Public Works at 952-939-1382 or pwservreq@hopkinsmn.com to request a bag. Hopkins watering restrictions apply.

Meetings & Events

• June 15 - City Council Meeting (preliminary agenda)
• June 17 - Joint City Council Meeting with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

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