The Heartwood Festival will kick off with a Bike Walk Parade.  Assemble at 10:00am at Hancock Recreation Center – 1610 Hubbard Avenue – then bike or walk
to the park at 10:30am!   

Hancock Recreation Center will host parade mask-making and prop-making workshops for families and children every Thursday in May, 5:00 – 7:00pm.  For more information, contact Megan at Hancock Recreation via email (megan.mueller@ci.stpaul.mn.us) or at 651-247-5538.

Hamline Midway Coalition, the University of Minnesota, and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation will lead Hamline Midway volunteers in a project to increase the tree age and species diversity of Newell Park.  

Newell Park is one of Saint Paul’s oldest parks and represents a 10-acre remnant of pre-settlement oak woodland that once dominated the area. Newell Park is located at the corner of Fairview Avenue and Pierce Butler Route. The park features more than 150 mature bur, red, and white oak trees and is in need of seedlings to replace the climaxing canopy of oak trees. Most trees to be planted are very small seedlings.

Volunteers will be trained in proper tree planting methods and plant a diverse mix of oak woodland species in the natural area of Newell Park. This is the first year of the reNewell project that will progress into planting oak saplings in the active use part of park in future years. Come be a part of the living history of Saint Paul!

Time: 11:30-1:30

Ages: All ages - families encouraged to participate

Volunteers can register by calling or sending an email to Shannon O'Brien with the desired number of volunteers wishing to participate. 

Shannon O'Brien

Shannon.Obrien@stpaul.gov

651-632-2458

The Hamline Midway Community Building Committee is organizing a photo exhibit in the Newell Park building to be displayed during the annual Heartwood Festival on June 1, 2013. We will present a digital slide show as well as a select number of prints to display for the duration of the festival. Entering the contest and exhibit is open to all ages! Phoneography/Instagram images are most welcome.

Theme: A Slice of Life of the Hamline Midway Neighborhood
If you live, work, or play in Hamline Midway, this is a chance to celebrate the uniqueness of our community through a shared vision of our neighborhood.  Please send up to four neighborhood photos that capture and reflect the unique colorful character of everyday life here. It could be images of anything you see around you; kids playing, quirky buildings, runners running, melting snow, backyard BBQs, our beautiful oaks, a local business, your neighbors garden… let your creative energy flow.

Submission Guidelines
Submit up to 4 images of approximately 1-2 megabytes each. Label digital files with your firstname_lastname_01, 02, 03 etc. and email them to Julie Caruso at julieannecaruso@yahoo.com by May 11. Please use subject line “Heartwood photo” and include name and contact information in the email. Please include a name and age of the photographer on each picture, and a title or brief description of the subject matter.

All entrants will have one or more image(s) included in the slideshow.

Step right up to get involved in the 2013 Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival!

Registration is now open for exhibitors and sponsors. Businesses, nonprofits, community organizations, and government agencies are invited to fill out a registration form and reserve their space today. Unable to participate as a sponsor or exhibitor? Reserve advertising space in the event program and donate to the Silent Auction. The registration packet (downloadable below) includes:

• A cover letter explaining the benefits of participation,
• An event overview, and
• A festival registration form.

The early bird deadline is Friday, April 5, 2013.

Never been to the festival? See photos of the 2012 event, as well as the 2012 festival program. If you have questions, please contact Kristy at 651-494-7683 or kristy@hamlinemidway.org.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

11:00am-5:00pm: Festival, Newell Park

10:30am: Bike/Walk Parade, Hancock Rec Center

The Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival is a one-day, family-friendly, outdoor event celebrating of community, sustainability, and art. Kicking off with a Bike/Walk Parade, this year's event will feature great entertainment, resource fair, children's activities, and an art & craft fair that festival visitors have enjoyed in years past. Bring your appetites, because local food vendors will serve delicious food at Newell Park!

If you are a Hamline Midway resident, this is your opportunity to vote for Hamline Midway Coalition board candidates. Vote at Newell Park between 11:00am and 5:00pm at the Hamline Midway Coalition booth.

Registration materials are available at www.hamlinemidway.org/heartwood. The Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival is presented by the Community Building Committee of Hamline Midway Coalition. For more information, contact Faith at 651-494-7683 or faith@hamlinemidway.org.

Hancock Recreation Center and Hamline Midway Coalition are teaming up to create a cause for community celebration. Think bonfire, live music, arts, food, and a haunted room!

The Haunted Harvest Menagerie will have entertainment for people of all ages. The Midway Local Food Resource Hub will be serving Stone Soup with community contributions of garden veggies. Bring your contribution by 6:00pm for inclusion. More local foods - hotdogs, roasted squash and potatoes - will be served at no or very minimal cost while supplies last. Programs from the Rec Center and community groups from Hamline Midway Coalition are all working together to bring a flavor of our community to this event. There is a focus on food, music, movement, sustainability and opportunity to be creeped out and bedazzled throughout the evening!

Leading up to the Haunted Harvest Menagerie is a photo contest for youth and adults. Please drop off a festive fall photo to the Recreation Center by 5pm on October 27 - photos can capture scenic fall colors or explore the creepy corners of this season. Photos will be voted on at the event and winners will receive a gift card to Ginkgo Coffeehouse.

We encourage guests to bring their own mug or bowl and join in on our feast!

The alley on the Hamline Midway Library’s block will be reconstructed using permeable pavement technology this month thanks to the efforts of HMC’s Community Building Committee and staff, Capitol Region Watershed District, and the City of St. Paul. This project will allow stormwater and its accompanying pollutants to soak into the ground rather than run off into local lakes and rivers and will serve as a pilot project for possible future implementation. 

In the spring of 2011, Hamline Midway Coalition’s Community Building Committee organized a meeting between interested neighbors, the Capitol Region Watershed District, and the City of St. Paul to explore the possibility of “green alleys” in the neighborhood to bring residents together around water quality improvement and alley beautification. Committee members presented an HMC board resolution and testified at the Capitol Region Watershed District's Board of Managers meeting in support of funding for permeable pavement projects later that year.

The City of St. Paul's Water Resource Manager researched existing pervious pavement and its maintenance regimen in conjunction with Public Works and sought a demonstration project area. With the library’s parking lot (located in the alley behind the building) slated for traditional resurfacing this year, the library’s alley became a natural choice.

Neighborhood Clean Ups are one-day events that occur that occur in the spring or fall in most Saint Paul neighborhoods. Clean Ups allow Saint Paul residents to get rid of hard to dispose of items at a lower cost than what they would pay at a transfer station or other private business. Eureka Recycling works with Saint Paul’s district councils to promote recycling and reuse at cleanups, diverting about half of collected materials from disposal.

Watch your mailbox for the 2012 green flyer that will come early September. Sponsored by the St. Anthony Park Community Council,  Como Community Council, Hamline Midway Coalition, Union Park District Council & the City of Falcon Heights. If you don't have a green flyer, please bring proof of residency.

This year's Green Alley Makeover Day is scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 9:00am to 1:00pm, the same day as the Ward 4 Neighborhood Clean Up at the State Fairgrounds. You can host a Green Alley Makeover in your alley with or without help from HMC's staff and Community Building Committee and the Hamline Midway Environmental Group. Download an organizing packet, or pick one up from the HMC office. If you would like assistance with your project, complete the application packet by Wednesday, August 22 at 5:00pm. If you are not receiving volunteer assistance, you may host your event any day and time. Organizers of Green Alley Makeovers will be entered to win a $100 gift certificate to Custom Drapery & Blinds!

What is a Green Alley Makeover? It’s a day to work together with your neighbors to plant, weed, and beautify your alley! Swap plants; haul away brush, compost, and waste, plant natives, ornamentals, or edibles; and top it off with a community potluck. You and your neighbors may have other creative ideas as well, such as traffic calming, artwork, and arbors. See photos and a summary of the 2011 Green Alley Makeover here.