Upcoming Events
October
1 - 31, 2005
26th Street Art Exhibit
An art exhibit by talented
artists with disAbilities from the 26th St. Artists a program of
Spectrum Community Mental Health. Loc: Oxboro Library, 8801 Portland
Ave. S. Bloomington, MN. Sponsor: The City of Bloomington’s
Human Services Div, along with the Disability Employment Awareness
Month Planning Committee & several contributing sponsors;
Contact: Oxboro Library at 952-847-5775, for library hrs/info.
October 15, 2005
A Celebration of Arts & Healing – 3rd
Annual Arts Benefit
The evening will include a
program on the role of art in healing, a dinner catered by Saw-atdee,
silent auction, raffle, & entertainment
by guest artists Michael Dennis Browne, an award winning poet & author,
Reuben Correa, Celtic folk harpist, Larry McDonough, jazz pianist,
Maureen McGough, ethnic dancer, & Gene Swan-son, classical guitarist.
The program will highlight the artistic expressions of Family Institute
participants, including a Native American dance by one of our youth.
Proceeds will go to benefit arts & healing programs for children
with disabilities or chronic illness such as cancer. Day/Time: Sat,
6 pm to 10 pm; Cost: $50. You can also donate tickets to families
of children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. Companies can
sponsor a table for $800 – see the website for details; Location:
Shoreview Community Center, 4800 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, MN;
Sponsor: The Family Inst. for Creative Well-Being; Contact: 651-639-2527
or register at www.familyinstitute-cwb.org
October 15, 2005
Health
Care – Nursing
Home Placement
Henn. Cty staff will explain
the basics of long-term care & payments
including an explanation of state & federal programs. Day/Time:
Sat, 1 pm to 3 pm; Location: Brookdale Library, Rm C, 6125 Shingle
Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN; Cost: Free, but you must register;
Sponsor: Henn. Cty Human Service & Public Health Depts; Contact:
612-596-6631 or go to www.hennepin.us,
type “adsinfo” in
the search box, click on the link & follow the directions.
October 15, 2005
Rehabilitation Workshop for
Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries & Their
Families
Session topics will include
bowel & bladder management,
spinal cord research, integrative medicine & hydrotherapy. Day/Time:
Sat, 8:45 am to 3 pm; Location: Terrace Mall, 3500 France Ave., Robbinsdale,
MN; Cost: $25; Sponsor: N. Memorial Rehab. Service. Contact: Twyla
Misselhorn at 763-520-1449 or twyla.misselhorn@N.memorial.com
October 15, 2005
Housing
Resource & Info
Fair
Parents will have an
opportunity to meet housing providers, discuss housing options
for young adults with disabilities, & obtain
info & contacts for referral organizations. Housing specialists
from the MN Housing Finance Agency, the MN Dept of Human Services
Disability Waiver & Support Services, the Hennepin Cty Human
Services & Public Health Dept, & the Hammer Residence,
Inc. will be available for questions. Day/Time: Sat, 9 am to
Noon; Location: PACER Center 8161 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington,
MN; Cost: Free, but advance reg. is requested; Contact: PACER
at 952-838-9000 or TTY 952-838-1900 or visit the PACER Web site
at www.pacer.org.
October 17, 2005
MN Workforce Center Orientation
Staff from the MN Resource
Center (MRC) & the MN Workforce Center—South
in Bloomington will provide an orientation of the Center & also
inform individuals with disabilities on the many services available
to them. Day/Time: Mon, 10:30 am to 11:30 am; Location: Workforce
Center - Hennepin S., 4220 W. Old Shakopee; Road, Bloomington. Cost:
No charge. Space is limited to the first 12 registrants. Sponsor:
The City of Bloomington’s Human Services Division, along with
the Disability Employment Awareness Month Planning Committee & several
contributing sponsors; Contact: 952-563-4873 to register.
October 18, 2005
Peer Mentor Training
Guest
speakers, Taylor Kearns & Cindy Tarshish
will give an overview of his & her profession at MCIL regarding
the VA program (Veteran’s
Affairs) & the ADA program (Americans with Disabilities Act.)
Day/Time: Tue, New Mentor’s Training: 9:00 am-12:00 pm; Current
Mentor’s Training: 1:00 pm-3:30 pm; Location: MCIL, 1600 University.
Ave. W., Suite 16, St. Paul, MN; Cost: Free; Sponsor: Metropolitan
Center for Independent Living. Contact: MCIL 651--646-8342.
October 19 & 20,
2005
Working with Ability Video
Showings
Tune into the Bloomington
Channel, Ch. 14, for this informative 30 minute video produced by
the MN Dept of Human Services. “Working with
Ability” explores the barriers & myths about the workplace & people
with disabilities. Day/Time: Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 10:30 am Thur, Oct
20, 2005, 9 pm; Sponsor: The City of Bloomington’s Human Services
Div, along with the Disability Employment Awareness Month Planning
Committee & several contributing sponsors; Contact: 952-563-8874.
October 20 - 21, 2005
St.
Louis County Health &
Human Service Conference
The conference draws
about 1000 health & human
service practitioners. It includes a wide variety of target audiences.
The presentation will cover some of the topics on how to enhance
knowledge, skills in health & human services, innovative
ideas, new strategies & best
practices. Day/Time: This is a 3-day event; Loc: the Edmund Fitzgerald
Hall in the Duluth Entertainment Convention Cntr (DECC); Cost:
$125, which includes two free parking permits. Contact: Mary
Lawson at 218-726-2140 or e-mail: Lawsonm@co.st-louis.mn.us.
More conference info is at: www.co.stlouis.mn.us
October 21, 2005
Hope for Our Journey
Featuring
the Greater Friendship Baptist Church Voices of Praise, Concordia
University of St. Paul Christian Choir, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Choir, & the
New Hope Baptist Church Choir of St. Paul, with special guest The
Gatlin Staff Mass Choir of Chicago, IL.; Day/Time: Fri, 7 pm; Location:
Concordia University, Buetow Music Auditorium, 300 Hamline Ave.
St. Paul (between Marshall & Concordia Ave.); Cost: Donation
$10.00; Contact: 612-869-8697.
October 22, 2005
4th Annual Hmong Resource
Fair
Hmong Resource Fair focuses
on providing resources & assistance
to the new Hmong refugees, their sponsor or host (anchor) families & other
providers along :Bilingual
staff from a wide range of organizations are available to provide
assistance to members of the Hmong community & to those who work
with them. Info resources related to health & nutrition, mental
health, education, employment, legal & government services, as
well as many other services, are available to participants. Day/Time:
Sat,10 am to 2 pm; Location: Arlington Sr. High School, St. Paul,
MN; Sponsor: Hmong Cultural Cntr; Contact: Kazoua Kong-Thao at 651-215-1278
or kazoua.kong-thao@state.mn or
Mark Pfeifer at 651-917-9937 or resources@hmongCntr.org.
October 22 & 23,
2005
Performance Art for Beginners
The workshop will include
simple movement & performance techniques
that can be combined with video, audio & text to create rich,
layered performances. This intensive two-day workshop is for all
levels of experience & open to ages 16 & over. Participants
are encouraged to work with their own video clips, to create sound
clips of their own, & also to write short original pieces to
work with. “Found” materials will also be provided by
the workshop leader. Day/Time: Sat & Sun, 11 am to 2 pm; Location:
Center for Independent Artists/El Colegio, 4137 S. Bloomington Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN; Cost: $50 workshop fee includes both days. Sign
up with a friend—two
registrations for $80 which is a 20% discount; Contact: Laura Winton
at 612-381-1229 or fluffysingler@yahoo.com.
Secure registrations via Paypal at www.fluffysingler.homestead.com.
Advance reg. is strongly encouraged as there will materials to bring
to the first session.
October 24, 2005
Emerging Issues & Trends – The
Nuts & Bolts
of Title I, II, & III
The Keynote speakers for this
event are Robin Jones Director of the Great Lakes ADA & Accessible
Information Technology Center & an Instructor
in the Department of Disability & Human Development at the University
of Illinois at Chicago & Gregory G. Brooker, U.S. Dept of Justice,
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Assistant United States Attorney, District
of MN. Title I - Basic knowledge of the ADA is assumed. This session
will highlight employment’s emerging issues & trends as
well as recent & pertinent Supreme Court decisions & how
these decisions impact title I of the ADA. Titles II, III - Basic
knowledge of the ADA is assumed. This session will provide the nuts & bolts
of public services & public accommodations & what to do on
a day to day basis to comply with these regulations as well as title
II & III emerging issues & trends. Day/Time: Mon, 9 am to
3:10 pm: Location: The Sheraton Minneapolis W. – 12201 Ridgedale
Drive, Minnetonka, MN, for directions call 952-593-0000; Cost: $45.00,
Reg. is limited to 100 participants; Sponsor: ADA MN & the MN
Department of Employment & Economic Development/Rehabilitation
Services; Contact: Cindy Tarshish, 651-603-2015, TTY-651-603-2001
or (toll free) 1-888-845-4595 or by e-mail at Cindyt@mcil-mn.org.
October 26, 2005
National Mentoring Day -
Career Development for the 21st Century
Guest speaker is Jennifer
Sheehy Keller. Ms. Keller is the President’s
appointed Special Assistant for Employment to the Assistant Secretary
of the Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services
(OSERS) & Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration in the US Department of Education.
Career Exploration will include the following career paths: Actuarial,
Administration, Chemistry, Creative Services, Customer Service, Economics,
Engineering, Facilities, Finance, General Science, Health Care, Human
Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Manufacturing, Marketing,
Media, Operations, Public Administration, Public Policy, & Security
Services. In addition, participants will be invited to sign up for
future mentoring opportunities.
This event is open to
people with disabilities currently enrolled in post-secondary training
including college, University, or technical school, & to those
who have recently graduated from post-secondary programs. Day/Time:
Wed, 9 am to 5 pm; Location: Medtronic World Headquarters, 710
Medtronic Pkwy, Fridley, MN; Cost: FREE; Sponsor: The MN Business
Leadership Network (MNBLN). Reg. Info can be found at www.mnbln.org.
October 26, 2005
DisAbility Mentoring Day
The
DisAbility Employment/Awareness Month Planning Committee has joined
forces with the Bloomington School District & several
local businesses in 2005 to present DisAbility Mentoring Day. This
effort matches local students with disabilities to career fields & vocations
of their interest for a half day of job shadowing & career exploration.
Sponsor: The City of Bloomington’s Human Services Div, along
with the Disability Employment Awareness Month Planning Committee & several
contributing sponsors; Contact: Human Services Div at 952-563-4873.
Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act’s 15 year anniversary
in 2005!
October 27, 2005
2005 Awards Luncheon for People
with Disabilities
To recognize & honor
those individuals or organizations who demonstrate outstanding leadership & achievement
in improving the quality of life of the state’s citizens with
disabilities. Day/Time: Thur, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm; Location: Four
Points Sheraton Hotel, 400 Hamline Ave., St. Paul, MN; Sponsor: MN
State Council on Disability & The
MN Dept of Employment & Economic Development; Contact Info: 651-296-6785,
800-945-8913 or e-mail at council.disability@state.mn.us.
October
27, 2005
Job Seeking Skills Training
Penn
Lake Library is hosting a job seeking class for persons with disabilities.
Employment specialists from Access to Employment will address topics
of interviewing, resume help, career exploration & professionalism.
Day/Time: Thur, 10 am to 12 pm; Location: Penn Lake Library, 8800
Penn Ave. S., Bloomington, MN; Cost: No charge, registration is limited
to 50; Sponsor: The City of Bloomington’s Human Services Division,
along with the Disability Employment Awareness Month Planning Committee & several
contributing sponsors; Contact: call the library at 952-847-5800
or register online at www.hclib.org.
November 3 - 4, 2005
“FRAMING: Crafting Messages
that Build Support”
This
year’s Conference theme reflects the fact that nonprofits
must continually communicate compelling messages that engage
their diverse stakeholders – including volunteers, board & staff
members, donors, advocates, & voters – to be successful & effective.
Featured speaker Joseph Grady, co-founder of Cultural Logic & research
collaborator with FrameWorks Institute, will discuss framing
versus spin & one of the critical distinctions between the
two: good framing is about helping people see things they couldn’t
see before. Drawing on recent experiences with issues in MN,
Joseph Grady will discuss how nonprofits can make their communications
more persuasive by making them more enlightening. Day/Time: Thur,
Nov. 3, 2005 - 12 pm to 7:30 pm, Fri, Nov. 4, 2005 - 7:30 am
to 3:30 pm; Location: at the Saint Paul RiverCentre; Sponsor:
MN Council of Nonprofits. To register for the MN Council of Nonprofits
19th Annual Conference, please go to www.mncn.org/conference to
register online. Contact: Stephanie Haddad at 651-642-1904 x
227, or stephanie@mncn.org.
November 4, 2005
Third Annual Access Press
- Charlie Award Banquet
Come & be entertained
by Rox Tarrant, our guest comedian. We will be honoring individuals
or groups that demonstrate an exceptional degree of commitment to
the disability community. Day/Time: Fri, 6pm to 11pm; Loc: Black
Bear Crossings at Como Pavilion in St. Paul, MN; Sponsor: The Access
Press Board; Contact: Access Press at 651-644-2133 or view information online.
November 4, 5, 6, 2005
5th Annual Edge Life Expo
2005: Healing Body, Mind & Soul
This is a three-day event
providing a wide array of speakers, workshops, gifts, products & info
to support the cultural creative & those
interested in holistic health & healing, inner peace & global
awareness. There will be more than 200 exhibitors on body, mind & soul, & over
50 free workshops throughout the event. Time: Fri, November 4, 2005
- 2 pm to 9 pm, Sat, November 5, 2005 - 10 am to 9 pm Sun, November
6, 2005 - 9 am to 6 pm; Location: Minneapolis Convention Center,
1301 Second Ave., Minneapolis, MN. Cost: One Day, Three Day Pass
$20 & Gold
Card Pass $150 for admission to all speakers & events Expo Passes
available. Tickets for speakers range from $10 to $18 & are available
through UptownTix at www.uptowntix.com. Contact: www.edgelifeexpo.com
November 5, 2005
Ability Expo
The expo will
feature nearly 50 vendors showcasing products & services
for people with disabilities, including Complete Mobility Systems,
Handi Medical Supply, Accessibility Design & the 4 Day Medical
Store. Attendees will have the chance to win prizes from participating
vendors. Day/Time: Sat, 8 am to 1 pm; Location: Radisson Riverfront
Hotel, St. Paul, MN; Sponsor: National MS Society, MN Chapter’s
MS Annual Convention. Contact: Jenna Washnieski at 612-335-7981 or
800-582-5296, or jwashnieski@mssociety.org.
November 24, 2005
16th Annual
Arena 5K – Thanksgiving
Day Run
This is a chance for
families of all ages & abilities
to join together in rolling, running, or walking their way
to the Downtown Minneapolis finish line, before enjoying their
Thanksgiving Day meal. Day/Time: Blast! Kids Carnival starts
at 7:30 am, Wheelers & Baby
Joggers start at 8:25 am, Run or Walk starts at 8:30 am, Blast!
Indoor Fun Run starts at 9 am; Location: Target Center,
600 First Ave. N., Downtown Minneapolis; Cost: Thru Nov. 23,
2005 - $15 for members of N.W. Athletic Club & $18 for non-members.
Race Day - $20 for members & $23
for non-members; Sponsor: N.W. Athletic Club, N.W. ClubRun,
Second Harvest Heartland, Star Tribune, KS95, Chrysler, Dasani,
Target Cntr, Chiropractic Health & Wellness, & Wholesale
Imprints; Contact: N.W. Athletic Club Arena 5K info Line 952-593-8178
or www.arena5k.com
