Thursday Musical Series
A social hour with artists from Thursday Musical will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28, at The Kenwood retirement community, 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis. Refreshments will be served following the performance. Vocalist Judy Olson and pianist Richard Tostenson of Thursday Musical, one of the oldest arts organizations in the country, will perform a […]
Bark Avenue on Parade
Bark Avenue on Parade will bring their therapy dogs at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at The Kenwood retirement community, 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the public. Bark Avenue, a nonprofit organization, will present a dog show featuring therapy dogs that will demonstrate obedience tricks. In addition, the dogs’ […]
Social Hour with the Phil Mattson Singers
The Phil Mattson Singers will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at The Kenwood retirement community, 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the public. The six-voice ensemble is based in Minneapolis and led by Grammy-nominated pianist, teacher, arranger, conduct and Kenwood resident, Phil Mattson. Mattson is well-known […]
Kramer Gallery Art Opening
A wine and cheese reception will take place for the opening of a new art installation at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Kramer Gallery at The Kenwood retirement community, 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis. The newest work of Kenwood resident, Chris Parker, will be on display. Everyone is invited to meet the artist and […]
Kenwood University: Heart Month
A representative from Gentiva Home Healthcare will lead a Kenwood University Class titled “Heart Health” at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at The Kenwood retirement community, 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis. February is Heart Awareness Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States, and about 600,000 […]
Mary Lou Nelson receives 2010 Hawkinson Peace and Justice Award
(November 5, 2010) — Kenwood Retirement Community resident Mary Lou Nelson was a recipient of the 2010 Honorary Award of The Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation for Peace and Justice, presented on November 5 as part of a special intergenerational event co-sponsored by the Hawkinson Foundation and the Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers. The award is made […]
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‘Aunt Jane’ to Chinese immigrants is honored
When a new wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in Minnesota after World War II, they were told if they needed anything at all, they should see “Jangu.” The name, pronounced Jane-Goo, stood for “Aunt Jane.” She was Jane Wilson, a white Sunday school teacher and superintendent at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, then a first […]
Phil Mattson Video
A pianist, arranger, conductor and educator, Phil Mattson is recognized as one of the top vocal jazz arrangers in the country. His distinguished career includes 2 Grammy nominations for his vocal sextet, the P.M. Singers, and recordings of his arrangements by internationally known singing groups including The Manhattan Transfer and The Real Group. Where […]