36th ART

09/30/2026

🚀 WE DID IT—LIFTOFF! WAS FULLY FUNDED!

Thanks to the generosity of our neighbors, friends and supporters, we raised the full $5,000 needed to make LIFTOFF!happen at Brackett Park.

And what a launch it was!

Hundreds (some some a thousand +) of us came together to celebrate the iconic Brackett Park rocket. The event was filled with joy, curiosity and community spirit—and the response has been nothing short of stellar. We heard so many wonderful reviews, and many of you have already asked us to make LIFTOFF! an annual tradition.

Most inspiring of all was seeing so many young people gathered around the rocket, watching with wonder and imagining what’s possible.

To everyone who donated, volunteered, attended, spread the word or helped make the event shine: ✨thank you✨. You helped bring this celebration to life.

LIFTOFF! showed us what happens when a community comes together.

And now, we’re ready for the next chapter: permanent lighting for the Brackett Park rocket. More soon! 🚀

09/21/2026

🚀 WE DID IT—LIFTOFF! WAS FULLY FUNDED!
Thanks to the generosity of our neighbors, friends and supporters, we raised the full $5,000 needed to match the Minneapolis Foundation and large donor gifts to make LIFTOFF! happen at Brackett Park.
And what a launch it was!
So many people came together to celebrate the iconic Brackett Park rocket. The event was filled with joy, curiosity and community spirit—and the response has been nothing short of stellar. We heard so many wonderful reviews, and many of you have already asked us to make LIFTOFF! an annual tradition.
Most inspiring of all was seeing so many young people gathered around the rocket, watching with wonder and imagining what’s possible.
To everyone who donated, volunteered, attended, spread the word or helped make the event shine: thank you. You helped bring this celebration to life.
LIFTOFF! showed us what happens when a community comes together.
And now, we’re ready for the next chapter: lighting the Brackett Park rocket permanently. More soon! For now, we celebrate! 🚀

09/18/2026

LOLA art crawl is this weekend! Map is in the shared post and first comment. Enjoy.

Spend the weekend with the artists of Longfellow!!

The 2026 League of Longfellow Artists (LoLa) Art Crawl returns September 19 & 20, bringing local art into studios, homes, businesses, and other locations throughout Greater Longfellow.

Meet neighborhood artists, see where they create, and shop work across painting, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, glass, photography, printmaking, sculpture, woodworking, and more.

Saturday & Sunday, September 19–20
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Plan your route using LoLa's online artist directory or printable Art Crawl map at https://f.mtr.cool/dhj5gybxra

09/18/2026

UPDATE: 99% there! 🚀 $64 to go. 🚀Will you chip in now, please?✨

LIFTOFF was an incredible night of art, surprises & neighbors together.

Just 4% to go! Help us reach our goal & pay our artists well.

Loved LIFTOFF? Help us finish! ❤️

$5, $10, $25—every bit helps.

4% TO GO! 🚀 https://www.gofundme.com/f/lift-off-2026?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo08snbrj0

P.S. LOVE this fire burner by House of Balls? (We do, too!) Keep an eye out. We just may have one to auction off.🔥😉

09/18/2026

🚀💜Please help us cross the fundraising finish line. We are soooo close!🩷🚀

09/18/2026

09/18/2026

🚀 LIFTOFF! was something special.

We’ve heard from so many of you about how much you loved the evening—the surprises, the art, the music, the rocket, the bubbles, and most of all, the simple joy of being together.

We’re still smiling. (You might even say 🌟glowing🌟.)

And we’re also almost at our fundraising goal. Just $62 (as of 9/19) to go.

Reaching this goal means we pay a range of amazing artistic folks well for their work. That matters to us. We want 36th ART to be a place where artists are valued, neighbors have a good time, and creative ideas can actually happen.

So, in honor of a fantastic evening of enjoyment, surprise and good gathering, would you help us cross the finish line?

$5, $10, $25—or whatever feels right. $40 or more gets you a black Rocket Boosters t-shirt. (Comment below and we'll coordinate.)

If you enjoyed LIFTOFF, it's is a lovely way to say I want more of this.

Please use our GoFundMe, which we are grateful The Longfellow Community Council helps us manage. 🚀 Let’s get there together.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/lift-off-2026?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo08snbrj0

09/18/2026

A view from the bike side of that fun Greenway Glow night 😁🚀🌈.

Thanks for joining us Bret (and the glob!).

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14xcAWNGRbt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Donate to help us wrap up our fundraising for 🚀 LIFTOFF! 🚀 here, please see the link that is here: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1087923240803468&set=pb.100087574073756.-2207520000

09/16/2026

Community dinner tonight, Wednesday!

Dinner with the neighbors, tacos, and live music sounds like a pretty good Wednesday night.

Join the next Longfellow Community Meal on Wednesday, September 16 from 5–7 p.m. at Southside Unicorn Peace Garden.

The meal is open to everyone and is pay what you can, regardless of ability to pay. La Choza food truck will be serving meat and vegetarian tacos, with live old-time acoustic music during the evening.

Wednesday, September 16 | 5–7 p.m.
Southside Unicorn Peace Garden
3044 Minnehaha Ave.

After dinner, head across the parking lot to Arbeiter Brewing Co. , where $1 from every drink sold will help fund the next community meal.

The Community Meal is sponsored by Moon Palace Books , Holy Trinity Lutheran Church , Arbeiter Brewing Co. , and Longfellow Rising , with the goal of bringing neighbors together and building stronger community connections.

09/14/2026

36th ART really excited to share the teaser that covers the story of the lift off event from saturday night in brackett park.

look for a longer documentary in the coming weeks!

many thanks to for this edit and footage.