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Rec Check is a free summer program that is taught by professional artists for youth. Enrollment will be limited per site. Registration is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. A list of sites and contact information is available on Rec Check enrollment and will be limited to 28-30 youth per site with a 1:14 staff to participant ratio.
Cost: Free
Grades: 1-6 (entering in the fall)
Days: Monday - Thursday
June 22 - August 27
Time: 1-4 PM
Registration is required and available online or by calling the recreation center directly by clicking here.
The Artmobile program is East Side Arts Council’s most popular summer program. Each summer the Artmobile, a van packed with art supplies, winds through the streets of the East Side of St. Paul to offer free, drop in art classes at a variety of locations across the community.
Each week will feature a new artist, alongside the Artmobile Lead Artist and Artmobile Intern.
➥Session 1: July 6-24 from 1-3 PM
➥Session 2: July 27-August 14 from 1-3 PM
For more information call or email Ida at 651-774-5422 or esac@eastsideartscouncil.org
East Side Arts Council is having a poetry and music event at the Dragon Garden at Phalen Poetry Park in memory of Kitty Anderson and her son David. There will be light refreshments.
Phalen Rec Center (Parking lot)
1000 Wheelock Parkway St. Paul, MN 55106
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
6-7:30 PM
Please bring your own chair or blanket.
Are you interested in reading poetry for this event? Read up to 5 minutes.
If you are interested in reading for this event, please contact Mem Lloyd at email: meml01@yahoo.com
Hello gardeners!
First work day will be May 23 from 9am - 12pm.
You are invited to do some guerilla gardening, choose a small section of the garden to weed and/or water, even add plants that we provide. We welcome helpers of all ages!
This can be a one-time event or it can happen throughout the summer. If other days are better for you, we can arrange to meet you at other times. Gardening will continue throughout the summer into early fall on every Wednesday evenings.
Location: 1000 E Wheelock Parkway
When: May 23, 9 AM-12 PM
Every Wednesday evenings, 5:30–7:30 PM
Please contact Mem Lloyd to volunteer or if you have any questions at email: meml01@yahoo.com
We welcome donations, click here to make a donation to help us upkeep the garden. Thank you for your support.
Our next exhibition features Textile artist, Pam Lipe, who creates art with layers of fabric and thread then adds a touch of whimsy, just for fun. While she has sewn most of her life and dabbled in drawing, wearable art and bead weaving, she began to hone her style in creating art quilts after she retired from her career as a Clinical Psychologist in 2015. She was recently honored when one of her art quilts, entitled Voting Line, was presented to the President and First Lady of Costa Rica in a gift exchange when they were visiting Minnesota. Pam uses her own hand-dyed fabrics, as well as commercial fabrics, in her quilts.
OPENING RECEPTION
East Side Arts Council
977 Payne Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55130
May 7 from 6-7:30 PM
Light refreshments provided at the opening reception.
On view from May 7-July 31, 2026
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