• What:  2024 Dance Your Socks Off Halloween Dance
  • Put on your favorite Halloween costume and "Monster Mash" the night away!
• Who: Adults with disabilities age 18+
• When: October 25
• Time: 7 - 9 p.m. 
• Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Avenue South
• Cost: $6 at the door or save time by registering online at Webtrac
  • Admission fee includes one complimentary drink ticket.   

TRAIL available. TRAIL riders must be pre-registered and register by 12 p.m. the day of the dance by calling 952-563-8877.

Doors open at 6:50 p.m. Dance ends at 9:00 p.m. Dance staff is not responsible for participants who arrive early or are waiting for transportation. 

Individuals requiring support during the dance (for personal care or any other needs) must bring their own support person. One support staff per paid participant permitted at no charge. All dance attendees must remain in the designated area(s). Dance staff are not responsible for monitoring dietary restrictions. 

One complimentary drink ticket provided for paid participant. Additional drinks or beverages for non-paying guests can be purchased for $1. No alcohol is served or permitted at the dance. 

Dance locations are smoke free. In case of severe weather impacting transportation, dance may be cancelled. If weather looks questionable, please call the Parks and Recreation Weather Line at 952-563-8878 and select option 7.

Visit the Adaptive Programming and Inclusion page for other events. 

Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. 
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times." 
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive. 
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. 
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times." 
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive. 
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

Give blood. Save lives.

• 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives.
• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. 
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.

Choose your donation time

Advance registration is required for this event. 

Ways to register

1. Go to the event registration page.
2. Find the drive you are looking for, organized by date, and click "See Times." 
3. Click "Give Blood" next to your chosen time slot.
4. Sign-in or create an account to finish scheduling your appointment.

2. Use the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App

3. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS

What to do before, during and after your donation

• Get a good night's sleep before the day you are donating.
• Eat a healthy meal before your donation.
• Drink an extra 16 oz. of water or nonalcoholic fluids before the donation.
• Remember to bring your donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID to your donation appointment.

​For more tips, visit the American Red Cross blood donation page.

Safety Precautions

Please DO NOT come to the blood drive if you have symptoms of illness or are not feeling well.

The Red Cross and the City are taking several precautions to help ensure a safe environment for donors, volunteers and Red Cross staff. 

These precautions include:

• Blood drive will be by appointment only; no walk-ins will be allowed.
• Blood donors and Red Cross staff and volunteers will be asked to enter and leave from the east entrance of the building, near Rehearsal Hall.
• All Red Cross staff participate in standard health assessments prior to each blood drive. 
• Masks are welcome, but not required at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
• All donors will be temperature-screened before entering the blood drive.
• Blood donors will be asked to use hand sanitizer before and during the donation process.
• Staff wear gloves throughout the donation process, changing gloves between every donor.
• Donor beds will be sanitized between every donor.
• Social distancing practices will be maintained between donors including donor beds, as well as waiting and refreshment areas.

Questions about donating?

The recycling drop-off is open to all Bloomington residents. Certain items will be accepted at no cost, and other items a fee will apply. Cash or check only. A full list of what items are accepted for free and for a fee, and additional event details can be found at blm.mn/drop-off.

Use an adjustable beam drill to bore holes and make long wood shavings to take home during this free event. 

Watch frontier woodworker Fred Livesay demonstrate 19th century building techniques including making mortices and tenons and other joints. 

Then build a kid-sized log cabin! You’ll assemble notched timbers to create a 4’ high frontier home. Can you figure out where each log goes? 

Learn from Miles Jewell, a frontier building expert, about the ingenious joinery that was used to lock the log corners together. 

Free program for all ages. No registration required. Drop in any time during the three-hour event.  All materials provided. 

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Ask about Pond House tours

Examine the historic Pond House as a history detective during this free event! 

• What are the mysterious markings on the bricks?
• Why is the window glass wavy? 
• Why is there a door on every side of the house? 

Answer these and other curious questions to win a detective gadget

Free for all ages. No registration required. Drop in any time during the three-hour event. 

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Taste a variety of 19th century candies that started as medicine and ended up as delicious treats. 

Learn about the evolution of these American confections. Some are so familiar you’d be surprised they date from long ago. 

History never tasted so sweet!

Free program. No registration required. Drop in any time during the 3-hour event.  

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Ask about Pond House tours.

Make a wooden button and string puzzle to take home! Befuddle your family and friends with these frontier head-scratchers. 

Try unraveling several more string puzzles which will be on display. Then learn to play Cat’s Cradle and other string games that have entertained families for centuries.

This is a free program and all materials are provided. No registration required. Drop in any time during the 3-hour event.

blm.mn/pondhouse

Ask about Pond House tours.