WAYZATA
Event will help victims of domestic violence
The 11th annual "Be an Angel for Home Free Fundraiser" will take place this weekend to benefit programs that help victims of domestic violence.
The event will take place from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Holy Name Church, 155 County Road 24, Wayzata.
Home Free has served battered women and their children in the Plymouth area for more than 35 years. The event includes a spaghetti dinner and desserts, entertainment by magician Matt Dunn and silent and live auctions. The event is free and open to the public, though a freewill offering will be taken for dinner.
A personal care item or cleaning product for the residents of Home Free also will be welcomed at the door.
Edina
What's new at the city parks, senior center
The League of Women Voters Edina is sponsoring informational sessions on what's new with city parks and recreation and the senior center.
On Saturday, Nov. 9, Parks and Recreation Director Ann Kattreh will speak and answer questions about the city's parks, the Art Center, Braemar Arena, golf courses and other facilities from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. at Edina City Hall.
On Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Edina Senior Center recreation supervisor Donna Tilsner will lead a tour of the center and explain current projects and programs. The session runs from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m.
People's Choice art awards announced
Kristen Piersa Kregel's "Number Seven," a life-size steel horse made from horseshoes, won first place in this year's People's Choice Awards of the Edina Public Art Sculpture Exhibit.