Douglas County Community Calendar

Events for the Alexandria/Douglas County area

Alexandria Area

Open House

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Join Us for Our Weekly Open House!

We invite you to visit and explore our Our Assisted Living and Memory Care community at Edgewood Healthcare ! Come enjoy a cup of coffee and some delicious treats while you learn about the compassionate care and engaging programs we offer.

Our team is dedicated to supporting residents with personalized care in a safe and nurturing environment. Whether you’re considering care for a loved one or simply want to learn more, we’re here to answer all of your questions.

Details:

When: Every Thursday 3pm to 5pm.
Where: Edgewood Assisted Living and Memory Care at 1902 7th Avenue East Alexandria, MN 56308
We look forward to meeting you and sharing how our community can provide the care and support your loved one deserves. See you there!

Creative Impact Awards and Vacation Raffle

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ArtisTree Community is announcing the winners for awards recognizing 6 incredible people who are using their creativity to make an impact in our community. This will be accompanied by a raffle with multiple prizes including 3 Caribbean Vacations!

UNMASKED: Neurodivergent Fun Night

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Calling all Autistic, ADHD, and otherwise Neurodivergent individuals! Join us for a night of celebrating ourselves and the things we like!

Spend some time with people who get you. At Unmasked we decide the program together, from Tabletop Games to Special Interest Slideshows to Art Nights to anything (safe, legal, and possible) that you can imagine.

Whether you are a wallflower or the life of the party, we will be happy to see you at Unmasked! All we ask is that you allow the other people around you to be themselves too. Neurodivergent people can come from all races, genders, religions, backgrounds, alignments, astrological signs, and favorite flavors of waffle. We can’t wait to hear about yours and tell you all about ours!

Unmasked is FREE to attend thanks to a grant from the LRAC and the generous work of the community at ArtisTree Cafe and Community Event Center. ArtisTree is a non-profit supported by an inhouse Cafe with fantastical food and drink options, fancy cheesecake waffle bowls, comfy teas, extravagant flavored lattes, and even glittery energy drinks with custom colors and flavors. So feel free to come hungry and support our generous hosts.

If you would like more information about the space, the agenda for a specific night, specific access concerns, or anything else – please feel free to Direct Message, call or text us at 320-216-2101 or email [email protected]. We understand it is easier to attend a new thing when you have all the information – because we feel the same way!
You are also welcome to stop by the Cafe during open hours, and the volunteers will be happy to show you around so you can feel more comfortable.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Tabletop & Roleplay

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Are you ready for Adventure? Come join the quest Sunday afternoons at ArtisTree as we practice the art of interactive storytelling!

**Free to enter and play

**No experience needed.

**Under 18’s allowed with guardian and DM permission

**Regardless of age, you must be able to participate in the game in a way that is safe and enjoyable to all.

**This game is committed to accessibility. Please let us know if you need help attending or enjoying this event.

This event is hosted in our famous “Hall of The Mountain Queen”, a cave room created by a professional artist with Hand Forged torches and glittering jewels!

No fee to play, but we encourage you to acquire some potions full of the magical substance “Caffeine” and hearty rations for the journey at the Cafe register window to support our amazing host facility and enable us to keep this game free to all!

Optionally, you can reserve a seat, purchase discounted potion and ration vouchers, or tip the DM through the ticket link on EventBright.

FAQS:

Does this game align with my values?

Depends on your values we guess. Our primary DM is a Lutheran who met his wife serving in a ministry to the military. This game is run to be safe and inclusive of everyone, so you may be adventuring with people you wouldn’t usually hang out with. Content is at most, PG-13.

Am I committing to a long campaign?

This game is run as a semi-connected series of one shots with a number of “hacks” to allow various characters to drop in and out of the longer storyline at will. You do not need any prior knowledge of earlier games to attend and enjoy, and nobody will be mad if you miss a week or only play once.

I don’t even know how to play this kind of game! Can I play?

We are happy to teach you, and this is a very relaxed game. The DM is available for one hour before the game to help you prepare, if you feel need more time than that send a note to [email protected] to arrange for additional prep time.

Can I bring my character from another game?

Probably, all characters are subject to DM review for game balance, but our DM tends to try to work with things like this because they can be extra fun. Email [email protected] with details if this is important to you.

I’m concerned I won’t know the rules, should I read up first?

If you want to look up some basics about D&D or Pathfinder or other tabletop games, maybe event watch some videos of others playing – feel free. But please don’t wait until you understand everything to show up. You learn roleplay games by playing, and we promise the community will help.

Do you play (specific version you are already familiar with)?

Maybe. We shift versions and games from time to time to suit the needs and desires of the people who are tending to show up. If it isn’t your version, it will still be fun and the DM will be happy to help you with the adjustment.