The Mahtomedi Community Education Garage Sale encourages community members to donate items they no longer want to someone who can use them! This event is built to raise money for youth scholarships on the belief that giving out of generosity is more rewarding than selling for profit. All items at the garage sale are FREE* ($10 required donation at the door). Bring your own bags/box for the items you find to take home! Location: Wildwood Elementary Gym/Cafeteria *All donated items are Free with a $10 donation required at the door. All entry fees/donations will allow us to continue to offer Community Education scholarships to youth in Mahtomedi. Wednesday, July 29 | 8 am-6 pm: Donation drop off day ONLY. No registration required. Drop off of gently used/unwanted goods (i.e. clothing, kitchenware, toys, etc.) at Wildwood Elementary School. Please see the list of items below that we are unable to accept. Thursday, July 30 | 8 am-5:30 pm: SALE - $10 entry fee donation (required) No registration required. Friday, July 31 | 8-11:00 am: SALE - $10 entry fee donation (required) No registration required. - Doors CLOSE at 11:00 am Not donatable items: Furniture Exercise Equipment Mattress/Pillows/Bed frames TVs or other electronic items Large appliances (i.e. stoves, freezers, etc.) Car seats, cribs, baby furniture, etc. Hazardous materials and paints Medical supplies (i.e. crutches, portable toilets, etc.) Food and Beverages AutoParts Weapons Glassware (Vases, Drinking cups, etc.) Used cosmetics and hair products Gas powered tools Undergarments Ripped, damaged, stained items of any kind What are we looking for? Gently used clothing (All ages, prewashed) Zephyr Gear Pet items Toys/Stuffed Animals Holiday/Home Decor Books, Movies, CDs Kitchenware (Non glass items) Accessories (Bags, Backpacks, etc.) We will NOT accept any donation that is wet, moldy/mildewed, dirty, dangerous or broken. Please ensure all donations are in bags or boxes for easy donation drop off. Upon arrival for donation drop, a volunteer or staff member will come to your vehicle to assist you with your donations.

The Mahtomedi Area Farmers’ Market brings produce growers, artists, bakers, crafters and community organizations together every Saturday morning throughout the summer in Veteran’s Memorial Park (formerly Triangle Park). Local vendors offer fresh produce, flowers and plants, honey, artisan breads, handmade crafts and artwork and much more! Saturdays from June 28th - September 27th 8 a.m.-12 p.m. No Registration Necessary.

Grab three of your favorite puzzle loving friends or family members to complete the same 500 piece themed puzzle. Show off your strategic planning and problem solving skills as your team races to complete their puzzle in the timed, two-hour event. Prizes awarded to the top three teams. Set-up and prep time is from 5-5:15 p.m. All teams must be checked in by 5:15 p.m. Teams will keep the puzzle at the conclusion of the event. Bonus Puzzle Swap: In addition to the competition, we invite all participants to bring their gently used, complete puzzles from home to trade with others at the event! $40 per team

Join us for a FREE concert at the Mahtomedi District Education full of music and entertainment from The Royal Order of Chords and Keys (R.O.CK.) Lulu's Crepes and Croissants will be there, too! 1520 Mahtomedi Ave, Mahtomedi, MN 55115 Make sure to bring your own lawn chair or blanket to get comfortable. *If inclement weather the concert will be cancelled No need to register - see you there!

MahtoREADi was established with the goal of promoting literacy, fostering community, cultivating intergenerational connections and encouraging exposure to diverse cultures. We are excited to announce the MahtoREADi 2026 book selection: The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore. In the span of a year, Dolores Moore has become a thirty-five-year-old orphan. After the funeral of the last member of her family, Dorrie has never felt more alone. That is, except for a Greek chorus of deceased relatives whose voices follow her around giving unsolicited advice and opinions. And they won’t stop talking about the deathbed promise she made to return to her birthplace in Colombia. But with a recent break-up, losing her job, and facing a daunting inheritance of an old Victorian house and two orange tabbies, there’s no way she can leave the country. However when an old flame offers to housesit, the chorus agrees that there's no room for excuses. Armed with only a scrap of a hand drawn map, Dorrie sets off to find out where—and who—she came from. Anika Fajardo is the author of The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore, an International Latino Book Award Gold Medal winner, winner of the Friends of American Writers Literature Award, and finalist for the 2026 Minnesota Book Award. She is also the author of Magical Realism for Non-Believers: A Memoir of Finding Family, the award-winning middle-grade novels What If a Fish and Meet Me Halfway, as well as the forthcoming YA novel Waiting on a Miracle: A Twisted Tale. Born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota, she currently lives with her family in Minneapolis.