Hennepin Theatre Trust, Southwest Airlines Co. and Project for Public Spaces (PPS) are joining together to create and activate public spaces in the WeDo™ MPLS Cultural District.

The 5 to 10 on Hennepin project will reimagine a five-block stretch of Hennepin Avenue between 5th and 10th streets as a vibrant destination for everyone to enjoy, activating one block at a time beginning August 18 through December 22.

Southwest Airlines’ Heart of the Community program awarded the Trust with a $200,000 grant to bring 5 to 10 on Hennepin to life. PPS, a nonprofit pioneer in the global placemaking movement, will provide technical assistance.

Each week on Thursdays, the Trust is giving one block a fun “creative makeover” from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sidewalks and surface parking lots come to life, offering assembled curiosities, including:

• An artist and makers market
• The Northern Lights Stage presented by Jack Link’s
• Street performers and buskers
• Games and activities
• Food and drink
• Pros of the Rope Double Dutch Lessons
• MAD DADS at each event
• And more!