The East Side Café

Join East Side Elders on Thursday, December 8 for a delicious holiday meal and music from PolkaSol!  PolkaSol will be playing a variety of polkas, waltzes, and old time songs - this is a very interactive group that loves to engage the audience with stories and humor,...

Will we see you in November for the Elder Cafe?  Join us on Thursday, November 10 for a traditional Hmong meal and Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD from the Hmong Cultural Center will share the story of the Hmong people and their journey to Minnesota.  The Elder Cafe is free for...

Join us for the October Elder Cafe!  Hear Master Brewer Tod Fyten discuss the brewing industry on Saint Paul's East Side - and enjoy a delicious lunch, served at 12 pm.  The Elder Cafe is an opportunity for seniors to meet new friends and old, socialize, enjoy a free...

Join us Wednesday, September 28 from 12pm to 2pm for the first Elder Cafe at Realife Cooperative in Payne-Phalen (1355 Phalen Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55106) Meet with author Gary Brueggemann and hear about Minnesota’s Oldest Murder Mystery! This is the first book to focus...

Join us Thursday, September 8 for the next Elder Cafe!  East Side Elders will provide a free lunch, served at 12:00 pm, for seniors 60 and older.  Please RSVP at 651-683-2326 - we can only guarantee meals for those who RSVP.  After lunch, local historian Steve Trimble...

Join us Thursday, August 11 for the return of the Elder Cafe!  After a break in July, we are ready to welcome the senior community in Dayton's Bluff and Payne-Phalen to an afternoon of fun and delicious food.  A summer bbq will be catered by Tinucci's - lunch is free...