Events - Oakdale-Lake Elmo

Washington County is hosting the 17th Annual Bluegrass Festival from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve - south picnic pavilion.

The Silver Lake Improvement Association will be hosting a sunset wine tasting fundraiser event on Sept. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Maplewood Nature Center & Neighborhood Preserves, 2659 E. Seventh St.

The Harriet Alexander Nature Center is holding its 15th annual Wild Rice Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 “Ask a Refugee,” a Tuesday, Sept. 11, panel discussion that begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Roseville Library, will consist of four to five people who have volunteered to share their perspective on what it is like to seek refuge in another country.

Make democracy work and find out why statehood will give the residents of the District of Columbia their first representation in Congress since 1801 on Monday, Sept. 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the New Brighton Community Center.

The East Side Freedom Library, located at 1105 Greenbrier St., has a number of free events coming up in the next week. Here are a few of them:

Join the South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force for a Starwatch Party with WCCO Radio Meteorologist Mike Lynch on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. The Starwatch Party will take place at Fleming Field, 1725 Henry Avenue, in South St. Paul.

Safely get rid of your household hazardous waste, electronics and more at one-day drop-off events held in Farmington and Burnsville. 

Drop-off events are open to all Dakota County residents. Upcoming events will be:

The Ramsey County Historical Society, through its History Revealed series, has an event coming up on Thursday, Sept. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. about the history of the business and culture of beer.