SPPS Community Education offers a variety of classes designed for adults with developmental disabilities to explore interests, meet with peers, have fun and learn new skills!
School Age Child Care
Where families learn & grow together.
1/2 Day Nature-based Pre-K
Hear exciting stories about public enemies who wreaked havoc in the Grand Avenue neighborhood! See where John Dillinger has ashootout with the FBI, where the Karpis-Barker gang kidnapped banker Ed Bremer and much more! Summer cocktail tasting at The Lex following the tour. Must be 21 or older to attend.
Cynthia Schreiner Smith is an actor/writer/filmmaker who has been conducting tours in St. Paul since 1998. In 2020 she formed her own tour company, CynCity Tours doing walking Gangsterland tours, haunted Summit Ave tours, history and haunted tours of Union Depot and much more. In 2011, she and husband Bick Smith co-produced the short documentary-style movie “Gangsterland” about the gangster history of Minnesota. She recently co-authored the book “Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota” which was released in 2020.
CynCity Tours
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