Teenagers in downtown St. Paul now have an alternative to hanging out with nothing to do. The YMCA and Best Buy on Tuesday will celebrate the grand opening of a Teen Tech Center at Fourth and Cedar streets, a block from the Central Station on Metro Transit’s Green Line.

Funded in part by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and located at ground level, the Best Buy Teen Tech Center is the fifth in the Twin Cities and the 23rd nationwide.

The open house-style celebration will run from 4 to 6 p.m., with refreshments and tours of several activity stations, including stations dedicated to 3D design, computer coding, music production and more.

Scheduled speakers include Mark Dienhart, president and CEO of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation; Glen Gunderson, president and CEO of YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities; and Mat Watson, senior vice president of finance at Best Buy.

According to Best Buy, 77 percent of all jobs in the U.S. over the next decade will require some degree of technology skills, making community-based job readiness programs all the more essential.