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JANUARY 2015 / VOLUME 3 / ISSUE 1

Winter True Minnesotans

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can handle it.

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Right?

h winter time. Isn’t the snow pretty? See the shimmering fairy-like flakes floating from the sky, landing on your hair, crowning you with a glowing halo while you don layers of Patagonia and Northface and frolic down the sidewalk sipping hot chocolate, watching children build snowmen and make snow angels.

Wait. Wait. Wait. (Cue the tire screech sound in your head.)

This is Minnesota and that feeling of wintry bliss lasts three weeks max. This year that experience hit us early in November, as Mother Nature completely disregarded Thanksgiving and the pilgrims and the last bit of fall colors.

In Minnesota, it’s much more like this: Oh winter time. When will you end? Not until April? Oh, okay that’s fine. We Minnesotans will just be over here scraping our car windows, running low on anti-freeze and gas because we started our engines 20 minutes prior to driving, so that we could sit behind the wheel in warmth.

Before that, we probably shoveled the driveway or walkway. For the fourth time in four days.

Once driving, though, relief blows out the heaters at us. We’re finally inside and thankful to have a vehicle in these unforgiving elements. Wait, though. We might be threatened with sleepiness from all of that shoveling and scraping and warmth circling us.

It’s a good thing hot coffee goes well with winter.

And we’ll need coffee to stay alert while driving in winter conditions.

Because there are other drivers on the road. You know, the ones who freak out every single year. “OH MY GOSH IT’S SNOWING!” Really people, this happens every year and you drive in it every year.

Every. Single. Year.

Just slow down some, but not all the way down. That being said, just because you drive a vehicle equipped with four-wheel drive in this mess

does not mean you’re invincible in blizzarding conditions. Though 4WD is a glorious thing, isn’t it?

Okay. I’m off my soapbox.

Speaking of blizzarding conditions, maybe you’re a snowmobiler and you’re out on your sled jumping drifts with giddy joy and reveling in the mass quantities of white. You never want winter to end!

Maybe during this blizzard you’re safely inside, cocooned inside a snuggly blanket, drinking something warm or something that makes you feel warm, just watching Jack Frost do his dance outside.

Or maybe you prefer skiing. Personally I prefer XC, but both forms are great winter activities. Though I doubt you’re out skiing if it’s blizzarding. If you are, you may want to rethink it.

Another good ol’ fashioned, winter time activity in Minnesota? Ice fishing. Maybe that’s what you prefer, sitting in the fishhouse in your Carhartt bibs, catching dinner and drinking beer.

Gosh, that sure was stereotypical of me to write. Seriously though, ice fishing is quintessential to a Minnesota winter. It’s a classic enterprise, appropriate for all. If you’ve never experienced it, are you really even living?

Anyways, regardless of whether you’re out blazing the trails on sled, ski or snowshoe, twirling down a hill on your saucer sled, hanging out in your snow fort or fish house having the time of your cold life, eventually you will crawl into your flannelsheet clad bed and drift off. Only to wake up, start your car, scrape your windows and embark on that journey again.

But, alas, we are Minnesotans and we can handle this! We were made for this, donchano.

Besides, before we know it, it’ll be mid-May and winter will take its hiatus once again.

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24 Sun Studio

6 SoMinn State of Mind

26 The TimeLine

Winter...True Minnesotans can handle it. Right?

Sentiment, Wisdom and The Dream Academy.

7 SoMinn SOUND

T. Swift and her completely

unbearable wonderfulness.

8 Why do we live HERE????

What is the reason we choose to

endure these long, hard 6 months

of glacial temperatures?

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44 A Dog’s Tale

Stormy January.

4 6 Devour

A few tips to avoid winter weight gain.

4 8 CD Reviews:

Or why the editor is a moron.

• Twin Cities’ Hollow Boys showcase fully developed sound on sophomore LP.

• A HELLA FRREAL heavy dose of Mike Mictlan.

• Barbara Jean’s ‘Darker Than Blue’ provides a perfect showcase for Minnesota music.

• Rick Ross releases second act in 2014.

20 Amy’s TV Crush

50 The Bearded Life

Snowshoeing in Southern Minnesota.

14 The Cradle of Curling

Mapleton has been called the

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RICH LARSON

Rich Larson is the publisher and editor of SouthernMinn Scene. You can reach him at rlarson@ southernminnscene.com.

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Sentiment, Wisdom and The Dream Academy

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think I probably have a touch of OCD in my personality. It’s never really been a problem, in that it doesn’t control important parts of my life. It’s more of a whimsical thing.

Remember that band from the ’80s called The Dream Academy? I think they would probably qualify as a one-hit wonder; you know their song “Life in A Northern Town.” Their self-titled album was an enormous hit in 1986, and remains one of my favorites to this day.

But I’m only allowed to listen to it in January.

It’s a long and kind of boring story, but suffice to say the first time I heard that album was on a particularly cold January night, and the night has a lot of enduring memories for me (not like that – get your mind out of the gutter). So I associate that album with cold January nights and that’s when I choose to listen to it.

We all do this. We all associate music with certain times in our life. As I write this it’s early December, so I listen to a lot of The Beatles, John Lennon, U2 and ’80s glam metal. (Ask my daughters to explain why “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” is a Christmas song to them. They’ll have no idea how to explain it, but they’ll tell you it is.) In August I like to pull out John Mellencamp’s The Lonesome Jubilee, R.E.M.’s Life’s Rich Pageant and David Baerwald’s Bedtime Stories. In May I try to make a point of listening to BoDeans’ Outside Looking In and Rumours

by Fleetwood Mac. A late Saturday afternoon is really the best time to listen to “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty.

Yeah, I know, you’re all saying “Rich, do you ever listen to anything that was recorded in the 21st Century?”

To which I’ll say, “Yes! In January I also like to listen to Ben Folds Five’s Whatever and Ever Amen.”

Then you’ll point out to me that that album came out in 1997, and I’ll admit that, except for Dave Matthews Band, the Decembrist’s last

album and some really fantastic local stuff, I probably don’t have a lot of emotional attachment to much music that has come out since I got out of college.

But maybe that’s the point of all this. I mean it’s no secret that the “real world” is a tough place, and part of our emotional retreat is always going to be the fond memories of our youth. For me, that’s all about the days when I could sit for hours devouring every note on a Replacements or Prince album.

Let me tell you, it was good to be a kid in Minneapolis in 1984.

There’s a geographical thing that happens for me, too. If I ever make it back to Florida, I’ll probably make sure I have some Phil Collins to listen to. The next time I go visit my brother in San Francisco I’ll bring a little Counting Crows with me. When I go to New York, it’s all about The Rolling Stones.

If you’ve read this far, you’re probably wondering if I’m going to get to a point here or not.

Frankly, I’m wondering that myself.

Hey, it’s the beginning of a new year and the end of an old one. Pardon me if I seem a bit reflective.

Time is a relentless force. As it moves forward I think it’s good to keep in touch with the events and times that shaped your personality. You start to see grey hair in your head (ok, more grey hair) and you think about the times you sang along to The Who at the top of your lungs “Hope I die before I get old.” I think about that now and I get a kick out of it.

Do I want to go back to being 16 again?

Hell no! Are you out of your mind?

This to me is maybe the most enjoyable part of growing older.

Remembering the things I thought and felt on those cold Twin Cities mornings helps me flesh out the way I feel about things now.

Seen through maturity’s lens, those experiences are mines for wisdom. You can go back and see the mistakes you made, and when you got things right. Something I was too stupid to understand when I was 20 makes perfect sense to me 25 years later.

Yes, I’m sentimental. Sentiment is a tool.

You should try it yourself. It has an outstanding soundtrack.

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SARAH OSTERBAUER Sarah Osterbauer is a die-hard music lover.

When she does her budget each month, food comes after concert tickets. Find her on twitter @SarahOwrites.

T. Swift and her completely unbearable wonderfulness Editor’s Note: Please welcome our new music columnist Sarah Osterbauer. You know her work from her monthly album reviews, her occasional articles for Scene and as the previous voice of MaxScene. We are thrilled that Sarah has agreed to take over one of the cornerstones of the magazine, and can’t wait to get a full dose of her unique perspective every month.

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hen Taylor Swift first hit the scene she was a young girl, crooning about the teardrops on her guitar and

dancing with a boy to a song by Tim McGraw. She was the musical savoir to every 13-yearold girl, and every woman who had been a 13-year-old girl. She was not calculated, money hungry or contrived in any way. She was just a girl, crafting irresistible songs dripping in frontporch charm that illustrated the life of every teenager. This T. Swift, this old T, is gone now.

Today’s T sells out 3 shows at the X, writes op-eds for the Wall Street Journal, wears designer everything, has famous friends, and more importantly famous BOYfriends. She is smart, she is sweet, always wearing the white hat and has reached a point in her career where she is surpassing records that she herself set.

Her most recent recordbreaker, 1989, has sold upwards of 2 million, making it 2014’s biggest selling album. In addition ,she boldly made the decision to pull the album from Spotify and declared on the AMAs that “music is art, and art has value” (same sentiment carried over from her WSJ piece). It’s business moves like these that have industry folks drooling, because in a time when the music business is struggling, it’s a girl who writes songs about teardrops on her guitar who’s winning.

Admittedly, I cannot stop listening to 1989. I listen to it on the bus on the way to work, most of the day when I’m at work, on the bus on the way home from work and then more when I get home. I listen to it so much that I am beginning to think it contains some kind of crazy hypnotic properties, meant to be used as mind control for women. (Similar to whatever they put in Frozen for toddlers.) The album is sugarcoated, caffeinated girl-crack. That said, I wouldn’t call the album a “masterpiece” and I wouldn’t even say it’s my favorite one of hers. The songs are crafted using time-tested no-fail pop elements. The builds, the chord progressions and rhythms are not new or

groundbreaking in any way. It’s as if someone took the most “ear-friendly’ elements and loaded them all on one album. Combining those with T’s punchy lyrics about boys and life as a 24-year-old, and you have gold. Even though there are still moments on the album where she gets personal, (i.e. on ‘Out of the Woods’ - “you hit the brakes too soon, 22 stitches in the hospital room” supposedly referencing a car accident that One Direction’s Harry Styles was in) the album lacks heart and authenticity. The girl who was so earnest, open and honest previously has taken a step back. And maybe it’s because after so many heartbreaks she is exercising caution in love and in her songwriting.

It’s as if she put up a musical wall of ambiguity in the name of converting to pop music.

Another thing to know is that T. Swift shows are well oiled machines. They are planned down to the minute and do not leave any room for improvisation or variances from one night to the next.

Taylor Swift is and has always been amazing to her fans and media partners. Not one person who has met her has a bad word to say about her. She and Kellie Pickler bake cookies together. When she first started out she sent paint-by-number paintings to a bunch of radio stations as gifts.

The girl is a PR dream come true. But it’s these things that I continually take issue with.

Because there is no freakin way a person can be that nice all the time. I don’t buy it. I imagine her going home at night and just screaming expletives. You can’t possibly “shake it [all] off” just by dancing really awkwardly and smiling. It’s not possible. So even though 1989 is in heavy rotation on my iphone, and I will probably still have it on my top 10 albums of 2014, the album lacks real feeling.

And the draw for the songs feels cheap. T’s outward persona adds to the artificialness of it all. And it’s funny how as a pop star, (versus country) her lack of singing ability matters less. So in conclusion, I love her, I love to hate her, and I also love to love her.

She’s a genius who makes music, but if we were being true to her philosophy on music being worth the heart that the artist put into it, then I think we can all agree, she can put her music back on Spotify :P

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(stuff I’m listening to)

Zola Jesus - not new by any means, good for fans of Sia and Banks, the desperation in her voice and the feeling of desolation in the tracks makes for good winter listening

Jessie Ware - this smokey and seductive chanteuse, who will forever be compared to Sade, makes magic on her new album, Tough Love. The tracks are dreamy, but honest and at times, soulful.

Jessie J - When you get T. Swifted out, or if you prefer your pop music to be in more of an R&B vein, let Jessie inject some soul into your life. This album is packed with aggressive, well done pop gems that showcase her insane vocal ability. This is the album you jam if you want to get amped up for something.

Go See (Shows)

The Ericksons with Chastity Brown at Icehouse - The day this issue goes to print, these Twin Cities folk-darlings are teaming up at Icehouse for something special. If there are tickets left to be had, run out and grab one, you will not be disappointed.

This Happened (news)

NY snow storm leaves bands stranded - The weather gods wanted Minnesotans to feel extra thankful this year (it is Thanksgiving Eve as I type this) by throwing multiple feet of snow at upstate New York. This left many bands stranded, one of which was Interpol who were stuck in their bus for 2 days with only “vodka and dry goods” to sustain them.

Billboard - Billboard has decided to change the way they calculate their charts, most notably the popular Top 200 albums.

They will now include streams of an album toward the number, with 1500 streams being equivalent to 1 album. This change helps younger acts, while hindering older ones (as their fans are more likely to buy albums versus stream them). The industry is welcoming the change as streaming has become the primary way many people choose to digest their music.

Sidenote (extra tidbit)

NYE in the TC - There are a number of really fantastic shows occurring in the cities on NYE. Dessa will be performing at International Market Square at their party dubbed the Crystal Ball. Four Fists (duo of Astronautalis and P.O.S) will be performing with Mike Mictlan at the Triple Rock Social Club. Polica with Marijuana Deathsquads are the newly renovated Turf Club. And just north of the cities, you can see Prof in St Cloud at the Red Carpet.

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This time the Barden Bellas are going for choral world domination in an international competition.

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H WHY DO WE LIVE

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By Autumn Van Ravenhorst editor@southernminnscene.com

or the love of Pete— what is the reason we choose to endure these long, hard 6 months of glacial temperatures?

Minnesota winter treats a body like a bag of fish at the grocery store.

When I say that the winter chaps my ass, I mean it - all it takes is one too many skirts. Pardon me for not wanting to wear insulated cargo pants with so many pockets in them I could hide all of my deepest secrets.

Our state is ranked as one of the top five coldest in terms of state-wide average temperatures. It is also home to one of the coldest places on Earth—International Falls, Minnesota. Yeah, and the city was placed on a list shortly behind “Up in the Air.” If you are anything like me, you do not have the luxury of avoiding these conditions by cuddling up next to your gang of cats, knitting warm, wooly mittens. Although I would love some warm gloves because my hands have completely gone to hell.

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Minnesota winters open up all kinds of doors for opportunity to use the term asshole.

Dictionary.com defines an asshole as someone who is stupid, mean, or contemptible– essentially the worst kind of person. But Dictionary.com should add that person who plowed the street and dumped it all at the end of your driveway (see also: The Devil). If you are so unfortunate that you have to park on the street, this is also the guy who buried your car, cackling the whole time. An asshole can even be an inanimate object, like the handle on your shovel that chose to break in the middle of clearing your sidewalk so you don’t receive a ticket from the Five-O. Or the jacket that keeps hiking up, allowing frigid cold air to surge up your back. And let’s not forget the salt stains on our shoes and jeans.

How about an inanimate object you have given a personality to, like your car—your car is an asshole. It always has been and always will be in the winter. It doesn’t have anything to do with the fact you failed to let it “warm up” in the morning or that you wouldn’t spend money on better tires. It is purely just an asshole to you. Just like my windshield wipers. It doesn’t matter that I scraped the hell out of them across the ice. They are just poorly made products, and the pair of assholes that make me get out of my car in the sub-zero wind to scrape off the ice myself.

Of course, this is just my interpretation—my miserable, wretched description of Minnesota in the winter. It really all began with my great grandmother. My very first outing with this 95-year-old, Minnesota-raised, Catholic woman was one I will never forget. I hadn’t been in Minnesota for more than a year when I was asked to help take her to the hospital for a check-up. I could describe the weather with a multitude of adjectives, but I will just leave it at utterly horrible. We found ourselves in the ditch that day. And where did old-man winter leave us? In front of a damn cemetery. My grandmother, who was wearing a dress because in 95 years she has never worn a pair of pants, looked out the window and said “You might as well just drop me off here.” Winter turned my sweet, frail little great grandmother, with nothing but nylons on her legs to keep warm, into a cynical Smart Alec, joking about death.

But you know what? She’s not the only one who has felt that effect. Allow me to enlighten you on just how “nice” we are in the winter.

I decided to walk around and strike up a conversation with one modest statement: Don’t you just love this weather? People left me with surprisingly simple elaborations about what they truly feel Minnesota can do with its winter.

A short and sweet proclamation – like that of a small child – was the first I would encounter: “It can go away.” The next one was a bit more PG-13, “It can suck a . . . “ I will go ahead and leave the rest up to your imagination. Some left it at that, others wanted to chat a bit more. One woman blamed winter for her weight gain. Hey, I blame winter for a lot of misfortunes in my life so I won’t argue with her on that. I have to say though that the older men were rather entertaining and light-hearted with comments like, “Everyone knows it is coming, I don’t know what the big fuss is about” and “I put a little brandy in my coffee mug in the morning. Warms me right up.”

Even though we all have negative things to say about this poor excuse of a season,

but through all of the wind chills, near-death exaggerations about driving on these roads and swearing at the weatherman, let’s keep in mind that we are warriors. For real. Like those old men, we find pleasure in the little things. Like the sun that deceives us on how cold it really is outside. Or our bragging rights to out-of-staters on just how awesome we are for surviving three straight weeks where the temperature never got above 0°F. When we are feeling particularly Americanized and lazy, we get a certain satisfaction out of putting together a survival kit for our cars. And deep down you hope you get in an accident so you can use it—as long as your phone is charged.

What about the food? Hello, Velveeta! We are known for hot dishes and referring to them as such. If you are a health nut you will receive endless grief for indulging in anything saturated with cheese. I have lost track of the number of doughnut holes I have eaten today and I don’t care. We have countless things to be proud and thankful for during the winter: beards, year-round bicyclists, an excuse not to hang out with people, polar plunges, shameless self-indulgence, beer, looking like hell and accepting it, Hot Toddies, white Christmases, and outdoor ice-skating (not inside like a pansy). Last winter a man wearing overalls pulled our vehicle out of the snow with a tractor that was probably as old as he was.

He was bouncing all over the place on that below-zero morning. I am thankful for him.

If you live in Minnesota during the winter, you are a badass. And if you aren’t impressed with these seemingly boring months, check out SouthernMinn Scene’s spectacular calendar of events (especially those highlights).

Don’t hibernate, SoMinn. Embrace it!

Autumn Van Ravenhosrt is a staff writer for SouthernMinn Scene. Reach her at autumn.vanravenhorst@gmail.com

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Bent River Outfitters in Mankato has offered a variety of snowshoeing adventure packages the past couple of years. Photo courtesy of Bent River Outfitters.

The new hike:

Snowshoeing

in Southern Minnesota

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ith the onset of winter, the cold and snow has quite an effect on Minneopa State Park.

With the leaves gone, visibility throughout the wooded area increases. A blanket of snow makes everything a little brighter, and animal tracks can easily be spotted and followed down the trails.

Even though it may seem counter-intuitive to think

that winter would open up the park to even more exploration, Minneopa Area Naturalist Scott Kudelka says that’s exactly what happens when the snow flies.

Without so much vegetation to get in the way, visitors to Minneopa can explore a lot more of the state park’s grounds than they can in the more popular summer months.

And the common methods of hiking and crosscountry skiing aren’t the only ways people are enjoying nature during long Minnesota winters. Another hobby has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity as of

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late: snowshoeing.

“It’s a good opportunity to get out in winter and really explore places that you probably wouldn’t explore otherwise,” Kudelka said.

Adam Steinke, co-owner of Bent River Outfitters in Mankato, said Bent River has offered snowshoeing adventure packages for the past couple of years as interest in the activity has grown. Bent River leads trips to area county parks, wineries and a brewery, among other places.

“I think the reason I see it as becoming more popu-

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Brooke Hacker and Tim Pulis went on Scott Kudelka’s Snowshoe Adventure Hike on more challenging terrain in Minneopa State Park.

Photo courtesy of Bent River Outfitters.

lar is it’s not as expensive as cross-country skiing and down-hill skiing,” Steinke said. “More people can do it. It’s never strenuous. It’s exercise, but anybody can do it.”

Both Kudelka and Steinke agree that some of the benefits of snowshoeing are its ease and versatility. Essentially, snowshoeing is just like hiking. You can make it as rigorous a workout as you want by choosing to trudge through deeper snow, walking at a faster pace, or walking up hills and over challenging terrain.

If it’s more of an entertainment experience you’re after, Bent River offers packages that incorporate other fun activities along with the snowshoeing. The trips include round-trip transportation, snowshoe rental, and entry to all locations included in the packages. (Guided trips have a minimum number of participants. Several are organized through Mankato Community Education and Recreation. Prices start at $35 depending on the chosen package, but they vary depending on such factors as number of participants, so refer to bentriveroutfitter.com for details.)

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 The Schell’s Brewery Brew & Shoes Tour includes a hike through Flandreau State Park and along the Cottonwood River. A bonfire with marshmallows, hot dogs and hot cocoa help warm up the group during the hike, and the trip concludes with a brewery tour and beer sampling.

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 The Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery Moonlight Snoventure includes a pizza dinner and glass of wine at the winery before a moonlit evening on the trails. A souvenir “Grab and Go” bag includes a bottle of Creekside Red or Chardonnay, trail mix and hand-warmers for the hike.  The Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery Frostbite Hike includes a sample of the Frostbite ice wine before a hike along the rolling prairie that overlooks St. Peter and the Chankaska vineyards. Upon returning to the winery, a barrel tasting of select wines is offered, as are cheeses and desserts.  The Morgan Creek Vineyard Wine & Shoes Tour includes a cellar tour, barrel sampling of new wines, and a snowshoe hike along the Morgan Creek, the meadow and the vineyard. After the hike, guests warm up with a glass of hot mulled wine around a fire and cook their own “Neapolitan style pizzette” in the outdoor wood oven. The trip also includes a winemaker’s tasting and a serving of Swiss raclette, wine by the bottle for the group, and a chocolate treat.

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From 11  The Snowy River Snowshoe Adventure is a guided tour along the frozen Blue Earth River, among bluffs and icy caverns. Hot beverages are served afterward and a fire is built to roast marshmallows and hot dogs.  The Wildwood Park Snowshoe Hike is a tour of Wildwood Park outside Eagle Lake, which includes a suspension bridge, rolling hills and the frozen Le Sueur River. A bonfire with a marshmallow and hot dog roast, as well as hot cocoa and cider, also are included.

Steinke said Chankaska has pairs of snowshoes on site for people who want to rent them for $10; they are available Wednesday through Sunday during winery hours. Bent River Outfitters also rents snowshoes for $15 for adults and $12 for kids for 24 hours.

Kudelka said 15 pairs of snowshoes are available for rent from the Minneopa office for $6. (Due to variable winter office hours, calling ahead to reserve is encouraged.) Kudelka also offers free guided hikes at Minneopa; snowshoes can be rented or brought from home.  The Snowshoe Adventure Hike is 1-2:30 p.m.

Jan. 17, beginning at the picnic shelter on the waterfalls side and leading down into the woods.

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 Winterfest will be held 5-8 p.m. Jan. 31 at the group campground and will include a candle-lit trail to the confluence with the Minneopa Creek and the Minnesota River for hikers and snowshoe enthusiasts. A bonfire, hot cocoa and cookies are part of the event.  Another Snowshoe Hike is scheduled for 10-11 a.m. Feb. 7, beginning at the group campground and leading across the snow-covered terrain of the park.

weekends at the park snowshoeing during the winter seasons.

“If we’ve got good snow, people are definitely out here,” Kudelka said.

Steinke said people can snowshoe with any amount of snow, but the best conditions are 4 to 6 inches of snow that’s “good for packing snowballs.”

“It all depends on the weather,” Steinke said.

“Hopefully we will get some snow this year. Looks like we’re going to.”

Ney Nature Center in Henderson and Flandrau State Park also rent snowshoes.

 The Five Senses Snowshoe Hike is 7-8 p.m.

Feb. 21, beginning at the group campground and leading through the woods and along the Minneopa Creek Valley to the confluence with the Minnesota River. No artificial light source will be used, and stops will be made to talk about how the five senses are being engaged.

For more information on Bent River Outfitters snowshoe adventure packages, visit www.bentriveroutfitter.com or call (507) 388-BENT. You can also register for various tours through Mankato Community Education and Recreation at www.mankatocer.com.

For more information on Minneopa State Park tours, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/minneopa/, call (507) 389-5464, or email at Scott.Kudelka@state.mn.us.

Kudelka said even without the tours, he’s been seeing an average of about a dozen people or so on the

Amanda Dyslin is a freelance writer in Mankato. She can be reached at amandadyslin@gmail.com.

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the

Cradle of

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lose your eyes and listen with your mind’s ears. The slow roar as a 40 pound piece of stone slides, spinning over the pebbled textured ice. Swooshing friction from the broom as the sweepers sweep hard and fast. Or, the gun, thunder clap sound of the old straw brooms as the straw is being slapped and dragged across the ice fast and furious by the sweepers. “SWEEEEEEEP, NOOOOOWWWW, HAAAAARD, HARD, ALL THE WAY!!” is the banshee scream being belted out with ungodly force by the skip. Then silence. The stone sitting still. Quiet. “Nice shot” whispered by the other team’s skip.

Drive east bound on Hwy 30 and you’ll pass a sign with a curling stone and two brooms, which reads “Mapleton”. Continue on the road and you’ll pass a long white rectangular building with a “Heather Curling Club” sign. Further in town the Mapleton Muni welcomes all curlers. One is left to wonder, “What the Heather is Curling?”

Mapleton has been called the “Cradle of Curling” in Minnesota. It is a great place to do curling, watch curling, or just talk with your neighbor. In this small unassuming farming villa is curling’s Field of Dreams.

THE LEAD

They lost the first end, so yellow has the hammer in the second. The lead steps into the hack and cleans off the bottom of the yellow stone. Her skip slaps the broom in front of the house and to the left. There is already a red stone already sitting on the button in the house. The skip sets her broom on the T-line, to the right of the button on the white ring.

The lead leans back and glides out of

Welcome to Mapleton.

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the hack. Stone out front, lead foot gliding below gliding towards the skip’s target. Just before the hog line she gives the stone an out turn, causing the stone to slowly rotate counter clockwise. The weight is good and not much sweeping will be needed. The stone slides over the ice. Not seeming to lose any speed, it starts to break across the center line and stops where the Skip slapped the ice. The guard is in place.

Red then throws their second stone on the center line of the 12 foot, the blue ring, in the house. Directly in front of her first shot. Yellow’s skip asks for a hit and roll from the lead. Hit the front red and roll behind yellow’s guard. Another out turn. The lead pushes out. The second and vice wait for the stone to start curling as the skip watches the shot’s line.

Once it hits the right part of the ice the Skip yells, “NOW, SWEEP, YUP, YUP, KEEP SWEEPING.” Crack, like 40 pound billiards balls the red is pushed out of the house and the yellow rolls behind the yellow’s guard. It is protected and yellow is looking to score multiple points.

The “birth” of curling is impossible to identify. Many moons ago on some frozen bog, river or lake in Scotland some Scots probably slid something across the ice to

see who could get the closest to the marker.

The recorded history of curling goes back to 1541 in Paisley, Scotland. It soon became the most popular game in Scotland; more popular than golf. One Scotsman, Alexander Pennicuik sang, “To Curle on the Ice does greatly please / Being a Manly Scottish Exercise.”

Sports in general boomed during the 19th Century with many different types of sports clubs; baseball, football (soccer), cricket, curling, etc. They were social events, and curling was no different. Early curling etiquette required the winning team to provide whiskey for all who chose to partake.

Scottish immigrants brought the game across the pond, and Scots in Canada were playing and forming clubs as early as the 19th Century.

While Scottish settlers were spreading the gospel of curling in Mid-Western Canada, a group of Scottish immigrants from the Eastern US settled on the south-central prairies of what would become Minnesota. In 1856, Mapleton was founded and the immigrants were throwing stones on Bass Lake, Lura Lake, Maple River and at other locations conducive to curling. Like all good Scots of the time, they took pride in their national poet Robert Burns, and used his birth day as an excuse to get together, talk literature, eat, drink, be merry and curl. In 1866, the

Heather Curling Club.

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Blue Earth Valley Burns Club was founded. In 1888, the club was split up and the Maple River Curling Club came into existence. The guards were being played, and, appropriately, Robert Burns was the skip.

It is during the late 19th century and early 20th century that curling clubs started to form around Minnesota. St. Paul had a club by 1885, Duluth in 1891, and surrounding points north.

Practice.

Mapleton was the lone light house standing on the rocky southern crags as a beacon for curling in Southern Minnesota. By 1896, Mapleton had built an outdoor curling rink. They were able to make their own natural ice and have some control over the conditions. The ice proved by lakes and rivers was always unpredictable with bumps, valleys and hills.

By 1904 there was an enclosed curling rink with two sheets, a viewing area and a warming area, and the Heather Curling Club was incorporated. Mapleton’s lead had thrown a good guard, and was able to tuck their second stone neatly behind the guard. Now it was the job of the Second to take advantage of this and build upon it and get more stones in the house.

THE SECOND

Red’s second takes out the yellow stone in the house. It is now yellow’s second’s turn to throw her two stones, and the lead and vice will sweep. Red has the shot rock sitting on the button, no other stones are in the house. The skip wants the second to draw her shot in behind the yellow guard to replace the yellow stone just taken out. The second pushes out and, just before the hog line, gives it an out turn. It stops in the house, behind the t-line on the 12 foot, lined up behind the yellow in front. Red’s stone is closer to the button, so they have shot rock, and yellow has second stone.

Red draws in and bumps yellow back.

Red now has first and second stone.

Yellow draws in again. Almost the same shot. This draw doesn’t finish as far back in the house and sits on the t-line in the 8 foot (white ring). Second stone again.

The second did her job. Built upon the lead and warded off red’s attacks to preserve what they have.

There was a post-World War Two Renaissance for sports in America. Men and women returned from the war and were put back to work on farms and in towns.

In small town America, professional sports were the realm and ownership of the big cities, and was something to read about in the

newspapers. If you wanted to watch sports, it meant going out with family and friends to support the community ball team, High School athletics, and your local curling club.

The enclosed facility the club built in 1904 remained until 1950. To take advantage of the local water and sewer, a site was needed within Mapleton city limits. They found the land and built the club house that is still being used today.

One advantage of having local farmers, carpenters and

The Third/Vice Skip

Mapleton’s Second performed just as brilliantly the lead. They were able to keep the path to the house clear of the opponent’s stones, and even freeze a second stone to the leads shot rock. Mapleton was now sitting with first and second stone. The Third, or Vice Skip now steps into the hack. Their job is difficult as they need to be skilled at throwing take-outs, draws, freezes, and be knowledgeable of curling strategy.

The vice skip must

Training.

laborers form the base of your membership is having direct access to their amazing craftsmanship, engineering knowledge, practical handiness and general construction skills at your service. With the assistance of donations and selling of shares the current club house was built.

The same decade also saw further improvements to the club’s new facility.

Willie Mays had just lead the New York Giants to a World Series victory with his amazing over the shoulder catch, and the Heather curling club got artificial ice. The days of natural ice were behind them, and matching curling stones were purchased. No longer were they curling on a frozen lake with the wife’s liberated iron, a house painted on the lake, and sweeping with straw brooms on the lake (still sweeping with straw brooms, but just not on the lake). The improvements of a dedicated facility, artificial ice and matching stones improved performance. Now the curlers had more control of their shots. The skips could rely on skill of the players to determine strategy. Competition could move to the next level.

The fact that curling could only happen during the winter months left the facility empty for a good part of the year. During the summer months the ice was removed and a wood floor was put down. The sliders were replaced with rollers as Carl’s Roller Rink took over. The following decade saw the addition of a kitchen, and spiel room.

The viewing area of the Heather Curling Club.

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be skilled with their shots and knowledge of the game. After them, only one person is left to throw and their shots need to be on target. Red threw a draw to sit in front of the yellow on the 8 foot. The yellow’s skip wants a push-back, or rise, from her vice. The vice throws her first rock and pushes the red back and gets a favorable roll towards the center of the house. It is close, but red still has shot rock.

Red freezes onto the yellow in the button. The stones are almost touching. The yellow skip asks for a double take out. The vice leans

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back and blasts out of the hack like a rocket. The stone has a lot of handle on it as it spins fast down the ice with very little curl. Thunk, thunk,….thunk moan the stones. The center of the house is cleared out, but many stones still remain in the house. Red still has shot rock as one stone is still biting on the back of the 4 foot (red ring).

Cole Jaeger is on the board of directors of the Heather Curling Club and attributes the club’s long standing success to Mapleton’s youth. He has been going to the Heather Curling Club as long as he can remember.

His father would take him to his league games and Cole waited for the game to end so that he could slide on the ice and throw stones. Cole has gone on to have a successful curling career for himself, and was able to compete at the 2011 U.S. Junior National Championships in Alaska. Like many of Mapleton’s “toe tuckers”, he has curled with and against Olympian curlers.

John Landsteiner competed with team USA at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He got started curling much the same way that Cole and many other Mapleton youth do, follow dad to the club on league nights. John comes from a long line of curlers, and has curled on teams with 2 other generations of Landsteiners. He started curling on league nights with his father and grandfather. It isn’t uncommon to see 3 generations curling on the same team at the Heather Curling Club.

In Maple River’s school district curling is part of the Physical Education curriculum. Everyone in Mapleton knows about curling, and the youth program is

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Photo of the Old Days.

From 15 strong. Larry Barott runs the after school 3rd and 4th grade leagues. The club sponsors junior teams to play at tournaments called bonspiels, and playdowns, as well as hosting youth bonspiels. Many of these young kids end up playing on league nights with teams composed of family and friends. There will be three generations on the same team, or a team of youth playing against the grizzled veterans of the ice.

The Heather Curling Club also hosts “learn to curl” classes for those outside of the club or Mapleton.

They have opened up and hosted events for schools from as far away as Iowa.

The kids from south of the border will ride the yellow school bus to Mapleton and spend the day curling. John Landsteiner had it easy when he’d walk the three blocks on snow days to practice his curling.

Standing next to the trophy case, which is full, there is the Minnesota High School

Club champs.

Championship cup. It is much like the Stanley Cup, and travels with the winning club.

At this time there have been no reports of the cup being tossed into the Maple River.

Its base has all the winning teams listed along with the names of the curlers. It is obvious that the trophy has spent the bulk of its 20 plus years at the Heather Curling Club. If you read the names listed there are a few Olympians that have their name on the trophy.

The school programs, junior bonspiels and family events have created strong curlers. Cole is starting to see some of the youth he has worked with attain success in curling outside of Mapleton’s club, and it brings him some pride. It is also a bit of an eye opener as he is experiencing what his mentors must have felt as he has advanced in curling. The ties, experience and love of the game is being passed down from generation to generation.

The youth and brotherhood has served well as Mapleton’s third. Now it is time for the Skip. The leader. The strategy maker.

The one who sets the table for success and victory.

The Skip

Red draws their first stone onto their other red in the house. They are sitting first and second stone; 2 possible points.

Yellow’s skip now takes her throws. After consulting with the vice skip they have decided for a take out. Try and remove some of reds’ threating stones. The vice marks the target for the skip. A bullet out of the hack, and she misses. Red is still sitting two in the house.

Red counters with another out turn draw and places a third red stone on the 4 foot of the house. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stones are all red. Possible 3 points for red. Yellow has the hammer, they get the last say in this end. Yellow’s skip

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uses more finesse this time. Throwing a draw to the button. After some serious yelling and screaming from the skip, and vice skip the sweepers are able to bring the last stone into the house and set the stone just tucked behind the red stones.

Yellow takes one point. 1-1 end of end 2.

It’s a league night, and 6 ends remain.

The Heather Curling Club has been active for over 100 years. Curling has been part of Mapleton for over 150 years. The club and its curlers are still going strong today. The old seats in the view area came from the old Mapleton Theater and have been replaced by newer seats from some new theater. The theater has been long since forgotten, but many people still remember the dusty seats as they sat down to watch some curling. The cracks in the walls, some so big you could tell the color of the passing cars outside are being repaired. The list of improvements and fixes is always there.

It is through the support of the community and generations of curlers that the club is able to keep curling. As one stands by the trophy case you can hear “Build it and they will come.” Curlers keep coming. In a town of 1,700 some people, there are about 200 members in the Heather Curling Club. There are clubs in the Twin Cities that don’t have their own curling dedicated ice, let alone a kitchen, heated viewing area and a Spiel room.

The extra amenities the club has cannot be underplayed. It is here that children watch their parents curl. It is here that parents will watch national caliber players and question them afterwards on their delivery.

“Why don’t you tuck when you slide? Didn’t you use to tuck?” Tucking is when the person throwing the stone tucks their lead foot under their butt and slide on their front toes, with their butt resting on their heel. Mapleton has a reputation for being “toe tuckers”.

The Heather Curling Club has fund raisers to keep it going and the club strong. There

are BBQ competitions, golf tournaments, bean bag tournaments and silent auctions.

The club hosts bonspiels and supports the local businesses. The club provides meals to the teams that compete in the bonspiels, ala rural Minnesota’s best tradition, the church bazaar.

Generations of curlers are brought together at the Heather Curling Club.

Grandfather, father, son, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter…you get the idea.

After a game it is tradition for the two teams to sit together and share a drink of choice.

Here friendships are made. Young and old are introduced. Traditions are passed down.

Knowledge is shared.

End of the End

Time moves on. Equipment changes.

Faces change. Fixes are made. Upgrades completed. Will sheet four always have negative ice? Maybe to the consternation of visiting teams. Maybe not to the joy of club members. The Heather Curling Club is strong, and has an excellent reputation in Minnesota’s curling community. It has an aura of stepping back in time. It really does step back in time each winter when they go back out on Bass Lake and have a club spiel.

Curling itself is very zen. Sliding over the ice so smoothly that it seem like you are stationary and the world is the one moving below you. The world zips by as you glide over it. Changes come and go, but you just keep floating on top of the world, and when you come to a stop you get up and do it over again. If you want to introduce yourself to curling there is no better place. The food at the kitchen is good, the people are friendly, the ice is nice, and the viewing area is warm.

Mapleton knows what it has. Do you?

Mike Amundson is an occasional contributor to Scene. Last summer he wrote about the Classic Cannon Valley Townball League. Reach him at editor@southernminscene.com

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By NICK GERHARDT ngerhardt@northfieldnews.com inding a reason to leave the warmth of the indoors during winter isn’t always easy, but the lure of the ice shack is definitely one of them.

Ice fishing is about as outdoorsy as it gets without actually having to be outside. A little propane heat inside the shack will keep you warm enough as you try to fish. You can feel all Minnesotan, like you left the house to brave the harsh winter elements, even though some of the fish houses are nicer than the house you just left.

The great thing about ice fishing is you can put a lot of effort into it or none whatsoever and likely have about the same amount of success. I like to drop a line and let the fish come to me, not the other way around. They’ll bite if they want to bite.

I’ll catch them if I want to catch them.

If you haven’t guessed it by now I’m not exactly a serious angler. I’m more of a seewhat-happens kind of guy. I do, however, enjoy ice fishing quite a bit.

Our esteemed editor and fearless leader doesn’t “get” ice fishing. I’m supposed to convince him why sitting on the ice for most of the day in a heated shack is mindblowing. Admittedly there’s not much to get. The premise is to hang out and fish in a shack with varying degrees of comfort. But it’s the scene that draws so many to ice fishing. Fishing during the summer is such a solitary endeavor but it’s ice fishing that’s the real party.

There is plenty of overlap between those who fish in the summer and those who ice fish but there are far more people who only ice fish and don’t summer fish. There’s a reason for that. Ice fishing brings people together on the ice and forces them socialize because of the proximity of their fish houses. Plus sometimes being out in the shack is a good way to spend a weekend with the boys.

I started ice fishing as a teenager with friends and I didn’t have a clue on what I was doing. Let’s be honest: there isn’t a whole lot you really need to know. As long as someone there’s a depth finder, heater, a boom box, food and beverages, everything is fine. It was a great way to spend a Friday night away from your folks where you could debate the finer points of ethics in regards to the latest episode of “The Real World.”

Once you’re on the ice, you find yourself in a completely new community. People know their neighbors by their shack and part of the fun is the passing encounters with the other residents on the ice. You will find some characters on the ice and it’s foolish, and impolite, to turn down an invitation into someone else’s shack. You’ll likely wind up with a good story to tell your friends for the next few weeks.

What I remember most from those halcyon days was some teenage pranks like renaming a classmates’ “Hick” shack. Other memories include a friend smoking two cigarettes with a chaw in at the same time and me losing a big crappie down an open hole after it slipped from my hands as I went to show it off.

The whole scene was something I had no knowledge of while my friends took it for granted, having grown up with it. They were incredibly patient and gracious with me.

One friend gave me a key to his shack to use when he wasn’t out there. I participated

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in a job shadow that winter which allowed me to leave school around noon. I played hooky from that one afternoon and spent the rest of the day fishing. The shack was an oasis that day.

The spectacle of the villages that emerge each winter on the ice will take your breath away. Each year there’s always the lone first house on the lake. People start talking and wondering if the ice is thick enough.

Sure enough the next weekend there’s a half dozen more on the lake. Then the cars start pouring out on to the ice. Tooling around on a frozen body of water is a pretty good time when you start doing donuts and hitting the emergency brake on your 1989 Chevy Cavalier Wagon Rally Sport.

The shacks themselves have become an attraction.

Each year Art Shanty Projects organizes a month-long public art display. It’s been taking place since 2005 and draws a different kind of angler to the ice. It’s another take on the shacks that range from humble to opulent.

(Editor’s Note: The Art Shanty Project will be on hiatus in 2015 while the group organizes itself as a 501(c)3. It will be on White Bear Lake in 2016.)

It used to be that plywood shacks lined lakes out of shear practicality but now manufacturers have produced gaudy structures that function as a winter home.

TVs, ovens, bathrooms and whatever else a person would want in a home they put in their fish house these days.

There are even bars on the lake for those who get tired of their own place. The Ice Hole Bar on Lake Lida near Pelican Rapids opens for business during the winter on weekends on the ice. Some places will even deliver pizza to shacks on the ice. Lakemaid, a regional brewer, upped the ante last year when it made headlines with its beer delivery service by drone. The Federal

Aviation Administration grounded the drone delivery system because drone usage for commercial purposes is prohibited.

In the years since high school, it’s been tougher to get out on the ice. I don’t have a shack of my own and it’s tough to find a friend with a shack set up. These days coordinating schedules is a chore in of itself.

The goal for the past decade has been to get my own rig set up so I can relive those days on the ice where the temperature didn’t matter as much as just getting out and “doin’ somethin’ did.”

I’d be remiss if I failed to mention safety precautions. Typically ice is safe for walking at 4 inches, safe for snowmobiles at 6 inches and safe for cars at between 8 to 12 inches.

Ice fishing is still relatively inexpensive to delve into if you can find the right equipment. A pop-up portable shack can run between $100 to $300 depending on used or new ones. An auger doesn’t have to be gaspowered and those that are gas-powered go for around $150. Depth finders can get expensive starting at $300 but other products exist that can determine depths by sonar and that information can be sent to your phone.

Those run at about half the cost of a depth finder. An

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ice fishing rod and reel run from about $25 and up depending on the model.

Ice fishing, just like most everything in life, is about the experience. I’m left with fond memories of learning how to ice fish and acting like an obnoxious teenager on the ice. I’m also left with the serenity the ice brought, despite the initial terror I would feel each time I heard noises on the ice (it was just the sound of the freezing lake). Ice fishing is about sharing moments with friends. There’s a reason people build shacks designed to fit more than one person. What fun would it be if everyone had their own pop-up shack on the ice.

This is how we gather together, stay in touch and bond in Minnesota. Man of the People that he claims to be, if the editor of this magazine is going to stubbornly refuse to “get” that, maybe he should go work for SouthernCal Scene.

Nick Gerhardt is the sports editor with the Northfield News, who is seeking an ice shanty of his own. Anyone looking to hook him up should email him at ngerhardt@northfieldnews, or find him on Twitter @NorthfieldNick

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AMY’S TV CRUSH

AMY MERRITT Amy Merritt is a writer and TV critic in Southern Minnesota who has promised to invite all of us over to her place the next time she has pie for breakfast.

She can be reached at amystvcrush@gmail.com.

Write it down:

I

New Year’s resolutions that need to happen

am the worst New Year’s resolution-maker ever. I don’t know why. I have a ton of bad habits and attitudes that could use some adjusting. All of these bad habits (and attitudes) are highly inflated in the cold winter months. I say “yes” to pie for breakfast. I say “yes” to one more cocktail. I stay up too late because I feel stubborn about it getting dark too early. (Like the universe will care or respond to this little act of defiance). I don’t call my mother. I turn down most social engagements so I can put on my jammies the moment I walk in the door. I never actually make an appointment with a qualified therapist.

My New Year’s resolution failures are not the usual lack of stick-to-itiveness. I simply don’t make a resolution in the first place. Which is something I guess I could resolve to do, but resolving to resolve to do something, anything, seems stupid (There’s that crappy attitude). One would think that my highly developed, robust, even aggressive guilt complex would make me well-suited to compose an organized and detailed list of things that will make “me a better me” in 2015. But no. I guess I just assume that after the new year begins I will eat less, drink less, sleep more. I will interact socially with people I like. Perhaps I will adjust that badittude, taking on a rosy and optimistic disposition that will draw both friends and strangers into my sunny inner circle. I don’t resolve to do these things. I just kind of hope they will resolve themselves.

According to the internet, there are many things a person can do to reach their New Year’s goals. Most importantly, you (not me) should write down your resolution and make it specific and realistic. This year, I’ve been feeling kind

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of down about my failure to make a list of my shortcomings with the intention of systematically correcting them. In order to cheer myself up, I thought I would do something I do best—offer unsolicited advice to people I don’t really know.

Hope it helps, TV Crush.

Sheldon Cooper/Jim Parsons Write it down: I will stop accepting accolades for just being myself. Specifically, I will allow the people around me who are “acting” claim a little bit of credit for our shared success.

American Idol Write it down: I will retire this year. I know I have become an embarrassment and that my total desperation is pathetic. Specifically, I will pack my things tonight and leave quietly with what little dignity I have left. I will not leave a note. I will not call. I will just disappear and stop torturing these people.

Charlotte Grayson Write it down: I will stop popping pills every time my show needs something to do with my character. I will go to rehab and stay there forever. I will leave the Revenge for the people who are actually involved. Specifically, no one will ever see or hear from me again.

Jeff Probst Write it down: I will acknowledge that untying knots and building meaningless puzzles is boring. I will challenge Survivor contestants with something new. Specifically, I will have them untie some knots and build some puzzles as fast as they can…under water!

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The entire cast of Orange is the New Black Write it down: We will acknowledge that it’s not our fault if writer Genji Kohan goes completely off the rails, like she did with Weeds. We will bring our amazing talents to tell this story even when it gets ridiculous. Specifically, just to reiterate, it won’t be our fault if there is a prison riot.

Gwen Stefani Write it down: I will stop saying things like “I don’t want it to feel performed. I want it to feel lived.” I will try to get over myself just a little bit. Specifically, on at least one episode of The Voice I will refrain from mentioning that I’ve been in a band since I was seventeen years old.

Even though I have.

Arya Stark Write it down: I will continue to be amazing and become a total badass. But maybe I will also show a little emotion. Specifically, I might occasionally shed a tear so people don’t think I’m becoming a little psychopath.

Daryl Dixon Write it down: God, I am awesome. Even in this gross zombie world I have transformed into the man I want to be. I am excellent at killing the undead, inspiring Carol to stay strong, and showing loyalty at every turn. Specifically, even though I am dirty, I am also kind of hot.

As for me, maybe I could try to be a little less judge-y. Or in the words of Bart Simpson, “I

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Collection of bracelets inspired by Furia’s songs (Immunity, Here Lies the Heart, Human Error, Dressing Down, and Graceful Exit).

By Megan Proft megan.proft@gmail.com he arts have long inspired each other and an upcoming event at the Paradise Center for the Arts will epitomize that concept.

The Paradise will present Here Lies the Heart: A Musical Performance, Video and Lyrical Jewelry Debut beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9. The event will feature the band Furia and the work of jewelry artist Jess Prill, along with music videos capturing their collaboration. An artist reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. followed by Furia’s performance at 7:30 p.m.

Furia and Prill’s creative partnership began one year ago when Furia vocalist and instrumentalist Meredith Fierke played Prill some demos from their CD Heirlooms, which will be released early 2015. Prill said she was immediately inspired.

“I was gushing over her music,” Prill

said. “Her lyrics are so cool and haunting.”

“We basically decided to collaborate,” Fierke said. “So Jess decided to make some jewelry that went along with the lyrics.”

Fierke and Prill originally planned to simply sell the jewelry at the merchandise table for a Furia concert, but quickly realized there was even more potential for collaboration. They started working on the concept of multi-media event that would incorporate Furia’s music, Prill’s jewelry and videography that combined the two.

That’s when Here Lies the Heart was born.

With an event conceptualized, Fierke and Prill approached Paradise Director Ryan Heinritz with the idea, hoping that the Paradise would host the unique event.

Heinritz jumped at the opportunity.

“To tie in both visual arts and performance art into one night, especially when the work of the visual artist is inspired by the music of the performance

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artist it is a perfect representation of why the Paradise is a great venue for emerging and established artists to exhibit and perform,” Heinritz said.

In the past, the Paradise has hosted gallery openings on the same night of performances, but there’s never been a direct multi-media collaboration like for this event, Heinritz said.

But it’s something he’d like to see happen more often.

“From a programming standpoint, we would hope more opportunities like this come forward and we would like to work with more artists to see their projects come to life,” Heinritz said.

With the Paradise on board and a grant from Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in place, Fierke and Prill got to work on developing Here Lies the Heart into an immersive experience.

So what can you expect at Here Lies the Heart?

Prill’s jewelry will be on display in the Paradise’s main gallery, as will some of her larger sculptural art. The pieces have a dark and beautiful influence, Prill said.

She plans to continue on with this jewelry line after the exhibition, on display through Feb. 17, concludes.

The gallery will also highlight videos that showcase Prill’s jewelry and other inspiring images set to Furia’s music.

Once patrons have been introduced to the Here Lies the Heart world through Prill’s work, they’ll move into the performance hall for the Furia concert.

Furia’s music is very lyric-based, but abstract and hard to describe, Fierke said, adding that they draw from both classical music and 90s alternative when writing.

Much of that ambiguity is on purpose.

“If you tell the person everything you want them to feel… they won’t be able to bring their own feelings into it,” Fierke said. “It goes back to this idea of leaving room for interpretation.”

With that creed, Furia doesn’t hesitate to create complex and thought-provoking music, often by unconventional means.

“We make up our own instruments a lot of the time. We look at the song and

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Back piece inspired by Furia’s song Alice, in the Reel.

Heart pendant inspired by Furia’s song Here Lies the Heart.

try to figure out what the song needs,” Fierke said. “We’re trying to make the music an experience.”

That means anything from flipping through a stack of paper for a shuffling sound to physically making a new instrument with wood pieces to create the percussive sound they desire.

“They paint with sound,” Prill said.

With inspired and abstract art, music and video all coming at the audience in one night, it might mean some people don’t completely understand the experience. But that’s okay with Fierke and Prill who agreed that as long as people walk away intrigued and stirred, they’ve done their job.

“It’s a 360 degree experience,” Prill said. “We want people to be inspired.”

Heinritz echoed Fierke and Prill’s comments, noting that artistic collaboration can create innovative events like Here Lies the Heart. He

hopes that the organization can be a part of inspiring a wide variety of audiences in the future.

“Our goal is become a regional destination for the visual and performing arts so we need to develop and program a season that attracts all patrons from all demographics,” Heinritz said.

“Shows like this are what we need.”

Tickets to Here Lies the Heart are $17 for members and $22 for nonmembers, and are available at the Paradise, 321 Central Ave N, Faribault; by calling 507.332.7372; or online at www. paradisecenterforthearts.org or www.furiamusic.com. The event is part of the 2015 KGP Companies Music Season and 2015 KDHL/ POWER 96 Gallery Season.

Megan Proft is a Southern Minnesota freelance writer. She can be reached at megan.proft@ gmail.com

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By Julee Daniels julesaml@yahoo.com

hether you are a musician, a lover of music or just once, someone told you about Memphis, Tennessee, chances are you know of Sun Studio. It’s the place where rock ‘n’ roll was born.

All the “greats” have walked through the unassuming door and into the studio to record. Elvis, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Bono just to name a few.

In November an invitation to a wedding in Nashville took Faribault musician and SoMinn favorite Mark Allen through that same unassuming door and into a room filled with music history to record his own music.

Receiving the invitation, and planning the ensuing road trip to Nash-

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Getting a feel for things

Session.

Rock Star.

ville motivated Mark to contact Sun Studio to see if recording would even be possible. After a few phone calls and several emails, the engineer got back to Mark saying he was available for a session.

“I wasn’t really expecting that there would be an opening but everything fell into place. It’s almost like it was meant to be” Allen recalled. “If there is one place I would want to record my songs, Sun Studio was it.”

The story of getting to the night of recording starts a long time ago. Mark Allen has been a working musician from the time he was 13 years old. His music has taken Mark on the road for weeks and months at a time. He has hauled gear hundreds of miles, performed in countless venues, recorded several records and has been invited to add his distinct vocals and harmonica to many other artist’s recordings. So it made sense that setting out on the road to Nashville and Memphis was filled with much anticipation and excitement. It’s not so bad to be in a car for twelve and a half hours when

The road to Memphis was filled with music, reminiscing about Nashville and taking in the beauty of the hills. The trees were starting to show their vibrant fall colors which made the drive, while bursting with anticipation, easy.

Once in Memphis it was time to hit Beale Street for blues music and barbecue. Just like Nashville, Memphis is filled with hard-working, dedicated and, more often than not, underpaid talent.

“Most musicians get paid by making tips and if they’re really lucky they may come out with $25.00 being paid by the club. Most of these musicians are playing 3 or more gigs in a day just to make a living,” Allen said, adding “It’s the passion for music or they wouldn’t do it. I know I would rather get paid when I’m performing but I write songs, play music and record because it’s what I love to do, it’s my passion.”

The recording time was set for later Monday evening, after the tours at Sun Studio were done for the day. To pass the time until recording Mark checked out some music stores where he was

Studio”. Mark went into the recording fully set to stand in the same room where those he has admired have stood.

The studio is largely unchanged from its heyday. White walls covered with memories, music gear and more mojo than there are lyrics. If you’re not familiar with the ins and outs of recording in a studio it usually goes like this: the engineer sits in the engineering room while the artist(s) sing and play an instrument while usually wearing headphones. While the experience was similar, in that the engineer was in the booth, Mark didn’t wear headphones. “I really liked being able to hear the room while I was recording” said Mark.

While Mark was working on the first three songs I was stationed in the studio with him so I could preserve the experience in pictures and video.

After a while I found my way into the engineering booth for a different advantage point. “When I was left in the room by myself that is when I really started to feel the room. It is kind of

you know you’re going to end up in a place where music is the name of the game.

“There is great music around every corner. Not one artist was bad. It’s no wonder hitting it big in Nashville is a rough road,” he said.

While in Nashville, finding music was an all day, every day event and there was a great deal to experience while filling the days. The Grand Ole Opry backstage tour was a highlight.

While walking through the building you can almost hear the walls sing. At the end of the tour everyone is offered the chance to stand in that famous circle of wood salvaged from the original stage of the Ryman Auditorium (where the Opry was performed from 1943-1974) and know they are standing where Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Porter Wagoner and so many more have stood. You can pull out all the stops by singing and have your photo taken while standing on one of the most famous stages in the world. Mark happened to have one of his harmonicas along and played it while standing in the center of the Grand Ole Opry stage. “I really wanted to hear and feel the sound,” he said.

lucky to meet, shake hands with, and play harmonica for Clyde Hopkins. For those unfamiliar with Mr. Hopkins he is the Godfather of the blues. At 93 he’s still recording, playing and selling his music. If you ever make your way to Memphis you may find him signing a CD in the local store.

When you record at Sun Studio you are offered a tour which includes more music history than one can absorb in 45 minutes. You almost spin in circles in an attempt to take in every bit of memorabilia that is gently stored behind glass. The guide will fill your ears with all sorts of historical tidbits and play the songs that have given every generation something close to the heart to listen and sing to. Walking through the tour all Mark could really think about is the moment he would sit down with guitar in hand, microphone set, and record.

Matt Ross-Spang, the engineer, was a cool dude. There wasn’t a thing about him that made you feel uncomfortable, rushed or nervous. Some advice Matt gave to Mark was to be prepared to record at this studio. “A lot of people, once they get in the room, sort of freeze up and freak out because they’re recording at THE Sun

hard to explain but you almost feel like you’re not alone,” he said. After more than four hours of laying down the tracks there were five songs saved and ready to bring back home.

Not all roads lead to Memphis, but for a lot of musicians like Mark Allen, Sun Studio is the Mecca of rock ‘n’ roll.

After basking in all that Finished P roduct.

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history, there are more songs to write and there is still more work to do. One of the songs he recorded, “Whiskey Sweet,” will be released this winter.

In the meantime Mark Allen (and the Key West Rejects)can be found playing music at your favorite Southern Minnesota venue, on Facebook and by visiting www.thekeywestrejects.com.

Julee Daniels is a Southern Minnesota freelance writer. Reach her at julesaml@yahoo.com

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ARTS Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical: 19-Dec, 10:00 AM, Stages Theatre Company, 1111 Main Street, Hopkins, $25 .

First airing in 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become a beloved Christmas classic capturing the hearts and wonder of generations of fans. Now, 50 years later, something magical is happening as the beloved classic soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Join us in celebrating Rudolph’s 50 years on television and come see all of your favorite characters from the special including, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, the Misfit Toys and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life!. http://stagestheatre.org/upcomingshows/02/19/2014/rudolph-red-nosedreindeer-musical. (952) 979-1123 Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 19Dec, 7:30 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $19-$22. Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad, and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope, and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor!. http://www.ames-center.com/ chameleon-theatre-circle.html.

Mike Brody: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous

New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 19-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Jeff Gerbino: 19-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Jeffs act is a true fusion of the years spent performing all over America and even in countries like Great Britain, Japan and Australia. His high energy approach to everything from news events of the day to life as a parent of two children to uncanny impressions of various celebrities and politicians make his act accessible to both nightclub and corporate audiences all across America.Jeffs act plays well from 25 to 75 years of age.His comedy appearances include The CBS Morning Show, A&Es Comedy On The Road, Showtimes Laughathon, HBO Comic Relief, Comedy Central and ABCs Good Morning America.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Mike Brody: 19-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 19-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 19-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629

Hello, Dolly!: 20-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 20-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 20-Dec, 1:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, 420 East Main Street, Anoka, $16-$26. A magical re-telling puts the fantastic qualities of Dickens’ classic story center stage with a swirling, dancing chorus of ghosts weaving in and out Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through Christmas Eves of the past, present, and future. This lovingly faithful and brilliantly told tale is, at turns, delightful, dazzling, scary, and laugh-outloud-funny, while instilling a powerful message about hope, redemption, and the spirit of the holiday season. Recommended for ages 8 and older.. http://www.lyricarts.org/ on-stage/a-christmas-carol-a-ghost-storyof-christmas.

Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 20Dec, 7:30 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $19-$22. Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad, and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope, and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at

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the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor!. http://www.ames-center.com/ chameleon-theatre-circle.html.

Sister Presents: The More the Merrier: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, $23 . ‘The More the Merrier’ is the Christmas Show that makes Your Season Bright! Experience the voices of the angels, the fun of the elves, the joy of the Aunts, the feeling of home, the warmth of friendship and share in the miracle of live theater. Your gift awaits in original Sister arrangements of holiday classics, fun characters, extended family that joins in the show, lefse samples for the Norwegian in all of us and lots of spontaneous laughter!

Northfield is home to Sister which features three real-life sisters: Alisa Leonard, Kjersten Dysthe and Kara Millerhagen. The three women bring together their unique blend of talents both onstage and off. In addition to the signature harmony for which they are known and beyond their engaging ‘live and in the moment’ performance style, Sister writes and produces their live shows, packing them with original concepts, characters and original musical arrangements while remaining in a very family friendly, regionally flavored, musical variety show genre. Sister has made The Grand Theater in Northfield a performance home due to its ambience and unique history.

Because Sister is a vocal group, an opera house has great appeal. Joining the historical lineup of singers who have graced the stage at the Grand is inspiring to the group. Though other elements are present at the Sister Show, at the core is the music which has been their family crest for generations. Because Northfield is a hotbed for the arts, Sister finds a home in the community as well. Scandinavian heritage, music, education and a thriving, forward thinking population are just a few of the concentric circles overlaying the group with the town.. http://www.SisterProductions.com.

Mike Brody: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 20-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Jeff Gerbino: 20-Dec, 8:30 PM,

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The New Standards 7:30 p.m, January 9th Fairmont Opera House

Ah, yet another band Minnesota can claim as their own. But The New Standards are more a project than they are a band. All three talented men have come from recognized groups of the Twin Cities including The Suburbs, Trip Shakespeare, Billygoat, and Electropolis. Oh, and Semisonic. That one 90’s alternative rock band who produced the illustrious song “Closing Time” that we all have heard a hundred times—maybe had a few drunken group sing-a-longs to—but somehow still do not know all of the words.

It would be wrong to simply refer to TNS as a “band,” nor should their jazzy tone define them as a lounge or novelty act. Each member has a distinguished musical background and they have come together to create a memorable performance—or more suitably, an extravaganza. The band reinterprets some of their favorite songs from a variety of genres but specifically those from the 50’s and 60’s. Though one may experience dances, comic bits, and a vibraphone (I don’t even know how to explain this instrument), they are serious musicians who emulate Barry White’s smooth as butter vocals. And speaking of food analogies, the Star Tribune has dubbed their performances as “more satisfying than Aunt Martha’s fruitcake.”

So gather up your jackets and move it to the exits, I hope you have found a friend . . . that will want to join you! www.fairmontoperahouse.com/Performances.php – – Autumn Van Ravenhorst, editor@southernminnscene.com

Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Jeffs act is a true fusion of the years spent performing all over America and even in countries like Great Britain, Japan and Australia. His high energy approach to everything from news events of the day to life as a parent of two children to uncanny impressions of various celebrities and politicians make his act accessible to both nightclub and corporate audiences all across America.Jeffs act plays well from 25 to 75 years of age.His comedy appearances include The CBS Morning Show, A&Es Comedy On The Road, Showtimes Laughathon, HBO Comic Relief, Comedy Central and ABCs Good Morning America.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Mike Brody: 20-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 20-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted

with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 20-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Paintings by Reid Thorpe: 21-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Library - MN, 7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, Free. Chaska artist Reid Thorpe will show his stunning landscapes at Chanhassen Library. This is a free event for all.. http://melsacarver.evanced.info/signup/ EventDetails.aspx?EventId=8175&lib=.

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Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 21-Dec, 1:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 21Dec, 2:00 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $19-$22. Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad, and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope, and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous

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holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor!. http://www.ames-center.com/ chameleon-theatre-circle.html.

Inspecting Carol: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third Street, Northfield, $12-$17. $17 Adults, $12 students and seniors. It’s A Christmas Carol meets The Inspector General! Most non-profit theaters know the necessity of producing the annual holiday show to pay the bills for the rest of the season, and the theater company in this raucous play is no different! While preparing simultaneously for their annual production of A Christmas Carol and a visit from the National Endowment for the Arts granting representative, hilarity ensues with set malfunctions, casting snafus and mistaken identities. If we weren’t laughing, we’d be crying! Ring in the holidays with us as we look at the outrageously funny behind-the-scenes experiences of a non-profit theater company!. http://northfieldartsguild.org/theater/inspectingcarol/.

Sister Presents: The More the Merrier: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, $23 . ‘The More the Merrier’ is the Christmas Show that makes Your Season Bright! Experience the voices of the angels, the fun of the elves, the joy of the Aunts, the feeling of home, the warmth of friendship and share in the miracle of live theater. Your gift awaits in original Sister arrangements of holiday classics, fun characters, extended family that joins in the show, lefse samples for the Norwegian in all of us and lots of spontaneous laughter!

Northfield is home to Sister which features three real-life sisters: Alisa Leonard, Kjersten Dysthe and Kara Millerhagen. The three women bring together their unique blend of talents both onstage and off. In addition to the signature harmony for which they are known and beyond their engaging ‘live and in the moment’ performance style, Sister writes and produces their live shows, packing them with original concepts, characters and original musical arrangements while remaining in a very family friendly, regionally flavored, musical variety show genre. Sister has made The Grand Theater in Northfield a performance home due to its ambience and unique history.

Because Sister is a vocal group, an opera house has great appeal. Joining the historical lineup of singers who have graced the stage at the Grand is inspiring to the group. Though other elements are present at the Sister Show, at the core is the music which has been their family crest for generations. Because Northfield is a hotbed for the arts, Sister finds a home in the community as well. Scandinavian heritage, music, education and a thriving, forward thinking population are just a few of the concentric circles overlaying the group with the town.. http://www.SisterProductions.com.

The Nutcracker Ballet: 21-Dec, 3:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $18-$21. The Holiday Season crown

jewel! Especially designed for families, this seasoned production develops themes of generosity, non-violence, and responsibility through the timeless tale of Claras fantastic voyage to the Land of the Sugarplum Fairy with her magical godfather Drosselmeyer. The Continental Ballet Company Nutcracker has toured throughout Minnesota and annually sells out OShaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul in a special performance for the Girl Scouts of America. Choreography and Staging by Director Riet Velthuisen. http://www. sheldontheatre.org/events/NutcrackerBallet2014. 651-388-8700 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical: 21-Dec, 4:00 PM, Stages Theatre Company, 1111 Main Street, Hopkins, $25 .

First airing in 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become a beloved Christmas classic capturing the hearts and wonder of generations of fans. Now, 50 years later, something magical is happening as the beloved classic soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Join us in celebrating Rudolph’s 50 years on television and come see all of your favorite characters from the special including, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, the Misfit Toys and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life!. http://stagestheatre.org/upcomingshows/02/19/2014/rudolph-red-nosedreindeer-musical. (952) 979-1123 Hello, Dolly!: 21-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 21-Dec, 7:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti

cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Michael Sailstorfer: 21-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 21-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 22-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 23-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street,

Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Michael Sailstorfer: 24-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 24-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 26-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-

Comedian Mike Brody / Goonie’s Comedy Club / Rochester / 12.19 & 12.20 a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 A Christmas Carol: 26-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

Nicholas Anthony: 26-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

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8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 26-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann

and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 Gus Lynch: 26-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. The Winner of the 2014 Best Comedian Ever Contest, Gus Lynch has been a performer for 20 years, avoiding honest work his entire life, for which he is perhaps too proud. Hes got over two dozen feature film and television credits, including North Country, Saving Silverman, and Halloween:Resurrection. He has worked on screen with such actors as Owen Wilson, Crispin Glover, and Frances McDormand.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Nicholas Anthony: 26-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring

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From 27 comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 26-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 26-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to

promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 27-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 27-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to

appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 An Evening of Holiday Comedy: 27-Dec, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $13-$22. Called Americas Everyday Comedian because of his non-offensive humor, C. Willis hilarious down-to-earth performance will convince you that he truly is comedy at its best! Former writer for Saturday Night Live, Scott Novotny headlines comedy clubs throughout the U.S. and is a well-known improvisational actor/ writer.. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/events/ holidaycomedy2014. 651-388-8700 A Christmas Carol: 27-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

Nicholas Anthony: 27-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll

want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 27-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the

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holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 Gus Lynch: 27-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. The Winner of the 2014 Best Comedian Ever Contest, Gus Lynch has been a performer for 20 years, avoiding honest work his entire life, for which he is perhaps too proud. Hes got over two dozen feature film and television credits, including North Country, Saving Silverman, and Halloween:Resurrection. He has worked on screen with such actors as Owen Wilson, Crispin Glover, and Frances McDormand.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Nicholas Anthony: 27-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 27-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 27-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Paintings by Reid Thorpe: 28-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Library - MN, 7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, Free. Chaska artist Reid Thorpe will show his stunning landscapes at Chanhassen Library. This is a free event for all.. http://melsacarver.evanced.info/signup/ EventDetails.aspx?EventId=8175&lib=.

952-227-1500 A Christmas Carol: 28-Dec, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

Hello, Dolly!: 28-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 28-Dec, 7:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday

show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 Michael Sailstorfer: 28-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 28-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 29-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 30-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Louie Anderson Live: 31-Dec, 7:00 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $32.95-$102.95. Fresh off his success on the ABC celebrity diving series Splash, and 40 pounds lighter, Anderson is glad to be back on dry land. Diving is a lot like stand-up, says Anderson. You can’t go back once you’re up there. There’s only a shame walk. I gotta dive into the audience or dive into the pool.After his run on Splash, Louie was inspired to take control of his weight and make some healthy changes. He’s spreading his new gospel to ‘Get off the Couch!’ For the past 30 years comedian Louie Anderson has been using his voice to make people laugh until recently when he decided to use it to motivate others to get off the couch and get moving. He has battled with his weight his entire life and it took jumping off a diving board on the TV showSplashto inspire him to change his life and improve his health.

I was sitting on the couch in January 2013 and along came ‘Splash’ and I’ve been off the couch ever since, find your jumping off point, and join the movement.This is something that has changed me, its my first step into a brand new life.. http://www.ames-center.com/ louie-anderson1.html.

Nathan Timmel: 31-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $25 . Nathan has: performed at comedy clubs across the country, recorded several comedy CD’s two of which receive regular airplay on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio

thrice visited the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show, been overseas for American Troops eight times hotspots such as Iraq and Afghanistan included and performed for international audiences in locations such as Seoul, South Korea. In 2009, nine newspapers wrote promotional articles about Nathan, and on two occasions he was the sole guest on Iowa Public Radio’s The Exchange.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Thorne: 31-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Audiences love Michael Thornes energetic style, his insightful jokes and his cartoon-like vocal delivery. If you could hook Michael up to the power grid, youd run Xcel Energy right out of business.

He is an amalgam of culture and white trash raised in Nordeast Minneapolis. Audiences love his hilarious observational insights on evolution (or the lack thereof), human relations, marriage and parenthood. Non-stop and rapid-fire, Michaels shows traditionally end with some of the most devastating closing bits in comedy.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Karaoke: 31-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Nathan Timmel: 31-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $25 . Nathan has: performed at comedy clubs across the country, recorded several comedy CD’s two of which receive regular airplay on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio thrice visited the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show, been overseas for American Troops eight times hotspots such as Iraq and Afghanistan included and performed for international audiences in locations such as Seoul, South Korea. In 2009, nine newspapers wrote promotional articles about Nathan, and on two occasions he was the sole guest on Iowa Public Radio’s The Exchange.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 31-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 31-Dec, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Joy of Quilting: 2-Jan, 9:00 AM, Northfield Senior Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, Free. Bring your own quilting project to work on in the company of other crafters, from 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Friday of the month at the Northfield Senior Center.. http://www.northfieldseniorcenter. org/. 507-664-3700 Hello, Dolly!: 2-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Benny Quash: 2-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

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Hello, Dolly!: 2-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 2-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Spencer Dobson: 2-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Spencers sharp writing, crisp delivery and slightly twisted brain have made him a favorite with audiences around the country. He has been to The HBO Comedy Arts Festival where he got to hear Jerry Lewis say Women arent funny and then to Los Angeles where, among other things, he met Gary Coleman.Spencer has returned to the Midwest in recent years to keep an eye on his aging family, because they cant open jars and stuff. This has also allowed him to return to working clubs throughout middle America.

Hisact covers a lot of ground and does so in a way that is a little dark, quite clever and, above all, very, very funny.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Benny Quash: 2-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 2-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass

our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 2-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 3-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Benny Quash: 3-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous

New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Spencer Dobson: 3-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Spencers sharp writing, crisp delivery and slightly twisted brain have made him a favorite with audiences around the country. He has been to The HBO Comedy Arts Festival where he got to hear Jerry Lewis say Women arent funny and then to Los Angeles where, among other things, he met Gary Coleman.Spencer has returned to the Midwest in recent years to keep an eye on his aging family, because they cant open jars and stuff. This has also allowed him to return to working clubs throughout middle America.

Hisact covers a lot of ground and does so in a way that is a little dark, quite clever and, above all, very, very funny.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Benny Quash: 3-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 3-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes,

and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 3-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 4-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Michael Sailstorfer: 4-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions..

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http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 David Andree: 4-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage visitors of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national, and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. Now in our tenth year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of new work.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/ exhibition/david-andree/. 507-282-8629 Paper Crafting Group: 5-Jan, 1:30 PM, Northfield Senior Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, $2 . Explore crafting techniques and bring your own work for show, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Northfield

Senior Center. Cost: $1 donation for room use, $1-$2 supply fee may be charged. For more information, check the Program Guide on the Senior Center Website, or call 6643700.. http://www.northfieldseniorcenter.org/.

507-664-3700 Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 6-Jan, 9:30 AM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5929&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=06&title=beginning-interm ediate-pottery&uid=ca64ce1bfd29489a7ca5676b2eb30ddc.

Hello, Dolly!: 6-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 7-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street,

Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Intermediate Pottery: 7-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Expand and improve throwing and hand-building through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5935&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=07&title=intermediate-potte ry&uid=717f17c5ce2c84b3f3d2f7fd16aca9f3.

Hello, Dolly!: 7-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a

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There is a lot to be proud of in Minnesota—Red Wing shoes, Bundt cake, and the hockey haircut (commonly referred to as the “mullet” from out-of-staters). And even though it is difficult to admit that anything beats a Juicy Lucy, Minnesota has consistently produced great musical talent, some of which has stayed local and others who have made it big. We love our musicians; it is safe to say any local talent that comes back to the state brings in a record crowd filled with loyal Minnesota fans. Jose James is one of those who can be heard on stage anywhere from the Midwest all the way to Japan.

James is known for his contemporary Jazz sound. But after growing tired of his music being defined with one label, he has broken away and incorporated everything from indie, R&B, folk, and hip-hop while still keeping his soulful melodies. We have here a vocalist from Minneapolis who grew up listening to Nirvana and Radiohead with his creativity sparked from Ice Cube and began their career playing jazz and the blues. And to only add more complexity to this whole situation, his lead guitarist is from Memphis. The New York Times describes his music as being “the result of the black-pop continuum, jazz, soul, hip-hop and R&B, slow-cooked for more than 50 years.” Take that as you will, but he is a Minnesota native that should not be missed. www.mayociviccenter.com/upcoming_events/eventdetails. aspx?eventid=17482 – – Autumn Van Ravenhorst, editor@southernminnscene.com

From 29 glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Karaoke: 7-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Michael Sailstorfer: 7-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 Knitting Group: 8-Jan, 9:45 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free.

Join us for Knitting Group from 9:45am to 11:45am. All welcome.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/club_prior.pdf.

Line Dancing: 8-Jan, 10:30 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, $3 . Join us for some fun line dancing from

10:30am to noon! Lessons are only $3.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 8-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calend ar&Itemid=1364&year=2015&month=02.

Hello, Dolly!: 8-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Michael Sailstorfer: 8-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s

enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 Love Potion #10: The Musical: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $22-$25. This comedy production is filled with intrigue, romance, and the great songs of the golden age of rock and roll. Featuring popular radio disc jockey, Michael Patrick Records Ryan from WDGY and The Whitesidewalls, youll hear all the great music and the love story that takes place at a small-town high school in 1964.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5750&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=09&title=love-potion-10-t he-musical&uid=6ca59d3d5e1d3cb9dd6abfeb389dc1ee.

Mike Stanley: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 9-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully

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orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 9-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Shannon Thompson: 9-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. No newcomer to comedy, Shannons unique writing style and sense of irony set him apart from other comics. His unflinching ability to make fun of himself, and anyone else he damn well feels like, shows his comedic courage knows no bounds.. http://dangerfieldscomedy. com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Mike Stanley: 9-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 9-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 Hello, Dolly!: 10-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Robin Hood: 10-Jan, 3:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $12-$16. The time is simply long ago and the place is the magical, mythical Sherwood Forest. Our hero, Robin Hood, and his Merry Band of colorful characters seek the help of the Foresters, manage to waylay the Aristocrats and set out to rescue Maid Marion and Marions Maid. Prince John tries to stay calm as his Sheriff, guards and horsemen botch Robins arrest thanks to the aromatic Skunks.

Wacky humor and an original score add to this fresh new look at a legendary outlaw in a legendary time.. http://www.sheldontheatre. org/events/mctrobinhood. 651-388-8700 Robin Hood: 10-Jan, 5:30 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $12-$16. The time is simply long ago and the place is the magical, mythical Sherwood

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Forest. Our hero, Robin Hood, and his Merry Band of colorful characters seek the help of the Foresters, manage to waylay the Aristocrats and set out to rescue Maid Marion and Marions Maid. Prince John tries to stay calm as his Sheriff, guards and horsemen botch Robins arrest thanks to the aromatic Skunks.

Wacky humor and an original score add to this fresh new look at a legendary outlaw in a legendary time.. http://www.sheldontheatre. org/events/mctrobinhood. 651-388-8700 Comedian Scott Hansen: 10-Jan, 7:00 PM, New Ulm Event Center, 301 20th Street South, New Ulm, $35 . Comedy Show: Scott Hansen Saturday, January 10th 2015 Dinner: 7pm Show: 8-9:30pm Buffet by Executive Chef: Lacey Lueth Choice of Turkey or Potato Crusted Cod Buttery Mashed Potatoes Sauteed Green Beans Dinner Salad & Roll $35 per Ticket with Buffet Perfect for Company Christmas Parties!. http://www.newulmeventcenter.com/#!upcoming-events/c21k.

Mike Stanley: 10-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Williams and Ree: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $27.62 . Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, often billed as ‘The Indian and the White Guy’, are a pair of American comedians. Since the late 1960s, they have performed throughout the United States.. http://www.mysticlake.com/williamsandree14.

(952) 445-9000 Shannon Thompson: 10-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. No newcomer to comedy, Shannons unique writing style and sense of irony set him apart from other comics. His unflinching ability to make fun of himself, and anyone else he damn well feels like, shows his comedic courage knows no bounds.. http://dangerfieldscomedy. com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Mike Stanley: 10-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the

man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Michael Sailstorfer: 10-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 Cirque D’Or: 11-Jan, 3:00 PM, Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive, Rochester, $23-$48. With their artistic interpretations of the world’s greatest acrobatic skills, Cirque du Soleil changed the landscape of Cirque style productions. With sold out shows worldwide, Cirque du Soleil soon became the world leader in this style of presentation. And now, with over 30 performers from around the world, a new generation of Cirque shows is coming to Rochester. Cirque D’Or, a thrill-a- minute spectacle, will perform one show at the Mayo Civic Center on Sunday, January 11 at 3pm.

The electrifying and mesmerizing Cirque D’Or is one of the most spellbinding shows you will ever see. It has fast become one of the hottest tickets in show biz history with sold out shows and standing ovations worldwide.

Featuring a cast of world champion acrobats, contortionists, and aerial artists from around the world, this award winning spectacle will leave you breathless. This action packed presentation delivers incredible talent beyond your wildest imagination. Cirque D’Or is perfect for the entire family. This amazing show brings you beautiful costumes, dynamic sound and lighting, and the world’s greatest talent assembled on one stage.. http://www. mayociviccenter.com/upcoming_events/ eventdetails.aspx?eventid=19289.

Hello, Dolly!: 11-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Michael Sailstorfer: 11-Jan, All Day, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester, $3-$5. Michael Sailstorfer sees himself as a sculptor and approaches the possibilities of sculpture in an experimental fashion. In his artistic practice, elements and objects from everyday life serve as the starting point for idiosyncratic experiments.

With the targeted use of smell, sound, movement, and time, his works often surpass our traditional understanding of sculpture: a popcorn machine that spills out popcorn nonstop, a bus stop on a rural road outfitted with a kitchen and a bed that invites the passerby to stay a while. Forests, landscapes, and trees are certainly part of his vocabulary, as are mechanical systems and machines that enter into, at times, contradictory relationships with each other through Sailstorfer’s enigmatically humorous interventions.. http://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/ michael-sailstorfer/. 507-282-8629 Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 13-Jan, 9:30 AM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5929&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=06&title=beginning-interm ediate-pottery&uid=ca64ce1bfd29489a7ca-

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Master Painter Demonstration by Rick Kochenash: 13-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free.

Master Painter Rick Kochenash will do a fine art painting technique demonstration, discuss inspiration and types of tools and materials for various effects. Please register.. http:// host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/eventsignup. asp?ID=9281&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventca lendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&nu m=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=1/1/2015&df=calen dar&EventType=ALL&Lib=0&AgeGroup=AL L&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader =&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=.

(952) 448-9395 Hello, Dolly!: 13-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 14-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Intermediate Pottery: 14-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Expand and improve throwing and hand-building through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5935&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=07&title=intermediate-potte ry&uid=717f17c5ce2c84b3f3d2f7fd16aca9f3.

Hello, Dolly!: 14-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Karaoke: 14-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Knitting Group: 15-Jan, 9:45 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free. Join us for Knitting Group from 9:45am to 11:45am. All welcome.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/club_prior.pdf.

Line Dancing: 15-Jan, 10:30 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, $3 . Join us for some fun line dancing from 10:30am to noon! Lessons are only $3.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 15-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calend ar&Itemid=1364&year=2015&month=02.

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Hello, Dolly!: 15-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Joy of Quilting: 16-Jan, 9:00 AM, Northfield Senior Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, Free.

Bring your own quilting project to work on in the company of other crafters, from 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Friday of the month at the Northfield Senior Center.. http://www.northfieldseniorcenter.org/.

507-664-3700 ‘Botanical Transience’: An Installation of Ceramic Art: 16-Jan, 5:00 PM, Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, Free. The Northfield Arts Guild Gallery is excited to present the work of Juliane Shibata, an award wining ceramic artist.

Fruits, plants, and vegetables have long had profound symbolic meanings in art, literature, and mythology.

Juliane’s art reflects on humans’ relationships with the natural world. The botanically inspired works are formal explorations that touch on ideas of growth, abundance, and ephemerality. In addition to the conceptual aspects of Juliane’s work, formal considerations of the installation also play an important role.

The color, finish, design, and placement of individual ceramic pieces create a mood of quiet, introspection, and whimsical narrative. The beauty of the distinct forms is only surpassed by the carefully considered installation, which results in a stunning exhibition.

Come enjoy this unique opportunity to enjoy ceramic art in a fresh new way. An Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board supports this exhibit.

The Opening Reception for this show will be in the Main Gallery on Friday, January 16, 2015, 5-7:00pm.

Show Dates: January 16 February 21, 2015 Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5:00pm, for weekend hours check the website.. http://northfieldartsguild.org/.

Charlie Wiener: 16-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 .

Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy. Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 16-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 16-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www.chanhassendt. com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::lo adArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArt icle::article_id=DADDC713-4ECB-4C54-80742B643AD25840&menu_id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A4684D0-1B8E50B022A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C 54627f93%2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E9 32ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDtmwm M%3D. (952) 934-1525 Charlie Wiener: 16-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 .

Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy. Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Learning Lightroom to Improve Your Photography: 17-Jan, 9:30 AM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, $65-$60. $65 member/$80 non-member. Back by popular demand! One of the best applications available for post-camera editing of photographs is Adobe Lightroom. This class will introduce you to the program, its features and tools, and teach you how to bring your imagery to a higher quality level. You’ll learn how to make exposure adjustments, improve contrast and color saturation, and bring clarity and focus to an image. You will be able to remove unwanted spots and red eye, and become comfortable making numerous other improvements. We will learn about histograms and how to adjust them in this class. You’ll leave confident in your ability to make your images the very best they can be.. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ photographyclasses.aspx. 952-443-1400 Hello, Dolly!: 17-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Learning Lightroom to Improve Your Photography: 17-Jan, 1:30 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, $65-$60. $65 member/$80 non-member. Back by popular demand! One of the best applications available for post-camera editing of photographs is Adobe Lightroom. This class will introduce you to the program, its features and tools, and teach you how to bring your imagery to a higher quality level. You’ll learn how to make exposure adjustments, improve contrast and color saturation, and bring clarity and focus to an image. You will be able to remove unwanted spots and red eye, and become comfortable making numerous other improvements. We will learn about histograms and how to adjust them in this class. You’ll leave confident in your ability to make your images the very best they can be.. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ photographyclasses.aspx. 952-443-1400 Charlie Wiener: 17-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s

Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 .

Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy. Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 17-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 17-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www.chanhassendt. com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::lo adArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArt icle::article_id=DADDC713-4ECB-4C54-80742B643AD25840&menu_id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A4684D0-1B8E50B022A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C 54627f93%2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E9 32ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDtmwm M%3D. (952) 934-1525 Charlie Wiener: 17-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 .

Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy. Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 18-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Paper Crafting Group: 19-Jan, 1:30 PM, Northfield Senior Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, $2 . Explore crafting techniques and bring your own work for show, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Northfield Senior Center. Cost: $1 donation for room use, $1-$2 supply fee may be charged. For more information, check the Program Guide on the Senior Center Website, or call 664-3700.. http://www.northfieldseniorcenter.org/.

507-664-3700 Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 20-Jan, 9:30 AM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5929&Itemid=1364&year=2015&month=01&day=0 6&title=beginning-intermediate-pottery&uid=ca64ce 1bfd29489a7ca5676b2eb30ddc.

Knitting: 20-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free. Learn the basics of knitting from well-known local author, Carri Hammett. During this three session class first time knitters will learn how to make a simple scarf and discuss ideas for future projects. Carri is the author of numerous books on knitting and also a former yarn shop owner. Student will be responsible for purchasing supplies before the first class. A supply list is below.

Registration required. Age: 13 years to adult.. http:// host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/eventcalendar.asp.

(952) 448-9395 Hello, Dolly!: 20-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 21-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Intermediate Pottery: 21-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Expand and improve throwing and hand-building through demos and discussions.

Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing.

Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn. gov/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5935&Itemid=1364&year=2015&month= 01&day=07&title=intermediate-pottery&uid=717f17c 5ce2c84b3f3d2f7fd16aca9f3.

Hello, Dolly!: 21-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Karaoke: 21-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday. Enjoy a huge catalog

and individual pocketed coils

of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/upcoming/?action=tribe_ list&tribe_paged=5.

Knitting Group: 22-Jan, 9:45 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free. Join us for Knitting Group from 9:45am to 11:45am. All welcome.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Line Dancing: 22-Jan, 10:30 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, $3 . Join us for some fun line dancing from 10:30am to noon! Lessons are only $3.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 22-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calendar&Item id=1364&year=2015&month=02.

Hello, Dolly!: 22-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Dwayne Gill: 23-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 23-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 23-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www.chanhassendt. com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::lo adArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArt icle::article_id=DADDC713-4ECB-4C54-80742B643AD25840&menu_id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A4684D0-1B8E50B022A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C 54627f93%2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E9 32ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDtmwm M%3D. (952) 934-1525 Dwayne Gill: 23-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 24-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly.aspx.

(952) 934-1525 Rapunzel: 24-Jan, 3:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $11.50-$15.50. Would it surprise you to know that the story of Rapunzel happened in France? Well it didn’t really, but our story takes you on a frivolous frolic through the French countryside. The Ogres garden in the Mushroom patch while the Corn and Potato spies report back to Madame Gothel. Frenchy and his intense friends, the Wood Elves, do their best to help Rapunzel escape the grasp of Madame Gothel. The lost Prince, Rapunzel’s Parents, and her friends the Unicorns try to help. Just when you think it’s safe to cross the bridge a Troll and Three Billy Goats Gruff get in the way. It doesn’t help that the Three Bears (or is it four) confuse Rapunzel with Goldilocks and chase her through the forest. Add to that the Gremlins trying to play tricks on everyone and you have chaos! Well, it’s not that bad because the Pixies foil the Gremlin’s plans most of the time.

In short, Rapunzel and all the rest of the characters tell a silly tale of personal triumph and friendship.. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/events/mctrapunzel.

651-388-8700 Rapunzel: 24-Jan, 5:30 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $11.50-$15.50. Would it surprise you to know that the story of Rapunzel happened in France? Well it didn’t really, but our story takes you on a frivolous frolic through the French countryside. The Ogres garden in the Mushroom patch while the Corn and Potato spies report back to Madame Gothel. Frenchy and his intense friends, the Wood Elves, do their best to help Rapunzel escape the grasp of Madame Gothel. The lost Prince, Rapunzel’s Parents, and her friends the Unicorns try to help. Just when you think it’s safe to cross the bridge a Troll and

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Although I am originally from the nation’s self-proclaimed craft beer capital—that’s Oregon, for those of you who are not familiar with their tasty potions—I cannot deny that Minnesota has been seeing its own movement of vegetarianism, bicycling and craft breweries. If you prefer to not drink water that disguises itself as beer and enjoy freezing outside as a true Minnesotan does, then I suggest heading up to Minnesota’s largest outdoor beer festival with over 120 brews to choose from. And, if you happen to be a persnickety beer drinker with a special diet, I recommend purchasing the “Very Important Beer Dabbler” ticket as you will have access to rare beers and a vegetarian meal option inside the VID tent.

Yes, there will be food, and lots of it. Hit up the food trucks that have identified themselves as “gourmet” when the assortment of dense beer hits the bottom of your paunch. And if your family members managed to snag all of the hors d’oeuvres from the beloved meat and cheese tray this holiday season, Lunds and Byerly’s will have a meat and cheese showcase full of free samples for your poor soul. It will feel like sample day at Costco. There is apparently a thing called a “silent disco” and I assure you, if you are not involved in the activity you are likely to experience a “what the hell” moment.

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From 31 Three Billy Goats Gruff get in the way. It doesn’t help that the Three Bears (or is it four) confuse Rapunzel with Goldilocks and chase her through the forest. Add to that the Gremlins trying to play tricks on everyone and you have chaos! Well, it’s not that bad because the Pixies foil the Gremlin’s plans most of the time. In short, Rapunzel and all the rest of the characters tell a silly tale of personal triumph and friendship.. http://www.sheldontheatre. org/events/mctrapunzel. 651-388-8700 Dwayne Gill: 24-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 24-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 24-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Dwayne Gill: 24-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and

the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 25-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Dancing with the Stars Live!: 25-Jan, 7:30 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $50-$65. The all-new DANCING WITH THE STARS: LIVE! tour will feature a cast of the television shows most popular competitors, treating audiences to exciting and romantic performances. Dancing with the Stars dancers will choreograph brand new never-before-seen numbers and re-create some of the shows most memorable moments. As announced during Mondays broadcast, Mark Ballas and Witney Carson are the first two dancers revealed to be on the tour. Further announcements will be made throughout the season.. http://www. mysticlake.com/dancingwiththestars15. (952) 445-9000 Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 27-Jan, 9:30 AM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5929&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=06&title=beginning-interm ediate-pottery&uid=ca64ce1bfd29489a7ca5676b2eb30ddc.

Knitting: 27-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free. Learn the basics of knitting from well-known local author, Carri Hammett. During this three session class first time knitters will learn how to make a simple scarf and discuss ideas for future projects. Carri is the author of numerous books on knitting and also a former yarn shop owner. Student will be responsible for purchasing supplies before the first class. A supply list is below. Registration required.

Age: 13 years to adult.. http://host6.evanced. info/melsa/carver/eventcalendar.asp. (952) 448-9395 Hello, Dolly!: 27-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street,

Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 28-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Intermediate Pottery: 28-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Expand and improve throwing and hand-building through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5935&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=07&title=intermediate-potte ry&uid=717f17c5ce2c84b3f3d2f7fd16aca9f3.

Hello, Dolly!: 28-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Karaoke: 28-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Knitting Group: 29-Jan, 9:45 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake,

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Free. Join us for Knitting Group from 9:45am to 11:45am. All welcome.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/club_prior.pdf.

Line Dancing: 29-Jan, 10:30 AM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, $3 . Join us for some fun line dancing from 10:30am to noon! Lessons are only $3.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Beginning/Intermediate Pottery: 29-Jan, 6:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $150 . Introduction to throwing and handbuilding. Intermediate students continue to learn through demos and discussions. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay and $10 worth of firing. Additional firing is $1 per lb.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calend ar&Itemid=1364&year=2015&month=02.

Hello, Dolly!: 29-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Bryan Cork: 30-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . People who aren’t related to him seem to think he is Really funny. So, if you are a member of his family I suggest you go home, because there are reruns of ‘Three’s company’ on Nickleodeon that you don’t want to miss. The rest of you, stick around. you are in for a treat. Not only is Bryan hilarious, he claims scientific research has shown that his show will lower your cholesterol, whiten your teeth, and make your boss not act like such a moron.. http://gooniescomedy.com/ shows.shtml.

Hello, Dolly!: 30-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 30-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Bryan Cork: 30-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . People who aren’t related to him seem to think he is Really funny. So, if you are a member of his family I suggest you go home, because there are reruns of ‘Three’s company’ on Nickleodeon that you don’t want to miss. The rest of you, stick around. you are in for a treat. Not only is Bryan hilarious, he claims scientific research has shown that his show will lower your cholesterol, whiten your teeth, and make your boss not act like such a moron.. http://gooniescomedy.com/ shows.shtml.

COMEDY Mike Brody: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Jeff Gerbino: 19-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Jeffs act is a true fusion of the years spent performing all over America and even in countries like Great Britain, Japan and Australia. His high energy approach to everything from news events of the day to life as a parent of two children to uncanny impressions of various celebrities and politicians make his act accessible to both nightclub and corporate audiences all across America.Jeffs act plays well from 25 to 75 years of age.His comedy appearances include The CBS Morning Show, A&Es Comedy On The Road, Showtimes Laughathon, HBO Comic Relief, Comedy Central and ABCs Good Morning America.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Mike Brody: 19-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the

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unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Mike Brody: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Jeff Gerbino: 20-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Jeffs act is a true fusion of the years spent performing all over America and even in countries like Great Britain, Japan and Australia. His high energy approach to everything from news events of the day to life as a parent of two children to uncanny impressions of various celebrities and politicians make his act accessible to both nightclub and corporate audiences all across America.Jeffs act plays well from 25 to 75 years of age.His comedy appearances include The CBS Morning Show, A&Es Comedy On The Road, Showtimes Laughathon, HBO Comic Relief, Comedy Central and ABCs Good Morning America.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Mike Brody: 20-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Starting comedy on a whim at an open mic in the year 2000, Mike has since devoted his life to perfecting the delivery of his high-energy act. His genuine passion for his craft draws audience members into the unique world of Mike Brody: An affable, clever guy whose life is often derailed by his own neurotic, obsessive-compulsive and clumsy tendencies. Mike has hosted ten episodes of the Minneapolis TV series The Buzz. He is the official event comedian. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Nicholas Anthony: 26-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Nicholas Anthony: 26-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

An Evening of Holiday Comedy: 27-Dec, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $13-$22. Called Americas Everyday Comedian because of his non-offensive humor, C. Willis hilarious down-to-earth performance will convince you that he truly is comedy at its best! Former writer for Saturday Night Live, Scott Novotny headlines comedy clubs throughout the U.S. and is a well-known improvisational actor/ writer.. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/events/ holidaycomedy2014. 651-388-8700 Nicholas Anthony: 27-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Nicholas Anthony: 27-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America’s top touring comedians.With his brand of quick, smart humor he has been coast to coast performing in all types of venues from comedy clubs and corporate to colleges and conventions. At 22, Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and at 23, he was a finalist for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Nicholas’s intelligent, edgy style will not only have you rolling in the aisles but you’ll want to come back again and again.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Louie Anderson Live: 31-Dec, 7:00 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $32.95-$102.95. Fresh off his success on the ABC celebrity diving series Splash, and 40 pounds lighter, Anderson is glad to be back on dry land. Diving is a lot like stand-up, says Anderson. You can’t go back once you’re up there. There’s only a shame

walk. I gotta dive into the audience or dive into the pool.After his run on Splash, Louie was inspired to take control of his weight and make some healthy changes. He’s spreading his new gospel to ‘Get off the Couch!’ For the past 30 years comedian Louie Anderson has been using his voice to make people laugh until recently when he decided to use it to motivate others to get off the couch and get moving. He has battled with his weight his entire life and it took jumping off a diving board on the TV showSplashto inspire him to change his life and improve his health.

I was sitting on the couch in January 2013 and along came ‘Splash’ and I’ve been off the couch ever since, find your jumping off point, and join the movement.This is something that has changed me, its my first step into a brand new life.. http://www.ames-center.com/ louie-anderson1.html.

Nathan Timmel: 31-Dec, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $25 . Nathan has: performed at comedy clubs across the country, recorded several comedy CD’s two of which receive regular airplay on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio thrice visited the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show, been overseas for American Troops eight times hotspots such as Iraq and Afghanistan included and performed for international audiences in locations such as Seoul, South Korea. In 2009, nine newspapers wrote promotional articles about Nathan, and on two occasions he was the sole guest on Iowa Public Radio’s The Exchange.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Michael Thorne: 31-Dec, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Audiences love Michael Thornes energetic style, his insightful jokes and his cartoon-like vocal delivery. If you could hook Michael up to the power grid, youd run Xcel Energy right out of business.

He is an amalgam of culture and white trash raised in Nordeast Minneapolis. Audiences love his hilarious observational insights on evolution (or the lack thereof), human relations, marriage and parenthood. Non-stop and rapid-fire, Michaels shows traditionally end with some of the most devastating closing bits in comedy.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Nathan Timmel: 31-Dec, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $25 . Nathan has: performed at comedy clubs across the country, recorded several comedy CD’s two of which receive regular airplay on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio thrice visited the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show, been overseas for American Troops eight times hotspots such as Iraq and Afghanistan included and performed for international audiences in locations such as Seoul, South Korea. In 2009, nine newspapers wrote promotional articles about Nathan, and on two occasions he was the sole guest on Iowa Public Radio’s The Exchange.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Benny Quash: 2-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Spencer Dobson: 2-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Spencers sharp writing, crisp delivery and slightly twisted brain have made him a favorite with audiences around the country. He has been to The HBO Comedy Arts Festival where he got to hear Jerry Lewis say Women arent funny and then to Los Angeles where, among other things, he met Gary Coleman.Spencer has returned to the Midwest in recent years to keep an eye on his aging family, because they cant open jars and stuff. This has also allowed him to return to working clubs throughout middle America.

Hisact covers a lot of ground and does so in a way that is a little dark, quite clever and, above all, very, very funny.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Benny Quash: 2-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Benny Quash: 3-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Spencer Dobson: 3-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Spencers sharp writing, crisp delivery and slightly twisted brain have made him a favorite with audiences around the country. He has been to The HBO Comedy Arts Festival where he got to hear Jerry Lewis say Women arent funny and then to Los Angeles where, among other things, he met Gary Coleman.Spencer has returned to the Midwest in recent years to keep an eye on his aging family, because they cant open jars and stuff. This has also allowed him to return to working clubs throughout middle America.

Hisact covers a lot of ground and does so in a way that is a little dark, quite clever and, above all, very, very funny.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245

Benny Quash: 3-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Benny Quash has as many personalities as he does voices, and not one of them is the voice of reason. He makes the jokes sound simple, but you will still be thinking about it an hour later. Benny highlights the humor of everyday life, along with the humor of lives you never imagined.. http://gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Mike Stanley: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Shannon Thompson: 9-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. No newcomer to comedy, Shannons unique writing style and sense of irony set him apart from other comics. His unflinching ability to make fun of himself, and anyone else he damn well feels like, shows his comedic courage knows no bounds.. http://dangerfieldscomedy. com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Mike Stanley: 9-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Comedian Scott Hansen: 10-Jan, 7:00 PM, New Ulm Event Center, 301 20th Street South, New Ulm, $35 . Comedy Show: Scott Hansen Saturday, January 10th 2015 Dinner: 7pm Show: 8-9:30pm Buffet by Executive Chef: Lacey Lueth Choice of Turkey or Potato Crusted Cod Buttery Mashed Potatoes Sauteed Green Beans Dinner Salad & Roll $35 per Ticket with Buffet Perfect for Company Christmas Parties!. http://www.newulmeventcenter.com/#!upcoming-events/c21k.

Mike Stanley: 10-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Shannon Thompson: 10-Jan, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. No newcomer to comedy, Shannons unique writing style and sense of irony set him apart from other comics. His unflinching ability to make fun of himself, and anyone else he damn well feels like, shows his comedic courage knows no bounds.. http://dangerfieldscomedy. com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Mike Stanley: 10-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Wry, witty, cunning, & crass.

Hot-shot comedian Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none, when put on paper, quite manage to serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. Yeah, he’s pretty hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, theres an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley’s humor.

Originally hailing from Detroit, he’s a Windy City transplant who tours constantly, both domestically and internationally. Dont miss out on an incredible opportunity to catch the man in action - this level of stand-up is too remarkable to sit out.. http://gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Charlie Wiener: 16-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy.

Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Charlie Wiener: 16-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy.

Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Charlie Wiener: 17-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy.

Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

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Charlie Wiener: 17-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Charlie Wiener has survived two heart attacks, three wives, and two teenage daughters. He’s loud and full of energy.

Charlie is a 60’s rocker who is resisting growing up. His show is one of a kind.. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Dwayne Gill: 23-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Dwayne Gill: 23-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Dwayne Gill: 24-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Dwayne Gill: 24-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . Everyone has heard the old saying Good Cop, Bad Cop? Well meet Funny Cop, Dwayne Gill. Dwayne’s topics range from current events, men and women relationships to the crazy situations he’s encountered as a police officer. He was featured on the America’s Dumbest Criminals, Last Comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Radio show. So if you have never met a cop with a sense of humor, then it’s obvious you haven’t met Dwayne!. http:// gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml.

Bryan Cork: 30-Jan, 7:30 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . People who aren’t related to him seem to think he is Really funny. So, if you are a member of his family I suggest you go home, because there are reruns of ‘Three’s

company’ on Nickleodeon that you don’t want to miss. The rest of you, stick around. you are in for a treat. Not only is Bryan hilarious, he claims scientific research has shown that his show will lower your cholesterol, whiten your teeth, and make your boss not act like such a moron.. http://gooniescomedy.com/ shows.shtml.

Bryan Cork: 30-Jan, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14 . People who aren’t related to him seem to think he is Really funny. So, if you are a member of his family I suggest you go home, because there are reruns of ‘Three’s company’ on Nickleodeon that you don’t want to miss. The rest of you, stick around. you are in for a treat. Not only is Bryan hilarious, he claims scientific research has shown that his show will lower your cholesterol, whiten your teeth, and make your boss not act like such a moron.. http://gooniescomedy.com/ shows.shtml.

CONCERTS Sweet Jazz: 19-Dec, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, See Website. Join us for live music tonight at The Contented Cow. Come out and enjoy the show!. http://1001solutionsllc. com/the-contented-cow/calendar/.

507.663.1351 Michael Huber: 19-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Live entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. Entertainment schedule may change without notice.. http:// www.chankaskawines.com/events/live_entertainment. 507-931-0089 Rock the Tree Top: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave., Faribault, $10-$19. $15 Members, $19 Non Members, $10 Students. Look out there is a different kind of Santa coming to town!

Get ready to Rock the Tree Top this holiday season with Mark Allen and The Over & Back Band as they take you on a wild Sleigh Ride and take your beloved Holiday Classics and turn up the volume. It’s all about PEACE. JOY. AND ROCK AND ROLL! Tickets: $15 Members, $19 Non Members, $10 Students. http://www.paradisecenterforthearts.org.

Ann Reed with Joan Griffith: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $16-$18. Join Ann Reed and bassist/instrumentalist Joan Griffith as they perform songs sure to brighten even the darkest night. New work and old favorites will welcome the return of light.. http:// www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/page0003.

MichaelJohnson.html. (507) 732-7616 Live Music: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the

Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Ben Cook-Feltz: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, See Website. Join us for live music tonight at The Contented Cow. Come out and enjoy the show!. http://1001solutionsllc. com/the-contented-cow/calendar/.

507.663.1351 Guilty Pleasure Orchestra: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, See Website. Live music lives...members of Aaron Baron, Wakefield, and The Glory Holes have joined forces to bring the thunder and fun back to Rock ‘n’ Roll...welcome please...the Guilty Pleasures Orchestra! This powerful 5 piece line-up with decades of experience specializes in 70’s and 80’s rock and pop recreated just like your albums, brought to you live! There isn’t a song you won’t know and not a moment you won’t be headed to the dance floor!. http:// jackpotjunction.com/entertainment/classiclounge/. 507-697-8000 Old Soul: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free.

Old Soul is Savanna D’Amico on vocals, Peter Berge on guitar and backing vocals, and Ron Alvarado on Congas, and other small percussion. The three met playing in a great R&B band, but wanted to try a stripped down, acoustic take on their music. The result? A little side project they call ‘Old Soul.’ The three play an eclectic mix everything from Judy Garland to Lady Gaga. The name?

Perhaps it’s because Savanna is an Old Soul, or Peter is just Old, or that they love old Soul music. Check out their website: http://oldsoul. us/. http://www.oldsoul.us.

Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 19-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525

Stardust Karaoke: 19-Dec, 8:30 PM, Knights of Columbus, 17 Third Street N.E., Faribault, Free. Karaoke available.

Chad Johnson: 19-Dec, 8:30 PM, Pub 31, 31 3rd Street NE, Faribault, Free. Perhaps the biggest crowd pleaser in Southern Minnesota, Chad Johnson’s shows are high energy, interactive events peppered with music everybody knows and loves. Chad returns to the Pub 31 stage for a festive holiday show. Music starts at 8:30 p.m.. http://www.alexanderssupperclub.com/pub-31/.

Fabulous Love Handles: 19-Dec, 8:30 PM, Spare Time Entertainment, 333 E. 18th St. SE, Owatonna, Free. Come for the food and stay for the entertainment.. http://www. spare-time-fun.com.

Karaoke: 19-Dec, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 19-Dec, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 DJ Link: 19-Dec, 9:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503 Division Street, Northfield, Free.

Enjoy the perfect party atmosphere created by the incredible DJ Link!. http://ruebnstein. com/index.html.

Smokescreen: 19-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Shift this fiddle into overdrive!

Smokescreen is an exciting rock variety band entertaining audiences throughout the upper Midwest, and the tradition is still going strong. On lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer, harmonica and fiddle is Dwight Holmbo.

Also singing lead and playing guitar is Clark Bledsoe, a sensational guitarist and vocalist from Farmington. Joe Holmbo, known for his incredible stage presence, sings and plays an amazing bass guitar. Laying down Smokescreen’s solid and recognizable drum beat is Jesse Bohnsack, of Burnsville, an outstanding musician.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/ event/smokescreen-3/.

FlashMob: 19-Dec, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, See Website. FlashMob! will get you moving.

It’s that simple. FM! delivers a fast-paced, high-energry pop/rock blitz featuring a diverse and unexpected set list.. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 20-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: 20-Dec, 2:00 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $15-$30. New this year is a Christmas Concert that will feature some old favorites and some new standards all performed in the exciting GNU style. Christmas Stories is designed to reflect, remember and celebrate the stories and music that make the season so special. Whether 8 or 80, this concert can be enjoyed by the whole family! Start a new holiday tradition this year.. http://www.ames-center.com/events.html.

Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers: 20-Dec, 3:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $48-$51. Join Grammy Award winners Larry, Steve and Rudy Gatlin LIVE as they bring four decades of country chart toppers and favorite Christmas tunes to the Sheldon Theatre this December. With hits like All the Gold in California, Houston and Used to Be Somebodys Baby, its sure to be an event to remember!. http://www. sheldontheatre.org/events/GatlinBrothers.

651-388-8700 Mark Allen & The Key West Rejects: 20-Dec, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, See Website. Join us for live music tonight at The Contented Cow. Come out and enjoy the show!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 The EZ Jazz Trio: 20-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Live entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. Entertainment schedule may change without notice.. http://

www.chankaskawines.com/events/live_entertainment. 507-931-0089 Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers: 20-Dec, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $48-$51. Join Grammy Award winners Larry, Steve and Rudy Gatlin LIVE as they bring four decades of country chart toppers and favorite Christmas tunes to the Sheldon Theatre this December. With hits like All the Gold in California, Houston and Used to Be Somebodys Baby, its sure to be an event to remember!. http://www. sheldontheatre.org/events/GatlinBrothers.

651-388-8700 DJ Don’t Josh Me: 20-Dec, 7:00 PM, Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, 4625 Nicols Road, Eagan, See Website. DJ Don’t Josh Me! Saturdays Only at Caspers party barn central!

Featuring EDM, Top 40 Remix and dance music and more.. http://casperscherokee. com/calendar-upcomming-agenda/. (651) 454-6744 Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $15-$30. New this year is a Christmas Concert that will feature some old favorites and some new standards all performed in the exciting GNU style. Christmas Stories is designed to reflect, remember and celebrate the stories and music that make the season so special. Whether 8 or 80, this concert can be enjoyed by the whole family! Start a new holiday tradition this year.. http://www.ames-center.com/events.html.

Truman Fun Time Dance: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Truman Community Center, 101 East Ciro,, Truman, Free. Music from various artists including Jerry Buse, Mylan Ray, Mark &Len, Steve Lang & Bobby, Norgard Duo, the Jesse James Band, and Starfire.

Southern Minnesota Dance: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Waldorf Community Center, 109 Main Street N, Waldorf, $10 . Dances are held from 8 p.m. to midnight and feature live music. Admission is $10 per person. Info call 507-833-8210 or visit Southern Minnesota Dances on Facebook. http://southernmndancers.weebly.com/.

Live Music: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Christmas with the Celts: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $34.62 . The Celts perform original Celt music from the past as well as today!. http://www.mysticlake.com/ christmaswiththecelts14. (952) 445-9000 Optimum Trajectory: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM,

The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, See Website. Join us for live music tonight at The Contented Cow. Come out and enjoy the show!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Guilty Pleasure Orchestra: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, See Website. Live music lives...members of Aaron Baron, Wakefield, and The Glory Holes have joined forces to bring the thunder and fun back to Rock ‘n’ Roll...welcome please...the Guilty Pleasures Orchestra! This powerful 5 piece line-up with decades of experience specializes in 70’s and 80’s rock and pop recreated just like your albums, brought to you live! There isn’t a song you won’t know and not a moment you won’t be headed to the dance floor!. http:// jackpotjunction.com/entertainment/classiclounge/. 507-697-8000 Rich Prenier: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free.

Rich Prenier is one-half of the popular duo, The Tumeni Brothers, covering a wide and eclectic range of music from artists like Matchbox 20, Eric Clapton, Incubus, The Beatles, Alice Cooper and yes, even Lady Gaga!. https://www.facebook.com/tumeni. brothers.

Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 20-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Matthew Griswold: 20-Dec, 8:30 PM, Pub 31, 31 3rd Street NE, Faribault, Free.

Matthew Griswold can hold a room in the palm of his hand with his deep mesmerizing songs, soulful voice and commanding stage presence. Whether playing his original material or something from a seemingly endless list of covers that everubody knows, you won’t take your eyes off the man. Matthew is something special, and Pub 31 is proud to present him. Music starts at 8:30.. http:// www.matthewgriswold.net/index.html.

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The Pines

8 p.m., January 17

Oak Center General Store The Oak Center General Store, just outside of Lake City, is a trip (not just in the figurative sense, either – it’s a bit of a drive from anywhere).

Part Little House on the Prairie Olson’s mercantile and part hippy commune, walking through the front door feels like stepping back in time.

The place smells like a combination of old wood, beef jerky and incense.

The cash register has to be 100 years old. It’s cramped, and cluttered, and utterly charming. Despite the limited square footage in the main room, one could probably spend hours perusing the various organic foods and fair trade/hand-made wares stacked and scattered every which way.

It’s famous for something else as well. This little slice of the late 19th and mid-20thcentury is also one of the premier music venues in Southern Minnesota.

A few years ago OCGS owner Steven Schwen told MinnPost that he hosted “non-commercial entertainment connecting people to the land, music and each other.” The room above the store is a converted grange hall that now seats 100-150 people. Most of the seats are moderately padded, nearly comfortable benches, but dotted throughout the room are sofas, easy chairs and rocking chairs. On a show night, there is an organic, mostly vegetarian (save for what has to be free range chicken) buffet, available to all. It’s on the honor system. A sign on the table suggests $3 for a “small bowl” and $5 for a large.

About a year ago, David Huckfelt of the amazing indie-Americana band The Pines told me how much his band loves the Oak Center General Store.

“We’ve been playing there for years. It’s kind of become a tradition that we usually play the first show of the year for Steven.”

And so, that tradition will be renewed on January 17. You will not find a better combination of band and room that night anywhere outside of Chicago and Nashville. The spooky, cold, time-worn Midwestern sound of the Pines’ music is best heard on a cold night in the Oak Center Concert Hall.

There is nothing about this show you’ll want to miss. www.oakcentergeneralstore.com/music.tab.html – – Rich Larson, editor@southernminnscene.com

From 33 Karaoke: 20-Dec, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 20-Dec, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000

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DJ Link: 20-Dec, 9:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503 Division Street, Northfield, Free.

Enjoy the perfect party atmosphere created by the incredible DJ Link!. http://ruebnstein. com/index.html.

Playback: 20-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Playback delivers the best party rock, pop & dance music to stages all over the Twin Cities metro area and beyond! You’ll hear current hits from Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Kid Rock and Katy Perry, as well as favorites from the 80 s and 90 s!!. http:// arizonasbarandgrill.com/event/playback-4/.

Maiden Dixie: 20-Dec, 9:30 PM, The Dog House Bar and Grill, 2029 Windlynn Ave, Maplewood, $15 . Maiden Dixie is a Country act that has been rapidly growing in popularity! They play all your favorite Country songs along with some of their own hits! They always throw a party when they come to the Dog House!!. http://thedoghousebarandgrill. com/events/3315/maiden-dixie.

Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, Ames Center, 12600

Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $15-$30. New this year is a Christmas Concert that will feature some old favorites and some new standards all performed in the exciting GNU style. Christmas Stories is designed to reflect, remember and celebrate the stories and music that make the season so special. Whether 8 or 80, this concert can be enjoyed by the whole family! Start a new holiday tradition this year.. http://www.ames-center.com/events.html.

Sunday Funday with the Tim and Dave show!!: 21-Dec, 6:30 PM, The Dog House Bar and Grill, 2029 Windlynn Ave, Maplewood, Free. The ultimate Sunday Funday party!! 241 s from open to close!!

Live acoustic music every Sunday featuring the Tim an Dave show with Tim Grady and Dave Burkart from 6:30-10:30!! Its always a party!!. http://thedoghousebarandgrill.com/ events/2977/sunday-funday-with-the-timand-dave-show.

Mick Sterling’s ‘At Christmas’: 21-Dec, 7:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $30-$55.

AT CHRISTMAS is a truly unique blend of

holiday family-fueled comedy and drama brilliantly written and performed by three alums of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, Shannon Custer, Michelle Cassioppi and Jim Robinson. What drives AT CHRISTMAS are stories and music that ring true with all families.This intimate 90-minute show is a funny, poignant and heart-warmingly tender reflection of what the holidays mean for families. The live, six-piece band performs surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites and features Twin Cities’ favorite frontman, Mick Sterling, and A Brave New Workshop’s musical director, Peter Guertin.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=32E4CA58-33BB-4CF8-85AAFF3EF7A46AE0. (952) 934-1525 Home Free: 21-Dec, 7:00 PM, Verizon Wireless Center Mankato MN, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, $19.50-$117. When country a cappella band Home Free was crowned Season 4 Champions of NBC’s The Sing-Off this past December, their victory was by no means the beginnings of a career for the five country stars from Minnesota rather it was a satisfying culmination of nearly a decade of hard work and commitment to a vocal craft growing in popularity.. http://www. verizonwirelesscentermn.com/24475/Event. aspx. (507) 387-8443 V-Jay: 21-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Join out video deejay belting out the best tunes for your viewing and listening pleasure. Every Sunday and Thursday from 9:30PM to 1:30AM.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/upcoming/?action=tribe_ list&tribe_paged=5.

George Winston: 22-Dec, 7:00 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $42-$45. Solo pianist George Winston, best know for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into Spring, and Summer, will perform two Winter Show concerts at Crossings, on Mon. and Tues., Dec. 22 and 23, each at 7 p.m.. http:// www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/page0003. georgewinston.html. (507) 732-7616 Northern Roots Session: 22-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for roots music tonight at The Contended Cow, a Northfield, MN pub with a British accent!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Open Mic Night: 23-Dec, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Join us tonight for our weekly open mic!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 George Winston: 23-Dec, 7:00 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $42-$45. Solo pianist George Winston, best know for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into Spring, and Summer, will perform two Winter Show concerts at Crossings, on Mon. and Tues., Dec. 22 and 23, each at 7 p.m.. http:// www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/page0003. georgewinston.html. (507) 732-7616 Acoustic Jam: 23-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Lorie Line: 23-Dec, 7:30 PM, Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive, Rochester, $49 . Pianist Lorie Line is celebrating a big year.

This season marks her 25th anniversary of touring and she is making this year’s show special in every way. Line will showcase the best of the best of her holiday music over her 25-year career. She will feature her Fab 5 and this year she is bringing a special vocalist to the stage. Don’t miss this special evening of music as Lorie celebrates a milestone year.. http://www.mayociviccenter.com/upcoming_events/eventdetails.aspx?eventid=19026.

Traditional Irish Music Session: 24-Dec, 7:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503 Division Street, Northfield, Free. Traditional Irish Music Session. Players and listeners welcome.. http://www.ruebnstein.com.

Country Music Night: 24-Dec, 9:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Every Wednesday night come to Starks Saloon for some Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/.

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Line Dance Lessons: 25-Dec, 7:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . All skill levels, all types of music. First lesson starts at 7:00 pm. Under 21 is okay before 9:00 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 DJ and Karaoke: 25-Dec, 9:00 PM, Froggy Bottoms, 307 Water Street South, Northfield, Free. Thursday night DJ and Karaoke, by Speedo Entertainmnet. Every Thursday! All welcome!. http://www.froggybottoms.com/.

507-301-3611 Garrett Steinberg: 26-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Live entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. Entertainment schedule may change without notice.. http:// www.chankaskawines.com/events/live_entertainment. 507-931-0089 Jim Brickman: 26-Dec, 7:30 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $36-$71. Embarking on his 18th annual holiday tour, Jim Brickman, the best-selling solo pianist of our time, will once again wow audiences from coast to coast with On A Winters Night. Celebrating the sounds of the season in a big way, Brickman will showcase new music, along with holiday favorites and the hits that made him the most charted (30) Billboard Adult Contemporary artist, earning him two Grammy nods and four gold albums.

With featured musical guests, Anne Cochran and Tracy Silverman, feelings of hope and joy are fused together with Brickman’s most beloved hits like Valentine, If You Believe, The Gift, Angel Eyes, and Sending You A Little Christmas.. http://www.ames-center.com/ jim-brickman.html.

Live Music: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Them Pesky Kids: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, See Website. Them Pesky Kids brings you feel good arena rock in any setting from clubs to festivals. The ‘KIDS’ bring years of rocking from the leading regional bands ‘Touched’ and ‘Warp Drive’ to the international touring act ‘Blackfoot’. Everything here is huge from vocals, guitars, bass and monster drums to high end stage production.. http:// jackpotjunction.com/entertainment/classiclounge/. 507-697-8000 Dan Israel: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free.

Much admired and beloved by audiences and fellow musicians alike, Dan Israel is a multiple Minnesota Music Academy (MMA) Award-winner with 12 CDs under his belt.

His latest releases, ‘Live On’ and the limited edition vinyl-only retrospective ‘Danthology’ (a collection of 25 songs from 12 albums), have garnered praise all around the globe. No Depression calls Israel one of Minnesota’s most ‘notable folk rock bards’ and American Songwriter magazine in Nashville recently featured the first video release from ‘Live On,’ calling Israel a ‘hometown hero who can pack a local venue to the gills,’ describing his sound as ‘combining pop hooks with the rootsy orchestration of Neil Young’s slower material. The Tavern Lounge is very pleased to bring Dan Israel back by popular demand.

More info at www.danisraelmusic.com.. http://www.danisraelmusic.com.

Stardust Karaoke: 26-Dec, 8:30 PM, Knights of Columbus, 17 Third Street N.E., Faribault, Free. Karaoke available.. http://.

Arlo Cristafaro: 26-Dec, 8:30 PM, Pub 31, 31 3rd Street NE, Faribault, Free. A homecoming show of sorts. Northfield’s Arlo Cistafaro graduated from High School and headed off for the East Coast, taking with him a catlouge of songs filled with wit, wisdom and spark that belies his youth. He is joined by co-hort, musician and local producer Jonathan Young for the kind of intimate show for which the Pub 31 Stage was designed. As a bonus late-Christmas-gift, golden voiced Savannah Stuckmeyer, herself a Rice County expatriate, will join the boys for a few songs as well.. http://www.alexanderssupperclub. com/pub-31/.

Karaoke: 26-Dec, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 26-Dec, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 DJ Link: 26-Dec, 9:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503 Division Street, Northfield, Free.

Enjoy the perfect party atmosphere created by the incredible DJ Link!. http://ruebnstein. com/index.html.

In the Fields: 26-Dec, 9:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Enjoy free live music tonight at Rockwoods! Come out and enjoy the show.. http:// www.rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolioview/music-schedule/.

Candy Shop Band: 26-Dec, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, See Website. Enjoy Live Music this Friday with the sounds of Candy Shop Band.. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 DJ Don’t Josh Me: 27-Dec, 7:00 PM, Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, 4625 Nicols Road, Eagan, See Website. DJ Don’t Josh Me! Saturdays Only at Caspers party barn central!

Featuring EDM, Top 40 Remix and dance music and more.. http://casperscherokee. com/calendar-upcomming-agenda/. (651) 454-6744 Southern Minnesota Dance: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Waldorf Community Center, 109 Main Street N, Waldorf, $10 . Dances are held from 8 p.m. to midnight and feature live music. Admission is $10 per person. Info call 507-833-8210 or visit Southern Minnesota Dances on Facebook. http://southernmndancers.weebly.com/..

Live Music: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Them Pesky Kids: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, See Website. Them Pesky Kids brings you feel good arena rock in any setting from clubs to festivals. The ‘KIDS’ bring years of rocking from the leading regional bands ‘Touched’ and ‘Warp Drive’ to the international touring act ‘Blackfoot’. Everything here is huge from vocals, guitars, bass and monster drums to high end stage production.. http:// jackpotjunction.com/entertainment/classiclounge/. 507-697-8000 Mary Cutrufello: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free. The Tavern is very pleased to welcome back Mary Cutrufello, Hailed as a Texas honky-tonk heroine, a fiery Midwestern rootsrocker, and a powerhouse acoustic performer.

Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated, she’s made records showcasing all facets of her identity as her musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. Not-to-be-missed!. http://www. marycutrufello.com.

Mark Allen: 27-Dec, 8:30 PM, Pub 31, 31 3rd Street NE, Faribault, Free. Hometown hero Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) plays songs you love. Some you know by heart and some you haven’t heard yet. But you’ll love his country-rock way more than you can imagine. And, by the way, you also want to stick around and hear him play a little harmonica, too.. http://www.alexanderssupperclub.com/pub-31/.

Karaoke: 27-Dec, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 27-Dec, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check

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out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 DJ Link: 27-Dec, 9:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503 Division Street, Northfield, Free.

Enjoy the perfect party atmosphere created by the incredible DJ Link!. http://ruebnstein. com/index.html.

Mark Stary Duo: 27-Dec, 9:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Enjoy free live music tonight at Rockwoods! Come out and enjoy the show.. http://www.rockwoodsgrill.com/content/ portfolio-view/music-schedule/.

All JAMPT Up Live: 27-Dec, 9:00 PM, Medford Muni Bar, Central Ave, Medford, Free. One Night Only - All JAMPT Up acoustic rock/blues duo is performing at the Medford Muni!. http://www.medfordminnesota.com/index.php/departments/ medford-muni/.

Rhino: 27-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Rhino is a five member, high energy Twin Cities band playing an array of modern, alternative, 80 s, and classic rock, with twists of country and other surprises splashed in.

The ‘show’ is nonstop entertainment and fun, sure to make you get up and dance, or just sit back and enjoy. All five members bring a different element of charisma and showmanship to the stage, each with their own unique personality and flare. If you want to be a part of the party, then a Rhino show is where you want to be.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/ event/rhino-3/.

Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire: 28-Dec, 4:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, $15-$25. Rusty Evans brings you The Worlds Finest Johnny Cash Tribute. Don’t miss it.. http://jackpotjunction. com/entertainment/. 507-697-8000 V-Jay: 28-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Join out video deejay belting out the best tunes for your viewing and listening pleasure. Every Sunday and Thursday from 9:30PM to 1:30AM.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/upcoming/?action=tribe_ list&tribe_paged=5.

Northern Roots Session: 29-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for roots music tonight at The Contended Cow, a Northfield, MN pub with a British accent!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Open Mic Night: 30-Dec, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Join us tonight for our weekly open mic!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Acoustic Jam: 30-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Traditional Irish Music Session: 31-Dec, 7:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503 Division Street, Northfield, Free. Traditional Irish Music Session. Players and listeners welcome.. http://www.ruebnstein.com.

Monroe Crossing: 31-Dec, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $15-$26. Celebrate the New Year with Monroe Crossing! Named in honor of Bill Monroe, The Father of Bluegrass Music, Monroe Crossing dazzles audiences with an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and heartfelt originals. Their airtight harmonies, razor sharp arrangements, and on-stage rapport make them audience favorites across the United States and Canada.

Based in Minnesota, the group plays an average of 125 shows a year at major venues and festivals, frequently for non-bluegrass audiences and people often comment that theyd never really liked bluegrass music until they attended a Monroe Crossing concert! Monroe Crossing is made up of five very distinct personalities with differing musical backgrounds and tastes, combining for a very unique ensemble sound. They are Derek Johnson: guitar, lead & harmony vocals; Lisa Fuglie: fiddle, mandolin, lead & harmony vocals; Matt Thompson: mandolin, fiddle, baritone vocals; Mark Anderson: bass & bass vocals; and David Robinson: banjo. Their paths crossed through the music of Bill Monroe so

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From 34 they like to say they had a Monroe Crossing.

Among their many honors, Monroe Crossing was selected to showcase at the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Association Convention and they were inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2007. The only bluegrass band ever nominated as Artist of the Year by the Minnesota Music Academy (MMA), Monroe Crossing won the 2003 MMA Bluegrass Album of the Year award.

The group also took home four awards for Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo at the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Associations 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet. Monroe Crossing has recorded 13 CDs and one DVD to date. Their lucky 13th CD is ‘The Road Has No End,’showcasing both the bands unique originality and its high regard for the classic bluegrass tradition. This band understands and respects the musical principles laid down by Bill Monroe....

Heartache & Stone represents their best effort to date. Arrangements are fresh and creative...

An enjoyable project loaded with satisfaction.

Louisville Music News Great tune, great album, fine group! The expressiveness of the vocals and the arrangement are terrific, not to mention the flawless instrumental work!

Joe Steiner, Bluegrass DJ, WLFC, Findlay, Ohio. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/events/ monroecrossing2014. 651-388-8700 Sawyer Brown: 31-Dec, 7:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $45-$60. Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King’s road band: Bobby Randall (guitar) and Jim Scholten (bass guitar), both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth (drums), Gregg ‘Hobie’ Hubbard (keyboards), and Mark Miller (lead vocals).

After King retired in 1981, the five members decided to form a band, first choosing the name Savanna before switching to Sawyer Brown, also the name of a road near where they practiced.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ sawyerbrown14. (952) 445-9000 Nite Shift: 31-Dec, 8:00 PM, North Star Bar,

503 N Broadway, Rochester, Free. Nite Shift performs live tonight at the North Star Bar!. http://www.northstarbar.net/.

Crystal and The Commotion: 31-Dec, 8:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, See Website.

Crystal and The Commotion is one of the hardest working, high energy groups in the state of Wisconsin. They maintain a busy schedule through out the year entertaining at casinos, street dances and corporate events all over the mid west. The band features the energetic and entertaining vocalist Crystal Dolivo. 2010 Grammy Nominated artist Peter Phippen on the bass guitar. Guitarist Scott Milz and Drummer Michael Hucek. You can expect great music from the 60’s 70’s 80’s 90’s and today.. http://jackpotjunction.com/ entertainment/classic-lounge/. 507-697-8000 Drive South: 31-Dec, 8:30 PM, Pub 31, 31 3rd Street NE, Faribault, Free. Spend New Year’s Eve at Pub 31. Drink and app specials, champagne at midnight, and music from the outstanding Drive South. This acoustic trio

plays all your favorites frm Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. Celebrate 2015 with dinner at Alexander’s and then come downstairs to party into the new year!. http://www.alexanderssupperclub.com/pub-31/.

Country Music Night: 31-Dec, 9:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Every Wednesday night come to Starks Saloon for some Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/.

(651) 454-8251 Hairball: 31-Dec, 9:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, $35 . Hairball is a Rock & Roll experience you won’t soon forget. A band puts on a concert - Hairball puts on an event! The lights, sound, smoke, fire, bombs, and screaming hoards of avid fans...to merely call it a concert would be like calling Mount Rushmore a roadside attraction!. http://jackpotjunction.com/entertainment/.

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Karaoke: 31-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Shaw Brothers: 31-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. The Shaw Brothers are a Premier Midwest Band that has been performing classic rock to current pop dance music. Featuring Mark Shaw, Jeff Shaw, Trent Shaw.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/event/ shaw-brothers-3/.

Pointer Sisters: 31-Dec, 10:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $45-$65. The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B recording girl group from Oakland, California that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.. http:// www.mysticlake.com/thepointerssisters14.

(952) 445-9000 Line Dance Lessons: 1-Jan, 7:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . All skill levels, all types of music. First lesson starts at 7:00 pm. Under 21 is okay before 9:00 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 All JAMPT Up: 2-Jan, 7:00 PM, Owatonna American Legion, 137 West Broadway, Owatonna, Free. Back by popular demand!

Acoustic rock duo, All JAMPT Up performs live on stage - early show!. http://americanlegionpost77.com/location/location/.

Live Music: 2-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Pushing Chain: 2-Jan, 8:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free.

Pushing Chain is a critically acclaimed duo hailing from Northern Minnesota. Featuring veteran musicians Boyd Blomberg on guitar/ vocals and Adam Moe on fiddle/vocals, Pushing Chain features strong harmonies and a gonzo attitude. Their ever-evolving repertoire of roots and Americana music includes original songs, covers of classic artists like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and Nina Simone and fresh interpretations of old folk songs. www.pushingchain.com. The Tavern is pleased to present Pushing Chain!. http:// www.pushingchain.com.

Stardust Karaoke: 2-Jan, 8:30 PM, Knights of Columbus, 17 Third Street N.E., Faribault, Free. Karaoke available..

Karaoke: 2-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Third Wheel: 2-Jan, 9:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Enjoy free live music tonight at Rockwoods! Come out and enjoy the show.. http:// www.rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolioview/music-schedule/.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 2-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Bill and Kate Isles: 3-Jan, 7:30 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $16-$18. Bill and Kate Isles voices were made to be together, as they themselves were, and this perfect pairing in life and music makes them a folk singing-songwriting couple not to be missed. This date marks their 12th performance celebrating the new year at Crossings.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie. com/page0003.BillandKateIsles.html. (507) 732-7616 Live Music: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Daniel Groll: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free.

Daniel Groll fronts the very popular Northfield band The Counterfactuals, whose first album *Minimally Decent People* has garnered critical acclaim in Minnesota and beyond.

Daniel’s musical stylings have been compared to Willie Nelson’s, Mason Jennings’, Hamilton Leithauser’s, and James Buckley’s. (As such, Daniel notes that audiences ‘should now be prepared to be disappointed.’). In addition to his self-deprecating sense of humor, Daniel will present an evening of stripped-down versions of the band’s tunes, as well as new material and some covers.. http://tavernofnorthfield.com/.

Karaoke: 3-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose

Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

George McKelvey: 3-Jan, 9:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Enjoy free live music tonight at Rockwoods! Come out and enjoy the show.. http://www.rockwoodsgrill.com/content/ portfolio-view/music-schedule/.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 3-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Northern Roots Session: 5-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for roots music tonight at The Contended Cow, a Northfield, MN pub with a British accent!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Open Mic Night: 6-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Join us tonight for our weekly open mic!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Acoustic Jam: 6-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Country Music Night: 7-Jan, 9:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Every Wednesday night come to Starks Saloon for some Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/.

(651) 454-8251 Karaoke: 7-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

SteamHeat!: 8-Jan, 6:15 PM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free.

SteamHeat is back! This 18 piece swing band plays popular hits of the swing era and more.. http://www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Line Dance Lessons: 8-Jan, 7:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . All skill levels, all types of music. First lesson starts at 7:00 pm. Under 21 is okay before 9:00 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 Charlie Parr: 8-Jan, 7:30 PM, Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, 1000 Shumway Ave, Faribault, $9-$15. Adults $15, Students $9. At Historic Newhall Auditorium on S-SM campus. Part of the Duluth music scene, Charlie Parr’s heartfelt and plaintive original folk blues and traditional spirituals are the real thing. Many people play roots music, but few modern musicians live those roots like Minnesota’s Charlie Parr. Adults $15, Students $9. http:// www.s-sm.org.

The New Standards: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Fairmont Opera House, 45 Downtown Plaza, Fairmont, $10-$20. The New Standards are three friends, musicians and raconteurs who have been performing together since 2005 in clubs and theaters everywhere, from Shanghai to New York City. TNS is a minimalist jazz trio formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2005 and composed of Chan Poling (of The Suburbs), John Munson (of Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare and The Flops) and Steve Roehm (of Electropolis, Rhombus and Billy Goat). With Poling on piano, Munson on bass and Roehm on vibraphone, the band reinterprets songs from a wide variety of genres. Sponsored by: Peters Insurance Agency & Steven E. Pierce, CPA., LTD Performance @ 7:30 p.m. Bar & Box Office Open @ 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/Adult - $10/ Student - No Refunds or Exchanges Available at www.fairmontoperahouse.com or by phone 507-238-4900 w/CC FOH Office M, T, W & F 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Always Open to the Public!. http://www.fairmontoperahouse.com.

507-238-4900 John Gorka: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $24-$27. John Gorka delivers everything a folk musician should: His music tells stories, expresses deep emotion, and invites listeners to reflect. The audience is drawn right in to the heart of the music by Gorkas remarkable baritone voice and the clear tones of his guitar.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/ page0003.JohnGorka.html. (507) 732-7616 Love Potion #10: The Musical: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $22-$25. This comedy production is filled with intrigue, romance, and the great songs of the golden

age of rock and roll. Featuring popular radio disc jockey, Michael Patrick Records Ryan from WDGY and The Whitesidewalls, youll hear all the great music and the love story that takes place at a small-town high school in 1964.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index. php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat. detail&evid=5750&Itemid=1364&year=2015 &month=01&day=09&title=love-potion-10-t he-musical&uid=6ca59d3d5e1d3cb9dd6abfeb389dc1ee.

Blaze of Glory: A Bon Jovi Tribute Band: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive, Rochester, $25 .

Lead vocalist Ted Moore has been forever compared to Jon Bon Jovi - not only in his singing style and performance, but also for his striking resemblance to the famous New Jersey rocker. Blaze of Glory has painstakingly duplicated Bon Jovi’s recordings and concert ‘extras’ to create a remarkably authentic homage to Bon Jovi’s 30 years of sold-out concerts. Blaze of Glory looks and sounds so much like Bon Jovi even the most discerning Bon Jovi fans are amazed. This award winning act is brilliant, fun, interactive and filled with hits from the many multi-platinum albums recorded by Bon Jovi over the last three decades.. http:// www.mayociviccenter.com/upcoming_events/ eventdetails.aspx?eventid=19088.

Live Music: 9-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Forever Everly: 9-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. The Everly Brothers combined their two voices for a distinctive harmony that was wrapped around some of the finest songs of the early rock era. This joyous performance features a full band and six wonderful vocalists: Mary Jane Alm, Matt Velline, Boyd & Aimee Lee, and brothers Paul & Tim Frantzich, all taking turns to interpret the rich and varied musical catalog of the legendary duo. A major influence on the Beatles and virtually every vocal act that followed, the Everlys were also able to cross genres and had both pop and country hits. The show features all of their greats: ‘Bye Bye Love,’ ‘Wake Up Little Susie,’ ‘Devoted To You,’ ‘Cathy’s Clown,’ ‘All I Have To Do is Dream,’ and ‘Let It Be Me’ as well as a few underappreciated gems. Whether you’re a life-long Everly Brothers fan or just a fan of great vocal harmony, this show promises to be a treat!. https://cdt-web.chanhassentheatres.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=3FE11F3D-0D6A-4E4C-88A2BFD072DC2BBC. (952) 934-1525 Stardust Karaoke: 9-Jan, 8:30 PM, Knights of Columbus, 17 Third Street N.E., Faribault, Free. Karaoke available..

Karaoke: 9-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 9-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Live Music: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Williams and Ree: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $27.62 . Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, often billed as ‘The Indian and the White Guy’, are a pair of American comedians. Since the late 1960s, they have performed throughout the United States.. http://www.mysticlake.com/williamsandree14.

(952) 445-9000 Forever Everly: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. The Everly Brothers combined their two voices for a distinctive harmony that was wrapped around some of the finest songs of the early rock era.

This joyous performance features a full band and six wonderful vocalists: Mary Jane Alm, Matt Velline, Boyd & Aimee Lee, and brothers Paul & Tim Frantzich, all taking turns to interpret the rich and varied musical catalog of the legendary duo. A major influence on the Beatles and virtually every vocal act that followed, the Everlys were also able to cross genres and had both pop and country hits.

The show features all of their greats: ‘Bye Bye Love,’ ‘Wake Up Little Susie,’ ‘Devoted To You,’ ‘Cathy’s Clown,’ ‘All I Have To Do is Dream,’ and ‘Let It Be Me’ as well as a few under-appreciated gems. Whether you’re a life-long Everly Brothers fan or just a fan of great vocal harmony, this show promises to be a treat!. https://cdt-web.chanhassenthe-

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atres.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WS content::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WSc ontent::loadArticle::article_id=3FE11F3D0D6A-4E4C-88A2-BFD072DC2BBC. (952) 934-1525 Karaoke: 10-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 10-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Northern Roots Session: 12-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for roots music tonight at The Contended Cow, a Northfield, MN pub with a British accent!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Open Mic Night: 13-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Join us tonight for our weekly open mic!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Acoustic Jam: 13-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Country Music Night: 14-Jan, 9:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Every Wednesday night come to Starks Saloon for some Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/.

(651) 454-8251 Karaoke: 14-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Line Dance Lessons: 15-Jan, 7:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . All skill levels, all types of music. First lesson starts at 7:00 pm. Under 21 is okay before 9:00 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 Live Music: 16-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 The Tenderness Sessions: 16-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. An undeniably sultry night of classic Memphis Soul and R&B featuring the songs of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Wilson Pickett featuring songs including:’Soulman,’Try a Little Tenderness,’ ‘I’ve Got Dreams To Remember,’ ‘When Something is Wrongwith My Baby’and many more. Spotlighting legendary Twin Cities’ singers: Gwen Matthews, Debbie Duncan, Maurice Jacox, Bruce Henry, Willie Walker and Mick Sterling, along with a killer band and horn section, this premier Chanhassen event will be filled with energy, shimmer, rhythm and excitement!. https:// cdt-web.chanhassentheatres.com/Online/ default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticl e=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle ::article_id=FB35D574-D41C-4F8E-9B60264EFEA5E35F. (952) 934-1525 Stardust Karaoke: 16-Jan, 8:30 PM, Knights of Columbus, 17 Third Street N.E., Faribault, Free. Karaoke available..

Karaoke: 16-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 16-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Rondi Charleston: 17-Jan, 7:00 PM, Shel-

don Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $14.50-$25.50. Mot ma Music recording artist, Rondi Charleston, is an award winning jazz singer lyricist composer whose work has appeared in film, TV and on stage throughout the U.S. and Europe. Her most recent album, Signs of Life, climbed the Jazz Week charts for ten consecutive weeks and has critics raving; Jazz Times says ‘she is a songwriter whose poetic, narrative, and compositional skills are comparable to such modern masters as Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon.’ Touring nationally in support of Signs of Life, Rondi and her all-star band gave sold out performances from coast to coast - from Yoshi’s in San Francisco to Mayne Stage in Chicago to Joe’s Pub in New York with TV appearances on such prestigious stations as PBS Chicago Tonight and ABC’s Windy City Live. She has collaborated with some of the foremost jazz luminaries of our time including Fred Hersch, Lynne Arriale and Dave Stryker. Rondi was chosen for the Women in Jazz Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and has played Birdland and BlueNote with her quartet in New York City. Her original song, ‘The Cave Knows,’ for the film, No Place on Earth, is currently featured on The History Channel as well as in worldwide theatrical release. In addition, Rondi is a Juilliard graduate as well as an Emmy and Peabody award winning journalist at ABC News Primetime Live.. http://www. sheldontheatre.org/events/rondicharleston.

651-388-8700 Accordion-O-Rama!: 17-Jan, 7:30 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $18-$20. Newton been a full-time performing musician since 1980 and a resident of the Twin Cities since 1987. He spends most of his time playing accordion with his fabulous group, Caf Accordion Orchestra, performing French, American and Latin ballroom dance music. He frequently appears as a guest on Garrison Keillors A Prairie Home Companion.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie. com/page0003.AccordionORama.html. (507) 732-7616 Jose James: 17-Jan, 7:30 PM, Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive, Rochester, $21.75-$24. Since the beginning, the Minneapolis native has always drawn from disparate musical influences. ‘Growing up, it seemed like there was a new groundbreaking album coming out every month. It was such an exciting time to be a fan of music. I can remember waiting for 10,000 Maniacs or Ice Cube to come out with a new album.

That really stoked my creativity.’ Jos set his sights on New York City the ultimate metropolitan utopia where iron sharpens iron in various disciplines and entered the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. Conspiring with classmates and flourishing under the tutelage of jazz luminaries, he found himself in a rich fabric of diverse musical contemporaries. He remembers, ‘I just started putting all this stuff together. For me, it was never about whether it

was jazz or hip-hop. It was all about creative people who just had different sounds.’ An EP of Jos ‘s first recordings ended up in the hands of influential BBC Radio disc jockey Gilles Peterson. Thoroughly impressed, Peterson enlisted Jos to join the roster of his label Brownswood Recordings and released his 2008 debut The Dreamer a captivating mixture of jazz tradition and modern flair and 2010’s forward-thinking opus Blackmagic a bold foray beyond tradition, synthesizing his jazz sensibilities with an ardent hip-hop moxie at the hands of beatsmiths like the esteemed Flying Lotus. Blackmagic successfully broadened his reach beyond jazz, garnering high praise from respected media outlets traditionally reserved for hip-hop and soul such as Okayplayer and Wax Poetics.

After extensive touring and experimentation with new ideas, James joined the Blue Note roster in 2013 when he released his breakout album No Beginning No End to wide acclaim.

With its irrepressible lead single ‘Trouble,’ the album release found Jos making national TV appearances on Conan, Late Show With David Letterman, and Tonight Show With Jay Leno. James has always been on the quest for new musical horizons; constantly evolving and blurring the lines between genres in the process. Now on the heels of his critically acclaimed No Beginning No End, Jos returns with his dynamic and daring fifth album While You Were Sleeping. While keeping his trademark soulful baritone at the forefront, Jos adeptly weaves elements of indie rock, folk, funk, blues, hip hop and R&B into an experience journeying from desire to introspection and spiritual epiphany. ‘As an artist, I’m going to keep evolving,’ he says resolutely. ‘I think my fans have now come to expect this from me. They want to know what I’m going to do next.’ ‘I really wanted to make a wide open album that people could come into from a lot of different perspectives,’ he continues.

‘This album is a synthesis of everything I love about music, from contemporary artists like Frank Ocean, James Blake, and Junip to groundbreaking artists I grew up with like Nirvana, Radiohead, and Madlib. It’s also a love letter to many late nights spent in East London clubs like Plastic People and Cargo, watching new movements unfold in electronic music. I want people to feel the joy of discovery that I experience night after night onstage, reaching for something new.’

The lead single ‘EveryLittleThing’ flaunts a rock vibe spiked with an electronica edge.

‘This was the only one that came together so quickly,’ beams Jos . ‘We finished it in half an hour. The lyrics come from somewhere deep and personal. It’s just about coming from a rough beginning, which I definitely have come from. Finding strength through adversity. Being a self-made man.’ If anything can be said about Jos James, aside from marveling at his impressive talent and incomparable voice, it’s that he is indeed a fearless artist. While You Were Sleeping is another momentous milestone along his creative path. ‘I think

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Live Music: 17-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Beautiful Vision - The Songs of Van Morrison: 17-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. The many incarnations of Van Morrison from ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ and ‘Domino’ to ‘Into The Mystic’ and ‘Cleaning Windows’ celebrated and honored by a Twin Cities’ All-Star Band with The Street Choir Horn Section led by Minnesota Music Award-winner and Mid-America Hall of Fame recipient Mick Sterling in ‘Beautiful Vision The Songs of Van Morrison.’ Songs such as ‘Wild Nights,’ ‘Jackie Wilson Said,’ ‘Wonderful Remark,’ ‘I’ve Been Working’ and many more.

Soul and Blues fueled by the unique voice and writings of Van Morrison. One night only!. https://cdt-web.chanhassentheatres. com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent ::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::lo adArticle::article_id=E8F481A4-0C45-4CD9A0D8-BFFC0AEEA3E3. (952) 934-1525 Karaoke: 17-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 17-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Northern Roots Session: 19-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for roots music tonight at The Contended Cow, a Northfield, MN pub with a British accent!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Open Mic Night: 20-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s

Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Join us tonight for our weekly open mic!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Acoustic Jam: 20-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Country Music Night: 21-Jan, 9:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Every Wednesday night come to Starks Saloon for some Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/.

(651) 454-8251 Karaoke: 21-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Line Dance Lessons: 22-Jan, 7:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . All skill levels, all types of music. First lesson starts at 7:00 pm. Under 21 is okay before 9:00 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 Six Mile Grove: 22-Jan, 7:30 PM, Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, 1000 Shumway Ave, Faribault, $9-$15. Adults $15, Students $9. At Historic Newhall Auditorium on S-SM campus. This is a band that is all about their roots. They’ve been together for over 15 years, starting in the little southern Minnesota town of Lyle (population 550) and they still live in the area. Their Americana music has a homegrown truthfulness about it that values songwriting and musicianship. This is honest, down-to-earth music. Six Mile Grove’s latest album is ‘Secret Life in a Quiet Town’. Adults $15, Students $9. http://www.s-sm.org.

Quaternaglia Quartet: 23-Jan, 7:30 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $15-$18. Live music from Quaternaglia Quartet. Online sales close at 4pm, day of show. You may also call the box office to reserve seats: 507-732-7616. Doors open at 7:00pm.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie. com/page0003.quaternaglia.html. (507) 732-7616 Live Music: 23-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

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Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Stardust Karaoke: 23-Jan, 8:30 PM, Knights of Columbus, 17 Third Street N.E., Faribault, Free. Karaoke available.

Karaoke: 23-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 23-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Live Music: 24-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

Serving your favorite adult beverages until 2 a.m. daily, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.. http://www.mysticlake.com/ bars/drinxbar. (952) 445-9000 Karaoke: 24-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 24-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota.. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000 Lakeville Coffee Concert Series: The Musical Offering: 25-Jan, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $12-$15. A premier Twin Cities chamber ensemble including

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Northern Roots Session: 26-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for roots music tonight at The Contended Cow, a Northfield, MN pub with a British accent!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Open Mic Night: 27-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Join us tonight for our weekly open mic!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Acoustic Jam: 27-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Country Music Night: 28-Jan, 9:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Every Wednesday night come to Starks Saloon for some Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/.

(651) 454-8251 Karaoke: 28-Jan, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, Free. Join us for Karaoke Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy a huge catalog of songs with genre’s for everyone. Come see some of the best karaoke singers in the area and belt out your favorite tune on our huge stage with ample dance floor. It’s the premiere karaoke spot in the southwest metro. From 9:30PM to 1:30AM. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/ upcoming/?action=tribe_list&tribe_paged=5.

Line Dance Lessons: 29-Jan, 7:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . All skill levels, all types of music. First lesson starts at 7:00 pm. Under 21 is okay before 9:00 pm.. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 Live Music: 30-Jan, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Centrally located near the Promenade Stage and the blackjack pit, DrinX Bar is the place to see and be seen.

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This is a band that is all about their roots. They’ve been together for over 15 years, starting in the little southern Minnesota town of Lyle (population 550) and they still live in the area. Their Americana music has a homegrown truthfulness about it that values songwriting and musicianship. This is honest, down-to-earth music. Six Mile Grove’s latest album is “Secret Life in a Quiet Town”. www.sixmilegrove.com

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Karaoke: 30-Jan, 8:30 PM, The Loose Moose Saloon & Conference Center, 119 S. Front St., Mankato, Free. Karaoke at the Loose Moose! Kato Karaoke is there on average of 4 evenings a month, and there are other karaoke companies taking the rest of the dates. Check out all of them, and let the bartender know who your favorites are!. https://www.facebook. com/katokaraoke.

Promenade Stage Live Music: 30-Jan, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. For the best free music in the Twin Cities, check out Mystic Lake’s Promenade Stage! Enjoy live entertainment while you play on one of our 4,000 slot machines and 100 blackjack tables, or just saddle up to the stage for an up-close concert experience. Be sure to check out all of the bands coming to the Promenade Stage it’s all a part of the best entertainment value in Minnesota. http://www.mysticlake. com/entertainment/freeentertainment. (952) 445-9000

NIGHTLIFE Bargo: 19-Dec, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Bar Bingo: 19-Dec, 7:00 PM, L&M Bar & Grill, 224 Railway St N, Dundas, Free. Bingo every Friday night at the L&M!. https:// www.facebook.com/pages/LM-Bar-AndGrill/222965274411644. 507-645-8987 Texas Holdem Tournament: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Northfield VFW Post 4393, 516 Division Street, Northfield, Free. Texas Holdem every Friday night!. https://www.facebook.com/ vfw4393. (507) 645-8546 Live DJ: 19-Dec, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings. com/special/. (651) 437-2744 DJ Defiant: 19-Dec, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Bingo: 20-Dec, 12:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free.

Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor.

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Bar Bingo: 20-Dec, 1:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Come out for the best Bar Bingo around!

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DJ Don’t Josh Me: 20-Dec, 7:00 PM, Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, 4625 Nicols Road, Eagan, See Website. DJ Don’t Josh Me! Saturdays Only at Caspers party barn central!

Featuring EDM, Top 40 Remix and dance music and more.. http://casperscherokee. com/calendar-upcomming-agenda/. (651) 454-6744 Saturday Night Variety Dance: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Join us every Saturday night for an evening of dancing. We offer Rumba lessons with Troy Lerum starting at 7:30pm. Dance from 8pm to 12pm to country two step, waltz, latin, swing and more.. http://starks-saloon. com/. (651) 454-8251 Live DJ & Karaoke Night!: 20-Dec, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. It’s karaoke night at The Bar Hastings! Come and sing your heart out with us. Shot specials every hour from 9pmclose! 11pm 1am 2 for 1 Minnesota Pints!. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 20-Dec, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Don’t miss our weekly all-request dance party tonight!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 DJ Defiant: 20-Dec, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Conversations at The Cow: 21-Dec, 5:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Conversations at the Cow is a casual but organized series of monthly events centered on good discussions. We employ a rotating series of formats, starting with a monthly pot-luck of topics, followed by two topic-specific evenings, and finishing with a play night, when we will simply have a good time.. http://conversationsatthecow.wordpress.com/about/.

507.663.1351 Bargo: 21-Dec, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Quiz Night: 21-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come on down to Quiz

Night at The Contented Cow! Bring your brain and some friends for a good time!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Trivia Night: 21-Dec, 8:00 PM, Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, 4625 Nicols Road, Eagan, Free. Bring your friends, bring your brain.

Live Guest DJs and more! Every Sunday from 8-10pm. No limit on team sizes, play solo or make some new friends.. http://casperscherokee.com/. (651) 454-6744 Sex Toy Bargo: 21-Dec, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come experience a good time, laughs, and Adult Toys while having fun with your friends.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

V-Jay: 21-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Join out video deejay belting out the best tunes for your viewing and listening pleasure. Every Sunday and Thursday from 9:30PM to 1:30AM.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/upcoming/?action=tribe_ list&tribe_paged=5.

Bingo: 23-Dec, 7:00 PM, Celt’s Pub, 14506 South Robert Trail, Rosemount, Free. Looking for something to do on Tuesday Nights, bring your friends and head to Celts for BINGO! We will play 15 games, with 75% payback on all games and 100% payback on games 5, 10 and 15 up to $300!. http://celts-pub. com/events/.

Bargo: 23-Dec, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Trivia Night: 23-Dec, 7:30 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Bring your friends and bring your brain. Live guest DJs from Get a Clu? Use your noodle, not your Google!. http://www. rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolio-view/ bar-bingo/.

Acoustic Jam: 23-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Bargo: 23-Dec, 8:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, See Website. Join us every Tuesday for bar bingo at the Valley Tap House!. http://undefined.

(952) 431-2337 Trivia: 23-Dec, 9:30 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. It’s trivia night at Buster’s. Bring your knowledge, your friends and come play. Every Tuesday night.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Team Trivia: 23-Dec, 10:00 PM, The Dog House Bar and Grill, 2029 Windlynn Ave, Maplewood, Free. Come test your knowledge with some of your smart friends!! Trivia starts at 10pm. $100 cash first prize $50 gift card for second prize $25 gift card for third prize.

Double up for $1 on everything from 10pmClose!. http://thedoghousebarandgrill.com/ events/2851/team-trivia.

Bingo: 24-Dec, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Karaoke: 25-Dec, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Every Week sing your heart out at busters with Karaoke. Let the gang here entertain you while serving and making your night fun.. http://www.bustersbar.com/blog/ event-calendar.

Bargo: 26-Dec, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Bar Bingo: 26-Dec, 7:00 PM, L&M Bar & Grill, 224 Railway St N, Dundas, Free. Bingo every Friday night at the L&M!. https:// www.facebook.com/pages/LM-Bar-AndGrill/222965274411644. 507-645-8987 Texas Holdem Tournament: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, Northfield VFW Post 4393, 516 Division Street, Northfield, Free. Texas Holdem every Friday night!. https://www.facebook.com/ vfw4393. (507) 645-8546 Live DJ: 26-Dec, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings. com/special/. (651) 437-2744 DJ Defiant: 26-Dec, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Bingo: 27-Dec, 12:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free.

Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor.

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(952) 469-5200 Bar Bingo: 27-Dec, 1:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Come out for the best Bar Bingo around!

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DJ Don’t Josh Me: 27-Dec, 7:00 PM, Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, 4625 Nicols Road, Eagan, See Website. DJ Don’t Josh Me! Saturdays Only at Caspers party barn central!

Featuring EDM, Top 40 Remix and dance music and more.. http://casperscherokee. com/calendar-upcomming-agenda/. (651) 454-6744 Saturday Night Variety Dance: 27-Dec, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Join us every Saturday night for an evening of dancing. We offer Rumba lessons with Troy Lerum starting at 7:30pm. Dance from 8pm to 12pm to country two step, waltz, latin, swing and more.. http://starks-saloon. com/. (651) 454-8251 Live DJ & Karaoke Night!: 27-Dec, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. It’s karaoke night at The Bar Hastings! Come and sing your heart out with us. Shot specials every hour from 9pmclose! 11pm 1am 2 for 1 Minnesota Pints!. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 27-Dec, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Don’t miss our weekly all-request dance party tonight!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 32 Below: 27-Dec, 9:30 PM, The Dog House Bar and Grill, 2029 Windlynn Ave, Maplewood, $7 . 32 Below is one of the most entertaining bands in the Midwest. Their uptempo nonstop Country rock playlist will keep the party going all night long! This is one band that everyone must see!!. http:// thedoghousebarandgrill.com/events/3314/32below.

DJ Defiant: 27-Dec, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Conversations at The Cow: 28-Dec, 5:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Conversations at the Cow is a casual but organized series of monthly events centered on good discussions. We employ a rotating series of formats, starting with a monthly pot-luck of topics, followed by two topic-specific evenings, and finishing with a play night, when we will simply have a good time.. http://conversationsatthecow.wordpress.com/about/.

507.663.1351 Sunday Funday with the Tim and Dave show!!: 28-Dec, 6:30 PM, The Dog House Bar and Grill, 2029 Windlynn Ave, Maplewood, Free. The ultimate Sunday Funday party!! 241 s from open to close!!

Live acoustic music every Sunday featuring the Tim an Dave show with Tim Grady and Dave Burkart from 6:30-10:30!! Its always a party!!. http://thedoghousebarandgrill.com/ events/2977/sunday-funday-with-the-timand-dave-show.

Bargo: 28-Dec, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Quiz Night: 28-Dec, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come on down to Quiz Night at The Contented Cow! Bring your brain and some friends for a good time!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Trivia Night: 28-Dec, 8:00 PM, Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, 4625 Nicols Road, Eagan, Free. Bring your friends, bring your brain.

Live Guest DJs and more! Every Sunday from 8-10pm. No limit on team sizes, play solo or make some new friends.. http://casperscherokee.com/. (651) 454-6744 Sex Toy Bargo: 28-Dec, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come experience a good time, laughs, and Adult Toys while having fun with your friends.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

V-Jay: 28-Dec, 9:30 PM, Arizona’s, 1244 Canterbury Road South, Shakopee, See Website. Join out video deejay belting out the best tunes for your viewing and listening pleasure. Every Sunday and Thursday from 9:30PM to 1:30AM.. http://arizonasbarandgrill.com/events/upcoming/?action=tribe_ list&tribe_paged=5.

Bargo: 30-Dec, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Trivia Night: 30-Dec, 7:30 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Bring your friends and bring your brain. Live guest DJs from Get a Clu? Use your noodle, not your Google!. http://www. rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolio-view/ bar-bingo/.

Acoustic Jam: 30-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/ 507.663.1351 Bargo: 30-Dec, 8:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, See Website. Join us every Tuesday for bar bingo at the Valley Tap House!. http://undefined.

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Team Trivia: 30-Dec, 10:00 PM, The Dog House Bar and Grill, 2029 Windlynn Ave, Maplewood, Free. Come test your knowledge with some of your smart friends!! Trivia starts at 10pm. $100 cash first prize $50 gift card for second prize $25 gift card for third prize.

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Karaoke: 1-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Every Week sing your heart out at busters with Karaoke. Let the gang here entertain you while serving and making your night fun.. http://www.bustersbar.com/blog/ event-calendar.

Bargo: 2-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Live DJ: 2-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

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Saturday Night Variety Dance: 3-Jan, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Join us every Saturday night for an evening of dancing. We offer Rumba lessons with Troy Lerum starting at 7:30pm. Dance from 8pm to 12pm to country two step, waltz, latin, swing and more.. http://starks-saloon. com/. (651) 454-8251 New Year’s Blast Dance: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, Waldorf Community Center, 109 Main Street N, Waldorf, $10 . Mark and Len band will play. Hot sandwiches and goodies will be served with coffee. For info, call Sharon at 507-833-8210.. .

Live DJ & Karaoke Night!: 3-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. It’s karaoke night at The Bar Hastings! Come and sing your heart out with us. Shot specials every hour from 9pmclose! 11pm 1am 2 for 1 Minnesota Pints!. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 3-Jan, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Don’t miss our weekly all-request dance party tonight!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 DJ Defiant: 3-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Conversations at The Cow: 4-Jan, 5:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Conversations at the Cow is a casual but organized series of monthly events centered on good discussions. We employ a rotating series of formats, starting with a monthly pot-luck of topics, followed by two topic-specific evenings, and finishing with a play night, when we will simply have a good time.. http://conversationsatthecow.wordpress.com/about/.

507.663.1351 Bargo: 4-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Quiz Night: 4-Jan, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come on down to Quiz Night at The Contented Cow! Bring your brain and some friends for a good time!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Sex Toy Bargo: 4-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come experience a good time, laughs, and Adult Toys while having fun with your friends.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

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Acoustic Jam: 6-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Trivia Night: 6-Jan, 7:30 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Bring your friends and bring your brain. Live guest DJs from Get a Clu? Use your noodle, not your Google!. http://www. rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolio-view/ bar-bingo/.

Bargo: 6-Jan, 8:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, See Website. Join us every Tuesday for bar bingo at the Valley Tap House!. http://undefined.

(952) 431-2337 Trivia: 6-Jan, 9:30 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. It’s trivia night at Buster’s. Bring your knowledge, your friends and come play. Every Tuesday night.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bingo: 7-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Chance Meetings: 7-Jan, 7:30 PM,

The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for Chance Meetings!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Moove It!: 7-Jan, 10:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight and Moove It!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Water Pong Tournament: 8-Jan, 9:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Play in our water pong tourney tonight and compete for the $200 first prize!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 Karaoke: 8-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Every Week sing your heart out at busters with Karaoke. Let the gang here entertain you while serving and making your night fun.. http://www.bustersbar.com/blog/ event-calendar.

Bargo: 9-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Live DJ: 9-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 DJ Defiant: 9-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Bingo: 10-Jan, 12:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free.

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Saturday Night Variety Dance: 10-Jan, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Join us every Saturday night for an evening of dancing. We offer Rumba lessons with Troy Lerum starting at 7:30pm. Dance from 8pm to 12pm to country two step, waltz, latin, swing and more.. http://starks-saloon. com/. (651) 454-8251 Live DJ & Karaoke Night!: 10-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. It’s karaoke night at The Bar Hastings! Come and sing your heart out with us. Shot specials every hour from 9pmclose! 11pm 1am 2 for 1 Minnesota Pints!. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 10-Jan, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Don’t miss our weekly all-request dance party tonight!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 DJ Defiant: 10-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Conversations at The Cow: 11-Jan, 5:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Conversations at the Cow is a casual but organized series of monthly events centered on good discussions. We employ a rotating series of formats, starting with a monthly pot-luck of topics, followed by two topic-specific evenings, and finishing with a play night, when we will simply have a good time.. http://conversationsatthecow.wordpress.com/about/.

507.663.1351 Bargo: 11-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Quiz Night: 11-Jan, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come on down to Quiz Night at The Contented Cow! Bring your brain and some friends for a good time!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Sex Toy Bargo: 11-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come experience a good time, laughs, and Adult Toys while having fun with your friends.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bargo: 13-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744

Bingo: 13-Jan, 7:00 PM, Celt’s Pub, 14506 South Robert Trail, Rosemount, Free. Looking for something to do on Tuesday Nights, bring your friends and head to Celts for BINGO! We will play 15 games, with 75% payback on all games and 100% payback on games 5, 10 and 15 up to $300!. http://celts-pub. com/events/.

Acoustic Jam: 13-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Trivia Night: 13-Jan, 7:30 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Bring your friends and bring your brain. Live guest DJs from Get a Clu? Use your noodle, not your Google!. http://www. rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolio-view/ bar-bingo/.

Bargo: 13-Jan, 8:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, See Website. Join us every Tuesday for bar bingo at the Valley Tap House!. http://undefined.

(952) 431-2337 Trivia: 13-Jan, 9:30 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. It’s trivia night at Buster’s. Bring your knowledge, your friends and come play. Every Tuesday night.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bingo: 14-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Chance Meetings: 14-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for Chance Meetings!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Moove It!: 14-Jan, 10:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight and Moove It!. http://1001solutionsllc. com/the-contented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Water Pong Tournament: 15-Jan, 9:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Play in our water pong tourney tonight and compete for the $200 first prize!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 Karaoke: 15-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Every Week sing your heart out at busters with Karaoke. Let the gang here entertain you while serving and making your night fun.. http://www.bustersbar.com/blog/ event-calendar.

Bargo: 16-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Live DJ: 16-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 DJ Defiant: 16-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Bingo: 17-Jan, 12:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free.

Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor.

Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 Bar Bingo: 17-Jan, 1:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Come out for the best Bar Bingo around!

Progressive jackpot up to $3,000.. http:// www.rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolioview/bar-bingo/.

Saturday Night Variety Dance: 17-Jan, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Join us every Saturday night for an evening of dancing. We offer Rumba lessons with Troy Lerum starting at 7:30pm. Dance from 8pm to 12pm to country two step, waltz, latin, swing and more.. http://starks-saloon. com/. (651) 454-8251 Live DJ & Karaoke Night!: 17-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. It’s karaoke night at The Bar Hastings! Come and sing your heart out with us. Shot specials every hour from 9pmclose! 11pm 1am 2 for 1 Minnesota Pints!. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 17-Jan, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Don’t miss our weekly all-request dance party tonight!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 DJ Defiant: 17-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and

Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Conversations at The Cow: 18-Jan, 5:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Conversations at the Cow is a casual but organized series of monthly events centered on good discussions. We employ a rotating series of formats, starting with a monthly pot-luck of topics, followed by two topic-specific evenings, and finishing with a play night, when we will simply have a good time.. http://conversationsatthecow.wordpress.com/about/.

507.663.1351 Bargo: 18-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Quiz Night: 18-Jan, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come on down to Quiz Night at The Contented Cow! Bring your brain and some friends for a good time!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Sex Toy Bargo: 18-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come experience a good time, laughs, and Adult Toys while having fun with your friends.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bargo: 20-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Bingo: 20-Jan, 7:00 PM, Celt’s Pub, 14506 South Robert Trail, Rosemount, Free. Looking for something to do on Tuesday Nights, bring your friends and head to Celts for BINGO! We will play 15 games, with 75% payback on all games and 100% payback on games 5, 10 and 15 up to $300!. http://celts-pub. com/events/.

Acoustic Jam: 20-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Trivia Night: 20-Jan, 7:30 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Bring your friends and bring your brain. Live guest DJs from Get a Clu? Use your noodle, not your Google!. http://www. rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolio-view/ bar-bingo/.

Bargo: 20-Jan, 8:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, See Website. Join us every Tuesday for bar bingo at the Valley Tap House!. http://undefined.

(952) 431-2337 Trivia: 20-Jan, 9:30 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. It’s trivia night at Buster’s. Bring your knowledge, your friends and come play. Every Tuesday night.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bingo: 21-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Texas Hold-em: 21-Jan, 7:00 PM, Thunder Bar, 453 Main St., Good Thunder, Free. We’re playing Texas Hold-em tonight - come out to the bar and join us!. http://www.thethunderbar.com/calendar.html. 507-278-4427 Chance Meetings: 21-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for Chance Meetings!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Moove It!: 21-Jan, 10:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight and Moove It!. http://1001solutionsllc. com/the-contented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Bar Bingo: 22-Jan, 6:30 PM, Thunder Bar, 453 Main St., Good Thunder, Free. Play bar bingo tonight for your chance at a $1000 jackpot!. http://www.thethunderbar.com/ calendar.html. 507-278-4427 Water Pong Tournament: 22-Jan, 9:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Play in our water pong tourney tonight and compete for the $200 first prize!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 Karaoke: 22-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Every Week sing your heart out at busters with Karaoke. Let the gang here entertain you while serving and making your night fun.. http://www.bustersbar.com/blog/ event-calendar.

Bargo: 23-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Live DJ: 23-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings,

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There are more subgenres to country music than most people are aware of, unless of course you are a country music guru and have heard of Red Dirt, country punk, and contemporary Texas. I am not exactly sure where Gary Allan fits—I am not an expert—but he certainly does not fall under the bastardization of country music that is pop. Though Allan was not immune to the V-neck T-shirts and purposely frayed jeans Hollywood likes to stick on these gritty country music stars, he remains talented as ever.

Gary Allan was not found sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch with his tattered baseball cap singing about tractors. He was playing inside grungy, sweaty bars filled with cigarette smoke in Southern California. His career began in the 90’s but he continues to be nominated for prestigious awards and Time Out describes his chart topping music with expressions like “blazing guitar riffs” and “soulful vocals.” He may not be your typical sexy newcomer dancing around on stage, but like a fine whiskey, country music gets better with age. www.ticasino.com/entertainment-mn/concerts-shows-mn/gary-allan/ – – Autumn Van Ravenhorst, editor@southernminnscene.com

2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 DJ Defiant: 23-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Bingo: 24-Jan, 12:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free.

Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor.

Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 Bar Bingo: 24-Jan, 1:00 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Come out for the best Bar Bingo around!

Progressive jackpot up to $3,000.. http:// www.rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolioview/bar-bingo/.

Saturday Night Variety Dance: 24-Jan, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Join us every Saturday night for an evening of dancing. We offer Rumba lessons with Troy Lerum starting at 7:30pm. Dance from 8pm to 12pm to country two step, waltz, latin, swing and more.. http://starks-saloon. com/. (651) 454-8251 Live DJ & Karaoke Night!: 24-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. It’s karaoke night at The Bar Hastings! Come and sing your heart out with us. Shot specials every hour from 9pmclose! 11pm 1am 2 for 1 Minnesota Pints!. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 24-Jan, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Don’t miss our weekly all-request dance party tonight!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200

DJ Defiant: 24-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337 Conversations at The Cow: 25-Jan, 5:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Conversations at the Cow is a casual but organized series of monthly events centered on good discussions. We employ a rotating series of formats, starting with a monthly pot-luck of topics, followed by two topic-specific evenings, and finishing with a play night, when we will simply have a good time.. http://conversationsatthecow.wordpress.com/about/.

507.663.1351 Bargo: 25-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Quiz Night: 25-Jan, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come on down to Quiz Night at The Contented Cow! Bring your brain and some friends for a good time!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contentedcow/calendar/. 507.663.1351 Sex Toy Bargo: 25-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come experience a good time, laughs, and Adult Toys while having fun with your friends.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bargo: 27-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Bingo: 27-Jan, 7:00 PM, Celt’s Pub, 14506 South Robert Trail, Rosemount, Free. Looking for something to do on Tuesday Nights, bring your friends and head to Celts for BINGO! We will play 15 games, with 75% payback

on all games and 100% payback on games 5, 10 and 15 up to $300!. http://celts-pub. com/events/.

Acoustic Jam: 27-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss our weekly acoustic jam, tonight at The Contented Cow.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Um28cO1Dvo5.

507.663.1351 Trivia Night: 27-Jan, 7:30 PM, Rockwoods Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Ave. NE, Otsego, Free. Bring your friends and bring your brain. Live guest DJs from Get a Clu? Use your noodle, not your Google!. http://www. rockwoodsgrill.com/content/portfolio-view/ bar-bingo/.

Bargo: 27-Jan, 8:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, See Website. Join us every Tuesday for bar bingo at the Valley Tap House!. http://undefined.

(952) 431-2337 Trivia: 27-Jan, 9:30 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. It’s trivia night at Buster’s. Bring your knowledge, your friends and come play. Every Tuesday night.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Bingo: 28-Jan, 7:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Come out and try your luck at Bingo today!. http:// www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp. (952) 469-5200 Chance Meetings: 28-Jan, 7:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for Chance Meetings!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Moove It!: 28-Jan, 10:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight and Moove It!. http://1001solutionsllc. com/the-contented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nv-

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From 39 com/the-contented-cow/calendar/#.U6M5nvldWSp. 507.663.1351 Bar Bingo: 29-Jan, 6:30 PM, Thunder Bar, 453 Main St., Good Thunder, Free. Play bar bingo tonight for your chance at a $1000 jackpot!. http://www.thethunderbar.com/ calendar.html. 507-278-4427 Water Pong Tournament: 29-Jan, 9:00 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. Babe’s is the best place for great drinks, music and atmosphere. We feature multiple giant big screens and a great dance floor. Play in our water pong tourney tonight and compete for the $200 first prize!. http://www.babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

(952) 469-5200 Karaoke: 29-Jan, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Every Week sing your heart out at busters with Karaoke. Let the gang here entertain you while serving and making your night fun.. http://www.bustersbar.com/blog/ event-calendar.

Bargo: 30-Jan, 7:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. ‘What is Bargo?’ you ask? Good question! It’s sort of like a game called ‘bingo’ except Bargo! is way better because beer is involved.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/special/. (651) 437-2744 Live DJ: 30-Jan, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. Come out and party tonight at The Bar Hastings! Our DJ will be spinning all your favorite music.. http://www.thebarhastings.com/special/.

(651) 437-2744 DJ Defiant: 30-Jan, 10:00 PM, Valley Tap House, 14889 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, Free. Come party with us every Friday and Saturday night at Valley Tap house! No cover.

No dress code. No drama.. http://thevalleytaphouse.com/events.html. (952) 431-2337

FILM Game Day: 19-Dec, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089 Faribault Flyers Bike Club: 20-Dec, 8:00 AM, Bernie’s Restaurant, 129 Central Ave. N., Faribault, Free. Breakfast, then a 9 a.m. biking. For information, contact Jane Egerdal, 331-3331.

Walks with Matt: 20-Dec, 10:00 AM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, $12-$25. Spend a few hours with a leading Arboretum expert to discover what plants are unfurling and

blooming and which creatures are coming and going throughout the Arboretum. Enroll in one or several of these ‘classes on the move’ to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the seasonal changes in this unique setting. Instructors include acclaimed landscape gardener Richard Gjertson and wildlife expert Matt Schuth. Bring your binoculars and a willingness to savor the wonders of the flora and fauna.. http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/classesonthemove.aspx.

952-443-1400 Wintergreen Mysteries: 20-Dec, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Can you and your family tell the difference between fir, spruce, cedar, and pine? Create a clue card to help learn their unique traits. When other trees’ branches are bare, the hardy evergreen trees keep our spirits green all winter long.

Use cones to create a cheerful elf to decorate your home for the holidays.. http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/weekendfamilyfun.aspx.

952-443-1400 Wintergreen Mysteries: 21-Dec, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Can you and your family tell the difference between fir, spruce, cedar, and pine? Create a clue card to help learn their unique traits. When other trees’ branches are bare, the hardy evergreen trees keep our spirits green all winter long.

Use cones to create a cheerful elf to decorate your home for the holidays.. http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/weekendfamilyfun.aspx.

952-443-1400 No School Open Swim: 22-Dec, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 No School Open Swim: 23-Dec, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 Citizen Racer Nordic Ski Club: 23-Dec, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $115-$116.

Focus on technique, conditioning, and tips for racing success to help improve your time in a marathon, half marathon or citizen tour. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For intermediate to advanced skiers. Fee is for ten sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/C/citizen-racer-nordic-ski-club.aspx.

Game Day: 26-Dec, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089 No School Open Swim: 26-Dec, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim,

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free for members.. . 507-665-3325 Faribault Flyers Bike Club: 27-Dec, 8:00 AM, Bernie’s Restaurant, 129 Central Ave. N., Faribault, Free. Breakfast, then a 9 a.m. biking. For information, contact Jane Egerdal, 331-3331.

Wintergreen Mysteries: 27-Dec, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Can you and your family tell the difference between fir, spruce, cedar, and pine? Create a clue card to help learn their unique traits. When other trees’ branches are bare, the hardy evergreen trees keep our spirits green all winter long.

Use cones to create a cheerful elf to decorate your home for the holidays.. http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/weekendfamilyfun.aspx.

952-443-1400 Wintergreen Mysteries: 28-Dec, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Can you and your family tell the difference between fir, spruce, cedar, and pine? Create a clue card to help learn their unique traits. When other trees’ branches are bare, the hardy evergreen trees keep our spirits green all winter long.

Use cones to create a cheerful elf to decorate your home for the holidays.. http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/weekendfamilyfun.aspx.

952-443-1400 No School Open Swim: 29-Dec, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 No School Open Swim: 30-Dec, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 Citizen Racer Nordic Ski Club: 30-Dec, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $115-$116.

Focus on technique, conditioning, and tips for racing success to help improve your time in a marathon, half marathon or citizen tour. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For intermediate to advanced skiers. Fee is for ten sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/C/citizen-racer-nordic-ski-club.aspx.

No School Open Swim: 31-Dec, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 Game Day: 2-Jan, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089 No School Open Swim: 2-Jan, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325

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Faribault Flyers Bike Club: 3-Jan, 8:00 AM, Bernie’s Restaurant, 129 Central Ave. N., Faribault, Free. Breakfast, then a 9 a.m. biking. For information, contact Jane Egerdal, 331-3331.

Plant Partnerships: 3-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Plant Partnerships: 4-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Citizen Racer Nordic Ski Club: 6-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $115-$116.

Focus on technique, conditioning, and tips for racing success to help improve your time in a marathon, half marathon or citizen tour. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For intermediate to advanced skiers. Fee is for ten sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/C/citizen-racer-nordic-ski-club.aspx.

Bingo: 8-Jan, 12:30 PM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free. Join us for a game of BINGO. Only 25 centers per card. Come and win some prizes!. http:// www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Evening Cross-country Ski Clubs: 8-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $90-$91. Take your skiing to the next level and meet others with a similar passion. Hone fundamental skills, refine technique, and improve conditioning with experienced instructors. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For beginner to intermediate skiers. Reservations required. Fee is for eight sessions.. http:// www.threeriversparks.org/events/E/eveningcross-country-ski-clubs.aspx.

Game Day: 9-Jan, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089 Faribault Flyers Bike Club: 10-Jan, 8:00

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Tails for Reading: 10-Jan, 11:00 AM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free. Elementary school age children are welcome to read books aloud to specially trained therapy dogs to encourage confidence in reading. Children read for a 15 minute session on a first come, first served basis.. http://host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/eventcalendar.asp. (952) 448-9395 Plant Partnerships: 10-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Plant Partnerships: 11-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Citizen Racer Nordic Ski Club: 13-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $115-$116.

Focus on technique, conditioning, and tips for racing success to help improve your time in a marathon, half marathon or citizen tour. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For intermediate to advanced skiers. Fee is for ten sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/C/citizen-racer-nordic-ski-club.aspx.

Bingo: 15-Jan, 12:30 PM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free. Join us for a game of BINGO. Only 25 centers per card. Come and win some prizes!. http:// www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Evening Cross-country Ski Clubs: 15-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $90-$91. Take your skiing to the next level and meet others with a similar passion.

Hone fundamental skills, refine technique, and improve conditioning with experienced instructors. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For beginner to intermediate skiers.

Reservations required. Fee is for eight sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/E/evening-cross-country-ski-clubs. aspx.

Game Day: 16-Jan, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089 Faribault Flyers Bike Club: 17-Jan, 8:00 AM, Bernie’s Restaurant, 129 Central Ave. N., Faribault, Free. Breakfast, then a 9 a.m. biking. For information, contact Jane Egerdal, 331-3331.

Plant Partnerships: 17-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Plant Partnerships: 18-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 No School Open Swim: 19-Jan, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 Cannon River Woodcarvers Meeting: 19-Jan, 7:00 PM, Ivan Whillock Studio, 122 First Ave. N.E., Faribault, Free. Call 339-0336 with questions.. .

Citizen Racer Nordic Ski Club: 20-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $115-$116.

Focus on technique, conditioning, and tips for racing success to help improve your time in a marathon, half marathon or citizen tour. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For intermediate to advanced skiers. Fee is for ten sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/C/citizen-racer-nordic-ski-club.aspx.

Bingo: 22-Jan, 12:30 PM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free. Join us for a game of BINGO. Only 25 centers per card. Come and win some prizes!. http:// www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Evening Cross-country Ski Clubs: 22-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $90-$91. Take your skiing to the next level and meet others with a similar passion.

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Hone fundamental skills, refine technique, and improve conditioning with experienced instructors. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For beginner to intermediate skiers.

Reservations required. Fee is for eight sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/E/evening-cross-country-ski-clubs. aspx.

Game Day: 23-Jan, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089 Faribault Flyers Bike Club: 24-Jan, 8:00 AM, Bernie’s Restaurant, 129 Central Ave. N., Faribault, Free. Breakfast, then a 9 a.m. biking. For information, contact Jane Egerdal, 331-3331.

Plant Partnerships: 24-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Plant Partnerships: 25-Jan, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Bring your family for a winter escape in the warm greenhouse and find out how animals survive the winter.

Search for tropical fruit and flowers that sustain migrant birds and monarch butterflies.

Create a seed ornament to take home and feed the hardy non-migrant birds outside your window!. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 No School Open Swim: 26-Jan, 1:00 PM, Le Sueur Community Center, 821 East Ferry St., Le Sueur, Free. No School Open Swim, free for members.. . 507-665-3325 Musical Stories & Musical Petting Zoo: 26-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free. Children, parents and caregivers are invited to share 30 minutes of stories that focus on music, sound, and rhythms. After storytime children will have a chance to explore different rhythm instruments to introduce various sounds, rhythms, pitches and techniques. For all ages.. http:// host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/eventcalendar.asp. (952) 448-9395 Musical Stories & Musical Petting Zoo: 27-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free. Children, parents and caregivers are invited to share 30 minutes of stories that focus on music, sound, and rhythms. After storytime children will have a chance to explore different rhythm instru-

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ments to introduce various sounds, rhythms, pitches and techniques. For all ages.. http:// host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/eventcalendar.asp. (952) 448-9395 Citizen Racer Nordic Ski Club: 27-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $115-$116.

Focus on technique, conditioning, and tips for racing success to help improve your time in a marathon, half marathon or citizen tour. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For intermediate to advanced skiers. Fee is for ten sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/C/citizen-racer-nordic-ski-club.aspx.

Musical Stories & Musical Petting Zoo: 28-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chaska Library, 3 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Free. Children, parents and caregivers are invited to share 30 minutes of stories that focus on music, sound, and rhythms. After storytime children will have a chance to explore different rhythm instruments to introduce various sounds, rhythms, pitches and techniques. For all ages.. http:// host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/eventcalendar.asp. (952) 448-9395 Bingo: 29-Jan, 12:30 PM, Club Prior, 15210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Free. Join us for a game of BINGO. Only 25 centers per card. Come and win some prizes!. http:// www.cityofpriorlake.com/documents/ club_prior.pdf.

Evening Cross-country Ski Clubs: 29-Jan, 7:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $90-$91. Take your skiing to the next level and meet others with a similar passion.

Hone fundamental skills, refine technique, and improve conditioning with experienced instructors. Practice both skate and classic styles. Previous cross-country ski experience required. For beginner to intermediate skiers.

Reservations required. Fee is for eight sessions.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/E/evening-cross-country-ski-clubs. aspx.

Game Day: 30-Jan, 12:00 PM, Chankaska Creek Ranch And Winery, 1179 E. Pearl Street, Kasota, Free. Every Friday will be game day at Chankaska Creek! We will have a few games available for you but feel free to bring your own. We will take 10% off your glass of wine.. http://www.chankaskawines. com/events/winery_events. 507-931-0089

THEATER Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 19-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 19Dec, 7:30 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $19-$22. Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad, and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope, and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor!. http://www.ames-center.com/ chameleon-theatre-circle.html.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 19-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http://

www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 20-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 20-Dec, 1:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 20Dec, 7:30 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $19-$22. Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad, and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope, and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor!. http://www.ames-center.com/ chameleon-theatre-circle.html.

Sister Presents: The More the Merrier: 20-Dec, 7:30 PM, The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, $23 . ‘The More the Merrier’ is the Christmas Show that makes Your Season Bright! Experience the voices of the angels, the fun of the elves, the joy of the Aunts, the feeling of home, the warmth of friendship and share in the miracle of live theater. Your gift awaits in original Sister arrangements of holiday classics, fun characters, extended family that joins in the show, lefse samples for the Norwegian in all of us and lots of spontaneous laughter!

Northfield is home to Sister which features three real-life sisters: Alisa Leonard, Kjersten Dysthe and Kara Millerhagen. The three women bring together their unique blend of talents both onstage and off. In addition to the signature harmony for which they are known and beyond their engaging ‘live and in the moment’ performance style, Sister writes and produces their live shows, packing them with original concepts, characters and original musical arrangements while remaining in a very family friendly, regionally flavored, musical variety show genre. Sister has made The Grand Theater in Northfield a performance home due to its ambience and unique history.

Because Sister is a vocal group, an opera house has great appeal. Joining the historical lineup of singers who have graced the stage at the Grand is inspiring to the group. Though other elements are present at the Sister Show, at the core is the music which has been their family crest for generations. Because Northfield is a hotbed for the arts, Sister finds a home in the community as well. Scandinavian heritage, music, education and a thriving, forward thinking population are just a few of the concentric circles overlaying the group with the town.. http://www.SisterProductions.com.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02

2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 20-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Every Christmas Story Ever Told: 21-Dec, 1:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. $15 Students, $30 Adults. Santa Claus, Rudolph, the Grinch- and just about every other holiday character- make an appearance in this raucous comedy when three actors decide that rather than perform A Christmas Carol yet again, they’ll retell every Christmas story ever told in only 90 minutes! A madcap romp for the holiday season, this farce also features Christmas traditions from around the world plus every carol ever sung! With Frosty and Charlie Brown and George Bailey, you’ll laugh yourself all the way to the New Year!. http:// www.commonwealtheatre.org/calendar.html.

507-467-2905 A Christmas Carol: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 21Dec, 2:00 PM, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $19-$22. Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad, and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope, and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor!. http://www.ames-center.com/ chameleon-theatre-circle.html.

Inspecting Carol: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third Street, Northfield, $12-$17. $17 Adults, $12 students and seniors. It’s A Christmas Carol meets The Inspector General! Most non-profit theaters know the necessity of producing the annual holiday show to pay the bills for the rest of the season, and the theater company in this raucous play is no different! While preparing simultaneously for their annual production of A Christmas Carol and a visit from the National Endowment for the Arts granting representative, hilarity ensues with set malfunctions, casting snafus and mistaken identities. If we weren’t laughing, we’d be crying! Ring in the holidays with us as we look at the outrageously funny behind-the-scenes experiences of a non-profit theater company!. http://northfieldartsguild.org/theater/inspectingcarol/.

Sister Presents: The More the Merrier: 21-Dec, 2:00 PM, The Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield, $23 . ‘The More the Merrier’ is the Christmas Show that makes Your Season Bright! Experience the voices of the angels, the fun of the elves, the joy of the Aunts, the feeling of home, the warmth of friendship and share in the miracle of live theater. Your gift awaits in original Sister arrangements of holiday classics, fun characters, extended family that joins in the show, lefse samples for the Norwegian in all of us and lots of spontaneous laughter!

Northfield is home to Sister which features three real-life sisters: Alisa Leonard, Kjersten Dysthe and Kara Millerhagen. The three women bring together their unique blend of talents both onstage and off. In addition to the signature harmony for which they are known and beyond their engaging ‘live and in the moment’ performance style, Sister writes and produces their live shows, packing them with original concepts, characters and original musical arrangements while remaining in a very family friendly, regionally flavored, musical variety show genre. Sister has made The Grand Theater in Northfield a performance home due to its ambience and unique history.

Because Sister is a vocal group, an opera house has great appeal. Joining the historical lineup of singers who have graced the stage at the Grand is inspiring to the group. Though other elements are present at the Sister Show, at the core is the music which has been their family crest for generations. Because Northfield is a hotbed for the arts, Sister finds a home in the community as well. Scandinavian heritage, music, education and a thriving, forward thinking population are just a few of the concentric circles overlaying the group with the town.. http://www.SisterProductions.com.

Hello, Dolly!: 21-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-

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a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 22-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 23-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 26-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 A Christmas Carol: 26-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 26-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 26-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 27-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully

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January Thaw featuring the Fabulous Love Handles 7 p.m., January 31st

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault During the literal January Thaw, temperatures often increase an average of ten degrees in the last week of January. It is actually a proven statistic according to the ole Farmer’s Almanac. It’s times like these where we get to see our Facebook newsfeeds burst with the aggravating expression “heat wave” and people wearing basketball shorts as they dash into the convenience store. You might even treat yourself to an ice coffee.

When January finally gives us a break, we are rewarded with a dance party at the Paradise Center for the Arts.

This year’s entertainment at the January Thaw is one of Southern Minnesota’s most adored bands. This eight-man ensemble identifies themselves as a dance band that plays everything from 60’s rock to R&B. I have served half of these guys their brewskies at the local bowling alley and if I were to ever imagine them being in a band together—this would be it. And they would name themselves after a particularly despised part of the body. They are a fun-loving, goofy group of skilled musicians that know how to tickle a crowd. And it is really hard to dislike any band that has not one, but two saxophones. www.exploreminnesota.com/events/22130/january-thaw-featuring-thefabulous-love-handles– – Autumn Van Ravenhorst, editor@southernminnscene.com orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 27-Dec, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 A Christmas Carol: 27-Dec, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_

jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 27-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 27-Dec, 8:15 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann

and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’ that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::load Article=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArti cle::article_id=AD8C3959-EF63-48D7-B10E2B97E3CB5FDA. (952) 934-1525 A Christmas Carol: 28-Dec, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $13 . Bringing the atmosphere of Victorian Christmas traditions to the stage, this vibrant and joyous musical takes you on a journey of discovery a journey where the true meaning of Christmas is found.

With a cavalcade of colorful Dickensian characters and a ghostly quartet of guardians, A Christmas Carol is the perfect way to get you into the Christmas spirit.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=5741&It emid=1364&year=2014&month=12&day=12 &title=a-christmas-carol&uid=f2f15f3d8262b 4199905183c7e6aa8d4.

Hello, Dolly!: 28-Dec, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker,

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The Big Freeze January 31st

Fountain Lake Pavilion, Albert Lea Many of you may have already grown tired of winter by the time this event rolls around—I mean, someone went down my street on a snowmobile in November. But if you get outside and celebrate the season rather than disgracefully peering out at it from your kitchen window while you’re doing the dishes, you might actually enjoy yourself. I did make an effort to do this, but then I found my son lying in the snow crying like Randy from A Christmas Story. The Big Freeze gives me a reason to try one more time.

I know there are serious disc golfers in the SoMinn region and I have seen some pretty impressive courses, but it will take some skilled players to complete the Disc Golf Ice Bowl. Throughout the day there will be winter activities ranging from snowmobile radar runs and sleigh rides to ice fishing for kids and a winter carnival filled with games and prizes for the young ones. A chili cook-off and music will warm you up after taking the Polar Plunge and there will be a game of geocaching which is basically like an intense game of hide and seek. And I know this sounds a bit strange, and crazy cold, but there is talk of skydiving. This fest will definitely impress any winter enthusiast. www.exploreminnesota.com/events/8070/the-big-freeze/ – – Autumn Van Ravenhorst, editor@southernminnscene.com

From 41 Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Martini & Olive ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas’: 28-Dec, 7:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Ring in the holiday season with Martini & Olive’s hilarious, energetic holiday show that has earned rave reviews to sold-out audiences as far away as Los Angeles, ‘Takin’ Care of Christmas!’ Featuring music of the 70s, this show has kept audiences in hysterics for years. Martini & Olive (Jack Stahlmann and Judy Heneghan), are the hip and swinging Midwestern comedy lounge duo straight out of the 1970s, clad in loud polyester duds and backed up by the creme de la creme adult dance class, ‘The Swizzle Stick Dancers.’

Martini & Olive put a new twist on the holidays. It includes whistle-stop medleys, rousing renditions of Christmas classics, a not-to-be-missed, painfully choreographed and completely loony version of ‘Convoy,’ and an interpretive dance to ‘MacArthur Park’

that’s simply to die for. The show is sure to appeal to every demographic. Don’t miss the biggest belly laugh you’ll have this holiday season.. https://www.chanhassendt.com/ Online/. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 29-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 30-Dec, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully

orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 2-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 2-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a

glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 2-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/. (952) 934-1525 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical: 3-Jan, 10:00 AM, Stages Theatre Company, 1111 Main Street, Hopkins, $25 .

First airing in 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become a beloved Christmas classic capturing the hearts and wonder of generations of fans. Now, 50 years later, something magical is happening as the beloved classic soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Join us in celebrating Rudolph’s 50 years on television and come see all of your favorite characters from the special including, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, the Misfit Toys and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life!. http://stagestheatre.org/upcomingshows/02/19/2014/rudolph-red-nosedreindeer-musical. (952) 979-1123 Hello, Dolly!: 3-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 3-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 4-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 6-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525

Hello, Dolly!: 7-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 7-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 8-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Love Potion #10: The Musical: 9-Jan, 7:30 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $22-$25. This comedy production is filled with intrigue, romance, and the great songs of the golden age of rock and roll. Featuring popular radio disc jockey, Michael Patrick Records Ryan from WDGY and The Whitesidewalls, youll hear all the great music and the love story that takes place at a small-town high school in 1964.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index..

Hello, Dolly!: 9-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 9-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 10-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous

New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 10-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 11-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 13-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 14-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 14-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 15-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 16-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-

a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 16-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 17-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 17-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 17-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/Online/default.asp?doWor k::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::W Scontent::loadArticle::article_id=DADDC7134ECB-4C54-8074-2B643AD25840&menu_ id=34A2A29D-36A0-4A46-84D0-1B8E50B02 2A7&sToken=1%2C61300859%2C54627f93 %2CE0092C2A-F63C-44E0-9CBA-5749E93 2ED98%2CMREqehQ5NVtbF7C%2FFOFdcDt mwmM%3D. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 18-Jan, 6:30 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 20-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 21-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known half-

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a-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 21-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 22-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 23-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 23-Jan, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $28 . The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere!. https://www. chanhassendt.com/. (952) 934-1525 Hello, Dolly!: 24-Jan, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $61-$66. Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the ‘well-known halfa-millionaire,’ with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy - but in the process, Dolly snares a groom for herself. Dolly masterfully

orchestrates romance and adventure in a glittering mixed up night on the town.. http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/hellodolly. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Rapunzel: 24-Jan, 3:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $11.50-$15.50. Would it surprise you to know that the story of Rapunzel happened in France? Well it didn’t really, but our story takes you on a frivolous frolic through the French countryside. The Ogres garden in the Mushroom patch while the Corn and Potato spies report back to Madame Gothel. Frenchy and his intense friends, the Wood Elves, do their best to help Rapunzel escape the grasp of Madame Gothel. The lost Prince, Rapunzel’s Parents, and her friends the Unicorns try to help. Just when you think it’s safe to cross the bridge a Troll and Three Billy Goats Gruff get in the way. It doesn’t help that the Three Bears (or is it four) confuse Rapunzel with Goldilocks and chase her through the forest.

Add to that the Gremlins trying to play tricks on everyone and you have chaos! Well, it’s not that bad because the Pixies foil the Gremlin’s plans most of the time. In short, Rapunzel and all the rest of the characters tell a silly tale of personal triumph and friendship.. http:// www.sheldontheatre.org/events/mctrapunzel.

651-388-8700 Rapunzel: 24-Jan, 5:30 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $11.50-$15.50. Would it surprise you to know that the story of Rapunzel happened in France? Well it didn’t really, but our story takes you on a frivolous frolic through the French countryside. The Ogres garden in the Mushroom patch while the Corn and Potato spies report back to Madame Gothel. Frenchy and his intense friends, the Wood Elves, do their best to help Rapunzel escape the grasp of Madame Gothel. The lost Prince, Rapunzel’s Parents, and her friends the Unicorns try to help. Just when you think it’s safe to cross the bridge a Troll and Three Billy Goats Gruff get in the way. It doesn’t help that the Three Bears (or is it four) confuse Rapunzel with Goldilocks and chase her through the forest.

Add to that the Gremlins trying to play tricks on everyone and you have chaos! Well, it’s not that bad because the Pixies foil the Gremlin’s plans most of the time. In short, Rapunzel and all the rest of the characters tell a silly tale of personal triumph and friendship.. http:// www.sheldontheatre.org/events/mctrapunzel.

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WinterFest XII

January 29th – February 15th

Various locations throughout Rochester Where do I even begin to describe almost two weeks’ worth of wintertime activities happening in Rochester? I suppose I can start by saying it is aimed at raising awareness and support for nonprofit organizations in the area. It works out well for everyone when you’re having a great time and contributing to your community at the same time—makes you feel all fuzzy inside. Or maybe that is the food you engorged over the two week period. Either way, shove as much as you want down your gullet, you’re supporting a great cause.

A kick-off event will be held at the Rochester Art Center on January 20th and from there it is whatever sizzles your bacon. Coincidentally, that could be the Bacon Fest. If not, you have endless options from the cardboard sled race and the 5K Fun Run to the Polar Bear Super Plunge and Ski by Candlelight. If something a little less physically demanding is your thing, there will be seven outdoor ice bars (literally, the bars are made out of ice) downtown and book sales happening on more than one of the days.

Families, Friends & Flapjacks or the youth ice fishing contest might be more of a fit for you and your kin. I could go on, really I could, but checking out their calendar of events might be a bit easier for you—seriously. It’s a long list. www.rochesterwinterfest.com

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The adventures of Stormin’ Norman Molly Larsen covers the regional education and the city of Faribault beats for the Faribault Daily News. Reach her at mlarsen@faribault.com. Follow her on Twitter @ReporterMolly.

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Stormin’ Norman is not really a fan of the cold or the winter. Is this ironic for a dog called Stormy? Maybe. In this instance though, Stormin’ is an adjective.

I suppose one might say Stormy causes a wave a destruction everywhere he goes, too. But that’s merely an opinion (not mine!)

But really, Stormy is named after my Grandpa Norm. This might have been a detail worth mentioning in the first column, but… I wanted to keep readers in suspense. You were wondering, right?

For those that were, let me take you back seven years ago.

In June 2007, my Grandpa Norm passed away at 97 and in the weeks following, my Aunt Sally came a-callin’ from Ohio. One day, my parents and Sally, they cruised over to Cabela’s (because what else would you do!?)

They weren’t shopping for a dog, but they came back with a golden, curly ball of fur. He looked a chicken nugget. For real.

This was back when dog breeders and regular people would set up shop in the Cabela’s parking lot to sell their pups.

Whoever decided this was a good idea to prohibit!? It wasn’t (I’m looking at you State of Minnesota or Steele County or some lawmaker.) It was super great

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for Cabela’s. You’d stop over, pet some puppies, get the warm and fuzzies, walk into the store and buy the best Remington or Ruger (not Stormy’s cousin, the gun) and ammo and whatever else you weren’t planning on. Or, if you were like my parents and aunt, you bought a dog. Puppies are euphoric!

Another side note: my parents already had two extra-large beasts at home: a chocolate Labrador named Champ and a yellow Labrador named Tryg, but hey, why not add to the chaos! Also important to note: these dogs were not the spoiled humans that Stormy has become.

Anyway, when my Grandpa Norm was playing football in college, Sally and my dad recalled his nickname being Stormin’ Norman and decided upon that. (The Larsen family is notorious for telling stories though, so who even knows what his nickname was.)

But, there you have it, the story behind Stormy’s namesake. No storm, just a sunshine-y day and a legacy.

Flash forward and Stormy (who I’m sure is in constant conflict over whether to stay curled up inside or go outside to frolic and burrow into the snow like a gopher) has booties to keep the ice and storm debris from accumulating in his delicate paws while he trots around that town of his.

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One of these boots is duct taped— a symbol of protest from the wearer himself and construction of silver gray cast-like formation that could make Red Green blush.

Stormy was clearly embarrassed to wear these sneaker-esque booties in public last winter and, in rebellion, he ate most of one. It’s either that or there weren’t any toilet paper rolls or gloves available to him.

I’m going with embarrassed though (because I know my dog) and his dad (my dad) thought Stormy needed these boots. It’s like wearing a bike helmet when you’re ten. Totally the right thing to do, it’s what your parents want, but you are way too cool to do it. Plus, dads do embarrassing things to their children.

Stormy donned the booties every day last winter, but it wasn’t without a fight.

This year he has new ones—they’re yellow and shiny, kind of like a rubber duck. So, they probably aren’t attention-getting. It’s okay though Storm, your precious paws are protected and nobody will remember what you wore, only how you made them feel.

Okay, wow. Well since I just wrote that last sentence. I think I’m done now.

Stormy wishes everyone warm thoughts and dry socks this winter.

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Winter Weight Gain

January. The first month after the calorie-laden Holidays; the biggest sales

month for Health Clubs and Gyms. You’ve got both feet into the hot-dishes and comfort foods meant to bulk you up and keep you warm.

You’ve got lots of bulky sweaters and bathingsuit weather is not even close to on the horizon.

You’ve got plenty of time, right? Well, switch out a few common things to help that journey to bathing suit fit be shorter and not so difficult.

1. Switch Sour Cream to Greek Yogurt.

We love our sour cream.

But sour cream has lots of calories and fat. Greek Yogurt is much creamier and thicker (lots of whey has been strained). And it even has lots fewer carbs and sodium than regular yogurt and lots more protein.

2. Use rolled oats instead of bread crumbs.

Meatloaf, fried chicken, meatballs are all typical winter-fare and they usually call for breadcrumbs. If you’re too busy to make your own and buy packaged know this: they are full of corn syrup, sodium and wheat. Either make some time to make your own or use rolled oats instead. The oats up your intake of whole grains and cuts out the corn syrup.

3. Use Hummus, Avocado or olive oil for mayo.

Mayo (especially commercially made) is really not good when you are trying to watch your weight.

Especially when I’ve seen how it is slathered

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Instead slather your sandwiches with hummus! It has 75% less calories and lots more protein. Or use mashed avocado!

Mmmmmm . . .

Avocadoes have half the calories and fat and the fat it has is the GOOD fat. Plus they have lots of vitamin E; great for your skin and eyes! On your salads switch out mayobased dressings with olive oil vinaigrettes . . . duh!

4. Trade Sugar with Applesauce, vanilla or cinnamon.

Another duh! Substitute 1:1 for butter and oil.

For 1 large egg substitute ¼ cup of applesauce.

Cookies, cakes, breads, and muffins are all ‘winter weight’ culprits. Bake smarter.

7. If you are watching your salt intake substitute lemon Juice, vinegar or fragrant oils.

Fresh lemon, some vinegar, or fragrant oils (olive oil, sesame oil, or walnut oil) will all amp up flavor and cut down salt.

Baking is a winter activity.

Applesauce has protein, vitamin C and a natural sweetness so replace sugar in baking recipes 1:1 but reduce liquid by ¼ for every cup of applesauce.

Dishes that call for less sugar cut in half with pinch of cinnamon or drop of vanilla.

5. Trade ketchup for salsa.

Ketchup is packed with sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Salsa has 1/3 less calories and little or no sugar. It’s a good source of lycopene and is high in anti-inflammatories with its chili peppers.

8. Substitute Cocoa nibs for chocolate chips.

Chocolate chips are highly processed As a matter of fact; 1 tablespoon has 70 calories and 8 grams of sugar!

One tiny tablespoon!

I am certainly not saying you should give up chocolate (Heavens no!) but there are alternatives to processed chocolate!

Cocoa nibs are much less processed, less sugary, and have powerful antioxidants, iron, magnesium, and fiber.

Eight little substitutions (that you probably won’t even notice) might make your journey next Spring a piece of cake! Oops.

6. Trade butter, oil, eggs for applesauce too.

“Little by little does the trick.” ~Aesop

In baking it lowers calories, fat and cholesterol!

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Twin Cities’ Hollow Boys showcase fully developed sound on sophomore LP

henever one of the new batches of cassette releases from California based tape label Bridgetown Records drops, it’s a time that is both exciting and overwhelming.

It’s exciting because there is usually something within the five or six tapes in each batch that will pique my interest. But it’s also overwhelming, as a music “critic” primarily writing for the internet, to try to wrap my brain around the mere idea of attempting to listen to and review the entire set.

Admittedly, I slept on the autumn batch of cassettes, mostly because I had started working exponentially more hours at a bookstore in August, and I realized trying to listen to experimental cassette releases on my laptop during my shift were maybe a bad idea—also, I was on the cusp of starting my job at the Northfield News, so there was precious little time for listening to an reviewing everything I had intended to.

Well, it’s winter now, and the Bridgetown Records gawd himself, Kevin Greenspon, has #blessed unto the world a new collection of five releases, including one that is from our neighbors to the north—the Minneapolis outfit, Hollow Boys.

Believe in Nothing, is the second LP from this self described “gloom pop” act and the Bridgetown

By SARAH OSTERBAUER editor@southernminnscene.com

M A HELLA FRREAL heavy dose of Mike Mictlan

ike Mictlan is arguably the main power source of the energy behind the hip hop collective known as Doomtree. In person he brings an intensity that can be felt from the front of the stage to the back of the club and up to the rafters. His words have a tendency to exit his mouth at a rapid pace, almost as if they were in a race against each other.

On his new solo venture, HELLA FRREAL, Mike delivers everything you know (and a lot you probably didn’t know) and love about him in spades.

The album opens with Benicio del Torso. It comes in on a classic West Coast (Dr Dre/Snoop era) beat and wastes no time before it gets weird. Mictlan declares “psych ward, talking walls, going bonkers, keep it funky, full fledged Californicator Mexi-melt mixed procreator player hater” referencing his recent 72-hour stint in a psych ward and his LA roots. The slow motion distorted vocal brings darkness to an already dark track. The song comes to almost an abrupt tempo switch in it’s final moments so the listener can let the line “There ain’t no Tupac in

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release serves a bit of a reissue, since the band themselves self-released the album in August.

A few words on the “Minneapolis music scene.” It’s certainly a scene that celebrates itself, but on a national level, there is hardly a breakout star worth noting at this point. Acts like Doomtree and Cloud Cult have a gigantic regional following, with sold out shows at “iconic” venues like First Ave, and support of tastemakers like 89.3 The Current.

But outside of this area, I have yet to gauge their actual popularity and bankability.

There are, of course, countless other local acts, plodding along, playing shows at shithole venues like The Hexagon, hoping that their 7” single will be available for sale at the Electric Fetus and that it’ll get airplay on David Campbell’s “The Local Show” on The Current.

But every once in a while, you encounter a local act from the area that really has something. Hollow Boys are that band.

Cramming their dream pop, shoegaze, and post punk influences into tight, black, cuffed at the ankle jeans, the trio powers through an impressive, fully developed, “big” sound on Believe in Nothing. In a sense, it is similar to Florida-based post-punkers Merchandise’s album from earlier this year, After The End, but without such an emphasis on straight up pop music. Believe in Nothing is certainly listenable—heck, some of the songs are

your Heaven” swell in your insides.

On Super’Merica Mictlan throws knives at America’s racial stereotypes, calling himself “Foolio Iglesias”. There’s an urgency and a deranged feeling present, fueling the anger behind the repeated phrase “Super, America, we sittin on excuses”. Throughout the album and what is classic Mike, is his ability to plant serious hard hitting statements sandwiched between humorous or over exaggerated ones.

It’s up to the listener to decipher between the two to get to the core of the message. He does this here, showcasing an interaction with what we can assume is a SuperAmerica employee.

The album closer Clapp’D comes in with swelling white noise. It feels like the finale, the end of a fight, “click clack shoot bang, you did got clapp’d...so give a man a hand cause he might get clapp’d”. Here Mictlan fiercely addresses inner city culture and the negative expectations that society places on it. “Not everybody from the hood is a killer, or a dealer, or a villian, everybody wanna do something better for their life and their children”.

Mictlan’s messages come at you fast, like 1-2 punches in a boxing ring, he spares no time for breath-

incredibly catchy, and oh so dreamy at times—but it’s also dark and noisy as hell; slithering and slinking along with a heavy low end scuzz to keep the listener from getting too comfortable.

Frontman Ali Jaafar has an otherworldy howl that is unusual for music like this—usually the vocals are intentionally ethereal and buried in the mix. Jaafar is loud and clear, offering up snarling positive affirmations like “All your friends are shit” or “I liked you better when you were sad”—lyrics that make you do a double take, unsure if you should laugh at how blunt they are or be concerned.

Believe in Nothing is a beautifully aggressive record, juxtaposing post-punk angst with the reassuring warmth of dream pop. The result commands attention—coming off as stark and gorgeous as the frozen Minnesota landscapes that bore it.

Believe in Nothing is out now on cassette via Bridgetown Records. If you don’t listen to cassettes, you may as well be dead to me. No, just kidding. You can cop it on vinyl from Minneapolis’ own Modern Radio Records. And if you don’t listen to vinyl, there’s no hope for you at all.

Kevin Krein writes the backpage humor column for this very magazine. He also maintains Anhedonic Headphones, an award nominated music blog, and is an occasional contributing writer to the Salt Lake City-based music site Bearded Gentlemen Music. He doesn’t like to think of himself as a tastemaker, but he more than likely is.

ing or processing. If you enjoy hip hop in a capacity beyond beats and flow, you may need to digest this collection in parts. First time around you can hear the words, feel the beats. The second time around you catch key phrases here and there and the third time is when you can start to process the meaning behind the words. Hella Frreal is not for the weak of heart (or mind). Mictlan is fearlessly candid, unwinding and unforgiving in his delivery of lyrics painting a picture of the events that led him here. This album isn’t meant to make you feel comfortable or bright and shiny. It’s an aggressive banger meant to push you to the limits, to inspire you to go the distance, to own your story and all the elements that make it yours, and of course to understand where Mike’s giant energy comes from.

It’s the product of turning his life around. He throws it all back to a lyric that many Doomtree fans have latched onto “Rap won’t save you, I didn’t say anything bout me.” And it may be true that Doomtree saved him,but on Hella Frreal, he holds down all on his own.

Sarah Osterbauer is the Southern Minn Scene music columnist. She’s a music critic and loves to meet the people who make the city’s heart beat. Follow her on twitter @SarahOwrites.

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By RICh larson rlarson@southernminnscene.com

T Barbara Jean’s ‘Darker Than Blue’ provides a perfect showcase for Minnesota music

here’s always a lot of chatter about the Minnesota music scene being among the best in the country. That’s because it isn’t just one scene. The hip-hop scene is thriving. The indie rock scene has been going strong since before there was such a label as “indie rock.” There’s an amazing blues scene and the country scene is as good as any outside of Tennessee.

Then there’s that somewhat ambiguously defined music we call Americana – the combination of bluegrass, folk, country, celtic, rockabilly and any other traditional (and sometimes not-so-traditional) genre you choose to mix in, that has taken popular hold in the last few years. In Minnesota, there isn’t so much an Americana scene as there is a community. The finest purveyors of that music in this state (Erik Koskinen, Frankie Lee, Chastity Brown, The Pines, Molly Maher, Trampled By Turtles) can always be found playing with each other both onstage and on recordings.

It would seem, however, that the community has elected themselves a mayor, and (with apologies to Mar-

By MATT HUDSON mhudson@owatonna.com

R Rick Ross releases second act in 2014

ick Ross is at it again. Just months after the March release of the publicly embraced album Mastermind, Rozay quickly turned around his second full-length release of 2014: Hood Billionaire.

Like most Ross efforts, this newest one is a hit-and-miss jaunt that presents recycled flows at times and reasonably solid tracks at others.

Perhaps not as much worth the sticker price of its 2014 predecessor in terms of overall quality, Hood Billionaire isn’t one to gloss over— especially for fans of the plus-sized Miami rapper.

Instead of focusing on some of the tired cocaine-related bars and a few odd hooks (the macho utterance of “ding ding!”), let’s look at where the album hits. I’m not even going to touch the awkward lyrical tangents of R. Kelly on “Keep Doin’ That (Rich Bitch).

Some of the harder tracks on the album, like “Burn” and the titletrack, “Hood Billionaire,” employ the same half-step note progression over machine-gun high hats. It all blends after a while. I suspect a

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tin Devaney) her name is Barbara Jean Meyers.

On her sophomore effort Darker Than Blue, Meyers has assembled a backing band worthy of Emmylou Harris or Loretta Lynn. Featuring guitarist/vocalist David Huckfeldt, guitarist Erik Koskinen, bassist James Buckley and drummer Jeremy Hanson, along with a host of special guests, Meyers has the cream of the crop standing behind her, allowing her to present her music in the best possible light.

The results are spectacular.

Let’s be clear, Barbara Jean is in this company because she belongs there. A true triple threat of instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter, Meyers’ talent stands as tall as anyone else you’ll hear. She’s a virtuoso on the fiddle, the viola and the banjo. She’s been writing music since she was 13. And somehow amid all of that, she has developed an impossibly beautiful voice.

On Darker Than Blue she wastes no time putting all of that skill on display. “Wishing Well” features perfect interplay between her twangy fiddle and Koskinen’s signature rockabilly licks, while her friends Chastity Brown and Mason Jennings join in on a driving, determined chorus.

The aptly titled “Siren Song,” is built on a solid banjo pattern, bolstered

by Huckfeldt’s acoustic guitar. The interplay between her voice (joined again by Brown and Wisconsin import Mike Lewis) and Koskinen’s lead fills evoke both a cold prairie winter’s day and a summer night on the North Shore. “Long Walk Back” is the perfect showcase for her lighterthan-air but rich-as-mahogany voice, underpinned by Huckfeldt’s hushed tenor and Joe Savage’s letter-perfect pedal steel guitar.

But the album isn’t all just lush melodies and well placed riffs. Listeners will love the hoe-down stomp “What’s Right,” the trippy, dirty blues feel of “What For,” and the late night, drunken, ragged beauty of “Stone City Waltz.”

With Darker Than Blue, Barbara Jean has given Minnesota music a platform to truly show off. Her music puts every player in the perfect light, but the brightest ones stubbornly refuse to come off of her. Frankly, that’s right where they belong.

personal bias when I say that what works for Ross—and Maybach Music Group in general—is that laid-back, movie-score sound. Ross shines more when he slows it down and flirts with a little R & B groove.

“Family Ties” exemplifies that MMG sound. It’s a slow head-bobber backed by sounds of strings and piano. It’s even lyrically subdued— “No longer wanna feud/Young Langston Hughes,” Ross raps in a rare concession. He reminisces on this track, complete with a shoutout to the Electric Slide, which is all wrapped around Rozay’s self-made ethos—“Look at me/look at me,” as the chorus goes.

“Trap Luv” is another slower track that stays. And with a strong opening verse from Yo Gotti, it’s also an example of a solid string of features that nicely round out this album.

He brought on Snoop Dogg on the oddly scored “Quintessential.”

Three 6 Mafia affiliate Project Pat provides a classic verse on “Elvis Presley Blvd.” to balance the shouts of Ross. Longtime Jay Z conspirator Timbaland produced a nice beat on “Movin’ Bass.” The track features Hov, but the appearance is sadly limited to the hook.

The biggest treat on the album

is a nice throwback. “Brimstone” closes out the album on a soulful note. This track plays like an old UGK song, with a bluesy feel and even a hand-clap breakdown. It has plenty of southern twang from Big K.R.I.T., who apparently also just signed on to provide a hook.

That song reinforces the central theme of Hood Billionaire, which seems to be a rapper’s retrospective for Ross. “I’m from a troubled home/One bedroom, didn’t have a telephone,” he raps on “If They Knew.” Of course, his sentimentality is scant and ego prevails on the album because, well, that’s how Ross does business.

I’d still take “The Devil is a Lie” from the previous album, Mastermind, over any track on Hood Billionaire. That’s not a knock, because this newest effort is a good second act. And with the album sitting at Billboard’s no. 2 spot among rap albums in the second week in December, something tells me that Ross is doing just fine.

Rich Larson is the publisher and editor of SouthernMinn Scene. You can reach him at rlarson@southernminnscene.com.

Music critic Matt Hudson also writes for the Owatonna People’s Press. Reach him at at mhudson@owatonna.com. Follow him on Twitter @OPPMattH​

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KEVIN KREIN THE BEARDED LIFE

The Winter of My Discontent II:

God Forgives, Kevin Krein Kevin Krein is a humorist, a cool rabbit dad, an award nominated music blogger, and a general assignment reporter for the Northfield News. He will not make it through this winter, however. Follow his unprofessional tweets (@ KevEFly) and his professional tweets (@NfldNewsKevin) before he freezes to death.

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henever I have to scrape the ice off of my windshield, I think about that scene with William H. Macy’s character in that movie Fargo. You know the one that I’m talking about, right? The scene where he trudges through an unplowed parking lot, back out to his car. He sits down in the driver’s seat dejectedly and takes moment—a long, pregnant moment—before he picks up the ice scraper and steps back outside.

As he’s scraping the ice away, he becomes more and more violent with it, scraping away faster and faster, before he finally reaches this cacophonic peak and he just starts hitting the windshield with the scraper before throwing it on the ground and stomping his feet in the snow, over and over again.

The punchline to this scene is that after his tantrum, he realizes that he has to pick the ice scraper back up, and go right back to what he had been doing.

The standard ice scraper—the kind we all probably have if we live in the Midwest,

n Christmas.

A Charlie Brow somewhere in our car—is both incredibly practical and incredibly stupid. The design itself is relatively simple, and to an extent it serves its purpose. Meaning—it works. You stand in the bitter cold, mechanically moving your arms back and forth, dragging a piece of plastic across solid ice, creating a god awful sound, over and over again until enough of it has broken away into jagged chunks so that

you are (somewhat) safely able to see through the windshield to drive.

Usually you have to do this long before winter “officially” begins.

There’s a big difference between when the calendar states the beginning of winter, and when winterlike conditions arrive. Especially in Minnesota For me, winter-like conditions arrive when Daylight Savings Time ends—you gain that whole extra hour of sunlight in the morning.

But who cares? Losing that hour in the evening makes the nights seem endless and unforgiving.

Winter-like conditions arrive when my hands becomes so dry that my skin cracks and eventually splits, leaving awful cuts on my knuckles and at the tips of my fingers. No amount of moisturizer or plant-based non-petroleum-jelly alternative can save them or make them feel any less like industrial grade sand paper. The empty bandage wrappers in the trashcan are the tell tale sign—as my wife looks at my fingers, being barely held together by bandages, and she says, once again, as she does every winter, “Oh honey. Your poor hands.”

Winter-like conditions arrive the moment your car door is frozen shut—that awful, panic and anger-inducing instance when you reach for the handle, you pull, and nothing happens. You begin pulling harder on it, then you think better of it, because you don’t want to break the handle on your car door. You try to calm yourself down by pulling the handle and prying at the top of the door, but all you really want to do is hurl obscenities in to the air, cursing the door, the weather, and the day itself.

Winter-like conditions arrive the first time you see the “Low Traction” light illuminated on your dashboard panel as you mash down on the gas pedal even harder, all your tires spinning wildly, attempting to push your stupid car through another stupid intersection that hasn’t had the snow cleared from it.

Winter arrived at the begin-

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ning of November this year, with snow falling on November 10th and a sudden, sharp decline in temperature slightly before that.

The minute you wake up and look out of the window to find snow accumulation on the ground for the first time, all the other seasons of the year become like a beautiful fever dream. Winter, and all of its neat idiosyncrasies come crashing back like they never even left in the first place—the layer of ice in parking lots that never goes away; the dirty snow piled up by the side of the road; the awkwardness of trying to get into your house, hands full, while trying to figure out how to get yourself out of your dirty boots and remove your coat; and of course, the awful, horrible sound of your stupid ice scraper as you drag it across your windshield.

But maybe there are things you like about winter. Maybe you are some kind of really cool optimist and winter isn’t an eternal pit of darkness and desolation.

There are things you can do outside during the winter—supposedly fun things that I will never do again, like ice-skating.

I went ice-skating for the first (and last) time roughly two years ago. I stop short of saying that it was the worst thing that has ever happened to me, because it was not. But I also was unable to find the advertised fun that one would assume you would have.

Ice-skating in real life isn’t anything like watching the “Peanuts” gang skate around with Vince Guaraldi music playing in the background. I went ice-skating indoors, on a Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. Which is when, like, everyone who has a family also thought it would be a good time to go skating. It’s kind of hypnotic, actually, standing from behind the safety of the sidelines, watching everybody effortlessly gliding past you, moving in the same circular direction.

There are the families having fun. There are the unsupervised #coolteens making out in the corner. There are those that have the skill to show off on the ice.

And then there was me.

I immediately confiscated something that looked like a walker for

a senior citizen. The ice rink had these available for people who have trouble skating (AKA me.) I sheepishly got out onto the ice, as my wife attempted to explain to me how to move in my skates so that I would actually be “skating” and not “flailing around like a buffoon.”

As you can venture to guess, it was not a pretty sight.

There were moments of clarity, however, where for a few seconds, I got the hang of it. But the trouble was that in concentrating so hard on how to step and push myself forward, I would begin to overthink my movements. And that’s when the flailing, and the grabbing frantically for the walker, would begin.

This is also when my wife’s patience began to dwindle, for she, being the best spouse, decided to skate along side me with the intent of assisting me along.

Not helping anything was my friend Peter, skating circles around me, offering what he probably believed to be words of encouragement. It was his fault I was in this predicament anyway—it was his wife’s birthday and for some reason she insisted on going ice-skating.

Prior to getting out onto the ice, Peter assured me that he too was not very good at ice-skating. But now I understand that to have been a lie, as he was skating backwards, shucking and jiving all over the ice like a total pro, saying things like “Bro, it’s just like rollerblading.”

To which I replied, “I HAVE NEVER BEEN ROLLERBLADING BEFORE EITHER OH GOD I AM FALLING DOWN ON THE ICE AGAIN HELP ME PLEASE.” So the next time you glide gracefully across the ice on your skates—think of me, won’t you?

Think of me, gangly and awkward, flailing around on the ice like I was scissor-kicking in a chorus line, only to hit the cold, icy floor below me, my frail body producing a dull thud upon impact.

And please, the next time you are going HAM with your ice scraper across your windshield—again, think of me. Think of me, because I too, will be doing the exact same thing, swearing under my breath; the very breath hanging in the air above me as shavings of ice fly into my face.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18TH • 10:00AM to 3:00PM FREE ADMISSION • HOLIDAY INN & SUITES INTERSTATE 35, EXIT 45, OWATONNA

Only engaged couples may register for grand prize packages

Banquet Hall Rental ($1700 value) Gift Certificate towards Wedding Tuxedo Rental One Year Unlimited Tanning Package

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A SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FAMILY DESTINATION FOR EDUCATION, VISUAL & PERFORMANCE ART. Rock the Tree Top

Friday, December 19th at 7:30pm Featuring Mark Allen, The Over & Back Band and Friends.

Look out there is a different kind of Santa coming to town! Get ready to Rock the Tree Top this holiday season and be taken on on a wild Sleigh Ride . It’s all about PEACE. JOY. AND ROCK AND ROLL! $15 members/$19 NM/$10 Students. Part of the 2014 KGP Logistics Music Season

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Gallery Opening & Artist Reception Friday, January 9th from 5-7pm

Jessica Prill, in the Carlander Family Gallery Joel Timm in the Lois Vranesh Board Room Gallery Part of the 2015 KDHL/Power 96 Gallery Season Exhibit on display January 6th - February 17th Free and Open to Public Tuesday - Saturday 12-5pm and TH until 8pm.

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The Music of Furia

21st Century Art Song ~ Friday, January 9th 7:30pm

Innovative musicians Meredith Fierke, Steve McKinstry & Schuyler Petersen craft unexpected combinations of color and counterpoint with soaring vocal melodies and intricate instrumentation.

Fierke falls somewhere in the space between songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and Cat Power” -- City Pages. $17 Adults / $10 Students. Part of the 2015 KGP Companies Music Season

Jerry Frasier, Comedic Magician Friday, January 16th at 7:00pm

Magical fun and laughs happen fast with Jerry Frasier. From close-up miracles to stage illusions, you and your family will be amazed and ask, how’d he do that. $12 Members / $15 non members / $8 students Part of the 2015 Crossroads Family Season

January Thaw

Saturday, January 31st 7:00pm Featuring The Fabulous Love Handles

Don’t miss the hottest ticket of the winter and the best group outing of the season! Dance off the winter blues with an evening filled of unbelievable live music $17 members / $22 non members

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