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Confessions of a music nerd.

No Apologies

MMC an Invaluable Resource.

The calm before the adventure storm.

18 Amy’s TV Crush

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The Art of the TV Theme Song.

All You Need is LOVE.

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Zumbrota is the setting for a new independent major motion picture.

A League of Their Own

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The economics of live music in Southern Minnesota.

9 A Rare and Exquisite Craft

Frogmouth: Revives a classic sound.

Jeremy Messersmith: Smoother familiar Heart Murmurs

38 The Bearded Life Waiting for Tonight.

23 The TimeLine

Southern Minnesota Matt Wehling creates bows that are used, and coveted, all over the world.

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Concert Etiquette w hat does it mean to be “lucky”? You’re lucky if you have a place to live, clothes to wear, food to eat, and job he best thing about summer which allows you the aforementioned (aside from the cabin, the lake things. You’re lucky (or is your mother?) and the lack of white stuff that if you walk on the sidewalk and manage shall not be named) are sumto avoid any spaces in the cement (also mer concerts! As the temperature rises known as cracks). You’re lucky if you and nationally touring bands add MN find a penny on the ground, carry a rabback into their schedule, I start to daybit’s foot or if it rains on your wedding dream of frosty cold beer and a straight day. You’re lucky if you find a four leaf line view to a band playing “mah lady clover, if you pick the right horse to win jammm” of the moment. a race, if you pick anything that wins, To prep everyone for the summer actually, you’re lucky. we have a lot of concert season I give to you, MaxScene’s different ways that we use to determine Concert Rules of Engagement: if someone is lucky. But what is real luck? where does it come from? And Put your phone away. You heard who decides who gets it? can you make me, PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY. You your own? paid between $20-$100 to see this band In the movie Little Black Book (which play their music in your physical presstars the late Brittany murphy – sort of ence. You’re allowed a couple photos a terrible movie but bear with me), the (to post on social media following the main character’s mother tells her luck show) but unless you’re sporting a press is “preparation plus opportunity”. this pass and something higher tech than an iphone, put it away. And stop with

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philosophy requires you to make your own luck, so to speak. For example, if you want a particular job, you would go to school for that profession, then wait the video taping. No one wants to see for the right opening to come along. your crappy shaky camera work with once you landed said dream job, it a bunch of hooting and hollering in could be seen from the outside as luck, the background.You won’t even want when really it was working hard to get to watch that back. Why do you think what you want. someone else would? Don’t spend the to me, there are two kinds of luck. show watching it on a 3” x 5” screen. there’s actual luck, which isn’t really Your eyes and ears want the bigger picluck at all. It’s doing everything you can ture. Trust me, you will enjoy it so much to be what you want, get where you more. And so will the people behind want, and then knowing how or when to you. be in the right place when the opportunity hits so you can grab it. the last part If you want to be in the front, is very important. Because I think a lot of get there early. Do not show up people prepare for their dreams, finally when the headliner starts and push your get the opportunity and don’t go after way to the front like a jerk. Also, do not it. even think about bum rushing the front then there’s the other kind of luck, just for the encore because a couple the kind you don’t chase after – which people are leaving. Stop that. In the I prefer to call chance. have you ever event someone in front of you appears heard of the 80-20 rule (aka the Pareto to be making a permanent exit, then and principle)? If you’re not familiar, allow only then, feel free to move closer.

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me to assist you. the 80-20 rule is when 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. this rule applies to a number of Keep your dance moves within things, and one area where I am your allotted space. If we’re butts certain it exists is contests. It means to nuts at a sold out show, you cannot 20% of the people that enter, win 80% do your aggressive robot. You cannot of the prizes. we all know someone in put your hands in the air and wave them the 20%. You know that person who like you just don’t care. Save that for a is always fricking winning stuff? I hate time when you can be 100% certain your those people! Just kidding, no I don’t. elbow will in no way shape or form make (Yes I do.) No I don’t…well ok maybe a contact with someone else’s face. Do little. If you see them putting their name whatever moves you like, as long as you in, you know there’s no point in putting do not make contact with the stranger yours in, because they will wIN! It’s scInext to, in front of and/or behind you. If eNce! contact is forced, move with the crowd. oh, I almost forgot about the 3rd kind If they’re jumping and/or swaying, of lucky. that is, the Daft Punk kind that then you can do the same. In fact, you you apparently have to wait up all night should. for, and win Grammys. that’s a special rare kind of lucky. this st. Patrick’s Be aware of your surroundings.

Day, I hope luck finds you, whether it’s If you’re 6’5”, don’t plant yourself because you worked for it, you’re in the in front of someone who’s 5’ ½”! (Yes 20% or you stayed up all night. :-) I know that’s a very specific height, it’s MY height!) If you have a full beer,wait to shake your booty full force until most

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You may have noticed that these four rules could actually be one rule: Don’t be a jerk! If there’s one thing you take away from this, I hope it’s that. We all want to see the band and have a good time.

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am an unapologetic Billy Joel fan.

That hasn’t always been the easiest thing in the world for me to admit. For the last 10 to 15 years, Billy Joel has been a decidedly uncool guy to like.

Obviously, this has baffled me. What’s not to like? The guy’s an amazing songwriter, a killer performer, a proud New Yorker, and unlike most ready-made pop/rock stars, he’s not exactly what you would call a good looking guy. Frankly, my pal Bill looks less like a rock star than he does a Chinese Pug. It’s one of his many charms.

In the last few months, public opinion has turned around, and Billy Joel is suddenly cool again. While I’m gratified that he’s finally getting the respect he deserves, I’m still annoyed that I felt the need to take my admiration for him underground.

Doing so, quite frankly, ran directly against one of my personal philosophies: nobody should ever apologize for the music they like.

Music is art, and no one song will ever be universally loved. Some people don’t like Bob Dylan. Some people don’t like Jay-Z. Some people don’t like Tchaikovsky. Some people, my dear wife included, aren’t really all that crazy about The Beatles. While this utterly mystifies me, I do not judge. Taste is all in the eye of the beholder, and if “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” kind of bugs you, honey, that is the opinion to which you are entitled.

I have less patience for people who dismiss an entire genre of music. The people who say “I don’t like country,” are throwing an awfully big statement out there. Are you telling me that you’ve listened to every last country song that has been recorded in the last, what, 110 years, and decided that all of it sucks?

You don’t like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Kline, Bill Monroe, Brad Paisley, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Charlie

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Daniels, Charlie Pride, George Jones, Tanya Tucker, Merle Haggard, Keith Urban, Hank Williams, Jr., Lyle Lovett, Kacey Musgraves, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Glen Campbell, Alabama, The Osborne Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Chet Atkins, Steve Earl, Roy Acuff, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Hank Williams III and about a million other bands and performers? Each one’s style is as different as their personality. It’s like saying “I don’t like red heads” or “ice cream sucks.” It’s a huge blanket statement to make. The same statement could be made about jazz, polka, folk, classical, funk - you name it. If you’ve decided you dislike an entire style of music, you are not discerning, you’re lazy.

But I digress.

If you’ve listened to something and you don’t like it, that’s fine. I’m sure there is music we disagree on. I love Neil Young’s music. I’m a huge fan of Frank Sinatra. I have discovered a ton of local music in the last couple of years that I’m really excited about. However, try as I might, I just don’t get the attraction to Radiohead’s OK Computer album. There’s a lot of David Bowie’s music I can take or leave. I’m still waiting to hear something from Kanye West that impresses me.

You can judge me for that if you want, but I won’t apologize. I don’t understand how you want to shame me for appreciating art. You don’t think Phil Collins’ music is worth a used Kleenex? Fine. How is that supposed to affect me?

It isn’t.

I’m even willing to admit that some of the music I like isn’t really groundbreaking, or even all that intelligent. A friend of mine has always felt the best lyrics in rock ‘n’ roll are “na na na.” You disagree? Think of the chorus to Centerfold by the J. Geils Band. Now call me in an hour and tell me what phrase is

running through your head. I feel no shame in enjoying that, or Do Wah Diddy by Manfred Mann, or Lovin’, Touchin’ Squeezin’ by Journey. Not that any of these songs have a lot of substance to them. They’re just fun little ear worms, and that’s okay. Like another friend of mine used to say “It’s okay to like crap, just know that it’s crap.”

So, this is a message to all you music nerds out there: stand up. Be proud. Hold that Jimmy Buffet album high above your head and tell the world “I’m a Parrothead, and I’m proud.”

All you shoegazers, look up, make eye contact (if only for a moment) and let us know that this is the music that makes you feel good. You there, the 59-year-old guy still wearing the polyester leisure suit and four inch platforms, tell us how Tavarez changed your life. Even you, Twisted Sister fan from Faribault. Pull that comb out of your back pocket, point it at us, and let us know that you aren’t going to take it.

Okay, sorry. Probably took that one step too far.

There are a couple billion people in this world that will always think the stuff they like is good, and everything else is crap. It’s human nature to deride that which we do not understand, and there seems to be a direct correlation to the amount of ignorance one person harbors and the volume at which they tend to bleat their opinions.

I have no problem with a passionate opinion being thrown at me. I’ll debate the merits of King Crimson with you all day long. But in the end, we’re going to have to agree to disagree.

I’m not a lesser person than you because your favorite album is Beck’s Sea Change, and mine is Blood on the Tracks.

Wait, you don’t know who made Blood on the Tracks? What?

Oh, man, we really have to talk.

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So ya wanna be a rock ‘n’ roll star

t’s not easy being a musician. Sure, it’s *cool.* And who wouldn’t love basking in the glow of applause from a captive audience. And just about any band will tell you that when they’re able to get a room full of stoic Minnesotans to let their hair down and shake their booties unabashedly on a packed dance floor, it can feel like a million bucks.

But in reality, only a select few actually hit the jackpot -- most still maintain day jobs, pursuing their artistic passion “on the side.” Being a musician is, most often, truly a labor of love.

Then, factor in the “business” side of things.

Getting a gig. Promoting yourself. Recording a record. Planning a tour. Attempting to (gads) navigate the complex world of taxes and trademarks and licensing fees. It’s enough to scare the most talented of budding artists silly!

Fortunately for Minnesota musicians, there’s a fantastic state-wide non-profit organization at their disposal. Managed by musicians and music professionals themselves and specifically designed to give independent artists a helping hand. It’s the Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) and I encourage you to check it out.

Whether you’re a musician yourself or, like me, simply a music lover -- the MMC offers an incredible array of workshops and classes and events and networking opportunities that literally anyone can participate in. And for the most part, they’re free and open to all ages. For realzy.

(First, a disclaimer: I was recently invited to join the Board of Directors of the MN Music Coalition -- it is an honor and a privilege to serve on behalf of such a great group of likeminded musicians and music supporters. And it’s awesome to know our efforts can have such major impact on the music community throughout the state!)

Their formal “mission statement” reads: “The Minnesota Music Coalition is a statewide network for independent musicians who care about creating and sustaining a vibrant popular music community. Through education, communication, and advocacy, we create access to resources and professional development

services.” Basically, they work to connect and support Minnesota’s creative community of independent musicians. Sounds kinda “lofty,” so what exactly does that mean? Well, they help musicians to make things happen.

I only recently became familiar with the organization a year or so ago. And in that short amount of time, I’ve witnessed an amazing and diverse array of opportunities for musicians and music lovers alike.

Just a small sampling of recent, pay-whatyou-can “Workshop Wednesdays” include sessions on Do-It-Yourself Booking (The “Do’s” and the “Dont’s”), Health Insurance for Minnesota Musicians, Tax Tips for Artists and Music Professionals, Music Licensing and Getting Music in Film & Television, Composing for Film, How to Protect Your Work in the Era of Free Downloads, Songwriting Tips from Songwriters, and Making Music A Business. (Yes, it can really happen!)

They also provide one-on-one mentoring sessions for budding artists and seasoned musicians alike, willing to answer whatever questions you may have and help you navigate the best path to take you to that next level. The MMC Mentoring Program is designed for musicians looking for advice from the region’s top musical and industry talent, covering all topics relevant to the music business from booking to songwriting to legal issues. Artists have a brief interview with MMC staff to determine goals and what they are looking for in a mentor, and then they personally match them with an expert in that field.

And perhaps you’ve heard of the Caravan du Nord? Co-sponsored in collaboration with 89.3 The Current (yeah, that “other” hip radio station), the Caravan is a traveling showcase of Minnesota music, bringing 15 bands and solo artists to five historic theaters in Greater Minnesota for performances, workshops and community engagement. Fitting in with the MN Music Coalition’s mission to connect and support Minnesota’s independent musicians, the Caravan du Nord brings together established regional artists to headline each show,

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emerging talents just starting to tour and artists local to each community -- Austin, St. Cloud, Detroit Lakes, Winona and Red Wing.

These three acts perform as part of a unique multi-genre concert, exposing new and local talent to audiences hungry for more live music.

In addition to playing the show, the performers also participate in afternoon workshops, joining top industry professionals to teach business and creative skills to local musicians. In between the afternoon workshops and evening concerts, there are social hours giving local artists and community members an opportunity to network with the workshop leaders and panelists.

And let’s not forget their annual Minnesota Music Summit. A three-day free festival “for artists, fans and industry geeks” (!) featuring social hours and concerts and workshops and keynote addresses from some of the nation’s leaders in the music industry. Super cool, am I right?!?

I also know the MN Music Coalition’s efforts really work. Not only have I (as a music lover) been able to enjoy a ton of fun events and performances featuring some of my favorite Minnesota musicians (and also giving me the chance to check out some new voices), but musicians I know -- whether they are 16 or 65, just starting out or are veterans on the scene -- tell me again and again what a valuable resource this organization has proven to be for them.

So, for you aspiring musicians out there: hang on to those dreams of makin’ the big time. Hold out for the glitz and the glamour.

It just might happen. And in the meantime, if you need some encouragement or assistance (or just wanna show your support of Minnesota’s awesome independent music scene), check out the MN Music Coalition. Learn more at www.mnmusiccoalition.org. You can also find them on Facebook or email them directly at mnmusicco@gmail.com. (And while you’re at it, perhaps you can show your support by donating to Minnesota’s only non-profit solely devoted to serving Minnesota’s music -- and musicians...!)

Jessica Paxton, is the host of KYMN’s “All-Wheel Drive,” weekdays from 4-6 pm on 1080 AM and streaming online at www. kymnradio.net. Feel free to contact her at jessica@ kymnradio.net. You can also follow her on Twitter @callmejpax.

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By CRISTETA BOARINI cboarini@faribault.com eing a musician is a labor of love. For the average musician — not the ones who walk the red carpet — the music industry is a high cost, low margin business. Gear and instruments are sizable capital investments, while gas and car maintenance eat up most of the operational costs.

Many musicians are working paycheck-to-paycheck like any average Joe. And for a small-time, local musician, a live show is one of the best ways to earn a paycheck.

But the venues that hold the live shows have to make a profit, too. The bars, ballrooms, theaters and dives that invite bands to play on their stages are looking at steep overhead to keep the lights on, while still keeping their drinks affordable for the patrons who stop by.

Venues need musicians to draw in customers, and musicians need venues to reach new fans. How the two interact is based on compensation. In Rice County, venues and musicians walk a delicate balance as the two entities try to earn good money without burning bridges in negotiations.

The problem arises from the argument over whether musicians should be paid at all. Jessica Paxton, a Northfield music booking agent (and SouthernMinn Scene columnist) who schedules bands for multiple local bars, said she got into the booking business partly to be an advocate for musicians and help them get fairly compensated.

“When paying $9 for a glass of wine, we think ‘why would I also pay for music?’ You pay to get into a movie or an art gallery, it should be the same for music,” Paxton said.

Jim Jasinski, who books bands for his Faribault bar Grampa Al’s, put the issue in plain terms, “You get what you pay for.”

“You can only pay so low before musicians move on. If you pay too little, they develop an attitude. You have to keep it within reason,” Jasinski said.

But another side of the argument posits that a musi-

cian’s job when playing a bar isn’t necessarily to entertain, but to promote drink sales.

Julie Bixby, of The Contented Cow in Northfield, wrote in a statement that a bar generally operates on a slim profit margin of 10 percent, which is what musicians are paid out of.

“So, say a band wants to come and play, but asks for $100. Sounds reasonable, doesn’t it?” Bixby wrote. “To give them $100... we would need to earn an extra $1000. If we sell drinks at $5, it means that we would need to sell 200 drinks. If each person coming to see the show purchased two drinks, we would need to have 100 people brought in by the band, just to break even.”

Since a band can’t guarantee bringing in 100 people buying two drinks each, and some venues like the Cow don’t believe in tickets or cover charges, such venues have opted to not pay musicians.

“There are also musicians who perform, and indeed want to perform, at a venue without the pressure of a booked and paid show. They perform at the Cow, (for complimentary food, drink and tip jars) with no payment except maybe a drink or two, to a happy audience that has not had to pay to see them,” Bixby wrote.

Jasinski noted that fewer people are going out than in years past, a product of the double-whammy of the recession and the ease of socializing online rather than in a bar. Places like Grampa Al’s have had to cut back on their musician fees.

“These days we have to shop around. I’m not so apt to dole out if I don’t know the band,” Jasinski said.

No pay or being under-compensated, though, is hard on musicians. Don Bratland of the Rice County band Matt Arthur and the Bratlanders said that at the very least, the band has to try and break even.

“When our lead singer [who is blind] has to be driven an hour to get to a show, there’s a certain baseline cost,” Bratland said.

Bratland said when his band plays in the Twin Cities, or even when they go on tour, they can often get agreements like a percentage of bar sales or cover charges. Bratland said those kinds of deals are fair, because that’s a case where the band can actively work

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to promote drink sales, like the bar wants. On those nights, Matt Arthur and the Bratlanders can make a few hundred bucks.

But in Northfield, Bratland said bands getting that kind of compensation would be “shocking.” Low pay has inspired local bands to look further from home for decent money, Bratland said, and builds a reputation for the Rice County area.

Paxton said venues in all have different means of compensating musicians. Some have cover charges, some offer a flat fee, some offer a combination of drinks, meals and tips to “sweeten the deal,” as she put it.

Despite the reputation around pay, Rice County is still known for having supportive fans. Paxton said bands are sometimes willing to take a pay cut because they know they’ll get an attentive, engaged audience.

“Again and again musicians tell me that they love playing for a totally engaged audience and that this is one of their favorite places to come to,” Paxton said.

“Sometimes we take the live music scene for granted.”

Reach reporter Cristeta Boarini at 333-3135. Follow her on Twitter.com @ CristetaBoarini

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The Contented Cow in Northfield will often host unpaid open jam sessions in lieu of bringing in a single act to promote community-building, according to a statement from the venue.

(Northfield News file photo)

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The Zillionaires playing Upstairs at J.Grundy’s Rueb-n-Stein in Northfield. (Photo provided)

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From left to right, Don Bratland, Joel Beithon, Matt Arthur, Doug Bratland and Pete Christensen. (Photo courtesy of Matt Arthur

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Fans at Grampa Al’s in Faribault rock out to Junk FM.

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Southern Minnesotan Matt Wehling creates bows that are used, and coveted, all over the world

Wehling works on one of many steps in the process of crafting a bow in his shop. (Jacqueline A. Pavek/ Northfield News)

By GRACE WEB gwebb@northfieldnews.com

s the lights dim at the Minnesota Orchestra, a profound silence wafts over the symphony hall as musicians wait for their conductor’s cue to begin Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major. The conductor lifts his baton and the music starts to grow: rich oboes blending with airy flutes and bold trumpets. As the timpani drums quietly rumble a stirring military beat, a few mournful clarinets join

the refrain. The music swells with feeling, winding around musicians and enveloping its audience.

And suddenly, a violin’s sweet intensity breaks through the arrangement, rising above the other instruments to play a solo both incredibly complex and incredibly beautiful. Other instruments die down to allow full focus on this magnificent instrument, played so skillfully that audience members feel as though they’ve been drawn into a world of pure sound and splendor.

This violin solo, considered one of the most difficult solo pieces in classical music, would be impossible without the violinist’s artfully crafted bow. And that bow wouldn’t exist were it not for master bowmaker Matt Wehling.

A change in perspective Setting out to create world class bows was not Matt’s original intent.

Growing up in Cottage Grove, he studied chemistry at the University of

Minnesota. But he had another passion: music. He had grown up playing mandolin, adding guitar and violin to his skill set along the way. He even started crafting his own guitars in his garage when he was 12.

When he graduated from college, he left the next day for Ireland, staying overseas two years to play Irish music.

Then he came back to the states to do the practical thing and find a job, securing a career in the medical-device field.

But after seven years of work, he felt like something was missing.

“I got more and more fed up with the corporate world,” Wehling said, adding that he eventually realized he hated his job.

As he became more disillusioned with his profession, he dove deeper into the world of music. Then something happened in 1990 that changed everything: his violin broke.

It happened when he grabbed his unlatched violin case one day, only to have the instrument spill out. The head severed from the body, and Wehling was left to figure out some way to fix it. He took it to a friend who worked at music

shop, but he was told he couldn’t afford the repairs necessary. Instead, the friend offered to teach him how to repair it himself.

Wehling was fascinated by this process and decided to branch out into bowmaking as well, explaining that he was intrigued by the layers of complexity required to create a bow. He started taking weeklong classes taught by Bill Salchow and eventually made a connection with a fellow student that enabled him to travel to France in 1995 to study under Benoît Rolland. Rolland was the first graduate of the prestigious Mirecourt bowmaking school and known as one of the saviors of French bowmaking.

Wehling said he wasn’t nervous but excited to travel to France, even though he was leaving his stable job, didn’t know much French and had no idea how long he’d stay overseas.

“France is the center of the world for violin bows,” he said. “When one thinks of violins, one thinks of Italy. When one thinks of bows, one thinks of France.”

He only studied with Rolland eight months, during which time he learned the basic skills of bowmaking, and

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“Every bow’s a challenge, [and] every piece of wood is different, There’s not an easy step.”

– Master bowmaker Matt Wehling

“When one thinks of violins, one thinks of Italy. When one thinks of bows, one thinks of France.”

– Master bowmaker Matt Wehling

“Using his bow is like driving a Ferrari” – Minnesota Orchestra Violist Ken Freed

“Every bow’s a challenge, [and] every piece of wood is different, there’s not an easy step.”

– Master bowmaker Matt Wehling

Matt Wehling has been doing bow work for more than 20 years. He works out of a shop at his Northfield home.

(Jacqueline A. Pavek/Northfield News)

From 9 then he began to study under Georges Tepho, another renowned craftsman in the business. Wehling stayed with Tepho for almost five years, learning how to apply the skills Rolland had taught him.

“I am very thankful to Benoît for giving me my basis of technique and my love for the work and history of French bowmaking,” Wehling said. “I am very grateful to Georges for helping me refine my technique, focus my goals and translate the seriousness with which I learned to craft bows into being a true artisan.”

A passion and a profession After five years in France, Wehling returned to the U.S. with new skills (and a new wife) and spent the summer of 2001 working with bowmakers in Port Townsend, Washington. Eventually, he settled in Northfield, drawn in part by St. Olaf College’s excellent stringed instrument program, and opened a full-time bow shop, where he crafts and repairs bows for violins, violas and cellos.

He does almost everything by hand, from creating his metal shaving planes and carving knives to sorting the hair for his strings.

Wehling’s clientele hail from all over the world, paying between $5,000 to $10,000 for one of his creations. This may seem steep at first, but bowmaking is a demanding and difficult profession.

Every step requires critical decisions, and nothing can be taken lightly in this complicated progress. Because of the

extreme exactness required, Wehling only averages about two bows a month.

“Every bow’s a challenge, [and] every piece of wood is different,” he said.

“There’s not an easy step.”

One challenge is making sure the bow fits the musician. Someone who plays in an orchestra will have different needs than someone who plays in a quartet.

Some musicians prefer a “full” sound, some don’t.

The bow’s curve and distribution of weight will change how it sounds and it plays.

Courtesy Matt Wehling.com Wehling has contacts across the world for his supplies, which range from French tortoise shells to Mongolian horse hair to wood from the Brazilian Pernambuco tree. He visits France regularly for his craft, as well as heading to New York and other sites.

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He’s one of about 35 full-time professional bowmakers in the U.S., but his bows have something extra special, an almost indefinable superiority in quality that people appreciate without knowing why.

“Using his bow is like driving a Ferrari,” Minnesota Orchestra Violist Ken Freed has said. “It’s so responsive, so fast. It has great sound and great spiccato.

Usually a bow has one or the other.

Put it this way: Imagine having a paintbrush that does anything you want.”

World renowned fiddler Darol Anger has said “[Matt’s work is as fine] as I have seen anywhere, and combines meticulous and graceful craft with an uncanny sense of what each individual piece of wood is capable of, and the rare ability to realize every bit of its potential. Every

bow of his that I’ve played is a fascinating, living individual.”

Always learning Wehling’s precision and gentle touch has brought him international fame.

He’s racked up numerous awards: four Gold Medals and five Certificates of Merit at the Violin Society of American International Competition, grand prize at the 2011 Etienne Vatelot Violin and Bow Making Competition in Paris.

Wehling also takes time to play music, too. He’s in a band called the “Rivertown Strutters” in Northfield that meets a few times a year to put on tribute shows, playing alongside brother Paul Wehling (vocals and guitar), Bo Aylin (vocals and guitar), Dave Hogeneitzmen (fiddle), Scott Soule (bass) and Derek Hager (drums). The musicians will pick different artists, such as Bob Dylan or the Rolling Stones, to showcase at each show. Wehling describes his group as loud acoustic bluegrass grunge that epitomizes old-time string bands, blended with a modern repertoire.

But despite the awards and years of experience, he said he’s still learning about bowmaking day after day.

He visits the Oberlin Bow Making workshop in Ohio every year, taking about 10 days to share ideas with fellow bow lovers. He said he’d like to mentor new bowmakers in the future, too, when his children are a bit older.

“It’s exciting how much more there is to learn,” he said.

Grace Webb covers the cities of Northfield and Lonsdale, for the Northfield News, and is a frequent contributor to Scene. You can reach her at gwebb@ northfieldnews.com

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Music Festival Preview

By RICH Larson editor@southernminnscene.com

T

he late great Twin Cities booking agent and music promoter Sue McLean used to say “Live music is good for the soul.” That is an indisputable fact. You know what else is good for the soul? Sunshine. You know what else? Spending time with friends. Making new friends is another great thing. Finding yourself a place where you feel comfortable, and where you feel accepted and where you belong. It’s all good for the soul.

Combine all of these things, and you, my friend, have the classic summertime outdoor music festival. A good festival has a sense and feeling of community that you don’t find in a lot of other places. It can bring people together from diverse backgrounds, philosophies, geographic locations. Despite whatever sets people apart, music can bring people together, and a three day celebration can make them feel like family.

Okay, maybe over here at the plush and secret headquarters of SouthernMinn Scene we get a little weird about festival season because winter is so unpopular among the full time staff. We’ll certainly own up to that.

But there just isn’t anything like getting together with a couple thousand of your closest friends and listening to incredible performers do their thing. This is the kind of behavior that needs to be encouraged.

Therefore, we present to you our second annual SouthernMinn Scene music festival preview. While we’ve tried to make it as comprehensive as possible, that’s a practical

impossibility. We have expanded it this year to include more of the big national and even international festivals, and we’ve scoured the state looking for as many of the local festivals as we could find. If we missed your favorite one, please forgive us. Send us an email, and we’ll include it next year.

So, here you go SoMinn music lover.

Get your calendar out, figure how much vacation time you have to burn, and start planning. More than likely we’ll see you out there.

SoMinn Festivals

What: If you want to see music anywhere in Minnesota between April 24th and April 26th, you’ll have to go to Winona. The organizers of the Mid West Music Fest have seemingly booked every musician in the state. We’ve discussed MWMF quite a bit in these pages, and for good reason. If you are a lover of great music, and you live in Southern Minnesota – or, y’know, anywhere else – there is nowhere else for you to be. Now in its fifth year, MWMF has expanded to 13 stages (up from ten in its first year) and will boast more than 100 performers. Headliners include Lizzo, The 4onthefloor, Caroline Smith, We Are the Willows and John Mark Nelson, as well as Scene staff favorites The Cactus Blossoms and San Dimas. There’s a polka dance one night, and a barn dance the next. Guaranteed you’ll hear someone you love, and you’ll discover someone you’ve never heard before. This is Winona’s gift to the rest of the state.

Tickets: Three-Day wristbands are $60.

One day passes are also available.

Accommodations: Making plans to camp by the Mississippi River in late April can be dicey, so the Fest doesn’t have any official campgrounds. Most of the hotels and motels in town offer a special rate for festival goers. Rooms can run between $55 and $129 a night. www.midwestmusicfest.org

Mid West Music Fest When: April 24-26 Where: 13 venues throughout Winona, MN

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Revival When: May 23-26 Where: Harmony Park in Clarks Grove What: Among the hippy/jam band com-

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munity of Southern Minnesota, there is no more beloved spot than Harmony Park.

Nestled beneath the oak trees on Lake Geneva, it is one of SoMinn’s premier outdoor venues. So there is no better location for the first big greenfield party of the year. Hosted by spacey, Rasta-cum-India jammers Wookiefoot, Revival is the Memorial Day summer kick off event for the dreads and patchouli set. Revival sports a phenomenal bill this year including The Big Wu, Charlie Parr, Pert Near Sandstone, Keller Williams, Orgone, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Useful Jenkins and, of course, the intergalactic host band. It’ll be a great weekend to free your mind, dance you ass off, and revel in the coming of the SoMinn summer.

Tickets: $125 for three day passes (at press time) Accommodations: What would a festival like this be without camping? Harmony Park is designed to host something like this, with plenty of campsites. www.harmony-revival.com

Smokin’ in Steele When: May 30-31 Where: Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna What: Memphis in Owatonna. Smokin’ in Steele, presented by the Owatonna Knights

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of Columbus and benefiting the Steele County Special Olympics, is a competitive barbecue contest soaked in the blues.

Featuring Ricky Godfrey, Mike Fugazzi, The Swamp Kings, The Rusty Wright Band, Dave Lambert & The Motivators, The Fabulous Love Handles and more, you can go, immerse yourself in incredible blues music, and eat ribs and pulled pork to your hearts content. There’s also a classic tractor parade, and a fantastic kids harmonica lesson.

every blues fest is required to have at least one performer from Chicago.

Tickets: $25 for a weekend pass, $20 for Saturday, $10 for Friday. Kids 12and under and Adults 80 and over are free.

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When: September 6-7 Where: Minnesota Square Park in St. Peter

When: July 18-19 Where: Lakefront Park in Prior Lake

Tickets: $15 for Saturday, $10 for Sunday, $5 for kids 8-14, Kids 7 and under are free.

Proceeds this year go to Vega Productions whose mission is to provide music education for every kid in the Mankato school district.

Can’t argue with that.

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Accommodations: Camp. This is a gathering of the tribes. Drive in Thursday night, set-up your tent and don’t leave again until Sunday.

Rock Bend Folk Festival

Lakefront Music Fest

What: Solstice is a two day fundraiser, this year benefitting Vega Productions, featuring bands and performers mostly from in and around the Mankato area. That means Angry Waters, The Mayberry Riot and the simply amazing Useful Jenkins, but they’ve also bolstered the bill with The White Iron Band and Charlie Parr.

Accommodations: The City of Winona operates a campground on the site of the festival, and camping is included in the price of a three-day pass. They do not take reservations, though, so get there early for your choice of sites.

Greater Minnesota Festivals Soundset

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Where: Vetter Amphitheater, Riverfront Park in Mankato

Tickets: $150 for VIP Tickets, $60 and up, $15 for the Thursday Night pre-party Park, but Camp Maiden Rock West is another fantastic facility tailor made for the Big Wu tribe to settle in. They’re still in the process of announcing the line-up, but aside from two nights of the Big Wu, um, Robert Randolph and the Family Band will make their SoMinn debut. Yep. That Robert Randolph. Not bad, guys. Well done.

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Accommodations: You can’t stay on the fairgrounds, but the AmericInn, Oakdale Motel and the Comfort Inn, all in Owatonna are sponsors. Best to start there.

When: June 14-15

Price jumps to $104.50 after May 31. Kids 16 and under are free with purchase of a full price ticket.

Accommodations: A limited number of primitive campsites are available, and they have a number of hotel partners, as well.

Tickets: Advance tickets are $10 for two days; one day tickets are $8 at the gate.

Solstice Outdoor Music Festival

God (or Goddess) bless it. Some folks were a little skeptical when BWFR moved away from Harmony

What: One of the most underrated events of the year, presented by the Prior Lake Rotary Club. This two-day event, features a rock night and a country night. This year, the 90’s revival Under the Sun package tour featuring Sugar Ray, Smashmouth, Uncle Kracker and Blues Traveller will provide the rock and roll, while Trace Adkins headlines Saturday’s country night. The grounds are clean, comfortable and easy to get to, music is fantastic, and they even provide live music on a side stage when the big stage is turning over from band to band. This is one of the best-run events in all the land. If the weather is nice (why wouldn’t it be?), it’s as good as it gets.

What: The way we see it, SoMinn, you have two choices for how to spend that first weekend after Labor Day. You can head over to Northfield for the Defeat of Jesse James Days and watch a bunch of guys pretend to fail at robbing a bank, or you can go to St. Peter and take in one of the most understated yet satisfying music events of the year. For what is essentially a community weekend in the park, the organizers have a remarkable eye for talent. We’re still too early to tell you who will be performing, but we can tell you that past performers have included Greg Brown, Trampled By Turtles, String Theory, Erik Koskinen, and Chastity Brown. It’s one of your last opportunities of the summer to sit outside and hear incredible music. Well worth your time.

When: May 25 Where: Canterbury Park in Shakopee What: Rhymesayers annual festival is easily the state’s most anticipated hip-hop party of the year. Last year, when we were still recovering from the shock of snow in May, 28,000 people still showed up at Canterbury Park to see and hear Atmosphere, Snoop Dog, Brother Ali and Mac Miller.

That’s more in one day than the Basilica Block party does in a weekend, and it’s three times the size of Rock the Garden. This year, they’re bringing in Wiz Khalifa, Nas (touring behind the 20th anniversary of his landmark album Illmatic), Cypress Hill, EarlWolf and Chance the Rapper, to bolster an already impressive lineup of locals including Lizzo, Toki Wright & Big Cats and Prof. Of course, the whole thing is headlined – as always –

by Atmosphere. This should easily be the biggest one day festival of the year.

Tickets: $55

Accommodations: No camping. Go home and come back on Saturday.

Accommodations: It’s a one day event in Shakopee. While that may feel like a haul to some of us who live in Rochester or New Ulm, it really is not that far. You can go home that night. However, given the enormous cloud of weed smoke that will no doubt cover the grounds for most of the day, it might be best to wait a little while before you drive home. Throw a couple big bags of Fritos in the car before you drive up.

You’ll be amazed at how happy that makes you when the show’s over.

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Tickets: $20 for two days, or $20 at the gate for one day. Do the math, here, brother. Even if you went for just Friday night, that’s like paying $5 to see Blues Traveller.

Tickets: This is a free festival. Yep, you read that right. Free. Zero dinero. Gratis. On the house. Seriously. They just want you to get down there and enjoy yourself.

Accommodations: It’s not like that. Go for the music, not the party. www.rockbend.org

Accommodations: If you’re coming from out of town and you want to stay for the whole thing, there are plenty of places to crash in Mankato.

Boats and Bluegrass

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When: September 25-28 Where: Prairie Island Park, Winona

Hambone Music Festival When: July 11-12 Where: History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester What: Rochester’s signature blues festival, Hambone sports a pretty great bill in 2014.

Friday night headliner Sena Ehrhardt is well known in Midwest blues circles, and recently opened a couple of shows for BB King. There’s also Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders and Lisa Wenger, featuring the legendary Bruce McCabe (Lamont Cranston, The Hoopsnakes, Jonny Lang) in her band. Saturday showcases “America’s Hottest Accordion” winner Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers for New Orleans, and Liz Mandeville & The Blue Points, because

The Big Wu Family Reunion When: August 8-9 Where: Camp Maiden Rock West in Morristown What: Readers of SouthernMinn Scene voted the Big Wu Family Reunion the best music festival in Southern Minnesota for 2013. They weren’t wrong. The Big Wu has been at this for a while, and the know how to throw a party. It’s another peace loving, crazy dancing, dreadlocked hippie fest, and

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What: Fittingly the SoMinn Summer Festival season wraps up right back where it started, amidst the lovely river bluffs of Winona. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Boats & Bluegrass is a chance to enjoy the turn to autumn in what might be the prettiest spot in all of SoMinn. There’s something about acoustic music and that time of year that just seem to fit together. Announced performers include Haunted Wind Chimes, Whiskey Blanket and Jaybone Bell, with many, many more to follow. The chill should just start hitting the air that weekend. One more chance to enjoy music in the great outdoors before the-season-which-shallnot-be-named makes it’s cold, bleak and inevitable return.

Tickets: $94.50 for an all weekend pass.

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Winstock When: June 13-14 Where: The Winstock Festival Grounds, in Winsted What: The little brother of WeFest (no real relation), isn’t so little. The two day event in Winsted is about an hour west of

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Tickets are tough to come by, and a campsite is even tougher to get. If you want to attend Winstock, you really have to plan ahead. This year, the lineup is headlined by Toby Keith and includes Rascal Flatts, Billy Currington, Justin Moore, and the ageless Mel Tillis.

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Accommodations: Sorry, brother. Official campgrounds are already sold out. There’s probably a couple hundred hotel rooms in Winsted, but they’re probably gone by now. Just find some farmers field and sleep in your truck.

ing this, please go to our website, www. southernminnscene.com or find us on Facebook or Twitter (@SoMinnScene). You’ll find we’ve updated this story, and with any luck, we’re talking about The Replacements FINALLY announcing a hometown show.

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We will say this: at the plush and secret headquarters of SouthernMinn Scene, if we had to pick one festival to attend on a consistent basis, the consensus pick is Rock the Garden. The folks over at the Walker Art Center and The Current (who are partners in this thing), really know what they’re doing and always have a smart and exciting lineup. And this year, they’ve finally expanded to two days. April 15th, we’ll have this story updated by 6 p.m. Yeah, we’ll admit it; we can’t wait to see whom they come up with.

Stone Arch Bridge Festival When: June 14-15 Where: The North Side of the Mississippi River, in between Nicollet Island and (you guessed it) the Stone Arch Bridge.

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What: Essentially, this is the Northeast Minneapolis art fair. You’ll find about three blocks worth of beautiful art being sold by incredibly talented people along the cobblestone street at St. Anthony, right on the river, and as this falls on Father’s Day, they’ve decided to add a car show as well.

Three stages offer a fantastic lineup of the kind of music you might find at the Aster Café. Last year, the lineup included Caroline Smith, Mother Banjo, Toki Wright, The Katy Vernon Band, and The Honeydogs. Plan on seeing neighborhood regulars like Molly Maher, Natalie Lovejoy, Fort Wilson Riot, and if your lucky, perhaps Erik Koskinen or The Belfast Cowboys.

Tickets: This is a tough ticket. Members of the Walker and/or Minnesota Public Radio, of whom there are many, always get first crack at tickets, and there usually isn’t much left for the rest of us. Quick, call MPR and give them $25.

Accommodations: Well, you can’t spend the night there. Look, it’s not that far back to Dinkytown. Ride your bike. www.thecurrent.org www.walkerart.org

Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Tickets: This is one of those crazy awesome free art festivals with tons of cool stuff, including a ton of killer local music.

When: June 26-28

Accommodations: If you know somebody who has a condo or a loft along the Mississippi in downtown Minneapolis, you can certainly ask them if you can crash. And there are, of course, literally hundreds and hundreds of hotel rooms around there. But really, this is one of those things you can take in for the day and then go home.

What: We get it. Not all music appeals to everybody. Most kids think classical music is boring. Many misguided urban and suburbanites don’t like country music. My dad is still one of those holdouts that hate “that rock and roll.” And a lot of people don’t like jazz, but that’s probably because they haven’t taken the time to really listen and learn about it. I don’t know a soul that has taken the time to really learn about jazz - immersing him or herself in it - that has turned around and said “not my thing.”

It’s an acquired taste, but so is single malt scotch. Once you have it, you don’t let it go.

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Rock the Garden When: June 21-22 Where: The Walker Art Center grounds in Minneapolis What: In 2015, we’re probably going to have to bump this article to the June issue.

Rock the Garden will announce its lineup on April 15 at 4:00 p.m. But of course, we go to print on the 14th. Same thing happened to us last year, so we weren’t able to praise the idea of Low, Bob Mould and Metric all on one bill. If you are holding the physical magazine in your hand and read-

Where: Many venues in downtown St. Paul, including Mears Park

So, for those that have the taste, the only place to be on the last weekend of June is St. Paul. Jazz kind of takes over the town that weekend. There’s the big stage in Mears Park, and then a dozen different bars and clubs and social centers – including the public library – will have some be bop, or fusion, or cool jazz, or Dixieland, or swing, or mainstream. Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves have already been announced as the big headliners for the

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weekend, along with Melissa Aldana and Joe Krown, with many others to be announced soon. Guaranteed, there will be something for everybody, so if you haven’t already, this would be a fantastic weekend to start your jazz education.

to eat a lot of food at this thing. The further you have to walk some of those calories off, the better you’ll feel about yourself. www.atasteofmn.com

they’ll talk about it on the radio.

Accommodations: I don’t think they offer sanctuary in churches anymore. For sure the Basilica doesn’t. You’ll have to make other plans. www.basillicablockparty.org

Tickets: Jazz is music for the people. You don’t charge to let the people hear their music. At least not at this particular festival.

Accommodations: It’s free for cryin’ out loud. It doesn’t get more accommodating than that.

Their website, www.twincitiesjazzfestival. com hasn’t been updated yet. The best place to get details right now is on their Facebook page. Just look under Twin Cities Jazz Festival.

Tickets: TBD

Moondance Jam

Accommodations: Save the date, but don’t make any hotel reservations just yet

When: July 17-19 Where: Moondance Events in Walker, MN

The Basilica Block Party When: July 11-12 Where: The grounds of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis

A Taste of Minnesota When: July 3-6 Where: Harriet Island in St. Paul What: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back the return of an institution.

There was a time when folks around here used to make all of their Independence Day plans around the Taste of Minnesota, and at its peak it drew more than 200,000 people.

But things faltered when new ownership took over a few years ago, and eventually the festival shut down.

Newly regenerated under new “old” management (Linda Maddox who ran the festival with her late husband Ron for many years is back at the helm), Taste is back at Harriet Island. You’ll find booths manned by chefs and restaurants form all over the state (maybe a few food trucks as well?), all serving up some of their best known and most creative faire for the price of a few tickets.

But the thing that always drew me to Taste of Minnesota was the music. I saw Eric Burdon, Colin Hay of Men at Work, Poco and Counting Crows there over the years. To this point the only announced performer is the man who introduced the phrase “Tequila makes Her Clothes Fall Off” into the popular lexicon, Joe Nicholls. There will be more.

Stay tuned.

Tickets: Free, but bring a lot of money, because those food tickets tend to get spendy.

Accommodations: Harriet Island can be tough to get to, but our recommendation is to park as far away as possible. You’re going

City Pages in 2013. By this time last year, they had already announced a lineup that was a nice, diverse mix of local and national acts including The Chalice and The Walkmen (in what turned out to be their Twin Cities swan song). So far this year, we have an announced date, but that’s it. Festivals are tough to maintain, and the landscape is littered with many one-time wonders.

There have been more than a few that had a promising first year only to vanish completely the next (anyone remember River’s Edge?). Here’s hoping City Pages is able to get this downtown block party of the ground again in 2014.

What: 2014 is the 20th anniversary of Cities 97’s behemoth summer bash, the Basilica Block Party. We have no idea how that will manifest itself, but it will surely be more hype than any one person should have to stomach. This is another festival that chooses not to reveal itself too soon, because they don’t have to expend a lot of time or energy selling tickets. The BBP has become such an institution that they could trot out Prairie Dog Fight Club and the Johnny Holm Traveling Fun Show and still raise two million dollars for the upkeep of the Basilica of St. Mary. They’ll do a little bit better than that, but probably not by much. The Block Party, like Cities 97 itself, could be so much better than it is. It would not surprise us to see such Clear Channel friendly stalwarts as Eric Hutchinson, Matt Nathanson and Train (who, alarmingly, were not at BBP last year when we had been led to believe they had a permanent place on the bill). They’ll announce the line-up on April 24th on their morning show, and Keri Noble and Brian Oake will extol the virtues of each performer as at least one of them silently rolls their eyes. Maybe Cities will go old school and bring in some of their really old friends from back in the day, like Marc Cohn or Suzanne Vega. Frankly, we’re not counting on it. It’ll be a lot of that middle of the road, suburban, white kid pop-rock that has dragged Cities 97 deep into the incredibly lucrative pit of mediocrity over the last twenty years. Great cause. Fun party. Here’s hoping they surprise us and challenge their audience a little bit.

Tickets: No information yet. Don’t worry;

What: Even as we mock the mediocrity of the present, we praise the bands that were mocked for the same reasons thirty years ago. Hell with it. If you were 17 in 1981, and listened to 99 ½ (not 99.5) WLOL, Moondance Jam is your party. With a lineup that includes REO Speedwagon, Styx, Foreigner, George Thorogood and former Eagle Don Felder, Minnesota fifty-somethings will feel like they died and went to feathered hair heaven.

Tickets: At $180, three day passes are a bargain. Not so much for the $500 VIP passes that include a nicer place to park and metal benches to sit upon.

Accommodations: Camping is essentially $25 per person per day. Like every festival, campsites sell out long before anything else does. Plan ahead and move quickly. www.moondancejam.com

WeFest When: August 7-9 Where: Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes What: What is it? Big, that’s what it is.

WeFest is a great big country music festival, annually bringing in some 50,000 attendees. And why not? Every year, for three days, they bring in some of the biggest names in country music. This year the headliners are Jason Aldean, The Zac Brown Band and Brad Paisley. They’re joined by, among others, The Band Perry, Travis Tritt, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert and many more. This is year 31 for WeFest, and they show no signs of slowing down.

Tickets: $119 for a three-day general admission pass. All the VIP tickets sold out as soon as they went on sale.

10000 Sounds Festival When: July 26 Where: That parking lot in between Hennepin Ave and 1st Ave and 8th and 9th St in downtown Minneapolis What: We have to say that we’re a little concerned over the health and well being of 10000 Sounds, the festival started by

Accommodations: Many believe that more people go to WeFest for the camping than the music. There are nine campsites spread over thousands of acres. For as big as it is, we’ve never really known the camping to sell out. If one site fills up, they just open another one. They don’t want to turn you away, and they won’t. www.wefest.com

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the Columbia River as a backdrop. I believe it’s one of those places that make it impossible to be in a bad mood. The lineup this year includes our boys form Outkast, The National, Foster The People, Haim, The Violent Femmes, Chance the Rapper, First Aid Kit, De La Soul, Rodriguez, Band of Skulls, Bob Mould, Princess (Maya Rudolph’s incredible Prince cover band) and MaxScene’s buddies, Lucius.

Accommodations: It’s a one-day event.

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

When: August 8-10

When: April 25 – May 4

Where: Bayfront Park in Duluth

Where: Nawlins. NOLA. The Crescent City.

The Big Easy. New Or-Leenz, where the river meets the sea in Louisiana.

What: We love Duluth, and we love the Blues, so this is one of our favorite combinations. Blues Fest is another one of those festivals that brings people back, year after year (twenty-six now, to be exact). The setting is outstanding, right on Lake Superior, the weather is always amazing (August is, without question, the best month to be in Duluth, except for the damn horse flies), and the line-up is always exceptional. In past years, the main stage has hosted Wilson Picket, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jeff Healy, Elvin Bishop, Susan Tedsechi and hundreds of others. The full bill has not been announced yet, but it does include Los Lonely Boys, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, and local favorites Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders and The Scottie Miller Band.

Tickets: $85 for a three day package until May 31st, $95 after that.

Accommodations: No camping per se, but come on, it’s the north shore. There are hotels, resorts and campgrounds every five feet. You’ll figure it out. You can park your RV at the DECC if you like. For the second year in a row, we recommend you check out the Barkers Island Inn in Superior. This might be the only time you ever see us recommending anything in Wisconsin. www.bayfrontblues.com

Cultivate Festival When: August 23 Where: Loring Park, Minneapolis What: One of Chipotles biggest selling points is the quality of the ingredients they use. Organic produce, free range chicken, responsibly raised pork and beef; it’s always been a major part of the marketing. Four years ago, they decided to put their money where there mouth is and put together the Cultivate Festival, a music and food event that is designed to teach people about the the sustainability of our food system and celebrate “Food, Music and Ideas.” They pick three cities a year (this year Minneapolis is one of them), bring in celebrity chefs, great music and amazing food. For the Loring park event, music will be provided by Portugal.The Man, Grouplove, The Mowgli’s, Vintage Trouble and Hunter Hunted.

Tickets: Free! We’re sure you have to pay for whatever food you eat, but the music

Coachella When: April 11-13, 18-20 Where: The Empire Polo Club, Indio, California What: What? What do you mean what? It’s Coachella. April means two things – baseball gets going which means spring is basically here, and The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off the American music festival season, giving us the promise of summer. It’s not the biggest festival in the country, but it’s one of the most important, and it always features one great reunion. This year, the guys in Outkast have decided to get back together and cash in on the festival circuit (seriously, they’re everywhere). They are joined by 165 other acts (a whole lot of which are EDM) including Muse, Arcade Fire, Beck (who is the early leader in the clubhouse for best album of 2014), Skrillex, Queens of the Stone Age, Pet Shop Boys, Neko Kase, Motörhead, the Afghan Whigs, Empire of the Sun, Cage the Elephant, Fat Boy Slim, and to the absolute consternation of every music fan in Minnesota, The Replacements (As of yet, there is still no local show announced by the Minnesota natives.)

Plus there are a couple dozen large scale art installations, and new this year, pop up restaurants featuring the work of celebrity chefs from all over the country.

What: In a city that is famous for its parties, this is one of the biggest of the year. You’ll go crazy, because you’ll want to see all of it, but you can’t. That’s kind of the beauty of Jazz Fest. It was founded to showcase every type of music associated with the city, so they pretty much have to find every style of music they can. And they fill 12 stages for seven days, most sets not spaced more than an hour and a half apart. It’s constant.

Literally, the music almost never stops. And, we’re not just talking any music. This year, for example, on April 26, you’ll have to choose between Phish, Robert Plant, Robin Thicke, The Branford Marsalis Quartet, and Boz Scaggs, because they’re all playing on different stages at the same time. And that’s just one day. Like I said, you’ll go crazy, but it’s a lovely, lovely ride. (Actually, the music does officially stop, because the festival happens during the day, and it’s over at 7 p.m. each night. But, with all of these musicians in a one spot, we’re guessing you can find something going on in the French Quarter.)

Tickets: By festival standards, these are pretty affordable, and shockingly, still available. Single day tickets run $55 in advance and $70 at the gate. So, theoretically, you can attend all six days of the festival for $330 Accommodations: Check out the website.

They have some really great travel and hotel packages available. www.nojazzfest.com

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The Governor’s Ball Music Festival When: June 6-8 Where: Randall’s Island Park, New York City What: Everyone else is doing it, so New York City has to have their own monster festival, too. And hey, look, Outkast is headlining! Actually, the biggest festival in the biggest city has a pretty interesting lineup.

Jack White, The Strokes, TV on the Radio, Damon Albarn, Damian Marley, Axwell Λ Ingrosso (maybe their only American gig), Tyler The Creator, Fitz & the Tantrums, Neko Case, The 1975, Bastille, Jason Isbell, Skrillex, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, and Nashville (but not country) up & comer Ben Cameron.

It’s the most fun you’ll ever have partying in the East River.

Tickets: A few years ago, Coachella expanded to two weekends, but instead of actually finding more acts, they bizarrely decided to replicate the first weekend. So you can pick your weekend and see the exact same lineup (though there was a little manufactured controversy last year when they unceremoniously made Blur the second week headliner over The Stone Roses).

Anyway, the festival is officially sold out. First weekend tickets are listed for around $600 on StubHub, and the second weekend is going for about half of that.

Accommodations: Well…I mean….yeah; I guess you could try to sleep if you want to.

But, with all that EDM do you really think the music’s ever going to stop? With that said you can camp on the grounds, and there are a million off site campgrounds around there, too. And it’s not like you’re in the middle of nowhere. The grounds are literally five miles to the West of Joshua Tree National Park, which means there are hotels and motels abounding in the area.

Tickets and Accommodations: First of all, if you bought tickets for the announced second festival weekend during the 4th of July, bummer for you. It was canceled due to a lack of interest. You can find three day passes for the remaining weekend on the secondary market for around $350, which isn’t too far from face value. We don’t know if there are any left or not, but you could drop a ton of cash and buy yourself one of the VIP Super packages. For $5000 you can get your own furnished safari tent, along with access to all the shih shih hospitality and viewing areas. For $6500, you can stay in what they call a “luxury yurt” complete with a “private in-yurt bathroom.”

Tickets: It’s tough to call $250 affordable for a lot of people, but by festival standards for a three day pass, this is flat out cheap.

Of course, you still have to get to the island, and that will set you back another $50 for three days. Look at it this way, at least they don’t charge you $20 to get onto the island, and $45 to get off.

Accommodations: Camping? What’re you, half a hump? You don’t camp in New York City. Call your buddy in Astoria, and ask if you can crash on his floor for a couple nights.

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Bonnaroo

Where: The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

When: June 12-15

What: Sasquatch tends to be as much about the location as it is about the music.

This is not any sort of knock on the lineup, which is formidable; it’s just that the Gorge is quite possibly in the most picturesque setting in the country. Set in the Pacific Northwest, in the Rocky Mountains, with

Where: Great Stage Park, Manchester TN What: If you’re only going to go to one massive, instant-city-of-millennials festival this year (or any year), Bonnaroo should probably be the one. It’s hard to say it’s the best, because that’s really a matter of personal opinion, but it is the biggest in

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there are plenty of booths all over the festival teaching patrons how to live greener, or registering them to vote, or educating them about conditions in Africa. From Oxfam to Greenpeace to Be the Match, all of those great lefty causes will be represented.

the country, and it probably has the most diverse lineup. Elton John, Kanye West, The Avett Brothers, Arctic monkeys, Frank Ocean, The Flaming Lipps, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Amos Lee, Bobby Womack, The John Butler Trio, A$AP, Mastodon, and even a little Minnesota flavor with Minneapolis native Mike Olson’s Lake Street Dive, and, as an encore to their 2013 stint at Coachella, Poliça. And a whole bunch more.

Tickets: Just about sold out. The only things left are the $3600 Platinum passes which will allow you to feel like you’re watching the show from the veranda at your mansion in Winnetka. Resellers are getting around $400 for a three day pass.

Accommodations: It’s the third biggest city in the country. You’ll find a place to stay. There’s dozens of hotel partners listed on the Lollapalooza website.

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Lollapalooza When: August 1-3 Where: Grant Park, Chicago, IL What: Perry Farrell’s ticket to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. It started in 1991 as, get this, the farewell tour for Farrell’s band, Jane’s Addiction. It was a monster even back then, and it was always a sight to behold when this circus rolled into Harriet Island in St. Paul. In those early years, a lot of people heard (and saw) bands like Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and Red Hot Chili Peppers for the first time. Now that Lollapalooza is a stationary three day festival (somewhat stationary – Farrell also stages a series of Lollapalooza festivals in South America) it has grown to a behemoth. This year, attendees will get Eminem, Kings of Leon, Lorde, Grouplove, the Head and the Heart, Skrillex (who completes the 2014 Coachella – Bonnaroo – Lollapalooza trifecta), Foster the People, Arctic Monkeys, Avett brothers and, you guessed it, Outkast. Lolla has always been about social change and awareness, as well, so

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Tickets: A four day pass is going to set you back about $400, which seems to be about the average festival rate these days. It does include parking and camping. Speaking of which…

Accommodations: Camping really is the thing at Bonnaroo, and they offer a ton of options and campsites. You can rent a preset tent, or bring your own. You can camp next to your vehicle, or you can be in a tent only campground. If you don’t camp, there are also a number of hotel packages offered on the website. Just know that some look pretty expensive. But if you really want a luxury experience, find 7 of your closest (and wealthiest) friends and look into the “Roll Like A Rock Star” package. It’s crazy.

You pretty much have access to anywhere you want, you have your own gourmet chef making you three meals a day, and – the best part – you sleep in your own, air conditioned, on-site, private tour bus. So expensive, it doesn’t have a price tag. There’s just a button on the website that says “contact us,” i.e. “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” Who says there’s no conspicuous consumption in the New Economy?

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Where: Wilton Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England or, as the website puts it “900 acres in the Vale of Avalon.”

What: Like every other aspect of rock and roll, the outdoor music festival may have been invented in the USA, but it was perfected in the UK.Held most years, but not every, since 1970 (the year after Woodstock), The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is the largest greenfield outdoor music festival in the world. More than 175,000 people will be there in June to see (ok, deep breath…here we go) Arcade Fire, Jack White, The Black Keys, Robert Plant, Lilly Allen, Lana Del Rey, Skrillex, The Pixies, Ed Sheeran, De La Soul, M.I.A., Suzanne Vega, Jake Bugg, MGMT, Bryan Ferry, Mogwai, The 1975, Blondie, The Wailers, Dolly Parton and pretty much every other band and performer on tour in Europe this summer (hey, they have more than 100 stages to fill). The thing is so big that it becomes a medium sized English country village, complete with its own power sources and infrastructure, and probably an impromptu pub or two. There’s even a holy/sacred/spiritual area. And activities for kids, and a film festival, and a circus. It’s the biggest. It’s the best. It should be on every music listeners bucket list.

Tickets: Tickets are a lot of quid, mate: £215 pounds sterling, which equates to about $345. And there’s kind of a convoluted system to order them on the website. It’s a moot point, because they’re sold out for 2014 already. You’ll be able to pick something up on the resale market, no doubt.

And it’ll set you back, but if you’re going over there in the first place, you’ve probably been saving up for this for a couple years.

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Accommodations: Tipi’s! Dude, no shit, you can go to Glastonbury and rent an honest-to-god tipi. Or at least a tent built in the same manner as a tipi. If you’re not as excited about this as I clearly am, there’s always the standard campsite. The cost of camping is actually included in your ticket.

Or you can rent an RV and park it in one of the designated areas. But this is a hippie fest, so, really, you are expected to show up by bicycle or on foot, or at the very least some form of public transportation, live out of your tent or tipi, and respect mother earth. And also have the time of your life. www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Rich Larson is the editor of Southern Minnesota SCENE.

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AMY MERRITT Amy Merritt has excellent taste in both television and music. Funny that we never would have pegged her as a Bon Jovi fan. You can reach her at amystvcrush@gmail.com

hen I think of television theme songs, the first that come to mind are the old school sitcom variety.

Whether we consider them great or just annoying ear worms, we all know exactly how the Brady’s “group would somehow form a family”, and how a professor, an actress, a farm girl, and some rich folks ended up trapped with their crew on a desert island. The point is…it doesn’t have to make sense, as long as someone explains it. Mr. Ed is a talking horse.

We don’t know why. I mean, Mr. Ed doesn’t have some superhero origin story to tell us how he acquired this incredible skill. But we accept his ability because the theme song tells us it is cold, hard fact, of course.

We all have our favorites. I did a quick internet search of “top television theme songs” and was surprised to find that the dozen or so lists I looked at were incredibly inconsistent. Opinions vary greatly, as evidenced by the comments section under most of these lists. I mean, I thought I felt strongly about television, but sheesh. Apparently if you fail to acknowledge that “Charles in Charge” had a brilliant theme song you are… well, some things I can’t repeat here. With tensions running so high, I decided it was time to investigate further…so what makes a memorable television theme song?

A theme song can describe the premise of a show, like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (awesome), or the Nanny (annoying). Sometimes a little narration before the actual song helps set the tone… think Bosom Buddies. You wouldn’t want to just walk into that show with zero context of the situation at hand. But memorable theme songs definitely don’t have to be quite so explicit. “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” the theme song from “Cheers”, made many top ten lists. It wasn’t necessary to have a theme song that liter-

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ally described the premise and characters, but instead set the mood and attitude of the show, and invited the viewer into its warm embrace. In this case, perhaps it was the producers finding just the right snippet…I mean, I definitely think it would be nice to get away. And I want to hang out somewhere where everybody knows my name and they’re always glad I came. Perfect. But have you ever heard the next verse or so of that song? Seriously bizarre. Your “little angel” hung up a cat by its tail and your husband wants to be a girl?! You need that drink waaaay more than I do. Another great example is “The Love Boat.”

Don’t get me wrong, a great theme song doesn’t mean a great show. If that show was ever good, it certainly does not stand the test of time. Holy sexist. But the song is perfect. I’ve never been on a cruise, and given the many recent cruise ship disasters, I never, ever will. But I know for sure that that song is exactly what a cruise sounds like.

Moving on, great theme songs clearly don’t need lyrics. I’m incredibly embarrassed to admit that I have never seen a single episode of Dallas (original or remake), but I can sing you the theme song right now. You have it in your head as you read this. It is iconic, just like “Suicide is Painless,” from MASH, and Morton Steven’s Hawaii 5-0 theme music. These songs perfectly set the tone for what is to come.

So far, I haven’t talked about any recent or current shows. In preparing for this article, I discovered that along with many random bloggers, many legitimate and respected critics believe that the art of the theme song is pretty much dead. I completely disagree. Everyone recognizes that people watch television differently than they used to. Perhaps it once was, that you would have your TV tuned to a certain channel at a certain time, and when the theme song for “Laverne and Shirley” came on, it was a signal for you to settle

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in. Now we have a remote in our hand and a ton of options, and many shows try to grab us with the action (not the opening credits) to keep us from changing the channel. Often, the theme comes later, once we are hooked into this week’s plot. But I see it as a way to enhance what we are already experiencing. The single note that accompanies the “Lost” graphic is eerie and awesome. Just as things are getting really revenge-y on “Revenge,” the opening credits remind us that this show is about REVEEEEEENGE. There are also some wonderful recent examples of shows setting a perfect mood. When “The Sopranos” took one of its many long hiatuses between seasons, I distinctly remember the feeling of anticipation as I waited for a brand new episode to air. Suddenly “Woke Up This Morning” was taking me through the New Jersey turnpike and I was ready to get myself a gun. Many of us have the ability to fast forward through a long opener, but I always, always immerse myself in the amazing “Game of Thrones” opening credits. I might not remember what the heck is going on, but I do know how I feel about it. And that makes a great theme song.

Incidentally, I was looking for some inspiration for this article, and decided to take a “What’s the theme song to your life” quiz. After a series of 15 questions, my results said “Livin’ on a Prayer”

by Bon Jovi. I won’t tell you if it’s a good answer, but it’s a darn good song. **Editor’s Note: Just to support Amy’s theory: anybody who says the art of the TV theme song is dead did not bother to watch the recently concluded season of HBO’s True Detective. It should also be noted that this article fails, somewhat egregiously, to give “Best TV Theme Song of All Time” credit to the theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. However, we believe Amy Merritt is a brilliant columnist, and therefore will let this slide.

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TOP: Zumbrota’s covered bridge. Molly Larson BOTTOM: Stars of the Zumbrota-made and funded film, “His Neighbor Phil” Kristi Knudson, of Rochester and Daniel Roebuck. (photo courtesy of “His Neighbor Phil” Facebook page)

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ights, Camera, Action, Zumbrota! The movie stars are in town. Actually, most of them already were in town, living in town, to be exact.

Filmmaker Scott Thompson, the head of My Town Pictures rolled into Zumbrota back in March to begin the three week filming of his production, “His Neighbor Phil”, which features 18 local actors.

It took the people of Zumbrota to get him there though, literally. Thompson and My Town Pictures produce low-budget, independent feature films set in small Midwestern towns. After Thompson writes the majority of the script, he pitches it to several real towns, mostly in the upper Midwest.

Thompson’s films always incorporate the chosen town’s real name, businesses, sights, and most importantly, their citizens. The town must only do one thing to get Thompson and his crew to select them, and that’s to produce half the cost of production, plus $1.

According to Ronda Anderson-Sand, Director of the State Theater in Zumbrota, the city met its requirements and raised at least $85,001. They started fundraising in September 2013, when Thompson was scouting towns and felt that Zumbrota could be a good fit, she explained.

“Zumbrota can be so proud of this,” said local actor Sue Flemke, one of the locals chosen to be in the cast.

Over 60 people showed up to audition for the film, which is centered on a family dealing with Alzheimer’s and hopes to shed light on the disease. Many of those auditioning (and cast,) had zero acting experience prior.

The local stars aren’t the only celebrities in the film, either. They’ll be rubbing elbows on set with several national actors, including Daniel Roebuck, who credentials include ‘The Fugitive”, “US Marshalls”, and the TV Show, “Lost” and Ellen Dolan, of “As the World Turns” fame.

Throughout filming, the people of Zumbrota have provided housing and meals for the crew. Two meals were served daily in the town’s First Congregational United Church of Christ basement.

Homemade meals in a church basement, it’s doesn’t get much more Midwestern than that.

“I’ve had some of the best food I’ve eaten in my life here!” Roebuck said.

Roebuck added that everyone in Zumbrota has been extremely gracious, but it’s the acting he’s really been impressed with.

“The local actors are terrific,” he said, “Bob Bird, playing the lead, has never acted before and he is just terrific.”

Bird, who portrays the character of Phil, said he was talked into auditioning when he was in search of work, behind the scenes.

“It’s been a great adventure, to see how the magic is created,” he said. “It’s incredible.”

Bird also has a spot in his heart for Alzheimer’s. He explained that sometimes it’s

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A crew member films “His Neighbor Phil” on the streets of downtown Zumbrota. (photo courtesy of “His Neighbor Phil” Facebook page)

the people who are left behind to deal with everything (after losing a loved one to the disease) that are affected the most.

“Hopefully this will bring the attention to Alzheimer’s that it deserves,” he said.

Alzheimer’s also hits home with cast member Tricia Stiller. A physical therapist by day, at Big Stone Therapy in Zumbrota, she works with many patients who deal with memory loss.

Also like Bird, Stiller had never acted before, but decided to try out because “Why not?” she mused, “a movie won’t be made in Zumbrota again in my lifetime.”

Stiller plays the role of Wendy.

Kristi Knudson, of Rochester, is another whose acting experience has been pretty limited. “I had like five lines in a play in high school once, “she laughed.

Kristi plays the part of Isabel, the main character’s daughter. While Knudson doesn’t call Zumbrota home, she thought it was a great idea that the project is fueled by the

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“I didn’t know much about it, but I just thought it would be neat,” she said.

Going into filming, Knudson wasn’t too nervous, despite her minimal acting experience. “I don’t really know what to expect, so there isn’t much to be nervous about.”

Flemke didn’t seem too nervous about stepping in front of the camera, either. Likely because she has a plethora of theater experience and even made appearances in several television shows and films in the 1980’s.

She’s also a stand-up comic, so the intimidation factor was low for her.

“Everyone is so nice, there is no need to be intimidated,’ she said.

She also spoke highly of all of the acting talent, regardless of experience. “I challenge anyone to watch and see if they can figure out who has acted before this and who hasn’t,” she said, “everyone is so good.”

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“His Neighbor Phil” being filmed on Main Street in Zumbrota. (photo courtesy of “His

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From 19 Even for those who didn’t try out to be on screen, it doesn’t mean they won’t be. Filming took place all over town, making it easy for citizens just going about their regular ol’ day to wind up being extras. Filming took place at locations not limited to, the State Theater, Crossings Art Center, various store fronts and business, and of course, the iconic Covered Bridge.

“People in town might just become extras because they are out having a cup of cofCast and crew members of “His Neighbor Phil” help themselves to lunch in the basement of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Zumbrota. (photo

fee,’ said Stiller.

Featuring citizens of Zumbrota on screen and going about their daily lives is just another Zumbrota-esque quality ‘His Neighbor Phil” has. And, it doesn’t stop there.

Director Thompson didn’t even finish writing the script until he had selected and met the entire cast, and really seen Zumbrota and what it was about.

“This is what makes it truly unique to Zumbrota,” said Anderson-Sand.

Thompson, who has owned MyTown Pictures for the last 10 years, and his crew scoured the town for the best places to film, basically searching for sets that had already been set. The apartment located above the State Theater was one of the homes selected to film in. The inhabitants moved out, but their belongings did not. Meaning their couches, plants, even their coffee pot, are making debuts on screen. The houses truly are homes and the stores, businesses. No backdrops or green screen necessary.

Thompson’s films look to deliver a message with meaning (Alzheimer’s in this case) and they don’t rely on special effects.

Roebuck explained that Alzheimer’s could be a difficult topic to approach while writing a script, but Thompson deserves much praise for his scriptwriting.

“Scott has an excellent sense of the human experience,” he said.

Though “His Neighbor Phil” has a heavy topic, much of the cast agreed it’s still got a light-heartedness to it and some comedic moments.

“It’s a feel good film,” said Knudson.

The film has a tentative release date of fall 2014. Sneak-peeks and release are likely to take place at The State Theater, in Zumbrota.

Molly Larsen is a reporter for the Northfield News, the Faribault Daily News and is a frequent contributor to Scene. Reach her at mlarsen@faribault.com

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TOP PHOTO: Nauty-Nelly (right), also known as 35-year-old Janell Meyer, reaches back for Ver-okinya (right center), or Veronica Enck, 28, while Nurse Nutcase (left center), AKA Brittany Schlie, 30, skates nearby during practice on March 27 at the Mankato YMCA.

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The MAD Girls roller derby league compete in a drill in which one team tries to pass the other during practice on March 27 at the Mankato YMCA.

Story & Photos By MILES TRUMP mtrump@faribault.com urse Nutcase, Nauty-Nelly and Ver-Rockin-Ya are making their way through the lobby of the Mankato YMCA on an overcast Thursday night in March.

Ver-Rockin-Ya stops for a moment and turns to show an onlooker the new tattoo on her left calf. It’s not finished yet, but you can see where it’s headed: The new ink depicts a semi-scandalously dressed woman – high socks, fishnet leggings, skimpy skirt – on quad skates. The woman poses with her back to the viewer, her head looking over her left shoulder and her left skate balancing on top of a skull.

“I wonder if there’s any one of us who don’t have any tattoos,” says Nauty-Nelly as

the trio heads for one of the gymnasiums, where later they will practice with their teammates from the Mankato Area Derby (MAD) Girls, a women’s flat track roller derby league.

Just like the tattoo on Ver-Rockin-Ya’s calf, the MAD Girls roller derby league has a clear foundation but is still a work in

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progress. The league is in the midst of its second full season, but organizers hope yet to expand to men and children. The MAD Girls have had 1,700 people pay to see one of their bouts, but they’re still trying to get the word out about their sport.

“We have the MAD Girls, but then I hope we have multiple teams that can play each other or travel,” said Ver-Rockin-Ya, whose real name is Veronica Enck, 28, of Mankato.

She’s the league president. “We’d love to see it just totally blow up and everybody be involved in it. Get everybody that even remotely thinks they can do it just to try it.”

So what’s flat track roller derby, anyway?

Here’s an in-a-nutshell look at how the

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MAD Girls compete against opponents in the contact sport: • Five players from each team skate around a flat track: One “jammer” and four “blockers,” one of whom is called the “pivot,” who is a signal-caller of sorts. Once one of the jammers gets through the initial wall of blockers, jammers score team points by lapping opposing team members. Blockers can do a limited number of things to impede the jammer — including legally knocking them down — from doing so.

• Bouts are played in a series of two-minute jams, which can be called off by the lead jammer – the jammer who gets past the initial wall of blockers first – at any time. A

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The MAD Girls practice on March 21 at the Mankato YMCA.

Nurse Nutcase leaps over a row of cones during a practice drill on Thursday, March 27 at the Mankato YMCA.

The tattoo on Veronica Enck’s left calf isn’t the only derby-related tattoo in the league.

One MAD Girls skater recently got a derbyinspired tattoo on her wrist.

Ver-Rockin-Ya (left), Rebel Heart (center) and Bad Wolf of the MAD Girls roller derby league talk as they put on their roller derby gear during practice on March 27 at the Mankato YMCA.

MAD Girls Coach Just-J, or Jay Clyde, 37, of Mankato, coaches the team during practice on March 27 at the YMCA.

new jam starts up after the previous one ends.

• Each bout spans two 30-minute halves.

“I’ve played like every sport, and by far this is the most fun,” said jammer Nurse Nutcase, also known as Brittany Schlie, 30, of Owatonna, another team captain. “I’ve never been as nervous for games, bouts, as I (am in) roller derby. ... Once the whistle blows ... you forget there are 1,700 people watching you. You forget everything. You’re just in the game.”

A competitive form of roller derby has existed since 1935, according to the Roller Derby Hall of Fame’s website, although it was much different than today’s sport.

The game evolved — at times into more theatrics, like professional wrestling — and its popularity waxed and waned. Modern women’s roller derby began in the late 2000s in Texas, and the accessibility of using a flat track instead of a traditional banked track helped the sport spread fast, according to the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. More than 450 flat-track derby leagues existed around the globe in 2010.

Enck estimates there are 15 other area leagues. Other Minnesota leagues are in the works, she said.

“It’s catching on, but it’s not really prominent everywhere yet,” she said.

Life as a MAD Girl The inception of MAD Girls began at an informational meeting two years ago at Red Sky Lounge in Mankato. Sixty people showed up the first meeting. The numbers dwindled until a second round of women

– which includes Schlie and Nauty-Nelly, or Janelle Meyer, 35, of Mankato – came on board shortly after and “really kind of pushed to make it what it is now,” Enck said.

By June 2012, the MAD Girls were in full swing.

What it is now is a league of 20 women – and four men, including coach Jay Clyde (Just-J), 37, of Mankato, who are affiliated with the team – who compete around Minnesota (this year they have a bout in Wisconsin) and have played in venues ranging from a civic center arena to a livestock shed with no air conditioning. They practice two-to-three times a week and have eight bouts this season, which runs from February to September. League members also spend time each month volunteering in the community.

“Derby’s a lifestyle — it’s not a sport,” Enck said. “It’s a lifestyle.”

The MAD Girls league, which is funded through membership dues and ticket and merchandise sales, is a competitive one. It’s not about theatrics.

“Right now, it’s one of those not legitimate sports because it’s not on ESPN,” Clyde said in the middle of a Thursday night practice. “… Sports writers are just starting to write about it, even though it’s been around since 2000. Fourteen years it’s been going. They’re definitely athletes. They work their butts off.”

An 18-and-older league, the MAD Girls have an average age of about 30 years old.

They work day jobs in different fields, like the rest of the general public. But there exists a common thread that unites the women in the league, Enck said: They are strong-willed, independent and open-minded.

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But why derby?

“I’m a feminist, and I’m all about girl power,” Enck said. “… I’ve always been about girl power, so I’m just like ‘Yeah, women beating the crap out of each other!’”

“I’m more about winning,” chimes in Meyer, also a team captain and a vice president of the league. For her, she adds, it’s about being a part of something.

Derby also is a stress-reliever, she said.

“To me it’s big,” she said.

An important note to make: At practice, you won’t hear the names Veronica, Janelle and Brittany, or any other similarly common first name. Each skater has a creative roller derby handle – i.e, Jaded

by Design, Strawberry StrikeHer, Mean Latifah – that becomes their identity.

Even the men who skate with the team as Non-Skating Officials (NSOs) have derby nicknames.

“Your personality gets to shine on each of us,” Meyer said. “If you want to wear a mohawk on your helmet or something crazy like that like some other teams do, you can.”

The MAD Girls are currently 0-2, losing to the Whistle Punks on Feb. 22 in Bemidji and falling to the Shipwreckers of the Harbor City Roller Dames on March 15 in Duluth. They have six more bouts this season, including four at their home venue, the Verizon Wireless Center. The squad’s next competition is against the Cedar Rapids Rollergirls on May 31 at home.

“We couldn’t pick a better home to do this,” Clyde said. “We have the second-best venue that I’ve been at in Minnesota, and it’s only second to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. It’s amazing.”

In the meantime, the league is looking to gain more skaters and followers and create a men’s league. An informational meeting as part of “Fresh Meat Training/Tryouts” for prospective skaters was scheduled to be held on May 4 with a practice on May 11.

An informational meeting for a men’s roller team took place on March 29.

“It helps your mind and your body and your soul,” Enck said of the sport. “Not to sound like super cliche and Oprah-y, but it’s true.”

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approximately 60 minutes long. This class is limited to 36 children per session. For ages 6-12. Registration required....call 448-3886 to register. Chaska Library 3 City Hall Plaza. http://host6.evanced.info/melsa/carver/ eventcalendar.asp.

Circus Pages: 26-Apr, 12:00 PM, Faribault Ice Arena, 1816 2nd Ave NW,, Faribault, $15 . Circus Pages has successfully drawn from three generations of performers to create a mesmerizing show for all ages. Originating in Cuba in the 1960’s, the world-renowned Pages family has progressed from it’s initial talent on the flying trapeze, to an array of international animal trainers, daredevils, aerialists, acrobats, and clowns.. http://www. circuspages.com.

‘Time Stands Still,’ a Drama: 26-Apr, 7:30 PM, 27-Apr, 2:00 PM, Little Theatre of Owatonna, 560A Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, $10-$14. Written by Donald Margulies Directed by Craig Berg Technical Director Mary Butler-Fraser Time Stands Still focuses on Sarah and James, a photo journalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.. http://www.littletheatreofowatonna. org. “Gypsy Chris Shaw: 26-Apr, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Standup comedy from Chris Shaw with special guest David Harris. Reservations are highly recommended. To reserve a table for your party please call our box office at 952-445-2245.. http://dangerfieldscomedy. com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Gary Spivey: 26-Apr, 9:00 PM, Treasure Island Resort and Casino Minnesota, 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, $20 . Dont miss your chance to spend an evening with the world famous, Gary Spivey. This Modern Day Nostradamus is one of the most sought after spiritual advisors in the world and his next stop is Treasure Island Resort & Casino! Known equally well for his work as a professional psychic as he is for that white wig, Gary Spivey has helped thousands of people all across the United States with his supernatural abilities. On April 26, hell be here along with the crew from KDWBs Dave Ryan in the Morning Show.. http://www. treasureislandcasino.com/entertainment-mn/ concerts-shows-mn/gary-spivey/. 1-800222-7077 The Fox on the Fairway: 27-Apr, 2:00 PM, Phipps Center For The Arts, 109 Locust Street, Hudson, $15-$22. Come watch this ‘joyously ridiculous’ comedy, two arch-rival country club owners are thrown for a loop when the best golfer switches teams on the eve of their annual grudge match.$22 adults. $15 students. $2 off for seniors on monday matinees.. http://thephipps.org/events/pro-

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ductions/. 715-386-8409”Gypsy Carmina Burana: Spring Dance Concert: 2-May, 7:30 PM, Ted Paul Theatre of Earley Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato, $9-$12. A large, extraordinary collection of medieval poetry came to light in 1803 at the southern Bavarian monastery of Benediktbeuern. This collection of 320 poems, known as Carmina Burana or ‘Songs of Benediktbeuern,’dates back to about AD 1230. The Carmina Burana collection owes its present popularity to the German composer Carl Orff (1895-1982), who wrote his famous opus of the same name in 1935-6 using 24 of the original texts. In this performance, the Minnesota State Mankato Departments of Theatre & Dance and Music come together to present the poems in song and dance.. http://www.mnsu.edu/theatre.

Kirk McHenry: 2-May, 8:30 PM, 3-May, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Born and raised in Oakland, CA, Kirk has had a variety of experiences. Life in the inner city, prep school in the suburbs, college life in the south and even a successful four-year stint in the United States Marine Corps. He blends all of his life experiences together into a storytelling brand of comedy that has been described by some as Bill Cosby with a Richard Pryor twist.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89. 952-445-2245 Brand’ by Henrik Ibsen: 4-May, 1:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. The latest in a series of world premiere Henrik Ibsen adaptations by acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Hatcher. In his blinding search for a new vision of humanity, fundamentalist pastor Brand holds himself and his followers to the rigid ideal of ‘all or nothing.’ As his faith is tested again and again, Brand goes the distance, clinging to his beliefs and risking everything on his journey. $30 Adults, $15 Students. http://www. commonwealtheatre.org. 507-467-2905 The Pajama Game: 8-May, 7:00 PM, 9-May, 7:00 PM, 11-May, 2:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $14.50 - $22.50. The dangers of a workplace romance are explored to hysterical effect in this romantic comedy. Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful, as sparks fly between new superintendent Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 and a half cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.. http://www. sheldontheatre.org/events/RWHSM2014.

651-388-8700 Love Potion #10, The Musical: 9-May, 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

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Ames Center, Burnsville It’s not Classic Rock, it’s Classical Rock. Break of Reality is a quartet composed of three cellists and percussionists determined to drag their instruments out of the out of the 19th Century and into the 21st, pulling out all the stops. When was the last time you heard a Tool song played by three cellos? How about Metallica? For cryin’ out loud, they even cover System of a Down. This is family oriented entertainment for a new age – little Johnny’s music played on grandpa’s instrument. It’s something the whole family can enjoy. P.S. Their original music is fantastic, too. P.P.S. They do a killer version of the Game of Thrones theme.

By the way, when did the Burnsville Performing Arts Center become the Ames Center? www.ames-center.com – – Rich Larson, editor@southernminnscene.com

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=4963&Itemid=1364&year=2014 &month=05&day=09&title=love-potion-10the-musical&uid=7a4a4f3e8844c187b60b153b4afe84a7.

Gabriel Iglesias: 9-May, 8:00 PM, Treasure Island Resort and Casino Minnesota, 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, $45-$55.

The unbelievably funny, Im not fat, Im fluffy comedian with an affinity for Hawaiian shirts is headed to Treasure Island Resort & Casino for two unbelievably funny shows! Gabriel Iglesias is making a name for himself as one of the most successful stand-up comedians today. Hes appeared on every major talk show from Good Morning America to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He can be seen in the blockbuster film Magic Mike, and heard in Disneys Planes. He starred in Comedy Centrals unprecedented two hour special, Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy and has one of the highest rated stand-up series on the network.. http://www.treasureislandcasino.com/entertainment-mn/concerts-showsmn/gabriel-iglesias/. 1-800-222-7077 Beauty & the Beast: 10-May, 2:00 PM, 10-May, 7:00 PM, Burnsville Performing Arts

Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $16-$31. The twin cities Ballet is excited to present the World Premiere of its newest original full-length production. Created in the tradition of the great classical story ballets, it has an original story adaptation and musical score both written specifically for this production. Full of magic, imagination, hope and redemption Beauty & the Beast is sure to delight the whole family!. http://www. localendar.com/event?DAM=PublishedEve nt&m=486383&event_id=111&calendar_ id=486383&more_info=N&export_ date=May%2009,%202014&category=100.

“Cabaret Fundraiser 2014 Hunks the Show: 10-May, 7:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $19-$27. Hunks the Show is a live high-energy production that showcases creative choreography and extravagant costumes guaranteed to captivate women of all ages!. http://www.mysticlake. com/hunkstheshow14.

The Merlin Players present Steel Magnolias: 10-May, 7:30 PM, Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave., Faribault, $10-$15. This well-known comedy about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana will delight and move you. Based on his experience with the death of his sister, Harling tells this funny, poignant story of these women who are as

delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel.

Come hang out in Truvy’s beauty salon with Annelle, Clairee, Ouiser, Shelby, and M’Lynn as they cope with life by relying on their sense of humor and steadfast friendships.

Take your Mom for a Mother’s Day treat on May 11. You will learn that what Truvy says is true: ‘Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.’. http://www.themerlinplayers.org.

“The Three Musketeers Soap Boxing Poetry Slam: 12-May, 8:00 PM, The Cabaret Camp Bar, 490 North Robert Street, St. Paul, Free. The Soap Boxing Poetry Slam is the home to some of the best spoken word & performance poetry in the country. It consistently delivers an intense and moving experience and is a hub for one of the most vibrant artistic communities in Minnesota.. http://camp-bar.net/PoetrySlam.

Gallery Walk: 15-May, 5:00 PM, Gallery Walk, 523 South 2nd St., Mankato, Free. We are excited to have you join us for THIRD THURSDAYS at these participating gallery locations*. Take the opportunity to see new works and visit with area artists first hand during this monthly Third Thursday Gallery Walk. *All are scheduled to be open, however, conflicts may have been unavoidable.

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Steel Magnolias May 9th – 17th Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault From the “Wait, what?” department, it turns out Steel Magnolias, the prototypical “chick flick”, was written by a guy. Robert Harling, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, wrote the short story and then adapted it into a play (and the screenplay) after the death of his younger sister from diabetes. That’s kind of an amazing thing, because there are few stories about female friendship and sisterhood more touching than this one. Around here at the plush and secret Scene headquarters, we’re pretty excited to see what director Julianna Skluzacek and her Merlin Players can do with this smart, funny and moving script. The Merlin Players are the gold standard of SoMinn community theater, and this is artistic director Skluzacek’s lone turn directing a play for the 2013-2014 season. The combination of director, cast and show should be fantastic. Even if the script was written by a dude. www.themerlinplayers.org www.paradisecenterforthearts.org – – Rich Larson, editor@southernminnscene.com

Comedian Ari Shaffir / House of Comedy / Bloomington / 5.15, 16, 17

Louie Anderson: 16-May, 9:00 PM, Treasure Island Resort and Casino Minnesota, 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, $25-$35.

The unbelievably funny, Im not fat, Im fluffy comedian with an affinity for Hawaiian shirts is headed to Treasure Island Resort & Casino for two unbelievably funny shows! Gabriel Iglesias is making a name for himself as one of the most successful stand-up comedians today. Hes appeared on every major talk show from Good Morning America to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He can be seen in the blockbuster film Magic Mike, and heard in Disneys Planes. He starred in Comedy Centrals unprecedented two hour special, Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy and has one of the highest rated stand-up series on the network.. http://www.treasureislandcasino. com/entertainment-mn/concerts-shows-mn/ louie-anderson/. 1-800-222-7077 Bravo! Dance Competition: 16-May, 17-May, All Day, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, Free. A National dance and talent competition where everyone gets a standing ovation.. http://www.localendar.com/even t?DAM=PublishedEvent&m=486383&eve nt_id=130&calendar_id=486383&more_ info=N&export_date=May%2016,%20 2014&category=100.

Twelfth Night: 30, 31-May, 7:30 PM, 31-May, 7:30 PM, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $20 . The Chameleon Theatre Circle is teaming up with Green T Productions to meld Shakespeare’s irresistible romantic comedy with the visual and movement styles of the Japanese Kabuki tradition! In the kingdom of Illyria, love is turning everyone’s life upside down, from the regal Duke and haughty Countess to their most lowly servants. A shipwreck, disguises, intercepted messages, and questionable fashion choices all play a part in the chaos that drives one of the most beloved comedies of all time.. http:// www.burnsvillepac.com/chameleon-theatercircle.html.

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From 23 County Historical Society , Heritage Center , The 410 Project , Landkamer Building, Fillin’ Station Coffeehouse , Carnegie Art Center, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts Gallery, located at the Emy Frentz Arts Guild, The Coffee Hag , Raydiance Salon. Also open during the Third Thursday Gallery Walk is the Marian Anderson Gallery and Custom Home Interiors.. http://www.twinriversarts.org.

Art On A Line: 16-May, 10:00 AM, Min-

nesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, Free. The 12th annual original art show and sale will feature over 4,500 pieces of original art at a variety of prices.. http://www.mnstatefair.org/events/default. lasso?show=future. 651-288-4400 The Odd Couple: 16-May, 7:30 PM, 17-May, 7:30 PM, 18-May, 2:00 PM, Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, $17 - $22. An American comedy classic, this Tony Award winner centers on mismatched roommates,

Oscar and Felix. When recently failed marriages force slovenly Oscar and fastidious Felix to share an apartment, their relationship begins to resemble the patterns of their own disastrous marriages. The roommates must determine whether their differences are irreconcilable. As the audience enjoys the non-stop hilarity, Oscar and Felix realize they are both better people as a result of their friendship. Don’t miss this great performance at Bloomington Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater.. http://www.btacmn.org/2perform/ at_theaters/blackbox/couple.html.

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Andy Hendrickson: 19-Apr, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $20 . Join us for a live comedy presentation.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?date=4%2F20% 2F2014&MainID=&SubID=&NodeID=&ID=.

“Sheng Wang Dave Dyer: 19-Apr, 7:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14-$20. Davids humor exposes the everyday happenings that we all experience, but rarely take note of. Throw in some perspective on current events and a little bit of edge and you come up with a brand of humor that has made him a popular act in clubs and American Legion Halls everywhere.. http://www.gooniescomedy. com/shows.shtml.

Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret: 19-Apr, 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!. http://www. chanhassentheatres.com/stevie_rays_comedy_cabaret.aspx. (952) 934-1525”Cy Amundson Williams and Ree: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $19 . 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/williamsree14.

Chris Shaw: 25-Apr, 8:30 PM, 26-Apr, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Standup comedy from Chris Shaw with special guest David Harris. Reservations are highly recommended. To reserve a table for your party please call our box office at 952-445-2245.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 John Caponera: 25-Apr, 9:45 PM, 26-Apr, 9:30 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $13 .

John Caponera always knew he wanted to be in show business but in what dimension was undetermined until the summer of 1979 when John entered a talent show at a local bar in Chicago. After doing several impressions, he

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walked away with the five hundred dollar winner’s pot and a realization that he might have something to offer in the world of comedy.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.as p?date=4%2F20%2F2014&MainID=&SubID =&NodeID=&ID=.

John Bush: 25-Apr, 10:00 PM, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second Street SW, Rochester, $14-$20. Johns rock solid comedy show covers it all. From his childhood relocation from Hawaii to Minnesota to his UFO sighting in New York City, this thrill ride is filled with rich characters, spot-on impressions and even a disgruntled squirrel.. http://www. gooniescomedy.com/shows.shtml. “John Caponera The Wonder Bread Years: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $39-$55.

The Burnsville Rotaryproudly presents their 39thannual charity event Comedy for Caring featuring Pat Hazells The Wonder BreadYears. The Wonder Bread Years is a slice of life humor baked with aspecial recipe of comedy and nostalgia. A salute to the Baby BoomerGeneration, The Wonder Bread Years, is a fast-paced, hilarious production thatgracefully walks the line between standup and theater. Showtime once declared Pat Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 25 years of experience as a writer, producer and director have made him a go-to guy for new American theater. Hazell is one of the original writers for NBCs Seinfeld, a Tonight Show veteran, a critically acclaimed playwright and a contributing commentator to National Public Radio.. http://www.burnsvillepac.com/wonder-bread-years.html.

Kirk McHenry: 2-May, 8:30 PM, Dangerfields Comedy, 1583 East First Avenue, Shakopee, $15-$30. Born and raised in Oakland, CA, Kirk has had a variety of experiences. Life in the inner city, prep school in the suburbs, college life in the south and even a successful four-year stint in the United States Marine Corps. He blends all of his life experiences together into a storytelling brand of comedy that has been described by some as Bill Cosby with a Richard Pryor twist.. http://dangerfieldscomedy.com/?page_id=89.

952-445-2245 Alonzo Bodden: 2-May, 7:30 PM, 2-May, 9:45 PM, 3-May, 9:30 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $22.95 . Join us for a special live comedy performance.. https:// houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?dat e=5%2F20%2F2014&MainID=&SubID=&N odeID=&ID=.

Andrew Norelli: 7-May, 7:30 PM, 8-May, 7:30 PM, 9-May, 9:45 PM, 10-May, 7:00 PM, 10-May, 9:30 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $13 . Join us for a live comedy performance.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.as p?date=5%2F20%2F2014&MainID=&SubID =&NodeID=&ID=.

Gabriel Iglesias: 9-May, 8:00 PM, Treasure Island Resort and Casino Minnesota, 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, $45-$55.

The unbelievably funny, Im not fat, Im fluffy comedian with an affinity for Hawaiian shirts is headed to Treasure Island Resort & Casino for two unbelievably funny shows! Gabriel Iglesias is making a name for himself as one of the most successful stand-up comedians today. Hes appeared on every major talk show from Good Morning America to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He can be seen in the blockbuster film Magic Mike, and heard in Disneys Planes. He starred in Comedy Centrals unprecedented two hour special, Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy and has one of the highest rated stand-up series on the network.. http://www.treasureislandcasino. com/entertainment-mn/concerts-shows-mn/ gabriel-iglesias/. 1-800-222-7077 Ari Shaffir: 15-May, 7:30 PM, 16-May, 7:30 PM, 16-May, 9:45 PM, 17-May, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $15 . Amongst other works, Ari Shaffir is probably most wellknown for a series of comedy works entitled ‘The Amazing Racist,’ the title is a play on that of the reality television show The Amazing Race. In these shorts, ‘The Amazing Racist’ is seen acting in a manner which is overtly and ironically racist. Shaffir filmed many of his offensive encounters for the DVD National Lampoon’s Lost Reality. They were then ripped to the internet by hundreds of different nerds and seen by millions of people. Watching the videos makes many people laugh and many people very angry. Shaffir gets death threats at least once a week and loves them

all. If you havent seen the videos, Google him. Please dont watch them at work because youll get fired.. https://houseofcomedy.net/ about/comics-details.asp?ID=238.

Louie Anderson: 16-May, 9:00 PM, Treasure Island Resort and Casino Minnesota, 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, $25-$35.

The unbelievably funny, Im not fat, Im fluffy comedian with an affinity for Hawaiian shirts is headed to Treasure Island Resort & Casino for two unbelievably funny shows! Gabriel Iglesias is making a name for himself as one of the most successful stand-up comedians today. Hes appeared on every major talk show from Good Morning America to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He can be seen in the blockbuster film Magic Mike, and heard in Disneys Planes. He starred in Comedy Centrals unprecedented two hour special, Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy and has one of the highest rated stand-up series on the network.. http://www.treasureislandcasino. com/entertainment-mn/concerts-shows-mn/ louie-anderson/. 1-800-222-7077 Dave Coulier: 22-May, 7:30 PM, 23-May, 7:30 PM, 23-May, 9:45 PM, 24-May, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $24.95 . You probably know him best as Joey Gladstone from Full House, but tonight he’s performing a live special stand-up gig.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?date=5 %2F20%2F2014&MainID=&SubID=&No deID=&ID=.

Jay Pharoah: 29-May, 7:30 PM, 30-May, 7:30 PM, 30-May, 9:45 PM, 31-May, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $25.95 . Jay Pharoah is returning to Studio 8H for his fourth season. Pharoah is best known for his wide array of uncanny celebrity impressions including President Barack Obama, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Stephen A. Smith and Kanye West, as well as for his recurring character of school principal Daniel Frye.

Pharoah developed his comedy skills at a young age, training in local comedy clubs.

He went on to tour in the U.K., the U.S. and Montreal. Pharoah will next star alongside Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in Ride Along, with Bryan Cranston and Anna Kendrick in Get a Job, with Chris Rock in Finally Famous, and in Intramural. His past feature film credits include Lola Versus. Pharoahs Kanye West parody, I Am A Dog, was featured on Above Average and became an instant viral video reaching over a million views within the first week.. https://houseofcomedy.net/about/ comics-details.asp?ID=320.

CONCERTS Andy Hendrickson: 19-Apr, 7:00 PM,Strange Daze: 19-Apr, 3:00 PM, Club 57, 204 2nd St. SW, Waseca, Free. Doors open at 3 p.m.. http://www.millerarmstrong. com.

Dailey and Vincent: 19-Apr, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $19.50 - $30. Join us for an evening of bluegrass music.. http://www.sheldontheatre. org/events/DaileyVincent2014. 651-3888700 Maud Hixon: 19-Apr, 7:30 PM, Waseca Art Center, 200 State Street North, Waseca, $15-$17. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served ‘She Said, She Said: Classic Women Songwriters from Flapper, Swing and Bebop Eras ‘Spend an evening with the trailblazers of classic popular song with standards like ‘I Can’t Give You Anything But Love’ and ‘Big Spender’ Maud Hixson is a singer of classic jazz and popular songs of the 20th century, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She made her Guthrie Theater debut in ‘Coward’s Women’ in 2010, performed at the New York Cabaret Convention in 2011 at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall, and in 2012 appeared in concert with composer and pianist Richard Rodney Bennett as part of the Midtown Jazz Series in New York City. Her newest album, ‘Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away’ was released in 2013, and spotlights the work of composer Michael ‘Mickey’ Leonard. CO-SPONSORED BY THRIVENT LUTHERAN $15 WAC / $17 Public. http:// www.wasecaartscouncil.org.

Live Music: 19-Apr, 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. “Augsburg Night Johnny Holm: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, Wicked Moose Bar & Grill, 1201 Eastgate Dr. SE, Rochester, $10 . Come enjoy a night full of great music!. http://www.wickedmoosebarandgrill.com/events/upcoming-events/ upcoming-events.html.

Optimum Trajectory: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for live music from Optimum Trajectory!. http://1001solutionsllc. com/the-contented-cow/calendar/#.UxJEN_ l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Stardust Karaoke with Deb Krenske: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, Faribault VFW, 422 1st Ave NW, Faribault, Free. Stardust Karaoke with Deb Krenske. . “Bobby McFerrin Terry Dubois: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Providing outstanding musical entertainment in the Twin Cities and beyond!. http://www.mysticlake.com/ hotellobbyentertainment.

AcillateM: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, Northstar, 503 N Broadway, Rochester, Free. Enjoy live music tonight at Northstar from Metallica tribute band AcillateM!. http://www.northstarbar.net/.

Church of Cash: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, The Grand Kabaret, 210 N. Minnesota St., New Ulm, Free. The Church of Cash is the Midwest’s best Johnny Cash Tribute show performing a multitude of hits spanning Johnny’s entire career! Whether you are an ‘ol timer that grew up listening to Mr. Cash in your tractor or a young soldier driving your tank across the deserts of the Middle East with the Man in Black in your headphones, the Church of Cash will bring his music, with style and energy to fans everywhere.

What the Church of Church has that no one else can match is their loyalty to the song and the message that Johnny left to all of us.

The band merely keeps this word alive with a youthful spirit that has entertained audiences completely.. http://thegrandnewulm.com/ kabaret.

Mike Felten: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, Acoustic Cafe, 77 Lafayette, Winona, Free. Mike has been playing since the 1960’s. That’s right.

A veteran of rock, country, and blues bands.

Mike sat in Muddy Waters bedroom, had Buddy Guy show him around the blues clubs where Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, and Mighty Joe young among others were hanging out.

The 1970’s found Mike playing folk gigs at places like the Fifth Peg and Orphans in Chicago, alongside guys like Steve Goodman and John Prine. 8-10pm. http://www. theacoustic.com/entertainment.html. (507) 453-0394 Art Vandalay: 19-Apr, 9:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free. Art Vandalay make their way back to Northfield in support of their latest release, ‘Heaven’s Operahouse.’ The group’s popular laid-back roots rock draws on influences ranging from Neil Young, Gram Parsons, and John Prine to The Eels and Tom Petty -- lending their own unique brand of roots music that melds smart lyricism with pop-infused melodies. Expect a fun and captivating evening of live music.. http://www.artvandalaytunes.wordpress.com.

Lamont Cranston: 19-Apr, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. From the rural hometown settings of Hamel, Minnesota and the river banks of Minneapolis/St. Paul, the blues influence surfaced as early as the mid 1960’s for what was to become ‘The Lamont Cranston Blues Band’. By 1969, The Lamont Cranston Blues Band was well on their way to becoming the legend that it is today. You can’t seem to go anywhere today from coast to coast without running into someone that has heard of the band. They are one of the founders of the Minneapolis music scene which is flourishing more than ever to this day.. http://www.mysticlake.com/entertainment/freeentertainment.

Jerry Rhodes: 19-Apr, 9:00 PM, Pauly’s, 114 West Main St, New Prague, Free.

This hot young act is the perfect blend of classic arena rock, country and good looks.

Their cover tunes are an eclectic blend of past and present Rock, Country and Pop, capturing audiences of all ages.. http://www. paulys-pub.com/Calander_Of_Events.html.

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1.507.663.1351”Jos James Traditional Irish Music Session: 23-Apr, 7:00 PM, J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, 503

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Open Mic Night: 24-Apr, 8:00 PM, Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 West 123rd Street, Savage, Free. Bring yourself over to Neisens and perform some songs on your acoustic guitar every Thursday night!. http://neisens. com/music-events/. (952) 846-4513 Wesley Church & The Fabulous Vanguards: 24-Apr, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to the Contented Cow tonight for live music from Wesley Church & The Fabulous Vanguards!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.UxItifl5OSp. 1.507.663.1351”Falcon Arrow Midwest Music Fest: 25-Apr, 5:15 PM, Acoustic Cafe, 77 Lafayette, Winona, Free.

The Acoustic offers live music every Friday and Saturday night with no cover charge. The bands play from 8:00pm 10:30pm and we close at 11:00 these nights. Wine and beer are available so bring your friends for a fun night on the town!. http://www.theacoustic. com/entertainment.html. (507) 453-0394 Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, Wicked Moose Bar & Grill, 1201 Eastgate Dr. SE, Rochester, $10 . Don’t miss this opportunity to join in on a fun night to support a great cause!. http://www.wickedmoosebarandgrill.com/events/upcomingevents/upcoming-events.html.

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Every Wednesday night we will have On Stage Karaoke with DJ Paul Hanson right after Bingo - come down to Neisen’s and show us what you’ve got!. http://neisens. com/music-events/. (952) 846-4513”The Farmer’s Daughters Midwest Music Fest: 24-Apr, 5:15 PM, Acoustic Cafe, 77 Lafayette, Winona, Free.

The Acoustic offers live music every Friday and Saturday night with no cover charge. The bands play from 8:00pm 10:30pm and we close at 11:00 these nights. Wine and beer are available so bring your friends for a fun night on the town!. http://www.theacoustic. com/entertainment.html. (507) 453-0394 Ivan Konev: 24-Apr, 7:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, $25-$35. Ivan Konev and members of the Minnesota Orchestra will perform spring-themed music for piano and strings. In addition to the music, a medley of photos from the Arboretum’s Photography Society will accompany the performance.. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/seasonsofmusic.aspx. 952-443-1400 Peter Yarrow: 24-Apr, 7:00 PM, Zumbrota State Theatre, 88 E 4th St., Zumbrota, $35$38. Join us for a live music performance from singer/songwriter of Peter, Paul, and Mary.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/ page0003_Concerts_and_Events_Schedule. html. 507-732-5210 University Orchestra: 24-Apr, 7:30 PM, Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley

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“Michael Hauser Country Music: 23-Apr, 7:30 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Country music and a little more - Two-step and line dancing. Lessons start at 7:30 pm. Music

Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for live music from Kirk & Low.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.UxJEN_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Return to Motown: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. New to CDT audiences, catch the Fabulous Armadillos in another of their hugely popular tribute shows - a retrospective of the Motown label. Hear songs made famous by The Jackson Five, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and so many more.

Their huge band features many special guests including: Julius Collins (When A Man Loves A Diva), Kenni Holmen (The Hornheadz), Aimee Lee (Rainy Days & Mondays), Julius Andrews IV (Michael Jackson Tribute), Pamela McNeill (Rumors and Dreams), Cate Fierro (The Irresistibles, Memphis and the Meantimes). This stellar group performs a retrospective of what made the Motown label a piece of American pie and why it continues to be a long-standing, revered part of the history of American music.. http://www. chanhassentheatres.com/concert_series. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Ken Wanovich: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Ken Wanovich will captivate you, transporting you back in time to move-and-groove and sing-along with all your favorite songs! Ken uses acoustic classic rock styles, accomplished acoustic fingerstyles, smooth and engaging vocals, plus a little magic harmony and some driving percussion to get a virtual one-man-band experience. Whether you’re in the mood to

dance, sing along, or just enjoy the journey, Ken Wanovich brings together the very best in high energy classic rock, musical reminiscing, and just plain fun!. http://www. mysticlake.com/hotellobbyentertainment.

Them Pesky Kids: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, Northstar, 503 N Broadway, Rochester, Free.

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Erik Koskinen Band: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, The Grand Kabaret, 210 N. Minnesota St., New Ulm, Free. Erik Koskinen’s America Theatre is a translucent eulogy to the genuine. Musically sprouted from the blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues, Koskinen and his top-shelf band realize a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic. From the tender opener, ‘First Time in Years’ to the defiant ‘Six Pack of Beer’ to ‘Boomtown,’ a track that flays the history of the west’s settlement from bedrock to fracking with a locomotive’s force of barbwire guitars, marching bass and cracking drums, Koskinen moves the listener through a landscape of personal and social struggles, as well as small triumphs, of our nation and its people.

Ending on the quiet heartbreaker and breath taker, ‘Slow Burn,’ Koskinen’s album is a lyrical and musical metaphor of American’s theaters of war, of history, of relationships, and of the reflections in the mirror. Knowing but not didactic, Koskinen channels the ways of Whitman and reverently enters the anthology of uniquely crafted wry songs with the likes of Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder while speaking as plainly as your neighbor. Koskinen joins the ranks of chief musicians and sharp wordsmiths. Since moving to Minneapolis eight years ago, Koskinen has amassed a

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following as a musician, songwriter, producer and engineer. With experience stemming from years of traveling north to south and coast to coast, Koskinen taps those adventures and encounters in his second album, the followup to the acclaimedKeep It to Yourself.. http:// thegrandnewulm.com/kabaret.

Blimp-Led Zeppelin Tribute Band: 25-Apr, 8:00 PM, New Ulm Event Center, 301 20th Street South, New Ulm, Free. Blimp will be playing a special show in New Ulm, MN, the hometown of singer, Stacy L. Bauer, at the New Ulm Event Center. Join us for this celebration as we rock SW Minnesota with everyone’s favorite Led Zeppelin tunes! Oh, and did we mention admission is FREE!?!?!

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Matthew Griswold: 25-Apr, 9:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free. Matthew Griswold brings his bone shakin’ voodoo grooves back to the Lounge, keeping your toes tappin’ and hands clappin’ all night long. His brand of foot stompin’ folkrock pays a tribute to the Delta Blues with a side order of thistle and shamrock. Expect a repertoire of classic covers, reinvented traditionals and well-crafted originals.. http:// www.matthewgriswold.com.

Bad Girlfriends: 25-Apr, 9:00 PM, Dugout Bar, 96 Mahtomedi Avenue, Mahtomedi, $6 . Come experience live music and great nightlife with Bad Girlfriends at Dugout Bar. http://www.dugoutbar.net/CalendarView. aspx?ID=668.

DJ Mister Black and the Mystic Dancers: 25-Apr, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. There is a Madman lurking in the Midwest. His name is Mister Black A.K.A. Corey Nielsen of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a steady history of bringing the heat, no matter if it’s creating his signature sound of bass madness in the studio, or getting crowds hype all over the U.S. behind the decks with a clever mix of turntablism, clean mix technique, and genre bending transitions.. http://www.mysticlake.com/entertainment/ freeentertainment.

DJ Nikki White Shoes: 25-Apr, 9:00 PM, Pauly’s, 114 West Main St, New Prague, Free. DJ Nikkie White Shoes spinning your tunes tonight!. http://www.paulys-pub.com/ Calander_Of_Events.html. (952) 758-7795 Hicktown Mafia: 25-Apr, 9:00 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. HickTown Mafia is a 5-piece, Southern Minnesota-based, country and rock party band that averages over 70 shows a year, bringing the party to bars, casinos, street dances/city celebrations, weddings, private events, and festivals.. http://www.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Funky: 25-Apr, 9:15 PM, Santorini Taverna & Music, 13000Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Free.

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Rock It Science: 25-Apr, 9:30 PM, Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 West 123rd Street, Savage, Free. Join us for some live music.. http://neisens.com/music-events/. (952) 846-4513 Shaw Brothers: 25-Apr, 9:30 PM, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave. S., Lakeville, Free. The Shaw Brothers are a High-Energy, Entertaining Rock Band that engages it audience with good hits and a great time. They are without a doubt a Premier Minnesota Rock, Pop and Country Band.. http://www. babesmusicbar.com/Events.asp.

Maiden Dixie: 25-Apr, 10:00 PM, The Club Faribault, 1525 Division St. W, Faribault, Free. Energetic. Passionate. Exuberant. One would be hard-pressedto find a band that more embodiesthese qualities than Maiden Dixie. Breaking onto the music scene in the fallof 2011, this countryrock septet has been gaining unchecked momentum ever since. They’ve playedevery A-list clubin MN, opened for several national acts, and are well suited for the biggeroutdoor stages at fairsor festivals. Whether composing, recording or performing live, these sevenmusicians combinetheir talents, experience, and love of music to form a true bond with theiraudience. Description courtesy of http://www. maidendixie.com/. http://www.theclubfbo. com/event-calendar/.

Johnny Azari: 26-Apr, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for live music from Johnny Azari. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.UxJEN_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Midwest Music Fest: 26-Apr, 6:30 PM, Acoustic Cafe, 77 Lafayette, Winona, Free.

The Acoustic offers live music every Friday and Saturday night with no cover charge. The bands play from 8:00pm 10:30pm and we close at 11:00 these nights. Wine and beer are available so bring your friends for a fun night on the town!. http://www.theacoustic. com/entertainment.html. (507) 453-0394 The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band Spring Concert 2014: 26-Apr, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $11.50 - $17.50. Join us for some live music.. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/ events/STBBSpring2014. 651-388-8700 Rumours and Dreams: 26-Apr, 7:30 PM, Zumbrota State Theatre, 88 E 4th St., Zumbrota, $28-$30. Live music from Rumors and Dreams.. http://zaac.org/state-theatre/ upcoming-theatre-events2. 507-732-5210 Switchback: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, Oak Center General Store, 67011 Highway 63, Lake City, $15-$5. For over two decades, Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, known as Switchback, have entertained crowds with their unique blend of music. Brian and Martin play an exciting mix of mandolin, guitar, and bass. Their harmonies have won them comparisons to famous duos, such as the Louvin Brothers, the Everly Brothers, and Simon and Garfunkel. Music Connection Magazine writes: ‘The words ‘American Roots & Celtic Soul’ only begin to describe this unusual act, whose vocal prowess is as pure as it is unique... there is no denying the stunning

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Pink Floyd Tribute: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, Wicked Moose Bar & Grill, 1201 Eastgate Dr. SE, Rochester, . Enjoy a night of great music!. http://www.wickedmoosebarandgrill. com/events/upcoming-events/upcomingevents.html.

Forest & The Rangers: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Come out to The Contented Cow tonight for live music from Forest & The Rangers!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/the-contented-cow/calendar/#.UxJEN_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Return to Motown: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. New to CDT audiences, catch the Fabulous Armadillos in another of their hugely popular tribute shows - a retrospective of the Motown label. Hear songs made famous by The Jackson Five, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and so many more.

Their huge band features many special guests including: Julius Collins (When A Man Loves A Diva), Kenni Holmen (The Hornheadz), Aimee Lee (Rainy Days & Mondays), Julius Andrews IV (Michael Jackson Tribute), Pamela McNeill (Rumors and Dreams), Cate Fierro (The Irresistibles, Memphis and the Meantimes). This stellar group performs a retrospective of what made the Motown label a piece of American pie and why it continues to be a long-standing, revered part of the history of American music.. http://www. chanhassentheatres.com/concert_series. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Crankshaft: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. Crankshaft has been pounding

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the pavement since 2008, developing his own ‘pork neck’ style along the way. A sound heavily rooted in rock ‘n’ roll, blues, country, swing, and surf that ‘could not have been imagined prior to the early punk scene,’ as described by Dig In Magazine. Rock solid original lyrics, a dedicated fan base, and his 21st century twist on the American roots is pushing him to the top of the crowded Minneapolis music scene in a hurry. It’s becoming clear to many that Crankshaft is ‘one of the best and most interesting roots, rock and blues acts playing around town these days.’ - Cities 97.. http://www.mysticlake. com/hotellobbyentertainment.

Junk FM: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, Northstar, 503 N Broadway, Rochester, Free. Enjoy live music tonight at Northstar from Junk FM!. http:// www.northstarbar.net/.

Betty & Ocho: 26-Apr, 8:00 PM, The Grand Kabaret, 210 N. Minnesota St., New Ulm, Free. On Saturday, April 26th Betty and Ocho return to the Grand. Betty is Elisabeth Harsma, a person of many talents, including playing guitar, singing, songwriting and dance. David (Ocho) O’Connell writes much of the original folk music for the duo plays guitar and sings.. http://thegrandnewulm.

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Down the Road: 26-Apr, 9:00 PM, The Busted Nut, 118 2nd Street East, Hastings, Cover Charge. Come down and check out some great live music.. http://www. thebustednut.com/Calendar.html. (651) 438-6887”STNNNG Bernie King & The Guilty Pleasures: 26-Apr, 9:00 PM, The Tavern Lounge, 212 Division St., Northfield, Free. Bernie King & the Guilty Pleasures return to the Tavern Lounge in support of their fantastic sophomore release, ‘Pretty Little Gal.’ A not-to-be-missed, high-energy band that blends blues, rock and bluegrass into a sound that some have called ‘Bluesgrass.’ Bernie’s songs tell tales of worn souls traveling through a landscape of sin and redemption. Live, the four-piece, acoustic group delivers their delightful tunes with a signature rhythmic swing. Jessica Paxton of KYMN’s All-Wheel Drive gives this gig ‘Five Stars!’. http://www.reverbnation.com/ berniekingtheguiltypleasures.

Chase and Ovation: 26-Apr, 9:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, Free. From Minneapolis Minnesota, the place where it all began! In what promises to be one of the best shows

you will see this year, Live on stage Chase & Ovation perform all the hits from one of the most recognized artists in the world, PRINCE! OVATION also performs live memorable hits from The Time, Sheila E, Vanity & Apollonia 6 & many other related artists!. http://www. mysticlake.com/entertainment/freeentertainment.

The Tracey Blake Project: 26-Apr, 9:00 PM, Pauly’s, 114 West Main St, New Prague, Free. The Tracey Blake Project is going full speed ahead with the best in rock, covering artists like Finger Eleven, Weezer, Puddle of Mudd & Lenny Kravitz.. http://www. paulys-pub.com/Calander_Of_Events.html.

(952) 758-7795 Decoy: 26-Apr, 9:15 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, $3 . Decoy will be headed to Nashville, Tennessee this January to play in the Grand Finals of American Talent Hunter’s ‘American Battle’. While we are in Music City, we will be recording our next album with award winning producer Stacy Hogan. We would like to thank everyone who supported our Kickstarter Campaign and, of course, our family, friends

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Huey Lewis & The News Saturday, May 17th, 8:00 p.m.

Mystic Lake Showroom, Prior Lake If you were born before 1967 and 1969 you can name five Huey Lewis songs without batting an eye. If you were born in 1980 or later, you can probably do it too, or for sure your parents can. Do You Believe In Love, I Want A New Drug, The Heart of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Heart and Soul, If This Is It, Workin’ For A Living, The Power of Love, I mean it just keeps going. Ok, so maybe they are 25 years past their heyday. Who cares? Even back in the day, their schtick was based on at least a little bit of “remember the good old days” sentimentality. This is still a band with a ton of muscle, and Huey Lewis is gifted with a voice that sounded like he was 60 when he was 22.

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The Shaw Brothers: 26-Apr, 9:30 PM, Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 West 123rd Street, Savage, Free. Join us for some live music.. http://neisens.com/music-

events/. (952) 846-4513 The Fox on the Fairway: 27-Apr, 2:00 PM, Phipps Center For The Arts, 109 Locust Street, Hudson, $15-$22. Come watch this ‘joyously ridiculous’ comedy, two arch-rival country club owners are thrown for a loop when the best golfer switches teams on the eve of their annual grudge match.$22 adults. $15 students. $2 off for seniors on monday

matinees.. http://thephipps.org/events/productions/. 715-386-8409”Orchestra Festival with Young Artists The Bakken Trio: 27-Apr, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $12-$15. This award-winning trio consists of Stephanie Arado, violin; Judy Lin, piano; and Mina Fisher, cello. Featuring sonatas and trios by Grieg, Debussy, and

Anna Marie Mitchell / The Contented Cow / Northfield / 5.2 more.. http://test.lakevillemn.gov/index.

VocalEssence: Tchaikovsky for Voices: 27-Apr, 3:00 PM, Minnesota Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, $20-$40.

With the power of 300 voices, immerse yourself in the grandeur and romantic beauty of Tchaikovskys music. A celebration of centuries-old Russian orthodox tradition,The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, a precursor to Rachmaninoffs Vespers, combines lush romanticism with an equally haunting and austere simplicity.. http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/ eventdetail/182/-/vocalessence-tchaikovskyfor-voices#.UzcZr61dU_g. 612-371-5600 Spring Concert: 27-Apr, 4:00 PM, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 105 N. 5th Street, Mankato, $7-$9. The Minnesota State University Symphonic Band, Chamber Singers and University Chorale present a Spring Concert. $7 MSU students with valid MavCard (student discounts available) $9 General admission. http://www.mnsu.edu/ music/events/.

Letlive and Architects: 27-Apr, 6:30 PM, The Garage, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burns-

ville, $13 - $15. Join us for some live music.. http://www.facebook.com/events/.

Salsa Del Soul Band: 27-Apr, 8:00 PM, Santorini Taverna & Music, 13000Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Free. Come enjoy live music from the Salsa Del Soul Band.. http:// www.google.com/calendar/embed?height=60 0&wkst=1&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&src=a2ij5 afgreagep7gc00ujq40io%40group.calendar. google.com&color=%23060D5E&ctz=Ameri ca%2FChicago.

Writer’s Bloc: 30-Apr, 9:00 PM, What’s Up Lounge, 701 N. Riverfront Dr., Mankato, Free.

Join us for some great live music tonight.. http://www.whatsuplounge.com/.

Performance Series Event: Ray Bonneville: 1-May, 7:30 PM, Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center of Performing Arts, Minnesota State University 320 Maywood Ave., Mankato, $11-$12.

Ray Bonneville is a Canadian born, Austin (TX) based singer, songwriter, world-class guitarist and harmonica player, who is known for his ‘loose, darkly funky vibe’ (All Music Guide). His Red House release Goin’ By Feel was named one of the best CD’s of 2008 by

DownBeat Magazine. Ray is a unique player and has performed with such blues luminaries as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Robert Cray.. http://www.mnsu.edu/music/events/.

Anna Marie Mitchell: 2-May, 6:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. 16 year-old singer/ songwriter Anna Marie Mitchell performs live tonight.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Back to Motown: Starring Ronn Easton & His All Star Soul Review: 2-May, 7:30 PM, Fairmont Opera House, 45 Downtown Plaza, Fairmont, $10-$20. Ronn Easton and his All Star Soul Review bring alive the legendary icons of Rhythm and Blues. Come sing, dance along or just kick back and listen to the sounds of The Temptations, The Dells, Jerry Butler, Otis Redding, The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield and many, many others. Web: www.ronneaston.com. http://www.fairmontoperahouse.com.

Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies: 2-May, 8:00 PM, Northstar, 503 N Broadway, Rochester, Free. Enjoy live music tonight at

Northstar from Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies!. http://www.northstarbar.net/.

The Erverators: 2-May, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Five piece contemporary pop and rock group The Erverators performs live tonight.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.UvT9Bvl5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Spring Vocal: 2-May, 8:00 PM, Litchfield High School, 114 North Holcombe Avenue, Litchfield, . Join us for this vocal perforance.. http://www.edline.net/pages/Litchfield_High_ School/Calendar.

Live Music by Will Bauermeister: 2-May, 9:00 PM, Rudy’s Red Eye, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, Free. As the lead singer and songwriter for Dazy Head Mazy, Will Bauermeister has shared the stage with such acts as the Gin Blossoms, 7 Mary 3, Semisonic, among others. Description courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/pages/ Will-Bauermeister-Music/135791789816088. http://rrglakeville.com/calendar. 952-4690111 Rook: 2-May, 9:15 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. This band is the culmination and convergence of some of the areas best musicians coming together at the right time, with the right attitudes and the right talent to fill venues, rock the house, fill the dance floor and provide high quality live entertainment.

Description courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/Rookrockband/info. http://www. bustersbar.com/blog/event-calendar.

Rock Godz: 3-May, 3:00 PM, Club 57, 204 2nd St. SW, Waseca, Free. Doors open at 3 p.m.. http://www.millerarmstrong.com.

Tuition Daddies: 3-May, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Don’t miss the Tuition Daddies performing live tonight at The Contented Cow!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Macs Nite 2014: 3-May, 6:00 PM, Loyola Catholic School, 145 Good Counsel Drive, Mankato, Free. A night of blues and jazz featuring: The Blue Ox Jazz Babies, Billy and The Bangers, Davina and The Vagabonds plus - a night of your traditional favorites: tasty local foods, Bingo, baked goods, Pull Tabs, Auctions and more!Valet parking available.. http://www.loyolacatholicschool.org/.

Peter Mayer: 3-May, 7:30 PM, Zumbrota State Theatre, 88 E 4th St., Zumbrota, $20$22. Enjoy some songs about beauty and mystery.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie. com/page0003_Concerts_and_Events_ Schedule.html. 507-732-5210 Sara Evans: 3-May, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $44-$54. Sara Lynn Evans is an

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American country singer and songwriter.

For her entire career, she has been signed to RCA Records Nashville. Evans’ debut, Three Chords and the Truth, did not produce a Top 40 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts.. http://www.mysticlake.com/saraevans14.

Dance Night: 3-May, 8:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Get your dancing shoes on and head to Starks Saloon every Saturday night for some Country, Swing & Variety. After 9:00 pm you must be 21+!. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251 Euro DJ Night: 3-May, 9:00 PM, Santorini Taverna & Music, 13000Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Free. Come down to the Santorini Taverna for Euro DJ Night.. http:// www.google.com/calendar/embed?height=60 0&wkst=1&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&src=a2ij5 afgreagep7gc00ujq40io%40group.calendar. google.com&color=%23060D5E&ctz=Ameri ca%2FChicago.

Oly: 3-May, 9:00 PM, The Busted Nut, 118 2nd Street East, Hastings, Cover Charge.

Come down and check out some great live music.. http://www.thebustednut.com/ Calendar.html. (651) 438-6887 Devon Worrely Band: 3-May, 9:15 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. The fans believe in the Devon Worley Band. With the new release of their second album Silver Creek, the Devon Worley Band is standing up to be counted amongst the top tier country bands in the Midwest music scene. The bands new album, Silver Creek; released in Oct. 2013, was recorded at Shmowland Studios in Nashville and at F5 in Minneapolis. Silver Creek is gathering sterling reviews and regional radio play. Description courtesy of http://www. devonworley.com/. http://www.bustersbar. com/blog/event-calendar.

Morgan James: 6-May, 7:00 PM, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, $25 . For Morgan James, honing in on the ideal use for her stunningly powerful vocals took years of soul-searching and discovery. After joining a choir in junior high, James left her Northern California home at age 18 to study opera at the Juilliard School. While the rigorous conservatory training went a long way in refining her vocals and building her remarkable range, James ultimately abandoned opera and devoted her initial post-Juilliard years to working her way onto the stages of some of the city’s most legendary clubs and into prominent roles on Broadway. Now, with her Epic debut album Morgan James Live, James offers up a selection of songs that show off her extraordinary voice and exquisite gift for merging soul, jazz, and R&B in a fresh and thrilling new way.. http://www.dakotacooks. com/event/morgan-james/2014-05-05/.

Country Music Night: 7-May, 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 Ronny Cox: 8-May, 7:00 PM, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, $20-$23. Ronny Cox is an artist who wears a variety of hats from actor to musician to family man but if there is one common thread that pulls it all together it’s the real person that wears each hat and the warmth his craft brings to anyone exposed to his many talents. Joining Ronny is the world renowned accordionist Rad Lorkovic and electric fiddler T Bruce Bowers.. http://www. crossingsatcarnegie.com/page0003_Concerts_and_Events_Schedule.html. (507) 732-7616 Lorie Line and Her Fab Five: 9-May, 7:30 PM, Zumbrota State Theatre, 88 E 4th St., Zumbrota, $39 . Crossings is bringing famed Minnesota musical talent Lorie Line back to the Zumbrota State Theatre as part of her 2014 Intimate Evening Series. The 20-city series marks Lines 25th year of touring. This spring shes bringing her young, hip and cool Fab Five with her to share music celebrating her quarter-century as a touring musician.

Besides sharing all her favorites from the past 25 years, Line will perform solo piano arrangements from her brand new book, The Early Years.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie. com/page0003_Concerts_and_Events_ Schedule.html. 507-732-5210 Stone Soup: 9-May, 8:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Stone Soup plays a blend of funky blues and soul that is hearty, satisfying, and delicious.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Angry Waters: 9-May, 9:15 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Angry Waters 10 year anniversary show. Don’t miss it!. http://www. bustersbar.com/blog/event-calendar.

‘Music From the Backyard & Porch’

by Lauren Pelon: 10-May, 6:30 PM, JCC Performing Arts Center, 1128 North Highway, Door #3 or #4, Jackson, Free. This concert of American music shows t he importance of learning our local stories and music. It features music of America’s indigenous peoples, as well as the songs and instruments of America’s many immigrants. This activity is made possible by voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This event is co-sponsored by: Jackson County Libraries and JCC Community Education. http://www.plumcreeklibrary.org/Jackson/.

Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience: 10-May, 7:00 PM, Paramount Theater, 125

N.E. Fourth Ave., Austin, $15-$20. Shaun Johnson form Tonic Sol Fa fame, will blend the musical stylings of Tony Bennett and Michael Buble to create a contemporary big band sound with a pop flair. $15 in advance / $20 at the door. http://www.paramounttheatre.org.

Love is a Rose: 10-May, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. An absolute must see! This show enjoyed a completely sold-out premier run and now comes to Chanhassen for the first time! Don’t miss an incredible evening of Ronstadt’s rockin’ hot and powerfully heartfelt hit songs performed by two of Minnesotas most loved and respected singers, Pamela McNeill, and Minnesota Music Hall of Famer Mary Jane Alm. Take a trip down memory lane and hear songs including: When Will I Be Loved, Blue Bayou, Heatwave, Youre No Good, Ooh Baby, Baby, Its So Easy, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me and Hurt So Bad. (Joined by a band including many members of the highly acclaimed Fleetwood Mac tribute, Rumours and Dreams.). http:// www.chanhassentheatres.com/concert_series.aspx. (952) 934-1525 Dance Night: 10-May, 8:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Get your dancing shoes on and head to Starks Saloon every Saturday night for some Country, Swing & Variety. After 9:00 pm you must be 21+!. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251”Bonnie & The Clydes Nick Fox: 10-May, 9:00 PM, The Busted Nut, 118 2nd Street East, Hastings, Cover Charge. Come down and check out some great live music.. http://www.thebustednut. com/Calendar.html. (651) 438-6887 Whisky Plats: 10-May, 9:15 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Join us for an evening of live music with Whisky Plats.. http://www. bustersbar.com/blog/event-calendar.

Break of Reality: 14-May, 7:00 PM, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $25 . Break of Reality is a cello rock band originally formed at theEastman School of Music in 2003. Their sound is cinematic, subdued and heavy allat once, and their live audiences are equally diverse; fans of Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, and YoYo Ma are finally getting acquainted. Most recently theyve posted a video covering the theme to thetelevision show Game of Thrones, which has had over one-million hits to date.

Huffington Post says its ‘the best rendition of the theme song you’ll everhear.Additionally, they have over 16 million plays annually on internet radio.. http://www.localendar.com/ event?DAM=PublishedEvent&m=486383&e vent_id=132&calendar_id=486383&more_ info=N&export_date=May%2014,%20 2014&category=100.

Country Music Night: 14-May, 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”Two Hicks & A Chick Dueling Pianos: 16-May, 9:15 PM, Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1325 Madison Avenue, Mankato, Free. Come to Buster’s for an entertaining night with Dueling Pianos.

Don’t miss it.. http://www.bustersbar.com/ blog/event-calendar.

Chris Brooks: 17-May, 3:00 PM, Club 57, 204 2nd St. SW, Waseca, Free. Doors open at 3 p.m. Performance will be in the event center. http://www.millerarmstrong.com.

Optimum Trajectory: 17-May, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Optimum Trajectory creates innovative, exciting renditions of jazz standards and original music.. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Love and Theft: 17-May, 7:00 PM, Jackpot Junction Casino, 39375 County Highway 24, Morton, $30 . Come check out some great live music.. http://jackpotjunction.com/ entertainment/. 507-697-8000 James McGuire: 17-May, 7:30 PM, Waseca Art Center, 200 State Street North, Waseca, $15-$17. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Refreshments Served James McGuire is presently an instructor at Minnesota State University and Gustavus Adolphus College.

For many years, Jim was also on the faculties of the University of Minnesota (Mpls) and St. Olaf College. His compositions for classical guitar have received frequent performances throughout the world, and several have been recorded by internationally recognized artists. Jim has performed with notable jazz greats including Charlie Bird, Clark Terry, Ed Shaughnessy, and Dave Brubeck. He has maintained an active performance schedule as soloist, chamber musician, and with various jazz groups including the Jim McGuire Trio. In 1989, he received the Mankato State University Department of Music Outstanding Alumnus Award, and in 2012, Jim was inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame. Solo performances often include a blend of pieces from the Classical guitar repertoire and the jazz and popular music genre. $15 WAC / $17 Public. http://www. wasecaartscouncil.org.

Truman Fun Time Dance: 17-May, 8:00 PM, Truman Community Center, 101 East Ciro,, Truman, . Music from various artists including Jerry Buse, Mylan Ray, Mark &Len, Steve Lang & Bobby, Norgard Duo, the Jesse James Band, and Starfire.. .

Sherwin Linton: 17-May, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. Country performing legend Sherwin Linton’s show

Ronnie Cox / Crossings at Carnegie / Zumbrota / 5.8

Walk MS May 4 Faribault, Hastings, Mankato Multiple Sclerosis doesn’t maybe get the press that lot of other killer diseases and conditions get. It’s not as common as cancer or as violent as AIDS or as frightening as Alzheimers, but it is a killer and requires our attention nonetheless. Officially, it affects some 2.5 million people worldwide, but that is a dubious number because so many people live with it diagnosed for long time. May of the symptoms are totally invisible, and the condition can exist in someone for years before it’s discovered. Most of us can say we know or have known someone affected by the disease. The Walk MS, held at various locations across the state on May 4th by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, is designed to “connect people living with MS and those who care about them.” Consider forming a team, or making a contribution to the people involved.

Find a way to show some support, and let the people and families affected by MS know that they are not alone.

Nick Fox / The Busted Nut / Hastings / 5.10

Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience / Parimont Theatre / Austin / 5.10

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pays tribute to Johnny Cash’s early ‘Sun Years’ when he established his unique sound through many career highlights including memorable duets with wife June Carter Cash.

True stories about Johnny and his life, career, recordings and many tours are interwoven into this dynamic tribute.. http://www. chanhassentheatres.com/concert_series. aspx. (952) 934-1525 Huey Lewis and the News: 17-May, 8:00 PM, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, $46-$56. Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles. http://www.mysticlake.com/ hueylewis14.

Runnin’ Down a Dream: 17-May, 8:00 PM, Zumbrota State Theatre, 88 E 4th St., Zumbrota, $22-$25. Join us for a tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.. http://www. crossingsatcarnegie.com/page0003_Concerts_and_Events_Schedule.html.

507-732-5210 Vecchione/Erdahl Duo with Maria Jette: 18-May, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, $12-$15. Maria Jette, soprano, returns with vibrant vocals along with Carrie Vecchione, oboe; and Rolf Erdahl, bass. Featuring music from Baroque to Grieg to Jazz.. http://test. lakevillemn.gov/index.php?option=com_ jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=4964&Itemid=1364&year=2014&month=05&day=18&title=coffee-concert-no-4-vecchione-erdah l-duo-with-maria-jette&uid=0ce868f35e2d52 5bf56fe5ae7b7e059e.

7-8 Grade Vocal Concert: 22-May, 7:00 PM, Litchfield High School, 114 North Holcombe Avenue, Litchfield, . Join us for this voal performance.. http://www.edline.net/ pages/Litchfield_High_School/Calendar.

Carleton Jazz Piano Studio: 23-May, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Great jazz means piano! Come listen!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Transit Authority: 23-May, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. In its Chanhassen debut, don’t miss Transit Authority in their premier tribute to the legendary rock

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band, Chicago! This fantastic band presents sold-out shows across the nation performing Chicago’s #1 hits and arena rock power ballads including: ‘Saturday In the Park,’ ‘Just You and Me,’ ‘Wishing You Were Here,’ ‘25 or 6 to 4,’ ‘Feeling Stronger Every Day,’ ‘Old Days,’ ‘If You Leave Me Now,’ and many more! A one-time opportunity at Chanhassen in 2014!. http://www.chanhassentheatres. com/concert_series.aspx. (952) 934-1525 Terry Lee Goffee: 23-May, 8:00 PM, Zumbrota State Theatre, 88 E 4th St., Zumbrota, $24-$28. Join for a tribute to Johnny Cash.. http://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/ page0003_Concerts_and_Events_Schedule. html. 507-732-5210 Dylan Fest: 24-May, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us as we celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday with a night of great music!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Transit Authority: 24-May, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $40-$55. In its Chanhassen debut, don’t miss Transit Authority in their premier tribute to the legendary rock band, Chicago! This fantastic band presents sold-out shows across the nation performing Chicago’s #1 hits and arena rock power ballads including: ‘Saturday In the Park,’ ‘Just You and Me,’ ‘Wishing You Were Here,’ ‘25 or 6 to 4,’ ‘Feeling Stronger Every Day,’ ‘Old Days,’ ‘If You Leave Me Now,’ and many more! A one-time opportunity at Chanhassen in 2014!. http://www.chanhassentheatres. com/concert_series.aspx. (952) 934-1525 Soundset: 25-May, 11:00 AM, Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, $55 .

See Atmosphere, Wiz Khalifa, NAS, 2 Chainz, Cypress Hill, EarlWolf , Pusha T & More atCanterbury Park Festival Fields. http://www. soundsetfestival.com/.

SHS Wind Ensemble: 29-May, 7:00 PM, Huber Park, 150 Fillmore St. N., Shakopee, Free. The Shakopee Sr. High School Wind Ensemble will perform as part of the Huber Park Performance & Events Series.. http:// www.shakopeemn.gov/residents/calendar/curm-5/-cury-2014/-item-227. (952) 233-9502 Marty Anderson & The Goods: 30-May, 5:00 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us for the

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FILM Documentary Film Series: 1-May, 7:00 PM, Treaty Site History Center, 1851 N. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter, Free. Please join us for the 2013-14 documentary film series.

A partnership between St. Peter Community and Family Education and the Nicollet County Historical Society, films are screened the first Thursday of every month at 7pm, at the Treaty Site History Center, through May.. http:// www.nchsmn.org/programs_events.html.

Movie Matinee & Popcorn: 3-May, 2:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us this afternoon for a movie at The Contented Cow!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Movie Matinee & Popcorn: 10-May, 2:30 PM, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Join us this afternoon for a movie at The Contented Cow!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/thecontented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351”Cinema Lounge The Godfather Part II: 22-May, 7:30 PM, Paramount Theater, 125 N.E. Fourth Ave., Austin, $5 . Movie viewing of The Godfather Part II. http://www.paramounttheatre.org.

NIGHTLIFE Bingo: 19-Apr, 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.

“Bar Bingo Andy Hendrickson: 19-Apr, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $20 . Join us for a live comedy presentation.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?date=4%2F20% 2F2014&MainID=&SubID=&NodeID=&ID=.

“Country Nights Lights Out Party: 19-Apr, 9:00 PM, The Bar Hastings, 2101 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Free. If you haven’t got your tan on yet, then stop in and let your pasty skin glow! DJ starts playing your tunes from 9pm to close.. http:// www.thebarhastings.com/events/. (651) 437-2744 All Request Dance Party: 19-Apr, 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. “Andy Hendrickson Water Pong Tournament: 24-Apr, 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.

“Trivia with Logan John Caponera: 26-Apr, 7:00 PM, 9:30 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $20 . John Caponera always knew he wanted to be in show business but in what dimension was undetermined until the summer of 1979 when John entered a talent show at a local bar in Chicago. After doing several impressions, he walked away with the five hundred dollar winner’s pot and a realization that he might have something to offer in the world of comedy.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.as p?date=4%2F20%2F2014&MainID=&SubID =&NodeID=&ID=. “Airborne Alonzo Bodden: 1-May, 7:30 PM, 2-May, 9:45 PM, 3-May, 9:30 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $22.95 . Join us for a special live comedy performance.. https:// houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?dat

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Andrew Norelli: 7-May, 7:30 PM, 8-May, 7:30 PM, 9-May, 9:45 PM, 10-May, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $13 . Join us for a live comedy performance.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?date=5%2F20%2 F2014&MainID=&SubID=&NodeID=&ID=.

Dance Night: 10-May, 8:00 PM, Starks Saloon, 3125 Dodd Rd, Eagan, $5 . Get your dancing shoes on and head to Starks Saloon every Saturday night for some Country, Swing & Variety. After 9:00 pm you must be 21+!. http://starks-saloon.com/. (651) 454-8251”Andrew Norelli Ari Shaffir: 16-May, 7:30 PM, 16-May, 9:45 PM, 17-May, 7:00 PM, 17-May, 9:30 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $20 . Amongst other works, Ari Shaffir is probably most wellknown for a series of comedy works entitled ‘The Amazing Racist,’ the title is a play on that of the reality television show The Amazing Race. In these shorts, ‘The Amazing Racist’ is seen acting in a manner which is overtly and ironically racist. Shaffir filmed many of his offensive encounters for the DVD National Lampoon’s Lost Reality. They were then ripped to the internet by hundreds of different nerds and seen by millions of people. Watching the videos makes many people laugh and many people very angry. Shaffir gets death threats at least once a week and loves them all. If you havent seen the videos, Google him. Please dont watch them at work because youll get fired.. https://houseofcomedy.net/ about/comics-details.asp?ID=238.

Dave Coulier: 22-May, 7:30 PM, 23-May, 7:30 PM, 23-May, 9:45 PM, 24-May, 7:00 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $24.95 . You probably know him best as Joey Gladstone from Full House, but tonight he’s performing a live special stand-up gig.. https://houseofcomedy.net/calendar/index.asp?date=5 %2F20%2F2014&MainID=&SubID=&No deID=&ID=.

Jay Pharoah: 29-May, 7:30 PM, 30-May, 7:30 PM, 30-May, 31-May, 7:00 PM, 9:45 PM, House of Comedy, 408 East Broadway, Level 4 East, Bloomington, $25.95 . Jay

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The Historic Paramount Theater, Austin While I am of the opinion that The Godfather is the finest film ever made, there are plenty of those who believe that Godfather, Part II is the superior film. Really we’re splitting hairs, because they are both incredible movies.

The sequel is a split tale chronicling young Vito Andolini’s journey from Sicily to America, and from young immigrant boy to crime boss Don Corleone. Overlayed on that story is the battle his son Michael fights within himself; his desire to bring his family business out of crime set against his ruthless desire for power.

Robert Deniro won an Oscar, Al Pacino gives a spectacular performance as the character that has defined his career, and this is the only sequel ever to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Thank you, Historic Paramount Theater of Austin, for putting this on your big screen. www.austinareaarts.org/Paramount_Theatre. html – – Rich Larson, editor@southernminnscene.com

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Pharoah developed his comedy skills at a young age, training in local comedy clubs.

He went on to tour in the U.K., the U.S. and Montreal. Pharoah will next star alongside Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in Ride Along, with Bryan Cranston and Anna Kendrick in Get a Job, with Chris Rock in Finally Famous, and in Intramural. His past feature film credits include Lola Versus. Pharoahs Kanye West parody, I Am A Dog, was featured on Above Average and became an instant viral video reaching over a million views within the first week.. https://houseofcomedy.net/about/ comics-details.asp?ID=320.

OUTDOORS Earth Day Birding Festival: 19-Apr, 8:00 AM, Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, 12805 St. Croix Trail S., Hastings, $2.50$10. Let’s celebrate Earth Day with a Birding Festival. Cost is $2.50 or $10 with boxed lunch.. http://carpenternaturecenter.org/event/ earth-day-birding-festival/. 651-480-1958 Animals Encounters: Penguin: 19-Apr, 10:15 AM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, $90 . Waddle in and get a little closer to our penguins from the 3M Penguins of the African Coast exhibit. During this interactive, educational program you will learn about each of our penguin’s unique qualities and have an opportunity to touch a penguin (based on animal’s choice to participate). Go behind-the-scenes and dive in to help the keepers prepare a penguin’s meal and learn about their daily routine caring for these unique birds.. http://mnzoo.org/events/pen-

guin-encounters-5/. 952-431-9200”Tropical Reef Dive Show Nature and Nordic Walking: 21-Apr, 11:30 AM, Cleary Regional Lake Park, 18106 Texas Ave., Prior Lake, $5 . Learn to use Nordic walking poles to increase your heart rate and burn calories while decreasing impact on your joints.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/N/nature-and-nordic-walking--.aspx.

“The Irony of Carp Family Overnights: Farmyard Slumber: 25-Apr, 6:30 PM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, $47 - $55. Come explore the wonders of the farm in this fun-filled overnight adventure. A Farm keeper and an education naturalist will provide a private tour of the farm including observing a cow milking demonstration, feeding animals, riding the farm-tram and hands-on participation in many other activities. Cost includes all activities, an evening snack, breakfast and a t-shirt.

This event is open to people five years of age and older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.. http://mnzoo. org/events/family-overnights-farmyardslumber/. 952-431-9200 Animal Encounters: Stingray Feeding: 26-Apr, 11:00 AM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, . Join an aquarist at the Minnesota Zoo for a rare opportunity to feed our 7-foot stingrays from above the Shark Reef tank in Discovery Bay (based on animal’s choice to participate). Go behind-the-scenes to help the keepers feed our fish and give the stingrays their meal by hand! Learn about their daily routine caring for these unique cousins to the shark. During this backstage experience you will also get an up close look at our two rescued sea turtles and our two large 9-foot Sand Tiger sharks.

Leave with a special gift from one of our own sharks!. http://mnzoo.org/events/stingrayfeeding-encounters-2/. 952-431-9200 Cold-blooded Critters on Tour: 26-Apr, 1:00 PM, Cleary Regional Lake Park, 18106 Texas Ave., Prior Lake, $5 . Get a close-up look at a variety of live reptiles and amphib-

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ians visiting from Richardson Nature Center.

Learn about these fascinating Minnesota critters that are slithering, hopping, crawling, swimming, and burrowing all around us.

Possible guests include a snake, a turtle, a toad, and a salamander. We end with a short hike into their native habitat.. http://www. threeriversparks.org/events/C/cold-bloodedcritters-on-tour--.aspx.

Animals Encounters: Sea Otter: 26-Apr, 1:00 PM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, $150 . Join a sea otter trainer and get a little closer while feeding one of our sea otters behind the scenes of our award winning Russia’s Grizzly Coast exhibit.

During this interactive, educational program you will learn about each of our otter’s unique qualities and have an opportunity to feed an otter a special treat (based on animal’s choice to participate). Enjoy watching a training session during a behind-the-scenes tour of the sea otter area. Then get creative while helping the sea otter trainers set up a play session and enjoy watching as these curious creatures explore what you created!. http:// mnzoo.org/events/sea-otter-encounters-8/.

952-431-9200 Spring Sounds: 26-Apr, 6:30 PM, River Bend Nature Center, 1000 Rustad Road, Faribault, $2-$6. Have you ever wondered what is making all that noise during spring and summer nights? Well, join us for an evening hike to listen for and identify some of the commonly heard spring sounds. We will focus on frogs, birds, and maybe even some insects while also exploring for nocturnal creatures. Please bring a flashlight. Open to all ages. $2 per person or $6 per family; Free for River Bend members.. http://www.rbnc. org/programs/.

Maple Syrup Fun Run: 27-Apr, 7:30 AM, River Bend Nature Center, 1000 Rustad Road, Faribault, . The annual Maple Syrup Fun Run is scheduled for Sunday, April 27th, 2014.

The races will be 10K and 5K runs (timed) and a one-mile walk (untimed). Race entry fee includes a ticket to our pancake brunch. Top runners in the 10K and 5K races will receive a bottle of River Bend’s own maple syrup. River Bend Nature Center’s annual Maple Syrup Fun Run features a 10K Run, 5K Run and 1M Walk each open to runners and walkers of all ages. Check in and registration is from 7:308:15 a.m. The 5K run and one mile walk start at 8:30 am. The 10K run begins at 8:35 a.m.

Each participant’s registration fee includes a race gift and an admission to our pancake brunch after the run. http://rbnc.org/funrun/.

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Valley, $125 . Are you ready to get a little closer to our three bears? Come join Sadie, Kenai and Haines - the stars of our Russia’s Grizzly Coast exhibit during this interactive education program at the Minnesota Zoo! During your adventure you will learn about our three bears, their personalities and what makes them special. You will tour behind-the-scenes to see the kitchen where the bears’ meals are prepared daily. Next, you will go to the training window with one of our bear trainers for a truly unique introduction to Sadie, Haines and/or Kenai.

Enrichment is an important part of our bears’ lives and you will experience this first-hand as you give our bears their enrichment items for the day. You will receive a one of a kind piece of artwork created for you by one of our bears. Our bears can’t wait to meet you!. http://mnzoo.org/events/bear-encounters-2/.

952-431-9200 All About Dogs Day: 27-Apr, 10:00 AM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, $20-$25. A special day when dogs are allowed into the Arboretum. This will be our 8th event featuring a Pet Expo, chance to Meet the Breeds, and Pack Walk on 3-Mile Drive. The event will be held rain or shine in the picnic shelter area. Learn more about the proposed Dog Commons and current Animal Assisted Interaction programs at the Arboretum. Registration includes a doggie goodie bag and professional pet portrait from Lili Photo!. http://www.arboretum. umn.edu/dogday.aspx. 952-443-1400 Heirloom Seed Savers Exchange: 27-Apr, 1:00 PM, The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. County Road 101, Shakopee, Free. This event will feature a discussion on the importance of seed saving, especially heirloom seeds, and their role in vegetable genetic diversity. Meet other seed savers. Exchange heirloom seeds or obtain help in starting an heirloom garden and seed saving.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/H/heirloom-seed-savers-exchange. aspx.

Family Zoo Adventure: Simply Sheep at the Farm: 27-Apr, 1:00 PM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, $18.50 - $50. Come explore the woolly wonders of sheep at the Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo. Program activities include a sheep-shearing demonstration, carding wool, making felt balls and feeding our sheep.

These classes are especially designed for young people (ages 48) and their favorite adults. Our activities, excursions, crafts and games will make learning fun for young and old alike. The whole Zoo is our classroom

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and visits to behind-the-scenes areas with zookeepers and trainers will make each class special.. http://mnzoo.org/events/ family-zoo-adventure-simply-sheep-farm/.

952-431-9200 Bird Watching Trek: 29-Apr, 7:00 PM, Rapids Lake Educational and Visitor Center, 15865 Rapids Lake Road, Carver, Free. Join us for a bird walk on one of the many refuge units and learn about the birds that migrate to and through the refuge and in Minnesota.

We will be searching for early migrants such as waterfowl, thrushes, and early spring warblers. Birders of all skill levels are welcome on this walk.. http://www.fws. gov/refuge/Minnesota_Valley/Events.html.

(952) 361-4500 Creative Craft Night: 1-May, 7:00 PM, Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, Free. Join new friends to work on all sorts of creative projects including knitting, crochet, spinning, and other crafts. Whether you would like to learn or teach, all are welcome. This is an informal gathering to work on projects, share ideas, and socialize.. .

Animal Encounters: Bear: 3-May, 8:30 AM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, $125 . Are you ready to get a little closer to our three bears? Come join Sadie, Kenai and Haines - the stars of our Russia’s Grizzly Coast exhibit during this interactive education program at the Minnesota Zoo! During your adventure you will learn about our three bears, their personalities and what makes them special. You will tour behind-the-scenes to see the kitchen where the bears’ meals are prepared daily. Next, you will go to the training window with one of our bear trainers for a truly unique introduction to Sadie, Haines and/or Kenai.

Enrichment is an important part of our bears’ lives and you will experience this first-hand as you give our bears their enrichment items for the day. You will receive a one of a kind piece of artwork created for you by one of our bears. Our bears can’t wait to meet you!. http://mnzoo.org/events/bear-encounters-2/.

952-431-9200”Summit Avenue Walking Tours Retrieve A Golden Of Minnesota (RAGOM) Meet & Greet: 3-May, 11:00 AM, Shakopee Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 1270 Vierling Drive East, Shakopee, Free. RAGOM rescues and re-homes Golden Retrievers. Visit the dogs, meet the volunteers and learn more about adoptions.. http:// chuckanddons.com/event/retrieve-a-goldenof-minnesota-ragom-meet-greet-11/.

Blooming Baskets: 3-May, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Explore the greenhouse with your family and discover the fiber producing plants used to make clothing, paper, and rope. Feel downy soft cotton, tough coconut husks, and silky soft ramie.

Weave a May basket and plant a spring flower to take home.. http://www.arboretum.umn. edu/weekendfamilyfun.aspx. 952-443-1400 Animal Communication With Kathy Van Guilder: 3-May, 1:00 PM, Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 14109 Highway 13, Savage, Free. Learn how animals communicate and solutions to common behavioral issues such as soiling, excessive chewing and more. Kathy will also relay a brief message from your pet. Bring a photo of your animal this event is for humans only.

Visit kathyvanguilder.com for more info. Call 952-440-2419 to register.. http://chuckanddons.com/event/animal-communicationwith-kathy-van-guilder-2/.

11th Annual Fish Lake 5K Festival: 4-May, 12:00 PM, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 20200 Fairlawn Ave, Prior Lake, .

Come join the largest community outreach event hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church!. http://www.immanuel-fishlake.org/information. 952-492-6010 Blooming Baskets: 4-May, 12:00 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Free. Explore the greenhouse with your family and discover the fiber producing plants used to make clothing, paper, and rope. Feel downy soft cotton, tough coconut husks, and silky soft ramie. Weave a May basket and plant a spring flower to take home.. http://www. arboretum.umn.edu/weekendfamilyfun.aspx.

952-443-1400”Family Slacklining Youth Slacklining: 6-May, 4:30 PM, French Regional Park, 12605 Rockford Road, Plymouth, $5 . Try the new adventure sport that is quickly growing in popularity! Join us and find out why slacklining has been coined fun, safe and simply addictive! Reservations required.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/ events/Y/youth-slacklining.aspx.

Bird Watching Trek: 10-May, 7:00 AM, Rapids Lake Educational and Visitor Center, 15865 Rapids Lake Road, Carver, Free. Join us for a bird walk on one of the many refuge units and learn about the birds that migrate to and through the refuge and in Minnesota. Its warbler season! We will search for migratory warblers as well as flycatchers, sparrows, and maybe even a tanager! Birders of all skill levels are welcome on this walk.. http://www. fws.gov/refuge/Minnesota_Valley/Events. html. (952) 361-4500 Canoe When the Moon Is Full: 10-May, 7:30 PM, French Regional Park, 12605 Rockford Road, Plymouth, $8 . Paddle under the full moon. Watch for wildlife and be entertained with stories. Children must attend with an adult. Equipment provided. Reservations required. *20% discount for groups of four or more.. http://www.threeriversparks. org/events/C/canoe-when-the-moon-isfull--.aspx.

Chess Tournament: 10-May, All Day, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street South, Northfield, Free. Chess enthusiasts don’t miss today’s tournament being held at The Contented Cow!. http://1001solutionsllc.com/ the-contented-cow/calendar/#.Uzofg_l5OSp. 1.507.663.1351 Nature at Night Youth Lock-In: 16-May, 6:00 PM, River Bend Nature Center, 1000 Rustad Road, Faribault, $12-$15. Come join River Bend’s naturalists for a youth-only lockin and explore nature at night! We’ll have lots of fun exploring the Nature Center after dark and learning more about the animals that come out once the sun has gone down. It’s the full moon, so weather dependent activities may include: tent camping, night hike, arts and crafts, movie, etc. Plus, a special guest from the Raptor Center in St. Paul will visit us during our lock-in! We’ll have pizza for dinner and s’mores over the campfire for desert; breakfast also provided on Saturday morning.

Tents will be provided. Participants should bring their own sleeping pad, bag & pillow or rent sleeping bag and pad from River Bend.

Please designate any food allergies when registering. $15 per person; $12 for River Bend members.. http://rbnc.org/programs/.

Career Day: 17-May, 9:00 AM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, $32 $35. Are you interested in having an exciting career working with animals? Join Minnesota Zoo professionals in these informational seminars to learn about science careers and receive practical advice on how to prepare for the future. Zoo staff from different areas of the Zoo will recommend college programs, discuss how volunteering, interning and related-work experience can give them an edge over others and explain what they do in their day-to-day activities. A light breakfast

and snacks will be provided throughout the day.. http://mnzoo.org/events/career-day-2/.

952-431-9200 American Cancer Society Bark For Life of Scott County: 17-May, 9:00 AM, Lakefront Park, 1500 Kop Parkway, Prior Lake, $10 . Bark For Life of Scott County gives people an opportunity to support the mission of the American Cancer Society by honoring the caregiving qualities of our canine caregivers along with raising funds to support cancer research, education, awareness, patient services and advocacy. Please join us for a walk through a beautiful park, participate in activities and demonstrations along with pet-friendly vendor booths. This event is for all ages and you will be helping to FINISH THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER! Anyone can form a team or register as an individual to participate. Participants are encouraged to raise $100 for the American Cancer Society mission. However, registration is available on-site the day of the walk for $10. We hope to see you there as we Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back! Questions contact Ruby Winings rwinings@comcast.net; 952-445-6354 or Joey Skogrand jskogrand@gmail.com; 952-233-1976. http://www.relayforlife.org/ barkscottcountymn. 952-447-9820 English Springer Rescue: 17-May, 11:00 AM, Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 14109 Highway 13, Savage, Free. The English Springer Rescue of America, MN chapter, is looking for foster families. Meet adoptable Springers looking for their forever homes.. http://chuckanddons.com/event/englishspringer-rescue-5/.

Singles in Nature: 18-May, 1:00 PM, River Bend Nature Center, 1000 Rustad Road, Faribault, $3-$5. Our goal is to provide a casual environment where single men and women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s can join together to develop new friendships and foster new relationships. All are welcome regardless of orientation, religion, or type of relationship sought. $5 per person; $3 per River Bend member.. http://rbnc.org/programs/.

Bird Watching Trek: 19-May, 7:00 AM, Louisville Swamp Unit, 3801 145th St., Shakopee, Free. Join us for a bird walk on one of the many refuge units and learn about the birds that migrate to and through the refuge and in Minnesota. Its warbler season!

We will search for migratory warblers as well as flycatchers, sparrows, and maybe even a tanager! Birders of all skill levels are welcome on this walk. Bring along your binoculars, favorite field guide and dress appropriately for the weather.. http://www.fws. gov/refuge/Minnesota_Valley/Events.html.

(952) 854-5900 Animal Encounters: Stingray Feeding: 24-May, 11:00 AM, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, . Join an aquarist at the Minnesota Zoo for a rare opportunity to feed our 7-foot stingrays from above the Shark Reef tank in Discovery Bay (based on animal’s choice to participate). Go behind-the-scenes to help the keepers feed our fish and give the stingrays their meal by hand! Learn about their daily routine caring for these unique cousins to the shark. During this backstage experience you will also get an up close look at our two rescued sea turtles and our two large 9-foot Sand Tiger sharks. Leave with a special gift from one of our own sharks!. http://mnzoo.org/events/ stingray-feeding-encounters-2/. 952-4319200”Bird Walk Flatwater Kayaking Essentials for Women: 31-May, 9:00 AM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $50-$51. Learn kayaking safety, proper paddling form, and strokes surrounded by the beauty of the park. Equipment provided. Reservations required.. http://www. threeriversparks.org/events/.

Mankato Zombie Run: 31-May, 11:00 AM, McGowan’s Farm, 20001 t-198, Mankato, $20-$35. The 2014 Mankato Zombie Run is a 3K trail run for Adults, Kids and Teams. There will be obstacles, music, and other Zombie fun, including a zip line, tunnel, and more!

The event is kid friendly and family friendly!

Runners will be given flag football belts with 3 flags (lifelines) and Zombies will be lurking in the woods and buildings trying to take them away. Runners must cross the finish line with at least one life line left to survive and get a medal. You can do the race as a runner, zombie, or both! To do both though, you must run in the first wave, so you can get to your zombie location. There is a Kids Race, and Adult Race, and Team races. All entrants get medals and finisher/survivor tshirts. Parents can go with their children as chaperones in the Kids Race, but then do not get race belts, medals or tshirts. Kids may go in the kids wave, or any other wave if they wish. But the kids wave has only kids.

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Arsenic & Old Lace May 9 – September 6 Commonweal Theatre, Lanesboro Tiny little Lanesboro, MN used to be one of the best kept secrets in Minnesota known mostly to camping enthusiasts and theater aficionados. The Smithsonian pretty well blew the lid off of that secret in February, when it named Lanesboro one of the 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2014. So much for our little secret.

But that’s ok, because now maybe The Commonweal Theatre will start to gain some of the national respect it so richly deserves. Turning the page from their annual Henrik Ibsen Festival to something much lighter, they open a production of Joseph Kesserling’s classic American comedy Arsenic & Old Lace. The tale of two homicidal grannies is as funny today as it was when it was first produced nearly 75 years ago, and we can easily assume that Commonweal’s production will be a top quality venture. It better be. They have company coming. www.commonwealtheatre.org – – Rich Larson, editor@southernminnscene.com

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Flatwater Kayaking Essentials: 31-May, 1:00 PM, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, $50-$51. Learn kayaking safety, proper paddling form, and strokes surrounded by the beauty of the park. Equipment provided. Reservations required.. http://www.threeriversparks.org/events/.

THEATER The Little Mermaid: 19-Apr, 1:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $51-$82. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on the classic Disney animated feature and originally rooted in Hans Christian Andersen’s enchanting fairy tale, The Little Mermaid is a musical favorite for audiences of all ages. This production is sure to thrill in every way as it showcases beautiful sets, dazzling costumes and an award-winning musical score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Revel in favorites including: ‘Part of Your World,’ ‘Under the Sea,’ ‘Les Poissons,’ ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls,’ ‘Kiss the Girl’ and many more.. http://www.chanhassentheatres. com/littlemermaid.aspx. (952) 934-1525”The Drowsy Chaperone The Little Mermaid: 19-Apr, 8:00 PM, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, $51-$82. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on the classic Disney animated feature and originally rooted in Hans Christian Andersen’s enchanting fairy tale, The Little Mermaid is a musical favorite for audiences of all ages. This production is sure to thrill in every way as it showcases beautiful sets, dazzling costumes and an award-winning musical score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Revel in favorites including: ‘Part of Your World,’ ‘Under the Sea,’ ‘Les Poissons,’ ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls,’ ‘Kiss the Girl’ and many more.. http://www.chanhassentheatres. com/littlemermaid.aspx. (952) 934-1525”A Pedalpub

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Named Desire ‘Time Stands Still,’ a Drama: 25-Apr, 7:30 PM, Little Theatre of Owatonna, 560A Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, $10-$14. Written by Donald Margulies Directed by Craig Berg Technical Director Mary Butler-Fraser Time Stands Still focuses on Sarah and James, a photo journalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.. http://www. littletheatreofowatonna.org.

Gypsy: 25-Apr, 7:30 PM, Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, $25 - $32. Set in the 1920s when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Gypsy is a classic showbiz musical. Loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy tells the story of Mama Rose, the ultimate stage mother, and how her daughter Louise, a child Vaudeville actor, became the famous burlesque stripper.. http://www.btacmn.org/2perform/ at_theaters/schneider/gypsy.html.

‘Time Stands Still,’ a Drama: 26-Apr, 7:30 PM, Little Theatre of Owatonna, 560A Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, $10-$14. Written by Donald Margulies Directed by Craig Berg Technical Director Mary Butler-Fraser Time Stands Still focuses on Sarah and James, a photo journalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.. http://www. littletheatreofowatonna.org. “Gypsy Gypsy: 27-Apr, 2:00 PM, Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, $25 - $32. Set in the 1920s when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Gypsy is a classic showbiz musical. Loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy tells the story of Mama Rose, the ultimate stage mother, and how her daughter Louise, a child Vaudeville actor, became the famous burlesque stripper.. http://www.btacmn.org/2perform/ at_theaters/schneider/gypsy.html. “Love, Loss, and What I Wore ‘Brand’ by Henrik Ibsen: 4-May, 1:30 PM, Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave N., Lanesboro, $15-$30. The latest in a series of world premiere

Henrik Ibsen adaptations by acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Hatcher. In his blinding search for a new vision of humanity, fundamentalist pastor Brand holds himself and his followers to the rigid ideal of ‘all or nothing.’ As his faith is tested again and again, Brand goes the distance, clinging to his beliefs and risking everything on his journey. $30 Adults, $15 Students. http://www.commonwealtheatre.org. 507-467-2905 Evita: 4-May, 2:00 PM, Minnetonka Theatre, 18285 Highway 7, Minnetonka, $12-$18. Argentina’s controversial First Lady, Eva Peron, is the subject of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s dynamic musical masterpiece. Eva Peron, ‘saint to the working-class, reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the military’ was destined to leave a fascinating political legacy unique in the 20th century. Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences, Evita creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself. Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, Evita features some of theater’s most beautiful songs, including ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,’ ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’ and ‘High Flying, Adored.’. http://www. minnetonkatheatre.com/evita/. 952.401.5898”Working Boys Band The Pajama Game: 9-May, 7:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $14.50 $22.50. The dangers of a workplace romance are explored to hysterical effect in this romantic comedy.

Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful, as sparks fly between new superintendent Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 and a half cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/events/RWHSM2014. 651-388-8700”HONK! The Muscial The Merlin Players present Steel Magnolias: 9-May, 7:30 PM, Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave., Faribault, $10-$15. This well-known comedy about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana will delight and move you. Based on his experience with the death of his sister, Harling tells this funny, poignant story of these women who are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel. Come hang out in Truvy’s beauty salon with Annelle, Clairee, Ouiser, Shelby, and M’Lynn as they cope with life by relying on their sense of humor and steadfast friendships. Take your Mom for a Mother’s Day treat on May 11. You will learn that what Truvy says is true: ‘Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.’. http://www.themerlinplayers.org.

Love Potion #10, The Musical: 9-May, 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=4963&Itemid=1 364&year=2014&month=05&day=09&title=love-potion-10-the-musical&uid=7a4a4f3e8844c187b60b153b4afe84a7.

The Merlin Players present Steel Magnolias: 10-May, 7:30 PM, Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave., Faribault, $10-$15. This well-known comedy about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana will delight and move you. Based on his experience with the death of his sister, Harling tells this funny, poignant story of these women who are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel. Come hang out in Truvy’s beauty salon with Annelle, Clairee, Ouiser, Shelby, and M’Lynn as they cope with life by relying on their sense of humor and steadfast friendships. Take your Mom for a Mother’s Day treat on May 11. You will learn that what Truvy says is true: ‘Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.’. http://www.themerlinplayers.org. “The Three Musketeers The Pajama Game: 11-May, 2:00 PM, Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing, $14.50 $22.50. The dangers of a workplace romance are explored to hysterical effect in this romantic comedy.

Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful, as sparks fly between new superintendent Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 and a half cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.. http://www.sheldontheatre.org/events/RWHSM2014. 651-388-8700 The Odd Couple: 16-May, 7:30 PM, Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, $17 - $22. An American comedy classic, this Tony Award winner centers on mismatched roommates, Oscar and Felix. When recently failed marriages force slovenly Oscar and fastidious Felix to share an apartment, their relationship begins to resemble the patterns of their own disastrous marriages. The roommates must determine whether their differences are irreconcilable. As the audience enjoys the non-stop hilarity, Oscar and Felix realize they are both better people as a result of their friendship. Don’t miss this great performance at Bloomington Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater.. http://www.btacmn. org/2perform/at_theaters/blackbox/couple.html.

The Odd Couple: 18-May, 2:00 PM, Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, $17 - $22. An American comedy classic, this Tony Award winner centers on mismatched roommates, Oscar and Felix. When recently failed marriages force slovenly Oscar and fastidious Felix to share an apartment, their relationship begins to resemble the patterns of their own disastrous marriages. The roommates must determine whether their differences are irreconcilable. As the audience enjoys the non-stop hilarity, Oscar and Felix realize they are both better people as a result of their friendship. Don’t miss this great performance at Bloomington Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater.. http://www.btacmn. org/2perform/at_theaters/blackbox/couple.html. “A Mighty Fortress is Our Basement The Godfather Part II: 22-May, 7:30 PM, Paramount Theater, 125 N.E. Fourth Ave., Austin, $5 . Movie viewing of The Godfather Part II. http://www. paramounttheatre.org.

Twelfth Night: 30-May, 7:30 PM, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $20 . The Chameleon Theatre Circle is teaming up with Green T Productions to meld Shakespeare’s irresistible romantic comedy with the visual and movement styles of the Japanese Kabuki tradition! In the kingdom of Illyria, love is turning everyone’s life upside down, from the regal Duke and haughty Countess to their most lowly servants.

A shipwreck, disguises, intercepted messages, and questionable fashion choices all play a part in the chaos that drives one of the most beloved comedies of all time.. http://www.burnsvillepac.com/ chameleon-theater-circle.html.

Twelfth Night: 31-May, 7:30 PM, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, $20 . The Chameleon Theatre Circle is teaming up with Green T Productions to meld Shakespeare’s irresistible romantic comedy with the visual and movement styles of the Japanese Kabuki tradition! In the kingdom of Illyria, love is turning everyone’s life upside down, from the regal Duke and haughty Countess to their most lowly servants.

A shipwreck, disguises, intercepted messages, and questionable fashion choices all play a part in the chaos that drives one of the most beloved comedies of all time.. http://www.burnsvillepac.com/ chameleon-theater-circle.html.

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ALEX VOIGT OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Alex Voigt is a former Huckle Media copy editor currently embarking on a crosscountry hiking and biking adventure. He will be chronicling his adventure each month in Scene. You can also read about his trip at voigtsvoyage.wordpress. com or follow him on Twitter.com @AGVoigt.

The calm before the adventure storm

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can finally breathe again.

After months of preparing and stressing out about the details for this trip, I’ve finally reached the calm before this fast-and-furious life change.

To be sure, there are still a few trip aspects to iron out, but for the most part, all the difficult parts of it are over. I moved out of my apartment – I’m writing this column from the comfort of Owatonna People’s Press sports editor Kaleb Roedel’s couch, AKA my bed the last few days – I bought all the gear I need, I’ve got my finances reasonably squared away and I feel like I’m physically ready for the undertaking.

Most importantly though, I can finally visualize myself doing the adventure, something that seemed like a pipe dream six months ago.

I won’t lie, there were times the last few weeks where I asked myself “What the hell am I doing?” I had trouble sleeping because I kept thinking there was more that needed to done: deep-cleaning my apartment, setting up health insurance, buying last-second gear, figuring out mail drops and…well, the list goes on.

I think most people ask the “What the hell am I doing?” question when they’re on the eve of a monumental change in their life. Uncertainty is always nerve-wracking, particularly when you’ve become accustomed to a routine and lifestyle. Think of all those people who get cold feet on their wedding day.

I wouldn’t say I’ve become “comfortable” with my situation – journalism Is a pretty volatile profession, it’s just a fact – but I’ve definitely gotten used to my routine. Work weeks are typical, paychecks are consistent and the biggest question I have at night is what to watch on Netflix after work.

It’s weird to think that in a few days, all of that is going to change. The nightly Netflix conundrum will be replaced with wondering where I’ll be sleeping and where I’ll get food from.

This isn’t a direction most people strive for in life; we’d rather debate on “first-world problems” than worry about the bare essentials. Society teaches us to live comfortably and move up professionally, not give it all up for some cross-country trek with hiking poles and a road bike.

Again, what the hell am I doing?

Eventually though, I keep coming back to the reason I decided to do this in the first place: to get a fresh perspective on things. I was fed up with the complacency in my life and felt a change was necessary for me to continue growing as a person.

I’ve always found outdoor adventures to be invigorating – hence the column moniker – but at the end of the day nothing was different for me. I’d come home from a day-long bike ride or a weekend kayak trip and still have the same job, the same life and the same general outlook.

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I wasn’t angry, bitter or depressed, but I wasn’t happy either.

Sure, planning for this trip has been a stressful undertaking. But when I think about the upcoming adventure – and what it’ll be like to have my entire life in a backpack and panniers for months at a time – all that stress and frustration melts

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away and gets replaced with eagerness and enthusiasm.

I have no idea what’s in store for me on the open road/trail, and really, that’s what makes it so exciting.

And now that it’s so close to being a reality, I can finally breathe again.

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1967.

The height of the Revolution.

Women’s Rights; Equal Rights; Sexual Freedom, Gay Rights.

I was seventeen.

I should have been having a blast in high school. I should have been planning for college or stewardess school or something. I should have been experimenting with marijuana. I was smart. I was pretty. I was in love with Macs.

I was pregnant.

I had been in love with Macs since I first laid eyes on him at a Junior High School football game in 1964. He was a senior; I was a freshman. We were introduced, our eyes met, I felt a jolt. Love at first sight? What does a fourteen year old girl know about love? Based on the life experience of a typical fourteen year old, very little; just adolescent day-dreaming. Were we together in a past life and destined to meet and fall in love again in this one? There was something powerful in my reaction to meeting him. I felt an incredible draw to do everything in my power to be with him. Three days later we were ‘going steady’.

Now here’s the miracle of it all; we’re still married. We’re still in love.

Three children, six grandchildren, forty-seven years of joys, sorrows and lots of hard work, we are not only still married but still in love-the music is still playing. How did we know when we met that it was so right? We were so young. Over the past forty-seven years A d d y o u r e v e n t f o r F R E E t o t h e T I M E L I N E c a l e n d a r . G O TO w w w. s o u t h ernminn . c o m / s c ene / c a len d a r & C l i c k + A d d a n E v ent

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we have each been teacher, student, nurse, patient, confidante, favorite companion, lover, and most important of all, best friends. When our eyes meet I still get a jolt!

And now I must say good bye. We have been told that within the next weeks the Center of my World and I will be taking the last steps in our 50 year journey together. Our journey has brought me the love of his beautiful, loving Mother and his remarkable family that I am proud and blessed to be a member of. They all have enfolded me as family from the first day I met them.

This beautiful man has passed on many gifts; he taught me how to be thoughtful, considerate and a good friend; he embraced my little sister (17 years younger) as one of our own; he gave me three of the most spectacular children one could ever hope to have; and they have given us six beautiful children that have taught us the true meaning of the word “joy”. He is funny and kind, a wonderful friend.

Although not a demonstrative man, his family knows at the core how much he loves them; deeply, unconditionally and forever. I have fallen in love with him over and over again in the past fifty years . . . . he IS the center of my World, the music in my heart. He has been in my soul for many lives before this and will be again. I am confident he will find me once more and we will begin a new journey together; we will make music once more. Farewell, my love. Until we meet again.

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Frogmouth revives a classic sound

ake It All” the newest release from Lonsdale area band Frogmouth is built around a classic rock sound but isn’t beholden to that framework and often deviates from it on multiple tracks.

Frogmouth recorded and produced the album in Lonsdale at Bottom Feeder Studio with band members Mark Thieding, Tony Brunette, Ernie Kidwell, Clayton Lines, Steve Ascensio and Alyssa Mueller.

The band started as a side project for Thieding around 1990. he picked up the project in earnest after retiring from his cover band “WhiskerFish” or also known as Bottom Feeders. “Take it All” is Frogmouth’s latest album after the group released “In My Eyes” in 2009 and presents a departure from the sound of the previous album.

“In My Eyes” has more a metal edge to the sound than the latest release, but Frogmouth hasn’t totally abandoned the metal sound on “Take It All.” It’s pretty clear the band wants to venture into different territory with this effort. The album opens with a classic rock blues track, aptly titled “Blues Thing.”

There’s a sense of melancholy with tracks like “Last Time” and “Nothing Ever

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Jeremy Messersmith’s smoother, familiar Heart Murmurs

eremy Messersmith is nearly a ten year veteran of the Twin Cities music scene. His fifth studio album Heart Murmurs is the first one he’ll be touring behind with major label support. And while some of his previous efforts have gained national attention, there has never been quite this much momentum behind them. Heart Murmurs is what happens when beautifully crafted stories meet sound production and ear friendly indie melodies.

Messersmith has always had a way with words, painting perfect melancholy pictures to gentle beats and mournful tunes. His Eeyore-tenor narrated stories of love and loss are vague enough for everyone to relate to, yet specific enough so you can picture the details in color.

This album does not stray too far from that pattern, however it differs from his previous work in its adoption and acceptance of poppier beats and production. That said, where it really wins, is by being the voice of

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Goes Right” with lyrics like, “I don’t want to live, I don’t want to be alone/I don’t want to try, I don’t want to lie.”

There’s a fair amount of reflection in the album with the singer regretting past decisions or trusting another when that person didn’t deserve trust.

“Last time you said everything would be alright, last time you were wrong,” Thieding sings in “Last Time.”

Frogmouth transitions into “Baby Baby,” which starts out with a Stevie Ray Vaughn guitar riff in a boogie blues tone.

It also continues on the theme of strained relationships between people with Thieding always waiting for another. “It feels like I’m always waiting on you,” Thieding sings before the band heads into a guitar solo that creates the sense of urgency Thieding experiences in waiting for someone.

“Nobody Knows” takes the album in a different direction with its soaring vocals and virtuosity. It’s a track that makes the listener take notice with Thieding showcasing his range as a singer.

Frogmouth tries to strike a balance throughout the album with heavy-hitting classic rock and roll sound and slowed down tracks so the listener can catch their breath between all-out rock tracks.

“Before the Fall” reins the album back

in and slows the pace down. Mueller takes the lead on vocals on the track and creates a wistful soundscape. Mueller continues recalling events throughout the song leading to the lyric, “I remember the time before the fall.” The acoustic and electric guitars play off each other to capture the emotions Mueller summons with her lyrics. The acoustic guitar gives the song added depth.

“Can’t Fight the Drag” adds a slight jazz element and sounds similar to Steely Dan in its rhythm section. It’s one of the most polished tracks on the album. It has a slick bass line and the accompanying percussion suits the track perfectly.

“Take It All” returns to album to more of a classic rock sound with sailing guitar work and a riff that will want the listener to hold their lighter in the air during the solo.

The album ends with “Nothing Ever Goes Right” to further cement the classic rock element of the band.

The guitar work shines throughout the album moving capably from a blues base into more adventurous territory like on “Nobody Knows.”

the modern heart. It’s the heart that loves people that it shouldn’t, that is honest with friends who are in bad relationships and that plays pretend with the wife to keep things interesting. He takes us on a path less travelled by music but that is well worn by the pounding in our chest. It starts out easy with “It’s Only Dancing” which lures us in with the pulse of electric guitar and opens up into full a flourishing chorus. The song ends by letting us know that as we suspected, it’s never “only dancing”. The aptly titled album is littered with anatomical to emotional heart analogies starting with the album’s most upbeat track, “Tourniquet”. A true sign of modern love arrives via “Steve” where he consoles a heartbroken friend by offering to see if the two of them should be lovers. “Kiss me in the moonlight won’t you Steve” is one of albums winning moments. Messersmith, a fan of the lyrical bait and switch, gives us the best surprise on “I Want to be Your One Night Stand”, when we learn that the box wine and janky hotel room are

actually a game for him and his wife.

“Hitman,” the song for every broken heart is my favorite analogy.

Messersmith sings the most morbid lines with casual sadness. He croons “I need a hitman for my heart, someone to gently strangle it at night, lovingly by candlelight” almost so nonchalantly he could be singing you his grocery list. The chorus echoes the chord progression of that in Radiohead’s “No Surprises” which at one point Messersmith told The Current was the song that really inspired him to play music.

Heart Murmurs wraps with the simple yet poignant “Someday, Someone.” He played this song when he opened for Brandi Carlile at the MN Zoo in 2012 announcing that he got the idea for the song from a meme.

And in under 2 minutes, he illustrates what all our hearts are looking for, “someday, someone’s gonna love the %^$# out of you.” I’m not sure if more beautiful words have ever been spoken.

Nick Gerhardt is the Northfield News’ sports editor, and contributes to Scene from time to time. You can reach him at NGerhardt@Northfieldnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @NorthfieldNick.

Sarah Osterbauer is a freelance writer/music critic.

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KEVIN KREIN THE BEARDED LIFE

Waiting for Tonight

Kevin “Con” Krein Kevin Krein is a music writer, humorist, and law-abiding citizen. He always comes to a full and complete stop at stop signs, unlike a lot of you. His tweets, however, are often above the law—@KevEFly.

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ne of the great (and sometimes terrible) things about music is the connection that you can have to a specific song—it can either conjure up incredibly heavy nostalgia for a time that has long since passed, or it can be forever associated with a moment when you heard it. For some, it could be the song they heard the first time they looked across a crowed room, locking eyes with their boo, always bringing to mind feelings of love.

For me, whenever I hear “Waiting For Tonight”

by Jennifer Lopez, I think of that time that I got arrested.

It was the fall of 2000—halcyon days, really: I was 17 at the time, with a full, beautiful head of hair atop my head. No beard yet though, but I did rock some very powerful sideburns. I went to a very small, Catholic high school in a very small, rural town in Northwestern Illinois. This school is rather steeped in tradition, and one of the traditions during Homecoming Week was that the senior class would toilet paper the trees in front of the school the night before the big Homecoming football game.

Since I’m only allotted so many words each month, I will spare you the exposition and I’ll skip right to the action—armed with a trash bag full of toilet paper, maybe a dozen or so of my fellow senior class members and I marched through the incredibly sketchy neighborhood that bordered our school. For a Thursday night, well after dark, there were A LOT of people out—sitting on porches, walking dogs, etc. And I remember thinking to myself at that time, “Man, there are a lot of people out. I hope nothing bad happens.”

We were doing quite a number to the trees around the building, and had probably been at it for maybe fifteen minutes or so, when I looked up, realizing that I was the only one standing in the parking lot. “Where did everybody go?” I thought. It was at this point I noticed a car pulling into the parking lot, without its headlights on. “That’s weird,” I thought. “Why would this car have its headlights off? I hope it’s not the—” Yes. It was in fact the police.

Because I was 17, and had never been in any real trouble before, my first thought was to run and hide behind the school busses. Heart racing, cowering, I heard an officer approaching. It was then that I thought, “Oh, I’ll just run away, and get back to my van, parked like two blocks away.

This will not be an issue.”

I took off running as fast as I could. Now, I

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used to be a bit of a “husky” adolescent, and I was not very athletic. I got less than a block with a cop yelling, “Hey! Stop!” behind me before it felt like my veins were pumping battery acid, and I was fairly confident that I was going to die, right there, on the street. It was then that I listened to the officer yelling—I stopped, and I put my hands above my head, hoping that he was not going to shoot me.

He didn’t shoot me, but when he did catch up to me, he “assisted” me to the ground by placing his kneed into the middle of my back, slapped handcuffs around my wrists, and tossed me into the very cramped back of a squad car.

Have you ever been in the back of a police car?

No, you don’t have to answer that if you don’t want to. But for someone who has always been tall—“all legs” as I’ve been told—there isn’t a ton of room to get comfortable. Unable to sit, hands behind my back, handcuffs slicing into my wrists, “Why’d you run? Are you an idiot?” the cop asked me, as we started driving away. I was still trying to catch my breath and process the surreal thing happening to me, so I think the only thing I could muster was, “I’m sorry. I am so so sorry.”

He drove down to the street where I, as well as one of my accomplices, had parked.

It was there I saw another officer, already on the scene, interrogating everybody else who had been involved. We stopped for a minute, and my arresting officer got out, leaving me in the car with his partner, who lit up a cigarette, only cracking his window partially to blow the smoke out of it.

In between gigantic gasps of air, I choked out, “Excuse me, can you open the window back here for me a little please? I think I’m having heart attack.” “No,” he said. “I can’t do that.”

It was also then, in between gigantic gasps of air that I heard the radio on in the police car, and I heard the faint sounds of “Waiting For Tonight”

by Jennifer Lopez playing. “Waiting for tonight— whoa-oh!,” she sings. “When you would be here in my arms,” while a rather generic club beat with Latin-tinged percussion plays behind her.

So not only is my mind racing with my current

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situation, but now I also am thinking of the video that accompanies this song, with J.Lo dancing in front of some fake, tropical looking trees, as green lasers shoot off in the distance.

Contrary to what I believed at the time, I was not having a heart attack. Once arriving “downtown,” I eventually became somewhat calm, given my situation, was booked—finger printed, a mug shot taken where I think I smiled and was concerned with how my hair looked—I was formally charged with “evading an officer,” and give a court date a month later, where I would appear, incredibly apologetic and remorseful for my crime, directed to pay a fine, and was sent on my way, attempting to put the whole thing behind me.

It’s not very often that I revisit this event, or choose to tell this somewhat embarrassing anecdote to others. It was well into our courtship before I even mentioned it to my wife, who at the time, was just aghast that she was involved with someone who at one time, had a CRIMINAL RECORD. It’s also not very often that I hear “Waiting For Tonight.” It’s hard for you to believe, I’m sure, but I do not own a copy of On The 6, the Jennifer Lopez album from which this song was taken. But every once in awhile, I will hear it played in a department store, or I’ll have a moment where I think of those green lasers from the music video, and I will instantly be transported back to that September evening, hyperventilating in the back of a police car.

“I told you, you shouldn’t have run,” one of the officers said to me, as we were wrapping up for the evening, and I was released into the custody of my mother. I think most parents would be rather upset with their children if they were to get a middle of the night phone call from the police. Here’s the punch line to this story—she was upset at the time, but my mom knew exactly where I was and what I was doing. She had even provided me with the incredibly large trash bag filled with toilet paper.

Her last words as I was leaving the house that night—“Don’t get arrested.”

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