Come find out why the horn isn’t so French after all. Featuring the SPCO’s horn section, this 50-minute concert will take audiences on an exciting journey through the history of the instrument from nature’s animal horns, to the mountains of the Alps to concert stages and beyond. This exciting concert is geared toward families with children ages 5–9 but music lovers of all ages will enjoy the instrument trial zone in the lobby following the performance.
Global media leader Oprah Winfrey has announced her first national arena tour in five years, Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus. Presented by WW - Weight Watchers Reimagined - Oprah will bring a full day wellness event to nine U.S. cities including Saint Paul. Joined by high profile guests, Oprah will help motivate audiences across the country to make 2020 the year of renewal and celebrate all we are meant to be.
Worthington orchestra and choir students join the Sinfonia for a community concert at the fabulous Worthington Memorial Auditorium. The program will include popular classical works, lighter pieces and Franz Joseph Haydn’s Surprise Symphony.
Info: www.friendsoftheauditorium.com/live-events.html
For more than 70 years, the Deer River area has celebrated the World's Largest Wild Rice Festival. Originally, the festival was established to bring the community together to celebrate the abundance of one of the area's natural staples, wild rice. Though wild rice still grows abundantly in some of the area lakes and rivers, the advent of "paddy rice" which is grown commercially and harvested mechanically, has made the once regional product a national available commodity.
Visit Aitkin and experience the World Famous Fish House Parade! Join 3,000+ parade-goers from all over the U.S. for a day of pure MN fun. Start your day out with the Fishhouse 5K, visit the vintage snowmobile display, shop charming local retailers, and, of course, hit the parade at 1 pm in downtown Aitkin. Dress warm!
Bring the furry four-legged member of your family to Woof-a-Pawlooza this August at the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes!
Think mini golf...on ICE! Grab your friends and family, put on a costume, and grab a random tool to use as a club! This is by no means a serious game of golf, quite the opposite really. The more outrageous the costume and your attitude the better chance your team has of winning prizes!
Embrace and celebrate all things winter at Maple Grove’s Wonders of Winter event. Located in the city’s Central Park, families can bundle up and come out to see impressive ice-skating performances, participate in outdoor activities and make warm, yummy s'mores.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit maplegrovemn.gov.
Celebrate with joy and in style with this year's unique finisher medal and swag. Run our traditional and scenic Mississippi River courses starting and finishing at Minnehaha Park. Don't forget - kids run free! Choose any distance including 1 mile, half mile and pre-k dash. Kids run free in all distances...check a new distance off the list and sign up for the PNC Women Run the Cities 5K!
Discover the art of photographing wolves at the International Wolf Center. Participants will learn important information about wolves and what to look for in capturing their unique behaviors. See how the 2020 pups are adapting to life in the Exhibit Pack as the fall colors start to appear. The schedule highlights the Exhibit Pack's peak activity for photographing and allows for a Saturday field trip to view surrounding wolf habitat.
