The Music in the Gardens series continues to showcase high quality local talent. All concerts are held on alternating Sundays at 3:00 p.m. near the Gazebo in Munsinger Gardens on the banks of the Mississippi River. All concerts are free and the Munsinger Clemens Botanical Society will again sell those fabulous $1 root beer floats.
Each summer, Munsinger and Clemens Gardens hosts an art fair featuring artists from all around the state. Visitors are encouraged to browse and purchase some wonderful pieces of artwork from 45-plus artists. Also enjoy the music provided in different areas among the flowers along with food and beverages.
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Held at Border View Lodge, Baudette, MN on Lake of the Woods
More than 12,000 street rods, customs, classics and restored vehicles; 1964 & older, will converge for the 50th annual Back to the 50's Weekend. Cars will blanket the streets of the State Fairgrounds with color and chrome for this three-day event. The weekend is filled with tons of automobiles, fun, music and more for all ages.
The annual bike race to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis. The race starts in the City of Proctor and travels 150 miles to St Paul. Thousands of bike enthusiasts participate in this annual race.
Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson’s remarkable originality and
powerful musical conviction have seen him, in just a few years, take the music
world by storm to become one of the most sought-after artists of today. This
program celebrates the music of J.S. Bach and Phillip Glass, alternating works
by Bach with Glass’s Piano Etudes for a captivating and intimate performance.
(rain date: Sunday, June 23 | 7 p.m.)
These somber, spirited, reflective works embody change and
transformation: Haydn's unrepentant sinner, Kancheli's spiritual journey, and
Elgar's hopeful renewal.
SPCO Artistic Partner Richard
Egarr returns to escort us on a musical journey that contrasts darkness and
light. The overture to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved opera, The Magic
Flute, calls upon the power of truth, love and beauty to conquer the darkness
while The Unanswered Question, Charles Ives’ riddle-like work, features
a contemplative trumpet solo asking the “eternal question.” The Great Major
C, Franz Schubert’s monumental symphony begins reverently before being
The effects of war are
profound and far-reaching. Such is the case with Erwin Schulhoff and André Caplet,
whose lives changed drastically and were shortened by World Wars I and II. This
concert pays tribute to their earlier work paired alongside an early work of
Johannes Brahms — his titular Sextet No. 2 written at a time in his life marked
by the sudden loss of his mother and a broken engagement to the singer Agathe
von Siebold.
