Benton County Fair

Annual county fair held in Sauk Rapids, MN the beginning of August. Six days of animals, rides, grandstand events, commercial exhibits, entertainment and awesome fair food. 

Bentleyville "Tour of Lights"

America's largest free walk-through lighting display is back! This year Bentleyville will once again be a FREE walk-through event! Parking for the tour is just $10 per vehicle, paid at the gate (no presale). Santa & Mrs. Claus will be back, as well as our bonfires for roasting marshmallows, popcorn and hot cocoa. Children 10 and under will receive a free knit hat and packaged bag of cookies after visiting with Santa!

Ben Kyle Concert

Minneapolis based Ben Kyle is the Belfast born songwriter and architect behind the critically acclaimed eponymous album BEN KYLE featuring the award-winning songs Mercy and Don't Settle. He has released 5 heralded albums as the singer-songwriter and frontman behind the Americana critical darlings Romantica. The winner of 10 International Songwriting Competition awards, Ben has worked with Ryan Adams (The Dark feat. Ryan Adams) Lucinda Williams, Alejandro Escovedo, Sara Watkins and Dan Wilson (Adele) among others. Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door.

Ben Folds with the Minnesota Orchestra

This performance adds the Orchestra’s talent to Ben Folds' vocals and piano for an evening of quirky melodies, impromptu creation, and an epic love-fest between audience and musicians.

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons”

Continuing one of the themes of the 2024.25 season, the SPCO performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons, recently arranged by composer-violinists Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth. Originally written as twelve short pieces for piano two centuries ago, this 2020 arrangement reimagines the work for chamber orchestra, inviting listeners on a journey through each month of the year.

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: “Four Spirits” with Abel Selaocoe

Abel Selaocoe’s
expansive imagination knows no bounds — the SPCO’s newest Artistic Partner
embraces singing, dancing, composition and improvisation equally in joyful and
powerful music-making. His recent cello concerto, “Four Spirits”, is
drawn from his South African roots and seeks to create a communal experience
with the audience alongside works by two of Selaocoe’s many musical influences
— Norwegian jazz instrumentalist Marius Neset and Russian composer Igor
Stravinsky.

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Mozart’s 40th Symphony with Dmitry Sinkovsky

"Bounding with talent and oozing charisma" (“Pioneer Press”),
violinist and conductor Dmitry Sinkovsky returns to the Twin Cities this spring
to lead the SPCO in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's famed 40th symphony. The dramatic
passion of the symphonic work makes for a stunning finale of a concert
featuring Baroque works by Mozart's predecessors, George Frideric Handel and
Antonio Vivaldi.

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