Don’t miss Omnifest, the Science Museum of Minnesota's annual giant screen movie festival, from Feb. 24-April 7, featuring the museum’s newest live digital telescope show and larger-than-life moves taking you to the edges of the Earth — and deep into space! — without even leaving Minnesota. Find a lineup, showtimes, and tickets at smm.org.
Martha Redbone is a vocalist, songwriter, composer and educator of African American, Cherokee and Choctaw descent. A multi-award-winning musician, the charismatic songstress is celebrated for her tasty gumbo of roots music embodying the folk and mountain blues sounds of her childhood in the Appalachian hills of Kentucky, mixed with the eclectic grit of her teenage years in pre-gentrified Brooklyn.
The entire community of Hopkins turns out on Mainstreet to enjoy food, music and dozens of vendors displaying their crafts. Family oriented activities are available in Central Park, beginning at 4 p.m.
The Marketplace Fair takes place on Mainstreet between 6th and 13th Avenues and includes: vendors, local business displays, artists with crafts, clothing, art, woodwork, merchandise, food and beverages. There is plenty to do at this event so come early and shop! This event is held rain or shine and is free to the public.
“sheer joy and love” – Paul Simon The year 2024 marks the 64th anniversary of Joseph Shabalala forming Ladysmith Black Mambazo. His group would not only conquer all of South Africa, but would become a worldwide phenomenon, winning more Grammy Awards (five), and receiving more Grammy nominations (nineteen), than any World music group in the history of recorded music.
“Loaded with personality and a capacity for writing first-rate melodies” – PopMatters As with everything he does, Jon McLaughlin wants to translate his experiences and ideas into music that reaches fans everywhere. His passion for music and playing is evident in each note he plays. He’s played shows with Billy Joel, Kelly Clarkson and Adele, collaborated with longtime friend Sara Bareilles, co-written with Demi Lovato and even performed at the Academy Awards in 2008.
Jewel will perform music from her latest studio album, Freewheelin Woman, including her Grammy-nominated, multi platinum debut album, Pieces of You. Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album
Come on out for a good deed and a good laugh! Little Fish Improv is performing an improv comedy fundraiser for Paradise Center for the Arts. Little Fish Improv is a local group of actors and comedians looking to bring improv comedy to southern Minnesota while raising money for the PCA. They will be doing family friendly improv for people of all ages.
Have a laugh as they make it up as they go along!
Sifting through an astounding array of textbooks from the colonial era through the 20th century, Donald Yacovone reveals how Northern publishers perpetuated the pernicious myth of white supremacy through the teaching of American history. Yacovone’s newest book—Teaching White Supremacy—marshals a wealth of evidence to show how racial bias insidiously endured in our education system, how it burrowed into the heart of our collective national identity, and why the topic of race in education is still hotly contested today.
“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person”. Mark Twain
Join Sister Celeste on this historic walking tour as she explores the vast homes and singular landscapes on Summit Avenue and the Hill District’s southern edge. Learn about the conventions that shaped the Gilded Age and forever changed St. Paul’s cityscape.
In celebration of her new, stripped-down and unplugged album release, The Two of Us, Emmaline is taking her most intimate show thus far on the road. Featuring Ryan Mondak on guitar supporting Emmaline’s passionate vocals and violin, this stunningly retro-infused performance features a collection of Emmaline’s hit original songs, along with your favorite jazz classics and nostalgic spins on modern hits.
