Gift-Quality Book & Bake Sale

Great selection of gift-quality books for all ages! Delicious home baked goods and other items. Free gift wrapping. All proceeds benefit the Rochester Public Library. Friday, December 1st | 10 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday, December 2nd | 10 AM - 4:00 PM

North Star Roller Derby - Bout 5 - Skates in Swamps!

Join us for an action-packed roller derby season! North Star Roller Derby Season 18 presents "Once Upon a Derby". Featuring your favorite North Star home teams: the Bangers, Delta Delta Di, Kilmores, and the Violent Friends. Get ready for evenings of fun where athleticism, strategy, and fierce competition collide with the enchantment of classic fairy tales. Kids 10 & under can join us for free!

North Star Roller Derby - Bout 4 - Wheels in the Woods

Join us for an action-packed roller derby season! North Star Roller Derby Season 18 presents "Once Upon a Derby". Featuring your favorite North Star home teams: the Bangers, Delta Delta Di, Kilmores, and the Violent Friends. Get ready for evenings of fun where athleticism, strategy, and fierce competition collide with the enchantment of classic fairy tales. Kids 10 & under can join us for free!

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.

Admission includes self-guided access to holiday-themed exhibits and a 60-minute guided tour highlighting holiday stories and memories from both the Hill family and their staff.

Tours start every half-hour based on availability throughout the season. The last tour begins at 3:30 pm. Member ticket presale opens online November 1 Non-members ticket sales begin Nov 8.

Capecchi lecture gives rare view of Joseph A. Capecchi's work inside the Cathedral of Saint Paul

Jerry, along with his cousins, Mark, and Paul, will share their family's story in a special lecture at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Guests will see archival photos, sketches and even film recorded by Joseph Capecchi. Tickets for the lecture alone: $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets for lecture plus Legacy Patron Dinner: $150. Dinner details: Join us to enjoy an authentic Italian dinner from Cossetta's. Dinner begins at 5:30pm.

Aaron Tippin

Country artist Aaron Tippin’s songs celebrate the life of the common, hard-working man. Tippin has earned six gold and one platinum albums and released over 30 singles, including You’ve Got to Stand for Something, My Blue Angel, I Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way, Kiss This, Workin’ Man’s Ph. D, There Ain’t Nothing Wrong with the Radio, and Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly. His first single, You’ve Got to Stand for Something, was his first top ten hit in 1991.

4th Annual Michael Shynes Album Release Show (Full Band)

Once a year singer/songwriter Michael Shynes brings his 7-piece band of accomplished musicians complete along with a light show and visuals to the Paramount Theater. The show will get as big as a rock show and become as stripped down as an acoustic show all while threading stories and genres together for an unforgettable experience not to be missed.

Israel Fernandez & Diego del Morao

"both have stunning techniques rich in the flamenco tradition, and together they soar" - Staccatofy Israel Fernandez already has a long career in the flamenco world. At just 11 years old, he won his first television contest. At 18, he recorded his first album with artists such as David Palomar, Jesús Méndez and Rocío Molina. Diego del Morao’s art is a birthright: he is the son of Moraíto Chico and, therefore, belongs to one of the most important guitar sagas in the recent history of flamenco.

Gunhild Carling

“Gunhild is a shimmering presence, and she performs with vivacious flair and boldness!” – Jade Manson Arts News Swedish musical sensation Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar whose show is a can’t-miss event! Whether she’s singing her favorite swinging jazz standards, playing one of many instruments (trumpet, trombone, harmonica, oboe, harp, flute, recorder, or jazz bagpipe!), or juggling and tap dancing, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines.