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ROCHESTER’S ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT GUIDEWEEK OF FEB. 25 - MARCH 2, 2016

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• Get through winter with a food-focused guide

• Faribault’s F-Town beers arrive in Rochester

• Get a good seat at Rochester’s Chair Afair

CHECK OUR CALENDAR THINGS TO DO, PLUS: 236

CLEARED FOR LANDINGCloud Cult, Enemy Planes blowing into Rochester

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Volume 3, Number 8 • February 25, 2016

6 Quick Bites Your nine-week food plan to get through winter

7 Cocktail Hour F-Town Brewing celebrates Grade-A hometown heritage

9 Dining Out Rochester sommelier’s top goal is your happiness

10 Med City Movie Guy Jesse Owens upends the 1936 Olympics in ‘Race’

12 Entertainment Full lineup for this weekend’s Frozen River Film Festival

14 Dial Tones Get the story behind Second Story’s new EP

15 Concert Stage Bill Staines makes his mark for 26th time at Oak Center

18 Calendar of events What to do in the 507

23 Long Distance Penumbra resurrects 2 momentous plays of the ’60s

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BY MATTHEW [email protected]

Who was it that said a true test of a relationship is a couple’s ability to share a

welder?Probably, no one. But if it were a

test, Racine couple Dustin Nord and Caitlin Callahan passed it with lying colors. Well, mostly.

he fruits of that partnership will be evident at this year’s an-nual A Chair Afair, when each of their hand-crafted chairs will go up for auction for the beneit of the Boys & Girls Club of Roch-ester.

“here were some tough mo-ments,” Callahan laughs, relecting an all’s-well-that-ends-well mood despite some occasionally tense moments working together in Nord’s metal shop.

“It was test of patience,” Nord concurred.

In the 14 years since it began, A Chair Afair has become one of Rochester’s premier fundraising galas, raising money that accounts for 20 percent of the Boys & Girls Club’s annual budget. In that time, hundreds of locally made chairs have been auctioned of.

Last year, the event raised $305,000 for the nonproit, and this year, organizers are shoot-ing for $335,000 by selling of 40 chairs made by local artisans.

Nord, 34, has donated to the Boys & Girls Club as both a scrap metal artist and chef. He was among a trio of chefs who raised $6,800 last year, auctioning of 10-course meals that were made at the winner’s home. Nord also has created and donated chairs the last three years.

Having been raised in the coun-try, Nord never went to a Boys & Girls club growing up, but he is a big believer in the cause it serves.

“It’s always fun to make some-thing out of nothing,” said Nord about the chairs he has made. “Es-sentially, I take a pile of junk that would be hauled to a scrapyard, and I make a functional piece of furniture for a very good cause.”

Callahan said Nord’s creative side stood out from the moment they met and is what drew her to him.

“I think the passion that is always in a creative person always comes out,” Callahan said. “I mean, it fuels a relationship. It fuels you.”

his year, Callahan, 29, decided she too wanted to make a chair for the beneit. Nord, who has a metal shop on his Racine property, taught Callahan how to weld.

Welding means lighting up a torch. It means ire. Getting singed is an unavoidable consequence of welding. So, while Nord was used to the “soft burns” of the work, Callahan wasn’t as prepared to pay that price.

“He gets burned. It doesn’t bother him,” Callahan said. “But it really bothers me.”

So when she worked, Callahan often was dressed from head to toe in welding hood and ire-pro-tecting leathers, reminding Nord of the character from the movie “Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”

“We had to share the (welder), so it was a little frustrating,” Nord said. “And of course, we had waited until just about the last moment (to inish the chairs). So the pressure was on.”

But both met the deadline. Nord calls his chair, made of shovels and parts from an old truck, the “Ru-ral Relaxer.” Callahan christened hers the “Chippendale Twist.”

Callahan said that, overall, the experience was a positive one, and she would deinitely do it again.

“hankfully, I have this creative person in my life, and he has en-couraged me to be more creative,” she said. “So jumping into that is probably the best feeling that I’ve taken away from it.”

Club fundraiser is a real game of thronesE N T E R TA I N M E N T E V E N T S

What A Chair Affair,

the annual benefit for the Rochester Boys & Girls Club of Rochester

When Saturday,

Feb. 27. VIP reception begins at 5 p.m. General reception at 6 p.m.

Where Rochester

International Event Center, 7333 Airport View Drive SW

Tickets Sold out, but

a new feature of this event will be themed after-parties that begin at 9:30 p.m. and will be held at Cambria Gallery, La Vetta and Studio 324.

Own a chair?

What becomes of these auctioned chairs? If you have one from a past year’s auction, or know where one ended up, let us know. Go to www.facebook.com/PB.jeff.pieters and post your message there, under the link to this story.

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Caitlin Callahan, left, and dustin nord, of Racine, built chairs for this year’s Chair afair. here they are holding Cait-lin’s chair.

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the chair made by dustin nord for this year’s Chair afair. he calls it “Rural Relaxer.”

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A sky-high pairingCloud Cult, Enemy Planes team up for March 4 show

BY BRYAN LUND

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They have rocked St. John’s Block Parties, hursdays on First sets, private parties across our area

and a host of gigs around the world.

And coming up next Friday, March 4, two of Rochester’s favorite visit-ing bands, Cloud Cult and Enemy Planes, team up for a double billing at Mayo Civic Center’s Presentation Hall.


Cloud Cult, the headliners, play experimental chamber rock with lyr-ics that touch on philosophical and spiritual issues, while opening act Enemy Planes plays a dreamy mixture of indie rock and electronica they have dubbed “tripnotic.” Both are based in the Upper Midwest — Cloud Cult from Viroqua, Wis., by way of Duluth, and Enemy Planes from Minneapolis.

Craig Minowa, lead singer of Cloud Cult, pens deep, honest and soul-baring lyrics, many of which are an attempt to ind answers about the unexpected loss of his 2-year-old son in 2002. he band’s deep tunes are unpacked onstage with a complex live show that features nearly two dozen instruments and a pair of live painters interpreting the music in a visual way.

“We treat every performance like a spiritual ritual and seek to have some kind of catharsis during the course of the evening,” Minowa said.

hat spiritual catharsis is a draw for many Cloud Cult fans.

“It will be epic, to say the least,” said Ryan Keller, a fan of the band since he and his wife moved to Rochester from the Dakotas. He irst heard them at St. John’s Block Party. “I know if people are going to see them for the irst time, they will become a new fan of the band as well,” he said.

Cloud Cult’s forays into visual expression are expanding past their renowned stage show. With the release of their latest album, “he Seeker,” earlier this month, they also produced a full-length ilm of the same name. Josh Radnor, of “How I Met Your Mother” fame, was involved in the production, and the band is gearing up to tour the ilm around ilm festivals over the next year.

“We’ve had a few albums with story-lines tied to them, but this is the irst one where we decided to tackle that story in ilm,” Minowa said.

According to Enemy Planes drum-mer Joe Call, his band has a handful of new songs to debut at the show, along with cuts from their debut album, “Beta Lowdown,” which gets a worldwide release on March 26 on Rock the Cause Records.

Fans like Keller appreciate the “home-grown” aspect of the bands, and says he knows people willing to drive four hours to see Cloud Cult.

“It’s like seeing old friends each time you see the guys,” Keller said.

Both bands have a special relation-ship with Rochester. Minowa’s father’s family lives just outside Rochester, and a portion of the band grew up in nearby communities, including Owatonna (Minowa, his wife Con-nie Minowa, and painter Scott West), Austin (violinist Shannon Frid) and Waseca (drummer Jeremy Harvey). he band played three times at the St. John’s Block Party and have been back for other occasions. Similarly, Enemy

Planes has a history with the Block Party and recently played a few private house parties here.

“Whenever we get to come back, it truly does feel like we’re coming home to see family. We just love the people,” said Enemy Planes lead vocal-ist, guitarist and synth player Casey Call. “We’ve been all over, and it’s not always as easy to ind places like this as one might think. For our money, we think everywhere should be a little more like Rochester.”

“After the show, the folks at Grand Rounds invited us in for a beer and we ended up staying all night. Life-long friends were made for sure,” says Enemy Planes vocalist and keyboard player Kristine Stresman.

Tickets to the show are $25 and are purchasable at bit.ly/1WEK2H2. For more information about the bands, check out their websites: cloudcult.com and enemyplanes.com.

Bryan Lund is a Rochester freelance writer.

head in the Clouds What makes Cloud Cult, the band and its shows, one-of-a-kind? Let us count

the ways:Zero: Its record label, Earthology Records, pioneered recycled paperboard CD cases

and generated methods of touring while producing zero net greenhouse gases. And the label donates all of his profits to charity. And the best part? Cloud Cult founder and frontman Craig Minowa started it in 1997.

100,000: Sales threshold surpassed by Earthology, all without major label support.

2: Professional painters Connie Minowa and Scott West produce a canvas

apiece at each one of Cloud Cult’s live shows. The canvases start blank and fill with paint as inspired by the music. At show’s end, the paintings are auctioned to the audience. You can see samples of the artists’ work at CloudCult.com.

3: Times Cloud Cult played at Rochester’s St. John’s Block Party (2008, 2009 and 2011), including a headlining performance in 2011. (Cloud Cult’s opening act Enemy Planes performed at the 2013 Block Party.)

4: Spot Cloud Cult’s latest album, “The Seeker,” debuted on college radio charts.Seemingly infinite: The arsenal of instruments Cloud Cult will deploy on stage,

including violin, cello, trombone, bass, keyboard, French horn, trumpet, drums, and a whole sparkling array of electronic doo-dads.


Q U I C K B I T E S D I N I N G

BY KIM VAN [email protected]

We’re on Week 8 of Operation Save Our Sanity: Winter 2016, and things are feeling downright

upbeat thanks to the warm weather and sunshine lately. he way people are smiling at each other and walking with a bounce in their step, you’d think spring is right around the corner.

But we shall stay vigilant in our quest for sanity because we all know a cold snap could sneak up any day, plunging us back into winter (and despair). But not you. Because you’re making plans. You have things to look forward to and good food to eat.

Without further ado, here’s a partial listing of what should be on your culinary calendar for the next couple months.

This weekend: (Beer) Winterfest

Not to be confused with Rochester’s annual WinterFest or the St. Paul Winter Carnival, this Winterfest is hosted by the Minnesota Craft Breweries Guild, and not surprisingly the event gets big-ger every year. It’s two evenings of craft beer sampling, along with catered food, beer education, and music.

he 15th annual Winterfest is set for this weekend: Friday, Feb. 26, and Satur-day, Feb. 27, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day at the Union Depot in St. Paul.

Even better, this year all of Roches-ter’s breweries and brewpubs are going to be pouring their beer up there. LTS Brewery, Forager Brewery, and Grand Rounds Brewpub will be serving their beers on Friday night, while Kinney Creek Brewery will be pouring on Sat-urday. Check it out: A two-night ticket is $135; a one-night ticket is $75.

Two weeks: Wine dinner

Make a reservation now for the next ive-course wine dinner at one of the most sustainably and locally sourced res-taurants in the area: mark down Rain-bow Cafe (212 S. Main St., Pine Island) for the evening of hursday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m.

From a roasted shimp amuse buche to a lamb meatball with fried goat cheese, then rare grass-fed ribeye with manchego mac and cheese, inished with crema catalane (like creme bru-lee) and honey roasted pears? Heaven. Reserve on their website (www.rain-

bowcafeandcatering.com) or by phone (507-356-2929), and do it now; these events have been selling out quickly for good reason.

Three-ish weeks: Eggs and beer

he very next week, on Tuesday, March 15, you might be double-booked. On the one hand, Forager Brewery (1005 Sixth St. NW, Rochester) is hosting what I think is their irst beer dinner (it’s about time!), with unique dishes by Chef Jordan Bell thoughtfully paired with brews from head brewer Austin Jevne.

On the other hand, ZZest Cafe and Bar (1190 16th St. SW) is hosting its inal chef “warzz” of the season from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

We’ve gone through burgers, tacos, meatballs and potatoes. he inal war? A look to spring: eggs.

he great news about this double-booking is that the ZZest egg warzz go for two nights — so it’s beer dinner on Tuesday and egg warzz on Wednesday, March 16. Perfect.

Five weeks: Cooking classes

Sign up for some upcoming oferings at People’s Food Co-op, including how to make Korean kimbop on March 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; or introduction to fermentation on March 31.

Nine weeks: Collaborative dinner

Forager Brewing Company recently announced this event, set for April 28, which is hosted in conjunction with the Rochester Craft Beer Expo.

Chef Bell’s ive courses will be expertly paired with beers from Toppling Goli-ath, Fulton and Surly Breweries, as well as Forager.

Even better? Buying a $63 ticket for the beer dinner will get you a great discount on a VIP ticket to the Rochester Craft Beer Expo, which will be held at the Civic Center on April 30.

Know what comes after April 30? May. And that is almost summer.

Kim Van Brunt is a Rochester freelance writer. Send restaurant news and tips to her at [email protected].

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Rainbow Cafe in Pine Island will host a ive-course wine dinner on March 10. It’s just one way to get through the next few weeks of winter.

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F-Town Brewing is less than a year old, but is rooted in southern Min-nesota since birth.

Owners Chris Voegele and Noah Strouth are lifelong residents of Farib-ault and co-owner Travis Temke has lived in town for eight years. Together, the longtime friends aren’t just business partners, but each brings a diferent skill set to the company as well.

heir varied talents and love of beer brought F-Town to Faribault’s historic downtown, but it’s their ambition and process that sets them apart. he brew-ery is focused on production and, while they have a taproom and several one-of beers in-house, they knew from the start that they wanted to grow. hey’ve canned Ipalicious IPA and Nutso Brown Ale from the get go, and soon will be adding a red ale to the mix.

hose beers, plus their kegged season-als like this winter’s Coconut Porter, are also available in select Rochester locations. F-Town has beers at all Apollo Liquor and Andy’s Liquor locations, plus Northwest, Hy-Vee and Woody’s.

F-Town also has its IPA available on tap at the hirsty Belgian, 2650 S. Broadway, Rochester, starting this week.

Although F-Town describes its focus

as being a production brewery, the taproom is its heart. It typically serves eight beers, with just three or four of those hitting outside of their four walls. Located in the Peterson Art Furniture Complex, erected in the 1860s, “it looks like a brewery,” Temke says.

After previous use as a plastics fac-tory, a shoe factory, a storage facility, and its namesake furniture company, it’s now serving locally made beer and draw-ing local customers and day-trip tourists from nearby Rochester, Owatonna, and the Twin Cities. While F-Town doesn’t have a kitchen, food trucks sometimes park outside and there are six restau-rants within walking distance. Plus, Temke adds, the brewery occasionally hosts potlucks.

hat connection to community is important at F-Town, whose name is re-lective of its community without bear-ing it literally. hey work closely with Faribault Woolen Mill and have had conversations with the Fleckenstein family, who ran the city’s most historic brewery (1856-1964), about ways to revive the brand. In the present, though, they’re establishing their own identity, one that’s craft without the crazy.

“We want to make ales that are easy drinking, approachable, and enjoyed by the masses and people who enjoy craft beer,” Temke said. “We’re not in

it to be the newest or most diferent or most unique.

“As long as you have that pride in what you’re doing, it will speak for itself,” Temke said. hat doesn’t rule out cask infusions, sour ales, and ex-perimental beers, but the majority of F-Town’s line-up is aimed as a session-able gateway into craft beer.

“he essence of where the whole thing starts,” says Temke, is that F-Town’s owners are creators, builders at heart.

Instead of a homebrew kit, F-Town was born in a basement where Voegele and Strouth manufactured a complex mini-brewery before they’d made their irst homebrew. With experience and origi-nal recipes, that’s grown out of their homes and into downtown, connecting F-Town with community and quickly extending beyond.

Loren Green is a Minneapolis freelance writer. To contribute to Cocktail Hour, send email to [email protected].

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F-Town Brewing celebrates a Grade-A heritage

Contributed photos

F-Town’s taproom ofers a look out-side at the historic downtown.

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Hours: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Tours: Available 3 p.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays, first-come, first-served, limited to 20 people. Tours are free, but you are encouraged to bring one nonperishable food item per person.


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His measure of success? Your happinessBY MARGO [email protected]

Perhaps the longest and most inclusive local restaurant wine lists are those at Pescara (150

S. Broadway, Rochester) and Terza (30 hird St. SE, Rochester).

I recently sat down with som-melier Xavi Torres to learn more about his experiences and wine insight.

Torres was born and raised in Rochester. He left for college in 1990. During his student years, he learned that he liked working in a restaurant more than being in a library.

With only one class between him and an undergraduate degree, Torres changed directions to attend culinary school in Barcelona. He worked in Playa del Carmen, Mex-ico, for three years, then returned to college for that inal course, then on to grad school at Cornell, studying restaurant management. He returned to work in Barcelona, followed by time in San Francisco, Costa Rica, Las Vegas and inally back to Rochester.

His wine journey didn’t truly start until 2008, when his boss in Las Vegas “gently” admonished him for his lack of wine knowledge. Deciding to be proactive, Torres dove in “head-irst,” as he put it, to study wine.

In 2009, he took an introductory sommelier course and passed the i-nal examination. His studies stalled with the birth of his irst (and only) child. In 2012, he resumed coursework, passing his Certiied Sommelier Examination the next

year while he was general manager at Pescara.

In late 2014, the owners ap-proached Torres with the idea of going to their new Italian restau-rant, Terza, to work as a full-time sommelier and maitre d’. He jumped at the opportunity.

Torres remains a “student of wine” and plans to take the Ad-vanced Sommelier Course this summer, with an exam in 2017. He is both excited and nervous em-barking on this third level, as only about 30 percent of the people who take the exam pass it.

I asked Torres how he approaches making a wine recommendation to guests. he irst thing he asks is

what they usually drink. Once he gets an idea of what they like, his next step is to get an idea of “what they want, at this point in time,” he said, whether they are looking to try something new or if they want a wine in their comfort zone.

Torres says his underlying goal is to help the guest pick a wine, not pick it for them. His personal measure of success is when a guest leaves happy with the wine that they picked.

He inds that Terza’s menu is very easy to pair with wine, noting that “Italian food is meant to go with wine!” he only exception is the Penne Arabiata, a spicy dish in a red sauce. People usually want

a dry red with a red pasta sauce, and a dry red is the last thing you should have with a spicy dish, he said. “Doing so is a good way to abuse your palate,” he said. Still, it’s a challenge to convince a guest to go with an of-dry or semi-sweet white for this dish.

One of Xavi’s favorite pairings, and that of patrons, is Terza’s lamb shank with an older Barolo.

Another great pairing available is the Stolpman Vineyards L’Avion from Ballard Canyon in Santa Bar-bara with the ive-cheese ravioli. his wine is made from 100 percent Roussane then aged in 100 percent new oak. It has aromas and lavors of lemon zest, over-ripe or baked pineapple and brioche. his makes a great compliment to the ravioli, which is in a lemon butter sauce, as it would for many of the fresh-ish dishes at Pescara.

Torres notes that Pescara’s menu is “very wine friendly” as well, though asparagus is a challenge (the Gruner Veltliner is a good choice) as is the Ahi Tuna Tartar (a light, crisp sauvignon blanc from France or New Zealand or a sweeter German riesling are the best choices here).

he enjoyment of learning about and drinking a good wine is doubled when experienced with “just the right” great food, Torres said. For him, the most rewarding part of his job is being able to share what he has learned with others, as well as learning from others.

Margo Stich is a Rochester freelance writer. Send comments and restaurant story ideas to [email protected].

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Running on fumes Probably the only sport less

represented on the big screen than running is “Dodgeball” (but, yeah, that one was pretty funny). Here are a few of the classics.

“Running” (1979)

Michael Douglas is a long-distance runner with hopes of competing in the Olympics but has family and commitment issues. Formulaic

but satisfying.

“Chariots of Fire” (1981)

You know the Oscar-winning tune, but do you remember the tale of two University of Cambridge athletes who run for very different reasons?

“McFarland, USA” (2015)

Kevin Costner takes a job coaching track in a poor Latino community and leads the team to victory. Based on a true story.

“Run, Fatboy, Run” (2007)

To win back his family, Simon Pegg runs a marathon, but first he has to get in shape.

“The Jericho Mile” (1979)

Long before directing hit films like “Heat,” “Collateral” and “Ali,” Michael

Mann brought this feel-good story of a prisoner (Peter Strauss) who keeps his sanity by taking laps around the yard.

Medal-worthy performances make for winning ‘Race’

BY CHRIS [email protected]

Though my own high school track record still stands (the 440 in an hour and a half) most athletic recognition is ephemeral. Few Olympic

athletes, for instance, are even remembered beyond a year or two. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in Munich in 1972 yet Starbucks baristas today are like, “spell that last name for me again.”

Still, among the legions of one-time hero athletes a few transcend the sport achieving immortality. Jesse Owens is one of them. Owens was already a gifted runner at Ohio State in 1933 when his coach saw in him the potential to compete internationally.

Director Stephen Hopkins’ biopic, “Race”—which stars “Selma” star Stephan James as Owens and SNL alum Jason Sudeikis as his coach — looks at the controversy surrounding the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and examines Owens’ role.

It was the lowest point in humanity as Germany, Hitler speciically, manifested the abject evil of racial superiority even while touting the progressiveness of hosting the games. In fact, Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels (Barnaby Metschurat) wanted to ban blacks and Jews from competing altogether. Sending Owens was not just our way of giving the middle inger to Hitler but demonstrating solidarity to oppressed minorities across the globe. hat Owens won four medals in head-to-head competition and caused the petulant leader to no-show at the tradi-tional congratulatory meet and greet was the icing on the strudel.

he ilm co-stars Jeremy Irons as Avery Brund-age, an IOC go-between who ights against a boycott, and Carice van Houten (“Valkyrie”) as ilmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, charged with chronicling the glori-ous event.

At times this one feels like a homework movie, distilling complex elements of antisemitism and racism into pop-quizable nuggets. But better-than-average performances (especially from the usually goofy Sudeikis) and a story that stays focused keeps it engag-ing and ultimately uplifting.

Owens took in stride (!) the indigni-ties of the era — “Block out hate,” his coach counsels, “it’s just noise” — and persevered. In that way, Hopkins’ ilm is as much about race as it is the race. “here is no black or white,” Owens famously said, “only fast or slow.”

Chris Miksanek is a Rochester freelance writer.

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BY MATTHEW [email protected]

Many people are familiar with Mayo Clinic’s genesis story.

he short version goes something like this: A tornado tore a path of destruction through the small city on Aug. 21, 1883, and from the wreckage arose the clinic. Mother Alfred of the Sisters of Saint Francis and Dr. William Worrall Mayo command the heights of that early narrative.

But now, a new book written by Rochester author Virginia M. Wright-Peterson seeks

to penetrate the mists that surround many of the all-but-forgotten igures who propelled the clinic forward in its early years. And she does so by primarily focusing on the women.

“Women of Mayo Clinic: he Founding Generation” introduces readers to women who not only bumped up but broke through the glass ceiling of the times. hey include Dr.

Harriet Preston, the irst physician to work with the Mayo family but whose membership to the Minnesota Medical Society was rejected because she was a woman.

“Let the female remain in her sphere, and I will remain in mine. ... I will say to her, ‘You no more can do the work designed for me than I can do the work designed for you,” said one Il-linois physician at the time.

Others igures include Maud Mellish Wil-son, a clinic librarian and editor whose hawkish editor’s eye improved the quality of physicians’ papers and helped shape and spread the clinic’s reputation; and Elea-nora Fry, an artist whose detailed drawings demon-strated many of the then-state-of-the-art procedures that Mayo was pioneering.

hat rich trove of history wasn’t what Wright-Peterson was expecting when she started her research. One day, while working to put together a Jeopardy!-style game focused on women in Mayo’s history, she stopped by the clinic’s archives to do some research.

Expecting that history to be fo-cused on a small handful of women, Wright-Peterson was surprised to discover a historical landscape popu-lated by a vast number of them. Her book focuses on about 40 of those women, but she easily could have doubled that number, Wright-Peterson said.

“I started reading some of the stories, and I couldn’t believe it that as a local person and

someone who had worked at Mayo for all of the years that I had, that I didn’t know more about the women,” Wright-Peterson said.

he critical role played by women in Mayo’s early history was facilitated by founder Dr. William Worrall Mayo and his sons, Drs. Will and Charlie Mayo. hey didn’t share the view that men and women be-longed to their respective spheres. Dr. William Worrall Mayo was among those advocating for Preston’s inclusion.

“We marvel at that, and his sons adopted the same at-titude,” Wright-Peterson said. “We suspect that some of that came from his exposure to the Quakers and his early education where girls were educated right next to boys. None of them shied away from includ-ing strong intelligent

women.”Many women simply preferred see-

ing female physicians for reasons that are both obvious and perhaps not so obvious. Many male doctors were often “less than adept” at pelvic examinations because they had been trained to stare at the ceiling while examining women.

Other discoveries included the fact that Su-san B. Anthony, a social reformer and key ig-ure in the women’s sufrage movement, spoke in Rochester in 1877. But the gears of democracy move slowly. It wouldn’t be until 40 years later from Anthony’s Rochester address that women would win the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment.

he book, as one would expect of a history focused on Mayo’s history, tells the stories of many of the early female nurses and physi-cians, but it doesn’t conine itself to them. he book also sheds light on the irst woman jani-tor, as well as the wives of the early doctors.

he rollout of Wright-Peterson’s book, which is published by the Minnesota Historical So-ciety Press, was timed to coincide with events for Women’s History Month in March.

An exhibit highlighting the life and times of a dozen Mayo women will run from March 1 to March 17 in Mayo Clinic’s Hage Atrium, which is on the subway level of the Siebens Building.

he launch of the book will take place on March 2 at at Phillips Hall (on the street level of the Siebens building). he event also will fea-ture a one-woman show by award-winning stage and television performer Megan Cole, who has created a script based on Wright-Peterson’s book.

“In a lot of ways, this is a writer’s dream,” Wright-Peterson said.

BY TOM [email protected]

Forty-seven feature films are showing this weekend at the Frozen River Film Festival in Winona. Here’s the list.

Today

“Medicine of the Wolf” (74 mins.) A film about photographer Jim Brandenburg and the wolves he has photographed for 45 years. Director Julia Huffman will be at the screening. 6:30 p.m. today, Somsen Hall, WSU.

Friday

“Denali” (8 mins.) Saying goodbye to a good friend. 5 p.m. Ed’s No Name Bar.

“Dog Days of Winter” (26 mins.) The start of freestyle skiing in the early 1970s. 5 p.m. Ed’s No Name Bar.

“I am Able” (13 mins.) The story of Frederick Ndbaramiye, whose hands were chopped off in Rwanda’s civil war. 7:30 p.m. Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University, WSU. Ndbaramiye will be present at the screening.

“The Important Places” (9 mins.) Re-creating a 1970 trip down the Grand Canyon. 5 p.m. Ed’s No Name Bar.

“The Jones Family Will Make a Way” (91 mins.) The Southern Gospel circuit meets a rock critic. 2 p.m. Midwest Music Store.

“Swissman 2015 Four Seasons” (14 mins.) The story of athletes of the Swissman Xtreme Triathlon. 5 p.m. Ed’s No Name Bar.

Saturday

“Above the Alley, Beneath the Sky” (24 mins.) Sports-crazed kids growing up in Rio de Janeiro. 1 p.m. Miller Auditorium, Winona State.

“Age of Love” (78 mins.) Speed dating for seniors. 9:30 a.m. Winona 7 cinema.

“Almost There” (93 mins.) One man remains in his house until the very end. 6 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Attempting the Northwest Passage” (45 mins.) A small boat attempts to sail the Northwest Passage. 3:30 p.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“Bernice” (30 mins.) The story of art world pioneer Bernice Steinbaum. 8:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“Body Team 12” (13 mins.) The only woman part of a team handling bodies of Ebola victims in Liberia. 3:30 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Coach” (75 mins.) Portrait of the coach of the Chinese Foshan Long Lions. 3:30 p.m.

Miller Auditorium, WSU.“Conquering the Useless” (44 mins.) Skier

Cody Townsend seeks another ultimate line, this time in Canada. 8:30 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Defendant 5” (30 mins.) Anti-logging protesters face trial in Tasmania. 1 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Frame by Frame” (85 mins.) Domestic journalists in today’s Afghanistan. 6 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“The Hammer” (75 mins.) Film following adventure racer Jason “The Hammer” Lane. 1 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“I Love You” (7 mins.) Finding the right words to say. 1 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“In the Turn” (90 mins.) The story of Crystal, a 10-year-old transgender girl growing up in Canada. 1 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“Ironhead” (9 mins.) Artists conduct an iron pour on an Iowa farm. 8:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“A Line Across the Sky,” (40 mins.) The Fitz Roy Massif, the mother of all climbing traverses. 8:30 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Little Hero” (10 mins.) A 6-year-old girl tells of her twin brother, who has autism spectrum disorder. 1 p.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“Making Waves” (9 mins.) A Moroccan Muslim girl is determined to try surfing. 1 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“The Mural” (19 mins.) Artists with disabilities work together to paint a wall. 8:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“Nature RX” (4 mins.) The prescription for healthier life. 1 p.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“Paper Tigers” (102 Mins.) A year in the life of a high school in rural Washington state. 6 p.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“Reel in the Closet” (82 mins.) Home movies of queer people from the past. 3:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“The Reinvention of Normal” (8 mins.) Portrait of a London artist/inventor. 8:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“River of Eden” (6 mins.) The attempted preservation of the Upper Navua River in Fiji. 3:30 p.m. Somsen Hall.

“Sharia Revoiced” (5 mins.) Drawn from interviews with 100 Muslim Americans. 8:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“Teen Press” (30 mins.) Two middle school teachers, technology and journalism 1 p.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“Unbranded” (106 mins.) Four ride horses from Mexico to Canada. 9:30 a.m. Winona 7

cinema.“View from the Pedal Buggy” (8 mins.)

Portrait of a man who makes tricycles. 1 p.m. Somsen Hall.

“We are Blood” (91 mins.) The universal bond created by skateboarding. 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Winona 7 cinema.

“We are Fire” (8 mins.) Women in northern India help victimized women gain security and safety. 1 p.m. Saturday, Miller Auditorium, WSU.

Sunday

“After the Spill” (62 mins.) Environmental disasters on the coast of Louisiana. 3:30 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Body Team 12” (13 mins.) The only woman part of a team handling bodies of Ebola victims in Liberia. 1 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“California: Paradise Burning” (8 mins.) Drought in California’s Central Valley. 10 a.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Dinkytown Uprising” (95 mins.) Protests against a fast-food restaurant in 1970 in Minneapolis. 10 a.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“The Diplomat” (103 mins.) Portrait of Richard Holbrooke. 1 p.m. Somsen Hall, WSU.

“Drop by Drop” (60 mins.) A Wisconsin doctor’s controversial allergy treatment. 3:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“East L.A. Interchange” (57 mins.) A look at Boyle Heights, a center of Mexican-American culture. 10 a.m. Winona 7 cinema.

“I am Able” (13 mins.) The story of Frederick Ndbaramiye, whose hands were chopped off in Rwanda’s civil war. 10 a.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU. Ndbaramiye will be present at the screening.

“Iraqi Voices” (30 mins.) Short films by Iraqi-Americans in the Twin Cities. 1 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“Landfill Harmonic” (95 mins.) A music group in Paraguay plays instruments made of garbage. 10 a.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“No Ordinary Passenger” (8 mins.) Profile of the winner of the 1953 World Sidecar Championship. 1 p.m. Miller Auditorium, WSU.

“Rabbit Island” ( 7 mins.) A visit to an island in the middle of Lake Superior. 3:30 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

“Une Passion D’or Et de Feu” (6 mins.) A beekeeper shares his worries about the future of his apiary. 1 p.m. Science Lab Center, WSU.

Tickets are $12 per single event, $30 for all day Saturday, $120 for all films and events; www.frff.org.

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Women played roles in all facets of Mayo Clinic’s development as physicians, nurses, librarians and janitors. Here, from left to right, Alice Magaw, a nurse anesthetist known as the the “Mother of Anes-thesia” works with Dr. Will Mayo and Sister Joseph Dempsey, Saint Marys Hospital administrator and Mayo’s surgical assistant.


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“Medicine of the Wolf,” “The Jones Family Will Make a Way,” and “In the Turn” are among the ilms that will be shown this weekend in the Frozen River Film Festival.

This weekend’s Frozen River Film Festival lineup Book shines light on forgotten ‘Women of Mayo’

What The launch

of a new book, “Women of Mayo Clinic: The Founding Generation,” by Virginia M. Wright-Peterson. The book is published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. The book costs $19.95.

Other events

On March 2, Megan Cole will perform a one-woman show evoking many of the stories from the book. That will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Mayo Clinic’s Phillips Hall (street level of the Siebens Building). The event is free and open to the public.

Also, running from March 1 to March 17, an exhibit featuring a display of photographs and the history of many of the women featured in “Women of Mayo Clinic” will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hage Atrium (on the subway level of the Siebens Building). It also is free and open to the public.

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BY BRYAN [email protected]

The Doggery brings the heat tonight at 8 with local vibe-patrollers Push & Turn

supplying uplifting reggae, funk, and rock tunes. If you’ve some-how missed seeing them over the years, the band’s Reverbna-tion page, reverbnation.com/pushandturn, has enough mate-rial to get you caught up.

Before you catch Push & Turn, get cafeinated at Cafe Steam on hursday, when they host C4’s Open Mic night. he open stage starts at 7:30 p.m. and concludes around 10:30 p.m. Anything goes, including poetry, comedy, music, and interpretive dance.

Country artist Adam Wayne and a crew of his friends are tak-ing over the American Legion on Friday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. You can check out Wayne’s tunes at reverbnation.com/adamwayne, including the video for his single, “Down Every Road here’s a Rodeo.”

Blackout hits the North Star Bar at 8 p.m. Friday with a songbook containing cuts like “Shine” by Collective Soul, “Kill-ing In the Name Of” by Rage Against the Machine, “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer, and “Drive” by Incubus. For a full list, head over to blackoutbandrocks.com.

Kathy’s gives you two for one on Friday night, with an upstairs Last Friday EDM party featuring a trio of DJs.

Inztramental, Karma, and Nexus start spinning at 9 p.m., while downstairs, the Listings play some bluesy Americana. he band lists acts like John Lee Hooker, Bob Dylan, and the Lu-mineers among their inluences. Check them out at facebook.com/thelistingsrochestermn.

On Saturday, Minneapolis-based “jazzgrass” band the Galactic Cowboy Orchestra hits the Rochester Civic Center at 7 p.m. hey’ve been compared to acts like Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, King Crimson, and Dixie Dregs. Tickets are $17.50 in advance and $22 at the door. For more about the band, head over to galacticcowboyorchestra.com.

Acoustic pop cover band he Deep End comes to Kathy’s Pub on Saturday night starting at 10. heir acoustiied versions of jams like Pharrell’s “Happy” and Drake’s “Hold On” have been garnering new fans with each show lately, so show up expect-ing to be smitten. For an idea of what to expect, point your browser to thedeepend.band.

On Sunday, the D’Sievers host a jazz open mic at the Rochester Civic heatre. Bring an instrument or some warmed-up vocal chords and get ready to jam. Starts at 5:30 p.m.

Finally, local grunge band Sec-ond Story is gearing up for the release of a new EP on March 12. hey shot a music video for one of the yet-to-be-released cuts on Saturday night, you can check

out some behind the scenes shots at facebook.com/second-storymn.

Other Shows:• Amanda Grace comes

through the Blooming Grounds Cofee House in Winona on Friday night from 7 until 9.

• he D’Sievers hit Kinney Creek’s taproom on Friday night starting at 7.

• Joel Ward’s heraputic hursdays are still going strong at Forager Brewery every hursday night starting at 8, and on Tuesday night, homas & he Rain play from 8 until 11.

• Fernando Ufret gets his pop and rock on at the Cana-dian Honker on Friday and Saturday nights starting at 7:30.

• Rhino hits the North Star Bar on Saturday night starting at 8.

• Christ United Method-ist Church plays host to a latin jazz session on Saturday night

starting at 7:30.

Bryan Lund is a Rochester freelance writer.

BY BRYAN [email protected]

Cole Cameron is drummer for the Listings, a local blues, Ameri-cana and country act. They play Friday night at Kathy’s Pub.

1. Most listened to song in the last week?

I’ve been listening to the tracks from the Listings’ upcoming release. (Note: they will have a CD release party for the album at the North Star Bar in April.) The one I like best is a mod country number called “That’s on Me.”

2. What do you drink during a show?

When I’m on stage I usually drink two pints of dark beer per set.

3. Favorite local band/artist?

It might be a little selfish, but Evan Spee, our guitar player, and Jeremy Johannsen, our bassist, impress every time we play. Prob-ably because we have so much fun playing.

4. Most memorable gig experi-ence?

Milwaukee Metal Fest in ‘93. The band I was in (Neurotoxin, from Rochester) opened for Dee Dee Ramone, Ice-T, and Body Count. That was the year after they were banned by President Bush. Ice-T was really gracious and the whole tour was quite memorable, but meeting Ice-T and Dee Dee Ramone was the high point.

5. If you could play with one artist no longer among the living, who would it be and why?

I think, if I could, I would love to play with John Lee Hooker. I think I could really put a big smile on his face with my playing.

6. Top three artists at the moment?

Tough question. Chronologically. let’s say Kiss. I was about 5 and it

was when they were at a very high point of sensationalism. Led Zeppe-lin as a teenager. John Bonham is one of the primary influences of my drumming. As an adult, I’m a sucker for all of the alternative bands from the ‘80s, before it was called alter-native.

7. One book everyone should read?

A book that I really enjoyed was “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie. It is a deeper look into diplomacy, reac-tion, and the human condition. I think everyone would learn by reading this book.

8. Favorite local hangout?

The North Star, hands down. Great staff, great stage, great sound. It’s no joke when I post “Home, again” for upcoming shows. It’s a lot like playing in our practice space because I’ve been there so many times. Schell’s Amber on tap, mmm.

9. Strangest thing you’ve ever seen an audience member do?

I was watching a group of about eight people interpretatively danc-ing to one of our songs at a show recently. I probably looked like a dog that just heard his first dog whistle. I applaud their commit-ment, but it did make all of us laugh.

10. Best show you’ve ever seen?

I saw Roger Waters perform-ing “The Wall” a few years ago. It was a multimedia experience like I’d never seen before. I think he’s going to take it on the road one more time before he retires. If he does, don’t miss it.

Bryan Lund is a Rochester freelance writer. Ten Measures is a weekly column spotlighting a local musi-cian. Send nominations to [email protected]

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Staines, Curtis & Loretta next up at Oak Center

OAK CENTER — here’s something to be said for longevity, and Bill Staines has earned the right to say it.

Staines, the New England-based sing-er/songwriter, continues his stretch for the most consecutive years performing at the Oak Center Folk Forum when he appears at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Oak Center General Store. Staines started performing at Oak Center in 1981 and has been back every year since, nearly always on a Sunday in late winter.

“He illed the room in 1981, and he still draws a good crowd today with his songs of people and places across the face of America,” said Steve Schwen, owner and manager at Oak Center. “He is a true troubadour in every sense of the word.”

• Also coming up at Oak Center, the vener-able folk duo of Curtis & Loretta will perform songs from their new album, “When here’s Good to be Done,” in a concert at 8 p.m. March 5. he album consists of songs Loretta Simonet wrote about real-life unsung heroes, most of them from Min-nesota. he songs tell stories of hope, courage, determination and resilience.

Curtis & Loretta deliver their songs with close harmonies and a variety of stringed instruments, including mando-cello, banjo and steel ukulele.

Tickets for either show are $15, with discounts available for low-income folks. If time allows, send a check to: Oak Center General Store, 67011 U.S. 63, Lake City, MN 55041. To check on ticket availability, call 507-753-2080.

BeauSoleil brings Cajun flavor to Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA — BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, the irst Cajun band to win a Grammy Award, will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 5 at the State heatre, 96 E. Fourth St., Zumbrota.

hat irst Grammy was in 1998. To show it wasn’t a luke, BeauSoleil won another in 2010. he band has released 25 albums and received 12 Grammy nominees. BeauSoleil draws upon the Ca-jun traditions of Louisiana, mixed with zydeco, jazz, country and blues.

BeauSoleil has appeared frequently on “A Prairie Home Companion.” “he best Cajun band in the world,” said host Garrison Keillor.

Tickets are $28 in advance, $32 the day of the show, available through Crossings at Carnegie, 507-732-7616.

New concert series debuts at Crossings

ZUMBROTA — “Stripped Down,” a concert featuring George Maurer on piano and Pamela McNeill on vocals, will be presented at 7 p.m. March 6 at Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota.

Maurer is producing this irst in a series of “Stripped Down” concerts that will feature an up-close look at an artist, with music, interviews and memories. Maurer has his own jazz group and plays keyboards with Collective Unconscious for their “Abbey Road” and “Pet Sounds” concerts. McNeill sings with the Fabu-lous Armadillos and has been part of their Fleetwood Mac and Linda Ronstadt tribute shows.

Tickets are $19 in advance, $22 the day of the show; 507-732-7616.

Sheldon to host big band and bluegrass concerts

RED WING — A busy weekend of music is planned for March 4-5 at the Sheldon heatre in Red Wing.

• he John Paulson Big Band Proj-ect will perform at 7 p.m. March 4. he 17-piece band performs original big band jazz, composed and arranged by Paulson, a former music professor at Saint Mary’s University in Winona. he Red Wing High School Jazz Lab Band will open the show. Tickets are $25 and $16 in ad-vance, $28 and $19 day of the show.

• Mipso, a band playing traditional Appalachian music with a modern twist, will perform at 7 p.m. March 5. he band’s latest album, “Old Time Rev-erie,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard

magazine bluegrass chart. Tickets are $25 and $16 in advance, $28 and $19 day of show.

For reservations, call 651-388-8700.

Piano meets honky tonk in Wabasha concert

WABASHA — he inal concert in the Fine-to-Folk series in Wabasha will combine the talents of Horacio Nuguid (ine) and Poppa Bear Norton (folk) at 7 p.m. March 5.

Nuguid is a classical pianist and artistic director of the Rochester Chamber Music Society. He performs as a soloist and with larger ensembles, and teaches in Rochester.

Poppa Bear Norton is a two-man coun-try duo playing original honky-tonk and trucker tunes.

he Fine-to-Folk series, sponsored by the River Junction Arts Council, combines classical music with Americana and folk in one show. Admission is free. he concert is at the Broadway heatre, 611 Broadway Ave., in Wabasha.

Duluth singer featured in Arts on Fifth concert

Singer/songwriter Sara homsen will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday as part of the Arts on Fifth series at Christ United

Methodist Church, 400 Fifth Ave. SW, Rochester.

A folksinger in the tradition of Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary, homsen sup-ports struggles for human dignity and ecological sustainability. Her most recent CD is “Somewhere to Begin.”

homsen lives in the Duluth area, where she is also artistic director of the hree Altos trio and founder of the Echoes of Peace community choir. Admission is a free-will ofering. Refreshments will be served after the concert.

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Named “Best Acoustic Performers of the Twin Cities,” Curtis & Loretta will play March 5 at Oak Center General Store.

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BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, the irst Cajun band to win a Grammy Award, will per-form at 7:30 p.m. March 5 at the State Theatre in Zumbrota.

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Pamela McNeill will perform a back-to-basics show with George Maurer on March 6 at Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota.

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BY TOM [email protected]

he iddle is synonymous with Ameri-can country and mountain music.

But it’s folk music from a diferent part of the world that will be showcased when the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, an all-star trio of iddlers, performs a Riverside Live! concert March 5 at Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall in Rochester.

he three mem-bers of Nordic Fiddlers bring their own traditions to the music. Olav Luksengard Mjel-va is from Norway, Kevin Henderson is from the Shet-land Islands of northern Scotland, and Anders Hall is from Sweden. hey come from places where winter nights are long and dark, and where there are times when iddle music, whether exuberant or weepy, is the best escape.

Deliverance, you might call it, and that’s the title of the new Nordic Fiddlers Bloc album. “Deliverance” is available now in Europe and will be released this spring in North America. Until then, you’ll have to get a ticket to the Nordic Fiddlers’ current tour of America to hear the songs.

“here is a higher percentage of our own compositions on this album com-pared to the irst, but we still have a lot of focus on the traditional music from where we all come from,” said Hender-son.

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc was formed in 2009. All three members started play-ing the iddle when they were children. Henderson has been a member of the traditional Scottish band Boys of the Lough since 2001.

Mjelva won the 2010 Spelemannpris-en, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy, for his debut solo album, and in 2013 was named Norway’s folk musician of the year.

Although Hall is from Sweden, he studied traditional Norwegian Hardanger iddle at the Ole Bull Academy in Voss, Norway.

Nordic Fiddlers are currently inish-

ing up a concert tour of Europe, and will arrive in the U.S. for shows in Wisconsin this weekend, before starting a week-long residency next Monday in the Rochester area.

During the week, the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc will appear in local elementary schools during the day, and present free concert preview programs in area librar-ies in the evening as part of the Riverside Concerts Cultural Exchange Network. Patrons attending the concert previews will receive a coupon for a 10-percent discount on tickets for the March 5 Roch-ester concert.

he library schedule:• Monday, Lake City Public Library• Tuesday, Dodge Center Public Library• Wednesday, Austin Public Library• hursday, JEM heatre, Harmony• Friday, Cannon Falls Public LibraryAll programs are at 7 p.m.


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Nordic Fiddlers Bloc — from left, Anders Hall, Kevin Henderson and Olav Luksengård Mjelva — perform at Presentation Hall at Mayo Civic Center on March 5.

Hardanger ahead: Nordic iddlers on their way

What Nordic Fiddlers

in a Riverside Live! concert

When 7:30 p.m.

March 5

Where Mayo

Civic Center Presentation Hall, 30 Civic Center Driv

Tickets $26, at the

box office, at the Riverside Concerts office in City Hall, by phone at 507-328-2200, and through Ticketmaster online, at 800-745-3000 and at Rochester Walmart stores.

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ENTERTA INMENT BR IEFSEmerging Artists show opens in Lanesboro

LANESBORO — An opening recep-tion will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday for the Emerging Artist Exhibition at the Laneboro Arts gallery, 103 Parkway Ave. N, Lanes-boro.

Handcrafted jewelry by Camille Knutson, and ink and watercolor paintings and woodcut prints by Jenie Gao are featured in the show. Knutson is from Excelsior and is in the second year of creating and showing her work. Gao, who lives in Madison, Wis., is a 2010 graduate of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

he exhibition continues through March 20. Admission is free.

— Tom Weber

‘Mark Twain’ will lecture in Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA — Mark Twain, as portrayed by Cannon Falls actor Mi-chael Bateson, will make an appear-ance at 7 p.m. March 4 at the State heatre, 96 E. Fourth St., Zumbrota.

“An Evening with Mark Twain” will feature Bateson, dressed as the immortal humorist, holding forth as Twain did on the 19th century lecture circuit. He’ll share Twain’s stories and sketches and passages from Twain’s books. At the conclusion, Twain will invite questions from the audience about his life, opinions, books and family.

Admission is free. he program is held in conjunction with the Zum-brota Library’s Zumbrota Reads Program.

— Tom Weber

The show plays

Fri/Sat/SunFeb. 5 - Feb. 28, 2016.

Continuing with our WINTER SCHEDULE, shows will be at

7:30 Fridays, at 4:00 Saturdays,and at 2:00 Sundays.

Visit our Facebook page or www.mantorvillain.com for more information

FINAL WEEKEND! Feb. 26-28

Friday, March 4, 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, 7 p.m.Saturday, March 5, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 7 p.m.Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. - Hearing impaired Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.

The Promise is a community production of the musical drama portraying the life of Jesus Christ.

Bethel Lutheran Church 810 Third Ave. S.E., Rochesterwww.rochesterchristiandrama.org

Doors open at 6 p.m.Tickets: $10 Adults $8 (17 and younger)Available at Bethel Lutheran Church and OnlineOfi ce Open M-F 8a.m. - 5p.m.

Sat/Sun 8a.m. - 12p.m.

The PromiseRochester

Come early and enjoy the Streets of Jerusalem. Vendors/Crafts in Period Costumes.


BY PAUL [email protected]

If Kiana Mauskemo were granted one wish it would be this — just to be a normal, everyday, St. Charles 13-year-old seventh-grader.

Right now, sadly, that’s not the case.“She loves to play sports, especially

soccer and basketball, but she sim-ply can’t,” said her mother, Jamie Mauskemo. “She will help coach second-grade soccer this spring and that helps, but now the main thing is she is really fatigued all the time. It has gotten to the point where she can’t attend school full time.”

At the age of 6, Kiana was diagnosed with progressive crescentic glomeru-lonephritis, which is a fancy description to say she is seriously sick. In a nutshell, both of her kidneys were severely dam-aged and at the time her family was told to prepare for a possible transplant.

he wait continues, eight years later.“At some point,” Jamie said, “her

kidneys will no longer be able to keep up with her growing body and that’s when we will be put on the transplant list.”

Kiana was diagnosed in November 2008 and then underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and steroidal infusions. She was at Stage 5 but did manage to improve, and at one point, regained some function.

Which was short-lived.“Her kidney function made it up to

57 percent, once,” said her mother, “but in December, that had dropped to 23 percent. It is not getting better.”

his is a catch-22. he family hopes the decline continues because once her function declines to 20 percent or less, she will begin the transplant evaluation and be put on a waiting list for a trans-plant.

Everybody is praying for that to hap-pen and it could happen soon. here is another doctor appointment next week.

“We realize that a transplant is not a cure,” Jamie said, “but a treatment. hat said, we still need to ind a cure.”

As you might have guessed, nothing in this process is cheap, and the monetary needs will continue to grow as transplant day approaches.

Starting Friday, Crossit Unshackled

of Rochester and Advanced Chiroprac-tic of Stewartville are combining forces to raise money for Kiana.

his is where Dr. Stephanie Lillis of Advanced Chiropractic enters the picture.

She met Jamie Mauskemo a few years ago, knows all about Kiana’s struggle and couldn’t sit on the sideline any longer.

“It’s such a great family and Kiana is a really sweet kid,” Lillis said. “Some-day, hopefully, there will be a cure but in the meantime, we have to do something to help.”

Lillis is a regular at Crossit and the managers agreed to help with a Kiana fund.

he beneit will start Friday, and run for ive weeks. Each week, athletes will be divided into teams, and they will perform various itness routines. A portion of the entry fee for the athletes will be donated to Kiana. Music and food will be provided along with a rale.

“I met Jamie about 10 years ago while shopping,” said Lillis. “Our daughters are about the same age and we hit it of right away.

“Around hanksgiving time last year we talked, and I asked about Christmas plans but Jamie said those plans were uncertain because of Kiana’s condition.

“hat’s when I started thinking about what we could do to help.”

he family will need a donor when the time comes for a transplant because currently there is not a match. Unfortu-nately, Kiana’s mother and father do not match.

Once Kiana is placed on the registry, there will be a number to call and request to be tested. She is O-positive and will need a donor with the same blood type.

Jamie said her daughter has been nothing but positive throughout the whole ordeal.

“She always has a smile on her face,” she said, “and her smile is conta-gious.”

And through it all Kiana hangs onto her favorite Biblical message, that being, “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” a pledge she practices every day.

Paul Christian is a former Post-Bulletin sports-writer, now a Rochester freelance writer.


Athletes, their fans will raise money for Kiana

What Crossfit for Kiana. Benefits to

help with medical expenses for St. Charles seventh grader Kiana Mauskemo, who was diagnosed with with rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis, a kidney disease, when she was 6.

When Five Fridays, starting Feb. 26.

Also March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where Crossfit Rochester, southeast

gym, 25 9-1/2 St. SE.

Benefit About 80 local athletes

will split into four teams in a competitive but friendly environment.

Cost$25 athletes ($5 to the Kiana

fund) and $10 for spectators.Also: Food, music and a raffle

will be offered each week. Kiana will attend the final session on March 25.

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Scott Jacobson / [email protected]

Kiana Maushemo and her mother, Jamie, and dog, Max, in their St. Charles home on Tuesday.


CALENDARE V E N T S

THURSDAY, FEB. 25Art

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zum-brota. 10 a.m. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler. “The Trespasser’s Garden” is a series of reduction woodcuts and collagraphs that addresses the havoc invasive species wreak on our environment.

Art4Trails artist announcement, Cafe Steam, 315 S. Broadway, Rochester. 7:30 p.m. Join us for the announce-ment of the artists selected for Art4Trails, June 2016. During C4’s Open Mic at Cafe Steam.

CommunityRCTC LIFE: Discovering the Work of Being

a Patient, RCTC Heintz Center Room HA112,1926 College View Drive SE, Rochester. 1 p.m. How health care needs to change to meet the needs of patients with many conditions and complicated lives.

Simplify Your Life!, Elder Network,1130 1/2 Seventh St. NW, Suite 205, Rochester. 1 p.m. Free. Are you looking at downsizing? Not sure where to start? Feeling overwhelmed by trying to sort through, organize or reorganize household and personal items? Join us for tips and resources to help with this process.

Stitchers, Rochester Public Library (Meeting Room A),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 4 p.m. Do you want to try knitting, crocheting, or embroidery? Bring your supplies or we’ll have some for you.

Homework Help, Rochester Public Library (Meeting Room C),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 6 p.m. Got homework? Don’t stress. Let our volunteer tutors help.

Rochester Newcomers: Ladies Bunco Night, Email us for this months’ location, 6:30 p.m. Check out our website and email us for this month’s location, theme, etc. This is a great event if you are new to the area or looking to meet new friends.

“I Do” book reading and signing, Chatfield Pub-lic Library, 314 Main St. S, Chatfield, 7 p.m. A humor-filled book good for anyone who is married, planning on getting married, or doesn’t have plans to get married.

FamilyMothers and More Weekday Playgroup,

Pipsqueaks Indoor Playground, 903 Center St. W, Rochester. 9:30 a.m. Join us for a morning of indoor play. If you are wondering if Mothers & More is right for you, we would like to invite you to join us to see if the group might be a good fit for you and your family.

Baby Time, Rochester Public Library (Auditorium),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 10 a.m. Bring in your baby for rhymes, songs and stories just right for little ones (birth to 18 months).

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m., Rochester Public Library (Auditorium),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. Special stories and songs for active toddlers (ages 18 months to 3 years).

Toddler Time 11 a.m. Rochester Public Library (Auditorium),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 11 a.m. Special stories and songs for active toddlers (ages 18 months to 3 years).

Animal Secrets Scavenger Hunt Week, Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester,1643 Broadway N, Rochester,. Noon. A museum-wide scavenger hunt to help you learn all about the exhibit. Storyland will be closing on Feb. 28.

HealthArthritis Foundation Exercise Program,

Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 Third Ave. SE, Rochester, 8 a.m. A low-impact physical activity program proven to reduce pain and decrease stiffness. The routines include gentle range-of-motion exercises that are suitable for any fitness level.

Continuing T’ai Chi Chih-Session 2, Assisi Heights,1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, 6 p.m. $40. Do you desire less stress in your daily life? Consider circulating and balancing your inner energy, or “chi,” in the peacefulness of Assisi Heights.

The form is composed of 19 easy, slow meditative movements and one pose.

MusicMusic and Medicine: Beethoven, Siebens Build-

ing Phillips Hall, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 6:30 p.m. Free concert by Dr. Richard Kogan, expert on music and healing.

Joel Ward, Forager Brewery, 1005 Sixth St. NW, Roches-ter, 8 p.m.

Theater“Much Ado About Nothing,” Frank Bridges

Theatre, Riverland Community College, Austin, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $13.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26Art

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Em-

ily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota. 10 a.m. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by well-known Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler. “The Trespasser’s Garden” is series of reduction woodcuts and collagraphs that addresses the havoc invasive species wreak on our environment.

Petite Picasso: Preschool Art!, Rochester Public Library (Auditorium),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 10 a.m. Calling all young artists: Dress to get messy as you explore art techniques and materials.

Mermaid Painting at ABC & Toy Zone, 122 17th Ave. NW, Rochester. Noon. All ages. Everyone will enjoy this fun painting. Don’t worry ... there will be a stencil available. You can also choose your glitter color! We love glitter. Adults are welcome to sign up and paint too. $24.

C. Anthony Huber opening reception, Roch-ester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Drive SE, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free. This collection of new mixed media works on canvas represents a

homecoming for Huber. Each work in this exhibition was inspired by a roadway intersection from his childhood hometown.

Emmett Ramstad: After You opening reception, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester. 6 p.m. After You is the first exhibition in Rochester Art Center’s 2016 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series, featuring new sculpture and installation-based work by Minneapolis-based Emmett Ramstad.

ComedyDavid Scott, Randy Ankarlo, Goonie’s Comedy

Club, 7 Second St. SW, Rochester. 507 288-8130. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at the door.

CommunityFacebook Part 1-Introduction, Rochester Public

Library (Computer Lab),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 10:30 a.m. Learn how to set up your own free Facebook account and connect with your family and friends online.

BookBike at Bravo Espresso (University Square, Skyway Level), Bravo Espresso-University Square,111 S Broadway #219, Rochester. 11:30 a.m. Visit the BookBike to check out books, get a library card, learn about library events, or just to say, “Hey, nice wheels!”

Animal Secrets Scavenger Hunt Week, Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester, 1643 Broadway N, Rochester. Noon. A museum-wide scavenger hunt to help you learn all about the exhibit. Storyland will be closing on Feb. 28.

RCTC LIFE presents Headliners, RCTC Heintz Center Room HA112,1926 College View Drive SE, Rochester. 1 p.m. A discussion group where people gather to listen, learn, and engage in a thoughtful exchange of ideas and information. Bring current newspaper/magazine topics.

BikeMS Fundraiser, Kinney Creek Brewery, 1016 Seventh St. NW, Rochester, 4 p.m. Food, fun, beer, door prizes. Music by the D’Sievers. Pulled pork dinner. Proceeds support BikeMS team: Cycling for Cindy. Help raise funds for research, programs and services.

Fundraiser: American Heart Association, Hy-Vee South, 500 Crossroads Drive SW, Rochester 4 p.m. In honor of American Heart Month, Hy-Vee South Market Grille is hosting a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.

Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Bake Dinner, Church of St. John the Evangelist, 11 Fourth Ave. S.W., Rochester, 5 p.m.

EntertainmentOpen Mic Night, St. James Coffee, 4156 18th Ave. NW,

Rochester. 7 p.m. Enjoy the entertainment, or be entertaining. Sign up for a 10-minute slot upon arrival—musicians, poets, tellers of short stories, improv, etc.

MusicBenjamin Gateno, Christ United Methodist Church,

400 Fifth Ave SW, Rochester. Noon. Free.The Rochester Music Guild’s Lunch & Learn series will host classical guitarist Benjamin Gateno. He will perform a variety of music from the vast, centuries-wide guitar repertoire, and discuss the creative process of interpreting music.

Adam Wayne, American Legion Post 92, 315 First Ave. NW, Rochester. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sinatra and Company: Music from the Rat Pack Era, Sheldon Theatre, 443 W. Third St., Red Wing. 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. $20 and $16.50 advance, $23 and $19.50 day of show. 651-388-8700.

Amanda Grace, Blooming Grounds Coffee House, 50 E. Third St., Winona, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

KnuFunk-Dance Band, Blue Moon Ballroom, 2030 U.S. 14 E, Rochester, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Old school R&B, funk, and jazz with special guest DJ Creep. Food by Jersey Joe’s.

The D’Sievers, Kinney Creek Brewery, 1016 Seventh St. NW, Rochester. 7 p.m.

Blackout, North Star Bar, 503 N. Broadway, Rochester. 8 p.m.

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Cast members and others involved in Century High School’s upcoming stage produc-tion, “Little Shop of Horrors.” Performances are at 7 p.m. Feb. 25-26, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 27, at the school, 2525 Viola Road NE.

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“The Trespasser’s Garden,” a woodcut by artist Emily Gray Koehler, is featured in an art exhibit of the same name, at Crossings at Carnegie in Zumbrota. A public reception will be held March 5, and the exhibit will be on display through March 30.


MusicJohnny Holm Band, Austin Holiday Inn and Confer-

ence Center, 1701 Fourth St. NW, Austin. 7:30 p.m.

Fernando Ufret, Canadian Honker Restaurant & Cater-ing,1203 Second St. SW, Rochester. 7:30 p.m. Pop and rock.

Last Friday EDM Party, Kathy’s Pub,307 S. Broadway, Rochester. 9 p.m. Second floor, featuring three DJs: InztraMENTAL, Karma, & Nexus

The Listings, Kathy’s Pub,307 S. Broadway, Rochester, 9 p.m. .

Theater“The Butler Did It,” WideSpot Performing Arts Center,

N2030 Spring St., Stockholm, 7 p.m. WideSpot Players produc-tion. Tickets: $10 to $18. 715-307-8941.

TheArte Project, College Center Dining Hall, Rochester Community & Technical College, Rochester. 7 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens and non-RCTC students, free for RCTC students. Theater and visual arts presented by RCTC students.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Frank W. Bridges Theatre,1900 8th Ave NW, Austin. 7:30 p.m. $13.

“Steel Magnolias,” Mantorville Opera House, Mantor-ville. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Rochester Area Youth for Christ: Super-night 2016, Rochester. 10 p.m. Annual all-night event for high school and middle school teens on Feb. 26-27. Event includes activities at the Rochester Athletic Club, Rec Center, Bowlocity and Colonial Lanes.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27Art

Emerging Artists Exhibition opening reception, Lanesboro Arts Gallery, 103 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, 507-467-2446, 6 p.m. Art work by Camille Knutson and Jenie Gao. Exhibition continues through March 20.

ComedyDavid Scott, Randy Ankarlo, Goonie’s Comedy

Club, 7 Second St. SW, Rochester. 507-288-8130. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at the door.

CommunityOrchids, Sargent’s on 2nd,1811 Second St. SW, Rochester,,

9:30 a.m. Our experts will discuss orchid care, cultivation and tips for encouraging existing orchids to rebloom. Feel free to bring in your orchids to get help re-potting them.

Scrapbook/Card Class, Hobby Lobby, 3900 US 52 N, Rochester. 9:30 a.m. Make double-page layouts and double-page picture, my life scrapbook page and 9 cards (3 of each design).

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie,320 East Ave., Zumbrota. Printmaker art.

Drop in Scanning, Rochester Public Library (Computer Lab),101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 10 a.m. Bring in your photos, slides, negatives or other documents and we’ll show you how to use scanning equipment and software to preserve those memories digitally. Bring a flashdrive.

Hooray for Saturday! Ballet Preview of “The Mermaid!,” Rochester Public Library (Auditorium), 101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 10:30 a.m. The Children’s Dance Theatre presents an introduction to ballet and a retelling of the classic fairy tale.

Simple Techniques for the Urban Garden-er, Sargent’s on 2nd,1811 Second St. SW, Rochester, 11 a.m. Learn creative urban gardening ideas and tips for maximizing your growing space.

Super Friends Kids Event, Hy-Vee West, 4221 West Circle Drive NW, 11 a.m. Meet Batman, Superman and many of your other favorite Heros. Wear your favorite super hero costume, play games, enter a coloring contest and make a super craft!

Animal Secrets Scavenger Hunt Week, Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester,1643 Broadway N, Rochester. A Museum-wide scavenger hunt to help you learn all about the exhibit. Storyland will be closing on Feb. 28.

Sons of Norway Potluck, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,2124 Viola Road NE, Rochester, Noon. Please bring your own dinnerware and a dish to pass. Music will be by Ken Olson and family, “Mission Music of Nations.”

Crazy for Fruits & Berries, Sargent’s on 2nd,1811 Second St. SW, Rochester, 1 p.m. This class will discuss basic steps for selecting appropriate fruit trees, blueberries and raspber-ries, proper planting and insect and disease control for years of delicious enjoyment.

Writing workshop, St. Mane Theatre, 206 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, 1 p.m. With Glendaliz Camacho, artist in residence in Lanesboro. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Minnesota Nice GLBT history by Lisa Vecoli, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Drive SE, Roches-ter, 2 p.m. The speaker is curator of the Trettor Collection in GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Herbs, Sargent’s on 2nd,1811 Second St. SW, Rochester, 2:30 p.m. This seminar will touch on uses for herbs, plus planting, growing and preserving instruction from our in-house herb expert.

Public reading by Glendaliz Camacho, St. Mane Theatre, 206 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, 3 p.m. Camacho is artist in residence in Lanesboro through Feb. 29. Free.

Bingo X Games, Elks Gambling-bingo,1652 U.S. 52 N, Rochester. 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening Bingo session consisting of 10 games, drink specials and food.

Winter Beater Meet, Eagles Club, 917 15th Ave. SE, Rochester. 6 p.m. Scavenger Hunt 7 p.m. Prizes for first place, $5

a team, silent auction benefiting Eagles Cancer Telethon until 9:30 p.m. Food drive for Channel One.

DancingKnuFunk-Dance Band, Blue Moon Ballroom, 2030

U.S. 14 E, Rochester. Old school R&B, funk, and jazz with special guest DJ Creep. Food by Jersey Joe’s. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cash bar. Business casual.

MusicJustin Roberts and the Not Ready for Nap-

time Players, Sheldon Theatre, 443 W. Third St., Red Wing, 2 p.m. Family concert. $25 and $16 advance, $28 and $19 day of show. 651-388-8700.

Live music at Post Town Winery, 4481 North Frontage Road, Plaza 14 Building, Rochester, 3 p.m. Local musi-cians, wine, gourmet pizza, gift shop.

Communist Daughter, Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third St., Northfield, 7:30 p.m.

Fernando Ufret, Canadian Honker Restaurant & Cater-ing,1203 Second St. SW, Rochester. 7:30 p.m. Pop and rock.

Rhino, North Star Bar, 503 N. Broadway, Rochester, 8 p.m.

The Deep End, Kathy’s Pub, 307 S. Broadway, Roches-ter, 9 p.m.

Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, Rochester Civic The-atre, 20 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, 7:30 p.m.. $17.50 advance, $22 at the door. 507-282-8481.

Rochester Chamber Music Society, Christ United Methodist Church, 400 Fifth Ave SW, Rochester, 7:30 p.m. “Latin Jazz.” Gershwin’s “Cuban Overture,” other pieces. Free.

Blimp: Led Zeppelin tribute show, State The-atre, 96 Fourth St. E, Zumbrota, 7:30 p.m. Collective Unconscious with guest artists. $22 advance, $25 at the door.

Theater“The Butler Did It,” WideSpot Performing Arts Center,

N2030 Spring St., Stockholm, Wis. 7 p.m. WideSpot Players production. Tickets: $10 to $18. 715-307-8941.

TheArte Project, College Center Dining Room, Rochester Community & Technical College, Rochester, 7 p.m. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens and non-RCTC students, free for RCTC students. Theater and visual arts presentations by RCTC students. 507-285-7200.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Frank Bridges Theatre, Riverland Community College, Austin, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $13.

“Steel Magnolias,” Mantorville Opera House,Mantorville, Mantorville Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Ends Feb. 28.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28Community

Antique/vintage/flea market, Mayo Civic Center Exhibit Hall, 30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, 10 a.m. Toys, primitives, hunting, fishing, sporting, military, postcards, stamps, comics, records, glass, pottery, books, small furniture, much more.

Animal Secrets Scavenger Hunt Week, Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester,1643 Broadway N, Rochester. Noon. A museum-wide scavenger hunt to help you learn all about the exhibit. Storyland will be closing on Feb. 28.

MusicBach Society of Minnesota, Central Lutheran

Church, 259 Wabasha St., Winona,3 p.m. “Loss, Healing & Ac-ceptance.” Bach Contatas 8, 72 and 78.

Bill Staines, Oak Center General Store, 67011 U.S. 63, Lake City, MN 55066, 3 p.m. $15. 507-753-2080

Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts performance, Figliulo Recital Hall, Saint Mary’s University, Winona, 4 p.m. Duke Jazz Combo and other music students. Free.

Sara Thomsen, Christ United Methodist Church,4 00 Fifth Ave. SW, Rochester, 4 p.m. Freewill offering. Singer/songwriter.

Jazz Jam with The D’Sievers, Rochester Civic Theatre, 20 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester. 5:30 p.m. Free. Bring your instrument or your voice and sign up to play or sing along with a live jazz rhythm section. Musicians of all ages and experi-ence levels are welcome.

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Fernando Ufret will perform Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at Canadian Honker Restaurant in Rochester.

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Bill Staines will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at Oak Center General Store.


Music“A Russian Spectacular,” Knowlton Auditorium,

Austin High School, 301 Third St. NW, Austin, 7 p.m. Featuring Konstantin Soukhovestski on the piano, with music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and Borodin.

Theater“The Butler Did It,” WideSpot Performing Arts

Center,N2030 Spring St., Stockholm, 2 p.m.. WideSpot Players production. Tickets: $10 to $18. 751-307-8941.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Frank Bridges Theatre, Riverland Community College, Austin, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $13.

“Steel Magnolias,” Mantorville Opera House, Mantor-ville, 7:30 p.m. Mantorville Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Ends Feb. 28.

MONDAY, FEB. 29Community

Computer & eBook Drop-In, Rochester Public Library (Computer Lab,101 2nd St SE, Rochester. 9:30 a.m. Librar-ians will help with your basic questions about computers and library eBooks at this drop-in class. Computers are available and many other sources. Bring you own devices.

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Em-ily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie,320 East Ave., Zumbrota. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler.

T’ai Chi Chih-Advanced, Rochester Public Library (Auditorium- 1st Floor),101 Second St., SE, Rochester. 3:15 p.m. Learn additional basic Tai Chi Chih movements. Must have previ-ous experience or beginning class.

MusicHarmony for Mayo: Bill Staines, Lips Atrium

(Charlton Building subway level),Mayo Clinic, Rochester. 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. Singer/songwriter.

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc concert preview, Lake City Public Library, 201 S. High St., Lake City, 7 p.m. Free. Preview of March 5 concert in Rochester.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1Community

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 Third Ave. SE, Rochester, 8 a.m. A low impact physical activity program proven to reduce pain and decrease stiffness. The routines include gentle range-of-motion exercises that are suitable for any fitness level.

Continuing T’ai Chi Chih-Session 1, Assisi Heights, 1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, 8:45 a.m. $40.

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie,320 East Ave., Zumbrota. This ex-hibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler.

Beginning T’ai Chi Chih, Assisi Heights,1001 14th St. NW, Rochester. 10 a.m. $45.

Armchair Traveler Bookgroup, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 11 a.m. Free. Book to be discussed: “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.

RCTC LIFE: “The Amazing and Tragic Story of the Whaling Ship Essex,” RCTC Heintz Center Room HA112,1926 College View Drive SE, Rochester. 1 p.m. We will cover the events of the whaling ship Essex and its departure from Nantucket Island on Aug. 12, 1819, on a three-month whaling voyage, never to return.

LEGO Club for Homeschoolers, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 2:30 p.m. Free. Build your own LEGO creations using our challenge idea or your imagination. Grades K to 5.

LEGO Club, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 4 p.m. Free. Grades K to 5.

Bedtime Stories, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Puppets, stories, songs, and rhymes to give you sweet dreams.

MusicNordic Fiddlers Bloc concert preview, Dodge

Center Public Library,13 First Ave. NW, Dodge Center, 7 p.m. Free.

Preview of March 5 concert in Rochester.

Thomas And The Rain, Forager Brewery,1005 Sixth St. NW, Rochester, 8 p.m. Every Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2Community

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler.

Science Storytime, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 10 a.m. Free. Join us for 30 minutes of stories and fingerplays based on a science theme, with hands-on activities after story time. Science fun for you and your 3 to 5 year-old child.

Rochester Newcomers: Bunco Group, Email us for location, Noon. Love to play Bunco? Want to meet some fun, new people? We’d love to have you join us. Check out our website and email us for this month’s location.

Intro to Excel, Northrop Community Education Building,

Room 317, 201 Eighth St. NW, Rochester. 12:15 p.m. Learn to Build, edit and format in Excel. Students should be familiar with Windows Operating Systems. This class is intended for users with little or no experience with Excel.

Maker Club Jr. for Homeschoolers, Rochester Public Library, 101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 1 p.m. For ages 5-8 and their grown-ups. Ages 9-12 meet at 2:30 p.m.

Maker Club for Tweens, Rochester Public Library, 101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 4 p.m. Free. For ages 9-12.

Zine*O*Cide, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 4 p.m. Free. Collaborate with other Rochester teens to make a zine to share your passions and interests.

Rochester Newcomers: KnitWits and Craft-ing Group, Email us for this week’s location. 5:30 p.m. Love to knit? Want to learn? All skill levels are welcome.

French 1-Beginners, John Marshall High School Room 2-204, Rochester, 6 p.m. French for beginners.

EarthFest Expo planning meeting, Assisi Heights, 1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Help design Rochester’s EarthFest. Meet other environmentally responsible people. The 2016 EarthFest Expo is April 24 at Mayo

Civic Center.

P-B Dialogues: Proposed Library Expan-sion, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Post-Bulletin Dialogues are one-hour, informal question-and-answer sessions with newsmakers about local and area issues. They’re videotaped and posted on the library website, and this one will be live-streamed on Postbulletin.com.

FilmMovie Night in the Taproom, Kinney Creek

Brewery,1016 Seventh St. NW, Rochester, 6 p.m. Watch a classic film on a big screen in the taproom.

Rochester Independent Filmmakers, Roch-ester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 6 p.m. Free. We are an open group of independent filmmakers who meet weekly to share ideas and collaborate on productions. Whether you’re a writer, actor, cinematographer, or one of the many other essential roles on a film crew, you’re encouraged to join us.

MusicBluegrass music, Charlie’s Eatery,1406 Second St. SW,

Rochester, 7 p.m. Performances every Wednesday.

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc concert preview, Austin Public Library, 323 Fourth Ave. NE, Austin, 7 p.m. Free. Preview of March 5 Rochester concert.

Live music at Forager Brewery, 1005 Sixth St. NW, Rochester. Every Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3Community

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota. 10 a.m. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler.

Baby Time, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 10 a.m. Free. Bring in your baby for rhymes, songs and stories just right for little ones (birth to 18 months).

Daughters of the American Revolution-Rochester Chapter, History Center of Olmsted County, 1195 West Circle Drive SW, Rochester, 10:45 a.m. Presenter: Mary C. Bailey, Olmsted and Filmore County Coordinator and board member of MN State Bluebirds Society Program, “Bluebird Recovery Program in SE Minnesota.”

Toddler Time, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 11 a.m. Free. Special stories and songs for active toddlers (ages 18 months to 3 years).

RCTC LIFE: The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota, RCTC Heintz Center Room HA112,1926 College View Drive SE, Rochester. 1 p.m. The Ku Klux Klan was very strong in Minnesota during the 1920s. It was an especially significant force in the cities and villages of southern Minnesota.

q club, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Roches-ter, 4 p.m. Free. A safe and welcoming meet-up for LGBTQ teens and allies. For ages 13-18.

3-D Youth, Rochester Public Library, 101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 5:30 p.m. Free. Join us to get an introduction to 3-D printers, 3-D design software and a chance to use the library’s new 3-D printer. For ages 10-17. Register online or call 507-328-2303.

Continuing T’ai Chi Chih-Session 2, Assisi Heights,1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901, 6 p.m. $40.

Faith Talk Show, Rochester Public Library auditorium, 101 Second St. SE, 6:30 p.m.Guest: The Rev. Nick Mezacapa of Calvary Episcopal Church. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere of religious talk, acting, and dialogue.

Grown Up Coloring, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Join us for coloring and camaraderie. We’ll provide colors, markers, colored pencils and coloring sheets as well as snacks and refreshments.

Rochester Newcomers Book Club, Email us for this months’ location, Rochester. 6:30 p.m. Are you looking for a book club to join? We’d love to have you join us! Check our website for this months reading selection and details or email us at [email protected]

English Conversation Group, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 7 p.m. Free. Practice your English in an informal, relaxed setting. Just drop in; no registra-tion required.


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“Stall,” an artwork by Emmett Ramstad, is part of his exhibit, “After You,” on display in the Rochester Art Center’s Third Floor Emerging Artist Series.

Scott Jacobson / P-B ile photo

Join other grown-ups in a coloring activity, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the Roch-ester Public Library.


MusicNordic Fiddlers Bloc concert preview, Jem

Theatre, 14 Main St., Harmony, 7 p.m. Free. Preview of March 5 Rochester concert.

Joel Ward, Forager Brewery,1005 Sixth St. NW, Roches-ter, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4Comedy

Larry Reeb, Adam Quesnell, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second St. SW, Rochester. 507-288-8130. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at the door.

Community“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray

Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota. 10 a.m. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler.

Facebook Part 2-Intermediate, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 10:30 a.m. Free. Now that you’ve set up your Facebook account (from the previous class), learn more about some of the things you can do and get more tips for being safe on Facebook. Register online or call 507-328-2309.

Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Bake Dinner, Church of St. John the Evangelist,11 Fourth Ave. S.W., Rochester, 5 p.m.

Wines of the World, Rochester International Event Center, 7333 Airport View Drive SW, Rochester, 6 p.m. Featuring 200 wines, beers and spirits, hors d’ouvres including carved New York strip loin, gourmet pizza, spinach artichoke dip, an array of cheeses and crackers, and a dessert buffet. Fundraiser for Bear Creek Services.

Farewell to “Downton Abbey,” Kasson Public Library,16 First Ave. NW, Kasson, 6:30 p.m. Library will bid farewell to “Downton Abbey” with an evening of food and fun. Come dressed in historical costume, if you wish.

MusicCloud Cult, Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall, 20 Civic

Center Drive SE, Rochester, 8 p.m. $25.

John Paulson Big Band Project, Sheldon Theatre, 443 W. Third St., Red Wing, 7 p.m. $25 and $16 in advance, $28 and $19 day of show; 651-388-8700.

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc concert preview, Can-non Falls Public Library, 306 Mill St., Cannon Falls, 7 p.m. Free. Preview of March 5 Rochester concert.

Greg Boerner, Canadian Honker Restaurant & Cater-ing,1203 Second St. SW, Rochester. 7:30 p.m.

Lyra Baroque Orchestra: “The Dramatic Voice of The Baroque,” Zumbro Lutheran Church, 624 Third Ave. S.W., Rochester, 7:30 p.m. The 21st-century premiere of works by J.C.Fr. Bach, including a harpsichord concerto and his cantata on the myth of Pygmalion.

The Lost Faculties, VFW Post 1215,16 Sixth St. SW, Rochester, MN , 8 p.m.

Shady Roadhouse, Kathy’s Pub,307 S. Broadway, Rochester, MN , 9:45 p.m. Includes members of the band Rowdy Shadehouse.

Special eventsPink the Rink, Rochester Recreation Center, 21 Elton

Hills Drive NW, Rochester. 7:05 p.m. Enjoy a Rochester Ice Hawks hockey game in support of Join the Journey, a local charity for breast cancer survivors.

Theater“Other Desert Cities,” Rochester Repertory The-

atre,103 Seventh St. NE, Rochester , 8 p.m. $22 adults, $20 senior citizens and students ($14 on Thursday). 507-289-1737.

An Evening with Mark Twain, State Theatre, 96 E. Fourth St. Zumbrota, 7 p.m. Mark Bateson portrays Mark Twain. Free.

“The Butler Did It,” WideSpot Performing Arts Center, N2030 Spring St., Stockholm, 7 p.m.. WideSpot Players produc-tion. Tickets: $10 to $18.

“The Promise” (passion play), Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 Third Ave SE, Rochester, 7 p.m. $8-$10. Combines a large cast and crew, historically accurate costumes, and breath-

taking lights and sound.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5Comedy

Larry Reeb, Adam Quesnell, Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second St. SW, Rochester. 507-288-8130. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at the door.

CommunityEagle Bluff Skills School: Naturally Clean,

Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, 28097 Goodview Drive, Lanesboro, 9 a.m. Instructor: Stephanie Davidson Home-made all natural cleaning products are inexpensive to make, just as effective as those store bought cleaner

Eagle Bluff Skills School: Soap Making, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, 28097 Goodview Drive, Lanesboro, 9 a.m. Hot processed soap making is an alternative method of making soap from scratch allowing for better utiliza-tion of essential oils in the final product. Start to finish with fun samples to take home.

Quarry Hill Bird Walk, Quarry Hill Nature Center,701 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester, 9 a.m. Stay for any length of time. Walks usually last about one hour, no registration required.

Winter Farmers Market, Graham Park/Olmsted County Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. Fresh veggies, organic eggs, free-range meats, dairy, baked goods, canned goods.

Social Sew-In: Your Project, Our Place, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 9:30 a.m. Free. Bring a project of your choice and your equipment for a day of uninterrupted knitting, crocheting, embroidering, or sewing. Free and open to the public; drop in and stay as long as you like.

“The Trespasser’s Garden,” Exhibit: Emily Gray Koehler, Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota. 10 a.m. Free. This exhibit features a new collection of work by Minnesota printmaker Emily Gray Koehler.

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Rochester Art Center, 40 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism.

Creating a website, Rochester Public Library, 101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 10 a.m. Free. Using a free web tool called Weebly, we’ll help you create your very own website for personal or small business use. No programming experience needed. Register online or call 507-328-2309.

Hooray for Saturday! Play-dough!, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 10:30 a.m. Free. Play with play-dough. Fun for everyone in the family.

Start with a Seed workshop, Lillian Goldman Visitors Center, Seed Savers Exchange, 3074 North Winn Road, Decorah, Iowa, 11 a.m. $5, free to Seed Savers Exchange members. Walk through the basics of at-home seed starting, from selecting the best varieties to helping them germinate and flourish and tricks and tips for a successful urban container garden. Participants will take home a small microgreen garden, harvestable.

Eagle Bluff Skills School: Sausage Making, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, 28097 Goodview Drive, Lanesboro, 1 p.m. Learn the ropes of sausage making. This is a hands-on experience.

Deer and Elk Feeding, Oxbow Park, 5731 Olmsted County 105 NW, Byron, 2 p.m. A short hike to the elk and deer pens will allow participants to get a closer look at these spectacu-lar creatures. Learn more about antlers, deer and elk behavior, and see them eat.

Eagle Bluff Dinner on the Bluff: Nature, Culture, and Two Friends Talking, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, 28097 Goodview Drive, Lanesboro, 5 p.m. James Armstrong and Kim Chapman will be joining us to share stories and spark conversations from their new book ”Nature, Culture, and Two Friends Talking.” Followed by a wonderful meal.

MusicLive music at Post Town Winery, Post Town

Winery, 4481 North Frontage Road, Rochester, 3 p.m. Local musi-cians, wine, gourmet pizza, gift shop.

Classical Guitarist Christopher Rude, Four Daughters Vinyard Winery, 78757 U.S. 63, Spring Valley. 4:30 p.m. Latin, jazz, classical, folk, Spanish, Flamenco, South Ameri-can and vintage rock.


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Joey Shaheen, also known as “The Wrong Omar,” performs as part of a “Twin Cities Invasion” Saturday, March 5, at Kathy’s Pub.

FEBRUARY 24-28Frank W. Bridges Theatre

Tickets: 433-0595riverland.edu/tickets


MusicGideon’s Radio, Kinney Creek Brewery, 1016 Seventh

St. NW, Rochester, 7 p.m.

Horacio Nuguid and Poppa Bear Norton, Broadway Theatre, 611 Broadway Ave., Wabasha , 7 p.m. Free. Fine-to-Folk Concert Series.

Mipso, Sheldon Theatre, 443 W. Third St., Red Wing. 7 p.m. Advance $25-$16, at the door $28-$19. Renegade bluegrass music. 651-388-8700.

“Song of Wonder,” Rochester Civic Theatre, 20 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, 7 p.m. Explore the theme of wonder through the music, folktales, and poetry of South Indian and Judeo-Spanish traditions. Nirmala Rajasekar, David Jordan Harris, Thanjavur Muruga, Mick LaBriola, David Burk. $22. 507-282-8481.

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, State Theatre, 96 E. Fourth St., Zumbrota, 7:30 p.m. $28 advance, $32 day of show. 507-732-7616.

Greg Boerner, Canadian Honker Restaurant & Cater-ing,1203 Second St. SW, Rochester. 7:30 p.m.

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall, 20 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, 7:30 p.m. $26. Riverside Live! concert

Northwestern Singers Winter Concert, Historic Paramount Theatre,125 Fourth Ave. NE, Austin, 7:30 p.m.

Curtis & Loretta, Oak Center General Store, 67011 U.S. 63, Lake City, 8 p.m. $15, discounts for low-income patrons.

Justin Moore, Treasure Island Casino, Sturgeon Lake Road, Red Wing, 8 p.m. $53 to $68. 877-849-1640.

Twin Cities Invasion at Kathy’s Pub, 307 S. Broadway, Rochester, 9:30 p.m. “SexyCake”, “Laura Lou” and “The Wrong Omar.”

Chorder, Upon His Flesh, Amiensus, Fail to Decay, Kathy’s Pub, 307 S. Broadway, Rochester, 9:45 p.m. Second floor.

TheaterMetropolitan Opera performs “Manon

Lescaut,” Paragon Chateau 14, 3450 East Circle Drive NE, Rochester, 11:55 a.m. Live in HD.

“The Butler Did It,” WideSpot Performing Arts Center, N2030 Spring St., Stockholm, Wis., 7 p.m. WideSpot Players production. Tickets: $10 to $18.

“The Promise” (passion play), Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 Third Ave. SE, Rochester, 7 p.m. $10. Combines a large cast and crew, historically accurate costumes, and breath-taking lights and sound.

“Other Desert Cities,” Rochester Repertory The-atre,103 Seventh St. NE, Rochester, 8 p.m.$22 adults, $20 senior citizens and students ($14 on Thursday). 507-289-1737.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6Community

John Marshall Pancake Breakfast and Jam-

min’ Fundraiser, John Marshall High School cafeteria,1510 14th St. NW, Rochester. 9 a.m. Hosted by John Marshall Band Boosters . Tickets can be purchased in advance from any band member, or at the door. JM band music will be featured.

Explore the Museum on Free First Sundays, Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester,1643 Broadway N, Rochester.Noon to 4 p.m.

Chinese Language Class, Rochester Public Library,101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 2 p.m. Free. Learn to speak and write Mandarin Chinese in a friendly group setting.

Sustainability at Assisi Heights, Rochester Public Library, 101 Second St. SE, Rochester, 2 p.m. Free. Learn what the Sisters of St. Francis are doing to make Assisi Heights environmentally sustainable.

Origami Club, Rochester Public Library-Maker Space, 101 Second St. SE, Rochester. 3 p.m. Anyone interested in the traditional Japanese art of paper folding is invited to meet for one hour each month. Whether you are a beginner or a master folder, all are welcome.

MusicGeorge Maurer and Pamela McNeill

“Stripped Down,” Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota, 7 p.m. $19 advance, $22 day of show. Piano and vocals.

Theater“The Promise” (passion play), Bethel Lutheran

Church, 810 Third Ave. SE, Rochester, 2 p.m. Combines a large cast and crew, historically accurate costumes, and breath-taking lights and sound.

ONGOINGEntertainment

Rochester Community Education Upcom-ing Trips: “High Tea,” Cedarhurst Historic Country Estate in Cottage Grove (April 28); “Springtime in Paris,” Minneapolis Alliance Francaise (May 13); “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” The Minneapolis Woman’s Club Theatre (May 18); “Garden Lovers,” Minneapolis (May 20); “Glensheen,” St. Paul History Theatre (July 14). For more details and to register call Community Education at 507-328-4000.

Rochester Historic Trolley Tours, Tuesdays to Sundays. 507-421-0573. Narrated city tours aboard vintage red trolleys. See Rochester’s top sites and attractions, including historic Mayo sites. More info at www.rochestermntours.com.

National Volleyball Center open gym, 2601 Viola Road NE, Rochester. $5 adults, $4 students. Open 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays; 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays; closed major holidays.

Computer and eBook Drop-in, Rochester Public Library Computer Lab. 507-328-2309. 3 p.m. Wednesdays; 1 p.m. Thursdays. Get answers to questions about email, the Internet, digital photos and library eBooks.

English Conversation Group, Rochester Public Library Meeting Room B, 507-328-2309. 7 p.m. Thursdays. Open to all non-native English-speaking adults.

Bone Builders: Preventing Osteoporosis, Rochester Public Library, Meeting Room C. Meets 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Strengthen your bones. Improve your balance. Have more energy. This free exer-cise program to prevent osteoporosis is led by RSVP volunteers.

Baby Time, Rochester Public Library Auditorium. 507-328-2303. 10 a.m. Thursdays. Bring in your baby (ages up to 18 months) for rhymes, songs and stories.

Toddler Time, Rochester Public Library Auditorium. 507-328-2303. 11 a.m. Thursdays. Special stories and songs for active toddlers (ages 18 months to 3 years).

Maker Club, Rochester Public Library Auditorium. 507-328-2309. 4 p.m. Wednesdays. Kids ages 9-12 combine art and science in creative ways. Their projects are later presented at the library’s Maker Club Showcase. Library provides resources, tools, expertise.

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 Third Ave. SE, Rochester. 507-288-6944. A low-impact physical activity program proven to reduce pain and decrease stiffness. Routines include gentle range-of-motion exercises suitable for any fitness level.


TWIN CITIES CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEB. 25Music

The Last Revel vinyl release show, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 7 p.m. $7 advance, $10 at the door.

St. Lucia, First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-338-8388. 7:30 p.m. $20.

Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet, Minneapolis. 612-371-5600. Jon Kimura Parker Plays Mozart. 11 a.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets: $25 to $96.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26Music

Eleanor Friedberger, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 8 p.m. $12 advance, $14 at the door.

Cherub, First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-338-8388. 8 p.m. $17 advance, $20 at the door.


St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ordway Center, 345 Washington St., St. Paul. 651-291-1144. Copland: “Appalachian Spring.” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $50, $30, $12.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27Music

Cherub, First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-338-8388. 8 p.m. $17 advance, $20 at the door.

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Plays, art part of RCTC eventBY TOM WEBER

[email protected]

A presentation that features visual artwork combined with short plays will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Satur-day in the College Center Dining Hall at Rochester Community & Techni-cal College.

Known as “heArte Project,” the event pairs artworks and theater scripts by students. “I’m really proud of the students,” said Jerry Casper, director of theater at RCTC. “he pieces are really diverse.”

he project began with pieces of visual arts by RCTC art students.

“We had art students submit pieces for a showing for our theater stu-dents,” Casper said.

he theater students were then asked to write a theatrical piece based on the piece of visual art with which they were paired. Professional writer Jef Hand worked with the students to reine their plays.

he end result is 10 theater pieces, ranging in length from two minutes to about seven minutes, Casper said.

hree sets of plays will be presented on three stages, with the visual art selections also on display.

Refreshments will be available.

presentsStewartvi l le Community Theatre

A Musical Romeo & JulietMarch 4 & 5 at 7:30 and March 6 at 2:00

In the Performing Arts Center of Stewartville High School

Tickets Only $10.00

Reservations 507-533-1432

A Stewartville Community Education Project

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MusicThe Hypstrz 40th anniversary, Turf Club, 1601

University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 7 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door.


SUNDAY, FEB. 28Music

Cash’d Out, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 6:30 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door.



MONDAY, FEB. 29Music

Nightwish, First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-338-8388. 5 p.m. All ages. $37.50 advance, $40 day of show.

Bruce Springsteen, Xcel Energy Center, 199 W. Kel-logg Blvd., St. Paul. 651-265-4800. 7:30 p.m. $57.50 to $152.50.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1Music

Julia Holter, First Avenue, Seventh Street Entry, 701 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-338-8388. 7:30 p.m. $15.

Conan and Serial Hawk, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 7 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2Music

Polica, Turf Club 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 7:30 p.m. $25.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3Music

Ringo Deathstarr, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486, 8 p.m. $8 advance, $10 at the door.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4Music

Foxing, Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Ave. S, Min-

neapolis. 612-333-7399. 4:30 p.m. All ages. $13 advance, $15 at the door.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet, Minneapolis. 612-371-5600. 8 p.m. $30 to $65.

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ordway Center, 345 Washington St., St. Paul. 651-291-1144. Martin Frost plays Hillborg. 10:30 a.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $50, $30, $12.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5Music

Pub and Putt Classic Post-Party featuring Orange Whip, First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-338-8388. 5:30 p.m.

Willie Murphy and the Angel Headed Hip-sters, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 8 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door.

A Hard Day’s Night: A Tribute to the Beat-les, New Century Theatre, 615 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. 612-455-9501. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $42.

Minnesota Orchestra with Ben Folds, Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet, Minneapolis. 612-371-5600. 8 p.m. $45 to $99.


Performance

Guerrilla Girls, State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave., Min-neapolis. 800-982-2787. 8 pm. $18.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6Music

Devil Music CD release show, Turf Club, 1601

University Ave., St. Paul. 651-647-0486. 7 p.m. $6 advance, $8 at the door.


Special Event

Rock the Cradle, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 Third Ave. S, Minneapolis. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Family games, activities, music. Intended for kids up to age 8. Free.

ONGOINGTheater

History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. 612-292-4323. “George Bonga: Black Voyageur,” Feb. 6-Feb. 28. Tickets: $15 to $38.

Guthrie Theatre, 818 S. Second St., Minneapolis. 612-377-2224. “You for Me for You,” through March 6. “The Critic” and “The Real Inspector Hound,” through March 27. Times, ticket prices vary.

Chanhassen Dinner Theaters, 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen. 800-362-3515. “Sister Act” through Feb. 27. “Beauty and the Beast” opens March 5. Times, ticket prices vary.

“Gypsy,” Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Min-neapolis. 800-982-2787. Times vary. $31.50 to $56.50. Feb. 13 through March 13.

“Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate,” Target Center, 600 First Ave. N, Minneapolis. 612-673-1300. Feb. 24 through Feb. 28. Times vary. Tickets: $15.50 to $72.50.

“Nina Simone: Four Women,” Park Square Theatre, 20 W. Seventh Place, St. Paul. 651-291-7005. March 11-26. Tickets: $60, $40.

BY RYAN [email protected]

What is black art today? Who is pioneer-ing the ield? How are they connected to community?

hose questions, and much more, will be explored when Penumbra heatre presents a double bill of Obie-winning one act plays, “Dutchman” by Amiri Baraka and “he Owl Answers” by Adrienne Kennedy, which run throughout the month of March at the famous St. Paul theater.

Speciically, the above questions will be ad-dressed in detail at post-show discussions of the March 10, 17, and 24 performances. But, the overall themes of internalized racism, love versus obsession, attraction and morality, naturalistic violence and phantasmagoria will be examined and brought to life by two one act plays that not only shook the very ground they stood on, but broke it wide open for all the world to see.

Baraka, who has been called “the father of the modern black arts movement,” uses a ghost train, of sorts, to tell the harrowing trip of an African American man and a Caucasian

woman — an allegorical earthquake which hit New York square in its jaw when “Dutch-man” premiered at the Cherry Lane heatre in 1964.

Only a year later, at he White Barn in West-port, Conn., Kennedy’s “he Owl Answers” struck from the other direction. It follows an African American girl who, in a delusion that seems all-too-real, questions both her heritage and her identity by daring to confront ste-

reotypes in a highly experimental, decidedly un-stereotypic way.

hese plays, just as crucial in today’s society as they were when they irst appeared, are the type of events that are best experienced rather than described.

Where words fall short, there is action. Where action falls short, there is emotion. When justice falls short, there is an intersec-tion where they all meet. hat is art.

Kennedy and Baraka ofer up works that are so visceral, only the stage can properly handle them. Extreme, avant-garde, riding the edge of several razors at once, both plays ask us to enter dark worlds, where the inexplicable is given a tongue, where the human condition cries out in universal anguish, and where the questions asked are sadly still with us.

I F Y O U G O

Penumbra revisits broken groundL O N G D I S TA N C E B E Y O N D

Ryan Stotts is a Rochester freelance writer.

TWIN CITIES CALENDAR

What “The Dutchman

and the Owl Answers”: An evening of Obie Award-winning one acts

When March 1-27

Where Penumbra Theatre,

270 N. Kent St., St. Paul

Tickets $15-$40

On the web penumbratheatre.

org/event/the-dutchman-and-the-owl-answers

Contributed photo

Indie rock artist Eleanor Friedberger performs Friday, Feb. 26, at the Turf Club in Minneapolis.

Allen Weeks

“Dutchman” Director Lou Bellamy with cast members Kate Guentzel and Nathan Barlow.

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