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Ribfest returns to downtown Mankato after 17 years
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - 2026 Ribfest is underway, but it’s a bit different from what most are now used to. Riverfront Park has been the home of Ribfest for more than 15 years, but construction on the amphitheater has moved it elsewhere. That elsewhere is Civic Center Plaza, home...
Faribault County Register
Carrie Meyer is 2026 BEVQ Quilt Expo’s Featured Quilter
If you’ve stopped by Michele’s Quilting and Sewing Center over the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve already seen some of Carrie Meyer’s handiwork. Now, Meyer gets a chance to show off a full collection of her quilts as the 2026 Featured Quilter of the BEVQ Quilt Expo on August 15-16.
MinnPost
Photos: The faces of Farmfest
Minnesotans made their way to the annual Farmfest in Morgan, Minnesota, this week. Among the draws: a chance to hear from candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, and Congress ahead of the state’s Aug. 11 primary election. MinnPost photographer Bridget Bennett spent two days at the event documenting the candidate forums, media scrums and handshakes. So many handshakes. See her work below.
Herald And Journal
New ambassadors to be crowned during Winsted Summer Festival
Three young Winsted women are preparing to compete to become the newest members of the Winsted Ambassador team during the upcoming Winsted Summer Festival, with the program’s annual coronation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8. The 2026-27 Winsted Ambassador candidates are Emma Cathey, Olivia Forcier, and Annie Guggemos, and...
KEYC
Fight for the Boundary Waters benefit concert
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Local musicians are putting on a concert to raise money for the group Friends of the Boundary Waters, who have been advocating for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the Wilderness area since 1976. The event is Friday August 14th from 2:00 to 9:00 pm. It’s a free event with a silent auction, a bake sale, and outdoor activities such as soccer, board games, and a bounce house. There will also be popsicles. All proceeds and donations will go to Friends of the Boundary Waters. Concert organizer Shailin O’Brien of the band Pocket Lounge wanted to help out after the U.S. Senate removed federal protections of the BWCA. As it stands only state regulations can keep a copper sulfide mining operation from within the Rainy Lake Watershed.
steelecountytimes.com
Owatonna Live to go dark
There aren’t many people who have been to as many concerts, government meetings, awards ceremonies, fundraisers and graduations as Scott Limberg. The owner of Limberg Productions and Owatonna Live has spent the last 14 years recording events of all stripes, then uploading them to the website for public viewing.
KFIL Radio
Red Carpet Nightclub In St. Cloud Lines Up A Full August With Reunions, Acrobats, And Grassroots Talent
The Red Carpet Nightclub in St. Cloud has a packed August, starting with a Cathedral High School reunion show featuring local band Muffleur — open to everyone, not just alumni.
hendersonindependentnews.com
Giant Days returns this weekend
If you are looking for big fun, look no further than Le Sueur’s annual Giant Days celebration, which will be going on at Legion Park in Le Sueur this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Minn-E-Rods will again be competing on Friday, July 31 from 6-8 p.m., after which IV...
arlingtonmnnews.com
Hazelwoods excited as new owners of Lido Theater in Arlington
“The Lido Theater has a special place in the hearts of people in Arlington. It has been here since 1949,” said Jon Hazelwood as his entire fam‐ily took a short break from getting the Lido ready for the typical Friday night of showing a movie to the public. In the background a soda fountain technician from St. Cloud worked on the pop machine behind the snack bar counter, making sure everything was.
wasecacountypioneer.com
Line dancing brings energy, fun, social time
Country music artist Tim McGraw seemed to be speaking for the entire crowd of 80 or more as a recording of “I like it, I love it, I want some more of it” rang out at the Mill entertainment center the evening of July 24. More than 75 people ranging in age between 9 and 85 years old had registered for a line dance class being taught by Belle Plain residents Mary and Tom Zielund.
wasecacountypioneer.com
Band for the Barn draws more than 150
By the end of the evening, about 150 people had come to enjoy “Band for the Barn,” a Farmamerica event calling attention to about $90,000 of work needed to put new siding on the classic red barn located at the interpretive center’s site representing the 1930s. The...
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MN Shortlist July 31-Aug. 6: Warroad fairytales, ‘In the Heights’ 🎶, and a Korean musical journey
A film by Jonathan Thunder screens at Duluth Art Institute, music and comedy at The Terminal Bar, an exhibition by spouses at the Plains Art Museum and more in this week’s MN Shortlist. ‘A Musical Journey to Korea’ by the Oratorio Society of Minnesota at the Ordway Theater in...
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The Black Crowes Break Out Pink Floyd Cover In Minnesota
The Black Crowes brought their Southern Hospitality Tour with Whiskey Myers to Shakopee, Minnesota on Tuesday. A summer of bust outs continued for the band at the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater, as they took their cover of Pink Floyd’s “Fearless” and long-lost original “Better When You’re Not Alone” off the shelf.