Sidekick Theatre Presents – Hansel & Gretel’s Magical Adventure!
November 19, 2024–December 30, 2024
A musical fairy tale for all ages, it's the perfect story for the holiday season!
A Musical Fairy Tale For All Ages
An original musical adaptation of the age-old tale of two siblings and their grand, fun-filled adventure - with lots of laughs, audience participation and loveable characters along the way! Intended for youngsters of all ages, it's the perfect story for the holiday season.
Running time: 65 minutes
Performances run from November 19th - December 30th.
*Breakfast with Santa tickets available on Select Dates - Reservation Required
Sidekick Theatre Presents – Bells Will Be Ringin’
December 03, 2024–December 11, 2024
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Sidekick Theatre's annual Holiday concert!
Sidekick Theatre's Annual Holiday Concert
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Sidekick Theatre's heartwarming, funny holiday show. Combining some of the Twin Cities best vocalists with a dynamic band headed up by Brian Pierce, this spirited holiday show brings a modern vitality to holiday favorites from the past and present day, and promises to leave you feeling merry and bright!
Performance Dates & Times -
Tuesday , December 3rd @ 1pm
Wednesday, December 4th @ 1pm
Thursday, December 5th @ 1pm
Tuesday, December 10th @1pm
Wednesday, December 11th @ 1pm
*Meal option available for every performance - reservation required.
Betty Jo’s Dance Center: Winter Show
December 14, 2024
Come see the dancers of Betty Jo's Dance Center in their holiday performance!
Shows start at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, and 4:00pm on Saturday, December 14th.
Tickets: Individual, $7.
Come enjoy Betty Jo's Dance Center's annual holiday performance for dancers three years old to third grade.
1:00pm Tickets
2:00pm Tickets
3:00pm Tickets
4:00pm Tickets
Betty Jo’s Dance Center: The Nutcracker
December 14, 2024–December 15, 2024
The Nutcracker! Join the dancers of Betty Jo's Dance Center in their performance of the classic tale.
Shows start 6:30pm on Saturday, December 14 and at 2:00pm and 6:30pm on Sunday, December 15.
Tickets: Individual, $19 or $17.
The Nutcracker! This performance will feature the students of Betty Jo's Dance Center dancing their way through the classical tale. Join Clara, her family, and her magical toy nutcracker in their wondrous adventures on Christmas Eve when they visit the enchanted Snow Forest and meet the elegant Snow Queen, battle the Rat Queen, and find the Land of Sweets and their queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy. BJDC's production will highlight all styles of dance in the company's curriculum including tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theater, and ballet.
2:00pm on Sunday, December 15 Tickets
6:30pm on Sunday, December 15 Tickets
Sidekick Theatre Presents – The New Year’s Eve Show
December 31, 2024
Celebrate your New Year's Eve with Sidekick Theatre featuring the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra!
The New Year's Eve Show!
Brian Pierce and company return for another New Year's Eve variety extravaganza full of music and fun! Featuring special guest vocalists and the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra for one night only, audiences will enjoy big band classics such as "New York, New York," and "This Town," as well as favorites like "That Old Black Magic" and "What are You Doing New Year's Eve."
7pm Show
*Meal option available before performance - reservation required.
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra – Exuberance!
February 09, 2025
Bright and colorful, it will set your heart in the right mood to welcome this year's MNSOTA Mary West Solo Competition Grand Prize winner.
Show starts at 2:00pm.
Advance Tickets: Premium, $25, Adult, $19, Senior, $16, Students are free.
Manny Laureano, Music Director & Conductor
MNSOTA Mary West Solo Competition Grand Prize Winner
Li Huanzhi – Spring Festival Overture
TBA – MNSOTA Soloist - Grand Prize Winner of the MNSOTA Mary West Solo Competition
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, A Major "Italian"
As the BSO continues to imagine a welcome spring after one of Minnesota's frigid winters, we open the third concert of the season with Li Huanzhi's Spring Festival Overture, a work that is becoming familiar to concertgoers across the world. Bright and colorful, it will set your heart in the right mood to welcome this year's MNSOTA Mary West Solo Competition Grand Prize winner, whose performance will follow immediately afterward.
Rounding out our concert of sheer optimism will be the so-called "Italian" Symphony in A Major by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Originally conceived as "Blue Skies in A Major," Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 will warm your heart with joyous melodies and a singular aspect of composition that was unprecedented. What is it? Come and all will be revealed.
By the way, we promise you won't ever need to turn up the heat in the car on the way home!
Please note the new concert start time of 2pm.
Small Talks – Conservation Organization Izaak Walton League
February 22, 2025
John Rust of the Minnesota division of the Izaak Walton League talks about the century-old Conservation organization, and how to conserve outdoor America for future generations.
Saturday, February 22, 1:00 p.m.
Conservation organization Izaak Walton League was founded in 1922 to conserve outdoor America for future generations. John Rust, past president of the Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League (just down the street from the MMHC), will discuss and answer questions about the IWL's activities in Minnesota.
John will also describe some of the adventures documented in his book - "Exploring Wilderness: From Heart Racing Adventure to Tranquility". In addition, John will present slides showing locations he has visited world wide, and wildlife encountered along the way. Join us for his firsthand accounts from Alaska to India to our own Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Small Talks are free and open to the public.
Please RSVP by Friday, February 14th to Mark Anderson at mark.anderson@mnmasonic.org or at (952) 948-6503.
