2024 OCB Natural Viking
September 14, 2024
Who will be crowned King and Queen of the North?
Competition starts at 8:00am.
Tickets: Individual, $40, Coach's Pass, $50, 2nd Coach's Pass, $10, Military/1st Responder, $32, Senior, $32, Child 12 and Under, $25, Child 3 and Under, Free.
The Flagship Natural Bodybuilding Event in all of Minnesota. Who will be crowned King and Queen of the North?
- Amateur Categories: Bikini, Wellness, Figure, Women's Physique, Men's Physique, Men's Classic Physique, and Men's Bodybuilding
- Pro Categories: Bikini, Figure, Men's Physique, and Men's Bodybuilding
- Awards: Swords, Custom Viking Medals, Sculpture Trophies, and Prize Money for Pro's!
- Legends Class: Men's Bodybuilding age 50+ competitors who've won a division previously - 1K to first place!
Seating is general admission. Online ticketing ends 9/14/2024; tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
The 1st John Philip Sousa Memorial Band
September 21, 2024
Don't miss this annual show from the 1st John Philip Sousa Memorial Band - there's never a dull moment!
Cake & coffee reception starts at 6pm.
Show starts at 7:00pm.
Tickets: Adult, $17, Senior, $15, Student/MMH Resident/Heritage Society Member, $11.
Don't miss the ever-popular 45-piece John Philip Sousa Memorial Band sponsored by the City of Edina. Come hear the sparkling woodwinds and soaring brass and percussion as they present the music that has thrilled American ears and lifted spirits since the turn-of-the century. Tuneful rags, marches, novelty pieces, solo features, and special wind ensemble selections means there's never a dull moment and this program is guaranteed to give listeners a light heart and sense of togetherness. Come share this night with the Sousa Band!
Sidekick Theatre Presents – Magic Carpet Ride
September 28, 2024
A musical journey through one of the most electrifying and impactful times America has ever seen!
The Music Of Sixties San Francisco
Magic Carpet Ride is a musical journey through one of the most electrifying and impactful times America has ever seen. During the summer of 1967 in San Francisco such groups as The Mamas and the Papas, The Doors, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane and The Beatles inspired a cultural revolution that swept across the country. Magic Carpet Ride captures the heart and soul of the era with a dynamic band whose power house vocals and exacting musicianship underscore such classics as "California Dreamin", "Dear Mr. Fantasy", "Hello, I Love You", "Nights in White Satin", "All Along the Watchtower", and of course… “Magic Carpet Ride!”
Saturday, September 28 @ 7:30pm
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra – Soaring with Tchaikovsky
October 06, 2024
Experience a rollercoaster ride of emotions with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra!
Show starts at 2:00pm.
Advance Tickets: Premium, $25, Adult, $19, Senior, $16, Students are free.
Manny Laureano, Music Director & Conductor
Michael Sutton, Violin
Charles Ives – Variations on America
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending Michael Sutton, violin
Piotr Ilyich Techaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64, E minor
Experience a rollercoaster ride of emotions as the BSO launches its 62nd concert season, its eleventh with Music Director Manny Laureano. In the opening concert of the 2024-25 season, we will open with the irreverent and witty Variations on America, by Charles Ives, which will leave you chuckling. Then, BSO will showcase its beloved concertmaster, Michael Sutton, as he interprets the lovely The Lark Ascending, written by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. This piece is guaranteed to provide you with a moment of wonder, as you imagine a bird in flight. After intermission, our orchestra will present the pinnacle of the Romantic period as only Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky could provide, in his magnificent Symphony No. 5 in E Minor.
Please note the new concert start time of 2pm.
Sidekick Theatre Presents – Over the River and Through the Woods
October 09, 2024–November 03, 2024
A heart-warming comedy with hilarious shenanigans that will have you roaring in your seat!
A Heartwarming Comedy by Joe Dipietro
Every Sunday, Nick crosses the river to New Jersey and has dinner with both sets of his Italian-American grandparents. But Nick has dreams, and when he receives the perfect job offer from the west coast, he is determined to take it. His grandparents - Frank, Ada, Nunzio, and Emma - are just as determined that he stay put. Thus begins a series of shameless schemes and hilarious shenanigans that will have you roaring in your seat while reminding you of the wonderful zaniness that is family.
Performances run from October 9th - November 3rd.
Wednesday & Thursday Matinees @ 1pm
Saturdays @ 7:30pm
Sunday Matinees @1pm
*Meal option available for every performance - reservation required.
"A hilarious family comedy loaded with laughs every step of the way." - Star-Ledger
204th Army Band – Sounds of Freedom!
November 09, 2024
Freedom never sounded so good!
Doors open at 6:30pm
Show starts at 7:00pm
Freedom has never sounded so good! Let us come together this Veterans Day weekend to celebrate our freedom through music and thank our country's many heroes. This concert features the 204th Army Band alongside their musical performance teams and will inspire you to give thanks as we honor our Veterans who have served and sacrificed so much for us and our nation.
Performance is free. Tickets are required.
“Join or Die” Documentary
November 11, 2024
A film about why you should join a club…and why the fate of America depends on it.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Show starts at 7:00pm
This feature-length documentary follows the half-century story of America's civic unraveling through the eyes of the one man who has dedicated his life to studying it. Join Harvard social scientist and Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam - the "poet laureate of civil society," one of the most influential academics of the past quarter century, and the civic guru to the Presidents - on his decades-long quest to understand what happened to civic life America and to figure out what it will take to weave us together.
Viewing is free, tickets are required.
Directed by Rebecca Davis & Pete Davis
99 minutes // English // 2023
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.
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.
