Arts & Performance

The show features over a hundred beautiful quilts made by guild members. Quilts of alltypes will be on display including: bed quilts, wall quilts, applique, paper piecing, art quilta and many mofe. Come and enjoy these beautiful quilts with your family and your friends.

Start your holiday shopping early by visiting our gift boutique. The boutique features quilting and non-quilt related items with many amazing hand-made items by guild members such as: place mats, table runners, wall hangings, purses bags and more. Read more about Minnesota Memories Quilt Show

August 8–9 More than 140 local
artists converge on Loring Park, a beautiful green space in west
Minneapolis, for this annual juried festival. Check out paintings,
photography, printmaking and handmade paper, woodwork, jewelry,
sculptures, fiber art, mixed media, glass art and more. In addition to
browsing artwork, stop by one of the food and beverage vendor spots for a
cool-down treat. Bring the fam: Strolling musicians and children’s
Read more about Loring Park Art Festival

You are invited to West Lutheran High School Players' production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! 

Willy Wonka is opening the doors of his world-famous chocolate factory to five lucky children and their parents--and you're invited! Join Charlie, Augustus, Veruca, Violet, and Mike on their delicious adventure through the amazing chocolate factory. Many surprises await you, including Willy Wonka's group of mischievous Oompa-Loompas who love to sing and dance at any moment! Come join the fun.

  Read more about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The West Lutheran High School
choirs and band will be performing their Sacred Concert on Thursday, March 19
at 7pm.   With the theme “Jesu, Priceless
Treasure,” the concert will feature Lenten and Easter Music.  Pre-concert music will be performed before the
concert. Read more about Sacred Concert at West Lutheran High School

The Fabulous Armadillos are a Minnesota-born band with a strong following of fans—also known as Dilloheads—in their home state. They specialize in recreating classic songs from a wide variety of genres, including country, Motown, heavy metal and soft rock, so any concert is sure to be a rocking walk down memory lane. Joining them is seasoned Minnesota rock-and-roll band the Del Counts. 21 years and older. $25–$35. Doors open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m. Read more about Fabulous Armadillos with the Del Counts

This annual three-day event draws thousands of bluegrass fans for concerts, dances, workshops, vendors, impromptu jam sessions, and good old-fashioned bluegrass music. Best of all, it’s indoors! This year’s Saturday night headliner is the Becky Buller Band, led by Buller, a Minnesota native who plays a mean fiddle. Get a head start on the musical madness with an early bird jam session on Thursday night. Tickets available daily ($20 Friday, $25 Saturday and $5 Sunday) or $40 for a weekend pass. Read more about Winter Bluegrass Weekend

When it comes to magic, there’s a huge variety of artists and acts—grand illusionists, card tricksters, acrobats and more. It’s not often, however, that one show covers the whole gamut. But this month, seven world-renowned illusionists come together to create a spectacular and diverse showcase of unbelievable feats. It’s a critically acclaimed performance that Australian Stage calls “a magical, mystery, tour de force.” All ages. $33–$110. 7 p.m. Additional 2 p.m. performances on March 28 and 29. Ordway Center for Performing Arts, 345 Washington St., St. Read more about The Illusionists

Experience a night of jazz unlike any other. Read more about Jack DeJohnette’s Made in Chicago

Start with a decorated American soldier, throw in a dash of brainwashing, a few pinches of dastardly schemes plus a beautifully scored opera, and what do you get? The world premiere of The Manchurian Candidate, performed by the Minnesota Opera this month. Based on the novel by Richard Condon, the opera follows soldier Raymond Shaw as he is brainwashed into becoming a ruthless assassin against the U.S. government. Will his fellow soldier be able to stop him before the end of this heart-pounding thriller? Formal opera attire is not required at this performance. $25–$200. Times vary. Read more about The Manchurian Candidate

You might have seen some viral YouTube videos of this stellar a cappella quintet known as Pentatonix; the most popular are their Daft Punk remix, holiday songs and “The Evolution of Music.” Join Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola as they celebrate their fourth album in one year to debut in the top ten on Billboard’s charts. $29.50–$59.50. 8 p.m. Read more about Pentatonix: On My Way Home Tour