All aboard the Magnolia Blossom Riverboat for amazing ghost stories on the Mississippi River! The CynCity crew shares mysterious tales along the Great River waterway which flows between Saint Paul's expansive shoreline. Author and explorer Greg Brick joins in with stories about caves and eerie passageways as we head to the city's famed Lower Landing and back! 2-hours. Cash Bar. Reservations only.
The annual Old-Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Social is held at the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center campus.
As always, there will be lots of locally homemade pies to choose from. There is a suggested donation per slice of pie, ice cream, and beverage.
This day also features
Music by Bump Blomberg – Bring a chair and enjoy folk music on the lawn from noon – 3:00 p.m.
Annual Chik-Wauk “sidewalk” sale, which offers steep discounts on many gift shop items
Individual Pie Competition
Silent Auction
Games
Vocalist Nnenna Freelon is a seven-time Grammy nominee and multiple award-winning artist. Freelon has earned a well-deserved reputation as a compelling and captivating live performer.
Nnenna is also a wife, mother, and sister who has experienced life’s amazing gifts, and also its heartbreak. She lost her soulmate and husband, renowned architect Phil Freelon, to ALS in 2019. Then, she lost her sister Debbie to cancer in 2020. Here, these tragedies have reshaped her way of being in the world.
Echoes of lost love and yearning from the shadowy corners of the American Songbook
“Her soulful voice fills every corner… perfect” – The Current
Three-time Grammy winning composer and fiddler Mark O’Connor has created several arrangements of Christmas classics. Here, he fashions a wondrous mixture of both instrumental and vocal music in bluegrass and other American music genres. The show features fresh takes on traditional songs with a few original compositions included. His renditions are playful and joyous, but can be strikingly earnest too. Mark’s touring ensemble includes his wife Maggie O’Connor on fiddle and vocals.
Thursday, August 14 at 7pm
New York Times described Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart as “the best organ trio of the last decade.” The trio, which has played together for over thirty years, is recognized for charting new ground. Here, they do this through synergistic playing and thoughtful music. Moreover, they display their distinctive sound on over a dozen recordings. Additionally, they sound at home whether exploring the depths of jazz standards or playing their own original compositions.
Join us in the taproom for the opening party of 2025 Drop In, a skate deck art show presented by Otherworldly Arts Collective and Rogue Citizen Artgang, sponsored by Cal-Surf. Like every year, there is a full display of tricked out skate decks from over 90 artists that are all available to purchase.
Caitlin Canty’s songs harness the grit and spark at the heart of American music, tempered with a voice both haunting and distinct. Canty has put thousands of miles on her songs since the 2015 release of her critically acclaimed Reckless Skyline. Additionally, she has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe. She is a constant collaborator, both as a cowriter with Jamey Johnson and Peter Bradley Adams among others. Further, she appears on albums by Joy Williams and Darlingside.
