Celebrate with us the 30th anniversary of Dancescape 2020! The annual dance show will include choreography created and performed by students, faculty and guest choreographers exploring a variety of themes through the language of expressive movement.
A reworked and expanded version of 2019’s Buddy Holly and Friends – Not Fade Away! This show features, in addition to all the “Holly Hits,” music from the original artists of that star-studded, but chaotic, and ultimately tragic 1959 “Winter Dance Party Tour.”
The cast is now complete! Charles Fraser as our trusted MC, Nicholas Freeman sings the Holly hits, Brian Pekol stands in for Dion (& the Belmonts) and Allen Malicsi does a groovy Ritchie Valens. And there’s a Big Bopper surprise!
With your paid admission to the Dakota County Fair, come enjoy a slower pace in Dakota City, where the year is 1900. Throughout the week you can experience how a rural village was celebrating the end of summer; see threshing demonstrations, listen to the Chautauqua performances, smell delicious aromas from cooking demonstrations in the family home, watch the blacksmith and wood worker as they demonstrate their craft, and more!
When the days are short, we have an opportunity to spend more time exploring and enjoying the night sky. Join educators from the Native Skywatchers program to learn more about Dakota and Ojibwe star maps and constellation guides. View a large Dakota star map in the exhibit Our Home: Native Minnesota, and then learn how to find those constellations in the night sky.
Plus enjoy art activities, large-format images from MNHS Press children's book The Forever Sky, and fun for the whole family.
The Daisy Dillman Band – national recording artists for RCA, United Artists and MCA Records, Minnesota Music Award-winners and Minnesota Rock Hall of Famers.
Dairy Day Festivities include: Meet Princess Kay of the Milky Way, $5 lunch meal, cheese samples, cow milking contest, live music, tractors to look at, children’s activities, and more!
If you haven’t yet seen the classic play, this is the adaptation to see! Cheer for Cyrano! Yearn with him! Gasp at the sword fights! Catch a glimpse of pantaloons, swirling tapestry skirts, and men in tights and pirate shirts! “Cyrano is a wonderful play, full of sunshine and sadness," said one critic, while another summed up with, "Excellent, stirring, affecting." The wonderfully theatrical elements of Rostand's original classic are all here, yet this English version, by one of England's leading playwrights, gives a modern bite to the play.
Paddle, Shred, and Tread the Red!
This off-road triathlon challenges participants to a 3-mile paddle, 8.5-mile mountain bike ride, and 2.5-mile trail run.
The bike ride will take place on some intermediate mountain bike trails. All participants will be required to wear a helmet. Given the rough terrain in Cuyuna, we recommend that participants use mountain bikes (not cross/hybrid bikes). Pedal assist or e-bikes are not permitted.
Engage in math, science and engineering activities modeled after Curious George’s own adventures.
Entrance to the Curious George: Let's Get Curious! exhibit is included with the price of museum admission ($12.95 per person).
This exhibit is locally sponsored by New Horizon Academy.
Museum Hours:
Sundays: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mondays: Closed
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays & Saturdays: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
A celebration of the creativity and innovative spirit of the CSB/SJU student body, this juried exhibit will feature artwork in a range of mediums and is open to two & three dimensional work as well as video submissions.
