The Grand Uffda 2025: Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts Annual Fundraiser

Grand Uffda 2025: Bringin’ it Back

Saturday January 25, 2025 from 5:00pm-9:00pm

The Grand Uffda is Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts primary fundraising event of the year! Join us at the studio for an evening featuring:

  • Glassblowing demonstrations by special guest Cedric Mitchell

  • In-person Silent Auction for a variety of locally made glass art treasures

  • Raffle for one specialty item

Gangsterland Skyway Tour

Welcome to the Saint Paul Winter Carnival! Enjoy an exciting, one-of-a-kind trip through gangster history! Join your CynCity tour guide on a stroll through skyways and buildings...featuring unique stories about the 1930's criminals who got special treatment in Saint Paul! 90-minutes. Fully-accessible.

FMCT's 10-Minute Play Festival

Fifth Annual Play Festival - FMCT’s 10 Minute Plays return in 2024 for our 5th Annual Festival! Featuring ten short plays performed across two weekends, FMCT’s fifth annual play festival will bring local, regional, and national talent to the stage.

Ashley DuBose

Ashley DuBose is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter known for her appearance on NBC’s The Voice. Her music spans R&B, pop, and acoustic soul. A St. Catherine University mathematics graduate, she released her debut album, Somethin’ More, the day after graduation. Named Best Female Vocalist by City Pages, her album BE YOU was highlighted as one of 2015’s best by the Star Tribune.

Flashlight Egg Scramble

Scramble across the field at the Savage Sports Center with the lights off! Bring your flashlight and basket to scoop up as many eggs as you can. Several golden eggs will be on the field for a chance to win a special basket. Eggs will not be filled and will be recycled at the end of the scramble where every pre-registered participant will receive a goodie bag full of prizes. Pre-registration is required; no walk-ins accepted. Goodie bags for everyone! (must be pre-registered). 

Dancing With the Celts

The famous national PBS show Christmas with the Celts is now in its fourteenth year of box office success. The creators of that show are proud to announce the new, captivating, highly anticipated Dancing with the Celts! The rich story of the Irish journey to America is told with electrifying dance, under the backdrop of rousing lively Irish music. The show features heart-wrenching ballads, captivating storytelling, whimsical Irish humor and an enchanting multimedia presentation.

Cotter Jazz Festival Presents: Cory Wong

Cory Wong is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, producer, variety show host, and podcast host. In addition to his skyrocketing solo career, he is also a member of Vulfpeck & Fearless Flyers. Quickly gaining momentum on the internet, Cory wasted no time taking the show on the road. He and his band have been performing to sold out crowds around the world on some of the most iconic stages.
Tickets for the Cory Wong concert are only available through purchase of a Cotter Schools Jazz Festival Sponsorship Package, of which a limited number are available.