Holiday Glass Marketplace 2025

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts’ Holiday Glass Marketplace is open for shopping November 18-December 21, 2025, Tuesdays-Sundays 11am-6pm. The Holiday Glass Marketplace features a wide selection of glass art pieces from high end home decor to fun stocking stuffers and more! Items such as sculpture, jewelry, tableware, and ornaments all made by local artists. We are celebrating the season with two family friendly events: “Small Business Saturday” November 29th and “Design & Dazzle” December 20th.

Here Comes the Sun - Presented by Lori Dokken

It’s a Beatles songfest! For this concert event, Lori Dokken (pianist, vocalist and music director) has enlisted five of the Twin Cities’ finest female vocalists: Patty Peterson, Joyann Parker, Rachel Holder, Connie Evingson and Judi Vinar. This group of artists promises to deliver, in their own unique ways, a wide range of selections from the Beatles’ vast catalog of songs.

Helen Hoover: The Life of One of Minnesota's Beloved Nature Writers

Beloved nature writer Helen Hoover’s path to the north woods came following a successful career in Chicago as a metallurgist - an unlikely profession for a woman without a college degree in the 1940s and 50s. Through smarts and self-training, she solved a long-standing steel breakage problem for a farm implement company, receiving a patent for her work – and then walked away from corporate life in 1954 to live in a remote cabin on Gunflint Lake.

Eric Gales - A Special Evening of Acoustic Blues

A rare and special acoustic show! For one night only, Eric Gales sets his blistering electric guitar work aside for his equally brilliant acoustic playing. Here, Gales retains his trademark intensity and dynamism, allowing his virtuosic playing to shine in a different way.

Christmas Radio Show - Theatre du Mississippi Presents: "Sam Shovel, Twelve Days of Chaos"

Theatre du Mississippi Presents: Sam Shovel, Twelve Days of Chaos. Theatre du Mississippi is bringing back our beloved annual Christmas Radio Show, and this year, the holiday spirit comes with a mystery twist! Join hard-boiled detective Sam Shovel as he unwraps a case filled with festive foul play, suspicious Santas, and more holiday hijinks than you can shake a candy cane at.

Bridge Over Troubled Water - An Album Tribute

Collective Unconscious presents Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water in its entirety to honor this groundbreaking album. They drop the needle on S&G’s last record as a duo, complete with strings and horns, creating a true sonic representation of the original arrangements down to the last meticulous detail. You don’t want to miss this!

Avery*Sunshine

Chester, PA native Avery*Sunshine has established herself as a musical powerhouse. Here she seamlessly blends her roles as a pianist, singer, songwriter, and producer. A proud graduate of Spelman College, she moved from the academic halls to the global stage. Her journey is a testament to her talent, dedication, and passion for music. Together with her husband and Grammy-nominated partner, Dana Johnson, Avery has made Atlanta her stronghold.