Top The Tater Days

Top the Tater Days is the annual community festival for Farmington, Minnesota. Top the Tater Days (formerly known as Dew Days), highlights the unique qualities of our community of to visitors and residents in order to promote the city and surrounding townships as an excellent community for families and businesses. The festival will provide a variety of activities for all ages by exploring the local and regional music and arts, history, culture and natural surroundings of Farmington in an entertaining atmosphere.

16 of Minneapolis-St. Paul’s Best Spots for Mexican Food

Minneapolis-St. Paul’s metro area is a bit of a drive from Mexico — about 1,400 miles, to be exact — but you wouldn’t guess it while dining at its top-flight taquerias and other Mexican restaurants. You can order everything from Dorilocos to paletas to tacos al pastor, lengua, asada or cabeza here, and that’s just the tip of a vast, often seriously spicy culinary iceberg. Here are 14 of our favorites.

MN Marine Art Museum - Water | Craft"

Water | Craft explores the intersection of traditional craft practices and contemporary concerns about water and the environment. This exhibition brings together artists whose practices incorporate historical craft techniques of weaving, pottery, basketry, glass, and textile arts – and who transform these techniques to address issues including water access, climate change, and cultural preservation.

MN Marine Art Museum - Robert Gonzalez: Mystical Waters

Robert Gonzalez is an artist and musician from San Antonio, TX, whose recent work depicts the role of water in pre-Columbian Mexican mythology and religions. His imagery is based on historical research, Mayan iconography, archaeology, as well as dream based imagery and the writings of philosopher Carl G. Jung, to imagine the past lives of his ancestors.

MN Marine Art Museum - “Splish, Splash, Story” – Selections for The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Splish, Splash, Story: Selections from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art brings together enchanting illustrations from beloved children’s books, on loan from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. Spanning more than a century, this exhibition celebrates the power of water as both subject and symbol in picture book illustration. From serene ponds and playful rain showers to roaring oceans and imaginative underwater worlds, the featured works showcase how artists have used water to inspire curiosity, joy, and wonder in young readers.

 

Live Music: Scottie Miller & Cierra Alise Hill

Award-winning pianist, singer-songwriter, and poet Scottie Miller brings his signature blend of soul, poetry, and cinematic sound to the stage. Following his acclaimed project Carnival Cocoon, Miller unveils music from his forthcoming orchestral album Hello Pain — a powerful journey of healing and rebirth. Joined by violinist, arranger, and orchestrator Cierra Alise Hill, whose lush string work and dynamic presence elevate the performance, the concert fuses raw emotion with sweeping, symphonic storytelling.

Great Chefs of Grand Avenue

Great Chefs of Grand Avenue is an upscale culinary experience that brings together the finest restaurants along St. Paul’s historic Grand Avenue.

This one-of-a-kind event celebrates the avenue’s rich diversity and charm while drawing community members from near and far to savor everything that makes Grand Avenue special.

T. Mychael Rambo: The Message in our Music

An evening of song, spoken word and celebration that amplifies the powerful message of Dr. King while paying tribute to the timeless messages found in African American (“Our”) music!

Featuring:
Brian Ziemniak, piano
Daryl Boudreaux, percussion
Brian Kendrick, drums
Tonia Hughes-Kendrick, vocals

A three-time Emmy Award-winning actor, vocalist, arts educator and community organizer; T. Mychael Rambo is a long-standing Twin Cities arts community pillar.

Southside Aces: A Night in New Orleans

For over two decades, Southside Aces have been playing the repertoire of the Jazz Age greats and beyond. Here, they play the early New Orleans of Jelly Roll Morton and the Chicago joys of Louis Armstrong. The evocative compositions of the young Duke Ellington to the barrel house sounds of Preservation Hall. Even the early rock and roll of Fats Domino!