Señorita Mariposa

Señorita MariposaSEPTEMBER 19 - OCTOBER 6, 2024Based on the book by Ben Gundersheimer
Written by Ben Gundersheimer & Mabelle Reynoso
A bilingual adventure across America!

Rock the Barn

Put on your boots and come on down for Dodge Nature Center and Preschool’s annual farm and music festival—all while supporting the Dodge Nature Preschool Scholarship Fund!

Enjoy live bands and musicians as spring blooms around the nature center. Bring a blanket to picnic with family and friends. Get up close to farm animals, make dandelion fritters, and ride the hay wagon. Opportunities to support the Scholarship Fund at the event include a bake sale, raffle baskets, lemonade stand, and more.

Robert Finley

“the greatest living soul singer” – Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) Swamp rock and deep blues from a charismatic seventy-year-old Louisiana native. Robert Finley developed and refined an exuberant, omnivorous playing style. He mixed in southern soul, heavy rock, swamp pop, jazz, folk, and anything else that crossed his mind.

Lizz Wright

Lauded vocalist Lizz Wright encapsulates an illustrious 20-year career as one of the great modern American singers with the April 2024 release of Shadow. Renowned for her singular writing style across six critically acclaimed studio albums, Wright also beautifully weaves into her recordings unforgettable renditions of songs by artists she loves.

I Am Enough: Women's Wilderness Experience

Join us for an adventure on the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) where you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in nature, meet cool people, and challenge yourself in new ways. An ideal introduction to backpacking, our 2 night adventure will offer beginners the basics of wilderness backpacking and those with more experience will have an opportunity to expand on backcountry skills such as navigation and leadership.

River Walk Tours

Rivers are constantly changing! We invite you to explore the environmental and cultural changes along the Minnesota River by taking a walk along the river in Mendota, MN. You will hear stories of the people who have passed along the river through history, examine the natural communities along the river, and find evidence of natural and human caused changes in the river bottom. You may even see migrating birds amidst autumn’s changing colors! The walk is approximately one mile along a fairly flat, unpaved dirt trail. Pre-registration is required, space is limited.

Minnesota Children's Book Festival

The 25th Annual Minnesota Children’s Book Festival will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 11 A.M to 4 P.M. Stay tuned for the lineup to be announced this summer. In the meantime, you can check out last year’s festival information for more details here. 

Glewwe Suffrage Memorial Luncheon

The Glewwe Suffrage Memorial Luncheon will celebrate and honor the 90 women from South St. Paul that became the first in the country to vote after passage of the 19th Amendment. It also recognizes the amazing work done by local historian, Lois Glewwe, to help preserve and share this important history.

All proceeds from this event will go toward the future maintenance of the Lois Glewwe Suffrage Memorial located across the street in Lawshe Park.

Foreigner Farewell Tour

With ten multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 80 million.