Someone is tasked with offering a summation of a life, words of comfort, or the sentiments of the family or friends at a memorial service. Are you ready to speak to the living for the dead? In the moment of grief, in the grip of emotion, what do you say? This is a hands-on three-hour workshop in the art and mechanics of eulogies and funeral orations. Taught by Loren Niemi Tickets $50, purchase tickets online or at the door
Join the Dakota County Historical Society and the Sibley Historic Site for September's Mendota After Hours!
Join us for our Annual Grape Stomp Festival.
Come experience our Grape Stomp Festival held annually the second weekend after Labor Day. The three day festival is packed with excitement including 12 bands on 4 stages, over 100 food, juried art and marketplace vendors, a beer garden featuring 22 Northmen Brewing Co. beer, wine tasting, and of course Grape Stomping!! Each day has costume and grape stomping competitions with a special theme on Saturday. Drink tickets are used for all alcoholic beverages and once purchased, tickets are valid for any festival day.
A Founding Father, a Victorian novelist and a Russian revolutionary walk into a ... stop me if you’ve heard this one. Thomas Jefferson (yes that one), Charles Dickens (the very same) and Count Leo Tolstoy (who else?) are brought together in a blistering battle of wits. This whip-smart comedy examines what happens when great men of history are forced to repeat it. Directed by Jeff Miller and featuring a cast of stand-out Twin Cities talent: Damian Leverett, Brandt Roberts and Ben Shaw.
Copper Trail Brewing is teaming up with the Runestone Museum to raise money for the Big Ole Fund, which goes to support the preservation and legacy of Alexandria’s favorite Viking.
This year’s Oletoberfest celebration will be held September 8-10 and will feature live music, food, beer, games, kids’ activities, local artists and vendors, and so much more!
Schedule of Events:
FRIDAY, 9/8 TAPROOM OPEN 11 A.M. - 11 P.M.
Food Truck - Smokin’ Brews n’ Ques
2:00-4:00 - Kickoff happy hour on the patio
Junkin’ Market Days®, is a curated market featuring unique products such as boutique clothes, jewelry, home decor, furniture, candles, gourmet foods, and lots more! This is a place for shoppers who are serious about shopping & fun! Everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is just $5 at the door.
Twin Cities Premium Outlets is excited to announce a new “Saturdays at the Outlets” series, inviting the community to shop, dine and unwind with live music, food and beverage specials, including beer and wine from Hitch n Sip, and family-friendly lawn games. Spend $50 or more at any Twin Cities Premium Outlets retailer and receive a free drink ticket (beer or wine). Saturdays, Sept. 9-30, 2023 – 12 pm to 4 pm
Twin Cities Premium Outlets is excited to announce a new “Saturdays at the Outlets” series, inviting the community to shop, dine and unwind with live music, food and beverage specials, including beer and wine from Hitch n Sip, and family-friendly lawn games. Spend $50 or more at any Twin Cities Premium Outlets retailer and receive a free drink ticket (beer or wine). Saturdays, Sept. 9-30, 2023 – 12 pm to 4 pm
Shop for used books at great prices! Nonfiction and fiction for all ages. We will also have an abundance of good quality cookbooks, kids books, audio books, DVDs, music CDs, sheet music, and vinyl records at this sale. All proceeds benefit the Rochester Public Library. Friday, Oct 13 10-5:30 Saturday, Oct 14 10-5:30 Sunday, Oct 15 12-4
