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Get ready for the most Minnesotan event in Minnesota! Join us on March 1st for hotdish, live music, lumberjack games, and more! #Faribault2025 Faribault Flannel FormalGet ready for the most Minnesotan event in Minnesota, you betcha! Join us on March 1st, 2025 at the Craft Beverage Curve in Historic Downtown Faribault for a night of unforgettable moments.What to Expect:Live Music by Buffalo Alice: Dance the night away to the electrifying sounds of Buffalo Alice, a southeast Minnesota band delivering a unique blend of Classic Rock & Country!Drinks & Hotdish: Savor delicious hotdish and refreshing beverages.Lumberjack Games: Test your strength and skills in friendly competitions.Collectible Pint Glass: Take home a souvenir of the event.Contests: Show off your flannel fashion and hotdish skills for a chance to win prizes.Photo Booth: Capture memories with friends and family.Location: Craft Beverage Curve, 22 4th Street NE, Faribault, MN (10,000 Drops, Corks & Pints)Date/Time: Saturday, March 1st, 2025, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PMTickets: Snag your spot now – this event sells out fast! Grab your tickets hereHotdish Contest: Calling all hotdish maestros! Think your hotdish is the best? Sign up for the title of Hotdish Champion: https://forms.gle/8kAEC8dnyASKsA2T6Dress Code: Embrace your inner lumberjack or lumberjane and wear your finest flannel attire! This Years Colors are Blue and Red flannel.Sponsorship Opportunities: Partner with us to make the Faribault Flannel Formal a success. Contact us today to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. Casie@Faribaultmn.orgThis event is more Minnesotan than a hotdish at a state fair! So, grab your flannel, embrace the lumberjack vibes, and make memories at the 2025 Faribault Flannel Formal. See you there!#FaribaultFlannelFormal #MinnesotaNice

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. A Night of Great Funk and Soul! Backed by a powerhouse rhythm section featuring some of the area’s finest musicians, Ronny delivers a high-energy mix of Funk, R&B, and Soul—where the saxophone takes center stage as the lead vocalist. Plus, enjoy special tributes to legendary saxophone icons such as David Sanborn, Maceo Parker, and Grover Washington Jr. You’ve seen him light up stages across the Twin Cities as the saxophonist for Mick Sterling, Cate Fierro, Wayne Anthony, Patty Peterson, Bobby Lyle, Shaun Johnson, and more. Now, Ronny Loew steps into the spotlight with the Ronny Loew Band, showcasing his remarkable talent as a bandleader. Ronny Loew: Sax Brian Zemniak: Keys Kevin Anderson: Guitar Tony Axtell: Bass David Anania: Drums Saxophonist Ronny Loew is an accomplished player and exciting performer. Ronny is known for his rich, expressive tone, his soulful interpretation of melodies, and his rhythmic, jazz, blues and funk inspired soloing style. Influenced by contemporary saxophone icons David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Gerald Albright, Maceo Parker and Kirk Whalum, Loew has been playing with Jazz, Funk, Soul, R&B and Rock bands for over 30 years. As both a leader and sideman, Ronny has performed all over the US, Europe and Asia. He is currently a freelance saxophone player based in the Minneapolis area. www.ronnyloew.com

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. An Award-Winning Comedy and Music Show! The Chicago Tribune called it “masterful.” Frank Ferrante stars in his award-winning New York and London portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in “An Evening With Groucho.” Stories, songs and wild improvisation highlight the performance currently broadcasting nationally on PBS television. Frank Ferrante: Actor/Writer, Stars as Groucho Marx Gerald Sternbach: Music Director, Accompanies on Piano FRANK FERRANTE At 23, Frank debuted off-Broadway in “Groucho: A Life in Revue” earning New York’s Theatre World Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination. A London West End production and Laurence Olivier Award nomination followed. At Philadelphia’s historic Walnut Street Theatre, Frank directed and played Pseudolus in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (Wall Street Journal top ten performance.) He directed the world premiere of “Old Wicked Songs” which became a Pulitzer finalist. For over 20 years, Frank hosted cirque/cabaret shows in Seattle, San Francisco and Amsterdam and was picked as a top ten performance by the Chicago Tribune. He can be heard on “SpongeBob SquarePants” and seen as a talking mime on Emmy-winning “Childrens Hospital.” His one-man “Frank Ferrante’s Groucho,” which you are watching tonight, currently airs on PBS television. ”Nobody does Groucho better than Frank Ferrante.” – Arthur Marx, Groucho’s son www.eveningwithgroucho.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Beautiful French Cabaret Enjoy the songs of Edith Piaf, along with some Hot Club swing and Parisian musette, featuring accordion, guitar, bass, and vocals. Diane Jarvi: Vocals Dan Newton: Accordion Erik Lillestol: Bass Mike Cramer: Guitar Diane Jarvi has been singing the songs of Edith Piaf with accordionist Dan Newton for decades. Diane sings in an astonishing 19 languages, and Dan’s repertoire seems equally boundless. Erik Lillestol is one of the most accomplished and in-demand bassists in the Twin Cities. Mike Cramer is an amazingly talented multi-instrumentalist who excels at all manners of music. daddysqueeze.com dianejarvi.com

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. An Audacious Variety Show Amplifying Women’s Voices! We will be celebrating International Women’s Day by Standing up and Accelerating Action for Equality locally and globally! Thrilled that Marlene Johnson, MN’s first female Lt. Gov. will join us as our special guest for the conversation segment of the show! Our musical guest, Follow the Firefly will bring their unique blend of female empowered music encompassing a wide variety of styles. Our guest storyteller, Aamera Siddiqui will share her experiences with those questioning her resume in, “The Perks of Being a Diversity Hire.” PLUS actor/writer Dae Yang, singer/songwriter Zippy Laske & host Sue Scott! Sue Scott Host Marlene Johnson Special guest Follow the Firefly Musical guest Aamera Siddiqui Guest Storyteller Dae Yang Actor/Writer Zippy Laske Singer/songwriter + Live Real-Time Captioning available at this show. Bring your smartphones! Creator, host Sue Scott is a veteran actor, who for 24 years was the female cast member on the public radio show A Prairie Home Companion. Since 2019, Sue has been thoroughly immersed in producing Island of Discarded Women live show & podcast. Special guest Marlene Johnson was the first female Lt. Governor of Minnesota, serving with Gov. Rudy Perpich from 1983 to 1991. She is cofounder of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund and was executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators for nearly two decades. Her memoir, released in September 2024, “Rise to the Challenge: A Memoir of Politics, Leadership, and Love,” encapsulates her inspiring life breaking political ground, navigating patriarchal tradition, and persevering through great personal loss following her husband’s traumatic brain injury. Musical guest Follow the Firefly is an imaginative chamber pop trio, comprised of guitar, bass, harp, and voices, whose varied stylistic influences include female empowering singer-songwriter originals, composed instrumentals, musical haikus and traditional music from Eastern Europe. Guest storyteller, Aamera Siddiqui, is an actor, storyteller and playwright whose plays have been produced here in the Twin Cities and at international festivals around the world. The Co-Artistic Director of Exposed Brick Theatre, dedicated to telling untold stories, centering omitted narratives & creating art at the intersection of identities, Aamera has also worked as an Equity, Diversity & Inclusion professional. “Island of Discarded Women…a popular happening dedicated to the idea that women’s voices must be heard.” –Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune IslandOfDiscardedWomen.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. A Great Night of Jazz Ginger brings you a variety of jazz favorites. Songs from Nancy Wilson and Annie Ross. You’ll groove to music from Mongo Santamaría and swing through tunes by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and more. Ginger Commodore: VocalsLee Blaske: PianoEthan Yeshaya: BassNathan Norman: Drums Ginger Commodore is a singer, songwriter and actress who enjoys an illustrious career in the Twin Cities area. She is an original member of the Grammy Award-winning singing ensemble The Sounds of Blackness and vocal jazz ensemble Moore by Four. Along with fronting her band, she is regularly featured with Patty Peterson’s Jazz Women’s All Stars and can be seen performing on Lori Dokken’s “Nostalgia” shows. “Another veteran of Moore by Four, Ginger has a voice that is at once powerful and sultry; she can melt you with a ballad or shake you with the blues.” Star Tribune gingercommodore.com

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. A Fabulous Night of Music and Fun! Back by popular demand, this incredibly popular show features Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs playing and belting out all of your favorite Bette Midler tunes as only they can! Erin Schwab: Vocals Jay Fuchs: Piano, Vocals Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs have been playing together in the Twin Cities and across the US for over 20 years, writing and performing many shows including 1967: Summer of Love, Erin sings Bette and their popular Naughty and Nice holiday shows. They have played clubs, theaters, weddings, fundraisers, garages, living rooms, corporate and political events. Jay was the head of the Theory and Composition Department at McNally Smith College of Music, Erin was on the Voice & Ensemble Faculty. Erin and Jay started Cabaret Camp and Jay has now evolved the original classes to cultivate a new group, The Cabaret All-Stars. Erin is the audience coordinator and a regular Jason Show contributor on Fox 9. She also is a Director of Educational Theater, a teaching artist and one of the co-founders of ETC Productions, a new educational theater company here in the Twin Cities. “The Twin Cities’ Bette Midler” –Fox 9 Host Jason Matheson

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Songs to Celebrate March Music Birthdays Pianist Dan Chouinard invites a guest singer to join him in raising a musical toast to the music birthdays and other anniversaries of the month. For March, Thomasina Petrus joins Dan to celebrate Karen Carpenter (March 2), Liza Minelli (March 12), Nat King Cole (March 17), Aretha Franklin (March 25), Vicki Lawrence (March 26), and of course, Cheerleading Safety Month. Dan Chouinard: Piano and Host Thomasina Petrus: Featured Guest Singer Joining Dan on March 8, 2025, is singer, songwriter, actor and maker of (in)famous cashew brittle, Thomasina Petrus, a standout Twin Cities cabaret and theater veteran whose work includes “The Color Purple” at Park Square, “Beauty and the Beast” at the Ordway, and many productions as Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.” Dan Chouinard is a St. Paul-based all-purpose pianist and accordionist, sing-along enabler, concert soloist and accompanist, French and Italian teacher, and writer and host of live history-and-music shows for MPR and TPT. Most recently at Crooners, Thomasina and Dan have appeared together with T Mychael Rambo and Charmin Michelle in “Rondo ’56: Remembering St. Paul’s Black Main Street”. “Eclectic Minnesota accompanist Dan Chouinard is ‘everyone’s go-to guy.’ “ — Kim Ode, StarTribune 2017 danchouinard.com

Join us for a night of boss mamas and Jebberhooch at Bock Fest - it's gonna be lit!Boss Mama & The Jebberhooch | Bock Fest Late NightCome join us for a night of great music and good vibes at the Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery taproom! Boss Mama & The Jebberhooch will be bringing their unique sound to keep you grooving all night long. Grab your friends and enjoy some delicious brews while dancing the night away. Don't miss out on this epic event!SCHEDULE7:30 PM Doors8:00 PM ShowTICKETS$5.00 Advance General Admission$5.00 Day of Show GA (if available)$60.00 Reserved Table for (4) Four*Advance ticket sales end at 3 PM day of the event. Walk-up tickets may be available at the time of doors.BOSS MAMA & THE JEBBERHOCH​Colleen (Boss Mama) Myhre has soul, and she pours it into every note. With complete control of her voice, “Colleen (Boss Mama) Myhre has soul, and she pours it into every note. “- Tony Peterson – Social Animals. With complete control of her voice, Colleen takes listeners on an emotional ride from smooth country heartbreak to foot stomping Americana blues and beyond. Her songwriting ranges from honest emotion and earthly imagery to the raucousness of horses, strippers, and whiskey. Myhre is a true American singer/songwriter grounded in her passion of soulful and heartfelt music.​Photo Credit: Keely ZyndaWritten by her and her husband and recorded in the living room of their rural Northern Minnesota landscape, her first album Rivers Run Dry, is a testament to the hard work and dues she has paid performing in local honky-tonks and taverns.​In 2011 Myhre released Ride of My Life. "Part Lucinda Williams and part Charlie Parr, Colleen Myhre's gritty songwriting is as rawhide tough as it is genuine. On stage, her rustic personality can entertain both a honky tonk’s hard boiled regulars and tranquil coffee house crowds alike. Colleen Myhre has a low, full voice that is similar in timbre to Lucinda Williams.” – Duluth News Tribune#SupportLiveMusic#SuperiorWi#CraftBeer#EarthRiderBeer#HoldFast

Winter Jazz Fest is back at Crooners Supper Club on Sunday, March 9, 2025, for a spectacular day of jazz! An Exciting Day of Great Jazz! Winter Jazz Fest is back at Crooners Supper Club on Sunday, March 9, for a spectacular day of jazz! The line-up will feature Peter Kogan Quintet, Jennifer Grimm, Red Planet w/ Kavyesh Kaviraj – and many others! Main Stage Showroom 4:30-5:30PM Peter Kogan QuintetRyan Garmoe: TrumpetJoe Mayo: SaxAbebi Stafford: PianoDan Carpel: BassPeter Kogan: Drums 6:00-7:00PM Aja Parham 7:30-8:30PM Red Planet with Kavyesh KavirajKavyesh Kaviraj: PianoDean McGraw: GuitarChris Bates: BassJay Epstein: Drums The Dunsmore Jazz Room4:00-5:00PM Kevin Gamble QuartetTarek Abdelqader: DrumsNick Benish: BassAndrew Tomten: SaxKevin Gamble: Piano 5:30-6:30PM Ryan Picone QuartetRyan Picone: Lead GuitarTessa Nichols Meade: ViolinIan Stenlund: Rhythm GuitarMatt Blake: Bass 7:00-8:00PM Jennifer Grimm Maggie’s Piano Lounge4:00-6:00PM Adi Yeshaya6:00-8:00PM Rick Carlson8:00-10:00PM Jake Baldwin & Tommy Boynton Winter Jazz Fest is a benefit for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival (TCJF), which will be on June 20-21, 2025. All ticket proceeds will go toward keeping TCJF free and accessible to all, and to support our youth musician programs. TCJF is a 501(c)3 organization. www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com

Tribute to Texas Country Music The DL4 is back at the White Squirrel, with special guest Mary Cutrufello, and they’ll be paying tribute to all of the greats of Texas Country Music! Willie, Waylon, Billy Joe Shaver, Johnny Bush, Asleep at the Wheel, Dale Watson, Ernest Tubb, George Jones, George Strait, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, and more!

Crooners Classics – every Wednesday at 5:30 PM we will celebrate the beloved musical treasures of yesterday. Limited Menu Available Wednesday’s Crooners Classics Great Classic Country Music with Soul Singing the songs and telling the stories of the women who made the unforgettable country hits that defined the era: Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Kitty Wells, Dolly Parton and more. Joyann Parker: Guitar, VocalsMark Lamoine: Guitar, VocalsTim Wick: PianoChris Bates: BassBill Golden: Drums, Vocals With roots in the church and a solid foundation of musical education, Joyann Parker found her authentic voice later in life and created her own blend of roots music that combines soul, R&B, gospel, jazz and traditional blues styles. Parker has been a steadily rising star on the Midwest music scene and now brings her full range of talent as an accomplished singer, pianist, guitarist and songwriter to national and international stages. “Joyann Parker knows her way around a song. She climbs inside it, dwells in it, lives with every note and phrase, delivering performances that seize our emotions and capture the ragged despair and heightened joy of life.” –Living Blues Magazine JoyannParker.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Jazz, Hard Bop and Swing The Adam Harder Nussbaum Quintet will perform music rooted in the hard bop tradition, including music by Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Herlin Riley, and more. The music is warm, energetic, and swinging! Dan Carpel: Bass Adam Harder Nussbaum: Drums Steve Kenny: Trumpet Bryan Nichols: Piano Pete Whitman: Saxophones Adam Harder Nussbaum is a drummer and bandleader based in the Twin Cities. He performs with the Jake Baldwin Quartet, the Michael Cain Trio, Party Officials, and others.

No cover–light fare available from 4:30pm to 9:30pm. Full-menu available until 8:30pm. Bar and table seating offered – NO RESERVATIONS Katie Gearty: Vocals Rick Carlson: Piano Maggie’s Piano Lounge is a warm, relaxed and inviting space featuring a variety of seasoned singers and piano players. No cover. Order all of your favorite Crooners drinks and dinner items, experience superb service, and enjoy the great music!

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. An Evening of Beloved Folk Rock A night of amazing lyrics, wonderful melodies, and rich harmonies, you will find your new love language with these songs. The music of the Indigo Girls is iconic as well as heartfelt. Closer to Indigo brings new life and energy to the music that created friendships, helped a broken heart and gave a voice to the voiceless. Enjoy the show. Stan Thompson: Guitar, Vocals Shelly Domke: Vocals Heather Kneefe: Vocals Stan Thompson, Heather Kneefe and Shelly Domke have been separately creating music for over 30 years. On acoustic guitar, Stan provides the rhythmic foundation for the group as well as tenor backing vocals. He toured with the band Crosseyed and has played locally solo, in bands and as a worship leader. Heather is a singer with amazing power and range. She also led worship for many years and currently sings with Evolution of the Diva – Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. Shelly can, as her friends say, harmonize to anything. She ALSO led worship for many years and currently sings with Steeling Dan – A Tribute to Steely Dan, John Kerns (original) and Hotel Illness – A Tribute to the Black Crowes. The music of the Indigo Girls has unique meaning to each of them and they are very excited to be performing these complex and beautiful songs together. www.closer2indigo.com

No cover–light fare available from 4:30pm to 9:30pm. Full-menu available until 8:30pm. Bar and table seating offered – NO RESERVATIONS Katie Gearty: Vocals Rick Carlson: Piano Maggie’s Piano Lounge is a warm, relaxed and inviting space featuring a variety of seasoned singers and piano players. No cover. Order all of your favorite Crooners drinks and dinner items, experience superb service, and enjoy the great music!

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. An Uplifting and Entertaining Night of Music! There are times when we want to “Get together,” to proclaim “What’s goin’ on?” as we remember, “This land is made for you and me.” Music can get us there. Join Trish Sisson, Dane Stauffer and Lori Dokken, as we lift our voices and sing. Enjoy the sing-along vibe and the rich history of music that accompanies the struggle and gives us harmony and hope. Trish Sisson: VocalsDane Stauffer: VocalsLori Dokken: KeysAlex Maiers: GuitarAndy Artz: DrumsAward winning Singer/Actor/Writer/Director/Playwright/ Theatre-Maker Dane Stauffer’s acting credits include a lead role in the recent “The Defeat of Jesse James” at History Theatre, followed by a return of the smash hit “Glensheen” (“Broadway world award: “Best Performance in a Musical”,)“ Scrooge” in Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol/Ordway, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol /Park Square Theatre. “When A Man Loves A Diva / Lab Theatre in Minneapolis. Awards include: “Best Actor in a Comedy” LA Stage Scene/All in the Timing, Best Actor /Broadway World for “Glensheen.” When not onstage, with 40 years improvisation experience he can be found teaching empowerment through the arts to children and adults in all settings. More info at www.danestauffer.com Song stylist Trish Sisson, a native of New York City, grew up in Miami, Florida where she began singing for her supper at 16. From dinner theater, casino showrooms, cruise ship revues, street dances on flatbed trucks, piano bars, state & county festivals, corporate functions & most recently the social media screen, Trish is at home on any stage. She has performed with Barry Gibb, Nell Carter, Gloria Estefan & Freddie Hubbard, & has warmed up audiences for Ben Vereen, Don Rickles, Bob Newhart & Loretta Lynn to name but a few. A member of ASCAP, her lyrics can be heard on Tania Maria’s “Lady From Brazil” album, produced by George Duke, including the title cut. Her original song “Have a Heart” has been used to raise awareness about homelessness & poverty & for organizations like AIDSWalk Miami, Children’s Cancer Society, ARC Minnesota, & the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Association. Trish feels most at home in the intimate setting of the cabaret where the power of a great lyric can be fully appreciated. As a motivational entertainer, Trish brings joy, laughter, tears & hope to her audience as she explores the human experience through songs and stories. Over the past four decades, Lori Dokken has performed at every major venue in the Twin Cities from The Dakota to The Guthrie to The Ordway. A sought after accompanist, she is also a successful concert producer, educator, vocal coach, arranger, and vocalist. Currently the Music Director at Unity Minneapolis, she has also been the MD for everything from ensembles at McNally Smith College of Music to acts at the Bryant Lake Bowl and recently was the Music Director for Disenchanted during its successful run at The Illusion Theatre in November 2014. She has produced headline shows for cruise ships as well as local cabaret acts and has opened for legends like Eartha Kitt, Carole King and Tony Bennett. Lori has sung backups for Kenny Loggins and shared the stage with Beatrice Arthur. Her diverse production credits include sold out shows at The Hopkin’s Center for the Arts, The Dakota Jazz Club, The Chanhassen Dinner Theatre and many local concert venues. She partnered with The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts to produce “Painting Joni” – a concert featuring the music of Joni Mitchell for which she was also the Musical Director, Arranger and one of the featured performers. She was the Entertainment Producer for five years for an HIV/AIDS fund raiser called “Healing of the Hearts” which netted over $500,000 in proceeds for The Aliveness Project and also founded and produced a charity golf tournament for ten years that raised close to $250,000 for One Heartland. ” I laughed, I cried, I sang along without anoying my Mother…who could ask for anything more!!” A. Greve www.danestauffer.com