entertainment

The streets of Downtown St. Cloud are about to come alive with The Sound of Music.

Following Governor Walz' latest rolling back of COVID restrictions, Minnesota music venues are announcing shows we can attend in person this year.

The Guthrie has now announced an alternative Christmas production -- a virtual telling of A Christmas Carol.

I've always wanted to see these guys, and I'm thinking this might be the time I finally knock it off my bucket list.

Here are a few activities going on around the area to keep everyone entertained.

There is so much fun happening around Central Minnesota this week for you to check out. You can learn more about Minnesota made products at the Made In Minnesota Expo, sing along with Justin McGuinn (Ploof) at Pioneer Place, enjoy a dinner and a show at the Great Blue Heron with Drinking Habits 2, listen to some classical music at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and ladies head downtown for a night out at Copper Pony. Read more in The Weekender!

Fingers crossed we don't get stuck with another rainy weekend in Central Minnesota. But if we do, here are some fun indoor activities around the area that will keep the whole family entertained!

My voice has been featured in an awesome Kickstarter campaign.

A Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and "this thing that tells time" is at the top of 9-year-old boy's Christmas list.

There is no shortage of things to do around Central Minnesota this weekend that you and your family won't enjoy. You can head over to The College of St. Benedict to see the performance of The Bacchae, enjoy dinner an a show at the Great Blue Heron, the Fall Performace of Folk In Distant Lands at SCSU, rock out with country group 2 Mile Final at Rollie's and listen to a tribute to music legends who have left us with Pioneer Place's From the Grave series. Read more in The Weekender!

You will not be bored around Central Minnesota this weekend with all the fun things to check out. Enjoy a special evening at the Paramount Theatre listening to originals by Pamela McNeill, start your holiday shopping at the St. Benedict's Senior Community craft sale, rock out with Bret Michaels at Grand Casino, check out the St. Cloud Music Festival and enjoy the talents of a Somali hip-hop group at St. Cloud State University. Read more in The Weekender!

This weekend offers a wide range of entertaining options around the St. Cloud area as Dennis Warner and the D's perform their brand of folk Americana music at the Paramount, the hilarious comedy, Boeing-Boeing hits the stage at Pioneer Place, SCSU puts on their production of Hair the Musical, radio icon Ira Glass visits St. Ben's, and the St. Cloud Singing Saints perform their annual spring concert with a world champion barbershop quartet. Read more in The Weekender!