Apr 11, 2018
The Lake City High School music department will present a night of jazz music Saturday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School auditorium. The concert will feature musical styles ranging from big band swing to ballads and jazz rock. Featured groups will include Jazz 1, Jazz 2, and Jazz 3...
Apr 11, 2018
The Lake City Chamber of Commerce is now open at its new location, 100 E. Lyon Avenue. Hours will continue to be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The chamber invites everyone to stop in to see the new office. An open house is being planned sometime in May. “The Chamber would like to...
Apr 11, 2018
Twin Cities guitar icon Dean Magraw will perform Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. at the Oak Center General Store’s Folk Forum. The concert is a benefit for Peter Ostrushko. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door: people with low income can inquire about reduced prices. Children’s tickets are...
Apr 11, 2018
At 7 p.m. on Friday, April 20, Lake City Area Arts will present a performance by The DitchLilies from Maiden Rock, Wis.
Wisconsin acoustic roots duo, The DitchLilies, have been in musical cahoots since 1998. Kari Larson and Lisa Schultz are stringed multi-instrumentalists/vocalists with an...
Apr 11, 2018
Area writers are invited to attend a monthly gathering on April 18, at 7 p.m. at the Lake City Area Arts Center, 220 E. Chestnut St., Lake City.
“Whether you are a published author or just a wannabe, this is your chance to share your work,” said Donna Halvorson.
For those who choose, there will be...
Apr 11, 2018
It’s almost a cliché to talk about the successful business that started in a garage.
Apple, for example, started in Steve Wozniak’s garage.
So it makes sense that the public kickoff of a multi-year effort to spur and support entrepreneurship would happen in a space that, until recently, was...
Apr 11, 2018
Friends of the Florence Town Hall will host a Florence Township History Fair Saturday, April 21, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town Hall, 33915 Hwy 61, Frontenac.
Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. There is no entrance charge.
At 2 p.m. Lorry Wendland, resident of Old Frontenac,...
Apr 11, 2018
Martin Luther College Children’s Theatre will presents “Cinderella and the Substitute Fairy God Mother” in the St. John’s Lutheran School gymnasium on Friday, April 20, at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
From the announcement: “Everyone at Fairy Godmother Headquarters is excited for the monumental...
Apr 11, 2018
The Lake City Clergy Association has invited Wabasha County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Timm to present his short course entitled “Church Safety and Security Training” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at St. Mary of the Lake on Lyon Avenue in Lake City.
Deputy Timm helps local churches plan, prepare,...
Apr 11, 2018
Wabasha County will become a “Purple Heart County” Tuesday, April 17, at 9 a.m. in the County Board committee meeting room in Wabasha.
A bill before the state legislature permits cities and counties to do the following: 1. Designate itself as a Purple Heart county or city; 2. Reserve parking space...