EVENT LINK: https://www.evansvilleartcenter.org/events/birds-of-a-feather
FEE: FREE. FREE WILL DONATION APPRECIATED.

Birds of a Feather

Friday, June 27, 2025

7:00 PM 8:30 PM

Evansville Arts Center, 111 Main Street, Evansville, MN 56326

Birds of a Feather

Little Miss Ann and Suzi Shelton

Birds of a Feather is Suzi Shelton and Little Miss Ann

Birds of a Feather is a new American indie family superduo consisting of two kids music luminaries - Brooklyn's, longtime children's music pioneer, Suzi Shelton and Filipina-American Little Miss Ann of Chicago. Individually, Suzi and Ann have each maintained a strong presence within the national kids music community performing with their own bands across the country and producing many award-winning albums on their own.

For over a decade, these longtime friends have also been inspired to perform together regularly at esteemed venues including the Kids stage at Lollapalooza (Chicago), The Overture Center (Madison), ShapeShifter Lab (Brooklyn) Levitt Pavillion (Westport, CT) The Cabot (Beverly, MA), BrittKids and Pickathon Fest (Oregon)  and Wolftrap (DC) to name a few.

Birds of a Feather released their Debut Album "Rock Together" in June 2024 and have been performing the new songs throughout the country!

This upbeat family concert is free and open to the public, funded in part with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund and sponsored by Evansville Arts Coalition and Viking Library System.

Doors open at 6:30p.m. and the performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. Evansville Art Center is handicap accessible.

EVENT LINK: https://www.evansvilleartcenter.org/events/daddy-squeeze

FEE: FREE. There is no charge for this event. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Daddy Squeeze

Saturday, June 28, 2025

3:00 PM 5:00 PM

Evansville Arts Center, 111 Main Street, Evansville, MN 56326

Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton has been dazzling audiences with his creative accordion style for over 40 years.

Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton

He will dazzle on the EAC stage on June 28 at 3:00 p.m. His fresh approach to the much-maligned squeezebox and his mind-boggling repertoire of both original and traditional material will change the mind of the most hardened accordion skeptic. Dan draws influences for songs and tunes from such sources as French Musette, Swing, Cajun, Jug band blues, Celtic and Scandinavian music. Daddy Squeeze entertains and also enlightens his audiences with stories and colorful anecdotes about the accordion and his experiences making a living playing the instrument he loves.

Dan has produced more than 25 albums for himself and has appeared on recordings by other artists such as Garrison Keillor, Son Volt, The Proclaimers, Peter Ostroushko, Prudence Johnson and Pat Donohue. He has performed at The Lincoln Center, NY, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC, accordion festivals in Vienna, Austria, Kaustinen, Finland, Winnipeg, Canada, San Antonio, Milwaukee and Cotati, CA. Dan was a frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion and spent much of his time playing accordion with his group Café Accordion Orchestra.

Prior to Dan’s performance, there will be an Artist Talk by exhibiting artists Kathleen Richert and Stuart Klipper. at 1:00 p.m. Learn more about them here, followed by a reception at 2:00 p.m. The music will start at 3:00 p.m.

There is no charge for this event. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1355579685700707/

FEE: Free entry

Looking for something fun and unique to do with the family?

 Join us for Connections Day, Saturday, June 28th at the Lee Community Center in Morris, Minnesota. There will be free family fun like face painting, balloon twisting, bazooka ball, yard games, a farm animal exhibit, and more, plus food vendors featuring Mexican food, pizza, and ice cream! There will be a mix of musical and traditional dance performances, a cumbia band to liven up the dance floor, and we are bringing back the crowd-favorite taco eating contest.

Come to Connections Day where there is something fun for everyone!

Saturday, June 28th, from 4:30 to 10 pm at the Lee Community Center in Morris. For more information call 320-444-7875. See you there!

Event Link: https://phelpsmillfestival.com/2025-new-artist-program

FEE: Admission $8 and 12 & under Free

Event Link: http://www.fmkicksband.com

FEE: FREE

Gooseberry Summer Park Concert featuring Kicks Band of Fargo Moorhead

Date: 17 July 2025
Time: 07:00pm
In addition to performing throughout the year – including free summer concerts and a jazz festival in the park – the Kicks Band is dedicated to jazz arts education. That’s why they started offering High School Artist Residencies in 2014 to high schools around the region and organize the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo All-City High School Jazz Band Festival. The Residencies include small group master classes and side-by-side playing with the Kicks Band musicians, while the Festival allows each city’s high schools to show off their musical talent.

Founded in 1975 by Edward Christianson, the organization was created so that musicians could enjoy music socializing, playing great big band literature and improvising jazz. They met on a Saturday morning, once a month – just for “kicks.” Since 2014, the Band’s focus has shifted towards performance and jazz arts education. Today the 17-member band roster includes professional musicians and music educators, all dedicated to performing and performing America’s original art form, jazz.

Event Link: http://www.fmkicksband.com

FEE: FREE

Summer Park Concert featuring Kicks Band of Fargo Moorhead

Date:  2 August 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
In addition to performing throughout the year – including free summer concerts and a jazz festival in the park – the Kicks Band is dedicated to jazz arts education. That’s why they started offering High School Artist Residencies in 2014 to high schools around the region and organize the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo All-City High School Jazz Band Festival. The Residencies include small group master classes and side-by-side playing with the Kicks Band musicians, while the Festival allows each city’s high schools to show off their musical talent.

Founded in 1975 by Edward Christianson, the organization was created so that musicians could enjoy music socializing, playing great big band literature and improvising jazz. They met on a Saturday morning, once a month – just for “kicks.” Since 2014, the Band’s focus has shifted towards performance and jazz arts education. Today the 17-member band roster includes professional musicians and music educators, all dedicated to performing and performing America’s original art form, jazz.

Event Link: http://www.fmkicksband.com

FEE: FREE

JAZZ FESTIVAL featuring 6 area jazz bands

Date:  3 August 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 05:00 pm
In addition to performing throughout the year – including free summer concerts and a jazz festival in the park – the Kicks Band is dedicated to jazz arts education. That’s why they started offering High School Artist Residencies in 2014 to high schools around the region and organize the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo All-City High School Jazz Band Festival. The Residencies include small group master classes and side-by-side playing with the Kicks Band musicians, while the Festival allows each city’s high schools to show off their musical talent.

Founded in 1975 by Edward Christianson, the organization was created so that musicians could enjoy music socializing, playing great big band literature and improvising jazz. They met on a Saturday morning, once a month – just for “kicks.” Since 2014, the Band’s focus has shifted towards performance and jazz arts education. Today the 17-member band roster includes professional musicians and music educators, all dedicated to performing and performing America’s original art form, jazz.

Event Link: http://www.fmkicksband.com

FEE: FREE

Summer Park Concert featuring Kicks Band of Fargo Moorhead

Date:  6 September 2025
Time: 3:00 pm - 04:30 pm
In addition to performing throughout the year – including free summer concerts and a jazz festival in the park – the Kicks Band is dedicated to jazz arts education. That’s why they started offering High School Artist Residencies in 2014 to high schools around the region and organize the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo All-City High School Jazz Band Festival. The Residencies include small group master classes and side-by-side playing with the Kicks Band musicians, while the Festival allows each city’s high schools to show off their musical talent.

Founded in 1975 by Edward Christianson, the organization was created so that musicians could enjoy music socializing, playing great big band literature and improvising jazz. They met on a Saturday morning, once a month – just for “kicks.” Since 2014, the Band’s focus has shifted towards performance and jazz arts education. Today the 17-member band roster includes professional musicians and music educators, all dedicated to performing and performing America’s original art form, jazz.

Event Link: https://terracemill.org/events

FEE: Tickets at link

Bluegrass Festival

Sunday, September 7, 2025 11:00am-3:00pm
The High 48's and The Skally Line performing, with food and craft beer by Minnewaska House Brewing Co & Grill and The Bark'n Pig Smokehouse BBQ, Farmers/Artisan Market Vendors

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.