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Anoka’s Lyric Arts Main Street Stage is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the musical masterpiece “Evita” with performances starting Friday, March 22, and running through Sunday, April 14.
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An 11-year-old from Blaine is the winner of this year’s “Kids Baking Championship” on the Food Network.
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Learn more about one of the greatest American filmmakers, Orson Welles, from North Metro TV’s Studio Manager Eric Houston 6-7 p.m., Thursday, March 21, in Circle Pines.
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This summer, the Rumriver Art Center will host over 30 children’s art camps.
On the eighth episode of “Kids Baking Championship,” which aired March 4 on the Food Network, it was announced that Blaine baker Paige Goehner, 11, would go to the final competition.
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Artwork from Rumriver Art Center students is being showcased through Saturday, March 23, at the center’s new art gallery.
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The Anoka Lions Club will host the 31st annual Country Music Show at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at Anoka High School.
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The Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts is exhibiting more than 500 pieces of artwork by local students at the 2019 Student Art Show through Saturday, March 9.
Blaine baker Paige Goehner, 11, made it to the final four in the Food Network’s “Kids Baking Championship” after creating dessert imposter shrimp tacos on the eighth episode, which aired Feb. 25.
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Tickets are now on sale for the eighth annual “Symphonic Rock Returns” benefit concert, which will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, in the auditorium at Anoka High School, 3939 N. Seventh Ave., Anoka.
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Since Jan. 17, Westwood Intermediate and Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade students have been working tirelessly during rehearsals to prepare for their production of “Annie Jr.”
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Blaine baker Paige Goehner, 11, struggled making tropical-flavored monkey bread on the seventh episode of “Kids Baking Championship,” which aired Feb. 18 on the Food Network.
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Anoka Middle School for the Arts hosted the first annual Minnesota Junior Thespian Theater Festival Feb. 16 at the magnet school.
Learn about the man behind the puppet from North Metro TV’s Studio Manager Eric Houston, as he looks at the life and career of puppeteer Jim Henson Thursday, Feb. 21, at Northtown Library.
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The 24-year-old owner of the Coon Rapids bakery Something Sweet by Maddie Lu will be on Food Network’s “Winner Cake All.”
Blaine baker Paige Goehner, 11, struggled through a difficult challenge on the sixth episode of “Kids Baking Championship,” which aired Feb. 11 on the Food Network, but she survived with the help of fellow contestants.
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Get a little “Sense and Sensibility” as Lyric Arts takes on Jane Austen’s romantic story Friday, Feb. 15, through Sunday, March 3, at the Main Street Stage in Anoka.
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For its 31st annual season, the Seasons Dinner Theatre is bringing the comedy “The Sunshine Boys” to the stage during a dinner show that opened Saturday, Feb. 9, and runs through Sunday, March 10, at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club, 701 Bunker Lake Blvd. NE, Ham Lake.
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The classic tale “Charlotte’s Web” opens at Friday, Feb. 8, at the Fred Moore Campus of Anoka Middle School for the Arts.
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This month Westwood Intermediate and Middle School Spanish students will perform the first bilingual play in the history of the Spring Lake Park School District.
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On Jan. 31, Spring Lake Park High School placed third at the Section 4AA finals of the Minnesota State One-Act Competition at Stillwater Area High School, ending its chances of going on to the state tournament.
Blaine baker Paige Goehner, 11, had the best cake of the night during a team challenge on the Feb. 4 episode of “Kids Baking Championship” aired on the Food Network.
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During Valentine’s Day weekend, Anoka-Ramsey Community College students will bring a sweet combination of romance, comedy and horror during their production of “Little Shop of Horrors” playing at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15-16 and Feb. 21-23 at the Coon Rapids Performing Arts Center, 11200 Mississippi…
Wartburg College Castle Singers and Kammerstreicher from Iowa will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, at Faith Lutheran Church, 11115 Hanson Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts’ monthly reading series will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, 6666 E. River Road, Fridley.
Musicians and music lovers gathered Jan. 26 at the 41st annual Concertina Bowl at Blainbrook in Blaine.
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Blaine High School theater students competed in the Minnesota State One-Act Competition subsection round for Section 5AA Jan. 26 at Monticello High School.
Blaine baker Paige Goehner, 11, narrowly avoided elimination on the Jan. 28 episode of “Kids Baking Championship” on the Food Network.
JOYA chamber music will host a “pre-Super Bowl party” and jazz concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3, at Zion Lutheran Church, 1601 Fourth Ave., Anoka.
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The Blaine Arts Council will present an exhibit from White Bear Lake painter Heidi E. Nelson Feb. 4-28 at Blaine City Hall, 10801 Town Square Drive NE, Blaine.
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Anoka plein air impressionist painter Paul T. Boecher is displaying his exhibit “A Sense of Place” through Feb. 16 at the Rumriver Art Center, 2665 Fourth Ave., Suite 103A, Anoka.
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Nineteen Spring Lake Park High School students took on a unique challenge this year by entering a production of “Four Baboons Adoring the Sun” by John Guare in the Minnesota State One-Act Competition.
East Bethel mother and teacher Stacy Bauer recently authored two children’s books in her series “Cami Kangaroo and Wyatt Too,” which is inspired by her two children of the same name.
Larry Constantine will never forget the first “F” he ever received while in school.
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Learn more about the infamous MI6 agent who has a license to kill at the presentation “James Bond Throughout History” 5-6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Northtown Library, 711 County Hwy. 10 Frontage Road, Blaine.
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On Friday, Jan. 11, Lyric Arts Main Street Stage will present Dead Man’s Cell Phone, winner of the 2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts begins its 2019 exhibition calendar Jan. 5 with the photography of Laura Migliorino.
Peter Borth was sitting in his chair about to enjoy a play at the Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, when he struck up a conversation with a woman beside him. She happened to be Gale Peterson, the Anoka theater’s volunteer coordinator. Now he volunteers regularly.
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Hypnotist and comedian Michael “Mikenosis” Colucci will put audience members in a trace at his New Year’s eve show, “Mikenosis: The King of Stage Hypnosis,” at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 31, at Sgt. John Rice VFW Post 6316 in Blaine.
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Get in your last laugh in before the new year at comedian Ron Feingold’s New Year’s Eve dinner show starting at 6 p.m. and going until midnight Monday, Dec. 31, at the Courtyards of Andover, 13525 Marin St. NW, Andover.
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Ten artists from across the Twin Cities showcased their work Dec. 8 at the grand opening of the new gallery at the Rumriver Art Center located at 2665 Fourth Ave., Anoka.
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Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts’ December Reading Series will feature Peter Campion and series curator, Janna Knittel, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14.
When it comes to frights such as haunted houses, Natalie Netteberg is not a fan. But in October the sophomore at St. Francis High School put aside her fears and took part in the Bethel Haunted Trails sponsored by the Bethel Fire Department.
Dan and Sandy Adler have been focused on their Heart of the City Christian music ministry since 1996. So when space at the Old Milk Factory on Fourth Avenue in Anoka became available, they did not jump at the chance to renovate it.
Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka will host a Christmas concert and luncheon featuring pianist and composer Mary Beth Carlson 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
Anoka Middle School for the Arts Theater brings to life the classic television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Nov. 30 through Dec. 11.
The Lyric Arts Main Street Stage presents “Winter Wonderettes” Nov. 29 through Dec. 23.
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The Saturday after Thanksgiving the Blaine VFW will host Minnesota comedian Scott Hansen’s annual Toys for Troops Comedy Tour, which helps provide Christmas gifts for children of military families.
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Get ready to catch the holiday spirit at Lyric Arts Main Street Stage with the area premiere of “Prancer,” playing Nov. 16 through Dec. 23.
The Northern Symphony Orchestra presents “Winter Wonderland” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Anoka High School auditorium
The Blaine Arts Council is accepting art exhibit proposals/applications for the 2019 and 2020 calendar year.
Vong Thao, writing center coordinator at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, is one of 12 recipients of the prestigious 2018-2019 Loft Mirrors and Windows Fellowship. Thao will participate in workshops with literary experts and receive additional support from The Loft Literary Center.
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The winner of Blaine’s Impressions Photo of the Year contest shows quality photos come from the photographer, not just their equipment.
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The public has three chances to see Andover High School’s production of “Journey to the World’s Edge: A Folk Tale in the Irish Tradition” by Harry Michael Bagdasian and Ernest Joselovitz.
The Cowboy Church of Ham Lake will host a country music concert by Susie McEntire on Friday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.
Retired Anoka High School choir director Bruce Phelps gets to start his Monday mornings with the power of music. And he wouldn’t have it any other way.
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This fall, St. Francis High School Theatre brings one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies to the stage.
Blaine High School is taking a new look at old morals in William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” opening Nov. 8.
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The Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids presents its 11th annual dinner theater production Thursday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Nov. 10.
The Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts November Reading Series will feature Caitlin Bailey and Sagirah Shahid at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9.
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Anoka High School Theatre’s fall’s production, “The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare,” opens Nov. 2.
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Playwright Jim Leonard Jr. describes his newest play, “The Anatomy of Gray,” as “a children’s story for adults.”
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts presents the exhibit “Within from Without,” works by Mieko Yamazaki and Jack Mader in November.
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Jade Lefever sounded more like a chef than an actress when she described the play “Almost, Maine.”
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Anoka Middle School for the Arts Theater presents the musical "Seussical JR" beginning Oct. 26.
The Blaine Arts Council presents the exhibit “The Raven, Nevermore” by artist Carol Strait through Nov. 2 at Blaine City Hall.
The Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts Member Exhibition opens Saturday, Oct. 6.
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Josh Larson loves the North Star Rail Line so much he wrote a song about it called, “I Love the North Star.”
The Anoka County Library will host its third annual local author fair Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Northtown Library, 711 County Highway 10 Frontage Road, Blaine.
Lyric Arts in downtown Anoka kicks off another “Music in the ‘Burbs” concert series this month with a lineup including The New Standards, Kat Perkins and Chris Hawkey.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College’s English and music departments invite the public to a free faculty reading and recital at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts in Fridley.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts hosted its 19th annual Art at Rice Creek Festival Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka kicks off its sixth season of the JOYA Chamber Music Series Sunday, Sept. 23.
To celebrate the season, Explore Minnesota (the state’s tourism promotion office) and Minnesota State Parks and Trails have teamed up to provide a weekly fall color report that started Sept. 13.
The Blaine Arts Council sponsors the exhibit “Visions of the Prairie” by photographers Sandy Swanson and Sharon Allen Stavlo this month at Blaine City Hall.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts presents the 19th annual Art at Rice Creek festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Epicureans will have a good reason to hit a few balls Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the TPC Twin Cities golf course (11444 Tournament Players Parkway).
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Lyric Arts Main Street Stage opens its season with the regional premiere for “If/Then,” originally produced on Broadway by David Stone with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey.
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CountryFest returns to St. Patrick Catholic Church in Oak Grove Sept. 7-9.
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For the fourth year, the state of Minnesota and Governor Mark Dayton have proclaimed August Minnesota Wrestling History Month.
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The Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts September Reading Series will feature Jennifer Kwon Dobbs and Sherry Fernandez Williams at 7:30 Friday, Sept. 14. The reading will be hosted by Anoka County Library at its Mississippi Branch in Fridley.
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Stepping through the doors of the new BW Portrait Art studio, visitors enter a spacious lobby with a set of leather couches, spring-colored flowers and a portrait of a smiling family with their little white dog. To those who have visited the old studio, this is a big change.
Homegrown comedian Scott Hansen joins fellow Minnesota funnyman Louie Anderson at Hidden Haven Golf Club on Anderson’s Big Underwear Tour 2018.
Kids are exploring the universe and the Bible during the musical presentation of “Star Quest ... Search for the Stolen Scriptures” in Ramsey.
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Hunters, conservationists and dog owners will all have a place to celebrate the outdoors for two weekends at The Game Fair.
Young adults bring the fantasy world of Nocturno to life on the Northern Starz Children’s Theatre stage Aug. 9-12.
“Eventually you reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it,” performer Will Rogers once said.
Local musicians have spent the summer months belting Christmas favorites by Minnesota composers and are ready to show off what they’ve been rehearsing.
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Sixteen-year-old C.J. Ogris has started saying the word “bravo,” and his mom, Michelle Barrieau, isn’t sure where he learned it.
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Teen from Andover and siblings from Ham Lake will perform in a high-flying act this summer as part of Circus Juventas, a youth performing arts circus based in St. Paul.
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The Blaine Arts Council continues to accept entries for its fourth annual juried art show “World of Plants” through July 30.
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“I want to be an artist when I grow up,” a young girl sighed after showing Rumriver Art Center Director Larry Weinberg her watercolor painting during the second annual Elmcrest Art Fair July 15.
Adults with disabilities in Rise’s Arts Speaks program are never referred to as clients or participants, according to art therapist Stacy Gross. They’re artists – plain and simple.
After the success of last year’s inaugural art fair at Elmcrest Park in Ramsey, a second event is planned for Sunday, July 15.
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It’s an unlikely love story when a gambler aims to woo a missionary, but it’s one audiences are sure to adore.
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Memberships are on sale now for the Anoka Community Concert Association’s 71st season.
As is tradition, the Northern Symphony Orchestra will play patriotic classics before Anoka’s fireworks show July 3, but audiences are in for something new as the orchestra is set to collaborate with local actors to bring immigrants’ stories to life.
All six local high schools recognized at the Hennepin Theatre Trust’s annual Spotlight Education Showcase last year were honored again in 2018.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts presents “Back to the Farm,” works by Patty Voje, June 23 through July 21.
The wind pushes Mary Poppins, one extraordinary nanny, from place to place so that she can serve the families who need her most.
The winners of Anoka County Library’s third annual Teen Write On! short story contest were announced last month during a celebration at the Rum River Library in Anoka.
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