City: Mankato

Mankato’s Original Trivia with Stunt from Hot 96.7 takes place at Bradley’s on Stadium every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. It’s free to play and just fun!

Groups add to the fun but for the Jeopardy enthusiast, you can play solo too. Scoring sheets and pencils are located at the DJ booth for the taking.

If playing with a larger group, you may want to come by 8:00 to ensure you have sufficient seating for your party. Winners will receive $15 per round with a grand prize of $25! 💰

All ages are welcome to play before 10pm.

Don’t forget 2 for 1’s begin at 9pm on light taps, rails & rums! 🍻

Good luck and have fun!

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

In this class you will prepare the following meals

• Chicken Philly Cheesesteak
• Cilantro Shrimp Kabobs
• Dijon Pesto Steak
• Greek Pork Burgers
• Herb Crusted Pork Loin
• Meatloaf Cordon Bleu
• Southwest Chicken Soup

To complete your registration please provide us with the following information:

1. Class Date
2. First and last name
3. Phone number
4. Email address
5. List of any food allergies
6. Would you like the full set (4 servings for all 7 recipes = $99) or the half set (2 servings for all 7 recipes = $50)
7. How you would like to pay: Payment is due 1 week before the class and can be made via cash, check or credit at the Customer Service desk at the Riverfront Hy-Vee store. You may also pay by calling 507.625.1107 or by mailing a check to: Hy-Vee, Attn: Holly Ellison, 410 S Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001.

Register by phone (507.625.1107) or email (HEllison@hy-vee.com)

The 11th Annual Minnesota Short Festival. 14 Short Plays from across America over two days. Vote for your favorite production. Each night 7 plays will be presented. Which shows will be performed on which date is TBD.

Plays include

• My Scale is lying to me – By Scott Mullen
• Rebellion – By Diane Watry • Her Song – By Mathew David MN
• Into the Huddle – By Greg Abbott MN
• Oregon Trail – By Phil Darg MN
• Oh no I flew to close to the sun – By Rand Higbee WI
• Lie-brary – By Lindsay Gibb ND
• Sicily Street – By Daryl Hrdlicka MN
• The Dr. is In – William H. Sikorski MN
• Who’s afraid of a MN Goodbye – By Jill Fischer MN
• Ordained – By Mark Harvey Levine IN
• Splitting Hares – By Brett Hursey VA
• Revolutionary Baby – By Michelle Donnelly MI
• Wikipedia Jones takes the case – By Rob Matsushita MN

Tickets

Tickets are available though the Merely Players website, and can be purchased as a 2-Day Pass, 1-Day Tickets, or 2-Day tickets.

Writer’s Quarry is about mining for ideas. It’s about the pursuit of trying on new forms or new text or new characters and seeing what happens next.

Writer’s Quarry meets twice a month. Our main objective is to workshop manuscripts. Carey McLaughlin and Beth Olmanson are local writers who take turns leading the workshop.

The group reads manuscripts–essays, blog posts, chapters of fiction, text for picture books, poetry–before we meet. We come prepared with constructive, yet positive feedback. We may also spend part of any given workshop writing together. Time will be devoted to responding to a prompt or a theme for the evening.

Open to the public.

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

The 11th Annual Minnesota Short Festival. 14 Short Plays from across America over two days. Vote for your favorite production. Each night 7 plays will be presented. Which shows will be performed on which date is TBD.

Plays include

• My Scale is lying to me – By Scott Mullen
• Rebellion – By Diane Watry • Her Song – By Mathew David MN
• Into the Huddle – By Greg Abbott MN
• Oregon Trail – By Phil Darg MN
• Oh no I flew to close to the sun – By Rand Higbee WI
• Lie-brary – By Lindsay Gibb ND
• Sicily Street – By Daryl Hrdlicka MN
• The Dr. is In – William H. Sikorski MN
• Who’s afraid of a MN Goodbye – By Jill Fischer MN
• Ordained – By Mark Harvey Levine IN
• Splitting Hares – By Brett Hursey VA
• Revolutionary Baby – By Michelle Donnelly MI
• Wikipedia Jones takes the case – By Rob Matsushita MN

Tickets

Tickets are available though the Merely Players website, and can be purchased as a 2-Day Pass, 1-Day Tickets, or 2-Day tickets.

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Friday, September 6

Q U E E R A O K E!
8:00 pm –  The Loose Moose – 119 S. Front Street, Mankato
Start practicing your favorite songs and get ready for this annual Pride Kick-off celebration! See you there! Kato Karaoke will be our host for the night. FREE and open to the public.

Saturday, September 7

P R I D E P A R A D E
11:30 am – Riverfront Drive, Mankato
Check out our annual PARADE down Riverfront Drive! The route begins at Plum and Riverfront, marches down Riverfront Drive, and ends at the festival grounds at Riverfront Park, Mankato. Everyone is invited to create a float, march along with us, or cheer us on from the sidewalk! Event is FREE and open to the public!

M A N K A T O P R I D E F E S T
Noon-5 pm – Riverfront Park, Mankato
Featuring Music, Food, Exhibitors, Artists, Kids Crafts, Inflatable Fun Activities, and more! Stage line-up features amazing bands and many of your favorite kings and queens. Gosh Alice Jones will again join us as our celebrity emcee. Event is FREE and open to the public.

P R I D E D A N C E P A R T Y
8 pm-12:30 am. The VFW, Morson Ario – 1900 No. Riverfront Drive, Mankato
Get ready to dance your face off at this Pride tradition! Tickets are $7 in advance, and can be purchased online or at the PrideFest, day of. $10 at the door. 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink. Tickets on sale August 15-September 8.

YOUTH PRIDE DANCE PARTY
7 pm-9 pm. Wow Zone. 2030 Adams Street, Mankato
Youth ages 20 and under are invited to celebrate the Pride festivities in this chaperoned event! Entry is FREE for LGBTQA youth 20 and under.

STUFF TO KNOW!
All events are Rain or Shine!

Unfortunately, Mankato does not allow Pets at Mankato Parks, including Riverfront Park. SCMN Pride regrets that you’ll have to leave your four legged friends at home.

Please check out Riverfront Park’s website in advance. Parking in the park itself will be limited to food vendors, performers, and our friends with disabilities. Vendors will have access to load and unload. https://www.mankatomn.gov/city-services-a-z/city-services-n-z/riverfront-park

For up to date details, check out http://www.scmnpride.org/

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato’s Original Trivia with Stunt from Hot 96.7 takes place at Bradley’s on Stadium every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. It’s free to play and just fun!

Groups add to the fun but for the Jeopardy enthusiast, you can play solo too. Scoring sheets and pencils are located at the DJ booth for the taking.

If playing with a larger group, you may want to come by 8:00 to ensure you have sufficient seating for your party. Winners will receive $15 per round with a grand prize of $25! 💰

All ages are welcome to play before 10pm.

Don’t forget 2 for 1’s begin at 9pm on light taps, rails & rums! 🍻

Good luck and have fun!

This two-person exhibition combines the ceramic based sculptural work of Nicolas Darcourt and the graphite and oil-stick drawings of Lois Peterson.

For both artists, their work is an attempt to express a larger truth, a series of connections which exists beyond daily experience.

For Darcourt, his work combines, parts, pieces and fragments into sculptural forms. Once constructed, they reference a simultaneous sense of structure and spontaneity. The over-all forms he creates exist as abstractions of the evidence of progressing society.

For Peterson, drawing is the means to search for what one can only sense. Quiet spaciousness, both from within and outside. Searching for clues of the elusive. Seeking to understand what language cannot explain, a knowledge that exists beyond one’s limits.

Through their use of pure form, abstraction, repetition and accumulation of information, Darcourt and Peterson allow themselves and their viewers a glimpse into a metaphysical landscape, both personal and psychological.

Lois Peterson, emerita Professor of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College received her MFA in Ceramics and Drawing from Texas Tech University and currently works out of her studio in Dakota, MN.

Nicolas Darcourt received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Art and Art History Department at Gustavus Adolphus College.

In this class you will prepare these meals.

• Asian BBQ Chicken
• Zesty Pork Chops
• Caribbean Jerk Chicken
• Dijon Pesto Steak
• Grilled Salmon with Pistachio Butter
• Jalapeno Lime Shrimp Kabobs
• Pacific Pork Chops

To complete your registration please provide us with the following information:

1. Class Date
2. First and last name
3. Phone number
4. Email address
5. List of any food allergies
6. Would you like the full-set (4 servings for all 7 recipes = $99) or the half-set (2 servings for all 7 recipes = $50)
7. How you would like to pay: Payment is due 1 week before the class and can be made via cash, check or credit at the Customer Service desk at the Riverfront Hy-Vee store. You may also pay by calling 507.625.1107 or by mailing a check to: Hy-Vee, Attn: Holly Ellison, 410 S Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001.

Register by phone (507.625.1107) or email (HEllison@hy-vee.com)

Lena Elizabeth will perform in concert with her band.  Lena Elizabeth writes songs influenced by folk storytelling with a voice rooted in the blues.

Minnesota State Mankato students are admitted free with a valid MavCARD and by preregistering for the concert at www.mnsu.edu/music/events. Concert admission for community members is $10 (advance purchase) and $12 at the door. Those who wish to purchase tickets online should go to www.mnsu.edu/music

This two-person exhibition combines the ceramic based sculptural work of Nicolas Darcourt and the graphite and oil-stick drawings of Lois Peterson.

For both artists, their work is an attempt to express a larger truth, a series of connections which exists beyond daily experience.

For Darcourt, his work combines, parts, pieces and fragments into sculptural forms. Once constructed, they reference a simultaneous sense of structure and spontaneity. The over-all forms he creates exist as abstractions of the evidence of progressing society.

For Peterson, drawing is the means to search for what one can only sense. Quiet spaciousness, both from within and outside. Searching for clues of the elusive. Seeking to understand what language cannot explain, a knowledge that exists beyond one’s limits.

Through their use of pure form, abstraction, repetition and accumulation of information, Darcourt and Peterson allow themselves and their viewers a glimpse into a metaphysical landscape, both personal and psychological.

Lois Peterson, emerita Professor of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College received her MFA in Ceramics and Drawing from Texas Tech University and currently works out of her studio in Dakota, MN.

Nicolas Darcourt received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Art and Art History Department at Gustavus Adolphus College.