MANKATO — Friday's Currents stories include: A preview for Mankato Mosaic's next round of Bar Tales (and a touching story of a father's devotion to his daughter); and a story about Blue Earth Reader Workshop bringing "living room theatre" to Mankato.
Currents
- Currents
-
-
MSO explores architectural inspiration in today's chamber music series finale
Andrew Norman, a talented 33-year-old composer from New York, draws much of his inspiration from architecture. According to Norman’s website, his piece "The Companion Guide to Rome" is a unique composition that is “at different times and in different
-
Rosaline's eyes
In February, Wells native Taylor Allis made a life-changing decision. After taking a semester off from her studies at Augustana College to make good on her intent to teach abroad, Allis accepted an invitation to travel to Haiti with a team from Sioux
- Names and Notables Hickory Tech The Hickory Tech Foundation recently presented a $1,000 grant to Creative Play Place in St. Peter. The funding is being used to support the Literacy Lending Bag project that lets families, child care providers and preschool teachers chec
-
Keeping the saddle warm
Clothed in a pair of decrepit cowboy boots, dusty blue jeans, a western style shirt, and a 10-gallon hat with a thick mustache resting below the nose, folk musician Pop Wagner is a man who seems to have rode horseback onto stage from the bright eye o
-
Entertainment Calendar
Today Author John Thavis “The Vatican Diaries” Q&A -- 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1850 Adams St., Mankato, 345-3444. Blue Earth County Library storytime -- 10:30 a.m., Blue Earth County Library, 100 E. Main St., Mankato, free,
-
MSU grad to continue Broadway run in 'Once'
The story continues for Claire Wellin, the 2008 musical theatre graduate from the Minnesota State University Department of Theatre & Dance, who appeared on Broadway in April and May in the Tony Award-winning musical “Once.” She has been told that sh
-
'In Stitches': Bethany theatre costumes on display
'In Stitches' will be on exhibit through May 29 at the Twin Rivers Council for the Arts Gallery.
-
Fall of faith
I 35W Bridge Survivor Recounts Falling 60 Feet For Lois Welman, plummeting 60 feet during rush hour traffic when Interstate 35W’s Mississippi River Bridge collapsed on Aug. 1, 2007 -- killing 13 people and injuring 144 individuals -- was essentially
-
Partner art
ST. PETER -- Charlie Putnam and Le Ann Gehring-Ryan don't share a studio. They very seldom paint together and don't really share influences. Yet there are similarities between the artistic couple. For starters, both are teachers. Putnam has taught ar
- Exhibits Arts Center of St. Peter — Paintings by Charlie Putnam and Le Ann Gehring-Ryan, Friday through June 16 at 315 S. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Blue Earth County Library, M
- More Currents Headlines
-


