Arts calendar published April 23, 2025 – West Central Tribune
Willmar, April 25, 10 a.m., Roosevelt Elementary School; Roosevelt fourth- and fifth-graders will perform a joint songfest and orchestra concert, featuring songs such as “What a Wonderful World,” “Karangatia ra,” “Huwaya Huuwa,” and “Silver Moon Boat.”
New London, April 25, 7 p.m., Little Theatre Auditorium; The Little Theatre presents One Mic Stand with Rick LeRen, and invites the public to take to the stage for karaoke. Doors open at 6 p.m. for happy hour, and the karaoke begins at 7.
Morris, April 25-26, 7 p.m., April 26, 1 p.m., Edson Auditorium; The University of Minnesota-Morris presents the UMM Dance Ensemble. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students, and may be purchased online at
tickets.umn.edu/UMM/Online
.
Granite Falls, April 26, 2 p.m., Fagen Fighters WWII Museum; The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum invites the public to attend a performance by local choir Building Bridges in the fighter hangar.
Willmar, April 26, 7 p.m., Willmar Education and Arts Center; The Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra, under the direction of Paula Ulicsni Halvorson, presents its annual Young Artist Concert. The guest artist is tenor Maxwell Trochlil. Budding artists from the Willmar area will be introduced, and the orchestra will also perform Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5.” Admission is $15 for adults and free for those 18 and under; tickets will be available at the door. For more information, visit the orchestra’s website at
www.willmarorchestra.com.
New London, April 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Little Theatre Auditorium; Sunday Espresso matinees are a collaboration between the Little Theatre Auditorium and New London Roaming Cinema, showing public domain classic movies.
Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra
Bird Island, April 27, 4 p.m., Church of St. Mary; the Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra presents a concert to support the Renville County Food Shelf. Admission is a free-will donation to support the food shelf.
New London, April 27, 6 to 8 p.m., Little Theatre Auditorium; The PW Jazz Collective will make its debut on the Little Theatre Auditorium stage. The performance will feature Jane Rossmeisl on bass, Matt Reich on drums; Paul Woolverton on piano, Kaylee Helgeson on tenor sax and flute, Carly Fuhrman on trumpet and Madison Anderson-Wilson and Kit Grode on vocals.
New London, April 28, 7:30 p.m., NLS Performing Arts Center; The New London-Spicer middle and high school choirs will present a joint concert.
‘Lights, Camera, Music!’
Granite Falls, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Granite Falls Lutheran Church; the Prairie Arts Chorale, Singers of Southwestern Minnesota, under the direction of Brandon Hurley, presents its spring concert. Tickets are $12 in advance and available at the church; tickets will be $15 at the door. Children 18 and younger are free.
‘Lights, Camera, Music!’
Redwood Falls, May 2, 7:30 p.m., Estebo Performing Arts Center; the Prairie Arts Chorale, Singers of Southwestern Minnesota, under the direction of Brandon Hurley, presents its spring concert. Tickets are $12 in advance and available at the church; tickets will be $15 at the door. Children 18 and younger are free.
St. Cloud, May 3, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Paramount Center for the Arts; The Paramount Center for the Arts presents an all-day family-friendly event celebrating the creativity of Minnesota-based Black authors, illustrators, performers and visual artists. The event will begin with an author read and talk at 10 a.m., followed by a premier of documentary “We Still Hope” and a discussion with the filmmaker. An interactive workshop and a theatrical performance will take place in the afternoon, and the event will close with a performance from hip-hop star Nur-D. Registration for daytime events encouraged, and free ticket reservations for Nur-D performance is required; visit
paramountarts.org
or contact the box office at 320-259-5463.
New London, May 3, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Little Theatre Auditorium; The Crow River Players True Stories Ensemblee will present “Little Stories at Little Theatre.”
New London, May 4, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Little Theatre Auditorium; Sunday Espresso matinees are a collaboration between the Little Theatre Auditorium and New London Roaming Cinema, showing public domain classic movies.
‘Lights, Camera, Music!’
Spicer, May 4, 4 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church; the Prairie Arts Chorale, Singers of Southwestern Minnesota, under the direction of Brandon Hurley, presents its spring concert. Tickets are $12 in advance and available at Faith Lutheran Church; tickets will be $15 at the door. Children 18 and younger are free.
Litchfield, May 4, 7 p.m., Litchfield Opera House; Litchfield Area Male Chorus presents its annual spring concert, “Story Time.” Free-will offering.
‘Fruit Flies Like a Banana’
Dawson, May 4, 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium; The Dawson-Boyd Arts Association presents The Fourth Wall, a trio who blend music, theater, dance and acrobatics into a one-of-a-kind variety show. Tickets are $25 for adults and $7 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at
onthestage.tickets/dawson-boyd-arts-association
or at the door or by calling the box office at 320-312-2311.
‘Wildcat Legacy Concert’
New London, May 5, 7 p.m., NLS Performing Arts Center; New London-Spicer band students in grades 5-12 will present a joint band concert to celebrate 75 years of band in the district.
Dawson, May 5, 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium; The Dawson-Boyd Arts Association presents The Fourth Wall, who will perform and teach the science of sound in a STEAM performance for students. No admission fee.
New London, May 6, 7 p.m., Little Theatre Auditorium; The Little Theatre Auditorium presents AKDC’s “Scorpio Rising” album tour, featuring Aaron Kerr, electric cello; Brett Hansen, guitar; Jonathan Townsend, drums; Chris Andresen, bass; Mike Nordby, mandolin and percussion; Jeff Crandall, guitar and keyboard; and Sean Egan, clarinet. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-want, with a suggested amount of between $10 and $30.
New London, May 7, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m., Prairie Woods Elementary School; Prairie Woods Elementary fourth-graders present a concert.
Elementary School Orchestra
Willmar, May 8, 6 p.m., Willmar Education and Arts Center; Roosevelt and Lakeland elementary fourth- and fifth-grade orchestra students present a concert.
Madison, May 8, 6:30 p.m., Madison Mercantile; The Madison Mercantile presents AKDC’s “Scorpio Rising” album tour, featuring Aaron Kerr, electric cello; Brett Hansen, guitar; Jonathan Townsend, drums; Chris Andresen, bass; Mike Nordby, mandolin and percussion; Jeff Crandall, guitar and keyboard; and Sean Egan, clarinet. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is on a sliding scale, and available at the door.
Elementary School Orchestra
Willmar, May 8, 7:30 p.m., Willmar Education and Arts Center; Kennedy Elementary fourth- and fifth-grade orchestra students present a concert.
Middle School and Varsity Orchestra
Willmar, May 12, 7:30 p.m., Brau Performing Arts Center; the Willmar Middle School Orchestra and Willmar Senior High School Varsity Orchestra will present a joint concert.
Willmar, May 14, 7:30 p.m., Brau Performing Arts Center; the Willmar Senior High School Concert Band, Concert Choir, Varsity Band and Varsity Choir will present a joint concert.
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