Bicycle races, a car hop, a free movie, art fair, street dances, a grand parade, fireworks and more!!
For all the details, visit the City of Zumbrota website.
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Ready, Set, BID! Art On Main is UP!
Take an old-fashioned Memorial Day Weekend drive down Main Street Zumbrota to view Art on Main.
We'd like to give a shout out to the city crew for installing the banners on our downtown lightpoles. If you can't manage a drive down Main Street at the moment, you can view all the artwork under our Art On Main tab.
After you've had a peek at the artwork, visit our auction page for your chance to bid on your favorite pieces. You can choose between the original artwork or the banner. Banners will remain in place through mid-September. Funds raised will benefit the State Theatre Encore Renovation project.
Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day!
Art On Main Opening Reception– May 19
The Zumbrota Area Arts Council requests your presence at the opening reception of
ART ON MAIN
Sunday, May 19, 2-3:30 pm
Zumbrota City Hall, Town Hall Meeting Room
Public viewing of 27 original art work and banners
Come meet the artists and local business members who have made this project possible
Light refreshments and food
Peter Mayer in Concert — May 18
Crossings brings Minnesota musician Peter Mayer to Zumbrota's State Theatre at 8 pm on Saturday, May 18. Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 the day of the show. To purchase tickets, call Crossings at 507-732-7616. Doors open at 7 pm.
“He is unafraid of complicated topics and always strives to look beyond the easy sentiment…Peter does nothing less than address the very nature of our existence…Trust me, most songwriters can’t pull this off. Peter Mayer does.”
–Dale Connelly, Morning Show Host, Minnesota Public Radio
Peter Mayer’s songs have been compared to Shaker furniture – clean and light, yet hardly simple. His superb guitar skills make playing his music seem deceptively easy. Mayer’s songs are about interconnectedness and the human journey–about the beauty and the mystery of the world. But there’s plenty of humor, too, in songs like “Snuffleupagus” and “Fake Plant.”
Mayer, who once studied at seminary before pursuing a career in music, has toured full-time since 1995. Since then, he has gathered a dedicated following, selling out shows from Minnesota to Texas, New England to Colorado. He has nine CDs to his credit, and has sold over 50,000 of them independently.
Mayer is an artist of relevance and insight whose music is not to be missed. Peter Mayer
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.
The Great Gatsby — May 16
Join us a for a FREE evening of fun at the State Theatre on Thursday, May 16. The evening starts at 6:30 with a brief lecture by noted Fitzgerald scholar David Page on the significance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life in Minnesota as it relates to his writing career. Then we will be screening the 1974 Academy Award winning film "The Great Gatsby" starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.
Rated PG
Free Admission
Free Popcorn
This event is part of the concluding celebration of Zumbrota Reads. Copies of The Great Gatsby are available at the Zumbrota Public Library. For information on this community wide reading event, visit http://www.zumbrota.info/zumbrota-reads/
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.
Monroe Crossing — May 11
Crossings brings Monroe Crossing to Zumbrota's State Theatre on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 the day of the show. To purchase tickets, call Crossings at 507-732-7830. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Monroe Crossing dazzles audiences with an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and heartfelt originals. Audiences will delight in their airtight harmonies, razor sharp arrangements, and on-stage rapport.
The five-member band is back by popular demand after near sell-out crowds in 2011 and 2012. Based in Minnesota, the group plays an average of 125 shows a year at major venues and festivals, frequently for non-bluegrass audiences — and people often comment that they’d never really liked bluegrass music until they attended a Monroe Crossing concert!
Monroe Crossing is made up of five very distinct personalities with differing musical backgrounds and tastes, combining for a very unique ensemble sound. They are Derek Johnson: guitar, lead & harmony vocals; Lisa Fuglie: fiddle, mandolin, lead and harmony vocals; Matt Thompson: mandolin, fiddle, baritone vocals; Mark Anderson: bass and bass vocals; and David Robinson: banjo. Their paths crossed through the music of Bill Monroe so they like to say they had a “Monroe Crossing.”
Among many honors, Monroe Crossing showcased at the International Bluegrass Music Association Convention and was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. The only bluegrass band ever nominated as “Artist of the Year” by the Minnesota Music Academy (MMA), Monroe Crossing has won an MMA “Bluegrass Album of the Year” award.
Monroe Crossing has recorded 13 CDs and one DVD to date. Their lucky 13th CD, “The Road Has No End,” showcases both the band’s unique originality and its high regard for the classic bluegrass tradition.
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.
Movie: Rear Window — May 10
Alfred Hitchcock is BACK! This 1954 classic thriller stars James Stewart as a photographer confined to a wheelchair while convalescing from an injury. To pass the time, he studies his neighbors from his apartment. When it appears that one of them has committed murder, Stewart's glamorous girlfriend, Grace Kelly, risks her life to find the evidence he needs.
Rated PG
Showtime 7 pm
Admission $5
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.
Mary Jane Alm and the Tex Pistols– April 27
Crossings brings Mary Jane Alm and the Tex Pistols to Zumbrota's State Theatre on Saturday, April 27 for a 7:30 pm performance of "Now & Then." Tickets are $28 in advance and $30 the day of the show. To purchase tickets, call 507-732-7616. Doors open at 6:30. A new CD of 19 songs will be available at the show.
"The Mary Jane Alm Band's music was superb, with polished instrumentals and solid vocal harmony added to a voice so solid it could make a lot of well known pop singers envious." "Alm was recently voted best female vocalist in the Twin Cities by two different entertainment magazines. After listening to her sing, one could wonder why they bothered to count the votes."
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Throughout the last 20 years, Mary Jane Alm has mesmerized audiences with her expressive voice, authentic songwriting and charming stage presence. Alm is one of the Twin Cities' best loved singer/songwriters and a recent inductee into the Mid-America Music Hall Of Fame. With her band, she takes audiences on a journey through time, performing songs that made her a household name in the Midwest, as well as previously unreleased songs spanning three decades. For the first time her critically acclaimed 1986 album “Prisoner Of The Heart” will be released digitally re-mastered on CD, along with 10 unreleased recordings from the last two decades. The new CD of 19 original recordings called “Now & Then” will be available at the show.
The “Now & Then” show will feature songs from Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar, The Pretenders, Bonnie Raitt and many more favorites, along with signature Alm originals. A multimedia video featuring clips from the 80's to the present will fill the screen behind the band.
Riding shotgun on the journey is The Tex Pistols Band, aka the Mary Jane Alm Band! Recently featured on the PBS TV show MN Originals, The Pistols combine rock, Americana, and country with awesome musicianship, killer vocals, and clever writing. It’s a fresh sound, with a healthy dose of good humor. Band members have shared the stage with the likes of: Lynard Skynard, The Beach Boys, Prince, Reba McEntire, The Judds, and many more.
The Mary Jane Alm Band includes Boyd Lee on acoustic guitar and vocals, Gordy Johnson on bass, Dik Shopteau on bass, Scooter Nelson on percussion and vocals and Brian Peters on guitar and pedal steel.
Alm is currently teaching music theory and vocal techniques at The Institute of Production and Recording in downtown Minneapolis.
“I think the reason I have been able to have such a long career in this crazy business is that I have always been open to doing anything as long as it involves music and is done with class and involves great players and singers,” Alm said.
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.
Backstage Sale — April 25 and 26
Thursday, 1–5pm
Friday, 9–5pm
Enjoy a little treasure hunting this Thursday and Friday! You get your own backstage pass into the mysteries of the State Theatre. Among the treasures we have for sale are Red Wing pottery coping tiles that were removed when the roof was replaced last fall, two historic upright pianos, multiple cinema projectors of varying ages, theatre seats, CDs, theatre concessions (candy, pop, water) and freshly popped popcorn!
This is a joint venture with the Zumbrota Historical Society, so don't forget to cross the parking lot and peruse the treasures at the History Center.
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota. Please enter through the back of the building.
Crossings’ 12th Annual Poet-Artist Collaboration — April 19
Celebrate National Poetry Month! Come to the Gala Reception for Crossings' 12th Annual Poet-Artist Collaboration on Friday, April 19. The evening begins at 6:30 at Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota. There you can meet the artists and poets and enjoy refreshments. Then join the party as it moves down the block to the State Theatre at 7:30 for a poetry reading and slideshow of the accompanying artwork.
Some 150 poets and artists participated in this year’s event by entering up to three poems each, or submitting artistic work samples. Jurors winnowed nearly 300 poems down to just 26. Other jurors halved the artistic pool to match the number of poems. For this exhibit, each selected artist then chose one selected poem from which to create an artwork. Poems and the work they inspired are displayed together.
“The response this year was almost overwhelming, and we’re gratified to see so many talented people participating in our event. Poet-Artist Collaboration holds a special place in our hearts and never fails to produce lovely and surprising results as art and poetry intertwine,” said Crossings owner Marie Marvin.
The public is invited and admission is free.
The 51 participating poets and artists come from around Minnesota, including Rochester, Minneapolis, Northfield, Wabasha and elsewhere; two are from Wisconsin.
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota. For more information visit http://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com
Pictured Above: "Li Bai," pastel by Mike Schad from the 2013 Collaboration