Music in the Valley and on the Hills This Weekend

SteveKelly_OccasionalJazzJudging by the number of concerts and openings at the colleges this weekend, it must be Spring.  As always, there is a lot of great music and art off the campuses too.  It’s a good opportunity to get out and check out some of the amazing cultural assets in our cool little community.

Friday, April 25th: Occasional Jazz, 5:00 to 7:00 p..m., Contented Cow; Opening Reception: Apprentice Exhibit, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild; Early Music singers/Collegium Musicum, 7:30 p.m., Boe Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; Agnes A Cappella Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m., Buntrock Commons on the St. Olaf College campus; Matthew Griswold, 8:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Kirk & Low, 8:00 to 10:30 p.m., Contented Cow.

Saturday, April 26th: Viking Chorus/Manitou Singers, 3:30 p.m., Boe Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; Johnny Azari, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Bernie King & the Guilty Pleasures; 8:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Chinese Kunqu Opera, 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; and Forest and the Rangers, 8:00 to 10:30 p.m., Contented Cow.

Sunday, April 27th: Exhibit Opening Reception: Senior Show 2, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Flaten Art Museum on the St. Olaf College campus; St. Olaf Handbells, 2:00 pm., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; Philharmonia, 3:30 p.m., Boe Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; I Cantanti Chamber Choirs, 7:30 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; Norseman Band, 7:30 p.m., Boe Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., Contented Cow.