2013 Special Events and Performances
Pints & Vines: Third Annual Wall of Wine & Beer and Tasting Event.
Sponsored by Bauer’s Southside Liquors
Saturday, February 23 at 7pm
Tickets are $15 for members $19 for non members
The only event in town where you could potentially Win a Wall of Wine and a Wall of Beer in the same night! Sample a variety of fine wines and handcrafted brews at this not to be missed event. Limited Tickets Available so get them early.
Comedian Tim Bedroe
Saturday, February 2, 2013 8:00 pm
(NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM 2013 SEASON GUIDE)
$17 for members and $22 for non members
Public Radio’s Vague But True® writer and performer and as seen on NBC, FOX, SHOWTIME, COMEDY CENTRAL, HBO, A&E, Tim Bedroe is a stand-up comedian whose unique background has produced a very professional entertainer who knows how to cut across the boundaries of individual attitudes and get an audience to enjoy his way of looking at the world.
Paradise Community Band
(Formally the Faribault Community Band)
Thursday, March 14th, 2013 7pm
Spring Concert, Free and Open to the Public
Deuces Wild, Dueling Pianos Saturday March 16, 2013 7:30 pm Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos defies all expectations and experiences in a dueling piano show. Dave & Ted take you on a variety class act adventure, where the audience paves the way to a wild and zany performance. Completely customized, the show dares to go where you take it with comedy, music, and a whole lot of improv. Whether twenty five or eighty five, you are guaranteed to be on your feet and part of the action! $19 for Members and for $22 for NonMembers
An Afternoon of Barbershop
Sunday, April 7, 2013 4:00 pm
Well known for their perfect harmonies and award winning quartets, the Awarding Lakelander Barbershop Chorus performs its precision four part harmonies for all ages. Alongside the region’s best quartets you will take a musical journey around the old barbershop pole in this Benefit Concert for Paradise Center for the Arts.
$15 for Members and $19 for Non Members. Students $10.00
Comedian C. Willi Myles
Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:00 pm
$17 for members $22 for non members
After a true night of side splitting laughter last season, C. Willi Myles is returning to Paradise on his Midwest Theater Tour. The gift of connecting people with each other through humor and storytelling that everyone can relate to, Willi tells extremely funny non-offensive stories and jokes and gives a unique spin to life’s everyday challenges by applying humor to them. Referred to as “America’s Everyday Comedian,” Willi is truly comedy at its best
Fourth Annual Big Hats & Big Hearts
Annual Auction for the Arts and Kentucky Derby Party.
Saturday, May 4th 4pm-7pm.
Tickets are $15 for Members and $20 for non members.
The Not-To-Be-Missed-Event of the spring. Join us for an afternoon of food, fashion, friends and fun and help rise the ever needed funding for future arts & education programming at Paradise Center. Take part in silent and live auctions and watch the greatest two minutes in sports. Enjoy all the festivities of the Kentucky Derby right here in Paradise.
SWING INTO SPRING
Sponsored by Whillock Wood Carving
May 17, 2013 7:30
$12 Members and $15 Non members, Students $10
Jump Jive and Wail and get In The Mood with Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing
featuring The Carleton Rugcutters including the St. Olaf Swing Club in this incredible one night only concert event. Want to take a few swing lessons before the concert at 7pm? Come and learn some easy steps to keep you dancing in aisles.
Paradise Community Band
(Formally the Faribault Community Band)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Summer Concert, Heritage Days Concert In the Park
Central Park
Free and Open to the Public
Mike Toomey TV & ME
Saturday August 31 at 7:30pm. Mike Toomey takes you on a journey back into the 60’s and 70’s TV land. Mike relates how his childhood television watching has shaped his adult life, while sharing his unique observations about his favorite programs and their characters. This multi-media presentation features over 300 slides and sound bytes plus Toomey’s dead-on impersonations of your favorite TV celebrities. TV & ME is a must see for all members of the TV generation. $17.00 for Members/ $22.00 Non-Members.
Paradise Community Band
(Formally the Faribault Community Band)
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Fall Concert, Free and Open to the Public
Wine, Women & Comedy
Featuring Mary Rowels and Jason Schommer
November 9, 2013 - 2011 8:00pm
$17 for members $22 for non members
Ladies night out is back, so get your girlfriends together for an evening of sophistication, laughter and relaxation as a tasteful experience through the vineyard and night of hilarity is in store for you. Jason Schommer’s unique comedy style ranges from observational humor based on his life and family, to recounting hysterical encounters with infamous celebrities and hilarious commentary of pop culture. “Jason Schommer is someone who will make you laugh and make you hungry for more!” said Louie Anderson.
Festival of Centerpieces
November 14-16
Free Open to the Public
Paradise Center for the Arts present the 2013 Festival of Centerpieces. One of a kind, handmade Centerpieces will be auctioned off. Bidding will start opening night, Thursday, November 8th from 5pm – 8pm. The silent Auction will close Saturday November 16th at 10pm during our Evening of Elegance.
An Evening Of Elegance
Saturday, November 16 at 7pm
Tickets: $25 for members, $35 for non members
Celebrate the Arts with Paradise Center for the Arts and Dance the Night away. This formal attire, black tie optional not-to-be-missed event is a true Elegant Evening out with friends and loved ones. During the night, final bidding will take place on our Festival of Centerpieces Silent Auction.
Members Holiday Wine Tasting
Sponsored by Haskell’s
Friday, November 22 at 7pm
(NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM 2013 SEASON GUIDE)
Free and open Members Only
Paradise Center for the Arts Board of Directors, and Staff welcome all of its Members to its annual Holiday Wine Tasting. This event is our way of saying thank you for your loyal support throughout the year.
Paradise Community Band
(Formally the Faribault Community Band)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Holiday Concert, Free and Open to the Public
These activities are made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the State’s general fund and its arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
