In Anticipation of Spring

It's been a cold and snowy winter in Minnesota, so we're anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring. Luckily, we've got an exciting lineup of events to keep us occupied until the snow melts! Here's what's coming up:

   Gary Bartz performs at the Winter Jazz Festival on Mar 31; Marjorie Prime plays at Park Square Theatre beginning April 19

Escape to the Caribbean this weekend (musically, at least) with Border CrosSing's “Island Baroque,” the fourth program in their “Puentes” concert series focused on rarely-told music and stories from Latin America. Performances are at 8:00 pm on Friday, March 22, at Saint Paul's Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and Saturday, March 23, at Our Lady of Presentation Chapel.

Then, on Sunday March 31, Twin Cities Jazz Festival hosts it's annual Winter Jazz Festival at Crooners Lounge and Supper Club, featuring Gary Bartz, Francisco Mela, Debbie Duncan, Patty Peterson, and more!  All proceeds from the event support the free three-day Jazz Festival held in and around Lowertown, Saint Paul, from June 20 to 22.

The 38th Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival kicks off April 4- 20. Minnesota’s largest film event--and one of the longest running film festivals in the country--MSPIFF presents more than 250+ bold, exciting, and moving works from new and veteran filmmakers from around the globe.

In celebration of the bicentennial year of Queen Victoria's birth, Oratorio Society of Minnesota presents an unforgettable evening of storeis and music from the Victorian era on April 13 at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis and April 14 at Hamline Church United Methodist in Saint Paul.

And, at Park Square Theatre, Theatre in Residence PRIME Productions presents Marjorie Prime on the Andy Boss Thrust Stage April 19 - May 19. Staring Laura Sterns and Candace Barrett Birk, this 2015 Pullitzer Prize Finalist explores the connection between human identity and technology in the age of artificial intelligence.