Arts & Performance

Featuring 75 booths of handcrafted items made by local artists, this event is a great opportunity to support local artists and get some gifts for others. Items include jewelry, handmade lotions, paintings and more! There will also be festive music and treats for guests to enjoy.  Read more about 41st Annual Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar

The Minneapolis Vintage Market is setting up a mini-city full of vendors from various vintage offerings. Their pop-up location on this date will be held at the Machine Shop where you can find that one-of-a-kind gift for someone special this holiday season. Read more about A Very Vintage Holiday Market

Disney fans—we have the perfect event for you, friends and family. The Minnesota Orchestra is performing live music from the Disney classic, Up. Fly away with the Minnesota Orchestra as it serenades audience members with the score from the movie while the film plays on the big screen. Run-time is approximately two hours with one 20-minute intermission.  Read more about Disney Pixar’s 'Up' in Concert

Woodbury-based East Metro Symphony Orchestra (EMSO), in collaboration with Applause Community Theatre (ACT), is pleased to present Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas!, a musical concert featuring excerpts from the play by David Caldwell and Ernest Zulia. The performance will be held Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2499 Helen Street North, North St. Paul, MN.  Admission to this concert is free.  Donations in support of the orchestra’s work in the community are always appreciated. Read more about Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas!

See SIX at the Ordway before it heads to Broadway!

 “A total blast! It’s as much a Beyoncé-style pop-concert as theatre… Go Queens!”
– Chicago Tribune

“Delivers pure entertainment… wickedly smart lyrics.”
– The New York Times

Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. All this time, they’ve been just one word in a stupid rhyme—so they picked up a pen and a microphone. History’s about to get overthrown. Read more about SIX

Direct from Broadway

Music. Fire. Rain. Passion. And that’s just the opening number.

“What a delight it is to enter the world of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND!” raves The New York Times.

Winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. Read more about Once on This Island

Meet the very popular, award-winning author Brian Lutterman at Woodbury Barnes & Noble on Saturday, December 7th, where he will be signing copies of his latest novel Nightfall. Lutterman, a former trial and corporate attorney, writes cutting-edge corporate thrillers. Nightfall is the latest in his Pen Wilkinson series, which also includes Downfall, Windfall and Freefall. Read more about Brian Lutterman, Award-Winning Author at Woodbury Barnes & Noble

The Performance in the Park series continues with an afternoon of kid-friendly rock ‘n’ roll. Shake your hips and do the twist to the hits from the 50s to the 80s. Read more about Performance in the Park: ForEver Young Concert

Artwork, neighbors, holiday gifts and perpetual warm weather: What could be better? The Central Park Art Fair combines all of these delightful early-winter things, and it’s the perfect place to kick off your holiday shopping. Local artists showcase their wares—including paintings, pottery and more—so you can be assured that your finds are one-of-a-kind. And of course, take the opportunity stroll around Central Park and enjoy the (year-round!) greenery and soothing water features, which can help us outlast another snowy winter to come.    Read more about Art in the Park