In the spring of 2020, just as the pandemic was rolling, we built a deck in our backyard –
that, oh surprise! turned out to function beautifully as a stage.
That fall, as soon as we could gather 10 people together (outside, masked, and distanced),
we started hosting mini-concerts – and by that point both artists and audiences were desperate for it.
As restrictions loosened, we got more ambitious, and on Memorial Day 2021 we hosted a
spontaneously-staged reading of Shakespeare’s Richard II, complete with balcony scene.
Audiences loved it, and we hosted a few more concerts that year, as part of a series of barbecue parties.
That concept fully took off in 2022, with the launch of the first official Smoke House Stage season.
that, oh surprise! turned out to function beautifully as a stage.
That fall, as soon as we could gather 10 people together (outside, masked, and distanced),
we started hosting mini-concerts – and by that point both artists and audiences were desperate for it.
As restrictions loosened, we got more ambitious, and on Memorial Day 2021 we hosted a
spontaneously-staged reading of Shakespeare’s Richard II, complete with balcony scene.
Audiences loved it, and we hosted a few more concerts that year, as part of a series of barbecue parties.
That concept fully took off in 2022, with the launch of the first official Smoke House Stage season.
HERE’S THE DEAL!
We host 10 different (usually Friday) Happy Hour barbecue parties,
from Summer-into-Fall.
(See specific schedule below!)
THEY’RE FREE, AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
(No Tickets or Reservations Required!)
**Bring your own sittin’ tools**
Show up at 5:30
Grab some free smoked treats
Enjoy the week’s artist(s) at 6:00 for about an hour
We’ll pass the basket if you wanna tip the artist(s) – but no requirement
—>We also have a yard sign with a QR code to benefit *Ukraine if you’d rather do that<--
Hang out after, or take off to dinner or to see another show – we’re done by about 7:00
You can bring something to share if ya wanna, or don’t if you don’t; it’s just a party!
We host 10 different (usually Friday) Happy Hour barbecue parties,
from Summer-into-Fall.
(See specific schedule below!)
THEY’RE FREE, AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
(No Tickets or Reservations Required!)
**Bring your own sittin’ tools**
Show up at 5:30
Grab some free smoked treats
Enjoy the week’s artist(s) at 6:00 for about an hour
We’ll pass the basket if you wanna tip the artist(s) – but no requirement
—>We also have a yard sign with a QR code to benefit *Ukraine if you’d rather do that<--
Hang out after, or take off to dinner or to see another show – we’re done by about 7:00
You can bring something to share if ya wanna, or don’t if you don’t; it’s just a party!
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2112 Saint Anthony Avenue, St. Paul MN 55104
[LINK TO GOOGLE MAP] Conveniently located in the middle of the Twin Cities right near Cretin & 94 (Plenty of free street parking out front) |
Link to Smoke House Stage Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/SmokeHouseStage
https://www.facebook.com/SmokeHouseStage
2024
FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2024
ANN MICHELS & GEORGE MAURER
Both Twin Cities legends, beloved singer-actress and keyboard wizard join forces
for an evening of jazz standards, musical theater hits, and general hilarity!
FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2024
WESLEY FRYE & friends
Tenor and piano powerhouse puts you in the lounge (along with local favorites / friends) with songs old and new from the realms of music-theater, pop, and jazz!
FRIDAY 12 JULY 2024
MATTHEW VALVERDE & AHMED ANZALDUA
Local Latin American superstars (and leaders of Border CrosSing) share a beautiful collection of Mexican folk songs and other Spanish-language favorites for tenor
and piano!
*SUNDAY* 21 JULY 2024
ELENA STABILE & CARSON ROSE SCHNEIDER
In a special SUNDAY show to honor our grandmother’s 100th birthday(!), this gorgeous soprano/piano duo presents cabaret songs and old standards, plus Barber’s astonishing “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”!
FRIDAY 9 AUGUST 2024
JOHN HEIMBUCH performs Charlie Bethel’s BEOWULF
with live musical underscoring improvised by JAKE ENDRES
A gripping one-man retelling of the ancient epic adventure story gets the silent movie musical treatment!
FRIDAY 16 AUGUST 2024
ANDREW WILKOWSKE
Killer operatic baritone brings the noise with his mashup of art song and rock concert,
Guns N’Rosenkavalier-style!
FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2024
Theater Songs of JOSEF EVANS
Twin Cities writer/composer shares some of his hits from shows produced all over town, with an all-star local cast!
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
NORAH LONG with Jake Endres
Transcendent singer-actress shares fabulous theatrical songs and pieces created especially for her, including the premiere of a new work by KAZ SHERMAN
and JAKE ENDRES!
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2024
EMILY ROSE SKINNER & KERI RODAU
Two darling divas of the local theater scene display their wit, warmth, and gorgeous voices in a night of cabaret, jazz, pop, and generally rollicking songs!
FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2024
JAKE ENDRES does TOM WAITS,
with bassist/guitarist JAKE JACKSON
An all-new season-ending blowout of the songs of our beloved Musical Poet Laureate
featuring this pair of Jakes, one of who’s a phenom on both guitar and bass!
ANN MICHELS & GEORGE MAURER
Both Twin Cities legends, beloved singer-actress and keyboard wizard join forces
for an evening of jazz standards, musical theater hits, and general hilarity!
FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2024
WESLEY FRYE & friends
Tenor and piano powerhouse puts you in the lounge (along with local favorites / friends) with songs old and new from the realms of music-theater, pop, and jazz!
FRIDAY 12 JULY 2024
MATTHEW VALVERDE & AHMED ANZALDUA
Local Latin American superstars (and leaders of Border CrosSing) share a beautiful collection of Mexican folk songs and other Spanish-language favorites for tenor
and piano!
*SUNDAY* 21 JULY 2024
ELENA STABILE & CARSON ROSE SCHNEIDER
In a special SUNDAY show to honor our grandmother’s 100th birthday(!), this gorgeous soprano/piano duo presents cabaret songs and old standards, plus Barber’s astonishing “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”!
FRIDAY 9 AUGUST 2024
JOHN HEIMBUCH performs Charlie Bethel’s BEOWULF
with live musical underscoring improvised by JAKE ENDRES
A gripping one-man retelling of the ancient epic adventure story gets the silent movie musical treatment!
FRIDAY 16 AUGUST 2024
ANDREW WILKOWSKE
Killer operatic baritone brings the noise with his mashup of art song and rock concert,
Guns N’Rosenkavalier-style!
FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2024
Theater Songs of JOSEF EVANS
Twin Cities writer/composer shares some of his hits from shows produced all over town, with an all-star local cast!
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
NORAH LONG with Jake Endres
Transcendent singer-actress shares fabulous theatrical songs and pieces created especially for her, including the premiere of a new work by KAZ SHERMAN
and JAKE ENDRES!
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2024
EMILY ROSE SKINNER & KERI RODAU
Two darling divas of the local theater scene display their wit, warmth, and gorgeous voices in a night of cabaret, jazz, pop, and generally rollicking songs!
FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2024
JAKE ENDRES does TOM WAITS,
with bassist/guitarist JAKE JACKSON
An all-new season-ending blowout of the songs of our beloved Musical Poet Laureate
featuring this pair of Jakes, one of who’s a phenom on both guitar and bass!
2023
Friday 30 June 2023
YOUNG JAZZ SUPERSTARS:
WILL ALDRICH, RAFI KARPOWITZ, KIRA SEVERY-HOVEN, ATAA MENSAH
The best (mostly just-graduated) high school age jazz musicians in the state!
Will Aldrich on alto sax, Rafi Karpowitz on piano – both recent Central High School grads –
and Roseville senior Ataa Mensah on drums. To this we add our featured singer,
Kira Severy-Hoven (another recent grad) doing some lovely jazz standards.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/585594573733938/
Friday 7 July 2023
PAUL COATE with Wesley Frye
This beloved Singer-Songwriter-Actor-Teacher performs an eclectic mix of favorite originals, rock, pop, music-theater, and folk songs that hold particularly special and personal meanings – musically exploring ever-poignant themes of love, loss, and the joy and hope that comes from rebuilding together. Accompanied at the piano by Wesley Frye, sometimes self-accompanied at the guitar,
and assisted in part by a special, melodica-bearing guest (who may or may not be your host).
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/297074879404479/
Friday 21 July 2023
KALEIDOSCOPE QUARTET
Four-part a cappella vocal music with fun, range, and soul – come and be wowed by the terrific voices, wonderfully varied tunes, and splendid arrangements of this stunning new group.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1128588714965600/
Friday 28 July 2023
The Cast of GLENSHEEN Sings … Anything but GLENSHEEN!
Beloved singer-actors Jen Maren, Dane Stauffer, Wendy Lehr, Gary Briggle, and Randy Schmeling
(and more, with music director David Lohman) share anything they like
that is NOT from the hit musical murder mystery.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/834342681385606/
Friday 11 August 2023
MILA VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Amazing a cappella women’s group featuring music from Ukraine and allied Eastern Europe –
we love having these amazing singers transport us to many other, extraordinarily beautiful, worlds.
As a further enticement, we’re grilling up Ukrainian-style garlicky beef kebabs.
Cuz as always (and especially appropriate this week!) it’s a benefit for Ukraine.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1023838108759426/
Friday 18 August 2023
CLARA OSOWSKI (& Jake Endres) with CASEY RAFN
World-class mezzo (and local baritone) sing recent Louis Jenkins settings commissioned of
Twin Cities composers (including some by your humble host) –
part of one of the most wonderful & fun art song projects ever.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1014228523096899/
Friday 8 September 2023
NATALIE NOWYTSKI with SCOTT KEEVER
Beloved local world-music diva and composer (and our Ukrainian guidestar and co-host)
gets her own highly-anticipated spotlight, singing a literal world of music.
Natalie’s amazing voice will blow your mind and send all the good kinds of shivers through your soul,
with Eastern European folk music, jazz, bluegrass, pop, and her own captivating compositions.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/294268566667015/
Friday 15 September 2023
TATIANA RIABOKIN
In the hands of this master, the bandura is one of the most mesmerizing instruments in the world.
Come hear the magic she weaves with it, through songs and stories from Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
Plus, we get two weeks in a row with Natalie Nowytski, who joins Tatiana for several numbers.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/217970304321357/
Friday 22 September 2023
NAUTILUS MUSIC-THEATER COMPOSER-LIBRETTIST STUDIO Reunion Concert
This amazing workshop led by Ben Krywosz created 25 pieces of new music-theater in 2 weeks!
We had a spectacular bunch of artists (and the sweetest people) doing the Studio this year, and so many of the pieces (so quickly) written turned out to be so stunning they deserve to be heard again,
so we’re bringing a great set (including a world premiere) to the Smoke House Stage.
Featuring performers Joey Clark, Peyton Dixon, Anna Hashizume, Megan Kim, & Jake Endres,
with music director Jill Dawe.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/990627175521323/
Sunday 1 October 2023
A (new) ALL-TOM WAITS Show with JAKE ENDRES & THE MEAN RHYTHM MASTERS
Last year’s season-closer supergroup returns with more music from our beloved Musical Poet Laureate.
We’ve got a new (and darker) collection of songs for you, to celebrate our entering into October,
on our only SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR concert of the year. As anyone who attended last year’s blowout
Tom Waits season closer can tell you: Don’t you DARE go Whistlin’ Past This Graveyard.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/235697365767634/
YOUNG JAZZ SUPERSTARS:
WILL ALDRICH, RAFI KARPOWITZ, KIRA SEVERY-HOVEN, ATAA MENSAH
The best (mostly just-graduated) high school age jazz musicians in the state!
Will Aldrich on alto sax, Rafi Karpowitz on piano – both recent Central High School grads –
and Roseville senior Ataa Mensah on drums. To this we add our featured singer,
Kira Severy-Hoven (another recent grad) doing some lovely jazz standards.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/585594573733938/
Friday 7 July 2023
PAUL COATE with Wesley Frye
This beloved Singer-Songwriter-Actor-Teacher performs an eclectic mix of favorite originals, rock, pop, music-theater, and folk songs that hold particularly special and personal meanings – musically exploring ever-poignant themes of love, loss, and the joy and hope that comes from rebuilding together. Accompanied at the piano by Wesley Frye, sometimes self-accompanied at the guitar,
and assisted in part by a special, melodica-bearing guest (who may or may not be your host).
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/297074879404479/
Friday 21 July 2023
KALEIDOSCOPE QUARTET
Four-part a cappella vocal music with fun, range, and soul – come and be wowed by the terrific voices, wonderfully varied tunes, and splendid arrangements of this stunning new group.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1128588714965600/
Friday 28 July 2023
The Cast of GLENSHEEN Sings … Anything but GLENSHEEN!
Beloved singer-actors Jen Maren, Dane Stauffer, Wendy Lehr, Gary Briggle, and Randy Schmeling
(and more, with music director David Lohman) share anything they like
that is NOT from the hit musical murder mystery.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/834342681385606/
Friday 11 August 2023
MILA VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Amazing a cappella women’s group featuring music from Ukraine and allied Eastern Europe –
we love having these amazing singers transport us to many other, extraordinarily beautiful, worlds.
As a further enticement, we’re grilling up Ukrainian-style garlicky beef kebabs.
Cuz as always (and especially appropriate this week!) it’s a benefit for Ukraine.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1023838108759426/
Friday 18 August 2023
CLARA OSOWSKI (& Jake Endres) with CASEY RAFN
World-class mezzo (and local baritone) sing recent Louis Jenkins settings commissioned of
Twin Cities composers (including some by your humble host) –
part of one of the most wonderful & fun art song projects ever.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1014228523096899/
Friday 8 September 2023
NATALIE NOWYTSKI with SCOTT KEEVER
Beloved local world-music diva and composer (and our Ukrainian guidestar and co-host)
gets her own highly-anticipated spotlight, singing a literal world of music.
Natalie’s amazing voice will blow your mind and send all the good kinds of shivers through your soul,
with Eastern European folk music, jazz, bluegrass, pop, and her own captivating compositions.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/294268566667015/
Friday 15 September 2023
TATIANA RIABOKIN
In the hands of this master, the bandura is one of the most mesmerizing instruments in the world.
Come hear the magic she weaves with it, through songs and stories from Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
Plus, we get two weeks in a row with Natalie Nowytski, who joins Tatiana for several numbers.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/217970304321357/
Friday 22 September 2023
NAUTILUS MUSIC-THEATER COMPOSER-LIBRETTIST STUDIO Reunion Concert
This amazing workshop led by Ben Krywosz created 25 pieces of new music-theater in 2 weeks!
We had a spectacular bunch of artists (and the sweetest people) doing the Studio this year, and so many of the pieces (so quickly) written turned out to be so stunning they deserve to be heard again,
so we’re bringing a great set (including a world premiere) to the Smoke House Stage.
Featuring performers Joey Clark, Peyton Dixon, Anna Hashizume, Megan Kim, & Jake Endres,
with music director Jill Dawe.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/990627175521323/
Sunday 1 October 2023
A (new) ALL-TOM WAITS Show with JAKE ENDRES & THE MEAN RHYTHM MASTERS
Last year’s season-closer supergroup returns with more music from our beloved Musical Poet Laureate.
We’ve got a new (and darker) collection of songs for you, to celebrate our entering into October,
on our only SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR concert of the year. As anyone who attended last year’s blowout
Tom Waits season closer can tell you: Don’t you DARE go Whistlin’ Past This Graveyard.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/235697365767634/
2022
Friday 1 July 2022
RODOLFO NIETO & MAURICIO SANCHEZ
Classic & original Latin American music
Inspired by music from México down to the Andes.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3725364784253988/
Sunday 10 July 2022
CHORO BOREALIS
Lively and virtuosic Brazilian choro band
David Burk, cavaquinho & guitar; Pat O’Keefe, clarinet & percussion;
Tim O’Keefe, percussion & bandolim; John Croarkin, flute;
Robert Everest, 7-string guitar, cavaquinho, & vocals
All the members of Choro Borealis have dedicated much of their decades-long musical careers
to respectfully learning and performing Brazilian music.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1191564618078890/
Sunday 17 July 2022
THE FAIRLANES
A cappella quartet
Abbie Betinis, alto; John Barrett, tenor;
Dave Jacobson, baritone; Bob Peskin, bass
The Fairlanes have been delighting audiences for more than 20 years,
with a unique blend of doo-wop, R&B, and pop songs from the ’50s and ’60s.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/989879541677412/
Friday 29 July 2022
RETROFIZZ
A Refreshing Swim in a Pile of Elevator Pop!
Ariel Donahue, vocals; Morris Engel, drums & vocals;
Jimmy Kennedy, keys & vocals; Joe Weismann, bass & vocals
Forgotten in the wake of the rock’n’roll revolution is all of the non-rock-based popular music that still
hit the airwaves (and the pop charts) between the late ’50s and early ’70s. No kitschy novelty project, Retrofizz treats these catchy melodies and challenging chord charts with the respect they deserve.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/755264962178154/
Friday 5 August 2022
FOLLOW THE FIREFLY
An imaginative trio comprised of guitar, bass, harp, and two voices
Scott Keever, guitar; Natalie Nowytski, bass & vocals; Phala Tracy, concert harp & vocals
With several paths winding through its varied stylistic influences, this trio twists and turns through singer-songwriter originals, composed instrumentals, and traditional music from Eastern Europe.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1175130536688724/
Friday 19 August 2022
SOUL TROUVERE
Duo of violin, accordion, and vocals
Colleen Bertsch & Christian Küffner
With a mix of folk and original music, they get audiences moving with
Colombian cumbias, Cajun waltzes, Transylvanian dances, and more.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2912346295724664/
Monday 5 September (Labor Day) 2022
MARIA JETTE, soprano & DAN CHOUINARD, accordion & piano
Maria is one of our most beloved and prolific singers, and Dan is the greatest wizard
on any set of keys we’ve ever known. They’ve got a show filled with wit, humor, stories,
and the most delightful, inspired collection of songs you can hear.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/377261847907994/
Sunday 11 September 2022
JAKE JACKSON
Songwriter and solo performer: originals and selected covers
Jake debuts some original music created over the last few years, along with a few of his favorite covers.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1241946099926155/
Sunday 2 October 2022
J2J: JULIE JOHNSON & JACQUELINE ULTAN
Eclectic flute & cello duo
Julie (flute) and Jacqueline (cello) perform a dynamic and eclectic mix of music from
classical to jazz, tango, Celtic, and original compositions, with unique arrangements enhanced by
modern extended techniques and improvisational elements.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/5488612684560474/
Sunday 9 October 2022
JAKE ENDRES does an ALL-TOM WAITS Concert with THE MEAN RHYTHM MASTERS
Everyone’s a winner! Bargains galore!
Mo Engel, Scott Keever, Jimmy Kennedy, and Joe Weismann return to the Smoke House Stage
to help Jake with a blowout concert of our favorite Musical Poet Laureate.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/5405874756117861/
RODOLFO NIETO & MAURICIO SANCHEZ
Classic & original Latin American music
Inspired by music from México down to the Andes.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3725364784253988/
Sunday 10 July 2022
CHORO BOREALIS
Lively and virtuosic Brazilian choro band
David Burk, cavaquinho & guitar; Pat O’Keefe, clarinet & percussion;
Tim O’Keefe, percussion & bandolim; John Croarkin, flute;
Robert Everest, 7-string guitar, cavaquinho, & vocals
All the members of Choro Borealis have dedicated much of their decades-long musical careers
to respectfully learning and performing Brazilian music.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1191564618078890/
Sunday 17 July 2022
THE FAIRLANES
A cappella quartet
Abbie Betinis, alto; John Barrett, tenor;
Dave Jacobson, baritone; Bob Peskin, bass
The Fairlanes have been delighting audiences for more than 20 years,
with a unique blend of doo-wop, R&B, and pop songs from the ’50s and ’60s.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/989879541677412/
Friday 29 July 2022
RETROFIZZ
A Refreshing Swim in a Pile of Elevator Pop!
Ariel Donahue, vocals; Morris Engel, drums & vocals;
Jimmy Kennedy, keys & vocals; Joe Weismann, bass & vocals
Forgotten in the wake of the rock’n’roll revolution is all of the non-rock-based popular music that still
hit the airwaves (and the pop charts) between the late ’50s and early ’70s. No kitschy novelty project, Retrofizz treats these catchy melodies and challenging chord charts with the respect they deserve.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/755264962178154/
Friday 5 August 2022
FOLLOW THE FIREFLY
An imaginative trio comprised of guitar, bass, harp, and two voices
Scott Keever, guitar; Natalie Nowytski, bass & vocals; Phala Tracy, concert harp & vocals
With several paths winding through its varied stylistic influences, this trio twists and turns through singer-songwriter originals, composed instrumentals, and traditional music from Eastern Europe.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1175130536688724/
Friday 19 August 2022
SOUL TROUVERE
Duo of violin, accordion, and vocals
Colleen Bertsch & Christian Küffner
With a mix of folk and original music, they get audiences moving with
Colombian cumbias, Cajun waltzes, Transylvanian dances, and more.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2912346295724664/
Monday 5 September (Labor Day) 2022
MARIA JETTE, soprano & DAN CHOUINARD, accordion & piano
Maria is one of our most beloved and prolific singers, and Dan is the greatest wizard
on any set of keys we’ve ever known. They’ve got a show filled with wit, humor, stories,
and the most delightful, inspired collection of songs you can hear.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/377261847907994/
Sunday 11 September 2022
JAKE JACKSON
Songwriter and solo performer: originals and selected covers
Jake debuts some original music created over the last few years, along with a few of his favorite covers.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1241946099926155/
Sunday 2 October 2022
J2J: JULIE JOHNSON & JACQUELINE ULTAN
Eclectic flute & cello duo
Julie (flute) and Jacqueline (cello) perform a dynamic and eclectic mix of music from
classical to jazz, tango, Celtic, and original compositions, with unique arrangements enhanced by
modern extended techniques and improvisational elements.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/5488612684560474/
Sunday 9 October 2022
JAKE ENDRES does an ALL-TOM WAITS Concert with THE MEAN RHYTHM MASTERS
Everyone’s a winner! Bargains galore!
Mo Engel, Scott Keever, Jimmy Kennedy, and Joe Weismann return to the Smoke House Stage
to help Jake with a blowout concert of our favorite Musical Poet Laureate.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/5405874756117861/
*Since 2022, we’ve been partnering with Stand With Ukraine MN [LINK] –
ALL of our guest artists have donated at least a portion, if not ALL of the proceeds of these concerts,
to benefit this great, low-overhead, MUCH NEEDED, grassroots organization.
In the first two years, we raised over $4500 in cash donations alone for Ukraine,
not including the untold number of direct contributions make through our yard sign.
We’re proud (if terribly saddened) to continue to benefit these people through these concerts.
Click here at ANY time to support this incredible resource: https://www.standwithukrainemn.com *
ALL of our guest artists have donated at least a portion, if not ALL of the proceeds of these concerts,
to benefit this great, low-overhead, MUCH NEEDED, grassroots organization.
In the first two years, we raised over $4500 in cash donations alone for Ukraine,
not including the untold number of direct contributions make through our yard sign.
We’re proud (if terribly saddened) to continue to benefit these people through these concerts.
Click here at ANY time to support this incredible resource: https://www.standwithukrainemn.com *
2020-21
Wednesday 16 September 2020
GARY RUSCHMAN, tenor & guitar
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Friday 18 September 2020
JAKE ENDRES, baritone & piano
A last-minute substitute for a Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Sunday 20 September 2020
REBECCA MERBLUM, cello
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Tuesday 11 May 2021
CONOR O’BRIEN, violin
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Monday 23 May 2021
MARCO REAL-D’ARBELLES, violin
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Saturday 22 May 2021
GINNA WATSON, violin
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Sunday 23 May 2021
GARY RUSCHMAN, tenor & guitar
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Monday 31 May 2021
SHAKESPEARE’S RICHARD II
A spontaneously-staged reading
Saturday 17 July 2021
KAREN MAL & DAVID STODDARD
Singer-songwriter duo
Sunday 22 August 2021
SCOTT KEEVER
Guitarist and composer
Friday 24 September 2021
LUMINA
3-voice women’s a cappella group
Linda Kachelmeier, artistic director & alto; Angela Grundstad, soprano, Clara Osowski, alto
Friday 8 October 2021
NICO MUÑOZ
Chilean-American One-Man Band
GARY RUSCHMAN, tenor & guitar
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Friday 18 September 2020
JAKE ENDRES, baritone & piano
A last-minute substitute for a Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Sunday 20 September 2020
REBECCA MERBLUM, cello
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Tuesday 11 May 2021
CONOR O’BRIEN, violin
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Monday 23 May 2021
MARCO REAL-D’ARBELLES, violin
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Saturday 22 May 2021
GINNA WATSON, violin
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Sunday 23 May 2021
GARY RUSCHMAN, tenor & guitar
A Bach Society of MN Pop-Up Concert
Monday 31 May 2021
SHAKESPEARE’S RICHARD II
A spontaneously-staged reading
Saturday 17 July 2021
KAREN MAL & DAVID STODDARD
Singer-songwriter duo
Sunday 22 August 2021
SCOTT KEEVER
Guitarist and composer
Friday 24 September 2021
LUMINA
3-voice women’s a cappella group
Linda Kachelmeier, artistic director & alto; Angela Grundstad, soprano, Clara Osowski, alto
Friday 8 October 2021
NICO MUÑOZ
Chilean-American One-Man Band