The Weekender

There is plenty of fun family activities you can do to start of your new year throughout Central Minnesota this weekend. Share some laughs at Paramount Theatre with Louie Anderson, check out some local dance teams with the Cathedral Crusaderette Dance Competition, hear some great music at the Local Blend with Jack and Kitty, watch a bout with the SCAR Dolls or enjoy a night Moolight Ski at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve. Read more in The Weekender!

Ring in the new year with several fun things to do around Central Minnesota this weekend. You can enjoy a Kat Perkins Christmas at the Paramount Theatre, sing and dance at Pioneer Place with Collective Unconscious, listen to the sounds of a Grammy-Award winning group the Blenders, hang out with a local band Canoise at Pioneer Place and join Minnesota's best Neil Diamond Tribute band Powderfinger. Read more in The Weekender!

There is lots to do this Christmas weekend around Central Minnesota if you're looking to entertain family and friends. You can rock out with a Rock and Roll Xmas at Paramount Theatre, enjoy some music by local musician Dave Cofell in St. Joseph, relive the Christmas story with Christmas in the Barn, share some laughs with Laughing All the Way at Pioneer Place, and don't spend Christmas alone with a warm meal put on by the Boy Scouts Troop 20 in Waite Park. Read more in The Weekender!

Get into the holiday spirit this weekend in central Minnesota with many fun filled Christmas themed activities. You can catch the performance of A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol at Paramount Theatre, share some laughs with comedian Jason Schommer, join the crew at KLAF for Laughing All The Way at Pioneer Place, listen to the St. John's Boy's Choir at St. Mary's Cathedral, and enjoy the sounds of George Maurer. Read more in The Weekender!

There is plenty of holiday fun going on throughout central Minnesota this weekend. You can take the family to Holdingford for a good old fashion Christmas, watch the Nutcracker Ballet at the Paramount Theatre, enjoy the Winter Nights and Lights Parade, swing the rhythm of a Big Band experience with Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, and enjoy some traditional Christmas songs played by Tubas at Pioneer Place. Read more in The Weekender!

Glad tidings and holiday cheer is in full swing this weekend throughout Central Minnesota. You can visit Santa at KringleFest at the Stearns History Museum, sing with Elvis at Pioneer Place, enjoy a holiday parade and family fun in Sauk Rapids and Richmond, and have one last chance to watch GREAT Theatre's performance of "It's A Wonderful Life." Read more in The Weekender!

If you're looking to get your family out of the house this Thanksgiving weekend, there are several fun things you can check out happening around Central Minnesota.

There is so much fun happening around Central Minnesota this week for you to check out. You can learn more about Minnesota made products at the Made In Minnesota Expo, sing along with Justin McGuinn (Ploof) at Pioneer Place, enjoy a dinner and a show at the Great Blue Heron with Drinking Habits 2, listen to some classical music at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and ladies head downtown for a night out at Copper Pony. Read more in The Weekender!

There is lots of fun and exciting things happening around Central Minnesota this weekend. You can enjoy some antique trains and tractors at the Granite City Train Show in St. Cloud and the Central Minnesota Farm Toy Show in Freeport, enjoy some art and music in Collegeville with the Crossing Project, and finish your weekend at the Paramount Theatre with shows by the Suburbs and the Lincoln Trio. Read more in The Weekender!

There are several Halloween events going on this weekend throughout Central Minnesota. You can catch the play Princess Who at Sartell High School, Kids and Parent Expo at the River's Edge Convention Center, Junk Junction, Halloween Historia at the Stearns History Museum, and Halloween Spooktacular at St. Cloud State University. Read more in The Weekender!

There is plenty to do this weekend around Central Minnesota, so grab your kids and check out the fun. Catch Junie B Jones live on stage at the Paramount Theatre, rock out to Bret Michaels at Benton Station, get scared out at the Harvest of Horror, sing to the songs of the Rolling Stones at Pioneer Place, and take in an arts and crafts fair put on by the St. Cloud Jaycees. Read more in The Weekender!

Get out and enjoy all the fun filled things happening throughout Central Minnesota this weekend. You can check out the St. John's Boys Choir season opening performance, listen to the sounds of the Beatles at Pioneer Place, enjoy the music of the Redhead Express at the Paramount Theatre, get scared at Molitor's Haunted Acres and carve a pumpkin at Beaver Island Brewing. Read more in The Weekender!