The Weekender: Pirates of Penzance, GB Leighton and More!

Minnesota writer Kao Kalia Yang captures the life of the refugee in her gripping memoir. Told with the immediacy of the author as a young girl, born in the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand, the story follows her journey to a new land and a new life. For the author, for her parents and for her grandmother, the story explores themes of home, family, opportunity, acceptance and obligation. General admission tickets are just $32. Performances begin Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. inside the Gorecki Theatre on the College of St. Benedict.

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- Thursday, March 16th, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 17th, 7:30 p.m.

Derina Harvey leads the award-winning ​Celtic Rock group, the Derina Harvey Band into central Minnesota this weekend. The show offers a fresh take on traditional folk songs as well as a few originals, Derina’s vibrant personality takes center stage with humour, storytelling, and, of course, her powerful vocals. The group has earned a reputation as a ​high-energy live show​ that leaves many an audience out-of-breath and hollering from their seats! Tickets for the show are between $20-$25 and will take place inside the Paramount Theatre on Thursday night.

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- Thursday, March 16th, 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with one of the popular Irish restaurants in St. Cloud. The Olde Brick House is hosting a weekend full of Saint Patrick's Day events. Enjoy live music Friday from Justin Ploof, Wheelhouse Trio and Timmy Haus, and Anthony Perry on Saturday. There will also be food and drink specials, give away's and more!

EVENT IS FREE!

- Friday, March 17th, 11:30 a.m.
- Saturday, March 18th, 5:00 p.m.

Set sail with a classic comic opera that boasts one of the most famous patter songs in musical theatre history. The Pirates of Penzance features a band of tenderhearted pirates celebrates the coming of age of Frederic, who was mistakenly apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. Now, Frederic has vowed to devote his life to the extermination of piracy – until a ludicrous leap year snag threatens to keep him apprenticed to the pirates for life! Tickets for the show are between $27 to $32. Show begins at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Paramount Theatre.

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- Sunday, March 19th, 3:00 p.m.

Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Pioneer Place theatre in downtown St. Cloud. The venue will be hosting GB Leighton for a night of fun. The popular group has played in several venues in central Minnesota, including at SummerTime by George. Tickets are just $20 and General Admission tickets will be turned into a Dance Floor. Showtime begins at 7:30 p.m.

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- Friday, March 17th, 7:30 p.m.