Big Band dinner and dance scheduled in Aitkin
AITKIN - Brady’s Big Band from Minneapolis is coming back to perform March 1 for a performance at the 40 Club Convention Center in Aitkin.
Friends of the Arts is sponsoring the concert.
The Big Band is a 16-member musical ensemble that succeeds in capturing the elegance of the big band era of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Now called the BBB Jazz Orchestra, their performance has expanded to become a musical mosaic of the top standards from the 30’s through the 80’s.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Convention Center with a catered dinner, to be served by members of the Aitkin High School Concert Choir. This will be followed by two hours of live music and dancing. Tickets for the big event are now available at the Aitkin Independent Age or from Friends of the Arts board members. Individual tickets are priced at $37.50.
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Winter Waffle Breakfast scheduled
NISSWA - The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota will host its Winter Waffle Breakfast and Bake Sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 22 at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa. Dad’s Belgian Waffles, St. Cloud, will provide the food for the breakfast. The menu includes giant, made-from-scratch, malted Belgian waffles served hot off the iron, sausages, nine flavors of syrup and fresh whipped cream and juice, milk or coffee. Baked goods from chorale members will also be for sale during the event.
Prices for the fundraiser are $8 for ages 13 and up, $5 for children age 5-12 and children under 5 eat for free. Tickets can be purchased in advance from chorale members and at the Brainerd Dispatch, BL Broadcasting or Bethany Bookstore in Baxter. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on the day of the breakfast.
The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, now in its 12th season, is a non-profit arts organization led by Artistic Director Sarah Aamot. There are currently 62 singers in the chorale, representing 17 area communities: Aitkin, Baxter, Brainerd, Breezy Point, Crosslake, Crosby, Deerwood, East Gull Lake, Emily, Garrison, Hackensack, Ironton, Little Falls, Merrifield, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes and Pillager.
For more information about The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, contact Ed Yunker, board president at 270-8020 or go to www.legacychorale.org .
