Weekend Planner

Get your dose of Twins baseball during the off-season as the Minnesota Twins Caravan travels to Albert Lea on Sunday.

See TC, the Minnesota Twins mascot, along with some of the players live and in person at Plaza Morena Restaurant in Northbridge Mall early Sunday afternoon.

The event, which includes a lunch followed by a brief question and answer session, begins at 1:15 and ends at 2:30 p.m.

Broadcaster Dan Gladden will emcee the event, which allows people from the general public to ask questions to members of the traveling team. The traveling team includes infielders Danny Valencia and Matt Tolbert, along with representatives from the Twins’ front office.

Autographs will not be available during or after this program due to time constraints.

Fans, however, will have their chance to meet the players and get autographs later on Sunday as the caravan travels to the Albert Lea Moose Lodge from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Several other events are slated around the area this weekend, too, including:

Friday

• Enjoy the creative works of local artists at the Albert Lea Art Center’s All Member Show. The exhibit goes through Feb. 19 at the Albert Lea Art Center, located at 224 S. Broadway Ave. The Art Center is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

• It’s Winter Crazy Days at Northbridge Mall, with special sales at participating stores. The mall is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

• The A Squirts Hockey Tournament will be at Albert Lea City Arena through Sunday. The tournament starts at 5:45 p.m. Friday with Albert Lea vs. Owatonna. Games begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and run until 7:15 p.m. Championship rounds begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, with the last game slated to start at 10:45 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

• The Albert Lea Eagles Club will host a dance with music by the Buck Hollow Band starting at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

• Enjoy the creative works of local artists at the Albert Lea Art Center’s All Member Show. The exhibit goes through Feb. 19 at the Albert Lea Art Center, located at 224 S. Broadway Ave. The Art Center is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

• Everyone’s invited to the Day Breakers Kiwanis club scholarship fish fry fundraiser at Leo Carey American Legion Post 56 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 10 and under.

• The Albert Lea Eagles Club will host a dance with music by Dale & The Legends starting at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday

• Leo Carey American Legion Post 56 is hosting a Sunday morning breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is open to the public and the menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, potatoes, fruit juice and coffee. A suggested donation of $7 for adults will be collected at the door, with $1 from each admission benefiting the local church youth activities.

• Albert Lea Moose Lodge will host a youth pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.