Children who have been participating in an after-school performance arts program will get the chance to show their stuff Saturday.

The Lighthouse Event Center in Albert Lea this winter held after-school classes for students interested in learning more about the arts.

“They have been working very hard for the past six weeks,” Lighthouse owner Celeste Krause said. “Please show your support to our next generation of actors.”

The children will put on a performance for the public at 3 p.m. Saturday. The children range in age from 6 to 12, and the presentation should last about an hour. Cost is $5 and tickets are available at the door before the show.

 

Friday

• The Albert Lea Art Center hosts Art & Soul, an evening of music for the arts at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $12. For more information call the art center at 373-5665.

• The Myrtle Fire Department will host a ribs and chicken dinner from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Glenville Legion in Glenville. Cost is $12. All proceeds go toward the purchase of a new pumper for the fire department.

 

Saturday

• Freeborn County 4-H’ers will host a Dad’s Belgian waffle breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Fairlane Community Building at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds. Menu includes waffles, sausage, milk, orange juice and coffee. Cost is $7.50 or $5 for kids.

• The third annual A Taste of Heritage event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Northbridge Mall in Albert Lea.

• Children’s performance at the Lighthouse Event Center. Cost is $5 and tickets are available at the door.

• The Southern Gateway Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association will host a fundraiser event starting at 5 p.m. at the American Legion in Albert Lea. Baskets of a hamburger, chicken strips or pulled pork will cost $8. There will also be a 15-gun raffle, and the public is invited to attend. Funds raised will go to local projects.

• The Albert Lea Moose Lodge will host a basket fundraiser for Knights Baseball from 5 to 8 p.m.

• St. Theodore Catholic Church will host a sloppy joe dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Proceeds help support students and adults going on a mission trip to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota in July. Menu includes sloppy joes, salad, chips, pickle, dessert and drink. Cost is $7 at the door, with ages 5 and younger eating free.

 

Sunday

• The Conger Volunteer Fire Department will host a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Conger Community Center. Menu includes eggs, pancakes, French toast, Conger Meats breakfast sausage, milk and juice. Cost for the all-you-can-eat breakfast is $6 for adults, $4 for ages 6 to 12 and free for ages 5 and younger.

• United Preschool will host a 50th anniversary open house for all past alumni from 1 to 2:30 p.m. All alumni are invited and there will be snacks available. People can tour the classrooms and learn more about the current operations at the school.

• The Area Community Choir will perform at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wells at 2 p.m.