Weekend Planner: Motorcycle group to celebrate 30th anniversary as a chapter

Published 9:55 am Thursday, April 9, 2015

On Saturday and Sunday, the Gold Wing Road Riders Association Minnesota Chapter R will be commemorating its 30th anniversary as a GWRRA Minnesota District chapter. It will also host its 20th annual mall show at Northbridge Mall in Albert Lea. The show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The club’s first mall show was in 1995 at this location.

The association, founded in 1977, is recognized as the world’s largest single-marquee motorcycle association in the world. Chapter R is the longest running chapter in Minnesota.

The GWRRA invites all area riders, those wishing to be riders and people who like to look at beautiful motorcycles to come to the show. Join the club for this special event and help them celebrate 30 years of memories.

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Friday

• The Albert Lea High School jazz band concert will be from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Albert Lea High School auditorium.

• “Skyline” will be shown as part of National Theatre Live at 7 p.m. at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20, $12 for students.

 

Saturday

• The Mayo Clinic Health System of Albert Lea diabetes fair will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the medical center’s lower level rotunda. Call 507-377-4805 to schedule lab tests. The fair is free and open to the public.

• A presentation, “History of Naval Battleships,” will begin at 9 a.m. at the Freeborn County Historical Museum. The presentation is free to museum members and $5 for nonmembers.

• The Freeborn S.A.L. will have a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Freeborn American Legion Club.

• A benefit for the Grant Edwards family will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Green Lea Golf Course. A pulled pork basket dinner will be $10. There will also be a silent auction.

• “Skyline” will be shown as part of National Theatre Live at 7 p.m. at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20, $12 for students.

 

Sunday

• Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Society. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under age 5.

• Enjoy breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Eagles Club.

• Sunday breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Albert Lea American Legion. Pancakes, sausages, potatoes, scrambled eggs with or without ham, fruit cups, juice, milk and coffee will be served. Cost is $7.

 

Movie listings

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday: “Cinderella,” “Furious 7,” “Get Hard,” “Home” and “The Longest Ride”