Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson, Iowa, will host a gospel and bluegrass music program on Saturday.

Gary Froiland, a former area musician, will sing in the program, along with Mark Sand, of Forest City, who will join him on several songs playing a saw.

Froiland and Sand worked together at Stoyles Printing Co. in Lake Mills in the ’80s. While working together, they discovered their mutual love of gospel and bluegrass music.

The duo has not performed together for many years but has kept in touch.

Froiland used to be a part of the The Froiland Family Band. The Froiland Family Band made music for 15 years. Gary played the five-string banjo while his wife, Elaine, played the upright bass. Joshua, his son, played the fiddle and daughter, Jessica, played guitar.

The band played for the Miss Minnesota pageant, the Mall of America and at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The band came to an end in 2008 after a 17-day tour in Japan.

Froiland now travels as a one-man band and continues to entertain. During each program he presents the gospel. To make a full-band sound, Froiland plays along with recordings of himself playing different instruments.

Froiland will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church. A lasagna supper will follow starting at 5:30 p.m.

The duo is performing to help raise money for the Bethany Lutheran Church’s 100th anniversary celebration in September. To purchase a ticket, call Becky Martinson at 641-588-3345.

 

Friday

• Teams from the Midwest will compete in the Midwest Regional Ski Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at Edgewater Park.

• The Heart of the Heartland art show will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Freeborn County Arts Initiative.

• The Alden American Legion will have a burger feed from 5 to 8 p.m. at the American Legion in Alden. Cost is $5 for a burger or pork burger with all the fixings and chips.

• The Pelican Breeze II pizza cruise will leave Frank Hall Park at 6 p.m. Cost is $20. Call 507-383-7273 to reserve your spot.

• Albert Lea Community Theatre will present “South Pacific” at 7:30 p.m. at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. The musical romance centers on a group of American sailors and Navy nurses during World War II. Tickets are available at the door or at the Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau.

• First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea, along with the Albert Lea Family Y and Albert Lea Parks and Recreation, are sponsoring a free movie in the park. The movie will be “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and will start at 8:30 p.m. It will be at the Edgewater Park bandshell. You can either sit on a bench that will be provided or bring your own lawn chairs and blankets.

 

Saturday

• Teams from the Midwest will compete in the Midwest Regional Ski Tournament starting at 9 a.m. Edgewater park.

• The eighth annual Get Your Pink On Golf for a Cure will be at Oak View Golf Course. All of the proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For more information, call Wende Taylor at 507-377-3242.

• The Freeborn County 4-H Club will present a dog agility show. The show starts at 9 a.m. at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

• The Albert Lea Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to noon at the Northbridge Mall parking lot. Homemade breads, baked goods, pickles, honey and jams will be among the items sold.

• The Freeborn County 4-H Club will have a dog obedience, showmanship and rally show. The show is from 1 to 5 p.m. at the 4-H Building in the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

• The Heart of the Heartland Art Show will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Freeborn County Arts Initiative

• Albert Lea Community Theatre will present “South Pacific” at 7:30 p.m. at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. The musical romance centers on a group of American sailors and Navy nurses during World War II. Tickets are available at the door or at the Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 

Sunday 

• Teams from the Midwest will compete in the Midwest Regional Ski Tournament starting at 9 a.m. at Edgewater Park.

• The Albert Lea American Legion will host a Sunday breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Legion. Pancakes, scrambled eggs with or without ham, sausages, fruit cups and more will be available at a cost of $7.

• The Daybreakers Kiwanis Golf Klassic will have a 1 p.m. shotgun start at Green Lea golf course. Carts are available for a $30 rental fee. Call 507-373-1061 to reserve.

• The Albert Lea Art Center will have an open house of their new art show These Are a Few of my Favorite Things from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Art Center.

• The Pelican Breeze II cruise leaves at 1:30 p.m. from Frank Hall Park. Cost is $10. Call 507-383-7273 to reserve your spot.

• Daybreakers Kiwanis Golf Klassic will host a BBQ buffet at 5:30 p.m. at Green Lea Golf Course. Cost is $10 per person.

 

Movies

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday: “Ant-Man,” “Ant-Man 3D,” “Inside Out,” “Minions,” “Paper Towns,” “Pixels,” “Pixels 3D,” Southpaw” and “Trainwreck.”