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Elton John tribute coming to Marion Ross Performing Arts Center

“Elton John One Night Only — The Greatest Hits” was released over 20 years ago after John recorded ...

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Albert Lea Community Theatre to bring magic to stage in ‘Cinderella’

Cast of 28 to present popular children’s story A ball is coming to the Marion Ross Performing Arts ...

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DC Drifters to be inducted into Iowa Hall of Fame

The year was 1963 and Pontiac Grand Prix, Ford Fairlanes and Chevy Novas lined the streets of Austin. ...

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Albert Lea Cantori to celebrate 50 years in spring concert

Music resonates every Monday evening from September to May from the choir loft at the United Methodist Church. ...

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Student show to open at Albert Lea Art Center

Students from Albert Lea Area Schools as well as United Preschool will have their artwork displayed at Albert ...

Arts & Culture

NRHEG students prepare to perform ‘Caught in the Act’

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” featured performers who pretended to be in their own play. The same plot ...

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‘Johnny Cash Story’ coming to Marion Ross theater

Sherwin Linton sounds like Johnny Cash, or so he’s been told. And at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday, Linton, ...

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New theater manager hopes to eventually bring in more for the younger demographic

The Marion Ross Performing Arts Center has a new building manager, John Caucutt. “I saw [an advertisement] on ...

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Exhibition brings a new world of color

A new exhibition at the Freeborn County Arts Initiative featuring the work of a visual arts instructor in ...

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‘Something very different than what we’ve done before’

Welcome to Almost, Maine. It’s so far north it’s almost in Canada, but it’s not quite a town ...

Progress 2023

‘A beacon of hope’: Work nearing completion on Hope Church buildings in downtown Albert Lea

Work is almost complete to transform two downtown Albert Lea buildings into Hope Church. As of the end ...

Progress 2023

Ascension, Salem Lutheran opt to share pastor

Mark Boorsma has stepped into a new but familiar role as lead pastor at Salem Lutheran Church.

Progress 2023

Albert Lea woman is known as the cookie lady

Albert Lean Jill Petersen was set to retire as a longtime educator when she decided to explore things ...

Progress 2023

Albert Lea professional artist retires after decades

After a lifetime involved in art, Rory Mattson is retiring as an artist. Mattson’s father was involved in ...

Progress 2023

Marion Ross Performing Arts Center manager hangs up the hat

After a decade managing the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center, Neil Lang retired as building manager at the ...

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