NDMOA Deputy Director Matthew Wallace talks about the upcoming performance of Dave Simonett (Lead Singer of Minnesota’s “Trampled by Turtles”) of Minneapolis, MN.

Dave will be perform on Tuesday, July 25th – 7:00pm at the North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks, ND – the third performance in their summer series of live, outdoor music.

Carl Unbehaun presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! Minnesota Homebrew plays everything from Bob Dylan to Bob Muscovitz. We aspire to provide a musical venue for Minnesota artists who haven’t yet hit the big time, so go to our Facebook page to learn how to submit your original songs. Coz without songwriters, there’d be no music!

MHB 07/16/2015

Going to the County Fair – WoodPicks
Sweet Summer Days – Mike Rudquist
A Warm Summer Day – Don Croeker
Summer Days, Summer Nights – Dave J Palluck
In Summer, When We Were Free – Shaun Daniel
Summer – Shyanne
In the Summer – Paul Spring
Summer’s End – Dave Birk
Sweet, Sweet Summertime – Larry Suess
The Last Light of Summer – Tarveys
Voodoo Summer – Shamus 73
The Taste of Summertime – Color Pharmacy
A Summer Song – Chad & Jeremy
Summer in the City – Lovin’ Spoonful
Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sly & the Family Stone
Summer Breeze – Seals & Crofts

Misti Koop (Cope) is President of the Board of the Summer Arts Stages and Safari in East Grand Forks, MN. The troupe produces and directs children’s musical theater in northwest Minnesota. “Stages” is a 2 week theater camp in East Grand Forks. “Safari” is a traveling children’s theater experience. Misti shares details of her work with the organization and she is a performer herself, currently working in the “Medora Musical”, live on stage productions in Medora, ND.

NDMOA Deputy Director Matthew Wallace talks about the upcoming performance of Erik Koskinen (blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues) of Minneapolis, MN. Erik and his band will be performing on Tuesday, July 18th at 7:00pm at the North Dakota Museum of Art (NDMOA) in Grand Forks, ND – the second in a summer series of live, outdoor music at the NDMOA (which serves northwest Minnesota and North Dakota).

Amanda Shultz of McIntosh, MN received a grant from the NWMAC to purchase an intermediate flute. She has been performing in the region with the District 9 Legion Band, with performances on July 14th and 15th in Mahnomen, MN as that northwest Minnesota town hosts the Minnesota American Legion’s state convention. Amanda also discusses the importance of music in the schools, child development through music and the financial support that the NWMAC provides to individuals and schools in the music field.