• The 1970’s band the Eagles will be performing on-stage at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks on Friday, June 5th at 7:30 pm. Information at 701-792-1420.

• Saturday, June 6th it’s Willie Walleye Day in Baudette, MN. Among the scheduled events a 5K run/walk, health fair, food, art and live music.

• A free movie will be shown at the Grand Forks Public Library on Saturday, June 6th. The featured movie is “The Incredibles”, with show time at 2:00 pm.

• The Hawley Rodeo Festival runs through Saturday, June 6th in Hawley, MN.

• Kick’n up Kountry runs Wednesday, June 10th through Saturday, 13th in Karlstad, MN. Featured on stage will be country music legend John Conlee and other top name performers.

• An Art and Wine walk is scheduled for downtown Fargo on Thursday, June 11th.

• Saturday, June 13th is the first annual “Art Festival” in Roseau, MN from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm in the Roseau City Center. Also featured will be “Another Man’s Treasure II/Junk Event”, that’s at the Roseau County fairgrounds from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. A “Farmers Market” will also be available from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Roseau.

• The Minnesota Historical Society will open an exhibition on Monday, June 15th at the Kittson County Museum in Lake Bronson, MN. The exhibit is called “Uncle Sam’s New Deal” And will be open to the public through July 19th. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 and weekends from 1pm to 5pm.

The latest segment from the North Dakota Museum of Art focuses on the first performer/band of the upcoming 2015 “Summer Concerts in the Garden” series. The performer is Erik Koskinen.

Kat Allen is a native of Stephen, Minnesota – a farm girl raised in western Marshall County. Her passion then and now is abstract art. She talks about her work and the support of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) – through the NWMAC Gallery and Shop in downtown East Grand Forks, MN.

• The Crookston Community Theater will present a murder mystery comedy called “Dead Giveaway” on Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th at 7 p.m. each evening, in Kiehle Auditorium on the University of Minnesota – Crookston campus.

• The Greater Grand Forks Community Theater presents “The Dixie Swim Club”, at the Fire Hall Theater in downtown Grand Forks. Performances Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th. Curtain time is 7:30 each evening. Information at 746-0847.

• The 1970’s band the Eagles will be performing on-stage at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks on Friday, June 5th at 7:30 pm. Information at 701-792-1420.

• Coming up in downtown Fargo – an Art and Wine walk on June the 11th.

• An event called “Water Fest 2015” is being held in St. Paul this weekend. Activities include boating, fishing, water games, and live animals, climbing walls, exhibits, music and dance.

• A tractor pull will be held this Sunday, May 31st in Waseca, MN.

• The Anoka Antique Show, Craft and Flea Market is this Saturday and Sunday in Anoka, MN….just northwest of Minneapolis.

• And the Northern Landscapes Festival is this week in Grand Marais, MN, along the shore of Lake Superior.

On this edition of the Music Room, the Thief River Falls Lincoln High School Choral Department present Speaking Words of Wisdom. Joining the LHS Choir are Minneapolis Gospel artists Robert Robinson, Tonia Hughes and Darnell Davis & the Remnant.

Speaking Words of Wisdom creatively incorporates various art forms including: the human voice (singing), instruments (the band), movement (dancers), poetry (student poems), visual art (hand painted banners), and graphic design (powerpoint). There will be anniversary’s remembered: The 70th Anniversary of the end of WW2 and the 70th Anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.

There will be four areas covered throughout the performance including “WAR, EVIL, VISION, AND TRIUMPH”. Each area highlighted by distinct music and words for that specific area will lead the listener on a journey. A journey that may be as individual as each song throughout the show.

The Following was recorded May 10, 2015 at the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.