First show of the month features songs written by members of the Minnesota Association of Songwriters from Wayne Hamilton to Leslee McKee. And we report on Summit Brewing’s 2017 line-up. Skol!

MHB 03/02/2017

1 Lucky That Way – Wayne Hamilton
2 Sunday – Greg Connor (No FB)
3 The One to Love is You – Colleen Dillon
4 Maybe It’s OK – Dave Birk
5 Minnesota Take Me Back – Bob Muscovitz
6 Take Me Back – Ruby Nordby
7 Kilkenny – Steve & Kim Wolff
8 Without Your Love – Pushing Chain
9 Crazy Bob – Doug Millaway
10 Going Home – Colleen Dillon, Scott Zosel & Greg Connor
11 Proven Wrong – Larry Suess
12 Love Is for Dopes – Mike Rudquist
13 Better Than That – Leslee McKee (with the Dummy Beats)

East Grand Forks (MN) Middle School choral teacher Donovan Hanson shares his first-year efforts within the public school system and the help that the NWMAC has given the public school system through a recent grant.

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“Weekly Arts Calendar”
Thursday, February 23rd through Sunday, February 26th

• Sunday, February 26th – A variety show will be held at the American Legion Club in Middle River, Minnesota. The show begins at 4:00 pm.

• Sunday, February 26th – The North Dakota Museum of Art – located on the UND campus in Grand Forks presents their Sunday Concert Series. Appearing this coming Sunday at 2:00 pm is Pius Cheung.

• Thursday, March 9th through Saturday, March 11th – The 5-time Tony award winning musical “Hairspray” will be on stage at the Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks. Performances by the Empire Theater Company are 7:30 each evening.

• Saturday, March 25th – Comedian Bobby Bones and his “Funny Alone” act will be on stage at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks….with special guest Walker Hayes. Curtain time is 7:00 pm.

• Tuesday, March 28th – TRF Entertainment Series Presents: “Russian Quattro – Quartet of Russian Virtuosos” at 7:30pm in the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls.

New to MHB, Matt Muller, and Wisconsin songwriter, Jim Purtell. And someone is suing Walmart for selling fake craft beer!

MHB 02/23/2017

1 I Am Dancing in the Garden – Amy & Adams
2 Walkin’ on Water – Matt Muller
3 Smile – Adam Kaercher (NO FB)
4 Roads – Dave J Palluck (No FB Friend)
5 Run You Out – Lakewood Cemetery
6 PTSD (Iraq) – Jim Purtell (OUTSTATE)
7 Who Put Me in a Movie – Carl Franzen (Not FB Friend)
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8 Bride of the Sea – Dave Cofell
9 Nobody’s Girl But Mine – Erik Koskinen
10 Candy Planet – Amanda Grace
11 The Whistlin’ Song – Matt Muller
12 From a Cage – Haley Bonar
13 Try – Fearless Moral Inventory