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August 4, 2013
At WE Fest, Saturday was for the ladies
Carrie Underwood traveled a long way to headline the final night at WE Fest, but not as far as one Vining, Minn., woman. Karen Nyberg, who grew up an hour south of the Soo Pass Ranch, introduced the star from the International Space Station, high above the earth. Underwood then...
news / Detroit LakesAugust 4, 2013 - 6:08am
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August 3, 2013
Hospitality reigns at VIP area
“Picture perfect, sunny and 75 — it’s like a movie set!” FACE, Inc., Vice President John Gourley might be entitled to gush a little over the weather for this year’s WE Fest. After all, Mother Nature has not always been so kind to the country music festival, which concluded...
news / Detroit LakesAugust 3, 2013 - 9:00pm
August 2, 2013
WE Fest opens with a bang
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – WE Fest is a whole lot of country and a whole lot of rock ’n roll. That was the case Thursday night as the three-day festival opened with a bang. After an explosive show in 2012, Eric Church returned for his first headlining set. He showed he was worth...
news / Detroit LakesAugust 2, 2013 - 9:26am
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August 1, 2013
A Class act at WE Fest -- Kenny Rogers has been cranking out hits longer than most other WE Fest stars have been alive
For a man best known for his hit, “The Gambler,” Kenny Rogers has had an incredibly good run. From the mid-1970s through the ’80s he always seemed to have an ace up his sleeve. All told, 21 of his 80 singles topped charts in America. The 74-year-old singer brings many...
news / Detroit LakesAugust 1, 2013 - 11:52am
July 28, 2013
WE Fest is just around the corner
Yes, it’s almost that time again: The kickoff for WE Fest 2013 is now just a couple of days away. The crew at FACE (Festivals and Concert Events) Inc. is busy this weekend, readying the campgrounds, concert bowl and stages inside the Soo Pass Ranch, which WE Fest has called home...
news / Detroit LakesJuly 28, 2013 - 12:00pm
July 24, 2013
Moondance is great father-son bonding time
On a cold, blustery day on March 8, 1990, rock band Motley Crue took to the old Met Center stage in Bloomington. It was a big moment in my life, since it was the first time I was going to see my favorite band live, since there isn’t anything better than live music. Admittedly,...
opinionJuly 24, 2013 - 7:16am
July 21, 2013
Sagebrush plays Pavilion Saturday
A couple of years ago, a benefit for the Detroit Lakes-based Family Needs Fund, Inc. (FNFI) brought about the reunion of a trio of brothers — Dana, Mike and Calvin Tomlinson — who formed the local band Sagebrush back in the 1970s, along with several other original band members,...
news / Detroit LakesJuly 21, 2013 - 1:30pm
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July 16, 2013
WE Fest announces 2014 lineup
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – WE Fest officials got an early start on 2014 by announcing on Monday that Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band will headline next year’s three-day annual country festival. Aldean has become something of a WE Fest regular. Before headlining...
news / Detroit LakesJuly 16, 2013 - 8:03am
June 18, 2013
Despite brief scare, WE Fest will be able to sell beer
Tax troubles raised the possibility this week that WE Fest organizers would be barred from selling alcohol at this summer’s festival. But fear not, country music fans: There will be beer. Horseshoe Inc., the company that handles liquor sales for the annual music festival in...
news / Detroit LakesJune 18, 2013 - 2:51pm
June 12, 2013
Tim Mahoney will be at Pavilion on Saturday
Minnetonka native Tim Mahoney has become a familiar presence on the local music scene since making his Detroit Lakes debut at the Historic Holmes Theatre in 2008. “I’ve played at Zorbaz a few times, and the theater a couple of times,” he says. “I grew up around the lakes,...
news / Detroit LakesJune 12, 2013 - 11:34am
Piano students perform, earn honors
The students of Paul Heisler and Sharon Wesbrook performed in a Spring Piano Recital. Students of Paul Heisler were Katriana Mehlhaff and her mother Chris playing the duet “Viva Vivaldi” by Vandall, MMTA State Honors Concert; Grant Gallatin playing “Exultation” by Vandall,...
life / waveJune 12, 2013 - 9:28am
Festival spreads joy while raising funds for Refuge programs
When morning dawned on the final day of Hope Fest, organizer Mel Manning’s prayers were answered: The chances of rainfall in the day’s forecast had dropped from 60 percent to zero. “I feel it was an absolute miracle, the weather we got on Saturday,” Manning said. “It...
lifeJune 12, 2013 - 7:45am
May 19, 2013
Bemidji hosts drum circles
Bemidji State University is hosting four community drum circles, open free to anyone who wishes to attend, on the shores of Lake Bemidji this June and July. In the event of inclement weather, they will be moved to the Thompson Recital Hall stage. Participants are encouraged...
newsMay 19, 2013 - 8:00am
May 18, 2013
Students to perform piano recital May 22
Jorgenson Music Studio piano students will present a recital Wednesday May 22, at 7 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes. Students performing include Rhyen Pettit, Elianna Steffl, Clara and Freddie Robin, Catherine Henderson, Matthew Andresen, Jon Stone, Della, Preston...
newsMay 18, 2013 - 10:00am
May 15, 2013
Piano students to perform in recital
Piano students of Audrey Savig will be presented in recital on Sunday, May 19, at the First Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes. The 1:30 p.m. performance will feature the following students’ programs. Preparatory Level: Taylor Laudon, Charlize Sweere, Jackson Mikkelsen, Sierra Blakeway,...
newsMay 15, 2013 - 9:50am
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