SouthernMinn Scene

24/01/2025

SCENE FEBRUARY: This month's What 2 Watch explores how a music biopic, like "A Complete Unknown" on Minnesota's own Bob Dylan, can change the way one views and listens to an artist.

Twenty years ago, a biopic changed the way I listen to music.

23/01/2025

This week's SouthernMinn Scene Editor's Choice includes Bold and Cold in Owatonna, The Story of Oliver Lonkey in Faribault, Vinyl Night in Northfield, Murder Mystery Dinner in New Prague, Sleigh & Cutter Royalty Crowning in Waseca, and Wintering in St. Peter.

These are our top choices for things to do in the Southern Minn region over the next week.

16/01/2025

This week's Southernminn Scene Editor's Choice picks include Family Genealogy 101 in Le Sueur, Raise a Toast in Waseca, Feeling Groovy Simon and Garfunkel Tribute in Faribault, Masa Ishikawa Trio in St. Peter, Todd Michael Jameson in Owatonna, and Let's Talk About Street Art in Northfield.

These are our top choices for things to do in the Southern Minn region over the next week.

06/01/2025

"Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops" by Tim Robey

04/01/2025

January is frequently considered a difficult month for mental health, the holidays over and nothing but cold in the near future. But community festivals in the area are here to

02/01/2025

Not everyone is as thrilled about snow-bedecked, frosty winter hikes, snowshoe outings or Nordic skiing as Northfielders Will Schroeer and Pam Fickenscher.

31/12/2024

I’m focusing on having more fun in 2025. You know, like we did when we were kids. After the year we all just survived, I think we should really concentrate

29/12/2024

As the business of music constantly shifts and folks grasp at straws to make a semblance of an income, local artists persist despite the challenges. The grind of raising money

28/12/2024

We knew from the outset that 2024 would be a weird movie year. The SAG-AFTRA strike of 2023 shut down Hollywood for months, postponing the production and delaying the release

27/12/2024

Art fills our lives. That’s evident for me personally when I review, month by month, the photos I’ve taken in 2024. My photo files brim with art, from visual to

21/12/2024

Mention the word “vintage” and I’m all in. Perhaps it’s my age. But probably not. I’ve always preferred the stuff of yesteryear to the stuff of today. For that reason,

20/12/2024

Most dog owners know that if anything is going to break down on a long hunt, it is a dog’s feet.

19/12/2024

This week's Southernminn Scene Editor's Choice picks include Chris Mims in Owatonna, Wendt Sister in Janesville, The Holiday Classic in St. Peter, Ugly Sweater Contest in Northfield, Grand Old Opry Christmas in Faribault, and Winter Walk or Snowshoe in Henderson.

These are our top choices for things to do in the Southern Minn region over the next week.

12/12/2024

This week's SouthernMinn Scene Editor's Choice picks include Winter Walk in Northfield, Scrooge the Musical! in Faribault, Winter Wonderland and Holiday Craft Show in Waseca, Christmas in Kenyon, Tuba Christmas in St. Peter, Beau Chant Choir in Owatonna and Faribault, and Christmas Markets and Music in Le Sueur County.

These are our top choices for things to do in the Southern Minn region over the next week.

09/12/2024

Did you attend one of these 🎄festive 🎄SouthernMinn Scene calendar events over the weekend? Drop a photo from the event in the comments! 👇🏻📸

09/12/2024

Last year, acclaimed director Alexander Payne released his eighth feature film, The Holdovers (streaming on Amazon Prime), and gave voice to the lost and weary during the holiday season.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … for those wreathed in love. But what about the lonely, the grieving, and the left behind?

07/12/2024

Any music lovers in your life? SCENE suggests the gift of Minnesota music this holiday season.

The holiday season is, once again, upon us! Trees will go up, lights will be lit, and gifts will be bought. Truth be told, I love it all. This season

06/12/2024

Have a book lover to buy for? Here's an extensive list of book suggestions from Scene's resident bookwork: fiction, general nonfiction, biography, business, politics, true crime, pets and animals, health and wellness, death and dying, youth.

So you looked at the calendar the other day and... eeeek.