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Minnesota-based family band Los Rebeldes will share with Rochester their Tex-Mex and conjunto music — an upbeat fusion of classic Mexican music, European polkas, and country rhythms.
Known for top hits “Hold on Loosely” and “Caught Up in You,” the famed classic rock band 38 Special will light up Rochester this weekend.
As outdoor events make their way back, local event organizers like Alexandria are making the most of their opportunity to showcase the rich diversity of Rochester — and the community continues to prove that it’s something they want to see. The Night Market is just the latest example.
With Lowcountry rhythms, blues, and jazz, Rochester will dance to the upbeat tunes of Grammy-award-winning band Ranky Tanky — whose work has made it to No. 1 in jazz on Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon charts.
One of the most accomplished musical groups to come out of the Twin Cities in the past decade will make their way down to Rochester this weekend.
Known best for their popular hits such as “I’m a Believer” and “All Star,” Smash Mouth is ready to take the stage at the Think Bank Down by the Riverside concert series to showcase their distinctive blend of 60’s and 80’s punk rock.
Southern Avenue, a Memphis-based blues-rock group, will headline the next installment of the forWARD Neighborhood Park Concert Series.
Rochester will welcome singer-songwriter Chastity Brown to the Think Bank Down by the Riverside stage on Sunday. Inspired by her roots in Tennessee, Brown tells powerful stories through a mixture of folk, country, and soul music.
Ken Londoner says he envisions a future where BioSig’s technology is included in every cardiology clinic’s lab, with dozens of engineers and physicians working out of Rochester to build up the company’s capabilities.
Inside a glittering new facility, filled with the essential foods a family needs to stay healthy, Jessica Sund of Channel One could not help but draw a parallel between the organization she works for and the people they serve.
Rochester will get a taste of country music this weekend with Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Lindsay Ell performing in the first Think Bank Down by the Riverside concert of the summer.
On Sunday, the City of Rochester is hosting 4th Fest at Soldiers Field Park. The free event will celebrate the rich and diverse talent of the community, while also commemorating the anniversary of our nation’s independence.
Rochester Civic Music’s forWARD Neighborhood Park Concert Series will welcome its first headliner of 2021 on Wednesday — with Minneapolis singer-songwriter Sarah Morris taking the stage at Cascade Lake Park.
At UMR, small classes with a low faculty to student ratio and a diverse student body provide the ongoing opportunity for conversations that use both the similarities and the differences to enhance student learning.
Throughout her time in the academic field, Dr. Kristin Osiecki has asked one main question: how does the place where you live affect how healthy you are?
Augusta Casterton, a member of the University of Minnesota Rochester’s Class of 2021, has started her post-grad life as a cardiac sonographer at Mayo Clinic — working in some of the same rooms she sat in as a child.
After a year of canceled shows, little social interaction, and general bad news for Rochester’s artist community, local country artist Luke Hendrickson looked out over a crowd of people watching an outdoor live show recently and smiled. Slowly but surely, he says, the appetite for music in Rochester — coupled with all forms of live entertainment — is coming back.
With 300 days of sunshine, a vibrant arts and entertainment scene, and close proximity to the Rocky Mountains, the Mile High City is among my favorite travel destinations in the U.S.
As a boy, Abraham Ayebo lacked an appetite for mathematics, mostly because he felt studying the subject would be a futile pursuit. “In my mind, I thought, ‘the math gene — I don’t have it,” recalls Ayebo. Over time, however, some of the variables in the equation began to change from Ayebo. With the addition of an encouraging educator and the subtraction of some self-doubt, Ayebo’s interest in math began to flourish — so much so that today he is an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota Rochester.
When Paw Ler Shwe walks across the stage to receive his bachelor’s degree in health sciences on May 15, his steps will represent a much longer journey. His journey is one of distance and one of acceptance — learning how to succeed in a new environment, coming to terms with his identity, and, above all, helping others down the same path.
