Entertainment calendar

The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.
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Sep. 29—Saturday

Mankato Farmers' Market — 8 a.m. to noon, Best Buy parking lot, 1895 Adams St.

St. Peter Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m. to noon, parking lot at the corner of Mulberry Street and Highway 169.

BENCHS Tails and Trails 5K run/walk — 9 a.m., Spring Lake Park, 650 Webster Ave.; benchs.org/events/tails-n-trails-5k.

Deep Valley Quilt Guild Quiltfest 2023 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mankato National Guard Armory, 100 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; $8.

St. Peter Ambassadors' Oktoberfest kids parade — 1 p.m., Nicollet County Fairgrounds, 400 Union St.; $10 in advance, $15 at gate; www.facebook.com/stpambassadors.

Alice Bayer poetry reading/open poetry read-around — 4 p.m., sidetracked, 420 Park Lane, no admission fee.

Harvest Moon Glow Hike — 6 p.m., Flandrau State Park, New Ulm; free; participants should meet near park's beach house; state park vehicle permit required to drive within park.

Mankato Symphony Orchestra's symphonic series: "New Paths" — 7 p.m., St. Peter High School Auditorium; adults $25, ages 13-17, $10 and age 12 and younger, $1; MankatoSymphony.org.

Janani Sridhar concert — 7:30 p.m., Gustavus Adolphus College's Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall; no admission fee.

MSU production: "Rent" — 7:30 p.m., Ted Paul Theatre; $24; mnsueventtickets.universitytickets.com.

"Cats: Young Actors Edition" — 7 p.m., Mankato Playhouse; adult tickets $15, yuth tickets $13; mankatoplayhouse.com.

Music

Chankaska Creek Winery, Kasota — 6 p.m., PK Mayo solo

Indian Island Winery — 5:30 p.m., Amy Manette Band

Morgan Creek Winery, Cambria — 6:30 p.m., Jim McGuire Trio

Sunday

Historic Henderson Auto Society's Fall Encore roll-in — noon to 3 p.m., downtown Henderson.

Concert band performance featuring guest trombonist Erik Hermanson — 4 p.m., Trinity Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus College; no admission fee.

VFW Auxiliary Post 950 third annual craft and vendor fair — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Morson-Ario-Strand VFW, 1900 North Riverfront Drive; fundraiser for veterans, vets programs and local nonprofits.

Fundraiser for heart transplant recipient Sharon Smith — noon to 8 p.m., St. Peter American Legion.

"Cats: Young Actors Edition" — 2 p.m., Mankato Playhouse; adult tickets $15, yuth tickets $13; mankatoplayhouse.com.

Minnesota River Valley Wind Ensemble concert — 3 p.m., Halling Recital Hall, Minnesota State University; $9 general admission, $7 for K-12; call 389-5549 or go to: hss.mnsu.edu/music-events.

Monday

Minnesota State University Homecoming Week kickoff — 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Centennial Student Union's mall.

North Mankato Farmers' Market — 3-6 p.m., South Central College campus, 1920 Lee Blvd.

Minnesota Songwriters Showcase: Sarah Morris, Emily Haavik and Hailey James — 7:30 p.m., Halling Recital Hall, MSU; $10 general admission; call 389-5549 or go to: hss.mnsu.edu/music-events.

Tuesday

MSU Homecoming Week Lego-building activity — noon, Centennial Student Union's Hearth Lounge.

Mankato Farmers' Market — 3-5:30 p.m., Best Buy parking lot, 1895 Adams St.

The Moth StorySLAM — 7:30 p.m., Bjorling Recital Hall, Gustavus Adolphus College; $5; open-mic storytelling event is in conjunction with college's 59th Nobel Conference about insects.

Wednesday

Pfeffer games — noon, The WOW!Zone.

St. Peter Senior Center Fall music program: Laura MacKenzie — 2 p.m., St. Peter Community Center Room 219; no admission fee.