updated August 19, 2026
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Monday August 24, 7pm Fridley: The Singer’s Voice in the intimate Dunsmore Room at Crooners, with guest singer Patty Peterson. Revisiting the acclaimed series that ran weekly at the old Dakota Bar and Restaurant in St. Paul from 1994 to 2000. Conversations around the piano about life and music, childhoods, family record collections, favorite artists, first performances, travels, trials and triumphs.
Thursday August 27 7pm St. Paul: In the Biergarten at the historic (1857) Waldmann Brewery in St. Paul. Celtic and French and Italian tunes on accordion with special guests Laura MacKenzie on whistles and bagpipes, and Gary Rue on guitar.
Monday August 31, 7pm Minneapolis: Chopin’s Heart at the Dakota Bar and Grill, with singers Prudence Johnson, Maud Hixson and Jennifer Grimm. Dan on piano and accordion, Randy Sabien on violin. Songs by Gary Rue inspired by the cabaret music of pre-World War II Warsaw, at the time an artistic hotbed rivaling Berlin and Paris. Songs of longing, lust, betrayal, fear, hope, redemption, and of course, love.
Tuesday September 1, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Danish American Center, hosted by folks with a longstanding tradition of community singing, in their welcoming space on the Mississippi River (on the Mpls. side of the Lake Street Bridge). Easy parking. Free.
Friday September 4 and Saturday September 5, MN State Fairgrounds: Two shows each day at the Leinie Lodge – 1pm and 230pm – with the fabulous Thomasina Petrus and a jazz quartet.
Tuesday September 8, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Loring Community Arts Center at the corner of 14th and Willow. Now in our 19th year. Parking near building available if needed. Open to all. Free.
Friday September 18, 545pm St. Paul: With Bradley Greenwald for Oktoberfest in the tent-covered biergarten at Waldmann Brewery.
Saturday September 19, 545pm St. Paul: With Josette Antomarchi for Oktoberfest in the tent-covered biergarten at Waldmann Brewery.
Sunday September 20, 7pm Northfield MN: The Singer’s Voice at the intimate Arts Guild Theater with Claudia Schmidt. Casual conversations around the piano about life and music. A young local performer is always featured at 7pm, followed by the Singer’s Voice at 745pm.
Monday September 21, 7pm St. Paul: The third-Monday St. Anthony Park sing with Ann Reed, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal, 2136 Carter Avenue. Live streamed on Ann’s YouTube page. Come early for seats. Treats and beverages for all. Free.
Tuesday September 22, 530pm Minneapolis: The Stories That Remain, a story-and-song fundraiser evening with Kevin Kling at Forgotten Star Brewing in NE Mpls, for Rakhma Homes, a provider of home-based assisted living for persons living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Friday September 25, 2pm St. Paul: With Bradley Greenwald for Oktoberfest in the tent-covered biergarten at Waldmann Brewery.
Sunday September 27, 8pm Fridley: In the Belvedere Tent at Crooners with Lush Country. Classic hits from the 1940s ’50s & ’60s with Prudence Johnson, Gary Rue, Richard Kriehn, Joe Savage, Peter Johnson and Gary Raynor.
Monday September 28, 7pm Fridley: The the reboot of The Singer’s Voice series continues in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners with guest Jennifer Grimm. Conversations around the piano about life and music.
Monday October 5, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Danish American Center, hosted by folks with a longstanding tradition of community singing, in their welcoming space on the Mississippi River (on the Mpls. side of the Lake Street Bridge). Easy parking. Free.
Friday October 9, 630pm St. Paul: The quarterly open-to-all, non-churchy, family-friendly Sip & Sing at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal, just N and E of Summit and Dale. Easy parking in the lot across the street. Treats and bevs for all.
Tuesday October 13, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Loring Community Arts Center at the corner of 14th and Willow. Now in our 19th year. Parking near building available if needed. Open to all. Free.
Monday October 19, 7pm St. Paul: The third-Monday St. Anthony Park sing with Ann Reed, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal, 2136 Carter Avenue. Live streamed on Ann’s YouTube page. Come early for seats. Treats and beverages for all. Free.
Wednesday October 28, 7pm Minneapolis: The quarterly singalong at Northeast United Methodist Church, at Cleveland and Lowry NE. Treats and childcare provided. Free and open to all.
Sunday November 1, 3pm Minneapolis: The annual All Souls Sing at Lakewood Memorial Chapel, a marvel of mosaics and acoustics. Free will offering. Special guest songleader TBD.
Monday November 2, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Danish American Center, hosted by folks with a longstanding tradition of community singing, in their welcoming space on the Mississippi River (on the Mpls. side of the Lake Street Bridge). Easy parking. Free.
Tuesday November 9, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Loring Community Arts Center at the corner of 14th and Willow. Now in our 19th year. Parking near building available if needed. Open to all. Free.
Dan Chouinard 