updated July 6, 2026
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Monday July 6, 7pm, Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Danish American Center, 3030 W. River Parkway (just south of the Lake Street bridge). Free will donation, easy parking. Song lyrics below.
Thursday July 9, 7pm St. Paul: One of a half dozen summer Thursday evenings in the Biergarten at the historic (1857) Waldmann Brewery in St. Paul. On accordion with special guest Richard Kriehn on mando and guitar.
Sunday July 12, 5pm Fridley: Lush Country returns to the Belvedere Tent at Crooners. Classic hits from the ’40s ’50s and ’60s from this well-traveled and not-easy-to-assemble band: Joe Savage, Richard Kriehn, Peter Johnson, Gary Raynor, Gary Rue and Prudence Johnson.
Monday July 13, 6pm Fridley: Bastille My Heart in the Main Stage room at Crooners. The third annual salute to all things French, mostly song. With Bradley Greenwald, Prudence Johnson and Maud Hixson.
Tuesday July 14, 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Loring Park Arts Center at the corner of 14th and Willow, with Brian Peterson joining on guitar. Free parking near the center for those with accessibility needs. Free will offering.
Monday July 20, 7pm St. Anthony Park: the third-Monday SAP sing-along with Ann Reed, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal, 2136 Carter Ave. Also live streamed on Ann’s YouTube page. Song lyrics here when they’re ready.
Friday July 24, Fridley: A trippy trip back 60 years: ’66: Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation comes to the Main Stage room at Crooners. Hits and headlines and commercial jingles of the year 1966, reimagined as a seamless pop radio broadcast and delivered by Prudence Johnson, Bradley Greenwald & Liz Hawkinson. With Dean Magraw on guitar and Gary Raynor on bass.
Sunday July 27, 7pm Fridley: The Singer’s Voice in the intimate Dunsmore Room at Crooners, with guest singer/songwriter Ann Reed. 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 July 30, 7pm St. Paul: In the Biergarten at the historic (1857) Waldmann Brewery in St. Paul. On accordion with special guests Tony Balluff on clarinet and Richard Kriehn on mandolin and guitar.
Friday July 31, 6pm St. Paul: With Prudence Johnson on the Smoke House Stage backyard concert series, doing songs by Randy Newman. Bring a blanket or chair and maybe something to share, though there’ll be stuff on the grill and fixins regardless. Happy hour at 530, music at 6pm.
Monday August 10 7pm, Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Danish American Center, 3030 W. River Parkway (just south of the Lake Street bridge). Free will donation, easy parking.
Tuesday August 11 7pm Minneapolis: The monthly singalong at the Loring Park Arts Center at the corner of 14th and Willow, with Brian Peterson joining on guitar. Free parking near the center for those with accessibility needs. Free will offering.
Wednesday August 12, 7pm Minneapolis: The quarterly open-to-all singalong at Northeast United Methodist Church at NE Lowry and Cleveland. Free homemade treats and child care.
Thursday August 13 7pm St. Paul: In the Biergarten at the historic (1857) Waldmann Brewery in St. Paul. On accordion with special guest Bradley Greenwald on vocals and baritone horn.
Monday August 17 7pm St. Anthony Park: the third-Monday SAP sing-along with Ann Reed, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal, 2136 Carter Ave. Also live streamed on Ann’s YouTube page. Song lyrics here when they’re ready.
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.
Dan Chouinard 