January "All in St. Paul" Event Calendar

Happy New Year! Saint Paul January brings Winter Carnival and more!  Hope Santa brought you warm mittens! 

December events still posted below!

Wednesday, January 1

Noon Year’s Eve Party, Como, 10am-1pm.  Radio Disney, scavenger hunt, and countdown to noon with a beach ball drop.

Thursday, January 2

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm. Artaria String Quartet, Shostakovich Quartet Cycle Part II. FREE

MN Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres, Xcel, 7pm.

Friday, January 3

Broadway Songbook: George Gershwin, Ordway, 7:30pm.

Land O’Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show, Rivercentre, 8am-7pm.

Saturday, January 4

MN Wild vs. Washington Capitals, Xcel, 7pm.

Land O’Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show, Rivercentre, 8am-6pm.

Broadway Songbook: George Gershwin, Ordway, 2 & 7:30pm.

Sunday, January 5

MinnesotaBoychoir, Landmark, 1 & 3:30pm.  FREE.  Annual Winter Concert.

Music Under Glass: Matt Moberg, Como, 4:30-6:30pm.

Broadway Songbook: George Gershwin, Ordway, 2 & 7:30pm.

Land O’Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show, Rivercentre, 8am-5:30pm.

Thursday, January 9

Omnifest starts, Science Museum, thru February 28.  Great White Shark, Blue Planet, Ring of Fire, Stomp’s World Beat, To the Limit. Check www.smm.org for show times.

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm. Artaria String Quartet, Shostakovich Quartet Cycle Part II. FREE

Cocktails With Culture, Landmark, 5-7pm.  International Novelty Gamelan hosted by the Schubert Club, woodturning demonstrations.

Minnesota Sportsman’s Show, Rivercentre, 2-9pm.

Friday, January 10

School of Lies opens, Park Square, thru Feb. 2.  An off-color romantic spoof with anonymous love letters, false proposals, hidden identities and characters you’ll root for!

Minnesota Sportsman’s Show, Rivercentre, noon-9pm.

Saturday, January 11

Pekka Kuusisto Plays Vasks, Ordway, 8pm.  SPCO.

MN Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche, Xcel, 7pm.

Minnesota Sportsman’s Show, Rivercentre, 10am-9pm.

SPPS School Choice Fair, Rivercentre, 9:30am.

Sunday, January 12

Music Under Glass: The Sunny Era, Como, 4:30-6:30pm.

Minnesota Sportsman’s Show, Rivercentre, 10am-5pm.

Tuesday, January 14

Raw Stages, History Theatre, 7pm. Boundary Waters by Carlyle Brown.

MN Wild vs. Ottawa Senators, Xcel, 7pm.

Wednesday, January 15

Raw Stages, History Theatre, 7pm. Debutante Ball by Eric Sumangil

Thursday, January 16

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm.  Artaria String Quartet, Shostakovich Quartet Cycle Part II. FREE

MN Wild vs. Edmonton Oilers, Xcel, 7pm.

Raw Stages, History Theatre, 7pm. Glensheen by Jeffrey Hatcher

Friday, January 17

Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, Ordway, 10:30am & 8pm.  SPCO

Jason Aldean, Xcel, 7:30pm.

Saturday, January 18

African Americans in Science, Science Museum, 1-4pm.  The best and brightest scientists, inventors and educators and the inspiring contributions they've made.

History Forum; For the Safety of All: The MN Commission of Public Safety, MN History Center, 10am&2pm. Historian Annette Atkins, $15.

Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, Ordway, 8pm. SPCO

MN Wild vs. Dallas Stars, Xcel, 8pm.

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald Theatre, 4:45pm.

Sunday, January 19

Urban Expedition:  Spain, Landmark, 1-3pm.  Sendero Flamenco Dancers, language lesson, craft-making and more!  FREE.

MN Swarm vs. Philadelphia, Xcel, 2pm.

Music Under Glass: Parisota Hot Club Band, Como, 4:30-6:30pm.

Raw Stages, History Theatre, 2pm.  Radio Man by Garrison Keillor.

Monday, January 20 - MLK Holiday

Tuesday, January 21

A Toast to Prohibition: Songs of Temperance and Temptation, History Center, 7:30pm. Performed by the Rose Ensemble.  $27

Wednesday, January 22

A Toast to Prohibition: Songs of Temperance and Temptation, History Center, 7:30pm. Performed by the Rose Ensemble. $27

Thursday, January 23

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm.  Artaria String Quartet, Shostakovich Quartet Cycle Part II. FREE

A Toast to Prohibition: Songs of Temperance and Temptation, History Center, 7:30pm.Performed by the Rose Ensemble.  $27

Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade, Securian (6th&Robert) to Rice Park, 6-7pm.  Ambassador's Post Moon Glow Party, St. Paul Hotel, $5.

MN Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks, Xcel, 7pm.

Friday, January 24

Saturday, January 25 WINTER CARNIVAL BEGINS! All events at www.winter-carnival.com

Saintly City Cat Show, Rivercentre, 9am-5pm.

King Boreas Grand Day Parade, 2pm West 7^th from Smith Avenue to Rice Park

Winter Carnival Kids Day, Landmark, 2-6pm.

Autonomous Snow Plow Competition, Rice Park, Saturday and Sunday, 9am.

A Toast to Prohibition: Songs of Temperance and Temptation, History Center, 2pm. Performed by the Rose Ensemble.$27

Winter Carnival Beer Dabbler, MN State Fairgrounds, 3:30-7:30pm. $45 at the gate. www.thebeerdabbler.com

"xplorchestra!", SPCO Center, 9:30 & 11am. FREE - often sell out in advance; up to four tickets may be reserved online.  Girl explorer Sydney Forte, played by the hilarious Vera Mariner, leads families on a fast-paced and energetic musical adventure, exploring classical music and introducing an ensemble of SPCO musicians.

Macbeth: MinnesotaOpera opens, Ordway, thru Feb. 2.

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm.

MN Rollergirls, Rivercentre, 7:30pm.

Sunday, January 26

Saint PaulCivic Symphony Requiem Concert, Landmark, 3pm.  FREE  Minnesota Chorale joins in for the Mozart  “Requiem”.

A Toast to Prohibition: Songs of Temperance and Temptation, History Center, 2pm. Performed by the Rose Ensemble. $27

Saintly City Cat Show, Rivercentre, 9am-4pm.

Monday, January 27

Rose Ensemble, Central Library, 12:30pm.  A toast to Prohibition featuring the songs and stories of Carrie Nation.

Tuesday, January 28

The Original Gangsters, MN History Center, 7pm.  FREE. Join author Paul Maccabee to revisit St. Paul in the days of John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Babyface Nelson.

Wednesday, January 29

SPCO open rehearsal, SPCO Center, 1:30pm. Internationally celebrated maestro Hans Graf leads the SPCO in a rare performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14. See how concerts come together.

Thursday, January 30

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm.  Artaria String Quartet, Shostakovich Quartet Cycle Part II. FREE

David and Goliath, Fitzgerald, 7pm.  Malcolm Gladwell and Kerri Miller.

FREE Star Party, West 7th Library, 6:30-8:30pm.  Mike Lynch gives us a try at his large reflecting telescopes to view planets, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and other wonders of the winter skies.  Wear warm clothes! www.sppl.org/starparty 

Friday, January 31

The Black Snowman opens, Steppingstone Theatre, thru February 23.  Jacob and his brother build a snowman from the grimy snow of city streets. When they place the kente — a colorful storytelling cloth from Africa — around its shoulders, the snowman magically comes to life, and shows them stories of their ancestry and culture.

World’s Toughest Rodeo, Xcel, 7:30pm.

Saturday, February 1

Winter Carnival Family Day, Landmark, noon-5pm.

Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, 5:30pm.  5^th St. from Union Depot to Rice Park.  Followed by the overthrow of King Boreas on the steps of the Library and FIREWORKS launched from Raspberry Island.

Vulcan Victory Dance, Crowne Plaza, $20 at the door.

Amantes de la Ciencia!, Science Museum, 1-4pm. Science and education professionals.

The Incredible Season of Ronnie Rabinovitz opens, History Theatre, thru February 23.

World’s Toughest Rodeo, Xcel, 7:30pm.

MCCA State CheerleadingCompetition, Rivercentre.

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm.