January 2015 "All in St. Paul" Event Calendar

Lots to do in St. Paul in January!  Winter Carnival, Omnifest, and Crashed Ice are the biggies, but there is a little something for everyone.

DECEMBER DATES STILL POSTED BELOW!

Thursday, January 1

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

Friday, January 2

Lowertown First Friday, 6-9pm.

Two Sugars, Room for Cream opens, Park Square, thru Jan. 18

Land O’ Lakes Kennel Dog Show, Rivercentre, 8am-7pm. $8.50 A, $4.50 C, $20 family.

MN Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, Xcel, 7pm.

Saturday, January 3

MN Swarm vs. Colorado, Xcel, 7pm.

Land O’ Lakes Kennel Dog Show, Rivercentre, 8am-6pm. $8.50 A, $4.50 C, $20 family.

Sunday, January 4

Minnesota Boychoir Concert, Landmark, 1 & 3:30pm.

Land O’ Lakes Kennel Dog Show, Rivercentre, 8am-5:30pm. $8.50 A, $4.50 C, $20 family.

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

Monday, January 5

ACF & innova Recordings HiFi Club, Landmark, 5pm.  FREE. Meet and socialize with others interested in contemporary music and focus on selected recordings heard under ideal conditions, from beginning to end, and discuss the work (when possible) with the makers.

Tuesday, January 6

MN Wild vs. Sharks, Xcel, 7pm.

Wednesday, January 7

Sample Night Live. Landmark, 7pm. $10-20 Sample Night Live returns to the F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium for the Annual Staff Picks Show.

Coffee Concert, St. Paul Athletic Club, noon. St. Paul Conservatory of Music performs.

Klondike Kate Contest, Prom Center, 6:30-10pm.

Thursday, January 8

MN Wild vs. Blackhawks, Xcel, 7pm.

MN Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping, and Vacation Show, Rivercentre, 2-9pm. $9 A, $2.50 C.

Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon.  FREE. Featuring mezzo soprano Clara Osowski, Mill City String Quartet and Jessica Schroeder on piano.

Friday, January 9

MN Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping, and Vacation Show, Rivercentre, noon-9pm. $9 A, $2.50 C.

SPCO: Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, Ordway, 8pm.

Omnifest opens, Science Museum, thru February 19. The films are Hubble, D-Day: Normandy 1944, The Living Sea, The Greatest Places, and Flight of the Butterflies.

Saturday, January 10

African Americans in Science, Science Museum, 1-4pm. Best and brightest scientists, inventors, and educators.

MN Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping, and Vacation Show, Rivercentre, 10am-9pm. $9 A, $2.50 C.

Landmark Literati: Karen Melvin, Landmark, 10:30am.  FREE.

SPCO: Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, Ordway, 8pm.

MN Wild vs. Predators, Xcel, 1pm.

Sunday, January 11

Dobet Gnahore, Ordway, 7:30pm.

Music Under Glass: Jake Jones Band, Como Sunken Garden, 4:30-6:30pm.

MN Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping, and Vacation Show, Rivercentre, 10am-5pm. $9 A, $2.50 C.

Tuesday, January 13

Ballet Tuesday, Landmark, noon. FREE. Join the Saint Paul Ballet as they perform excerpts from their company repertoire. Don't forget to bring a bag lunch or purchase one from Anita's Cafe when you arrive.

Thursday, January 15

Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon.  FREE. MPLS (imPulse) Choral Ensemble and Samuel Grace will be featured in the second January lunchtime concert

Friday, January 16

The Color Purple opens, Park Square thru Feb. 15.

SPCO: Beethoven’s Second Symphony, Ordway, 10:30am.

Fleetwood Mac, Xcel, 8pm.

Saturday, January 17

SPCO: Beethoven’s Second Symphony, Ordway, 8pm.

MN RollerGirls, Rivercentre, 7:30pm.

MN Wild vs. Arizona Coyotes, Xcel, 8pm.

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm followed by “Late Night”, 8:30pm.

Sunday, January 18

Sundays at Landmark: Urban Expedition Austria, Landmark, 1pm.  Authentic dancing, music and foods for purchase, travel the world without leaving Saint Paul during one of Landmark Center's most beloved programs.

Music Under Glass: Dan Israel Trio, Como Sunken Garden, 4:30-6:30pm.

Monday, January 19

Science Museum Behind the Scenes, noon-4pm.

MN Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, Xcel, 7pm.

Thursday, January 22

Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon.  FREE. The music of Jocelyn Hagen will be featured.

Girl Rising, Central Presbyterian Church, 7pm.  Free screening og the folm.

Schubert Club: Live at the Museum, Landmark, 7:30pm.  $10-12.  Reading between the lines of the Letters in the Schubert Club’s manuscript collection with Vern Sutton.

Red Bull Crashed Ice, thru Jan. 24.

Friday, January 23

North Star College Cup, Xcel.

Winter Carnival Royal Coronation, Rivercentre, 5:30-10pm.

Red Bull Crashed Ice, thru Jan. 24.

Saturday, January 24

Autonomous Snow Plow Competition, Rice Park, 9am start.

Securian Winter Run, 9am start.

Sam Smith, Rivercentre, 8pm.

iAmantes de la Ciencia!, Science Museum, 1-4pm.  Science and education professionals from our Latino community.

St. Paul Hotel Hot Chocolate, 1-4pm.

King Boreas Grande Day Parade, 2-4pm. West 7^th, Smith to Rice Park.

Winter Carnival Kids Day, Landmark Center, 2-6pm.  Bouncy Houses, crafts, live entertainment.

Saintly City Cat Show, 9am-5pm.

Winter Carnival Orchid Show, Como. $5, $3 C.

Winter Carnival Beer Dabbler, MN State Fairgrounds, 3:30-7:30pm. $35 adv/ $45 gate

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm followed by “Late Night”, 8:30pm.

MN Opera: The Elixir of Love opens, Ordway, 7:30pm, thru Feb. 1.

Red Bull Crashed Ice, thru Jan. 24.

Snowshoe Nature Hike, Dodge Nature Center, 1-2:30 $7/$20 family

Sunday, January 25

Autonomous Snow Plow Competition, Rice Park, 9am start.

St. Paul Civic Symphony, Landmark, 1-2pm. Winter Carnival theme.

MN Opera: The Elixir of Love, Ordway, 2pm.

Winter Carnival Orchid Show, Como.  $5, $3 C.

Saintly City Cat Show, 9am-5pm.

North Star College Cup, Xcel

Leigh Kamman Tribute, St. Paul Hotel Ballroom, 4-8pm. Twin Cities Jazz artists are signing up in droves to perform. $20 suggested donation at the door.

Monday, January 26

Rose Ensemble, Central Library, 12:30pm.  FREE performance.

Wednesday, January 28

Live Music and Yoga, Landmark, Music and Movement, noon-1pm.

Thursday, January 29

MN Opera: The Elixir of Love, Ordway, 7:30pm.

Trick Boxing opens, Park Square, thru Feb. 8.

Loud at the Library, J.J. Hill Library, 8pm.  Jack Klatt Trio.

'Til Death opens, Art House North, 793 Armstrong Ave., Thursdays-Saturdays thru Feb.14.  $20/$25 door. www.bucketbrigadetheater.com  A marriage musical!

Friday, January 30

World’s Toughest Rodeo, Xcel, 7:30pm.

Saturday, January 31

Family Day, Landmark, noon-5pm.  Winter carnival event

American Indians in Science. Science Museum, 1-4pm.  TC American Indian Community who have made significant contributions to science, engineering, and education.

Free Winterskate, Wells Fargo rink.

Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, 5:30-7:30pm. 5^th and Wacouta to the steps of the Public Library. Fireworks 7:30-7:45pm.

Vulcan Victory Dance, Crowne Plaza, 9pm. $20

World’s Toughest Rodeo, Xcel, 7:30pm.

MN Opera: The Elixir of Love, Ordway, 2pm.

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm followed by “Late Night”, 8:30pm.

Frosty Fun Festival, Dodge Nature Center, 10am-2pm. $5/$20 family. Sledding, snow-shoeing, ice bowling, ice mini-golf, puppet theater, bonfire and refreshments.