During a rehearsal of “The Auction” that brought together the cast to run through the entire play, directors Doug and Lori Faust clipped off several new items to the cast.

Four Pillars Gallery — Works by Jane Liedman, of New Ulm, Friday through Nov. 12 on second floor of Grand Center for Arts and Culture, 210 N. Minnesota, New Ulm. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Organ recital set at Christ Chapel

This revised version corrects the date of the showing of the documentary: “The True Cost.” 

Q. Now that fall is here, I have started making more soups. I have always wondered about the differences between the white beans. Cannellini, Great Northern, Navy and Butter beans. Can I use them interchangeably? Or are each better suited for a specific purpose.

This year has seen very unusual weather and an extra month of fall — with no frost yet!

I admire many people, but at the top of my list are teachers.

Grey Robertson appears to be the epitome of a college graduate student. Young of looks — he turns 32 at the end of October — with an easy smile and stylish beard. A Richmond, Virginia native, he came to grad school after several years working in Los Angeles.

By Colin Scharf

Lisa Murphy vividly remembers when she fell in love with John Denver. She was 5 years old, and was listening to “Leaving on a Jet Plane” on a vinyl album.

Rally benefits diabetes issues

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The 410 Project — Woodcut prints by Mai Train Friday through Oct. 23 at 523 S. Front St. Opening reception for “Hallucination” 7-8 p.m. Friday. Hours: 2-6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Q. The fall comes with so much to get done and I’m always stressed. Can food be used to reduce stress?

Our furry family members help get us through tough times. This issue is dedicated to them

Q. I’ve heard of a gluten-free diet and have seen a lot of different gluten-free products on the shelves at the grocery store. I’m wondering if eating gluten-free will improve my health.

Remove them or keep them … that is the question.

I’m not sure how other couples start their weekends, but my husband and I usually begin Saturdays with a cup of coffee and an episode of “Hoarders.”

Maker Fair Minnesota returns to the Nicollet County Fairgrounds in St. Peter for its ninth year after a hiatus in 2020 because of the pandemic.

Dana Sikkila is the director of the 410 Project, a grassroots, volunteer-run art gallery and creative space.

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Fritz Urban, an upbeat 9-year-old St. Peter fourth grader, is in the fight of his young life.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities through Oct. 15:

Arts Center of Saint Peter — Recent digital paintings by Pamela Bidelman Friday through Oct. 30 at 315 S. Minnesota Ave. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; www.artscentersp.org.

When “The Sopranos” is brought up these days, it’s usually for the nebulous way it ended: That now-famous cut-to-black in a crowded diner while Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” plays. Whether Tony Soprano lived or died is still hotly debated.

Seventeen months. Give or take a week. That’s how long Mankato’s Carnegie Art Center was closed.

I stopped at a liquor store the other day to pick up a few odds and ends when, much to my delight, I was carded.

St. Peter’s Oktoberfest kicks off its 10th year of Lederhosen & Dirndl competition, sauerkraut eating and live music this weekend.

MONTGOMERY — The Arts and Heritage Center of Montgomery and Le Sueur County Historical Society recently needed a way to show off landscapes, wildlife scenes and caricatures by three artists who were born or lived for a time in Le Sueur County. The solution: a digital camera.

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ProMusica Minnesota to begin new season

Four Pillars Gallery — Isn’t Nature Wonderful!: The Botanical and Nature Art of Gerry Tostenson through Oct. 9 on second floor of Grand Center for Arts and Culture, 210 N. Minnesota, New Ulm.

NEW YORK — Some families just love leftovers. What’s easier than reheating and digging into yesterday’s meal? But that’s not Cassy Joy Garcia’s family: They’re not leftover fans.

By Cassy Joy Garcia

Fall pruning can start earlier this year after Sunday’s wind — most woody plants will be bare, and it will be easier to see what you are doing!

My goodness, but the world is a noisy place these days. No matter where you go, you’re sure to be bombarded with some kind of noise be it music, traffic, energetic cellphone conversations.

Ian Heath doesn’t mince words when he talks about the last year and a half of high school band at Mankato West.

When she finally emerged from the dark fog of losing a spouse, artist Patti Ruskey felt moved to create.

If you head up to Minnesota State University this week to catch visiting author Jaquira Díaz, be prepared to mask up, as is required in all campus buildings, and to hear something that could move you or change you or, at very least, engage and entertain you.

In a small sign of normalcy amid a global pandemic, Minnesota State University kicks off its 2021-2022 theater season this week with “I Am a Camera.”

VINE Adult Community Center — “Fun with Fibers” through Sept. 29 in center’s gallery on fifth floor. Exhibit may be viewed between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Bier on Belgrade set for Saturday

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How do you keep away pesky yellow jacket wasps that swarm garbage cans and sweet foods?

I went into a bookstore recently looking for a box of stationery, an item I assumed all bookstores carry because every bookstore I’ve ever visited has always had a stationery collection next to the greeting card section.

In the summer of 1998, some friends and I got to see Fastball, Marcy Playground and Everclear at The Pier in Seattle. This would be my second rock concert. (A few years earlier, I saw The Monkees with my dad.)

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