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    February 21, 2019
    The four Boxcar Children are all from Spring Valley school district, pictured front, from left: Katie Matthys as Violet and Evah Butts as Jessie; (back) William Webb as Benny and Kenny Cosgrove as Henry. Each of them have read the books which the play is based. Rachel Helgeson / RiverTown Multimedia
    Stagehands to show 'Boxcar Children' for first time
    Taking center stage will be actors and actresses as young as 9 years old at Spring Valley Stagehands community theater beginning Feb. 28. Spring...
    entertainment/theater12 hours 30 min ago
    Willy Wonka, played by Isaac Verdoorn, welcomes five lucky winners to his chocolate factory in “Willy Wonka, Jr.” at The Phipps. The production runs through March 3. Rebecca Mariscal / RiverTown Multimedia
    A world of pure imagination with 'Willy Wonka, Jr.'
    Step into the world of whimsy, curiosities and, of course, chocolate in "Willy Wonka, Jr." at The Phipps. The Children's Theater production brings...
    entertainment/theater12 hours 30 min ago
    Beth and Nathan Ireland perform "Please Have a Seat, Someone Will Be With You Shortly," one of several one-act performances that make up "LOVE(ish!)" presented by River Falls Community Theatre Feb. 22-23 at Junior's Restaurant and Tap House. Gretta Stark / RiverTown Multimedia
    RFCT aims to amuse with 'LOVE(ish!)'
    The River Falls Community Theatre aims to amuse with its annual evening of one-act plays. This year's performance is titled "LOVE(ish)." The...
    entertainment/theater16 hours 30 min ago
    February 20, 2019
    Madeline Fendrick and Brian Peck will perform with River Falls poet Thomas R. Smith Feb. 24 at a unique afternoon concert. Submitted photo
    'Roving on a winter night' music and poetry concert
    The Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls will host a unique afternoon concert of music and poetry on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. featuring...
    entertainment/artFebruary 20, 2019 - 6:00pm
    (From left) Jason Nesbitt, Tyler Grenzow, Paula Flood, Renee Doerre, Cheryl Schwantz and Jeff Johnson a the inaugural River Falls High School Athletic Booster Club fundraising gala Feb. 2. Photo courtesy of Lexi LaPoint
    Booster Club gala nets over $40K for RFHS sports
    The inaugural River Falls High School Athletic Booster Club fundraising gala was a tremendous success. The Wildcat Way themed event held Saturday,...
    entertainment/artFebruary 20, 2019 - 5:00am
    February 13, 2019
    Auditions for 'The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jr.'
    The Phipps Children's Theater will hold auditions for area students in grades 7-9 for "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr." on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 18 and 19, from 6-8 p.m. at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson. Actors may schedule an audition time by going to ThePhipps.org....
    entertainment/theaterFebruary 13, 2019 - 8:00am
    February 9, 2019
    Willy Wonka, played by Isaac Verdoorn (left) warns Augustus Gloop, played by Emmanuel Hanson, flanked by Oompa Loompas Ellie Fraser and Jack Walter, New Richmond, that he should not taste the chocolate in the chocolate smelting room in ‘Willy Wonka Jr.,’ at The Phipps. The show premieres Feb. 15. Submitted photo
    'Willy Wonka Jr.' opens Feb. 15 in Hudson
    Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka Jr.," with words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, adapted for the stage by Bricusse and Timothy A....
    entertainment/theaterFebruary 9, 2019 - 11:00am
    February 6, 2019
    Kellie Burrows (left), Brett Severson, Aleisha Miller (right) perform “The Philadelphia” by David Ives, directed by Angie Brown in River Falls Community Theatre’s production “LOVE(ish).”
    RFCT presents an evening of one-act comedies
    River Falls Community Theatre presents: "LOVE(ish!), an evening of one-act comedies Feb. 15, 16, 22, and 23 at Junior's Restaurant and Tap House....
    entertainment/theaterFebruary 6, 2019 - 3:19pm
    January 31, 2019
    Helene Hanff, played by Jennifer Alton, speaks through a letter to Frank Doel, played by Andrew Troth, who is thousands of miles away in London in a “84 Charing Cross Road” at The Phipps. The play runs through Feb. 3. Rebecca Mariscal / RiverTown Multimedia
    Final performances of '84, Charing Cross Road'
    "84, Charing Cross Road," a charming, bittersweet comedy, will be performed Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. as well as Sunday,...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 31, 2019 - 6:00pm
    January 29, 2019
    Great River Road Theater presents 'A Telltale Farce'
    It's not often the author Edgar Allan Poe, known for his dark and macabre poetic themes, is associated with humor and laughter. But director...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 29, 2019 - 8:00am
    January 25, 2019
    What's going on at The Phipps? Ballroom dance parties, art classes for teens and adults, more
    Ballroom dance parties Ballroom dance parties are offered on the first and third Saturday of every month October to May, and the third Saturday of every month June-September, from 7-10 p.m. in the dance studio. Tom Larson will offer a dance lesson during the first hour. This is an...
    entertainment/artJanuary 25, 2019 - 6:00am
    January 24, 2019
    Helene Hanff, played by Jennifer Alton, speaks through a letter to Frank Doel, played by Andrew Troth, who is thousands of miles away in London in a “84 Charing Cross Road” at The Phipps. The play runs through Feb. 3. Rebecca Mariscal / RiverTown Multimedia
    From London to New York in "84 Charing Cross Road"
    Walking into the Black Box Theater for "84 Charing Cross Road," one might think you're accidently walking onstage. The room has been transformed,...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 24, 2019 - 7:00pm
    January 17, 2019
    What's going on at The Phipps? Opening event for new exhibitions; ceramics class
    Opening event for new Phipps Galleries exhibitions The public reception for the new exhibitions in The Galleries will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. There will be an opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy hors d'oeuvres at this free event for all ages.
    entertainment/artJanuary 17, 2019 - 11:00am
    January 16, 2019
    Kevin Leines has the world on a string as Detective Henry Phillips in ‘The Jazz Age’ at The Phipps. Phillips takes the case of Bernadette Starr, a murdered starlet who was loved by many, but not all. Rebecca Mariscal / RiverTown Multimedia
    A mystery in motion in 'The Jazz Age'
    "The Jazz Age" tells a thrilling, heartfelt tale of love, glamour, spotlights and murder, and it does it all in very few words. The most powerful...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 16, 2019 - 8:00pm
    January 15, 2019
    The Hudson-based string band Greenwood Tree will play for the River Falls Barn Dance series 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Academy Gym at the former Meyer Middle School (439 W. Maple St., River Falls). File photo
    Celtic-flavored Greenwood Tree to play RF Barn Dance
    The Hudson-based string band Greenwood Tree will play for the River Falls Barn Dance series 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Academy Gym...
    entertainment/musicJanuary 15, 2019 - 8:00am
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