Shakespeare play to get a '60s twist at Woodbury MN school

Tickets for East Ridge High School Theater's production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are now on sale. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, at The Loft Stage at the high school.

One of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is appropriate for all ages. This production will be set in the 1960s and features music and costumes from the decade.

From Camelot to the flower children of the hippie movement, the play will explore the shared themes of love and war, and power and privilege, while making the audience laugh at the "foolishness" that is human nature.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students at the door but can be purchased online at www.theloftstage.org or by calling 651-768-2334. Save $1 per ticket with advanced purchase.

Boyd Huppert, KARE 11 reporter and producer of "Land of 10,000 Stories," will highlight the second annual fundraiser of the Jon Francis Foundation starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at the Chilkoot Café, 826 Fourth Street S. Stillwater.

Tickets are $50 per person, and include dinner and an autographed copy of "Bringing Jon Home," a memoir about the life and legacy of Jon Francis. Tickets can be ordered online at www.jonfrancisfoundation.org.

The annual Woodbury Lions Community Garage Sale is set for May 9-11. The 36th annual event is co-sponsored by the city of Woodbury.

Directories listing the garage sale locations and merchandise may be purchased from 5-9:30 p.m. the day before the sale and also after 7:30 a.m. on the days of the sale at the following locations: Kowalski's Market, Rainbow Foods, Cub Foods, Woodbury BP, and at all Woodbury Kwik Trip, PDQ, Super America and Holiday Stations.

The Historic Afton Museum and the vintage baseball team, the Red Sox, are sponsoring the Uptown Afton Block party and Arts and Crafts Show from 3 to 10 p.m. at the Sail Away Cafe, 3121 St. Croix Trail in Afton.

There will be free music and activities all day. For more information, please e-mail pam@aftonhistoricalmuseum.com or call 651-436-3500 or visit http://aftonhistoricalmuseum.com/.

The St. Croix Valley Foundation is looking for vendors and exhibitors for its Heritage Summit that takes place on May 16 at the grounds of the Taylors Falls Memorial Community Center, 312 Government St. in Taylors Falls.

The Heritage Fair will showcase and celebrate the heritage of the region. It will take place in conjunction with the Heritage Summit, a watershed-wide meeting considering National Heritage Area designation for the St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers region. The fair will run from 3 to 6 p.m., between two public meetings scheduled for 1-3 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The Octagon House Museum will open for the season on May 1 with the theme of "One House, One Family, One Hundred Years" to acquaint visitors with the four generations of the Moffat-Hughes family who lived in the house. Original owners John and Nancy Moffat built the house in 1855. The museum, located at 1004 Third St. in Hudson, Wis., is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 2-4:30 p.m. Tours last about an hour.

Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for students ages 13-18, $2 for children ages 6-12, and children 5 and younger are admitted free with an adult.