St. Paul plans concert celebrating same-sex marriage bill

May 13, 2013 at 11:03PM

To celebrate Gov. Mark Dayton's expected signing of the same-sex marriage bill, Mayor Chris Coleman and the city of St. Paul will be throwing an outdoor concert Tuesday evening at Ecolab Plaza downtown.

The governor will sign the bill during a ceremony that begins at 5 p.m. at the Capitol. The concert will follow a procession led by the Minnesota Freedom Band from the State Capitol to Ecolab Plaza, 375 N. Wabasha St.

The "Love is Law" concert will feature several Minnesota groups, including the Jack Brass Band, Zoo Animal, the Suburbs, P.O.S and the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus. It will continue until about 10:15 p.m.

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Kevin Duchschere

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Kevin Duchschere, a metro team editor, has worked in the newsroom since 1986 as a general assignment reporter and has covered St. Paul City Hall, the Minnesota Legislature and Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties. He was St. Paul bureau chief in 2005-07 and Suburbs team leader in 2015-20.

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