The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce’s eighth annual Home, Landscape and Garden Everything Spring Expo is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at Grace Church. The show is set to include more than 100 booths.

“This show is totally free to attend and has free parking,” according to a news release. “Kids activities will be provided by KidCreate Studios, Underwater World, Kid’s Potting with The Mustard Seed Landscaping and Garden Center, and The Home Depot.”

Tony Szczepaniak’s charity cribbage tournament will benefit the ABC Foundation this year. In addition, the event is accepting donations of food items for PROP.

Join Szczepaniak for men’s night at Eden Wood Center, 6350 Indian Chief Road in Eden Prairie, from 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, March 19. The tournament starts promptly at 7 p.m.

The cost benefits the foundation. Cost at the door is $30. Dinner will be served and a cash bar will be available.

For more information, contact Szczepaniak at 952-250-6937 or e-mail tony.szczepaniak@gmail.com.

Brindisi, Kangas among new ownership group

By Forrest Adams

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is now under new ownership, though some of the owners have familiar faces.

Long-time Resident Artistic Director Michael Brindisi and Choreographer Tamara Kangas Erickson are among a large cast now charting a path forward for the 41-year-old theater.

Wings of the North has announced that AirExpo 2010 will be held July 17 and 18 at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie as part of the nonprofit group’s mission to preserve and present aviation history. More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this year’s show, featuring more than 40 aircraft and 60 aviation dignitaries, according to a news release from the group.

Tony Szczepaniak’s charity cribbage tournament will benefit the ABC Foundation this year. In addition, the event is accepting donations of food items for PROP.

Join Szczepaniak for men’s night at Eden Wood Center, 6350 Indian Chief Road in Eden Prairie, from 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, March 19. The tournament starts promptly at 7 p.m.

The cost, a $25 donation, benefits the foundation. Mail checks payable to ABC Foundation to 9139 Briarglen Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Cost at the door is $30. Dinner will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Eden Prairie residents are invited to the 29th Annual Eden Prairie Foundation Ball, which will take place on March 27, 2010, at the Minnetonka Southwest Marriott. The theme for this year’s event is “One Enchanted Evening.”

“And this is definitely not your grandfather and grandmother’s quiet, dour gala. This is a ‘let your hair down’ and ‘boogie the night away’ event that celebrates the best about living and working in Eden Prairie,” according to a news release.

By Karla Wennerstrom

The city of Eden Prairie is inviting artists to a new event, “Arts in the Park.” Applications are due by April 1.

The city’s Arts & Culture Commission is sponsoring the event, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Purgatory Creek Park, 13001 Technology Drive.

City Arts Recreation Coordinator Lindsey Danhauser said Purgatory Park offers a new, centralized location, with more visibility and more room for vendors. The city had previously hosted “Arts and Antiques in the Garden” at the Cummins-Phipps-Grill house on Pioneer Trail.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will present “The Spring Trunk Show II: Art of Tree Transformations,” opening March 19 and continuing through May 2.

This “trunk” show encompasses some 20 large and small wood turnings created by talented Edina artisan Virgil Leih.

EPHS alumna and American Idol Contestant Casey Carlson will be performing at a number of concerts this weekend. Starting on Friday, she’ll perform with Ari Herstand at The Fine Line starting at 9 p.m. and on Saturday, she’ll perform at The Garage in Burnsville starting at 5:45 p.m.
The Fine Line Music Café is at 318 First Ave. N. in Minneapolis. Call 612-338-8100 for more information. The Garage is at 75 Civic Center Parkway in Burnsville.
Carlson is also set to appear at the Eden Prairie Foundation Ball in March.

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