events

Beginning May 11, the Motorcycle Basic Rider course will be offered at the Alexandria Technical and Community College on weekends. This 14½-hour course combines practice riding, classroom discussion, and a pre-course homework assignment. Classroom discussion helps riders prepare...

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s staff will hear child care concerns at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at the Douglas County Library, 720 Fillmore St. The meeting, which will focus on child care access and affordability, is one of several that Smith and her staff are hosting throughout...

A Duluth men’s group will urge men to end the demand for sex trafficking and sexual exploitation when it speaks in Alexandria from 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, April 24. Duluth Men as Peacemakers will lead a two-hour seminar called “Don’t Buy It.” It builds on previous community...

Sellin & Wallace will kick off Evansville Art Center’s series of First Friday concerts on Friday, May 5, with a wide variety of musical selections. While Tom Sellin often performs with granddaughter Ellie Wallace, this time he will be joined by daughter Shari Wallace on stage...

Does your organization offer healthy activities for youth and families? If so, you may be a perfect fit for the first-ever Wellness Expo, hosted by the Healthy Voices Healthy Choices coalition. The coalition, which works within the Alexandria Area to prevent underage alcohol use,...

Drivers age 55 and up can brush up on their skills in April and May when the Minnesota Highway Safety Center offers its four-hour 55-plus Driver Improvement Course in Alexandria and Parkers Prairie. One course will take place from 6-10 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Parkers Prairie High...

The show will go on, although earlier this week Andria Theatre's performance of "Nunsense!" was in question. A special preview was cancelled Tuesday when an injury to one of the actors left the show without anyone to step into the role. However, arrangements have been made, and "Nunsense!"...

Photographer Doug Ohman will visit Douglas County Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, to share his photographs and stories for the book “Escape to the Lake: Cabins of Minnesota.” His presentation features photos of some of Minnesota’s most interesting and unique cabins. Ohman’s...

The Douglas County Library will yield the floor To all poets and lovers of poetry for Its third annual afternoon of poetry sharing, Original work and favorites pairing. If you want to just listen, you’re welcome, too, All ages please come, whether elder or new, At 1 p.m. Saturday,...

Runestone Electric Association will distribute $25 gift certificates to members who attend its annual meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Alexandria Area High School, 4300 Pioneer Road SW. The cooperative will give one certificate per membership. Certificates can be used at...

The Christian-based Compassion Center will hold a registration open house for its 13-week spring series on grief. The open house is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at the center, 821 Sixth Ave. E., in Alexandria. It is open for adults of any age grieving the loss of a loved...

Area eateries will serve up wings, pork, popovers and more during the 4th annual Taste of Douglas County, a fundraising event for the Douglas County Care Care Program. The program is a faith-based nonprofit that receives donated cars, repairs them and provides them to needy families....

The Lakes Area Professional Women will raise money for scholarships at its 22nd annual scholarship fundraising event from 4:30-8 p.m. on Friday, April 20, at Gathered Oaks, 4550 County Road 34 NW, in Alexandria. The evening will feature food, vendors, fashion, raffles and door prizes....