Bands, Bloodys & Other Area Bullshit
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Friday
BETTY JO’S $7.95 Two pieces of beer battered cod, choice of potato or coleslaw $9.95 Two pieces of beer battered cod, additional pieces of cod for $1.50 each $9.95 Six jumbo beer battered shrimp, choice of potato and coleslaw BLACKHORSE BAR AND GRILL Cod – Two Pieces $8.50 Or All You Can Eat $12 Fisherman’s…
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Thursday
BETTY JO’S Free pitcher of soda or domestic beer with any large pizza (5-10pm) Domestic Beer Discounts. $2 Captain & Bacardi Mixers BLACKHORSE BAR AND GRILL Sirloin Steak – 10oz $13 Ribeye Steak – 10oz $14 Sirloin Tops – $13 T-Bone Steak – 16oz $15 Steaks include Cheesy Hasbrowns, Baked Beans BUB’S BREWING CO. $2…
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“We Survive on Caffeine, Chocolate, & Twizzlers.” A Behind-the-Scenes Take on Saint Mary’s Student Play “Pentecost”
Raquel here, I’m currently the sleep-deprived Stage Manager for the Saint Mary’s University Theatre Department’s fall drama/thriller Pentecost. We are currently getting ready to open in almost a week, which means tech week is here. This is a week where designers, actors, and backstage technicians walk into the Page Theatre and are forever lost; cut off from…
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GROUNDED: a photographic meditation on grief + loss
Local artist Sarah Johnson explores issues of grief and loss in a series of photographs captured while exploring the region on a bicycle. Seeking a grounding after experiencing the loss of her mother, she has used the photographing of found nature as a meditative and grieving process. “I knew I wanted to reflect on these…
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Wednesday
BETTY JO’S $1 Off desserts 50 Cents Off Top Shelf Liquor Free kids meal with purchase of adult meal BLACKHORSE BAR AND GRILL 2 Half Rack Dinner $25 Full Rack of Ribs $19 BUB’S BREWING CO. 50 Cents Off Taps (4pm-1am) $2 Off Pitchers (4pm-1am) ED’S (NO NAME) BAR 2 for 1 bottles of Crane…
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General B & The Wiz: New Drummer, New Music, & Horror Stories From The Road
Adventurous Twin Cities-based blues rock quintet General B and The Wiz return to Winona this week for a “Halloween Spook ‘n Roll” costume dance party at Ed’s (no name) Bar with soul band Ali and The Scoundrels. I checked in with guitarist Seth Duin ahead of Friday’s ghoulish event to get up to speed on what…
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“Live at Ed’s” Album Review: Mike Munson Done Right
Winona blues musician Mike Munson’s new live album successfully incorporates many of the desirable qualities of live recordings and very few of the downsides. Solid audio quality, impassioned performances, new arrangements, extended versions, delightful improvisation, a cohesive choice of songs that includes previously unreleased tracks, and a masterfully tasteful dose of ambiance from the audience, not to…
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Tuesday
BETTY JO’S 35 Cent Traditional Wings, 45 Cent Boneless Wings with purchase of beverage (5-10pm) $6.95 All You Can Eat Spaghetti all day and night until gone BUB’S BREWING CO. 2 for 1 Burgers, Wraps, Sandwiches, and Salads (4-10pm) GABBY’S $1.50 Domestic Bottles and Rail Mixers (open-7pm) $2 You-Call-Its (9-close) $3 Premiums (9-close) GOLDEN FROG…
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Monday
BETTY JO’S 1/2 Price Appetizers with purchase of a beverage (5-10pm) Discounts on all micros and import bottles BLACKHORSE BAR AND GRILL Buy One Dinner Get 2nd Dinner Half Price BUB’S BREWING CO. $2 Rail Mixers & Domestic Taps (4-10pm) Add a side to any entree for free (4-10pm) GABBY’S $1.50 Domestic Bottles and Rail…
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Ben Weaver: bikes, books, and being a buffalo
Recently, I had the chance to interview experimental Americana singer-songwriter Ben Weaver about his current projects and upcoming bike tour “It’s All the River” that will be coming to Fortunata’s Coffee in Fountain City, WI on Wednesday, October 22nd. For those that are not aware of Weaver, his music, or his published works of poems and…
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Wenonah Brewing Company hosts Oktobeerfest Saturday
The Wenonah Brewing Company is teaming up with the Winona Area Home Brewers to throw their first annual Oktobeerfest! The Winona Area Home Brewers are providing six personally crafted beer samples to party-goers including a Dry Mead, Cyser, Scottish Ale, Imperial IPA and Brown Ale. The WBC will be serving the last of their Oktoberfest…
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Express yo’ self—for KQAL-FM 89.5
KQAL-FM 89.5 Winona, MN is putting together it’s annual report for the Legislature. If our programming has helped you (a community event, musician, artist, cultural programming) or made a great impact for you or your organization, would you please consider emailing me (Teri) or our station manager (Doug) a quick note expressing how or why?…