Music & Dance Jan/Feb 2016 | Page 16

Music & Dance News January/February 2016 Page 16 Out & About with Chuck Thiel By Chuck Thiel If you’re looking for something to do on non-dance days in Minnesota and area states, I host primarily one-day tours, with an occasional three-day tour. All tours have available pickups in Cokato, Howard Lake, Winsted, Lester Prairie, Plato, and Norwood Young America. Tours going into the metro area or east also offer Waconia, Victoria, and Chanhassen pickups. Following is very brief information for upcoming tours. I’m constantly adding new adventures. Ricky Skaggs – Thursday, Feb. 11 We’ll begin with an included buffet lunch at the Old Country Buffet and then head for the St. Cloud Paramount Theatre for Ricky Skaggs. Ricky Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954) is an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo. Ricky Skaggs launched his own country career in 1980, achieving 12 number-one hits, eight Country Music Association awards, and eight Academy of Country Music awards. In 1982, he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the youngest to ever be inducted at that time. His hits include “Crying My Heart Out Over You,” “I Don’t Care,” and “I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could.” $81 per person; NYA, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Plato, 9:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m.; Lester Prairie, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Winsted, 10:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Howard Lake, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Cokato 10:45 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Minnesota Ballroom Operators Association Spring Appreciation Dance e ! Sunday, April 3 e Fr Medina Entertainment Center MBOA Spring Doors open atDance 1 pm Music 1:30 to 5:30 pm Jerry & Joyce Band and Kujda Band led by Art Handt Meeting to follow dance ‘The Wedding Singer’ – Wednesday, Feb. 17 We’re on our way to the Old Log Theater, after lunch on your own at Maynard’s for “The Wedding Singer.” “The Wedding Singer” takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars