Austin ArtWorks Festival

13th Annual Austin ArtWorks Festival

Schedule:

KMSU Mankato Outdoor Stage

10:00am: Eclipse

Eclipse is a versatile and unique duo consisting of Martha Brown on keyboards and vocals and Kathy Wickwire on drums and vocals. This talented and entertaining pair will take you on a nostalgic musical journey from the 50’s to the 80’s including rock, country, jazz, pop, and oldies.

11:00am: Wendy Larson and Lee Bjorndal

Lee Bjorndal and Wendy Larson enjoy sharing swing, old-time tunes, and bluegrass music with the public. Guitar, fiddle, and mandolin provide the instrumentation to delight audiences.

12:00pm: Kiernan Tollefson

Kiernan Tollefson first picked up the guitar in 2016 when he was bedridden for months after several surgeries and health complications from Crohn’s disease. Given a second chance at life, he mastered both the 12 and 6 string guitars. Kiernan lets the guitar speak in his cinematic storytelling and experimental alternate tuning style that helps others heal and inspires them to overcome.

1:00pm: Soul Train

The Soul Train is a premier soul and funk band hailing from Rochester MN. This outstanding band is sure to make you move and groove while covering 7 decades of soul’s favorites with a dabble of rock, pop and hip-hop.

2:30pm: Whalen & the Willows

Whalen and the Willows is an Alt-Rock band out of Minnesota. From dark and brooding to comforting and hopeful, Whalen and the Willows creates theatrical landscapes that will whisk you away. With a focus on the power of lyrics, Whalen weaves together tales drawn from life experience and observation.

Authors’ Stage - Adult Day

10:00am: Summerset Theatre

11:00am: Mindy Mejia Author Talk

11:25am: Local Author Spotlight - Joe Egan, Patrick Hansel, & John C. Stroebel

2:00pm: Pallet Players

12:30pm: Joshua Moehling Author Talk

1:05pm: Local Author Spotlight - Robert Hauser & Sherrie Hansen

1:30pm: All-Author Book Signing

2:00pm: Help Me Help You Help Yourself

3:15pm: Matchbox Children’s Theatre

Free Admission