Out and About: May 13

Friday, May 14

Orange City Tulip Festival, with music and dancing performed by children and adults in authentic Dutch costumes, two daily parades featuring top area marching bands including the Spirit of Worthington Trojan Marching Band at 2:15 p.m., a carnival midway, Dutch delicacies, thousands of tulips and a dozen replica windmills and a nightly performance of “Bye Bye Birdie,” Orange City, Iowa. For more information, visit www.octulipfestival.com or phone (712) 707-4510.

“Godspell,” presented by Mountain Lake High School, 7:30 p.m., Mountain Lake High School Auditorium.

Saturday, May 15

Orange City Tulip Festival, with music and dancing performed by children and adults in authentic Dutch costumes, two daily parades featuring top area marching bands, a carnival midway, Dutch delicacies, thousands of tulips and a dozen replica windmills and a nightly performance of “Bye Bye Birdie,” Orange City, Iowa. For more information, visit www.octulipfestival.com or phone (712) 707-4510.

Flea Market & Craft Show, food available, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Windom Community Center, Windom.

Steak and Shrimp Dinner, serving 9-ounce sirloin, boiled or French-friend shrimp, baked potato, salad and roll, 5:30 p.m. until gone, Elks Lodge, 1105 Second Ave., Worthington. Phone 372-2735.

“Bon Appetit!” a funny short opera starring Emily Lodine as Julia Child with guest chefs the Rev. Tom Jennings and Jeff Hartquist and Debra Reid on piano, pre-show and post-show dining at the Coffey Haus, 6:30 p.m., Historic Palace Theater, downtown Luverne. Reserved seating only; phone (507) 283-8294 by May 14.

Nic Stevens, performing contemporary Christian music, 7 p.m., BenLee’s, 212 10th St., Worthington.

“Godspell,” presented by Mountain Lake High School, 7:30 p.m., Mountain Lake High School Auditorium.

DJ Tony Winter, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 117 Second Ave., Worthington.

Midwest Comic Book Association Springcon, featuring free programs, autographs, comic art show, costume events, door prizes, super hero vehicles and charity auction, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., grandstand, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul. Go to www.midwestcomicbook.com.

Sunday, May 16

Solid Rock Motorcycle Rally, bike lineup beginning a 9 a.m., worship service at 10 a.m., bike blessing at 11:45 a.m., also Honor Flight presentation, free hog roast, door prizes and Victory Ride, Solid Rock Assembly, 1730 Diagonal Road, Worthington. For more information, phone 376-5770.

Benefit Dinner, serving grilled burgers, baked beans, salads, ice cream and beverages, free-will donation for 10-month-old Leo Chapman-Nesseth, who has a rare form of epilepsy, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Jackson.

Paintings & Ceramics by Sandra Dowie and Marcella Slater, opening reception, 2 to 4 p.m., Nobles County Art Center, 407 12th St., Worthington. Exhibit continues through June 11. Hours are 2 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone 372-8245.

Midwest Comic Book Association Springcon, featuring free programs, autographs, comic art show, costume events, door prizes, super hero vehicles and charity auction, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., grandstand, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul. Go to www.midwestcomicbook.com.

Sunday Night Dance, music by Erv Reutzel Band, 7 to 10:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, Brewster. Contact Roxann, 370-4461.

Tuesday, May 18

Worthington High School Choirs Spring Concert, 7 p.m., Worthington High School gymnasium, Worthington.

Thursday, May 20

Burger Basket Night, serving from 5 to 8 p.m., Eagles Club 3282, 205 Oxford St., Worthington

Heirloom Preservation Workshop, presented by Bob Herskovitz, outreach conservator at the Minnesota Historical Society, 6:30 p.m., Lakefield Public Library, 410 Main St., Lakefield. For more information or to register, phone (507) 662-5782.

Friday, May 21

Adult Singles Dance, sponsored by Beginning Experience of Eastern South Dakota, music by Norgaard Country Music Duo, also 50/50 raffle and door prizes, tickets available at the door, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Moose Lodge, 1926 Burnside Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D.

Saturday, May 22

30th Anniversary Horse Ride-a-Thon, for horses with riders and horse-drawn rigs, traveling from the Pipestone County Fairgrounds to New Life Treatment Center in Woodstock to raise money for the center, with awards and prizes, 30th anniversary T-shirts and souvenirs for all participants, beginning at 10 a.m., with lunch, awards and prizes at approximately 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact New Life Treatment Center, (507) 777-4321.

Monday, May 24

Band Bash, featuring bands from Worthington High School, Worthington Middle School and Prairie Elementary, 7 p.m., Worthington High School gymnasium, Worthington.

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