Get Ready to Feast! The Taste of Faribault is Back! Prepare your palate for an extraordinary culinary adventure! The Taste of Faribault is returning for an unforgettable evening that will ignite your senses and leave your taste buds cheering for more. Imagine a single evening where you can explore the absolute best of Faribault's vibrant
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Calling all cyclists! Have you ever taken a ride on the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail or gone on a jaunt around town? If you have, you are a part of over 100 years of cycling history in Rice County. Throughout the years, everything from the paths we ride to the types of bicycles have
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Film, Fun, and Fundraiser: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Friday, September 19. Doors open at 7:30 PM, Movie Starts at 9:00 PM. Join us in celebrating the 50th birthday of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*! Experience a costume contest like no other. Enjoy Rocky Horror-themed games and end the night with a screening of the
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Paint a Portrait of your Pet with artist Julie Fakler, with Wine: Thursday, September 25th from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. (Ages 21 and up!) Artist Julie Fakler will teach you, step by step, how to paint a portrait of your pet. In class, you’ll learn about underpainting, form, shape, and color. Email your pet photo
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The falling leaves signal one thing: the Faribault Fall Festival is coming! This year's festival brings back the classic Chili Competition and Bar Crawl, plus exciting new additions like a vendor and business market. We're also offering plenty of family fun with kids activities and a special fire safety event by the Faribault Fire Department.
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Do you enjoy the Faribault Fall Festival? Have you visited RCHS for Night at the Museum before? Join the two with our new fall event! The evening of October 4th, come down the museum to make your own caramel apples, paint pumpkins, take a historic hayride, listen to ghost stories, and connect with local history!
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Join the Rice County Historical Society and Gary Heyn on a journey of immigration history and the connections between communities across the sea. Learn about family, acquaintances, and neighbors who traveled from Gembitz Hauland Posen to Honey Creek Township in Sauk County, Wisconsin and Deerfield Township in Steele County, Minnesota in this talk about genealogy
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“Custom . . . has decreed that we shall wear black, as a mark of respect to those we have lost, and as a shroud for ourselves." - Manners and Social Usefulness, Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood, 1887. Join the Rice County Historical Society for a Victorian Funeral at the Alexander Faribault House on
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“Custom . . . has decreed that we shall wear black, as a mark of respect to those we have lost, and as a shroud for ourselves." - Manners and Social Usefulness, Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood, 1887. Join the Rice County Historical Society for a Victorian Funeral at the Alexander Faribault House on
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Paradise Community Theatre Present: The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland A whimsical romp down the rabbit hole! Join Alice as she discovers a magical land full of zany characters and lots of fun. Don't miss the fun as we follow Alice as she meets the mysterious Cheshire Cat, the rhyming Caterpillar, the outrageous Mad Hatter
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Join the Rice County Historical Society and the Minnesota Lace Society to learn about historic lacemaking! What were the different ways people made lace in the past? What kind of items and designs were made out of lace? The Lace Society will talk for about thirty minutes about lace history with lots of beautiful pictures
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Join hundreds of costumed crawlers this Halloween in historic downtown Faribault for the second annual Fari “BOO” Bar Crawl – a fundraiser for the Paradise Center for the Arts!Registration for the Fari “BOO” Bar Crawl begins at 7 PM at the Paradise and is $12 per person. Between 7-11pm, participants must visit all four bars:
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