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‘An Evening with David Jeremiah’ to be presented live at the Target Center

February 5, 2013 — Leave a comment
This worship event will feature dynamic music led by Marshall Hall, former member of the Gaither Vocal Band and new worship leader at Shadow Mountain Community Church.

This worship event will feature dynamic music led by Marshall Hall, former member of the Gaither Vocal Band and new worship leader at Shadow Mountain Community Church.

Dr. David Jeremiah will present a live worship event at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, April 4, 2013.  It will begin at 7:00 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.

Admission is free, but guests are asked to register for tickets online at www.davidjeremiah.org/rallies or by calling (800) 947-1993.

Everyone is invited to experience the power of worship with thousands of other believers through dynamic music led by Marshall Hall, former member of the Gaither Vocal Band and new worship leader at Shadow Mountain Community Church. He will be joined by talented pianist, Ian Oakley, and the Turning Point worship team.

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12/24/12: Merry Christmas to my readers of the “Beat”

December 24, 2012 — 2 Comments

A West Virginia grist mill. Isn’t this a lovely scene for the Christmas season?

Final preparations are underway at my home for our family Christmas Day celebration that will take place tomorrow. Many food items have already been prepared. – currently a pumpkin pie is baking and a  gingerbread is ready for the oven when the pie is done. The table is set, presents are wrapped and adding a colorful touch to the living room; in general, all systems are go for a very merry time, indeed. I can hardly wait for the fragrances of baked ham and spiced apple cider to waft through my home tomorrow. What a blessing!

This will be a very white Christmas in Minnesota, and also a very cold one.  However, there are no snowstorms on the horizon for the Twin Cities area, and the highways are good for travel.

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Handel’s ‘Messiah’ to be presented December 14th in St. Paul

November 25, 2012 — Leave a comment
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George Frideric Handel, born in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. By Thomas Hudson (1749).

Twin Cities’ professional singers and orchestra musicians will unite to present an “authentic” version of Handel’s Messiah at Central Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 14, 2012 beginning at 8:00 p.m.

In the wake of the canceled Minnesota Orchestra performances of Handel’s Messiah, conductor and University of Minnesota music professor, Matthew Mehaffey, could not imagine a Christmas season in Minnesota without the world’s most famous oratorio being performed.  To that end, he has hired a chamber orchestra and 16 of the Twin Cities’ finest vocalists to present an all-professional production of George Frideric Handel’s iconic oratorio, Messiah.

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World Vision’s ‘The Story Tour’ to be at the Xcel Energy Center on December 2nd

October 17, 2012 — Leave a comment
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The Story Tour will feature today’s top Christian recording artists along with special guest author/speakers pastor Randy Frazee and musical director Bernie Herms.

A unique Christmas celebration will take place in the Twin Cities on Sunday, December 2, 2012 when artists and special guests on The Story Tour take the stage at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The Story Tour will feature today’s top Christian recording artists including multi-platinum selling Casting Crowns lead singer/songwriter Mark Hall, Jeremy Camp, Natalie Grant, Matthew West, Nichole Nordeman, Selah and Rawsrvnt, along with special guest author/speakers pastor Randy Frazee and musical director Bernie Herms.  The program will begin at 7 p.m.

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‘Women of Faith’ at the Xcel Energy Center on October 19-20

August 7, 2012 — Leave a comment
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An early woman of faith, depicted by an unknown Bible illustrator.

Big event?  You bet – Women of Faith is the nation’s largest live event for women.

Spanning four months and hitting twenty-three cities, the North American tour also offers a diverse line up of twenty-seven world-class speakers, best-selling authors, and chart-topping musicians.

The cross-country Women of Faith “Celebrate What Matters” event will take place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 19 – 20, 2012.

  • Friday, October 19:  7 p.m – 10 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, October 20:  9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Doors open at 8 a.m.)

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Why I now spend less and try to save more

June 15, 2012 — Leave a comment

These are uncertain times.  The national debt is rising at an alarming rate, the situation in some European countries is chaotic, and inflation may be just around the corner here in America.  During the past year I have decided to change my own spending habits, hunker down in the trenches, and wait to see what is ahead for the country following the elections in November.

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Coming to the Target Center – 15 varied and exciting events

March 16, 2012 — 2 Comments

The world's foremost classical-crossover quartet, Il Divo, will be performing on August 2.

So what kind of stage performances do you like?  If you fancy one of these types of performing arts, you are in luck:  Cirque du Soleil visual effects; a little bit country (actually a lot of country); Christian music; rock music (lots); an indie pop band; Nickelodeon stars and recording artists, or classical-crossover music.

A dozen performing artists plus three other types of events are coming your way at the Target Center in Minneapolis, providing great variety that will keep the downtown area buzzing with activity.

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‘Casting Crowns – Come To The Well Tour’ at Target Center

February 19, 2012 — 4 Comments

Casting Crowns bandmates

A great cause and what is sure to be an exciting concert!  The humanitarian organization World Vision will present the Come To The Well Tour with Grammy winners Casting Crowns at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, April 21, 2012.

This event is being presented locally by 98.5 KTIS.  The show will start at 7pm and the doors will open one hour prior to the concert.

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‘Joyce Meyer Conference 2012′ at Target Center in Minneapolis

February 16, 2012 — 7 Comments

Arrive EXTRA early as lines will form for this event.

It’s not too early to schedule the upcoming Joyce Meyer Conference 2012 on your calendar, even though this is a non-ticketed event.  Visitors to the Twin Cities area will want to plan their stay as nearby hotel accommodations will book up when this event is held May 31 – June 2, 2012 at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.

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Oratorio Society of Minnesota to Present ‘Esther’

February 12, 2012 — Leave a comment

The coronation of Esther - woodcut for "Die Bibel in Bildern," 1860.

The Oratorio Society of Minnesota is about to present a rarely performed masterwork based on the exciting story of Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia.  The concerts will be held Friday, March 9 at 7:30 and Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 3:00 at Sundin Music Hall in Saint Paul.

Composed by George Frideric Handel, Esther displays a variety of moods from despondent cries when Persia’s Jews are ordered to death to joyous choruses as Esther saves her people from genocide.

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