Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion at the 2016 State Fair

Jul 27 2016

Join your fellow union members at the Labor Pavilion for the Great Minnesota Get-Together. Minnesota AFL-CIO affiliate unions will be on hand for giveaways, games, and demonstrations. Be sure to stop by our stage for free entertainment performed by union musicians and actors.

We’re located at the corner of Dan Patch and Cooper and open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. all twelve days. Check out our daily schedule and check back here for updates.

Special thanks to the members of IATSE Local 13 for donating their time and equipment.

 

Thursday, August 25

Stage Sponsor: Twin Cities Musicians Union, Local 30-73, American Federation of Musicians

Host: Randy Schmeling

Music:

9:30 a.m. to Noon – Cornbread Harris

5 to 7 p.m. - “Hot & Sticky Revue”

Demonstrations:

Throughout the Day – Fire Safety Demonstrations from the St. Paul Fire Department

 

Friday, August 26

Stage Sponsor: OPEIU Local 12

Host: Randy Schmeling

Music:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Andrea Stern, Harpist

5 to 7 p.m. – “Retro Swing Sister” Maryann Sullivan

Demonstrations:

Throughout the Day – Cement Masons

 

Saturday, August 27

Stage Sponsor: Cummins & Cummins

Host: Ann Michaels

Music:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Twin Cities Labor Chorus

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Oboebass!

5 to 7 p.m. – The Petersons: Minnesota’s First Family of Jazz

Demonstrations:

Noon – Cake Decorating

 

Sunday, August 28

Stage Sponsor: Pipefitters 455

Host: Barry ZeVan

Music:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Jeff Diamond, “The Human Jukebox”

5 to 7 p.m. – Radio Joe and the Jazzbos

 

Monday, August 29

Stage Sponsor: Laborers Union of Minnesota & North Dakota

Host: Barry ZeVan

United Way – Labor Volunteer Day

Music:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Minnesota Twins Organist Sue Nelson with Trevor Haining

5 to 7 p.m. – Echos of Elvis

 

Tuesday, August 30

Stage Sponsor: Heat and Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 34

Host: Ann Michaels

Music:

11 a.m. – OSS: Operation Sight and Sound, Original Songs and Photography from the Minnesota Veterans Home with Charlie Maguire

5 to 7 p.m. – Explosion Big Band

 

Wednesday, August 31

Stage Sponsor: UFCW 1189

Host: JP Fitzgibbons

Music:

2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Big Bob Scoggin

5 to 7 p.m. – Charanga Tropical

 

Thursday, September 1

Stage Sponsor: Sieben Carey

Host: T. Mychael Rambo

Music:

5 to 7 p.m. – Dan Newton with Pat Donohue & The Prairie All-Stars

 

Friday, September 2

Stage Sponsor: Pipefitters Local 539

Host: Paul Coate

Demonstrations:

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – University of Minnesota Raptor Center

Music:

Noon and 2 p.m. – “Professor Piano” James Shannon

5 to 7 p.m. – “Really Big Shoe” Jazz

 

Saturday, September 3

Stage Sponsor: Minnesota Building Trades

Host: Elena Glass

Music:

9:30 a.m. to Noon – Cornbread Harris

Noon to 4 p.m. - Performances from the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies

5 to 7 p.m. – Daryl Boudreaux & the Originals

 

Sunday, September 4

Stage Co-Sponsors: Sheet Metal Workers Local 10/IUOE Local 49

Host: Randy Schmeling

Music:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Raymond Berg

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Scott Dercks w/ Dorthy Doring

5 to 7 p.m. – Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra

 

Monday, September 5, Labor Day

Stage Co-Sponsors: Union Bank & Trust/American Income Life

Music:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Mill City String Quartet

3 p.m. - Twin Cities Labor Chorus

5 to 7 p.m. – Steve Clarke & the Working Stiffs

 

Special thanks to our performance stage supporters:

AFSCME Local 34

APWU Local 65

Brainerd Building Trades

Carpenters Local 322

Cement Masons Local 633

Central Minnesota Building Trades Council

Minnesota Postal Workers Union

Plumbers Local 34

Roofers Local 96

SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities

Saint Paul Federation of Teachers

United Steelworkers Local 6115

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