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:
Central Minnesota Building Trades Council
Minnesota Postal Workers Union