MSPIFF44 Film Screening: Quisling: The Final Days
2025-04-05 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns April 2-13 to The Main Cinema and other venues around the Twin Cities, including Landmark Center. As the largest annual celebration of international cinema in the region, MSPIFF44 promises another exciting lineup of 200+ films from around the world, plus an exciting array of parties, panels, visiting filmmakers, and special guests.
The film Quisling: The Final Days will be screened at Landmark Center on Saturday, April 5th at 12 pm. Both a bold historical drama and a penetrating psychological study of a delusional authoritarian, Quisling serves as a bookend to director Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, about the first three days of Germany’s invasion of Norway in 1940. Set in 1945, the film revisits the period of Occupation and its aftermath through the story of Vidkun Quisling (Gard B. Eidsvold), the war-time puppet head of government and Nazi collaborator. In a fresh and provocative approach, Poppe and his screenwriters view the era through the lens of Quisling’s prison meetings with pastor Peder Olsen (Anders Danielsen Lie), whose mission from Oslo’s bishop is to lead Quisling toward contrition and absolution. With its terrifyingly topical look into the complicated mind of an autocratic leader, tour de force performances by the two leads along with a sterling supporting cast, striking cinematography and notable period production design, this is a gripping cinematic experience that should be seen on the big screen.

MSPIFF44 Film Screening: One to One: John & Yoko
2025-04-05 15:00 - 17:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns April 2-13 to The Main Cinema and other venues around the Twin Cities, including Landmark Center. As the largest annual celebration of international cinema in the region, MSPIFF44 promises another exciting lineup of 200+ films from around the world, plus an exciting array of parties, panels, visiting filmmakers, and special guests.
One to One: John & Yoko will be screened at Landmark Center on Saturday, April 5th at 3 pm. This innovative documentary explores John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s time living in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, with footage of Lennon’s only post-Beatles concert. Director Kevin McDonald creates an immersive world to situate these two iconic artists, collaborators and lovers, who were themselves immersed in American culture and television, resulting in their One to One Concert in 1972, now considered a landmark musical event.

Public Building Tour
2025-04-06 12:30 - 13:15, 2025-04-13 12:30 - 13:15, 2025-05-04 12:30 - 13:15, 2025-05-11 12:30 - 13:15 | Landmark Center, 75 5th St W, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Join a Landmark Center volunteer tour guide for a free building tour. Learn about the building’s history, gangster connections, and restoration. Tours are held every Sunday, walk-ins are welcome and no reservation is needed.
Tours begin at the Information Desk at 12:30 pm and are 45 minutes in length.

Sundays at Landmark: Skylark Opera Theatre
2025-04-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Enjoy a free performance by the Skylark Opera Theatre on the beautiful cortile at Landmark Center! This performance celebrates Zarzuela, an opera genre with Spanish roots.
Skylark Opera Theatre is known for a wide-ranging repertoire of opera and musical theater, while emphasizing strongly balanced musical and theatrical values. Their repertoire has included a unique mix of familiar favorites and new work, including many productions that are new to the Twin Cities’ stage.
Sundays at Landmark series is supported by Ecolab, Hubbard Broadcasting, Travelers, Xcel Energy Foundation, and Ramsey County.

HORA: Romanian Easter Traditions
2025-04-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:00 | HORA – MN – Suite 319, 75 5th St. W., Suite 319, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Visit the Romanian American Cultural Center every Sunday in April from 1-3 pm to learn about painted eggs, Easter customs, and painted icons on glass. The Romanian American Cultural Center will be closed on April 20, 2025 in observance of Easter.

HORA: Romanian Easter Traditions
2025-04-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 | HORA – MN – Suite 319, 75 5th St. W., Suite 319, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Visit the Romanian Cultural Center every Sunday in April from 1–3 pm to explore the rich traditions of Easter. Discover the art of decorating eggs with intricate designs, symbolizing new life and rebirth, and learn about diverse Easter customs like egg hunts and egg rolling. Delve into the unique Eastern European tradition of painting religious icons on glass, a centuries-old technique using egg yolk and natural pigments to create luminous artwork. Whether rooted in Christian beliefs or ancient spring celebrations, these traditions reflect deep cultural and spiritual values.

Ballet Tuesdays
2025-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Landmark Center hosts FREE lunch-hour ballet performances and demonstrations, from 12-1pm, in partnership with Ballet Co.Laboratory. This program features excerpts from La Fille mal Gardée featuring the Junior Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory. This comedic springtime ballet is famous for its clogging and dancing chickens!
After the performance, audience members are invited to participate in an optional mini-dance lesson, craft, and photos with the dancers.

Courtroom Concert: Cléa Galhano, recorder; Tulio Rondòn, cello; Tim Lovelace, piano
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.
About the Artists:
Brazilian recorder player Cléa Galhano is an internationally renowned performer of early, contemporary and Brazilian music. Galhano has performed in the United States, Canada, South America and Europe as a chamber musician, collaborating with recorder player Marion Verbruggen, Jacques Ogg, Belladonna Baroque Quartet and Kingsbury Ensemble.
As a featured soloist, Galhano has worked with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New World Symphony, Musical Offering and Lyra Baroque Orchestra. Galhano studied in Brazil at Faculdade Santa Marcelina, the Royal Conservatory,The Hague, and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, as a Fulbright Scholar. She is the Music Director of the Recorder Orchestra of the Midwest. Ms. Galhano recently received the prestigious McKnight fellowship award, MSAB Cultural collaborative and MSAB Arts Initiative.
Currently, she is a faculty member at Macalester College, Adjunct Lecturer in Music, Recorder, and Coordinator of the HPI Academy at Jacobs School of Music, IN.
Ms. Galhano has eight recordings available on Dorian, Ten Thousand Lakes and Eldorado label. Clea is the recipient of the National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota and the American Recorder Society President’s Special Honor Award.
Cellist and Gambist Tulio Rondón performs throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as a soloist and chamber musician. Known for his vivid and passionate performances, he started his professional life early as principal cellist of the Aragua Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela. Tulio Rondón’s performance career has taken him all over the world, sharing the stage with many internationally celebrated artists. Born in Venezuela, Tulio Rondón began his cello studies through El Sistema. He received his Bachelor of Music from the Simón Bolivar Conservatory, his Master of Music from Miami University (Oxford, OH), and Doctoral Degree in performance at the University of Arizona. Pursuing his strong interest in historic performance practice, he continued his studies in The Netherlands, completing post-graduate studies on baroque cello and viola da gamba with Jaap ter Linden and Rainer Zipperling at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Tulio Rondón is in demand as a chamber musician and early music specialist. Currently Tulio Rondón is the violoncello professor at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Pianist and conductor Timothy Lovelace has performed on four continents and has been featured at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, New York’s Merkin Concert Hall, Philadelphia’s Trinity Center, Columbia University’s Miller Theatre, Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and on chamber music series sponsored by the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minnesota, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The roster of internationally-known artists with whom Lovelace has appeared includes Miriam Fried, Alban Gerhardt, Nobuko Imai, Robert Mann, Charles Neidich, Paul Neubauer, Ayano Ninomiya, Paquito D’Rivera, and Dawn Upshaw. He has also concertized with the Bergen Woodwind Quintet and the Pacifica String Quartet. As a soloist, he performed Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques on subscription series concerts of the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä.
For thirteen years, Lovelace was a staff pianist at the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute, where he played in the classes of Barbara Bonney, Christoph Eschenbach, Thomas Hampson, Christa Ludwig and Yo-Yo Ma, among others. Other professional staff pianist engagements include two International Double Reed Society conferences, two International Viola Congresses, the ClarinetFest of The International Clarinet Association, and The Wideman International Piano Competition.
A proponent of new music, Lovelace has performed under the supervision of composers Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, Steve Heitzeg, Andrew Imbrie, Leon Kirchner, Libby Larsen, Lowell Liebermann, Thea Musgrave, Gunther Schuller, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, David Evan Thomas, Dan Welcher, and Judith Zaimont, and he presented the world premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s Third World.
“The superb collaborations of pianist Timothy Lovelace can’t be understated,” wrote Gramophone magazine in praise of Forgotten Romance, one of two Lovelace recordings on the Albany label. The American Record Guide declared his performance of Loeffler’s Rhapsodies on the Boston Records CD …is but a dream “the very best I have ever heard. Anyone wanting a definitive modern recording of this work need look no further.” Lovelace has received similarly positive reviews in recent recordings on the Blue Griffin and MSR labels.
As a conductor, Lovelace has led numerous operatic and symphonic ensembles. At the University of Minnesota, he has conducted productions of The Seven Deadly Sins, Suor Angelica, and La Voix humaine.
Timothy Lovelace holds the Ethel Alice Hitchcock Chair in Collaborative Piano and Coaching at the University of Minnesota. He previously taught at The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, the Green Lake Chamber Music Camp, and The Madeline Island Music Camp. His principal teachers were Pat Curtis, Harold Evans, Clifford Herzer, Gilbert Kalish, Donna Loewy, and Frank Weinstock. He studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Stony Brook University, and the Aspen and Eastern Music Festivals.

MSPIFF44 Film Screening: Ai Weiwei's Turnadot
2025-04-12 12:00 - 14:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns April 2-13 to The Main Cinema and other venues around the Twin Cities, including Landmark Center. As the largest annual celebration of international cinema in the region, MSPIFF44 promises another exciting lineup of 200+ films from around the world, plus an exciting array of parties, panels, visiting filmmakers, and special guests.
Renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei turns his attention to directing Puccini’s opera Turandot at the Rome Opera, with his friend, choreographer Chiang Ching. They begin work, only to be thwarted by the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which affected artists in the production. What finally emerges is a Turandot as beautiful as it is political. By his own admission, Weiwei knew very little about opera, except that he had once been an extra almost 40 years ago in a Metropolitan Opera production of Turandot. Now, Weiwei takes Puccini’s tale of a Chinese prince who wants to win the hand of princess Turandot at the risk of his own life, and infuses it with current political commentary as only Weiwei can do. Ai Weiwei’s Turandot will go down as among the best, and most unique, films on the power of art.

MSPIFF44 Film Screening: The New Year That Never Came
2025-04-12 14:00 - 16:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns April 2-13 to The Main Cinema and other venues around the Twin Cities, including Landmark Center. As the largest annual celebration of international cinema in the region, MSPIFF44 promises another exciting lineup of 200+ films from around the world, plus an exciting array of parties, panels, visiting filmmakers, and special guests.
A slyly funny, thrillingly confident work full of wit, irony and empathy, this robust ensemble piece unfolds over two days in late December 1989 in a Bucharest sapped of seasonal spirit, as white-hot, sidewalk-level fury at the Nicolae Ceausescu regime cuts through the December cold. Even as TV bureaucrats put the final touches on New Year’s shows that glorify the president, the streets are alive with demonstrations and students mock the regime through art. Meanwhile, behind closed doors, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police. Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways. As tensions reach a boiling point, an explosive moment brings them together, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.

Sundays at Landmark - Urban Expedition: Venezuela
2025-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Landmark Center, 75 5th St W, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The 2025 Urban Expedition series continues by celebrating Venezuelan culture! Enjoy authentic music, food, dance, and crafts during this immersive program favorite. Be sure to get your passport and collect a stamp at each Urban Expedition event for a chance to win a prize!
Urban Expedition is a part of Sundays at Landmark, an event series produced by Minnesota Landmarks, the nonprofit programming and management agency for Landmark Center. Urban Expedition is sponsored by Ecolab, Global Minnesota, Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, Ramsey County, RBC Wealth Management, Travelers and Xcel Energy Foundation.

Courtroom Concert: Amos Lucidi, piano
2025-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.
About the Artists:
Amos Lucidi is a highly accomplished musician based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for his belief in music’s transformative power. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance at the University of Minnesota under Professor Alexander Braginsky’s guidance.
Amos is an active performer and teacher, influencing the local music scene significantly. He believes that music serves as a creative force, inspiring individuals to envision a better world and encouraging positive change in their lives. His performances have taken him to various countries and important festivals.
His repertoire encompasses a wide range, from Baroque to contemporary music, with a special emphasis on pieces by Mexican composers like Manuel M. Ponce, José Rolón, and José Pablo Moncayo. Amos is dedicated to promoting Mexican musical heritage.
Beyond performing, he is part of the faculty at the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and the Anthem Academy of Music, passing on his musical knowledge and passion to aspiring musicians.

Courtroom Concert: Lumina
2025-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.
About the Artists:
Linda Kachelmeier, artistic director and alto
Angela Grundstad, soprano
Clara Osowski, alto
Kim Sueoka, soprano

Linda Kachelmeier is a singer, composer, pianist and conductor. Linda has performed with such diverse professional groups as The Dale Warland Singers, VocalEssence, Glorious Revolution Baroque, Dare to Breathe, and the internationally acclaimed early music group, The Rose Ensemble, of which she is a founding member.
Besides LUMINA, Linda can be seen as a freelance singer in various groups around the Twin Cities. As a composer, she was awarded a 2017 McKnight Fellowship, and is a two-time recipient of both the Jerome Composers Commissioning Program for Emerging Composers, and the Faith Partners residency through the American Composers Forum. Since 1991 she has been Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church in South St. Paul.
Angela Grundstad hails from Iowa, where she started her musical journey performing with groups such as the Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble, StageWest Theatre Company, Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum, Des Moines Metro Opera, and as adjunct voice faculty at Drake University. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Simpson College where she was a member of the internationally known Madrigal Singers, and her Master of Music Degree from Louisiana State University.
Angela started singing with Lumina Women’s ensemble when the group was founded in 2014. She is also a member of the Mirandola Ensemble and Consortium Carrissimi. Angela is very fortunate to have performed with Vocal Essence Ensemble Singers, Glorious Revolution Baroque, Magpies and Ravens, and various other freelance groups in the Twin Cities. She is currently a section leader and voice instructor at Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Louis Park.
Hailed for her artistry and “rich and radiant” voice (Urban Dial Milwaukee), Clara Osowski is an active soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. She was a 2012 Metropolitan Opera National Council Upper-Midwest Regional Finalist, the winner of the 2014 Bel Canto Chorus Regional Artists Competition in Milwaukee and in most recent competition, Clara was the winner of the Houston Saengerbund Competition and became the first ever American prize winner when she placed second at Thomas Quasthoff’s International Das Lied Competition in Heidelberg, Germany. Clara received her Bachelor of Musical Arts degree with emphasis in Voice from North Dakota State University in 2008, and Master of Arts Degree in Voice from the University of Iowa in 2010.
Clara’s passion for contemporary music is exhibited in the song-cycles she has premiered by numerous composers with the Center for New Music at the University of Iowa, and her most recent collaborations with Linda Kachelmeier (Stars), Jeremy Walker (Alma Gentil), Linda Tutas Haugen (Gjendine’s Lullaby), Paul Rudoi (Midnight Songs) and James Kallembach (St. John Passion and Songs on Letters of John and Abigail Adams). As a recitalist, she recently completed the Vancouver International Song Institute, the International Workshop on the songs of Edvard Grieg in Bergen, Norway, and traveled to Tours, France to attend the Académie Francis Poulenc. She was also featured in the 2014 Baldwin-Wallace Art Song Festival, in Berea, Ohio.
In addition to her solo work, she participates in a number of ensembles, including Lumina Women’s Ensemble, the Rose Ensemble and Seraphic Fire. For more information, please visit www.claraosowski.com.
Kim is an active performer and teaching artist with Lumina, Lau Hawaiian Collective, and COMPAS. She also delights in her work as a music enrichment facilitator at EXPO Elementary School in St. Paul and a staff singer and vocal coach at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She is an artist-in-residence at Hamline University’s Center for Global Environmental Education and an associate teaching artist with Kairos Alive.
Kim received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in vocal performance at The University of Evansville and the University of Minnesota. She has performed nationally and internationally with The Rose Ensemble and appeared as a guest artist with the Neuss Chamber Orchestra, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Ames Chamber Artists, Des Moines Choral Society, and the Flint Hills International Children’s Festival.
Her solo recordings include Clear or Cloudy: The Lute Songs of Dowland with lutenist Phillip Rukavina, Wai: Hawaiian Fresh Water Songs with Lau Hawaiian Collective, and The River Inside of Trees with composers Todd Harper and Paul Cantrell.

RCHS: "History Revealed - Selma 70"
2025-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Landmark Center – North Foyer
History Revealed – Selma 70
Exhibit Opening and Panel Conversation
Presented by Ramsey County Historical Society
Landmark Center
75 West 5th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
RCHS Gallery, Floor 1
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Panel Speakers:
Mary K. Boyd
Vanne Owens Hayes
Otis Zanders
Moderated by Chad Roberts
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Free event, registration required
Register Here

70 individuals, representing more than a dozen local organizations, traveled from Saint Paul, Minnesota to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” This journey wasn’t just about looking back. It was a call to action, a reminder that the fight for civil rights and justice is ongoing. The pilgrims’ experiences, their reflections, and the lessons they brought back are captured in this Selma 70 exhibit. Through their eyes, we explore not only the history of the Civil Rights Movement but also its lasting impact and the continuous struggle for equality and justice in our own times.
Join us for the opening of Ramsey County Historical Society’s NEW exhibit, featuring a panel discussion with members of the group that made this impactful pilgrimage. This event is free, but registration is required.

BandWidth Community Band Festival
2025-04-27 12:00 - 18:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Enjoy an afternoon listening to marches, concert band classics, pop, Broadway, and jazz music performed by some of the top volunteer-based ensembles in Minnesota. This festival is part of Sundays at Landmark and is produced in partnership with the Lex-Ham Community Band.
The following bands will be performing:
12:15 p.m. – Valley Winds
1:10 p.m. – Minnesota Freedom Band
2:05 p.m. – Roseville Big Band
3:00 p.m. – Northeast Community Band
3:55 p.m. – Roseville Community Band
4:50 p.m. – Lex-Ham Community Band
Sundays at Landmark series is supported by Ecolab, the Xcel Energy Foundation, Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, Ramsey County and Travelers.

Schubert Club KidsJam: Making Art – A Storytelling Experience
2025-05-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
KidsJam Workshops are interactive programs that connect kids and families with community teaching artists to learn about the people, cultures, and musical traditions from around the world as they make music, move, and enjoy other creative activities.
KidsJam participation is free!
Registration is required.
(suggested ages 5-12)
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Art brings connection and understanding – everyone can learn from each other! Mother-daughter duo Nirmala and Shruthi Rajasekar and their wonderful friends explore how art is passed onto the next generation through the magic of stories and South Indian music.

Courtroom Concert: Elkina Piano Duo
2025-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.
About the Artists:
“Simply dazzling” is the way the American Record Guide has described the Elkina Piano Duo.
Having played together since the age of five, Russian-born identical twins Julia and Irina Elkina are praised for their “truly remarkable oneness” by critics who also recognize that “each is a formidable pianist in her own right.”
The Elkina twins won the top prize in The Fourth Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, where they also received a special prize for the best performance of a commissioned work by composer Paul Schoenfield. They have performed throughout the United States, making their New York debut in 1996 and playing return engagements there and in San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Miami and New Orleans, just to name a few.
The twins have appeared at numerous festivals including Ravinia, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, the Oregon Bach Festival, and the Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest, and have performed with such conductors as Hugh Wolff and Bobby McFerrin.
The Elkinas have been heard on National Public Radio and many public radio stations nationwide including the award-winning weekly series Saint Paul Sunday, Performance Today, and A Prairie Home Companion. They have also been praised for their collaboration with acclaimed puppeteer Basil Twist’s production of Petrouchka, which returned for a much-awaited engagement at New York’s Lincoln Center in 2008 and has been performed throughout the United States.
The sisters studied under Professor Alexander Braginsky at the University of Minnesota, where they earned their Doctoral Degrees in Piano Performance.
They both are currently on the piano faculty of MacPhail Center for Music. Julia is also on the faculty of the Century College, and Irina is starting to teach at the University of St. Thomas this year. The highlights of this season also include their opening of the MacPhail Spotlight series and their rendition of the rarely performed Mendelssohn Two Piano Concerto.

Schubert Club FamilyJam: Making Art – A Storytelling Experience
2025-05-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-03 11:15 - 12:15 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
FamilyJam builds on the success of KidsJam Workshops for Homeschool Families – interactive programs that connect kids and families with community teaching artists to learn about the people, cultures, and musical traditions from around the world as they make music, move, and enjoy other creative activities. FamilyJam will take KidsJam programs into the weekend, where kids and families will experience a short 25-30 minute concert in one of Landmark Center’s historic spaces, followed by instrument demos and other hands-on experiences with the musicians in the Schubert Club Music Museum. In keeping with Schubert Club’s goal of offering free tickets to children and students, FamilyJam will be FREE for all participants, however advance registration will be required through Schubert Club’s website.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Art brings connection and understanding – everyone can learn from each other! Mother-daughter duo Nirmala and Shruthi Rajasekar and their wonderful friends explore how art is passed onto the next generation through the magic of stories and South Indian music.

Sundays at Landmark – Urban Expedition: Ethiopia
2025-05-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Landmark Center, 75 5th St W, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The 2025 Urban Expedition series concludes by celebrating Ethiopian culture! Enjoy authentic music, food, dance, and crafts during this immersive program favorite. Be sure to get your passport and collect the last stamp of the season! Landmark Center’s beloved Urban Expedition program invites families to explore global cultures right in the heart of Saint Paul.
Urban Expedition is a part of Sundays at Landmark, an event series produced by Minnesota Landmarks, the nonprofit programming and management agency for Landmark Center. Urban Expedition is sponsored by Ecolab, Global Minnesota, Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, Ramsey County, RBC Wealth Management, Travelers and Xcel Energy Foundation.

HORA: Romanian Women in Culture - A Legacy of Excellence
2025-05-04 13:00 - 15:00 | HORA – MN – Suite 319, 75 5th St. W., Suite 319, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Visit the Romanian American Cultural Center every Sunday in May from 1-3 pm to explore the profound impact of Romanian women on the nation’s cultural heritage. These sessions highlight the achievements and contributions of remarkable Romanian women who have shaped the arts, literature, music, and more. Their stories will be explored in depth, celebrating a legacy of excellence and an enduring influence on Romanian culture. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or simply curious about the rich tapestry of Romanian heritage, this experience promises to inspire and inform.

Courtroom Concert: PaviElle French, vocalist & composer
2025-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.
About the Artists:
PaviElle is an Emmy Award winning, interdisciplinary artist, hailing from Rondo – a historically Black neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow (21-22), as well as a McKnight Artist Fellow (2020), and has received a Sage Award for Dance and Choreography. Pavielle is a Global Artists Initiative – Artist In Residence at MacPhail Center For The Arts, and an American Composers Forum Grant recipient for her classical composition A Requiem for Zula (2018), written in celebration of her mother’s life. PaviElle’s symphony was recently featured at the New World Symphony in April 2021 under the direction of Conductor Edwin Outwater and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas.
She has been seen performing locally and nationally, and has graced such stages as First Avenue, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., to name a few. She is known for her powerhouse vocals and performing with an equally powerful 6-piece band.

St. Paul Civic Symphony’s Annual Mother’s Day Concert
2025-05-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The St. Paul Civic Symphony presents their annual Mother’s Day Concert titled “Legendary Women”, featuring music by French composer Mel (Mélanie) Bonis and N. Rimsky-Korsakov.
Sundays at Landmark series is supported by Ecolab, the Xcel Energy Foundation, Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, Ramsey County and Travelers.
