Mankato Symphony Orchestra prepares for first concert since start of pandemic
16 months have passed since members of Mankato Symphony Orchestra have performed as one. This weekend, they come together at Saints Peter and Paul Church in downtown Mankato, a long-anticipated return to live performances.
Mankato Symphony Orchestra prepares for first concert since start of pandemic By Lauren Andrego and Gage Cureton | April 21, 2021 at 10:35 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 10:37 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) At a Monday night rehearsal in Saints Peter and Paul Church, musicians are masked and each have their own music stand, six feet apart.
These details will remind Sunday’s scaled-down, socially-distanced audience of a year we couldn’t share the magic of music together, when they watch from the pews the Mankato Symphony Orchestra’s first live concert in 16 months.
Mankato Symphony teams up with local restaurant to offer date night experience
Mankato Symphony teams up with local restaurant to offer date night experience By Bernadette Heier | February 16, 2021 at 8:11 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 10:43 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â The Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Pappageorgeâs Restaurant and Bar have teamed up to offer a unique date night experience.
The âSounds to Savorâ package offers a steak and wine dinner for two from the comfort of your home while watching the symphonyâs virtual concert. (Source: Facebook/Mankato Symphony Orchestra)
âVirtual events are fun, but if we could enhance it a little bit more to make it even more memorable, thatâs really what the symphony was doing when we connected with Papageorgeâs,â explained Jenn Faust, a Mankato Symphony Orchestra board member. âWe know they have an affinity to serving our community, they have an appreciation for the arts>
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Katolight CEO Lyle Jacobson enjoys showing off the âbiggest walleye I ever caughtâ during a 2019 fishing outing.
Courtesy Kay Jacobson
Courtesy Kay Jacobson
MANKATO â Longtime Katolight CEO Lyle Jacobson guided the Mankato-based company as it grew into a major source of diesel generators. And after the family-owned business was sold, his attention turned to providing a financial spark for the development of a downtown childrenâs museum and funding community charities.
Jacobson died Tuesday. He was 79.
âLyle ran his company in an extremely fair way. He was a really nice guy. Lots of people lost a really good friend â the community lost a really good friend, too,â said Randy Berkland, of Mankato.