Cinco de Mayo

from page 1 are people who grew up in this community. We’re giving them an opportunity to thrive, and giving the community a chance to come out and have a good, safe time.”

Music will be presented all day. The line-up is: Kalpuli Huitzillin, 10 a.m.; REGAL and Camila 11 a.m.; Los Alegres Bailadores, noon; Mariachi Lucero 1 p.m.; Chico Chávez Orchestra 2 p.m.; Shayla Carbajal, 3 p.m.; Tequila 2023, 4 p.m. Several food trucks will be on site throughout the day.

Bags and balls will fly at 10 a.m. when the first round of the adult softball and cornhole tournaments kick off.

A lowrider show featuring 30-40 vehicles also kicks off at 10 a.m. Some of the vehicles will participate in a hydraulic bounce competition. Awards will be given in several categories.

Portions of State Street and South Clinton Avenue will be closed off for the event and St. Paul police officers will provide security. Local restaurants will also host specials and entertainment throughout the weekend.

“Please come out and celebrate with our community,” said Cruz. “Now it’s [the event] not so big. We’re trying to bring it back to the West Side. Come celebrate our culture.” He said the Boosters will organize the event again next year if they can get enough sponsors. As of press time they had 18 sponsors this year.

“The community is pretty psyched about getting it back,” said West Sider Debby Luna, who has helped organize events for the fiesta in the past. “Hopefully each year we’ll get a little bigger. A parade is probably going to be the first thing they [the Club] will shoot for having next year. Not to the caliber it was, but some kind of little parade… If a lot of people want it to happen, then hopefully more people will jump on board to help make it happen.”

The Cinco de Mayo festival was first organized in 1985 by the former Concord

Street Business Association (later renamed the Riverview Economic Development Association). It grew from a small community festival to a regional two-day event that attracted more than 100,000 people. After becoming too much for the small nonprofit to handle, the St. Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation took over its management and made it a one-day event. The celebration formerly took place along Cesar Chavez Street between Wabasha and South Robert Street, and featured a colorful parade, lowrider show, jalapeno eating contest, food and musical entertainment. For more information on this year’s celebration, visit westsideboosters.com/cincodemayo.

Other events

The 2023 Cinco De Mayo 5k Family Run will be held 3:45-4:45 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at Joseph’s Grill, 140 Wabasha St. Hosting the event for the 21st year is the Minnesota National Latino Peace Officers Association, Minnesota State Chapter. Participants will either travel a 3.1-mile scenic route along Harriet Island or choose a virtual option and run anywhere, anytime. Registration is $40 before April 30, $45 before May 5 and $50 the day of the race. Register at andersonraces.enmotive.com.

Latin Music Fest continues at the Minnesota Music Café, 501 Payne Ave.

K-Libre 24 will perform 6:45-10:45 p.m., Saturday, May 6. To purchase tickets, visit Vitalculture.com.

The St. Paul Saints will host fireworks and Latin music in honor of Cinco de Mayo following its May 5 game against the Nashville Sounds. The game starts at

6:30 p.m. For more information, visit saintsbaseball. com.

Wabasha Street Caves , 215 Wabasha St. S., St. Paul, is hosting a Latin Dance Night, Friday, May 5. Cost is $10. For more information, visit wabashastreetcaves. com.

Fitzgerald Theatre

10 E. Exchange St. St. Paul

651-370-2953 first-avenue.com

The New Pornographers, 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 3. Tickets start at $35. An Evening of Bharatanatyam by Alarmel Valli, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6. $27.50.

Minnesota History Center

345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul 651-259-3000 mnhs.org

Our Home: Native Minnesota includes historic and contemporary photographs, maps and artifacts. Visitors learn how Minnesota’s native communities have retained cultural practices, teachings and values.

Other exhibits include Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Then Now Wow, Grainland and Weather Permitting. The Center is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thurs.-Sun. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and college students, and $8 for children ages five to 17.

History Theatre

30 E. 10th St. St. Paul 651-292-4323

Historytheatre.com

“The Defeat of Jesse James” is presented April 29-May 28. Set in 1876, this mix of honky-tonk cabaret and wild west show reenacts the infamous outlaw’s rise and fall, with a grand finale set in Northfield, Minn. Tickets start at $48 for adults.

Landmark Center

75 5th St. W. St. Paul 651-292-3225 landmarkcenter.org

St. Paul Civic Symphony’s Annual Mother’s Day Concert, 1-3 p.m., Sunday, May 14. Free.

MN Children’s Museum

10 7th St. W. St. Paul 651-225-6000 mcm.org

Framed: Step into Art is featured through May 7. Step into the 3D world of four well-known paintings, view famous prints and parodies of the Mona Lisa, and replace Mona Lisa’s face with your own.

Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out is the new featured exhibit May

Kickoff to Summer at the Fair returns May 25-28. The event includes food, brews, music, shopping, free parking and family fun at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Tickets are $12.50 in advance online; children age 4 and under are free. Save $3 when you buy in advance. For more information, visit mnstatefair.org/kickoff-to-summer.

20-September 3. Learn about emotions, memory and imagination through interactive and digital experiences.

The Backyard: The Mud Zone is a new exhibit opening in an outdoor space in late May. Mix dirt and water to create different types of mud, mix up a gourmet muddy meal in the mud kitchen, and use catapults and air cannons to launch mud at various targets.

S ample St. Paul

Other exhibits and activities include The Scramble, The Studio, Creativity Jam, Sprouts, Our World, Forces at Play, Shipwreck Adventures and Imaginopolis.

The museum is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays. Tickets are $14.95. Admission is free the first Sunday of each month; reservations are required and tickets are limited. The next free date is May 7.

Ordway Center

345 Washington St. St. Paul 651-224-4222 ordway.org

Minnesota Book Awards ceremony, 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 2. $22.

Minnesota Opera presents “Don Giovanni,” May 6, 11, 13-14, 18 and 2021. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m., Sundays.

Singing the World Awake, 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 12. Tickets start at $25.

No One Stands Alone: a community celebration of youth music, 2 p.m., Sunday, May 21. Free.

Happy Hour Concert: Mozart’s Paris Symphony with Jonathan Cohen, 6 p.m., Thursday, May 25. $20.

Express Concert: Mozart’s Paris Symphony with Jonathan Cohen, 8 p.m., May 26-27. Tickets start at $12.

RiverCentre

175 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul 651- 265-4800 rivercentre.org

Fraser Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, May 20. This sensory-friendly festival supports autism programs and services, and features face painting, a virtual reality activity, carnival games, silent disco and more. Food vendors will be present. Free.

Minnesota Bridal and Wedding Expo , 12:30-5 p.m., Sunday, May 21. Free tickets can be found online. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Schubert Club

302 Landmark Center 75 W. 5th St. St. Paul 651-292-3268 schubert.org

Museum Mini: Christian Adeti, 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 1, on the Schubert club website. Learn about the djembe – a West African instrument – in this free, 15-minute interactive session.

140th Anniversary Celebration Concert by the Kanneh-Masons, 3 p.m., May 7, at the Ordway Music Theatre. Tickets start at $36.

Spotlight On: Patricia Hampl – “Writing My Way into Music,” 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 16, at Summit Beer Hall. $33.

Courtroom Concerts are held at noon on Thursdays at the Landmark Center. All are free. Upcoming concerts include Isles Ensemble, May

4, and Clara Osowski (mezzo soprano), Casey Rafn (piano) and Steve Staruch (tenor), May 11.

Science Museum of Minnesota

120 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul 651-221-9444 smm.org

Exquisite Creatures is on display through September 4. Explore the planet’s biodiversity by viewing preserved animal specimens arranged in intricate patterns.

Community Curators is a temporary exhibit on display through June. Each month, community artists, educators and organizers interpret items from museum collections alongside their own work. It also features conversations with curators about the selected objects and their meaning to their cultural community.

Artist at Pine Needle Gallery is a temporary exhibit featuring work from a variety of artists at the Pine Needles cabin on the St. Croix Watershed Research Station property.

Omnitheater films –“Born to be Wild,” through June 10. Join scientists who are rescuing and raising orphaned orangutans and elephants throughout Kenya and Borneo.

“Wings Over Water,” through September 4. Follow the migrations of winged creatures as they return home to raise the next generation of waterfowl.

Stellar Tours Live Digital Telescope Show, Wed.Sun. at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Choose your own space adventure and experience the Omnitheater’s new Digistar 7 projection system. Omnitheater tickets are $9.95. Free for children ages 3 and under.

Museum tickets range from $9.95-$34.90, with discounts available for those with limited incomes.

Xcel Center 199 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul 651-726-8240 xcelenergycenter.com

Blink-182 , 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 4. Tickets start at $115.50.

93X Twin City Takeover starring Disturbed, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6. Tickets start at $35.

Shania Twain, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 17. Tickets start at $258.

Janet Jackson , 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 30. Tickets start at $25.95.