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Good morning from Collegeville,

Tuesday evening we watched the St. Cloud Rox come from behind and beat Duluth at Joe Faber field. Bob Nicol, age 100, threw out the first pitch. His wife, three sons and his daughter were all there to see it. Luke, age 9, said it was the best baseball game ever. Having a foul ball on the second pitch of the game land in front of our table may have helped a bit. He darn near caught it on the fly. He did get it. Elijah signed up to participate in one of the between inning games and he was wonderful, even with the bucket of water being poured on his head. He has no fear. Cousin Capers, with a baseball theme, was a hit. If you have not tried the Sports Deck, which includes food and beverage, you should. Contact Kelly McCall at The Rox, [email protected]

Tonight is the opening of “Sunset Stages at Saint Bens”, a free concert on the campus of College of St. Benedict’s. The Darnall Amphitheater, is located on the north side of The Benedicta Arts Center. Bring a lawn chair and your picnic basket. You may purchase beverages and root beer floats. Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience starts playing at 7:30. Better yet, come to St. Joe early and dine at Bello Cucino or The Local Blend, in vibrant downtown St. Joseph.

The APHC show this week is live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed in Lenox, Massachusetts. Guests include, but are not limited to, Sarah Jarosz with her arsenal of instruments for songs and duets with the host. Rachel Manke is traveling light with her ukulele and Peter Rowan adds some Old School bluegrass straight from the Big Mon tradition. Sara Bareilles and Nadia DiGiallonardo team up to belt out Broadway melodies into the Berkshires. The usual cast of characters will join Rich Dworsky and the band to entertain you. Garrison will add the mid-summer happenings in Lake Wobegon to wrap things up.

”Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too.” Yogi Berra “A nickel isn’t worth a dime anymore.” Yogi Berra