Join us on Sunday, September 7th for good green fun at the award-winning Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour!

Register today for the 14th annual Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour. Registration deadline extended to September 2nd! Walk-in or mail registration must be received by 5pm, Tuesday September 2nd. Online registration until midnight on Tuesday, September 2nd. New in 2008: NO SURCHARGE for online registration! Call 952-822-3180 or check out their website at www.bikeclassic.org

The Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour is an annual cycling event held in Saint Paul in early September. Enjoy the 15-, 30-, or 45-mile combined routes, fully-equipped with rest stops, bicycle maintenance and support, great food and cold drinks, live music, and much more!

Coming Saturday September 13th to the Minneapolis Convention Center… The 2008 Twin Cities Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner & Not-so-Silent Auction. Tickets on sale now at www.twincitieshrc.org. The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender equality… through innovative advocacy, education and outreach. This years Twin Cities HRC event will feature HRC President Joe Solmonese, and award winning stage and screen actor Justin Kirk… plus musical entertainment by local cabaret singer Erin Schwab… and a special appearance by Al Franken. Plus a sneak peak at Broadway’s Legendary Ladies… coming in October to the Ordway Center. The Twin Cities HRC is fighting for a world in which we are all free to live, love, and be who we are. Join the Twin Cities Human Rights Campaign in their fight for equality… and make plans now to attend the 2008 Twin Cities HRC Gala Dinner and not-so-silent auction on Saturday September 13th. An evening of dining, dancing, entertainment. To order your tickets or get more information… visit www.twincitieshrc.org

The always entertaining and above average Garrison Keillor hosts the VocalEssence 40th Birthday Party featuring special guests Maria Jette, Vern Sutton, and James Sewell. The VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers take a musical journey through the past 40 seasons, revisiting the biggest performance hits...and misses! Guaranteed unpredictable, this party features waltzing singers, tap dancers, capricious comedy, even a marching band.

The event is on Sunday, September 14th starting at 4pm and is at the beautiful Orchestra Hall which is located at 1111 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403.