BIRTHDAY CANDLES Area Premiere Comedy The ingredients for the cake are simple:eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Everyyear, Ernestine bakes a cake and celebrates with her family on her birthday — a deliciousritual that unfolds onstage across 90 years of birthdays. We meet Ernestine and the peoplewho sweeten her life every year on this day as she grows from 17 to 107 years old. Throughglimpses of Ernestine’s life as the years go by, Birthday Candles tenderly exploresmotherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe. Wednesday, April 299:50 a.m. Pizza Ranch, Le Sueur10:30 a.m. Clancy’s Bar & Pizza, Jordan $120Registration deadline is April 15 The lunch menu is:Creamy Chicken Breast, served with Roasted Red Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Coleslaw, DinnerRolls, Assorted Dessert - Chef’s Choice, Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Hot Tea.

This field trip is exclusively for children registered with the Kids Company program. Drop-off ends at 8:30 a.m. sharp. All students will change into a KIDS CO T-shirt, so make sure your child is dressed appropriately beneath it. Footwear is important—sandals are discouraged, and flip-flops are prohibited to ensure safety. While water bottles are welcome, please ensure they are non-spillable. Remember to pack separate morning and afternoon snacks, as these will be consumed at school, not during the field trip. June 4th = Children's Museum of Southern MN / Sibley Park June 11th = Grand Slam June 18th = Sustainable Safari June 25th = Sidekick Theater July 2nd = Chuckee Cheese July 9th = Sandventure July 16th = Cascade Bay July 23rd = Scott County Fair July 30th = The Fun Lab August 6th = Feed My Starving Children August 13th = The Como Zoo

Nobody's Perfect at The Howard Conn Theatre. (Minneapolis) A Romantic comedy with a twist that has belly laughs galore. If you liked Mrs. Doubtfire, Some Like it Hot or Tootsie you'll love this play. The women's publishing house called Love Is All Around is inviting new writers to submit a manuscript into a competition. Leonard is thrilled when he hears his manuscript has won the top prize, but equally disappointed to hear it can only be awarded in person to a female. To avoid forfeiting the prize, Leonard's alter ego, Lulabelle Latifa is born -and the real craziness begins! Wednesday June 3 Pickup: 10:30 a.m. Coborns, 1010 Enterprise Dr., Belle Plaine 56011| Return: 4:30 p.m. $125 per person, includes coach bus and ticket to show. Registration Deadline: May 20 NOBODY'S PERFECT by Simon Williams Buffet menu Sliced smoked turkey with gravy Sliced country ham with bourbon sauce Roasted red baby potatoes with rosemary garlic Tuscan vegetable medley Raspberry vinaigrette salad with blueberries, strawberries and mandarin oranges Homemade dinner rolls with butter Assorted dessert bars Coffee, tea and water