On Saturday, April 24 Hospitality Hall was transformed into a lovely Tea Room for about 140 women from St. Joan of Arc and their guests. Many of the women wore hats and gloves in honor of the occasion, and lovely spring dresses were seen around the festively decorated room.

Dan Chouinard, our SJA Concert Series Host, co-director and pianist, loves a great singer-songwriter and is one who first introduced Ann Reed to St. Joan's to perform awhile back. "This is a place that's a magnet for good musicians," he said introducing Reed to the stage for her third headlining SJA concert Where the Earth Is Round (the same title of her current CD) Sunday evening 4/11 to a 300 capacity audience.

Palm Sunday was a spectacular day at Joan of Arc.  While most of the adults of Joan of Arc were participating in a wonderful Palm Sunday celebration with Father Jim Cassidy, the choir and Robert Robertson something deeply moving was happening before the Family Mass began in the church.  A few wise folks attended mass in the gym at 9 AM and then joined the families at 11 AM in the church.

"Collective Unconscious is like Led Zeppelin meets Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on a camping trip," chides George Maurer, Twin Cities' preeminent Jazz pianist, composer and SJA's Assistant Music Director/Sunday Mass Accompanist. Collective Unconscious consists of three singer/musicians (Nathan Nesje, Jeff Engholm and Muggsy Lauer) along with accompanist Maurer who ambitiously play note per note tributes in concert to some of the classic albums of all time like The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and most recently Steely Dan's Deja  vu. Coming back to SJA from their last year's concert sensation Come Together: Singing The Beatles, CU this time presented Bridge Over Troubled Water: Collective Unconscious Recreates the 1970 Classic Album for St. Joan's concert series Sunday, March 21 to a 500 capacity audience with loudly riveting results.

Here’s a chance to shake off the winter blues and jump into spring at our next event: A formal spring tea. Dress up with hat, heels, gloves – whatever suits your fancy.  It’s all about having fun and feeling terrific.