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On Saturday, March 19th, the men of TCGMC went on a road trip up to Bemidji, Minnesota to perform a special outreach performance of our upcoming spring concert, Olé! Olé! Olé!

The performance was held at Thompson Recital Hall at Bemidji State University to a sold out house!

The event was sponsored or sponsored in part by the Hospitality Initiative of Servant Hearts, Bemidji State University Phoenix – Gay/Straight Alliance/SAFAC, Region 2 Arts Council and PFLAG-Park Rapids.

Here are some of the comments we received from audience members after the concert:

“Not often we have a sold-out event in Bemidji! A great performance and a great crowd!”

“Thank you so much gentlemen for making the trip North, and rocking our socks off! It was a great shot in the arm for the LGBTQ community in Bemidji!”

“The sell out was very shocking to me because Bemidji is a very morally conservative city in Northern Minnesota… The (Chorus) received multiple ovations from a well accepting and energetic audience. It was great to see the audience tapping their feet while enjoying the spicy salsa style…”

We want to thank Cathy Perry and Tandy Bowman of Servant Hearts, two of our hosts in Bemidji this weekend. They are doing amazing work in the Bemidji area and we were very honored to do our part to support their efforts. Thanks as well to everyone with the BSU Phoenix Gay-Straight Alliance who made the evening a success. And thanks to the people of Bemidji: a sold out performance for a very enthusiastic audience! You all rock in a big way.

Check out our photo albums from the outreach event on our Facebook page!

Servant Hearts is a 501(c)(3) organization serving the community through sponsorship projects and programs for marginalized and at-risk youth and adults.  They provide resources, support, services, and educational training, as well as on-going community outreach.

TCGMC is a fiscal year 2011 recipient of an Arts Touring fund of the Legacy Amendment grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.