Hastings Community Education

The ingredients for the cake are simple: eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Every year, Ernestine bakes a cake and celebrates with her family on her birthday — a delicious ritual that unfolds onstage across 90 years of birthdays. We meet Ernestine and the people who sweeten her life every year on this day as she grows from 17 to 107 years old. Through glimpses of Ernestine’s life as the years go by, Birthday Candles tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe. This charming new play, recently on Broadway, will warm the soul. Lunch will begin at 11:30 and the show will begin at 1:00pm. Menu includes: Creamy Chicken Breast, with Roasted Red Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Coleslaw, Dinner Rolls, and assorted Desserts Fee includes: Transportation, food, tickets, tax and tip

Join us for a day in Red Wing, MN. We will start our day at the 8,000 sq. ft Pottery Place Antique Mall, have lunch at Liberty's, make a quick stop at the Red Wing Shoe store and museum before enjoying a Church of Cash concert at the Sheldon Theater. Jay Ernst and his band’s musicianship is impeccable bringing the music of the Man in Black to life. The show features an electrifying set list that includes all of Cash’s greatest hits, from “I Walk The Line” to “Ring of Fire” and beyond! The band’s musicianship is impeccable, and they create an authentic sound that’s true to Cash’s original recordings! Fee includes: Transportation, food, tickets, tax and tip