“Needle & Thread: A Celebration of Creative Needlework & Fiber Arts,” takes place March 19-28 at all Scott County libraries.

Come celebrate all kinds of sewing, including knitting, weaving, and other needlework. As well, local quilting groups and individual quilters are sponsoring community “Spring Fling” quilt and needlework shows in several branches. Alongside the quilt shows, there will be demonstrations by needlework artists and specialists (funded by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment).

Events include:

By Lori Carlson, Correspondent 

The buzz following Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony included what many already are calling “Oscar’s Kanye moment.”

That episode came via Elinor Burkett, the journalist-turned-author-turned-documentary filmmaker who spent a year studying students at Prior Lake High School in 1999 and 2000.

By Meryn Fluker, Correspondent

Early next month, the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville will be transformed into a night-club-like venue for the South Metro Chorale’s 11th annual Cabaret (“Anything Goes”). 

This musical variety show for families will be performed Saturday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop 338 will host its eight annual fundraiser and memorabilia show fom 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at Glendale United Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road, Savage.
 
Silent auctions of non-scout items from local businesses as well as scout memorabilia will take place throughout the day.  This is a major fundraiser for Troop 338.  Participants can trade, sell or buy scout patches and there will be free appraisals of scout items.
 

The Scott County Library System is celebrating Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films with free movie showings at all its branches.

The library is showing past winners and nominees in February with new nominees in March. Select snacks and beverages will be available.

Bloomington Living Hope MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is having a craft day March 6 from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. at Bloomington Living Hope Lutheran Church, 8600 Horizon Drive, located on the Savage/Shakopee border off County Road 18.

The second annual wine testing event to benefit the Miss Shakopee Scholarship Program is 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 12 at Stonebrooke Golf Club, 2693 County Road 79, Shakopee.

The event, sponsored by Viking Liquor, will feature more than 100 wines. Complimentary cheese and crackers will be provided.

Advanced tickets are $15 per person. Space is limited.

Martin Bracewell of Savage, writing under the pen name M.R. Tain, will be at Borders Books, 800 W. 78th St., Richfield, signing his time-travel novel, "This isn't Normal" Saturday, Feb. 6 from 2-4 p.m.

“The Great Hall of Orchids – Passport to Paradise” opens Feb. 12 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska.

The exhibit runs through March 14 and features a variety of exquisite orchids, including many unique species and hybrids all grown be renowned orchid expert Jerry Fischer and his Orchids Limited greenhouse of Plymouth.