GG 7    Garden Party: Girls’ Afternoon Out

Escape to a garden party and relax and unwind with a rejuvenating and therapeutic chair massage! Southwest mom Leslie Walker and alum Andrea Linnes-Bagley will cosset you with home-cooked appetizers, wine, sparkling lemonade, and a five- to ten-minute massage. You’ll also have the opportunity to book a future appointment at a special “Garden Party” discount. Andrea is the owner and massage therapist of Healing Hands Therapeutic Massage located in South Minneapolis. She has a Massage Therapy certificate, is nationally certified, and has several years massage experience in chiropractic offices. Come relax and enjoy the afternoon!
Date: Saturday, June 9, 3 to 6 p.m.
Price: $25 per person
Where: Bruce and Leslie Walker’s Minneapolis home
Thank you Bruce and Leslie Walker, Andrea Linnes-Bagley

GG 9    Sing Your Heart Out Sing-A-Long (Rescheduled)

Love to sing, but don’t have the time? Miss singing your favorite songs with friends? Then come sing-a-long with Robin Helgen at Rick and Darcy Berglund’s Kenwood home. Robin has vast experience—eleven years with the Minnesota Opera, a member of Vocal Essence in the professional Ensemble Group, and has been giving voice lessons (at SWHS and elsewhere) for twenty years. She will lead you in show tunes, folk songs, 50s and 60s hits, or whatever the group desires. Rick and Darcy will make sure your throat is lubricated with wine and desserts.
Date: Saturday, May 12, 7 to 10 p.m.
Price: $25 per person
Where: Rick and Darcy Berglund’s Kenwood home
Thank you Robin Helgen, Rick and Darcy Berglund

GG 10    Spring, Friends, and All That Jazz
Here’s another opportunity for a jazzy night out with our talented Southwest jazz combos. Welcome in the warm days of May with appetizers, beer and wine, old and new friends, and great live music from two of our amazing student combos.
Date: Saturday, May 5, 7 to 10 p.m.
Price: $25 per person
Where: John Bellaimey and Lynnell Mickelsen’s home
Thank you Keith Liuzzi, John Bellaimey and Lynnell Mickelsen