John and Gail Carpenter, known as The Singing Sweethearts, have been singing together for more than 50 years with opera companies, with symphonies and in concert. After moving from Colorado Springs to Mankato in August 2016 to be near their son Chris and his family, the Carpenters soon became active in the Mankato area music community. They have performed in two theater productions and participated in the choirs of two churches. In 2017, they took part in the Twin Rivers Arts

German singer who performed in New Ulm decides to move to the area a few years later Angela Jahr liked the area so much when she performed at Heritagefest in New Ulm, she and her husband moved to the area from Germany. Photo by Carlienne Frisch Fifteen years ago, when Angela Jahr came with a band from Germany to perform at festivals, such as Heritagefest in New Ulm, she wasn’t thinking of moving to southern Minnesota. Three years later, she and her husband, Klaus, immigrated