>> ERIC: LET'S CHANGE GEARS BY HAVING SOME FUN WITH MINNESOTA HISTORY.

HERE'S THE SETUP TO THIS WEEK'S QUESTION.

THE PLACE?

SWEDEN.

IT'S THE SUMMER OF 1988.

AND 33,115 FANS CRAM INTO A SOCCER STADIUM THERE.

A NUMBER OF GROUPS PERFORM THAT DAY, INCLUDING A MUSICAL ENSEMBLE FROM MINNESOTA.

ONE MORE HINT.

THIS EVENT IS GROUND BREAKING IN SOME WAY.

YOUR TASK?

WE WANT YOU TO NAME THE EVENT AND THE MINNESOTA GROUP THAT PERFORMED.

WHAT MINNESOTA MUSIC ENSEMBLE PERFORMED BEFORE 33,115 SWEDES IN THE SUMMER OF 1988?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ARE CALLING IN FROM NEW SWEDEN, DENMARK TOWNSHIP, OR NORWAY POINT.

ALL REAL PLACES IN MINNESOTA.

651-229-1430.

THAT'S OUR VOICEMAIL.

CONDUCT YOUR RESEARCH AND CALL IT IN.

OR IF YOU NEED SOME TIME TO COMPOSE YOUR ANSWER, EMAIL IS FINE TOO.

ALMANAC@TPT.ORG IS OUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

A REMINDER TO TUNE INTO LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE ON THE STATEWIDE DIGITAL MINNESOTA CHANNEL.

LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE EVERY WEEKDAY ON EVERY PBS STATION IN THE STATE.

THE MINNESOTA CHANNEL IS ALSO THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN WATCH OUR SISTER PROGRAM, "ALMANAC AT THE CAPITOL."

EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF MAY.

FOR SHOW-CLOSING MUSIC, HOW ABOUT ANOTHER TUNE BY THE CANTUS.

YOU CAN HEAR THEM AND THE NORWEGIAN CANTUS SUNDAY AT 3:00 AT O'SHAUNESSY AUDITORIUM IN ST. PAUL.

BATTLE OF THE CHORAL GROUPS.

AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

BE CAREFUL.

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