Hopkins Students Release Music Sampler

The two-volume, 35-song Hopkins Royals Sampler showcases the talents of high school musicians.

Hopkins High School students are talented musicians—and now you can continue enjoying their performances long after the performances have ended and they’ve graduated. Fans can now buy a two-volume, 35-song Hopkins Royals Sampler that showcases the talents of local musicians. Money from the choir and orchestra helped fund the project, according to a video produced by the Royal Page. “It shows that there’s this incredible diversity at the high school,” a student in the video said. “Even just among the small group of 40 or 50 kids there’s just a huge diversity of what type of music and what instruments and who’s playing it and which friend groups.” Watch the Royal Page’s video in the player above. Click here to purchase the sampler. The …

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Main Street Days Fest Comes This Saturday

Hopkins-Area Jaycees are sponsoring arts-themed street fair.

Show Us Your Ink! Patch Wants to See Your Body Art and Hear the Stories Behind Them

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Main Street Craft Fair Needs Vendors

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Performing Arts High School Hosting Open House Tuesday

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Peter Yarrow Performs at the Hopkins Center for the Arts

The former Peter, Paul and Mary star performed at the center Saturday.

Demand was big for Peter Yarrow’s show Saturday at the Hopkins Center for the Arts—and with tickets selling out, many fans of the former Peter, Paul and Mary star had to miss out. Thanks to YouTube, though, music fans can catch concert highlights. User Corinne Braun has posted clips of Yarrow and special guests Mustard’s Retreat performing “500 Miles” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Check out the performances in the player above.

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Mike B.

6:13 am on Friday, May 3, 2013

Yarrow did not simply make a "mistake." He was convicted of a felony for one of the most heinous of crimes. It's not necessary to "google" this information. To this day, many venues refuse to book Yarrow's act because of his serious crime with a young girl. T   more ›

WATCH: Hopkins High School Students Perform in Annual Spring Concert

The Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony played Thursday.

Hopkins students wowed music lovers at the annual spring concert Thursday. Those who attended got to hear pieces performed by the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony. You’re not out of luck if you missed the performances. Audience members have uploaded some of the performances to YouTube so they can be enjoyed over and over again. Check out the videos in the player above.

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Hopkins Man Makes it Big on International DJ Scene

Zak Khutoretsky, better known as DVS1, splits his time between Minneapolis and Berlin.

Hopkins is proud of its small-town feel and Mainstreet charm, but Hopkins native Zak Khutoretsky has had no problem adapting to the bright lights. The DJ, better known as DVS1, has been an icon on the Twin Cities club scene since the mid-1990s. Now he’s splitting his time between Minneapolis and Berlin—playing “grueling eight- to 12-hour sets at Berlin’s fabled Berghain club,” according to a Star Tribune article. Click here to read the full article.

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Grammy-Winning Musician to Play Hopkins High

Eric Marienthal and the JazzMN Orchestra put on a show next weekend.