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Jazz Festival, free concerts in Rice Park offer a Winter Carnival soundtrack

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20140116__140119wc-torchlight-Parade.webp, Aliya Strong, 1, with her mother Alexa Strong, dances to music in the street as Minnesota State Fair mascot “Fairchild” comes by near Rice Park during
By ROSS RAIHALA | rraihala@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThere’s plenty of music on tap for the St. Paul Winter Carnival, starting with the Winter J

St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2017 Klondike Kate wins by a song

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jea-0001-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. Lef, jea-0002-klondike-kate-2017.webp, The 2017 Klondike Kate, Kristen Oster sings at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey), jea-0003-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Mio Tubman, 7, from North St. Paul, center, joins her older Kates on stage to sing Roll Out The Barrel after the naming of the 2017 Klondike Kate, Kri, jea-0004-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Candidate Rachel Orzoff of Bloomington performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 20, jea-0005-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Candidate Crystal Therese from St. Louis Park performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan, jea-0006-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Candidate Sheryl Williams, from Welch, sport what old fashion shoes as she performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center, jea-0007-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Candidate Kristen Oster, from West St. Paul, performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan , jea-0008-klondike-kate-2017.webp, 90 year-old Phylles Chickett, the 1996 Klondike Kate sings during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday,, jea-0009-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Feather boas litter the stage during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press, jea-0010-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Contestant Deborah Hess of St. Paul performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017., jea-0011-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Candidate Kristen Oster, from West St. Paul, performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan , jea-0012-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Candidate Sheryl Williams, from Welsh, during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pion, jea-0013-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pi, jea-0014-klondike-kate-2017.webp, Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul, shows off her sash after sh is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on
By JOHN AUTEY | Pioneeer PressKristen Oster of West St. Paul received the Klondike Kate sash Wednesday after she was named the winner of the 2017 comp

This year’s Winter Carnival ice palace will be mini. The real party is in 2018.

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2017_ice_palace_20161223-4.webp, A rendering of the mini ice palace planned for Rice Park for the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Courtesy of St. Paul Winter Carnival)
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSt. Paul’s Rice Park is going to get some cool construction during the 131st St. Paul Winter

Austin has South by Southwest. We’ll have the Great Northern

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Torchlight-7.jpg, The St. Paul Bouncing Team performs during the Winter Carnival Torchlight Parade, on Fifth Street in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Insp
By RICHARD CHIN | Pioneer PressVulcans, slap shots and an ice-luminary loppet will all be part of one big frozen festival spanning St. Paul and Minnea

New documentary is a cool look at ‘Legendary St. Paul Winter Carnival’

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By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTwin Cities PBS carves out a cool look at “The Legendary St. Paul Winter Carnival” in a new
tobaggan-1.webp, St. Paul Winter Carnival festivities included a giant toboggan slide near the Capitol. (Photo courtesy TPT)
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Winter Carnival buttons are here. And the Rice Park tree is lit.

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ljd_tree_lighting-2.jpg, The city of St. Paul kicked off the winter and holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony and fireworks show in Rice Park in downtown on Saturday, N
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2017-buttonboreas.webp, The designs for the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons, created by Ham Lake artist John Fredrick Kocon, were unveiled at the St. Paul tree-lighting, 2017-buttonricepark.webp, The designs for the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons, created by Ham Lake artist John Fredrick Kocon, were unveiled at the St. Paul tree-lighting, 2017-buttonstate.webp, The designs for the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons, created by Ham Lake artist John Fredrick Kocon, were unveiled at the St. Paul tree-lighting, 2017-buttoncap.webp, The designs for the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons, created by Ham Lake artist John Fredrick Kocon, were unveiled at the St. Paul tree-lighting
RELATED: Schedule for WinterSkate, Holiday Lights at Phalen Park and other funThe 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons, created by Ham Lake artist Jo
ljd_tree_lighting-1.jpg, Ivy Morris, 6 of West St. Paul, Minn., marvels at the lights and fireworks show put on by the city of St. Paul as they kicked off the winter and holid, ljd_tree_lighting-2.jpg, The city of St. Paul kicked off the winter and holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony and fireworks show in Rice Park in downtown on Saturday, N, ljd_tree_lighting-3.jpg, The city of St. Paul kicked off the winter and holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony and fireworks show in Rice Park in downtown on Saturday, N, ljd_tree_lighting-4.jpg, Attendees had the opportunity to take a holiday photo in a sleigh alongside live reindeer in Landmark Plaza in downtown St. Paul during the city's win
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St. Paul king wears Minneapolis mantle? Don’t call him traitor; call him Boreadore

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dancommodoreandboreas1-21.webp, Dan Stoltz as Aquatennial Commodore, left, and Winter Carnival King Boreas, right. (Courtesy Spire Credit Union)
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhat do you call someone who transforms from King Boreas of the St. Paul Winter Carnival to
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