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This blog is also a place for our staff to tell you about all the cool things going on! We’d like to introduce Bill Anholzer, a caption editor at CaptionMax in Minneapolis. Take it away Bill!

I recently came across The Minnesota Beatle Project. Produced by Vega Productions, it offers listeners a chance to hear classic Beatles songs reimagined by local Twin Cities musicians and bands. Whether it’s a discordant rendition of Sexy Sadie by Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles or an instrumentally robust cover of Come Together by The Ronny Loew Band, each reimagining takes the spirit of an old favorite and adds a unique, contemporary feel to the arrangement. The rockin’ saxophone in Come Together is particularly excellent.

The final track of The Minnesota Beatle Project is Sgt. Pepper’s Medley, which showcases the talent of the Anthony Middle School concert band. Anthony Middle School was the first school to receive over 30 musical instruments from Vega Productions. Through festivals, benefit events, and concerts, Vega Productions helps to combat the effect of budget cuts in education by rebuilding and revitalizing music and art programs in Minnesota public schools.

So if you’re a Beatles fan, a supporter of education, or someone who wants to see a little more of what Twin Cities musicians have to offer, check out http://www.vegaproductions.org/ to get more information on Vega Productions and The Minnesota Beatle Project.

- Bill Anholzer, Proofreader