Entertainment

In 1998, Rafael Nunez and his wife Natalia Hernandez immigrated to Minnesota from Mexico, in search of a better life. They left their home with only $100 and a backpack each. Now, the couple is about to open their third restaurant, the second in Montevideo. The couple opened their first business, a small store on Highway 7 in Montevideo, which was open for three years before they moved to the downtown location, La Plazita, which opened nine years ago. La Plazita started as groery store, then later on, Nunez and Hernandez added the kitchen and a small restaurant in the back. Awhile later, they opened a second restaurant in Appleton, finding success in sharing their Mexican food with the community.

The 6th Grade Choir performs “Born to be Brave” in last week’s spring concert held at the Montevideo Middle School. Photos by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson The 7th Grade Choir performs “Be the Light” at the Spring Concert last Tuesday.

Alex Meixner travels from Texas this week to perform alongside Rory Hoffmann at the United Methodist Church as a part of a duo performance made possible through the Minnesota Valley Community Concert Association. The show was originally to take place in 2020 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The show will now take place on Thursday, April 21st from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo. Tickets are available at the door.

Saturday evening, over 300 guests from the local area, as well as from as far away as Texas gathered at The Hollywood Theater for Montevideo’s first ever Drag Show. The event, created by Montevideo community member Elijah Lanz, was titled Lady Jah’s Drag Show - a homage to the name Lanz has taken on for performances.

Elijah Lanz has been working since October to bring a new event to Montevideo for the first time in the town’s history. Lanz has formed a committee of people over the months since planning began who have expressed an interest in making Montevideo’s first drag show a reality. The event will be held on April 9th at the Hollywood Theater.