Photos from the variety show featuring Gov. Mark Dayton, Rep. Tom Emmer, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Betsy Hodges, Sen. Al Franken and more.
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MinnRoast singer Mugsy, Gov. Mark Dayton, MinnRoast director and performer Ashleigh Swenson and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith backstage before the show
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Guitarist Scott Graves and pianist Eric Edwalds
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Bassist John Etzell and drummer Ryan Lodgaard
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MinnPost editor/CEO Joel Kramer, Al Sicherman and MinnPost reporter Joe Kimball backstage before the show
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MinnRoast co-hosts Roxane Battle and Go 96.3’s Barb Abney
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MinnRoast hoofers Mugsy and Amy Buchanan
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Lynn Smith, Joe Kimball, Ashleigh Swenson, Brian “BT” Turner, Mugsy, Lee Lynch and Amy Buchanan
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Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges delivering her monologue
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Soprano Maria Jette, center, serenading the audience, with Lynn Smith and Brian “BT” Turner
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Amy Buchanan pining for Sunday liquor sales
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Mugsy celebrating the boom in Twin Cities taprooms
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar sharing her favorite MinnPost headlines
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It wouldn’t be MinnRoast without Lee Lynch, Warren Kapsner, Joe Kimball, Joel Kramer and Brian “BT” Turner (not pictured) in their Village People regalia
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MinnPost publisher Andrew Wallmeyer making a pitch to fund the New Americans beat. Thanks to the support of those in attendance, MinnPost made its goal in a matter of minutes.
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Members of VocalEssence harmonize about the disharmony over Southwest LRT
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Rep. Tom Emmer cracking up the crowd
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Brian “BT” Turner and Lynn Smith mock our current surveillance state
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Rep. Keith Ellison singing a parody about campaign finance — geeky and funny!
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Vocalist Tesfa Wondemagegnehu performing a ballad bemoaning the move of Medtronic HQ to Ireland
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It’s “all about my base” for Warren Kapsner, Joe Kimball, Brian “BT” Turner and Lynn Smith
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Brian “BT” Turner, Mugsy, Ashleigh Swenson, Al Sicherman, et al building a red/blue consensus near the end of the show
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Sen. Al Franken sharing a heartwarming (and hilarious) story from his 2008 campaign
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MinnRoast 2015 ends on a high note thanks to vocalist Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
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Brian “BT” Turner and Mugsy announce the raffle winners
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