LOCAL 10: Friday Movie, Tuesday VINGO and a State Fair Champion
Froth & Cork is located on 4th St. E., directly across from Hastings City Hall in downtown Hastings, Minnesota. Photo by Ashley Media
September 8, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. Central · Hastings, Minnesota
A riverfront movie, music video bingo and a local State Fair achievement lead today’s brief, followed by classes, a food drive and fall updates.
Today’s weather companion
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Mostly cloudy skies and a high near 81°F are expected Tuesday, with showers and thunderstorms most likely before noon and rain chances decreasing later. Tuesday night becomes partly cloudy with a low around 62°F; read Hastings Weather + On This Date for September 8 for your daily companion.
It’s Tuesday, September 8, and this week’s plans are taking shape—from an evening at Bogey’s to Friday’s movie at Levee Park.
Today’s LOCAL 10 also makes room for a local champion and practical ways to support neighbors. Here are ten reviewed updates, with source links so you can explore the details that matter to you.
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1. Friday’s Levee Park movie features Lilo & Stitch
City of Hastings Movies in the Park - Image by HastingsNow.com
Hastings’ Movies in the Park gathering on Friday, September 11, begins with activities at 6:30 p.m., followed by Lilo & Stitch at 7:30 p.m. at Levee Park. The gathering is open to the public and welcomes all ages.
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a nonperishable food donation. The City’s Levee Park schedule provides the movie listing; the original City announcement offers more about the evening.
2. Tuesday VINGO and Friday live music at Bogey’s
Bogey’s Pub and Golf Simulators has free-to-play VINGO—music video bingo—on Tuesday, September 8, at 6:30 p.m. Later in the week, Life on a String performs Friday, September 11, from 6–9 p.m.
The September 11–13 dinner special is kabobs with vegetables and a baked potato for $18.95. September 13 Vikings game specials include $1 bone-in wings and $2 off appetizers.
Use Bogey’s weekly schedule to choose the stop that fits your week.
3. Hastings Raiders Archery celebrates Cooper Wagner’s State Fair championship
Hastings Raiders Archery is celebrating Cooper Wagner’s success at the Minnesota State Fair, sharing a congratulatory post from Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins.
The accompanying photo identifies Wagner as the Dakota County exhibitor of the champion market dairy meat goat. It’s a local achievement worth a look: read the shared congratulations and see the award photos.
QUICK HITS
4. Grandparents Day pottery class offers a shared creative outing
Babett - Owner of Squeaky Wheel Pottery in downtown Hastings, MN. Image by Ashley Media.
Squeaky Wheel Pottery’s Grandparents Day clay-sculpting class is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, from 10 a.m.–noon at its Hastings studio. The class welcomes participants ages 6 and older, including grandparents and honorary elders.
The cost is $75 per person, and each participant must register separately. Read the Grandparents Day class announcement for the studio’s sign-up directions.
5. HAST announces fall swim lessons beginning September 14
Hastings Area Swim Team has announced registration for its Fall 2026 I Love To Swim lessons, beginning Monday, September 14.
For families exploring lessons, the HAST announcement directs readers to the team website’s “Registration” tab, then “Swim Lessons.” This is a registration opportunity, not a drop-in swim session.
6. Hastings Ford invites September food donations
Hastings Ford is inviting residents to donate nonperishable food at Hastings Automotive during September’s Ford Dealer Global Food Drive. The dealership is at 3625 Vermillion Street in Hastings.
Read the local food-drive announcement and use the dealership’s location and contact information to plan a donation stop.
7. Hometown Ace advertises paint savings through September 14
Hometown Ace Hardware–Hastings advertises 20% off Benjamin Moore Regal paint gallons through September 14, plus buy one, get one 50% off Ace-brand paint applicators and FrogTape.
For customers planning a painting project, the store’s promotion identifies the qualifying products.
8. Animal Ark shares a foster appeal for Davey
Animal Ark’s foster appeal describes Davey as a 6-year-old Husky mix needing experienced adults and an adult-only home.
Prospective foster caregivers can read Davey’s story and the shelter’s application directions. The appeal explains the household the shelter is seeking; his current placement status has not been confirmed for this brief.
9. Hastings Public House introduces its fall menu
Hastings Public House has announced its fall menu, highlighting a crispy chicken sandwich with house-made spinach-artichoke dip, provolone, greens, tomato and balsamic reduction.
For diners curious about the new addition, take a look at the restaurant’s fall-menu announcement.
10. Hometown Dairy announces September 14–20 anniversary week
Hometown Dairy plans to celebrate its first year in business September 14–20 and has shared an anniversary-week schedule for customers and community visitors.
See the business’s anniversary announcement and schedule image for its plans.
IF YOU ONLY CLICK ONE
Start with the City’s official Levee Park schedule for Friday’s movie and activity times. It’s a useful planning link for an all-ages community outing.
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