Summer music season has officially begun in central Minnesota. The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association opened their annual Bluegrass Kickoff Jam in Richmond on Friday night.
Twenty area bands are getting ready to take the stage at the El Rancho Manana Campground this weekend for the Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff. The Kickoff is a three-day outdoor music and camping festival with bands playing bluegrass, old-time stringband and acoustic music.