The ingredients for the cake are simple: eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Every year, Ernestine bakes a cake and celebrates with her family on her birthday — a delicious ritual that unfolds onstage across 90 years of birthdays. We meet Ernestine and the people who sweeten her life every year on this day as she grows from 17 to 107 years old. Through glimpses of Ernestine’s life as the years go by, Birthday Candles tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe. This charming new play, recently on Broadway, will warm the soul. Price includes Charter Bus ride, Buffet Lunch, and Show Ticket.
Wednesday May 13, 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1:00 pm show
Bus leaves 10am from Middle School Parking Lot
Birthday Candles @ Sidekick Theatre
(11411 Masonic Home Dr, Bloomington, MN 55437)
Fee: $95 per person. Fee includes Show Ticket, Buffet Lunch & Charter Bus Ride The charter bus will leave at 10:00 am from the Middle School Parking Lot on South Garden Street. Last day to Register: April 21, 2026
Show includes Buffet Lunch - Creamy Chicken Breast, served with Roasted Red Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Coleslaw, Dinner Rolls, Assorted Dessert - Chef’s Choice, Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Hot Tea
https://newulm.ce.eleyo.com/course/1358/2026-winter-spring/birthday-candles-sidekick-theatre
New Ulm Area Community Education
910 14th St N
New Ulm, MN 56073
507-233-8307
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