March 20, 2026 – NEW PRAGUE, MN – The Praha Outdoor Performance Stage (POPS) Advisory Committee of the Forward New Prague Foundation announces POPS Gala III, a celebration for the community. The event, entitled “It’s Time!”…to Celebrate, will be held Sunday, June 14, 3-7 p.m., at The Broz Event Venue in downtown New Prague.
Live music from Eddie Shimota and Jaws, plus Little Chicago, will perform. Refreshments and food will be available for purchase throughout the afternoon and early evening. The Broz Event Venue is donating the space for the event, and hundreds are expected to attend this celebration of nearly four years of work by the committee to build an outdoor performance facility for New Prague.
“We continue to thank the hundreds of individuals, families, businesses, service organizations and others who have contributed financially and other ways to POPS,” Den Gardner, chair of the committee and the Forward New Prague Foundation, said. “The outpouring of time, talent and treasure by so many people is what makes New Prague special. We continue to be awed by what those interested in the arts have accomplished.”
The event is being co-sponsored by the POPS Advisory Committee of the Forward New Prague Foundation and Darcey and Jay Schoenebeck.
More details on the celebration will become available in April and May. For more information, contact Den at 612/325-3981. Email: dengardner@gandgcomm.com.