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• Willie Nelson Releases Another Classic Country Heartbreaker 'Fly Away,' From His Upcoming 156th-Career Album, ‘Dream Chaser' (whiskeyriff.com) — Willie Nelson is bringing his 2026 summer tour to Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee on Wednesday, August 19, giving local fans a chance to see a country legend close to home. The article also previews his upcoming album “Dream Chaser” and shares the reflective new single “Fly Away,” while listing other tour stops around the country.
• SDSU's Wingman Tops NASA's Blue Skies contest (brookingsradio.com) — A Shakopee native, Owen Diede, is part of a South Dakota State University engineering team that just won NASA’s national Gateways to Blue Skies competition with their AI-enabled “Wingman” safety glasses for aircraft mechanics. The project could dramatically cut maintenance paperwork time, is already in the patent process, and may lead to NASA internships and future commercialization, showcasing big-time aerospace innovation from a hometown student.
• Two of Bob Dylan's Concerts Were at St. Bonaventure (tapinto.net) — Bob Dylan’s long touring history specifically includes a stop in Shakopee mentioned alongside other smaller American cities he favors over massive arenas. The piece mainly reflects on his past concerts at St. Bonaventure University, but underscores how his current touring style highlights towns like Shakopee that embody the America he’s written about for decades.
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