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Wine Cafe is a live-performance stop in Mankato, Minnesota, while final capacity and age rules remain show-specific. The Wine Cafe is a full service bar located at 301 N. Riverfront Drive in Mankato, Mn. The Wine Cafe calendar is open to Acoustic, Americana, Folk, and Singer-Songwriter. Wine Cafe accepts booking inquiries by email. Wine Cafe’s production package is not confirmed, so PA, monitoring, backline, and staffing need direct agreement. Before confirming Wine Cafe, settle the running time and any venue-specific promotion or settlement terms. Show inquiries for Wine Cafe are handled by its talent buyer function. Any remaining detail for Wine Cafe should be treated as show-specific and confirmed before commitment.

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Age policy
All Ages
Genres
Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
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Address
301 N. Riverfront Drive, 56001, United States
Venue phone
(507) 345-1516

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