Winona recording artist, Blunt Blade, recently produced his self-titled debut album, “Blunt Blade,” through Sharpening Stone Records, LLC. Mixed and mastered by Eric Oehler, of Submersible Studios in Madison, Wis., the album contains complex vocal arrangements and instrumentation that never …
Lanesboro Arts is pleased to announce the opening of its “End Table Ecosystems” Exhibit with paintings by Anna Segner. Her work portrays the popularity of animal depictions in toys and home decor, despite the reality that consumerism plays a role in displacing animal populations and habitats…
The Winona Art Center (WAC), 228 East Fifth Street, is pleased to host an opening reception on March 26, 2023, from 2-4 p.m. for painter Daryl B. Anderson. Anderson’s exhibit, entitled “Backyard Minnesota: Nature’s Inspirations,” features landscape wildlife paintings. According to Anderson, …
The Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street, is pleased to present Mike Munson in concert on April 1, 2023, at 7 p.m. Munson will be accompanied by Mikkel Beckman on the washboard.
Local community theater organization, Sugarloaf Theatre, is so excited to host its third session of Three Week Theatre classes. Three Week Theatre is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a three-week-long theater class taught by Sugarloaf Theatre’s very own Executive Director Seamus Schwaba, wh…
The Winona Film Society is pleased to present the film, “Queen of Glory,” on March 24, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street.
Richard Spiller, a local potter from Wisconsin, will present a sgraffito tile workshop on March 25, 2023, from 1-3 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street. Sgraffito (in Italian, meaning to scratch) is a technique produced by applying a drawing to a hard red clay pottery piece …
Hear Terry Visger, of La Crosse, Wis., tell Irish stories at the Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville on Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. The ethnic stories we hear help root us within our own cultural heritage as we think about what could be told from our own past. Hearing stories helps everyo…
The Homer Church Gospel Hour will be held on Sunday, March 19, at 9 a.m. at the historic Homer Church on Old Homer Road in Homer. Our special musical witness will be Patty Darbo, on vocals and guitar. Pastor Tori Hicks will deliver the message. Please join us or tune in to the live broadcast…
The Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville will celebrate the “Irish Holiday” on Saturday, March 18, at 6 p.m. with a corned beef and cabbage dinner and a concert at 7 p.m. by The Creek Chicks with Doug Mahlum as their guest. Cooks from the Arnold House will prepare the dinner complete with …
The Fountain City River Players (FCRP) are back. We are pleased and excited to announce our spring production, “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” by John Patrick. This light-hearted comedy centers on a “middle-aged” actress looking for peace and quiet in a small town to write her memoirs and grow to…
Local community theater organization, Sugarloaf Theatre, is so excited to host its third session of Three Week Theatre classes. Three Week Theatre is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a three-week-long theater class taught by Sugarloaf Theatre’s very own Executive Director Seamus Schwaba, wh…
The Winona Film Society is pleased to present the film, “Queen of Glory,” on March 24, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street.
Richard Spiller, a local potter from Wisconsin, will present a sgraffito tile workshop on March 25, 2023, from 1-3 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street. Sgraffito (in Italian, meaning to scratch) is a technique produced by applying a drawing to a hard red clay pottery piece …
Hear Terry Visger, of La Crosse, Wis., tell Irish stories at the Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville on Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. The ethnic stories we hear help root us within our own cultural heritage as we think about what could be told from our own past. Hearing stories helps everyo…
The Homer Church Gospel Hour will be held on Sunday, March 19, at 9 a.m. at the historic Homer Church on Old Homer Road in Homer. Our special musical witness will be Patty Darbo, on vocals and guitar. Pastor Tori Hicks will deliver the message. Please join us or tune in to the live broadcast…
The Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville will celebrate the “Irish Holiday” on Saturday, March 18, at 6 p.m. with a corned beef and cabbage dinner and a concert at 7 p.m. by The Creek Chicks with Doug Mahlum as their guest. Cooks from the Arnold House will prepare the dinner complete with …
The Fountain City River Players (FCRP) are back. We are pleased and excited to announce our spring production, “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” by John Patrick. This light-hearted comedy centers on a “middle-aged” actress looking for peace and quiet in a small town to write her memoirs and grow to…
On Saturday, March 18, from 3-5 p.m., Winona author Ruth Bures will share her new children’s book, “I’m So Glad There’s Someone,” at a book launch at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 West Second Street, in Winona. This free event will feature a live reading of the book by the author’s grandch…
H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing Company will dedicate this month’s Jazz Jam to the Land Stewardship Project. “Jam for the Land” will take place in the taproom at Island City Brewing Company on Sunday, March 19, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. All donations will be matched by the brewery and H3O.
Historic late winter snowstorms got you down? Winter blues bearing down on you? Are you convinced that the walls around you are keeping you trapped? We have the cure with this year’s Cabin Fever Fest in Lanesboro.
The Wabasha Street Trio will be in concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East Fifth Street. The coffeehouse and gallery will open at 6 p.m.
Winona State University (WSU) will host author and graphic designer Carolyn Porter for a reading of her book, “Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate,” at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, in Science Laboratory Center 120. During the free event, Porter will read an excerpt fro…
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Dr. Iva Ugrčić and Dr. Satoko Hayami will return for their fourth flute and piano concert at Old Main in Galesville on Saturday, March 11, at 7 p.m. Iva and Satoko are becoming well-known to people of our region who love music. Flutistry, Winona’s flute ensemble, provided a concert at Old Ma…
Join renowned potter Richard Spiller to design a crock and tile on Saturday, March 11, from 1-3 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center (WAC), 228 East Fifth Street. Spiller has been a potter and a ceramic artist for 50 years and has taught in Europe, Finland, Latvia, and Russia, as well as universit…
On April 13, poet Athena Kildegaard will visit Winona State University (WSU) as part of WSU’s John S. Lucas Great River Reading Series. Kildegaard will visit Jim Armstrong’s Advanced Poetry class in Minné 350 from 2-3:20 p.m., where she will discuss her writing process with students. Followi…
Alexis Hayes and Mary Jo Klinker present the third annual Women and Non-Binary Art Show at No Name Bar (252 East Third Street in Winona) from February 28 to April 1. There will be a reception on March 10 from 4-7 p.m. at No Name Bar with an array of community performers and speakers. A Peopl…
Dr. Eric Brisson, of Winona State University, will present a concert of music by Franz Schubert on Sunday, March 5, at 3 p.m. at the Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville for those who love to hear piano.
Renowned storyteller, performer, teacher, and artist Clare Murphy will kick off the Sandbar Storytelling Festival’s second season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, with “Wild Irish Tales.”
The Winona State University Department of Theatre & Dance will be performing “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. “The Glass Menagerie” is a drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, and is an icon of the American theater.
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival is once again offering a storytelling circle in Winona. A story circle is a small group of individuals sitting in a circle, sharing stories, usually from their own experience or imagination and focused on a common theme. As each person in turn shares a story…
River Arts Alliance (RAA) will hold its first Art Schmooze of 2023 on Friday evening, February 24, at Muddled Thyme, 75 West Third Street in downtown Winona. The event will take place from 5-7 p.m., including a brief program at 6 p.m. and social time before and after. RAA’s Art Schmoozes, he…
The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League will be in concert on March 4, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center (WAC), 228 East Fifth Street.
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge invites you to enjoy the beauty of winter on a luminary hike on Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 6-8 p.m. Snowshoe or hike on a self-guided luminary hike at Pine Creek Dike trail. This unique, after-dark experience is free, entirely outdoors, and open to…
The Minnesota Beethoven Festival returns in 2023 for their 16th season, presenting a full concert schedule of internationally acclaimed classical artists. The season opens on June 25, 2023, with the Sphinx Virtuosi, a dynamic and inspiring self-conducted chamber orchestra, and concludes on J…
The Drum Circle from Winona, led by Katwa Lance Ngari, will appear at Old Main in Galesville on Sunday, February 26, at 3 p.m. Katwa grew up in Kenya in east Africa. The circle of drummers he has recruited in Winona play a repertoire that represents countries in West Africa.
The Homer Church Gospel Hour will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 9 a.m. at the historic church on Old Homer Road in Homer. Our special guest musicians will be Ken Ring, on keyboard and vocals, and P.J. Thompson, on vocals. Rev. Tori Hicks will deliver the message. Please join us, o…
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts is inviting the public to an evening of one-act plays. Two productions, featuring Saint Mary’s student actors and designed and directed by Saint Mary’s students, will run from Thursday through Saturday, February 16-18, in…
The Winona Film Society is pleased to present the film, “The Last Waltz,” on February 24, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Winona Arts Center (WAC), 228 East Fifth Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the event is free, but donations are accepted. “The Last Waltz,” directed by Martin Scorsese, has bee…
Winona State University (WSU) will celebrate the official dedication of the Gretchen Cohenour Dance Studio in Memorial Hall at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, in WSU’s Business Engagement Center in Somsen Hall.
Butoh dancing is a rarely seen art form. Our region is fortunate that Zil Ricker, of Winona, has studied with teachers in Japan to learn this form of expression. She will offer “A Night of Butoh” at the Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville on Sunday, February 18, at 7 p.m.
The local community theater, Sugarloaf Theatre, is currently in rehearsals for its winter production of “The Rainbow Fish.” The show has a small cast of volunteer community members of many different ages. This amazing cast will have public performances on February 25 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. and…
Jazz meets classical! Join the fun as H3O Jazz Trio and Winona Symphony (WSO) partner in support of the Symphony’s Children’s Concert – Carnival of Animals. This month’s Jazz Jam takes place in the taproom at Island City Brewing Company on Sunday, February 19, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. All donatio…
Jason Lee Willis will be signing copies of his newest novel, “The Fire Handler,” at Paperbacks and Pieces, 429 Mankato Avenue, in Winona on Saturday, February 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Trail Running Film Festival is back on tour and coming to Winona on Saturday, March 18, for a great night of films, inspiration, and community. Everyone is invited to celebrate running as a universal practice. Come explore our collective and individual potential, and let's pursue our wil…
The Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville will celebrate 10 years of its “Gale Star” program with “Valentine Vocals and Piano” on Saturday, February 11, at 3 p.m. The featured performers will be Cynda Solberg, Hunter Evenson, Zach Holthaus, James Holthaus, and Wina Mortenson with Mary Grazi…
Lanesboro Arts is pleased to announce the opening of its Emerging Artists Exhibit, with an artists’ reception on Saturday, February 11, from 6-8 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy live music by Ann and Andy Lowe of Lanesboro and refreshments, with an opportunity to meet the seven emerging a…
The 2023 Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) begins this Sunday, February 5. While many anticipate the shorts and feature films from all over the globe, the festival offers other experiences to pair with film viewings.
Art of the Rural, in partnership with Frozen River Film Festival, is pleased to present "My Electric Genealogy," a solo performance by artist, writer, and filmmaker Sarah Kanouse on February 4.
Community rights author Paul Cienfuegos will present his book at Paperbacks and Pieces on Tuesday, February 7, at 3 p.m. “How Dare We? Courageous Practices to Reclaim our Power as Citizens” delves into community rights — the movement that prioritizes people’s rights. The book brims with prac…
On Tuesday, February 7, at 7 p.m., Su Smallen Love will read from her poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse as part of “First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series.” The reading will be followed by a short Q&A, a book signing, and an open mic. This event is free and open to the public.
Winona State University (WSU) will host "An Evening with Jennette McCurdy" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in Harriet Johnson Auditorium, Somsen Hall.
Winona State University Professor Emeritus Vivian Fusillo has added “published author” to her list of artistic contributions. Growing up in a tiny town in Kansas during the 1930s, Fusillo eventually settled in beautiful Winona, where she has taught, directed, shared her talent and art with t…
Come and celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the John Paulson Big Band with two concerts at the Winona Arts Center (WAC), 228 East Fifth Street. The 20-piece John Paulson Big Band will perform their mix of original, contemporary jazz at the beautifully renovated Winona Art Center on Saturda…
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