WAC October Film and Fall Music Concert Series
Film Series
The Winona Film Society, located in the Winona Arts Center, will be offering award winning films by foreign and independent filmmakers. Films will be shown at 7 pm on Fridays and Saturdays with a coffeehouse available at 6 pm. Admission is $5.00 per person.
October 1 and 2, 2021
THE FAREWELL 2019 { China } Chinese language
Directed by Lulu Wang; 98 minutes
After learning that her family’s beloved matriarch, Nai Nai , has mere weeks to live, Chinese-born, US -born, Billi , returns to Changchun to find that her family has decided to keep the news from Nai Nai. The family gathers under the guise of a wedding and Billi rediscovers the country she left, and is forever changed by her grandmother’s spirit.
Upcoming films include:
OCTOBER 15 and 16, 2021
GLORY 2017 { Bulgaria, Greece } Bulgarian language
Directed by Andres Walter; 101 minutes
October 29 and 30, 2021
NOT ONE LESS { China } Chinese language 1999
Directed by Zhang Yamou { The award-winning director of “Raise the Red Lantern “}106 minutes
Fall Music Series
The Fall Music Series offers an intimate concert setting featuring local and regional musicians, with some of the best acoustics in the area. Music starts at 7 pm and the coffeehouse opens at 6 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Hardt’s music, 115 East 5th or through Eventbrite.com. A portion of the Fall Music Series is funded through Winona Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union.
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Mike Munson
Mike would rather be playing guitar more than anything else and he is grateful for the last 10 years he has spent doing just that. With country blues as his guidepost, his sound marks the similarities and highlights the distance between Fred McDowell, Leo Kottke and Chuck Berry.
October 23, 2021
Johnson Street Underground
This dynamic a cappella quartet from Winona formed in 2018 because of their shared love of close harmonies and they have been delighting local audiences ever since. Their repertoire covers the gamut from Adele and Billy Joel to Sting and Mumford & Sons.
Please note proof of vaccines or a negative test taken within 72 hours of event and masks are required for all large attendance programs. For information on these events, please visit winonaarts.org or our Facebook page at WinonaArtsCenter