River Arts Alliance

"Marketing & Promoting" Workshop for Artists
2024-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Lanesboro Arts, 103 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, MN, 55949
A free workshop focused on marketing and promoting your art will be offered Thursday, April 11, from 6-8 pm at Lanesboro Arts, 103 Parkway Ave. N in Lanesboro, MN, and online via Zoom. Learn more and register here. This event is part of a series of artist development workshops organized by the Northfield Arts Guild and sponsored by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.

Water Music: Chamber Concerts at the MMAM – Vivaldi Spring and Summer
2024-04-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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As we move into a warmer season, the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum present a program featuring ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. This beloved piece of music will bring to life the artwork on display at the MMAM, carrying images of the beauty and vitality of the seasons alongside the music. The concert will feature many players from the Winona Symphony, including WSO concertmaster Hillary Kingsley, violin, and conductor Erik Rohde, that will hopefully be accompanied by the start of Winona’s spring and summer seasons! Learn more.

WCHC’s “History is Present” Party
2024-04-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Winona County History Center, 160 Johnson St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St.
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The Winona County History Center invites the public to an incredible evening at the History Is Present capital campaign event! Join in the fun on Friday, April 12, 7 to 10 pm, at the Winona County History Center in Winona, Minnesota. First, members of the Winona County Historical Society are invited to gather for the 89th annual meeting on April 12 at 6 pm. Everyone is welcome to the free party at 7 pm! The event will include food from Steak Shop Catering, a cash bar from Muddled Thyme, a live auction, tours, music by Patina, and more. Learn more.

Acrylic Painting Class at WAC
2024-04-13 12:00 - 16:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Winona Arts Center will host an Acrylic Painting class with Barb Halvorson on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 12:00-4:00 pm. We will be painting a yellow finch on an actual leaf just in time for spring! Beginner to adult painters are welcome – no experience needed. All supplies are furnished. Cost is $40 for WAC members and $45 for non-members. Learn more.

Chris Koza Duo Concert at WAC
2024-04-13 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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Chris Koza & Peter Sieve will perform a concert at 7 pm Saturday, April 13 at the Winona Arts Center. Doors open at 6 pm for coffeehouse and gallery viewing. The cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Music Mart (formerly Hardt’s Music) until 5 pm on Friday, April 12 or online at Eventbrite. Composer/performer Chris Koza is an internationally-recognized Americana artist who utilizes a wide range of textures to create music rooted in folk, pop, and storytelling. Longtime friend and guitarist Peter Sieve joins Chris for a stretch of duo dates this spring, throughout the Midwest and Colorado. Learn more.

Winona Drum Circle at Old Main
2024-04-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Old Main Cultural Center, 20869 S College Ave., Galesville, WI, 54630, United States
Old Main Cultural Center | 20869 College Ave. | Galesville, WI
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Katwa Ngari will bring the Winona Drum Circle to Old Main in Galesville on Sunday, April 14 at 3 pm. The theme of the performance is “On the Way to Church.” The Drum Circle appeared at Old Main a year ago to introduce the audience to a number of drumbeats from different countries in West Africa. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for people in high school and younger. Learn more.

Hendrickson Organ Recital at Central Lutheran
2024-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Central Lutheran Church, 259 W Wabasha St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St.
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2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Central Lutheran’s magnificent Hendrickson pipe organ. To celebrate, the church began a series of nine noon time organ recitals in February. On April 17th from noon to 1 pm, organist Andrew Beine will perform works by Flor Peeters, Anton Bruckner, Andre Campra, J.S. Bach, and J.G. Albrechtsberger. The recital is free and open to all. Donations collected from a freewill offering will support the instrument’s upcoming renovation. Learn more.

artsXchange: What Comes First? An Exploration of Inspiration
2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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Where do ideas come from? Award winning author Terri Karsten will host the April 18 artsXchange in the literary gallery at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. What Comes First? An Exploration of Inspiration will examine how words and images connect and expand artists’ work in picture books and paintings. Gallery images, slides of historic paintings, and some of her own books will serve as examples of how ideas may be developed. Learn more.
This event is free to attend for members of RAA or MMAM, and included with museum admission for others. Registration is required, and space is limited to 25 attendees per program.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Film God’s Slave at WAC
2024-04-19 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The film, God’s Slave, will be shown on April 19 at the Winona Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m and the cost is $5. Showing of the film is sponsored by the Winona Film Society. Based on the actual events of a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires, God’s Slave, the acclaimed debut from Joel Novoa Schneider, is a suspenseful cat and mouse game that leads to a deadly showdown. Learn more.

Coulee Accordion Band Concert
2024-04-20 19:00 | Old Main Cultural Center, 20869 S College Ave., Galesville, WI, 54630, United States
Old Main Cultural Center | 20869 College Ave. | Galesville, WI
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The Coulee Accordion Band led by Ron Reimer will play a concert at Old Main in Galesville, Saturday, April 20 at 7:00 pm. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for people in high school and younger. Art displays from the “Coulee Region Woodturners” and “Mississippi Mornings” are on display in the gallery. Refreshments will be served. Learn more.

“A Night at the Movies” Dance
2024-04-20 19:00 - 22:30 | Winona Athletic Club, 773 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Athletic Club | 773 E 5th St.
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Step into the reel world at River City Dancers’ “A Night at the Movies” dance! Dress up as your favorite movie star or character and dance the night away surrounded by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Cost of admission (general: $15; students: $10) includes the optional Cha Cha & Hustle dance lesson from 7-8 pm. Learn more.

April Jazz Jam Supports SLIPA
2024-04-21 14:30 - 17:30 | Two Fathoms Brewing, 65 E Front St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Two Fathoms Brewing | 65 E Front St.
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This month’s Jazz Jam is partnering with the Spanish Language Immersion Program Association (SLIPA) to support interns in the Ríos program. The monthly Jazz Jam takes place outside on the spacious patio at Two Fathoms Brewing Company or in the taproom if weather is bad on Sunday, April 21 from 2:30 – 5:30 pm.
Everyone wishing to sing, play, or cheer on their friends is welcome to join the H3O Jazz Trio at Two Fathoms Brewing Company’s monthly Jazz Jam! H3O Jazz Trio and Two Fathoms Brewing (formerly Island City) have helped support local nonprofits with over $46,000 in total donations thanks to the generosity of Jazz Jam patrons! The March Jazz Jam contributed over $1,300 in support of the Winona International Friendship Association and the student ambassadors traveling to Winona’s sister city Misato, Japan this month. All Jazz Jam donations are matched by H3O and Two Fathoms. Learn more.

Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2024
2024-04-26 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-28 10:00 - 17:00 | MN
Various Locations in Southeastern MN
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The 2024 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour will take place Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28. River Arts Alliance serves as fiscal sponsor of this event, and several RAA member artists are participating in the tour. Learn more and see a map of locations at bluffcountrystudioarttour.org.

Unwind Friday with H3O Jazz
2024-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Blooming Grounds Coffee House, 50 E 3rd St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Blooming Grounds Coffee House | 50 E 3rd St.
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Unwind Friday with H3O Jazz Trio returns to Blooming Grounds Coffee House on Friday, April 26 from 6 – 8 pm. Unwind Friday offers mellow jazz to end the week, meet with friends, and enjoy the comfortable atmosphere at Blooming Grounds. Enjoy a full menu of delicious offerings, beer and wine, coffee drinks, and amazing desserts … all with no cover charge! Unwind Friday with H3O is scheduled on the last Friday of the month throughout the year. Learn more.

Theatre du Mississippi Murder Mystery Fundraiser
2024-04-26 19:00 | No Name Bar, 252 E 3rd St., Winona, MN, 55987
No Name Bar | 252 E 3rd St.
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It’s 1940 and a crime has been committed! Can you solve the case? Join us for a thrilling night of mystery and suspense at the No Name Bar! Put on your detective hat and try to solve the case while enjoying drinks and mingling with fellow sleuths. Who knows, you might even be the one to crack the case! Don’t miss out on this exciting in-person event – it’s sure to be a night to remember.
Doors at 6:30 pm, show at 7 pm. 21+. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. All proceeds from ticket sales support Theatre du Mississippi. Learn more.

The Swamp Poppas Concert at WAC
2024-04-27 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Swamp Poppas, a Minneapolis premier Louisiana Swamp band, will perform a concert at 7 pm on April 27 at Winona Arts Center. This is our last concert of the spring season. We have a liquor license and will be serving wine, beer, and some Cajun treats. Let the Good Times Roll!
Doors open at 6 pm for coffeehouse and gallery viewing. Cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets are available at Music Mart (formerly Hardt’s Music) or online at Eventbrite. Swamp Pop is a mix of Louisiana Cajun, Zydeco, blues, rock, and country; the influences over the years are many and the mix gives you a rockin’ good time. Learn more.

Sonnet Contest Celebrates National Poetry Month and Ted Haaland’s Legacy
2024-04-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St.
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The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest invites you to celebrate the opening of this year’s contest and National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 6:30 – 9 pm at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Live music by Flutistry will accompany social time starting at 6:30 pm. At 7 pm, we will celebrate the life and legacy of the contest’s benefactor and former director, Ted Haaland, who passed away on February 17th.
Ted spent the years following the death of his beloved Maria writing poetry every day. Under his leadership, a small, local contest spread around the world, with the 2023 event receiving 700 sonnets from poets in 43 US states and 16 other countries. Ted’s friends and admirers are invited to say a few words and/or share a poem in his honor at this event. Friends are also invited to attend a memorial service for Ted on Friday, May 3rd at 10 am at Hoff Funeral Home in Winona. Learn more.

Mother’s Day Free Ink Event
2024-05-04 10:00 - 16:30 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Families & Children 10 am – 1 pm | Adults Only 1:30-4:30 pm
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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All are welcome to attend our Free Ink event to make one of a kind Mother’s Day monoprints for Mom, family and friends. This is a great opportunity to get instruction on printing on the press and to make some cards. All stencils and other materials are provided and No Experience Is Necessary! Please note that we have divided up the day for families and children in the morning until 1:00 and then for adults who want a bit of a quieter experience in the afternoon. Learn more.
Volunteers are needed to help with various roles at the Free Ink event. Volunteers can work shifts of two hours or stay for the entire event. Please contact winonaartscenter@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.

Special Immersive Presentation: Bach in the Galleries
2024-05-04 18:30 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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Winona Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota Marine Art Museum present “Bach in the Galleries,” a special event in the “Water Music” series. Join us for an immersive experience of the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin of J.S. Bach performed by WSO Artistic Director Erik Rohde in a tour encompassing all six galleries of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. This progressive concert will move through each gallery as each Bach work is presented in a different museum space. Learn more.

A Visit From Will Dilg at WAC
2024-05-04 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Winona Arts Center is proud to host the World Premier of A Visit From Will Dilg, a new movie created by local riverlorian, Steven Marking. Cost is $10 and the creator and actor in the film will be available for Q & A after the screening. Marking plays Will Dilg in an inspiring, one-man movie. Will Dilg and his wife spent their summers on a houseboat in Winona, Minnesota. After suffering from the drowning death of his son in the early 1920’s, Dilg rose from the depths of depression to lead an extraordinary national crusade to form the Izaak Walton League, then with the support of the Women’s Clubs of America they saved a 261 mile stretch of Mississippi River backwaters from drainage for agriculture. We now know this stretch of river as the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, and this year marks the Centennial of that event. Learn more.

Patina at Kinstone
2024-05-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Kinstone, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane, Fountain City, WI, 54629, United States
Kinstone | S3439 Cole Bluff Lane | Fountain City, WI
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Come enjoy Patina at Kinstone on May 5 beginning at noon and playing until 3:00 pm. Patina is a four member Celtic band. Kara Mae Prosen plays fiddle and sings vocals, Connie Dretske plays bass, whistle, flute, and sings vocals. Sue Lee Ringwelski plays guitar, banjo, and sings vocals. Greg Peterson plays bodhran, whistles, accordion and guitar.

Winona Brass Band Season Finale
2024-05-05 15:00 | Central Lutheran Church, 259 W Wabasha St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St.
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The Winona Brass Band will conclude their 30th Anniversary Season with a celebratory concert at Central Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 5 at 3:00 pm. The Brass Band and Central Lutheran’s Hendrickson Pipe Organ are each celebrating 30 years of great music. To honor these two anniversaries, the performance will highlight music for brass band and organ. The concert is free and open to all. Donations will be accepted in support of the Winona Brass Band’s next decade. A reception will follow immediately after the concert in the adjacent Grace Hall. Learn more.

Classical Norway Concert at Old Main
2024-05-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Old Main Cultural Center, 20869 S College Ave., Galesville, WI, 54630, United States
Old Main Cultural Center | 20869 College Ave. | Galesville, WI
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The Fagernes Sons of Norway will help the Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville present a “Classical Norway” concert Sunday, May 5 at 3:00 pm to remember the music program offered by Gale College, operated by the Norwegian Lutheran Church from 1901 to 1938. The Fagernes Sons of Norway Singers will sing a framework of folk songs for the classical program that Dr. Pamela Kelly, pianist, and Alyssa Gaines, flutist, will bring to the event. A reception will follow that includes Rommegrot, Norwegian baked treats, and open-faced sandwiches. The event will help raise funds to support the musical program the “Gale Star” committee at Old Main continues to offer and to remember the Norwegian heritage of Gale College. Learn more.

Laureate Writers Series Celebrates New Book Chiaroscuro
2024-05-07 19:00 | Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St.
The Laureate Writers Series reading at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 pm will celebrate the release of the new book Chiaroscuro. The event is free and open to the public. The book features selected poems by Peter W. Denzer with lino prints by Maria Denzer, Delia Bell, the Denzer family, and friends. It has been published by Shipwreckt Books Publishing Company of Winona as part of the Up On Big Rock Poetry Series. Learn more.

“Art and Technology” Workshop for Artists
2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Owatonna Arts Center, 435 Garden View Lane, Owatonna, MN, 55060
A free workshop focused on art and technology will be offered Thursday, May 9, from 6-8 pm at the Owatonna Arts Center, 435 Garden View Lane in Owatonna, MN, and online via Zoom. Learn more and register here. This event is part of a series of artist development workshops organized by the Northfield Arts Guild and sponsored by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.

Opening Reception - Art Show by Angie Malin at Blue Heron Coffeehouse
2024-05-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St.
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A new art show at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse will feature original oil paintings by Angie Malin. This show will run from May 10 through Sunday, June 16, 2024, with an opening reception for the artist on Friday, May 10, from 5-7 pm. The reception is free and open to the public, with light refreshments provided.
The artist says, “I have lived in the Midwest my entire life which has given me an appreciation for the changing landscape from season to season. Plein Air painting, painting outdoors from life, is my preferred way to paint.” Learn more.

Theatre du Mississippi Presents Baby I’ll Turn the Sky Green for You
2024-05-10 19:00 | Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts, 1164 W 10th St., Winona, MN, United States
Valencia Arts Center | 1164 W Howard St.
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Theatre du Mississippi presents a production of the play Baby I’ll Turn the Sky Green for You by Taylor Sklenar, directed by Rae Peter.
Part One: In a ravaged 2051, a nurse tries desperately to keep her father on life support, despite her nihilistic sister’s desire to pull the plug. As the sisters quarrel, questions of their father’s past emerge, pushing their relationship to its breaking point.
Part Two: In 2019, the cast has transformed to play the older generation, and the decisions and secrets of the past come to life. An intriguing look at the responsibility that we have to other generations and the personal costs of action and inaction.
Tickets are $15 pre-sale or $20 at the door. Learn more.

Art is for Everyone at MMAM’s Spring Seasonal Saturday
2024-05-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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On Saturday, May 11, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) will hold its Spring Seasonal Saturday event focused on the theme Scenic Splendor, inspired by the exhibition Re/Framing The View: Nineteenth-century American Landscapes, on view now at MMAM through August 4, 2024. On loan from the New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, Massachusetts), Re/Framing The View takes a layered approach to looking at landscape painting and artists from the 1800s. Seasonal Saturdays strive to reduce intimidation and increase comfortable access to the arts for everyone by offering fun-filled, inviting days, with $1 admission, free transportation, and 30-minute guided tours. The event will include a live oil painting demonstration, live music, and more. Learn more.
