River Arts Alliance Member Events

Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St. sandbarstorytellingfestival.org Sharing the stories that have shaped Winona, the Sandbar Storytelling Festival, in partnership with the Winona County History Center, is continuing its series titled, “Business and Immigrant Stories of Winona." The September 14 event features Project FINE. Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) has been serving refugees…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. blueheroncoffeehouse.com The next art show at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse will feature the work of artist Dan Grimslid and will run from September 13 through November 5, 2023. An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 15, from 5 to 7 pm. The reception is free…

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner will be presented as a dramatic reading with musical accompaniment and gallery projections of the original illustrations by Gustave Doré at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on Friday, September 15th. This event is part of The Big Catch First Look Preview…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Winona Arts Center presents a concert by Ray Bonneville on Saturday, September 16. National touring singer-songwriter Ray Bonneville is a blues poet of the demimonde. His acclaimed performance groove is the product of a unique, electric guitar style, unrivaled harmonica tone, smoky vocal and unwavering…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The members art exhibit is back at the Winona Arts Center! After a hiatus due to Covid, the exhibit committee of the Winona Arts Center (WAC) is pleased to host an exhibit featuring the works of WAC members from September 17 through November 15, 2023, with…

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com Special Brew Adds to September Jazz Jam Fundraiser On Sunday, September 17 from 2:30 – 5:30 pm, H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing Company will dedicate their monthly Jazz Jam fundraiser to Project FINE. In addition to H3O & the brewery matching all donations, Island…

Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. los.st The LOSST (Letters on Sounds, Signals, Time) series kicks off this fall with a multimedia performance celebrating the first edition of Rusty Congaree’s 3 Poems chapbook. On September 17th we’ll debut 3 Poems with a performance in the Biergarten space. Doors open at 4 pm, the performance begins at 5 pm.…

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. Register Here The artsXchange program, a collaboration between River Arts Alliance (RAA) and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM), continues with this event led by soprano and RAA member Amanda Blue. What if every rule, lesson, practice about music flipped upside down… How would that shape the way…

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. MMAM Event Page James Armstrong, who served as Winona’s first Poet Laureate, will read from his latest book of poems, “Empire,” on September 22nd from 5 to 7 pm at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Armstrong retired last spring from Winona State University’s English Department, where he taught…