River Arts Alliance Member Events

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. The First Tuesday Laureate Writers Series event at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 pm will be a Wide Open Mic Night. Come one, come all! This month, we won’t have a featured writer — all of you will be featured! Bring a story,…

Corner of Third & Center Streets rivercitydancers.org Get your dancing shoes ready: Winona’s Downtown will be swinging and swaying to the sounds of live music and dancing at the 5TH ANNUAL “Swinging In The Street” outdoor street dance! On Friday, June 7 from 6-9 pm, the community is invited to a free Dance Party thrown…

Elmaro Vineyard | N14756 Delaney Rd. | Trempealeau, WI patinatheband.com Patina is a Celtic inspired fiddle, whistle, flute, bodhrán, banjo, accordion and guitar band that plays mixed Celtic, folk and original music. Patina will be at Elmaro Vineyard on Sunday, June 9th from 1:00 to 4:00. We LOVE to bring our lively music to anyone…

Engage Winona | 119 E 3rd St. The McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship Program will hold an information session for all interested Minnesota-based applicants on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30 pm at Engage Winona. This session, led by Program Directors Tracy Krumm (Fiber Artists), Mike Hoyt (Community-Engaged Practice) and Dana Kassel (Dancers and Choreographers) will…

Prairie Island Nature Trail | 890 Prairie Island Rd. Register Here McKnight International Choreographer Residency guest artist Meryl Zaytoun Murman will be facilitating a somatic informed nature walk on Wednesday, June 12th at 6 pm, as part of an ongoing offering at Prairie Island Park, Forest Bathing along Crooked Slough, organized by Prairie Island Campground Director…

Two Fathoms Brewing | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com As the Steamboat Days parade wraps up, why not stroll down to Two Fathoms Brewing Company for the monthly Jazz Jam! Join H3O Jazz Trio outside on the spacious patio (or in the taproom if weather is bad) on June 16 from 2:30–5:30 pm. This month’s Jazz…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. Register Here McKnight International Choreographer Meryl Zaytoun Murman will be part of Wayfinding: A Creative Conversation and Dance Film Sharing on Tuesday, June 18th @ 7 pm, joined by Winona artist Sharon Mansur, and Minneapolis dance artist Leila Awadallah. The films will explore their shared Arab/SWANA (Southeast Asian and North…

Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St. sites.google.com/centrallutheranchurch.org/hendrickson-30th Central Lutheran’s year-long celebration of their magnificent Hendrickson Pipe Organ will continue June 19 from noon to 1 pm with a performance by Houston, Minnesota native Noah Carlson. Works by J.S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Flor Peeters, Henri Mulet, and others will be featured. The recital is free…

Windom Park | 260 Harriet St. A special celebration of Juneteenth will take place this Wednesday, June 19th, from 4 pm to 7 pm at Windom Park. This marks the 4th annual Juneteenth event organized and hosted by Our Voices in partnership with Theatre du Mississippi with support from ROAR. This event brings the community…

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. Register Here The next artsXchange event presented by River Arts Alliance (RAA) at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) will be led by RAA member Jim Armstrong and entitled Try Everything: A Multi-Media Approach to Creative Writing. Armstrong says, “A writer is not just someone who sits at…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. The River Arts Alliance (RAA) 2024 Annual Members’ Exhibition and Showcase begins this week. The in-person exhibition opens on Friday, June 21 and will be on display through Sunday, August 18. It can be seen during the Blue Heron Coffeehouse’s regular hours, 7 am to 2 pm…

Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. UPDATE 4:30 pm 6/22/24: This event has been postponed due to rain. Peter's Biergarten will be closed tonight. Our Musicians' Showcase will be rescheduled -- watch for information about the new date. New this year, in conjunction with RAA’s Annual Members’ Exhibition & Showcase, join us for an evening…