River Arts Alliance Member Events

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org An open house recognizing Sarah Johnson, Creative Laureate for the City of Winona, will be on Saturday, December 17, from 2 to 4 pm at the Winona Arts Center. Johnson, the first ever Creative Laureate for the City of Winona, is wrapping up her three-year term. A…

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com Swingin’ songs of the season will ring out at the monthly Jazz Jam at Island City Brewing Company on Sunday, December 18. The December fundraiser will benefit Engage Winona. Engage Winona works in three areas: Bringing folks together to imagine transformative projects and bold ideas for the community’s…

Winona Public Library | 151 W 5th St. Great River Writes Critique Group Where everyone is welcome to listen and share. Bring a copy of your writing that you wish to share (up to 2000 words). Optionally, bring 5-8 extra copies to share with participants. See December writing prompts & learn more here.

Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St. www.winonahistory.org/artgallery A new art gallery show will open with a reception on Friday, January 6 at the Winona County History Center in partnership with the River Arts Alliance. Paintings and Drawings of Vernacular Buildings by Paul Burmeister will be shown January 6 – February 19. The acrylic…

Valencia Arts Center | 1164 W Howard St. mca.smumn.edu As we head into the cold months of the year, we look at ways to stay warm, engaged and active. The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) is happy to announce that we are again having our open house and Free-4-All dance classes. We hope you…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Winona Arts Center is pleased to present a concert featuring The Good Time Gals on January 7. Where good music and good times come together… “The Good Time Gals” is a fresh, fun, vintage group with modern sensibilities. Their playful and complex arrangements draw from old blues,…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Winona Arts Center is pleased to host a workshop on creating a vision board for 2023 with Mary Lee Eischen on January 8. Participants will create a collage of their hopes and dreams for the 2023 year. Learn more.

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On Tuesday, January 10, Joyce Sutphen and Walter Cannon will read from their poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse, as part of First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series. Please note that because of the holidays this event will be on the second Tuesday this month. Joyce Sutphen is a former Poet Laureate…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The film Billy Elliot will be featured at the Winona Arts Center on January 13. This is a heartwarming story of a young boy from a working class family who discovers a passion for dancing that will change his life. English and French with subtitles. 1 hour and 51…

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com The Island City Jazz Jams return for a 5th season on January 15, with all donations supporting the Friends of the Winona Public Library. Your contribution will be tripled by H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing Company! From volunteering and creating public awareness to encouraging gifts, the Friends…

Bluffview Montessori School | 1321 Gilmore Ave. linktr.ee/sugarloaftheatre On January 16, local community theatre, Sugarloaf Theatre, will be hosting open auditions for their winter production of The Rainbow Fish! The show will be directed by RAA member, Seamus Schwaba. Sugarloaf Theatre welcomes all community actors over the age of 12 to audition for the show. The…

WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center Recital Hall | 450 Johnson St. winona.edu/music The WSU Department of Music is excited to host a chamber recital given by Ground Bass, featuring members of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra and Joe Jones, bassoon: Basses, Bach, and Bassoon! The recital will be held in the WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center…