River Arts Alliance

MMAM Workshop: Creative Metamorphosis – Repurposed Textiles and the World Around Us with Maday Delgado
2025-06-07 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-06 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Tuition: $250 | Member Rate: $240 +$40 Materials Fee
Registration Deadline Friday, May 30
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
minnesotamarineart.org

Explore the intersection of nature, textile art, and sustainability through this hands-on workshop led by Maday Delgado, focused on environmental awareness and creative expression. Participants will learn nature printing techniques, hand-stitching skills, and gain insight into the ecological impact of textile production while creating unique, meaningful art pieces. Learn more.

Artists Along the Trail
2025-06-07 07:00 - 11:00 | Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, W28488 Refuge Road, Trempealeau, WI, 54661
Saturday, June 7 | 7-11 am (Artists at Work)
Lunch: 11:30 AM – 1 PM( Artists’ work on display)
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
W28488 Refuge Road | Trempealeau, WI
Celebrate National Trails Day at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge with plein air artists capturing the beauty of nature. Learn more.

Frozen River Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years with New Film Series
2025-06-07 - 2025-06-14, 2025-06-06 - 2025-06-13, 2025-06-05 - 2025-06-12, 2025-06-04 - 2025-06-11, 2025-06-03 - 2025-06-10, 2025-06-02 - 2025-06-09, 2025-06-01 - 2025-06-08, 2025-05-31 - 2025-06-07 and 2 more dates
frff.eventive.org
This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of FRFF’s self-produced documentary, Beneath the Ice: The Frozen River Film Festival Story. Learn more.

Commonweal Theatre Presents The Half-Life of Marie Curie
2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-31 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-05-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, MN, United States
Commonweal Theatre Company | 208 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN
commonwealtheatre.org

Don’t miss this wonderful production of The Half-Life of Marie Curie, directed by Jaclyn June Johnson and featuring Commonweal ensemble members Stela Burdt and Laurie Roberts. The play is based on a true story that illuminates the indomitable power of friendship between two extraordinary scientists. Learn more.

6th Annual “Swinging in the Street”
2025-06-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Blooming Grounds Coffee House, 50 E 3rd St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Location: Corner of 3rd St and Center St
In front of Blooming Grounds
Free to the Public
River City Ballroom Dancers

Get your dancing shoes ready. Winona’s downtown will be swinging and swaying to the sounds of LIVE music and dancing at the 6TH ANNUAL “Swinging In The Street” outdoor street dance! Learn more.

Commonweal Theatre Presents The Angel Next Door
2025-06-05 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-01 13:30 - 16:00, 2025-05-31 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-05-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Commonweal Theatre, 208 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, MN, United States
Preview Dates
Saturday, May 17 | 7:30-9:30 pm
Sunday, May 18 | 1:30-3:30 pm
Thursday & Friday | May 22, 23 | 7:30-9:30 pm
Full Run Dates Listed on RAA Event Page
Commonweal Theatre Company
208 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN
commonwealtheatre.org

Join the Commonweal Theatre Company for Paul Slade Smith’s romantic screwball comedy, The Angel Next Door. Journey to an opulent Newport mansion in 1948, where playwrights, actors, and a star-struck novelist gather to work on their next Broadway hit! (Never mind the housekeeper who wants them gone.) Learn more.

Sandbar Storytelling Festival: Business & Immigrant Stories
2025-06-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Winona County History Center, 160 Johnson St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Free Admission | Freewill Offering
Winona History Center | 160 Johnson St
For the fourth consecutive year, the Sandbar Storytelling Festival, in partnership with the Winona County Historical Society, is continuing their series of Business & Immigrant (B&I) Stories, featuring local businesses and organizations of Winona. Learn more.

WAC Offers Collagraph Printing Making with Preston Lawing
2025-06-04 17:30 - 19:30
Cost: $150
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St

Join the momentum in the Winona Arts Center Print Studio to Explore Collagraph Printmaking with Preston Lawing. Learn more.

First Tuesday Laureate Writers Series June 3
2025-06-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St
The Laureate Writers Series will host six River Arts Alliance member writers to read from their works on Tuesday, June 3, at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Learn more.

Deadline to Submit Your Work: Call for Artists – 2025 RAA Annual Members’ Exhibition and Showcase
2025-06-02
River Arts Alliance member artists:
Registration is now open to participate in our 2025 Annual Members’ Exhibition & Showcase!
Deadline to submit your work is Monday, June 2.

The 2025 event will once again include both an in-person exhibition and an online exhibition and showcase. Members may enter either or both. Get all the details you need to enter your work.

Gate City Jazz Band Performs First Sunday Each Month
2025-06-01 17:00 - 19:00
First Sunday of Each Month | 5-7 pm
Westfield Golf Course | 1460 W 5th St
No Cover Charge
westfieldgolfclub.com
The Gate City Jazz Band is rising from the ashes of the Blackhorse restaurant where they regularly played, to once again perform in their new location at the Westfield Golf Course restaurant. Performances are the first Sunday of each month, 5-7 pm for your listening and toe-tapping pleasure. Come enjoy the cuisine and music at the same time. No cover charge. Learn more.

Patina to Play at Elmaro Vineyard
2025-06-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Elmaro Vineyard, N14756 Delaney Rd., Trempealeau, WI, 54661, United States
Elmaro Vineyard | N14756 Delaney Rd,
Trempealeau, WI
patinatheband.com
Come out to Elmaro Vineyard to hear the band Patina play a mix of traditional and contemporary Celtic, folk, and original instrumentals and vocals. Learn more.

Deadline to Enter Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest
2025-06-01
Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest. Deadline for entries is June 1, 2025. Complete instructions for entering are available at sonnetcontest.org. The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest is an annual event that welcomes entries from around the world. Cash prizes, totaling over $3,000, will be awarded in several categories. Learn more.

Closing Reception Saturday 10 am to Noon! RAA Members’ Exhibit at Engage Winona
2025-05-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Engage Winona, 119 E 3rd St., Winona, MN, 55987
Engage Winona | 119 E 3rd St
Join us for the closing reception of this magnificent gallery display of works featuring over 40 works by 23 RAA member artists… Read more.
