River Arts Alliance Member Events

Black Horse Bar & Grill | 34648 Old Homer Rd. | Winona The Gate City Jazz Band has a busy weekend coming up. They will be a featured band for The Apple Affair at the county fairgrounds in Galesville, Wisc., Oct. 1 from 1:30-3:30. All are welcome. On Sunday, Oct. 2, they will play at…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. The First Tuesday Laureate Writers Series returns after being on hold for more than two years because of Covid. This year’s opening event on Tuesday, October 4, will feature Northfield, Minnesota poet Steve McCown, who was born and raised in Winona. The event is free and open…

Call for Artists & more information available here.

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org We’re fishing for new volunteers!   Would you consider joining our crew?  MMAM is holding a volunteer training this Saturday, October 8th from 9:30-11 am. Call us at 507-474-6626 to sign up!  Learn more.

UPDATE 10/6/22: This event has been cancelled due to the ink press facilitator having COVID. It will be rescheduled. Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Winona Arts Center, 228 East 5th, is pleased to offer a Fall Free Ink Day on October 8, 2022. You can drop in anytime between 10…

Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. patinatheband.com Patina will be performing one more time in Winona this fall at Peter's Biergarten on Saturday, October 8, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Come join us for an evening of Celtic-inspired and original tunes. Our last gig at the Biergarten was standing room only, so come early! Learn…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Radoslov Lorković will perform at the Winona Arts Center on October 8 at 7 pm. Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, Lorković has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Faye Schoen, Watercolorist, has space in her watercolor class at the Winona Arts Center on Saturday, October 15. The cost for each class is $35 for WAC members and $40 for non-members. Abstract holly will be the painting. To register, contact Faye at fschoen300@gmail.com. Learn more.

Caledonia High School | 825 N Warrior Ave. | Caledonia, MN www.paulsonjazz.com The John Paulson Big Band plans a big season of events for 2022-23 starting in mid October! Saxophonist John Paulson and drummer Rich MacDonald will work with student jazz groups as artists-in-residence at Caledonia High School on October 14. On Saturday, October 15,…

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com Capping off three days of storytelling and music in Winona, this month’s Jazz Jam at Island City Brewing Company on October 16, 2022, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. will benefit the first annual Sandbar Storytelling Festival. All donations to this welcome new addition to the…

Old Main | 20869 College Ave. | Galesville, Wisconsin The Winds of Winona will present a concert of woodwind music. It will be a mix of clarinet quartets, flute and clarinet duos, and quintets. Players are Ryan Ballanger, Chris Buswell, Ruth and Frank Bures clarinets and bass clarinet, and Heidi Bryant, flute. The selections will…

Winona Public Library | 151 W 5th St. 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 October writing prompts and learn more here.