River Arts Alliance Member Events

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.

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.www.mmam.org/artsxchangeCommunity arts advocate and organizer Carrie Frederich will lead an artsXchange conversation on Saturday, October 22, focusing on three main words – Community, Connection, and Collaboration. How can we as artists and advocates for the arts engage with our communities? In this artsXchange, Carrie will share her lived…

Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St. On Oct. 29, Central Lutheran Church will host the James K. Carlson Memorial Concert. Jim and Mary Ellen Carlson were long-time residents of Winona who contributed greatly to the musical community. Jim passed away in March 2020 at the age of 95. As part of his estate,…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Richard Spiller, a local potter from Wisconsin, will offer a pottery workshop on October 29 at the Winona Arts Center. Students will use a hand-building method of using rolled out sheets of clay to form a vessel. The cost is $30 per person. To register for the class,…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Winona Arts Center is pleased to present an evening of music with Opposable Thumbs on Saturday, October 29. Opposable Thumbs last performed in the beginning of the new millennium. The group still consists of Wayne Beezley on mandolin and octave mandolin; Rick Sampson on banjo, guitar…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. www.roblongart.com During the months of November and December, paintings by Winona artist Robert Long will be on display at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Images from the years he and his wife Lyzbett lived in Mexico as well as his newest paintings will be on display. An opening…

Saturday | November 5 | 11 am-1 pm Urne, Wisconsin Meet 10 am at Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Richard Spiller, potter and ceramic artist, will present a glazing workshop at his studio in Urne, Wis., from 11 am to 1 pm on November 5, 2022. Participants who have produced works…

Black Horse Bar and Grill | 34648 Old Homer Rd., Winona Sunday, November 6 from 5-7 pm will be the final 2022 monthly performance by the Gate City Jazz Band at the Black Horse Bar and Grill. Come one, come all to hear enjoyable traditional jazz that will brighten and lighten your spirits. And at…