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Gate City Jazz Band at the Black Horse
Gate City Jazz Band at the Black Horse
Black Horse Bar & Grill | 34648 Old Homer Rd., Winona The Gate City Jazz Band is making its monthly appearance at the Black Horse Bar and Grill, Sept. 4 from 5-7 pm. Fill in your Labor Day weekend with some happy, toe-tapping music, along with vittles and beverages, to help you feel good and…
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SHIFT~ a performance salon presents BLUE AWAKEN/ings: Mary Jo Klinker & Sharon Mansur
SHIFT~ a performance salon presents BLUE AWAKEN/ings: Mary Jo Klinker & Sharon Mansur
Friday | September 9 | 7 pm Levee Park mansurdance.com/shift Join Winona based activist/scholar Mary Jo Klinker & dance/interdisciplinary artist Sharon Mansur for Blue Awaken/ings: a dance performance and feminist exploration of Maggie Nelson’s book Bluets. Experience a wandering performance through Levee Park. The event will start at the climbing boulders by Walnut Street, move…
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MOVIE MANIA: TAKE 2 – Auditions at MCA
MOVIE MANIA: TAKE 2 – Auditions at MCA
Saturday | September 10 | 10 am - 1 pm Valencia Arts Center | 1164 W Howard (10th) St. mca.smumn.edu The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) invites young dancers, ages 5-13 to audition for our children’s dance concert, Movie Mania: Take 2 on Saturday, September 10 from 10am-1pm (doors open at 9:30am). We will audition dancers…
Pinch Pot Class at Winona Arts Center
Pinch Pot Class at Winona Arts Center
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Richard Spiller, a local potter from Wisconsin, will offer a pinch pot class on September 10 at the Winona Arts Center. Using small balls of clay, the students will use their natural ability to seize and grasp to form small vessels. The cost is $30 per person…
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Opening Reception – Winona Arts Center Celebrates the Big 60
Opening Reception – Winona Arts Center Celebrates the Big 60
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Beginning September 9th and running through October 30th, 2022, the Winona Arts Center (WAC) will celebrate 60 years as Winona’s Home for the Arts. A busy schedule of films, concerts, classes, workshops and more has been planned. The celebration will be highlighted by a retrospective of…
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Business and Immigrant Stories of Winona – Project FINE
Business and Immigrant Stories of Winona – Project FINE
Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St. sandbarstorytellingfestival.org The final “Business and Immigrant Stories of Winona,” sponsored by the Sandbar Storytelling Festival, in partnership with the Winona County History Center, is 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 at the history center. As we continue to tell the stories that have shaped Winona, we feature Project…
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Opening Reception – Karen Savage-Blue’s Laughing Waters at MMAM
Opening Reception – Karen Savage-Blue’s Laughing Waters at MMAM
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org Laughing Waters, an exhibition of paintings by artist Karen Savage-Blue, will open on Sept. 16, 2022 at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Karen Savage-Blue is an Anishinaabe artist, educator and an enrolled member of the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe, living and working on the…
WAC Presents Under Paris Skies
WAC Presents Under Paris Skies
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org As a part of the 60th anniversary celebration of the Winona Arts Center, the acoustic trio Under Paris Skies will be in concert on September 16 at 7 pm. Under Paris Skies celebrates the music of French sidewalk cafes, vintage jazz clubs, Argentine dance halls and Latin rhythms.…
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Gallery Walk & Talk – Karen Savage-Blue’s Laughing Waters at MMAM
Gallery Walk & Talk – Karen Savage-Blue’s Laughing Waters at MMAM
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org Laughing Waters, an exhibition of paintings by artist Karen Savage-Blue, will open on Sept. 16, 2022 at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Karen Savage-Blue is an Anishinaabe artist, educator and an enrolled member of the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe, living and working on the…
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September Jazz Jam Supporting Ready Set School
September Jazz Jam Supporting Ready Set School
Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com This month’s Jazz Jam at Island City Brewing Company on September 18 will support Ready Set School. The local non-profit works to ensure that all eligible K-12 students who attend school in Winona County have the basic and necessary supplies and clothing for school. Since…
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Great River Writes – September Winona Writers Group Meeting
Great River Writes – September Winona Writers Group Meeting
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 September writing prompts & learn more here.
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September Watercolor Classes at WAC
September Watercolor Classes at WAC
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Faye Schoen, Watercolorist, will be offering two classes at the Winona Arts Center on September 23 or 24 from 1-4:30 PM. The cost for each class is $40. The class fee includes all materials along with a small snack, coffee or tea. To register for classes, contact Faye at fschoen300@gmail.com.…
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artsXchange at MMAM with Joan Porter-Einsman
artsXchange at MMAM with Joan Porter-Einsman
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.www.mmam.org/artsxchange Painter Joan Porter-Einsman will lead an artsXchange conversation at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) on Saturday, September 24, focusing on artistic influences and sources. Participants will explore the museum’s collections and current exhibitions including German Expressionism and the Sea and Karen Savage-Blue: Laughing Waters, and then be invited to…
MCA Main reACTion Auditions
MCA Main reACTion Auditions
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts | 1164 W Howard St. mca.smumn.edu Calling all young actors! Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) is holding auditions for our youth improv troupe, Main reACTion, on Saturday, September 24 from 2:00-3:30pm in the Academy Theatre at MCA. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes and pick a 30-second short story, poem,…
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Opening – Water Stories: New Work by Anne Labovitz at MMAM
Opening – Water Stories: New Work by Anne Labovitz at MMAM
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org Water Stories: New Work by Anne Labovitz, opens at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) on Sept. 30, 2022. This two-gallery exhibition will feature large scale works by the Minnesota artist, and will be on view through January 22, 2023. The exhibition includes paintings, an immersive room installation with…
Amanda Grace at Island City Brewing
Amanda Grace at Island City Brewing
Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. musicbyamandagrace.com Join RAA member Amanda Grace for some live music at Island City Brewing. She recently released her seventh album, “Please Dear Sun,” last summer, which has already been well received and has been nominated for “Blues + Roots Radio Album Of The Year.”
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Pinch Pot & Coiling Pottery Workshop at WAC
Pinch Pot & Coiling Pottery Workshop at WAC
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Potter Richard Spiller will offer a pinch pot and coiling pottery workshop on October 1 at the Winona Arts Center. Using small balls of clay, students will use their natural ability to seize and grasp to form small vessels. Students will also use a hand building…
Gate City Jazz Band at Apple Affair
Gate City Jazz Band at Apple Affair
Trempealeau County Fairgrounds | 19780 Park Dr. | Galesville, WI 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 the Black…