River Arts Alliance Member Events

Kouba Gallery | 6601 Auto Club Rd. | Bloomington, MN An exhibition of paintings by River Arts Alliance member Joan Porter-Einsman will be on display at the Kouba Gallery from July 7 through August 6, 2023. The Kouba Gallery is located in Bloomington, Minn., at the Chapter House of the Minnesota Valley Chapter of the Izaak Walton League. An…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Michael S. Moos is the author of The Idea of the Garden (winner of the Richard Snyder Prize, Ashland University Poetry Press, 2018), and three earlier poetry books. He will read his poetry as part of First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series. The event will be held on Tuesday, July…

WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center | 450 Johnson St. grsf.org/workshop Students age 11-18 can enroll in a FREE workshop prior to each Friday afternoon Great River Shakespeare Festival performance. The festival’s education team will guide them through theater games and activities. Then the group attends the performance together! Past workshops have included backstage tours, narrated…

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. musicbyamandagrace.com Join Amanda Grace and friends at Island City Brewery for a free event on Friday, July 14th from 6-8:30 PM. She will play a mix of original folk, rock and acoustic pop music.

Winona County Fairgrounds | 506 W 6th St. | St. Charles, MN Friday, July 14, the Gate City Jazz Band will be entertaining Winona County Fair folks from 7-9 pm. It isn't past your bedtime, stop by to hear some fine dixieland bedtime tunes.

Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St. sonnetcontest.org The official end to the annual Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest is a celebration of the winners, hosted in person and online. The public is invited to attend this fun event on Saturday, July 15th at 11:00 am at the Winona County History Center. (It can also…

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com July is the Open Your Heart Summer Challenge for Minnesota Food Shelves. On July 16, H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing Company will dedicate their monthly Jazz Jam fundraiser to Winona Volunteer Services (WVS). Island City as well as H3O will match all donations! Donations…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. If you have an item included in RAA's 2023 In-Person Member Exhibit, please remember to pick it up on Monday, July 17 at the Blue Heron between 3:00 and 5:30 pm. With any questions, contact Arts Administrator Johanna Rupprecht at admin@riverartsalliance.org.

Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St. Central Lutheran Church – Winona will host Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass for a free performance of hymn classics with a contemporary flair on July 18 at 7 pm. The King’s Brass features three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, percussion, and keyboards. The instruments blend together to create a time of…

WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center | 450 Johnson St. grsf.org/workshop Students age 11-18 can enroll in a FREE workshop prior to each Friday afternoon Great River Shakespeare Festival performance. The festival’s education team will guide them through theater games and activities. Then the group attends the performance together! Past workshops have included backstage tours, narrated…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. blueheroncoffeehouse.com Two years of creating art have come together for a new exhibit called “Retrieval,” by Julia Crozier. The drawings and paintings are mostly new and some “reworked work.” Road trips, hiking experiences and everyday living have inspired the work represented. Retrieval reflects past and current connections…

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. shipwrecktbooks.press mmam.org A book launch of “REAP, a flora” by Mara Adamitz Scrupe, published by Shipwreckt Books Publishing Company of Winona, will be held at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on Saturday, July 22, 2023, from 3-5 p.m. Mara Adamitz Scrupe, the author of six poetry collections,…

Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St. sandbarstorytellingfestival.org Sharing the stories that have shaped Winona, the Sandbar Storytelling Festival, in partnership with the Winona County History Center, is continuing "Business and Immigrant Stories of Winona." The July 27 event, featuring Thern, Inc., will be at 7 p.m. at the History Center, 160 Johnson St.…

WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center | 450 Johnson St. grsf.org/workshop Students age 11-18 can enroll in a FREE workshop prior to each Friday afternoon Great River Shakespeare Festival performance. The festival’s education team will guide them through theater games and activities. Then the group attends the performance together! Past workshops have included backstage tours, narrated…

Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. H3OJazz.com The Habitat Interfaith Committee is bringing Rock the Block back to Winona! Join us as we kick off this important event on Friday, July 28th from 6 pm to 9 pm at Peter’s Biergarten downtown! Invite your friends, family, and coworkers and support the vital work of…

The Crossings Center | 170 S Fremont St. | Lewiston winonadixieland.webs.com Come hear the Winona Dixieland Jazz Festival this Saturday at the Crossings Center, 170 S Fremont St. in Lewiston, MN from noon to 8:30 pm. The sensational lineup includes: 1. Seven Rivers Band, La Crosse, noon 2. Too Darn Hot Jazz Band, 1:45 3. Gate City…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Minnesota’s Poet Laureate Gwen Westerman will read from her work at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse on Tuesday, August 1st at 7 pm. Gwen Westerman is a Dakota educator, writer and fiber artist. She is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and the Director of the Native American Literature Symposium, as well as…

UPDATE: Due to the heat, RAA will set up our information table for tonight's Schmooze inside the atrium at MMAM. Look for us there! Food and beverages will be available for sale on the patio.   Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. The next RAA Art Schmooze will be Thursday, August 3rd, on…

Rehearsals on Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, beginning August 3rd at First Congregational Church, 161 W Broadway, Winona. Fall/Halloween Concerts: October 27th & 28th. The Winona Community Chorale is a mixed choral ensemble performing music from a wide variety of styles, genres and time periods. Our vision is to inspire a love and appreciation for exceptional choral singing in…