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artsXchange with Emilio & Monica DeGrazia: Authenticity in the Age of AI
artsXchange with Emilio & Monica DeGrazia: Authenticity in the Age of AI
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. Register Here The dawn of Artificial Intelligence poses a historically profound, alarming, and unprecedented problem for writers, musicians, and artists. AI’s generative powers, often controlled anonymously, are matching human creative ventures and promise to surpass them. What then is “authenticity” as an outcome of human creative processes?…
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RAA Art Schmooze at Acoustic Café
RAA Art Schmooze at Acoustic Café
Acoustic Café | 77 Lafayette St. You’re invited to a River Arts Alliance Art Schmooze on Friday evening, May 31, at the Acoustic Café in downtown Winona. Held periodically throughout the year, our Schmoozes are casual gatherings for artists of all disciplines and arts supporters, open to current RAA members and non-members alike. Join us…
Ben Cosgrove Concert at WAC
Ben Cosgrove Concert at WAC
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Ben Cosgrove will perform a free concert at 7 pm on Friday, May 31 at the Winona Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30. The Winona Arts Center is a small venue, so please pick up your free ticket at Music Mart (formerly Hardt’s Music) or reserve…
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Artists Along the Trail
Artists Along the Trail
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge | W28488 Refuge Road | Trempealeau, WI All are invited to meet and watch area artists create at a multi-day plein air painting event in the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge and at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery this coming June. On Saturday, June 1 from 7:30-11 am, artists will be painting along…
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Free Audition Workshop
Free Audition Workshop
Cornerstone Community Church | 1001 44th Ave. | Goodview linktr.ee/sugarloaftheatre Sugarloaf Theatre is thrilled to announce that Seamus Schwaba, Executive Director for Sugarloaf Theatre and our Director for our summer musical Through the Looking Glass, will be hosting a free, one hour long audition workshop on June 3 from 6-7 pm at Cornerstone Community Church . All…
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Laureate Series Wide Open Mic Night
Laureate Series Wide Open Mic Night
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. The First Tuesday Laureate Writers Series event at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 pm will be a Wide Open Mic Night. Come one, come all! This month, we won’t have a featured writer — all of you will be featured! Bring a story,…
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River City Dancers’ Swinging in the Street
River City Dancers’ Swinging in the Street
Corner of Third & Center Streets rivercitydancers.org Get your dancing shoes ready: Winona’s Downtown will be swinging and swaying to the sounds of live music and dancing at the 5TH ANNUAL “Swinging In The Street” outdoor street dance! On Friday, June 7 from 6-9 pm, the community is invited to a free Dance Party thrown…
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Patina at Elmaro
Patina at Elmaro
Elmaro Vineyard | N14756 Delaney Rd. | Trempealeau, WI patinatheband.com Patina is a Celtic inspired fiddle, whistle, flute, bodhrán, banjo, accordion and guitar band that plays mixed Celtic, folk and original music. Patina will be at Elmaro Vineyard on Sunday, June 9th from 1:00 to 4:00. We LOVE to bring our lively music to anyone…
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McKnight Fellowship Info Session
McKnight Fellowship Info Session
Engage Winona | 119 E 3rd St. The McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship Program will hold an information session for all interested Minnesota-based applicants on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30 pm at Engage Winona. This session, led by Program Directors Tracy Krumm (Fiber Artists), Mike Hoyt (Community-Engaged Practice) and Dana Kassel (Dancers and Choreographers) will…
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Guided Nature Walk with Meryl Zaytoun Murman
Guided Nature Walk with Meryl Zaytoun Murman
Prairie Island Nature Trail | 890 Prairie Island Rd. Register Here McKnight International Choreographer Residency guest artist Meryl Zaytoun Murman will be facilitating a somatic informed nature walk on Wednesday, June 12th at 6 pm, as part of an ongoing offering at Prairie Island Park, Forest Bathing along Crooked Slough, organized by Prairie Island Campground Director…
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June Jazz Jam Supports Farmers Market
June Jazz Jam Supports Farmers Market
Two Fathoms Brewing | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com As the Steamboat Days parade wraps up, why not stroll down to Two Fathoms Brewing Company for the monthly Jazz Jam! Join H3O Jazz Trio outside on the spacious patio (or in the taproom if weather is bad) on June 16 from 2:30–5:30 pm. This month’s Jazz…
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Wayfinding: A Creative Conversation and Dance Film Sharing
Wayfinding: A Creative Conversation and Dance Film Sharing
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. Register Here McKnight International Choreographer Meryl Zaytoun Murman will be part of Wayfinding: A Creative Conversation and Dance Film Sharing on Tuesday, June 18th @ 7 pm, joined by Winona artist Sharon Mansur, and Minneapolis dance artist Leila Awadallah. The films will explore their shared Arab/SWANA (Southeast Asian and North…
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Hendrickson Organ Recital June 19 at Central
Hendrickson Organ Recital June 19 at Central
Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St. sites.google.com/centrallutheranchurch.org/hendrickson-30th Central Lutheran’s year-long celebration of their magnificent Hendrickson Pipe Organ will continue June 19 from noon to 1 pm with a performance by Houston, Minnesota native Noah Carlson. Works by J.S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Flor Peeters, Henri Mulet, and others will be featured. The recital is free…
Juneteenth Community Celebration
Juneteenth Community Celebration
Windom Park | 260 Harriet St. A special celebration of Juneteenth will take place this Wednesday, June 19th, from 4 pm to 7 pm at Windom Park. This marks the 4th annual Juneteenth event organized and hosted by Our Voices in partnership with Theatre du Mississippi with support from ROAR. This event brings the community…
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artsXchange with Jim Armstrong – Try Everything: A Multi-Media Approach to Creative Writing
artsXchange with Jim Armstrong – Try Everything: A Multi-Media Approach to Creative Writing
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. Register Here The next artsXchange event presented by River Arts Alliance (RAA) at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) will be led by RAA member Jim Armstrong and entitled Try Everything: A Multi-Media Approach to Creative Writing. Armstrong says, “A writer is not just someone who sits at…
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Opening Reception – 2024 RAA Annual Members’ Exhibition & Showcase
Opening Reception – 2024 RAA Annual Members’ Exhibition & Showcase
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. The River Arts Alliance (RAA) 2024 Annual Members’ Exhibition and Showcase begins this week. The in-person exhibition opens on Friday, June 21 and will be on display through Sunday, August 18. It can be seen during the Blue Heron Coffeehouse’s regular hours, 7 am to 2 pm…
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Postponed – 2024 RAA Musicians’ Showcase
Postponed – 2024 RAA Musicians’ Showcase
Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. UPDATE 4:30 pm 6/22/24: This event has been postponed due to rain. Peter's Biergarten will be closed tonight. Our Musicians' Showcase will be rescheduled -- watch for information about the new date. New this year, in conjunction with RAA’s Annual Members’ Exhibition & Showcase, join us for an evening…
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Unwind Friday with H3O Jazz Trio at Peter’s Biergarten
Unwind Friday with H3O Jazz Trio at Peter’s Biergarten
Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. H3OJazz.com Unwind Friday with H3O Jazz Trio is heading outside for the summer! Join the trio on Friday, June 28 from 7 – 9 pm in Peter’s Biergarten (54 East 3rd St., Winona). Unwind Friday offers mellow jazz to end the week, meet with friends, and enjoy a relaxing summer evening…
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Patina at Peter’s Biergarten
Patina at Peter’s Biergarten
Peter’s Biergarten | 54 E 3rd St. patinatheband.com Come out to Peter’s Biergarten, next to Blooming Grounds on East 3rd Street in Winona, on Saturday, June 29th at 6:00 pm to hear the band Patina. We play a mix of traditional and contemporary Celtic, folk, and original instrumentals and vocals. Patina is a three member…
Meryl Zaytoun Murman McKnight Residency Gathering
Meryl Zaytoun Murman McKnight Residency Gathering
Engage Winona | 119 E 3rd St. Join Meryl Zaytoun Murman, residency partner Sharon Mansur / The Cedar Tree Project, and the performers to reflect on our creative process and share what we learned with the community! This is an informal residency gathering with free admission, taking place on Saturday, June 29 from 7-9 pm…
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Closing Reception: Artists Along the Trail – Artwork at Elmaro
Closing Reception: Artists Along the Trail – Artwork at Elmaro
Elmaro Vineyard | N14756 Delaney Rd. | Trempealeau, WI From June 1 through June 30, many artists from the Artists Along the Trail event at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge on June 1 will be displaying their artwork in the Crush Pad at Elmaro Vineyard and Winery. Every Sunday in June, participating artists will be setting up…
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Laureate Writers Series Presents Patrick Cabello Hansel
Laureate Writers Series Presents Patrick Cabello Hansel
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Patrick Cabello Hansel will be the featured writer for the Laureates Writers Series program for Tuesday, July 2. As an artist Hansel has worked in photography, drama, mosaic, and creative writing. For many years he also worked as Lutheran pastor and artist at inner city churches in…