River Arts Alliance supports and celebrates regional arts and culture by organizing educational programs, community events, and public art projects while promoting opportunities for artists and facilitating collaborations between organizations in the Winona region. Hover cursor over image to pause slideshow.
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River City Dancers Kickoff to the 2025–2026 Indoor Ballroom Season
Date: October 11, 2025 Location: Winona Athletic Club (upstairs ballroom) Time: 7-8 pm: Cha-Cha & Waltz Lesson, 8-10:30 pm: Ballroom Dance Cost (cash or card): Students (College/H.S.) = $10, Adults = $15 Think “homecoming,”…
Concert: The Everett Smithson Band
Saturday, October 18 Concert 7:00-9:00 Doors open at 6:00 for coffeehouse & gallery Cost: $20/adv $25/door Winona Arts Center (228 E 5th St) Come join us for some Cajun fun…
Exhibition of Recent Drawings ” Beneath the Fields” by Lois Peterson
Sept 3rd- Nov 5th 2025 Viterbo Fine Arts Gallery, Third Floor LaCrosse, WI By creating large-scale detailed drawings of dormant prairie plants and fallen tree segments, their essential role in…
River Rock Mandala Painting
Saturday, October 18 | 1:00-3:00pm Winona Arts Center at 228 E 5th Street Cost: $25/members $30/non-members Contact: Jen at jsbenson50@gmail.com for registration Join us on Saturday October 18 from 1pm to 3pm for…
Pastel Class with Betsy Midthune
Saturday, October 25 Two sessions: 10am-noon & 1:00-4:00pm Winona Arts Center (228 E 5th St) Cost: $45/members $50/non members Contact: Jen at jsbenson50@gmail.com to register Join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025…
Elizabeth Oness to present at Laureate Writers Series
Wednesday, October 8 | 7:00 pm Blue Heron Coffeehouse Free and open to the public The Laureate Writers Series will feature local writer Elizabeth Oness as its October presenting artist.…
Frozen River Film Festival Announces Their First 48/5 Reel River Rush Contest
Friday-Sunday, October 17th-19th Looking for something fun to do over MEA weekend? We’ve got just the thing! Frozen River Film Festival is hosting our first ever 48/5 filmmaking contest! Registration…
A New Museum Experience Will Open at the Winona County History Center in Spring 2026!
The Winona County History Center will be constructing new exhibits this winter and early spring thanks to raising over $650,000 during the History is Present campaign. New exhibit installation will happen…
Audition Notice: Christmas Radio Show! “Sam Shovel, Private Eye. Twelve Days of Chaos!”
Auditions: Tues. & Wed., October 7th & 8th, 2025 5:00–7:00 PM The ARC, 255 Main Street Winona, MN 55987 Audition Notice: Christmas Radio Show! “Sam Shovel, Private Eye. Twelve Days…
Frozen River Film Festival Presents: Independent Gothic Horror Screening A One-Night Descent into the Dark
Saturday, October 11th Doors at 6:15pm | Film at 7:00 pm | The ARC 255 Main Street Winona, MN 55987 Tickets | $10 General Admission |$8 for FRFF members |…
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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River Arts Alliance
PO Box 992
Winona, MN 55987