Take A Leap with the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest

Saturday | February 29 | 5:00-7:00pm Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St sonnetcontest.org/events/ The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest invites you to Take A Leap with us at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. In partnership with the River Arts Alliance and the Great River Shakespeare Festival, we will celebrate the 2020 contest with music…

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A Page in History: Danú

Thursday | February 27 | 3:00-4:00pm Winona County Historical Society | 160 Johnson St pagetheatre.org/project/page-in-history-danu/ Learn about Irish music group Danú and their 25-year history of performing around the globe. The group will introduce themselves, their instruments—including flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, and bouzouki—and offer a sneak peek of their Page Series performance at…

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Artist Bonnie Cutts GOLDEN Media Demo

Sunday | March 8 | 2:00-4:00pm Mississippi Mornings Art Studio 40341 LaMoille Dr | Winona Bonnie has been affiliated with Golden Artist Colors in their Certified Working Artist Program since 1998. She offers technical lectures and demos about acrylic materials in college classrooms and for a variety of artists’ groups, art centers and organizations. She…

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Third Thursday Song Circle

Thursday | February 20 | 7:00-8:30pm Winona Arts Center | 228 East 5th St Third Thursday Song Circle this month will include songs about love and friendship. If you like to sing, please join us – we take turns choosing songs, mostly from the book Rise Up Singing – copies are available at the center.…

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The River Art of George Caleb Bingham

Thursday | February 20 | 6:00-7:00pm Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr www.mmam.org Gregory Schmidt will offer a presentation that focuses on George Caleb Bingham, one of the most respected and well-known American artists of the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Bingham was a transitional figure in American art history. Largely self-taught,…

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Artists Garage Sale

The 100 Mile Garage Sale draws thousands of people to the Winona area each year in search of bargains and treasures. Join other artists April 30 – May 3, 2020 to create the most spectacular garage sale in this event at Mississippi Mornings Art Studio. Clean out your studio, and fill our large studio and…

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John Paulson Big Band – One Night Only

Saturday | February 22 | 7:00-9:00pm St. Cecilia Theatre | 1115 W Broadway www.paulsonjazz.com Attention all jazz fans! John Paulson’s Big Band returns to Winonafor a special performance at the newly renovated St. Cecilia Theatre on the campus of Cotter High School. The concert will feature the world premier of a new jazz ensemble chart…

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February Jazz Jam Hosts 8th Annual Misato Fundraiser

Sunday | February 16 | 2:30-5:30pm Island City Brewing Company H3OJazz.com This month, the H3O Jazz Trio is proud to sponsor a freewill donation to support Winona students traveling to Misato, Japan later this spring as part of Winona’s Sister City program. H3O began hosting an annual fundraiser for Misato students in 2013 when bassist,…

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Valentine Vocals

Thursday | February 13 | 7:30-9:30pm Old Main | 20869 College Ave | Galesville, WI www.oldmain.org/gale-star-events.html A Valentine Celebration featuring Bella Voce from La Crosse, The Unaccompanied Minors, and UW-L vocal major, Selah-Marie Castellano and more. A variety of vocal music, classical, barbershop, and jazz, will be heard, and more. In a bistro setting with…

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Expanding Perspectives at WSU

Winona State University’s Inclusion and Diversity Office is growing its outreach and offerings to serve all students, the campus community, and the greater Winona community at large. During the week of February 10, Dr. Jonathan Locust, Director, invites everyone to participate in a program series entitled Expanding Perspectives, to be held each night of the…

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