Reception for Poet-Artist Collaboration XVII

Saturday | April 21 | 6:30-9:30pm Crossings at Carnegie | Zumbrota MN Winona area writers and RAA members Scott Lowery and Ken McCullough are among the poets whose work was chosen for Crossings’ 17th Annual Poet-Artist Collaboration. Join us to meet the poets and artists and to enjoy light refreshments. We then move to the…

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Blowin’ in the Wind: Sing in for the Arts

Saturday | April 21 | 7:00pm Wesley United Methodist Church | 114 W Broadway The newly formed Charles Wesley Center for Sacred Music and Arts is planning a “Sing In for the Arts” in the Guild Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church. The theme will be “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Norma Duden is preparing the…

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Amanda Grace at Ed’s (no name) Bar

Wednesday | April 11 | 8:30pm Ed’s (no name) Bar | 252 E 3rd St Amanda Grace will be joined by Peter Boysen & Amber Fletcher for a free concert. Further information available on Facebook: facebook.com/events/1600939310023280/ Amanda Grace is a member of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please…

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Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest Kick-Off Event

Tuesday | April 10 | 7:00pm Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St Each year, the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest holds a Kick-Off event in April, in recognition of National Poetry Month. The event will feature presentations by Winona’s Past and Present Poets Laureate, a “Speed Sonnet” contest, snacks, door prizes, and sharing…

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Second Saturdays at MMAM! A Longer Look: Slow Art Day

Saturday | April 14 | 10:00am-5:00pm Minnesota Marine Art Museum The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in Winona, Minnesota is strengthening its connections to local audiences of all ages with Second Saturdays, a new community series that is in its second month. The second Saturday of each month through October will feature a number of…

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Stories that Move

Wednesdays | April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2, 9, 16, 23 | Noon-1:30pm Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts | 1164 W. Howard (10th) St. Ages: Adults 55+ years Teaching Artist: Jennifer Taber-O’Neill Price: FREE thanks to a Seeding Vitality Arts MN initiative Grant made possible through Aroha Philanthropies. Stories that Move is an…

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Rooted In The Land, SE Minnesota Women Farmers

Opening Reception: Saturday | April 14 | 1:00-3:00pm Meet and Greet: Saturday | June 2 | 2:00-4:00pm Exhibit: April 14 through June 10 Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St Winona based artist, Julie Johnston, will be exhibiting her recent work, Rooted In The Land: SE Minnesota Women Farmers, at the Winona County History…

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Laureate Writers Series – April 2018

Nickolas Butler to Read at Blue Heron Tuesday | April 3 | 7:00pm Blue Heron Coffee House The Laureate Writers Series will feature Nickolas Butler who will read from his new novel The Hearts of Men. The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a book signing and open…

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Informal Art Forums

ARTISTS C’MON OUT! All artists and arty types welcome: Visual artists, poets, musicians etc. etc. and so on and so forth. Fridays | about 5-7pm Ed’s (no name) Bar | 252 E 3rd St A viable art community cannot exist unless artists and art workers socialize. The eXperimental Art Research Terminal (XART), a very loosely…

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