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Messiah Sing-In Returns December 2
Saturday | December 2 | 7 pm Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St. After a three-year hiatus, Winona’s annual Messiah Sing-In made its jubilant return to Central Lutheran…
Oil Painting Class with Barb Halvorson at WAC
Saturday | December 2 | 10 am – 2 pm Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Please join us for an oil painting class with Barb Halvorson…
Amanda Blue in Recital
Wednesday | November 29 | 7 pm Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels | 1160 W Wabasha St. Cotter Schools invites you to a recital by Amanda Blue, soprano…
Betsy Midthun Exhibition at Pump House
November 8, 2023 – January 6, 2024 Reception | Friday | December 1 | 5-7 pm Pump House Regional Arts Center | 119 King St. | La Crosse, WI www.thepumphouse.org…
MCA and Cotter Schools Present: A Holiday Celebration of the Arts
Thursday & Friday | December 7 & 8 | 6:30-8 pm Saturday | December 9 | 3-4:30 pm Page Theatre | 700 Terrace Heights cotterschools.org/mca Gather your loved ones and…
Lowery Returns to First Tuesday Laureate Series with New Book
Tuesday | December 5 | 7 pm Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Longtime Winona area writer and teacher Scott Lowery returns to the Laureate Writers Series, Tuesday,…
H3O Supports HCO at November Jazz Jam
Sunday | November 19 | 2:30-5:30 pm Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com On Sunday, November 19th from 2:30 to 5:30 pm, come join your friends…
John Paulson Big Band New Release – “The Refuge Project”
Saxophonist, composer and educator John Paulson of Winona, MN has just released his third CD of original big band jazz – “The Refuge Project.” The diverse music on the CD…
Laureate Writers Series Presents James Lenfestey
Tuesday | November 14 | 7 pm Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On Tuesday, November 14th, at 7 pm, poet James Lenfestey will read from his work…
Print Dubs: Screen Print Series by Peet Fetsch at the Blue Heron
November 10 – January 8 Opening Reception | Friday | November 10 | 5-7 pm Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. blueheroncoffeehouse.com Print Dubs, an exhibition featuring a…
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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






