Winona Arts Center Celebrates the Big 60

Opening Reception | Sunday | September 11 | 3-5 pm Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Beginning September 9th and running through October 30th, 2022, the Winona Arts Center (WAC) will celebrate 60 years as Winona’s Home for the Arts. In December of 1962 the Winona Art Group, local art enthusiasts who’d been…

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Karen Savage-Blue’s Laughing Waters at MMAM

Opening Reception | Friday | September 16 | 5-7 pm Gallery Walk & Talk | Saturday | September 17 | 10:30-11:30 am & 1:30-2:30 pm Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org Laughing Waters, an exhibition of paintings by artist Karen Savage-Blue, will open on Sept. 16, 2022 at the Minnesota Marine Art…

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Pinch Pot Class at Winona Arts Center

Saturday | September 10 | 1-3 pm Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Richard Spiller, a local potter from Wisconsin, will offer a pinch pot class on September 10 from 1 to 3 pm at the Winona Arts Center, 228 East 5th Street. Using small balls of clay, the students will use…

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Amanda Grace at Island City Brewing

Friday | September 30 | 6-9 pm Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. musicbyamandagrace.com Join Amanda Grace for some live music at Island City Brewing. She recently released her seventh album, “Please Dear Sun,” last summer, which has already been well received and has been nominated for “Blues + Roots Radio Album…

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Family Art Day To Be Held September 4 at Lake Park

Sunday | September 4 | 10 am – 2 pm Jaycee Pavilion | Lake Park River Arts Alliance (RAA) will host Family Art Day 2022 at the Jaycee Pavilion in Lake Park, Winona, on Sunday, September 4. Presented in partnership with the City of Winona Parks and Recreation Department, the event is free and open…

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Patina the Band at Great River Folk Fest

Saturday | August 27 | 1-2 pm Riverside Park | La Crosse, WI www.greatriverfolkfest.org Join Patina on Saturday, August 27 at the La Crosse Great River Folk Festival in Riverside Park. We will be kicking off the Festival music at 1:00pm on the Bandshell Stage. Patina is a four member Celtic inspired band. Kara Mae…

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RAA Art Schmooze during Mississippi Sippin at MMAM

Tuesday | August 23 | 5-7 pm Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. On Tuesday evening, August 23, RAA will host a summer Art Schmooze gathering at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s beautiful riverside patio in conjunction with MMAM’s weekly Mississippi Sippin event. The Schmooze is an informal opportunity to meet fellow local…

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artsXchange with Writer Terri Karsten at MMAM

Tuesday | August 16 | 5:30-7 pm Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org/artsxchange Writer and RAA board member Terri Karsten will lead an artsXchange conversation about connecting visual arts (such as painting) with written arts (such as poetry and prose). While words can ‘paint’ a picture and describe sounds and smells to…

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