Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Jean Prokott, recently named Poet Laureate for the city of Rochester, will be the featured guest writer for this month’s First Tuesday Laureate Writers Series on May 2nd. The presentation will be followed by a book signing and an open mic. This event is sponsored by the Maria W.…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. blueheroncoffeehouse.com An exhibit of works by artist Art Kenyon of Red Wing, Minnesota, will run from April 19 through June 4 at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse in downtown Winona. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 21 from 5-7 pm. The reception is free and open…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. sonnetcontest.org The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest invites you to celebrate the opening of this year’s contest and National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 18. Live music by flute and piano duo Heidi Bryant and Meredith Mihm will accompany social time starting at 6:30 pm. At 7:00 pm,…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On Tuesday, April 4th at 7pm, Robert Love, Montana poet, essayist, logger, and conservationist will read selections from and lead a conversation about his first book, Pathfinder. After flying under the literary radar for the past 50 years, Love now shares poems, essays, and tales that present a…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On Saturday, March 18th, Winona author Ruth Bures will share her new children’s book I’m So Glad There’s Someone at a book launch at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. This free event will feature a live reading of the book by the author’s grandchildren along with refreshments, live music, and…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On March 7th, Delta Eddy will read from her poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse as part of First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series. She is the author of Sparks, a collection of poetry published by Tom Driscoll of Shipwreckt Books, a publishing company that recently moved to Winona. Eddy is Professor…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. blueheroncoffeehouse.com An exhibition of paintings by Hannah C. Heyer will run from March 3rd through April 17th, 2023, at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd Street, Winona. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 3rd, from 5-7 pm. The coffeehouse is open from 7…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On February 7th, Su Smallen Love will read from her poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse as part of First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series. The reading will be followed by a short Q&A, a book signing, and an open mic. This event is free and open to…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Paintings by Clyde Stutesman will be exhibited at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse from January 20 through February 24. An opening reception will be held on Friday, January 20, from 5-7 pm; free and open to the public, with refreshments provided.

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. On Tuesday, January 10, Joyce Sutphen and Walter Cannon will read from their poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse, as part of First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series. Please note that because of the holidays this event will be on the second Tuesday this month. Joyce Sutphen is a former Poet Laureate…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Local writer Orval Lund will be the featured writer at the Laureate Writers Series First Tuesday program on December 6. Lund will present work from his new collection of poetry Heading Home, and the evening will conclude with an open mic session at which members of the community…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Kimberly Blaeser will read from her recent poetry and prose as part of the Laureate Writers Series at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9th at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. The reading will be followed by a book signing and an open mic for up to ten readers.…