11/01/2019
Thursday | October 31 | 7:30pm
Friday | November 1 | 7:30pm
Saturday | November 2 | 7:30pm
Sunday | November 3 | 3:00pm
Page Theatre | Saint Mary's University
pagetheatre.org/#event|saint-marys-theatre-and-dance-the-knight-of-the-burning-pestle|6392
Saint Mary's Theatre and Dance presents Francis Beaumont's 17th century comedy. A company of actors performing The London Merchant are forced to recreate their production on the spot, indulging the whimsical impulses of their audience and enduring their constant interruptions while improvising alternate characters and adapting their romantic comedy into an action adventure parody. If Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Cervantes and Shakespeare had a theatrical love child, it would be this contemporary classical mashup.
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11/02/2019
Saturday | November 2 | 9:00am-12:00pm
Perkins Restaurant | 9428 Highway 16 | Onalaska, WI
www.facebook.com/events/736358346788108/
November is National Novel Writing Month! Join fellow writers for a community write-in hosted by our local NaNoWriMo liaison, Amy Jo Van Arsdall. Bring your manuscripts, order some breakfast, and start your wordcount out strong with some caffeinated camaraderie. Not sure what to write? Amy Jo will be on hand to show you the new NaNoWriMo website, which is full of writing resources, plot tools, and pep talks from famous authors.
11/02/2019
Honor Band Festival with WSU Band | Saturday | November 2 | 5:00pm
Fall Symphonic Wind Ensemble | Sunday | November 3 | 2:00pm
DuFresne Performing Arts Center | WSU
Free Admission
The 42nd Annual High School Honor Band takes place November 1 and 2 at Winona State University. Students from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa arrive on Friday and participate in auditions, rehearsals, and sectionals. Led by Dr. Melanie Brooks, the students have the opportunity to perform new music by guest composer, Stephen Mitton. The culmination of their work takes place during the concert on November 2 at 5:00.
The Winona State University Bands also participate in this eventful weekend. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble opens the honor band concert on November 2 with David Maslanka's Give Us This Day and then transitions into the Chaminade Concertino for flute featuring Winona State's flute instructor, Dr. Rachel Haug Root. The November 3 concert features the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, an auditioned group, and the newly-formed Symphonic Band. The concert will include a second performance of the Chaminade, as well as works by guest composer, Stephen Mitton. Learn more.
11/02/2019
Thursday | October 31 | 7:30pm
Friday | November 1 | 7:30pm
Saturday | November 2 | 7:30pm
Sunday | November 3 | 3:00pm
Page Theatre | Saint Mary's University
pagetheatre.org/#event|saint-marys-theatre-and-dance-the-knight-of-the-burning-pestle|6392
Saint Mary's Theatre and Dance presents Francis Beaumont's 17th century comedy. A company of actors performing The London Merchant are forced to recreate their production on the spot, indulging the whimsical impulses of their audience and enduring their constant interruptions while improvising alternate characters and adapting their romantic comedy into an action adventure parody. If Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Cervantes and Shakespeare had a theatrical love child, it would be this contemporary classical mashup.
11/03/2019
Honor Band Festival with WSU Band | Saturday | November 2 | 5:00pm
Fall Symphonic Wind Ensemble | Sunday | November 3 | 2:00pm
DuFresne Performing Arts Center | WSU
Free Admission
The 42nd Annual High School Honor Band takes place November 1 and 2 at Winona State University. Students from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa arrive on Friday and participate in auditions, rehearsals, and sectionals. Led by Dr. Melanie Brooks, the students have the opportunity to perform new music by guest composer, Stephen Mitton. The culmination of their work takes place during the concert on November 2 at 5:00.
The Winona State University Bands also participate in this eventful weekend. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble opens the honor band concert on November 2 with David Maslanka's Give Us This Day and then transitions into the Chaminade Concertino for flute featuring Winona State's flute instructor, Dr. Rachel Haug Root. The November 3 concert features the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, an auditioned group, and the newly-formed Symphonic Band. The concert will include a second performance of the Chaminade, as well as works by guest composer, Stephen Mitton. Learn more.
11/03/2019
Sunday | November 3 | 3:00pm
Old Main | 3rd Floor Auditorium
20869 College Ave | Galesville, WI
www.oldmain.org
Dorothy Twesme has given Old Main a rare first edition copy, printed in 1827, of The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French by Sir Walter Scott (a 9-volume set), a copy of which George Gale read when he was 15 years old. George Gale wrote that reading this book is what set him to reading everything he could get his hands on until eventually he founded Galesville, Gale College, and Trempealeau County. Old Main was, of course, built as the home for the college.
We will unveil the books at a birthday celebration concert for Judge Gale, (Dr. Christopher Mechell had to cancel his performance. Check back for an update on the performers.) Our concert will feature music that was popular during the time of Napoleon and George Gale. Pam Kelly has found excellent student musicians. We will read a letter from Dorothy. Learn more.
11/03/2019
Thursday | October 31 | 7:30pm
Friday | November 1 | 7:30pm
Saturday | November 2 | 7:30pm
Sunday | November 3 | 3:00pm
Page Theatre | Saint Mary's University
pagetheatre.org/#event|saint-marys-theatre-and-dance-the-knight-of-the-burning-pestle|6392
Saint Mary's Theatre and Dance presents Francis Beaumont's 17th century comedy. A company of actors performing The London Merchant are forced to recreate their production on the spot, indulging the whimsical impulses of their audience and enduring their constant interruptions while improvising alternate characters and adapting their romantic comedy into an action adventure parody. If Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Cervantes and Shakespeare had a theatrical love child, it would be this contemporary classical mashup.
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11/04/2019
Monday | November 4 | 4:00-5:30pm
Paperbacks and Pieces | 429 Mankato Ave
Paperbacks and Pieces invites you to an afternoon of poetry with Ken McCullough, Emilio DeGrazia, and James Armstrong along with their host: Ron Riekki, editor of the book Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice.
Focusing on contemporary issues, this text showcases a large collection of regional poets laureate writing on subjects critical to understanding social justice as it relates to the region. There will be readings from the book as well as a Q & A.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Shelley Olsen at pbpieces@hbci.com
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11/05/2019
Join indigenous and interdisciplinary artist brooke smiley in a series of free workshops during her guest residency in the Theater and Dance Department at Winona State University. Participation is free and open for drop in, or whole series. All Classes located in Memorial 300 Dance Studio.
Sensing Self: Authentic Yes and No| Tuesday | October 29 | 2:00-3:20pm
Meeting Other: A New Golden Rule | Thurday | October 31 | 2:00-3:20pm
In Relationship: Meeting vs. Merging | Tuesday | November 5 | 2:00-3:20pm
Open Showcase | Friday | November 8 | 12:00pm
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11/05/2019
Tuesdays | Sept. 24 through Nov. 12 | 3:00-4:30pm
Riverway Learning Community,
1733 Service Dr. Ste. 18 | Winona, MN
mca.smumn.edu/classes-programs/visual-art/
It is not too late to register for this exciting class! Get ready to explore the art of printmaking and monotypes. You will have the opportunity to learn the step by step process used to make an edition of prints or collection of monoprints. Throughout the eight weeks, older adults (55+) and Riverway Learning Community High School students will work side by side and independently in this inter-generational setting. Participants and their families will be invited to celebrate their artwork on Nov. 19th, from 4:30- 6:30pm in MCA's Galleria Valencia. For more information, visit mca.smumn.edu, e-mail mca@smumn.edu, or call 453-5500.
11/05/2019
Tuesday | November 5 | 7:00pm
Blue Heron Coffeehouse
Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota’s Poet Laureate, will present her work as part of the Laureate Writers Series. She will read from her new book Carrying Water to the Field: New and Selected Poems. The book is introduced by Ted Kooser, former U.S. Poet Laureate. The reading will be followed by a short Q&A, a book signing, and an open mic. Learn more.
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11/07/2019
Thursday | November 7 | 7:00-9:00pm
Science Laboratory Center 120 | Winona State University
www.winona.edu/film-studies/film-series.asp
Winona State’s 2019 University Theme Film Series “Careers, Conflicts, and Callings” Concludes with One Week Job (2010, dir. Ian Mackenzie), featuring special guest Sean Aiken. Like many young people, Sean Aiken wondered what to do with his life. So he took on 52 different jobs, each for one week at a time, to try to determine his best path in life, and the results were inspiring for himself and for audiences across the country in this charming documentary of his experience. Sean Aiken will join us to introduce and discuss the film.This and all screenings in the series are free and open to the public. For more information visit www.winona.edu/film-studies/film-series and for previews of all films visit academics.winona.edu/povwinona.
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11/07/2019
Thursday | November 7 | 7:00-9:00pm
Café Congo | First Congregational Church (161 W. Broadway St.)
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Café Congo presents eight talented, local female musicians ‘playing it forward’ to raise funds for the Women's Resource Center of Winona in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Admission is by a freewill donation. Doors open at 6:30. Refreshments will be served. Café Congo is the “good cause” performance venue located at the First Congregational Church. The building is accessible for those with mobility challenges at the Johnson Street canopied entrance.
11/08/2019
Join indigenous and interdisciplinary artist brooke smiley in a series of free workshops during her guest residency in the Theater and Dance Department at Winona State University. Participation is free and open for drop in, or whole series. All Classes located in Memorial 300 Dance Studio.
Sensing Self: Authentic Yes and No| Tuesday | October 29 | 2:00-3:20pm
Meeting Other: A New Golden Rule | Thurday | October 31 | 2:00-3:20pm
In Relationship: Meeting vs. Merging | Tuesday | November 5 | 2:00-3:20pm
Open Showcase | Friday | November 8 | 12:00pm
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11/08/2019
Friday | November 8 | 3:30-5:30pm
Winona Public Library
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Do you like to write fiction, non-fiction, or poetry? Check out the Great River Writes – Winona Writers Group that meets every second Friday of the Month from 3:30-5:30pm in the Winona Public Library’s Youth Programming Room. Each month you will receive writing prompts to work on and bring to the next meeting. Don't like the prompts? Then make your own. Bring one page, single-spaced of your work to be critiqued at the meeting. The Library will make copies of your work to be passed out at the meeting.
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11/09/2019
Saturday | November 9 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Winona Public Library
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Workshops:
10:10AM: Getting Started
10:40AM: The How-Tos of Writing a Query Letter to a Literary Agent or Publisher
11:10AM: Writing to Heal
11:40AM: Pressbooks: Organize and Print Your Own Books
Guest Authors Include:
Janice Kirk
Kathryn Sullivan
C.H. Armstrong
Andy Schoepp
Kaye Henrickson
Jodi Vandenberg-Daves
Jenny Kuderer
Sarah Chapman
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11/09/2019
Saturday | November 9 | 10:00am-5:00pm
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
800 Riverview Dr
mmam.org/secondsaturdays
Join us and enjoy all that art has to offer at Minnesota Marine Art Museum's monthly program - 2nd Saturday! This month's theme is ‘Community’. Explore ‘community’ with a day full of fun activities for all ages including:
Guided Tours • Artist Demonstration • Live music by Flutistry at 11am and Mike Munson at 3pm • Community Art Project • Photo Booth • and more!
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11/09/2019
Saturday | November 9
Grades K-2: 11:00am-12:30pm
Grades 3-6: 11:00am-12:30pm
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
1164 W Howard (10th) St
mca.smumn.edu/classes-programs/visual-art/
Come join MN PTA Reflections Arts chair Lori Ortega in an art class that will utilize the 2019-20 Reflections theme, “Look Within.”
Express yourself through art! This is a hands-on, creative class, where each student will create their own art work.
Workshop is free, but is registration required. For more information, visit mca.smumn.edu, email: mca@smumn.edu, or call: 507-453-5500 .
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11/09/2019
Saturday | November 9
Grades K-2: 11:00am-12:30pm
Grades 3-6: 11:00am-12:30pm
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
1164 W Howard (10th) St
mca.smumn.edu/classes-programs/visual-art/
Come join MN PTA Reflections Arts chair Lori Ortega in an art class that will utilize the 2019-20 Reflections theme, “Look Within.”
Express yourself through art! This is a hands-on, creative class, where each student will create their own art work.
Workshop is free, but is registration required. For more information, visit mca.smumn.edu, email: mca@smumn.edu, or call: 507-453-5500 .
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11/09/2019
Saturday | November 9 | 6:30-9:30pm
Island City Brewing | 65 E Front St
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After a brief hiatus the band Patina is getting back to performing at Island City Brewing. Come out and enjoy the traditional Irish music and originals tunes and songs of Patina.
11/10/2019
Sunday | November 10 | 2:00pm
Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St
Renowned organist Aaron David Miller will present an organ concert at Central Lutheran Church in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Hendrickson organ dedication. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Dr. Miller will perform works by Bach, Yon, Mozart, Saint Saëns, & Vierne as well as an improvised sonata based on hymn tunes. For more information, visit www.centrallutheranchurch.org/music-arts/.
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11/12/2019
Tuesdays | Sept. 24 through Nov. 12 | 3:00-4:30pm
Riverway Learning Community,
1733 Service Dr. Ste. 18 | Winona, MN
mca.smumn.edu/classes-programs/visual-art/
It is not too late to register for this exciting class! Get ready to explore the art of printmaking and monotypes. You will have the opportunity to learn the step by step process used to make an edition of prints or collection of monoprints. Throughout the eight weeks, older adults (55+) and Riverway Learning Community High School students will work side by side and independently in this inter-generational setting. Participants and their families will be invited to celebrate their artwork on Nov. 19th, from 4:30- 6:30pm in MCA's Galleria Valencia. For more information, visit mca.smumn.edu, e-mail mca@smumn.edu, or call 453-5500.
11/14/2019
Thursday | November 14 | 6:30pm
Old Main | 20869 College Ave
Galesville, WI | www.oldmain.org
Dianne van Eijl will once again be at Old Main in Galesville to help us bring out our creativity at another Cocktails and Canvas event. We will be painting a sunflower and pumpkin which will make a wonderful Thanksgiving decoration.
The cost is $28 for everything including wine and snacks. If you are interested, please call Sue Byom 608-582-2176 or Diane Thatcher 608-582-2665. If you have a Gale Series Card you may use $5 of it towards the price.
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11/14/2019
Thursday | November 14 | 7:00pm
The Oaks | 75 W 3rd St
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Frozen River Film Festival's 2018 festival winner, Charged, is returning to Winona for this special screening. Stop by early for a drink and appetizers! Suggested donation is $5. Film starts at 7:00pm.
Charged is a survivor story, the survival of a man and a friendship. But it is about more than just surviving, it is about building stronger relationships and a better life after tragedy. It is about finding your best self so you can live life fully Charged.
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11/15/2019
Friday | November 15 | 5:00-7:00pm
Pump House Regional Arts Center
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The Pump House Regional Arts Center, Great River Writes, and La Crosse Public Library are hosting a reception for Mark My Words 2019. The exhibit will showcase artwork and the short poetry it inspires. Fifteen artists and poets were selected by a group of art and poetry jurors for exhibition wherein the poets responded to the selected artworks. During the exhibition, the art and poetry created in response to it will be displayed side by side. At this event, poets will read their work in front of projected images of the connected art, and $600 in cash prizes will be awarded.
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11/15/2019
Opening Reception:
Friday | November 15 | 6:00-8:00pm
Exhibit: November and December
Blue Heron Coffeehouse
Julia Crozier will have an exhibit at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Crozier will be showing new work and some work from the recent years. There will be oil paintings, oil pastels, lino cuts and mixed media in realistic and abstract styles. Please come and enjoy the reception and the art.
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11/15/2019
Friday | November 15 | 6:00-9:00pm
Signatures Grill | 22852 Co Hwy 17
patinatheband.com
Patina will be performing it’s unique sound of traditional and contemporary Celtic, folk and original tunes at Signatures Grill.
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11/16/2019
Saturday | November 16 | 10:30am-5:30pm
252 E 8th St | Winona
www.eventbrite.com/e/clay-play-day-tickets-74023579519
You are invited to our studio at Rivertown Pottery in Winona, MN. Demonstrations and assistance in hand building your own pottery. There are two ticket types available. The sculptor pass, which will let you come play with clay. Or the tour pass, which lets you visit, shop, and see what's going while keeping your hands nice and clean. For the sculptors, the pieces you create will be glazed and fired at a later date, which you are also welcome to attend. Learn more.
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11/16/2019
Saturday | November 16 | 11:00am-1:00pm
Winona Public Library
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Frank Bures, Jr. is a contributing editor of Poets & Writers Magazine, a columnist at The Rotarian Magazine, and his work has appeared in Harper’s, Outside, Men’s Health, Bicycling, Esquire, Audubon, Scientific American Mind, Wired, The Washington Post Magazine and other publications. His stories have also been included in the Best American Travel Writing, selected as “Notable” in the Best American Essays and Best American Sports Writing, and won several Lowell Thomas Awards. His recent book is titled The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and The Search for the World’s Strangest Syndromes.
11/16/2019
Saturday | November 16 | 7:30pm
Page Theatre | 700 Terrace Heights
pagetheatre.org/project/leyla-mccalla/
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Leyla McCalla’s music “sways with delicious musicality” (NPR) and reflects her Haitian heritage as well as time spent in New York City, Ghana, and New Orleans. After touring with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, McCalla began a solo career, which has seen collaborations with Marc Ribot, Rhiannon Giddens, and Louis Michot as well as performances as part of the folk supergroup Our Native Daughters.
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11/16/2019
Saturday | November 16 | 7:30-9:30pm
Old Main | 20869 College Ave
Galesville, WI | www.oldmain.org
Local talent from the Galesville area including: The Chavolla Brothers: a jazz duet with trombone and saxophone; David Riley: Stand up Comedy; Tom Dunkle: singing selections from Broadway musicals; Julie's School of Dance: showcasing dance from her students; The Reimer Revolution: a string band (Sally Reimer, Hans Reimer, Emil Reimer) and their friends; The Higgins Brothers: Sam on guitar and vocals and Isaiah, joining him on vocals; Ron White: playing Ragtime tunes on the piano; Unaccompanied Minors: barbershop quartet made up of local teens: Spencer Solberg, tenor; Andrew Fox, lead; Isaiah Higgins, baritone; Spencer Sveen, bass
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11/17/2019
Sunday | November 17 | 3:00-4:30pm
Wesley UMC | 114 W Broadway
The choir from St. Stanislaus Church will come together with the Choir and the Praise Team of Wesley United Methodist Church, Forget Me Notes,; and Unaccompanied Minors, a young quartet from Galesville to feature great sacred, choral music. The free will offering will help support the student “Gale Star” performance program at Old Main in Galesville and the program of the Charles Wesley Center for Sacred Music and Arts. A reception will follow the concert. Sponsored by the Charles Wesley Center for Sacred Music and Arts.
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11/17/2019
Wednesday | October 30 | 6:00pm
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
1164 W Howard (10th) St
Sunday | November 17 | 5:30pm
Wellington's Pub & Grill | 1429 W Service Dr
The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) jazz combos are busy rehearsing for two upcoming community concerts that are FREE and open to the public.
MCA is home to three jazz combos: the Duke, Dizzy, and Basie Combos. These combos are comprised of students ages 11-17 from the Winona area. The public is invited to hear these talented young musicians (details above).
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11/20/2019
Wednesday | November 20 | 7:00-9:00pm
Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St.
Taff Roberts will share tales from Wales and Newfoundland along with guest Scott Lloyd who will talk about King Arthur's place names in Wales. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for students. Tea, coffee and Welsh cakes will be served. This event is sponsored by Wild Wales Tours & Walkabouts, St. David's Society of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Welsh Association.
11/21/2019
Skype Chat: Thursday | November 21 | 12:00pm
Watkins Gallery | WSU
Artist Katie Neece will join the Winona State community in the gallery via Skype at 12pm on Thursday, November 21st to discuss her exhibition Image/Surface on view in the Paul Watkins Gallery through December 13th.
The exhibition juxtaposes both oil paintings and digital constructions that, in the artist's words, "highlight the ways in which painting is constantly conditioned by technology, not only presently but also throughout the historical trajectory of painting." Neece is based in South Bend, Indiana where she is currently earning a Master Fine Arts degree at the University of Notre Dame.
11/21/2019
Thursday | November 21| 7:00pm
Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels
1155 W Wabasha | mca.smumn.edu
The Valéncia Chorale is a mixed community choir comprised of singers from the Winona area. Under the direction of Dr. Patrick O’Shea, the Valéncia Chorale explores music of a wide range of periods and genres. The inaugural concert will feature Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, several of Copland’s Old American Songs and Three Scottish Folksongs arranged by Mack Wilberg.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased in the MCA office located inside the Valencia Arts Center at 11 64 W. 10th Street or one-hour prior to the performance at Chapel of St. Mary of the Angels. Cash or Check only. Handicapped seating is available. For more information call: 507-453-5500 or email: mca@smumn.edu.
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11/21/2019
Thursday | November 21 | 7:00-8:30pm
Winona Arts Center | 228 East 5th St
Come and sing for the fun of it! We will take turns suggesting songs, mostly from the book Rise Up Singing which contains words, chords, and sources for hundreds of songs. Copies are available at the center, or bring you own. We also use our cell phones to locate songs not found in the book. Bring an instrument (including rhythm) if you like, and your own beverage.
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11/23/2019
Saturday | November 23 | 10:00-11:00am
Winona Public Library
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Author Chris Norbury will share his overall writing experience and answer questions that readers may hesitate to ask an author.
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11/23/2019
Artists, locations and details to come.