Events in December 2019

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12/01/2019(1 event)

Category: General 6:30 pm: John Paulson Big Band at Wellington's

6:30 pm: John Paulson Big Band at Wellington's


12/01/2019

John Paulson Big Band at Wellington's

Saturday | December 1| 6:30-8:30pm
Wellington's Pub and Grill | 1429 W Service Dr.
www.paulsonjazz.com

John Paulson’s big band returns to Winona, MN for an evening of exciting and original contemporary jazz. The group includes some of the best jazz players and teachers in the region and this is a rare opportunity to hear them perform together. Segments of the performance will be recorded for broadcast on KSMQ Public Television’s “Off 90” show to be aired at a later date.

12/02/2019
12/03/2019
12/04/2019
12/05/2019(1 event)

Category: General 7:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

7:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search


12/05/2019

Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

Thursday | December 5 | 7:00pm
Friday | December 6 | 7:00pm
Saturday | December 7 | 7:00pm
Sunday | December 8 | 2:00pm
Atop The Oaks Wine Bar
75 W 3rd St, Winona, MN

Two original one act Christmas musicals by Ruth Anfinson Bures will feature performers of all ages. Bring the family and get in the holiday spirit!

Seating is limited so advance ticket purchase is suggested. Tickets are available at The Oaks Wine Bar, Midtown Foods, Hardt's Music, and at the door prior to each performance. $10 Adults, $5 Students, (Kids under 4 - free with a paying adult.

12/06/2019(1 event)

Category: General 7:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

7:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search


12/06/2019

Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

Thursday | December 5 | 7:00pm
Friday | December 6 | 7:00pm
Saturday | December 7 | 7:00pm
Sunday | December 8 | 2:00pm
Atop The Oaks Wine Bar
75 W 3rd St, Winona, MN

Two original one act Christmas musicals by Ruth Anfinson Bures will feature performers of all ages. Bring the family and get in the holiday spirit!

Seating is limited so advance ticket purchase is suggested. Tickets are available at The Oaks Wine Bar, Midtown Foods, Hardt's Music, and at the door prior to each performance. $10 Adults, $5 Students, (Kids under 4 - free with a paying adult.

12/07/2019(3 events)

Category: General 6:00 pm: MCA's Dance Repertory Company II Dance Concert: Animals on Parade

6:00 pm: MCA's Dance Repertory Company II Dance Concert: Animals on Parade


12/07/2019

MCA's Dance Repertory Company II Dance Concert: Animals on Parade

Saturday | December 7 | 6:00pm
Sunday | December 8 | 3:00pm
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
1164 W Howard (10th) St
mca.smumn.edu/classes-programs/dance/dance-repertory-company/

Come and experience MCA’s emerging Dance Repertory Company II (DRC II) members in this dance showcase. The performances will feature dancers aged 5-13 years performing, tap, ballet, hip hop, modern and musical theatre to favorite animal themed songs. Audiences will be delighted as they see Inspector Clouseau’s tapping in search of that sneaky Pink Panther, ballet dancers personifying birds and fish to selections of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, Jellical Cats pouncing on stage to a musical theatre selection from the Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical Cats, and more.

Tickets may be purchased at MCA during their regular business hours beginning December 2nd or one-hour prior to the performance. $6 Adults, $5 Students and Seniors - Cash or check only. Handicapped seating is available.

For more information, email: mca@smumn.edu, or call: 507-453-5500 .

Category: General 6:00 pm: The Flip Side, an art exhibit: Opening Reception

6:00 pm: The Flip Side, an art exhibit: Opening Reception


12/07/2019

The Flip Side, an art exhibit

Opening Reception: Saturday | December 7 | 6:00-8:00pm
Red Horse Gallery | 116 S. Main St. | Fountain City WI

Julia Crozier will be exhibiting at The Red Horse Gallery in Fountain City Dec.'19-Jan.'20. Crozier will be showing mostly new abstract work, art that promises to be a new and somewhat quirky way of looking at the world. She currently has a show at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse in Winona and the Red Horse Show is the Flip Side of the Blue Heron show which is mostly of a realistic nature. She will have oil paintings, oil pastels and some mono and linoleum cut prints. Please come and enjoy a new view of the world through art.

Category: General 7:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

7:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search


12/07/2019

Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

Thursday | December 5 | 7:00pm
Friday | December 6 | 7:00pm
Saturday | December 7 | 7:00pm
Sunday | December 8 | 2:00pm
Atop The Oaks Wine Bar
75 W 3rd St, Winona, MN

Two original one act Christmas musicals by Ruth Anfinson Bures will feature performers of all ages. Bring the family and get in the holiday spirit!

Seating is limited so advance ticket purchase is suggested. Tickets are available at The Oaks Wine Bar, Midtown Foods, Hardt's Music, and at the door prior to each performance. $10 Adults, $5 Students, (Kids under 4 - free with a paying adult.

12/08/2019(3 events)

Category: General 2:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

2:00 pm: Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search


12/08/2019

Here Comes Christmas & Christmas Star Search

Thursday | December 5 | 7:00pm
Friday | December 6 | 7:00pm
Saturday | December 7 | 7:00pm
Sunday | December 8 | 2:00pm
Atop The Oaks Wine Bar
75 W 3rd St, Winona, MN

Two original one act Christmas musicals by Ruth Anfinson Bures will feature performers of all ages. Bring the family and get in the holiday spirit!

Seating is limited so advance ticket purchase is suggested. Tickets are available at The Oaks Wine Bar, Midtown Foods, Hardt's Music, and at the door prior to each performance. $10 Adults, $5 Students, (Kids under 4 - free with a paying adult.

Category: General 3:00 pm: Christmas at Old Main

3:00 pm: Christmas at Old Main


12/08/2019

Christmas at Old Main

Sunday | December 8 | 3:00pm
Old Main | 20869 College Ave
Galesville, WI | www.oldmain.org

Celebrate Christmas at Old Main with Wina Mortenson and an array of talent, both local and from afar - even as far away as the North Pole.

Category: General 3:00 pm: MCA's Dance Repertory Company II Dance Concert: Animals on Parade

3:00 pm: MCA's Dance Repertory Company II Dance Concert: Animals on Parade


12/08/2019

MCA's Dance Repertory Company II Dance Concert: Animals on Parade

Saturday | December 7 | 6:00pm
Sunday | December 8 | 3:00pm
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
1164 W Howard (10th) St
mca.smumn.edu/classes-programs/dance/dance-repertory-company/

Come and experience MCA’s emerging Dance Repertory Company II (DRC II) members in this dance showcase. The performances will feature dancers aged 5-13 years performing, tap, ballet, hip hop, modern and musical theatre to favorite animal themed songs. Audiences will be delighted as they see Inspector Clouseau’s tapping in search of that sneaky Pink Panther, ballet dancers personifying birds and fish to selections of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, Jellical Cats pouncing on stage to a musical theatre selection from the Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical Cats, and more.

Tickets may be purchased at MCA during their regular business hours beginning December 2nd or one-hour prior to the performance. $6 Adults, $5 Students and Seniors - Cash or check only. Handicapped seating is available.

For more information, email: mca@smumn.edu, or call: 507-453-5500 .

12/09/2019(1 event)

Category: General 6:00 pm: Winona Fine Arts Commission Holiday Awards Reception

6:00 pm: Winona Fine Arts Commission Holiday Awards Reception


12/09/2019

Winona Fine Arts Commission Holiday Awards Reception

Monday | December 9 | 6:00-8:00pm
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St
www.facebook.com/events/551999295370739/

The Fine Arts Commission will recognize the 2019 Fine Arts Commission Award recipients and Grants awardees and our new Creative Laureate at a special Holiday Reception with light food, cash bar, and live music from the Wabasha Street Trio. The following are being honored: Sarah Johnson, Creative Laureate; 2019 FAC Award winners: Mary Farrell, Mid West Music Festival, Larry and Colleen Wolner and the Blue Heron Coffeehouse; 2020 FAC Grants winners: Maria Anholzer, Mary Farrell, Patrick O'Shea, Sharon Mansur.

12/10/2019(1 event)

Category: General 6:30 pm: Laureate Writers Series Farewell Reception and Reading

6:30 pm: Laureate Writers Series Farewell Reception and Reading


12/10/2019

Laureate Writers Series Farewell Reception and Reading

‘New Journalist’ Toby Thompson to Read at Blue Heron
Jim Armstrong to Perform New Songs

Tuesday | December 10 | 6:30pm
Blue Heron Coffeehouse

For the December Laureate Writers Series, poet and songwriter Jim Armstrong will perform several of his new songs about the American west 6:30pm. Featured Reader Toby Thompson will follow at 7:00pm and will read from Fired On, his upcoming collection of essays that interpret western American art through the eyes of the artist, from Charley Russell to Native painter and songwriter T.C. Cannon. The event will be followed by an open mic. The theme for the open mic is “The Artist.”

Come early, grab a free dessert, a cup of coffee, and listen to Jim’s songs. Then settle in for Toby Thompson’s presentation. Consider reading something at the Open Mic. Learn more.

12/11/2019
12/12/2019
12/13/2019(2 events)

Category: General 3:30 pm: Great River Writes - Winona Writers Group

3:30 pm: Great River Writes - Winona Writers Group


12/13/2019

Great River Writes - Winona Writers Group

Friday | December 13 | 3:30-5:30pm
Winona Public Library
facebook.com/events/2310366925743618/

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.

Category: General 5:30 pm: MCA Winter Music Division Concerts

5:30 pm: MCA Winter Music Division Concerts


12/13/2019

MCA Winter Music Division Concerts

Friday | December 13 | 5:30-8:00pm
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
1164 W Howard (10th) St
mca.smumn.edu/events/

The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts music division invites the community to our Winter Concerts inside MCA’s home, the Valencia Arts Center, on Friday, Dec. 13 at 5:30pm and 7pm. Each separate, unique concert will last approximately one hour. Both concerts will feature music students of all ages and experience levels including both youth and adults playing a variety of music and instruments. Admission is free-will donation. All donations will support future programming and the MCA scholarship fund. MCA is committed to making the arts accessible to all community members.

For more information, visit mca.smumn.edu, email mca@smumn.edu, or call 507-453-5500 .

12/14/2019(4 events)

Category: General 10:00 am: December Second Saturday at MMAM: 'The Gift of Art'

10:00 am: December Second Saturday at MMAM: 'The Gift of Art'


12/14/2019

December Second Saturday at MMAM: 'The Gift of Art'

Saturday | December 14 | 10:00am-5:00pm
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr
mmam.org/calendar2/2019/12/14/december-second-saturday

Ring in the season at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on December 14th for our next Second Saturday program. December's theme is 'The Gift of Art'. Explore this month's theme with $1 admission, art activities, guided tours, live music, artist demonstrations and more!

Category: General 12:00 pm: Winona Holiday Market

12:00 pm: Winona Holiday Market


12/14/2019

Winona Holiday Market

Saturday | December 14 | 12:00-4:00pm
Levee Park Plaza and Patio | Winona
facebook.com/events/453435415529530/

The City of Winona, WINONArts, the Boathouse Restaurant, and Winona entrepreneur Alisha Christiano are teaming together to return a holiday tradition to Winona: the Winona Holiday Market. Like the wonderful European and Metropolitan style Christmas Markets in major cities, the Winona Holiday Market will feature 20 one of a kind artisan vendors from all over the region, each with a tempting stocking stuffer or unique gift item sure to make your friends and family thrilled to open on that special day. Free ice skating, weather permitting too!

Category: General 7:00 pm: Christmas on Copper Street

7:00 pm: Christmas on Copper Street


12/14/2019

Christmas on Copper Street

Saturday | December 14 | 7:00pm
Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St
www.copperstreetbrass.org

There's no better time for brass than the holidays! Copper Street Brass will present their popular holiday concert that celebrates the stories and sounds of the season performed with passion, humor, and virtuosity. Join them for a concert your entire family is sure to love! Single Tickets: $25 in advance (purchase online). Kids 17 and under – FREE.

Category: General 7:30 pm: Christmas at the Piano

7:30 pm: Christmas at the Piano


12/14/2019

Christmas at the Piano

Saturday | December 14 | 7:30pm
Old Main | 20869 College Ave
Galesville, WI | www.oldmain.org

Local pianists and piano students perform Christmas arrangements in a variety of styles with solo, duet, and trio performances. Ron White, Cathy Kriesel, Judy Byom, Kathy Meunier and Bette Stern, Roy Munderloh, Carol Lombard, Matt Dotta. And three talented piano students: Isaiah Higgins, Andre Peck, Kelsey Fisk

12/15/2019(1 event)

Category: General 2:30 pm: Jazz Jam & Jazz Final at Island City Brewing

2:30 pm: Jazz Jam & Jazz Final at Island City Brewing


12/15/2019

Jazz Jam & Jazz Final at Island City Brewing

Sunday | December 15 | 2:30-5:30pm
Island City Brewing Company
H3OJazz.com

H3O Jazz Trio will combine forces with Jazz at Saint Mary’s twice-yearly Jazz Final at the December Jazz Jam. Saint Mary’s two jazz combos and the entire big band will kick off the first hour with a recap their favorite selections from the fall semester. The rest of the afternoon will welcome everyone to jam with the H3O Jazz Trio. Learn more.

12/16/2019
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12/18/2019
12/19/2019(1 event)

Category: General 7:00 pm: Third Thursday Song Circle

7:00 pm: Third Thursday Song Circle


12/19/2019

Third Thursday Song Circle

Thursday | December 19 | 7:00-8:30pm
Winona Arts Center | 228 East 5th St

It’s time for the December version of Third Thursday Song Circle, which will feature Christmas and solstice carols, with a few winter songs thrown in. We will take turns suggesting songs, mostly from the book Rise Up Singing – copies are available at the center. Or bring your favorite song ideas - we can look them up on a smart phone! Bring an instrument (including rhythm) if you like, and your own beverage.

12/20/2019
12/21/2019
12/22/2019(1 event)

Category: General 2:00 pm: Heart Strings Harp Circle Benefit Concert

2:00 pm: Heart Strings Harp Circle Benefit Concert


12/22/2019

Heart Strings Harp Circle Benefit Concert

Sunday | December 22 | 2:00-3:30pm
Wesley United Methodist Church | 114 W Broadway

The Heart Strings Harp Circle will present a concert at Wesley United Methodist Church. The proceeds will be divided between the “Gathering Place” at Wesley United Methodist Church, where homeless people may find a warm room in the mornings, and the Charles Wesley Center for Sacred Music and Art, whose business is using the arts to help people experience grace.

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12/31/2019
01/01/2020
01/02/2020
01/03/2020(1 event)

Category: General 5:30 pm: Robert Long, a variety of works - Opening Reception

5:30 pm: Robert Long, a variety of works - Opening Reception


01/03/2020

Robert Long, a variety of works

Opening Reception:
Friday | January 3 | 5:30-7:30pm
Blue Heron Coffeehouse
roblongart.com

Join artist Robert Long for the opening reception for his new exhibit at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Robert is relatively new to Winona, so we hope you will take this opportunity to meet and welcome him into our arts community. This exhibit will be open during Blue Heron Coffeehouse hours through February.

01/04/2020

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