Finnish language songs from 5 gifted vocalists Saana Ensemble, a five-voice ensemble performing Finnish music, will give a concert at the Center at 7:30 pm on Friday, December 6th. Tickets are available by calling 218-385-3339. Admission is $12 advance reservation...
5 days to shop: Dec 10 – 14, 2013 The 5th Annual Artist Gift Bazaar will be held Tuesday, December 10th – Saturday December 14th, 2013. On Tuesday-Friday we will be open 10am-5pm and on Saturday from 10am-3pm. The Artist Bazaar features local and regional...
Save the date and join us on Friday, December 13th, 2013 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. for our BEST DISCOUNTS OF THE YEAR at our 3rd annual Stock-Up Sale! Buy 1-2 items, get 10% OFF! Buy 3-4 items, get 15% OFF! Buy 5+ items, get 20% OFF! PLUS, Cultural Center members get their...
During Santa Day at Christmas Tree Festival On December 7, 2013 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. the Cultural Center will provide a fun button craft activity for children while they wait for their turn to talk to Santa during his visit in New York Mills. This event is free of...
Please note: Artist Reception planned for Thursday, November 7th at 7:00 p.m. has been CANCELLED due to a family emergency. We hope to reschedule before the end of Sandy’s residency, and will be sure to post an update here. Our apologies for the inconvenience....
Marketing, social media skills, and creativity workshop Saturday November 16 – free New York Mills-based singer-songwriter Elisa Korenne will present a free arts and business workshop to teach marketing, social media skills, and creativity on Saturday November...
Oboe, English horn, & double bass Friday November 22 at 7:30 pm Classical, folk, and pop music influence the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, Carrie Vecchione, oboe/English horn, Rolf Erdahl, double bass. The duo first performed together in 1999 premiering Timothy...
Day of the Dead Saturday November 2nd Here is a photograph of the ofrenda panels made by artist Xavier Tavera on display at the Cultural Center. Pilgrims can post photographs of friends and family, or bring gifts of food or other items to please the dead. The two...
Beware the Vine and Dorthy Fix at the Creamery Come to a masquerade at the Creamery on October 25th at 8pm. Local band Dorthy Fix (featuring Michael Dagen and Amber Fletschock) will open for Beware the Vine for our first ever concert at the Creamery. Cover charge $5...
Documentary film by Gus Ganley explores the Mississippi River A free screening of the documentary is open to everyone at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 25th. This screening is sponsored by Viking Library System and the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and it is...
Please join us on Thursday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m. as we follow current artist-in-residence John Toren, author of The Seven States of Minnesota, on a whirlwind tour of Minnesota’s many and varied landscapes. This event will be held at the Cultural Center and is...
Concert Friday October 18 7:30 pm For Charlie Maguire, growing up in upstate New York, the die was cast early on: When a friend’s brother joined the Navy and left a guitar behind, a teen-age Charlie borrowed the instrument, paid $2.95 for a book entitled Play...
Wear your costume to the FREE Community Halloween Party on Saturday, October 26 Sponsored by the NYM Civic and Commerce Association and hosted by the Cultural Center and Mills Lanes. 3:00-5:00 p.m. At the Cultural Center children aged toddler through 2nd grade will...
Please join us on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30pm at the Cultural Center for a Welcome Reception and Reading by current visiting artist John Toren, an author from Minneapolis. John is our artist-in-residence for the first couple of weeks in October. During this casual...
The meaning of ancient stone monuments then and now In Britain and Brittany, over 900 circles and other monuments employing standing stones were constructed in pre-Celtic times, from 3500 to 1500 B.C.E. The “circles” show definite orientations and shapes that reveal...
Rescheduled to November 1st Join in for an evening of stargazing with John Hitchcock on November 1. We’ll meet at the Media Center of the Mills High School at 7:00 pm, and after we will move outdoors. Bring a lawn chair so you can watch the heavens in comfort,...
Cory Wong Jazz Quartet at 7:30 pm Cory may be young, but he has already proven himself to be a standout guitarist/musician in the Twin Cities. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York and raised in Minnesota, Cory has established himself as the go-to guitarist, composer, and...
Come to Dance Class beginning Tuesday, October 1st! Dance classes are back at the Cultural Center beginning Tuesday, October 1st at 3:40 p.m. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and are open to all children ages 5 and up. Students will learn classical techniques from...
Arts Retreat FREE ARTIST RESIDENCY submissions due October 1, 2013 The New York Mills Arts Retreat is currently accepting applications for January – June 2014 artist residencies. The Arts Retreat program offers self-funded 2-6 week solo residencies for selected...
Celebrate harvest time this Thursday at the Creamery Enjoy a wonderful supper prepared by Chef Jan Ellis at the Creamery on Thursday September 19th. Late summer vegetables will be featured with locally produced meat. The dinner will be served from 5:00 pm to 7:00...
Saturday September 21 at 7:30 pm This first concert of the 2013 fall season brings a new round of music to the Cultural Center. Admission is $12 advance sale and $15 the night of the concert. Members get a $2 discount, and student admission is always $5. Since the...
Historic and contemporary photographs of the Upper Mississippi river opens Friday, September 6th in the main floor gallery of the Cultural Center. Historic and contemporary views of the Upper Mississippi River will be featured in the exhibit “Revisiting Twain’s...
20% discount promotion at Cultural Center Gift Store Purchase your Whiskey Creek Film Festival pass ($30) at the Cultural Center and receive a 20% discount on any one item of your choice in the gift store. This offer may not be combined with other offers. See you at...
Star Bears, a heroic mouse, the sun and the moon, and the witch Louhi were featured in this year’s Pageant The Pageant is open to everyone at no charge and is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a...
This Friday, August 16, is the 5th annual Puppet Pageant Tamales in Central Park before the Pageant from 4-7pm. Then, a brief (one block) walk to the Pageant stage behind the Cultural Center to see 8-foot-tall Star Bears and a heroic mouse, and after come to the...
Cultural Center at the Todd County Fair August 14-18, 2013 Thursday Progressive wine demonstration by Ron Leasman – in the Prairie Building Iron Grill cook-off Todd County Fair in Photographs – in the Prairie Building (to the east of the grandstand) Friday...
Join us for dinner at the Creamery Saturday August 17th from 5-8 pm Here is what the menu will look like: Prix fixe dinner includes choice of soup or salad with bread, one main, two sides, and dessert. (I had to look this one up – it means the opposite of...
The annual Puppet Pageant is Friday at 7 pm behind the Cultural Center Don’t miss the Corn Feed at Central Park from 4-7pm before the Pageant! The Center and Creamery Restaurant will sell tamales during the Corn Feed and have desserts and beverages after the...
Show tunes and classical songs at Trinity Lutheran Church Judi Siirila Paskowitz, soprano from Los Angeles, California, will give a free solo recital featuring show tunes and classical arias on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 2pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills,...
Taking up residence in the Arts Retreat house in July is writer and performance artist Jesse Longman from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Jesse has a BA from the College of Santa Fe and an MFA from Columbia University, and she has been actively developing new work for the...
Presenting Visual, Performance, Fiber and Culinary Arts Events Under the Sheltered Structure in front of the 4H Dairy Bar unless noted. Thursday, July 25 12:00-4:00 p.m. Perham Farmers Market. Meet local food producers, learn their techniques, find out when they...
Our current and past visiting artists have been busy! We, of course, know how great they all are. It sounds like the others are realizing it too. Here are just a few updates from a few recent artists in residence… [Side note: If you are a past visiting artist...
During the last week of June, John Noltner will be the artist-in-residence at the New York Mills Arts Retreat. John’s residency is special in that it coincides with his gallery exhibit currently featured at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, now through...
Leslie Merrill is our Arts Retreat visiting artist for two weeks in June. She is a Denver-based choreographer, performer, video artist, and movement educator. During her residency, Leslie will be working on her upcoming interdisciplinary performance work, The 13th and...
York Mills Regional Cultural Center Presents Visual, Performance, Fiber and Culinary Arts Events at the Wadena County Fair (Under the Sheltered Structure by the Fair Office unless otherwise noted) Thursday, June 27 12:00-4:00 p.m. Wadena Area Growers Association. ...
Choose the link to each finalist to open a copy of her or his essay. The 2013 Think-Off question has been resolved. Paul Terry, the CEO of StayWell Health Management, a national wellness company based in Eagan, Minnesota, won the debate and a gold medal with his...
If you can’t make it to New York Mills to hear this year’s Think-Off, you can still listen on Lakes Radio. Tune to KBRF 1250AM to hear the entire debate, or, you can listen via live streaming at http://www.lakesradio.net/KBRF-AM-1250/10244692 .
Art In Your Park will be held in New York Mills, Perham and Wadena this year. Deb Baune returns as the coordinator and activities designer. Check the schedule for times and places. All activities are FREE of charge. Art in Your Park New York Mills Regional...
Photographic portraits of Minnesota citizens John Noltner’s exhibition of black and white photographic portraits of Minnesotans include statements about Peace by each of the subjects. Open at no charge now through Sunday June 30th with a reception and...
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