Art in Your Park Summer 2024

Art for kids in the great outdoors Join us in your parks this summer! Dates & locations vary, see below The Cultural Center’s ‘Art in Your Park’ program returns to YOUR parks in New York Mills, Henning, Perham, and Wadena this summer! Join us in...

2024 Great American Think-Off Honorable Mentions

31st Great American Think-Off Announcing Honorable Mentions Read Essays Below In 2024, the Great American Think-Off Committee selected six honorable mentions, three on each side of the 2024 question, “Is freedom of speech worth the cost?” The 2024...

Paranormal Investigators + Mystical Market 8/3/24 @ NYMRCC

Saturday, August 3, 2024 Mystical Market 10AM-3PM Paranormal Presentation 3PM Overnight Adventure 9PM-9AM Join P.A.S.T. (Paranormal Adventure Seekers Team) and a variety of mystical practitioners at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center on Saturday, August 3rd,...

2024 Fish House Festival in New York Mills, MN

10th Annual Festival Friday, July 12, 2024 Held in conjunction with Lund Mania festivities in New York Mills Come join the fun of artists painting in the street, outdoor games, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, youth decoy painting, vendors, food, and music, plus decoy and...

“Rural Heritage” Gallery Exhibit July 2 – August 3, 2024

Annual Decoy Show + Rural Life Artwork Paintings by Michelle Roise Decoys by Rick Whittier July 2 – August 3, 2024 The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibit: “Rural Heritage” on display from July 2 through...

2024 Great American Think-Off Results

America’s Greatest Thinker for 2024 is… Michelle Mellon of Deming, New Mexico! Audience Votes: Freedom of Speech IS Worth the Cost On Saturday, June 8, 2024, a majority of the audience of nearly 200 voted to name Michelle Mellon America’s Greatest...

2024 Great American Think-Off Finalist Essays

31st Annual Great American Think-Off Congratulations to all four finalists! Read the winning essays below The four finalists for the 2024 Great American Think-Off are (in alphabetical order): Crystal Kelley of Eden Prairie, MN; David Lapakko of Richfield, MN; Michelle...

2024 Great American Think-Off Weekend

31st Annual Think-Off Debate Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 7pm Held @ NYM School Auditorium Think-Off Kick-Off Friday, June 7 The 2024 Great American Think-Off debate will be held at the New York Mills School Auditorium on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.  Doors open...

2024 Annual Regional Art Show “Unfettered”

Annual Adult Regional Art Show 2024 Theme: Unfettered May 29 – June 29, 2024 Beginning on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, and going through Saturday, June 29, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to showcase local artwork in the gallery as part of the...

Art for Lunch Spring 2024

Hungry for Creativity? Grab Art for Lunch! Second Thursdays @ noon Join us for a monthly creative break designed to introduce participants to new art materials and processes. Held on the second Thursday of the month from noon – 1:00 p.m., the cost is $10. Bring...