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2019 Fish House Festival in New York Mills, MN

6th Annual Festival Friday, July 12, 2019 Held in conjunction with NYM Summer Celebration and Lund Mania Fishing Tournament! Come join the fun of artists painting in the street, outdoor games, sidewalk chalk, food, drinks & music, and inside gallery exhibit and...

2019 Summer Yoga in New York Mills, MN

Workshops provided by Michel Le Gribble-Dates and hosted by the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center. CANCELLED: Monday, July 8 @ 1-2pm: Kids Story & Stretch Workshop Unfortunately this workshop has been cancelled due to lack of registrants. Please check out...

Art for Lunch 2020

SECOND Thursdays @Noon-1pm $5 fee for supplies Open to All! Per Emergency Executive Order 20-04 from Governor Walz, the Cultural Center will be closed now through March 27, with all events postponed or canceled. At this point we are taking a responsible, safety-first...

2019 Adult Regional Art Show – Distinctly Minnesota

In the Gallery: May 22 – June 29, 2019 Reception June 7 @ 6:30pm All are invited to our annual Adult Regional Art Show! Admission is always free to view Gallery exhibits at the Cultural Center in New York Mills, and all ages, abilities and backgrounds are always...

2019 America’s Greatest Thinker Goes to…

Jennifer Nelson is the 2019 America’s Greatest Thinker! 27th Great American Think-Off Held June 8, 2019 Debate Details Follow Jennifer is a native of Morris, MN who currently lives in the Twin Cities where she works as a research consultant for the DFL Caucus at...

2019 Think-Off Finalist Essays

27th Great American Think-Off Congratulations to all 4 finalists! Read the winning essays below The four finalists for the 2019 Great American Think-Off are (in alphabetical order): Rick Brundage of St. Paul, MN; David Lapakko of Richfield, MN; Louise Mengelkoch of...

2019 Think-Off Honorable Mentions Essays

27th Great American Think-Off Announcing Honorable Mentions Read Essays Below Read the 2019 Honorable Mention Essays Below, OR you can: 2019 Think-Off Results 2019 Think-Off Finalist Essays Michael Denny, Journalist from Staples, MN No Voting does not matter. It...

Philosophers and Artist Reception

Celebrating Philosophers & Artists We are making yet another connection by hosting both the Great American Think-Off Reception and the Distinctly Minnesota Artist Reception as one big party! Help us Kick-Off the Think-Off in style! Join us June 7th at 6:30-8:30pm...

NYM 2019 Pool Mural Project

Welcoming our artist in residence, Adam Spaeth from St. Cloud who is going to be working on a mural at the pool.  We will have After School Art days where students can work with him. Dates for pool painting will be May 21, 22, 23, 24, after school from 3:15-4:30. Ages...

Think-Off Debate June 8, 2019

27th Great American Think-Off Saturday, June 8, 2019 @ 7pm Held @ NYM School Auditorium Reception to follow @ Cultural Center The 2019 Think-Off debate will be held at the James Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Auditorium) at the New York Mills School on Saturday,...