LIVE UPDATES: $2.3 million Capital Campaign Tracker. Be part of rural arts history!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Friday March 25th 7pm A showing of Here Comes Peter Cottontail Bring one and all to a fun-filled evening at the Cultural Center, New York Mills! Children can experience for the first time and adults will reminisce over the 1970 stop-animation film, “Here Comes...

The Little Big Year’s Birds on Your Lake

Monday, March 21st at 7pm Birds on Your Lake Another Little Big Year Event! See and hear about the fun fowl, dazzling ducks, and controversial cormorants during this visual presentation given by Bemidji-based Christine Herwig. Christine is a Nongame Specialist for the...

Basic East Coast Swing Dance for Couples

Have fun learning the basic dance steps of the Big Band Era. This popular East Coast Swing Dance is adaptable to 50s, country, and popular music. Couples will learn a basic step, lead/follow techniques and about 10 patterns. This class is for adult couples. Three...

Monroe Crossing Friday March 11, 2016

Back by popular demand! The Midwest’s Premier Bluegrass and Gospel Quintet Friday, March 11th @ 7:30 p.m. James Mann Center for Performing Arts New York Mills School The Cultural Center is pleased to present Monroe Crossing at the New York Mills School...

2016 Think-Off Poster

Calling all Americans to participate in this annual civil disagreement of powerful ideas. This year’s topic is especially relevant in our current political climate as we approach the presidential election. Click here to submit your essay today! Deadline is April...

Think-Off ‘Honorable Mentions’ Opportunity Announced

More Ways to Win in 2016 Great American Think-Off America’s everyday philosophers have a new incentive to share their thoughts with the nation this year. The Great American Think-Off, a philosophy contest held annually in the small rural town of New York Mills,...

Winter/Spring 2016 Performing Arts Series

The Cultural Center in New York Mills is pleased to present the 2016 Winter/Spring Performing Arts Series. With a goal of offering performances at least monthly, and focusing on a combination of celebrating the local and being a window to the world, we hope to offer...

Winter/Spring Yoga at the Center

Three weekly yoga class options at Cultural Center Feb – May 2016: Senior/Gentle Yoga with Ann Pate, Wednesday mornings 9-10 a.m. Power Vinyasa Yoga with Emma Olson, Wednesday evenings 6-7 p.m. Power Vinyasa Yoga with Emma Olson, Thursday evenings 5:30-6:30 p.m....

Open Youth Study Night at the Center

Youth Night Wednesday, February 24th, 7:30-10pm Join us on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 at the New York Mills Cultural Center for our first Open Youth Night! The Center will be open to all area 7th-12th graders for studying with friends, playing games, art/craft...

Welcome Visiting Artist Ploy Pirapokin

Ploy Pirapokin was born in Thailand and raised in Hong Kong. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing (fiction) from San Francisco State University, where she currently teaches as a creative writing lecturer. She also teaches at the Writing Salon in Berkeley. Her fiction...