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Annual Meeting April 18, 2016

This year’s annual meeting will be held on Monday, April 18th, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the main gallery of the Cultural Center. All members of the Cultural Center are invited to attend. If you are not a member, join today! An annual membership for an individual is just...

Finnish Roots Celebration Saturday April 16th

Immersion Events & Comedy Concert Celebrate Finnish Culture & Heritage on Saturday, April 16th, 2016 with Two Family-Friendly Events! Songs, Stories & Activities Saturday April 16th at 10am & 3:30pm Instructors from Salolampi Finnish Language camp will...

2016 Annual Garden Party

Thursday April 21st 6:00 to 8:00pm Spring is spritely sprinkling on Northern Minnesota and the Cultural Center is ready to plant more seeds of creativity in the Lakes Area community! This is only possible with your generous gifts of time, talents, creativity, crafts,...

Immigration Integration Gallery Exhibit

Featured March 6 – April 9, 2016 Immigration Integration Artists Arna Rennan & Leila Rastegar The exhibit: The Cultural Center is pleased to present in the main floor gallery in March 2016 an art exhibition and conversation exploring women’s identity and...

Why Knit? Why Knot!

Two Tuesdays April 5th & 12th Knifty Knitters Knitting Class There is nothing in the world like creating something with your own two hands…except maybe creating something with your own two needles! Experience the ‘loom method’ of knitting without...

Celebrations: Immigration Integration

Friday April 1st 7:30pm Immigration Integration Conversations and Concert In celebration of the works of Arna Rennan and Leila Rastegar, the Cultural Center presents conversations on women’s global identity in connection with social integration and the immigrant...

Essay Deadline Approaches: Friday April 1st

Great American Think-Off Essay Submission Deadline   Friday April 1st Are you a deep thinker? Like to discuss controversial politics with family & friends? Are you engaged in the current primary face-offs for the 2016 U.S. Presidential election? Then showcase...

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...