2016 Think-Off Topic Announced

Topic for the 2016 Great American Think-Off: “Income Inequality Threatens Democracy” After much discussion, and appropriately, some healthy debate, the Great American Think-Off committee has decided on this year’s topic for the annual debate:...

Think-Off Finalist on A Prairie Home Companion

Think-Off Finalist Marsh Muirhead interviewed by Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion live from Bemidji, November 2015 Click the link below to see Marsh Muirhead talk with Garrison Keillor about his past experiences with the Great American Think-Off,...

Longest Night Music Festival 2015

Longest Night Music Festival 2015 Please join us at the Center for this year’s Longest Night Music Festival taking place on Monday, December 21 from 7-9 pm.  This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the winter solstice with live music by...

Bob Riepe Book Reading

Perham native Bob Riepe will be reading from his recently published book, ‘ROUGH ON RATS-the Trials and Tribulations of Buck Steichen’. The book is the first in the five book Raw Deals Series. The series is an epic tale of a family’s struggles in...

Sara Pajunen performance

Minneapolis based artist explores Finnish heritage through music LAATIKKO/BOX explores the emotional terrain we encounter when we step into unknown worlds. Pajunen combines the reading of archival material, recorded audio interviews with recent immigrants, live...

Welcome Visiting Artist Jennifer Groff

Visiting writer Jennifer Groff in NYM through end of the year Although she grew up in a small village in Central New York, Jennifer Groff came to Minnesota every summer to visit grandparents and cousins (and to go back-to-school shopping at Dayton’s). She...

Support the Center through AmazonSmile

Did you know about GivingTuesday? When you shop online at Amazon.com today, on this Giving Tuesday, throughout this holiday season, and every day, here is an easy and effective way to support the Cultural Center. Just click on the image to be directed to our...

2015 Woodturners’ Gallery Show

A Wall of Wine and a Tub of Beer

Now accepting donations for the Cultural Center’s Wall of Wine and Tub of Beer drawing! Bottles, boxes and cans are all welcome here! Receive a complementary chance to win with your donation of beer or wine. Donations may be dropped off at the Center during our...

2015 Winter Fundraiser

Cultural Center Winter Open House Fundraiser Thursday, December 3 Join us on Thursday, December 3rd at the New York Mills City Hall Ballroom for several exciting opportunities taking place during the Christmas Tree Festival from 6-9 pm. We are embracing CHANGE at the...