Community Halloween Party

Halloween Party Saturday October 24 Join us at the Cultural Center on Saturday, October 24 from 3-5 pm for crafts and games for young children toddler/Pre-K through 3rd grade. Wear your costume if you’d like! Parents or older siblings are asked to accompany all...

Apply NOW! Artist Residency deadline October 1st

Free Artist Residency Opportunity The New York Mills Arts Retreat is currently accepting applications for January – June 2016 artist residencies. The Arts Retreat program offers self-funded 2-6 week solo residencies for selected artists in ALL disciplines. A...

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater

Renowned Dance & Theater group to have residency in New York Mills September 25- October 1, 2015 Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater (SPDT) is an internationally-recognized performance company founded by Stuart Pimsler in 1979 and co-directed with Suzanne Costello...

2015-2016 Little Big Year Events scheduled

Birding Hike September 19; Sue Leaf Presentation October 22 A Little Big Year bird sighting field trip will take place at Old Wadena County Park on September 19 at 8:00 a.m. The walk will be led by Dick Oehlenschlager of the Science Museum of Minnesota. Dick is the...

2015 Whiskey Creek Film Festival

  The 11th annual Whiskey Creek Film Festival screens the best award-winning current cinema all week from Friday, September 11 through Thursday, September 17 at Wadena’s Cozy Theatre. Tickets to the Festival are available at the Cozy box office, An Open Book and...

Just for Kix classes offered at Cultural Center 2015

Classes for ages 3 – 1st grade on Wednesdays in upstairs dance studio Beginning October 7, 2015, Just for Kix classes will be held in the Cultural Center’s upstairs dance/yoga studio! Instructor Heidi Swenson will be leading Tiny Kix for dancers ages 3-5...

Developing a Meditation Practice

Elisa Korentayer offers follow up to meditation introduction   In Developing a Meditation Practice, Elisa Korentayer will give participants the tools to practice meditation and the support of a community to get started. The term meditation refers to a broad...

Introduction to Meditation

Join Elisa Korentayer for an Introduction to Meditation Meditation is an ancient practice that exists in some form in almost every faith tradition. It has as many definitions as ways of practicing it, but everyone agrees that it benefits health and well-being....

Kardemimmit Concert September 15, 2015

Finnish folk music direct from Finland The Cultural Center is pleased to host Finnish folk group Kardemimmit on Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30 p.m., during the group’s USA tour. Kardemimmit is a Finnish folk music group formed by four young women: Maija Pokela,...

Visiting Artist Jhon Sanchez

Even though current visiting artist Jhon Sanchez has been writing since he was a child, as an adult, the process of discovering the English language has helped him to develop his creativity. He came from Colombia in 1998, seeking asylum because the practice of his...