On May 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 42 grants for a total of $269,205 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern Minnesota. This included 24 Arts & Cultural Heritage grants for $217,935, nine Presenter/Production Assistance grants for $25,520, and nine Small Towns/Rural Areas grants for $25,750. SEMAC … [Read more...]
39th annual Art in the Park fine art festival
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the 39th annual Art in the Park fine art festival on Saturday, June 15, 2019, in Lanesboro’s Sylvan Park with 90-plus fine art and craft booths and live music. Renowned for quality, variety and value, Art in the Park is a family-friendly art fair that attracts thousands of regional patrons each year. The focal point of Art in the Park is, … [Read more...]
Chatfield Center for the Arts annual report
At the May 13 Chatfield City Council meeting, Carla Gallina, board of directors president, reported on the 2018 financials and participation at the Chatfield Center for the Arts. Councilor Paul Novotny was absent. Gallina began saying the 2019 budget is 128% higher than in 2018, a positive step. Revenues in 2018 were $271,119 and expenses were $275,484. Intense utility … [Read more...]
Commonweal Theatre announces 2019 Fillmore and Houston County Free Nights
The Commonweal Theatre Company announces performance dates for its 2019 County Free Night Program. Theatre lovers living and/or working in Fillmore or Houston Counties are invited to attend — free of charge — the hilarious farce comedy Boeing Boeing on May 16, Peter and the Starcatcher, an adventurous prequel story of Peter Pan, on July 18, On the Verge on September 12, and the … [Read more...]
Minnesota Libraries launch statewide author contest Indie Author Project creates opportunities for self-published authors
SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating) is pleased to join in the announcement of a new statewide literary contest designed to spotlight the top self-published young adult and adult fiction books in the state. Winners in each category will receive: •$1,000 each in adult and young adult categories. Prizes sponsored by the Minnesota Library Foundation and … [Read more...]
Award-winning documentary Decoding the Driftless screening at Potter Auditorium
Chatfield, MN — Go on a wild ride of adventure above, on, and below the amazing Driftless Region with the screening of the award-winning documentary, Decoding the Driftless, coming to Potter Auditorium at Chatfield Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The film soars over ancient, rugged bluffs, skims the surface of primordial rivers, ventures deep underground to … [Read more...]
LCT/LPS presents a modern take on a children’s classic: Alice @ Wonderland by Jonathan Yukich
What would happen if a 21st century Alice collided with Lewis Carroll’s legendary Wonderland? This is the fun that audiences can discover in the Lanesboro Community Theater, Inc./Lanesboro Public School production of Alice @ Wonderland, performing Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m. at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro. Winner of the Shubert Fendrich … [Read more...]
Final book sale
The Houston County Historical Society, Caledonia, Minn., will hold their final used book sale on April 12, 13 and 14. After 24 years, the Society is discontinuing their book sale. This will be a clean-out sale. The sale begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 12. See the classified ad section for details. … [Read more...]
Over the Back Fence welcomes spring with “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is the theme of the next “Over the Back Fence” Community Variety Show presented by Lanesboro Arts on Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic St. Mane Theatre in downtown Lanesboro. The song “Centerfield,” a sketch about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League by Amanda Pyfferoen, and a performance of Abbott and Costello’s most … [Read more...]
Chosen Bean Concert Series presents Suzie Vinnick
Named after the Chosen Bean Coffeehouse once located on Main Street in Chatfield, the Chosen Bean Concerts Series has garnered a reputation for presenting the best in live original acoustic music performed by regional and national musicians who stretch the gamut from legendary icons to emerging talents. The Series 16th run welcomes the Toronto, Ontario-based folk and blues … [Read more...]