The Bush Foundation has announced its 2018 Bush Fellows, 24 determined, adaptable leaders who are driven to improve their communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography: John Davis from Lanesboro, Minn., was one of these selected. John Davis’s passion is rural. He imagines thriving rural communities that use the … [Read more...]
Legacy Small Grant awarded to local history organization
The Minnesota Historical Society announces 36 recipients of 38 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants (up to $10,000 each), totaling $324,149 in 22 counties. Small grants are awarded quarterly to help nonprofit and educational organizations, government units and tribal organizations preserve and share Minnesota history. This cycle of awards was approved by … [Read more...]
Your invitation to play!
What’s your new year’s resolution? If you played an instrument in high school or college, the Chatfield Brass Band encourages you to dig out your instrument from the closet and start a new adventure! The band will begin preparing for a brand new year of rehearsals and concerts and invites new members. As they look forward to their 50th anniversary in 2019, the board of … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Arts presents annual Juried High School Art Show
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the Annual Juried High School Art Show, showcasing artworks by 9-12th grade students from Chatfield, Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, and Rushford-Peterson High Schools. The show opens with a reception on Saturday, January 13 from 6-8 p.m., which is a fun opportunity to meet, and ask questions of, student artists and teachers from these schools. … [Read more...]
Shipwreckt Books gains authors and notoriety
By assisting writers to become published authors, Tom Driscoll, Managing Editor and CEO of Shipwreckt Books Publishing Company, LLC, of Rushford, Minn., is not only helping the authors’ dreams come true, but he is also living a dream he never really knew he had. After graduating high school, Driscoll began a student newspaper in Davenport, Iowa. He was then drafted into the … [Read more...]
Announcing call for entries for exhibition gallery shows in 2020 at Lanesboro Arts
Announcing a call for entries for artwork to exhibit in solo or two-person shows in the Exhibition Gallery at Lanesboro Arts in 2020. Available exhibits in 2020 are approximately eight weeks in length and artists working in all visual arts mediums are encouraged to apply. The Lanesboro Arts Exhibition Gallery seeks artworks that enrich both artist and community by initiating … [Read more...]
Chatfield Brass Band and Wit’s End Singers join together for Christmas concert
Tis’ the Season for music and merriment as the Chatfield Brass Band and the Wit’s End Singers join forces for a free Christmas concert on Sunday, December 10 at 1:30 p.m. in Potter Auditorium. The concert will include a wide variety of Christmas music that will be sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Selections by the Brass Band include “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” … [Read more...]
SEMAC announces February 1 grant application deadline
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council announces a call for proposals by Individual Artists. All proposed projects must begin no earlier than April 1, 2018 and be completed within 12 … [Read more...]
Bluff Country Singers Christmas concert
For anyone who has ever been to a Bluff Country Singers concert, Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley is enough. Everyone else, read on. Why do so many area residents plan their holiday concert-going around the Bluff Country Singers date? It could be the delightful choice of old and new arrangements, one of the … [Read more...]
22nd Annual Christmas Wonderland Parade of Lights is December 9
RUSHFORD, MN – Merchants Bank in Rushford is proud to present the 22nd Annual Christmas Wonderland Parade of Lights at 7 p.m. on December 9. Merchants Bank is inviting individuals and businesses to be in the parade. If interested, all you need to do is to call (507) 864-7744. It’s a great night for family fun for area residents. It begins with the Parade of Lights, and is … [Read more...]