Regional artists will be featured at the 3rd Annual HARC (Houston Arts Resource Council) Art Month this July at the Houston Nature Center. Artists of all stages of development are encouraged to participate – though, if not a HARC member already, a $15 annual membership fee will be necessary to join. No additional fees for showing your works one to two pieces, either tabletop … [Read more...]
New murals brighten up Preston pool
When Tonya Keim came up with the idea of installing murals for the Preston Swimming Pool, she first approached the pool manager, Sara Niemeyer who loved the suggestions. After discussing some of the details, they decided to go for it. The first thing they needed to do was to line up funding, but the City of Preston had just received a grant for a different mural, which meant … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Festival celebrates the most curious and delicous perennial in the garden
Rhubarb: Minnesota’s funniest fruit? Or is it really a vegetable? On Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lanesboro invites cooks, comedians, runners and everyone with a taste for sweet and tart foods to come celebrate rhubarb at the annual Rhubarb Festival. A legion of good-humored vendors and volunteers from the Lanesboro area will be raiding area garden patches … [Read more...]
SEMAC Awards Arts Grants
On March 21, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 39 grants for a total of $154,650 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern Minnesota. This included 14 Individual Artist grants for $65,000, 20 General Operating Support grants to arts organizations for $70,150, and seven School Residency grants to public schools for … [Read more...]
Commonweal Theatre announces 2017 Fillmore/Houston County free Nights
The Commonweal Theatre Company announces performance dates for its 2017 Free County Night Program. Theatre lovers living and/or working in Fillmore or Houston Counties are invited to attend—free of charge—Henrik Ibsen’s final play about one man’s search for humanity in When We Dead Awaken on Thursday, April 20; a triumph of the human spirit The Elephant Man on Thursday, May 25; … [Read more...]
A music concert event in Preston
Doug Lind, Fillmore County Fair Board, discussed plans to hold a music concert at the fairgrounds on Saturday, August 12. Councilman David Collett was absent at this March 20 meeting. City Administrator Joe Hoffman reported that he met with Lind, Mayor Kurt Reicks, and Police Chief Matt Schultz last week to discuss the planned concert and the city’s ordinance that regulates … [Read more...]
Harmony Area Community Foundation receives grant for Harmony Area Historical Society’s “Historic Walking Tour”
OWATONNA, MN – Harmony Area Community Foundation (HACF) is pleased to announce the award of a $10,000 grant from Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) to the Harmony Area Historical Society (HAHS). The grant is supported through a special 30th Anniversary Community Collaboration grant round and will fund the Society’s “Historical Walking Tour” project. The Historic … [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, Mabel-Canton, and Rushford-Peterson High Schools. The show opened with a reception on Saturday, March 11 from 6-8 p.m., which was a wonderful opportunity to meet, and ask questions of, student artists and teachers … [Read more...]
Houston County Historical Society annual book sale
The Houston County Historical Society will hold its 21st annual book sale on Saturday, March 18, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. The sale will be held at 104 History Lane (East Main Street entrance) by the Houston County Fairgrounds in Caledonia. On Sunday only, there is a $5 per bag sale and priced books reduced. Thousands of books will be … [Read more...]
U.S. premier of owl documentary tops 15th owl festival
The U.S. premiere of a long-anticipated owl documentary will be one of the high points of the 15th annual International Festival of Owls in Houston, Minnesota, March 3-5. The owl festival, which started as a relatively small “hatch day” party for Alice the Great Horned Owl, an area celebrity who works at the International Owl Center, will feature the U.S. premiere of The … [Read more...]