Cultural Center Spring 2019 Workshops

“For the Birds” Workshop Saturday, May 11, 2019 @10:30am – 1pm Make an Up-Cycled Bird Feeder with Cheryl Bannes Parents and children are welcome to come create an up-cycled bird feeder of recycled materials and found objects. Children under the age...

2018 Spring Class Series

Silk Scarf Painting with Cheryl Saturday, May 19 @ 10am-1pm Join us for our final Saturday Arts Learning Class of Spring 2018!   After demonstration, participants in this class design and paint their own scarf. Size of scarf is 8″ x 54″. Bring your...

Three Gardening Classes

Spring 2017 Gardening Classes at the Cultural Center:   April 22: Transplanting May 6: Garden as if Your Life Depended on It May 20: High Tunnel Gardening   All of the classes are from 10am to 11:30am on a Saturday this Spring. Come and enjoy some fun in the...

Just For Kix

Just For Kix Dance Classes are back! Wednesdays, October 5, 2016 – May 3, 2017 At the Cultural Center in New York Mills! Follow School Schedule for Holidays and Breaks. Weekly Schedule: *Tiny Kix (Pre-K) – 4-4:30 *Wee Petites  (K-1st) – 4:30-5:15...

Birch Bark Weaving Class

Dr. Mayo’s Birch Bark Weaving Class Postponed by Instructor   Dr. Charles Mayo is a retired physician who enjoys sharing his skills in birch bark weaving. He has taught weaving at the Grand Marais Art Colony, the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, and...

August Watercolor Class

Grace Haverty Watercolor Instructor Growing up in the  New York City  area afforded Grace the opportunity to visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although she loved art she never even gave a thought to pursuing a career in that...

Kids’ Mothers Day Make & Take Class

Saturday May 7th Noon-1:30pm Artist of the Month Event Artist of the Month, Christa Perala is offering a second class to make all natural body products! Called “Mother’s Day Pampering Make & Take Class for Kids,” the class offers an exciting...

NEW ~ Artist of the Month!

The Cultural Center Gift Store proudly announces its new “Artist of the Month” program which will feature a new Gift Store artist each month with special deals and activities. The program’s intent is to bring attention to the myriad of talented local...

Yoga with Mel – Spring 2015

Sculpt and Vinyasa Flow classes on alternating Monday evenings Come to the Cultural Center on Mondays at 6:00pm for Yoga with Mel. On alternating Mondays, Mel will offer an upbeat Yoga Sculpt class and a more gentle Vinyasa Flow class. A description of each follows....

Sit-N-Stitch News

Sit-N-Stitch will not meet Monday, February 2nd because the Winter Light Festival will be taking place from 4-8 pm.  The group will meet again on Monday, February 9th from 5:30-8:00 pm.  And, please note:  the Center will now be open every Monday evening from 5:00...

Senior / Gentle Yoga Classes

Starting on September 10th through November 12th, join us at the Cultural Center on Wednesday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m., for a gentle journey led by registered yoga instructor Ann Pate.  Ann’s class will build strength and flexibility through yoga and yoga...

Visiting artist Katie Rose Pipkin

Taking up residence in the Arts Retreat house during the first part of the summer of 2014 is visual artist Katie Rose Pipkin. During the early part of her residency, she has been focused on her drawings and has been quite productive amidst small town life in New York...

Summer Yoga Classes 2014

The Cultural Center is pleased to once again offer Yoga classes in our upstairs studio, with new instructor Melissa Lepper.  There are two options for classes throughout the summer, described below. Cost is $11 per class for drop-ins, or $90 for a 10-class punch-card...

Yoga & Ayurveda Workshop

Bring about better health & balance in your life using Yoga & Ayurveda Join us for a mini workshop taught by Wendy Billie, Master Yoga Teacher & Healing Practitioner, where you will: Learn the language of Ayurveda (ancient Eastern natural healing system)....

Artist-in-residence Jill Johnson

Visiting artist Jill Johnson will be living in our midst at the Retreat House on South Main Ave in New York Mills for several weeks in April-May 2014.  Jill is a community cultural artist, which means that she researches folk and cultural art forms in Sweden and...

Slovakian Easter Egg Class April 11 or 12

Join us Friday April 11 or Saturday April 12, 2014 for a Slovakian Easter egg decorating class taught by Pam Robinson. Interested in her ethnic heritage, Pam learned this egg decorating method as a teenager, which uses a wax-resist technique and a homemade straight...

Learn to spin – or practice your skills

Learn to spin thread and yarn Bruce Engebretson is a master spinner and weaver and he will teach techniques of spinning in two sessions on Saturdays, March 8 and 15 from 10 am to 3 pm.  If you have a spinning wheel, bring it with you.  If not, we’ll have an...

Wine Making

Learn the basics of fermenting grapes and other fruits to make wine One of the most ancient processes of fermentation produces one of the world’s favorite beverages.  Ron Leasman from Long Prairie, owner of Leatherwood Vinegary, will teach the basic process of...

Fiber Arts Show February 26-March 15

Local artists bring Sheep to Shawl show Four local fiber artists – Karen Aakre, Joan Ellison, Katy Olson, and Sharon Marquardt –  are mounting a show at the Cultural Center that will be on display from Saturday March 1 through Saturday March 15 in the Center’s...

3 evenings on mysticism

Join a conversation about mysticism – in the past and in the modern world Evening #1: Thursday, April 10th at 7:30 pm Evening #2: Thursday, April 24th at 7:30 pm Evening #3: Thursday, May 22nd at 7:30 pm This workshop is a guided discussion instead of...

Gardening Classes with Kathy Connell

Four gardening classes taught by Kathy Connell of Redfern Gardens Kathy Connell returns to help us fledgling gardeners grow the best possible produce.  Her many years as an organic gardener and inspector have provided her a wealth of knowledge that she condenses into...

Elisa Korenne art workshop

Marketing, social media skills, and creativity workshop Saturday November 16 – free New York Mills-based singer-songwriter Elisa Korenne will present a free arts and business workshop to teach marketing, social media skills, and creativity  on Saturday November...

el dia de los muertos celebrations

Day of the Dead Saturday November 2nd Here is a photograph of the ofrenda panels made by artist Xavier Tavera on display at the Cultural Center.  Pilgrims can post photographs of friends and family, or bring gifts of food or other items to please the dead.  The two...

The Seven States of Minnesota

Please join us on Thursday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m. as we follow current artist-in-residence John Toren, author of The Seven States of Minnesota, on a whirlwind tour of Minnesota’s many and varied landscapes. This event will be held at the Cultural Center and is...

Dance classes resume at the Cultural Center 2013

Come to Dance Class beginning Tuesday, October 1st! Dance classes are back at the Cultural Center beginning Tuesday, October 1st at 3:40 p.m. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and are open to all children ages 5 and up. Students will learn classical techniques from...

East Otter Tail County Fair event schedule

Presenting Visual, Performance, Fiber and Culinary Arts Events Under the Sheltered Structure in front of the 4H Dairy Bar unless  noted. Thursday, July 25 12:00-4:00 p.m. Perham Farmers Market.  Meet local food producers, learn their techniques, find out when they...

Maple Sugar Camp Rescheduled for April 13

Maple Sugar Camp – Sat. Apr 13 Learning to make maple syrup has had to be rescheduled yet again.  We’re very sorry-but the snow is just too deep at the Sonnenberg farm’s maple grove.  So, here is plan C on learning to tap maple trees and boil syrup...

Slovakian Egg Decorating Monday March 18th

Announcing a change of schedule for an upcoming Folk School course: Slovakian Easter Egg Decorating taught by Pam (Churilla)  Robinson has been moved to this Monday evening, March 18th, at 6:00 p.m.  Cost for the class is $20 with all materials provided.  Class will...

Yoga classes this winter/spring

YOGA YOGA YOGA – with Tamara Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30pm, Feb 5 – May 21, in the Cultural Center upstairs dance studio.  Find your breath – Find your strength – Love.  Drop in for $12 or purchase a six-class punchcard for $60. Students receive a 50%...

Winter/spring Folk School class schedule

Call us at 218-385-3339 for more information about any of these classes, or check out individual postings under the Folk School drop down menu on this website.  Click on the link below to open a pdf of the class schedule....

Dance classes are back 2012

Dance classes for children resume Tuesday, October 9th Learn Ballet Learn the techniques basic to all dance styles For children ages 5-12 years old* Tuesdays, October 9th through November 27th In the dance studio of the Center 8-class fall session $60 (family discount...

Preparing now for a successful garden in 2013

Growing vegetables for fun and for health The growing season is at its end and the fall harvest is in process.  Now is also a good time to reflect on this summer’s growing season and to prepare for next year’s garden – planning, preparing the soil,...

Woodland Adventure – a walk in the woods

A walk through the fall color woods with Bob Sonnenberg Saturday, September 29th Everyone who participated in the forestry walk enjoyed the perfect fall weather at the Sonnenberg farm on Saturday. Bob touched on topics such as integration of agriculture and forestry,...

Introduction to mosaic art

Make a mosaic mirror or wall hanging Note:  Class has been rescheduled from October to November.  See below. Pam Collins, mosaic artist from Staples, Minnesota, will teach a class for the Folk School on two Saturdays in November:  the 10th (10am-3pm) and 17th...

Yoga classes are back

Yoga with Tamara Resumes Tuesday Evenings Join us Tuesdays beginning September 11th from 7:00-8:30pm in the upstairs studio for Yoga with Tamara. This all-levels class includes gentle warm-ups and a flowing series of more athletic poses – building strength,...

Using images from the past in writing fiction

The first session completed under the umbrella of the Continental Divide Folk School Using images from the past in writing fiction – Tuesday, September 4th Join us on Tuesday, September 4th at 7:00 pm to meet and welcome artist-in-residence Mark Wiederanders. He...

Volunteer at the Center

Volunteers are truly amazing.  Volunteer labor helped make the renovation of the two-story gallery building possible with limited financial resources.  And all along the 22 year history of the Center volunteers have brought the vision of the Center to life.  There...

Weaving class begins October 2nd

Weave a scarf and a table runner Lil McRae from At Loose Ends weaving and yarn shop in Perham will teach the basics of weaving on the rigid heddle loom on Tuesday nights from 6-8pm – October 2, 9, 16, & 23. Students will complete a scarf and a table runner during...

“Work of Art” Series

Starting September 11th, Springboard for the Arts will present its entire ten-part Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists series in partnership with the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Business and...