Open Mic Night – 2019 – New York Mills, MN

As of July 2019, Open Mic Night is ON HOLD until further notice.  CLICK HERE for more info.   UPDATE | Open Mic Night REVAMP | WIP THANKS to those who joined us on May 9, 2019 to help determine the FUTURE OF OPEN MIC NIGHT! It was a productive discussion and...

2018 Open Mic

2nd Thursdays @7-9pm Back @ the Cultural Center this Fall Free to Attend & Open to All We are happy to welcome you back to the Cultural Center main floor gallery for Open Mic Night this Fall, 2nd Thursdays, 7-9pm: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Thursday, October 11,...

Old Time Dance

Sesquicentennial Square Dance Saturday, July 7, 2018 @ 7-10pm Live Music by Red Herring Stringband Family Friendly, Free & Open to All! “When you arrive at a dance, people are so welcoming, you feel like you are coming home.” -Dee Dee Dougherty To celebrate Otter...

Open Mic Summer 2018 Around Town!

For the Summer of 2018 Open Mic is Unplugged and Around Town! 2nd Thursdays @7-9pm Join us In June, July, & August at these Locations: June 14 @ Mills Lanes & Lucky Strike Grill July 12 @ The Barn shelter in the Sculpture Park August 9 @ Backwoods BBQ Monthly...

The Longest Night in December

The Center’s Annual Winter Solstice Music Festival is Back! Join us on Thursday, December 21st at 7pm for the 2017 Longest Night. Admission is FREE. Light refreshments served and cash bar available.   Artists include: Just announced! Visual artist Nate...

Art Adventure 2017!

Seeking groups looking for an Art Adventure presentation! If you’re an educator, a troop leader, a club manager, a service organizational head, a committee chair, an administrator, or just someone interested in getting your kids or students better acquainted...

Free Fall Concert!

Amanda Standalone & Mother Banjo Saturday, November 18, 7-9pm Niijii Radio’s MN Mixdown Music Series Held at the NYM Cultural Center The Cultural Center is happy to welcome back, Amanda Standalone, this time with Mother Banjo and special guest, visual artist...

Musical Stylings and Book Reading

Artist of the Month   Helen Lapakko singer / author / songwriter   Helen’s career started in corrections, as a probation officer, chemical dependency specialist, and director of an alternative sentencing program.  As a hobby, she wrote monologues and...

Barn Celebration

Grand Opening Celebration of The Barn & Sculpture Park 20th Anniversary Saturday, October 1st, 2016 “The Cultural Center’s mission over the past 25 years has been to bring the arts to the rural community; now we have The Barn to bring the rural community to the...

Erasure Poetry Workshop

Rebecca Yates Erasure Poet Artist in Residence, Rebecca Yates, is a writer and erasure poetry artist living in Minneapolis. Her work has appeared in The Found Poetry Review, Damselfly Press, and Really System, among others. She is the founder of Minneapolis Erasures...

Art in Your Park

2016 Art in Your Park Schedule Announced! Art in Your Park is back again! Fun art activities are offered on several dates at several times in several parks of several towns! Join us at YOUR park to get in on the good times! Art in Your Park is open to all youth aged...

Haaga Folk Machine in Concert

Sunday, June 5th @ 7pm at the Finn Creek Museum The Cultural Center and Finn Creek Museum proundly present Haaga Folk Machine in concert! Haaga Folk Machine (HFM) is a Finnish folk trio from Helsinki. Influenced by Finnish folklore, bluegrass, jazz and rock music, the...

Open Youth Night at Center

Wednesday April 19th 4-7pm Join us for our third Open Youth Night on Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 at the New York Mills Cultural Center. Based on the success of previous Youth Nights, the Center will once again be open to all area 7th-12th graders for studying with...