Discovering Our Heritage: Finnish Log Construction-The Art

A Lecture by Frank Eld (Harkonen) Finlandia Foundation National Lecturer of the Year 2018-2019 Monday, September 10, 2018 @ 7pm Join us at the Cultural Center to hear a presentation describing Finnish log style construction, its history and uniqueness by Frank Eld on...

Bill & Kate Isles Concert

Saturday, September 22, 2018 @7:30pm Acoustic Singer/Songwriter Duo Held during Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail Weekend Bill & Kate Isles are an acoustic singer/songwriter duo based in Duluth, Minnesota. Using a wide variety of musical styles, their performances...

Preschool Creative Play Day

Music and Crafts with Eva Korentayer! Wednesday, August 29, 11am-12pm For Children Age 5 & Under Free to Attend! The Cultural Center in New York Mills is happy to host Eva Korentayer for a morning of music and crafts for children ages 5 and under. This lively...

Quilt Documentation Day

Bring your quilts! Saturday, September 22, 2018 By appointment: 10 am – 4 pm The Minnesota Quilt Project is searching for new and old quilts made in or linked to Minnesota. The Cultural Center in New York Mills is partnering with the Minnesota Quilt Project to offer...

Fall Yoga 2018

Fall Yoga at the Cultural Center! Join us for yoga amidst the art at the Cultural Center in New York Mills this Fall, September-December 2018. Senior/Gentle Yoga with Ann Pate. Wednesdays 9-10am. September 12 – December 12, 2018. $4 per class. Registered yoga...

Kalevala Puppet Pageant 2018

10th Annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant Fri, Aug 17th @ New York Mills VFW Sat, Aug 18th @ Perham Pioneer Grounds The Cultural Center is pleased to present its 10th annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant performance in New York Mills on Friday, August 17th, in conjunction with...

2018-19 Just for Kix Youth Dance

PLEASE NOTE: Just for Kix has moved the location of NYM Dance Classes to the NYM School Auditorium Foyer for January-May 2019. Classes will no longer be held at the Cultural Center.  Please contact Heidi Swenson at perham_mn@justforkix.com or 218-766-1464 with any...

2018 Regional Art Show

Annual Regional Adult Art Show Gallery Exhibit May 23 – June 29, 2018 Reception Friday, June 29, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Featuring live music by Mary Marshall, Jazz Pianist The Cultural Center is pleased to announce its 22nd annual Regional Adult Art Show. This is a favorite...

Desdamona Concert & Outdoor Event

Spoken Word and Hip Hop Artist Friday, July 27th 7:30 pm New York Mills VFW Outdoor Stage NYM Education Foundation Bean Bag Tournament before concert @5pm Desdamona, a spoken word and hip-hop artist, will be performing outdoors at the NYM VFW Post 3289 on Friday, July...

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...

Annual Meeting – 2018

Join the Cultural Center Board of Directors and Staff at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Cultural Center on Tuesday, April 17th at 5:30pm. All are Invited and Encouraged to Attend! Hear about the 2017 year in review. Preview the 2018 plans, programs, and progress. Vote...

Winter/Spring 2018 Yoga at the Center

Join us at Cultural Center February-May 2018 for fun and accessible Yoga classes right here in New York Mills! Senior/Gentle Yoga with Ann Pate, Wednesday mornings February 7 – May 16, 9-10 a.m. Shamanic Yoga & Animal Spirit Wisdom on Sunday, March 18 @2-4pm...

4th Annual Little Big Year

  The Little Big Year extends to a 4th year, 2017-2018 Eagles and hawks, songbirds and game birds, water fowl and owls, cuckoos and loons are just a few of the bird species found in Minnesota. Join the Little Big Year, a bird sighting competition, and learn about...

Unraveling the Thread Gallery Exhibit

Sept 21 – Nov 4, 2017 Reception Saturday, September 23, 5 – 7 p.m. The Cultural Center in New York Mills presents a new fine art exhibit of Midwestern fiber arts miscellany entitled, Unraveling the Thread. The show runs from Wednesday, September 20 to...

Puppet Pageant 2017

9th Annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant Friday, August 18th in New York Mills! Announcing second performance in Perham on Saturday, August 19th! The Cultural Center is pleased to present its 9th annual Kalevala Puppet Pageant performance in New York Mills on Friday, August...

Join the Cultural Center Team 2020

Creative job opportunity for energetic and imaginative person at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Seeking individual for fun, challenging, and flexible job opportunity.  Duties include marketing, management of gift shop, weekly sales reconciliation, and...

Fish House Festival 2017

Friday, July 7, 2017 Join us at the Cultural Center and outside in the street for the 4th annual Fish House Festival! Held in conjunction with New York Mills Summer Celebration and Lund Mania festivities. Schedule of Events for Friday, July 7 9am-4pm Artists painting...

Sauna Reservations for 2017 Think-Off Weekend

Experience Finnish Sauna June 9th in New York Mills CLICK HERE to make reservations for “Sisu” the Finnish traveling sauna, in New York Mills on Friday, June 9, 2017 from 6-9pm at the Sculpture Park in New York Mills. On Friday, June 9, 2017, from 6-9pm,...

Raptors Rule – see live raptors!

Little Big Year Event At Cultural Center Friday, June 16, 2017 @ 7pm The Little Big Year, a project of the Cultural Center, welcomes Angie Morales, the raptor expert from the Headwaters Science Center in Bemidji, to the Cultural Center on Friday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m....

2017 Regional Art Show

Annual Regional Adult Art Show Gallery Exhibit May 31 – June 24, 2017 Reception Friday, June 2, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Featuring music by The Jazz Committee The Cultural Center is pleased to announce its 21st annual Regional Adult Art Show. This is a favorite gallery exhibit...

Mini Pop-Up Gallery Exhibit

Cultural Center announces Mini Pop-Up Polymer Clay Exhibit in the Gallery Opens Saturday, May 27, 2017 (10am-3pm) Come meet Visiting Artist Keith Andrews  Mini Exhibit features polymer clay figures created during workshop with Arts Retreat visiting artist, Dr. Keith...

2017 State High School League Arts Festival

Annual student gallery exhibit April 12 – 26 Each Spring the Cultural Center hosts the annual Minnesota State High School League Arts Festival for Region 6A North.  This year the show will be in the gallery April 12-26.  The festival will be on Wednesday,...