JUST ADDED! Intro to Block Printing Class Saturday, November 18 NEW class just added: Intro to Block Printing with Cheryl Bannes on Saturday, November 18, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CLICK HERE for all the details! 3 Classes Held as Part of...
Join us at the Cultural Center this fall to view our visual art gallery exhibits by talented local, regional, national and international artists working in a variety of mediums. Visiting the Gallery is always free and open to all. Gallery Hours: Wednesdays 10am...
Pine Eyes by Zeitgeist Thursday, November 9 @ 8pm @ NYM School Auditorium A dark and delightful evening-length chamber work based on Carlo Collodi’s beloved The Adventures of Pinocchio, Pine Eyes is a rich mixture of music and words—a compelling adventure for...
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...
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...
In August of 2016, Nik Nerburn, a filmographer originally from the Bemidji, MN area, came to New York Mills to the Center’s Artist Retreat Program. While here, Nik shot video of the Puppet Pageant workshops, the performance, and the New York Mills Corn Feed (on...
An original show, Through A Child’s Eyes, opens in the gallery at the Cultural Center in New York Mills on Wednesday, August 1. The exhibition presents the work of two regional artists, Alice Blessing of Bemidji, MN and Renee Danz of Fargo, ND. Blessing’s oeuvre is...
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...
Monthly 2nd Thursdays Monthly at the Cultural Center in New York Mills, a local volunteer invites singers and speakers, bards and balladeers to perform prospective pieces for the crowd gathered. Attend as audience or actor, orator or observer. Both literary lectors...
CLOSE-OUT! Discounted Gift Cards On Sale NOW @ The Cultural Center! Easy Summer Eats! As of July 2017, we are closing out our ‘a Taste of the Region’ local restaurant gift cards — gets ’em while you can! Each $25 gift card will be sold for...
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...
Join the Cultural Center at any of the dates/times/locations below for fun art projects for kids this summer! Recommended for school-aged children; ages 7 & under must be accompanied by parent or older sibling. Art in Your Park (AIYP) is free to attend. Join us in...
Beginning in 2016, the Think-Off Committee established the new category of Honorable Mention essays to provide a way to showcase additional excellent essays beyond the top four finalists. Five Honorable Mention essays have been selected from each side and printed...
Pamela Lewis – 2017’s Greatest American Thinker! Had he lived during the 2016 presidential election, Pontius Pilate might have asked his famous and mocking question, “What is truth?” For me, as well as for many of my fellow Americans, the...
2017 Think-Off Question Answered: 2016 Election DID Change Our Perception of Truth New Yorker Named Greatest American Thinker in New York Mills Saturday, four armchair philosophers faced off in the Great Debate portion of the Great American Think-Off philosophy...
2017 is a special year for the Great American Think-Off, as it marks the 25th annual philosophical debate. Because of this milestone, the Cultural Center is hosting several weekend events; see the schedule below. Friday, June 9 6-9pm Think-Off Kick-Off at the NYM...
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,...
Friendly Rider is offering FREE rides to the Think-Off on Saturday, June 10. Starting at 6pm, Friendly Rider will pick up patrons at their homes in these towns: Wadena, Deer Creek, Bluffton, Henning, Ottertail City, and New York Mills. Riders will be brought to the...
Saturday, June 10, 2017 (Same day as Think-Off) @ 10am-Noon This event is sponsored by the NYM Library and the Viking Library System and held at the Cultural Center. New York City Themed foods provided by Friends of the NYM Library. Open House 10:00 – noon....
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....
June Artist in Residence, William Berger, Creative Content Producer for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, offers a writing workshop at the Cultural Center. Using performance as a springboard and catalyst for wordplay and text construction, this workshop will...
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...
Crazy About You: Sifting for Sanity in the History of the Insane A Song & Story Concert by Elisa Korenne Plus, Workshop & Children’s Concert Saturday, June 17, 2017 After the success of her crowd-pleasing concerts “Madams, Matrons, and Madwomen” and “’Oy...
Submit your work and be a part of our Annual Regional Art Show at the Center. Everyone is welcome, all media are accepted, and this is a non-juried show. Each regional artist is invited to submit up to two works. 21st Annual Regional Adult Art Exhibit Wednesday May...
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...
Artist in Residence at the Cultural Center holds a polymer clay workshop on Wednesday, May 17 @ 6:00pm. The class covers making small polymer caricatures and reviews these steps: building armature, bulking the figure, preparing and applying clay, sculpting and...
Opening Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Cultural Center in New York Mills is the annual Regional “Best Of” Elementary Art Show! A twist on the perennial exhibition, this year’s show is juried by the art teachers so impressive works by the youngest budding...
Required registrants not met. Rescheduled for the fall. Discount included for a same-day adult class. Saturday, May 20, 2017 Bring your kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, and neighbors’ kids to this fun “Bubble Hands” Wet Felting class with Lisa...
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...
The Great American Think-Off essay contest finalists will come to New York Mills to debate each other before a live audience on Saturday June 10, 2017. These four deftly and expertly, from their computer desks or chaise lounges, answered the 25th annual...
Annual Spring Fundraiser May 5, 2017 Come see the Garden Party Gallery Show from April 27 through May 5. Start bidding early on local artists’ work, or “Buy Now” to make sure your favorite piece goes home with you! Free to view and open to all during...
Concert May 6, 2017 Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (GCO) comes to the Cultural Center to round out the spring 2017 concert series. Join community members at 7:30pm on Saturday, May 6, 2017 for the music and fun! Hailing from Minnesota’s Twin Cities, GCO are a...
On Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. the Cultural Center in New York Mills welcomes the Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus to perform their spring concert, Memories and Momentum: Best of FMGMC, held at the NYMills School. Formed in 2013, Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus...
CLIMB Theatre, an award winning and nationally recognized company, is collecting stories as part of the Humans of Minnesota Project. To gather stories for this project, professional theatre artists will be leading community dialogue and story sharing workshops....
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,...
Join us at the Cultural Center for the Lacey Guck EP Release Party & Concert, celebrating the release of Lacey’s debut live EP, “Will Play for Coffee” on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. The evening will include a live music performance, as...
Click on the link below and vote for your favorite t-shirt design to be used for the 2017 Great American Think-Off 25th Anniversary T-Shirt! Enter to win a t-shirt or a pair of tickets to the Great Debate on June 10th! Don’t forget to submit your 750-word essay...
Join Executive Director Betsy Roder, the Board of Directors, and staff at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Cultural Center on Monday, April 10th from 5:30 to 6:30pm. All Cultural Center Members are Invited and Encouraged to Attend! Hear about the 2016 year in review....
Click Here to Apply! Artists! The deadline to submit your application for consideration to visit New York Mills and stay at our Arts Retreat house is Saturday, April 15th. That day fast approaches. Click anywhere on this sentence to go to our application page. Stay...
Gao Hong Chinese Storyteller & Pipa Maestro Thursday, March 23 Talk @ 6:30pm, Concert @ 7:30pm Gao Hong, a Chinese musical prodigy and master of the pear-shaped lute, the pipa, began her career as a professional musician at age 12. She graduated with honors from...
2023 Great American Think-Off Weekend
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Window to the World: Spain & Portugal 2024
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Dylan Doyle Band Live + Outdoors in NYM 6/22/23!
Elevate Exploratory: Watercolor 101
2023 Great American Think-Off Question Announced
Sit ‘n’ Stitch 2023
Sonora Winds Concert and Residency May 2023
2023 Annual Meeting & 2022 Annual Report
Eric Peltoniemi Concert 4/22/23
2023 MSHSL Visual Arts Exhibition
2023 DIY Prom Photos @ the Cultural Center!
Performance: Valerie David: The Pink Hulk 6/2/23
Celebrating Cultures 2023
In the Gallery: ‘Heavy Metals’ March 8 – April 8, 2023
Good Morning Bedlam Concert 4/14/23
NEW in 2023: Wednesday Workshops
2022 Great American Think-Off Results
2022 Great American Think-Off Finalist Essays
2022 Great American Think-Off Finalists Announced
Think-Off Essays Due April 1
2022 Great American Think-Off Question