Past Events From The Cultural Center

2022 Great American Think-Off Question

Question Announced Jan 1!
Essays Due April 1
Finalists Announced May 1
Great Debate June 11, 2022

2021 Year in Review

Looking back on 2021 with gratitude for all of our supporters!

2021 Holiday Hours & Year-End SALE!

Final days to SHOP LOCAL
Dec 28-29-30, 2021
Open 10am-2pm

2021 Online Auction

Auction is Live NOW!
Ends December 10 @ NOON
Items on display at Cultural Center

Longest Night Music Festival 2021

Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Music @ 7pm
Free community concert
ALL are welcome!

Help us pick the 2022 Think-Off Question!

Let your voice be heard!
Vote by December 27, 2021
The question with the most votes WINS!

In the Gallery: Notes from New York Mills

Art by Brett Lysne,
Former Artist-in-Residence
December 1 – 31, 2021
Gallery Open to All

Give to the Max Day 2021

November 18, 2021
MN’s Giving Holiday
Gather, Connect, Give to the Max!

2021 Artist Bazaar & Stock-Up Sale

12th Annual Artist Bazaar
EXTENDED to Sat 11/27!
SHOP LOCAL!

Welcome Visiting Artist Charvis Harrell

Artist-in-Residence
Nov/Dec 2021
Meet & Greet 11/26/21 @ noon

2021 Winter Fundraiser 12/1/21

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Held @ NYM City Hall Ballroom
Free to Attend & Open to ALL!

Ring of Kerry Holiday Concert 12/2/21

Celebrate the holidays with us!
Featuring Irish music & dancers
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Concert begins 7:30 p.m.

Wine & Cheese Pairing 101

Explore the Culinary Arts
Tues, Nov 16, 2021
@ 6:30 PM
PLUS, Artist Bazaar Preview!

2021 Community Kids’ Halloween Party

Kids Halloween Party
Saturday October 30, 2021
@ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
FREE to Attend!
Age 10 & Under

Alcohol Inks Workshops Fall 2021

Learn about Alcohol Inks
Local Artist Sue Kelseim
Fall 2021 Workshops
Holiday Cards Nov. 17th!

Amanda Standalone Concert 10/29/21

Live Music @ NYMRCC
Friday, October 29 @ 7:30PM
$10 adults | $5 students

Zeitgeist Crocus Hill Ghost Story 10/22/21

Friday, October 22, 2021
Music & Storytelling
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
@ NYM Cultural Center

Chris Koza Concert November 5, 2021

Live Music in NYM!
Friday, November 5, 2021
Begins @ 7:30pm
Held @ NYM Cultural Center

2021 Quilt Raffle

Win a Handmade MN Quilt
Tickets just $5 each
Drawing at Winter Fundraiser December 1, 2021

Visiting Artist Tiffanie Trujillo Events October 2021

Visiting Artist Events
Soprano | Tiffanie Trujillo
FREE Intro to Singing
Workshops 10/21 & 10/23
Private Voice Lessons too!

“Why Treaties Matter” Traveling Exhibit in Cultural Center Gallery

In the Gallery
September 8 – October 2, 2021
Reception October 2nd

Art for Lunch Returns for Fall 2021

Second Thursdays @ noon
Only $5 (for supplies)
Fabulous Fall Felting 2021!

Nelja Generations Gallery Exhibit

Four Generations of Artists
August 4 – September 4, 2021
Reception August 7, 2021

National Night Out August 3, 2021

National Night Out
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
4PM – 6PM
Free & Open to ALL!

2021 Kalevala Puppet Pageant

Large-scale community theater
2 FREE performances!
Fri, Aug 20 @ 7pm @ NYM VFW
Sat, Aug 21 @ 1:45pm @ Finn Creek

Decoys and Wildlife Photography in the Gallery July 2021

Annual Decoy & Wildlife Art Show
Photographer Brad Anderson
Decoy Artists Larry Lange, Brad Lange, John Peeters
In the Gallery NOW-July 31, 2021

2021 Think-Off Finalist Essays

28th Great American Think-Off
Which is more important:
to win or to play by the rules?
Read the 4 finalist essays here!

2021 Think-Off Honorable Mentions Essays

28th Great American Think-Off
Honorable Mention Essays
Read them Here!

Announcing the 2021 Greater Minnesota Campaign Institute Cohort

Greater Minnesota organizations announced for RaiseMN Campaign Institute, June 30, 2021 GiveMN is excited to announce 14 organizations across Greater Minnesota with whom we will be partnering with as part of the current Campaign Institute! The nonprofits taking part...