News From The Cultural Center
Art Adventure 2017!
Bring Art Adventure to your classroom or group!
FREE Opportunity
From Mpls Institute of Art
Call the Center for Details
Art education is happening at The Cultural Center at New York Mills!
New programing at the Cultural Center invites the community to join in the fun. Community Weaving: Come in and add to our weaving. Just as a community is made up of a variety of individuals that create the whole, so does a weaving take many components to create a...
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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
Block Printing Class
Saturday, November 18
10am-12:30pm
$10 ($8 for members)
Vainamoinen and the Golden Goose
The 9th Annual Puppet Pageant in 2017 can now be seen streaming on our YouTube page! Click to watch:
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Halloween in New York Mills!
Saturday October 28th
Free Kids Party 3-5pm
Bowling Fun 5-9pm
Haunted Rides 7-11pm (All weekend)
Pine Eyes By Zeitgeist
Thursday, November 9, 2017
At NYM School Auditorium
Narrated chamber music ensemble
Based on The Adventures of Pinocchio
4th Annual Little Big Year
Birding Group
2017-2018
Join now, just $10!
Fall Yoga 2017
Senior/Gentle Yoga with Ann Pate Wednesdays
Hatha Flow Yoga with Wendy Billie Thursdays
Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail 2017
Friday & Saturday Sept 22-23
Annie Humphrey Concert
Three Classes
Unraveling the Thread Exhibit & Reception
Annie Humphrey in New York Mills!
Annie Humphrey in Concert!
The Beast and the Garden Tour
Saturday, September 23rd @7:30pm
$15 Door, $12 Advance, -$2 Members, $5 Student
2017 Fall Classes
Intro to Block Printing Class
Saturday, November 18
Sign up now!
In the Gallery – Fall 2017
Through A Child’s Eyes 8/1-9/16
Unraveling the Thread 9/20-11/4
Anishinaabeg Izhitwaawin 11/8-12/30
2017 Fall Performing Arts Series
Pine Eyes by Zeitgeist – Nov 9
FREE Concerts:
Amanda Standalone with
Mother Banjo – Nov 18
The Longest Night – Dec 21
Unraveling the Thread Gallery Exhibit
September 21 – November 4
Reception Sat, Sept 23, 5-7pm
Work from 8 regional fiber artists
Puppet Pageant 2017
9th Annual
Kalevala Puppet Pageant
Workshops Aug 7-18
Performances Aug 18 & 19
Sometimes You Move the Puppet and Sometimes the Puppet Moves You
See Nik Nerburn’s film!
2016 Puppet Pageant & Corn Feed
New York Mills, MN
Through A Child’s Eyes
In the Gallery Aug 2 – Sept 16
Reception Fri, Aug 4, 5-7pm
Featuring the work of Artists
Alice Blessing & Renee Danz
2017 Open Mic
Monthly 2nd Thursdays
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Free to attend
Open to all
Taste of the Region
Taste of the Region CLOSE-OUT!
$25 giftcards just $20!
Buy now, before they’re gone
Fish House Festival 2017
Friday, July 7, 2017
Fun family activities all day
Raffle Drawing & Live Auction 6:30 p.m.
Art In Your Park 2017
FREE art projects for kids!
Upcoming Dates:
Fri, July 14th- Sunnybrook Park, Wadena
Mon, July 17th- Smith Park, NYM
Mon, July 24th- Southside Park, NYM
2017 Think-Off Honorable Mentions Essays
Read Honorable Mention Essays here.
“Has the 2016 election changed our perception of truth?”
Five say YES, Five say NO.
2017 Think-Off Winning Essays!
Read the Winning Essays here.
Pamela Lewis (Greatest Thinker)
Nancy Krier (2nd Place)
Kris Pauna (Finalist)
David Shapiro (Finalist)
Pamela Lewis is 2017 Greatest American Thinker!
Think-Off Question Answered:
YES–2016 election changed our perception of truth
New Yorker name Greatest Thinker in New York Mills
Great American Think-Off 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend
25th annual Great American Think-Off
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Weekend Festivities Friday, Saturday
Get tickets online now!
Sauna Reservations for 2017 Think-Off Weekend
Finnish Traveling Sauna
Think-Off Kick-Off Event
Friday, June 9, 2017
Online Reservations Required
Reserve Free Rides to Think-Off!
Free Rides to Think-Off and Back Home
Saturday. June 10
Call to register: 218-631-5730
Elisa Korenne Book Launch
Elisa Korenne “Hundred Miles to Nowhere”
Book Release Party
Saturday, June 10, 2017
10am-noon
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....
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FREE Writing Workshop!
Taught by William Berger,
Creative Content Producer
for the Metropolitan Opera, NYC
Thursday, June 15 @6pm
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2017 Regional Art Show
Annual Regional Art Show
Reception June 2, 7-9pm
Live music by The Jazz Committee
Free to attend & open to all
Crazy About You
Elissa Korenne Concert and Workshop!
Crazy About You
Writing Workshop: 4pm
Children’s Mini Concert: 6:30pm
Crazy About You Concert: 7pm
FREE and open to all
Call for 2017 Regional Adult Art Show
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...
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Mini Pop-Up Gallery Exhibit
Polymer Clay Figures
Opens Saturday, May 27 (10am-3pm)
Come Meet Visiting Artist Keith Andrews
Dr. Keith Andrews Teaches Ceramics
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...
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2017 Elementary “Best Of” Regional Art Show
May 10-27, 2017
Open House Reception
May 13, 10am-3pm
Free & Open to All
Kids’ Wet Felting Class!
Required registrants not met.
Rescheduled for the fall.
Discount included for a same-day adult class.
Three Gardening Classes
3 Spring Saturdays:
April 22, May 6, May 20
Classes begin at 10 a.m.
Taught by Kathy Connell of Red Fern Gardens
Think-Off Finalists Announced
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...
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