We invite you to the Ben Ranson concert Friday, March 20th at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments and cash bar. Per Emergency Executive Order 20-04 from Governor Walz, the Cultural Center will be closed now through March 27, with all events postponed...
Stir up your Finnish heritage for a Kardemimmit live performance at the Cultural Center! Saturday April 4th, 2020 at 7:30pm Tickets = $5 | Students = FREE Per Emergency Executive Order 20-04 from Governor Walz, the Cultural Center will be closed now through...
Friday, March 29 | 7-8pm Brooklyn Violinist performs in New York Mills. Come meet our current Artist in Residence, Jeffry Young, a composer, violinist, and electronic musician from Brooklyn, NY who specializes in experimental, rock, and classical music. This...
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...
by Z Puppets Friday, January 26 @7pm In the James W. Mann Center for Performing Arts at the New York Mills Schools Like a bedtime story as told by biologists, Cellula illuminates the true marvels of cell science inside us all with dazzling glow-in-the-dark puppetry...
Open Mic Night at the Center: 2nd Thursday of the month Back by popular demand! On most 2nd Thursdays in 2016, the main gallery of the Cultural Center is transformed into a venue for local musicians and spoken-word artists to present their latest or favorite...
Back by popular demand! The Midwest’s Premier Bluegrass and Gospel Quintet Friday, March 11th @ 7:30 p.m. James Mann Center for Performing Arts New York Mills School The Cultural Center is pleased to present Monroe Crossing at the New York Mills School...
Minneapolis based artist explores Finnish heritage through music LAATIKKO/BOX explores the emotional terrain we encounter when we step into unknown worlds. Pajunen combines the reading of archival material, recorded audio interviews with recent immigrants, live...
FREE Artist Residency Opportunity! The New York Mills Arts Retreat is currently accepting applications for July – December 2015 artist residencies. The Arts Retreat program offers self-funded 2-6 week solo residencies for selected artists in ALL disciplines. A small...
Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 pm David Stoddard and Beth Wood, accomplished singer/songwriters, will appear at the Cultural Center on Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 pm. Call 218-385-3339 for ticket reservation. Advance sale price is $12, or $15 the night of the concert. ...
Monroe Crossing bluegrass band Minnesota’s premier bluegrass music ensemble will perform at the Cultural Center in New York Mills at 7:30pm on Friday, February 27th. Tickets are available by calling 218-385-3339. Admission is $12 advance sale and $15 the night of the...
Winter Light Festival February 2 Shake off the winter blues and come to the Cultural Center for the 2nd annual Winter Light Festival on Monday, February 2, 2015. All the events are free of charge and everyone is welcome to enjoy the activities from 4 pm to 8 pm. 1. ...
Listen to musicians from around the region at this annual free concert Join us for this free concert as the world turns toward the longer days of spring. A bevy of artists (including Lisa Winter, Fr. Peter Kirchner, John Perry, Dave Virnala, Tyson Cavalier, Todd Voss,...
The Nutcracker Suite – Saturday December 13 Hope you can take time this holiday season to enjoy Tim Sparks’ playing of his arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite here at the Center on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 pm. Admission is $12 by...
“Las Flamencas” dance, music, song November 22nd “Las Flamencas” unravels the iconic appeal of flamenco women and their legendary art form. Join this journey in and out of satire, sorrow and celebration, inspired by the power, vulnerability,...
Summer Rain: Indian classical music and Western classical new music Wednesday November 12 at the James Mann Center for the Performing Arts at the New York Mills Schools. 7:30 pm. Advance ticket reservations $12 or $15 at the door. $2 additional discount with a...
Fine singing, deft fiddling, and amazing step-dancing Concert Saturday October 11 at 7:30 pm. Call 218-385-3339 to reserve your tickets. Admission is $12 advance or $15 at the door. Bring a donation for the food shelf and receive an additional $2 discount! Free...
A concert with Ann and Charlie Heymann Friday, October 3rd at 7:30 pm “The Jacobite Harp” concert will present a show featuring the world renowned artistry of Minnesota’s own Ann & Charlie Heymann. Their dramatic harp music and poignant ballads are balanced by...
Great entertainment this fall at your Cultural Center Admission $12 advance or $15 at door except as noted Concerts begin at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted Click on the concert name to read all the details Friday Oct 3 the Jacobite Harp music of Scotland and...
Looking for something different to do on a Tuesday night? Come to the Cultural Center every 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm for our monthly Open Mic Night. Open Mic is always FREE and open to all. ALL are welcome – musicians, poets, writers, jugglers,...
The Cultural Center brings a puppet show by extraordinary puppeteer Margo McCreary to New York Mills Farmers Market on Saturday, July 26 at 11am. The performance is free to the public, and is made possible, in part, through funding provided by the Minnesota State Arts...
FREE ARTIST RESIDENCY The New York Mills Arts Retreat is currently accepting applications for July – December 2014 artist residencies. The Arts Retreat program offers self-funded 2-6 week solo residencies for selected artists in all disciplines. A small house...
Experience theater up close and personal on Friday, April 4 at 7:30 pm Admission $5 for all for this moving theater experience in the Cultural Center’s listening room performance space.
High energy & amazing musicianship in a fusion of newgrass and rock Tickets are $12 advance reservation (call 218-385-3339) or $15 at the door. Student admission is always $5. Doors open at 6:30 pm and concert starts at 7:30. The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (GCO)...
Eclectic quartet performs on Saturday, February 15 Jelloslave, the two cello, drum and tablas quartet, performs their grooving improvisational music featuring original compositions and an eclectic repertoire that takes the the audience on a journey through time and...
Saturday February 1st at 7 pm Lanterns, light, and 11 short films from the Rural Route Film Festival We’ll be reaching the halfway mark between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox at the beginning of February and we think it is time to celebrate the return of...
Visiting artist Macelle Mahala is a writer and interdisciplinary theatre and performance artist who currently resides in Stockton, CA. She grew up in the Bemidji area and recalls coming to Cultural Center events with her parents as a teenager. Macelle has worked with...
Finnish language songs from 5 gifted vocalists Saana Ensemble, a five-voice ensemble performing Finnish music, will give a concert at the Center at 7:30 pm on Friday, December 6th. Tickets are available by calling 218-385-3339. Admission is $12 advance reservation...
Oboe, English horn, & double bass Friday November 22 at 7:30 pm Classical, folk, and pop music influence the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, Carrie Vecchione, oboe/English horn, Rolf Erdahl, double bass. The duo first performed together in 1999 premiering Timothy...
Day of the Dead Saturday November 2nd Here is a photograph of the ofrenda panels made by artist Xavier Tavera on display at the Cultural Center. Pilgrims can post photographs of friends and family, or bring gifts of food or other items to please the dead. The two...
Beware the Vine and Dorthy Fix at the Creamery Come to a masquerade at the Creamery on October 25th at 8pm. Local band Dorthy Fix (featuring Michael Dagen and Amber Fletschock) will open for Beware the Vine for our first ever concert at the Creamery. Cover charge $5...
Concert Friday October 18 7:30 pm For Charlie Maguire, growing up in upstate New York, the die was cast early on: When a friend’s brother joined the Navy and left a guitar behind, a teen-age Charlie borrowed the instrument, paid $2.95 for a book entitled Play...
Cory Wong Jazz Quartet at 7:30 pm Cory may be young, but he has already proven himself to be a standout guitarist/musician in the Twin Cities. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York and raised in Minnesota, Cory has established himself as the go-to guitarist, composer, and...
Come to Dance Class beginning Tuesday, October 1st! Dance classes are back at the Cultural Center beginning Tuesday, October 1st at 3:40 p.m. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and are open to all children ages 5 and up. Students will learn classical techniques from...
Saturday September 21 at 7:30 pm This first concert of the 2013 fall season brings a new round of music to the Cultural Center. Admission is $12 advance sale and $15 the night of the concert. Members get a $2 discount, and student admission is always $5. Since the...
Star Bears, a heroic mouse, the sun and the moon, and the witch Louhi were featured in this year’s Pageant The Pageant is open to everyone at no charge and is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a...
The annual Puppet Pageant is Friday at 7 pm behind the Cultural Center Don’t miss the Corn Feed at Central Park from 4-7pm before the Pageant! The Center and Creamery Restaurant will sell tamales during the Corn Feed and have desserts and beverages after the...
Show tunes and classical songs at Trinity Lutheran Church Judi Siirila Paskowitz, soprano from Los Angeles, California, will give a free solo recital featuring show tunes and classical arias on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 2pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills,...
Taking up residence in the Arts Retreat house in July is writer and performance artist Jesse Longman from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Jesse has a BA from the College of Santa Fe and an MFA from Columbia University, and she has been actively developing new work for the...
Aaron Simmons Concert 4/20/24
Winter/Spring 2024 Workshops @ the Cultural Center
Celebrating Cultures 2024
Art for Lunch 2024
Open Mic is BACK this Spring 2024!
Spring 2024 Youth Ballet at the Cultural Center
2024 Winter/Spring Performing Arts Series
2024 Great American Think-Off Question Announced
New York Mills Welcoming Communities 2024
Sit ‘n’ Stitch 2024
In the Gallery: Borgreen’s Butenhoff Boys – March 2024
Corey Medina & Brothers Return to NYM 4/12/24
“The Night Before Gettysburg” Performance 3/6/24
POSTPONED: Puzzle Party FUNdraiser
Ruckus in the Bearbrush Concert 3/23/24
Good Morning Bedlam Concert 3/2/24 – POSTPONED
Comedians Jason Schommer & Jodie Maruska 2/10/24
In the Gallery: Local Legends – Feb 2024
Dennis Warner in New York Mills January 2024
The Eclectics Bluegrass Concert 12/8/23
2023 Great American Think-Off Finalist Essays
2023 Great American Think-Off Weekend
2023 Great American Think-Off Finalists Announced
2023 Great American Think-Off Question Announced
2022 Great American Think-Off Results