Events
John Buck is an American artist who primarily works with wood. Six of his giant, kinetic sculptures are on display for this summer only. These unique pieces depict moments of our shared history, melding past and present. Each sculpture consists of hundreds of pieces including gears, belts, and pulleys that bring them to life.
The exhibit runs July 2, 2018 through September 28, 2018. The public is invited to attend an Artist Reception at the LRAC/McKnight Gallery on Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 5:00-6:30. The LRAC/McKnight Gallery is located at 137 S. Mill St., Fergus Falls, MN.
What a deal! Get 5 shows for the price of 4 shows. The $2 per ticket convenience fee is also waived for an addition $10 savings on the season. Selling fast!!
Fee: Adults: $75 Senors (60+): $60
The unique and vibrant photography of Willmar native Jared Eischen will be on display in his show “Color of the Midwest” from Aug. 20-Oct. 10 in the Charles Beck Gallery on the Fergus Falls campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
The scientific explanation for the human ability to see shapes or make pictures of a random or ambiguous visual pattern. Think of the Rorschach inkblot test.
"Women's Work" is a juried invitational show that calls attention to and challenges the imbalance of power in the world and seeks to right that imbalance by focusing on art celebrating women's lives and experiences.
The 2016 Faith, Reason and World Affairs art exhibition will feature Hend Al-Mansour’s latest installation work: “Mihrab.” Al-Mansour is an Arab-American artist based in Minneapolis who draws on her upbringing and identity as primary themes in her work.
Priority will be given to exhibits that are related to the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation and wildlife related to Otter Tail County and/or Minnesota in 2020.
We welcome exhibit proposals from artists and/or collectors to display their work/collection in our Dunlap Room. They can be single or multi-artist/collector shows.
Just for Kix Youth Dance Classes.
For Age 3 - Grade 3. Register online at JustForKix.com.
Plains Art Museum recently opened an exhibition of three of the region’s most accomplished landscape photographers: Stuart Klipper, Wayne Gudmundson, and Drake Hokanson.
The Kaddatz Figure Drawing Co-Op offers artists and those interested in expanding their drawing or painting skills the chance to consciously schedule time to focus on their art through the study of a live nude model in the company of other like-minded artists.
Everyone’s favorite “practically perfect” nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure. Adapted from the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS is a memorable mixture of an irresistible story, dazzling choreography, incredible effects, and unforgettable songs. Imagination will fly high in this musical delight for the whole family!
The Kaddatz Figure Drawing Co-Op offers artists and those interested in expanding their drawing or painting skills the chance to consciously schedule time to focus on their art through the study of a live nude model in the company of other like-minded artists.
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MAKE NEW FRIENDS & FUN MAKING MUSIC!
A FIBER ARTS SHOW
FREE TO ATTEND & OPEN TO ALL. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS; CASH BAR.
RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 FROM 5 - 7:00 pm
Articulture’ — where art is our agriculture! Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail is a new type of year-round cultural and art studio tour and is right smack-dab in the middle of the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Trail offers visitors an opportunity to experience Central Minnesota’s rich textile heritage and celebrate the work of the area’s contemporary fiber artists.
Hear artists featured in Cone Pack Invitational: A Place at the Table discuss their work in this group exhibition. Artists Ross Hilgers, Nancy Leier, Catie Miller, Sean Scott, and Kelli Sinner will discuss the place settings they created for this invitational as well as the larger themes of the exhibition.
: Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pyjamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.
Get creative wheels turning in this scene class especially designed for middle school-aged artists.
In this 3 part workshop beginner and intermediate students will learn the painting techniques used in the traditional Scandinavian fork art Rosemaling in the Telemark style from local master Rosemal artist, Clarice Dieter.
All materials will be provided, including a hand-turned wooden plate to finish and take home for your final project!
Come and be a part of The Greatest Show! Jump to the other side into music from the popular movie as students, grades 3,4 & 5 build the connection between body and voice while strengthening vocal and movement skills.
Join Llama Llama on his adventures! Develop skills in storytelling and character development as you adapt Llama Llama’s tales with a focus on teamwork, problem-solving and active listening.
Each person will write a poem during this FREE generative workshop. Beginners welcome!
It’s amazing how far you’ll go in this class! Take a dive into music from the movie as students develop their storytelling skills through singing and dancing.
Discover the hero inside of us all like Principal Krupp discovers the hero in himself! Using the Captain Underpants series as inspiration, create a story about friendship and heroic adventure through ensemble story creation. Utilizing improvisation and character work, the class will brainstorm and create the next adventure of Captain Underpants!
Grades 3-4; Saturdays 10:45-11:45am Tuition = $96 ($12/week)
Scholarships for these classes are available.
Take a trip to visit the people of an unordinary town called Chewandswallow through this storytelling class!
Artists shape a vision of our natural space as mediated by the artist's subjective experience and the legacy of painting on canvas. Confronting unpredictable weather, time constraints and internal doubts, the audience sees, in semi-abstract and often emotional works, evidence of the role the painter plays in how we view and interpret one subject we all have in common, our land.
The performance is a clap-along, sing-along musical comedy show where the audience is always a part of the action!
Attention, needle artists! This weekend, Create's sewing experts create fashionable bags that will serve as the focal point of any ensemble. The pros of It's Sew Easy, Knit and Crochet Now and Quilting Arts share their top tips, techniques and projects for stylish totes, trendy quilted bags, elegant evening bags and so much more!
Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn how to define your values, identify key choices and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.
Sabrina Homung’s pieces serve as an ode to the Dakota prairie. Her roots play an integral role to her work. When not wandering the prairie with her camera, she serves as editor-in-chief at the High Plains Reader, a weekly publication based out of Fargo-Moorhead.
Don’t miss the Lake Agassiz Regional Library Book Sale! Stock up on a variety of non-fiction, fiction and children’s materials.
The Revolution -- Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z, BrownMark and Dr. Fink -- is the versatile band behind the music icon, Prince. Merging funk, rock n' roll, rhythm and blues, pop & psychedelia genres, the band is considered to be one of the most successful music acts of all time!
Fiber day at our farm is Saturday, September 29 from 10 am to 4 pm. Bring a project to work on and a dish to share.
Ventriloquist, Darci Lynne is the youngest contestant to ever win "America's Got Talent!"
The Lacewings are a Minnesota-based acoustic duo, drawing inspiration from the deep roots of women's folk music from Europe and European immigrants to North America.
We are very pleased to announce that, led by Minnesota State University Moorhead, Plains Art Museum and many sponsors, Fargo-Moorhead will be hosting international artist Kurt Perschke’s acclaimed work The RedBall Project!
This production has all the features a great ABBA show needs: lovely costumes, extremely talented musicians and breathtaking singers. Millions of people all around the world celebrate this show as the best ABBA show in the world; in fact this is the only ABBA show the world needs. This production is the closest you will ever get to see ABBA!
I Lift My Lamp—Vintage Songs and Dances of Immigrant America:
Ken Burns’ Pianist Jacqueline Schwab in Concert
SAVE THE DATE!
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They first meet the Munchkins, the good witch Glinda, and the Wicked Witch of the West.!
Join the artists from Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater as they share their creative process and how they adapted a short story into a multimedia performance.
Burning onto the scene with its landmark videos right out of the internet generation, PROJECT Trio is a musical experience defining a new level of entertainment.
This fascinating collection of community reactions explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
Savannah Jack has been the preferred opening act for the legendary Kenny Rogers, having performed onstage with him in excess of 66 times including a 21 city tour of England, Scotland, and Ireland in the Spring of 2009
Master illusionist Vitaly Beckman has mystified fans from all over the world, including Las Vegas superstars Penn & Teller whom he has successfully fooled in their hit TV show, Fool Us. Vitaly’s signature illusions leave even the most jaded audience awestruck, with many coming back to re-experience his jaw-dropping feats!
The most eagerly-anticipated bluegrass debut in recent memory, Dailey & Vincent area a powerful ensemble steeped in bluegrass and country music traditions, but blessed with the drive, talent, and charisma to assert those timeless values proudly onto today’s stage.
Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility and your work-life balance. This workshop is a part of Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
Enjoy a lively discussion with four multi-genre, Minnesota Book Award-winning authors: Gary Kaunonen, Kaethe Schwehn, Will Weaver, and Diane Wilson. Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Discover the musical heritage of Scotland with famed Celtic musician Laura MacKenzie
Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility and your work-life balance.
In this 3-day workshop you will learn Graffiti as a fine art form, as a movement, a source of communication and an enhancement to your community with Minneapolis based Graffiti Artist Peyton Scott Russell a.k.a. Sprayfinger!
Summit Productions, the lakes area's community theatre troupe, presents Ken Ludwig's The Games' Afoot.
West Central Initiative and Springboard for the Arts, with support from Lake Region Arts Council, seek one artist, or artist team, to create a mobile tool to prompt interaction about livability in West Central Minnesota.
This opportunity is for one commission of $10,000.
Learn about traditional Native American Powwow drumming in this unique educational experience for all ages.
The Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND is hosting a juried exhibition this November exploring Human Rights. Submission is $25 for up to three works. The exhibit will tour three different cities before the artwork is returned. We were hoping that you might be able/interested in sharing this opportunity with your students or community.
Enjoy a lively discussion with four multi-genre, Minnesota Book Award-winning authors: Heid E. Erdrich, Shannon Gibney, Nicole Helget, and Kao Kalia Yang.
The Hunts are an indie-alternative-folk band comprised of seven brothers and sisters. Born and raised in the south lands of Chesapeake, Virginia, the siblings grew up in a musical home and fell in love with composing their own music
It's the first Classical Music Night of the season! Greg Hamilton and Jay Hersberger present Romantic Works for Cello and Piano!
In "Seven Ways to Trick a Troll", author Lise Lunge-Larsen and Kari Vick bring Norwegian trolls to life in seven folktales that teach us how to face life's difficulties with moxie.
From the original text of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, this play conjures a funny, thoughtful and harrowing tale of one man’s drive to see the world.
A Celebration of the Music of Neil Diamond - Starring Matt Vee, nephew of 60's PopStar Bobby Vee - With songs like Cracklin’ Rosie, Song Sung Blue, and Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond sold over 100 million records worldwide, and produced musical hits spanning five decades.
A classical crossover duo, baritone Jean Bernard Cerin and pianist Veena K. Kulkarni fuse art, folk, world and religious idioms to celebrate individual communities while also creating spaces for intercultural dialogue.
Three day - Fine Art Show - featuring 2 dozen regional artists working in various mediums from clay and paint to photography, watercolor, wood turning, and much more.
Just in time for the Holiday Season, the Looney Lutherans are back in Detroit Lakes with their Christmas show Hold the Lutefisk!
Your portfolio is the core of your promotional material. Focus on the essential elements: sharpening your artist statement, tailoring your artistic resumes, and selecting and formatting your work samples.
The Frontmen features three singers who were THE voices of three of the Top Country bands of the 90’s: Larry Stewart of Restless Heart, Tim Rushlow, formerly of Little Texas, and Richie McDonald of Lonestar.
The Lakes Area Community Concert Band presents their annual fall concert at the Holmes Theatre.
Your portfolio is the core of your promotional material. Focus on the essential elements: sharpening your artist statement, tailoring your artistic resumes, and selecting and formatting your work samples.
Red Door Art Gallery wishes to extend an invitation to all of our artists to take advantage of the Holiday Sales season. We are especially looking for items that would be considered for gift giving and Holiday decorating, however we are not limited to just those categories. Items that are unique, one of a kind, and have mass appeal are needed. We suggest consideration to price point, and more affordable items, however we are not restricting prices. This is an open call for all types of art.
Artist Statement: Living in Minnesota, we have so much beauty right in our backyards or within driving distance and much of the scenery includes water. Its hard not to take a scenic image here that doesn’t have a lake, river, or pond as a central part of it.
Four world-renowned hoofers and their swingin’ seven-piece band inject the signature Rhythmic Circus style of rapid-fire tap into upbeat holiday classics. These homegrown tap phenoms from Minneapolis hit the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass band, ready to burst onto the stage with their holiday spectacular, Holiday Shuffle!
The “Call for Artists” exhibit, presented by Alexandria Artist Guild, for the 1st Annual Christmas Market will take place at the Phoenix Event Center in Alexandria, November 30 & December 1, 2018 between 10:00 am - 8:00 PM. Deadline for artists to submit their work is October 1, 2018.
Please contact Noni @ 320-815-9424 or email noniob@gmail.com for application and more information.
$75 covers both days and marketing.
Concert #6 in our 2018 Concert Series—a Christmas treat with Kat Perkins. This will be a fantastic ending to a spectacular season!
If you like your Christmas music fun, festive, and in the spirit of 1950s early American rock ’n’ roll . . . why . . . you've found your dream concert! At times you'll really think, “Hey, Buddy Holly sent us a Christmas record from rock ’n’ roll heaven!”
Good Lovelies return with their annual Christmas tour with shows across ON, QC, YT, and the US Midwest. What better way to celebrate the season than with classic holiday and winter selections, timeless and original material polished to a warm and welcoming glow?
As long-time fans will tell you, SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin makes musical magic by bringing a modern flair to traditional Christmas carols and hymns. Staying close to the heart of Christmas by avoiding commercial and pop holiday repertoire has become the trademark of this award winning six-piece ensemble.
The Lakes Area Community Concert Band presents their annual Christmas concert at the First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes.
Define your product, discover your target audience, make decisions about how you sell your work, and identify a budget and strategy for your artistic business.
Define your product, discover your target audience, make decisions about how you sell your work, and identify a budget and strategy for your artistic business.
It's back!!
Rock & Roll Christmas is a Las Vegas-caliber, multimedia, full-production show that mixes an 8-piece band with music, comedy, parodies and even a game show!
Headlined by Dennis Curley, Country Roads is a tribute show to one of America’s best-loved performers and draws deeply on Curley’s own love of John Denver’s music. Backed by a fantastic six-piece band, Curley’s renditions of the music of John Denver are sure to bring a smile to audience members of all ages
A Billy Joel State of Mind - Billy Joel is truly one of America’s great singer-songwriters and his catalog is filled with decades full of hits and he’s still going strong!
It's the second Classical Music Night of the season! Join us for a relaxing evening of music by The Exquisite Trio. The group is made up of Dr. Jeremy Brekke on trumpet, Tyler Wottrich on piano, and Marianne Lemieux-Wottrich on vocals.
Fee: $15 adults / students $7.50
Let’s face it . . . end-of-life planning isn’t typical dinner talk. But nothing is more important than making decisions about how you or a loved one will meet the end. The end of life is a subject we all avoid; Stevie Ray says, “No matter how old we are, we all think we have one more year.”
For a pair of self-taught pianists from Minnesota, David Charles Eichholz and Ted Manderfeld have mastered the sophisticated nuances of burlesque's best ribald and bawdy traditions, which made Las Vegas and Paris famous!
The Historic Holmes THeatre and Theatre Heroes present CALL OF THE WILD: ILLUSTRATED EDITION JACK LONDON'S CLASSIC TALE LIVE ON STAGE This multi-media adventure mixes classic story telling with projected illustrations to tell the story of Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St. Bernard and Scottish Collie!
Today, the opportunity to make the ancient art form of mime accessible to a contemporary audience drives Bill Bowers' professional artistry.
From the minds who gave you the memorable characters Toolmaster of Brainerd, Descender and Mrs Braintree, a rock theatrical that sweeps you from the bedrooms of suburbia to the trenches of clubland… and back again!
When three extraordinary musicians combine their eclectic musical interests with internationally recognized classical performance ability, you get The Modern Trio.
Join Collective Unconscious as they “drop the needle” on the Beatles Abbey Road! A complete performance of one of the greatest rock albums of all time!
It's the third Classical Music Night of the season! Join us for a relaxing evening of music with the The Concordia Wind Quintet.
Men in the Parish Basement? What’s a church lady to do?
“Rise Up O Men” gives the gents a chance to shine in the latest installment of the Church Basement Ladies musical comedy series. As the church prepares for participation in the town’s 1964 Centennial Celebration, we get to see their coming and goings from the eyes of the menfolk, who have their own problems to solve!
The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and furry costars!
"Classic Country" is a musical celebration of the great hits from the golden age of country music. A cast of all-star musicians and singers. Don't miss it!
The Lakes Area Community Concert Band presents their annual spring concert at the Holmes Theatre.
FREE WILL DONATION
2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since it’s formation in the early nineties in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of over 2 million albums to date!
We Are The Willows is an orchestral indie rock band based out of South Minneapolis. We Are The Willows craft dynamic, intimate songs with instruments and voices combining to create energetic rhythms and intricate melodies.
Back by popular demand!!
A Celebration of the Music of Neil Diamond - Starring Matt Vee, nephew of 60’s PopStar Bobby Vee - With songs like Cracklin’ Rosie, Song Sung Blue, and Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond sold over 100 million records worldwide, and produced musical hits spanning five decades.
THE LANDSCAPE OF GUITAR, THE ANIMATED CONCERT EXPERIENCE They take their artistry to another dimension with their new animated multi-media concert experience.
3rd Thursday Open Mic Music offers a varied evening of music by local musicians. We are never sure just who will come but the music is always great!
Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn how to define your values, identify key choices and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.
Help us welcome Kevin Thomas from Gig Harbor, WA to Fergus Falls to Hinge Arts at the Kirkbride!
Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn how to define your values, identify key choices and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.
Behind the music is a story—the story is the makings for a Rockumentary! Justin Ploof and The Throwbacks are the original authors of the Rockumentary, who along with performing the music of some of history’s greats, bring you vintage footage and brief narration to accompany it.
Join us for a family-friendly celebration of the area’s German and German-American traditions with German Kulturfest 2018 on Saturday, September 15, from 10:00AM to 4:00PM at the Hjemkomst Center.
Create original art out of recycled clay from our ceramics programs! After a brief introduction of ceramic handbuilding, let your creativity flow and spend time creating whatever you want. This is a great workshop for those who have never worked with clay as well as those who love clay!
Lakes Area Radio Theatre is re-creating two old time radio stories on stage in front of an audience - Dr. Tweedy "New Coach" and My Friend Irma "Seeing Ghosts"
On September 14-16, Otter Tail County will celebrate its sesquicentennial with an original musical sharing stories of the past, present and future of the county. “Otter Tales: The Musical!” is a one-of a kind production that moves from site to site with stories, song and dance
Traditional Folk Music of Telemark, Norway - Ballads of the Middle Ages
Hors d’ourvres and desserts will be served, and there will be a silent auction of original artwork!
Mai’a Williams is a writer, editor, visual and performance artist. It was her living and working with Egyptian, Palestinian, Congolese, and Central American indigenous mothers in resistance communities, that inspired her life-giving mothering work and visionary art-making practices.
Our September program will be in Farwell on the 11th of the month from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM We will be PLEIN AIR painting in the MEDIUM OF YOUR CHOICE. Eileen Putman will do a watercolor demo at approximately 10:00 AM. There is great subject matter here with the beautiful renovated church, little old school house, filling station and a grain elevator. .
The magic is back this holiday season with The Classic Nutcracker and we are holding open auditions! This is our 8th season bringing this holiday tradition to the NDSU Festival Concert Hall stage and we are so excited.
The Salty Dogs perform on guitar, fiddle, keyboard, percussion, with vocals. Lite Rock, blues, bluegrass, Cajun and a little jazz are covered in each show.This high-energy group is sure to have your toes tappin’ & your hands clappin’.
Karima Walker is a composer, songwriter, photographer and video artist living and working in Tucson, Arizona. Her live performances invite viewers into immersive hospitable otherness. Interweaving drone, field recordings, tape loops and traditional song structures, she creates large, paced arrangements that provide a horizon for her minimal, ambient songwriting.
One of the few women recognized as central to the New York art scene, Eva Hesse had over 20 group shows scheduled for 1970 in addition to being chosen for a cover article in ArtForum Magazine.
Explore music by some of Beethoven's most famous friends, such as Mozart, Ries and Haydn. We also hear Beethoven's friendliest, most joyful symphony -- No. 7. The Symphony is joined by Rochester's own renowned pianist Horacio Nugid. Produced by KSMQ.
This film features the talents of international jazz masters from Pittsburgh and explores the social conditions and historical events that conspired to make Pittsburgh one of the leading contributors to the legacy of Jazz music in the world.
Swing with this inventive musical collective as they transform pop hits into the styles of the past. Creating gramophone music for a smartphone world, PMJ has gone from a viral sensation to worldwide phenomenon!
Celebrate 50 years of the harmonious pop-folk-rock group that defined an era with interviews and performances by Mama Cass, Michelle, Denny and John, with rare footage not seen in decades.
Explore painting outside and capture the beauty of August in Minnesota. Instructor demonstrations will be in pastels, but feel free to join the class and explore plein air (outdoor) painting in whatever medium you feel comfortable with.
Come join us at the Farwell Norwegian Lutheran Church in Farwell, MN for our Music & Art Fest! We'll have music, art shows, classic cars, food and ice cream!
The Man from Earth - Written by Jerome Bixby. The Man from Earth is a 2007 science fiction drama.
Dr. Craig Howe, Director of the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), will lead an art and poetry workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Lakota Emergence.
· This is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Come enjoy some refreshments and meet the rural artists!
Originally from Henning, MN, LA-based filmmaker Katelyn Haugdahl, one of the artists selected for our new Homecoming Residency program, will be offering filmmaking basics workshops in Fergus Falls and Henning this August!
Hinge Arts at the Kirkbride is hosting a meet and greet for Joe Davis, Tuesday, August 20th at Springboard for the Arts, 4:30 - 5:30PM. Located at 201 West Lincoln Ave., Fergus Falls, MN. Joe Davis will be will be resident with us from Monday, August 20thuntil Saturday, September 1st. We will provide beverages and appetizers and Joe will share what projects he will be working on while he is in residence. This event is FREE and open to the public. Please share and invite family and friends.
Beginning Drawing & Watercolor Workshop instructed by professional artist and Wahpeton Native Barbara Benda-Nagle will be August 20 – 23 in the Red Door Art Gallery classroom. The workshop will include unique curriculum for learning how to draw and paint in watercolor.
FMCT invites you to audition for TWO upcoming productions:
The Laramie Project and War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast!
