CALENDAR
Featuring events supported with SEMAC funds (noted with a ♥), Legacy funds (noted with a ♣) and other regional arts activities.
July 2018
- Jul 20-21: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Concerts on the Green 2018 Season, Performing Arts Center, Winona
- July 21: ♥Northland Words, Functional improvement of our main Studio space in rural Jordan Township, Fillmore County, SkyVault Studio, Chatfield
- July 21: ♥Mantorville Theatre Company, 2018 Summer Melodrama Theater Camps, Camp Performance 1pm, Mantorville Opera House, Mantorville
- July 22: ♥Peterson Committee for the Arts, The Arts Blossom in Peterson Capstone Event, The Historic Bandstand, Peterson
- July 22: ♣Down By the Riverside presents Lissie with Annie Mack, 7pm, Mayo Park, Rochester
- July 25: ♣Berne Summer Concert Series, 5-8pm, Zwingli UCC Church, West Concord
- July 26: ♣Faribault Parks & Recreation, Concerts in the Park, Central Park, Faribault
- Jul 26: ♣Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, Our Voice, Greenvale Park Elementary School, Northfield
- Jul 26: ♣Chatfield Brass Band, 2018 Music in the Park Summer Concert Series, guest artist to be determined, Chatfield City Park, Chatfield
- Jul 26: ♣City of Rochester Music Department, 2018 World Music Peter Mawanga, Peace Plaza, Rochester
- Jul 26: ♣Concerts in the Park, Everett Smithson Band, 7pm, Central Park, Faribault
- Jul 27-28: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Concerts on the Green 2018 Season, Performing Arts Center, Winona
- July 28: ♥Vintage Band Festival, Copper Street Brass July 2018, Bridge Square, downtown Northfield
- July 29: ♥Peterson Committee for the Arts, The Vintage Tones of Pietzeiten und Pausen, The Historic Bandstand, Peterson
- July 29: ♣Down By the Riverside presents Chase Bryant with JT and the Gunslingers, 7pm, Mayo Park, Rochester
- July 31: ♣Houston Arts Resource Council, Meet & Greet for Crystal Creek Citizen-Artist Resident, KARST Driftles Guidepost, Houston
- July 31: ♥Summerset Community Theatre, Chicago, 7pm, Frank Bridges Theatre, Austin
August 2018
- Aug 1: ♣Berne Summer Concert Series, A Tribute to Swissfest, Capstone Concert and Artisan Fair, 5-8pm, Zwingli UCC Church, West Concord
- Aug 1: ♥Cannon Falls Community Band, Bandshell Concert, Cannon Falls
- Aug 1: ♥Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, Lawn Chair Concert Series, Trailhead Park Bandshell, Houston
- Aug 1-4: ♥Summerset Community Theatre, Chicago, 7pm performances, Frank Bridges Theatre, Austin
- Aug 2: ♣Faribault Parks & Recreation, Concerts in the Park Capstone Event, Pet Parade at Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 2: Grant Review for Individual Artist Grants submitted for July 1 deadline, mid-morning TBA, SEMAC Office, Rochester
- Aug 2: Artist Reception for painters Lori Miller, Tatiana Kaptzan, and Gayle McMeekin, 5-7pm, SEMVA Gallery, Rochester
- Aug 2: ♣Concerts in the Park, Due North, 7pm, Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 2: Gallery Mini Reception showcasing Lori Miller, Tatiana Kaptzan and Gayle McMeekin, 4-7pm, SEMVA Gallery, Rochester
- Aug 3: ♥Kyong Juhn, Walk for Hope, RCTC Art Gallery, Rochester, exhibit runs Aug 3 to Aug 17
- Aug 3: ♣Rochester Civic Theatre Company, The Shift Concert, Summer @ The Civic, Rochester
- Aug 3-4: ♥Eyota Days Committee, Prairie Fire Children's Theatre production of Cinderella, Dover Eyota High School Auditorium, Eyota
- Aug 3-4: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Concerts on the Green 2018 Season, Performing Arts Center, Winona
- Aug 4: ♣Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band, Village Band Festival, Bridge Square, Northfield
- Aug 4: ♣Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band, Revival of Village Brass Band Music, Senior Center, Northfield
- Aug 5: ♥Summerset Community Theatre, Musical of Musicals, The Musical!, Capstone Performance 2pm, Frank Bridges Theatre, Austin
- Aug 5: ♣Down By the Riverside presents Margo Price with Almighty American, 7pm, Mayo Park, Rochester
- Aug 8: ♣Berne Summer Concert Series, 5-8pm, Zwingli UCC Church, West Concord
- Aug 8: ♥Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, Lawn Chair Concert Series, Trailhead Park Bandshell, Houston
- Aug 9: ♣Faribault Parks & Recreation, Concerts in the Park, Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 9: ♣Concerts in the Park, Bend in the River Big Band, 7pm, Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 10: ♣Rochester Civic Theatre Company, The Gopher Tones Concert, Summer @ The Civic, Rochester
- Aug 11: ♥Mantorville Theatre Company, 2018 Summer Melodrama Theater Camps, Camp Performance 1pm, Mantorville Opera House, Mantorville
- Aug 12: ♣Down By the Riverside presents Jefferson Starship with The Cubs, 7pm, Mayo Park, Rochester
- Aug 15: ♥Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, Lawn Chair Concert Series, Trailhead Park Bandshell, Houston
- Aug 15-19: ♣Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association, August 2018 Bluegrass Festival and Workshops, Cushon's Peak Campground, Houston
- Aug 16: ♣Faribault Parks & Recreation, Concerts in the Park, Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 16: ♣Concerts in the Park, Gold Star Band, 7pm, Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 17: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Lion King Jr., 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Aug 17: ♣Lanesboro Barn Dance, 2018 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series, DreamAcres Farm, Wykoff
- Aug 17: ♣Rochester Civic Theatre Company, Dianna Parks Band Concert, Summer @ The Civic, Rochester
- Aug 18: ♥Christopher Alexander, Kaleidoscope of Jazz, 2-4pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Rochester
- Aug 18: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Lion King Jr., 1pm and 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Aug 16-26: ♣Bridge Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Festival 2018, various concerts and outreach events, Urness Recital Hall, Northfield
- Aug 22: ♣Berne Summer Concert Series, 5-8pm, Zwingli UCC Church, West Concord
- Aug 22: ♥Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, Lawn Chair Concert Series, Trailhead Park Bandshell, Houston
- Aug 23: ♣Faribault Parks & Recreation, Concerts in the Park, Central Park, Faribault
- Aug 23: ♣Concerts in the Park, Jivin' Ivan and the Kings of Swing, 7pm, River Bend Nature Center, Faribault
- Aug 24-Sep 1:♣Chamber Music Live, Apollo Musical Festival 2018, various events and concerts, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Houston
- Aug 24: ♥Lake City Area Arts, Summer Youth Arts Program, Lake City Area Arts building, Lake City, MN, 50441.
- Aug 24: ♣Rochester Civic Theatre Company, Knufunk Concert, Summer @ The Civic, Rochester
- Aug 26: ♣Mantorville Art Guild, Capstone Reception for 2018 Summer Youth Art Camps, 1-2:30pm, Mantorville Art Guild, Mantorville. Art show dates Aug 25-Sept 9, 2018.
- Aug 27: Puddles Pity Party, 7pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Aug 29: ♣Berne Summer Concert Series, 5-8pm, Zwingli UCC Church, West Concord
- Aug 29: ♥Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, Lawn Chair Concert Series, Trailhead Park Bandshell, Houston
- Aug 31: ♣Rochester Civic Theatre Company, Capstone Concert LP & The 45s, Summer @ The Civic, Rochester
September 2018
- Sep 1-30: When Home Won't Let You Stay - Refugee Photography Exhibit by James Bowey, Wabasha Public Library, Wabasha
- Sep 5: ♥Houston Area Chamber of Commerce, Lawn Chair Concert Series, Trailhead Park Bandshell, Houston
- Sep 8: ♥Peterson Committee for the Arts, The Cat and the Fiddle, The Historic Bandstand, Peterson
- Sep 14: ♣Lanesboro Barn Dance, 2018 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series, DreamAcres Farm, Wykoff
- Sep 16: ♣Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County, Hispanic Heritage Festival, Central Park and Band Shell, Red Wing
- Sep 16: ♣Shorewood Senior Campus, Aging ArtFully: Community Tent Dance, Shorewood parking lot, Rochester
- Sep 21: ♥Lockwood Theater Company, A Celebration of Faribault: The 1855 Live Show Capstone Event, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Sep 22: ♥Timothy Turner, Winona, I Love You, Manitou Center, Winona
- Sep 22: ♣Cultural Diversity Network of Owatonna, CulturFest 2018 - Our 20th Anniversary, Wilson Elementary School, Owatonna
- Sep 23: ♥Lockwood Theater Company, A Celebration of Faribault: The 1855 Live Show, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Sep 28: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- Sep 28: ♥Lockwood Theater Company, A Celebration of Faribault: The 1855 Live Show, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Sep 29-30: Hidden Artists Tour, 9am-4pm, a host site SEMVA Gallery, Rochester
- Sep 30: ♣Save the Northfield Depot, Public Sculpture Garden Repair and Installation, Depot Station, Northfield
- Sep 30: ♥Lockwood Theater Company, A Celebration of Faribault: The 1855 Live Show, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
October 2018
- Oct 1: Online Application Deadline for Arts & Cultural Heritage, Presenter/Production Assistance, and Small Towns/Rural Areas Grants
- Oct 5: ♥Nate Bauman, Reflections of Light and Living, Outpost Winona
- Oct 5: ♣House Party with special guests The New Standards, 7pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Oct 6: ♣Children's Dance Theatre, Performance of Carmen, Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall, Rochester
- Oct 12-14: ♥South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour, 2018 South Central Minnesota Studio Artour, multiple studio locations
- Oct 14: ♣Silent Comedy Shorts hourly during Red Wing Arts Festival, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Oct 19: ♥Toni Easterson, Pond Fauna, River Bend Nature Center, Fairbault
- Oct 19: ♥Mai'a Williams, artist reception for The Bodies of the Desert, Outpost Winona, exhibit runs October 19-21.
- Oct 19-20: ♣Theatre du Mississippi, Fall History play, Historic Masonic Theatre (tentative), Winona
- Oct 20: ♣The Suburbs with Monica LaPlante, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Oct 26-27: ♣Louie Anderson Live!, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Oct 27: ♣Austin Symphony Orchestra, Jubilation, Knowlton Auditorium, Austin High School, Austin
- Oct 26: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- Oct 28: ♣City of Red Wing Sheldon Memorial Auditorium, Manhu Residency Capstone Event, Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing
- Oct 30: Into the Haunted Forest - Storytelling Program with Tracy Chipman, Wabasha Public Library, Wabasha
- Oct 31: ♣Silent Horror Festival, 6pm and 9pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
November 2018
- Nov 1: Grant Review for Organizational Grants submitted for October 1 deadline, morning-afternoon TBA, SEMAC Office, Rochester
- Nov 1-2: ♥Southeast Service Cooperative, 2018 Young Authors, Young Artists Middle School Conference, Wood Lake Meeting Center, Rochester
- Nov 4: ♣Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras, Fall Concert, Lourdes High School Auditorium, Rochester
- Nov 5: ♥Zumbrota Mazeppa Public Schools, HVL Band Composition in memory of Dennis Conroy, ZM High School, Zumbrota
- Nov 9: ♣Chatfield Center for the Arts, Reception for Exhibition, Outreach, and Professional Development Program for Early Career Minnesota Artists, 1916 Gallery, Chatfield (exhibit runs for two months)
- Nov 9-11: ♥John Paulson Big Band Residency, capstone event Sunday 3:30pm, Rushford-Peterson High School, Rushford
- Nov 13: ♣Resounding Voices Chorus, Semester One Concert, Calvary Evangelical Free Church, Rochester
- Nov 14: ♣City of Red Wing Sheldon Memorial Auditorium, Voices of Opera Residency Capstone Event, Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing
- Nov 16: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Pride and Prejudice, 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Nov 17: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Pride and Prejudice, 1pm and 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Nov 17: ♣Dover Eyota Music Association, 2018 SE MN a Cappella Workshops, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester
- Nov 24: Holiday Concert Sheldon Theatre Brass Band, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Nov 30: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
December 2018
- Dec 9: ♣Rochester Male Chorus, Memories of Christmas, Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester
- Dec 9: ♣Austin Symphony Orchestra, The Most Wonderful Time of the, Knowlton Auditorium, Austin High School, Austin
- Dec 9: ♣Rhythmic Circus Holiday Shuffle, 7pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Dec 14-15: ♣Theatre du Mississippi, Christmas Radio Show, Historic Masonic Theatre (tentative), Winona
- Dec 14-16: ♣Northland Words, Roguish Peasant Slave: Original Shakespeare-inspired Music and Play, MN Skyvault Theatre Company (former Crossroads College campus), Rochester
- Dec 16: ♣Shorewood Senior Campus, Aging ArtFully: Rochester Male Chorus Showcase, Shorewood main campus, Rochester
- Dec 16: ♣Cantus Lessons and Carols for our time, 7pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Dec 21: ♣Nutcracker Continental Ballet Company, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Dec 29: ♣Killer Vees Celebrating the Legacy of Bobby Vee, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
January 2019
- Jan 11-12: ♥Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, "Three Hots and a Cot" by Theo St Mane and Debbie Fuehrer, 7:30pm nightly, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
- Jan 12: ♣City of Red Wing Sheldon Memorial Auditorium, Missoula Children’s Theatre Residency Capstone Event, Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing
- Jan 17-19: ♥Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, "Three Hots and a Cot,” 7:30pm nightly, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
- Jan 20: ♣Shorewood Senior Campus, Aging ArtFully: Whirlwinds Concerts, Shorewood main campus, Rochester
- Jan 20: ♥Simon Huelsbeck, artist reception for Transplants and Transformations/ People and Places of Southeastern Minnesota, Rochester Art Center, exhibit runs through February 24
- Jan 24-26: ♥Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, "Three Hots and a Cot,” 2pm matinee, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
- Jan 25: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- Jan 27: ♥Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, "Three Hots and a Cot,” 7:30pm, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
February 2019
- Feb 1: Online Application Deadline for Emerging Artist and Advancing Artist Grants
- Feb 4: ♣Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theatre present Matinee, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Feb 7: ♣Chatfield Center for the Arts, Reception for Exhibition, Outreach, and Professional Development Program for Early Career Minnesota Artists, 1916 Gallery, Chatfield (exhibit runs for two months)
- Feb 9: ♥Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club, Southeast Minnesota Federation Festival 2019, Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester (makeup date Feb 17)
- Feb 16: ♣Valentine Concert The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Feb 17: ♣Shorewood Senior Campus, Aging ArtFully: Lady Slippers Concerts, Shorewood main campus, Rochester
- Feb 21: ♥Debra D'Souza, artist reception for Contemporary Exploration in Ancient Mosaic Practice, Rochester Art Center, Third Floor "Red" Gallery, Free Family Day Demonstration March 2, Adult Mosaic Workshop March 8 & 9, exhibit runs through March 31
- Feb 22: ♥Thomas Willis, artist reception for The Marriage of Clay Surface and Form, Northfield Arts Guild, exhibit runs through March 16
- Feb 22: ♣Commonweal Theatre Company, Outreach Project performance of Stones in His Pockets, Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Feb 22: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- Feb 23: ♣Commonweal Theatre Company, Outreach Project performance of Stones in His Pockets, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Feb 24: ♣Austin Symphony Orchestra, Requiem for the Living, Knowlton Auditorium, Austin High School, Austin
- Feb 24: ♣Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras, Winter Concert, Lourdes High School Auditorium, Rochester
March 2019
- Mar 1: ♥Leo Smith , artist reception for Driftless Sanctuary , The Outpost, downtown Winona, Minnesota, exhibit runs the entire month of March
- Mar 7: Grant Review for Individual Artist Grants submitted for February 1 deadline, mid-morning TBA, SEMAC Office, Rochester
- Mar 8: ♥Virginia Wright-Peterson, Rosie the Riveters of Minnesota: Contributions Made by Women During WWII, University of Minnesota Rochester
- Mar 8: ♣Colleen Raye Musical tribute to Patsy Cline, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Mar 10: ♣Shorewood Senior Campus, Aging ArtFully: Rochester Symphony Concerts, Shorewood main campus, Rochester
- Mar 15-16: ♥Ridgeway Community School, Prairie Fire Children's Theatre, Ridgeway Community School, Houston
- Mar 21-24: Phoenix Theatre presents The Norwegians by C. Denby Swanson, times vary, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Mar 22: ♥Paul Briggs, artist reception for Cell Persona: Incarceration’s Impact on Black Lives, Northfield Arts Guild, exhibit runs from March 21 to May 11
- Mar 26: ♣Resounding Voices Chorus, Semester Two Concert, Calvary Evangelical Free Church, Rochester
- Mar 29: ♣Commonweal Theatre Company, Outreach Project performance of Stones in His Pockets, St Mary’s University, Winona
- Mar 29: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- Mar 29: ♣Twilight Hours The Let Down Artist, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Mar 30: ♣Commonweal Theatre Company, Outreach Project Capstone Performance of Stones in His Pockets, Lourdes High School Auditorium, Rochester
- Mar 31: ♣City of Red Wing Sheldon Memorial Auditorium, Unni Boksasp Residency Capstone Event, Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing
April 2019
- Apr 1: ♥Alessandra Sulpy, artist reception for Driftless Painting Series, Rochester Art Center, exhibit runs April 4 through May 19.
- Apr 1: Online Application Deadline for Arts & Cultural Heritage, Presenter/Production Assistance, and Small Towns/Rural Areas Grants
- Apr 5: ♣Picture (Portrait) We are the Willows, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Apr 11: ♥Jonathan Allen, artist reception for Distress Cycle, Rochester Art Center, West Studio Gallery, exhibit runs through May 26
- Apr 14: Spring Concert with Sheldon Theatre Brass Band, 3pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Apr 25: ♣Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Performance Center, Arab-American Artists Series: Dreaming Under a Cedar Tree, Page Theatre, Winona
- Apr 26: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Session, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
May 2019
- May 2: Grant Review for Organizational Grants submitted for April 1 deadline, morning-afternoon TBA, SEMAC Office, Rochester
- May 4: ♣Houston Arts Resource Council, Capstone for Crystal Creek Citizen-Artist Residency, KARST Driftles Guidepost, Houston
- May 11: ♣Jeremy Messesrsmith new music from Late Stage Capitalism and Obscenely Optimistic Songs for Ukulele, 7:30pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- May 12: ♣Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras, Mothers Day Concert, Lourdes High School Auditorium, Rochester
- May 20: ♥Northfield Troubadours, Continuing to Ensure Quality in Men's Choral Singing, Bethel Lutheran Church, 1321 North Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
- May 31: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Capstone Event, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
June 2019
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Jun 11: ♣Resounding Voices Chorus, Semester Three Concert, Calvary Evangelical Free Church, Rochester
July 2019
- Jul 1: Application Window Opens for General Operating Support FY2020
- July 1: ♥Roger Boulay, artist reception for Photographs of Closed and Repurposed Miltary Sites, Gallery 24, Rochester, exhibit during gallery open hours for the month of July
- Jul 1: Online Application Deadline for Emerging Artist and Advancing Artist Grants