CALENDAR
Featuring events supported with SEMAC funds (noted with a ♥), Legacy funds (noted with a ♣) and other regional arts activities.
March 2019
- 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 22: Riverside Concerts presents Cherish the Ladies, 7:30pm, Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall, Rochester
- Mar 23: ♣Lanesboro Arts Center, Canvas Clash Art Making Crawl, Commonweal Theatre Events Hall, Lanesboro
- Mar 24: ♣Resounding Voices, Semester Two Concert, Calvary Evangelical Free Church, Rochester
- March 25: Online LOI for Apr 1 Organizational Grants must be submitted by this date
- Mar 25-May 4: 18th Annual Poet Artist Collaboration exhibit, Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota
- 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 30: Winona Symphony Spring Concert featuring guest artist Clara Osowski, 7:30pm, WSU Harriet Johnson Auditorium, Winona
- Mar 30: ♣Closing Reception, 2-4pm, In Place: Residency as Artistic Utopia, Anderson Center at Tower View, Red Wing
- 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 5-6: Matchbox Children's Theatre presents House at Pooh Corner, 7pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Apr 6: ♥Rochester Chamber Music Society, Fanfare and Fireworks!, Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester
- Apr 7: Matchbox Children's Theatre presents House at Pooh Corner, 2pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Apr 8: ♣World Music Series presents Sondorgo, 5pm, Rochester Public Library, Rochester
- Apr 9: ♣World Music Series presents Sondorgo, 2pm, 125 Live, Rochester
- Apr 9: ♣World Music Series presents Sondorgo, 7pm, Rochester Civic Theatre Black Box, Rochester
- Apr 8-May 3: Senior Capstone Exhibitions, WSU Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona
- Apr 12: ♥Jonathan Allen, artist reception for Distress Cycle, Rochester Art Center, West Studio Gallery, exhibit runs through May 18
- Apr 11: ♣Northfield Public Library, Poetry Night, Northfield Public LIbrary, Northfield
- Apr 12-20: ♥Rochester International Film Group, 24th Annual Rochester International Film Festival, Marcus Wehrenberg Rochester Cinema, Rochester
- Apr 12-20: ♣Red Wing Art Association, Graffiti as an Artform, Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery, Red Wing
- Apr 12-May 18: ♥Jonathan Allen, artist reception for Distress Cycle, Rochester Art Center, West Studio Gallery, Rochester
- Apr 13: Rochester Dance Company, Sleeping Beauty, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester
- Apr 13: ♣Red Wing Art Association, Opening Reception for Graffiti as an Artform, Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery, Red Wing
- Apr 14: Spring Concert with Sheldon Theatre Brass Band, 3pm, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Apr 15: Submission Deadline, Northern Woods Exhibition, Eden Prairie
- Apr 20: Artist reception for 18th Annual Poet Artist Collaboration exhibit, Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota
- 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
- Apr 26-28: ♥Bluff Country Studio Art Tour, Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2019, 10am-5pm, Lanesboro Community Center, Lanesboro
- Apr 28: ♣Rochester Music Guild, 55th Scholarship Competition, Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester
May 2019
- May 2: Grant Review for Organizational Grants submitted for April 1 deadline, morning-afternoon TBA, SEMAC Office, Rochester
- May 3-4: Mid West Music Fest, Music Fest Live Music Production, downtown Winona
- May 3-19: ♣Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, Don’t Talk to the Actors, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
- May 4: ♣Houston Arts Resource Council, Capstone for Crystal Creek Citizen-Artist Residency, KARST Driftles Guidepost, Houston
- May 5: ♣Rochester Male Chorus, RMC and Minnesota Boys' Choir Join Voices, Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester
- May 5: ♥Austin Symphony Orchestra, Celebrate Tony Ross, Knowlton Auditorium, Austin High School, Austin
- May 9: ♣Minnesota Marine Art Museum, opening reception for Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona
- May 9-Sep 1: ♣Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona
- 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 13: ♥John Wells, artist reception for Contrasting Colors, Red Wing Arts, Red Wing
- May 13- Jun 29: ♥John Wells, exhibition Contrasting Colors, Red Wing Arts, Red Wing
- May 15-Jun 29: ♥Carley McHenry, Collecting Roots, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- May 15: Saint Olaf College, Nadia Boulanger Play and Vocal Master Class, Urness Recital Hall, Christiansen Hall of Music, St Olaf College, Northfield
- May 15-16: ♥Winona State University College of Education, Young Writers Conference 2019, Somsen and Minne' Halls, Winona State University, Winona
- May 17: ♥Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association, Music Workshops and Ensemble Compositions, Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester
- May 17-19: ♥Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association, SEMBA 2019 Bluegrass Festival, Cushon’s Peak Campground, Houston
- May 18: ♥Art on the Ave, Art on the Ave 2019, 800 block of 6th Ave SE Slatterly Park Neighborhood, Rochester
- May 18: Syttende Mai, Musikk Fest 2019, Fest Building Park, Spring Grove
- May 20: ♥Northfield Troubadours, Continuing to Ensure Quality in Men's Choral Singing, Bethel Lutheran Church, 1321 North Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
- May 25: ♥Lyon Smith, Capstone Event for Driftless Sanctuary, Outpost, Winona
- May 31: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, ArtRocks Open Jam Capstone Event, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- May 31: ♣Art4Trails, Expanding Rochester Public Art Partnerships 2019, Zumbro River Trail, Rochester
June 2019
- Jun 5: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jun 6: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Summer Concert, City Park Bandshell, Chatfield
- Jun 11: ♣Resounding Voices Chorus, Semester Three Concert, Calvary Evangelical Free Church, Rochester
- Jun 12: ♥Austin Community Band, Summer Concert in the Park, Bandshell Park, Austin
- Jun 12: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jun 12-30: ♣Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Stringwood Chamber Music Festival, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro
- Jun 13: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Summer Concert, City Park Bandshell, Chatfield
- Jun 15: ♣Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Open Music Day for Stringwood Chamber Music Festival, Eagle Bluff, Lanesboro
- Jun 19: ♥Austin Community Band, Summer Concert in the Park, Bandshell Park, Austin
- Jun 19: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jun 19: ♥Jessalyn Finch, artist talk for Shadow Form: The Human Body’s Secret Life, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Jun 20: ♥Daniel Kallman, Our Children, Our World: Intergenerational Concert, Northfield Middle School, Northfield
- Jun 20: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Summer Concert with the Notochords, City Park Bandshell, Chatfield
- Jun 20: ♥Cannon Falls Community Band, free public concert, ArtOrg Pavillion, Cannon Falls Fun Fest
- Jun 21: ♥Lanesboro Barn Dance, 2019 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series, DreamAcres Farm, Wykoff
- Jun 20-30: ♣Summerset Community Theatre, The Little Mermaid, Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Austin
- Jun 24: Online LOI for Apr 1 Individual Artist Grants must be submitted by this date
- Jun 24: ♥Southeast Minnesota Suzuki Association, Music Workshops and Ensemble Compositions, Rochesterfest, Soldiers Field Park, Rochester
- Jun 24: ♣World Music Series presents Salsa del Soul, 7:30pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Jun 25: ♣World Music Series presents Salsa del Soul Latin percussion workshop at 3pm and Latin horn workshop at 4pm, Rochesterfest Tent, Rochester
- Jun 25: ♣World Music Series presents Salsa del Soul capstone concert, 7pm, Rochesterfest Main Stage, Rochester
- Jun 26: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jun 26: ♣City of Rochester Music Department, World Music Mini-Residency, Söndörgő, Rochester Public Library and Paramount Theatre of Austin
- Jun 26: ♥Austin Community Band, Summer Concert in the Park, Bandshell Park, Austin
- Jun 27: ♣City of Rochester Music Department, World Music Concert, Söndörgő, Castle Community, Rochester
- Jun 27: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Patriotic Concert, City Park Bandshell, Chatfield
- Jun 29: ♣Northfield Arts Guild, We Are Water, Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield
- Jun 29: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert & Program, Chatfield Center for the Arts, Chatfield
- Jun 30: ♥Austin Community Band, Community Jazz Bands Concert, Bandshell Park, Austin
July 2019
- Jul 1: Online Application Deadline for Emerging Artist and Advancing Artist Grants
- Jul 1: Application Window Opens for General Operating Support FY2020
- Jul 3: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jul 4: ♥Cannon Falls Community Band, 4th of July Parade, Cannon Falls
- Jul 4: ♥Austin Community Band, Summer Concert in the Park, Bandshell Park, Austin
- Jul 9: ♣Lanesboro Arts Center, Surprise Sculpture and Youth Songwriting, Commonweal Theatre Events Hall, Lanesboro
- Jul 10: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jul 11: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Summer Concert, City Park Bandshell, Chatfield
- Jul 11-13: ♣Lanesboro Arts Center, Variety Show & Adult Songwriting, Commonweal Theatre Events Hall, Lanesboro
- Jul 11-20: ♥Albert Lea Community Theatre, Summer Musical State Fair, Marion Ross
- Jul 12: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Children's Theatre—101 Dalmations, 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Jul 12: ♥Jessalyn Finch, artist reception for Shadow Form: The Human Body’s Secret Life, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Jul 12-28: ♣Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, Summer Show, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
- Jul 13: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Children's Theatre—101 Dalmations, 1pm & 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- JJul 17: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jul 18: ♥Cannon Falls Community Band, free public concert, Wine and Art Festival, Cannon Falls
- Jul 18: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Concert, Care Center, Chatfieldul 16- Aug 31: ♥Richard Swanson, exhibition Light Chasers: An Intersection of Science and Art, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Jul 20: ♥Lanesboro Barn Dance, 2019 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series, DreamAcres Farm, Wykoff
- Jul 23: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances, community venue TBA, Winona
- Jul 24: ♣Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, Opening Doors to Art, Greenvale Park Elementary School, Northfield
- Jul 24: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Jul 25: ♥Chatfield Brass Band, 50th Anniversary Summer Concert with surprise guest group, City Park Bandshell, Chatfield
- Jul 25: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances, community venue TBA, Winona
- Jul 25-Aug 4: ♣Summerset Community Theatre, Mamma Mia!, Frank W. Bridges Theatre, Austin
- Jul 28: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances, community venue TBA, Winona
- Jul 31: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances, Winona State University Performing Arts Center, Winona
- Jul 31: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
August 2019
- Aug 1: ♥Richard Swanson, opening reception and artist talk for Light Chasers: An Intersection of Science and Art, Castle Community Turret Gallery, Rochester
- Aug 1-4: Vintage Band Festival, Bridge Square, Northfield
- Aug 1-30: ♥Richard Swanson, Light Chasers: An Intersection of Science and Art, Castle Community Turret Gallery, Rochester
- Aug 1-Sep 15: ♣Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, Opening Doors to Art, Community Resource Center, Northfield
- Aug 2-3: ♣Great River Shakespeare Festival, Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances, Winona State University Performing Arts Center, Winona
- Aug 2: ♥Isabella Rose, Baggage: Immigrants, 6:30pm, Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield
- Aug 7: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Aug 10: ♣Sheldon Theatre Brass Band, 30th Anniversary Concert, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing
- Aug 14: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Aug 15-21 Bridge Chamber Music Festival, Bridge Square, Northfield
- Aug 16: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Children's Theatre—Madascar, 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Aug 16-17: Matchbox Children's Theatre presents Yankee Doodle A Musical Review, 7pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Aug 17: ♥Lanesboro Barn Dance, 2019 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series, DreamAcres Farm, Wykoff
- Aug 17: ♣Paradise Center for the Arts, Children's Theatre—Madascar, 1pm & 7pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Aug 18: Matchbox Children's Theatre presents Yankee Doodle A Musical Review, 2pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Aug 20: ♣World Music Series presents Connla, 12pm, Rochester Public Library, Rochester
- Aug 21: ♣World Music Series presents Connla, 2pm, 125 Live, Rochester
- Aug 21: ♣World Music Series presents Connla, 7pm, Lincolnshire Park, Rochester
- Aug 21: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Aug 24-25: ♣Austin Area Commission for the Arts, Kids Visual Arts Education 2019, Austin ArtWorks Center, Austin
- Aug 25: ♣Friends of Whitewater State Park, Theater in the Park, Whitewater State Park Picnic Grounds
- Aug 28: Berne Summer Concert Series, Two Concerts 5-9pm, grounds of Zwingli Church, West Concord
- Aug 29: ♣Northfield Arts & Culture Commission, Sidewalk Poetry: New Voices, Bridge Square, downtown Northfield
- Aug 31: ♥Tony Cuchetti, Inspired Collusion: Fine Art Interpreted Thru Song, Red Wing Arts, Red Wing
September 2019
- Sep 7: ♥Lanesboro Barn Dance, 2019 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series, DreamAcres Farm, Wykoff
- Sep 13: ♥Michon Weeks, opening reception and artist talk for Other Hearts: Tales of 18 Outstate Minnesota Lives, 6-8pm, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Sep 13: ♥Eric Anderson, Fantasy for Eleven Fingers, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Sep 13- Oct 26: ♥Michon Weeks, exhibition Other Hearts: Tales of 18 Outstate Minnesota Lives, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Sep 20: ♥Carley McHenry, artist reception for Collecting Roots exhibition, 6-8pm, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Sep 20-Nov 2: ♥Carley McHenry, Collecting Roots exhibition, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Sep 21: ♥Linda Rossi, Photographic Puzzles of Rice County, 11-3pm, Northfield Public Library, Northfield
- Sep 22: ♥Linda Rossi, Photographic Puzzles of Rice County, 1-4pm, Northfield Public Library, Northfield
- Sep 24: Online LOI for Apr 1 Organizational Grants must be submitted by this date
- Sep 28: ♣Northfield Public Library, Northfield Poet Laureate 2019, Northfield Public LIbrary, Northfield
October 2019
- Oct 1: Online Application Deadline for Arts & Cultural Heritage, Presenter/Production Assistance, and Small Towns/Rural Areas Grants
- Oct 1- Nov 15: ♥Tami Resler, exhibition Out of the Woods, Into the Fire, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Oct 3-5: Rural Arts & Culture Summit, Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids, MN
- Oct 4: ♥Tami Resler, opening reception, artist talk and pottery classes for Out of the Woods, Into the Fire, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
- Oct 4-20: ♣Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, Fall Play, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
November 2019
- Nov 8: ♥Roger Boulay, artist reception for Photographs of Closed and Repurposed Miltary Sites, 6-8pm, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Nov 8-Dec 31: ♥Roger Boulay, Photographs of Closed and Repurposed Miltary Sites, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Nov 20: ♣World Music Series presents Ladama, 7:30pm, Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin
- Nov 21: ♣World Music Series presents Ladama, 2pm, location TBA, Rochester
- Nov 21: ♣World Music Series presents Ladama, 7pm, Rochester Civic Theatre Black Box, Rochester
- Nov 22-Dec 8: ♣Rochester Repertory Theatre Company, Holiday Play, Rochester Repertory Theatre, Rochester
January 2020
- Jan 17: ♥Jessalyn Finch artist reception Shadow Form: The Human Body’s Secret Life, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
- Jan 17- Feb 29: ♥Jessalyn Finch exhibition Shadow Form: The Human Body’s Secret Life, Rochester Art Center, Rochester