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Lanesboro Arts is Partying Hard — the only way they know how, by creating beautiful art for the community and beyond, educating kids in art and bringing arts awareness front and center.
Rhythms on the Root is back on Saturday, July 8. Enjoy the beauty of Gateway Park, right on the Root River, with Sleeping Jesus. Sleeping Jesus has various tracks that all tether back to some big emotions, like feeling out of place in your own life. Despite the depths of their messages, their spin on pop music has been uplifting listeners for many years as they have continued to develop in their style. The concert takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general admission for individuals age 13+ and $15 for Lanesboro Arts Members (free for 12 and under, but ticket still required). Seating will be first-come, first-served general admission. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket to sit on in the park!
Lanesboro Arts Surprise Sculpture is back! Since 2013, Surprise Sculpture has provided free arts education opportunities for local students. For six weeks each summer, Lanesboro Arts staff and volunteers lead participants in constructing large-scale, site-specific sculptures for public spaces using a mixture of upcycled, recycled, and fine art materials. Surprise Sculpture is held every other Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the second floor studio space at the St. Mane Theatre. This year help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Lanesboro Arts Gallery by completing a series of 30th Anniversary themed art projects!
Lanesboro Arts is hosting youth, ages 12-17, for Lanesboro Arts Open Studio hour! Attendees are welcome to use its space and materials (or bring your own). With the help and supervision of Lanesboro Arts staff, young artists can follow their creative curiosity wherever it may lead. This is a free open studio for artists and friends to create whatever and however they want! Open Studio is held every other Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m., right after Surprise Sculpture! No registration or participation fee is required for either Surprise Sculpture or Open Studio. (Tuesdays, July 11 and 25)
Lanesboro Arts Canvas Clash is the Lanesboro equivalent to the Final Four, or perhaps the ThunderDome? Six painters enter, one painter leaves…with bragging rights! As part of their continuing celebration of Lanesboro Arts’ 30th Anniversary, the arts center is taking over Sylvan Brewing on Thursday, July 13. Tournament-style, 20-minute rounds will be held, with attendees voting on the winner of each round. $20 gets you a ticket to the event and a drink ticket to this rowdy art throw-down where you decide who made the best 20 minute art work between Steve DeLaitsch, Joan Finnegan, Jamie Harper, Stena Lieb, Hannah Tolgren, and Alan Wiltgen! Get tickets by Clicking Here.
Lanesboro Arts Gallery is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with a juried group show of some of the hundreds of the region's most talented creators who have shown their work at the galleries at Lanesboro Arts (and Cornucopia Gallery before that). The show runs through August 13 with a special anniversary reception on the evening of Saturday, July 15. This special gallery anniversary reception will include storytelling from artists, staff and community members who have been a part of the gallery’s rich history; a special poetry reading from Whalan poet and artist Diane Knight; and live music as well.
Lanesboro Arts is proud to present the 30th Anniversary Gallery After Hours Celebration, happening on Saturday, July 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the High Court Pub back patio. This event directly follows the anniversary reception and invites guests to keep the celebration going with more live music from Nathan’s Jazzers featuring Mariah Ciangiola, and socializing on the back patio of neighboring High Court Pub!
Whalan’s Music in the Bluffs concert is this Saturday, July 8! Grab a slice of pie and a sandwich from The Aroma Pie Shoppe and don’t forget a souvenir from the Whalan Depot. There's no standin' still at Whalan's 2023 Music in the Bluffs. Enjoy the rockin' rhythm and blues of the Rutabaga Brothers with featured vocalist Mariah Ciangiola from 4 to 7 p.m.. This concert is FREE and open to the public and will be located at the Whalan park gazebo. Food and beverages will be available beginning at 3:30, including free samples of the Norwegian favorite - rommegrot. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Previews for “Women in Jeopardy” continue with the Fillmore County Free Night TONIGHT, July 6. The play, by Wendy MacLeod, opens on Friday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. with an opening night party to follow the performance. Don’t forget “Pay What You Can” night on July 13.
The Commonweal will be closed on Saturday, July 8, due to a company event. (Congratulations, Brandt and Elizabeth!) "Deathtrap" performances will resume in rep starting Friday, July 14. Desperate for a hit, a washed-up playwright will do anything to resuscitate his dying career. This devilishly clever thriller will have you on the edge of your till the final bow.
Eagle Bluff Summer High Ropes Challenge opportunities take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, July 8, July 22 and Monday, July 10. Buy tickets in advance on eaglebluff.org/events. Maneuver 30 feet in the air through a series of towers connected by various cables, ropes and log events! Do this all while enjoying the best view of southeastern Minnesota!
Remember - the Farmers Market is open every Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., in Sylvan Park, from now through October. Find produce, baked goods, plants, canned goods and so much more!
Summer Sundays are back at Sylvan Brewing! Every Sunday will include delicious farm-to-table food from the Driftless Trading Post. Live music will be featured all summer long as well. The recently unretired Greg Gall is all about that acoustic folk and rock from the ‘70s and beyond and will perform this Sunday, July 9. The Driftless Troubadours will bring their varied approaches to songwriting together on Sunday, July 16. On these hot summer days, grab a nice refreshing Lanesbrew, and a sandwich from the Driftless Trading Post and enjoy the tunes!
The summer reading program at the Lanesboro Public Library features family activities on Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. and storytime on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Some of the fun family programs coming up include Creature Teacher on July 11 and the National Eagle Center on July 25.
Norwegian Movie Night will be held on Thursday, July 6, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Sons of Norway Hall. Free and open to the public, this annual movie night promises to be a fun time with light refreshments provided.
The Lanesboro Barn Dance returns to town at the Sons of Norway Hall on Saturday, July 22! It will be a raucous square dance that’s still fun for the whole family. Live music and live calling make for a fun, interactive night of dance and fun from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Admission is $8. Caller is Pop Wagner/Shawn Glidden with music by Pop, Shawn and Bob Bovee.
The Lanesboro Community Theater is currently rehearsing for its upcoming production of “The Sound of Music” on July 21, 22 and 23, as well as the following weekend, July 28, 29 and 30. Come enjoy laughter, sadness, drama and wonderful music as the actors recreate a fascinating musical. Tickets are available at the Parkway Market and Coffeehouse.
Audacious Raw Theatre has been bringing original work to Lanesboro for the last seven years. They gather artists from all walks of life, and teach devised theatre making. This year they are partnering with Lanesboro Arts and Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center to bring folks together to a common ground. The first theme is Surf and Turf - Stories of Water and the Earth, focusing on stories of land and water stewardship. Friday, July 14, from 7 p.m. to sunset. An encore performance is set for Sunday, July 16, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Live July is trucking along at the High Court Pub with lots of opportunities to see live music. Mike Munson returns to the High Court on Friday, July 7, for a treat of another great night of music. Orchard Jane will bring the fun the next night, Saturday, July 8. Ryan Howe is going to put on a show like you have not seen before at the High Court on July 14. Finally, enjoy a double header on July 15 with Charlie Warner from 3 to 6 p.m. and Nathans Jazzers from 7 to 9 p.m.
For Tuesday Trivia at the High Court Pub, Wyatt told me to figure it out and I did ok on America’s Birthday, the topic was just “4th.” There was one question about the holiday classic “Independence Day” but not its 2016 sequel “Independence Day: Resurgence.” So I think next week’s July 11 topic, “Lanesboro Arts and Crafts,” is going to have at least one deep cut question about Lanesboro Arts, their history and more, in celebration of its 30th anniversary, and possibly one question covering the craft of painting minis for Warhammer 40k. July 18’s topic is Summer-Time-Blues, so brush up on your summer Glau, (excellent) time based Tunage and everyone’s favorite blue cartoon mystery solving doggo. Finally, on July 25, (the day before Wyatt’s birthday) the topic is “Go-Shorty-It’s-My-Birthday,” and be ready for at least one question about the work of Curtis James Jackson III (50 Cent). Those are, again, just guesses. Trivia at the High Court is very accessible, the hosts do a great job of finding broad enough topics that lots of folks do quite well. There’s lots of prizes to be had (including $25 dollars in drink tokens to the winning team, but also lots of other stuff for runners ups and a trophy every week)!
Trivia at The Bite in Harmony is Monday, July 10, and will feature comic (books), SNL and the ‘80s, a truly eclectic group of categories. $25 dollar gift card grand prize and drink tokens awarded in between rounds. Pizza, Burgers and delicious fried foods. There’s also a full bar and more. It’s a fun evening for the whole family. Trivia starts at 6:30 p.m.
Sinkhole Saturday is grooving along at Karst Brewing in Fountain. On Saturday, July 8, Justin Jacobson will be playing and True Smoke BBQ will be serving up the meats. And just around the corner is Nathan’s Jazzers on July 22. Also, don’t sleep on Twisted Barrel Wood Fire Pizza, being served on Friday, July 28. Grab yourself a Top of the Trail and a nice wood fire za! Of course, don’t forget the rotating bi-weekly Bing-via…tri-go? Bingo every first and third Thursday of the month and Trivia the second and fourth. Bingo is tonight (July 6) and again on July 20, and Trivia is next Thursday, July 13, and again on July 27.
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