Join Us! Stoughton’s Syttende Mai Festival is a weekend-long celebration of Norwegian heritage featuring fun activities and cultural experiences for the whole family. Come join us for three days of amazing food and drink, arts and music, athletic competitions, kids’ activities, and even a parade steeped in centuries of NorwegianContinue Reading

Visit Us! Preston Minnesota is located along the Root River in scenic Historic Bluff Country! Also known as “Minnesota’s Trout Capital”,Preston is a family-fun destination offering visitors a variety of entertaining, educational, and recreational activities to choose from.We are home to the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery and the brand newContinue Reading

Join Us!Pieta Brown was last at Trempealeau for a sold-out co-bill show with Jeffrey Foucault and is returning with her band for her first full Pieta Brown show at The Trempealeau Hotel.Hailed as a “self-styled poetess, folk goddess, and country waif” by the BBC, Pieta Brown first came to internationalContinue Reading

Join us for Trail Days, a celebration of community, the outdoors, and the vision for the Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail—a future 100+ mile backpacking trail right here in southeast Minnesota.This family-friendly event is free and open to all. Come spend the day enjoying:🌲 Interpretive-guided and self-guided hikes through the recentlyContinue Reading

Visit US! Merrimac & Main is a nonprofit community center operating out of an historic church building. We offer free and low-cost programs in pursuit of our mission to be a space where everyone can connect, create, learn, grow, heal, & inspire together. When:May 2026 Where: 115 W. Merrimac St,Continue Reading

The Beauty of Divine Beings Dancing The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on horseback across grasslands as vast as the sky. Dynasties rise and fall—as ancient legends of love, loss, humor and valor unfold before your eyes. We set outContinue Reading

Check Us Out! Join APT Education for one-day educational explorations designed to inspire and ignite creativity for learners of all ages. Returning in 2026, our Summer Studio presents three workshop days led by an ensemble of remarkable teaching artists, topic experts and arts leaders as we get ready to embarkContinue Reading

Join Us!This season, we proudly celebrate the 30th anniversary of RENT, the groundbreaking rock musical that redefined Broadway and touched a generation. Jonathan Larson’s electrifying score and powerful storytelling follow a year in the lives of young artists and friends struggling to survive and create in New York City underContinue Reading

Join Us! Explore scenic backroads through woodlands, farmland, rolling hills and alongside the mighty Mississippi, her backwaters and tributaries. Use the map in this brochure and watch for Fresh Art Tour signs posted along your journey. Locations with the “MOON” icon will be open until 7:00pm on Friday! When:June 5,Continue Reading