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July 15 - 17, Winona

Along the banks of the Mississippi, water influences nearly everything. Visit Winona, the Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona County Historical Society, MN Marine Art Museum, Pickwick Mill, Frozen River Film Festival and the City of Winona, will celebrate the arts, historic and outdoor heritage of Winona.

  • The Great River Shakespeare Festival is offering three productions over three days; A Midsummer Night's Dream (Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 pm), Henry IV: Part 1 (Friday, July 15 at 2:00 pm and Sunday, July 17 at 2:00 pm), and The Fantasticks (Friday July 15 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, July 16 at 2:00 pm). There will also be Festival Morning Q and A at the Acoustic Cafe on Saturday at 10:00am and the Shakespeare Symposium at Winona State University on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. For information and tickets contact 507-474-7900 or visit www.grsf.org
  • The Winona County Historical Society is displaying two exhibits at the Winona County History Center, Steamboats Models of the Mississippi and Minnesota on the Map. There will beFamily Gallery Activities all weekend and a FREE performance by the Songs of Hope International Choir Concert on Saturday, July 15, at 2:00 p.m. $1 off admission to the Museum. For more information, contact 507-454-2723 or visit www.winonahistory.or
  • The Frozen River Film Festival is sponsoring an Iraqi Art Exhibit; "Navigating the Aftermath" at the Winona County History Center featuring Iraqi artists with an opening reception on Saturday from 4:00 pm- 7:00 p.m. The film "The Unreturned", produced by the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project, will be shown for FREE at the Winona County History Center at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 17.
  • The City of Winona Park and Recreation Department is offering FREE watercraft rental at Lake Lodge at Lake Winona. Friday: 4- 8pm and Saturday/Sunday from 1-6 pm.
  • Pickwick Mill is offering FREE admission on Saturday (10 am – 5 pm) and Sunday (11 am- 5 pm). For more information contact 507-457-0499 or visit www.pickwickmill.org
  • The FREE Wild River Family Fest on July 16 from 10:30 am-1:00pm is offering outdoor and indoor family activities provided in partnership with the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge, Whitewater State Park and the Winona State University Geology Department. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum displays historical Marine Art, Hudson River School paintings, Impressionism and regional contemporary exhibitions. $1 off admission Friday-Sunday. For more information contact: 507-474-6625 or visit www.minnesotamarineart.org
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