Winona Outdoor Collaborative May Meet-up: Pedals + Pints

Join us for an afternoon of biking. The fun kicks off at Two Fathoms Brewing where our skilled volunteers will guide you through a some bike maintenance tips and how to check your bike for safety to ensure a smooth ride. So, BYOB (bring your own bike) and embark on a group “no drop ride” to the Flyway Trail to explore and learn about local birdlife and sloughs. You might be wondering what “no drop” means. This is a ride where no one gets left behind if a rider isn’t able to hold the pace or have a mechanical issue.

Winona Main Street Program: Parade of Trucks & Touch A Truck Event

Fire Trucks, Semi-Trucks, Buses, (toots or beeps) Parade of Trucks is back ! Check it out Saturday, May 17th from 9 a.m.-Noon on 3rd Street in the heart of Downtown Winona. This FREE, family-friendly event has all kinds of cool stuff for kids, like the opportunity to hop on and check out their favorite trucks - like the ones they see on the roads and working every day! They'll see you Saturday, May 17th 9 to Noon on third Street Winona! Made possible by Winona Main Street Program, Allstate Peterbilt and Rihm Kenworth.

Our Relative: Haha Wakpa

Join Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Anderson Center, Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, and independent cartographer Margaret Pearce for an evening dedicated to Dakota experiences and knowledge of Haha Wakpa, River of the Falls. This event is a part of the Mississippi Dialogues Project.

This event is free and open to all and held at the Tower View Barn at the Anderson Center. A light dinner will be served.

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2025 AP Anderson Award Gala

Join Anderson Center as we celebrate Gary Hines, the 2025 A.P. Anderson Awardee!

Enjoy a full meal and an inspiring program.

The Award is named for Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson and celebrates an individual who has made significant contributions to arts and culture in the state of Minnesota.

Learn more about Hines’ accomplishments, the history of the A.P. Anderson Award, and see a list of past honorees.

Alebrijes Exhibition: Building the Dream World

Experience the colorful, fantastical world of alebrijes and see how artists create these engaging creatures!

Anderson Center is pleased to partner with the Minnesota Latino Museum to present the exhibition Alebrijes: Building the Dream World. An alebrije is an imaginary creature that possesses elements from different animals. They originated in the 1930s from the vivid dreams of Mexico City artist Pedro Linares. You may have seen them in the 2017 Disney/Pixar film “Coco,” which increased their exposure in the United States.

Victorian Garden Tea

Step through the garden gate into the past and delight in the traditions of a Victorian afternoon tea in the Meighen kitchen garden. Immerse yourself in the enchanting Language of Flowers - a tradition used during the Victorian era to convey secret messages through floral arrangements. Create your own message with flowers in the cut flower garden to give to someone.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Clamor no more, the “Trocks” are back! “The World’s Foremost Gender-Skewering Comic Ballet Company”—famed for performing polished parodies of classical ballet en pointe and en travesti—continues its quest for global adoration after more than 50 fantastic years of artistic hilarity. Dance aficionados, drag lovers, and novices to both art forms alike will revel in the technical skill and uproarious antics of the Trocks, as they are affectionately known.

Kimberly Akimbo

A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), Kimberly Akimbo is the winner of five Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Direction, Best Book and Best Director.

The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy

A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia.

Stop Kiss

ONE MOMENT CHANGED THEIR LIVES FOREVER
Sara and Callie's first kiss should have been the start to a new romance. Instead, their lives changed in ways neither could have predicted. Jumping backward and forward in time, the two are forced to look at the little moments that built their relationship and decide if they were meant to be or if they should cut their losses. Don’t miss this Obie- and GLAAD Media Award-winning play by Diana Son!

June 12-29, 2025, at Gremlin Theatre in Saint Paul. Opening night is June 14!

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