Arts & Culture

The Taste of the Arts tour is Saturday and Sunday. Find maps at Sunrise Foods or Wildflower Cottage in Bemidji or online.

Cultures, Arts and Humanities on the Iron Range, or CHAIR, is the new name for the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia. Their mission is to provide opportunities for people of all ages across the Iron Range.

The Brainerd-based organization already budgeted the $20,000 to support its summer opera production, and it will need to make up the funding elsewhere.

The nonprofit will recognize its anniversary with an event on May 8, 2025, at Passport, formerly known as Sage on Laurel, in downtown Brainerd.

Volunteer photographer Lorie Shaull documented the maple syrup season this year. She visited three hobby maple sugaring sites, capturing the process's creativity and the end product's sweet rewards.

MacRostie Art Center presents "Expressions," with mixed media artwork by youths in residential treatment programs of North Homes Children and Family Services. The opening reception is April 4, 2025.

Bemidji Community Theater presents their production of Stephen King’s “Misery.” Directors Sasha Almendinger and Derrick Houle joined “Area Voices” to discuss why the classic is more relevant than ever.

Filmmaker, musician and painter David Lynch died Jan. 15, 2025. Producer Andrew Dziengel talks about his history with the filmmaker and the legacy he leaves behind.

The new musical “Water from Snow” will be at the Rail River Folk School in spring 2025. Producer/director/writer Janet Preus joined “Area Voices” to discuss theater's collaborative process.

Each year, the city of Grand Rapids recognizes businesses, organizations and individuals for their commitment to the arts through the Mayor’s Art Award.