Visit the Rosemount Steeple Center and vote for your favorite quilts.
Check out the unique styles, various categories, and great patterns.
Some quilts are available for sale.
All are Welcome. Free admission
(voluntary donation $2)
September 12 – 17
Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday – 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Rosemount Steeple Center
14375 S Robert Trl.
Rosemount, MN 55068
Sponsored by Rosemount Area Arts Council
“We will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center while promoting literacy throughout our community. We will construct 8 Little Free Libraries during the event.”
Attendees will be invited to help with the assembly. Little Free Library founder Todd Bol will be in attendance to help Friends of Freedom Park celebrate this important milestone.
Please bring a book or two for our book exchange table.
We hope to see you there!
Saturday, July 30, 2016 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center at Freedom Park
200 Monroe Street
Prescott, WI 54021
715-262-0104
Join the Wonderful Golden Tones led by Steffen Sylvander – a 7-piece band playing all your favorite dance music: Polkas, foxtrot, swing, waltzes, Latin, cha-cha, country and much more.
Special guests, Cody Arndtson and Elizabeth Hurley will demonstrate a ballroom dance at 3:00 p.m. and invite dancers to learn some popular steps.
Hastings Rotary Pavilion
Rivertown Days Free Event
Friday, July 15th, 2-5 pm
For more info contact Kelly at KDWA (651) 437-1460
On June 4, 2016 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. the Friends of LeDuc and Historic Hastings will sponsor their Annual Rhubarb Festival.
Rhubarb will reign as the main feature of this event – bunches of fresh rhubarb, potted rhubarb plants and baked rhubarb treats will all be offered for sale. Sharing the stage with rhubarb this year will be herbs. There will be demonstrations on how to use various herbs in salads and cooking and suggestions for which herbs to include in your own garden to provide sanctuary and food for bees and butterflies. A variety of potted herbs will be offered for sale as well.
This family event also offers an opportunity to engage in art projects, story time, games and walks in the woods. The LeDuc chickens will be providing their usual entertainment and visitors may encounter costumed entertainers as well.
Entrance to the LeDuc grounds is free.
The LeDuc house will be open for guided tours at scheduled times and rates, information available at www.dakotahistory.org.
LeDuc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion Street, Hastings, MN 55033
The LeDuc Historic Estate is owned by the City of Hastings and managed by Dakota County Historical Society.
Update 26 May 2016: the morning LIVE broadcast option has been cancelled, but the Open House will continue as scheduled.
“First off, thank you to everyone that volunteered to come out to the site so early on Saturday. Unfortunately, despite having a number of people volunteer, Fox 9 was looking for a much larger crowd. Again, thank you to everyone for volunteering your time (and your family). We look forward to seeing you at the event and if you’d like to help, we still have plenty of opportunities left!” Executive Director DCHS
Dakota County Historical Society (DCHS) is excited about their upcoming Open House on Sat., May 28, 2016.
Sibley Historic Site Open House
Date: Sat., May 28, 2016, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: 1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy. Mendota, MN 55120
Contact: 651-452-1596 sibleyhistoricsite@mnhs.org
Cost: Free
This free event is a co-operative event sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council, Robert Trail Library, Friends of Robert Trail Library and the City of Rosemount.
Saturday, January 16th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Events include:
Photo opportunities with members of the 501st
Star Wars Lego and action figure display (in a secure area)
Library book display
Video games
Lego robotics demonstration
Lego building
Droid making
Saber battles
Star Wars activity tables, Trivia contest, Costume contest, and Caricatures
There will be drawings for door prizes, video game winners, trivia contest winners, costume contest and also for bringing in your Lego Star Wars model or action figures.
For more information, please visit RAAC
“In The Garden” actors Andrew Wheeler and Michael Venske perform a scene as brothers Peter and Jamie Monsetin, disagreeing over a course of action for their father, Arthur.
Allina Health, The Lutheran Home Campus and The Onion Grille in partnership with The St. Croix Valley Foundation will launch The Remember Project in Hastings and Prescott this fall.
The Remember Project is a pilot program intended to stimulate a community conversation around dementia and the most well-known form of memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease. The project takes a unique approach to building awareness, sharing information, and inviting authentic community conversations. Read More
Hastings and Prescott will host three special performance events – each starting with a different short play performed by a professional, traveling cast. Audience members will watch the play and participate in a facilitated conversation.
The performances are free of charge and the schedule is included below:
Play 1: Steering into the Skid. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Prescott City Hall
Play 2: Riding the Waves. Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at The Onion Grille
Play 3: In the Garden. Thursday, November 5, 2015 at The Onion Grille
The Hastings plays will be performed in the Sibley Room, at the Onion Grille. There will be a special pre-order lunch served that day:
1. Chicken Salad- $12.99 2. Bacon Cheeseburger- $11.99 3. Turkey Club- $10.99
To place your RSVP and pre-order your lunch, please call Bre with your choice at 651-468-9290 by October 23rd.
The event will feature the work of several artists who have been inspired by the beauty of the Mississippi River. It is being held in partnership with the National Park Service, which manages the National Mississippi River and Recreation Area, a 72-mile corridor along the river from Hastings to Dayton. The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year.
The event includes:
* A concert of river songs by Lockwood, Rivard and Rivard. The trio consists of Sarah Lockwood, a seasoned musician, professional accompanist and owner of Blessings Academy of Arts and Music and Hastings Arts Center, and Pete and Carrie Rivard of Shotgun Johnson and the Mississippi Seven, a popular band that performs locally and throughout the Upper Midwest.
* Watercolor painting demonstration by nationally acclaimed artist Andy Evansen, owner of Evansen Art Studio in Hastings and newly awarded signature member of the American Watercolor Society.
* Book reading by author and journalist Tim Spitzack. Spitzack will read an excerpt from his new book “Reflections from the Riverfront: Essays on Life in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area,” released May 1.
* Improv performance by Black Dirt Theatre. A hilarious and entertaining skit using a Mississippi River theme.
* Artist meet-and-greet.
This free event will be held on the bank of the Mississippi River in Jaycee Park. Free refreshments will be provided. Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket. In case of rain, the event will be held at the Hastings Arts Center, 216 E. Fourth St., Hastings.