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“Weekly Arts & Culture Calendar”
Thursday, June 20th through Sunday, June 23rd
The Polk County Historical Society Quilt Show will be held
from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 22nd at the
Polk County Museum in Crookston, Minnesota – along
Highway 2 East – on the east end of the city.
Open all summer long is the Red River Valley Natural
History Area…85 acres of prairie, aspen and cottonwood
forest, willow swamp and a cattail marsh… less than a mile
west of the University of Minnesota Crookston campus.
The 2019 Norman County Fair in Ada, Minnesota kicked
off on Wednesday, June 19th and runs through Saturday,
June 22nd. It’s the 124th year of the fair – the first
county fair in Northwest Minnesota for the summer
season.
More info at: normancountyfair.com.

Glen Braget catches up with Laura Stengrim of Visit Thief River Falls to give a look into of some of the regional and statewide tourism organizations that both Laura and Visit Thief River Falls are involved with to help further the mission of creating successful regional/statewide tourism campaigns.

Don Merkens of Ada, MN, President of the Norman County Fair Board, shares details of the upcoming Norman County Fair in Ada – the 124th year of
the fair.

Guest: Shannon Christenson of Hallock, MN
Topic: A native of Kittson County in Northwest Minnesota, Shannon
Christenson loves to teach at Kittson County Central School (Hallock,
MN), and among her favorite subjects is art in its various mediums.
Thanks to a grant from the NW Minnesota Arts Council, Shannon will
direct a “Camp Art” in late June for regional students Kindergarten
through the 8th grade. She shares details of the camp and the list of
activities that will take place.

Guest: Alicia Spilde of Karlstad, MN
Topic: Spilde is an illustrator and mixed media artist in Karlstad. She has
a piece of art in the NWMAC “Parenthood” exhibit, at the NWMAC
gallery in East Grand Forks, MN. Alicia regularly has art in NW
Minnesota Art Exhibitions sponsored by the NWMAC. She also has a
“We Are Water” piece in St. Paul, as part of the State Art’s Board
Exhibition “A Creative Investment, Celebrating 10 Years of Legacy Art
and Impact.