Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

Tickets:
$15; $13
Boxoffice: 715/235-0001

“Few topics are as ripe for parody as evangelical Christian youth groups. Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb, the two “inspired and inspiring” men who make up acoustic Christian folk duo God’s Pottery, mine the Bible-thumping kids’ movement for all its worth.”

-The Onion

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“I love God’s Pottery! Gideon and Jeremiah are like the brothers I never had, if I’d had two really judgmental brothers who dressed funny.”

-Mike Birbiglia

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“Great satire. And something I imagine even religious people would enjoy”

-Eugene Mirman

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Tickets: $10, $8
715/235-0001

Join us for an uplifting evening of acoustic folk and patriotic music from the last sixty years. Proceeds of the concert will go to the Menomonie Company A “Unmet Needs Fund.” This will directly benefit our own soldiers who are currently deployed in Iraq.
Please join Dudley Markham, Joe C...arlson, Ryan Bailey, Bob Schillinger and Special Guest Barbara Lyons for this exicting evening of acoustic, patriotic and original music. Read More

Tickets:
$19 Adult;
$17 Senior/Student

Called “the Midwest’s Premier Bluegrass and Gospel Quintet,” Monroe Crossing plays an upbeat blend of classic and traditional bluegrass, bluegrass gospel and heartfelt originals. They are known both for their dynamic stage show and for the warmth they share on and off stage--interact...ing with one another and the audience, and always honoring requests after intermission.

The only bluegrass band EVER nominated as “Artist of the Year” (2004) by the Minnesota Music Academy, Monroe Crossing won the MMA’s “Bluegrass Album of the Year” award in 2003. The group also took home awards for Best Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo at the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association’s 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet.Read More

Greg Gilbertson is sight to behold. Effortlessly producing texturally exciting instrumental guitar pieces as vibrant as a Monet, he has continued in the tradition acoustic fingerstyle guitar made prominent by artists Michael Hedges and Leo Kottke. Communicating deep abstract emotions via his guitar he leaves enough roo...m for your imagination to soar.

As detailed as it is sparse, Greg has achieved artistry through honesty. Influenced by Billy McLaughlin and Tommy Emmanuel, Greg Gilbertson’s material majestically explores caverns of the human soul untouched by average musicians.Read More

$3 Admission

The Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts invites you to join us at the Tenth Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Faire on Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5.
Get into the holiday spirit as you stroll through all three of our floors brimming with exquisite holiday shopping of original artwork of different medium...s like- jewelry, woodcarvings, paintings, hand blown glass, and ceramics, as over 40 artists set up throughout the entire building to present their work.
Afterwards, head to the Public Room to relax and listen to enchanting seasonal music from local musicians and fine holiday refreshments from distinguished restaurants.Read More

$3 Admission

The Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts invites you to join us at the Tenth Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Faire on Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5.
Get into the holiday spirit as you stroll through all three of our floors brimming with exquisite holiday shopping of original artwork of different medium...s like- jewelry, woodcarvings, paintings, hand blown glass, and ceramics, as over 40 artists set up throughout the entire building to present their work.
Afterwards, head to the Public Room to relax and listen to enchanting seasonal music from local musicians and fine holiday refreshments from distinguished restaurants.Read More

Tickets:
$12 Adult;
$10 Senior/Student
715/235-0001

Soul never goes out of style, voices like Carole King, Patty Griffin and Laura Nyro are timeless and transcend hipster trends from decade to decade. Alison Scott’s remarkable voice and songwriting are keeping that same flame. Alison has just released her debut album “Wish... On The Moon”, working with Minneapolis musicians who can see something very special happening.

Grammy winning producer Kevin Bowe (Jonny Lang, Etta James) first met Alison at a songwriting contest (which she won) and plans for the recording were begun. “When this quiet young girl walked into my studio and started playing her songs I was shocked at the depth of her writing, not to mention that voice which goes from zero to 90 in about half a second. I knew right then this was going to be a great record and that she would write most of it herself.”John Ziegler (Duluth Tribune) wrote “Alison’s songs come to life with a vibrancy... conjuring up 1970’s divas like Flora Purim and Angela Bofill, she comes in somewhere in between Carole King and Alicia Keys with a Beatlesque send of melody and the quiet confidence of Laura Nyro. Alison is a force to be reckoned with!”Read More