Annual Longest Night Music Festival Celebrates Local Musicians & Community
To be held December 21, 7 p.m., NYM Cultural Center
The longest, and often darkest night of the year approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Cultural Center in New York Mills offers a way to spend those extra hours of darkness: their Longest Night Music Festival on Saturday, December 21st at 7:00 p.m. at the Cultural Center.
The Longest Night is an annual concert which brings together various and varied local and regional musical artists to each play a short set. The spirit of the event is to share in merrymaking and music-making on the winter solstice. Audience and performers together bond in the warmth of community and commonality while the chilling December winds blow outside.
In the line-up this year are: Amanda Standalone, Dave Virnala, Ben Ranson, NYM Community Band, Bruce Engebretson, Kevin Mastel, Katie Baker, and Erik Keranen.
These musicians will deliver an array of styles, sounds and vibes sure to please a variety of musical preferences. In between acts, there is time to converse with your neighbors and take a moment to enjoy some connections amidst a busy holiday season.
The show starts at 7:00 p.m., and the doors will open at 6:30 p.m. This concert is free to attend and all are welcome to this annual night of gratitude, community connections, and local live music. Snacks and drinks will be available.
For more information, please call the Cultural Center at (218) 385-3339 or visit the Center’s website at www.kulcher.org.
The Cultural Center in New York Mills is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. We offer visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in our 80-seat concert listening room, two galleries in a historic building, a gift store featuring local artists, an artist residency program, a sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since our incorporation in 1990, we have been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world.
