Cultural Center Announces 2023 Spring Concert Series
Live Original Music Monthly in NYM
NEW YORK MILLS, MN, February 22, 2023—The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its 2023 Spring Concert Series. The series includes a variety of live music options to provide entertainment to all Otter Tail County residents and visitors during February – May 2023.
The 2023 Cultural Center Spring Concert Series is as follows:
- Saturday, February 18: Corey Medina & Brothers
- Saturday, February 25: Surge and the Swell
- Friday, March 24: Blue Red Roses
- Friday, April 14: Good Morning Bedlam
- Saturday, April 22: Eric Peltoniemi
- Friday, May 5: Sonora Winds
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. with the doors open to the public at 7:00 p.m. All tickets are general admission with first come, first serve seating. Light refreshments and cash bar available at most performances.
Corey Medina & Brothers, a Blues-Rock band from Bemidji, Minnesota, packed the Cultural Center with over 100 attendees on February 18, and kicked off what promises to be a memorable season of live music.
The concert series continues with Surge and the Swell on Saturday, February 25. Surge and the Swell is the solo and collaboration vehicle of Minnesota-based, Americana and Indie-folk, singer-songwriter Aaron Cabbage. Born in Kentucky, raised in Southeast Texas via Indiana, and now calling Minnesota home, his influences run North to South. Adult tickets $10 in advance or $12 at the door; students $5.
On Friday, March 24, enjoy the unique vintage pop/rock sounds of Blue Red Roses. Out of Battle Lake, MN, songwriting and life partners Mary and Daniel Olson craft melody-laden hooks with an organic groove and nostalgic sound. Adult tickets $10 in advance or $12 at the door; students $5.
Good Morning Bedlam (GMB) returns to New York MIlls on Friday, April 14. GMB has become an innovative force in the midwest folk scene. Their shows are known for their contagious energy, with members careening about the stage. With tight soaring three-part harmonies and thumping kick-drum, they captivate their audience night after night. Adult tickets $12 in advance or $15 at the door; students $5.
Saint Paul-based composer/songwriter Eric Peltoniemi returns to his roots in New York Mills on Saturday, April 22. Eric has written a number of new songs in recent years, as well as going back in his songbook to rediscover old songs, some of which were inspired Eric’s time spent on his grandparents’ farm outside of New York Mills in his younger days. Adult tickets $10 in advance or $12 at the door; students $5. This concert is sponsored by Wadena Hide & Fur / Tom & Rich Paper.
Sonora Winds, a Twin Cities-based woodwind chamber trio, brings live classical music to NYM on Friday, May 5. Sonora Winds believes that access to excellent classical music enriches lives. By presenting unique music through outreach and education, living composers and well-known standards can be discovered, rediscovered, and appreciated on an intellectual and emotional level. Adult tickets $10. Students FREE! This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
All are welcome at the Cultural Center! Visit kulcher.org or call us at 218-385-3339 with any questions or to purchase advance tickets.
About the Cultural Center
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. The Center offers visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in its 80-seat concert listening room, visual art gallery in a historic building, gift shop featuring local artists, artist residency program, sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since its incorporation in 1990, the Cultural Center has been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world. For more information, call 218-385-3339, or visit www.kulcher.org.
