Events for April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Art for Kids: Sculpture Studio
Apr 15 - Apr 29
Wed, Apr 15 @ 4:00 pm
Wed, Apr 22 @ 4:00 pm
Wed, Apr 29 @ 4:00 pm
CROP ART: seeds, glue and a toothpick
Apr 15 - Apr 18
Wed, Apr 15 @ 9:30 am
Thu, Apr 16 @ 9:30 am
Fri, Apr 17 @ 9:30 am
Sat, Apr 18 @ 9:30 am
Deep Mapping
Apr 15 - May 09
Wed, Apr 15 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 16 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Apr 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Apr 22 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 23 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Apr 24 @ 10:00 am
...
In the Gallery: Rita Zawislak-Brandt
Apr 15 - Apr 30
Wed, Apr 15 @ 12:00 am
Thu, Apr 16 @ 12:00 am
Fri, Apr 17 @ 12:00 am
Sat, Apr 18 @ 12:00 am
Sun, Apr 19 @ 12:00 am
Mon, Apr 20 @ 12:00 am
Tue, Apr 21 @ 12:00 am
...
Unforgotten Washington County Stories from the Korean War
Apr 15 - Feb 01
Wed, Apr 15 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 16 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Apr 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Apr 18 @ 10:00 am
Sun, Apr 19 @ 10:00 am
Mon, Apr 20 @ 10:00 am
Tue, Apr 21 @ 10:00 am
...
Valley Pottery: 2,000 years Exhibition
Apr 15 - May 09
Wed, Apr 15 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 16 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Apr 17 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Apr 22 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 23 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Apr 24 @ 10:00 am
...
Art to Wear & Visible Mending 2026 - OPEN CALL FOR ART EXTENDED through Feb 20! - Art's House Gallery
Apr 16 - Apr 25
Thu, Apr 16 @ 2:00 pm
Fri, Apr 17 @ 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 18 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 23 @ 2:00 pm
Fri, Apr 24 @ 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25 @ 10:00 am
Phipps Teen Art Studio
Apr 16 - May 14
Thu, Apr 16 @ 4:00 pm
Thu, Apr 23 @ 4:00 pm
Thu, Apr 30 @ 4:00 pm
Thu, May 7 @ 4:00 pm
Thu, May 14 @ 4:00 pm
Trashion Show at EarthFest & Art to Wear at Art's House Gallery
Apr 16 - Apr 25
Thu, Apr 16 @ 2:00 pm
Fri, Apr 17 @ 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 18 @ 10:00 am
Thu, Apr 23 @ 2:00 pm
Fri, Apr 24 @ 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25 @ 1:00 pm
2026 Strolling Accordion
Apr 17 - Dec 31
Fri, Apr 17 @ 5:00 pm
Sat, Apr 18 @ 5:00 pm
Sun, Apr 19 @ 5:00 pm
Fri, Apr 24 @ 5:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25 @ 5:00 pm
Sun, Apr 26 @ 5:00 pm
Fri, May 1 @ 5:00 pm
...
Fri, Apr 17 @ 10:00 am
Crafting on the Croix
Apr 17 - Apr 19
Fri, Apr 17 @ 12:00 pm
Sat, Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm
Sun, Apr 19 @ 12:00 pm
Apr 15, 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
Art for Kids: Sculpture Studio
Presented by The Phipps Center for the Arts at The Phipps Center for the Arts Hudson, WI
Six-week class meets on Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. We’ll explore form and space, play with combining materials in creative ways, and learn techniques for construction. Great for kids who love to build, construct, and see their ideas come to life.
Learn More
Apr 15, 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
Creative Practice
Presented by Treehaus Studio at Treehaus Studio Osceola, WI
Enjoy a relaxed studio environment where you can connect with friends and neighbors. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the work of various artists and engage with different art-making processes, materials, and tools. This workshop is ideal for artists looking to try something new.
Learn More Apr 15, 2026 - Apr 18, 2026
CROP ART: seeds, glue and a toothpick
Presented by ArtReach St. Croix at St. Croix Falls Public Library Saint Croix Falls, WI
A Minnesota State Fair tradition since 1965, experienced and amateur artists spend long winters making intricate Crop Art by gluing seeds to boards. This locally-made Seed Art will be on tour—each week at a new location. CURRENT WEEK: APRIL 13- 18 / ST. CROIX FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY / MON-FRI 9:30AM-6PM, SAT 9:30AM-1PM ON VIEW MARCH 17-MAY 4 MARCH 17-22 / STILLWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY / MON-TH 10-8PM, FRI-SAT 10-5PM, SUN 1-5PM MARCH 23-29 / SOMERSET PUBLIC LIBRARY / MON, WED, FRI 9AM-6PM, TUES & THURS 9AM-7PM, SAT 9AM-1PM MARCH 30- APRIL 4 / PLEASANT HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY/ MON-TH 9AM-8PM, FRI-SAT 9-5PM, SUN 1-5PM APRIL 6-11 / BAYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY / MON, WED, THURS 10AM-8PM, TUES 10AM-6PM, FRI 10AM-5PM, SAT 10AM-3PM APRIL 20-25 / WILBERG MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY / MON-FRI 9AM-6PM, SAT 9AM-1PM APRIL 27- MAY 2 / RIVER FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY / MON-THURS 10AM-8PM, FRI 10AM-6PM, SAT 10AM-2PM MAY 4- 10 / UW- RIVERS FALLS CHALMER DAVEE LIBRARY This project was supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley is also supported by the Human Family Unity Foundation.
Learn More Apr 15, 2026 - May 09, 2026
Deep Mapping
Presented by ArtReach St. Croix at ArtReach St. Croix Stillwater, MN
DEEP MAPPING Explore the places and stories of the St. Croix River basin with multiple maps by St. Croix 360 founder and writer Greg Seitz. This exhibition and the work for his upcoming book (UMN Press, 2028) will look past the usual tropes of lumberjacks and settlers to the diverse peoples, ecosystems and communities that have created the watershed as we know it today. A Dakota language map by Marlena Myles showing Minneapolis (Village of Many Lakes) & St. Paul (Village along the White Cliffs) will also be featured. This exhibit is in conjunction with Valley Pottery: 2,000 years VALLEY POTTERY: 2,000 YEARS The St. Croix valley is famous for its vibrant community of ceramic artists, but did you know that pottery traditions in the St Croix valley go back over 2,000 years? Ed Fleming, archaeologist with the Science Museum of Minnesota, has been studying these ancient traditions and how pottery styles demonstrate trade and movement along the rivers of the Midwest. “The St. Croix is this great north-south corridor that crosses biomes,” Fleming says. “It connects the north woods to the prairies.” Potters working here today created pieces inspired by the forms, decorations and stories they learned about during a recent visit to the Science Museum in St. Paul. EXHIBITION OPENING APRIL 2 / 6-8pm / ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater ON VIEW THRU MAY 9 / Wed & Fri, 10am-4pm; Thurs, 10am-7pm; Sat, 12-4pm / ArtReach St. Croix This project was supported in part by the National Endowment…
Learn More Apr 15, 2026 - Apr 30, 2026
In the Gallery: Rita Zawislak-Brandt
Presented by Stillwater Public Library at Stillwater Public Library Stillwater, MN
Through My Eyes, a gallery exhibit by artist Rita Zawislak-Brandt, is on display during library hours in April. Rita’s lifelong career in art spans graphic design, illustration, and fine art. From her early work in the Minnesota Mutual Art Department and an advertising agency in Hanover, New Hampshire—where she created architectural renderings of the Hanover Inn at Dartmouth and Vermont Law School’s Old Main—to her role as graphic artist, designer and director at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls, Rita has embraced artistic challenges ranging from 3D campus maps and arena center-ice designs to large-scale murals. Now, through expressive figurative pieces, landscapes, portraits, and architectural renderings, she blends abstraction with realism to explore emotion, pattern, and color. Each piece reflects her belief that art is a personal journey—one she hopes will inspire visitors as they view the world, and perhaps their own experiences, through her eyes. Artist Statement: "Showing my work at the Stillwater Library gives myself a connection with my art to another community audience. I have been able to enrich my art ideas by viewing the other artists that are on display in the Stillwater Gallery area over the past years. I would like to display my work so others can be inspired by a connection to my nature/landscapes paintings. Then through my figurative pieces have a personal imaginative memory."
Learn More
Apr 15, 2026
Tween Crafternoons
Presented by Stillwater Public Library at Stillwater Public Library Stillwater, MN
Get crafty from 4-5 PM on the Third Wednesday in January - April in the teen library. Materials provided while supplies last. For youth ages 8+. Registration encouraged. Button Art: Wednesday, January 21 Embroidered Stitchwork Card: Wednesday, February 18 Pet Cactus Rock: Wednesday, March 18 Crop Art: Wednesday, April 15
Learn More Apr 15, 2026 - Feb 01, 2027
Unforgotten Washington County Stories from the Korean War
Presented by Washington County Parks at Washington County Historic Courthouse Stillwater, MN
The Korean War (1950–1953) is often called the “Forgotten War,” overshadowed by World War II that ended just five years earlier. But in Washington County, it is anything but forgotten. Eleven local men were killed in action during the war, and their stories continue to live on in the memories of families, friends, and the community they left behind. Their service, sacrifice, and experiences form a powerful chapter in our shared history. Visit the Washington County Historic Courthouse to explore an exhibit that brings these stories to life.
Learn More Apr 15, 2026 - May 09, 2026
Valley Pottery: 2,000 years Exhibition
Presented by ArtReach St. Croix at ArtReach St. Croix Stillwater, MN
VALLEY POTTERY: 2,000 YEARS The St. Croix valley is famous for its vibrant community of ceramic artists, but did you know that pottery traditions in the St Croix valley go back over 2,000 years? Ed Fleming, archaeologist with the Science Museum of Minnesota, has been studying these ancient traditions and how pottery styles demonstrate trade and movement along the rivers of the Midwest. “The St. Croix is this great north-south corridor that crosses biomes,” Fleming says. “It connects the north woods to the prairies.” Potters working here today created pieces inspired by the forms, decorations and stories they learned about during a recent visit to the Science Museum in St. Paul. This exhibit is in conjunction with Deep Mapping Exhibition DEEP MAPPING Explore the places and stories of the St. Croix River basin with multiple maps by St. Croix 360 founder and writer Greg Seitz. This exhibition and the work for his upcoming book (UMN Press, 2028) will look past the usual tropes of lumberjacks and settlers to the diverse peoples, ecosystems and communities that have created the watershed as we know it today. A Dakota language map by Marlena Myles showing Minneapolis (Village of Many Lakes) & St. Paul (Village along the White Cliffs) will also be featured. EXHIBITION OPENING APRIL 2 / 6-8pm / ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater ON VIEW THRU MAY 9 / Wed & Fri, 10am-4pm; Thurs, 10am-7pm; Sat, 12-4pm / ArtReach St. Croix This project was supported in part by the National Endowment for…
Learn More Apr 16, 2026 - Apr 25, 2026
Art to Wear & Visible Mending 2026 - OPEN CALL FOR ART EXTENDED through Feb 20! - Art's House Gallery
Presented by River Falls Community Arts Base (CAB) at Art's House River Falls, WI
Art to Wear & Visible Mending 2026 Call for Art! Grab your needle and thread, hot glue gun, yarn, baubles, and bangles! It’s Art’s House Gallery’s colorful annual wearable art show! Functional, decorative, or fabulously inspired…. join us to show off your threads March 19 through April 24 at Art’s House Gallery in River Falls, Wisconsin. Interested in showing off your work at the Earthfest Trashion Show Saturday, April 25?? Simply indicate your interest in your application. Sign up for this fun art to wear and visible mending show by visiting this link: Art to Wear & Visible Mending Show - Artist Sign-up. You may submit up to three pieces, though the number of pieces accepted will be based on available gallery space. Deadline to sign up: EXTENDED through Friday, February 20, 2026! Artists Notified: Monday, February 9, 2026 and Monday February 23, 2026 Drop-off for accepted pieces: Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, 2026 Show dates: Thursday, March 19, to Friday April 24, 2026 Reception: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Pick-up: Friday, April 24, 2026 or Saturday, April 25 (after the Trashion Show)
Learn More
Apr 16, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026
On Stage at the Freight House
Presented by at The Freight House Stillwater, MN
Mick Sterling Presents has booked an incredible lineup of concerts live dinner concerts featuring top Twin Cities musicians performing tribute shows honoring the best of yesterday and todays music legends. ON STAGE AT THE FREIGHT HOUSE tickets do not include dinner. The show is in The Great Hall at The Historic Freight House in Stillwater. You're not required to order dinner, it is an option for you to do so and we hope you do! No outside food or beverage is allowed in the show. See performance schedule HERE.
Learn More Apr 16, 2026 - May 14, 2026
Phipps Teen Art Studio
Presented by The Phipps Center for the Arts at The Phipps Center for the Arts Hudson, WI
Teens are welcome to join a planned project each week exploring new mediums, techniques and ideas or work on their own projects with support from our teaching artists. Experiment with new materials available in the studio or bring your own. Some weeks, we’ll take a gallery stroll to check out current Phipps exhibitions for fresh inspiration. Teens may register and join at any time during the session. Teen Art Studio is a low-cost program made possible through a generous contribution from Winkie and Bill Coyne. Additional financial support is available, please email info@thephipps.org. Class runs 1/22-5/14 (no class 3/19).
Learn More Apr 16, 2026 - Apr 25, 2026
Trashion Show at EarthFest & Art to Wear at Art's House Gallery
Presented by Art's House Gallery at Art's House River Falls, WI
Art’s House Gallery presents Art to Wear & Visible Mending, a fabulous show exhibiting the work of regional artists who proudly patch, sensationally stitch, and wear art on their sleeves. Show dates are Thursday, March 19, 2025 to Friday, April 24, 2026. Our “Meet the Artists” reception for this show will be held on Thursday, March 26, from 6:00–8:00 PM. We’ll welcome the acoustic stylings of Hannah Kilmer along with light refreshments, good company, and great art. Art’s House Gallery is excited to announce its collaboration with EarthFest 2026 in which select gallery pieces will also be included in the EarthFest Trashion Show Saturday April 25th at 1:00 PM. This free event will be held at the UWRF Falcon's Nest and is a great reminder to refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle. Participating Artists in the gallery show include: North Wood’s Alliance | Marg Downing Alchemy & Sage | Lisa Kroutil Jeanne Friedell Jennifer Nyffeler Witchwort | Justine Backes Deanna Grigus Iron Tofu | Sophia Koch Tovah Flygare The Closet River Falls | Sue Dorsch Carolina Downs River Falls Moose Lodge 594 | Kenneye Vorwald Krista Spieler & Theresa Harsma
Learn More Apr 17, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
2026 Strolling Accordion
Presented by Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter at Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter Stillwater, MN
Various performers stroll the Gasthaus dining rooms during dinner service every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday throughout the year. Please see our calendar of events for more information.
Learn More Apr 17, 2026
Carpenter Nature Center MN Campus Preschool Story Time
Presented by Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center at Carpenter Nature Center Hastings, MN
Space is limited and reservations are required. Click here to register. Location: Carpenter Nature Center Minnesota Campus, 12805 St. Croix Trail South, Hastings MN 55033 Children must be accompanied by an adult. Program Fee: FREE thanks to the generosity of 3M Cottage Grove
Learn More Apr 17, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026
Crafting on the Croix
Presented by Darn Knit Anyway at Darn Knit Anyway Stillwater, MN
Join us for a hands-on creative retreat in beautiful downtown Stillwater! Crafting on the Croix is a 3-day experience featuring six unique workshops led by local artisans — including needle felting, candle pouring, screen printing, jewelry making, wood crafting, and more. You'll rotate through every workshop, creating your own handcrafted keepsakes in the heart of Stillwater's historic district. Perfect for makers of all skill levels! April 17-19, 2026 Workshop 1: Needle Felt Succulent Location: Darn Knit Anyway Discover the cozy art of needle felting as you learn the basics of shaping wool into a felted succulent. Using special barbed needles and colorful wool roving, you’ll be guided through fundamental techniques to sculpt your very own soft and fuzzy plant that won't die! No experience needed — just bring your creativity and a willingness to try something new! All materials provided. Workshop 2: What’s Your Word? What’s Your Message? Morse Code Bracelet Workshop Location: Smith & Trade Mercantile Artisan: Salt & Faith In this meaningful workshop, you’ll create a custom morse code bracelet featuring a word or phrase that inspires or empowers you. What is a Morse Code Bracelet? These beautiful bracelets are an arrangement of dots (champagne glass Czech beads) and dashes (glass Czech bugle beads) that hold secret message. Maybe it is for yourself or as a gift for someone in your life. This can also be a bracelet to remind you of your intentions, dreams, or goals. What is your word…What is your message? All materials provided. Workshop 3: Screen-Printed Tote Bag & Handmade Earrings Location: Minnesota Made Get hands-on with…
Learn MoreEvent Description
Admission Info
Individual Dates & Times*
* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.