In Focus: Mille Lacs Indian Museum Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of The Jingle Dress

This year marks the 100th anniversary of a Native American healing tradition: the jingle dress dance. The Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post is celebrating the...

In Focus: BSU Celebrates 50th Festival Of Nations

Bemidji State University is filled with students from all over the world. Every year, they celebrate that diversity by hosting their annual “Festival of Nations.” “It’s...

In Focus: BSU Music Department Debuts Brand New Steinway Piano

Bemidji State University’s Department of Music is celebrating a grand new addition. Their brand new Steinway Model-B grand piano was donated to BSU by alumni Marilyn...

In Focus: Menahga Hosts Annual St. Urho Days Festival

“St. Urho? Well, he chased the grasshoppers out of Finland! Carol, you finish,” says Arlene Arvola, a Menahga local. Carol Waaraniemi adds, “They had big forks. They had...

In Focus: Art & Antique Mall Of Walker Hosts Thousands Of Unique Items

Whether you’re looking for a niche piece of wall art, that one record your parents used to listen to, or the perfect frame for your family portraits, there’s a good...

In Focus: Musician Annie Humphrey Performs For Bemidji Area Schools

Culture and music go hand in hand, and Bemidji Area Schools wanted all their students to experience it. That’s why they decided to host a special concert. “We’re working...

In Focus: BSU Wind Ensemble Prepares For 2019 MMEA Midwinter Clinic

The Bemidji State University Wind Ensemble will be heading down to the Twin Cities next Thursday to perform at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Association Midwinter...

In Focus: Bemidji Woodcarvers Club Welcomes The Next Generation Of Carvers

The Bemidji Woodcarvers Club is filled with seasoned carvers, but right now, they’re taking those skills and sharing them with the generations below. “We have kids...

In Focus: BSU Staff’s Art On Display For Triennial “Faculty Show”

“This is a fabulous show, frankly. We see each other professionally in our roles as professors of the university, as we engage with our students, but to see the ability...

In Focus: Native Voices Health Exhibit Visits BSU Library

The history of wellness, illness and the cultural life of Native Americans is being told by the people who know it the most, and everyone is welcome to listen. “Native...

In Focus: Watermark Art Center Presents “A Work In Process”

The artwork of German sculptor Joachim Berthold is now being with greater Minnesota, thanks to the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. Berthold used his work to show the...

In Focus: MacRostie Art Center Hosts “Family Creates” 2nd Saturdays

The 2nd Saturday of the month is all about family at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. Their free “Family Creates” events have been going for about a year and a...