Name: Online or Marshall: Jeanne Cooney virtual author visit
Start: 2023-2-7T12-12-00-00
End: 2023-2-7T13-13-00-00
Location: Marshall Lyon County Library

01janAll Day28febGranite Falls: Jammie Niemeyer Exhibit(All Day) Bluenose Gopher Public House, 681 Prentice St

11janAll Day03feb*Hutchinson: Community Showcase Exhibit(All Day) Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

12janAll Day24feb*Marshall: Laura Deleski, "Life is a Story" Exhibit(All Day) Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, 509 West Main Street

12janAll Day04marMorris: Artist John White of Ortonville (Big Stone) Exhibit(All Day) Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance (PRCA), 630 Atlantic Ave

17janAll Day10marMarshall: Wendy Romero Exhibit(All Day) Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, 109 N 3rd St

30janAll Day25febGranite Falls: Exhibit Krystl Louwagie "Mask Portrait Series"(All Day) KK Berge Gallery, 807 813 Prentice St, Granite Falls

02feb5:30 pm6:30 pm*Marshall: Laura Deleski Exhibit Artist Talk on Zoom5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Online, Online

02feb7:00 pm10:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

03feb7:00 pm10:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

04febAll Day24Bird Island: Celeste Suter Exhibit(All Day) Bird Island Cultural Centre, 640 Dogwood Ave

04feb9:00 am6:00 pmMarshall: Brass-a-Palooza9:00 am - 6:00 pm Southwest Minnesota State University, 1501 State St

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The Southwest Minnesota State University Music Program will host “Brass-a-Palooza” on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on the campus of SMSU. The event is a celebration of brass music and learning and is open to all area brass players, regardless of age, experience, or ability. It is also open to directors and other musicians interested in brass performance. Brass-a-Palooza will feature guest artist Daniel Kitchens, French Horn player. Principal Horn with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra since 2016, Kitchens has performed with orchestras across the world including the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, The Minnesota Orchestra, and the National Orchestra of the Dominican Republic. Mr. Kitchens completed his studies at Texas Christian University, the Royal College of Music in London, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Southern Methodist University (Texas). In 2021, Daniel was honored to make his solo debut with the SDSO, performing Strauss’ Second Horn Concerto—a concert he still gets a rush to think about. Warm-ups begin at 9 a.m., followed by brass choir rehearsal, a guest artist recital, lunch, masterclass, brass choir rehearsal, and a final concert at 5 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The final concert is free and open to the public. Early registration is $20 by January 27. After January 27, registration is $30. Registration includes lunch. Applications and information available online at www.SMSU.edu/go/brassapalooza. For more details, contact: John.Ginocchio@SMSU.edu.

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(Saturday) 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Southwest Minnesota State University

1501 State St

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04feb11:00 am1:00 pmHutchinson: Batik Bonanza11:00 am - 1:00 pm Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

04feb2:00 pm4:00 pmHutchinson: Mural 1012:00 pm - 4:00 pm Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

04feb5:00 pm6:00 pmMarshall: Brass-a-Palooza Concert (Open to the public)5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Fine Arts Theatre at SMSU, 1501 State St, Marshall, MN

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The Southwest Minnesota State University Music Program will host “Brass-a-Palooza” on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on the campus of SMSU. The event is a celebration of brass music and learning and is open to all area brass players, regardless of age, experience, or ability. It is also open to directors and other musicians interested in brass performance. Brass-a-Palooza will feature guest artist Daniel Kitchens, French Horn player. Principal Horn with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra since 2016, Kitchens has performed with orchestras across the world including the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, The Minnesota Orchestra, and the National Orchestra of the Dominican Republic. Mr. Kitchens completed his studies at Texas Christian University, the Royal College of Music in London, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Southern Methodist University (Texas). In 2021, Daniel was honored to make his solo debut with the SDSO, performing Strauss’ Second Horn Concerto—a concert he still gets a rush to think about. Warm-ups begin at 9 a.m., followed by brass choir rehearsal, a guest artist recital, lunch, masterclass, brass choir rehearsal, and a final concert at 5 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The final concert is free and open to the public. Early registration is $20 by January 27. After January 27, registration is $30. Registration includes lunch. Applications and information available online at www.SMSU.edu/go/brassapalooza. For more details, contact: John.Ginocchio@SMSU.edu.

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(Saturday) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Fine Arts Theatre at SMSU, 1501 State St, Marshall, MN

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04feb7:00 pm10:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

05feb2:00 pm5:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark2:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

07feb12:00 pm1:00 pmOnline or Marshall: Jeanne Cooney virtual author visit12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Marshall Lyon County Library, 201 C St

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The libraries of the Plum Creek Library System will be offering “Wrapped in Reading Author Tour”, a series of four virtual programs throughout February. The program will feature well-known regional authors writers including Jeanne Cooney, Lorna Landvik, Chad Lewis, and Brian Freeman.

You can attend three of these events as a group at the Marshall Library, but you can also attend these events from wherever your device gets internet! To register for the Zoom events, visit

https://events.zoom.us/ev/AlqaUW3YhZkBFY8Hnpe_aZ3DwI1WpuE8HtA5kYntQZUJt75_w6dl~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg

Kicking off the series on February 7 at noon will be mystery writer Jeanne Cooney, author of the popular Hot Dish Heaven mystery series: Hot Dish Heaven, A Second Helping of Murder and Recipes, and A Potluck of Murder and Recipes, all published by North Star Press. Her new series kicked off in March 2022 with the release of It’s Murder, Dontcha Know. Cooney’s off-beat mystery books have been featured on television and radio as well as in newspapers and magazines throughout the region and Minnesota Public Radio named Cooney one of a handful of Minnesota-based mysteries authors to read. Find Jeanne Cooney in the catalog!

Jeanne Cooney will be joining us via Zoom. You can attend the event at the Marshall Library and see the author talk on the big screen or join in from your own device at home.

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.

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(Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Marshall Lyon County Library

201 C St

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Marshall Lyon County Librarylibrary@marshalllyonlibrary.org 201 C Street Marshall, MN 56258

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09feb4:00 pm6:00 pmGranite Falls: Experimenting with Layering & Mixed Media Class4:00 pm - 6:00 pm KK Berge Building, 807 Prentice St, Granite Falls., KK Berge Building, 807 Prentice St, Granite Falls.

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Register online www.granitefallsarts.org/registration/p/class-registration or at 807 Prentice St. to join February's exhibiting artist Krystl Louwagie in exploring what you can create when using semi-transparent durable paper to make layered artworks. Experiment with how an image changes when you are able to apply color to the backside and on the front side separately to create more depth. You can use one single sheet, or multiple to get a layered collage effect. These experiments can look like realistic portraits (as the works exhibited in her show) or lean more towards an abstract design (and anything in between)! Materials will be supplied to work with, but you may also want to bring your own images to work from or for inspiration-a 5x7 or 8x10 portrait or picture—you can even bring a laptop or tablet with images saved on them you want to use (the screens can be used as your own backlit lightbox to trace from when using translucent paper).

Side note: Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Consider making your artwork a unique Valentine for someone special!

You can email Krystl with questions about the class at krystllouwagie@gmail.com

Cost for class is $25

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(Thursday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

KK Berge Building, 807 Prentice St, Granite Falls.

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Granite Area Arts Councilgraniteareaarts@gmail.com 807 Prentice St, Granite Falls, MN

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09feb4:30 pm6:30 pmGranite Falls: The GF Area Chamber After Hours at the YES! House4:30 pm - 6:30 pm The YES House, 726 Pentice St

09feb7:00 pm10:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

09feb7:00 pm9:00 pmGranite Falls: Artist Reception Krystl Louwagie "Mask Portrait Series"7:00 pm - 9:00 pm KK Berge Gallery, 807 813 Prentice St, Granite Falls

10feb7:00 pm10:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

10feb7:30 pm10:00 pmPipestone: These Shining Lives7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

11feb10:30 am12:00 pmMarshall: Book Club discussing "Kindred"10:30 am - 12:00 pm Marshall Lyon County Library, 201 C St

11feb11:00 am3:00 pmHutchinson: Open Studio11:00 am - 3:00 pm Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

11feb1:00 pm3:00 pmBird Island: Celeste Suter Exhibit Reception1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Bird Island Cultural Centre, 640 Dogwood Ave

11feb5:30 pm8:30 pmHutchinson: My Bloody Valentine at Art's Place5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Art's Place, 35 1st Ave SW

11feb7:00 pm10:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

11feb7:30 pm9:30 pmMinneota: Moonlight Serenade Dance featuring the Route 68 Big Band7:30 pm - 9:30 pm American Legion Minneota, 110 Century Drive

11feb7:30 pm10:00 pmPipestone: These Shining Lives7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

12feb2:00 pm5:00 pmPipestone: These Shining Lives2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

12feb2:00 pm5:00 pmWillmar: Wait Until Dark2:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Barn Theatre, 321 4th St

13feb10:00 am2:00 pm*Marshall: SMAC Open Office Hours for Grant Assistance10:00 am - 2:00 pm Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, 509 West Main Street

13feb1:00 pm5:00 pmMarshall: Cultures on the Prairie1:00 pm - 5:00 pm SMSU Conference Center Ballroom, Marshall, SMSU Conference Center Ballroom, Marshall

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On behalf of the Cultures on the Prairie Committee, we personally invite you and your staff to attend the Cultures on the Prairie event on Monday, February 13, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 pm and Tuesday, February 14, 2022 from 8:30-4:00 pm.

On Day 1, February 13th, you will experience the “Killing Fields” Simulation: A simulation where participants will work with profiles of “Killing Field” survivors and stories of what happened to their family and friends to learn about the events of the killing fields in a personal way and discover what it took to stay alive. Day 1 is only offered as an in-person option due to the nature of the simulation.

During Day 2, February 14th, you will experience the stories, history, and cultures throughout southwest Minnesota by listening and interacting with panelists which will discuss the views from our students and community. These panels will highlight challenges, successes and opportunities as they relate to their specific culture. This will provide you and your staff the insight when hiring and serving all people of southwest Minnesota. Day 2 is an in-person event with the option of attending virtually.

There will be time for table talk to discuss and reflect on topics surrounding diversity and race. Presentations will include Accent Biases and our keynote speaker, Director of Equity & Inclusion for the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Sambath Ouk.

We hope you will join us in learning more about the different cultures throughout southwest Minnesota. If you have any questions pertaining to this event, please contact me. Attached you will find the agenda for the day. To register online for this event, visit https://bit.ly/culturesontheprairie2023 or call the Marshall Community Services office at 507-537-6767. Space is limited so reserve your spot today!

If you would like to sponsor the 2023 Cultures on the Prairie event, please refer to the Cultures on the Prairie form. If you have any questions, please contact see.moua-leske@marshall.k12.mn.us.

Sincerely, Cultures on the Prairie Committee

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(Monday) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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SMSU Conference Center Ballroom, Marshall

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14feb8:30 am4:00 pmMarshall or Online: Cultures on the Prairie8:30 am - 4:00 pm SMSU Conference Center Ballroom, Marshall, SMSU Conference Center Ballroom, Marshall

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On behalf of the Cultures on the Prairie Committee, we personally invite you and your staff to attend the Cultures on the Prairie event on Monday, February 13, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 pm and Tuesday, February 14, 2022 from 8:30-4:00 pm.

On Day 1, February 13th, you will experience the “Killing Fields” Simulation: A simulation where participants will work with profiles of “Killing Field” survivors and stories of what happened to their family and friends to learn about the events of the killing fields in a personal way and discover what it took to stay alive. Day 1 is only offered as an in-person option due to the nature of the simulation.

During Day 2, February 14th, you will experience the stories, history, and cultures throughout southwest Minnesota by listening and interacting with panelists which will discuss the views from our students and community. These panels will highlight challenges, successes and opportunities as they relate to their specific culture. This will provide you and your staff the insight when hiring and serving all people of southwest Minnesota. Day 2 is an in-person event with the option of attending virtually.

There will be time for table talk to discuss and reflect on topics surrounding diversity and race. Presentations will include Accent Biases and our keynote speaker, Director of Equity & Inclusion for the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Sambath Ouk.

We hope you will join us in learning more about the different cultures throughout southwest Minnesota. If you have any questions pertaining to this event, please contact me. Attached you will find the agenda for the day. To register online for this event, visit https://bit.ly/culturesontheprairie2023 or call the Marshall Community Services office at 507-537-6767. Space is limited so reserve your spot today!

If you would like to sponsor the 2023 Cultures on the Prairie event, please refer to the Cultures on the Prairie form. If you have any questions, please contact see.moua-leske@marshall.k12.mn.us.

Sincerely, Cultures on the Prairie Committee

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(Tuesday) 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

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SMSU Conference Center Ballroom, Marshall

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14feb3:00 pm4:00 pmOnline or Marshall: Lorna Landvik virtual author visit3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Marshall Lyon County Library, 201 C St

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The libraries of the Plum Creek Library System will be offering “Wrapped in Reading Author Tour”, a series of four virtual programs throughout February. The program will feature well-known regional authors writers including Jeanne Cooney, Lorna Landvik, Chad Lewis, and Brian Freeman.

You can attend three of these events as a group at the Marshall Library, but you can also attend these events from wherever your device gets internet! To register for the Zoom events, visit

https://events.zoom.us/ev/AlqaUW3YhZkBFY8Hnpe_aZ3DwI1WpuE8HtA5kYntQZUJt75_w6dl~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg

February 14 at 3 pm features novelist Lorna Landvik. Landvik is the author of ten books, including the best-selling Patty Jane’s House of Curl, Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, Oh My Stars, and Best to Laugh. Landvik is currently working on two novels, one of which is a sequel to her first book.

Lorna Landvik will be presenting via Zoom. You can attend the event at the Marshall Library and see the author talk on the big screen or join in from your own device at home.

Landvik's checkered (but legal) past includes working as a chambermaid in Bavaria, winning a trip to Tahiti as a contestant on '$25,000 Pyramid' (MacGyver was her partner), temping at the Playboy Mansion (it was strictly a clerical position) and walking across the country as a member of The Great Peace March. She has acted in many theatrical productions, including a half dozen shows she conveniently wrote for herself. Her all-improvised show, “Part in the Rec Room” is a local legend, due in no small part to the margaritas she mixes up onstage.

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.

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(Tuesday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Marshall Lyon County Library

201 C St

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Marshall Lyon County Librarylibrary@marshalllyonlibrary.org 201 C Street Marshall, MN 56258

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15febAll Day03mar*Hutchinson: Annual Youth Art Show(All Day) Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

16feb5:00 pm7:00 pmMarshall: Wendy Romero Exhibit Reception5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, 109 N 3rd St

17feb7:30 pm10:00 pmPipestone: These Shining Lives7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

18feb5:00 pm6:30 pmHutchinson: Clay Ring Dish5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

18feb7:30 pm10:00 pmPipestone: These Shining Lives7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

19feb2:00 pm5:00 pmPipestone: These Shining Lives2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

21feb6:30 pm8:00 pmMarshall: Making Black America film screening6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Marshall Lyon County Library, 201 C St

22feb4:00 pm5:00 pmOnline: Beyond the Clock Digital Learning Exchange with Sharon Mansur4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online, Online

25feb10:00 am2:00 pm*Hutchinson: Annual Youth Art Show Reception10:00 am - 2:00 pm Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St SW

25feb10:30 am12:00 pmMarshall: Book Club discussing "Kindred"10:30 am - 12:00 pm Marshall Lyon County Library, 201 C St

25feb1:00 pm3:00 pmAppleton: Class, Small Snowmen in Watercolor - Julie Schmidt1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Appleton Art & Culture, 120 W Schlieman Ave

25feb7:00 pm10:00 pmMarshall: Dan Miller & Cowboy Music Revue7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Schwans Center for the Performing Arts, 400 Tiger Dr, Marshall

25feb7:00 pm10:00 pmGranite Falls: MG Bailey one man band7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Bluenose Gopher Public House, 681 Prentice St

27feb7:30 pm10:00 pmPipestone: Seraph Brass7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN, Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 E Main St, Pipestone, MN

28feb7:00 pm8:00 pmOnline or Marshall: Brian Freeman virtual author visit7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Marshall Lyon County Library, 201 C St

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The libraries of the Plum Creek Library System will be offering “Wrapped in Reading Author Tour”, a series of four virtual programs throughout February. The program will feature well-known regional authors writers including Jeanne Cooney, Lorna Landvik, Chad Lewis, and Brian Freeman.

You can attend three of these events as a group at the Marshall Library, but you can also attend these events from wherever your device gets internet! To register for the Zoom events, visit https://events.zoom.us/ev/AlqaUW3YhZkBFY8Hnpe_aZ3DwI1WpuE8HtA5kYntQZUJt75_w6dl~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg

Rounding out the author tour on February 28 will be psychological mystery thriller writer Brian Freeman, who is particularly known for the “you are there” sense of place in his novels. From dead-of-winter Minnesota to the tropical storms of Florida, he scouts real-life locales for all of his books and brings to life dramatic settings such as Duluth, San Francisco, Tampa, Las Vegas, and Door County, Wisconsin.

Freeman’s novel, Spilled Blood, won the award for Best hardcover in the annual Thriller Awards, and his novel, The Burying Place, was a finalist for the same award. His novel, The Deep, Deep Snow was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. He has also been named by Putnam and the Robert Ludlum estate as the official author to continue Ludlum’s famous Jason Bourne franchise. Brian’s first Bourne novel, The Bourne Evolution, was named one of the Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2020 by Kirkus.

Brian Freeman will be presenting via Zoom. You can attend the event at the Marshall Library and see the author talk on the big screen or join in from your own device at home.

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.

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(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Marshall Lyon County Library

201 C St

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Marshall Lyon County Librarylibrary@marshalllyonlibrary.org 201 C Street Marshall, MN 56258

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