“Barns of the St. Croix Valley” for fall membership program
The Washington County Historical Society is excited to announce their Fall Membership Dinner Meeting featuring a program by Jim Lammers on his book “Barns of the St. Croix Valley: An Architect’s Sketchbook.” The event is on Thursday, September 26 at 5:30pm at the Stillwater Event Center, located at 1910 Greeley Street South, Stillwater, MN 55082. Books will be available for purchase at the event. The event is open to the public and the cost is $25 for WCHS members and $30 for nonmembers. The evening
On the Road this Summer with the Mobile Art Gallery
The Mobile Art Gallery, a program of ArtReach St. Croix, will travel throughout the St. Croix Valley this summer and into the fall, bringing a collaborative exhibition with the Stillwater Prison Education Department entitled, “Artwork, once captive has gone free”. Featuring 6-word memoirs and visual artwork from incarcerated persons, “Artwork, once captive has gone free,” highlights the importance of the arts in restorative justice and education. This is the second exhibition collaborating with the prison,
Valley Reads in the St. Croix Valley: Literary Programming Highlights
Valley Reads is a month of events centered on around themes found in this year’s book selection, The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea. Big Angel, the family’s patriarch, is dying and everyone is gathering for one more big birthday party! This is not a story about death as much as it is a story about living. The events produced by ArtReach St. Croix and partner libraries and organizations connect communities in the St. Croix Valley to the joy of reading a great book. Upcoming highlights
Everyone Is Getting Old, But Are You Growing Old? with Richard Leider
HUDSON, WI – When we were young, adults had to ask us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Now that we’re all grown up, we have to ask ourselves, “Who do we want to be when we grow old?” That’s the question Richard Leider's book Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? helps answer. Because everyone is getting old, but not everyone is growing old. On Wednesday, April 19, author Richard Leider will discuss how purposeful aging is a path to resilience and fulfillment. His well-known work celebrates
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL LEADERSHIP IN THE VALLEY 2019-2020 CLASS
The Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Leadership in the Valley (LITV) first class of cohort participates. The LITV program is designed to bring together emerging and existing leaders, and consequently their organizations, who welcome the opportunity to expand their involvement in community affairs and are willing to explore new leadership responsibilities in the community and enhance their personal leadership skills. Participants will form beneficial professional
