St. Louis Park Arts Events
Join us for the St. Louis Park Art Fair!
More information can be found HERE.
One of the best events to connect with your friends and neighbors in St. Louis Park!
Part of the SLP Reads Fest. This new reading festival — now in its second year — features a variety of events around St. Louis Park, all in support of reading and literacy. Come see artworks made by local residents on display in public spaces in town.
Come celebrate the grand opening of the Trail of Small Wonders!
Walk the trails at Westwood Hills Nature Center and see all the small wonders created by local community members and families. And participate in a series of events planned for the day. Including…
Stilt walkers and fanfare with our reveal of the Trail
Story tellers
Dancers
Live music
Face painters
Puppeteers
Magic show
And more!
Stay tuned for more information to come about the Trail of Small Wonders Opening event!
Join us where you and your family learn to build Small Wonders — houses for fairies, elves, gnomes, and any creatures that live in the woods.
CLICK HERE to register for the workshop.
Learn more about prior Trail of Small Wonders events here.
Join us where you and your family learn to build Small Wonders — houses for fairies, elves, gnomes, and any creatures that live in the woods.
CLICK HERE to register for workshop.
Learn more about prior Trail of Small Wonders events here.
April is National Poetry Month! This is a month to celebrate poetry in all its forms and the joy of poetry in our lives.
We invite YOU -- yes, you! -- to participate in our poetry jam!
All poets and poetry-lovers are welcome to this family-friendly event. come read your original poems, or your favorite poems on any theme, in any language. let's appreciate poetry together! Hosted by SLP Community Poet, Diane Pecoraro.
Date: Tues., April 11, 2023
Time: 6-7:30pm
Place: St. louis Park Library (3240 Library Ln, St Louis Park)
Sign up HERE
Thurs, Jan 12th / 6:30-7:45pm / Little Theater in the Lenox Community Center (6715 Minnetonka Blvd)
Guest Storyteller MaryAnn Strom is known to many children as their “Fairy Godmother.” Her soft tone, fairy tale appearance and calming demeaner create a “magical” world. Children love her stories and sage advice.
Guest Storyteller Jim McDonough Jr. wears many hats: consultant, non-profit volunteer and Board Chairman of the St. Louis Park Community Theater. Jim will tell how by varying the spoken word, lighting, music and set design can create different types of “magical” worlds for audiences.
Attendees will be asked to share stories afterward. No fee or registration is required to attend. For questions contact Frank Freedman 952.593.5541.
Join Friends of the Arts for our annual fundraising event. Reconnect around all the great art projects FOTA did this past year, connect with community members also invested in the Arts in St. Louis Park, and learn about what the future holds.
We're excited to be holding this years event at REM5! REM5 is premier virtual reality art studio right here in St. Louis Park. Experience hands-on art engagements as you chat with friends from across SLP
Linda Dech is Minnesota Milk Bank’s Executive Director. The Milk Bank collects, bottles, pasteurizes and distributes human breast milk for premature and newborn infants at Minnesota hospitals. It provides healthy outcomes and can be life saving for these infants. Linda will tell Milk Bank stories. A donor will tell why she donates and what it means to her. A Board member will also share her experience with the Milk Bank.
Attendees will be asked to share stories afterwards.
No fee or registration is required to attend. For questions contact Frank Freedman 952.593.5541
Location: Lenox Community Center (6715 Minnetonka Boulevard) Room 109
Date: Thurs., October 13 th T
ime: 6:30-7:45 pm
SLP Friends of the Arts is hosting a Poetry Jam! This is an all ages, family friendly, all languages, all forms poetry event. Light refreshments provided.
The theme is Fall Change.
To sign up in advance to read your poem, fill out THIS FORM
Examples for your poem may include: transitions, seasons, moods, schedules, nature (trees, plants, animal life), garden, weather, Halloween, food, sports, and more!
Date: Wednesday, October 12th
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Location: Studio Inside Out (4827 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park)
Join us on September 10 at the ROC with 70+ artists, live music, food trucks and more. Email slpartfair@gmail.com for more information.
The Trail of Small Wonders is inhabited by fairies, elves, gnomes, and perhaps a few trolls. As you walk along the path, look carefully and you will find where they have chosen to live. The wee folk build their homes in tree hollows and roots, or from materials found in their habitat, such as branches, stones and moss.
This public art installation includes around 60 handmade fairy houses and abodes, made by local artists and community members of all ages. The trail is paved and ADA accessible, and begins just around the north side of the interpretive center. The creations will remain on display at the Westwood Hills Nature Center from June 29th through July 16th, free and open to all, no appointment necessary.
Participants will learn how to create a miniature home for a fairy, elf, gnome or other woodland creature that needs a cozy habitat. The instructors will give ideas and help participants to build their own small wonder using provided tools and supplies that include natural materials, a terracotta pot or basket and a handmade ceramic fairy door. Workshop participants will be encouraged to include their creation in the Trail of Small Wonders, an installation of miniature handmade houses and abodes on view at the Westwood Hills Nature Center June 29 through July 16.
Click HERE to register and for more information.
Participants will learn how to create a miniature home for a fairy, elf, gnome or other woodland creature that needs a cozy habitat. The instructors will give ideas and help participants to build their own small wonder using provided tools and supplies that include natural materials, a terracotta pot or basket and a handmade ceramic fairy door. Workshop participants will be encouraged to include their creation in the Trail of Small Wonders, an installation of miniature handmade houses and abodes on view at the Westwood Hills Nature Center June 29 through July 16.
Click HERE to register and for more information
What Is Love? “LOVE” can involve emotions and behaviors characterized by passion, intimacy and commitment. But love can involve other things.
Location: Zoom only
Storytellers: Anyone with a story to tell
Thurs., Feb 10th, 6:30-7:45 pm
Several people have already agreed to tell their love story, along with those that other attendees will tell. Stories will be about romantic love, “letting go,” “saying something that has to be said,” “going beyond reasonable expectations” or doing other things because we really care.
No fee or registration is required to attend. For Zoom access, make sure Frank Freedman (alliancz@aol.com) has your email address. He’ll send out the link for Zoom access via email about 15 minutes before the session starts.
The Artist Showcase at Brookview Golden Valley will celebrate works of art by nearly 75 artists from St. Louis Park and Golden Valley. Come enjoy live music, virtual reality by REM5 and community building through the arts. Masks highly recommended.
REM5 VR Laboratory is hosting and curating VR, AR, and 360 video experiences to bring the first-ever XR category to the Twin Cities Film Fest. You'll get to see films that have been shown at Sundance and Cannes, as well as films that are making their film fest premiere!
Over 10 XR films & experiences; Food and beverages available; Tickets required
The 2021 Virtual Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival includes feature length & short films, documentaries, interactive programs and conversations with directors, cast and guests that will have you on the edge of your seat!
From building bridges through food, to the American convert who took Israel to basketball victory, to a Holocaust movie like you’ve never seen before, this year’s Festival includes thought-provoking films designed to bring us together and create dialogue; entertaining films designed to make us laugh and cry; and groundbreaking films only offered through the Festival.
Each film has a 72 hour viewing window for ticket holders to watch at their convivence. Rube Goldberg and the Film Shorts will be available to watch during the entire duration of the festival.
GET YOUR EARLY BIRD ALL-FEST PASS TODAY!
Your ALL-FESTIVAL pass gives you unlimited access to all films, speakers, interactive programs, and conversations that are part of this year’s outstanding line-up. The ALL-FESTIVAL pass offers you a 25% discount or three films for free! Limited ALL-FESTIVAL passes are available, so don’t delay!
Individual tickets go on sale October 4.
Two concurrent exhibitions illuminating the career and legacy of the celebrated and influential cartoonist Rube Goldberg (1883-1970). The exhibitions largely comprise rare original drawings, sculpture, & memorabilia from the personal collection of Goldberg’s youngest grandchild, St. Paul-based filmmaker Geoffrey George.
The Tychman-Shapiro Gallery will feature an original Rube Goldberg-inspired machine created by Minnesota-based kinetic artist Robin Schwartzman. An original documentary film, directed by Geoffrey George will premiere at the upcoming Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival.
The Artist Showcase exhibit is back and in-person! Join us for a free opening night reception at the Westwood Hills Nature Center on Friday, September 24 from 5-8pm. Come hungry and enjoy dinner from the Rustic Chef food truck, catch live music on the front patio, explore virtual reality art worlds with REM5 VR Lab on the back patio, and take in the local art exhibition in this architecture award winning building. The Artist Showcase will remain on public display at the nature center through October 24.
Join Wat Promwachirayan and the Thai Cultural Council of MN for the 3rd annual Thai Street Food Festival! This FREE event will showcase authentic Thai street food and feature musical performances, local vendors, games, and more!
The Third Annual St. Louis Park Art Fair returns to the ROC on Saturday, September 11 from 10am-5pm. This event will bring people together safely to celebrate and shop local artist and maker booths, enjoy food trucks, entertainment, live art demos, and community art projects.
Artist Applications are open through May 25. Apply online at this link.
Mythic monsters, enchanting sirens, and a flesh eating cyclops. All this epic action packed onto a pickup truck! This adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, uses selections from Monteverdi’s 1639 opera, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland), told with the spirit of a country carnival. Our production features a musical mix of baroque melodies and Dolly Parton tunes.
The St. Louis Park Talent Show is back for its 13th year on August 25 at the Wolfe Park Amphitheater, presented by The Park Theater Company! Enjoy a wide variety of local talent by performers of all ages. Free to attend, no registration or tickets required.
If you’re interested in performing, contact theparktheater@gmail.com and drop-in for an open audition on August 10, 6-8pm at the Wolfe Park Pavilion.
The Trail of Small Wonders is an installation of handmade fairy houses and abodes, made by local artists community members of all ages, on display along the trail at the Westwood Hills Nature Center, July 12 – 31.
Welcome to the first of its kind event where artists will create VR art experiences in real-time and YOU choose who wins!
Artists will all create for 30 minutes in round one. Then audience voting will determine which three artists make it on to round two where they'll have 30 MORE minutes to complete their piece. At the end, the audience will crown a winner and get to pop in and experience any of the pieces in VR.
Tickets are $15 ahead of time or $20 at the door. Each includes a beer or soda.
Join the Thai Cultural Council of Minnesota at Wat Promwachirayan on Saturday, June 26th for the Thai Night Market! Enjoy tons of Thai street food, souvenirs, cultural performances, live music, fire dance, Northern Thai parade, photo booth, COVID vaccination bus, and more! Free admission!
Create a miniature home for a fairy, elf, gnome or other woodland creature that needs a cozy habitat. The instructors will give you ideas and help you to build your own small wonder using the provided tools and supplies that include natural materials, a terracotta pot or basket and a handmade ceramic fairy door. Workshop participants are encouraged to include their creation in the Trail of Small Wonders, an installation of handmade fairy houses and abodes on view at the Westwood Hills Nature Center July 12 – 31.
Registration is Required; $10/person (SLP resident), $15 (non-resident); Ages 6+ (Children under 12 must be accompanied by a registered adult)
We have partnered with the St. Louis Park Human Rights Commission and local artists and community members to create a Social Justice Art-Walk, with its first viewing at the kickoff event to the Summer of Action on Sunday, June 6, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Amphitheater. The event will include speakers, music, reflective conversation and family friendly arts activities, along with the art-walk around the lake.
The St. Louis Park Human Rights Commission Summer of Action is a summer-long series of events to foster social capital and community engagement with particular focus on race equity and justice-oriented topics. This series will provide community members opportunities to deepen knowledge and build capacity by taking action on topics that are important to them. The summer of action will help create a more engaged, informed and inclusive community in St. Louis Park. Look for more information later this spring.
