Rosemount Area

WHAT IS RAAC? THE ROSEMOUNT AREA ARTS COUNCIL!

Building & strengthening our community through the arts.

The Rosemount Area Arts Council (RAAC) offers fun, affordable events for the whole family right here in Rosemount. There’s something offered for everyone. Many events are free! Join us and help build Rosemount’s reputation for local arts and entertainment. Our primary goals are to enhance the vitality of our community, to meet new people and make new friends, to support the artists in our community, and to have lots and lots of fun! Everyone is always welcome!

ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE! Looking for great entertainment for you and your family – right here in Rosemount? Check out the Rosemount Area Arts Council (RAAC)! We offer a wide range of fun, affordable events all year long. There are concerts (Bluegrass, Jazz and Tribute bands), plays, classes, adult and student art displays and artist receptions, PhDs & UFOs group, Writers’ Fest, Country Faire, and so much more! Check our website for up-to-date information: www.RosemountArts.com. BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW ONLINE: It’s easy – go to www.RosemountArts.com, click on Membership, and sign up. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES RAAC is a 100% volunteer-operated organization. If you would like to be among them, please contact us at RosemountArts@gmail.com. Volunteers attend the event for free. WEDNESDAYS: COFFEE/HOT CHOCOLATE & CHATS AT MORNING GLORY If you’d like to learn more and meet a few RAAC members, just drop in at Morning Glory’s Bakery & Café on Highway 3 on any Wednesday morning between 8-9:30am. You are always welcome. FRONT PORCH PLAYERS (FPP) Rosemount’s Community Theater, the Front Porch Players, is for all ages. This group produces plays for all ages and levels of actors: from melodramas, to improv, to full length Broadway plays. Everyone is invited to audition for these performances. The FPP of Rosemount has produced several shows over the past years, including Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park, and a classic, Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. SECOND ACT PLAYERS (SAP) RAAC has a senior theater group made up of 50+ adults – some with theater experience and many without. SAP puts on two plays each year. It also has an Outreach program that goes on the road to senior housing groups, nursing homes, and assisted living centers, presenting a program of light-hearted skits and songs. There are many ways to participate. You do not have to act or appear on a stage. Just come and have fun! If you’re over 50, you automatically can be part of SAP when you join RAAC. ART EXHIBITS RAAC curates the Steeple Center and Robert Trail Library art galleries. Professional artists’ work is shown at the Steeple Center for 2-3 months, while emerging and student artists’ work is shown monthly at the library. Admission is free during Steeple Center and library hours. DONATE RAAC is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our work is funded by grants, memberships, income from events, and donations. If you would like to donate to us, please send a check to P.O. Box 409, Rosemount, MN 55068. Or to donate by credit card, go to www.RosemountArts.com. We’ll put your donation to good use. TRIBUTE, BLUEGRASS, and JAZZ BAND CONCERTS: Check the RAAC website, www.Rosemount arts.com, for our latest schedule of events.

ROSEMOUNT AREA ARTS COUNCIL

UFOs & PHDs – (Unfinished Objects and Projects Half Done) Bring your unfinished handwork projects and spend the afternoon among fellow crafters. This is a free event held every Thursday from 12:30 to 3:30pm. For more information, contact Jean Crewson at 952-994-1480. Box Office Hours: Mondays 10am to Noon; Tuesdays 9-11am, Thursdays 1-3pm at the Steeple Center. Purchase tickets with cash or check to avoid a service fee. (Charging available)

Here’s What’s Happening with RAAC this Winter!

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS

November 26, 2022

6pm - Rosemount’s Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at the Steeple Center

December 1-31, 2022

East Lake Elementary School student art at the Robert Trail Library

December 3, 2022

2 and 7pm - Christmas at the Steeple Center Annual Variety Show December 14, 2022, 7pm- RAAC monthly board meetings, open to all January 2-31, 2023 Red Pine Elementary School student art at the Robert Trail Library January 6, 2023 7pm - Bluegrass Band, Blue Hazard January 11, 2023 7pm- RAAC monthly board meetings, open to all January 19, 2023 6:30pm - Meet the Author, Mark Munger, at the Robert Trail Library January 20, 2023 7pm - Tribute band concert, Billy Joel and Elton John February 1-28, 2023 Rosemount Middle School student art at the Robert Trail Library February 6, 2023 1-4pm- SAP auditions for Spring play February 8, 2023 7pm- RAAC monthly board meetings, open to all February 10, 2023 7pm - Tribute band concert February 16, 2023 6:30pm - Meet the Author, Paul Legler, at the Robert Trail Library February 24, 2023 7pm - Bluegrass Band, Switched at Birth March 1-31, 2023 Rosemount Elementary School student art at the Robert Trail Library March 3, 2023 7pm - Bluegrass Band, Roe Family Singers March 8, 2023 7pm- RAAC monthly board meetings, open to all March 16, 2023 6:30pm - Meet the Author, Daniel O’Brien, at the Robert Trail Library March 18, 2023 9am-4pm - Writers’ Fest