Information/Schedule of Events

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!

BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW ONLINE: It’s easy – go to www.rosemountarts.com and sign up. VOLUNTEER IN YOUR COMMUNITY! 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.

JOIN A PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE!

Email rosemountarts@gmail.com for more information. • Writers Fest and Book Fair • ArtBlast • Free Air Community Project • Art Galleries • Concerts-Jazz, Bluegrass, Tribute • Meet the Author • Mini Art Libraries • Christmas at the Steeple Center

ACTIVITIES AND 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, Country Faire, writing classes, and so much more! Check our website for up-to-date information: www.rosemountarts.com. WEDNESDAYS: COFFEE/HOT CHOCOLATE & CHATS AT MORNING GLORY’S: 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 8:00 and 9:30am. You are always welcome. STEEPLE CENTER BOX OFFICE HOURS: Join RAAC and purchase tickets with cash or check to avoid a service fee. Mondays 10 am-12 Noon, Tuesdays 8:30-10:30am, Thursdays 1-3pm. RAAC REPORTER: Catch up with the latest RAAC news with our monthly newsletter. PHDS AND UFOS- (PROJECTS HALF DONE AND UNFINISHED OBJECTS): Bring your unfinished handwork projects and spend the afternoon among fellow crafters. This is a free event held every Thursday from 12:30 - 3:30pm. DONATE: RAAC is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our work is funded by grants, income from events and donations. If you would like to donate to us, please send a check to P.O. Box 409, Rosemount 55068. Or to donate by credit card, go to www.rosemountarts.com. We’ll put your donation to good use.

ROSEMOUNT AREA ARTS COUNCIL

Building & strengthening our community through the arts.

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS Date Event

March, 2022 Diamond Path Elementary School student art at the Robert Trail Library March 9, April 13, 7pm – RAAC monthly board meetings, open to all, at the Steeple Center May 11, June 8, July 13, 2022 Thursday, 6pm – Meet the Author, Chris Norbury, Straight River and Castle Danger, at the March 17, 2022 Robert Trail Library Saturday, 9am -4pm – Writers’ Fest and Book Fair at the Steeple Center, Keynote by March 19, 2022 author, Faith Sullivan, workshops on writing and publishing, Friday, 7pm – Bluegrass concert with King Wilkies Band at the Steeple Center March 25, 2022 Sunday, 4pm – 651 Jazz concert at the Steeple Center March 27, 2022 April, 2022 Shannon Park Elementary School student art at the Robert Trail Library Sunday, Jazz concert (TBD) April 10, 2022 Thursday, 6pm – Meet the Author, Gloria VanDemmeltraat, Darkness in Paradise, at the April 21, 2022 Steeple Center Friday, 7pm – Bluegrass concert with the High 48s at the Steeple Center April 22, 2022 Friday, April 29, 7pm (Fri.) 2pm and 7pm (Sat.) The Second Act Players present the comedy, Saturday, April 30, 2022 Viagra Falls and the 70 year old Virgin, by Janet Findlay and Alan Youngson at the Steeple Center

May, 2022 Red Pine Elementary School student art at the Robert Trail Library

Saturday, May 14, 2022 Sunday, 7pm – Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly Tribute band concert

Jazz concert (TBD)

May 15, 2022 Thursday, 6pm – Meet the Author, Joseph Fitzharris, The Hardest Lot of Men, The Third May 19, 2022 Minnesota Infantry in the Civil War, at the Robert Trail Library Thursday, 4:30pm – due date/time for Photo Contest entries at the Parks and Recreation May 26, 2022 Department at the Community Center Monday, June 20 – ArtBlast events all week. Photo contest display, adult and children’s classes, Friday, June 24, 2022 concerts, melodrama, ten minute play festival, Bluegrass bands, jazz bands, and more! Watch for details on the RAAC website: rosemountarts.com